Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

At the junction of the defense lines of the 3rd Battalion of the New 2nd Regiment and the nd Battalion of the New st Regiment, the fierce bombardment of the Japanese finally stopped after an hour...

"Comrades! Get ready for battle! The Japanese will be here soon!" Qiao Beihai, the battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion, stood up from the pile of dirt and shouted.

The Japanese artillery bombardment was so fierce that the trenches on some positions were reduced by more than ten centimeters.

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers crawled out of the anti-artillery holes dug in advance, shook off the dust on their bodies, and held their guns and grenades tightly in their hands.

"Battalion Commander, the Japs are coming, tanks! Their tanks are coming!" A platoon leader stuck his head out and exclaimed with his pupils suddenly dilated.

"Come on! I'm just waiting for the enemy's tanks! Let the soldiers act according to the plan!" Battalion Commander Qiao Beihai spat, and his saliva was full of blood and yellow soil...

The same scene was also played out on the defense line of the 2nd Battalion of the New st Regiment.

Although the Japanese artillery bombardment was very fierce, the damage it caused to the soldiers was actually very limited.

After the front line of defense was broken through by the Japanese artillery and tanks, the rear line of defense had already made preparations to respond. The soldiers dug many anti-artillery holes on the long line of defense.

Although the Japanese bombarded with all their might, it only caused some casualties when the soldiers were not prepared at the beginning. By the time everyone reacted, they had already crawled into the anti-artillery cave.

The casualties caused by the Japanese artillery fire were greatly reduced.

Outside the defense line, dozens of Japanese tanks and armored vehicles roared in, followed by an infantry regiment.

However, at this time, the Eighth Route Army's position was silent. Apart from the burning smoke and countless trenches, nothing else could be seen.

The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were still moving forward, but the drivers suddenly discovered two wide and deep trenches right in front of them.

It's not easy to drive through. If we continue to move forward, we will inevitably get stuck. But if we don't drive through, the infantry behind us will not be able to move forward.

The Japanese stopped in front of the trench, retreating and waiting for orders.

Masao Kimitsu saw the scene through the telescope and cursed the Eighth Route Army for being cunning.

The Eighth Route Army knew that not only were the Locust Army soldiers short in stature, but their tanks were also short, so they used these wide and deep trenches to stop them.

"Order the artillery to extend their firepower forward to cover the tanks and infantry crossing the trenches!" As a veteran with rich combat experience, Masao Yoshimitsu immediately thought of a countermeasure.

So, the artillery that had just stopped continued to fire forward. The blast waves caused by the shells blew up yellow earth all over the sky, blocking the Eighth Route Army's vision.

On the battlefield, the Japanese tanks began to move forward tentatively. As expected, the three tanks sent out all plunged into the trenches and got stuck after moving a few times.

"Order the infantry to quickly fill the trenches and make way for the tanks! Continue the shelling!" Masao Yoshimitsu continued to order.

The Japanese infantrymen on the position jumped into the trenches one after another, picked up their engineering shovels and started filling the trenches frantically.

"Hey, the Japs have been fooled! Comrades, follow me!" On another position not far away, Qiao Beihai couldn't help laughing as he watched the Japs working hard with a telescope in his hand.

Their defense line stretched for more than ten miles, and the trenches dug were interconnected. At this time, Qiao Beihai was leading two companies of troops and secretly sneaking through the communication trenches to the left side of the Japanese.

The 2nd Battalion of the New st Regiment on the other side did the same thing, which they had discussed long ago.

Intelligence had already said that the Japanese had dispatched a tank regiment this time. Li Yunlong and his men had long ago ordered each unit to dig extensive communication trenches on their own defense lines to avoid Japanese artillery fire, lay mines, and then concentrate firepower from both sides to destroy Japanese tanks and kill Japanese infantry, so that the Japanese would have to pay a heavy price for every step forward.

"Yoshi! Forward!" Masao Kimitsu saw that the Locust Army had almost filled up the trenches of the Eighth Route Army. After the tanks slowly crossed the trenches one after another, they suddenly sped up, and the infantry behind them also followed excitedly.

So far they have not encountered any resistance from the Eighth Route Army. It seems that the artillery fire in front is very powerful. Perhaps there is no one alive on the Eighth Route Army position in front of them, and the Japanese have gradually relaxed their vigilance.

In places they couldn't see, a dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers in the trenches were carefully observing the Japanese tanks, holding ropes or detonators tightly in their hands.

close!

Closer!

10 meters!

2 meters!

in!

One!

Two cars!

……

The soldiers silently thought that more than 20 Japanese tanks and hundreds of Japanese soldiers had already entered the minefield.

On the left and right sides of the Japanese, Qiao Beihai and others also laid down their mortars, waiting for the mines to explode...

"beat!!!"

A company commander on the position shouted and pressed the detonator in his hand suddenly, and other soldiers also took action.

"Boom!!!"

"Boom, boom, boom!!!!"

A huge explosion resounded throughout the world, and several balls of fire and black smoke shot up into the sky, forming walls of smoke. The Japanese tanks in the minefield had no time to react and were blown into the sky.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers in the minefield also died directly, being blown into pieces of meat and annihilated in the flames.

Even the Japanese soldiers who did not enter the minefield were shocked by the huge shock wave and bled from all seven orifices. They fell to the ground and twitched for a while before dying.

"Enemy attack!!"

"Enemy attack!!!"

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"

The Japanese commander who led the charge was terrified, his legs went weak, he shouted desperately, and then ran back without looking back.

The remaining Japanese infantry also reacted quickly. Since their commander had given the order, what were they waiting for?

The Japanese formation was in chaos, and they no longer cared about infantry-tank coordination, leaving the tanks far behind.

The Japanese tanks also began to turn around, but unfortunately, by stopping and turning around, they could only stay where they were. In the eyes of Qiao Beihai and others, they were sitting ducks.

"beat!!"

Qiao Beihai shouted loudly, stuffed a mortar shell into the flat barrel, then poked it hard with a branch. The primer of the shell was instantly ignited, and a shell whizzed in and hit heavily on the side armor of a Japanese tank in the rear.

The Japanese's pitiful armor could not withstand such an attack. The shell directly penetrated the tank armor and exploded violently inside the tank.

"Tum!!"

With a loud bang, the Japanese tank was blown apart and the turret flew high into the air.

"Haha, this method really works!" Qiao Beihai clapped his hands in approval.

And this operation is still going on. The battalion has a total of 10 mortars, all of which are here.

The soldiers followed suit, and so did the 2nd Battalion.

The Eighth Route Army had a total of 21 mortars that fired at full speed. Although the accuracy could not be guaranteed, the mortars had the advantage of a fast firing rate. The soldiers fired madly as if the shells were free.