Finally, an hour later, when only more than 300 fighters remained in the position. The reinforcements led by Liu Hua appeared in everyone's field of vision.

"Head Shen, how's the situation going?" Looking at the dilapidated and constantly shelled position by the enemy, Liu Hua asked directly.

"Commander, it's very bad! The army concentrated nearly 100 grenadiers and mortars, continuously launched artillery bombardments on the position, and constantly launched a squadron-scale charge! The two battalions I led are now left with so many people. If you come a little late, the position will be breached. ”

"Order the third battalion to take over a regiment of positions, and now we can only hold on for one night by surprise, hitting him by surprise, and scaring the little devils. You reorganized the remaining fighters who could charge into a battalion, and came to me when the reorganization was complete. The artillery battalion immediately set up a position, the target, the enemy's main force, obeyed my order to open artillery, and everyone acted separately. After a while, Shen Qinghua, Regiment Commander Wang Benqing, and the Commander of the Artillery Battalion came to him.

"Commander, there are 352 men left in the two battalions to participate in the battle, and I have reorganized them into three companies." Shen Qinghua reports.

"The first battalion has taken over the position and is holding off the enemy on the position as a company." Report of the head of the third regiment.

"Commander, the artillery battalion is ready for battle and can fire at any time...", the artillery battalion commander reported.

"Good, good... Comrades, the biggest threat to our holding positions now is the nearly 100 grenadiers and mortars of the devils, and I believe that by destroying them, we will be able to fight much easier tonight. Now I order: Commander Shen, take the three companies you just reorganized to bypass the frontal position, ambush around the devils, and rush out after the artillery fires. The fighters were ordered to concentrate their fire and pretend to be a counter-charge. But remember, your mission is not to destroy the devils, but to follow the artillery fire to pick up the bargains and scare them. ”

"Yes, Commander"

"Commander Wang Benqing, you take the remaining two battalions to also bypass the frontal position, ambush near the little devil artillery position, and when the artillery battalion opens fire and the main force of the devil has no time to take care of it, kill it, destroy the devil artillery, and then bring back all their equipment, and blow up everything that can't be brought back."

"Yes, Commander." Wang Benqing replied excitedly. Because in the siege battle that just ended, his three regiments basically had no results, and now they finally have a mission. Can you not get excited?

"Give you twenty minutes to prepare, and after twenty minutes, the attack will begin, and everyone will split up." Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, Commander." Soon, the two left their positions with their troops and disappeared into the darkness.

In the position 200 meters away, the sound of shells, explosions, gunfire, and the shouts of soldiers were ringing out.

Liu Hua took the last unit around him, and the personal guard company touched the artillery position. Dodging the constantly falling shells, Liu Hua finally came to the front line, hid in an anti-artillery hole, and began to seriously observe the enemy on the battlefield. Soon, the commander of the first battalion ran over.

"Oh my God! Commander, why are you here, how dangerous it is here, if you have three longs and two shorts, how can I explain to the regiment commander, political commissar and other leaders! Seeing the commander, the battalion commander complained for a while.

"Well, now is not the time to talk about this, don't take it as an example! What's going on now? Liu Hua asked with an anxious face.

"Commander, the situation is very bad, there is a squadron in front of us, and now there are about two squads left! They fight to the death! What's even more hateful is that the devil's artillery fire has hardly stopped, and you see, while we were talking, several soldiers fell. The commander of the first battalion said depressedly.

"Well, it's okay to hold on for ten minutes. Also, organize two companies, and when you can't shell the ground, rush out for me and eliminate the two squads of devils in front of me. The guard company is under your command. There is no confidence to complete the task. Liu Hua ordered.

"Yes, Commander. Guaranteed completion of the task. ”

"Okay, let's go down and prepare!" Liu Hua said. Began to wait for the final shelling.

"Boom, boom, boom...", who had been waiting anxiously, Liu Hua finally heard the sound of artillery positions behind him. A group of 36 artillery shells, which were not test-fired, flew towards the main position of the army.

As the artillery shells landed, dozens of brilliant fireworks exploded in an instant, and at the same time, they also set off patches of blood rain on the devil's position.

"Yaga, what's wrong?" Seeing that the front end of his unit was in a sea of fire, the entire First Brigade seemed to be affected. Sakai asked eagerly.

"Brigade commander, we must have been shelled by the [***] team, and reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army are coming." The chief of staff next to him judged with certainty.

"Baga, the [***] team has cannons! Quick, order the entire force to retreat and retreat beyond the range of the cannon of the [***] team! Quick...," Sakai roared loudly.

"Hey! Brigade commander..."The chief of staff turned around and gave the order.

In less than a few minutes, the entire main force of the Yue army began to move. The various brigades retreated one after another, and even the 1st Brigade, which had been shelled, began to retreat on its own after receiving the order.

Of course, the retreat of the army also provided a good opportunity for the soldiers who were ready to launch a charge. Just as the 1st Brigade was in confusion as it retreated, their rear suddenly remembered the loud trumpets of the charge, followed by the fierce sound of gunfire and shouts mixed with the explosion of falling shells.

As the trumpet sounded, the troops at the back of the retreat were knocked down one after another, and the fierce artillery fire was pouring shells into the group of devils faster and faster. The explosion of shells, the sound of machine gun fire, the shouts of the fighters, the wails of their own soldiers... All of them reached the leader of the first brigade, who was organizing the retreat of the troops, and his already anxious heart became even more anxious. Looking at the artillery fire that was getting closer and closer to him, the captain completely lost his composure just now.

"Baga, we are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army! Retreat... Before he finished speaking, he retreated to the rear under the cover of the guards. And several squadron leaders, seeing that their captains took the lead in retreating, also began to retreat in a hurry with the soldiers they could find.

Immediately, under the cover of artillery fire, a rare scene appeared on the road: thousands of Japanese troops retreated in confusion under the pursuit of hundreds of [***] squadrons, and even forgot to return fire. Of course, Shen Qinghua knew his strength very well, and he knew that as long as the army reacted, then the little force in his hands would die without a place to be buried.

So when the troops chased almost 500 meters, they wisely ordered the troops to stop the pursuit, quickly clean up the battlefield, collect the weapons and ammunition that the devils still laid down along the way, and quickly withdraw to the position.

When the first regiment launched a charge, two battalions of the third regiment, which were also lying in ambush next to the artillery position, also launched a charge. At this time, nearly 100 grenadier canisters and mortars of the Chinese army were placed in two rows 300 meters in front of the position, and nearly 300 artillery men were taking turns firing shells at the position, and no one noticed the two battalions slowly leaning towards their flanks.

Finally, the shelling of the main forces of the Japanese army began. Just as they received a request from the brigade commander to retreat, six buglers from two battalions blew the charge horn at the same time. The loud sound of trumpets echoed throughout the battlefield.

"Rush... Several machine guns were in front of them, and the soldiers jumped up from the bushes where they were hiding and rushed towards the artillery position.

Dense machine-gun fire swept towards the retreating army, and suddenly, more than a dozen soldiers on the edge of the position fell in a pool of blood. When have those artillerymen seen such a formation, although they have received basic infantry training and have been issued guns, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they are not as good as half of the infantry, let alone the Eighth Route Army, which is three times their own strength.

At this moment, several companies outflanked from both flanks triumphantly rendezvous. At this time, the artillery of these hundreds of people completely entered the encirclement of the fighters and became fat on the lips of the fighters. Nearly a thousand soldiers, with grenades and machine guns, slowly compressed hundreds of artillery without heavy weapons, and eliminated them little by little.

Similarly, a battalion that held its position also launched a charge against the Japanese army, which was less than 100 men in front of the position. After leaving enough troops to hold the position. The two companies were like two sharp knives, starting from the two wings, directly inserting into the two wings of the army, engaging them in close combat, fighting with bayonets... At the cost of nearly a platoon of casualties, the army was completely annihilated.

Half an hour passed, and the battlefield slowly fell silent, and it fell into darkness again. The fighters who attacked began to come back one after another, looking at the excited fighters one by one, Liu Hua knew that the assault on the devil had been victorious.

"Commander, what a pleasure! I have never fought such a happy battle, and I really didn't expect that we would be able to defeat the army. Shen Qinghua, the commander of the first regiment who attacked the main force of the army, did not have the loss of most of the casualties of his subordinates just now, but said excitedly.

"Hehe, Commander Shen, don't be too happy, today is just that the army has no heavy fire support and is not clear about our troops, otherwise, your little strength is not enough for Sakai to plug his teeth. What do you think? What about the results of the troops? Liu Hua splashed Shen Qinghua with a basin of cold water and said.

"Commander, the loss of 32 people, according to preliminary statistics, is at least four hundred of the Japanese army who died under our artillery fire and our attacks. In addition, we captured eight enemy heavy machine guns and a batch of other weapons and ammunition, which have not yet been counted. Although he was criticized, Shen Qinghua still replied excitedly.

"Good! 8 heavy machine guns, this is the best weapon for defense! Now we will be more guaranteed to hold our position. Captain Wang, what about you? Liu Hua also said happily.

"Commander, successfully completed the mission. All 322 Japanese soldiers were wiped out, and 52 of their own casualties were killed. More than 40 grenadiers, 20 mortars and a batch of ammunition were seized. All other weapons were destroyed in the course of the fighting. Wang Benqing replied equally excitedly.

(To be continued)