A battalion of more than a dozen light machine guns suddenly opened fire, inflicting forty or fifty casualties on the Japanese army in an instant. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But the Japanese army was not a vegetarian either.

The attacking team saved more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns and quickly set up their positions to counterattack.

With this firing, the ten light machine guns equipped with the first battalion became intermittent.

The Japanese did not miss this opportunity and immediately accelerated their speed and rushed towards the position of the first battalion.

Soon, the riflemen opened fire.

Because of the limited number of troops, the Japanese army skillfully dodged bullets while attacking.

The lethality of the bullets fired by hundreds of rifles was very limited, and there was basically no way to stop the pace of the Japanese attack.

Seeing that the Japanese army had only lost more than 100 people and was about to rush to fifty meters in front of the formation, the battalion commander with an anxious face decisively ordered.

"Grenade ready!"

"Tell my brothers, the Japanese army also has hand grenades, give me a little more leisurely in the battle, don't be blown up by the grenades thrown by the Japanese army!"

Because of the superiority of the condescending height, as soon as the Japanese army rushed to 50 meters, the first battalion threw out three or four hundred grenades.

Immediately, one or two hundred Japanese troops were drowned in the smoke of gunpowder after the grenade exploded.

The Japanese army, armed with grenades, was not far behind.

Even though the distance was still a little far, there were still quite a few Japanese soldiers with strong arms, throwing grenades at the first battalion with all their might.

Soon, explosions sounded one after another from the positions of the first battalion, and people were constantly knocked to the ground by grenades.

Because of the cover of trenches, coupled with the Liaodong Army's better use of grenades, they know very well how to dodge grenade attacks.

Although the black grenades flew between the two sides and exploded continuously, the casualties of the Japanese army were obviously greater than those of the Liaodong Army, and they were much larger.

The first battalion had less than four hundred riflemen left, and was about to be lost in the explosion.

A large group of Japanese troops finally retreated because they could not bear the increasing casualties.

As soon as the Japanese army retreated, Li Zhilong rushed to the battlefield with reinforcements.

Seeing the tragic situation on the position of the first battalion, Li Zhilong's eyes immediately turned red, as if he was about to burst into flames.

As soon as he saw the first battalion commander, he asked loudly: "Battalion Commander Wang, you are also a veteran, and you have suffered casualties like this after repelling an attack of the Japanese army, how did you command!" ”

The commander of the first battalion, who was closely watched by Li Zhilong, hurriedly told the battle process just now.

After listening, although Li Zhilong did not continue to be angry with the first battalion commander, the anger on his face increased.

He shouted to the chief of staff and ordered: "The Japanese army is also equipped with hand grenades, and if they use grenades to fight in close combat, we ourselves will suffer heavy losses." ”

"Chief of Staff, get the troops into positions and get ready for battle! During the battle, avoid close combat with the Japanese army as much as possible. ”

"Also, order the mountain artillery battalion and field artillery regiment in the back to be ready for battle at any time!"

"The Japanese are armed with howitzers, and artillery fire is no match for us. But it's okay to find the right opportunity to cover their infantry with a few artillery fires! ”

"Finally, continue to send people to report to the commander that the scale of the Japanese attack is definitely not small. As soon as the offensive began, a division came out, and there must be follow-up troops behind, and the number of troops will only be more, not less! ”

The second Japanese attack began only ten minutes later.

This time, their artillery preparation lasted a full ten minutes before stopping.

It was not clear that the first battalion already had reinforcements from the Japanese army, and this time only one infantry brigade was sent to attack.

With the help of telescopes, the first thing that entered Li Zhilong's field of vision was dozens of heavy machine guns that attacked with the Japanese army.

Although he didn't personally experience the battle that ended just now, Li Zhilong still knew the most basic military knowledge.

With such a huge number of light and heavy machine guns firing together, Li Zhilong was sure that even if all the light and heavy machine guns of the Second Regiment were combined, they would not be their opponents.

Therefore, relying only on the infantry to carry the Japanese attack, even if it wins in the end, it will be the same as a regiment and a battalion, with heavy losses.

Li Zhilong frowned, and thought for a minute before ordering: "The Japanese army has artillery, and we also have ......"

"Order the mountain artillery battalions of one or two regiments to be ready to cover the area of 100 to 200 meters before the battle at any time!"

Xiao Bing hurriedly reminded: "Wait a minute, division commander, the strength of the Japanese artillery is stronger than ours, and you are not afraid that the two mountain artillery battalions will be destroyed by the Japanese army." ”

Li Zhilong shook his head and replied: "No, the mountain cannon is light, and three or four people can push it." Japanese field artillery and howitzers were heavy, and it was troublesome to readjust the firing angle. As long as we were fast enough, more than 30 mountain guns could completely retreat from under the noses of the Japanese artillery. ”

"In addition, order the field artillery regiment that will come later, find the position of the Japanese artillery wing, and aim at it."

"It's really not possible, even if our artillery is inferior to the Japanese, we have to shoot at them. When that time comes, we can only find a way to strike first, so that we can have a chance to turn defeat into victory. “

Three hundred meters, the Japanese were pleasantly surprised to find that the defenders' heavy machine guns were silent.

Two hundred meters, the light machine guns of the defenders did not fire either.

The arrogant Japanese immediately thought of the ten-minute artillery preparation just now.

"The defenders on the position must have been blown up by artillery fire...... this is the thought of most Japanese troops at this moment.

With this kind of thinking, the next attack of the Japanese army can be described as unscrupulous.

Nearly 1,000 Japanese troops, as if they had taken stimulants, rushed to the position with all kinds of weapons in their hands.

Soon, these Japanese troops all entered the artillery coverage area that Li Zhilong had selected for them.

With a sneer flashing across Li Zhilong's face, the murderous order was also shouted out by Li Zhilong.

"Mountain artillery battalion, firing five rounds of shells at the Japanese army. When you're done, transfer right away! ”

"Chief of Staff, as soon as the artillery fires up, the troops will counterattack. This time, I'm going to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese attacking troops. ”

"Woooooooooo......oo Boom Boom ...... "When all the Japanese troops thought that victory was already beckoning to them, the scream of dozens of shells streaking across the sky at the same time suddenly reached their ears.

Many Japanese soldiers with rich combat experience changed their faces the moment the screams sounded.

While subconsciously lying on the ground, he roared and ordered his comrades around him to lie down and avoid artillery fire.

But until dozens of shells hit the ground and exploded, half of the nearly 1,000 Japanese troops still stood in place, not reacting from the shock.

With a ball of fireball mixed with a large amount of black smoke rising in front of the formation, at least 150 people were blown to the ground in the middle of the dense Japanese army.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers who were still standing in front of the battle finally reacted and fell to the ground one after another, holding their heads to avoid artillery fire.

However, on the battlefield with an unobstructed view, such protection still does not guarantee one's safety.

After the second round of dozens of shells landed and exploded, nearly 100 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

The two battalions were ordered to move in groups of four or five as soon as five rounds of shells were completed, pushing the mountain artillery that had begun to emit heat.

The Japanese artillery wing, which was preparing for a counterattack, was still adjusting the new firing angle according to the coordinates of the mountain artillery battalion of the Liaodong Army provided by the front line. (To be continued.) )