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In fact, the First Company of the Second Battalion was currently fighting back and forth with a squadron of Japanese devils.

However, after the enemy finished their probe, they launched a more powerful charge under the cover of superior artillery fire.

The Japanese infantry battalion had a machine gun squadron equipped with twelve Type 92 heavy machine guns, and an artillery squad equipped with two Type 92 infantry guns.

In addition, each squadron has nine light machine guns and nine grenade launchers, and ammunition is extremely abundant.

If it were in the past, facing such a powerful enemy, Captain Huang would definitely not choose to fight head-on. The most common combat mode would be to disperse the troops, divided into companies and platoons, and deployed in echelons to carry out segmented blocking.

Of course, we also had to blow up all the surrounding bridges to slow down the enemy's attack speed, use huge casualties to slow down the Japanese's attack speed, and complete the tasks assigned by superiors.

After all, to fight the enemy head-on you need to have money in your hands, at least you have to have enough bullets. Otherwise, according to the previous ammunition configuration, even for their main force, an experienced veteran soldier would only have twenty rifle bullets at most, and the new recruits would be even worse, with only about ten. There was simply not enough firepower density to stop the enemy's attack.

Now that we have a strong financial foundation, we are in a stronger position. We have the absolute advantage of terrain and complete defensive fortifications. It should not be a problem for us to fight a head-on positional offensive and defensive battle.

We couldn't fight positional warfare before because the firepower output was insufficient, bullets were expensive, and it took a long time to aim before we could fire a shot, so it was easy for the Japanese to rush into our positions.

Now, if the Japanese want to use the "pig rush" tactic as before, they can only give the enemy two words: "seeking death."

After a bloody battle, the soldiers of the first company finally repelled the enemy's attack again.

This time, the Japanese pushed our position about 20 meters in front of us. Finally, it was Captain Ba who ordered the soldiers to throw a large number of grenades to repel the enemy's attack.

The good news is that the casualties on the attacking enemy are quite heavy this time, and they should not be able to organize another attack in a short period of time, which will allow the soldiers to take a short break, replenish their ammunition, and eat something to replenish their physical strength.

The bad news is that the company is currently seriously short of grenades, having consumed more than half of its inventory.

I just did a quick count and there are only 322 left, which means each soldier has only three on average. We have to use them sparingly in the next battle.

In fact, when you really think about it, the hand grenade is the heavy weapon that the soldiers trust the most. After all, it is in their own hands, and they can always find the best time to throw it on the enemy's head, killing a large number of Japanese devils.

But the artillery aspect is hard to describe. In the past, combat units like battalions rarely received artillery support. After all, the number of artillery shells was limited, and each shot had to be approved by the regiment commander and the political commissar.

This delayed things a lot, but fortunately everyone had long been accustomed to fighting without artillery support. As long as there were enough bullets and grenades, the Japanese would have no chance of breaking through their positions.

Taking advantage of the break in the battle, the soldiers of the company took out a small cloth bag from their pockets, grabbed a handful of fried noodles from it, and ate their delicious lunch with the cold boiled water in the kettle.

Because the troops did not have enough military kettles and could not guarantee that every soldier had one, only two or three people could take turns drinking from one kettle of water.

It has to be said that this kind of fried noodles is really a good thing. It can keep you full and just eating a handful can last you for half a day. After eating, you will feel full of energy.

Even some salt was added to it, which not only effectively replenished the physical strength consumed by the intense battle, but also made the fried noodles a little more flavorful.

The only drawback is that it is difficult to swallow and requires water. It is best to eat a little at this time.

Moreover, the quantity of this fried noodles is very limited and it is only used in battles. You can't eat it even if you want to eat it at other times.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they rested in groups because the Japanese would attack again soon, so they had to conserve their strength.

"Captain, why are you here?"

"I came to see you, how many casualties are there now?"

"Twenty-eight were injured, eight were seriously injured, and thirteen were killed. I guess the Japanese on the other side are not doing well either. Their casualties are at least twice as much as ours."

After hearing this, Captain Huang nodded. The current situation was in their favor. The task assigned to their battalion by the regiment commander was to hold off the enemy reinforcements for two days. Now half a day had passed, and the battle was going quite well.

"Captain Ba, the mission I gave your company is to hold out until dark. The second company will take over tomorrow morning. Do you have any difficulty?"

"Report to the battalion commander. There will be no difficulty. We will complete the mission."

But after he finished speaking, he added: "But the Japanese will definitely change their strategy this afternoon and launch a larger-scale attack."

"We have enough bullets in the Second Company. After all, we received a lot before the war. We should have no problem holding out for two days. It's just that the consumption of grenades is a bit high."

"We just threw out more than 200 shells in order to repel the Japanese attack. The effect must be very significant, but more than half of them have been consumed. I hope the battalion headquarters can replenish us, even if it's just 100."

When Captain Huang heard this request, he quickly replied with a smile:

"That's easy. This time I brought you two hundred new grenades filled with the latest developed yellow explosives. We will conduct battlefield tests for our battalion."

"This is Engineer Mo from the Arsenal. When the Japanese attack, you will be asked to follow his instructions on how to use this grenade. This time we are mainly testing the performance of the grenade in all aspects."

Engineer Mo also stepped forward and explained with a smile, "This is our latest grenade. It has many new processes compared to previous ones. It contains a lot more explosives than before. Even the cast iron has been greatly improved. It has increased the amount of shrapnel produced after the explosion. It is also more than half heavier than before, making it the most suitable for this kind of defensive battle."

After hearing this series of parameters about the new grenade, everyone was confused. Many of them only knew a few words and could barely write their own names, so there was no way they could understand these professional terms.

Besides, what those who use grenades are most concerned about is whether the grenades are thrown accurately and whether they will explode when they fall under the feet of the Japanese.

In fact, no one even cared much about the power of the explosion. After all, many times, it was blown into two halves, and the Japanese soldiers' faces were smoked black. Such strange things were common and everyone was used to it.

Sometimes, if you have two halves, you can injure a few Japanese soldiers if you are lucky, or even scare them. But if the grenade stalls in the air after being thrown out, it is equivalent to wasting a precious grenade. After all, in this situation, the probability of directly smashing the Japanese soldier's head is too small.

After hearing this, Captain Ba asked directly: "Engineer Mo, you said so much, and we, the rough guys, can't understand it. Just tell me, how much more powerful is this grenade than the previous ones?"