Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 557 Chapter 556, Total Destruction
In April 38, at the same location and in the same ambush, the Eighth Route Army did not have enough weapons and could only engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japs and fight for the hilltop. They suffered more than 4 casualties and annihilated more than 800 Japanese invaders from the 108th Division.

But today, in the same location, with almost the same number of devils, the Eighth Route Army will no longer make such great sacrifices!
Chirp, chirp, chirp... Boom, boom... The shells exploded one after another. With one salvo, they could blow the whole enemy team to pieces! They blew directly from the front to the back of the enemy team. If there was a living enemy within the blast radius, it was because the workers in the arsenal had not done their job well!
Of course, because the types of shells are different, the explosion radius is also different, so even after three rounds of bombing, there are still many Japanese soldiers alive. That's right, those Japanese soldiers in the bombing area of ​​the grenade launcher. The explosion radius of more than 10 meters is not enough to cover all the Japanese soldiers, so there are always a few who slip through the net.

However, these devils are alive for the time being, but that doesn't mean they are intact! That's right, the directional explosion just now has doomed the devils to death, it's just a matter of time. How to say it? At least a dozen places on half of the body were hit by fragments, so how much combat power can be left? A devil without combat power, isn't that a living target?

"Signalman, order the heavy mortar to stop bombing, and the 82 mortar to fire another wave!" In the rear, Commander Guo made combat adjustments. The heavy mortar brought 45 rounds of shells, and now 27 rounds have been fired. Commander Guo did not want to consume too many shells. The key point is that he saw clearly through the telescope that the area bombed by the heavy mortar was too clean, and all the Japanese were blown up.

The heavy mortar stopped bombing, but this did not affect the battle ahead. After the 82 mortar shells exploded in the enemy ranks again, there were not many enemy soldiers left standing.

"Alright, stop the artillery bombardment! Tell them at the front that the artillery has stopped. If the time is right, go up and fight hand-to-hand to eliminate the last of the devils!"

The artillery stopped bombing, and only the grenade throwers in front were still tirelessly preparing grenades to complete the fifth round of bombing. After hearing the call, several alert regiment commanders immediately made tactical adjustments.

"Heavy machine guns, aim at the Japanese and continue to suppress them! Where are the sharpshooters? Shoot them one by one, don't let any of them go!"

"Assault team, get ready, put on your bayonets, and respond to my call at any time!" The regiment leaders made adjustments in tacit understanding. The assault team and the firepower team were all arranged, and they were just waiting for the right time to go up and end the battle.

In fact, the time had already come! After the sixth round of grenade launchers, neither the machine gunners nor the snipers could find any living Japanese soldiers. Seeing this, without giving any orders, the four regiment commanders gave instructions at the same time - rush up and eliminate the remaining enemies!
Beep, beep, beep... the sound of the charge horn suddenly appeared on the position of the 2nd Core Regiment. Then, more than 400 lively soldiers jumped out of the ambush area and strode towards the Japanese troops. While charging, the soldiers shouted to kill, and the sound shook the surrounding mountains and echoed.

"Kill..." The soldier who was rushing in the front stepped on the head of a Japanese soldier on the ground with one step, held his rifle upside down, and stabbed the bayonet into the Japanese soldier's chest and heart.

"Puff... Sizzle..." The bayonet was pulled out, and blood spurted out along the blood hole, forming a short-lived blood-red hot spring in the air. Yes, it really is a hot spring, more than 37 degrees.

In fact, at this point in the battle, Commander Guo could have reported his achievements to the headquarters, because the battle was no longer suspenseful, and all that was left was a one-sided massacre!
Pah… Pah… Pah… Gunshots were heard, and the head of a wounded Japanese soldier was smashed into pieces and exploded. That was the work of the shrapnel. More importantly, the dead Japanese soldier loosened his hand, and the grenade hidden in his hand exploded after a few seconds, leaving only half of the Japanese soldier. "End the battle quickly, and don't let any Japanese soldier go. Stab them all one by one!" The platoon leaders received the latest order and continued to lead the soldiers to complete the final blow to the Japanese soldiers.

Today's devils are different from yesterday's! Not only did they not engage in hand-to-hand combat yesterday, but the last wounded devil was killed by the weather, which had nothing to do with them.

But today's devils are different. They are alive and kicking, and they will use the remaining half of their bodies to raise their bayonets to fight back. They are not easy to mess with. However, no matter how hard they are to mess with, they can't withstand the bombardment of heavy mortars, nor can they beat the close-range attack of three-edged bayonets.

When the soldiers stabbed every devil present with bloody holes, the ambush was over! The only thing left was to clean up the battlefield, plunder the spoils, and then take them back to the base to continue development. As the top battlefield cleaning experts in the Third Division, the soldiers of the Second Core Regiment took the lead and continued to teach the soldiers of other regiments how to clean...

The result of the final cleaning of the battlefield was that all 2327 Japanese soldiers who escaped were killed here, while there were no casualties on the Eighth Route Army side! That's good, isn't it? It was worth it to annihilate more than 2300 Japanese soldiers without any injuries! Of course, when bombing the Japanese soldiers, the shells consumed were relatively more.

Why is it relatively speaking? In our current era, there is no limit on the number of shells and bullets. As long as the soldiers want to fight, they have to have enough! But at this time in 42, such consumption was indeed a bit large, because not everyone had Li Yuexuan's vision and insight, and they all wanted to use firepower to solve the devils, not people.

Fortunately, the final result was good. The Japanese were all killed and we suffered few casualties. That’s enough!

Beep, beep... the radio waves were transmitted, and the battle report about this battle was delivered to the deputy commander's desk. Looking at the battle report sent back by Commander Guo, the deputy commander specifically asked the signalman to reply with four words: Beautiful bombing! Then he studied the map at the temporary headquarters.

The Japanese army that entered the hinterland had 1.2 soldiers. After two days of fighting, more than 6500 Japanese soldiers were killed, accounting for more than half of the total Japanese force! So the next step depends on how the Japanese will respond? Will they withdraw, or continue to run wild in our base area and implement the Three Alls Policy?
But no matter what choice the devil makes, the deputy commander has enough troops to deal with the devil's next attack or escape. Now, it's not the Eighth Route Army and the Northern Bureau that are in danger, but the devils who have entered the base area! Attack and defense are out of place!

(End of this chapter)