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Chapter 336 Nani, Eight Routes Are Attacking?

noon.

The devils have swept up to 5 kilometers away from Xiying Town.

Two groups of devils raided Shangzhuang Village, Xinzhuang Village and Guanyan Village respectively.

The village behind the devil was ablaze, and the devil and puppet army mopped up the troops and burned them wherever they went.

It's just that the people and food in all the villages in the base area have already been transferred.

"Captain, the scouts found the eight-way position ahead."

A staff officer hurried over, with sweat dripping from his forehead, speaking in a hurry.

"where is it?"

Hamachi Kiyota, captain of the 37th Battalion of the 226th Regiment of the 5th Division, asked in a deep voice.

"It's on the opposite hill." The devil's staff pointed to the back.

At this time, they were behind the village halfway up the mountain, and it was still on the reverse slope, so they couldn't see the opposite mountain.

"Order the soldiers to stand by."

After speaking, Hamachi Kiyota ran towards the commanding heights with the guards.

"Hi!" The devil's staff officer bowed his head, and then shouted to the devils and puppet soldiers to stay put and stand by.

When he came to the commanding heights on the top of the mountain, Kiyota Hamachi raised his binoculars and looked.

I saw an open field at least 500 meters wide in front of me, and a short mountain on the opposite side. Through the field of vision through the telescope, there were eight roads carrying ammunition boxes on the short mountain, and the eight roads had already dug trenches, but the firepower was not exposed. , and it is impossible to see how many troops the Eighth Route Army has.

Hamachi Kiyota took out the map, and behind the opposite hill, there were two large villages, which were in their sweeping mission.

Eighth Road built a position under the opposite hill, cutting off the road leading to the two villages behind the hill.

After the staff gave the order, he stepped up, Hamachi Kiyota said:
"Balu did not build a position on the mountainside, but at the foot of the mountain, which shows that the Eighth Route is not trying to defend for a long time."

"I want to break out from the front after a wave."

The devil's staff officer also raised his binoculars and looked at it for a while, then replied: "It seems that the Eighth Route Army is ready, Captain, shall we attack or defend?"

"Of course it is offense. The imperial army is best at offense."

"Order!"

"Masao Kokushi immediately approached the brigade headquarters."

Hamachi Kiyota leaned on his saber and gave orders to the devil's staff.

"Hi!" The devil's staff officer hurriedly gave an order.

Following the order of Major Guizi, the Xiaochuan Squadron that had just finished sweeping Xinzhuang Village moved closer to Kiyota Hamachi.

In this way, there are 2 Japanese squadrons and 2 puppet squadrons around Hamachi Kiyota, together with dozens of people in the brigade headquarters.

And there are more than 100 real and fake troops following behind, with a total strength of more than 900, which is already a force with strong combat effectiveness.

In Hamachi Kiyota's view, the troops in his hands are more than enough to defeat a regiment of the Eighth Route Army head-on.

And the eighth road with at most one battalion on the opposite side.

The advantage is huge.

Hamachi Kiyota ordered: "Kuku-kun, ask your imperial alliance troops to launch a tentative attack on the Eight Routes."

"Hi!"

Xiao Chuan Masao, the squadron leader, immediately ordered a squadron of fake devils, that is, the puppet army, to attack the Eighth Route position.

The puppet soldiers were very arrogant when they started the raid yesterday, but when they actually went to the battlefield, they were all terrified.

But the devils set up two machine guns behind them and pointed them at their backs. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush forward.

More than 30 puppet soldiers took the lead in the front, and more than 180 puppet soldiers in devil uniforms followed behind, rushing towards the Eighth Route Army's position with rifles in hand.

The devils didn't even fire artillery at the Eighth Route Army's position in advance. In the eyes of the devils, the lives of these imperial association troops were far less valuable than shells.

...

On the opposite position is the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment, and the battalion commander is Guan Dashan.

The independent regiment has grown to 2500 people, but it is still a three-three system, so one battalion of the independent regiment has a strength of 1 people.

There are 20 light and heavy machine guns alone, and in addition to 20 machine guns, 20 submachine guns are also equipped.

And every soldier is equipped with weapons and sufficient ammunition.

"Battalion Commander, the devils are attacking."

The guard reported to Guan Dashan lying behind a tree with his eyes closed and resting his mind.

Guan Dashan raised his head from the trench when he heard the words, and looked through the binoculars. On the open ground in front of him, the devils and puppet troops rushed towards the position in a skirmish line.

Although the puppet army's acting skills are very good, they can't escape the eyes of veterans like Guan Dashan.

"The two devils are all here."

Guan Dashan's tone was disdainful, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"Give me an order to attack with only one company, and only use three machine guns."

Although the headquarters ordered to open the fire, it is a waste to waste a lot of ammunition on the puppet army.

When the puppet army entered the forward position more than 30 meters away, Guan Dashan raised his rifle and aimed at a puppet army.

Snapped!
He pulled the trigger, and with a shock from his shoulder, the puppet soldier he aimed at fell to the ground.

A gunshot is the signal to fire.

Da da da…

clap clap clap...

The sound of gunfire crackled, 1 heavy machine gun and 2 light machine guns, and more than 100 rifles fired at the puppet army.

Although the puppet army is also shooting towards the Eighth Route position, the marksmanship of the puppet army is touching and it is difficult to hit.

But the Eight Route Army in the position shot at the puppet army like a target.

Within 3 minutes of firing, dozens of the puppet troops had already fallen, and the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment had very few casualties.

If it weren't for the ghost machine guns watching from behind, the puppet troops would have already fled.

However, there were still quite a few puppet soldiers who pretended to be shot, fell to the ground and pretended to be dead.

"Captain, the gunshots from the Eight Routes are very sparse, no more than 200 people at most."

"Balu's marksmanship is good. It should be the main force of Balu, not the militia."

In the Japanese position, the squadron leader Masao Kokushi put down his binoculars, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Kukushi-kun, your judgment is correct." Hamachi Kiyota nodded and said, "This should be a small group trying to break out of the encirclement."

Xiao Chuan Masao asked to fight: "Captain, let us go to the squadron. It only takes one attack to eliminate this group of Eight Routes."

"Go." Hamachi Kiyo nodded, his tone full of murderous intent: "Chop off the heads of all Hachiro."

"Hi!" Xiao Chuan Masao bowed his head, grinned grimly, turned and walked towards his troops.

Walking to the front of the Japanese soldiers, Kokushi Masao drew out his command saber, pointed forward, and shouted sharply, "Kill the chicken!"

The devils held their bayonet-mounted rifles, stood up with a bang, and rushed towards the first battalion of the Independent Regiment.

The puppet troops who were about to retreat were all beaten to the ground, some were still fighting back, and some were pretending to be dead.

After the devils approached, the puppet soldiers got up one after another and continued to attack the Eighth Route Army's position.

As the devils joined the battlefield, the situation changed immediately. First, the devils' light and heavy machine guns were set up in the distance to suppress the firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

The marksmanship of the Devil Riflemen is also excellent, with a high hit rate within a range of 200 meters, and soldiers from the 1st Battalion were shot one after another.

Just when the devils and puppet soldiers thought they were sure of winning, a sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded in the sky.

Both the little devils and the puppet soldiers heard the roar.

But most of the devils and all the puppet soldiers didn't care.

There is no artillery on the Tuba Road at all, it must be the shells fired by the imperial army.

Although the veterans can judge the impact point by the screaming sound of the shells, the devils and puppet soldiers are already very close to the Eighth Route Army's position.

In the preconceived case that the Eighth Route has no artillery, it must have fallen on the Eighth Route's position.

Ordinary devils didn't care, but Xiao Kuan Masao was a little stunned. Didn't the captain say he was going to fire?

Where did the shells come from?
The next second, the screeching sound was getting closer and closer. Masao Kozuru raised his head and suddenly saw black spots falling from the sky.

Since the initial velocity of the artillery shells in this period was not high, the trajectory of the shells could be seen.

But seeing it means it's over.

"Bombardment, hurry up..."

Before he could utter the word "Lie down", the shell landed beside Masao Xiao Chuan and exploded!
The shell turned Masao Kokuchi and two or three other devils around him into a pink mist.

When the gunpowder smoke dissipated slightly, all four devils disappeared without a trace, and the surrounding devils and puppet troops were also knocked down by this shell.

Either die or hurt.

Following a member of the Sword Squadron of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment, he called for artillery support from 1 artillery companies by radio.

1个山炮连，1个榴弹炮连，4门75毫米山炮和4门105榴弹炮。

The more than 400 people of the Devils and Puppet Army spread out in front of them, and there was no need to test fire in advance, and they would be covered by artillery fire directly.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

In the second round and the third round, shells continued to hit the attacking devils and puppet troops.

Accompanied by circles of blazing and dazzling red light, in the continuous explosion of landslides and ground cracks, mud fog tens of meters high was set off in the open area, and the corpses of the devils and puppet soldiers were thrown high.

The artillery fire began to extend.

In the field of vision of the telescope, Kiyo Hamachi who saw this scene was so dumbfounded that his face was full of disbelief.

How could Balu have such a powerful artillery?

Suddenly, the Eighth Route Army's position seemed to come alive, and the Eighth Route Army rushed out of the position.

Light machine guns and submachine guns spit out flames, roaring at the attacking devils and puppet troops, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing came, and the Eighth Route Army began to counterattack.

Countless Eighth Route soldiers jumped out of the trenches with gleaming bayonets, forming a gray tide, and countless white bayonets gleamed dazzlingly in the sun.

After being bombarded by artillery fire, the devils and puppet soldiers stood up, and the two sides fired at each other without any cover.

But unfortunately, the Devils and Puppet Army are not at the same level as the Eighth Route Army in terms of firepower or numbers.

Seeing the loss, the devils and puppet soldiers turned around and ran wildly trying to escape. Amid the dense gunshots like bursting beans, the devils and puppet soldiers fell down in pieces.

Hamachi Kiyota felt the cold sweat on his back slowly oozing out, and he clenched the binoculars tightly in his hand, and said to himself: "This is Tobachi Road? This can't be Tobachi Road..."

Immediately, he drew out his saber with a swipe, and shouted loudly: "Fire, fire now!"

The light and heavy machine guns, mortars and infantry artillery mounted on the mountain immediately opened fire on the Eighth Route Army.

But soon, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army spread to the hill where the devils were.

The devil didn't know that the Eighth Route would use Xu Jin's barrage, and he didn't even have a test shot. He thought that the Eighth Route Artillery had calibrated to shoot Zhuyuan in advance, so he was blown up again.

On the top of the mountain, the devil's firepower was instantly enveloped in a sea of ​​flames.

...

This is just one of the battlefields of this great battle.

More than 37 mopping-up troops of the Devil's 20th Division were violently attacked by the Eighth Route Army at the same time.

Each of the eight-way attack troops was supported by artillery fire from 75mm mountain guns and 105mm howitzers called by special forces.

All the devils and puppet soldiers were beaten dumbfounded.

Even several units of the Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out.

Some positions are suitable for ambushes, and some positions are suitable for frontal attacks. The several groups of devils and puppet troops who were wiped out are basically devils and puppet troops who were ambushed.

When the news reached the headquarters of the 37th Division, the commander of the division, Hirata Kenkichi, remained motionless as if he had been struck by lightning, as if he had heard it wrong.

His face was full of disbelief: "Nani, the Eight Route Army is attacking in an all-round way? The imperial army suffered heavy losses?"

(End of this chapter)