Chapter 475 Decoy
After the arrival of the Japanese squadron, after briefly observing the situation in the Cross Ridge, he decisively launched an attack directly.
I have to say that the Japanese in this squadron were very decisive. They were not sure whether there were Eighth Route Army troops on the Cross Ridge, but they still decisively launched an attack. With the strength of the infantry squadron and the capital to do so, Liu Gen and others on the Cross Ridge were also very helpless.
On the Cross Ridge, Liu Gen and others could see that the Japanese infantry squadron had simply checked the dead Japanese soldiers and launched an attack directly.
When advancing towards the Cross Ridge, the Japanese infantry squadron was very cautious. Some of the Japanese soldiers were in front and behind the heavy weapons they carried. The Japanese artillery was also ready for battle. In order to avoid these artillery soldiers being attacked, the artillery positions that the Japanese artillery soldiers were looking for were very hidden, making it impossible for Liu Gen to see directly.
In other words, unless the Japanese artillery attack takes the initiative, it will undoubtedly be much more difficult to find the Japanese artillery position.
"Genzi, how about it? Should we withdraw?" the monk said with a serious expression.
Facing a squadron of Japanese soldiers, the monk knew that they would not be opponents of the Japanese infantry squadron. Unless these Japanese soldiers did not fight back and did not have any weapons in their hands, it was impossible for Liu Gen and others to block the attack of a squadron. The monk held the submachine gun in his hand tightly and was ready to shoot at any time, but even so, he did not have much confidence.
"We can't evacuate! If we evacuate, the Japanese will definitely search the Cross Ridge in a large number, and it is easy to find abnormalities!"
"What's more, we have received orders from the headquarters and division headquarters to keep us here. The main force is on the way! With the marching speed of the main force, it will not take long to successfully arrive at the Cross Ridge," Liu Gen shook his head and said.
Liu Gen's face looked a little ugly. He didn't expect that this Japanese infantry squadron would launch such a decisive attack. Within half an hour of arrival at Cross Ridge, he decisively launched an attack. Even if Liu Gen had confidence in the soldiers around him, he knew that it would be quite difficult to successfully block this Japanese infantry squadron.
It’s really that Liu Gen has too few troops in his hands. How could he block the Japanese infantry squadron from more than 30 people?
"But even if we stand here, we can't stand it for too long, and we can't wait until the main force arrives successfully." The monk said again.
The other soldiers were a little silent. They didn't say anything, but just stared at the Japanese soldiers who were attacking towards the Cross Ridge. These Japanese soldiers were very scattered. In order to rush to the Cross Ridge, these Japanese soldiers were divided into three directions, which meant that Liu Gen was even more difficult to resist.
"It's true! But we still need to stick to it! Unless we all sacrifice!"
"The Deputy Chief of Staff unfortunately died. We cannot let these Japanese discover the grave of the Deputy Chief of Staff, otherwise the Japanese will definitely destroy it! No matter what, we cannot take a step back!" Liu Gen was particularly firm. How could Liu Gen not know the Japanese's character after fighting so many times?
There are two Japanese infantry squads in the Cross Ridge area, which will definitely attract the attention of the Japanese troops. Once Liu Gen and others withdraw from Cross Ridge, the Japanese will inevitably search wildly on the Cross Ridge, and the Deputy Chief of Staff's grave is likely to be discovered by the Japanese.
Now, Liu Gen and the others are on the Cross Ridge. Even though they know that such a thing is likely to happen, how could Liu Gen choose to evacuate?
The monk was silent. He stopped talking, but just looked in the direction where the Japanese came down. Even if this was a Japanese infantry squadron, he would not have any idea of retreating! He hadn't heard Liu Gen talk about it before, and the monk was still a little confused, but now why would the monk not understand? Why would he choose to retreat?
The other soldiers held the submachine guns tightly and tried harder. In fact, they were also a little suspicious of Liu Gen's decision, but the conversation between Liu Gen and the monk made them understand their responsibilities and how necessary it is to stick to the Cross Ridge!
"Put these Japanese in 50 meters before firing, use submachine guns directly. If it really doesn't work, we will withdraw from this position."
"Comrades, don't you be nervous. Didn't we know that more Japanese will come long ago? We have prepared so many things for Japanese devils, enough for these Japanese to drink a pot. Everyone should be assured! In the battle, try to protect themselves." Liu Gen looked at the soldiers around him and explained to them again.
The soldiers nodded vigorously, and they did not speak because they were worried about disturbing the Japanese, but they could see their determination from their respective expressions.
Under the Cross Ridge, the Japanese soldiers who kept attacking the Cross Ridge did not find anything. These Japanese soldiers were not so vigilant. In their opinion, as long as the Eighth Route Army was not stupid, they would decisively escape after killing a Japanese squad. These Japanese have also fought with many Eighth Route Army units and knew the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army units. They did not think that the Eighth Route Army units would choose to stay in this area after fighting.
The most important thing is that these Japanese soldiers were very clear that there was no main force of the Eighth Route Army in this area, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army had already chosen to transfer during the sweeping process. So the troops operating in this area must be just some small troops of the Eighth Route Army, and their combat effectiveness will be even weaker.
During the search, many Japanese soldiers were still talking. The strength of a Japanese infantry squadron was enough to withstand the attack of a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. In this area, there was no large army of the Eighth Route Army, so these Japanese soldiers were naturally quite relaxed.
On the Cross Ridge, when Liu Gen saw these relaxed Japanese soldiers, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. These Japanese soldiers were not so vigilant, which was undoubtedly a good thing for Liu Gen and the others. If these Japanese were really vigilant enough, even if Liu Gen and others had submachine guns in their hands, it would be difficult to kill too many Japanese.
The Japanese relaxed their vigilance, which was undoubtedly an opportunity for Liu Gen and others. In order to kill as many Japanese as possible and reduce the pressure to deal with the Japanese attack, Liu Gen divided the soldiers into three groups and each dealt with the Japanese in one direction. Choosing to do this will weaken the defense of Liu Gen and others, but it can kill more Japanese and have vitality.
According to the current state of the Japanese soldiers, as long as there is no accident, they will definitely be able to kill twenty or thirty Japanese soldiers after one round of shooting. This is because the Japanese soldiers are too dispersed. Or in other words, these Japanese soldiers who are walking in front of searching are completely bait from this Japanese infantry squadron, luring Liu Gen and others to take action.
Liu Gen understood the Japanese's thoughts, but he also knew that this was their opportunity. Seizing this opportunity could make them delay the crossing area for a longer time.
Even if he knew that this was the bait thrown by the Japanese, Liu Gen had to swallow it hard, so that the Japanese would lose their wife and soldiers!
The Japanese were getting closer and closer, and with Liu Gen's eyesight, they could even see the relaxed look on the faces of these Japanese. The distance was constantly shortening, and Liu Gen calculated the time. The soldiers looked nervous and held the submachine guns in their hands tightly. It was these soldiers who had experienced many battles that did not cause fire. If some new recruits were replaced, there would definitely be fire.
"Open fire!"
"Bang"
"TuTuTuTuTu"
As Liu Gen yelled and fired the first shot, the tense soldiers subconsciously fired the gun. Their shooting skills were very good, and they aimed in advance. In an instant, the bullets of the submachine gun landed on the Japanese soldiers, killing the Japanese soldiers in front of them. The submachine gun fired too fast, and no matter how fast the Japanese soldiers reacted, they would useless.
After all, no matter how fast these Japanese soldiers are, they cannot be as fast as bullets.
The moment Liu Gen and others fired, twenty or thirty Japanese soldiers were killed directly. Faced with the dense bullets fired by the submachine gun, it was impossible for Japanese soldiers to survive.
The Japanese soldiers in the front were killed by Liu Gen and others, which gave the Japanese soldiers behind them time to react. However, even so, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers behind them were killed or injured, and the remaining Japanese were lying tightly on the ground, not daring to raise their heads easily. The Japanese who could find the bunker could hide directly in the bunker, while the Japanese who had no bunker around them could not look up at all, let alone counterattack.
"Baga! Baga! How dare these eighth territorial corpses? How dare you stay?" The Japanese squadron leader Nakano roared angrily.
As the squadron leader of this infantry squadron, Nakano, Mizuno, was also very relaxed before. He did not expect that Liu Gen and others would stay on the Cross Ridge. When he saw the searching Japanese soldiers relax, he did not speak and felt that there would be no problem. But now, Nakano, Mizuno could not continue to remain calm. He knew that there was something wrong with his command just now.
"Counterattack! Counterattack immediately!"
"Machine gunner! Artillery! Immediately suppress the firepower of these 8th Route Army! Charge! Cruise on Cross Ridge and kill these 8th Route Army! Let them know that the Great Japanese Imperial Army cannot be easily provoked!" Minato Nakano shouted loudly.
In less than half a minute, the Japanese heavy machine guns launched fire, and the Japanese artillery soldiers on the artillery positions in the rear were also ready for artillery.
On the Cross Ridge, after the soldiers fired all the magazines of the submachine guns, Liu Gen decisively took the soldiers to transfer. He knew that the squadron's Japanese soldiers were about to fight back. On the Cross Ridge, Liu Gen and others did not have corresponding fortifications, so it was naturally undesirable to continue to stay in place.
Less than a minute after Liu Gen and others left, the Japanese counterattack fell directly at their original position. The shells fell, leaving obvious craters. The craters were not big, but the area they fell was particularly concentrated. Noting this, Liu Gen realized that the artillery of this Japanese infantry squadron had some ability. The dense landing points of the shells meant that the Japanese artillery bombardment was good.
Chapter completed!