Wang Ping said with a look of appreciation: "The political commissar's analysis is good, the key to counterattacking and recapturing the third line of defense is to recapture the hill behind the third line of defense, as long as the Japanese army takes the third line of defense, it will definitely send heavy troops to defend the mountain!" ”

"It's still the same sentence just now, if I'm sure that I can control the casualties in a company and recapture the mountain from the devils, is this risk worth the risk!"

This time Cheng Xiao did not hesitate and answered very affirmatively.

"As long as you can control the casualties, even if you can't recapture the mountain, as long as you can eliminate twice the number of Japanese puppet troops, I agree with you to take this risk!"

Wang Ping replied confidently: "There are only twice the number of Japanese puppet troops, which is too little." Political commissar, chief of staff. This afternoon, Yang Xiong created a miracle for us, and the frontal battlefield and the devil fought a casualty ratio of three to one. Tonight, I will also perform a miracle for you. With less than one company's casualties, recapture the high ground on the hill and wipe out all the troops of the devils stationed on the hill. ”

After taking the second line of defense of the Independent Regiment with two infantry squadrons and two companies of the Imperial Allied Army, Major General Ono did not have much smile on his face.

Because, at this rate of loss, when you kill all the way to the station of the independent regiment, you will lose at least two infantry brigades, or even three infantry brigades.

Although he had enough troops in his hands, Cheng could withstand this loss.

However, Major General Ono couldn't stand it in his heart.

In Ono's consciousness, the life of the Imperial Japanese Army was more than twice as noble as that of the squadron.

In Ono's opinion, exchanging the lives of two Chinese people for two middle ** people is a big loss for the imperial army, not to mention the one-to-one casualty ratio.

Therefore, Ono could not accept such a large casualty.

"We must further change the offensive plan and reduce our casualties!" Major General Ono, who did not have any smile on his face, stared at the chief of staff and his surrounding subordinates and ordered.

Aki Shui Sa, who suffered the most losses, was the first to stand up: "We can increase the proportion of grenadiers in the attacking troops, many of the imperial troops were killed by grenades and grenades thrown by the Eighth Route Army during the attack. Because of the terrain, it was impossible for the Imperial Army to counterattack with grenades during the attack, and the only thing that could be used was grenadiers! ”

"As long as the number of grenadiers attacking with the team is large enough, we can use the grenadiers to counter the grenades and grenades of the Eighth Route Army. Without the Imperial Army having to rush forward ten meters under the rain of grenades, it can counterattack with grenades and lose a large number of Imperial Army warriors! ”

Major General Ono was very satisfied with this answer, and a rare smile appeared on his face: "Yo Xi, Akisui-kun is worthy of being the best officer in the Great Japanese Empire, and his analysis is to the point!" ”

"Chief of Staff, for the next attack, each infantry squadron will be equipped with thirty grenadiers to launch an attack!"

Another group leader immediately stood up and added: "General, we also need to increase the proportion of machine guns in the attacking troops. ”

"Our brigade is equipped with the latest Type 96 light machine gun developed by the Empire, which has much better performance than the original machine gun, which is very suitable for machine gunners to use as submachine guns in their hands!"

"After the attacking troops reached the vicinity of the defense line of the independent regiment, the heavy machine gun fire covering the attack could not fire with all their strength in order to avoid accidental damage!"

"At this time, it is necessary to rely on the own firepower of the attacking troops to suppress the firepower of the defenders, and increasing the proportion of Type 96 machine guns in the attacking troops is the best solution!"

"Yo Xi, this proposal is also very good!" Major General Ono was very satisfied and gave the other party an affirmative answer.

Then he stared at the chief of staff and ordered: "This opinion is recorded, and the next attack must learn a lesson, and each infantry squadron will be equipped with twice the number of machine guns to attack with the team!" ”

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Ono stepped forward.

"I have an idea here, for the next attack, an infantry squad of the Imperial Army and a company of the Imperial Allied Army will be an offensive echelon, and we will send three offensive echelons at a time, fifty meters apart from each other, to continuously launch an attack on the defense line of the independent regiment, and put continuous pressure on the defenders!"

The chief of staff replied with a twinkle in his eyes: "In this case, the casualties of the imperial army will definitely be further reduced!" ”

"The time for the Imperial Army to take a defensive line of the Independent Regiment will also be further shortened!" Qiu Shui Zhongzuo's eyes flashed with a fine light and affirmed.

"The strength of the independent regiment's defensive positions is limited, and continuous attacks can further force them to use the hidden fire points of the machine-gun bunker in advance!"

"Coupled with the fact that the attacking force is not strong, the proportion of the imperial army is even smaller. After these machine-gun bunkers are exposed, the bombers don't need to wait for the attacking troops to retreat before they can attack directly! ”

"Then give it a try! Chief of Staff, immediately transfer troops, use all the proposals just now, and launch an attack on the third line of defense of the Independent Regiment! Major General Ono did not hesitate and directly issued the battle order in his own non-negotiable tone.

The two hundred days of the puppet army attacked in an echelon, lined up in a loose line of attacking skirmishers, with a distance of forty or fifty meters between the front and back, like three yellow waves, pressing towards the third line of defense.

"It's not good, the devil has changed!" Instructor Wang Liang shouted first, and his brows subconsciously wrinkled into a big Sichuan character.

"Dispatch three echelons of Japanese puppet troops to attack at the same time, devil, this is not giving us time to reinforce the position!" Zhang Yunshan's brows also furrowed.

Then he ordered the signal soldier behind him: "Contact the commander of the third company immediately, I want to talk to him." ”

After receiving the handset handed over by the communication soldier, Zhang Yunshan did not hesitate, and directly ordered: "Company Commander Yang, the devil's attack this time will definitely be very fierce, and the attacking troops of the three echelons will attack your position in turn, and you must be prepared to fight tough battles and continuous battles." ”

"I'll transfer the third garrison company to you now, and hide directly in the communication trench behind the position. As long as there is a need, you can go up with a word, and the garrison three companies can all go up. ”

"There are also three machine-gun bunkers, and you can shoot at your own time. However, in any case, it was necessary to repel this round of Japanese attacks in order to abandon the position. ”

"Otherwise, as soon as you retreat, the Japanese puppet army will catch up, and then stare at you and fight you in a rout!"

Putting down the telephone receiver, Zhang Yunshan raised the telescope again and stared at the battlefield.

"Da Da Da!" At this time, the battlefield had already begun to exchange fire.

The third company and the recruit company were equipped with crooked handles, and only then did they use guerrilla warfare to harvest the lives of the Japanese puppet army as much as possible.

This time, however, the guerrilla warfare did not save the lives of the machine gunners as before.

After having a sufficient number of grenadiers, the Japanese squad leader directly divided the six grenadiers into an artillery group, and only stared at one machine gun at a time.

As a burst of six grenades exploded near the machine-gun position at the same time, the sound of violent explosions could almost be said to be a dozen or the same.

Even if the machine gun was not directly destroyed, the two machine gunners in charge of the machine gun would have been killed or wounded.

So, as soon as the offensive began, the battle heated up.

The machine gunners of the two companies were constantly attritional, and eight crooked machine guns were not short to be blown up.

Finally, when the Japanese puppet army rushed to about 100 meters in front of the formation, the commander of the third company immediately ordered the riflemen to shoot to disperse the Japanese offensive fire and reduce the pressure on the machine guns.

But at this moment, a broadcast appeared that surprised everyone in the independent regiment.

More than a dozen devil machine gunners, holding Type 96 light machine guns, suddenly emerged from behind the Imperial Army, and then set fire to the position of the three companies.

With excellent shooting performance and a total of 30 rounds of ammunition, these light machine guns are extremely powerful on the battlefield, providing continuous fire support to the infantry.

The fluttering bullets, because of the close range of the shot, flew back almost close to the edge of the position.

When many fighters counterattacked, as long as they were a little slower, they would be immediately beaten into a sieve by the sweeping bullets!