Although the Kwantung Army sent bombers to bomb the defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but in fact, the Eighth Route Army, which built anti-artillery potholes, did not suffer too many losses. If you really want to talk about losses, it is that the trenches on the positions were bombed in a mess.

The positions that had been bombarded by Japanese artillery shells had been bombarded by the devil's aerial bombs in turn, and the entire hill looked like it was full of scorched earth. Many little devils feel that the Eighth Route Army on the mountain is only afraid of heavy losses.

Even if the Eighth Route Army should have built anti-artillery potholes, in the face of aerial bomb bombing, I believe that some anti-artillery potholes could not bear it. But the little devil didn't expect that the main division under He Zhengdao had professional engineering troops.

To a large extent, these engineering units also serve as the baggage units of the main force. When it comes to building fortifications, they are all advanced soldiers who specialize in digging anti-artillery holes, and the trenches on the positions are the responsibility of the main force.

Some of the steel captured from Doren, including some of the large trees that were felled, would be used by the engineering troops to build anti-artillery pits. In addition, most of the places where the potholes are dug are of a certain thickness, and it is not easy to blow them up.

But the little devils under the mountain didn't know this, as the bomber group left, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who stayed in the pothole, and soon, under the urging of the company platoon commander, came out of the anti-artillery pit and hurried to repair the fortifications.

The fighters of each of the main forces carried a multifunctional sapper shovel. With this kind of sapper shovel, it is undoubtedly much easier to repair such a collapsed fortification.

As for the little devil infantry at the foot of the mountain, who have already begun to prepare to charge, naturally the machine gunners and snipers are also responsible. This division of labor on the battlefield is clear to every soldier and knows what he is responsible for.

In the face of these little devil infantry who launched the charge, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were responsible for blocking the attack were very calm. Even at this time, the rear of the little devils launched artillery shelling again, but most of the shells hit the rear of the front of the position.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, who were deployed in the first position, were very sure that the shells of the little devils would not hit their trenches so accurately. As long as it is not a heavy artillery shell, a 75 caliber shell is not very powerful.

Unless the shells fall into the trenches, or the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army standing in the trenches, they will not be hurt much. What's more, it is inevitable that there will be casualties in a war, and if you really want to be bombed, it can only be said that you are not very lucky.

Watching the attacking infantry of the little devils, quite a few grenadiers began to set up grenadiers. The commander of the snipers in command of the position also said in a timely manner: "Kill the grenadiers of the little devil first, and then focus on shooting the officers and machine gunners of the little devil!" ”

This kind of sniper tactic is not a new tactic for snipers. As the arsenal has been able to produce its own scopes, the proportion of sniper rifles distributed in the Eighth Route Army is not low.

As the main division under the command of Ho Zhengdao, each regiment-level unit has hundreds of professionally trained snipers. The existence of these snipers has undoubtedly increased the casualty rate of the little devils, and they have exerted greater power in defensive operations.

Most of the grenadiers used by the little devils have a range of about 300 meters. At this distance, it is difficult for rifles and machine guns to shoot accurately. But for the range of a sniper rifle, it is undoubtedly within the effective range.

As the sniper team on the position opened fire, the grenadiers fell to the ground in the Japanese team responsible for the attack. Seeing this scene, many of the attacking little devils felt a little surprised.

The Japanese soldiers who were in charge of organizing the attack also couldn't help but say: "What about it, there are so many marksmen on the Eighth Road? ”

In the opinion of the little devil Jun Cao, to be able to accurately hit these grenadiers from a distance of 300 meters, the marksmanship is naturally first-class. But they don't know that such a distance is undoubtedly a matter of hand-to-hand for snipers.

The Japanese infantrymen who were walking in front watched as the grenadiers behind them, who had provided them with fire cover, were killed. This also means that when they attack next, they are afraid that it will be difficult to enjoy the fire help of the grenadiers.

Without the cover of grenadiers, the machine guns deployed by the Eighth Route Army on the positions will also exert great lethality. Thinking of this, some Japanese infantry seemed to hesitate a little when they charged.

After killing the grenadiers of the little devils, those grass-roots officers who carried machine guns and were in charge of command, soon became the next target of the snipers' key 'care'. The death of these people undoubtedly exacerbated the confusion of the Japanese offensive formation.

Compared with the earlier attack, they did not encounter the Eighth Route Army at all, and they were bombed at the front of the position. Now he finally rushed to the forward position of the Eighth Route Army, but endured the merciless shooting of the snipers of the Eighth Route Army.

Just when the attacking Japanese infantry seemed a little overwhelmed. The machine gunners of the Eighth Route Army, who had already set up their machine guns and were ready to shoot, also quickly heard the order to shoot from their respective commanders.

The roar of machine guns caused the Japanese infantry who rushed to the position to fall to the ground in pieces. The commander of the Japanese brigade, who was watching the battle in the rear, was undoubtedly shocked and devastated when he saw this massacre-like scene.

Directly shouted: "Yaga, why don't our machine guns provide fire cover?" And what about the grenadiers? How not to blow up the opponent's machine gun? Ono Jiro, the captain of the brigade, how did he command the battle? ”

Just when the commander of the Japanese brigade jumped violently, the captain of the Japanese brigade in charge of the attack did not dare to raise his head at all. If it weren't for the soldiers around him who blocked him, I was afraid that he would have fallen under the sniper's gun.

Faced with the scene of the attacking troops being mercilessly shot by the Eighth Route Army, Ono Jiro was also bleeding from his heart. Soon said: "Blow the trumpet and order the troops to retreat!" Damn, how could Eight Roads be so strong? ”

In Ono's opinion, there was no problem with his offensive deployment at all. It's just the first time to fight with the troops under He Zhengdao's command, and he didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the defensive position would be so strong.

From the positions the number of machine guns of the Eighth Route Army, plus the level of firing of the riflemen of the Eighth Route Army. Ono Jiro felt that the enemy he attacked did not seem to be the Eighth Route Army, which could not be defeated and run, but the Kwantung Army, which was more elite than them.

In turn, they became incompetent puppet troops, and in front of the main forces of these Eighth Route Army, they had no power to fight back at all. If the assault continues, it will only increase the casualties of the fearless troops. If you don't withdraw now, when will you wait?

Without consulting the brigade commander, the infantry captain directly gave the order to retreat. Looking at the attacking troops who were frantically retreating from their positions, the commander of the Japanese brigade who had been watching the battle from behind was undoubtedly angry.

After all, if they miss this excellent offensive opportunity, it will undoubtedly become more difficult for them to attack the defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army in the future. Therefore, as soon as the infantry brigade withdrew to safety, the commander of the Japanese brigade personally came to the door.

Seeing Ono Jiro with a depressed face, the commander of the Japanese brigade rushed up and slapped him twice and shouted: "Yaga! Are you still an officer in the Empire? Why would you miss such a great attacking opportunity? Incompetent, I'm going to shoot you! ”

Jiro Ono, who had to be stiff after being slapped twice, was also very aggrieved: "General, if this attack fails, I will bear the corresponding responsibility." But please also ask the general to listen to me and explain that there is a reason why I ordered the retreat.

These Eighth Route Armies are fundamentally different from the Eighth Route Army we have encountered before. And the most unbelievable thing is that they did not lose anything at all in the previous bombardment, and they organized a counterattack very quickly.

During the attack, our grenadiers did not have a chance to set up grenadiers, and even our machine gunners, as well as the lieutenants in command, suffered heavy casualties. On the position, they deployed a large number of marksmen.

Without any cover of firepower, such a large-scale attack of ours will not play any role at all in the face of the opponent's machine guns. In order to avoid further casualties, I ordered the troops to retreat. General, these eight roads are really not ordinary! ”

'Yaga! You are an officer of the Empire, how can you say such incompetent words? Are you making excuses for your incompetence? ’

For the commander of the Japanese brigade, the failure of two successive attacks undoubtedly made him angry. For Ono Jiro's explanation, he naturally refused to believe it. After all, he felt that no matter how strong the Eighth Route Army was, it would not be too much stronger than them!

At present, they are a mixed brigade and attacking the position guarded by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. If they can't be defeated, what will we talk about recovering Duolun next? That's just wishful thinking!

But at this moment, several lieutenants of the infantry brigade that retreated down the mountain also came over at the right time and said, "General, what Captain Ono said is true. In our entire brigade, there are only a few of us officers left. ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that the Japanese brigade commander was stunned, even the brigade commander who followed him was dumbfounded. An infantry brigade, not to mention too many officers, how many adjutants there are, right?

But in front of them, there was only one lieutenant among these lieutenants, and the others were all second lieutenants. This means that the officers of the entire infantry brigade at the rank of captain are afraid that all of them will be killed. Such an officer casualty rate also seems to be too alarming.

When the chief of staff of the brigade made a count of the casualties of the infantry brigade, he found that what Ono Jiro said was good. The grenadiers and machine gunners of this infantry brigade were all killed, as were the deputies who had been arranged.

Thinking that when they watched the battle before, the grenadiers and machine guns of the infantry brigade had not gone off at all, they finally believed what Ono Jiro said. The Eighth Route Army they encountered in front of them was really different!

The most important thing, the infantry brigade in charge of the attack, even if the retreat was timely. Less than half of the troops that can actually retreat to safety are left. This means that in the previous attack of just a few minutes, half of the infantry brigade was gone.

Together with the attack in the early morning, nearly 1,000 troops were lost. Before they could attack the forward positions of the Eighth Route Army, more than one infantry brigade was gone. Such a heavy loss is unprecedented in a mixed brigade.

In the face of such a cruel reality, the brigade commanders, who were still full of confidence before, also began to have headaches. Continuing to attack like this, I'm afraid it won't help. If you fill in the entire mixed brigade, you may not be able to capture the opponent's first blocking position! (To be continued.) )