Chapter 70 Expanding the army by 20,000 people, taking real swords and guns to the battlefield
How terrifying is the scene where more than 400 people shoot grenades together?
When the Japanese saw grenades flying over the sky, it was too late to evacuate, so they could only choose to lie on the ground or in the stronghold. Some even had to pull the bodies next to them and block them.
"Boom!"
After the explosions, the Japanese in the stronghold had no movement at all. Even the heavy firepower that was still roaring and firing, they were silent!
"Keep going forward! Leave more than a dozen people to finish the attack, beware of people hiding under the corpse!"
Xu Hu issued combat orders with rich experience and then led the team to continue to kill towards the nearby Japanese positions.
Just as they rushed out more than 300 meters and were about to exchange fire with the Japanese army opposite, a burst of sounds of breaking through the air suddenly came from the air!
"Swoosh swish swish..."
Xu Hu didn't even have to look up and knew that it was the Japanese shells that had hit him, and he immediately roared.
"Dispersed! Lying down!"
Several shells fell into the crowd, instantly igniting Xu Hu's anger. This abominable Japanese devil not only did not surrender, but also dared to fire fire? Do you think I don't have a cannon?
"The infantry continues to push forward, suppress the fire! The mortars will blow him hard!"
With Xu Hu's order, more than 20 artillery soldiers following the troops immediately looked for the best shooting location and set up mortars!
"Swoosh swish swish!"
The artillery of the 37th Brigade also retaliated against the Japanese. Dozens of mortar shells bombarded the Japanese positions indiscriminately, and they exploded the Japanese on the spot and turned over!
"Help! My legs..."
"Cover quickly, cover shooting!"
"Bagaya Road, the enemy is rushing up!"
"Don't be cowardly! There are not many Japanese here. Their cannons were fired from at least 800 meters away. The mortars were fired in two rounds, and the infantry was ready to charge! Throw all the grenades to me!"
"Boom!"
The artillery fired all the shells they carried at once, grabbed the rifle and rushed up.
"charge!"
"Kill them!"
"Victory belongs to the 37th Brigade!"
In order to quickly tear a hole in the enemy's defense line, the soldiers were also ruthless. As soon as they approached the Japanese position, they first shot several rounds of grenades, and then rushed in!
Xu Hu was willing to take the initiative and rushed to the front. While the Japanese in the trench were not paying attention, he grabbed the red-burned gun barrel, jumped into the trench, grabbed the Japanese machine gunner's neck, and overturned him to the ground and killed with one knife!
Immediately, Xu Hu took over the heavy machine gun from the Japanese position, turned the gun, and pointed it at more than a dozen Japanese soldiers rushing over.
"Sa You La La!"
Xu Hu sneered and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The next moment when Xu Hu controlled the heavy machine gun, the Japanese ran away without looking back.
But how could their speed be faster? With the sound of machine guns "da da da da da" mixed with the screams of the Japanese, all the Japanese soldiers who rushed towards him were lying on the ground!
In more than ten minutes, the reinforced battalion led by Xu Hu seized the Japanese positions. The soldiers rested on the Japanese positions. Xu Hu then came to the command center that followed behind.
"I did a good job. I tore open the Japanese defense line in twenty minutes. You can withdraw your reinforcement battalion. Let me rest for a while and wait for my orders to let other battalions attack!"
When Xu Tianlong saw the scald on Xu Hu's hand, he spoke, "Go down and treat the wound!"
"Xie Young Marshal!"
Xu Hu stood attentively and saluted. After he left the command center, Xu Tianlong said to the communications soldier, "The first battalion on the right is moved closer to the third battalion, take over the position, and the fourth battalion will also push me up! The second battalion will attack the Japanese on the left and lead the front line!"
“Yes, traveler!”
The communications soldiers quickly sent Xu Tianlong's orders to the various battalions commands.
After a moment, the two battalions replaced the Japanese positions captured by the third battalion, and began to attack the Japanese troops from both directions at the same time!
The defense line was torn a large hole by the soldiers of the 37th Brigade, and it was still expanding. In addition, the lack of troops, the Japanese soldiers complained. The strongholds on the periphery were removed one by one, and many Japanese soldiers were defeated and retreated.
"Retreat! Use small teams to break through, evacuate the Chuanshan position, and withdraw 20 kilometers backwards. Build a position in Hutou Town this time and gather troops!"
Faced with such an offensive, the Japanese captain was also unable to use it, so he could only issue a retreat order!
So, the Japanese soldiers ran in front, several battalions of the 37th Brigade chased after, and the artillery battalions in the rear even launched violent artillery bombardment at the Japanese's evacuation route!
The two sides fought fiercely in Chuanshan for more than three hours, and finally ended with the defeat of the entire line of the Japanese troops. Although many Japanese had withdrawn from the war zone, the defeat of this battle directly destroyed their morale!
In connection with the recent months, the enemy 37th Brigade has risen like a tiger, and many Japanese soldiers have reached the level of change in fear of 37th Brigade!
Now they would rather fight to the death with other troops than face the enemies of the 37th Brigade, and they could not even think of any means to defeat the enemy's 37th Brigade!
At nine o'clock in the evening, the 37th Brigade's first infantry regiment was resting in Sichuan and mountains. In the command center, Xu Tianlong also met Zhou Weiguo and others who had just come off the battlefield.
"What's the movement of the Japanese now?"
Xu Tianlong stood in the command center and asked the Jihei who had just returned.
"When the Young Marshal, the Japanese troops broke through with small groups of troops in order to avoid our shelling and pursuit. Unfortunately, the range is too large and our blockade line cannot be held back. They have retreated to Hutou Town 50 kilometers away."
Xu Tianlong nodded after hearing this: "Stay for a long time and replenish the bullets and logistics. After half a day, march towards Hutou Town. If the Japanese do not retreat, then we will attack all the way to Hefeng County!"
Everyone nodded and went down to do post-war work, and Xu Tianlong also learned about the progress of other troops from the radio station.
A regiment led by Chen Dalei is getting braver the more they fight. Yesterday, he took down a county town and is currently resting and waiting to continue moving forward!
A regiment led by Li Chishui is still cleaning up the Japanese strongholds. According to the plan, a general attack on the Japanese county will be launched tomorrow!
The three infantry regiments of the 37th Brigade were divided into three groups and launched a counterattack battle in four counties. When the news reached the Japanese in the General Command of Fengtian Province, they were also shocked!
In just a few months, the 37th Brigade has already had such combat power? Even Xu Tianlong even let his troops fight on the third line, but this is how he divided his troops and achieved very good results!
"Your Excellency Commander, if you don't increase troops to these locations, judging by the current situation, the enemy will definitely take away all the county towns! There are many factories, coal mine bases and iron mine bases we have opened!"
The Japanese officer said to the commander, "We must not let the 37th Brigade get control of these county towns, otherwise this will be an enemy that we will find difficult to solve!"
The Japanese commander nodded, and then agreed to the plan to increase troops from four counties. Just to Hefeng County, which they are focusing on, a corps was sent to increase the troops!
"That's great! The supportive troops will take two days to arrive in Hefeng County. In any case, we must also guard this place when reinforcements arrive!"
When Hefeng County, the Japanese Gendarmerie, when they learned that the Japanese corps were reinforced by superiors, they were also excited and immediately dispatched a brigade of cooperation in the county town and the artillery brigade to Hutou Town.
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The next morning, the troops of the 37th Brigade continued to march, while Xu Tianlong, escorted by soldiers, went to the front line in person to check the enemy situation!
In the telescope, Xu Tianlong saw that the Japanese were operating in Hutou Town had increased significantly, so he knew that the Japanese must have increased their troops.
It is definitely unrealistic to defend Hutou Town with the more than 700 Japanese who were defeated before. In order to prevent Xu Tianlong from sending soldiers to attack the county town, the Japanese must have left a large number of troops in the county town!
So even with reinforcements, their number is still limited!
"Old Yang, before the war begins, let your artillery battalion fire a round of artillery for me first, focusing on the enemy's main and rear positions. If the Japanese make a desperate bet, their artillery brigade may also come here."
Xu Tianlong said to Yang Zhihua beside him, "After a round of artillery fire, your artillery battalion will immediately transfer its position. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Yang Zhihua nodded, and after everyone formulated a rough offensive plan on the mountain, they went down the mountain together.
Chapter completed!