The shells that the artillery regiment kept falling, and between these nearly 100 light and heavy machine guns, only a few light and heavy machine guns could be blown up at a time, causing some insignificant casualties to the little devils. And for the nearly 100 light and heavy machine guns in their main machine gun position, it really did not have much impact.

Finally, just when the Eighth Route Army on the position was overwhelmed by its own dense bullet rain and couldn't raise its head, the official attack of the little devils began. Perhaps in order to continue to paralyze the Eighth Route Army on the ground. On the four sortie positions, including Captain Yamada, who was the main attacker, each commander sent only one squadron of attacking troops.

More than a hundred little devils, bent over, under the cover of nearly a hundred light and heavy machine guns. Holding the rifle with the bayonet in his hand, he recklessly charged at the position of the Eighth Route Army, which had been devastated by bullets. On the other hand, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on the position faced the dense rain of bullets clinging to the trenches overhead. Although there is only one squadron of little devils in front of him, he is really helpless against them. He could only crouch in the trenches, clutching a grenade tightly. Wait until the imp is close and use a grenade to attack at close range.

"What's going on? The army is about to rush in front of them, why is there still no movement in the various positions" Seeing that the encirclement he had worked so hard to build, there was no movement under the attack of the army. Liu Hua, who had been paying attention to the battlefield, couldn't help but question the chief of staff behind him.

"Division commander, the firepower of the army is so fierce that the soldiers in the forward positions are so pressed by the enemy's bullets that they can't lift their heads, let alone fight back. Just now the regimental commanders have reported that they are ready to use grenades. Wait until the little devil is close, launch a close attack on the little devil," the chief of staff quickly replied.

"What? The firepower of the army was too fierce. What about our artillery, our artillery is clustered, what about Chen Guangrong, why don't you suppress the fire" Hearing the chief of staff's answer, Liu Hua frowned and asked anxiously. If it is a big break, although a grenade attack at close range can cause a lot of damage to the army. However, the grenades of the same imps can also be thrown into their trenches, inflicting a lot of damage on themselves. In the face of this tactic of killing 3,000 enemies and inflicting 800 losses, Liu Hua did not agree very much.

"Division commander, Commander Chen of the artillery regiment has just reported. He has not yet discovered the direction of the army's main attack, and he must leave four artillery batteries behind in case of accidents," explained the chief of staff.

"When is it, there are still four artillery batteries left. Immediately send a report to Chen Guangrong and let me fire all the artillery fire, as for the main direction of attack of the army, I have my own way. Also, notify the regiment commander He Zhiyuan of the 1st Division, and let him prepare for battle and reinforce the forward positions at any time," Liu Hua ordered loudly

"Yes, division commander" Although Li Qing had doubts in his heart at this time, out of belief in Liu Hua, he still answered briskly, and turned around to convey the order.

Finally, after all the remaining artillery fire of the artillery cluster was fired, the little devils of a squadron that was in charge of the attack in front of the various positions were immediately torn apart by this sudden artillery fire. The stormtrooper formation, which was still neat just now, was instantly blown up by the dense rain of bullets. With the addition of two rounds of grenades from the fighters, the first round of the charge of the army. The squadrons eventually failed by dropping nearly a hundred corpses.

"Yo Si, although we have lost the lives of 400 Imperial warriors. However, judging by the artillery fire of the people just now, they have used all their artillery fire. Commanded, Captain Yamada immediately concentrated all his forces and launched a final attack on the current Eighth Route Army, breaking through the defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop. "Seeing that his first charge was repelled by the heavy artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army. The division commander Seishiro Itagaki who had been standing in the rear to watch the battle. There was no disappointment, but an excited order.

And the three wing commanders who had been ordered by the division commander were also not angry in the face of the remnants of the soldiers who retreated in embarrassment. Instead, he did not give the opposing Eighth Route Army any respite, and immediately mobilized all his remaining forces to launch a more fierce attack on the current Eighth Route Army again.

At the moment of "kill and give", a louder shout of killing sounded again in front of each position, and the little devils of nearly 1,000 people, like a big yellow wave, rushed towards the position. However, the positions in the other three directions of the entire battlefield are a little more comfortable, and they must not pass through the direction of the breakthrough. Although the shouting and killing sound of the Yue army is also very loud, and the machine gun fire is also extremely dense, there are not many little devils who really launch a frontal charge.

However, the 3rd Regiment of the Rapid Reaction Brigade, which was at the top of the Haseguchi counterpart, was in a great crisis. In order to be able to seize this favorable opportunity that had just been created, the division commander Itagaki Seishiro broke through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop. not only pressed the remaining 700 or so little devils led by Captain Yamada. More importantly, before the attack, all the light and heavy machine guns of the last reinforced brigade of the reserve were mobilized to the first line to cover the infantry charge.

Therefore, in front of the positions of the three regiments and one battalion, the army concentrated no less than 150 light and heavy machine guns of various kinds, as well as nearly 100 grenadiers. Constantly pouring countless ammunition on the front-line positions of the Eighth Route Army, which were already in danger. And the three regiments and one battalion guarding the front-line position, after blocking the first two charges of the little devils, the troops had already been reduced by half. Although dozens of light and heavy machine guns were thrown on the position, in the face of the firepower density of the Japanese army, almost every machine gun fired less than a few bullets, and the machine gunners would be knocked to the ground by the dense firepower of the Japanese army.

"Lao Xu, the little devil's firepower is too fierce, although we have two artillery batteries to suppress the fire, but it can't play any role at all." In the trenches where bullets were flying, the instructor of the first battalion ran to the side of the battalion commander Xu Guoying and shouted loudly at the top of his voice.

"Instructor, I can't help it, now several other positions are also under fierce attack by the army, and the artillery regiment can't spare extra artillery to support us. Now it's up to us. Order all the machine gunners to fire a few shots to change positions, in short, the machine gun fire must not stop, even if all the people in our battalion are wiped out, and the little devils cannot be allowed to occupy the position," the battalion commander Xu Guoying replied loudly.

"Yes, battalion commander, even if the whole battalion is exhausted, it will never retreat. Comrades, listen well, the division commander is watching us from behind, the people are in the position, they all give me concentrated firepower, and hit" After listening to the order of the battalion commander, the instructor replied loudly. Turned around and ran to his own combat position. He yelled loudly at the soldiers around him who were also hidden in the trenches. At the same time, regardless of the bullets flying above his head, he resolutely poked his head out and fired at the oncoming little devil.

"The man was in the position" horse, and he was still in a dead and dreary position just now, when he heard the instructor's order, he saw the instructor and the battalion commander taking the lead and braving the enemy's fire to return fire. All the warriors roared together, resolutely stood up, and began to shoot at the little devil.

The machine gunner in front fell, and the backup shooter did not hesitate. Immediately took the light machine gun that was ready to land and continued to fire. The machine gunner finished fighting, and the rifleman next to the machine gun position continued to make up for it. However, such a desperate style of fighting, although the fire of dozens of light and heavy machine guns on the position has not stopped. However, under the blow of the intensive firepower of the Japanese army, the casualties of the soldiers were very huge.

In less than two minutes, at least four fighters fell next to almost every light and heavy machine gun. At this time, there was only about a company of troops left on the entire defensive line. And these fighters, except for some sharpshooters who are still lying in the trenches, pursuing a shot to change places, and constantly sniping at the little devils who are getting closer and closer. The rest of the fighters were almost all waiting next to the machine-gun position, ready to be substituted at any time, of course, in the face of the deadly fighting style of the first battalion, the charging little devils were no better. Although there were more than 700 little devils, wave after wave continued to launch a continuous charge towards the position. However, almost every wave of charge will leave dozens of corpses in front of the positions of the Eighth Route Army.

However, although until this time, the little devil had already paid the price of a squadron of casualties. But as a former enemy commander, Wing Commander Yamada Daisa, who gave a military order to the division commander. He could only hold the command knife in his hand tightly, and continued to urge the equally tired Imperial soldiers to continue to launch this almost suicidal charge.

Face the little devils who also want to occupy their positions at all costs. The battalion guarding the position was also very uncomfortable. At this time, there were very few capable soldiers left in the entire defensive position. But the little devil in front of the position had no intention of stopping, and still continued to launch more fierce attacks. And just when the battalion commander Xu Guorong thought that his position was about to fall, an accident appeared.

"Comrades, enter the position immediately, be sure to block the charge of the little devils, quick, machine guns, fire immediately" Just when the commander of the first battalion was feeling desperate, a noisy footsteps and orders sounded from behind him. The commander of the first battalion hurriedly wanted to look at his rear. I saw that Zhou Qiang, the commander of the second battalion, with a battalion of soldiers, was quickly reinforcing his position along the communication trench.

"Comrades, hold on, the comrades of the second battalion have come to reinforce us, and they all beat me hard. Even if we die, we can't let the little devils occupy our positions. "I saw a battalion of reinforcements behind me. The commander of the first battalion was excited. Only those left on their own positions. Fighters of less than 100 people, commanded loudly. And at this moment, Zhou Qiang, the commander of the second battalion who ran at the front of the entire reinforcement force, had already come to Xu Guoying.

"Old Zhou, you are finally here, if you come a little later, you won't be able to see my brother and me" saw Zhou Qiang, the second battalion commander who came over for reinforcements. Xu Guoying was excited, quickly held his hands, and said excitedly.

"Lao Xu, you fought too badly, we can see all the situations clearly in the back. The regiment commander has given the order, and your first battalion will immediately go down to rest and recuperate, and the rest of the tasks will be handed over to our second battalion. You can rest assured, we will definitely hold our positions and never let the little devils occupy the position. Zhou Qiang, the commander of the second battalion, said equally excitedly.

"Old Zhou, let's stay, you see we have already fought like this, and the soldiers will avenge the sacrificed brothers." Hearing the regiment commander's order to retreat, the battalion commander, who had been completely crazy, immediately pleaded.

"Lao Xu, it's not that I don't help you. If you look at your battalion, there is less than one company left, and you have to leave a little seed for your battalion. Immediately take the rest of the brothers and retreat, if you really want to help me defend the position, just leave all the light and heavy machine guns in your battalion, I just saw that the firepower of the army is too fierce. After listening to Xu Guoying's words and seeing his red eyes, Zhou Qiang immediately objected.

"Yes, brother. I, Xu Guoying, owe you a favor today, and I will keep it in my heart. The 1st battalion had all of it, leaving behind all the light and heavy machine guns and ammunition, and immediately retreated. Hurry," Xu Guoying, the commander of the first battalion, ordered loudly, handing over the bullet-ridden position to more than 500 soldiers of the second battalion.

"Da Da Da" As the 2nd Battalion entered the position, dozens of light and heavy machine guns fired. The density of firepower fired at a position that was still in danger just now increased by more than two times in an instant. The dense network of firepower immediately blocked the pace of the army's charge less than 50 meters in front of the position.

"Reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army are coming. The time has come for the warriors of the empire to die for the sake of the empire. For the sake of the emperor, for the sake of victory, rush forward and destroy the Eighth Route Army on the position. "Seeing the density of firepower fired from the position of the Eighth Route Army, it suddenly increased a lot. Wing Commander Yamada Osa couldn't help but be taken aback, and yelled loudly at the soldiers who were lying on the ground dodging bullets.

"Kill to give" listened to the order of the wing commander, and these soldiers were in an instant, as if they had taken stimulants. Ignoring the bullets flying above his head, he resolutely raised the rifle in his hand and launched a suicidal charge forward, which the army is best at. And while charging, throwing grenades.

However, no matter how desperate these crazy emperors were, flesh and blood could not stop bullets made of steel no matter what. One by one, the little devils stood up, and one by one they were cut to the ground by the flying bullets. It was as if a bullet had built a solid steel wall in front of them, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't rush through.

"Baga" saw that the reinforced brigade under the command of Captain Yamada fell in front of the position one by one under the intensive fire of the Eighth Route Army. The division commander, Seishiro Itagaki, was annoyed for a while, but there was nothing he could do. Because of the firepower density of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side, Itagaki Seishiro knew that the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side had arrived. He has lost the best time to break out, and what he can do now is to use the corpses of the soldiers of the Imperial Army of the Great Emperor to pave a way for the Fifth Division to break out.

"Order, the 4th Reinforcement Brigade immediately reinforces Captain Yamada, immediately. Tell Yamada-kun that I am giving her ten minutes, and if he can't break through the position of the Eighth Route Army, he will directly apologize to His Majesty the Emperor! Seeing that the front line was already in a scorching battlefield, Seishiro Itagaki ordered loudly.

"Hey," the squadron leaders agreed loudly. With the few remaining squadrons around the division commander, he quickly reinforces in the direction of Captain Yamada.

With the reinforcement of three squadrons, more than 500 soldiers of the Imperial Army. Yamada Daisa, who was already desperate, immediately regained his confidence. After observing the situation he was currently experiencing, Yamada made the wise decision to deploy two squadrons of troops, equipped with sufficient light and heavy machine guns, to attack from the junction of the two flanks of the second battalion's position. The remaining troops, under the cover of machine guns, launched wheel tactics against the current position of the Eighth Route Army, killing and damaging the living forces of the Eighth Route Army on the position as much as possible, so as to break through the current position.

It should be said that this tactic of Yamada Daisa just hit the key point of the Eighth Route Army on the position. Because there are too many places to defend on the position at this time. If the little devils attack in a concentrated manner, the fighters can also concentrate with not much heavy firepower. However, if the army is scattered to attack, it means that the limited firepower will be more dispersed. Without the density of firepower, the soldiers had little to do in the face of the suicidal charge of the Japanese army.

"Kill to give" is very fast. The three directions of the second battalion's position almost simultaneously remembered the shouts of the army, and the little devils of the three squadrons, like three sharp knives, quickly plunged into the position of the second battalion.

"It's not good, battalion commander, the little devil has divided his troops" Seeing that the army actually divided its troops into three ways to attack. The fourth company commander who was lying next to Zhou Qiang, the commander of the second battalion, hurriedly reminded.

"Well, it seems that the little devils have discovered our weakness. Immediately, two platoons of troops were divided, and the little devils inserted from the two wings must be blocked, and the rest of the people will be blocked head-on with me. Battalion Commander Zhou Qiang ordered loudly.

However, with the separation of the four combat platoons, only one and a half companies of troops were left to block the frontal attack on the army. The strength of one and a half companies, in the face of the charge of several squadrons of little devils, the consequences can be imagined. In less than a few minutes, several squadrons of little devils rushed here to a distance of less than 50 meters from the position. And just when Zhou Qiang was about to make a final fight against the Yue army, he remembered the voice of the regimental communicator behind him.

"Report to Battalion Commander Zhou, the regiment commander ordered the second battalion to retreat immediately. Retreat to the second line of fortifications, and the third battalion will meet your troops. Finding the second battalion commander with a smile on his face, the correspondent hurriedly said.

"What, I know about the retreat, the first company, the second company will retreat immediately, the third company will cover, quickly, retreat along the communication trench to the second line of fortifications" The second battalion commander immediately reacted and ordered loudly.

(To be continued)