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Chapter 240 Can't beat the Eight Route Army, and can't beat your Central Army?

Inside Zhongtiao Mountain, in a forest near Shaoyuan.

"Have you figured out the situation ahead? Can you bypass the enemy's position?"

"I really don't know where those people came from. How come there are defensive positions halfway along the road, as if they knew our route in advance. It's too scary. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army intercepted the order from the headquarters?"

Hearing Major Nishikawa Xiuichi's complaint, the devil infantry nearby couldn't help feeling desperate.

When they first rushed out of the encirclement, there were more than 900 people in their brigade.After going through layers of resistance from various units of the 129th Division, the troops have been beaten to pieces, and it is difficult to gather a group of death squads to break into the enemy's position.

If they hadn't encountered friendly troops who had encountered the same situation on the way, it is estimated that everyone would have gone into the mountains to live a life of savages.

When the devils were lamenting their fate, the news brought back by the soldiers who went to investigate rekindled the fire of hope for everyone to live.

"Your Excellency, Major, according to my observation, it is not the Eighth Route Army stationed in the forward position."

"Although I haven't seen the specific situation clearly, the defenders should be Guogu's troops. The soldiers' uniforms are all yellow-green. I judge that the enemy must be the 98th Army that was defeated by us."

"It's not difficult to break through this line of defense!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone from the major to the second-class soldier showed excited expressions.The Eighth Route Army will definitely not be able to defeat them, but they are good at bullying the Central Army.

The reason for this battle in the Central Plains was to pick soft persimmons in North China, kill the preserved fruit troops and liberate the three divisions of the First Army.

What's more, the 98th Army is an old opponent. It was just defeated by the 33rd and 41st Divisions two days ago.Facing the defeat of their subordinates, the devils' self-confidence that was shattered gradually occupied the high ground of reason
"well!"

"Our luck is really good!"

"It seems that the preserved fruit troops want revenge, so let's show them what it means that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse!"

Thinking that he had obtained important information, Shuichi Nishikawa immediately set off for the temporary headquarters.

The devil's current army is composed of several scattered small troops.Among the 700 people, there are five officers above the major.

Whenever a major decision-making event is encountered, an internal consensus must be reached before action can be taken.

Obviously, although they were beaten to pieces by the Eighth Route Army, they looked down on the Central Army very much, and even uttered bold words to end the battle in half an hour.After all, from the beginning of the battle to the present, there is not a single one on the entire Northeast Front that can fight.

"Mr. Xichuan, next you will lead the two infantry squadrons to attack, and the only artillery squadron will provide fire cover."

"Your task is to feign an attack, as long as you can attract the enemy's attention. Our remaining warriors will cut in from the enemy's flank position and intersperse the frontal battlefield."

"Based on the current ammunition reserves of the troops, hand-to-hand combat is the best choice."

"it is good!"

After speaking, the five officers came to a high ground and began to observe.

The defensive position in the distance looks a bit different from the style of Guoguo, and the firepower configuration and fortifications are very cleverly arranged.It's a pity that there seems to be no heavy weapons, not even large-caliber mortars.

It is definitely more than enough to feint with two infantry squadrons and one artillery squadron.

Before the operation started, Motoyama Yuta asked the communication soldier behind him:
"Have you contacted Lieutenant General Yukichi Harada and Lieutenant General Hisaichi Tanaka to confirm the location of the 21st Division and the 35th Division?"

The communications soldier with the electronic equipment on his back took a step forward, took the map handed over by his major, and then drew a marching route on the map with a pencil.

When the five majors were studying the route, he pointed to the distant position and said actively:
"Contacted!"

"As long as we can break through the line of defense, we can meet the support troops by heading southeast for another day. If we are lucky, we can rest in Yu Province in a day and a half."

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the five majors revealed a fierce look!
The 129th Division's offensive was so brutal that even the casualties on the Shanghai battlefield were not so great.They don't have any other ideas now, they just want to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.

Presumably, the troops in the defensive position in front of them had no idea that their own side would gather forces to turn around from the side.

"Let's go! If you don't succeed, you will succeed!"

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Five minutes later, the Northwest Army was on the ground.

"Brigadier! The devils are finally here! It looks like there are two squadrons!"

Accompanied by the report from the communication soldiers, bursts of gunpowder smoke caused by explosions suddenly rose from the position of the Northwest Army in the distance.

Gao Jianbai walked out of the field command post and came to the observation post. He saw more than 400 devils maintaining a skirmish line, rushing towards his position like locusts.

Coupled with the shells falling from time to time, there was a tendency to disperse them in a wave.

"Hmph, there is really no flexibility at all!"

"I thought I was the former 17st Brigade of the 84th Division of the 251th Army. We have already changed our guns!"

In the past, Gao Jianbai's 251 brigade did not even have a mountain gun with a diameter greater than 70 mm, and could only rely on an 82 mm mortar for support.

Heavy machine guns only have single digits, and there are pitifully few bullets for such a thing.

Now after picking up a wave of airdrops, his waist straightened up.

Li Yunlong not only allocated a Type [-] infantry gun to them, but also eight Hotchkiss heavy machine guns and fifteen Czech light machine guns.

All the soldiers have a [-] cap per capita, and nearly [-] rounds of bullets.

Not giving magic weapons is not because the commander is stingy, but mainly because it takes a period of time to get used to new weapons, so it is better to directly give fruit soldiers familiar things.

It's a pity that there are no landmines, but grenades and mortars are enough.The devils of the two squadrons will never move against their Northwest Army positions, as long as they dare to come, they will never return!

However, the devil's attack was much more violent than he had imagined.

In order to avoid a rout on the front line, he picked up the rifle beside him and decided to go to the front line to supervise the battle in person to boost the morale of the soldiers.When he just walked out of the headquarters, he stopped and said to the signal soldier:
"Is there any news from the Shaanxi Army and Commander Li? When are they going to leave?"

"Have!"

The signal soldier replied: "The 21st Marine Regiment and [-]st Regiment have already set off, and there is also news from the Shaanxi Army. They are sure that the enemy has no follow-up troops and immediately dispatched."

Gao Jianbai rushed to the front line with peace of mind after ensuring that all the friendly troops were in normal condition.

However, he had been betrayed by his comrades before, and he knew that it was best to be responsible for his own life and front line.In order to prevent being caught off guard by the devil's surprise attack, he said firmly to his most trusted subordinate:

"Move my guard platoon to the high ground on the left for defense!"

"Old Zhang! Even if your platoon is exhausted, you are not allowed to take a step back! Otherwise, I will take you as a question!"

At first, Gao Jianbai wanted to transfer a platoon from the reserve team.But considering the strength and reputation of the First Marine Regiment, he still decided to save the reserve team for the counterattack!

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the leader of the guard platoon immediately led the people to the high ground.

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Boom boom boom!
Several mortar shells landed on the Northwest Army's position, splashing sand and flying stones.

The devils call mortars that are more than 60 millimeters. The shelling just now was obviously [-] millimeters powerful, and it is unknown which fruit army it was captured from.

A battalion commander shook the dust off his head, then put on a helmet and set up a Czech machine gun.

"600 meters! Fire the light and heavy machine guns! Open fire when you see the devils and stragglers! Don't let them charge too close!"

In the past, the bullets of their 17th Army were not rich. Facing hordes of enemy infantry, they had to bring the enemy closer before fighting.

Today is different from the past, and now each machine gun team has ample ammunition, and there is no need to dig and search to save ammunition.The closer the distance between the two sides, the more obvious the devil's marksmanship advantage.

As the battalion commander yelled, the soldiers took five Czech-style guns out of the hole, and the heavy machine gun was also carried to the predetermined firing position.

There was a series of sounds of gun bolts being pulled from the position, and scorching flames spewed out from the black muzzle.

The firepower of light and heavy machine guns, coupled with mortars of two calibers, made the pace of the devils' charge stutter like a frame drop.

But the artillery shells fired back by the enemy soon fell continuously near the firepower point of the Northwest Army.

The devil's artillery is indeed very powerful, even the mortars that have just been captured not long ago can be fired accurately.Infantry coordination is well done, supporting infantry as soon as it sees its advance hindered.

Fortunately, neither the Type [-] infantry artillery nor the captured mortars pose too much threat to the solid fortifications that the Northwest Army spent a day and a night building.

As long as it is not a direct hit, basically there will be no serious casualties.

Seeing that the devils are only 400 meters away from the position, this distance is not only within the effective range of the Sanba Dagai, but also the bullets fired by the soldiers will not be too far.

"Call me! Avenge our 17th Army!"

In an instant, three different bullets swept towards the devils charging in a skirmish line.

Facing the long-planned blockade, the speed of the two squadrons suddenly stagnated.In the small days, the infantry could only find a nearby bunker, and even several detachments were repelled tens of meters.

"Baga, what a powerful firepower!"

"How can there be so many rifles for these candied troops!"

Seeing a soldier beside him fall down, the leader of the Devil Squadron was so angry that he cursed!But after calming down, many questions gradually emerged in his mind.

There are several light machine guns on the opposite side. After all, they are relatively light and easy to carry when retreating.

But the number of heavy machine guns and rifles is very unusual. Just listening to the gunshots, he knew that they were Type [-] heavy machine guns and Type [-] rifles. The defenders did not have these weapons before.

What's more, judging from the firepower of the rifle and the number of enemies, it should be a gun in each hand, and there is not even a shortage of bullets.Even with the same number of people, your side will definitely be at a disadvantage in terms of firepower.

Although the devils who attacked the Northwest Army's position were just a feint attack, if the pressure was not enough, there would definitely be nothing good to eat after returning.

In desperation, the officers at the lower level could only draw out their samurai swords, roaring and issuing orders to control the situation!
"Baga! Don't retreat!"

"Are you worthy of His Majesty's expectations? Continue to attack!"

In order to maintain the attacking momentum of the infantry under them, several squad leaders even led the team personally, and two squadron leaders also supervised the battle at the end of the team. Outsiders really looked like they were charging.

Seeing that the officers rushed out of the bunker first, the devil infantry followed closely behind.

There is no need for superior command, and everyone performs their duties.After the grenadier soldiers entered the effective range, they took the initiative to undertake the task of suppressing the firepower of the light and heavy machine guns of the Northwest Army.

The devils who use crooked handles are even more familiar with the way to get to a good shooting position, and suppress the infantry with machine guns.

I have to admit that the firepower configuration of the enemy's two squadrons is more reasonable than that of the Northwest Army's position.

Within a distance of 400 meters, grenadiers combined with crooked handles are more lethal, not to mention that the devils' marksmanship is much more accurate than the preserved fruit fighters.

More than a dozen grenadiers fired continuously, and the grenade flew to the firepower point on the position with a whistling sound.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the Northwest Army have already experienced the baptism of the great battle, and they are also very skilled in avoiding grenades, so that they will not be knocked out by a wave of all light and heavy machine guns.

But the devil's goal has been achieved. Without the cover of machine guns, the effect of rifles and 50-pointers alone can be limited.

Up to now, the two squadron leaders are already a bit over the top.

The superior's order was to feign an attack to attract the enemy's attention. If he leads the team to break through the defender's position, it can also have the same effect.

As long as you rush into the front position, the threat of light machine guns or mortars will be greatly reduced.

Even if the number of your own side is far smaller than that of the defenders, hand-to-hand combat still depends more on technique and physical strength.The two squadron leaders didn't believe in the candied fruit troops who couldn't get enough to eat, how could they have the ability to bayonet them!

What's more, the large army was still winding around, thinking of strong support, one of the squadron leaders gritted his teeth and shouted the classic charge slogan!
"Dark Black Card! Onboard!"

As the distance between the two sides got closer, even if the skirmish line gradually lost its effect, light and heavy machine guns and rifles caused the casualties of the devils to surge.But they braved the rain of bullets and charged like hungry wolves.

The devil's hit rate is not low, basically within three shots, there must be something to gain.Moreover, each of them has full experience in the battlefield, and they often shorten the distance between stuck machine guns and changing magazines.

The soldiers of the Northwest Army were killed by grenades and crooked handles from time to time, and the casualties on the battlefield were not small.

Only 10 minutes into the battle, more than 200 soldiers have died.If it weren't for Gao Jianbai who was also on the front line, the front line might really be defeated.

Suddenly, a round of sparse shells fell on the way of the devils' charge, and a violent explosion temporarily stopped their attack.

"idiot!"

"What's the artillery squadron doing? Did they miscalculate the distance? Those bastards almost hit us."

With the power and sound of the cannon, you don't need to think about it to know that it is the Type [-] infantry artillery.

Even if the enemy can seize some guns and ammunition, the infantry artillery will definitely not fall into their hands.What's more, if there is a cannon, the defenders would have used it long ago, so why wait until now?

The distance between the two sides is only more than 100 meters. Whose gunner has such confidence in himself?

Just when the Devil Squadron Leader was about to continue his charge, a 7.62mm bullet lifted his skull, followed by several infantry artillery shells and mortar shells.

In just a few seconds, the form of the battlefield changed drastically.

　Tomorrow, I will finish writing about Zhongtiao Mountain, and after a short rest, I will have the whole of Shanxi.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)