Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

According to Kawashita Hide's plan, the team charged with all their might to the Eighth Route Army positions in order to avoid the threat of artillery fire.

However, problems arose in the plan. He had never expected that the Eighth Route Army's firepower would be so fierce. The fire suppression throughout the entire process caused the Japanese soldiers who rushed forward to be shot into sieves by machine guns before they could take the second step.

"Impossible. The Eighth Route Army in Heiyun Village is just an independent battalion. Where do they get such powerful firepower?"

Kawashita Hide couldn't figure it out, so he asked Yoshida Kazuo beside him, "Why? Tell me why? After sending out decoys twice, how come this independent battalion of the Eighth Route Army still has so much ammunition?"

Which link is the problem?

Kazuo Yoshida also wanted to know why, but he couldn't answer this question.

The current situation is that we are blocked in front of the Xiaowangzhuang position, unable to retreat or attack.

It had never happened before that an entire brigade of troops was unable to open a breakthrough.

Not only did the Japanese not believe it, but the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment who were responsible for blocking the front battlefield also did not quite believe it, including the regiment commander Ding Wei.

He gave a death order that even if only one person was left in the entire regiment, they had to stay in the position and not let a single Japanese soldier pass.

If it weren't for the fire support from artillery and machine guns, so many Japs would have been able to break through the defense line of his New 1st Regiment even with a pile of corpses.

The sudden gunshots on the right wing of the position gave Kawashita Hide a glimmer of hope. If he wanted to escape his current predicament, his only hope was Ming Jingye's 9th Brigade.

Yoshida Kazuo's face lit up when he heard the gunshots, and he said, "Great! With the 9th Brigade's flank attack, we'll be able to break out of the encirclement soon!"

"No, the 9th Brigade should have launched an attack on both wings of the Eighth Route Army at the same time. Why is there no movement on the left wing?"

There was no answer to this question for the time being. Kawashita Hide did not dare to delay and gave another order: "Order the troops to seize the opportunity and charge with all their strength. While the Eighth Route Army is distracted, take the Xiaowangzhuang position in one fell swoop!"

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese only knew that there were troops deployed on both wings of the Xiaowangzhuang position, but they didn't know that Lin Qiang had deployed two battalions of troops.

The two battalions brought by the commander of the new second regiment, Kong Jie, were deployed on the two wings of the position to prevent the Japanese from encircling them from both wings.

Not only that, a reinforced company of the independent regiment was added to the right wing, greatly improving the combat effectiveness.

After issuing a warning, the howitzer position fired several shots in the direction of the Japanese attack.

The effect was average, mainly because the Eighth Route Army's own troops were too close to the Japanese and were at a dangerous distance. Howitzers do not discriminate against people, and once they explode, they will cause area damage.

A few shells woke Ming Jingye from his contempt, and the Japanese troops had to retreat and reorganize.

The Japanese soldiers who were promoted to the position of brigade commander were not stupid. Ming Jingye did not care about the consequences after the artillery was exposed. When he ordered the troops to charge, the artillery must fire at full power.

A new round of charge was launched soon, with more fierce attack and greater momentum.

The Japanese artillery had only fired one round of shells when they were attacked by the howitzers that had been waiting for a long time. Under such intensive bombardment, not to mention the Japanese artillery, even the trees used for cover were blown into open space.

A Japanese soldier threw Ming Jingye out of the ground. At this moment, Ming Jingye had lost his previous glory. His shit-yellow military uniform became tattered, and the hat on his head was missing.

There were many bright red bloodstains on his body, and his nostrils and mouth were filled with gray-brown soft mud.

"Bah~"

"idiot!"

Although Ming Jingye had multiple wounds, his injuries were not serious. The main target of the howitzer was the Japanese artillery, so Ming Jingye only suffered some minor injuries.

"Order the troops to charge at all costs and occupy the high ground on the right wing!"

"Hi Yi!"

When people are extremely angry, their ability to think is almost zero, and the only thing they can think about is how to vent their anger.

Ming Jingye dispatched all the Japanese soldiers he could, and he didn't even have a guard around him except the radio operator.

"Send a telegram to the Chuanxia Army and tell them that our troops are capturing the high ground on the right wing and request their strong support!"

"Hi Yi!"

After receiving the telegram, Kawashita Hide first cursed the enemy as a waste, and then ordered the troops to attack the high ground on the right wing of the position to create opportunities for the 9th Brigade.

The current situation is that he can hardly protect himself, but Kawashita Hide knows that if he cannot take the high ground on the right wing, he will only die a slow death here.

However, Lin Qiang had been prepared for this. When the Japanese began to attack the high ground on the right wing, he issued a series of orders.

On the high ground on the right wing, Kong Jie was commanding the first battalion to fight back step by step. After more than ten years of fighting, this was the first time they had such a crushing battle.

"It's fun, it's fun!"

"Pass my order, the entire battalion, don't save ammunition, hit them hard!"

"Aim at the light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenade launchers, and infantry guns and fire them!"

"Grenade crew, are you guys just here for nothing? You can't even throw a grenade over 70 meters! Within two minutes, throw all the grenades in your hands!"

"Lao Gan, you're just standing there! Hit me hard with your heavy machine gun! Don't save your bullets!"

As he spoke, Kong Jie took a Czech light machine gun, stepped on the fortification, and fired at the charging Japanese soldiers.

One magazine was quickly emptied, and before Kong Jie could change another, a soldier came to report: "Report to the regiment commander, the Japanese on the front battlefield are charging towards our position, less than 30 meters away from our position!"

"Then wait..."

Suddenly, Kong Jie remembered what Lin Qiang said. No matter what happened, the New Second Regiment only needed to take care of the enemies on the flanks.

Although the situation was urgent, Kong Jie still chose to trust Lin Qiang: "As long as the devils don't rush to you, don't worry about them!"

"But……"

"No problem, come here and be my ammunition carrier!"

"Yes!"

When the Japanese were only a dozen meters away from the position of the New Second Regiment, a smug smile appeared on Kawashita Hide's face again, as if he had already seen the victory scene of the Eighth Route Army's defeat and successful occupation of the Xiaowangzhuang position.

"Yoshi, the Eighth Route Army is really just a bunch of ragtag bunches of idiots. With a little bit of ingenuity, we can easily defeat them..."

"What? What kind of weapon is that!!!"

Kawashita Hide's smile froze on his face and gradually turned into deep shock.

What weapon is that?

This question was in the minds of all the Japanese soldiers who witnessed the tragedy at this moment.

Hearing the sound he had never heard before, Kong Jie was also very confused: "How many good things does this Lin Qiang kid have in his hand? The sound of this thing doesn't sound like a gun or a cannon!"

"This thing can even shoot down Japanese planes. Using it against infantry is amazing! Lin Qiang can come up with this idea!"