Compared to the past, the Eighth Route Army liked to launch an attack in the early morning, the Eighth Route Army's attack time was just at night. Even when large-scale artillery bombings began, the Japanese army seemed a little caught off guard.

Fortunately, the quality of the fortifications built by the Japanese army was still very good. But even so, the Japanese army, which completely underestimated the artillery strength of the Eighth Route Army, seemed a little crying when they looked at the anti-aircraft tunnels that collapsed from time to time.

I have to say that sometimes experience and habits can kill people. In the eyes of many Japanese soldiers, most of the artillery that the Eighth Route Army can use are seventy-five caliber mountain cannons and field cannons, so the power of these cannons is naturally not too great.

Most of the fortifications built by the Japanese army can withstand the attack of 105 caliber heavy artillery. Even after the fortifications were completed, many Japanese commanders felt that their fortifications were unscrupulous.

After all, the Eighth Route Army did not have any heavy artillery, which was what they knew. Even the Eighth Route Army, which had heavy artillery, was now in a confrontation with the Kwantung Army. For this reason, they thought it was safe.

As for worrying about the air strikes of the Eighth Route Army, many Japanese commanders felt it was unnecessary. If the Eighth Route Air Force really dared to launch an air force, the Army Air Force, which believed that their strength had not been lost, would completely defeat the Eighth Route Air Force.

But now, seeing the fortifications that completely collapsed after several heavy artillery, as well as the soldiers buried in the fortifications, many battlefield commanders felt very sad and regretful. Why didn't they spend more time building fortifications earlier?

Although the Japanese army also deployed a certain number of artillery troops behind the defensive positions. However, in the face of such fierce artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, these arrogant Japanese artillery soldiers in the past seemed a little hesitant at this moment.

The artillery soldiers who had set up artillery and could launch a counterattack at any time looked at the commander and said hesitantly: "Colonel, all artillery positions have been prepared. Should I launch a counterattack?"

‘Baga! Haven’t you seen the Eighth Route Army use 150 caliber heavy artillery? Our gun range is not enough to reach the other party. Once we fire the gun, we will soon bear their counterattack. What should we do then?

Damn, how could these Eighth Route Army have such large caliber heavy artillery? Generate power to the brigade commander and ask whether to counterattack. If we don't fight back, the warriors on the position will be in trouble.'

When the artillery colonel was struggling to fight back or not, the Japanese commander on the position naturally hoped that his artillery troops could fight back. In this way, their casualties could be reduced.

If you counterattack, the artillery troops are likely to be severely damaged. If you don’t counterattack, the defenders at the position may be severely damaged. Faced with this choice of palms and backs, the Japanese brigade commander behind them also seemed very entangled!

‘General, the artillery gang called and asked if he could fight back?’

‘General, the position defenders called and asked for tactical guidance from the artillery. The artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army was too fierce, and the position defenders were suffering heavy casualties. If they did not fight back, they were afraid they would not last long.’

With the information reported by the combat staff from time to time, the Japanese brigade commander finally gritted his teeth and said, "Baga, order the artillery corps to counterattack immediately. It is necessary to destroy the artillery troops of the Eighth Route in the shortest time, at any cost!"

The Japanese brigade commander who said this ultimately chose to give up his artillery corps. Because he knew that if the artillery did not fight back, the morale attack on the position guards would be extremely huge.

But once the artillery gang was severely damaged, he realized that his infantry troops would fall into a embarrassing situation without artillery support. However, the current situation seemed to not allow him to hesitate and be too confused.

As the Japanese artillery troops finally launched a counterattack, looking at the significantly weakened artillery fire at the positions, many miserable Japanese soldiers undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, the most dangerous time should have passed.

But for the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army, looking at the Japanese artillery fire that was carrying out counterattacks and the artillery units that had been prepared immediately entered the artillery position and began to calculate the location of the Japanese artillery position.

Not long after, the angle and distance parameters calculated by the artillery observer sounded from the position. As the artillery began to be adjusted, the artillery commander in charge also shouted in time: "Fire the gun!"

Watching the Eighth Route Army artillery fire flying over the position and heading straight for the rear. Many Japanese devils on the positions suddenly realized that their artillery troops were probably going to be finished.

Although the artillery troops temporarily rescued them, they exposed themselves. Once they lost the support of the artillery troops, how long can they last on the position?

While the artillery on both sides first started the war, the infantrymen who had been arranged at the forefront of the offensive positions also received telegrams from the command center. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who participated in the attack also began to advance to the Japanese positions.

‘Distract a little, don’t squeeze together, and maintain a good battle formation. You must take on the battle immediately afterwards. Remember to cooperate with each other in your respective tasks. When attacking, don’t be too anxious, and make sure to move forward steadily.’

The grassroots officers following the offensive formation often warned the soldiers around them to maintain a good rhythm of attack. The three-three system and four fast and one slow tactics that have been promoted have also become the offensive tactics of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army coming from all directions and the Japanese army who were struggling to support the positions, they quickly woke up from the shrill whistle of the observers. Looking at the artillery fire that began to extend, the surviving Japanese army immediately rushed to the position.

At this moment, the Eighth Route Army, which was responsible for the attack, cooperated with their attacking mortar team, had already set up temporary artillery positions behind the attacking troops. Seeing the Japanese army on the position starting to come out, they immediately carried out close-range artillery attacks.

Faced with these shells that were thrown onto the positions from time to time, many Japanese Japanese were hit by the explosion shells before they could enter the trenches. For a moment, the screams on the Japanese positions increased a lot.

Many Japanese veterans with rich experience on the battlefield couldn't help but take a breath and said, "Baga! So many people?"

In order to break the defensive positions deployed by the Japanese army as soon as possible, the four main legions responsible for the attack were also invested in. According to General Zhu's plan, breaking the Japanese army's defense is a very critical part of this battle.

With the strength of the North China Front Army today, they have deployed a large number of defensive troops on the front line. In addition, in order to ensure the stability and security of the remaining ruling areas, they have also dispatched many defenders in cities in various places.

Although these city defenses are cooperated by puppet troops, in Mr. Zhu's view, with the prestige of the Eighth Route Army in North China, as long as the troops attack outside those cities, I believe that the defenders in those cities will not resist to the end.

This also means that as long as the Eighth Route Army breaks the defensive positions currently set up by the North China Front Army, the Eighth Route Army's offense will become much smoother next. In order to ensure safety, the Japanese army will gather its main force in Peiping to fight the Eighth Route Army in a decisive battle.

After the two armies began to connect closely, the snipers hidden in the offensive formation also locked in the Japanese machine gunners on the position and carried out accurate shooting on them. Doing so would naturally reduce casualties in the offensive forces.

Facing the Japanese machine gun castle, voices came from time to time from among the attacking Eighth Route Army troops: "Battlehot hand, go! Blast that machine gun castle, and the other teams are responsible for cover. Start to take action!"

With the cooperation of the offensive team, a bazooka player also made a quick attack. After finding the shooting position, he quickly pulled the trigger in his hand and sent a rocket directly to the Japanese machine gun castle.

As these machine gun castles were constantly destroyed, machine gunners were constantly replaced. The pressure on the Japanese army on the position was getting greater and greater. Many Japanese soldiers who fought with the Eighth Route Army for the first time felt even more and more heartbroken.

Until the attacking troops successfully entered the Japanese trenches, the troops following behind immediately said excitedly: "Breaking in! Our troops rushed in, speed up and keep up, expand the results of the battle, hurry!"

The offensive troops that had paused from time to time had undoubtedly accelerated the pace of attack when they saw some troops successfully breaking into the Japanese defensive positions. At this moment, the Japanese troops on the positions seemed a little embarrassed.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army that kept pouring in from the gap, the Japanese officers on the position could only shout: "Counterattack, block the gap, and drive the Eighth Route Army down. Hurry, don't let the Eighth Route Army rush into our position!"

Unfortunately, in the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army, almost every squad was equipped with two submachine guns and a light machine gun. In this kind of trenches where close forces were connected, the Eighth Route Army undoubtedly had a greater advantage.

Even if some Japanese soldiers, when they are preparing to engage in hand-to-hand combat according to their training requirements, they often end up being ruthlessly shot dead. For such rigid Japanese soldiers, the attacking Eighth Route Army soldiers will not have any mercy.

‘I’m so stupid! If you don’t need bullets, who will fight for bayonets with you!’

Most of the Eighth Route Army assault troops who knew that they had to speed up their attacks and clean up at this time would not give the Japanese any chance of hand-to-hand combat. The more Japanese people were cleaned up, the larger the gap was opened.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army that was constantly rushing to the positions and the defenders that were constantly retreating, the Japanese battlefield commander who was staying in the rear could only say helplessly: "Retreat, leave a squadron to establish a blocking position, and the rest of the troops retreat to the rear!"

The Japanese commanders who knew that they could no longer save the defeat could only choose to retreat to the next position. They knew that there was only one end to stay here, that was, they were completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

Since they are unable to recover the defeat, it is also what their commanders need to do to preserve their vitality. After all, according to the combat instructions of the pre-war headquarters, Okamura Yasuji had such instructions.

In the case of unfavorable situations, priority should be given to preserving viable forces. Now, isn’t this the time? As long as the remaining troops in the position are brought back safely, the responsibilities of these commanders will be relatively reduced.

But the question is, how could the Eighth Route Army offensive troops, which had already bitten them, let them escape easily?
Chapter completed!