The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1412: Burning together (first update)

The little Japs No. 100 who were lucky enough to break into the defense line were finally wiped out by the guard platoon led by Shi Jin.

But they themselves also paid a heavy price in the battle.

Especially the several suicide attacks launched by the Kwantung Army in counter-raids.

Several wounded Japanese soldiers hid in the corpses, waiting for Shi Jin to rush to the side with the guard platoon, and suddenly detonated grenades.

If Shi Jin hadn't been lucky enough, he wouldn't have been spared.

A reinforced platoon of more than thirty people ended up with less than ten people still standing.

"Battal Commander, the Kwantung Army's offensive troops have retreated..." A cry of surprise suddenly sounded from the bomb crater not far away, bringing Shi Jin back to reality from his anger.

"Retreat to the tunnel immediately...wuwuwu..."

As soon as Shi Jin's retreat order was issued, the scream of heavy artillery shells streaking across the sky sounded over the battlefield.

His solemn face turned pale in an instant. He ran towards the tunnel entrance and exit nearest to him and shouted: "Escape quickly..."

"Enter the tunnel immediately, the little devils started bombarding... boom, boom..."

As soon as the man rushed to the entrance and exit of the tunnel, a violent explosion sounded behind him, deafening, and a powerful air wave hit him from behind, almost knocking him over.

Shi Jin was lucky enough to enter the tunnel at the last moment, but about a platoon of soldiers was still covered by artillery fire and failed to retreat into the tunnel.

"What a ruthless little devil. With the artillery fire covering them so quickly, aren't they worried about the shells accidentally injuring their own people?" Shi Jin's face turned red with anger, and he gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.

The guard platoon leader who was following behind him replied with a frightened expression: "Batalion Commander..."

"Although this little devil's move is cruel enough, it can inflict the biggest blow to us."

"If we wait until all our troops retreat into the tunnel, there will be no point in them firing anymore."

"I guess they will fight harder and harder in the next battle. After all, we have already severely damaged two of their infantry brigades, and even destroyed several tanks and armored vehicles."

"If I were the commander of the Kwantung Army, I might kill both of them with one move in the next battle..."

"When the enemy and we are fighting on the battlefield, gather all the heavy artillery and mountain artillery to blast our surface positions."

"Although it will accidentally injure their own people, it can also severely damage our troops holding the surface position, thereby consuming our troops."

Shi Jin took a breath and replied: "If the Kwantung Army at the foot of the mountain really plans to do this, then our combat pressure will be great..."

Then he ordered with a serious face: "Give me the order..."

"In the next battle..."

"We only dispatched half of our troops into surface positions to fight the Kwantung Army's offensive forces."

"And after putting the main force of the Kwantung Army into the position, each unit will establish a circular position based on the entrance and exit of the tunnel to engage in close combat with the little Japanese who enter our position."

"If the Kwantung Army really intends to send out heavy artillery and mountain artillery to bombard the battlefield and destroy our troops and their attacking troops, the attacking troops will immediately retreat to the tunnel, guard the entrance and exit of the tunnel, and block the Kwantung Army's attacking troops outside the tunnel to be bombed... "

"When the bombardment is over, we will find a way to get out of the tunnel, eliminate the remnants of the Kwantung Army after the bombing, and regain all the lost positions."

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The commander of the Kwantung Army's leading brigade did have the idea of ​​dying together with the Eighth Route Army.

The ongoing artillery coverage was what he had ordered. Originally, the artillery troops were supposed to wait until the attacking troops had withdrawn two hundred meters away before allowing the artillery troops to fire.

After experiencing two consecutive defeats, the brigade commander was going crazy. He believed that the Eighth Route Army had built anti-artillery fortifications on the blocking position halfway up the mountain. If they waited for the attacking troops to retreat before launching an artillery counterattack, the Eighth Route Army on the position would be gone. Given enough time to retreat into the anti-gun fortifications, it would be meaningless for the heavy artillery troops to fire again.

In this case, it's better to take a risk.

Before the Eighth Route Army had time to withdraw to its anti-artillery position, let the heavy artillery troops fire directly. Although it might accidentally injure the retreating troops, as long as it could severely damage the Eighth Route Army on the defense line, he could still bear a little accidental damage.

After all, no matter how great the accidental damage is, it cannot exceed the losses of a frontal assault by the attacking force.

Seeing that the blocking position halfway up the mountain was once again covered by artillery fire, a smile rarely flashed across the tense and serious face of the brigade commander, giving him a feeling of a great revenge being avenged.

But he didn't let his guard down completely.

Although the artillery raid in front of them could catch the Eighth Route Army off guard, it was definitely impossible to annihilate them all.

Otherwise, the previous two consecutive attacks would not have failed and so many troops would have been lost.

Therefore, it is inevitable to launch a third attack. Maybe the next attack will still be a brutal and bloody battle.

After hesitating for two minutes, the brigade commander's face that had just relaxed became firm again. He stared at the battlefield and began to issue orders: "Prepare two squadrons of offensive troops..."

"As soon as the artillery fire is ready to stop, under the cover of tanks, we will launch a third attack towards the Eighth Route Army's blocking position halfway up the mountain. We must rush into the Eighth Route Army's position and fight with the enemy."

"Heavy artillery units and mountain field artillery brigades are all aiming at the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions..."

"When the enemy and we are all together, fire immediately and cover the entire battlefield with artillery fire..."

"Arrange two more squadrons to reach a position 100 meters in front of the formation under the cover of artillery fire. Once the artillery fire stops, they will rush to the Eighth Route Army's defense line, occupy the position, and eliminate the remnants of the Eighth Route Army..."

"This attack must capture Wulan Mountain."

The commander of the regiment was shocked by the ruthless decision of the brigade commander.

But comparing the casualties of the first two attacks, if the third attack can really capture the Eighth Route Army's defense line at the expense of two squadrons and capture Wulan Mountain, it will definitely be a victory in terms of battle loss ratio.

Although this is a bit cruel, it is even a bit unfair to the two squadrons that launched the attack first.

But this is a battlefield, and a large number of soldiers die here every minute. As long as you can win, there is nothing fair or unfair.

After taking a deep breath, he accepted the order and said: "I'll make arrangements now..."

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The former enemy headquarters of the northbound detachment.

Looking at the blocking position that was once again covered in artillery fire, Li Yunlong's expression turned graver than he expected.

Shi Jin successfully repelled the second attack of the Kwantung Army and held his position.

However, the distance between the two sides was significantly shortened in this battle, and there were even small Japanese soldiers rushing into the position... The casualties of the troops were definitely much greater than in the previous round of attack.

These accidents meant that Shi Jin's defensive pressure on the position was increasing. The Kwantung Army that attacked Wulan Mountain also continued to learn lessons from the defeat and used new tactics to launch more violent attacks.

After taking a deep breath, Yang Song asked behind him: "Have you reported the damage on the position?"

"How many people are left on the defense line to continue fighting? Do we need reinforcements?"