Chapter 72: The general offensive is about to begin

Two companies of the 386th Brigade launched attacks on the left and right flanks, and a battalion of the corps division launched attacks on the rear flanks.

The Japanese were attacked from three sides, and Kakuei Ueda hurriedly commanded the troops to resist, ignoring for the moment the soldiers who were digging trenches in the front.

However, Kakuei Ueda left a heavy machine gun to monitor the soldiers of the prefectural brigade in front of him, and he feared that these soldiers would suddenly charge.

The devil soldiers began to show their excellent individual qualities, they calmly aimed and shot, and the soldiers' feints were repulsed again and again.

Originally, these three-sided attacks were a feint mission, but under the accurate shooting of the Japanese army, the attacking troops on three sides paid a certain price for casualties.

The soldiers of the county brigade in front were still digging in the trenches, and these soldiers, who were originally peasants, were no strangers to such work.

In a short time, the foxholes were dug up, and after a while, the foxholes were connected in a line and became a trench.

With this trench, the fighters began to quickly dig a traffic trench under the leadership of their respective squad platoon leaders.

After Ueda Kakuei repelled the attack from three sides, he held a telescope to observe the movements of the soldiers of the prefectural brigade, and when he saw that the soldiers of the prefectural brigade were digging towards his position, the corners of Ueda's mouth showed a contemptuous sneer, he thought that the soldiers of the prefectural brigade wanted to enter his position through the communication trenches.

"Shoot!" Kakuei Ueda drew his saber and shouted loudly.

Two infantry guns began to fire at the soldiers of the county brigade, and shells exploded around the trenches.

Shrapnel flew, and patches of dust flew up, but this did not affect the actions of the fighters of the county brigade.

Nine light machine guns, seven heavy machine guns, two mortars, six grenadiers of the machine gun squadron fired at the same time.

Bullets poured down on the Japanese positions like a torrential rain, and artillery grenades fell into the Japanese positions one after another.

The infantry guns that had just fired four shells immediately stopped firing, but they feared that their two guns would be destroyed.

However, the Japanese fortifications were dug very well, and with the help of the fortifications, the devil soldiers did not suffer much casualties in the face of the blows of the machine gun squadron.

The devil soldiers are not soft persimmons, they can be crushed by pinching them casually.

In the previous battle, Sun Weiguo concentrated all his heavy firepower, and he also relied on strong fortifications to rely on.

The most important point is the trench two meters deep, which completely caught the devil soldiers off guard.

If the county brigade and the Japanese army had an encounter, or if the Japanese army raised their vigilance and marched step by step, even if there were two county brigades, they would not be the opponent of the Japanese army.

But even if Sun Weiguo calculated everything, the county brigade still paid hundreds of casualties, which shows the strength of the Japanese army's combat effectiveness.

Now that the offensive and defensive sides are exchanged, if the county brigade attacks strongly, it will definitely not be able to take the Japanese position.

Even if there are more than 500 reinforcements, if they attack strongly, even if they run out of troops, they may not be able to completely annihilate the devil soldiers.

Dealing with devil soldiers requires outwitting, especially when the enemy is strong and we are weak, outwitting is the best way to reduce casualties and strike at the enemy.

"Pass the order and inform Company Commander Huang and Company Commander Dong and Chief of Staff Wang that the troops should have heavy thunder and little rain in the feint, and the firepower should be organized, and don't worry about wasting bullets, but the number of soldiers in charge of the attack should be small, and they should act separately."

Sun Weiguo, who was watching the battle with a telescope, saw the casualties of the feint troops, and he hurriedly asked the signal soldiers to convey the order.

The three signal soldiers immediately ran outside, and they began to convey Sun Weiguo's orders.

"Comrade Weiguo, did you ask the soldiers to dig trenches, did you want to directly enter the Japanese positions through the communication trenches? However, even if the soldiers rushed to the position, I am afraid that they would pay heavy casualties, and the Japanese army's level of stabbing was very strong. Shen Wei looked at Sun Weiguo on the side, and she asked questions.

Sun Weiguo smiled, but he didn't say it, and when the tactics were implemented, Shen Wei would understand Sun Weiguo's intentions.

After all, Shen Wei has commanded troops to fight, and she is also from Huangpu, so she has a very keen observation of combat.

After seeing Sun Weiguo's smile, Shen Wei immediately realized that her guess must be wrong.

She held a telescope to observe the actions of the soldiers, thinking of the preparations before the soldiers set off, Shen Wei suddenly realized.

"I really don't know what you think, you can come up with such a method, but this can really catch the Japanese army by surprise."

Shen Wei guessed Sun Weiguo's tactics, she shook her head gently, and an expression of admiration appeared on her face.

The feint troops on three sides had already received Sun Weiguo's orders, and they adjusted their deployment and began to organize firepower to attack the positions.

At the same time, they reduced the number of stormtroopers, and every time they reached three hundred meters from the position, the fighters immediately withdrew.

"Baga, they want to consume our ammunition, they don't come close to prohibit shooting." Kakuei Ueda immediately gave the order.

Looking at Zhang Jiannan beside him, Ueda Jiaorong snorted coldly, he couldn't wait to split Zhang Jiannan alive with a knife.

These puppet cavalry were cowering in a small position, and they didn't even have the courage to charge.

"Zhang Sang, your cavalry is going to counterattack, your target is too big, and it is very dangerous to hold the position." Kakuei Ueda said in a cold tone.

"Ueda Taijun, our cavalry casualties are too large, so you can leave some money for our cavalry division." Zhang Jiannan said pleadingly.

Ueda Jiao proudly stretched out his right hand, he wanted to give Zhang Jiannan a few slaps, but after looking at the situation, he still endured it.

At this time, you can't turn your face with the cavalry, if the cavalry makes something happen at this time, Ueda Kakuei will not have extra troops to deal with it.

While the Japanese were dealing with the remaining three sides, the fighters quickly dug communication trenches.

When they dug fifty meters from the Japanese position, the fighters began to dig foxholes and quickly connected them.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, as a flag was raised fifty meters in front of the Japanese position, Sun Weiguo quickly gathered the signal troops together.

"Order the machine gun squadron, while the soldiers of the county brigade throw grenades, all fire, mortars and grenadiers must be used up all shells, and tell Wang Erniu that all the Japanese puppet soldiers who stand up, his light and heavy machine guns must be killed for me, and the machine gun squadron will stop firing after hearing the charge."

"Inform Company Commander Huang, Company Commander Dong, and Chief of Staff Wang to ask their troops to stop attacking, and when they heard that all the troops on the charge were loaded with bayonets and charged. At the same time, they were told that while the fighters of the county brigade were throwing grenades, they would organize fire to attack the Japanese positions. ”

The communication soldier squatted behind Sun Weiguo, and then Sun Weiguo immediately gave an order.