novelaction Chapter 409: Xiaowang Village Positional Battle 1
Chapter 409: Xiaowang Village Positional Battle 1
Chapter 409: Xiaowang Village Position Battle
Of course, Gu Changfeng was not aware of this at the time. When he received the news, the Japanese had already arrived.
But even if he knew it, he would not panic. There was a secret intersection on the slope leading directly to the back of Xiaowang Village. Even the Japanese did not notice this when they occupied Xiaowang Village.
Xiaowang Village was Gu Changfeng’s first stronghold after arriving in Jin, so it was definitely not without any arrangements.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows, so Gu Changfeng is still very cautious when it comes to safety issues.
Da da da!
The Japanese soldiers of the Tanaka Regiment who were chasing behind thought they were safe when they saw the soldiers of the Independent Regiment running over the slope, but they were ambushed by the Fourth Battalion in advance.
Under the fire of fifteen M60s and a large number of Type heavy machine guns, the pursuing Japanese soldiers fell in large numbers like wheat being harvested.
The Japanese cavalry regiment was originally pursuing on the flank, but when they saw this situation, they immediately pulled the reins.
They almost became corpses, and the Japanese cavalry were scared.
The Fourth Battalion's advance deployment this time scared the pursuing Japanese soldiers, especially when faced with powerful firepower, the Japanese soldiers retreated.
Xiaowang Village is very close to Xianyaling. The Fourth Battalion brought out all the heavy machine guns left behind by the First and Second Battalions. It would be strange if their firepower was not strong.
"Captain, the Japanese retreated. We killed at least two hundred of them this time."
Deng Wu was very happy at this time because he had tricked the Japanese. He reported to Gu Changfeng happily.
Gu Changfeng nodded and said seriously, "Tell the soldiers to re-strengthen the position. We just received news that the Japanese 26th Division has also come out."
As soon as he said this, Deng Wu noticed the solemn expressions on the faces of the two battalion commanders, Huang Zhengkui and Yang Zhenhua, and he couldn't help feeling a little panicked.
"There's nothing to worry about. The Japs want to surround and annihilate us here, and I also want to give them another try."
Gu Changfeng is not afraid of the Japanese in positional warfare, and he is even less afraid of their firepower. If he really cannot win, he will just escape through a tunnel.
After hearing what Gu Changfeng said, the three battalion commanders nodded slightly and went down to make arrangements. Facing so many Japanese devils, this would definitely be a tough battle no matter what.
After the Japanese soldiers Tanaka met up with the cavalry regiment, the two regiment commanders whispered and discussed for a long time, and then the Japanese soldiers began to charge.
Soon the battlefield was filled with smoke, and the Japanese attacked the position built by the Fourth Battalion like crazy.
At the same time, the Japanese 6th Division and the 26th Division attacked from both sides and the rear respectively, and the Japanese encirclement was completely formed.
The Japanese certainly would not miss this rare opportunity. Squadron after squadron was sent into the battlefield, rushing towards the independent regiment's position in an endless stream. The two sides began a war of attrition.
Fortunately, the Japanese mountain artillery was not that fast, which greatly reduced the Japanese firepower, and the enemy and our side basically maintained a ratio of five to one.
The three battalions of the independent regiment are on the defensive side, and they have artillery support. With this ratio, the ones who suffer are the Japanese, and definitely not Gu Changfeng.
The battle lasted until night, but the Japanese still refused to give up. Under the orders of their commanders, they launched another charge against the third battalion's position.
"Brothers, the Japs are coming again, fight them!"
Da da da!
Company commander Shi Xiaoliu shouted and took the lead in firing a long burst of shots with the Type 99 rifle in his hand, knocking down three Japanese soldiers in the front row.
Da da da!
Bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom!
Following Shi Xiaoliu's order, more than 300 soldiers from the independent regiment on the first position fired crazily at the Japanese with various weapons in their hands, and knocked down a large number of Japanese in an instant!
Seeing this, the other Japanese soldiers lay down, looking for bomb craters or even corpses as cover, and fought back desperately at the first company.
Almost all the devils in the 26th Division were veterans. Although many of them were logistics soldiers who had been recruited from the infantry regiment, their quality was not bad and their marksmanship was very accurate.
The soldiers hid in the makeshift trenches on the slope, and from time to time people were hit by the Japanese, and both sides became angry.
boom!
Seven or eight hundred meters away, the Japanese fired a 70mm mortar, and with one shot, it destroyed a company's heavy machine guns. The main and deputy gunners fell in a pool of blood. This mortar posed a huge threat to the machine gun fire point.
The Japanese's infantry artillery, mortars, mountain artillery and other support continuously attacked the independent regiment's firepower points, causing considerable losses to the independent regiment.
Naturally, the three battalions were not much inferior to the Japanese in terms of artillery fire, and many Japanese artillerymen were killed by the artillerymen of the three battalions.
Whizzing!
Two grenades were fired from the direction of Xianyaling, instantly destroying two Japanese mountain cannons. The Japanese artillery crew were torn to pieces with regret, fulfilling their so-called death in glory.
During the time of free bombardment, the artillery battalion will take action as soon as it finds an opportunity.
At this time, the artillery camp was not far from Xianyaling, and was protected by thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers and special forces. Naturally, they had no scruples when they started fighting.
"Humph! These little devils still want to compete with us in firepower. Don't they know that our independent regiment has a heavy artillery battalion?"
Shi Xiaoliu snorted coldly and said with disdain.
Ten kilometers away from the battlefield, the gunners who destroyed two Japanese mountain cannons quickly evacuated the artillery positions. The two groups of personnel worked in perfect harmony.
As soon as they left, the devils fired four grenades...
"Damn it, the Japs' artillery is really accurate. If I hadn't run fast, I would have been killed by them!"
Gunner Qi Dongwei cursed inwardly.
In order to deal with the Japanese mortars and field artillery, Lu Daya ordered the soldiers of the artillery battalion to separate and look for opportunities freely.
There is no need for concentrated fire at this time, and Katyusha is ready at any time. Heavy artillery is just right for sneak attacks on the Japanese infantry artillery and mountain artillery positions.
After Qi Dongwei fired another grenade, they evacuated directly. The grenade was quite heavy, so they had to go back to replenish it.
This time, he destroyed two of the Japanese infantry guns and one mountain gun, and the effect was quite good.
You have to know that the heavy artillery of the artillery battalion consists of ten groups of personnel, and each group has one or two guns, so the Japanese heavy firepower will be at a loss.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
After suffering heavy casualties, a group of Japanese devils once again demonstrated their so-called Bushido spirit and launched a desperate charge against Shi Xiaoliu's company's position, hoping to tear open a gap here.
Apparently, their commander's ideas were a bit dreamy.
When the Japanese entered two hundred meters, the nightmare-like sound appeared again. Several M60s assigned to the company reappeared on the battlefield and fired mercilessly in the direction of the Japanese.
The M60 used large-caliber bullets, and the Japanese were almost always injured or killed when they came into contact with them. The front of the position was littered with feces-yellow corpses.
After this wave passed, the Japanese finally withdrew from the battlefield under the orders of their respective commanders, and the soldiers of the three battalions finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the Japanese did not intend to let the independent regiment go, and continued to surround the three battalions of soldiers, giving Gu Changfeng no chance to evacuate.
Fortunately, Gu Changfeng had no plans to withdraw for the time being, so it didn't matter what the Japanese did.