The 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 27th Division had advanced to the halfway point of the 203rd Heights, only 800 meters away from the trench, and there were a large number of craters on the ground a few dozen meters ahead, which was inconvenient to move forward, but convenient to dodge. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Japanese also understood that if the Xia Empire's army entered the crater area, it would be difficult to eliminate it with bullets, unless it was hand-to-hand combat.

The Japanese front-line commander gave the order, so the light and heavy machine guns and rifles fired at the same time to kill and injure the soldiers attacked by the Xia Empire to the greatest extent.

Suddenly, the light and heavy machine guns and rifles of each of the surviving forts and bunkers opened fire in unison.

"Da Da Da, Da Da Da", "Bang", "Bang", "Bang"

The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion who rushed to the front were sacrificed or wounded and fell to the ground, and the soldiers behind were also quickly lying down in habitual movements when they were stunned, but before that, at least a third of the soldiers were sacrificed.

The battalion commander, the company commander and even the platoon commander all saw the dense craters in front of them, and as long as they could rush through the dozens of meters in front of them, they could rely on the cover of the craters to shoot at the Japanese troops, but the Japanese bullets were too dense and could only lie on the ground obediently, even at a distance of tens of meters, it was difficult to get close, and all the mortars could not be erected, and this situation of being passively beaten was really uncomfortable.

The division commander, regiment commander and others who were watching the battle below knew that it was bad when they heard this dense gunfire, they had been ambushed by the enemy, the enemy had not yet been bombed, and there were still many surviving Japanese soldiers, judging from the sound of gunfire, there were at least a few hundred Japanese soldiers.

The division commander was very decisive and ordered the M howitzer to open fire quickly to support the infantry attack.

All howitzers have long since adjusted their parameters and are waiting for the order to fire. However, the deputy regiment commander in charge of commanding the two howitzer battalions was still more cautious, arranged the artillery battalions in several places, and stored the shells separately, although he received the order to open the artillery this time, but he only ordered six of the 155mm howitzers to open fire, and each gun immediately moved to the location after firing six shells. He is afraid that the Japanese army still has the remaining artillery, condescending, his howitzers are not the opponent of the fortress artillery, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, safety first.

At this distance, moreover, firing shells at the mountains, the 105mm howitzer was of little effect, so there was no need to open fire. There are soldiers on their own side under the Japanese fortress, only 800 meters away, which requires a high quality of the gunner, don't blow up your own people after firing the gun, it is a big trouble, the gunner carefully proofreads the parameters, and deliberately raises the muzzle by 1 point, which is for the safety of the soldiers of his own troops.

"Boom, boom, boom" A series of explosions sounded on the Japanese position, but most of them fell on the open ground, and there were not many shells that really fell on the fortress, that is, the shells that fell on the fortress, and they did not cause any damage to the fortress, but the Japanese troops inside the earthquake were very uncomfortable and produced tinnitus. The Japanese fortress could withstand the bombardment of 280mm howitzers, and the shells of these 155mm howitzers were still too powerful.

The commander of the Japanese brigade knew that this was the support artillery of the Xia Empire, so he ordered the light and heavy machine guns to stop firing and all rifles to fire freely.

The deputy commander of the artillery regiment also wondered, could it be that these 36 shells were fired so accurately that all the enemy's light and heavy machine gun fortresses were eliminated? Why did the light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army collectively mute fire? When the smoke and dust on the Japanese position cleared, observing from the telescope, there were only a few more craters on the position, and there was still no way to judge whether the Japanese fortress was blown up or not.

The commander of the 2nd Battalion was very happy to see the fire support of his own howitzers, and after the shelling, the light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army were really dumb, and it seemed that the power of the artillery was still great. So he ordered the 1st Company and 1st Platoon to quickly advance to the front of the crater area to hide, and then cover the follow-up troops to also enter the crater area.

There were 28 men left in the 1st platoon of the 1st company, and the platoon commander asked to bring 3 light machine guns and 1 M2 mortar.

More than 20 people had just stood up and were ready to move forward, when a dense stream of rifle bullets came from the left and right directions, killing 5 people and wounding 8 people at once. Although the fortress in front of it was still in the air of explosion smoke and dust, and it was impossible to see the situation of the Xia Empire's infantry outside, the fortresses on the left and right sides were basically not bombed, and the sight was very good, and it was condescending, forming crossfire, which still made it difficult for the 2nd Battalion to move an inch.

The 2nd battalion commander hated itchy, it turned out that this was the Japanese army's strategy to lure the enemy. We can't let the Japanese army suppress themselves here, can't move forward, can't retreat, it's really aggrieved; After pondering for a long time, the commander of the 2 battalion decided, using the most stupid method, to dig trenches all the way to the crater area, which was only a few tens of meters away, and it would not take long.

So, after receiving the order to dig a trench, the soldier began to slowly grasp the soil under his head with his hands, gradually forming a small bag of earth, and then lying on his back on the ground, using a shovel to raise the soil on his side and a large number of piles of dirt above his head, the process was very slow.

The Japanese officers also noticed the abnormal movement of the 2nd Battalion, and ordered the infantry to pay attention to it, and immediately opened fire if there was any abnormal movement; Several soldiers of the 2nd Battalion were shot in the buttocks and arms in succession, making the digging progress even more slow.

The battalion commander instructed: "The little devil's shooting is very accurate, everyone should be careful not to raise any part of the body too high, otherwise you will be hit." ”

The division commander and regiment commander who were watching the battle below did not know the thoughts of the 2nd battalion commander, but only knew that now the troops were suppressed on the hillside and could not advance or retreat, and if the troops were increased and a strong attack was carried out, the Japanese army now occupied an absolute geographical advantage, and it was likely to be like the outcome of the Japanese attack on the 203 heights in history, causing thousands of casualties, which the division commander did not want to see.

The chief of staff of the division suggested: "Listening to the intensity of the enemy's gunfire, the surviving Japanese personnel will not exceed 1,000 people, and we should send 4 battalions to launch a collective charge from 4 directions, and we will definitely be able to quickly occupy the Japanese positions and destroy the remaining Japanese troops." ”

"No, then the casualties will be very large, I can't gamble with the lives of the soldiers, who knows if the Japanese army will have a backhand?"

In the Japanese headquarters, the brigade commander Koji Ozawa asked Lieutenant General Kigoshi Yasuna: "Your Excellency, Commander, the enemy howitzers are bombarding our positions, and our batteries are counterattacking?" ”

"Not for the time being, they just sent less than 1,000 troops to carry out a tentative attack, and they inflicted great casualties on them in the first wave of shooting, there will not be many surviving enemies, and the soldiers on the front line must have a way to deal with it, besides, listening to the sound, you will know that the enemy's howitzer just now is 150mm caliber, and it will not cause any damage to our fortress, and our surviving batteries should not be exposed prematurely."

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the commander of the 27th Division reported the situation to Du Shihui, and at this time Du Shihui had already received a report from the 31st Division, that there were no Japanese troops in other places, but the Japanese army had set up mines in many places, which could easily lead to the explosion of the ammunition depot discarded by the Japanese army; Plus the airship squad's report on the effects of the bombing; Judging comprehensively, the Japanese army should have concentrated all the remaining troops on the 203 heights, and the Japanese army on it should be more than 1,000 people, and the number should be more; Judging from this, the Japanese army wanted to rely on the strong fortress of the 203 Heights to fight a decisive battle with the army of the Xia Empire, and if it launched a large-scale strong attack, it would fall into the trap of the Japanese army.

Du Shihui ordered the 27th Division to withdraw the officers and soldiers and complete the encirclement of the 203 Heights, as long as they did not go down the mountain to break through, they did not care about it for the time being, and waited for the 31st Division to receive the entire Lushun, and then worked together to destroy the surviving Japanese troops on the 203 Heights. (To be continued.) )

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