Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 95 Reinforcements Arrive
Facing the Japanese squadron with firepower and manpower advantages, although the 10th Company occupied an advantageous terrain, it still suffered heavy casualties.

The Japanese's shooting skills at this stage were not exaggerated. The Eighth Route Army was called "Three-gun Eighth Route Army" and the Japanese also had the saying "Three-gun Japanese".

Of course, this "three-gun devil" is different from the "three-gun Eighth Route Army" in that it lacks guns and bullets. It means that the target can be killed within three shots.

Previously, when facing a small group of Japanese devils, the soldiers of the 1th Company were able to coordinate with each other in their transfer, but when faced with a larger number of Japanese devils than themselves, the soldiers had little time to transfer.

Not to mention that the Japs also have the support of grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and infantry guns.

The 10th Company only held out for half an hour when most of its troops were killed or wounded.

"From the 10th Company! How many people are left?"

During the break in the Japanese attack, Deng Le'an leaned on the trench and shouted.

"There are 15 more in a row!"

"There are still 18 in the third row!"

All the soldiers who could still move on the position struggled to lie down in front, ready to fight against the next wave of attacks from the Japanese.

Seeing that the second row had not responded yet, Deng Le'an shouted again: "Second row? Where's the second row? How many are left?!"

"Company commander! The second platoon is gone!" a voice cried.

When Deng Le'an heard that the second platoon was gone, he was stunned for a moment. He just leaned quietly on the trench without saying a word.

At this moment, the entire position fell into silence.

Until a few minutes later, the silence was interrupted by the observer's shout.

"The devils are coming again!"

Deng Le'an stood up and looked at the approaching Japanese soldiers. His eyes were red and he shouted loudly: "Comrades! Fight!"

"Thump, thump, thump." "Thump, thump, thump."
"Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!".
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
The Majiazhai position was once again covered by gunfire and bullets.

But this time the firepower of the 10th Company did not last long and gradually stopped.

"Don't cease fire! The Japanese will come up as soon as the gunfire stops!" Deng Le'an shouted.

"Captain, we're out of bullets!"

"I don't have any more either!"

"All gone? Does anyone still have bullets?" Deng Le'an asked.

"No more!"

After hearing that everyone in the 10th Company had run out of ammunition, Deng Le'an took a breath and asked, "Bugler! Can you still blow your bugle?"

"Don't worry, Captain, it's guaranteed to work," the bugler affirmed.

"Okay." Deng Le'an nodded, then shouted, "Attach bayonets!"

"Comrades! I am proud to have comrades like you! Don't keep the other brothers waiting too long! Blow the charge! Follow me!"

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

"kill!"

"Kill!"

As the charge sounded, Deng Le'an took the lead and rushed out.

However, just after rushing out for more than ten meters, Deng Le'an heard the charge horn that had originally stopped sounding again.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep"

Deng Le'an turned his head to look at the bugler and found that the bugle was still hanging on his waist.

Deng Le'an reacted immediately and looked back.

As the charge sounded, a large number of figures in gray military uniforms emerged from behind the mountain ridge.

"kill!"

At the same time, the overwhelming shouts of killing also rang out. "Reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming! Comrades! Kill!" Deng Le'an shouted.

I have lived up to the memory of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives, and the position has not been lost!
Nishimura Yasuhiro in the rear of the Japanese army looked at the hundreds of reinforcements that suddenly appeared and immediately ordered: "Let the front-line troops withdraw first and reorganize the offensive!"

All the formations on the front line were designed to deal with one company. Now that so many Eighth Route Army troops have appeared at once, their deployment has been disrupted. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties as much as possible, temporary retreat is the best option.

On the battlefield, as the Japanese retreated, Deng Le'an sat down on the ground.

A full-strength main force company has less than 30 people left. All platoon-level officers have been killed, and there are only a few squad leaders left.
After a long time, Deng Le'an came to his senses. After wiping the tears from his face, he found the second battalion commander Zheng Hua who led the team to provide support.

"Deng Le'an, Company Commander of the 772th Company, 10rd Battalion, nd Regiment." Because they were on the battlefield, Deng Le'an simply introduced himself, did not salute, but extended his hand.

"The second battalion commander of the new second regiment, Zheng Hua." Zheng Hua shook hands with Deng Le'an.

"Captain Deng, you guys are great. The main force of the New Second Regiment is right behind us. You can lead the team to rest first." Zheng Hua said.

The 772th Company of the 10nd Regiment, with the strength of only one company, blocked the successive attacks of half of the Japanese regiment for nearly two hours. This was enough to make Zheng Hua respect them.

"Thank you, Captain Zheng." Deng Le'an did not refuse Zheng Hua's kindness.

Now almost everyone in the 10th Company is injured and has no combat capability at all. They must receive treatment.

After Deng Le'an led the 10th Company to evacuate, Zheng Hua immediately ordered the nd Battalion to reinforce the position.

Before the main force of the 129th Division completed the encirclement and annihilation, the offensive and defensive battle of the Majiazhai position was absolutely necessary.

"Damn, what a pity." Yasuhiro Nishimura felt regretful as he looked at the Majiazhai position which was almost within reach.

If the Locust Army took the position first, even if the Eighth Route Army's support arrived, their side would still have a great advantage. At that time, they could easily repel the Eighth Route Army reinforcements and then take advantage of the situation to rescue the Sai Regiment.

"Order Yoshioka Squadron to take over the attack, and the heavy machine gun squad and artillery squad cooperate to provide suppressive fire." Yasuhiro Nishimura ordered.

The opponent on the position has changed, and the troops can only readjust.

"Hai!"

Zheng Hua on the position watched the Japanese's movements and knew that they were about to launch another attack.

"The Japs are about to move! Everyone, be on guard against artillery fire!" Zheng Hua shouted.

As long as they have artillery, the Japs will always launch an artillery strike before attacking. This is their standard procedure.

Although there are no permanent or semi-permanent fire points on the Majiazhai position now, the Japanese will not change their procedures.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!".
The soldiers huddled in the trenches and listened to the explosions outside but were not very worried. After all, direct fire from artillery would not have much impact on them hiding in the trenches.

If the shell really landed in the trench, we could only consider ourselves unlucky.

However, even if the shells hit the trenches, they would only cause casualties within the turning area, and other places would basically not be affected.

What can really deal a blow to the trenches are heavy artillery and tanks, but obviously there is no room for heavy artillery to be used in the mountainous areas, and the Japanese can't even bring them in.

As for tanks, the Japanese were simply reluctant to deploy them into mountainous areas for mopping-up operations. To Italy, tanks and armored vehicles were treasures, and the loss of one was an unbearable pain.

In the following period, the Japanese launched repeated attacks on the Majiazhai position.

Although the Second Battalion suffered heavy casualties, it never allowed the Japanese to reach the top of the mountain.

After Chen Chengxing arrived with the main force, it became even more difficult for the Japanese to advance.

Chen Chengxing placed two infantry guns on the reverse slope of the hill, so that the Japanese artillery could not affect his infantry guns.

However, their own infantry artillery could use a high elevation angle to easily shoot down the enemy's heavy machine guns.

Without the fire suppression of heavy machine guns, it would be more difficult for the Japanese to launch an offensive.

The two sides fought fiercely for more than two hours, resulting in heavy casualties.

Faced with the heavy defense of Majiazhai by the New Second Regiment, Yasuhiro Nishimura ordered his troops to launch several attacks in succession.

But it always came back empty handed.

(End of this chapter)