Chapter 1105: Repeating the Old Trick

"Big brother, but, did I see that all the gas bombs have been delivered? Is the assault about to begin? Scarface asked.

Liu Yidao glared at him, looked around and said, "Your kid is quite good, but the assault won't start for the time being, because we have to wait for the flamethrower!" ”

"Flamethrower? What's that? Scarface was confused.

"I haven't seen what it is, I heard the commander say that it is a kind of fire-breathing weapon, it must be very useful, otherwise the commander-in-chief would not have ordered us to suspend the attack, and wait for this batch of flamethrowers." Liu Yidao said.

"Fire-breathing stuff? Great, so we can burn those little devils in Luoyan Mountain? Scarface was thrilled to hear this.

Liu Yidao nodded and said, "That's right." The battle must be fought, you kid should be honest with Lao Tzu before the total is launched, otherwise I won't be the first to spare you! ”

"Then when the time comes, can I take the commando team up!" Scarface's face was full of hope.

"We'll talk about it then." Liu Yidao threw away the remaining cigarette butts and got up to leave.

"Hey, big brother, don't go, you haven't told me if you can lead the commando team into battle." Scarface beckoned and shouted, but Liu Yidao strode away as if he didn't hear it.

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Three days later, the Dragon's Tooth Corps still did not attack, and at this time, the reinforcements transferred by Sato Takashi from the Han River had arrived, and the number of troops under his command reached 30,000 or 40,000.

At this time, Sato Taka's confidence swelled a little, and he summoned several of his main subordinate officers and said to them: "The people of Shina have not moved for a long time, and they don't know what kind of conspiracy they will engage in, so I plan to carry out a counterattack, I wonder what your opinions are?" ”

"What His Excellency the General said is very true, and the humble position is the first to agree, we have been at the front line for two or three days, and we have not fired a single shot, it is time to give those people a taste of it, let them know that our Imperial Japanese Army is not so vulnerable!" A newly arrived Japanese soldier Dazuo stood up for the first time.

Several other devil officers who came with him also echoed their words, so the devil's counterattack opportunity was finalized.

However, in order to prevent the powerful aerial fire and artillery fire of the Dragon's Tooth Corps, as well as the bombardment and threat of tank armored units, the Japanese army chose to operate at night.

And invested a full 10,000 elite troops, intending to make a comprehensive counterattack from the forward defense line of Luoyan Mountain, giving the Dragon Tooth Corps a large-scale counterattack lesson, not seeking to completely defeat the Dragon Tooth Corps, just to inflict a fatal blow on it and frustrate the sharpness of the Dragon Tooth Corps.

After nightfall, there was calm on both sides' positions, and in the dark, a group of Japanese elites quietly followed various underground communication trenches and tunnels and began to assemble towards the forward positions, and the few remaining artillery of the Japanese army were also quietly pulled out of the bunker by the artillerymen, and quickly aimed the muzzle at the Chinese positions of the other side.

At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, when almost everyone was asleep, the devil's position suddenly burst into flames, and one after another the shells dragged the flames into the air, leaving dazzling meteor fire marks in the night sky, and then smashed down viciously towards the forward offensive position of the first column.

The sky resounded with the piercing sound of breaking through the sky, and the cannonballs fell down, and in an instant there were violent explosions again and again, and the whole position seemed to shake as if the ground was shaking. At the same time, tens of thousands of elite Japanese troops rushed out from various tunnels, pillboxes, and fire bunkers, armed with rifles and machine guns, under the cover of heavy machine gun fire and grenades, and rushed over quickly but silently while their own artillery fire was raging.

Li Mingshan, who was now in charge of the specific command of the First Division, was awakened at the first time, turned over from the bed, got out of bed, didn't bother to put on his shoes, walked to the front of the military tent, lifted the door curtain, and shouted to the outside and asked: "Guard Company, how is the situation?" ”

A platoon commander of the guard company of the division headquarters immediately ran over, and without saluting, he pointed to the forward position where the flames were raging and said, "Devil, the devil suddenly launched an artillery attack on our offensive position. ”

Li Mingshan immediately responded: "Order the artillery regiment to immediately launch an artillery counterattack on the Japanese position, and the tank regiment will be vigilant, and be responsible for guarding the division headquarters and the artillery regiment and the baggage regiment." The first and second regiments are vigilant, fire flares, and see if there are any enemies to sneak attack! The three regiments were on standby. ”

"Yes!" The platoon commander immediately saluted and left.

Soon, all units of the 1st Division received orders and acted in accordance with the orders, and the 1st Regiment, under the command of the deputy regiment commander and several battalion commanders, took the lead in firing dozens of flares into the night sky in front of their forward positions.

Whoosh, dozens of white flares rose into the air, and soon emitted a blazing white light, instantly expelling the darkness without a trace, a radius of hundreds of meters was as bright as day, the trenches had already woken up, and the soldiers who were holding guns and standing by clearly saw that the devil infantry who were in groups and were quietly approaching their positions.

A battalion commander was taken aback and immediately ordered: "Open fire, give me a hard shot!" ”

Thousands of soldiers in the front-line trenches pulled the trigger one after another, and all kinds of weapons opened fire one after another.

Suddenly, the gunfire was loud, and the bullets were like rain, and the devils who wanted to sneak attack were caught off guard and were knocked down by the dense rain of bullets.

However, more devils also began to fire back, and at the same time, accelerated the pace of their assault.

Flares were also fired from the 2nd Regiment, and a fiercer battle ensued.

Tens of thousands of Japanese elites suddenly approached, and the two sides launched firepower, although the forward troops of the first and second regiments had fortifications and trenches to rely on, but the gap between the two sides was still too large, and the advanced weapons and firepower superiority in the hands of the dragon's tooth soldiers were not enough to resist the numerical superiority of the Japanese army.

Therefore, after a few minutes of fierce fighting, the casualties of the two infantry battalions at the forefront began to increase, and the front-line commanders immediately requested support from their respective regimental headquarters.

The regimental artillery battalion was finally ready for battle, and with the order of the regimental commander, it began to fire rapidly at the open ground in front of its own position.

At the same time, other infantry battalions and regimental units also rushed to the first line and the second line of trenches along the large and small communication trenches, relying on the fortifications and the enemy to carry out fierce firefights, and after receiving reinforcements, the battle line was temporarily stabilized.

The gap with the Japanese army was also much smaller, the casualties on both sides were basically one to two, one to three, the Japanese army's night attack failed, it became a strong attack, there was no fortification cover, and the weapons and equipment did not occupy an advantage, so the casualties were very large.