Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 256: Try something new.

"Puff puff~"

The sound of bullets entering flesh was very clean and pure. Every time a rifle or machine gun bullet entered the body, some blood mist would burst out.

After firing, all the weeds at the shooting hole were lifted up to achieve the best field of view and ensure that there were no blind spots for shooting.

The Japanese and puppet army scouts on the top of the mountain were also attacked.

The dense gunfire lasted for about 5 minutes, and no further counterattacks could be heard from the Japanese and puppet troops.

"Da da da~"

From a firing hole halfway up the mountain, a light machine gun fired a short burst of machine bullets that hit the last Japanese soldier. The Japanese soldier twitched as if he had been electrocuted, and fell completely to the ground and could not move.

Everything fell silent, leaving only the strong smell of gunpowder and blood, as well as the wailing and screaming of the Japanese and puppet soldiers.

More than 600 Japanese and puppet troops were shot to death in just one wave of attack.

A few minutes later, seeing that the Japanese and puppet troops were not moving, teams of soldiers from the New 1st Regiment emerged from the tunnels and began to clean up the battlefield.

"Be careful not to get tricked by the Japanese or puppet troops. Some enemies pretend to be dead, waiting for you to get close before detonating a grenade and killing you along with them."

"If you don't want to die, shoot first. Don't be afraid of wasting bullets."

There are many new recruits in the army, and the experienced platoon leaders and veterans reminded them loudly.

"The veterans were responsible for reloading the guns. After stripping the Japanese of their weapons, ammunition, and uniforms, the new recruits stabbed their bodies with bayonets."

Xing Zhiguo crawled out of the tunnel and gave orders loudly.

The reason why the new recruits were asked to stab the Japanese corpses with bayonets was not because Xing Zhiguo had any habit of torturing corpses, but to build up their courage.

Although they had undergone training in the boot camp, many recruits still vomited when they saw this situation.

However, the new recruits had strong adaptability and adjusted quickly. In this wartime, those who failed to adapt would die.

It took more than 10 minutes to clean up the battlefield, which was longer than the fighting time.

The weapons and ammunition were all taken away, the Japanese soldiers' uniforms were taken off, and their bodies were stabbed with bloody holes by the new recruits.

"Deputy Commander Xing, a large Japanese force is coming, at least one infantry battalion."

A soldier came quickly to report.

"The Japs are coming pretty fast. Pass on my orders. Enter the tunnels and prepare for battle."

Xing Zhiguo took out his pistol and shouted loudly.

As Xing Zhiguo's order was given, the soldiers entered the tunnel with their spoils.

There is no electricity in the tunnel, but all combat supplies such as food, weapons, ammunition and clean water are available.

After ambushing a wave of Japanese puppet troops, the Japanese puppet troops in the rear heard the gunshots and explosions, and naturally could not be ambushed again.

In fact, the Japanese and puppet troops in the vanguard were just cannon fodder, used to clear mines and clear the way for the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops.

However, when the Japanese captain received the news that the vanguard troops had been completely wiped out, his face still looked grim and he was furious.

If I had known earlier, I would have only sent a locust army squad and a battalion of locust army as the vanguard.

But what the Japanese captain didn't know was that if he did this, Xing Zhiguo would let the first wave of Japanese puppet troops go and ambush the second wave of Japanese main forces.

The first batch of Japanese puppet troops killed were qualified cannon fodder.

A battalion of Japanese soldiers, with the cooperation of a puppet army regiment, launched an attack on the front position of the New 1st Regiment.

They were all repelled by the New 1st Regiment using reverse slope and tunnel tactics, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese and puppet troops.

The troops participating in the first line of defense were only from the newly formed battalion of the new regiment.

After two unsuccessful attacks, the Japanese had to give up and ask for tactical guidance from their superiors.

……

Yangquan.

39rd Brigade Headquarters.

After receiving the battle report from the front line, Major General Kenkichi Hirata immediately convened a combat meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Yamamoto Ikki was also called to attend the combat meeting.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, gentlemen."

Colonel Masao Uwagawa frowned slightly and said to Kenkichi Hirata and the other devils:
"According to intelligence from the front, the Eighth Route Army has built a large number of defensive fortifications in Wangjiawan, Zhangjiazhai and other places."

"At noon today, a vanguard of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance was ambushed in Wangjiawan."

"Immediately afterwards, the main force of the Locust Army launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army positions, but was repelled."

"Today, over 500 members of the Locust Army were killed in battle, and over 800 members of the Locust Support Army were killed in battle."

Wangjiawan was the first line of defense of the New 1st Regiment on the highway from Shouyang to Mengxian.

Zhangjiazhai is the first line of defense of the New 1st Regiment on the Yangquan to Mengxian Highway.

These two roads were also the main attack routes of the Japanese. The Japanese planned to use a pincer attack to capture Mengxian County with great speed.

But it was obvious that both pliers hit a wall before they even reached Mengxian County.

"Aren't the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance Army searching and advancing? How come they were ambushed?" Yamamoto Ikki looked puzzled.

Before the main force of the Eighth Route Army appeared, the 39th Brigade did not leave Yangquan.

As for Li Yunlong's command center, it was nowhere to be found, so Yamamoto's special forces team could only stay with the 39th Brigade Headquarters.

"You don't know, Yamamoto-kun," Colonel Masao Uwagawa said gravely, pointing to Wangjiawan on the sand table. "To ambush the Locust Army, the Eighth Route Army went so far as to hollow out the mountains on both sides of the road, embedding their forces within them and using the reserved firing holes to fire at the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance as they passed by."

"The scouts of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance generally did not search the mountainside. They only searched the top and back of the mountain to see if there were any Eighth Route Army soldiers hiding. They neglected to search the mountainside, which led to the ambush of the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance."

Yamamoto Ikki was stunned. In order to ambush the locust army, the Eighth Route Army actually hollowed out the mountain?
What kind of operation is this?
What kind of army is this?
"Didn't most of the Eighth Route Army and the Chinese civilians starve to death? They still have the strength to dig the mountain. How much labor would it take to hollow it out?"

A Japanese combat staff officer stared at the sand table in disbelief.

Hirata Kenkichi said in a deep voice: "This is the problem. The Eighth Route Army and the Chinese people are almost starving to death. How can they still have the energy to build roads and dig mountains?"

The Japs suddenly fell into deep thought.

Doing physical work requires a lot of energy. If an adult does not work, he will not starve to death by eating half a pound of food a day.

But if you want to do hard work like building roads and digging mountains, you need at least 1.5 kilograms of food and some oil and water every day, otherwise you will have no strength at all.

The Japanese soldiers' brows were almost twisted into the shape of a "川" character.

Did the Eighth Route Army solve the food problem?

Yamamoto Ikki kept silent, which involved his blind spots in knowledge and intelligence.

He had already reminded the 39th Brigade not to underestimate the enemy, but he did not expect that the vanguard was still ambushed.

A bunch of trash...

Uwagawa Masao pointed to Wangjiawan and Zhangjiazhai on the sand table and continued, "Not only that, this location and the hilltops along the highway have been hollowed out by the Eighth Route Army. These hilltops are all occupied by Eighth Route Army troops. The Eighth Route Army's machine gun firepower is very strong, making it difficult for the Locust Army and the Locust Alliance to approach."

Yamamoto Ikki's expression changed, and he asked, "Can we send troops to go around the Eighth Route Army from a small road?"

Although Yamamoto Ikki was obsessed with promoting special operations, it did not mean that he was incapable of commanding conventional operations.

"You can think of it, but the Eighth Route Army can't think of it?"

"At key locations on both the main and side roads, the Eighth Route Army had hollowed out the mountains, making it even more difficult to attack from the side roads because they had built hidden bunkers at key locations on the side roads, making it impossible for one man to block the way through ten thousand."

Yamamoto Ikki originally wanted to suggest that the 39th Brigade use a fire attack, but seeing the other party's unhappy expression, he tactfully shut up.

Kenkichi Hirata stared at the sand table and the map for a while, and suddenly his tone became fierce and murderous.

"Uwagawa-kun, report the situation to the First Army Headquarters as soon as possible and request support from the aviation unit."

"Move the field artillery battalion and the tank battalion to Wangjiawan and fire directly at the Eighth Route Army's fortifications."

"Tomorrow, let the Eighth Route Army have a taste of heavy aerial bombs and field artillery shells."

"Hi!" Uwagawa Masao lowered his head and then raised it again, his words filled with murderous intent. "Tomorrow, let these Eighth Route Army soldiers from the mountain valley see the true strength of the Locust Army."

The Japanese staff officers looked excited.

For a long time, the Eighth Route Army only fought guerrilla warfare with the locust army and almost never fought positional warfare.

This resulted in the Japanese army being unable to utilize its greatest air and artillery advantages, and being led by the Eighth Route Army.

This time, the Eighth Route Army finally fought a positional battle with the Locust Army. This was the Locust Army's opportunity.

Yamamoto Ikki sneered in his heart: a bunch of arrogant and conceited trash, only after they get beaten to a pulp will they realize that only the promotion of special operations can save the locust army...

……

Noon the next day.

Colonel Harushige Matsuo, commander of the 39th Regiment of the 77th Brigade of the Japanese Army, led the regiment headquarters, field artillery battalion and tank battalion to the Wangjiawan front.

Kenkichi Hirata designated this place as the main attack direction of the 39th Brigade.

After the commander of the 77th Regiment, Colonel Koi Toyuki, was killed, Colonel Matsuo Harushige took over as the commander of the 77th Regiment and replenished the lost troops of the 77th Regiment.

Together with the main force of the 77th Regiment, the field artillery battalion and the tank battalion, Kenkichi Hirata deployed more than 4000 main Japanese troops here, and a division of puppet troops assisted in the attack.

They said they were assisting in the attack, but in fact they were just cannon fodder, letting the puppet troops block bullets for the Japanese in the front.

Overnight, thanks to the hard work of engineers and militia, a large number of trenches and foxholes appeared on the Eighth Route Army's front slope positions.

The Japanese puppet troops were not in a hurry to attack. They were waiting for the logistics troops to deliver artillery shells and air support.

At the same time, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang also arrived at the Wangjiawan front line position with their respective sniper rifles.

Li Yunlong deployed a newly formed battalion, a special forces battalion and a mountain artillery company here, which was equipped with 12 Bofors mountain cannons.

He wanted to see whether these two battalions and the mountain artillery company could stop the Japanese attack with the help of tunnel tactics.

If he could stop the Japanese attack, he could boldly lead the main force of the New 3st Regiment to destroy the Independent rd Mixed Brigade.

If he couldn't stop the Japanese attack, he would have to abandon the tunnel fortifications and fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese. He still had to lead the main force to destroy the Independent 3rd Mixed Brigade.

After defeating the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, the main forces of the three Jinzhong regiments returned to deal with the 3th Brigade of the Japanese Army with all their strength.

Although the current strength of the Jinzhong Military Region is not enough to defeat the Japanese 39th Brigade, it can already compete head-on with the 39th Brigade.

"What are the Japs waiting for? Why haven't they attacked yet?"

At the command center, Zhao Gang looked through the scissor-shaped artillery telescope toward the distant direction of the Japanese and puppet troops, his tone filled with doubt.

"Waiting for air support, of course."

Li Yunlong suddenly became interested and said, "Xiao Zhao, after the Japanese aerial bombardment and artillery bombardment are over, let's go to the mountain and see who can kill more Japanese."

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up. "Alright, Captain, but my marksmanship has improved rapidly recently. You'll have to give it your all later."

Li Yunlong raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I know you are a good shooter, but let's try something new this time."

Zhao Gang's expression changed, and he turned around and asked, "What kind of game do you want to try?"

(End of this chapter)