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Chapter 895: Are these hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers also equipped with so many heavy machine guns?

The battlefield at the west gate of Qubei County.

Of course, the Fifth Battalion led by Zhao Tietou is the one that has come to support the Fourth Battalion.

After receiving Yang Yuanshan's order, they ran all the way from the north gate of Qubei County and took a detour to the west gate.

The commander of the Fifth Battalion, Zhao Tietou, looked from afar at the huge crowd of Japanese soldiers, who were attacking the Fourth Battalion's position like a tide. He immediately ordered his artillery company commander, Liu Changshun:

"Changshun, hurry up!
Unfold all your guns, aim at the Japs, and blow them up!"

Liu Changshun agreed after hearing this, then used his thumb to measure the distance twice, and immediately called his artillery:
"Comrades, deploy immediately!

Fire at full force, blast it hard!!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers roared and took action immediately.

After a while, a gunner pulled the gun rope first.

"Bang bang bang... bang bang..."

A series of artillery fire rang out, stimulating the soldiers of the fifth battalion to run forward with all their might.

The cadres of each company and platoon continued to encourage everyone:

"Comrades, work harder! Don't let the artillery blow up all the Japs. Otherwise, we won't get anything!"

……

Soon, the soldiers, led by Zhao Tietou, rushed to the position of the Fourth Battalion. They fired wildly with their weapons and drove away the Japanese soldiers who were about to rush into the position.

……

Seeing that his position was stabilized, the fourth battalion commander Li Dahe naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

He hurried over to see Zhao Tietou and said with a sigh:
"Iron Head, you guys arrived just in time!

I almost couldn’t stand it anymore.”

Zhao Tietou was also a little surprised when he saw the losses of the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion on the battlefield.

But he knew that the Fourth Battalion was formed earlier and was stronger than his Fifth Battalion in terms of combat effectiveness!

He quickly asked:
"Dahe, you have suffered heavy casualties!

Are the little devils so difficult to deal with?"

"That's not true.

In terms of combat effectiveness, this group of Japs are nothing.

But there were too many of them, and they were not afraid of death, so my heavy machine guns broke a lot of them."

Li Dahe was somewhat indignant.

If the number of the Japanese soldiers was not several times greater than his, he felt that his battalion could beat the shit out of them.

Zhao Tietou glanced at the Japanese and nodded slightly:
"I see.

Let your men retreat and take a rest first, and leave the battlefield to us. Let’s fight for half an hour first!

Speaking of which, this is the first tough battle since the establishment of our Fifth Battalion!
Let the soldiers see blood!"

Li Dahe originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that his soldiers were indeed exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, he thought for a moment and nodded:

"Okay, then I'll let you play for half an hour.

Let's take a break and try to counterattack the Japanese by taking a detour!
Our general-purpose machine gun is so light, it would be a pity if we didn't rush out with it and show the Japanese how powerful we are."

"Okay, just do it!"

Zhao Tietou suddenly slapped his thigh.

……

On the Japanese side, the commander of the 151st Regiment, Kumagoro Hashimoto, did not take it seriously when he saw the th Battalion of the Special Service Regiment arriving at the battlefield.

After all, they left a company at the north gate of Qubei County, and took away an artillery company firing from a distance. Now, there were only two companies with 700 people entering the battlefield.

This number of people is nothing compared to the remaining 151 or so people in his 3000st Regiment.

So he roared and commanded his soldiers to continue the mad charge.

Prepare to join forces with our soldiers to eliminate our artillery advantage.

However, he soon discovered that his charge was like an egg hitting a stone, sending the soldiers under the flames of the MG-42 general-purpose machine gun.

The firing rate of over 1000 rounds per minute made them fall down in unison like wheat being cut.

This time, Kumagoro Hashimoto's defense was instantly broken.

I couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar:

"idiot!
Are these hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers equipped with so many heavy machine guns?
Then why did they arrive so quickly?

Are their soldiers all strong men who can march with heavy machine guns in their arms???"

The commander of the 213th Regiment, Yukisuke Miyamoto, saw that his regiment was about to be wiped out and he could no longer bear it.

He hurriedly sent someone to the rear to report to the division commander, Murata Takashige.

……

The battle situation at the west gate of Qubei County was quickly reported to Yang Yuanshan via telegram.

After reading the telegram, he couldn't help but smile and said with emotion:
"Without their artillery advantage, the Japs can only charge forward in battle.

I really don’t know what the hell they teach in their military academies!”

Zhan Haishan, who was standing nearby, took the telegram and saw that more than half of the 4th Battalion had been killed or wounded. He could not help but frown and remind them:
"Captain, the Fourth Battalion suffered heavy casualties. Even though the Fifth Battalion has gone to provide support, we are still at a clear disadvantage in terms of numbers.

It's not worth it to continue fighting this war of attrition!

How about we mobilize the Second Battalion at the east gate of Qubei County and have them take a detour from the south of the city and attack the Japanese's flank?"

Yang Yuanshan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

“No need!

It is almost dark now, and it will be very difficult for the Second Battalion to reach the battlefield.

We don't have to take such risks.

Send a message to the 4th and 5th Battalions, asking them to fight and retreat, with the goal of destroying the Japanese's manpower instead of holding their positions!
Gradually open the west gate.

I want to see if the Japs dare to sneak into the city in the dark!
If they enter the city, let the fourth and fifth battalions attack their rear.

If they don't score, then we have achieved our goal."

Upon hearing this idea, Zhan Haishan's eyes suddenly lit up.

The city gate was narrow, and it would take several hours for the tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers to enter the city.

And once they are in the process of entering the city, if we launch an attack on their rear, it would be equivalent to attacking them halfway across the river, which would definitely make the Japanese cry.

By then, the Japanese will definitely be in a dilemma.

He nodded again and again:
"Captain, this is a great idea!
Telegraph operator, quickly send a message to the Fourth and Fifth Battalions, ordering them to fight and retreat, and to clear the city gates!"

……

As soon as the telegram was sent, another telegraph operator stood up and reported:
"Captain! Captain Wang of the Third Battalion called and said that the Japanese troops besieging Xigang Mountain have completely given up the attack and are retreating to the west, preparing to join up with their main force."

"OK!
Order Wang Quanfa to take the men from the third battalion and catch them!

Remind all the troops not to get too close, and use long-range artillery and machine gun fire to wipe out the Japs' manpower!"

Yang Yuanshan gave the order excitedly.

"Yes!"

"Send a telegram to Xu Wei of the First Battalion and the Second Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion, asking them to quickly count the casualties, clean up the battlefield, and rest as soon as possible.

There will be a tough battle tomorrow!

In particular, we must instruct Guo Youqing to make good preparations for air defense!
The Japanese suffered such a great loss today. I don't believe they won't send planes tomorrow.

By then, their machine guns must not fail!"

"Yes!"

After issuing these two orders, Yang Yuanshan thought about today's fierce battle. All the participating battalions must have consumed a lot of bullets and artillery shells, and many light and heavy machine guns must have been damaged.

He immediately had an idea and threw a large number of weapons and ammunition from his system warehouse to Xigang Mountain and the south gate of Qubei County as supplies for each camp.

It's dark now, so there's no need to worry about being seen.

……

(End of this chapter)