under fire

Boom boom boom.
Grenade launchers wreaked havoc among the crowds of puppet soldiers and devils.

A large number of Japanese soldiers who were squatting on the ground were knocked over.

On the contrary, those Imperial Army troops who were located further north and bore the brunt of the attack were all lying on the ground when the flares were raised!
Saving one’s life always comes first in one’s life creed.

Not to mention advanced weapons like flares, they reacted the same way even to the explosion that had sounded in the southeast.

Light and heavy machine gun bullets tore back and forth among the people lying on the ground.

People were shot and screaming
The lieutenant was really confused this time.

I have always bullied the Eighth Route Army with such intensive firepower, and I never thought that one day I would be the target of the attack.

Fortunately, the Eighth Route Army seemed to have only two mortars, and the grenade launcher's grenades had limited lethality. This round of shelling only caused more than 30 casualties to their men.

The light and heavy machine guns did not pose much threat due to their long distance...

When the first round of grenades exploded, the lieutenant's orders could not be heard above the blast. His men were well-trained and the surviving infantrymen had already hurriedly laid on the ground, using their companions' bodies as cover, and mounted their rifles, firing back toward the north.

In less than half a minute, the first Type 99 light machine gun roared rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, the Chicken Neck heavy machine gun began to fire back at the darkness in the north.

Then, grenades fired from the grenade launcher flew into the sky, and the battle between the two sides quickly became intense.

Both sides were firing flares, the purpose of which was naturally to expose the other side.

Flares were fired one after another into the air, illuminating the two hundred meters of ground between the two sides.

The smoke and mud on both sides' positions became increasingly thicker.

Observers on both sides have noticed that the enemy's positions in the distance are gradually becoming blurred.

The bullets from both sides of the North and the South were flying in a hail of bullets, and no one dared to show up easily.

Bullets whizzed through the air overhead.

No one knows which bullet will penetrate their body.

When the end of the world comes...

The pseudo-battalion commander lying nearby had a buzzing sound in his head. His Second Battalion had been ambushed and the consequences were unpredictable. In this day and age, is there really anyone who dares to attack the Imperial Army?

However, being a dog naturally requires one to be aware of being a dog, so he quickly crawled on the ground and came to the lieutenant: "Taijun, what's going on?"

The lieutenant then noticed the fake battalion commander. These cowards had not fired a single shot until now!
Furious: "Organize a counterattack immediately!"

The pseudo-battalion commander quickly responded: "Yes!"

After saying that, he crawled on the ground, turned around, and shouted to the adjutant waiting beside him: "Brothers, fight back!"

The assistant was about to leave to pass on the message when he heard the battalion commander whisper, "As long as there is green, there is no shortage of firewood. Tell the brothers to light the mirror later. Don't make any mistakes."

"Understood!" The assistant understood.

...

west side.

The brave flankers were crawling on the ground.

Attack head-on and flanking from both wings.

Both the Japs and Hu Yi understood this tactic.

However, the Ninth Battalion seized the initiative.

Hu Yi had long anticipated that after the battle began, both sides' positions would be shrouded in smoke.

The two sides were more than 200 meters apart. He knew very well that long-range artillery bombardment and light and heavy machine gun bullets would only cause limited casualties to the Japanese.

Therefore, a platoon of more than 30 people arranged in advance was encircling the enemy from the flank.

Half of the soldiers, half a day ago, should have been called... puppet troops.

Their mission is simple, but important.

They carried a powerful weapon: grenades.

Taking advantage of the cover of artillery fire from both sides, the reconnaissance squad launched a surprise attack on the Japanese left-wing guard post.

More than thirty people gradually approached the Japanese position.

As the smoke grew thicker, both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding and lowered the frequency of their shooting.

The flares were fired from both sides to go back and forth...

The sky darkens.

"Hurry, move faster, we must crawl within 30 meters of the enemy."

"Don't be afraid, the scouts have killed the Japanese sentries, they can't see us now!"

"Report, we are forty meters away from the edge of the smoke. The smoke is spreading, we must get closer to throw the grenade on the enemy's head." "Everyone, don't rush to throw the grenade, move forward another twenty meters." There was no way, the smoke spread from the enemy's position was larger than expected.

The bomb crew had to risk getting closer to the enemy.

The grenade launcher fire from the north seemed to have stopped.

The heavy machine guns ceased firing.

The light machine gun stopped.

The Japanese lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief in the smoke.

The Eighth Route Army is the Eighth Route Army. They are short of ammunition and cannot afford to fight this kind of large-scale war of attrition.

He was still frightened. If the Eighth Route Army really continued to use this battlefield artillery coverage tactic, his own men would suffer at least more casualties.

I was still careless.

"Count casualties and organize defense!"

"Order the second squad to return to defense immediately!"

"Treat the wounded."

"Gather the troops and prepare for a counterattack!"

The lieutenant's orders came one after another.

He had previously ordered his troops to be divided and surround the enemy, and he believed that the choice he made at that time was definitely correct.

The fault lies in the opponent being too strong, not that the Imperial Army didn’t try hard enough.

It seems that the casualties among his men will not be too great, but the casualties among the Imperial Army closer to the north should be greater.

Over the years, they have always crushed their opponents.

Surround, chase, kill.
Therefore, the lieutenant had no idea about the real reason why the other side suddenly ceased fire at this time.

I am still thinking about how I should deploy my troops in this situation.
boom.
Suddenly, another explosion was heard in the position.

The air waves hit the battered eardrums.

Screams and exclamations quickly spread out
The observer who moved forward to the edge of the smoke was sensitively aware that the sound of this explosion seemed different from the previous ones!
"Enemy attack." The observer shouted hastily at the top of his voice: "Oh no, it's a grenade!"

The fact that the grenade could be thrown into the crowd meant that the Eighth Route Army was no more than thirty meters away from the Imperial Army’s position!
No, the Eighth Route Army troops throwing bombs have moved to the left wing of the position!
In other words, the left wing guard post has been cleared!

When will anyone be able to attack and get close to the invincible imperial army?
A hissing sound like a broken bellows came from the Japanese observation post's mouth.

God had no pity on him.

A stray bullet flew in from the darkness and hit his right chest.

Blood foam choked into the trachea, and I had to cough desperately to try to recover my breath.
At this moment, breathing was really difficult for him.
My chest ached as if it was on fire.
He even wanted to pull out the bayonet and slash his chest.
In the midst of the pain, I could faintly hear the second grenade explode behind me.
There were screams and cries again.
Then the third one, and then more, he couldn't count how many noises there were.
Because the grenade explosion sounded almost instantly.
Completely drowning out the screams of my companions
Then, the second round of more than 30 grenades flew in.
More than 120 grenades made the already thick smoke and fog thicker.
The rolling smoke gradually engulfed the twitching figure of the sentry.
The devils are different from the puppet army.

A Japanese second lieutenant who led the Imperial Army to launch an attack from the flank.

After hearing the explosion of the mine ambush of the Imperial Army nearby, the squad of Japanese soldiers he led lay on the ground.

The enemy situation is unknown.

He did not take it upon himself to muster the courage to march eastward for reinforcements until he received new orders from his lieutenant.

His team escaped the ambush.

So far, no one has been injured, including the first company of the Imperial Army, which was the main attacking force.

Waiting anxiously.

The flares in the east lasted for a long time.

Still waiting anxiously.

Behind the lieutenant, the flare was on for a while.

The lieutenant continued to wait anxiously.

God did not let him down.
Finally, he waited for the lieutenant to send a messenger to order him to return to defense immediately.

What the second lieutenant didn't know was that he was about to burst into tears, as a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers had already rushed into the lieutenant's station before him, and were frantically killing the wounded soldiers of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Auxiliary Army.
Just like the Imperial Army had done countless times to unarmed civilians, harvesting their lives
No one would have thought that there were people playing tricks on the battlefield.

As a reserve force, the 3rd Company of the Imperial Army, under the organization of the wise pseudo-battalion commander, "collapsed" and retreated southward. They fled south in a swarm. No, they retreated.
They ran into a large group of 150 soldiers led by a lieutenant who was returning to defend the city.
The puppet soldiers who were familiar with each other were very happy to meet each other.

Get news from each other
"This time, I almost didn't see you."

"What's going on in the north?"

"We were also ambushed, but luckily the battalion commander was wise."

"What's going on in the east?"

"The Imperial Army's Second Squadron and Second Company encountered an unknown ambush, and the casualties are estimated to be heavy." (End of this chapter)