The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1447: Boil the Frog in Warm Water (Second Update)

This round of attack by the Japanese was relatively successful.

After losing about one squad, they successfully defeated the Eighth Route Army that was blocking their way.

Including the losses caused by the fire assault, the total casualties did not exceed two teams.

After receiving the battle report, the captain of the Kwantung Army was very excited.

The Eighth Route Army's blocking force was vulnerable, which directly proved to him that there were not many Eighth Route Army troops active in the surrounding area and they did not have the strength to fight an annihilation war, let alone the strength to wipe them out completely.

All of this was done to block themselves, slow down their attack speed, and allow their artillery units to fire more rounds of artillery shells at their base.

This guess also made the captain more determined to reach the 1,500-meter position as quickly as possible.

The Eighth Route Army sent troops to block them along the way, which showed that they had calculated that the regiment commander might send troops to protect the heavy mortar squadron as it advanced forward.

That means that every move of mine is being watched by the Eighth Route Army.

If the troops' assault speed was too slow, by the time he sent the heavy mortar squadron to the designated location, the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery unit would have received the news and fled.

So I must seize the time.

Send the heavy mortar squadron to the designated location before the Eighth Route Army gunners receive the message to retreat, and protect them to successfully fire the shells and kill the Eighth Route Army heavy artillery unit to eliminate future troubles.

Do it when you think of it.

The captain immediately gave a firm command: "The troops need to charge forward urgently..."

"Get behind the fleeing Eighth Route Army soldiers and send the heavy mortar squadron to the designated position as quickly as possible... Kill them..."

More than a thousand Kwantung troops suddenly became energized and charged forward at a very fast speed, roaring.

“Dong dong dong… da da da…”

The familiar sounds of light and heavy machine gun fire rang out again at the front of the team.

At least fifteen tongues of machine gun fire, some long and some short, suddenly appeared on the battlefield shrouded in darkness.

Because the troops were closely following the defeated Eighth Route Army, there was no division between the vanguard and the main force. Instead, they gathered together and their strength was extremely concentrated.

Faced with the sudden fire attack, the two or three soldiers at the front of the team were turned into ripe wheat, which was cut to the ground piece by piece by the flames. More than one squad was killed or injured in the blink of an eye.

After a brief panic, the surviving Japanese soldiers lay on the ground, set up light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, and fired at the Eighth Route Army that was blocking their way.

The two sides fired bullets back and forth and had a lot of fun.

The captain didn't expect that there was an Eighth Route Army interception position here.

Although I was shocked, I didn't say much.

After all, the ones attacking the garrison were the heavy artillery units of the Eighth Route Army. Even in the Kwantung Army, only units of regiment size or above were qualified to be equipped with this type of artillery, which shows its enormous power and importance.

In order to protect the safety of these large-caliber mortars, let alone two blocking positions, the captain would not find it strange even if the Eighth Route Army in the front did not know about the two lines of defense.

He raised his eyebrows and began to give orders: "Second Squadron, heavy machine gun squadron, mortar squadron, and the remaining squadrons of grenade throwers...all provide fire cover and help the attacking troops destroy the Eighth Route Army's firepower points in battle."

Because the Eighth Route Army interception troops were equipped with heavy machine guns.

This attack was a little more difficult than the previous one, but the Second Squadron finally won it.

The only difference is that the price they paid was a bit high...

From a fully-strength infantry company, only one infantry squad survived; the rest all died on the way to the attack.

Combined with the casualties caused by the fire attack, the Kwantung Army directly lost more than a squadron on this line of defense.

The captain was very anxious.

The more Eighth Route Army interception lines the troops encountered on the way to attack, the more they valued the heavy mortar troops, which means that the greater the benefit of killing the Eighth Route Army heavy mortar troops. Seeing that the attacking troops successfully broke through the Eighth Route Army's second line of defense, they began to give orders: "Continue to charge forward..."

"Keep chasing the fleeing Eighth Route Army soldiers... Don't be afraid of casualties..."

"As long as we deliver the heavy mortars to the designated location on time and destroy the Eighth Route Army's heavy mortar unit, it will be worth it even if we lose two more squadrons."

"Otherwise, if the Eighth Route Army Heavy Mortar Troops continue to attack the base, we will lose at least one full-strength battalion in one night. If we are unlucky, we may even lose two battalions..."

The troops were ambushed at the Eighth Route Army's second line of defense and lost more than a squad. This cast a shadow over every Japanese soldier in the attacking force and they dared not charge forward blindly as they had done before.

He was afraid that if he was not careful he would run into the Eighth Route Army's third line of defense.

If your luck is too bad, you might die without knowing why.

The captain's order made them excited again, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they regained their courage.

of course……

Even if they still have some concerns in their hearts, in the face of the captain's military orders, they will still grit their teeth and continue to charge forward. After all, military orders cannot be violated.

Otherwise, instead of dying at the hands of the Eighth Route Army, he would die at the hands of the regiment commander, and would be labeled a deserter, which would be a loss.

Since we are going to die anyway, we might as well die on the charge.

"Kill me..."

More than a thousand Japanese soldiers rushed forward again, deployed in battle formation, and closely followed the retreating Eighth Route Army troops.

“Dong dong dong… da da da…”

After running less than three hundred meters, the gunshots that the Kwantung Army least wanted to hear rang out.

Another squad of soldiers was shot to pieces in the fire attack.

"Boom boom boom..."

Along with the light and heavy machine guns, there were also several mortars firing. The shells whizzed down and all hit the areas where the Japanese were crowded.

Every time a ball of fire rose from the ground, five or six Kwantung Army soldiers were blown over and fell in a pool of blood, their lives uncertain.

The Eighth Route Army also joined the battle with mortars, which meant that the Eighth Route Army blocking the way was no less numerous than the first two lines of defense.

The commander made a decision after a brief analysis: "Squadrons 3 and 4 will attack at the same time... The other troops will provide cover..."

"We will try to take down the Eighth Route Army's defense line in one assault, just like we did just now, and cover the heavy mortar squadron to continue advancing..."

This offensive and defensive battle was much more intense, and there was even a small-scale artillery battle between the two sides.

But no matter how difficult the process was, the Kwantung Army still took the defense line at the last moment.

It's just that the price is a bit high.

An entire squadron of soldiers fell on the way to the attack.

The captain was very heartbroken, but he did not stop there.

The troops have covered the heavy mortar squadron and advanced more than a thousand meters. They only need to advance another four hundred meters to reach their destination.

If there is still an Eighth Route Army defense line ahead, it is only the last one.

And since they still have more than three squadrons of infantry, plus artillery and heavy machine gun squadrons, the total force is still eight or nine hundred people, it can be easily taken down.

Under the circumstances, he had no reason to order a retreat.