Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

At this time, gunshots were heard from the northeast and south of Yangyi. The independent regiment and the basic regiment also encountered similar situations. For a while, the surroundings of Yangyi were full of flares. Through the light of the flares, it was found that in different directions around Yangyi, there were more than a dozen soldiers constantly moving and firing, launching a wide attack line.

Seeing this, the grenade launchers in the Japanese city could not hold back and started bombing, but the bombing was not very effective because it was difficult to grasp a moving target. After all, it takes time for a grenade launcher to aim, fire, and then for the grenade to fly, fall, and explode. During this time, people would have already run far away and would not wait to be bombed on the spot.

At this time, the role of heavy machine guns and light machine guns is revealed! The machine gunner can chase people and shoot, or he can shoot ahead of time and let people bump into him. However, the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the Japanese light machine guns are not good at firing speed, but mainly at accuracy! This results in the bullet density not being that high, and the hit rate is much worse.

At this time, the advantage of the MG series machine guns of the mustache family can be seen! The extremely high rate of fire, even if it is a sweeping shot, the density of bullets is enough to destroy the enemy. Of course, the consumption of ammunition will make the logistics department curse.

As time went on, flares continued to fall in the air, and the soldiers of the spearhead squad kept flashing their positions in the light of the flares, attracting the enemy's firepower points to attack. The comrades of the spearhead squad knew their mission, so they moved without hesitation to attract as much attention as possible from the enemy.

"Second squad, go!" In the field behind, the company commanders gave orders without prior agreement, asking the second assault squad to expose themselves. As a result, there were more Eighth Route Army soldiers on the battlefield, with a wider front and greater depth, forcing the Japanese in the city to mobilize more firepower points for shooting.

Especially in the darkness, there were some sharpshooters who could kill the machine gunners on the city wall at a distance of four or five hundred meters. In such a situation, the Japanese had no better way but to mobilize infantry artillery bombardment and mobilize more grenade launchers to concentrate fire.

On the north hill, Ding Wei looked at the bright lights flashing in the city again, and the trajectory of the artillery shells in the air, and asked Captain Qi beside him: "Is it all right? If it's okay, blow up the enemy's infantry artillery!"

"Captain, it's possible, but I think we have to wait a little longer! The firepower points of the Japanese that we currently control are not enough to allow the commandos to rush into the city." said Captain Qi.

"I was impatient... In that case, let's wait a little longer..." Ding Wei also understood Captain Qi's intention and did not continue to urge him. After all, professional matters should be done by professionals.

The battle was still going on, but the sky was gradually getting brighter, and the Japanese stopped firing flares because they also saw the Eighth Route Army hiding farther away, and they were densely packed everywhere.

"Damn it, the Eighth Route Army is so cunning. When the flares were lit, they just stood there motionless. All our attention was attracted by the Eighth Route Army in front of us!" A Japanese soldier on the city wall sighed.

"I feel that the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is much better than ours. I have already replaced three comrades..." This is the inner monologue of a Japanese machine gunner. "Report to the regiment commander, we have already controlled most of the Japanese firepower points. The artillery company requests bombing to blow up the Japanese defense line for the comrades!" At this time, Captain Qi reported.

"Bomb it, bomb it quickly!" Ding Wei said, picked up the telescope, and looked at the soldiers of the sharp knife squad who were still exchanging fire with the Japanese more than 200 meters away. He felt a little distressed. In just half an hour of exchange of fire, and fighting in the dark, more than a dozen soldiers in their regiment fell in a pool of blood...

Of course, the Japanese were not having an easy time either. Many of their corpses fell where their regiment attacked.

Boom boom boom... A dull sound came from the artillery position in the rear, and shells whizzed overhead. 15 120mm heavy mortars, 5 of which were aimed at the three directions of their own attack, fired the first wave of shells today. Among these 15 heavy mortars, there were 7 82 mortars used jointly by the Independent Regiment and the New 2st Regiment, and mortars of the Core Regiment were bombarding.

Boom boom boom... After a short flight, balls of fire exploded on the not-so-high city wall of Yangyi Town. Some of these flames were large, some were small, and some simply exploded on both sides of the city wall. However, with the bombardment of the artillery, the Japanese firepower was completely suppressed.

Especially where the heavy mortar shells exploded, even if the shells exploded inside or outside the town wall, the shock wave blew the Japanese soldiers on the wall away like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, and then disintegrated...

It is worth mentioning that the artillerymen on the mountain did not attack the city wall completely, because there was still a Type 82 infantry gun in the town! This was the only weapon that the devil could threaten their own artillery positions, and it had to be destroyed as soon as possible! Therefore, two Type mortars were specially separated to bombard the devil's infantry artillery positions.

These two mortars immediately delivered a lightning five-round burst (5 rounds at maximum speed) to the Japanese infantry artillery position, completely destroying the Japanese infantry artillery position.

Inside the city, in a deep courtyard, a Japanese officer with the rank of major, was on the second-floor platform, holding a telescope and looking at the bombed city walls around him, feeling desperate. The Eighth Route Army had such powerful artillery, why didn't they show it earlier? If I had known this, I would have evacuated Yangyi first, even if I had to disobey orders!
Judging from the firepower and manpower displayed by the Eighth Route Army, the Ito Detachment, which has been unable to be contacted, is likely to have died for their country! And the Nakano Battalion, which urgently requested assistance yesterday, probably also encountered these Eighth Route Army, right? Did the Eighth Route Army eliminate Nakano and then rush to Yangyi overnight? Then with the defensive strength of Yangyi...

Thinking of this, the major hurried back to the room and shouted to a signalman, "You, send a message to the brigade headquarters immediately! Independent Mixed Brigade 1, 76th Infantry Battalion report: Our troops were ordered to garrison Yangyi, and were besieged by the Eighth Route Army in the early morning of this morning. The Eighth Route Army has more than troops, a regiment of heavy artillery, and... Our troops are determined to fight to the death and thank the Emperor with their death... Shatter!"

The major didn't even try to make a phone call, because he knew that if the Eighth Route Army launched such an attack, it would be normal for the telephone line to be cut off. Unless, a telephone line was secretly pulled. (End of this chapter)