Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 139 Let the Bullet Find the Eighth Route Army

Beifeng Village, the temporary headquarters of the New Second Regiment.

"Commander, the forward observation post reports that the Japanese are starting to move." The combat staff officer put down the phone and reported.

After hearing the report from the combat staff, Chen Chengxing and Luo Ping immediately walked out of the regiment headquarters, climbed a nearby high hill, and checked the situation in Xiaoxinzhuang.

A steamed bun-shaped raised earth slope to the north of Beifeng Village is the highest point in the area. From here you can see the general situation of Xiaoxinzhuang with a telescope.

After arriving at the outskirts of Xiaoxinzhuang, Yoshida Yuma immediately ordered the mountain artillery in Beima Village to fire.

Yoshida Yuma needed to first launch a wave of firepower attacks on the Eighth Route Army to see if he could create a gap, and then the infantry could launch an attack along this gap.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
Flames rose up in Xiaoxinzhuang.

Xu Wu endured the Japanese artillery bombardment in the front-line command post while keeping an eye on their movements.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese have already surrounded Xiaoxin Village."

"Don't worry about it. Our mission is to attract the Japanese and create favorable conditions for the encirclement of other troops. Tell our comrades to be vigilant and prevent the Japanese from advancing from multiple directions." Xu Wu said without even turning his head.

"Yes!"

After the Japanese launched artillery attacks for more than ten minutes, the mountain artillery gradually stopped firing.

"Liu Sang, order your troops to launch an attack, and the machine gun squadron will support you." Yoshida Yuma ordered.

The Eighth Route Army usually does not have much ammunition, so they just need to let the Locust Army go forward and consume a wave of ammunition, and then the Locust Army's warriors can take advantage of the situation to break in.

Although Liu Beixin was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to lead the team forward.

It has become a routine for the Locust Army to let the Locust Alliance Army take the lead to attract firepower before attacking.

Seeing the Locust Army begin to move forward, Yoshida Yuma immediately ordered the infantry and artillery team to get ready.

Once the Eighth Route Army exposes its heavy firepower, it must be destroyed as quickly as possible.

With the accuracy of the Type 92 infantry gun, a salvo from two guns is enough to destroy any firing point.

Seeing that only puppet troops were approaching, Xu Wu immediately ordered: "Don't fire the light and heavy machine guns. Rifles are enough to deal with the puppet troops."

The puppet army's combat effectiveness and will were originally weak, so they did not need machine guns to suppress fire.

On the contrary, the puppet army’s ability to survive is now relatively strong, and machine gun fire is not very effective. The best way is to charge with hand-to-hand weapons.

However, there are Japanese soldiers guarding outside now, and the First Battalion cannot leave its position, so using rifles to kill is the best way.

Moreover, it was obvious that these puppet troops did not know how to fight, and they could not even form the most basic skirmish line.

In fact, Xu Wu really wronged the puppet army. The officers of the puppet army had all served in the army and naturally understood the principle of disbanding soldiers.

But the current situation does not allow them to do so. If they really disperse, then no one will attack forward.

These veteran soldiers would rather lie down and fight the Eighth Route Army eight hundred miles away, and it would be best if they could rest after using up all their bullets.

If that were the case, the Japanese would never spare these officials.

"Go! Go quickly!" Liu Beixin hid behind and kept shouting with a pistol in his hand.

As long as they can satisfy the Japanese, the 53rd Regiment is willing to sacrifice as many lives as possible, as long as their own lives are still there.

Although the puppet soldiers were cursing in their hearts, they could only move forward with their bodies bent.

After all, the Japanese have already set their sights on the enemy behind them. If you disobey orders, you will probably be the first to be shot.

However, there are countermeasures to every policy. The current puppet army has evolved several times, and the soldiers have been rotated several times. The technology of saving lives on the battlefield can be said to have been practiced to perfection.

The puppet soldiers at this time were more focused than ever. As long as the Eighth Route Army's gunshots were heard, it meant they had reached the boundary, and the next step was to lie down and engage in a passionate exchange of fire with the enemy.

The soldiers in Xiaoxinzhuang watched the puppet troops getting closer and closer and loaded their guns.

When they were about 1 meters away, Xu Wu fired the first shot. If the puppet troops went forward, they would be in a minefield, and they could not be allowed to step on the mines.

"Snapped!"

"Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!".
As Xu Wu's gunshot rang out, the soldiers opened fire one after another.

At a distance of 1 meters, the soldiers could already guarantee a certain hit rate, and the puppet troops did not dare to charge, so it was a good opportunity to practice their shooting skills.

At this time, the puppet soldiers had already laid down, each lying behind the cover they had found, and then stretched out their guns at an angle and fired indiscriminately.

Their mission is to fire the bullets. Whether they can hit the target is not within their responsibility. If the Japanese locusts are really that powerful, let the bullets go to the Eighth Route Army on their own.

Faced with this situation, neither Liu Beixin nor Yoshida Yuma were too surprised. They all had their own goals, and no one believed that the Locust Association could defeat the Eighth Route Army.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, Xu Wu saw that the puppet army showed no signs of retreating, so he turned around and ordered: "Let the artillery platoon of the first company fire two shots."

"Yes!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
At the moment the shells hit the ground and exploded, some puppet soldiers began to shout: "The Eighth Route Army has artillery! Retreat quickly!"

For the puppet soldiers, who were lying on the ground, the lethality of artillery shells was far greater than that of rifles.

The other puppet soldiers who heard the shouts did not care who shouted, they took it as an order and immediately retreated at a speed comparable to that of elite soldiers. The soldiers in Xiaoxin Village only fired two bullets, and the puppet soldiers had already run 2 meters away.

Shooting further at this distance would be a waste of bullets, so the soldiers had no choice but to stop unwillingly.

"Hey! I killed three idiots!"

"Oh my god, I just shot one, I don't even know if I killed it or not."

"Don't even mention it. We fired three shots but didn't hit anyone. The puppet soldiers refused to show their heads."

When Yoshida Yuma saw the puppet army retreating, although he was a little angry, he didn't say much. His minimum goal had been achieved, and the next step was to depend on the locust army.

"The first squadron moves forward and prepares for battle, and the first battalion of the 53rd regiment cooperates in the attack." Yoshida Yuma ordered.

The Locust Army's attack still needs the assistance of the Locust Association Army. At the very least, it can attract some of the Eighth Route Army's firepower, which can more or less play a role.

"Order the mountain artillery to fire again."

Although the Eighth Route Army's machine gun fire points were not lured out this time, the artillery observation point still recorded some fire points, and those fire points that were easy to defend and difficult to attack had to be eliminated before the attack.

A few minutes later, the Japanese mountain artillery in Beima Village fired again.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
Many houses were directly destroyed by mountain artillery.

"Medical team! Rescue the wounded immediately!" Xu Wu shouted.

At the same time, militiamen and civilians who had prepared stretchers entered the war zone and began to rescue the wounded, risking being bombarded.

The moment the shelling stopped, Yoshida Yuma drew out his command knife and shouted, "Kill the chicken!"

The Japanese machine gun squadron immediately opened fire.

"Da da da", "Da da da", "Da da da".
While the heavy machine guns were suppressing the fire, Yoshida Yuma gave the order to attack to the well-prepared First Squadron and the First Battalion of the Locust Association: "Taoci, go!"

A squadron of Japanese soldiers immediately drove the Locust Army forward to attack in a standard skirmish formation.

This time, Xu Wu did not wait until the Japanese approached within 100 meters. Instead, he gave the order to open fire when they were within 200 meters and the Japanese launched their team fire.

In addition to the light machine guns of each company, there were also four heavy machine guns that began to fire at the Japanese.

"Da da da", "Da da da", "Da da da".
"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
Yoshida Yuma in the back looked at the sudden fierce firepower and his face looked a little ugly.

The firepower of this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers far exceeded his imagination.

It was difficult for a squadron and a battalion of puppet troops to make a breakthrough in the face of such strong firepower, especially since the enemy was hiding in the house and the grenade launcher had little effect.

Although the infantry artillery was actively suppressing the enemy's firepower, the enemy was obviously an expert in defensive warfare and the firepower was transferred very quickly, so the infantry artillery did not have much effect.

The densely packed houses in Xiaoxinzhuang severely obstructed the artillery's line of sight. They could not see the movement of the Eighth Route Army at all and could only wait for the other side to open fire again before they could adjust the angle.

This greatly increases the adjustment time.

And because the heavy machine guns of the first battalion were divided into two groups to fire, the firepower of the first battalion was very sustained.

After a stalemate of more than ten minutes, the Japanese were still unable to break into the village and finally had no choice but to retreat.

Yoshida Yuma realized that it would be difficult for him to completely wipe out this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers in a short period of time.

"Send a telegram to the regiment commander, requesting support from surrounding strongholds to sweep the area and hunt down the fleeing Eighth Route Army troops." Yoshida Yuma said.

Yoshida's Battalion was entangled here by the Eighth Route Army and could no longer hunt down other Eighth Route Army soldiers.

At this time, the only thing we can do is to let the troops in the surrounding strongholds cooperate to complete the large encirclement and blockade.

By then, I will have time to wipe out all the Eighth Route Army troops in this area.

"Hai!"

While the telegraph soldier was requesting the regiment commander to dispatch troops for support, Yoshida Yuma was not idle either.

"Let the artillery fire incendiary bombs to burn down the houses in Xiaoxinzhuang!" Yoshida Yuma ordered.

The Eighth Route Army relies on houses for defense, so just burn down the house and see if the Eighth Route Army can still stay in the house!

Under the attack of incendiary bombs, the houses in Xiaoxinzhuang continued to catch fire

"Captain, the houses on the front line are all on fire. The soldiers can't continue to defend."

"Open up a line, let the Japanese in, and fight them in street battles!" Xu Wu ordered.

Chen Chengxing had already told Xu Wu before that if the Japanese attack was very fierce, they should retreat into the village and fight a street battle with the Japanese.

As long as the Japanese enter the village, they can be greatly restricted.

"Yes!" The communicator on the side hurried to pass on the message.

After receiving the order, the soldiers began to retreat gradually, but they also left a lot of gifts for the Japanese while retreating.

Trigger mines were left in many houses. The Japanese's first priority when entering the village was to confirm whether there were any people in the surrounding houses. That was when they would receive the gifts.

(End of this chapter)