Jinzhou front line, the defensive position of the Third Column of the East Field of the Eighth Route Army.

The defensive positions after being bombarded by the Japanese repeatedly seemed very desolate. But if you get closer, there are still many trenches on the positions. In the positions, the anti-aircraft tunnels are also unobstructed.

The Japanese have used a lot of artillery fire in the past few days and launched a series of artillery bombardment on the defensive positions of the Third Column. But even so, after each artillery bombardment, the defenders on the positions will repair fortifications.

Many veterans knew that if they wanted to survive positional wars, fortifications were also a powerful tool for their lives. As long as the anti-aircraft tunnel was intact, they would not have to worry about the artillery shells that the Japanese could shoot at any time.

As for the trenches on the position, after earlier construction and later reinforcement, even if they are collapsed by artillery shells, they can be reinforced in a very short time. Therefore, even if the entire position is gone, it is still controlled by the defenders.

The defenders of the position, who had heard the news in advance, tied the sleeves and trousers as tightly as possible, as required in previous combat training, and had already worn a gas mask on their heads.

Even if bringing this kind of thing makes people breathe less than happy, many soldiers know that once they are infected with the yellow smoke, the consequences are still very serious. Compared to life, anyone can persist in wearing a mask.

When the entire defensive position was shrouded in yellow smoke, the Eighth Route Army soldiers hiding in the anti-aircraft pits were quickly walked into the trenches they were responsible for, waiting for the Japanese to attack with guns.

At this moment, the Burglar Machine Gunner, who was also wearing a gas mask, stared at the Japanese who were attacking the position. Seeing these Japanese Japanese who were also wearing gas masks approaching, they still did not shoot.

According to the command of the position commander, this time they not only want to eliminate the offensive Japanese, but also prepare to launch a defensive counterattack. The signal of the defensive counterattack is when the rear artillery troops launch a counterattack.

Just as the Japanese army attacked were getting closer and closer to the position, they still seemed very careful. The Eighth Route Army soldiers on each position held the weapons in their hands and aimed at the Japanese who bent over but kept advancing.

Looking at the defensive positions that would have been attacked before, they seemed extremely quiet at this moment. The Japanese infantry responsible for the attack also felt that the situation seemed to be wrong. They felt that the power of the poison gas bomb should not be so great.

After all, they did not hear any screams on the positions before when they were shelling. Logically speaking, the Eighth Route Army's positions should be in a panic at this moment, rather than being as quiet as it is now!

Just when the Japanese, who were vanguards, felt that they should continue to advance, they seemed closer and closer to the frontier positions of the Eighth Route Army. For a moment, some attacking Japanese even suspected that there was no Eighth Route Army on the position.

But in fact, if they stay on the position at this moment, they can hear a lot of rapid breathing sounds in the trenches of the position. Wearing a gas mask will undoubtedly aggravate their breathing difficulties for many soldiers.

But no matter what, with the protection of the gas mask, at least you don’t have to worry about life problems. At this moment, the division-level artillery unit that had not been used earlier finally roared at this moment.

During this period, the artillery troops deployed by the Third Column behind the defensive positions never carried out large-scale counterattacks. In many cases, the artillery fire used by the defenders of the position were mostly mortars equipped in the regiment.

Looking at the artillery fire that whizzed over the position and headed straight for the Japanese artillery position behind the Japanese army, the commander on the position immediately shouted: "Let's fire! Fight!"

With the commander's roar, the Eighth Route Army soldiers who could not contain their murderous aura immediately pulled the trigger in their hands. With the sound of gunfire on the position, the Japanese soldiers who were about to launch an assault also fell to the ground.

The front-line commander who was staying at the foot of the mountain to watch the battle, saw the attacking troops being cut and killed again, and couldn't help but vomit blood and said, "Baga! Why is this happening? Why do they still have such strong firepower?"

When they used special bullets to attack, they felt that the Eighth Route Army was unable to resist at all. After all, they had previously poured out a huge amount of reserve special bullets on the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions.

It can be said that under such a strong poisonous gas bomb attack, the Eighth Route Army on the position could not stay at all. Many Japanese commanders knew the pain of being infected with poisonous gas bombs.

Dan is afraid that even an individual cannot withstand the damage of poison gas bombs. But why? The Eighth Route Army on the position can still maintain such dense firepower, as if the previous artillery bombardment was not affected at all?

Until then, a staff officer said in horror: "General, we are afraid of being fooled! The Eighth Route Army on the position are also equipped with gas masks. If this is true, they are not afraid of us using special bullets at all!"

For many Japanese soldiers, they naturally knew the power of poisonous gas bombs. Even when studying this special bomb, they also developed gas masks for corresponding protection.

For a long time, the Eighth Route Army rarely equipped such masks when attacking or defending the war. But as the main combat force of Dongye, He Zhengdao knew better than anyone else that the Japanese would use this kind of poisonous killing trick if they jumped over the wall.

Facing the artillery position in the rear, the commander was now under the fierce artillery attack of the Eighth Route Army. The attacking troops organized by the Eighth Route Army fell to the ground under the dense firepower of the defenders on the Eighth Route Army position. The commander was so angry that he vomited blood.

You know, they played chess with the Eighth Route Army several times during this period. Every time they lost their troops and generals, which made them suffer. In addition, they suffered another setback this time, and the commander also knew that he could not survive.

The reason is very simple. The telegram sent by the commander of the rear division had already told him clearly. If he could not take the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army this time, his commander could only pass away his caesarean section and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor.

But all this was just the beginning of the battle. Seeing the frontier positions fully fired and shooting the Japanese who walked onto the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions. The commander who stayed in the underground command room also said at the right time: "Let the artillery battalion open fire!"

As the artillery battalion launched an artillery counterattack on the position, the Japanese attacking positions began to be shrouded in a sea of ​​fire and the smoke of explosion. At this time, the sound of a charge sounded for the first time on the positions of the Eighth Route Army.

The sharp charge horn spread across the entire position in an instant, and the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were staying in the position immediately jumped up from the trenches and said, "Comrades, rush!"

Under the motivation and stimulation of the charge, the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers who had been on the position launched a counter-charge against the Japanese army that was attacking for the first time. The ones running at the front of the team were naturally submachine guns and light aircraft.

Faced with these Eighth Route Army troops who had been leaping down from the position, the Japanese army, who had been stunned, no longer cared about whether there was a order to retreat from the rear. All they could do was to escape from the position quickly.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army rushing down from the position, everyone wore a gas mask on their heads. No matter how stupid the Japanese were, they knew that they were prepared for a long time and were not afraid of the special bullets they used before.

But the problem is that their commanders didn't know that the Eighth Route Army even had such equipment. It was obvious that they were caught off guard by the Eighth Route Army again.

The Japanese army was attacking without any defense, watching the Eighth Route Army rushing down from the defensive positions and shouting and killing loudly. After tens of days of nerves, they finally collapsed completely at this moment.

These days, they have made many attacks, and finally left countless corpses and had no choice but to retreat. Now, looking at the powerful Eighth Route Army, they can no longer withstand. All they can do is to escape from the battlefield desperately.

Looking at the defeated attacking troops, the Japanese commander on the front line who vomited blood said with a tragic look: "Chief of Staff, order the troops to retreat! We are defeated in this battle!"

Even if he didn't want to admit his failure, the commander knew very well. After this period of fighting, there were very few troops left in his hands. For this general attack, he sent almost all the troops out.

But in the face of this kind of defeat, he was powerless to stop it. All he could do was hope that the remaining troops could retreat safely to the rear. As for the subsequent war, he was also powerless to pay attention to it.

Looking at the troops that began to hunt down the mountain and the commander of the Eighth Route Army who was holding onto the position for several days, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Old grandma, I can finally exclaim today!"

After the counterattacking troops completely defeated the Japanese. The Japanese artillery unit, which was also caught off guard by the Eighth Route Army artillery, was also captured by the Eighth Route Army, which was chasing wildly. Many intact artillery naturally became spoils.

He Zhengdao, who has been paying attention to the frontline war, also said in time when he received a telegram from the Third Column: "Reserve some troops and continue to stay at our frontline defense fortifications, and form elite teams to start harassing the towns in Jinzhou.

According to what we know so far, the remaining troops of the Second Division of the Kwantung Army are not much. They have no choice but to continue to retreat. Let the Third Column continue to press forward and force the Kwantung Army to retreat to Jinzhou City."

‘Yes, Commander!’

‘Give Li Xiangdong the power and tell him that he can do it! This time, let them let go of their hands and feet to fight. In the shortest time, break through the Japanese defensive positions and officially launch the battle to regain Fengtian!’

In He Zhengdao's view, the deployment of the Kwantung Army in Jinzhou has completely failed. However, its deployment in the Xing'an League area was also tortured by the troops of the first column. It could only defend itself by the city and could not achieve the so-called counterattack at all.

In this case, He Zhengdao felt that the time to launch a surprise attack was ripe. After taking Fuxin, Dongye's main force could also be said to have directly pushed the gun to Fengtian City. Next, let's see what else the Kwantung Army can do.

After all, He Zhengdao knew the situation in Northeast China at this moment. What He Zhengdao had to do now is to keep putting pressure on the Kwantung Army. Let them feel that Dongye is not without the ability to attack. If you want to counterattack, then wait to suffer a loss!
Chapter completed!