Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

The Japanese artillery fire did not stop after 5 minutes, but for a full 10 minutes! Although the Japanese artillery fired slowly, in these 10 minutes, they still bombarded the hilltop where the first company was located with 200 mountain artillery shells, 300 Type 500 infantry artillery shells, and more than grenade launcher grenades.

At this moment, the Japanese grenade throwers began to receive new ammunition bags from the quartermaster; the four Type 4 heavy machine guns that were fortunately not destroyed were also set up on the eastern hilltop; and the six Maxim heavy machine guns mobilized from the puppet army were also mixed into the Type 6 heavy machine gun positions by the Japanese.

"Go to hell..." At the westernmost end of the Japanese army, more than 300 meters below the cliff of the first company's position, a Japanese captain held a command knife, pointed the blade at the first company's position, and issued an order to attack.

However, this time, the puppet army was still in the front, 150 of them! These puppet soldiers were carrying all kinds of rifles and machine guns, walking on the rugged mountain road, and there were two squads of Japanese soldiers behind them, walking 100 meters behind them.

It is obvious that the puppet soldiers walking in front are cannon fodder, just paving the way and blocking bullets for the Japanese soldiers behind!

But even knowing this, the puppet troops had to march in front, and they had to appear to be actively attacking! If they were not active, the bullets from the imperial army behind them would hit them...

The Japanese began to attack, and even the Type 92 and Maxim heavy machine guns were suppressing the fire, but the first company did not fight back. In the trenches, Platoon Leader Yuan walked with a bent waist, holding a small notebook in his hand. Whenever he passed a foxhole or a multi-person combat position, he would ask: "Who is still here? Who is injured? Who can still fight?"

"Platoon leader, there are no casualties in the heavy machine gun squad!" This was Lao Meng's answer.

"Platoon leader, the second grenade launcher group was hit by a shell and all of them died!" This was Li Shuncai's answer.

"Platoon leader, our squad leader has died, and the deputy squad leader's legs were both blown off... I can still fight!" This was the report from the 9th Infantry Squad, which had only three people left. From then on, there was only one soldier left in the 9th Squad who could fight.

"Company commander, after counting, we still have 35 soldiers who can still fight; 11 soldiers have died, and the rest are wounded, and some are seriously injured!" Platoon Leader Yuan reported to Company Commander Fang.

"Really? That's good. We have more bullets and more guns..." Captain Fang told a cold joke that only the two of them could hear to cover up the pain in his heart. After a pause, he said, "The attacking team of the Japanese will arrive soon. You should return to your combat position quickly. By the way, tell your comrades to use semi-automatic and assault rifles if you can. Smash the old rifles that no one uses!"

"Go, if I die, you will command the battle in my place! Now, there are still 15 minutes left before the end of the blocking time..." After saying this, Captain Fang picked up the semi-automatic gun and turned around.

At this time, heavy machine gun bullets were flying overhead, and from time to time, bullets hit the rocks and splashed dust. At this time, the combat effectiveness of the company was halved, and the strength of the devils was truly revealed. Therefore, no matter from which aspect, the devils' attack this time was not easy to stop!
It is not easy to intercept, but it does not mean that it cannot be intercepted. For example, at this moment, Captain Fang did not order a counterattack, but looked at a small hill on the northernmost side of the position. In the initial battle, the shotguns arranged there did not fire, but waited for a new opportunity to fight.

And this new opportunity for battle is when the enemies gather under the cliff in front of the position!
"Attack, attack... Damn it, we can't climb up here!" Just in front of the cliff, the puppet soldiers had already rushed here, but found that the steep cliff was not easy to climb up. Although the lowest part of the cliff was only 1.67 meters, there was a sloping road slope under the feet, and the total height was 2.5 meters. How to climb it?

"Baga, those stupid imperial army!" The Japanese soldiers behind the puppet army, who were both the supervisors and the main force of the attack, smiled mockingly. Then, some Japanese soldiers began to climb the small hill in the south, intending to attack the first company's position from here; and the puppet soldiers gathered in front of the position finally found that if they continued to go north, they could actually go around the mountain from the north.

Captain Fang ignored or didn't see the puppet army heading north. He just looked at the Japanese soldiers who appeared on the hill in the south. At this time, the Japanese soldiers were shorter than them, but they were just at the height that the shooting holes on the trenches could take care of. "Li Shuncai, grenade launcher, blow up the Japanese heavy machine gun! Everyone, shoot..." After Captain Fang finished speaking, he aimed at a Japanese soldier who was climbing the hill and pulled the trigger decisively.

Bang... Bang, bang, bang... gunshots rang out, and bullets shot out from the side of the firing hole, all hitting the Japanese in the south. Especially the machine gunner Lao Meng, his heavy machine gun fired a row of bullets at the Japanese.

"Ahh..." At a distance of one or two hundred meters, the shooting skills of the old soldiers who were still alive were enough to kill one by one! In a short time, more than thirty Japanese soldiers were shot dead on the southern hillside.

"Grenade launcher, hurry up..." Some Japanese soldiers in the Japanese team began to shout, hoping that the grenade launcher could suppress them.

"It's you!" On the first company's side, Li Shuncai, who was hiding in the trench and observing through a periscope, selected a heavy machine gun position and decisively pulled the trigger.

Chirp... Two grenade launchers flew towards each other in the air...

Boom boom... The Japanese grenade exploded, but it hit the hill where Lao Meng's heavy machine gun position was located, and had no effect on Lao Meng and his men.

Boom... The grenade launcher fired by Li Shuncai exploded. Although the landing point was more than 7 meters away from the Japanese heavy machine gun position he selected, the explosion radius of more than 10 meters was enough!

"Damn it, after such a long period of bombing, the Eighth Route Army still has such powerful firepower?" In the rear, the Japanese captain in charge of commanding the attack uttered an unbelievable sound.

Then, he saw the surviving Japanese soldiers in front of him. Although they tried their best to fire back, they were still shot dead one by one on the mountain roads, on the hillsides, and even behind some bunkers.

The Japanese suffered heavy casualties, but the 150 puppet soldiers seemed to be unharmed. Instead, they continued to move north along the mountain road and even approached the corner of the mountain road on the north side.

"Could it be that the victory of this battle was brought by these imperial troops?" Just as the Japanese captain was thinking this, a ball of fire suddenly erupted from the hill to the north, and then the puppet soldiers fell down in groups, dozens of them were killed in an instant! Then, a light machine gun appeared and continued to fire at the puppet soldiers...

Da da da... After a few rounds of firing from the light machine gun, another ball of fire burst out from the north, and immediately dozens of puppet soldiers fell to the ground, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.

"Run away!" In front, the puppet soldiers who were hit by the shotgun twice were scared. They turned around and fled in fear. In the blink of an eye, they were far away from the effective range of the shotgun. The machine gunners had no choice but to put down their light machine guns, not wanting to waste any more bullets. However, the battle just now was not a waste. At least 80 puppet soldiers were killed at the corner of the mountain road. Most of the remaining puppet soldiers who escaped were also injured. (End of this chapter)