It turned out that when the second battalion was engaged in a fierce battle, Liu Hua, who was guarding the headquarters, had also been paying attention to this most fierce battlefield. When he saw that his two main battalions had inflicted a lot of casualties on the Yue army in the first fortification, he was very happy.

And just when the army was divided into three ways and launched another attack, it was about to capture the first-line position. Liu Hua wisely ordered the soldiers at the front to retreat. Because, just between the first fortification and the second fortification, there is a secret weapon arranged by Liu Hua.

"Regiment commander, why are you retreating, although the army has already fought, but with the remaining strength of my second battalion, I will definitely be able to kill and injure hundreds of little devils again." Retreating to the second-line position, watching his first line of fortifications occupied by the little devils, Zhou Qiang, the commander of the second battalion, ran to the front of the regiment commander Wang Benqing and asked dissatisfiedly.

"Battalion Commander Zhou, this is not my order. This was an order from the division commander himself. Since it has been withdrawn, the casualties that should be counted immediately will be counted, and those who should be treated will be immediately sent to the rear for treatment and the troops will be sorted out. Although the Japanese army occupied our front-line positions, as long as they did not break out of our encirclement, their offensive would not stop. After listening to Zhou Qiang's dissatisfied questioning, the regiment commander Wang Benqing pointed to the general headquarters a few kilometers away and said.

"Yes, the regiment commander" Hearing that the order to retreat was given by the division commander himself, Zhou Qiang, who was still a little dissatisfied, immediately closed his mouth and replied loudly. He turned around and assigned tasks to a few company commanders who were following him.

And at this time, the army attacked the troops, after the soldiers took the initiative to retreat. Almost at any cost, he easily occupied the position that the second battalion voluntarily abandoned.

"Report to Your Excellency, Wing Commander, our army has successfully occupied the position of the Eighth Route Army, and all the Eighth Route Army on the position has retreated to the second line of defense. Ask the Wing Commander to give the next operational order. "Just when the little devil had just taken up the position, he didn't have time to cheer. The chief of staff of the wing who led the team ran to the front of Captain Yamada with excitement on his face, and reported excitedly.

"Yo Xi, it took five minutes less than the time stipulated by the division commander, which is very good. Report immediately to His Excellency the Division Commander. Hearing the report of his subordinates, Yamada Daisa looked at the watch on his arm, nodded with satisfaction, and ordered excitedly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Wing Commander. It's just that the troops will hold on to the spot or continue to attack the second line of fortifications of the Eighth Route Army," the chief of staff nodded in agreement and continued to ask.

"Nani, of course, is to attack, order the troops to go all out, take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the retreating Eighth Route Army has not yet stabilized the battle line, immediately launch a new round of attack, take the second line of fortifications of the Eighth Route Army, and open a breakthrough." Wing Commander Yamada Daisa ordered excitedly.

"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Commander"

Immediately, the light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army, which had just moved to the front-line position, opened fire again after receiving the order to attack. With the opening of machine gun fire, the nearly 1,000-strong troops gathered in the front-line positions simultaneously crossed the trenches and launched a group-sized charge towards the second line of fortifications more than 100 meters away.

"Comrades, give me a hard beating, you must not let the little devils get close" Although I don't know why the division commander took the initiative to give up the front-line position. However, as the commander of this line of defense, Commander Wang Benqing knew that even if he fought all his three regiments, he would not be able to let these little devils occupy his second line of fortifications. Seeing the little devil cross the first line of trenches, he wanted to charge his second line of fortifications. The head of the regiment, Wang Benqing, did not hesitate and ordered loudly.

With Wang Benqing's order, the entire three regiments and all the remaining light and heavy machine guns spewed out tongues of fire at the Yue army a hundred meters away almost at the same time. The dense firepower network swept the dozens of little devils who were charging at the forefront to the ground at once.

Of course, when the fighters opened fire, they also exposed all their machine gun positions in front of the machine gunners. With the continuous firing of light and heavy machine guns on the position, the more than 100 light and heavy machine guns of the little devils who had moved to the front-line position also began to slowly turn their muzzles, preparing to suppress firepower. In the end, in the face of several times the firepower density of the army, the firepower of the soldiers slowly thinned.

At the same time, the infantry of the Yue army immediately changed their offensive tactics. In addition to continuing the frontal attack, the forces of the two squadrons were transferred to outflank them in a roundabout way, just like the attack just now. In the face of the dense firepower of the little devils and the attack from three sides, the third regiment, which held its position with less than two battalions left, immediately felt tremendous pressure.

Although every fighter is desperately resisting, no matter what, his own flesh and blood can't stop the dense bullets of the little devils no matter what. The casualties of the fighters are increasing, and the little devils are getting closer and closer.

Of course, everything that happened on the entire position did not escape the eyes of Liu Hua, who was far away in the command headquarters. When he saw the little devils of nearly a thousand people, who were about to enter the huge minefield carefully prepared for them by his engineer battalion, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Liu Hua's mouth.

"Order Regiment Commander He Zhiyuan to immediately lead the remaining two battalions to reinforce the third regiment, ready to launch a counteroffensive at any time and recapture our front-line positions. Order the engineer battalion to prepare for the detonation, as long as the little devil walks into the minefield, the detonation will be carried out immediately" Liu Hua did not put down the binoculars in his hand, and ordered loudly to the chief of staff behind him.

"Yes, division commander" listened to Liu Hua's order. As the chief of staff, Li Qing was excited in addition to surprise. What he didn't expect was that his division commander would think so thoughtfully that there was a minefield between the two fortifications. In the expectant eyes of Chief of Staff Li Qing, the order was quickly issued to the ears of the two commanders.

From the command headquarters to the second-line positions of the 3rd regiment, there was less than a kilometer away. He Zhiyuan, who got the order, only took less than five minutes to complete the kilometer distance. With two battalions, a force of nearly a thousand people came to the second-line defensive position, which had become a ruin.

"Commander Wang, I am He Zhiyuan, the head of the first division and the first regiment. The division commander ordered the troops of two battalions of our division to come and reinforce them, and obey your command. In addition, the division commander asked me to convey to you that at a distance of 50 meters to a hundred meters from the front of the position, the division commander laid out a huge minefield. The division commander ordered us to block the little devils in this area as much as possible, and after the engineer battalion detonated the minefield, our unit immediately launched a counterattack to recapture the first-line positions that had just been ceded. He Zhiyuan came to Wang Benqing, who was full of gunsmoke, and said.

"Haha, no wonder the division commander just asked us to give up our front-line positions, it turns out that he has been prepared for a long time. Lao He, we don't have anyone to listen to anyone's command, let's discuss something. Now the machine gun fire of the little devils is too fierce, and the only remaining machine guns of our three regiments cannot be suppressed at all. You first bring all the light and heavy machine guns you brought into the position and save the rest for a counterattack. What do you think. After listening to Captain He Zhiyuan's words, Commander Wang Benqing, who was already very anxious, immediately smiled and suggested to He Zhiyuan in front of him.

"Okay, I agree. Chief of Staff, immediately order all machine gunners to enter the position, quickly. The rest are battle-ready and ready to strike at any moment. He Zhiyuan immediately nodded and replied, and ordered loudly to the regimental chief of staff behind him.

"Yes, regimental commander" Soon, more than 30 light and heavy machine guns quickly entered the position under the leadership of the regimental chief of staff and joined the battle group. With the addition of more than 30 light and heavy machine guns, the fighters, who had just been pressed and beaten by the little devils, immediately began to fight back.

As a light and heavy machine gun began to spew out tongues of fire, the machine gunners who were still very arrogant just now. Immediately I was stunned by the sudden firepower of dozens of light and heavy machine guns. One by one, the machine gunners, before they could find out why, were killed with a dense rain of bullets on their backs, and fell crookedly in a pool of blood. And the light machine gun, which was still roaring just now, also fell to the ground crookedly like a sick old man at this time.

"Comrades, beat me hard, and I must block all the little devils for me 50 meters in front of the position." Wang Benqing, the regiment commander who was directing the battle back and forth in the trenches, saw that the firepower of the Yue army was finally suppressed by himself. Finally breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted an order to the soldiers lying in the trenches.

With no bullets flying overhead, the fighters were noticeably better at shooting. With the sound of several rows of guns, the little devils who were still advancing just now, after losing dozens of little devils who rushed to the front, lay on the ground one after another, and began to shoot at the soldiers. What they didn't expect was that they were lying on top of a dense minefield at this time. Above a minefield that could explode at any moment.

"Order the engineer battalion to detonate the minefield immediately" An order from division commander Zhang Hua came from the division headquarters.

"Boom, boom, boom" As the blasters were pressed one by one, a series of explosions immediately sounded on the position that was still crawling with devil soldiers. One by one, one by one. In an instant, 50 meters in front of the position was shrouded in thick gunpowder smoke from the explosion.

You must know that in order to better kill and injure the living forces of the army, the engineer battalion, in accordance with Liu Hua's order, laid thousands of mines, shells, and explosives packs on this position of less than a few square kilometers. The scene of these mines exploding at the same time not only shocked Liu Hua, who was far away from the command post, but also the soldiers who were lying on the position to block the little devils. It also shocked the commander of the army, Yamada Daisa, who was supervising the battle in the rear, and the hopeful division commander Itagaki Seishiro.

When the "Eight Grid Tooth Road" saw its troops of nearly 1,000 people, it was instantly enveloped by a dense explosion. Wing Commander Yamada Daisa, who had a wealth of combat experience, immediately understood what was going on, and at the same time realized the fate of more than a thousand Imperial soldiers under his command. couldn't help yelling at the sky, knelt on the ground, showed a look of despair, and slowly drew his command knife

Similarly, the division commander Seishiro Itagaki, who originally thought that the road to his breakthrough was about to open, was also stunned by the dense explosions. When he saw through the telescope that his troops of nearly 1,000 men had disappeared in a sea of fire and explosions in an instant. Itagaki Seishiro's hands began to tremble, and at the same time, a look of despair slowly appeared in his eyes. The eyes that were still full of confidence just now were completely shattered by this violent explosion at this moment.

"Tick Tick Tick Comrades, Rush" with the sound of the last explosion. A loud trumpet of the charge sounded over the position. Immediately afterwards, the fighters of two battalions, under the cover of dense fire, rushed out from their respective starting positions. With the rifle already loaded with the bayonet in his hand, he rushed to the minefield not far away, where the smoke had not yet dissipated.

Rushing into the minefield full of gunsmoke, what came into the soldiers' field of vision, except for the stumps and broken arms of the little devils, the corpses were all wounded soldiers who kept wailing, and the seriously wounded who kept squirming their bodies. However, the warriors who have been tested by blood and fire did not hesitate at all. Especially for these little devils who are not as good as beasts, there is no pity for them.

A bright bayonet was stabbed into the chest of the little devil without hesitation by the soldiers. One bullet after another, the soldiers shot into the head of the little devil.

Of course, the fighters were not without resistance. It must be passed, and in this dense minefield, it is impossible to kill and injure all the little devils of nearly a thousand people. There is still nearly a squadron of the army, and it is lucky to survive. Under the command of a squadron leader, with the corpses of fallen soldiers. On the hellish battlefield, a fairly strong ring fortification was constructed.

More than a hundred little devils, with a fortification piled up with corpses, opened fire on the soldiers who were rapidly harvesting the lives of the army.

"Bang bang da" There was a messy sound of rifles, mixed with the gunfire of several light machine guns. The dozens of soldiers who rushed to the front, without any defense, were knocked to the ground by this sudden bullet and fell in a pool of blood.

"Quick, get down." Seeing that the soldiers who rushed to the front fell in a pool of blood like cutting wheat, the two battalion commanders who commanded the charge hurriedly ordered loudly. Soon, nearly a thousand warriors lay neatly on the ground and began to shoot at the little devil in front of them.

More importantly, in less than a minute of firing, regimental commander He Zhiyuan, who discovered the enemy's situation, recruited artillery support from the artillery regiment.

"Boom, boom, boom" A violent explosion exploded in the ring fortifications of the Yue army. The fortifications, which were not particularly strong, were immediately blown away in the sound of explosions. The corpses of the soldiers piled up in front of the soldiers fell one after another under the impetus of the huge wave of qi. Immediately, dozens of little devils lying on the corpse fortifications, their entire bodies were completely exposed to the guns of the fighters.

A dense volley of guns rang out, and dozens of little devils, only a few who saw the opportunity quickly, lay on the ground, dodging the dense rain of bullets. The rest of the army, without exception, were sent back to their hometown by this flying bullet.

"Comrades, throw grenades, rush" saw that the defense line of the Japanese army had been destroyed. The two battalion commanders seized the opportunity and ordered loudly. Hundreds of grenades, at the command of the two, were thrown.

"Boom, boom, boom" a grenade explosion sounded. The smoke from the explosion of the grenade obscured the soldiers. Under the cover of smoke from the explosion of a grenade. The fighters, under the leadership of their respective commanders, jumped up from the ground and launched a charge towards the front-line positions not far away. At the same time, while charging, throw grenades forward, creating gunsmoke.

The "killing" was very fast, and the fighters, after paying a certain amount of casualties, rushed to the edge of the front-line position. At this time, the entire front-line position, after the explosion just now, has been completely covered with a layer of little devil corpses. And the more than 100 little devils who survived by luck were mostly injured at this time. The little devil, who was not injured, held up the rifle with a good bayonet in his hand, and looked at the soldiers who were getting closer and closer with hideous eyes.

"What are you still doing in a daze, to avenge the dead comrades, and to give me all a surprise" Seeing that the soldiers quickly surrounded the remaining more than a hundred little devils, a battalion commander picked up a crooked machine gun on the ground. rushed into the encirclement and shouted at the warriors.

"Da da da" a tongue of fire erupted from the machine gun in the battalion commander's hand. As the gunshots rang out, the fighters, who were in shock, finally reacted. They all pulled the trigger in their hands against the remaining little devils in the trenches. In less than a minute, more than a hundred little devils fell under the guns of hundreds of fighters. At the same time, the front-line positions, which had just been abandoned for less than half an hour, also returned to the hands of the fighters.

"Clean up immediately, clean up all the corpses of the little devils, and collect all the weapons and ammunition. Quickly "Eliminate all the troops on the position, the regiment commander He Zhiyuan and the guards have come to the front-line position in a ruin, and shouted an order to the two battalion commanders.

"Yes, regimental commander" The two battalions, except for the necessary vigilance force left for vigilance, all the rest joined the ranks of cleaning up the battlefield. And the little devils who attacked from the other three directions, with the collapse of the reinforced brigade led by Captain Yamada, all died down and quietly retreated.

"Baga, I want to kill Shanlianjun with my own hands, the lives of more than a thousand imperial soldiers are all buried in his hands, and Bage Yalu" saw that his reinforced brigade plus two squadrons of more than 1,500 people were lost in an explosion. The division commander, Seishiro Itagaki, drew his command knife and slashed at everything around him, and at the same time, scolded loudly.

(To be continued)