After an hour of ruthless harvest, the Japanese army still had 7,000 to 8,000 troops, but more than half of them were wounded. With such a force, facing the Chinese army, as long as they were not surrounded ten times their number, they could hold out for a day or two even without trench defense. But now they were facing tough guys near Mengshan, a force of several thousand people, with more machine guns and mortars than two divisions combined, submachine guns innumerable, and unknown mysterious weapons. Washizu Shouhei didn't want to stay for a moment and just wanted to escape back to Pingyi with a few thousand remaining troops.

Three or four thousand wounded soldiers could no longer run, some with broken legs and arms, some with exploded stomachs, some with bleeding brains. When they heard the order to stop, they could only lie on the ground and wait for the Chinese soldiers to charge. They killed as many as they could! Anyway, they had to go back to see Amaterasu, so they couldn't go back empty-handed.

Thousands of Japanese troops frantically broke out to the west, and Chen Feng immediately discovered the situation.

"Order the artillery to fire, the mortars to hit the tail, and the infantry artillery to hit the barbed wire. We must stop their offensive."

The Lunan Detachment did not occupy the Japanese trenches on the west side. The firepower cover was insufficient, and the casualties were too great when they rushed forward. Seeing that the Japanese army began to move westward, Yang Qingfeng got angry and swore unusually:

"Damn it! The remaining Japanese soldiers are treating us as soft persimmons. Notify our National Army brothers to open fire at any time when they are within range. Tell all comrades to be prepared. Once the Japanese army rushes out of their trenches, all firepower is to be opened and all artillery shells are used up. We must not let a single Japanese soldier break through our defense line."

More than 34 Japanese troops rushed towards the western position in a huge crowd. Mortar shells were raining down from behind, and infantry artillery shells were also bombarding in front. Ten borrowed MGs opened fire, and ten lines of fire with tracers rushed towards the fleeing Japanese soldiers, causing tons of damage.

The Japanese army desperately rushed into the trenches and did not want to advance a single step. Washizu Kōhei understood that as long as they broke through the position 500 meters away, many people would be able to escape. Staying in the trenches would only mean waiting to die. It was well known in the Japanese army circles that the Yimeng guerrillas had no habit of taking prisoners.

"Attack, keep attacking, charge out, if we charge out we will win."

The Japanese soldiers were so angry that they wanted to curse. They won, but they couldn't even save their lives. How could they win? However, they knew that they would die if they didn't charge. They took a deep breath in the trench for a while, climbed up the trench and began to destroy the barbed wire under the attack of infantry guns and MG34.

Without any tools, they could only use the Type 34 rifles in their hands to cause damage. The destructive effect can be imagined. Every time an infantry artillery shell exploded, it would cause casualties everywhere. The lethality of ten MGs was too great. The barbed wire was soon filled with corpses that had been shot into sieves.

Washizu Kohei stood in the trench, his sword about to spark, his mouth starting to blister and his voice becoming hoarse:

"Here you go, die!"

Finally, a smart Japanese soldier realized that the wire mesh was full of corpses, so how could it damage the yarn? A group of Japanese soldiers began to work together, using the corpses of Japanese soldiers as shields, and pushed down a large area of ​​the wire mesh.

Like wild beasts escaping from a cage, all the Japs rushed out of the trenches, screaming and running towards the position 34 meters away, as if the fire chain of ten MGs was not aimed at them, and as if the shells of the infantry guns were not aimed at them.

Yang Qingfeng's face was grim. The devils were crazy! If it had been half a year ago, facing the desperate attacks of thousands of devils, Yang Qingfeng might have been weak in the face. But now Yang Qingfeng was as steady as a rock. He had nearly twenty Type 92 and Maxim heavy machine guns, and more than forty Type 92 light machine guns. These gave him great courage.

The Japanese army broke through the barbed wire, but Yang Qingfeng did not move. The Japanese army crossed the 400-meter line, but Yang Qingfeng remained as steady as a rock. He was used to hard times and still preferred to fight the enemies close to him. The Japanese army had just crossed the 300-meter line when Yang Qingfeng's intense gaze finally showed murderous intent.

"Give the signal, heavy machine gun fire."

Phew~!

A signal flare was launched into the air, and the Type 34 heavy machine gun and the Maxim heavy machine gun opened fire together. More than chains of fire joined the harvesting team, together with ten MGs. More than machine guns spewed out angry flames, making the charging Japanese soldiers bleed all over. All the indirect fire artillery also opened fire, not hitting the head or the tail, but the middle of the team. Each shell could always clear an area.

The Japanese soldiers went crazy, knowing that if they charged forward, they would live, but if they couldn't, they would die. Their militaristic thinking made them like irrational beasts, and they continued to charge forward frantically, stepping on the corpses of their fallen comrades.

At the 200-meter line, Yang Qingfeng ordered the signal flares to be fired again. The Type 99 light machine guns and all the rifles opened fire, and more than forty links of fire were added. The dense formation of the Japanese army made them pay a heavy price for every step forward.

Washizu Shouhei was still in the trench behind the barbed wire. When he saw the opposite side's firepower configuration, his last glimmer of hope was shattered. He could not rush through. The distance of two hundred to one hundred meters was too dense with bullets, like an insurmountable chasm.

"General, give the order to retreat to the trenches! The empire's warriors cannot die in vain like this."

Washizu Sohei waved his hand, signaling the staff officer to order a retreat. There was still a place to stay, but what would it matter if they retreated? It would only be a matter of time before they died.

As soon as the order to retreat was given, the eyes of the charging Japanese soldiers instantly became clear. At this time, there was no more madness and ferocity, only endless fear and dread.

When the Japanese army advanced westward, the New Fourth Division and the Yimeng guerrillas began to clean up the battlefield from three directions. They were all rich and still had no shortage of bullets. They lined up in rows with submachine guns and fired at everyone, regardless of whether they were alive or dead. The wounded Japanese soldiers wanted to fight back, but they found that they didn't have the strength! The enemy didn't give them any chance at all!

More than 3,000 wounded soldiers wailed all over the ground. In order to avoid being beaten to death, they pulled the grenades in their hands, knocked their heads with all their strength, and then gently hugged them in their arms. They went home! They went home to see Amaterasu.

After the position was cleared, the sound of gunfire in the trench area on the west side also stopped, and the position fell into an eerie silence in an instant.

"Reporting to Captain Leng Qiang, the remaining Japanese troops have all entered the western trench and are relying on the trench defense. The New Fourth Division and the Yimeng Guerrillas are cleaning up the fish that have slipped through the net. The cavalry regiment is searching the area within five kilometers to ensure that not a single Japanese soldier escapes."

Chen Feng and Shen Honglie looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed. The cavalry regiment of the New Fourth Division was supposed to play a decisive role in the end, but because of the use of rocket launchers, the cavalry regiment could only search the periphery for any fish that had escaped the net.

There was chaos in the trenches on the west side. Most of the Japanese soldiers were injured, and those who were not injured did not want to defend. There were more than a thousand people left, and only about a hundred of them were still lying in the trenches shooting. The rest fell down, waiting for death to come. The division commander was lying down, so what qualifications did they have to resist?

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