Compared with the usual Eighth Route Army, which likes to attack in the early hours of the morning, the attack time of the Eighth Route Army this time is just at night. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Even when the large-scale shelling began, the Japanese army was a little caught off guard.

Fortunately, the quality of the fortifications built by the Japanese army earlier is still very good. But even so, the Japanese army, which completely underestimated the strength of the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, looked at the anti-artillery tunnels that collapsed from time to time, and somewhat seemed to cry without tears.

I have to say that sometimes experience and habits can kill people. In the eyes of many Japanese troops, most of the artillery that the Eighth Route Army could use was 75 caliber mountain artillery and field artillery, and the power of this kind of artillery was naturally not too great.

Most of the fortifications built by the Japanese army could withstand the blows of 105-caliber heavy artillery. So much so that after the fortifications were built, many Japanese commanders felt that their fortifications were impregnable.

After all, the Eighth Route Army did not have any heavy artillery, and this is what they knew. Even the Eighth Route Army, which had heavy artillery, was now engaged in a confrontation with the Kwantung Army. For this reason, it is safe for them to come.

As for the fear of the air raids of the Eighth Route Army, many Japanese commanders felt that it was unnecessary. If the Eighth Route Air Force really dared to dispatch, I believe that the Army Air Force, which had not lost any of their strength, would also completely defeat the Eighth Route Air Force.

But now I look at the fortifications that completely collapsed after a few heavy artillery shots, and the soldiers who were buried in the fortifications. Many field commanders feel very sad. Some regretted why they didn't put more thought into the fortifications earlier.

Although the Japanese were behind the defensive positions, a certain number of artillery units were also deployed. But in the face of such a fierce artillery attack of the Eighth Route Army, these arrogant little devil artillerymen in the past seemed a little hesitant at this moment.

The artillerymen, who had already set up their artillery and were ready to launch a counterattack at any time, looked at the commander and said with some hesitation: "Dazuo, all the artillery positions have been prepared, do you want to launch a counterattack?" ”

'Yaga! Didn't you see that the Eighth Route used 150 caliber heavy artillery? The range of our artillery is simply not enough to reach each other. If we open fire, we will soon be able to withstand their counterattack. What then?

Damn, how could these eight-way have such large-caliber heavy artillery? Send a telegram to the brigade commander asking for instructions on whether to counterattack. If we don't fight back, the warriors on the battlefield are afraid that they will be in trouble. ’

When the artillery commander was struggling with whether to fight back or not, the Japanese commander on the position naturally hoped that his artillery unit would be able to counterattack. In this way, they can also reduce their casualties.

In the event of a counterattack, the artillery units are likely to be heavily damaged. If you don't fight back, the defenders of the position risk to be severely damaged. In the face of this choice of the palm and the back of the hand, the commander of the Japanese brigade in the rear also seemed very entangled!

'General, the artillery wing called and asked if it was possible to counterattack?' ’

'General, the defenders of the position called, asking for guidance on artillery tactics. The artillery fire on the Eighth Route was too fierce, and the defenders of the position suffered heavy casualties. If they don't fight back, I'm afraid they won't last long. ’

Along with the information reported by the operational staff officers from time to time, the commander of the Japanese brigade finally gritted his teeth and said: "Baga, order the artillery wing to counterattack immediately." It is necessary to destroy the artillery units of the Eighth Route in the shortest possible time, at any cost! ”

The commander of the Japanese brigade who said this, in the end, chose to abandon his artillery wing. Because he knew that if the artillery did not fight back, the blow to the morale of the defenders of the position would also be extremely huge.

But once the artillery wing was hit hard, he also realized that his infantry unit would fall into an embarrassing situation without artillery support. It's just that the current situation doesn't seem to allow him to hesitate too much.

As the Japanese artillery unit finally launched a counterattack, looking at the obviously weakened positional artillery fire, many miserable little devils undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, the most dangerous time should have passed.

It's just that for the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army, looking at the Japanese artillery fire that carried out the counterattack. The artillery unit, which had been prepared, immediately entered the artillery position and began to calculate the location of the Japanese artillery position.

Not long after, the angle and distance parameters calculated by the artillery observers sounded on the position. As the artillery began to be adjusted, the artillery commander in charge of the command also shouted at the right time: "Open the cannon!" ”

Watching the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army flying over the position one by one and heading straight to the rear. Many of the little devils on the battlefield also suddenly woke up to the fact that their artillery units were only afraid that they were going to be finished.

Although the artillery unit temporarily relieved them of the siege, they exposed themselves. Once they lose the support of artillery units, how long can they hold out on to their positions?

At the same time that the artillery of both sides was the first to open the curtain of battle, the infantry who had been deployed at the front of the offensive position also received telegrams from the headquarters one after another. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route who participated in the attack also began to advance towards the positions of the little devils.

'Spread out a little, don't huddle together, and stay in good formation. Wait until the battle is about to begin, so be sure to remember that your respective missions are well coordinated with each other. When attacking, don't be too anxious, be sure to advance steadily. ’

The grassroots officers who followed the offensive formation warned the soldiers around them from time to time that they must maintain a good rhythm of attack. And the three-three system and the tactics of four fast and one slow, which have now been popularized, have also become the offensive tactics of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army surging from all directions, the Japanese troops who were struggling to support the position soon woke up from the mournful whistle of the observers. Looking at the artillery fire that began to extend, the surviving Japanese troops immediately rushed to their positions.

At this moment, the Eighth Route Army, which was in charge of the attack, and the mortar detachment that cooperated with them in the attack, had also set up temporary artillery positions behind the attacking troops. Seeing that the Japanese troops on the position began to come out, they immediately carried out a close artillery bombardment.

In the face of these shells that were thrown at the position from time to time, many little devils were hit by exploding shells before they could enter the trenches. For a time, the screams on the Japanese position increased a lot.

Many veterans of the Japanese army with rich experience on the battlefield couldn't help but gasp when they looked at the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army that appeared in sight: "Baga! So many people? ”

In order to break the defensive position deployed by the Japanese army as soon as possible, the four main army corps responsible for the attack this time can also be said to have invested enough. According to Mr. Zhu's plan, breaking the Japanese defense was a very crucial part of the campaign.

With the strength of the North China Front today, they have a large number of defensive troops deployed on the front line. In addition, in order to ensure the stability and safety of the remaining ruling areas, they also stationed a number of garrison troops in various cities.

Although these city defenses have the cooperation of the puppet army, in the opinion of Mr. Zhu. With the prestige of the Eighth Route Army in North China now, as long as the troops attack outside those cities, I believe that the defenders in those cities should not resist to the end.

This also means that as long as the Eighth Route Army breaks the defensive position currently set by the North China Front, then the offensive of the Eighth Route Army will become much smoother in the future. Even in order to ensure safety, the Japanese army would gather the main force to Beiping for a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army.

After the two armies began to engage in hand-to-hand combat, the snipers hidden in the offensive formation also locked onto the Japanese machine gunners on the position and shot them accurately. Naturally, this is also to reduce the casualties of the attacking troops.

In the face of the Japanese machine-gun bunker, among the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army, voices were heard from time to time: "Bazooka hands, get on!" Blow up that machine-gun bunker and the rest of the team will take cover. Let's get moving! ”

With the cooperation of the attacking team, a bazooka driver also quickly attacked, and after finding a good position to shoot, he quickly pulled the trigger in his hand and sent a rocket directly to the Japanese machine-gun bunker.

As these machine gun bunkers were constantly destroyed, the machine gunners were constantly replaced. The Japanese troops on the position also felt more and more pressure. Many Japanese soldiers who clashed with the Eighth Route Army for the first time felt more and more chilled the more they fought.

Until there was an attacking force and successfully entered the Japanese trenches. The troops who followed the attack immediately said excitedly: "Break in!" Our troops have broken through, speed up to keep up, expand the results, hurry! ”

The attacking troops, which had previously stopped from time to time, undoubtedly accelerated the pace of the offensive when they saw that some troops had successfully broken through into the Japanese defensive positions. At this moment, the Japanese troops on the position looked a little embarrassed.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army that was constantly pouring in from the gap, the little devil officers on the position could only shout: "Counterattack, block the gap, and drive the Eighth Route down." Quick, we can't let the Eight Roads rush into our positions! ”

It is a pity that in the face of the offensive force of the Eighth Route Army, almost every squad is equipped with two submachine guns and one light machine gun. In this kind of short-handed trenches, the advantage of the Eighth Route Army is undoubtedly greater.

Even some little devils, according to their training requirements, when they are ready to engage in white-knuckle combat, they often end up being ruthlessly killed. For such a rigid little devil, the attacking soldiers of the Eighth Route Army will not have mercy at all.

'Stupid to death! If you don't need bullets, who will fight with you with bayonets! ’

Most of the Eighth Route Army assault troops, who knew that they had to speed up the attack and clean-up at this time, would not give the little devils any chance to fight. The more imps are cleaned up, the bigger the gap is opened.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army that was constantly pouring into the position, as well as the defending troops who were constantly retreating backwards, the Japanese field commander who stayed in the rear could only say helplessly: "Withdraw, leave one squadron to establish a blocking position, and the rest of the troops retreat to the rear!" ”

The Japanese commanders, who knew that they were no longer able to redeem their defeat, could only choose to retreat to the next position. They knew that there was only one end if they continued to stay here, and that was to be completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army.

Since there is no way to recover the defeat, it is also the job of these commanders to preserve the viability. After all, according to the operational instructions of the pre-war command, Okamura Ninji had such instructions.

In the case of an unfavorable war situation, priority should be given to the preservation of vital forces. And now, isn't that the time? As long as the remaining troops in the position are brought back safely, the responsibility of these commanders will be relatively lighter.

But the question is, how can the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army, which have already bitten them, let them escape easily?