Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 745 Bluff (second update!)
"Battalion Commander, it's fortunate that we only set up one platoon on the high ground, and we also dug deep trenches and anti-aircraft holes. Otherwise, no matter how many of us were fired by the devil's artillery fire, we would all be wiped out!" Standing beside Xiao Yunshan The trainer said with a look of lingering fear.

Xiao Yunshan did not speak, but held up the binoculars, stared at the battlefield and ordered: "Artillery, all mortars are aimed at the devil's mortar position, and try to kill them with five salvos!"

"Fifth company, sixth company, move immediately, block the little devil's back!"

"Woooooo..." Not long after, the shrill sound of shells flying across the sky resounded above Xiao Yunshan's head.

Three projectiles distributed in a zigzag pattern hit the Devils artillery position and exploded.

Although it missed the target, the violent explosion still frightened the Devil Artillery.

Immediately stop the bombardment, adjust the gun tower, and prepare for it.

Unexpectedly, the leader of the Devil Artillery Squadron, who was also equipped with mortars in the Eighth Route Army, subconsciously decided to retreat in the face of the shells falling from the sky.

However, after confirming that there were only three shells flying over, and that the hit rate was very poor, they decided not to retreat on the spot, but to counterattack on the spot.

"Tuba Road's shelling skills are too poor, find them immediately, counterattack with shells, and kill them!" The leader of the Devil Artillery Squadron ordered loudly, very arrogantly.

These ghost gunners are indeed elite. Two gunners serve a mortar, squatting on the ground and starting to adjust the angle and direction of the mortar's shooting.

At the same time, the nine mortars of the mortar company of the Xinyi Regiment Artillery Battalion, 600 meters away, were also fine-tuning all the mortars based on the test firing just now.

"Five rapid fires from each gun, fire immediately!" the commander of the mortar company ordered excitedly.

The Devil Squadron Leader, who was urging his subordinates to hurry up and adjust the mortar, turned pale as soon as he heard the screeching sound of shells.

"Baga, we were fooled. The Eighth Route Army doesn't have three mortars at all!"

"Boom..." As soon as he finished speaking, a violent explosion sounded beside him, and he was also overturned by the air wave generated by the explosion.

When he got up, the artillery position in front of him had been bombed into chaos.

At least half of the six shells hit the target, and more than a dozen gunners were killed, wounded, and fell to the ground.The three mortars that were about to be adjusted were directly blown over and fell to the ground. One of the mortars was directly dismembered into several parts because it was too far from the impact point.

"Retreat, retreat immediately, get out of here!" The squadron leader who reacted in shock shouted loudly.

This was obviously a long-planned counterattack by the Artillery Unit of the Eighth Route Army. When the enemy was strong and we were weak, and they didn't even know where the opponent was, retreating was definitely the only chance to save their lives.

After receiving the order, the devil gunner, rejoicing, immediately dismantled the mortar and wanted to leave this place of right and wrong.

However, the rate of fire of the mortars was too fast. As soon as they started to move, the second round of shells flew over with a screaming sound.

Because of preparations, this time, many devil gunners subconsciously lay on the ground and escaped the fatal explosion.

However, many gunners were still killed and a mortar was blown up.

The squadron leader finally calmed down, got up from the ground and shouted: "Retreat immediately, the guns are gone, leave here first!"

Major Ida was also frightened at this time. The sudden artillery strike not only made him realize the strength of his opponent, but also shattered his dream.

As the captain, Ida knew very well what the imperial army's advantage was over the Eighth Route Army.

Now not only did he lose the advantage of artillery fire, but he might be hit by the artillery shells of the Eighth Route Army in the next battle.

Thinking of this, Ida frowned involuntarily.

"Sir, the mortar squadron has suffered heavy losses and will not be able to participate in the next battle!" The adjutant rushed over and answered with his head down, his tone very heavy.

"Contact the brigade headquarters immediately and ask for aviation reinforcements! There is no artillery, we still have planes, let the planes blow up the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army!" Major General Ida quickly recovered from the shock at the beginning, and then ordered very calmly.

The adjutant suddenly reminded: "Then do you want to continue to attack!"

"Retreat, retreat first. The Eighth Route Army has artillery, but we don't. Attacking at this time is death!" At the critical moment of life and death, Ida Shaozuo did not lose his head and ordered decisively.

The puppet army of six or seven hundred days, leaving behind the bombed artillery positions strewn with corpses, retreated in embarrassment.

Shao Zuo Ida's idea was very simple. Temporarily retreat out of the range of the mortar, so as not to expose his subordinates to the bombardment of the Eighth Route Army.

However, the subordinates of the rear team changed to the front team had just pushed back less than 100 meters, when the most unwilling gunshots sounded behind him.

"Sir, there are troops from the Eighth Route Army behind us. They have occupied the two hilltops behind us and are condescendingly attacking our retreating troops. Also, they are equipped with heavy machine guns, and we have suffered heavy losses!"

"I've been fooled, the Eighth Route Army wants to annihilate me here!" Shao Zuo Ida subconsciously had this idea in his mind.

The adjutant next to him also shouted: "Sir, does the Eighth Route Army want to destroy us here?"

"Impossible!" Major Ida, who regained his senses, vetoed without hesitation.

"There are only so many of them, and it is impossible for them to have the strength to destroy us. And even if they really plan to wipe us out, they will choose at night, not now!"

"Don't forget, in over an hour, the aircraft of the Air Force will arrive. If they don't retreat, the air attack of the Air Force alone will cause them heavy losses!"

"Unless the commanders of the Tuba Road are fools, they will never make such a decision!"

The adjutant hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "Then why did they block our retreat? Facing our heavy encirclement, shouldn't they retreat?"

"Blocking our back at this time, they don't worry about us holding them here, and when the aviation plane arrives, they will directly launch a counterattack and kill them?"

Major Ida frowned, as if thinking of something.

"Hold them..."

"I understand, the Tuba Road is bluffing, putting on a posture of wanting to wipe us out, and then forcing us to stay here and wait for help. In this way, they can attack us from a high position. Don't forget, the Eighth Route Army is now There are mortars, we don't."

"As long as we choose to stay here, no matter where we hide, we may be attacked by mortars. As long as they have enough ammunition, they can almost blow us up with artillery shells. If this is the case, even if they have insufficient troops, they can Less wins more, wipe us out here!"

"Bageyalu, the Eighth Route Army is really cunning and calculating, I almost fell for it!"

The adjutant asked thoughtfully: "I understand, what you mean, sir, is that there are not many Eighth Route Army troops behind us, they are bluffing, and their purpose is to let us stay here and stand by for help! "

"Yes, this is the only explanation I can think of, and it is also the only way for the Eighth Route Army to attack us during the day and destroy us before the aviation arrives!" Major Ida affirmed.

The adjutant immediately replied: "Since there are not many Eighth Route Army standing behind us, I will immediately organize
Troops attack, open our escape route, get out of here as soon as possible! "

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