Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 274
The sudden battle surprised Kuroda Yuzo on the other side of the river.

Since arriving in Anyang, Kuroda Yuzo, who has been on high alert, has not seen the slightest trace of the Eighth Route Army's activities.

The reinforcements of the Japanese army advanced along the railway, unimpeded all the way, and the strongholds destroyed by the independent guerrilla detachment were recovered one by one.

Under the flattery of Chida Hanbei, Kuroda Yuzo also lost his vigilance, and he himself did not even go to the front line of crossing the river in person.

The Japanese crossing boats in the middle of the river quickly rowed towards the south bank of the Zhanghe River. The little devils on the boat shook the oars with all their might, for fear of being targeted by the Eighth Route Army on the north bank.

The soldiers of the 28th regiment and the first regiment on the north bank did not point their guns at the Japanese soldiers on board.

Seeing that the Japanese soldiers on the river beach were wiped out, Ding Wei waved his hands to stop the soldiers around him.

"Didn't I inform you before the battle, don't shoot, let the little devil who was rowing go back, the boat leaked, how can the little devil cross the river!" Ding Wei said loudly.

The south bank of Zhanghe River.

Yuzo Kuroda, who was at the back of the team, quickly came to the front to meet Ichiro Mizuno.

The corpses of many Japanese soldiers floated in the river, and the blood oozing out dyed the river on the bank red.

Seeing the tragic situation in front of him, Kuroda Yuzo's face was cloudy and uncertain.

"Your Excellency, there are about a thousand Eighth Route Army ambushing on the opposite side. We didn't notice it beforehand. After the soldiers crossed the river, the Eighth Route Army detonated the explosives!" Mizuno Ichiro bowed his head and reported.

When the battle started, because there was no danger on the shore, Ichiro Mizuno reacted very quickly, and commanded his soldiers to block the transport carriage in front as a cover.

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side had stopped attacking, Kuroda Yuzo walked closer to a carriage in front with his back bent, and raised his binoculars to observe the opposite bank.

"How is the firepower of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side?" Kuroda Yuzo asked.

"Your Excellency, although the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has a large number of people, their firepower is not strong. There are only a dozen light machine guns, and no heavy machine guns have been found. If the soldiers crossing the river hadn't been ambushed by a minefield, they could have completely wiped out the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side!" Mizuno said. Ichiro said with a fierce look on his face.

"Baga, such a dangerous pass has fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. The 108th Division is all trash!" Kuroda Yuzo said, looking at the bombed bridge in front of the right.

But all the railway bridges across the river are important defensive areas for the Japanese army, but the Zhanghe Bridge was blown up by the independent detachment.

The bridge was blown off with a gap of more than [-] meters. Even if the Eighth Route Army on the other side is not watching, there is no possibility of repairing it in a short time.

In the current situation, Kuroda Yuzo felt extremely aggrieved as if he had eaten a blowfly.

"Go get Chida Hanbei!" Kuroda Yuzo said to the adjutant beside him.

The Chida Hanbei who was called over secretly complained. The security in Anyang was restored due to the arrival of the main force of the Japanese army. Originally, after the Japanese army crossed the river, he could go back to work safely.

"Let me ask you, how much do you know about the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side?" Mizuno Ichiro grabbed Chida Hanbei by the collar and shouted sharply.

"Sir, the Tuba Route Army in Anyang doesn't even have a complete set of guns. The target they aimed at was the Imperial Association Army. They have never had the guts to confront the Imperial Army head-on. Whenever the Imperial Army is dispatched, the Eighth Route Army will disappear without a trace! "Chida Hanbei subconsciously shirked responsibility.

"That is to say, there is another Eighth Route Army on the opposite side? Where did he come from?" Kuroda Yuzo's head was getting big at this time, and then asked: "Is there any other place nearby that is suitable for crossing the river?" ?”

"Further to the west is the sphere of influence of the national army. There is a stone bridge thirty miles to the east, but the stone bridge is too narrow for trucks to pass!" Chida Hanbei reported truthfully.

"Your Majesty, I personally lead the soldiers to cross the river by boat, and I will definitely defeat the Eighth Route Army lying in ambush!" Mizuno Ichiro stepped forward and said.

"When the soldiers cross the river by boat, the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side will definitely launch an attack. The situation is not good for us. We should dispatch a squadron of soldiers to carry the radio, take a truck to the stone bridge, and attack the Eighth Route Army's back in a detour!" Kuroda Yuzo thought. Not the way the way.

Kuroda Yuzo is an old devil with rich combat experience in the Japanese army. He originally wanted to let the soldiers swim across the river from other places and then launch a surprise attack, but seeing the bottomless river in front of him, Kuroda Yuzo could only give up his thoughts.

"Mizuno-kun, an hour later, the artillery will start covering fire, and you will personally lead the team to launch the attack!"

"Hi!" Mizuno Ichiro nodded in response.

For a while, the enemy and the enemy scattered on both sides of the Zhang River fell into an eerie calm.

Inside the gun tower.

Zhao Gang thought about the situation in front of him: "Old Zhou, why is there no movement from the Japanese army?"

"The little devil is not stupid. He just suffered a big loss and landed across the river. The side crossing the river is already in a disadvantaged position. I guess the little devil wants to make another move?" Zhou Weihan said.

"Monk, inform the artillery battalion that once the Japanese artillery fires, immediately lock its position and destroy the Japanese artillery positions. At the same time, order the Second Regiment to send two small troops to search in east and west directions!"

"Yes!" The monk took the order and left.

"We are already in an invincible position in this battle. We don't need to fight recklessly with the little devils. We can make the front-line troops retreat by exhausting the little devils!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.

after an hour.

The artillery deployed by the Japanese army at the rear began to cover the front-line positions where the 28th regiment and the first regiment were located.

The eight [-]-type infantry artillery and six [-]-type field artillery carried by the Japanese army this time faced trenches that were more than one kilometer long, and this artillery fire could not cause large-scale damage.

After the previous elimination of the Japanese army crossing the river, only the machine gunners were left in the first trench, and the remaining 28 regiments and a regiment of fighters withdrew to the second-line positions one after another.

The boats originally used to cross the river were washed away downstream by the river because the Japanese army fled in a hurry.

Under the cover of artillery fire, Mizuno Ichiro personally led a squadron of Japanese troops to attack.

The machine gun positions arranged by the Japanese army on the south bank also began to roar.

It is a pity that the effective range of the crooked handle of the Japanese army is only 600 meters, and the effective range of the Type 800 heavy machine gun is [-] meters, which cannot pose an effective threat to the front-line troops.

The effective range of the Czech type is 700 meters, the effective range of the Maxim heavy machine gun is 2500 meters, and the maximum range is 3000 meters.

The front-line positions of the 28th regiment and the first regiment were at least 1.1 kilometers away from the Japanese machine gun positions. This was also Ding Wei's arrangement for the Japanese firepower.

In short, an excellent machine gun shooter can even manipulate the Maxim heavy machine gun to effectively kill the Japanese machine gun positions.

"Keep your heads down. Although the distance is long, the bullets don't have eyes, so don't hurt yourself!" Ding Wei shouted loudly, ordering the soldiers on both sides to pass.

Ding Wei raised his head from time to time, seeing that the Japanese army was approaching the middle of the river, he shouted: "Fight!"

The machine gunners hiding in the trench raised their heads one after another, manipulating the machine guns to pour firepower at the Japanese army.

The Maxim heavy machine gun attacked the Japanese machine gun position on the opposite side, suppressing the Japanese firepower.

There were as many as a hundred Czech-style, crooked-handle, and [-]-type heavy machine guns on the ground, and they fired concentratedly at the Japanese troops crossing the river.

The originally hidden firepower now formed a dense firepower network, completely covering the Japanese troops crossing the river.

Mizuno Ichiro on the boat reacted quickly and jumped into the river immediately.

A stream of bullets hit the surface of the water, hitting Ichiro Mizuno underwater, and his body floated to the surface.

(End of this chapter)