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Chapter 705: Do the Eighth Route Army want to starve us to death?
North of Shuiquan City.

The one-hour break was over quickly.

Both the enemy and us made our respective preparations during this hour.

Afterwards, the Japanese took action first.

The entire 221st Regiment, more than 3000 people, attacked towards Gaojiazhai.

……

At the position of the Second Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment, He Yunfu felt very regretful when he saw that the Japanese did not attack his position.

Then he ordered:
"Heavy machine guns, move east immediately. If the comrades of the independent regiment can't hold on, we have to open fire to provide cover!"

Although their positions were at least 1500 meters away from Gaojiazhai, it was beyond the effective range of the heavy machine guns.

But as long as the battalion's more than 20 heavy machine guns open fire at the same time and provide fire coverage, it can at least create some trouble for the Japanese attacking forces.

The soldiers of the second battalion immediately obeyed the order and received it immediately:
"Yes!"

Then the heavy machine guns deployed in various trenches were moved to the eastern trench.

……

On Gaojia Ridge, Wang Huaibao of course discovered that thousands of Japanese soldiers were heading towards his position.

He immediately ordered the telegraph operator to send a message to the regiment commander Xing Zhiguo to inform him of the situation.

At the same time, he also shouted to boost morale:

"Comrades, the Japanese have run into a snag with the Special Forces Regiment and are now heading for us.

Do you think our Third Battalion is a soft persimmon?"

"no!"

"no!"

"no!"

The roar of more than a thousand soldiers shook the heaven and earth.

"Okay! Our Third Battalion is definitely not a pushover.

Our superiors have asked our battalion to defend Gaojiazhai. If the Japanese want to come, we will knock out all their teeth!
good or not? "

Wang Huaibao continued to yell.

"it is good!"

"Beat these sons of bitches hard!"

"Let them see how powerful our independent regiment is!"

……

The soldiers of the third battalion continued to be outraged!
It has to be said that these battalion commanders of the independent regiment have all learned from Li Yunlong a good way to boost morale.

Just a few words were enough to inspire the soldiers of the third battalion to roar.

Wang Huaibao saw that the morale of the army was greatly boosted and he immediately gave the order:

"Comrades, all talk and no action is just a lie!

Now, all companies and squads, get ready immediately. As soon as the Japs come, we will beat them hard!"

"Yes!"

……

A regiment of the Japanese invaders rushed towards the Gaojiazhai position, but of course they did not rush in all at once.

Just now, Harada Yuji and several squadron leaders discussed for a long time.

There has to be some method, right?
So at this moment, when the 221st Regiment started its attack, 12 Type 2500 infantry guns were quickly pushed forward from the northeast to a position about meters away from Gaojiazhai, and began a frantic bombardment of the position.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

Dense artillery shells exploded everywhere on Gaojia Ridge, causing the soldiers of the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment to change color.

Just now they saw the special forces regiment's artillery fire making the Japanese suffer terribly, and they felt very happy.

But now, it is very uncomfortable to be bombed passively.

How long has it been since you felt this unilateral bombing?
Everyone couldn't help but look at their own artillerymen, hoping that they could fire quickly and blow up the Japanese artillery.

Luo Shan, the commander of the Third Battalion's artillery company, could not help but shout to Wang Huaibao:

"Captain, shall our infantry guns fire?

The Japanese artillery must be within our firing range!"

Wang Huaibao braved the flying shrapnel and shook his head with gritted teeth:

"You only have four Type 4 guns, and even if you fire, you are no match for the Japanese.

We still have fortifications to rely on, wait a moment!"

"Yes!"

……

The Japanese 221st Regiment, under the command of its commander, Colonel Juro Minemaki, not only had its infantry artillery firing at full speed and launching a frenzied bombing, but the infantry of the three battalions also formed a skirmish formation and, under the command of squadron leaders and company leaders, charged towards Gaojia Ridge from the east and north.

——They were not stupid. They knew that the west was too close to the position of the Second Battalion of the Special Forces Regiment and was vulnerable to flank attacks.

So I deliberately avoided this aspect.

The Japanese soldiers were still howling:

"Onboard! Onboard!"

A murderous look.

Soon, they rushed to a position seven or eight hundred meters in front of the Gaojiazhai position.

Seeing that Gaojiazhao was still silent, Fengmu Juro couldn't help but feel a sense of danger.

——He absolutely did not believe that there were no troops defending Gaojia Ridge!
He shouted immediately:

"Heavy machine guns, quickly, set them up and prepare to provide fire cover!" However, just as he finished speaking, he heard a burst of dense artillery fire -

“Bang… bang… bang…”

Along with the sound of artillery fire, he saw a dozen black spots flying in the sky.

Four of them flew towards their own artillery positions, while more of them fell into their own charging team.

He immediately shouted:
"Bombardment, avoid bombardment!"

As he shouted, the Japanese soldiers immediately lay down.

But at this time, dense explosions had already sounded -

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The three battalions of the independent regiment used four infantry guns and a dozen mortars to bombard the Japanese artillery positions and charging infantry.

With this round of shelling, two of the Japanese's 12 Type infantry guns were blown over, and many gunners and ammunition handlers were killed or wounded.

The Japanese infantrymen who charged also suffered heavy casualties.

The screams were endless.

On Gaojia Ridge, Wang Huaibao saw the results of his own round of artillery fire, but he did not get too excited. Instead, he shouted hurriedly:

"here you go!

Quickly move your position, beware of the Japanese counterattack! "

He had already told the gunners of the artillery company that the enemy had many artillery pieces and that once a round of shelling was over, they should immediately move their positions to avoid being bombed.

So now, without him urging, it was already moving.

Their 60mm mortars, 81mm mortars and Type infantry guns are all very light artillery pieces, and it is quite convenient to move the gun positions at this time.

In less than a minute, the soldiers moved the artillery more than ten meters away.

At this time, the Japanese artillery fire also arrived.

Ten high-explosive grenades weighing nearly 10 pounds fell on their original gun positions.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

The explosion caused earth and rocks to fly everywhere, and the place was in a mess.

Facing the Japanese counterattack, artillery company commander Luo Shan immediately urged his men to rearrange the artillery, calculate the artillery parameters, and continue firing.

……

In this way, they used the artillery in their hands to fight against the Japanese infantry artillery.

On the battlefield, there were roars of artillery and screams.

……

The commander of the Japanese 221st Regiment, Juro Mineki, was very angry when he saw that his artillery could not quickly take down the guns of the Eighth Route Army.

Lian Lian commanded the infantry to charge with all their might, preparing to have the infantry rush forward to destroy the artillery.

However, the soldiers of the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment were not only in a commanding position, but also located in trench fortifications, which gave them a great geographical advantage. Although they were outnumbered by the Japanese, they still resolutely blocked their charge.

For a moment, the battle situation became extremely tense.

Neither of them can easily defeat the other.

……

The Japanese division commander Harada Yuji was naturally upset when he saw this.

At the very beginning, when he rashly attacked the special forces regiment's position and encountered a major setback, he could still say that it was the result of his own carelessness.

But now, the brave warriors of the 221st Regiment, under the cover of artillery fire, were finding it so difficult to attack a small Gaojiazhai. This was simply hard for him to accept!
I feel that the Eighth Route Army in northwestern Shanxi is difficult to deal with.

He immediately asked the Chief of Staff Shirataki Rijiro:
"Shirataki-kun, Minemaki-kun's attack has been thwarted, what do you think?"

Shirataki Rijiro frowned and said:

"Your Excellency, this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers is indeed extraordinary.

Now that we have lost our field artillery, we no longer have an overwhelming advantage over them in terms of firepower.

I suggest that we postpone the attack and wait for the 21st Division.

Their mountain artillery regiment is still relatively intact. As long as they are in place and provide us with some artillery support, the infantry guns, machine guns, and mortars of the Tubalu will be nothing to mention. "

Hearing this cowardly suggestion, Harada Yuji couldn't help but hesitate.

I thought to myself: If I do this, won’t I be laughed at by that guy Tanaka Jiuyi?

Just when he was wondering what to do, a messenger came back in a hurry and reported to him:
"Your Excellency, the division commander, our team that went out to collect food discovered that all the villages within 20 miles around here are empty!
We can’t get any food or livestock!”

Upon hearing this, Harada Yuji immediately became furious:
"Baga! Do the Tubalu want to starve my locust army to death?
How vicious! "

After saying this, he immediately called the telegraph operator and ordered:

"Send a telegram to Mr. Tanaka immediately, telling them that the Eighth Route Army has cleared the countryside and that it is not in our favor to fight a long battle. Urge them to hurry up and join us."

"Hi!"

Then he said to Shirataki Rijiro:
"Shirataki-kun, go and reprimand Fengmu-kun immediately and demand that they take Gaojiazhai at the fastest speed at all costs!"

Shirataki Rijiro understood that the reason why Harada Yuji changed his mind so quickly was because the enemy was clearly planning to clear the countryside.

The food we have will not last long, we must fight quickly and decisively!

So he immediately agreed and headed towards the 221st Regiment in person to supervise the battle.

……

(End of this chapter)