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At this moment, a field artillery shell hit the top of the front-line command post directly, causing only a shock and some dust falling from the top.

Zhang Dabiao spat on the ground and then said angrily: "The Japanese are going too far. They really think our independent regiment is made of mud. Commander, our regiment also has a lot of 75mm mountain cannons. Should we suddenly give the enemy a blow and teach them a lesson? It's so depressing to be bombed without being able to fight back."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "Hey Da Biao, you are really a big shot. Why don't you use your brain when thinking about things?"

"Although we have a lot of 75mm mountain guns, our artillery skills are simply terrible. At best, they can only aim and fire. They are OK at hitting fixed targets, or use the advantage of range to bully the Japanese Type infantry guns."

"The artillery of the Sakai Brigade is well-trained, especially their 75mm field artillery, which has a much longer range than our mountain artillery. In addition, they also have large-caliber heavy howitzers. I estimate that as soon as our artillery group opens fire, we will be locked on by the enemy in less than ten minutes, and we will have no place to run."

"The artillery of these three battalions is the wealth I have saved with great difficulty. We cannot suffer heavy losses in this battle, otherwise the next siege will be difficult to fight."

"Okay, after the Japanese bombardment ends, their main force will arrive, so we need to be prepared."

As expected, after the enemy's large-scale artillery bombardment ended, our carefully constructed defensive positions suffered large-scale damage, especially the frontline positions hit by 105mm heavy artillery, which had already collapsed.

After all, this is a heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 100 mm, which is something that the independent regiment has never experienced before. Fortunately, the fortifications built only collapsed in a small area where they were hit by heavy artillery shells, which did not affect the overall defense effect.

Moreover, the Japanese do not have an endless supply of 105mm heavy artillery shells. As long as our troops can withstand the first few rounds, we will be fine.

After seeing this scene, Brigade Commander Sakai nodded with satisfaction. Under the attack of his heavy artillery, not to mention this simple field fortification, even a large city with strong walls could not be stopped. They have used this tactic for several years and it has always been effective.

Next, he sent out two regiments to launch a fierce attack on the positions of the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment, especially the areas where the defense line was broken and the junction of the two regiments' positions, and deployed heavy troops to attack in an attempt to break through our defensive positions in one fell swoop.

The first company of the first battalion was at the forefront of the entire position. The Japanese artillery bombardment just now was mainly aimed at their position. Now that the Japanese launched an attack, they immediately felt heavy pressure.

Captain Yang of the first company said in a serious tone: "Instructor, the power of the Japanese artillery after it reached the brigade level is beyond our imagination. Yesterday, we were able to cope with the enemy's regiment-level mountain and field artillery, but facing the long-term bombardment of more than 30 large-caliber heavy artillery, our position is a bit difficult."

"Our company is responsible for defending three positions. Now, except for position No. 3, the defense measures on positions No. 1 and No. 2 have been severely damaged. Some of them have been directly hit by heavy howitzer shells and have collapsed. This is the weak point of our defense. In addition, several anti-artillery holes have been blown down, and many soldiers inside have been killed and wounded."

Instructor Tang pushed up his glasses and continued, "The killing range of the Japanese 105mm howitzers is too large. I suggest that we put the Japanese within meters of the position before firing. This will effectively reduce the enemy's artillery advantage."

"After all, no matter how brutal the Japs are, they won't drop heavy artillery shells on their own soldiers. We have complete defensive fortifications, while the Japs are unprotected. That would be a lot of fun."

"Instructor, I'll do as you say. I'll also dispatch two grenade launcher squads from the company reserve to support the two severely damaged positions ahead."

Next, the Japanese concentrated their superior forces and launched a fierce attack on our positions. While their infantry was attacking, the Type 75 infantry guns and mm mountain guns were also not idle and continued to fire to suppress our firepower.

Their 105mm howitzers carried out extended fire to destroy our rear positions and suppress our troop movements.

In fact, the Japanese also received corresponding intelligence. We have several advanced mines that can play a miraculous effect in position defense battles. So when the enemy was preparing artillery fire, they deliberately fired a few more rounds at the front line, which basically detonated our minefield.

There was nothing we could do about it. The Japanese had too much of an advantage in artillery and their soldiers were extremely skilled. Our mountain artillery unit had only been formed not long ago and had no capital to engage in an artillery battle with the enemy. We could only rely on the infantry to hold on.

The first platoon of the first company was responsible for defending position No. 2. When he received the order from the company commander through the telephone line, he also thought that this was a good idea. It was really unpleasant to be bombed without being able to fight back.

Next, all our frontline troops acted according to the plan, letting the Japanese in and then fighting. As long as we didn't let the Japanese break through our defensive positions, everything would be fine.

When a squadron of Japanese infantrymen crouched and took small steps slowly approaching our position, they were actually very scared inside.

Mainly because they got information from the vanguard Ito Regiment that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was using a rifle with a very long range, which could often fire at a distance of two hundred to three hundred meters. This rifle had a long range and great power, far exceeding their Type 38 standard rifle.

This also caused the attacking Japanese soldiers to be very cautious, and as soon as they heard gunshots, they would lie on the ground to hide.

But then again, in the past we were only allowed to open fire within a hundred meters, so the attack distance would be very short, making it easier to break through the Chinese army's defensive positions. But if the distance was three hundred meters, the Japanese would have a lot of fun.

The Japanese had already been prepared, but they didn't expect that we didn't react at all at a distance of 300 meters, and the same was true at a distance of 25 meters. Even within a range of 200 meters, no one in our troops opened fire.

At this time, the Japanese were relieved, thinking that most of the defensive forces on our position had been destroyed by their artillery fire, so the speed of the attack increased a lot.

When the enemy came to a distance of 40 meters, Platoon Leader Zhu picked up the Type assault rifle in his hand, aimed at a Japanese sergeant wearing a plaster flag and pulled the trigger. Three bullets were fired and the arrogant old Japanese was killed directly.