Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

"We must destroy this Eighth Route Army unit before reinforcements arrive!"

Watanabe Kawashita quickly gave the order to attack: "The machine gun team will lead the way and provide suppressive fire, and the grenade launchers will cooperate in the attack!"

"Infantry, in squadrons, launch an immediate attack. At all costs, we must destroy this group in the shortest possible time and delay the retreat of the main force of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Hi Yi!"

After the order was given, the Japanese machine gunners quickly moved forward under the cover of grenade launchers, forming a fire network to cover the area.

"Da da da~da da!"

For a moment, the Japanese light and heavy machine guns emitted tongues of fire, and dense bullets poured down like raindrops.

Shells and grenades fired from grenade launchers exploded from time to time on what the Japanese believed to be the Eighth Route Army positions. Although it was not night, the flames produced by the explosions were still dazzling.

It has to be said that Watanabe Kawashita, as a battle-hardened commander, has very rich combat experience. If the Japanese follow this set of procedures, an entire regiment's position would probably suffer heavy casualties.

Unfortunately, although Watanabe Kawashita had rich combat experience, he lost his sharp vision in this battle.

Looking at this battle from his own perspective, this choice was undoubtedly very correct. In a positional battle with the Eighth Route Army, the only way to win was to suppress the enemy with firepower, combined with the desperate charge of the infantry. It was only a matter of time before the Eighth Route Army's position was captured.

Otherwise, fighting a protracted war with the Eighth Route Army, which had its own positions, under the absolutely disadvantageous geographical conditions would be a slow death for him.

He believed that this was the time when the main force of the Eighth Route Army was transferring, and the Eighth Route Army troops used to stop their advance were not very combat-effective, so issuing an attack order was the best option.

However, all this was just his understanding of the battlefield situation, and what he could see was only what Lin Qiang wanted him to see.

If it wasn't for Li Yunlong making a profit, it would just be a replay of the war that broke out here some time ago.

Besides, to put it bluntly, this regiment of Japanese soldiers was simply here to test the independent battalion, so Lin Qiang naturally couldn't let them achieve their goal.

Things that should be hidden cannot be revealed now.

There are two Japanese brigades in Anhua County and Laiyuan County eyeing them covetously, and hiding one's abilities has now become the most effective means to lure the enemy.

The Japanese's arrogance has reached an irredeemable level. Even though the current war situation has undergone slight changes, the Japanese still look down on the Chinese combat soldiers.

This was due to the fact that when the war broke out, the Japanese invaders had an unimpeded access to the war.

But now this situation is gone forever, and the Japanese haven't realized it yet.

Of course, this is just one of Lin Qiang's methods. The fact that the Japanese can mobilize two entire brigades here is enough to prove that the independent battalion has been valued by the Japanese.

Lin Qiang's plan was to try another one if the first one failed. The Japanese would not be fooled, and the independent battalion was not afraid of a head-on confrontation.

In addition, with the support of the Northwest Shanxi Iron Triangle and Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, Lin Qiang was hoping that the Japanese would come and encircle and suppress him with all their strength today.

As the saying goes, don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.

Luring the enemy into a trap is just a small trick. If we can still demonstrate strong combat effectiveness now and make the Japanese feel fearful.

Then the Japanese in the two brigades would definitely not act rashly, and might even order a withdrawal from northwestern Shanxi, and all Lin Qiang’s preparations would be in vain.

After a round of fire suppression, Watanabe Kawashita discovered that no one from the Eighth Route Army had fought back. He subconsciously thought that they had retreated, leaving behind an empty position.

"idiot!"

If the main force of the Eighth Route Army really escaped, not only would the credit be lost, but he might even be charged with lying about military intelligence.

"Advance at full speed and seize the Eighth Route Army's position!"

"Give it to me!"

Watanabe and others stepped into the position where the New Second Regiment had fought last time, but Lin Qiang had not arranged any troops there at all.

The main purpose this time is not to encircle and suppress, so the main forces are concentrated in the Xiaowangzhuang position.

Looking at the deserted "position", Watanabe Kawashita became more certain that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was fleeing.

So he issued a pursuit order almost like a madman, to delay the escape of the main force of the Eighth Route Army at all costs.

An entire regiment of Japanese soldiers were charging forward recklessly, and the scene was indeed horrifying.

However, this scene did not last long.

After all the Japanese soldiers entered the ambush range, Lin Qiang ordered full fire.

In just a moment, gunshots from three sides disrupted the Japanese advance.

"Suddenly..."

"Da da da……"

"Boom, boom..."

In the open area in front of Xiaowangzhuang, the Japanese had no cover, and a large number of them fell down in an instant when bullets from light and heavy machine guns swept over.

The battle had reached such a point that the machine gunner, smoking a cigarette, didn't even need to aim, just pulled the trigger and swept left and right, and could kill a dozen Japanese soldiers with one burst.

The first round of firepower was very powerful, and then Lin Qiang ordered to slow down the offensive to create the illusion that he could match it for the Japanese.

The purpose of doing this is to prevent the Japanese from running away when they know they are defeated. This time we did not adopt the tactic of closing the door and beating the dog, so we had to coax the Japanese into fighting.

The brief burst of powerful firepower made Watanabe Kawashita believe that he had fallen into the trap of the Eighth Route Army. Before he could adjust his troops to retreat, he found that the firepower of the Eighth Route Army had been reduced by at least half.

Especially the sounds of light and heavy machine guns, the gunshots were almost inaudible.

Lin Qiang's plan made Watanabe Kawashita change his decision again. He ordered the troops to break through the Eighth Route Army blockade in front as soon as possible and chase after the fleeing main force of the Eighth Route Army.

As long as the Japanese advanced a little, the independent battalion's firepower would increase a little, and the two sides would fight back and forth like this.

Give the Japanese the illusion that if they try harder, they will definitely be able to break through successfully.

But illusions are illusions after all.

At the beginning, the Japanese advanced for a distance, but in fact, Lin Qiang deliberately let the Japanese get close to fight, so that at least when the Japanese retreated, as many of them as possible could be left behind.

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer to the Eighth Route Army's position, Watanabe Kawashita couldn't help but give the order: "Suppress the fire, and the infantry will charge with all their might!"

"Give it to me!"

Although they were only "one step away" from the Eighth Route Army's position, they were always suppressed by the sudden heavy machine gun fire.

Amidst the shouting and screaming, only corpses were left on the ground.

The Japanese grenade launchers and machine gun teams began to fire, but because they failed to find the position of the Japanese machine gunners in the first place, the independent battalion was successfully suppressed by the Japanese firepower for a period of time.

As soon as the Japanese heavy machine guns sounded, the artillery naturally knew the target of the attack. The shells hit the Japanese like meteorites, and exploded violently the moment they landed.

Amidst a burst of violent explosions, the Japanese heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were completely silenced.

This was a battle without any suspense. The independent battalion had an absolute advantage and held the initiative in the battle. As time went on, the strength of a Japanese regiment was reduced by half.

On the battlefield, the living devils were lying on the ground, and it was almost impossible to distinguish between the living and the dead.

This is still the start of independent revenue, and it has not yet been fully launched.

Many soldiers from the independent battalion were also injured by the Japanese grenade launchers, but fortunately no soldiers were killed.

Finally, as the casualties continued to increase, Watanabe Kawashita also realized that something was wrong.

"Baga! Cunning Eighth Route Army!"

"We've fallen into a trap! Order the troops to retreat quickly!"