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Chapter 133 Exploration and Countermeasures!
Takeo Ben Duo led the devils and puppet troops into the stronghold from the path.

Among them, there were more than 300 devils, and more than 400 puppet soldiers. Originally, there were 400 devils, but under the shelling of the Xinyi regiment, dozens of them were reimbursed.

In the stronghold, there is still a team of more than 60 people, plus the devils who survived the shelling, the devils can barely make up 400 people.

Moreover, Takeo Honda also brought a temporary artillery squadron, including four 4mm Type 70 infantry guns and four Type 4 81mm mortars.

The artillery squadron directly under the Japanese army is generally equipped with 6 Type 2 infantry guns, and the artillery squadron directly under the brigade is equipped with [-] Type [-] infantry guns.

However, because the Honda Brigade is defending the county seat in the hinterland of the base, its artillery firepower is stronger than that of the general brigade. In addition to the 4 Type 4 infantry guns, there are also 4 Type [-] mountain guns, but Takeo Honda did not Shanpao brought it, because he felt that four [-] infantry guns were enough to defeat the group of Eighth Route Army.

Ben Duo, surrounded by a group of devils, walked into the turret.

Seeing Takeo Honda coming in person, Toshio Imai immediately nodded and said, "Captain!"

Takeo Honda's face was gloomy, and without saying a word, he slapped Toshio Imai's cheeks left and right, and slapped him twice.

Toshio Imai was slapped in a daze on the spot. He didn't know what he did wrong, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction, and even took the initiative to straighten his head that was slapped.

All the ghost soldiers and puppet soldiers in the gun tower were silent, not daring to breathe.

"Baga, didn't you say that there are only two mortars in Balu?"

Although it wasn't entirely Toshio Imai's fault, Takeo Honda just wanted to slap him in the face.

Toshio Imai is a good target, slapping the face is more comfortable than slapping the table.

Toshifu Imai paused and said, "Balu has set up the mortar position on the reverse slope, and my sentries can't see it."

"Baga, are you still making excuses?"

"It is because of your intelligence error that I lost 4 trucks and dozens of imperial troops!"

Takeo Honda slapped him twice again.

"Hi!" Toshio Imai quickly nodded and straightened his face.

Takeo Honda asked sharply: "What happened to those Imperial Association troops who were killed?"

Toshio Imai said: "Reporting to the captain, I want the Imperial Association Army to rescue the wounded soldiers of the Imperial Army. I didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to cover the Imperial Association Army without saving shells!"

"By the way, the artillerymen of the Eighth Route Army are of high quality, and they know how to use artillery fire Xujin barrage!"

"Nani?" Takeo Honda said in shock, "Xu Jin barrage?"

Toshio Imai heaved a sigh of relief. After I reported such an important situation, the captain will definitely not slap himself again, right?

However, before Toshio Imai could relax, Takeo Honda slapped him in the face again.

The unbelievable gaze in Toshio Imai's eyes flickered away, and he quickly straightened his head, his cheeks on both sides were so painful that he was about to lose consciousness, and they were almost swollen into pig's heads.

Takeo Honda waved his hand slightly: "Imai-kun, please report the current situation of Eight Roads."

"Hi!" Toshio Imai paused before he dared to raise his head, "Captain, there is currently a battalion of the Eighth Route Army in front of the stronghold, with a strength of about 400 people."

"The Eighth Route has already built earthworks and foxholes. Judging from the distribution of the fortifications and foxholes, the commander of the Eighth Route on the opposite side is a master."

"Hachi, do you need to talk about it?" Takeo Honda scolded, "Apart from the mortars and these 400-strong Eight Routes, do you have any other discoveries?"

"Other discoveries..." Toshio Imai said in a daze, "The eight-way shells seem to be very sufficient, and there are no other discoveries for the time being."

"However, I suspect that there must be eight roads behind the opposite slope."

"It's not surprising." Takeo Honda waved his hand, "Eight-way battles usually leave the reserve team."

"Your Excellency, Captain." Toshio Imai said, "This is most likely a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. I suggest asking the brigade commander for tactical guidance immediately."

"idiot!"

"Is this something that you, a small captain, should consider?"

Takeo Honda gave Toshio Imai a hard look, but he still resisted the urge to slap him, after all, slapping too many hands would hurt.

Toshio Imai's expression froze, he quickly paused and said, "Hi!"

Takeo Honda walked quickly to the top of the gun tower. The view of the shooting holes inside the gun tower was limited, and only from the top of the gun tower could he see the whole picture of the Eighth Route position clearly.

After observing with binoculars in the gun tower, Toshio Imai quickly came up to remind: "Captain, be careful, there are eight snipers on the opposite side, and they can kill the target at a distance of 1200 meters."

"1200 meters away?" Takeo Honda's first reaction was disbelief, "How is it possible? Even the best sharpshooter in the empire can't do it..."

Before Takeo Honda could finish speaking, blood splashed all over his face suddenly, he fell back instinctively, turned around and lay on the gun tower while falling to the ground.

"Nani?" Takeo Honda turned his head and saw that the chest of the staff officer who followed him was torn open with a hole as thick as a bowl, and a large piece of military uniform was soaked in blood at once.

It was at this moment that Takeo Honda heard gunshots from the opposite hill.

Takenan Honda's expression changed. Judging from the distance between being shot and hearing the gunshot, the sharpshooter of the Eighth Route Army was really 1200 meters away.

Immediately, his face was full of astonishment. If he could hit a target with a rifle at a distance of 400 meters, he was already regarded as a sharpshooter in the Japanese army. Even the best snipers could hit a target at a maximum of 500 meters.

How is this possible at a distance of 1200 meters?

What kind of weapon did Balu use?

Takeo Honda, Toshio Imai and a few devils never dared to show their faces again, and climbed down from the stairs on the top of the gun tower.

Takeo Honda, who returned to the third floor of the gun tower, immediately issued an attack order.

"The artillery team immediately opened fire on the eight-way position."

"Imai-kun, take your team to launch the first attack on the Eight Routes, and I will ask the Imperial Association Army to cooperate!"

"Hi!" Toshio Imai nodded quickly.

……

At the same time, on the hillside opposite the stronghold.

After Zhao Gang fired a shot, he quickly changed positions with Li Yunlong.

Zhao Gang had blown the head of a devil sentry more than half an hour ago, and he didn't change positions because there were no cannons in the stronghold.

But now that the devil's reinforcements have arrived, they must have brought cannons, so they have to change positions quickly after firing a shot.

What snipers fear most is the enemy's artillery coverage.

And we still have to respect the Devil Artillery.

Putting Barrett up again, Zhao Gang shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, the shot just missed."

He originally wanted to hit the devil with the telescope, that is, Takeo Honda, but he didn't expect to hit the devil next to him.

Li Yunlong said unhappily: "You can be content, one shot at a distance of 1200 meters, our old Li dare not even think about it."

Zhao Gang saw the movements of the devils in the stronghold through the scope, and said with a frown, "It seems that the devils are about to attack the first battalion."

"I see." Li Yunlong nodded, "It's within the expectation of labor and management."

"No?" Zhao Gang frowned and said, "Why do I only see devils and puppet soldiers, but not devil artillery?"

The Japanese and puppet troops dispatched hundreds of people in the direction of the county must have devil artillery.

Zhao Gang knew very well that the devil's artillery was the greatest threat to the soldiers.

"The devil must have set up the artillery position on the reverse slope." Then Zhao Gang saw his own artillery position and realized it instantly.

The Shixia stronghold was built on the hillside by the devils. If the devils' artillery set up artillery in the stronghold, they would be exposed directly within the range of their own artillery.

Only by building an artillery position on the reverse slope of the hillside can the devils be protected from the shelling of the new regiment.

In this way, the artillery of the devils could not hit the artillery positions of the new regiment, and the artillery of the new regiment could not hit the artillery positions of the devils.

The advantage of setting the artillery position on the reverse slope is that the artillery on the opposite side cannot hit it.

But the shortcomings are also obvious. If one's own side sets the position on the positive slope of the mountain, once the enemy approaches the position, one's own artillery fire will not be able to provide artillery support.

In other words, even if the artillery position on the reverse slope is a curved gun, there is a certain shooting dead angle.

If the new regiment launches an attack at this time, as long as the soldiers can get close to the stronghold, the devil's artillery will not be able to hit it.

However, the new regiment did not have this problem, because the position of the first battalion was placed 400 meters away from the slope by Li Yunlong, and the artillery of the artillery tower could provide fire support at any time.

Li Yunlong is also aware of this problem, the devil's artillery is a big hidden danger.

After thinking for a while, Li Yunlong turned to Huang Erhu and said, "Huzi, go and call Lu Yingjun for me."

"Yes!" Huang Erhu walked back.

Not long after Huang Erhu left, as expected by Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, a shell rose from the reverse slope of the opposite stronghold.

The shell landed in front of the first battalion's position, and with a bang, a cloud of mud mist was set off.

Not only Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, but also the soldiers who have fought the devils many times know that this is a test firing before the shelling, which provides a reference for the accurate shooting parameters of subsequent shells.

Ten seconds later, the shells arrived as scheduled.

boom boom boom…

Explosions continued to rise on the position of the first battalion, and the civil bunkers that had not been built for a long time were blown to pieces.

However, the soldiers were relatively scattered, and the casualties caused by these artillery fires were not large.

"Four infantry guns and four mortars, the devil is quite willing." Zhao Gang said.

"Old Zhao, who is good at the market, can even tell how many guns the devil has." Li Yunlong laughed.

"What's the matter, you'll know after listening too much." Zhao Gang said modestly.

I saw more than 200 puppet troops coming out of the stronghold under artillery fire, followed by a small team of devils.

Li Yunlong's tone was disdainful: "Damn it, there's nothing new, it's still old."

As soon as the devil raised his butt, Li Yunlong knew what they were going to do.

Obviously, the devils want to use the puppet army to test out the firepower of the machine guns of the first battalion. The devils set up grenades behind them to knock them out one by one. Then use the infantry cannon to knock out the firepower of the machine gun.

Amidst the rumbling cannons, Lu Yingjun followed Huang Erhu to Li Yunlong's side.

"Leader, Lu Yingjun is reporting to you."

Li Yunlong glanced at Lu Yingjun, pointed to the top of the opposite mountain and said, "Do you see the top of the mountain behind the opposite stronghold?"

Lu Yingjun raised his binoculars to look, and there were continuous shells rising from the top of the mountain, and then flew over the stronghold, road and lawn, and smashed on the position of the first battalion.

"Captain, I saw it." Lu Yingjun nodded.

(End of this chapter)