Chapter 34: The Devil's Plane

"Your Excellency, the firepower of the Northeast Army on the opposite side is too fierce, I hope the Imperial Army can support my troops with firepower. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhang Xiaoshan, the commander of the puppet army division, asked Yoshio Nagano with a humble face.

The ferocity of the firepower of the Northeast defenders exceeded Zhang Xiaoshan's expectations, in the final analysis, he was also from the Northeast Army, and he knew the weapons and equipment of the Northeast Army well.

"Yo Xi, Zhang Sang, your performance, the imperial army is looking at the ground, I will let the artillery squadron support you, but the next attack, you must occupy the opposite position."

Yoshio Nagano felt that the puppet army just now was performing well, so he agreed to Zhang Xiaoshan's request and put forward new requirements for him at the same time.

"Hey!"

Zhang Xiaoshan replied excitedly, he was very happy in his heart. I didn't expect the Japanese, who have always looked down on them, to talk so well. This shows that he still has a certain amount of weight in the hearts of the Japanese. The most important thing for traitors like them who have taken refuge in the Japanese is the importance of their Japanese masters.

The artillery bombardment soon began again, with the addition of six Type 92 infantry guns, the artillery fire of the puppet army was doubled, and the smoke suddenly billowed from our army's position, and the soldiers were overwhelmed by the devil's artillery fire.

After about half an hour, the artillery of the puppet army and the devil felt that it was about the same, so they stopped shelling.

Cannonballs are also a straining thing for them, and the devils are a little better, and there is still a place to replenish them after the fight. But they don't only have to fight in Jianping County, and it takes time to replenish ammunition, so they have to save some money.

And the puppet army is tragic, there is no place to replenish at all, so they can only spend a lot of money to buy it with the devils, for them it is no different from burning money.

Not to mention, just after several shells from the artillery this time, the reserve of shells was almost bottomed out, and thousands of oceans were lost like this, Zhang Xiaoshan trembled in distress.

As soon as the artillery stopped, the puppet army immediately began a new round of attack, as for why there was no offensive artillery extension, it was because the puppet army would not be able to fight with infantry and artillery at all, and the artillery extension would not only waste valuable shells, but also might kill its own people.

As soon as the artillery fire stopped, several company commanders in the front-line positions knew that the puppet army was about to start charging again, and soon the observers who stayed in the position also came back to report that a large number of puppet troops had rushed up, so the soldiers returned to their positions from the anti-artillery holes under the leadership of their respective officers.

On the other side, the artillery company position deployed in the city, seeing that the devil and the puppet army had finished slashing the three-plate axe, more than a dozen mortars that had been patiently firing at the same time at the place where the number of puppet soldiers was concentrated.

More than a dozen heavy machine guns on the position also opened fire at the same time, and two Type 92 infantry guns began to clean up the mortars of the puppet army according to the marked shooting elements.

Of course, Xu Hu did not forget the artillery threat of the puppet army and the devils, so whether it was exposed or not, after each time three shells were fired, he immediately shifted his position.

This trick is really effective, so far, many of the artillery positions set up by Xu Hu have been hit by Japanese artillery fire, but due to the timely transfer, more than a dozen mortars are still firing vigorously.

The charge of the puppet army was quickly defeated, their will to fight was not strong, and many low-level soldiers were not willing to fight for the devil at all, and at this time, they saw the comrades who rushed in front falling in pieces, and many puppet soldiers did not say a word, and immediately ran back.

Seeing that the firepower that was supposed to be used to greet the devil is now all used on the puppet army, although it successfully repelled the attack of the puppet army. But Li Han was not happy at all in his heart, what did these people do badly, they just wanted to be traitors.

In one morning, the puppet army launched a total of three charges, but the losses became heavier and heavier each time, and the speed of retreat became faster and faster.

After suffering nearly 2,000 casualties but not even rushing into the enemy's trenches, Zhang Xiaoshan finally understood that the Northeast Army on the opposite side was not something he could provoke.

Although the puppet army suffered heavy losses, the threat posed to our army was very small, and in addition to the consumption of a large amount of ammunition, all the casualties on the front-line positions added up to no more than a hundred.

Taking advantage of the time for the puppet army to eat, Li Han led more than 100 soldiers to carry a large amount of ammunition to the position, and believed that with the addition of these new forces, it should not be a problem for the three companies of the front-line position to restore their combat effectiveness, and at the same time, they could also replace the wounded soldiers.

Although they easily repelled three puppet attacks in the morning, the bullet consumption of the three companies was very large, especially the heavy machine gun company.

The heavy machine gun is a sharp weapon to defend the city, and several charges of the puppet army were under the strong blows of the heavy machine gun, and they had to retreat, but this thing also has a great demand for the supply of bullets, fortunately, Li Han bought enough bullets last time, otherwise, I am afraid that this time it will really not be in supply.

When Li Han came, several company commanders were arranging for the soldiers to rush to repair the fortifications, and after the morning shelling, the previously built positions had been bombed beyond recognition.

Lin Youzhi, Wang Wei, and Hu Zhi were all summoned by Li Han's herald to the position of the second company, and after a fierce battle, the faces of several people were full of gunsmoke, but their spirits were still full.

"Battalion commander, why did you come up?"

Seeing Li Han coming, Lin Youzhi, Hu Zhi, and Wang Wei couldn't help but be a little worried and said, this is a forward position, and a battle may break out at any time, if something happens to Li Han, then the fourth battalion will basically be finished.

"! I haven't fought for a few days, and I don't seem to have been on the battlefield. How's it going, can you still hold on? Li Han scolded with a smile, but he felt a strong comradeship in his heart.

"Battalion commander, don't worry, you old man, just these two devils, even if they die, they can't break through our defenses, if it weren't for the ghosts behind them, I couldn't help but rush out to teach these bitches a lesson."

The first to speak is always a tendon of Ho Zhi.

"Old nonsense is right, the attack of these puppet armies alone will not be able to break through our defense line at all, but what I'm worried about is that the devils want to rely on the puppet army to consume our ammunition and give us a fatal blow at a critical time!" Lin Youzhi looked at the Japanese position in the distance and said with a worried face.

After listening to Lin Youzhi's words, even Hu Zhi, who had always been bold, was silent. What Lin Youzhi said was exactly what they were worried about, although the casualties caused by the attack of the puppet army were not large, the consumption of ammunition was very serious.

Originally, the Japanese army already had the advantage of strength, if they could not suppress the Japanese army in firepower, according to the combat effectiveness of the devils, even if they had the advantage of the city wall, it would be difficult to block the attack of the devils.

Although the combat effectiveness of the puppet army is low, it cannot withstand their large numbers, and quantitative changes will inevitably lead to qualitative changes. And what's even worse is that the devils don't care about the casualties of the puppet army at all, in their opinion, as long as they can take Jianping County, it doesn't matter if the puppet army dies all.

"Hmmm! I know. Don't think too much about the ammunition, we have enough reserves for a big battle. And don't forget, our task is only to hold on to Jianping County for three days, and after three days, we will have the final say on how to fight. ”

Li Han was very glad that before fighting this battle, they captured the weapons and equipment of the devil's brigade and most of the baggage, because except for machine guns and mortars, the weapons and equipment of the four battalions were almost all made in Japan.

As for the ammunition for the Makqin machine gun, Li Han still has a lot of surplus, you must know that last time he bought a million rounds of machine gun ammunition in one go, and now he hasn't even used half of it!

"As long as there is enough ammunition, I am confident that I will hold off the enemy here for ten days and a half months."

Wang Wei said with a firm face, since the decentralization of the combat troops, Wang Wei's personality has become more and more stable. His heavy machine gun company has performed very well in the last few battles, the soldiers are the courage of the generals, and the soldiers under his hands are powerful, and Wang Wei's confidence has naturally skyrocketed.

"Good! His courage is commendable, and he deserves to be a good son of my China! As long as everyone is determined to fight the devil to the end, they will definitely be able to drive the devil out of China and recover their homeland! Li Han laughed.

After walking around the position, Li Han returned to the city, and the puppet army soon attacked again, although Zhang Xiaoshan was unwilling to use his own people as cannon fodder.

But when he thought of the Japanese army with machine guns behind him, he knew that as long as he revealed the slightest hint of not wanting to attack, these machine guns would fire without hesitation, and in the end, Zhang Xiaoshan gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, urging the remaining puppet army to start attacking.

The three companies that had replenished their ammunition and strength did not have the slightest softness for the puppet army that rushed up, and hundreds of rifles kept spitting fire snakes, especially the heavy machine gun company, as soon as they opened fire, it was like a torrential rain, forming a frenzy of bullets, and instantly swept dozens of puppet soldiers to the ground.

"Dada......"

Soon, the machine gunners of the puppet army began to start firing back, and several crooked light machine guns began to roar, sending out a rain of bullets to the front.

However, the machine-gun positions of each company of the 4th Battalion had already been built, and the machine-gun shooters were hiding in the firing points, so as long as they were not directly hit by artillery fire, there was no problem of casualties. But the puppet army is different.

They belong to the attacking side, the light machine guns are always moving, and the heavy machine guns are firing from a distance of several hundred meters, and with the military quality of the puppet army, there is no accuracy at all. Except for being able to comfort the charging troops, it basically did nothing.

Not only did the machine guns not suppress the opponent's firepower, but the enemy's dense rain of rifle bullets suppressed their own machine guns without temper.

Buzz!

Just when the puppet army was unable to move an inch, Japanese planes appeared in the air, and the form of the battlefield was suddenly reversed.

Yoshio Nagano didn't know why the shelling was almost ineffective, but he knew that if the machine-gun threat was not eliminated, even if the Imperial Army attacked with the Imperial Army, the casualties would be heavy. Therefore, he had to ask for help from the Air Force.

"Lie down! Beware of concealment! ”

The positions of the 4th Battalion were filled with the shouts of officers, but unfortunately it seemed a little late, this time the fighters of the 4th Battalion were dealing with Japanese planes for the first time, and many of the fighters did not even know how to dodge.

Five or six bombers flew almost close to the front-line positions of our troops, and one bomb after another fell on the positions like rain, and the terrifying explosions set off bursts of scorching heat, and many soldiers were even directly swept into the air by the air waves of the explosions.