I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 279 This is the massacre of the Imperial Army by the Chinese Army

I saw the Japanese suddenly attack the junction between the two regiments.

The Eighth Route Army commanders on both sides were extremely anxious.

But their troops were too far away from here and there was no time to rescue them.

The mountain road here is not very wide. It is a terrain with a ditch between two slopes, which is not suitable for troop deployment.

Using one company to defend this place, the attack on one side will not be possible without paying a huge price.

This is also one of the reasons why the Sakata Corps has never chosen to attack here.

That's why Captain Cheng gradually withdrew troops from here, but was outmaneuvered by Sakata Nobutsu.

Once this position was lost, the flanks of the two regiments were completely exposed.

The Japanese could shoot down the Eighth Route Army on both sides from this position.

Therefore, either we must take back the position now, otherwise the other main regiment will most likely be surrounded and killed by the Japanese.

Moreover, it is unrealistic to send reinforcements now because the Japanese are blockading us with artillery.

They couldn't get close to the junction position which was about to be lost.

Otherwise, they could only retreat to the trench prepared for Li Yunlong five hundred meters behind.

At this moment, the Japanese soldiers in this squadron were less than a hundred meters away from the junction.

The Japanese army that had already assembled behind was running towards this side quickly.

Just when they were at a loss, a row of figures suddenly appeared on the slope behind the junction position.

Four Browning M1919 air-cooled heavy machine guns have been assembled.

In an instant, four chains of fire consisting of 7.62mm bullets appeared.

They swept across the attacking Japanese squadron.

The infantrymen next to them also raised their Type 38 rifles and started shooting.

The time was short, the scene was bloody, and the fighting was fierce.

The firing rate of this Browning heavy machine gun is between 450 and 600 rounds per minute.

In other words, if the ammunition belt is changed quickly enough, this Browning heavy machine gun is incredibly powerful.

Two belts of 250 rounds can be used up in one minute.

Unfortunately, they fired too fast and didn't have time to change their ammunition belts, so the battle was already over.

Including the riflemen, the militia company fired at least 1,500 rounds of ammunition in half a minute.

In other words, the two hundred Japanese soldiers in this squadron were killed within half a minute.

To be honest, these little Japanese were very cooperative, as they saw that there was an opportunity to make some money today.

In the end, they all charged forward with their backs straight. In the words of the militia: it was too easy to aim.

When Captain Cheng saw this, he also took a breath of cold air.

The two main force regiments have been guarding here for almost two days.

Because the Sakata Regiment was extremely difficult to deal with, it took such a long time to eliminate two squadrons of Japanese devils.

But this stone and wooden bridge is really scary when it comes to attack.

It only took the man half a minute to finish their day's work yesterday.

They were hiding on the stone and wooden bridge behind them, and when they saw the Japanese artillery, they started firing again.

He immediately shouted, "Tell the artillery to quickly calculate the location of the Japanese artillery positions and destroy them immediately!"

Nobutsu Sakata also saw through the telescope the miserable end of the full-strength squadron of Japanese devils.

He yelled angrily, "Bagayalu, order the artillery battalion to calibrate the muzzles.

I must defeat this group of peasants. I will use their lives to avenge my warriors."

After a while, the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun suddenly stopped.

The stone and wooden bridge behind me was so cold in winter that I was sweating coldly.

Why did the Japanese stop firing? It was because they were going to turn their guns around and attack his first company.

With a loud "bang", a shell from a Type 92 infantry gun exploded at the junction position.

Shimuqiao knew that this was the Japanese artillery conducting a test firing.

Next the Japs will make adjustments, and then officially begin shelling the company.

Unfortunately, these Japanese artillerymen never had the chance to fire again.

The artillery of the militia battalion has already calculated the location of the Japanese artillery positions.

"Fire!" With the order from the artillery battalion captain, eight Type 92 infantry guns began to pour shells on the Japanese artillery positions.

The captain of the artillery battalion was helpless, the enemy was too powerful and he couldn’t hide it!

His artillery battalion had some light and heavy mortars.

There are only four Type 92 infantry guns and two Type 41 mountain guns.

The Type 41 mountain gun has just been pulled up, and the position has not yet been deployed, so it cannot be used for the time being.

Together with the Type 92 infantry guns "borrowed" from other militia battalions, they barely made up a total of eight guns.

It was also the first time for them to see such a big scene, so they made an effort and fired five shots at high speed.

All we could see from afar was a scene of flames rising into the sky from the Japanese artillery position.

With the sudden loud explosion, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the Japanese's ammunition depot where they stored artillery shells was blown up by them.

It's true that the militia artillery battalion has incredible luck.

Not only did they destroy the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun, they also detonated the shells on the Japanese artillery positions.

The Sakata Regiment is in a miserable state now. Apart from some Type 82 mortars, they only have small-caliber mortars left.

The Japanese battalion that had been charging just now slowly stopped.

Should they charge now? The number of Chinese soldiers they were facing was not that large.

It looked like there were only about 150 of them, not much less than the number of a Japanese squadron.

But they have cannons, and they are the powerful Type 92 infantry cannon.

What you fear will come true. The Japanese said they were going to be bombed, and they were indeed bombed.

Not only did the Type 92 infantry gun fire, but there were also dozens of Type 82 mortars and Type 60 guns.

All the mortars brought by the Lianzhuang team of Fengu County began to fire.

The Type 92 infantry gun was used for encirclement, the Type 60 mortar was used for interception, and the Type 82 mortar was responsible for coverage.

The soldiers of the first militia company have already climbed into the trenches at the junction.

Due to the terrain, it was already a bit crowded for just one company of soldiers to come in.

So Shimuqiao can't send any more troops, but he can provide more equipment!

Four more Browning M1919 air-cooled heavy machine guns were directly brought to the first company.

These eight heavy machine guns are lined up in a row. Their purpose is to dig up the bodies of the Japanese devils.

The old Japanese captain, Nobutsu Sakata, watched his brave men being beaten and running away in panic.

The empire's soldiers fell under the guns of a group of Chinese peasants.

Sakata Nobutsu was already furious, and he drew out his command knife.

He wanted to personally chop down these resisters and avenge his men.

Fortunately, Sakata's chief of staff still had a bit of clarity in his mind.

He called a few combat staff members from the regiment headquarters and dragged Sakata Nobutsu to retreat to the rear.

With just a "pop" sound, Sakata Nobutsu gave his chief of staff a loud slap.

"Haruta, you idiot, don't you see the brave warriors of the empire are still fighting bravely in the front?

How did you get me here? You must give me a clear explanation!

Otherwise, I will send you to court-martial!"

Chief of Staff Springfield: It's a bloody battle, you're not blind.

Can't you see that they are being slaughtered unilaterally by the Chinese army?