Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Bombing, and more bombing... After the bombing by the planes, the 105mm howitzers and 75mm mountain cannons continued the bombing, as if they were going to flatten the position of the 17th Regiment.

The 17th Regiment was no pushover, at least their work during this period was not in vain! They mobilized tens of thousands of people and tens of thousands of pieces of wood to build the positions, which remained as solid as they should be during the bombing of the Japanese. The key areas did not collapse due to the bombing, thus protecting the safety of the comrades.

Of course, not every trench in this Bagua-shaped position has a combat protection function, so some of the trenches that play a confusing role are not that solid, just like the anti-tank cone array in front, which are all real and fake. Such unreinforced trench fortifications, of course, cannot withstand the destruction of artillery shells. While consuming the enemy's artillery shells, it also reduces the pressure of construction and makes the enemy's artillery observers feel a sense of accomplishment.

However, they did not know that there were no soldiers near these collapsed trenches, so this was used to trap the shells. After all, if the shells were scattered, the observation posts guarding the positions would be safer.

However, sacrifice is inevitable! The observation posts left on the battlefield must stay awake and remind their comrades in the air-raid shelters in time when the Japanese launch a ground attack.

Because of this, with the continuous bombardment of artillery shells, more than a dozen observation posts have been destroyed, and the soldiers were buried in the country before they could even fire a shot.

All this was within the expectations of the comrades, so no one was sad or crying. Instead, they suppressed the emotion deep in their hearts, waiting for the next outburst!

Waiting is tormenting! Especially to hold on during the bombing of the devils, it requires great willpower! It was during this perseverance that the devils finally used all their three axes!
The three main tactics of the Japanese attack were bombing, bombing, and bombing again! Then, the infantry charged, and if they couldn't take down the artillery, they would bombard...

Simple tactics, combined with a pincer attack from multiple directions, supplemented by sufficient ammunition, better-performing guns, better individual quality, and shameless poison gas... In short, these tactics of the devils made the Central Army suffer enough in the early days of the war, and also successfully occupied a large amount of land. Well, even now, they still make the Central Army in disarray...

But now is not the beginning of the war! After six months of continuous fighting, the Japanese have consumed a lot of ammunition and suffered serious losses. They have reached the limit of the current troops and ammunition! So the air force flew away after the bombing, and they will not come back because there are no more bombs!

Isn't it strange? Because at this time, the Japanese were losing battles in the Pacific battlefield, and they also felt that the Pacific battlefield was the battlefield that really threatened the security of the homeland. Therefore, it was the most normal operation to focus on that battlefield and concentrate resources there! The Japanese believed that even if they failed in the Chinese battlefield, the Chinese army would not be able to fight across the sea and could not threaten the security of the homeland.

But the warships of the Eagle Sauce family are different! They are running all over the Pacific Ocean, and maybe one day they will arrive at our doorstep.

The planes didn't have many bombs, and the 105mm howitzers didn't have many shells, either. It was the same thing! Therefore, the bombing before the battle also consumed all the shells of the 105mm howitzers.

However, the Japs still have mountain artillery, the tank assault group that is highly expected, and the infantry of three infantry regiments...and these are still a force that cannot be ignored, and are the real opponents that the 17th Regiment is about to face!

After analysis before the station, it was found that the Japanese would not push forward all of this temporary division. They must retain at least one regiment of troops in Xinxiang, and even extend it towards the railway line to actually control more railway lines, lengthen the front line, and thus have more directions of attack.

So at this time, the comrades of the 17th Regiment needed to face the attack of one or two infantry regiments, and there were tanks to assist in the battle. Such a battle, especially positional warfare, was something that the Eighth Route Army had never encountered in previous battles. Therefore, this battle of the 17th Regiment was not only an active provocation to the devils to gain the initiative strategically, but also an experimental battle for future wars.

The Eighth Route Army cannot stay in the mountains forever. The vast Central Plains is the real fertile land, just like the Jizhong Plain, it is a battleground for military strategists! If we can hold on to one place with the strength of a regiment, block the attack of the devils, and destroy the devils' troops, it will be of great significance!

It is also worth mentioning that the commotion in Hebei, Shandong and Henan was also to cover the action of the Southward Detachment! The more noise there was, the more the Japanese concentrated their forces, and the Southward Detachment encountered fewer enemies. After all, there were only so many Japanese, and if more came here, there would be fewer in other places.

Buzz, buzz, buzz... The enemy's artillery bombardment stopped, and the observation posts still on the battlefield felt their ears buzzing. However, they ignored the pain in their bodies and instead used binoculars to observe the direction of the enemy and determine their next move.

Rumble... The tank parked in the west finally emitted black smoke again, and its tracks began to crush the wheat fields and drove towards the position of the 17th Regiment.

"Squeak... Squeak... Squeak..." A sharp whistle sounded and reached the air-raid shelter of the position, waking up the comrades who were waiting for battle.

"Comrades, the enemy is attacking, follow me!" Hearing the whistle, in an air defense shelter, the company commander Zhang Dacheng shouted loudly, holding a semi-automatic rifle and jumped out of the sturdy air-raid shelter on the dome, running quickly upward along the winding corridor. Behind him, 1 soldiers of the 58st company stood up one after another, each carrying their own weapons and ammunition, and walked along different corridors to their respective posts.

In the other two air-raid shelters, Deputy Company Commander Wang Futian and instructor Li Hao each led dozens of soldiers out of the air-raid shelters and headed for their respective combat positions.

As the company with the most veterans in the 17th Regiment, the 1st Company was the defending side of the outermost trench on the westernmost side of this defensive battle. Under the leadership of Zhang Dacheng and others, the comrades walked orderly along the communication trench to their respective positions. Although some parts of the solid position were damaged by artillery fire, it did not affect its normal function.

In just a few minutes, the first company had completed battle preparations on the position that was more than two kilometers wide.

In the second trench more than 60 meters behind them, the soldiers of the 17nd Company of the 2th Regiment also appeared in their respective combat positions. The two companies, 60 meters apart, formed the first line of defense with two intersecting trenches, facing the frontal attack of the Japanese armored assault group and two squadrons of infantry.

At the same time, teams appeared in the northwest and southwest to meet the Japanese attack against them.

However, from the Japanese's deployment, it can be seen that the Japanese are advancing in the direction of the west, and the two sides are just auxiliary. (End of this chapter)