Rise from the sword

Chapter 261 Artillery is in place

The shelling continued.

On the top of the mountain marked as the No. [-] highland, the Japanese artillery was busy in an orderly manner. The muzzle fireworks of the six [-]-type mountain guns lined up in a row flashed one after another, and the shells shot up into the sky, drawing an arc in the sky, and then Falling towards the independent regiment position at high speed.

boom boom boom

The continuous explosion of fireballs, billowing gunpowder smoke and shock waves spread out, blasting the position to pieces, rolling up a pile of tumbling mud and gravel...

"Quickly, quickly, all enter the anti-blasting hole."

While shouting to direct the soldiers to avoid the bombardment, the second company commander swooped into the deep fort behind. Because of the shock wave brought by the shells, he entered with a posture facing the ground, so he gnawed a mouthful of mud .

The deep fort has several layers of civil structures, which can resist the devil's 75 mountain artillery.

Pooh····

Spitting out a mouth full of mud, he looked back at the position that was still being bombarded, and found that only half of the soldiers in his company were surrounded by the devil's artillery fire, only half of the soldiers rushed out, and the rest were still under the artillery fire. Seeing this scene, the second company Angrily cursed:
"You son of a bitch."

"This enmity is written down."

He swore in his heart that in the future, if he had the opportunity to touch the Devil Artillery's position, he would blow up all the Devil Artillery, and then cut off the Devil Artillery's head to use as a chamber pot.

"Company commander, this time the little devil's artillery is really damn good."

Looking at the position shrouded in the explosion in the distance, a platoon leader on the side spoke with horror.

I have been fighting with the little devil for so long, and I have been bombarded by the little devil's cannon for countless times, but today's devil's cannon is more accurate and faster than the ones I encountered before. Of course, the firepower is also stronger.

He did some calculations in his mind, and the devil's artillery fire density had reached more than 20 rounds per minute.

This is a mountain artillery, not a Type [-] infantry artillery.

"It's the devil's permanent division that is attacking us, that is, the devil's class A division. Can it be normal?"

Lowering his head to avoid the shock wave of shells sweeping through the observation port, the second company commander tsk tsk tsk.

He speaks loudly.

Because the devil's gunfire exploded on his head as he ran, it was difficult for people around him to hear his voice clearly.Along with the vibration caused by the shells, dense debris of soil did not fall from the top of the deep fort.

"It turned out to be an elite devil..."

Shaking the dirt debris off his head, the platoon leader who asked the question licked his lips with an excited tone.

The situation of the devils, the political commissar will spread the word to the soldiers of the independent regiment every once in a while, so he knows the classification of the devils very well.Type A Division, the most powerful devil among division devils.

It is elite.

But didn't the leader say that?

Fighting is the elite, it is boring to fight if it is not the elite.

"Go and count the casualties."

At this time, the devil's artillery fire began to shift backwards. The dense shells fell on Yangcun, destroying a large area of ​​houses, and the number of shells falling on the front line was much less. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the second company commander asked the platoon leader to count the casualties.

The bomb defense holes of the second company were all close together, and the data was quickly counted.

"Thirteen warriors did not come back."

The platoon leader's answer made the second company commander's pupils shrink.

If he didn't come back, he was either sacrificed or seriously injured, and the probability of sacrifice was very high. With such intensive shelling by the devils, there was no third possibility.

These thirteen fighters, together with the previous casualties, have caused more than 20 casualties until now.This is close to one-fifth of his company.

And how long did the fight start?
"Company commander, the devil is coming up again."

An observation post soldier shouted.

"Take the situation here to High Speed ​​Battalion Commander."

"The rest, follow me."

The company commander changed a magazine for his shell gun, then touched the row of spare bullets on his waist, and shouted loudly: "All enter the position, bring more grenades."

After finishing speaking, the second company commander himself rushed out from the deep fort, and took a box of grenades.

Carrying the ammunition box, looking at the devils bent over and hiding their figures behind the shelter in the distance, and the corpses of devils on the ground, the second company commander felt emotional.

This is really a tough battle!

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"The second company has more than 20 casualties now?"

The news of Erlian reached Zhang Dabiao's ears, which also made him horrified.

Now, half an hour has not passed since the devil's attack began.

Moreover, this was during the Great War. The casualties counted at this time are only the seriously wounded and sacrificed. The number of casualties has been reduced, and the lightly wounded are all fighting with guns. There is no time to count, and the wounded will not report themselves.

"If you want to replace Erlian, let's go."

The battalion and company commanders on the side clenched their fists, and their tone was anxious and impatient.

The casualties of more than 20 people, that is, the attrition of more than 20 people, a company has only a little more than 100 people, which is equivalent to one-fifth of the attrition rate. This is not a small number.

According to the regulations of the army, one-third of the casualties must be withdrawn for repairs.

"After this wave of devils is repelled, you can go up again."

"This battle has only just begun."

Zhang Dabiao looked at the new devil with serious eyes.

This group of devils has the same formation of skirmishers, but they attack more quickly, pull their bodies very low, and quickly run from one hidden point to the next, and the time of exposure is shorter. A [-]-type infantry artillery followed, and all the machine guns equipped were crutches.

Obviously, the newly attacked devils are devil soldiers from Division A.

"But, go on like this..."

The company commander was a little anxious to summon.

In the first wave of the devil's attack this time, the second company lost one-fifth of its staff. If this continues, the second company will lose more than half of its staff, basically losing its combat effectiveness.Although the losses of the devils were not small, after all, the current firepower of the independent regiment was extraordinary, and the mortars were even more powerful defensive weapons, but the devils who attacked this time were far more powerful than the first battalion.

"At the beginning, when encountering such fierce firepower, it's normal to suffer a little bit, just wait for Erlian to adapt."

Zhang Dabiao looked deeply.

There are no casualties in a war, let alone a battle in which the troops and firepower are at a disadvantage.

The independent regiment used to fight against second-tier devil brigades. Even if they occasionally fought against first-line divisions, they were sneak attacks or ambushes. They didn't give the devils time to prepare. Today, for the first time, they encountered the first-tier devils from the first-tier division who were prepared and spread their firepower. Some are not used to the fierce artillery fire and rapid shelling ability of these elite devils, and it is normal to suffer.

But as the battle progressed, the troops got used to the rhythm of the devil's artillery fire, and the casualties would go down.

"Ok."

Gritting his teeth, the captain knew it in his heart.

Today, in the face of the attack of a full-strength brigade of a Type A division, the first battalion will face an unprecedented battle if it has to defend for a whole day.

"such a pity."

Looking at the three deep bunkers in the distance surrounded by artillery fire, Zhang Dabiao clicked his tongue and said, "Heavy machine guns can't be used this time, otherwise it won't be so easy for the little devils to attack."

If you can put the heavy machine guns you just got on the three fortresses that can resist the direct bombardment of the little devils, you don't need to put them all, just pick two fortresses and put one in each, then dig some small bunkers around, and put some light machine guns to assist Protect the flanks, form crossfire, and with the power of heavy machine guns that can smash the cover, two can completely seal off the mountain road in front of Yangcun, and the little devils can't attack it so easily.

The casualties of the devils will be doubled than they are now.

While Zhang Dabiao was thinking, the devils who had just arrived in the distance had already exchanged hands with Erlian.

Once in contact, Erlian could clearly perceive the difference between these devils.

Although the staff was reduced by one-fifth, the loss of the second company's firepower was not large. After all, today's independent regiment has machine guns popularized to the squad, and there are enough bullets to shoot casually.

But these devils are very flexible. During the attack, they always choose to charge intermittently with machine gun fire stopped, and they are also covered by light machine guns at the same time. Although the attack speed is slow, they are also constantly advancing. The attacking Shou County local brigade played several levels accurately. Within 3 minutes of the fight, a machine gun was knocked out by a grenade.

With the help of the bunker, the casualties of the second company were even higher than that of the devils when the firepower was not much different.

"Go get ready."

"After these devils are defeated, you will go up."

Zhang Dabiao said to the company commander beside him.

"Yes."

The first company commander gave a military salute and left.

Afterwards, Zhang Dabiao said to the remaining artillery of the firepower company: "The devil's Type [-] is about to come up, you should immediately prepare artillery support, don't let them fire casually, pay attention to timely transfer, the little devil's artillery must be watching yours!" , Also, be careful of the opponent's Type [-] infantry artillery."

The Type [-] is an infantry artillery that shoots mainly flat. Yangcun is on a hillside, and the flat-fire guns are not very powerful against the rear.

"Yes."

The deputy commander of the fire company nodded, and quickly went to organize artillery support.

With the addition of a battalion of mortars and the Devil's Type [-], the battle quickly became fierce, and the casualties on both sides rose rapidly.

The remaining machine gun bunkers in the frontline positions could not resist the direct fire of the Type 60, and several bunkers on the protrusions were directly destroyed. The Type [-] shooters hiding behind the gun mantlets were not afraid of machine gun fire. Coupled with the disadvantage of accuracy, it is not very threatening to the concealed Type [-], and it is more likely to force the Type [-] to maneuver, weaken its firepower, or kill the devil infantry.

However, this attack, the devils have not been able to break through the first position.

After the devils approached the position, the company commander of the second company personally organized a wave of counterattacks. He first hit the devils with a rain of grenades, and then under the cover of mortars, he forced the devils back with a machine gun and ate more than a dozen of them. a devil.

After the battle ended, more than half of the 110-man Second Company suffered casualties, among which more than 30 soldiers died, and dozens of people were lightly or severely wounded, reducing the number of personnel by more than one-third. The brutality of the battle can be seen.

Of course, such casualties also had something to do with Erlian's last counterattack.

At this time, it was only over an hour before the battle started, and the devils only launched two small attacks.

"Let's go back to the position behind the village to repair and take all the wounded to the hospital."

The second company commander clutched his arm. In the counterattack just now, his arm was injured by a shrapnel from a grenade grenade. Fortunately, it was only a cut, but this hand still won't be able to use it for a few days. .

"Next, the devil will be handed over to you to entertain."

Patted the first company commander on the shoulder with the remaining hand, and the second company commander ran to the hospital.

Although it was a minor injury, he had to get it disinfected quickly. He didn't want to get infected. If his arm couldn't be kept, how could he beat devils in the future!
"Haha, look at mine."

The company commander smiled and led the troops to take over the position.

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Down the mountain.

Oshima Kan's face was very ugly.

The first wave of attack was the cannon fodder of the second-line brigade. It was normal for them not to be able to break through the enemy's defensive position. It was originally intended to expose the artillery to attract the enemy's firepower, which he understood.

Although he didn't even touch the edge of the opponent's position, he was quite surprised.

This is also acceptable, after all, it is cannon fodder.

but.

A full-stacked squadron of his Class A division brigade launched a second wave of attack, but it also failed to break through the opponent's first position, and even carried a [-]-style coordinated attack, but still failed to break through the position.

Although it is close to the opponent's position, what's the use of that?Haven't you been driven back yet?
This made him go wild.

From the binoculars, it can be seen that the enemy has prepared several defensive positions and intends to defend him to the death. After two attacks, they even failed to break through the opponent's first line of defense. Then when will they be able to occupy the independent regiment's garrison?
two days?

Or three days?

How many imperial troops will be lost?

But Oshima Kan, who has been watching the battle, has to admit that the group of enemies in front of him is the strongest Republic of China army he has encountered.So far, none of them.

Much stronger than the Central Army he fought against before.

It's not just firepower. Although this group of troops has strong firepower, they are only at the same level as the imperial army's light weapons.

It's not just about being brave.

Fighting this way, he has seen a lot of people from the Republic of China who are not afraid of death, and those who dare to charge to the death with a grenade are only the NPC.

This army is more of an offensive consciousness.

Anytime, anywhere, ready to attack.

In the last wave of attack, the striker of the attacking squadron approached the edge of the enemy's position. The enemy counterattacked with dense grenades, forcing the striker to retreat. Originally, he could continue to attack after a short rest, but the opponent took the opportunity to concentrate their forces when the two sides got mixed together. , Suddenly launched a counter-charge, hit the attacking squadron by surprise, with the help of mortar fire, inserted into the formation, cut a squadron of imperial troops, and then surrounded and eaten them.

This was completely beyond his expectations. By the time the attacking squadron reacted, there was no one left of the surrounded squadron.

Eventually had to choose to retreat.

"Report to the captain."

The squadron leader who retreated reported the casualties, and his head was lowered very low: "My squadron suffered 53 casualties, of which 30 died for the country. Please allow me to attack again. This time I will definitely..."

Before he finished speaking, the squadron leader was slapped directly on the face.

Fortunately, after all, he is the squadron leader who often leads troops to charge. He is a combatant with a strong physique. When he slapped him, he didn't move at all, and he even let out a loud 'hi'.

"idiot···"

The number of casualties caused Oshima Kan to lose control directly. He slapped him dissatisfied, and kicked the squadron leader away with a backhand.

From the fact that the team was bitten off by someone, he knew that the casualties must be serious, but he never expected that it would be so large.There were 53 casualties and 30 Yusha, which almost wiped out an infantry squad in one attack.

"Next, the third squadron will continue to attack..."

Oshima Kan looked gloomy.

This group of enemies was much more difficult to deal with than he expected, no wonder Li Yunlong dared to stay and stand firm.

boom boom boom

The devils had just retreated, before they even left the range of the machine guns of the first battalion, the devils artillery positions in the distance opened fire again, dense shells fell into Yang Village one after another, houses were blown down, and trenches were blown to pieces .

Even if the whole battalion hid in the anti-battery hole, several soldiers died because the shells fell too close and were swept by shrapnel.

Afterwards, the artillery fire gradually ceased, and the devil's new attack began again...
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Before the third wave of devils approached, that is, two hours after the devils launched their attack, the commander of the firepower company and the deputy commander of the artillery company arrived within three kilometers of the devils' artillery position with three 82 mortars.

The two commanded the soldiers to start assembling the mortar almost at the same time.

(End of this chapter)