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However, the officers and men of the three columns on the opposite position received an order and began to quietly retreat along the serpentine communication trench to the second line of trench fortifications. Although the jagged trenches effectively protected against artillery fire, the troops also paid some casualties. Since there is still a mystery in the first trench, and the enemy is pitted again, the enemy will not be able to figure out the situation, and today's attack will end here.

In the second trench, it was the 61st Regiment that was responsible for the defense, and after seeing the position of the three columns, Zhou Zhizhong and others had to admire. I admire the good fortifications of others, admire the strength of the shotguns that stop the charge, admire the fact that they have something like a periscope, observe the enemy situation and hardly show their heads, and admire the traps designed by others.

Bench, watching the officers and soldiers of the three columns withdraw with a long bench, Zhou Zhizhong and the others looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Why is it so bad? Why do you understand the characteristics of devils and puppet armies so thoroughly? In addition to admiring, Zhou Zhizhong and others also sighed secretly. If the fortifications had been built like this earlier, how many brothers would have died and how many devils would have been killed in the fierce battles with devils before!

…… The decisive battle, the decisive battle, the decisive battle that has been expected since the beginning of the sweep has finally begun. Judging by the intensity of firepower and the fighting qualities of the soldiers, this should be the main force of the bandit army. They waited for their work, their weapons were strange, and they blocked the way of our army with the help of well-built fortifications......

Kono's face was tired, and he held up his binoculars to observe the battlefield ahead. In fact, there are few enemies to be seen on the surface, and all enemy movements basically rely on criss-crossing communication ditches. It turned out that this was not only an obstacle to the advance of the mechanized troops of the Imperial Army, but also a ready-made trench for the movement of soldiers. In this way, whether it is retreating or increasing troops, it can effectively avoid the damage of artillery fire.

Moreover, the enemy is obviously setting up a defense in depth, and there are three lines of defense that can be observed, unlike the majority of the national army, whose immutable positions lack depth and are broken by concentrated forces, and can be broken for thousands of miles if they are broken.

But all this could not stop the footsteps of the locusts army, and Kono's pride and confidence in the combat effectiveness of the locust army made it impossible for him to lose the will and determination to fight after the first setback.

"Fire!" Putting down the binoculars, Kono gave the order loudly.

The flag-whispering soldiers waved their flags, the infantry guns and mortars roared together, and the shells continued to fall on the front-line positions with a scream, kicking up smoke and dust that soared into the sky, shrapnel flew sideways, sand and soil splashed everywhere, and the blazing air currents and gunpowder smoke choked people breathlessly.

Under Kono's stern orders, the Imperial Alliance Army and the Devil once again formed three attack lines and began a wave attack formation.

This formation, also known as a three-stage assault, is actually to arrange the attacking soldiers into three to five skirmish lines and alternately charge forward under the cover of artillery fire. If a skirmish line is broken, the remnants of the stragglers will retreat to the rear and regroup, and if the casualties are too great to form a new skirmisher line on their own, the remnants will join the last skirmish line to reinforce the forces there.

In short, it is to rely on the large number of people and the strong firepower, and move forward again and again. This creates a sense of endless attacking forces for the opponent, and then destroys the enemy's self-confidence and breaks through the enemy's defense.

This wave-like attack formation was known as invincible in the early days of the invasion of China. In fact, in the first few years of the Sino-Japanese war, under the repeated impact of this formation, it was true that very few Chinese troops could withstand this almost endless frenzied attack.

The firepower of the blocking attack suddenly increased, light and heavy machine guns and rifles were fired at the same time, and the Imperial Allied troops in the first line of attack suffered the heaviest casualties. But behind is the Warlord, Kono has already given a death order, and those who retreat will be killed! These cannon fodder can only rush forward, forward, with guns on their guns.

There was no expected bombardment from shotguns, only a rain of bullets from the second trench. The first line of skirmishers collapsed, the second line of skirmishers stepped on the corpses and rushed up again, and then the third line composed of devils.

The artillery fire began to extend, and the machine guns on both wings roared desperately and suppressed. The fire on the opposite side weakened, and the charge of the Imperial Allied Army and the devils had an effect, and they were close to the first line of trenches.

Kono's hand holding the telescope trembled a little, but what he feared most finally didn't happen, the kind of weapon that could shoot continuously, it should be said to be a jet, piece by piece, did not stick out of the trench.

In the binoculars, the Imperial Alliance army that rushed to the trench jumped down, and the devil soldiers behind also caught up, jumping into the trench like dumplings.

Kono breathed a sigh of relief and continued to observe with his binoculars in his hands. In his mind, the troops occupying the first line of trenches would soon organize a charge, or extend their weapons from the trenches to engage the enemy.

But today is destined to be the day that impresses Kono the most, with repeated errors in judgment and many surprises. The troops who jumped out of the trenches seemed to have fallen into a bottomless pit, and they did not move for half a day.

Kono was very angry and puzzled, but the puppet army and devils who jumped out of the trench were even more depressed and helpless.

The first trench was dug not only widely, but also deeply, and the earth weir on the ground was about two and a half meters. Whether it is a puppet army or a devil, if you jump in, you will find that no matter how tall they are, they can't see the outside when they jump on their feet, and they can only hit the birds in the sky with a gun on the shelf.

Immediately, the team was in chaos, full of doubts and feelings of confusion. There are those who pout their butts and try to climb up, those who jump to observe the situation on the other side, and those who look for something to step on......

The enemy was not allowed to come up with a way, but he felt that the top of his head was dark, and a rain of grenades flew overhead.

Ah, ah, looking at the grenade that smashed on his head and landed at his feet with a trace of smoke, even the well-trained devil soldiers were frightened and let out a near-death scream.

"Boom, boom, boom......" The continuous explosions were continuous, and the metal storm flooded the trenches in an instant. Streams of gunpowder smoke rose up, and stumps and broken arms, broken guns, and steel helmets and fabrics were thrown up, fell, and blown up again. The devastating blow of the grenades to the enemy trapped in the trenches was devastating, with nowhere to hide, nowhere to hide, screams and wails accompanied by explosions.

Kono's eyes almost popped out, his mouth open enough to fit a large goose egg, and his mind went blank as he watched the battle-hardened Imperial soldiers being slaughtered by the enemy.

Before the smoke cleared, the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion of the 61st Regiment marched along the communication trench with a shout, or rather a cheer. In the bloody trenches, look for the surviving enemy with a bright bayonet.

The carpet bombardment of more than 100 grenades, the effect is simply amazing, not to mention the devils who can still stand up, even the complete corpses that fall to the ground are rare.