Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Before everyone had to wait long, the whistling sound of artillery shells came from the north. After crossing the mountain ridge south of Baiyu Village, these shells exploded in the area where the Japanese were. A total of 54 shells were fired, and the ground shook, rocks flew, and the low bushes were directly blown into ashes.

It must be said that watching the heavy mortar shells explode at a time when it was almost dark was a strange sight. Especially since the shells exploded right where the Japanese were holding out.

Chirp chirp... Boom boom boom... After the grenades exploded, another wave of shells flew over from the artillery position and exploded in the area where the devils were. As the shells exploded, thick chili smoke spread in the area, giving the devils who were not dead another wave of strength...

This is really the intensity, because the three rounds of bombing just now were aimed at leaving no one alive! Although the Japanese were cunning, and although they could find suitable shelters in this complex terrain to avoid bullets from the north and south, and even avoid the bombing of grenade launchers, under the bombardment of heavy mortar shells, the Japanese and the shelters they found were just as ridiculous.
Grenade launchers kill enemies mostly by the fragments they create, while heavy mortar shells kill enemies mainly by the huge shock wave when the shell explodes. So when the shell explodes, the enemy and the cover they are hiding in are often blown to pieces.

Under such fierce bombardment, only one in ten Japanese soldiers survived, and even those who survived were more or less injured.

Now, the chili smoke enveloped the living devils. The ubiquitous smoke entered the devils' mouths and noses as they breathed, and the devils also made the most accurate response.

"Cough cough...Puff..." Some of the wounded coughed due to irritation, but what came out of their cough were large amounts of blood, and even pieces of flesh were vomited out.

Some wounded soldiers endured the pungent smell and tried to find something to block out the smoke, but they found that they didn't have any gas masks and their backpacks were left on the road to the south...

Of course, there were also some wounded soldiers who could not bear the torture and chose to end their lives with bayonets.

"These Japs are really patient. With such a concentration, we all feel uncomfortable here, but the Japs are not even smoked out!" On the main position, Hu Lanzhou sighed as he looked at the tiny flames left by the artillery bombardment.

"Perhaps, all the Japanese devils have been wiped out?" Zhao Wentao interrupted.

"Have they been completely wiped out? We still need to clean up and round up the tail! But having fought here, we can basically announce that all the Japanese troops that entered the base have been completely wiped out!" Zheng Changfeng heard the conversation between the two and interjected at the right time.

At this moment, there was a whistling sound in the sky, and then a flare was lit above the bombing area, instantly covering the area where the devils were. Even Zheng Changfeng and his men on the hilltop could feel the power of the flare, because they also felt the bright illumination.

"Okay, pass on my order. Second Company, Third Company, and all assault teams, enter the bombing zone, find all the Japs, and shoot them one by one!" Zheng Changfeng issued a new order in the light of the flares.

Soon, all the assault groups of the second and third companies entered the battlefield. The so-called assault group is the combat group of the infantry squad except for the machine gun group and the grenade launcher group, which is mainly responsible for forward assault.

Now, under the illumination of the flares, these soldiers charged forward, holding semi-automatic rifles, and searched into the area where the Japanese were. At this time, they felt the power of heavy mortar shells from the ground. Yes, it was the newly added craters on the ground that gave the soldiers the most intuitive feeling. The search was not going very fast, because no one knew if there were any survivors of the Japanese, whether they would be shot secretly, or dragged to death by the wounded Japanese.

Therefore, the soldiers searched very carefully and would never let go of any suspicious target, let alone get close to observe. After all, everyone had weapons in their hands and they just had to do it.

Finally, when the third flare fell to the ground, the search was completely over and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

During this period, the search team members also fired a lot, and every time they fired, they could confirm that there were still living Japanese soldiers hiding there, waiting for the search team to get closer. These Japanese soldiers endured the pain in their bodies, holding explosive packs or grenades in their arms, just waiting for the search team to come over and take some scapegoats.

Fortunately, the Japanese were not as experienced as we are, and our comrades avoided the danger by taking a cautious attitude.

"Report to the regiment commander, the search is complete. A total of 578 Japanese corpses were found, countless limbs and arms were broken, and guns and ammunition were seized..." As the soldiers returned to the mountain to report the results of the search, Zheng Changfeng and his men finally felt relieved. 578 corpses, this is the approximate number of Japanese dead here today. Of course, we also have to count the hundreds of Japanese corpses in the ditch to the east.

"Signalman, use the radio to contact the New Second Regiment immediately and tell them that we have completed the annihilation battle against the Japanese invaders in the north who had penetrated deep into the base. None of the Japanese invaders survived, and we suffered very few casualties. We consumed a lot of ammunition, but we still have the ability to fight continuously for a day!" Zheng Changfeng called over the signalman and asked him to contact the New Second Regiment immediately.

"Captain, do you mean that we should set out overnight to reinforce the main force of the New Second Regiment?" Huyan Bao asked.

"That's right. We fought off one group of the Japanese troops, but another group of the Japanese are heading towards Yangtou Cliff. Captain Kong Jie has taken his men to stop them. Ask him, if the situation is urgent, we can go over to help!" Zheng Changfeng said.

"That's great. Today we have only been running errands, so it's time to have a proper fight! My suggestion is that we don't care what the New 5nd Regiment does, and just go straight over!" said Zou Ming, the captain of the th Company.

"Yes, we should have a fight. We agree with Lao Zou's opinion!" Company commanders Sun Tieguai, Tian E, Zhang Jueming, and Xie Hongjun also nodded in agreement.

Unlike Hu Lanzhou, who had fought a tough battle, the main force of the New Second Regiment, led by Regiment Commander Kong Jie, was still holding on to the Yangtou Cliff position, blocking the attack of the devils. However, the attack of the devils was not strong, and was only tentative.

Well, because of the distance. Sheep Head Cliff had just welcomed the Japanese troops, and the official battle had not yet started.

However, after watching the small-scale battle just now, Kong Jie couldn't help but sigh that it was not easy to fight here. (End of this chapter)