The northern suburbs of Datong, between the first and second lines of defense.

The devils are not exactly live targets, when a series of Hatch Chase heavy machine guns killed the comrades in the front row, the rest of the people chose to lie on the spot at the first time.

At this moment, the craters left by the artillery wing on the battlefield have become their lifesavers.

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, you have an idea!"

"The shameless Eighth Route Army has laid a minefield in front, the enemy must want to consume us here, how should our brigade attack next?"

Hearing this, all the devil infantry in the crater set their eyes on their captain, expecting the other party to come up with a scientific way to break the game.

In the face of the sudden pressure, the captain of the devil team wiped a handful of minced meat on his face, glared at the squadron leader beside him and said indignantly.

"Yaga!"

"On our current terms! What a good idea can I come up with! ”

The combination of fire and barrier was a defensive tactic that emerged during the First World War.

Although Japan did not experience the baptism of the European theater in World War I, they completely included the methods of cracking each country in the textbooks of the army academy.

Theoretically speaking, every grassroots officer of the Japanese army should not be at a loss in the face of minefields + barbed wire.

They could learn the tactics of De Er, and use elite infantry to temporarily form a special attack team similar to the storm commando, and quickly approach the defense line of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region with limited artillery support.

The next step is to cut the barbed wire against the barrage and complete the demining work.

As long as the military quality of the special squad is high enough, the devils even have the opportunity to rush into the trenches in front and have a hearty hand-to-hand combat with the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

If you don't like the style of play of the German two, then you can also learn the tactics of the current German three.

When faced with a minefield, Aryan Superman will call in close support aircraft and artillery at the corps and division level, and then combine minesweepers and armored units to quickly open up an offensive channel.

After all, the combination of fire and barrier can only block infantry or lightly armored units, and can only delay some time in the face of a wealthy army.

After thinking for a while, the captain of the devil team met everyone's expectant gaze and ordered:

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while! It is the honor of these servant troops to call the precious Fourth Division over and open the way for the samurai of the Japanese brothers! ”

"Anyone who helps the locust army to get through the difficulties smoothly will be promoted to one level."

"If someone dares to disobey orders and tries to leave the battlefield without permission, then shoot them on the spot!"

Between breaking through the level with skill and breaking the law with force, the captain of the devil brigade chose to use the servant army's thunder.

Almost every member of the Storm Commando is a veteran of the Iron Cross Medal, and everyone can be called a humanoid Gundam on the battlefield, and the strength of the combat power can be imagined

Although the 110th Division is known as the strongest type B, the strength of the B division is still limited after all, and even if it has a type A and a standing foundation, it is impossible not to make up a group of elites in a hundred battles.

Break through the level with skill, don't even think about it.

As for breaking the law by force, it is even more impossible.

As a well-known poor man in the three axes, the Japanese army's B division does not have the conditions to open the way with firepower at all, and it is still a bit possible to replace it with the Sendai Screaming Division.

What's more, the artillery wing of the 110th Division has just suffered a devastating blow from the Eighth Route Army Air Force, and its current strength is even more insignificant.

Large-scale minelaying + barbed wire seems to have no technical difficulty, but it is a lore for devils who have not broken through quickly.

Fifteen minutes later, the 4th Division of the puppet Mongolian army was semi-coerced to assemble in the sortie position.

Compared with the first day of the attack on Datong, the troops of the precious and strong have already suffered heavy losses, and only 600 men are left in one division. Almost all of these traitors were wounded, and they all looked listless.

He looked around at the few remaining regiment and battalion commanders, and then mentioned the tone of encouragement:

"Brothers, the opportunity for revenge and meritorious service has come!"

"As long as we can assault a thousand meters forward, the locust army will not let us participate in the subsequent battle. After the Battle of Datong, all the officials were promoted to one level! ”

Hearing the "rich" reward, the frightened traitors became emboldened again.

If it's only a kilometer, maybe there's a chance to complete the tasks issued by the masters. And there must be a lot of weapons left over from the Eighth Route Army in the city, and they will be able to make a fortune when the time comes.

In these days, as long as you have weapons in hand, recruiting troops is a breeze.

It's a pity that their masters concealed the existence of a minefield. The simple-minded traitor also doesn't want to think about how an infantry captain promises a reward.

"Rush me! Kill an eight-way reward for ten oceans! If you are an officer, the reward will be doubled! ”

In order to motivate his subordinates, Gui Guiting even used his own small coffers. He led the puppet soldiers to the front line, waving the Wang Ba box in his hand, and shouting for the brothers to go first.

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The second line of defense, the machine gun position of the Jinji column.

"Squad leader, it's been almost twenty minutes, why hasn't the little devil moved? Could it be that they have given up the attack? ”

"In order to prepare for the current position, it took us more than an hour just to move the ammunition. If the enemy is cowardly, then I don't know where to cry. ”

"Why don't we call the artillery and blow up the position just now?"

Heavy machine gun is one of the classic components of the combination of fire and barriers.

In order to cope with the attack of the devils, a column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region set up a number of machine-gun positions on the front line.

Each position was under the responsibility of a reinforced machine-gun squad, armed with four Hatch Chase heavy machine guns, with 46,000 rounds on reserve.

The reason why there are four is that considering that the continuous firing ability of the air-cooled heavy machine gun is slightly weaker, the firepower may be insufficient in the face of the onboard charge of the devils.

Two guns that fire while on the defensive, and two that are in reserve positions for backup will solve the problem perfectly.

After hearing the words of his own soldier, squad leader Wang shook his head helplessly. With the personality of the devils, they will definitely not have the idea of giving up the attack.

Now, that is, the calm before the storm.

"Don't worry, the enemy should be thinking of countermeasures now. By the time they started to charge, you were busy. ”

"Remember what I said, the devils shoot short before they break through the minefield. When they are 500 meters away from the position, they switch to strafing mode. ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldier in charge of observation noticed an unusual movement on the battlefield.

Hundreds of sneaky enemies are hunching their way from the limits of their vision. Judging from the dress, it should be a traitor of the pseudo-Mongolian army.

"Bang!"

After only fifty meters of movement, a mine completed its mission and exploded in the crowd of two devils.

Looking at the panicked enemy, a sneer appeared on Squad Leader Wang's face, and he held the heavy machine gun in front of him with both hands and ordered:

"Tell the squad deputy that they don't rush to fire."

"The enemy who managed to crawl out with great difficulty, but don't scare people back."

Da, da

The short burst began, and the deadly bullets flew towards the enemy without stopping. At the location where several heavy machine guns were set on fire, dozens of two devils fell down one after another, and their whole bodies were almost beaten into a sieve.

At their feet, the bullets, which were still dense, kicked up patches of dirt.

The puppet Mongolian army, which had turned into a frightened bird because of the explosion of a mine, was instantly demoralized.

The two devils rushed to find cover to avoid the barrage, and the unformed skirmish line was completely chaotic.

"Divisional commander! We've got a hard fork! ”

"If you don't withdraw first and think about it in the long run, the attack won't be bad for a while anyway."

Encountering a short-shot heavy machine gun on the battlefield basically means encountering a ruthless person. This kind of simple truth is naturally understood by the Fourth Division, which has been following the devils for a long time.

After hearing the staff officer's proposal, Precious nodded without thinking.

At this juncture, he had already figured out the purpose of the Japanese. It's okay for them to wade through the mines, but at least they have to get some tools for clearing mines and cutting barbed wire.

"Withdraw!"

"Go back and get your tools, and then look for the angle of attack!"

As soon as these words came out, the traitors, who had long been unwilling to fight, immediately swarmed backwards, not caring at all about the heavy machine gun positions in the rear.

But just as they were about to return to the attack position, two rows of bullets shot by crooked handles stopped the two devils.

As soon as Precious Ting raised his head, he saw the cold eyes of the Devil Captain. Silence is better than sound here, and he understood what the other party meant in an instant.

Retreat from the latter, die.

Fortunately, the Japanese didn't want to kill them all, after all, they still needed the Fourth Division to go to the mines.

A moment later, nearly a hundred devil infantry jumped out of the trenches. With sapper shovels and blasters in hand, these men followed the precious troops forward.

At the same time, a machine gun was also erected, and began to look for the location of the machine gun of the Eighth Route Army, and tried to suppress it.

"It's dark! Onboard! ”

With the squadron leader's order, the devils wrapped themselves in the puppet Mongolian army and began to charge.

They maintain a formation of 15~20 people and start demining, otherwise they will become a live target for heavy machine guns because of the large number of people or the concentration of targets.

The explosion of mines constantly resounded on the battlefield, and the next group would be filled every time the person in front died out.

In the beginning, the devils would also use the tools in their hands to clear mines and cut barbed wire.

After discovering that following the steps would only become targets, they directly picked up the wreckage of their companions or puppet soldiers, carried them in front of them to demine or directly spread them on the barbed wire.

If there are surplus corpses, then pile them on the offensive passage and make charge cover for the subsequent infantry.

In the face of the enemy, who was gradually going crazy and began to attack in a jade crushing style, the various heavy machine gun positions were also red-eyed. At first, Lao Wang could still keep shooting short, but after five minutes, it became a mechanical trigger.

The effective firing range of the Hatch Chase heavy machine gun was 2,400 meters, which was exactly the length of the minefield.

Patches of puppet soldiers and devils fell to the ground one after another like wheat stubble, and the whole process was as orderly as the flow of water operations in a slaughterhouse.

For a time, the sound of shooting from the big bolt and the sound of killing pigs after the machine gun burst out resounded on the battlefield, and the north of Datong City has become a large-scale open-air pig killing farm.

If this battlefield can last a few more days, it is estimated that more than a dozen machine-gun immortals will emerge from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and when John Baslong comes to North China, he will have to knock two before leaving.

"Ammunition! Bring a few more boxes of bulletproof plates! ”

"Inform the squad lieutenant and let them move to an alternate position, where it is more suitable for crossfire!"

Considering the intensity of the battle, Hatch Chase on the heavy machine gun position did not use an upgraded canvas chain to feed the ammunition, but instead chose a traditional bullet protection plate.

After a few breaths, squad leader Wang finished the current bullet, and casually commanded the soldiers in the squad while waiting for the reload.

Suddenly, a shell from a Type 97 mortar fell near their position.

Although the shells and shrapnel did not harm the fighters, the shock wave from the explosion overturned the heavy machine gun.

In this situation, squad leader Wang subconsciously used his hand to hold the weapon. The blazing barrel instantly burned through the labor protection gloves and burned his left hand.

"Squad leader!"

In the face of the comrades' concern, the murderous old squad leader gritted his teeth and did not make a sound. He first moved the heavy machine gun to the side of the spare position with everyone, and then continued to pull the trigger by holding on to the handle!

"Hit!"

"Keep fighting! Don't stop shooting! ”

"You can't let the enemy comfortably clear the mines, this minefield of more than two kilometers is the graveyard of the devils! Go and notify the artillery platoon and ask them to help bomb two rounds, there are a lot of devils in our direction. ”

The fierce battle lasted until nine o'clock in the evening.

In twelve hours of fighting, the heaviest machine-gun positions even killed three hundred enemies.

In order to prevent night attacks, the soldiers of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region specially hung iron sheets on the barbed wire. As long as there is light beating in any direction, it is not wrong to sweep it down.

Due to the Japanese army's infantry drill code, flares must be fired before charging in night battles.

The light combined with the white strip of ointment on their foreheads made the hit rate of the various machine gun positions even higher.

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Datong County, Battle Command Post.

"Boss, the casualty statistics of each column have been sent. The specific figure is about the same as our pre-war estimate, only about half a percent more. ”

"This battle is really interesting, the weak ones are attacking with fewer shells, and the stronger ones are defending with more shells. In all the years I have been a staff officer, it is the first time I have encountered such a strange thing. ”

At this time, the tiger in the forest had already left Datong, and only army reorganization experts and many staff officers were left in the combat conference room.

Looking at the lines of numbers in his hand, he rubbed his eyebrows a little embarrassedly, and then ordered the correspondent who was waiting on the side:

"Inform the columns, let the artillerymen make some big moves tonight, and give the devils the illusion that we are going to counterattack. Take advantage of this and let everyone withdraw to prepare for street fighting."

"Nishihara Kazuse, Otozaburo Lost and Mamoru Iinuma are already crazy, I don't want to fight them outside the city!" (End of chapter)