Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 488 Chapter 487, Follow the Fire
As time went by, Li Yuexuan discovered that his auxiliary small map could detect distances up to a radius of 6 kilometers. This was probably related to the fact that he had killed enough Japanese soldiers, or it might be related to the range of the heavy mortar he designed and manufactured... In short, his artificial + intelligent (mobile phone) existence has become a human radar on the battlefield.

Being able to observe and grasp the movements of the Japanese in a timely manner, and having weapons in his hands that can kill the Japanese on a large scale, Li Yuexuan is not anxious at all!
Hey, we are just playing around, using these devils to put pressure on the comrades of the 1st Battalion, train new recruits, and improve the combat effectiveness of the 1st Battalion. With such a good human sparring partner and such a good terrain advantage, the devils must not run away when they cannot defeat us, and must persist. Your persistence is our victory!

As Li Yuexuan observed, the Japanese had finally prepared their artillery positions and the artillerymen were ready to fire.

Ding-ling-ling...the phone rang, and the communications soldier at the position of the 2nd Company of the Heavy Force answered the phone and got in touch with the front.

"Captain, the artillery observation post reports that the Japanese have assembled on the mountain ridge one kilometer south of the Line of Sky. The number of people is in a reorganized battalion, and the coordinate axis is at reference point No. 13... In addition, the Japanese artillery position has been established. The mountain artillery in the middle is 6 meters at the 1890 o'clock direction at the south entrance of the Line of Sky..."

Following the reports from the signalman, Xu Nan marked the locations of the Japanese artillery positions on the artillery map, then found the fence map and began to calculate the ballistic parameters.

At this time, Xu Nan was confident, because the Japanese artillery was so close that it was completely within the range of his own heavy guns. Then, with only a 5-round burst of rapid fire, the Japanese artillery position would be reduced to ashes! I just don't know why they didn't take the initiative to destroy the Japanese artillery?

While Xu Nan was receiving the news, a call from the front line also reached Li Yuexuan's command center, informing him of the specific deployment of the Japanese.

Although Li Yuexuan didn't need it, he still drew the location of the Japanese on the map and laid out their deployment on the sand table.

"Zheng Changfeng, the Japanese have mobilized a large team this time. You should go to the front to keep an eye on it and stabilize the emotions of the comrades!" Li Yuexuan sent Zheng Changfeng out because he was worried that the morale of the new recruits would be unstable.

Zheng Changfeng agreed and set off. He was not sure if the troops ahead could withstand the pressure. If it were still the same company of veterans, Zheng Changfeng would not be worried at all, but there were too many new recruits...

Not long after Zheng Changfeng left, while still in the tunnel, he heard the rumbling sound of cannons, and the entire tunnel seemed to be shaking.

Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom... The traditional attack routine of the Japanese began. 16 Type mountain cannons bombarded the bunkers outside the narrow sky in turns, suppressing the defensive firepower of the first battalion. However, the Type infantry cannons placed on the ridge smashed the shells into the field south of the narrow sky, and even the abandoned first aid station of the field hospital was not spared.

Chirp, chirp, chirp...Boom, boom...shells exploded one after another, dust flew all over the sky, shrapnel splashed everywhere, and black smoke rose, turning the entire south side of the Line of Sky into a hell on earth.

"Yoshi, Kato, Aso, Watanabe, you can move forward and establish an attack position!" Captain Shigeto said to the three squadron leaders beside him as he looked at the bomb craters that kept exploding.

"Ha Yi!" The three Japanese squadron leaders nodded one after another, and then commanded their Japanese soldiers to go down the mountain.

The ridge is not very high, just an ordinary hill. Because the terrain is higher in the north and lower in the south, from the north side, it looks like a ridge of only 50 to meters. Of course, the height difference of the south slope is very large, and the height difference to the flat land at the foot of the mountain is more than meters.

The Japanese placed their positions and command systems here, which is actually very close. This is completely within the range of our mortars, which is a very dangerous distance. Of course, it is not appropriate to place the frontline position of the attack here, because the distance of the soldiers' assault is preferably within 400 meters. Because of the range of the heavy machine gun, the construction of the frontline position is a good distance of 500 to 600 meters.

Therefore, under the cover of artillery fire, the first step of the Japs' attack was to build a heavy machine gun position more than 500 meters away from the Line of Sky and dig some trenches as the front line of the attack.

Logically, this matter should have been carried out quietly last night, but the Japs did not launch it until now, with the purpose of creating an opportunity for last night's sneak attack.

Well, the Japs from last night have been buried now, and the equipment they brought has become the equipment of the basic regiment.

"Hurry up, put the heavy machine gun here!" At the foot of the hill, in the field, Captain Kato of the Japanese heavy machine gun squadron commanded the Japanese to put the Type 92 heavy machine gun on the ground.

"You guys, spread out to both sides from here, spread out, and pay attention to the spacing..." Squadron Leader Kato paced and found the right position for the heavy machine gun while commanding with his command knife. Kato understood his importance, and he had to find a suitable position to provide strong firepower suppression to the attacking infantry. Although their squadron only had 8 heavy machine guns, it was also very powerful!

However, just as he stepped on a clump of grass, he suddenly felt his feet go soft, and then his feet seemed to be hit hard by something. After half a second, he felt the sharp pain coming from his feet. Looking down, he saw a bloody hole on his feet wearing 98 military boots, and blood was oozing out. Through the blood, he could see the red and white bones of his feet...

"Baga... Ahhhh... Medic, medic..." The sudden severe pain made him no longer care about the dignity of a squadron leader. He sat on the ground and wailed.

"Medic, come here quickly, I'm injured..." The same miserable cries rang out one after another, and could even be heard from far away amid the rumbling of artillery fire.

"Haha... the bullet mine has done its job!" In the bunker, Tian E looked at the fallen Japanese soldiers and laughed out loud: "We haven't even put in any effort yet, and the Japanese soldiers have already fallen!"

"Company commander, the Japanese are about to reach the pedal mines!" Although his ears were buzzing from the shells exploding on the cliff, Cui Dapeng still excitedly reported to Tian E.

"I know! But I don't know how much of this minefield was destroyed by the artillery shells?" Tian E shouted at the top of his voice and had a brief exchange with Cui Dapeng.

Chirp, chirp, chirp...Boom, boom, boom...At this moment, the Japanese artillery bombardment was still continuing, but all the shells were concentrated on the 12 bunkers on the upper and lower parts of the cliff.

However, the distance was too far, and the Japanese shells were really off target. Only a few shells hit the bunker, but they were also blocked by the thick stone wall...

(End of this chapter)