Each company of the three battalions was equipped with a small artillery squad and three grenadiers, far more than the devils in number.

But compared with the well-trained gunners of the devils, the gunners of the independent regiment who became monks halfway were obviously much worse.

A round of grenades passed, and only one grenade hit the target, killing two devil grenadiers.

The devil reacted quickly, adjusted the direction, and prepared to strike at the grenadier canisters that had just been exposed by the Eighth Route Army.

Fortunately, Wang Ping had stricter rules for grenadiers than mortars.

Wang Ping, who knew that the grenadiers of the independent regiment might not be able to compare with the devils after half a year of training, the last thing he wanted to see these newly started gunners being blown up by the devils as soon as they entered the battlefield.

In order to train a group of excellent gunners for the independent regiment, Wang Ping had to ensure their survival rate on the battlefield. Therefore, it is specifically stipulated that they must move their positions every time a grenade is fired. Anyway, the grenadier is more convenient than the mortar, it can be carried by one person, and there is no need to disassemble and assemble.

It took only ten seconds for the Japanese grenadiers to fire five grenades at the exposed grenadier firing positions of the 3rd Battalion. In the violent explosion, the firing site was immediately blown up in smoke.

The gunners of the Independent Regiment who had just been transferred to the side had a happy expression on their faces for the rest of their lives.

Then it became dignified again, just now I also fired a round of grenades, and then I watched the devil counterattack a round of grenades, and the huge difference in results made everyone realize that if they want to become a qualified gunner, they still have a long way to go.

Liu Kui, the deputy platoon commander of the artillery platoon who commanded them, immediately ordered: "If you know the gap, give me a good fight, and cherish every opportunity to go to the battlefield!" Quickly aim at the devil's grenadier firing position, or one grenade per person, and retreat after the fight! ”

Three small artillery squads stared at the Japanese grenadiers, and the two heavy machine guns of the artillery platoon stared at the Japanese heavy machine guns.

The firepower of the Japanese army covering the two heights was suddenly gone, and only two crooked handles and dozens of scattered bullets from the 38 big covers were constantly fired.

"Comrades, the devils are attacking, rush forward and repel them!" The battalion commander Yan Song immediately seized the opportunity and ordered.

This time, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, the attacking Japanese army did not follow all the puppet army, but scattered among the puppet army and attacked with them.

Not only can you use the puppet army to block bullets for yourself, but you can also shoot at the Eighth Route Army on the position under their cover, killing multiple birds with one stone.

In this case, Ma Qingyun, the commander of the first company, could only order the troops to kill them, whether they were devils or puppet soldiers, as long as they attacked, they would shoot and never let them get close to the position.

In the dense and chaotic gunfire, people on both sides were constantly killed. But in general, the number of casualties of the Japanese puppet army was twice as high as that of the first company.

After all, the first company had cover to block most of its body, and the attacking Japanese puppet army was completely exposed to the guns of the first company.

But even so, the first company still did not stop the offensive of the Japanese puppet army. The distance of their attack was shortened from 100 meters to 60 meters in just one minute, and as long as they rushed forward another twenty meters, the Japanese troops hiding in the puppet army could throw grenades into a company of positions.

Although the first company can also use grenades to fight back, Ma Qingyun, who knows his strength, knows that with most of the recruits and prisoners accounting for the majority, it is a blessing in misfortune that the troops have been able to hold on until now. Once a grenade hits the middle of the position and explodes, not to mention dozens, four or five will be enough to plunge the troops into chaos, and then directly collapse on the battlefield.

"Don't be afraid, keep shooting, stop them...... Don't stop the machine guns, change them all to burst fire mode, be sure to block them! Ma Qingyun anxiously ordered as he bent over and walked back and forth behind the bunker to avoid a firepower gap in the position.

The squad and platoon commander also realized the seriousness of the matter, and many people snatched the machine gun directly from the recruits, and while urging his recruits to continue shooting, they skillfully manipulated the machine guns to shoot at the devils.

Ten meters! Despite everyone's desperate counterattack, the Japanese puppet army still moved forward.

In the face of the enemy who was close at hand, although the voice of encouragement from the platoon leader around him had not been broken, many recruits still had panicked expressions on their faces.

At this time, if it weren't for the squad platoon leader lying next to them to supervise the formation, they would definitely turn around and run.

At this critical moment, two companies that had hidden behind the high ground rushed up.

"Dog's day, the little devil is going to work hard, and the whole army is pressing!" Yan Song, who rushed to the high ground with the troops, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the situation on the battlefield.

It turned out that the squadron leader who was supervising the battle behind the Japanese army saw that the troops were expected to break through the defensive line, and the Eighth Route Army on the two heights had not yet reacted, and immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity to break through the defensive line of the Eighth Route Army.

So, without saying a word, he directly ordered all the remaining imperial troops and imperial allegorical troops under his command to rush to the position of the Eighth Route Army.

More than 80 Japanese puppet troops in front, and nearly 100 devil elites in the back, rushed forward together, and the company that had already lost its partners was definitely not an opponent.

Therefore, as soon as he saw the situation on the battlefield, Yan Song ordered: "Shoot, shoot immediately, block the enemy, don't let them rush into a company of positions!" ”

The six Czech-made and two heavy machine guns equipped by the two companies opened fire immediately, and the flying bullets instantly formed a bullet net in front of the Japanese puppet army.

The Japanese puppet army, which was still advancing just now, seemed to have hit an iron wall, and there was no way to move forward.

Soon, dozens of corpses fell in front of them.

After the pace of the Japanese puppet army's attack was contained, Yan Song immediately divided a part of the light and heavy machine guns to attack the Japanese troops behind.

In the face of condescending crossfire, the devils on the highway who keep rushing forward are dead ends, no matter where they hide.

The squadron leader's face turned pale all of a sudden, especially after seeing the subordinates around him who were protecting him being killed continuously, the squadron leader's pale face showed a trace of despair.

"No, we can't let the warriors die here in vain!" At the critical moment, the Japanese squadron leader suddenly had this idea in his heart.

Then he commanded with a murderous face: "Warriors, attack the eastern heights." Everyone will die on the way to the charge, kill and give! ”

The squadron leader drew his command knife and swung it to the east high ground, that is, the high ground defended by the second company, and seventy or eighty still alive devils rushed to the high ground with rifles.

The third battalion commander Yan Song happened to be in the second company position, and seventy or eighty devils rushed here, although Yan Song was very nervous, but more excited and expectant.

Although the second company also lost a lot of men, it still had more troops than the devils, and it also had an advantage in firepower and terrain.

What's more, the three companies on the opposite high ground can also provide fire support for themselves with light and heavy machine guns.

Without thinking about it, he ordered: "Comrades, since the devils want to send them to death, then eat them!" Shoot with all your might and destroy them with the heaviest firepower! ”

The Japanese army also knew that they would definitely die today, so every devil rushed forward with a deadly posture. And as long as he had the opportunity, he raised his rifle and shot at the Eighth Route Army on the high ground, killed and injured the Eighth Route Army, and buried himself.

As more and more devils were killed on the offensive road, the casualties of the second company on the high ground also increased.

Fortunately, at this time, the four heavy machine guns equipped with the third company had eliminated the Japanese puppet army on the road, and then turned the muzzle of the gun and fired at the back of the devil.

A lot of little devils dodged bullets from the front, but not bullets from the back.