Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

The sound of the 150mm caliber howitzer breaking through the air sounded to the Japanese like the whisper of the devil, the sound of hell demanding death.

The shells fell from the sky, causing considerable casualties just by hitting the densely packed Japanese army. After the shells exploded, a flash of light and a violent vibration left only a huge crater and a cloud of smoke rising into the sky on the ground.

After two rounds of salvos, the Japanese were no longer dizzy, but had practically vanished from the face of the earth, their formation in chaos for a moment.

But soon, officers waved their sabers and shouted to reorganize the defense line.

At that moment, several figures moved quietly in the woods on a distant hilltop. They were our army's artillery observers, calmly observing the effects of the bombardment and adjusting coordinates.

"Show these bastards some more power!"

As the message was passed back to the artillery position, another round of salvos soon whistled out.

The purpose of the artillery adjusting the coordinates is not to achieve precise strikes, but to ensure that every shot causes the most serious damage to the Japanese.

This round of volleys was like the Grim Reaper's scythe, reaping the lives of the Japanese soldiers again. The Japanese soldiers began to look for cover in panic, but there were not many places to hide on the flat terrain.

The Japanese officer's eyes were red as he frantically drove his men to continue charging towards our positions, still trying to break into our positions.

Just as the Japanese soldiers rushed forward regardless of everything, the machine gunners on our position had been waiting for a long time.

"Da da da……"

The machine gun spewed out tongues of fire, sweeping towards the enemy group like an angry fire dragon. The Japanese fell down in groups, but those behind them still rushed forward regardless of their lives.

At this time, the artillery observer discovered something unusual. It turned out that the cunning Japanese army had quietly pushed out a deeply hidden artillery piece with a caliber of more than 100 mm, attempting to launch an artillery attack on our defensive positions.

The artillery observer quickly notified the artillery through the intercom: "Attention, the enemy has launched a large-caliber artillery, the position is probably in the southeast direction, the distance is difficult to judge."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers on the artillery position immediately took action.

The artillery squad leader shouted, "Brothers, we must not let the Japs succeed. Regardless of whether our shots are accurate or not, let's fire a few rounds over there to disrupt their plans."

Several shells flew towards the suspected target area. A huge explosion sounded, and although it failed to directly hit the artillery, it still caused chaos among the surrounding Japanese troops.

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's confusion, the artillery observer calculated the exact position of the artillery more carefully.

"Bearing: East longitude xx, North latitude xx, distance: approximately 800 meters, fire quickly!"

After receiving the news, the artillery squad leader personally adjusted the gun barrel and shouted, "Fire!"

A shell flew straight ahead, landing precisely next to the Japanese artillery piece. The powerful impact caused the artillery piece to deflect, and the Japanese gunner staggered.

But the Japanese army still did not give up and quickly readjusted the angle of their artillery.

The artillery increased the speed of loading shells and fired continuously. One shell accurately hit the Japanese artillery. Flames shot up into the sky and the artillery was instantly blown into scrap metal.

The fire support from the rear did not appear in time, which caused the morale of the Japanese soldiers charging in the front to plummet. The attack became slow and hesitant, and the charging footsteps were as slow and heavy as if they were filled with lead.

During the artillery confrontation, Lin Qiang sent a special forces team to detour to the Japanese flank. This time, the special forces team did not need to raid the target, but instead used their superb sniping skills to snipe the Japanese machine gunners, grenade launchers, and grassroots officers from a long distance.

Facts have fully proved that the role of snipers cannot be ignored at any time.

Do the Japanese have snipers?

The answer is yes. This is why Lin Qiang never lets his subordinates salute him. He maintains this habit at all times.

Just by looking at his clothes, the Japanese on the battlefield could not tell whether Lin Qiang was an officer or an ordinary soldier. This way, he could effectively avoid the risk of being sniped by Japanese snipers.

The safe area behind the devils.

After a period of effort, the Japanese have established a temporary command position here.

The commander of the 4th Brigade, Haradaira Koizumi, was holding a telescope and watching his troops charge again and again.

When they saw the artillery destroyed and the tanks scared off by the 150mm caliber howitzers, the infantry troops were intercepted by the firepower of the independent battalion before they approached the Eighth Route Army position within meters.

The team's performance made the old beast's face extremely gloomy.

What made him even more angry was that most of the officers in the team were his old subordinates and confidants.

Being sniped one by one by the Eighth Route Army was more painful to him than seeing half of his troops killed or wounded.

Infantry can be replenished at any time, but trustworthy and loyal officers are difficult to train. As long as there is a group of officers under his command, Harahira Koizumi can ensure that he can regain the commander's attention.

The commander of the 9th Brigade, Ming Noi, also had a gloomy face. He had known about the strength of the independent battalion before, but he did not expect that this time, even after attacking together with the elite 4th Brigade, he still could not inflict an effective blow on the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese soldiers of the 9th Brigade suffered the most casualties on the battlefield. It was Akenoi's own initiative that the team rushed to the front, with the reason being to avenge the previous humiliation.

He originally thought that this time the lineup was extremely powerful, with planes, tanks, and a team of tens of thousands of people. It would be easy to take down a small independent battalion.

But as the bombers failed, the tanks were forced to retreat, and the infantry could not move forward, it was then that Akenoi realized how stupid he was.

If he continues to fight like this, the remaining remnants of the 9th Brigade will be wiped out, and then he will be left alone.

Akenoi gritted his teeth, walked over to Harahira Koizumi and said, "Harahira-kun, we can't go on like this. We must change our tactics."

Harahira Koizumi put down the telescope and snorted coldly: "Akinoi, what do you think?"

Ming Yejing pointed at the map and said, "We will feign a full retreat, then send an elite detachment to go around the rear of the Eighth Route Army position and attack them from both sides."

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Ping Xiaoquan nodded. After a long period of frontal attack without success, he had no better idea.

Moreover, he could also guess what Akenoi was thinking, which happened to coincide with his own.

However, the Eighth Route Army had been prepared for this, and Lin Qiang had already arranged for the logistics troops to defend. No matter where the Japanese attacked from, they could not hide it from the eyes of the soldiers.

In this way, the Japs fought and retreated, dragging on all night.

The elite Japanese squad set out under the cover of night, fully confident that their surprise attack was about to succeed, but as soon as they entered the encirclement, fierce gunfire rang out all around them.

The shouts and sounds of gunfire from the soldiers who had been waiting for a long time filled the night sky.

At the front position, Harahira Koizumi and Akenoi heard the sound of gunfire coming from the rear, and their "faces turned pale" and they were "shocked in their hearts", realizing that their plan had been exposed.

At this point they were no longer able to organize another attack and could only reluctantly order a full retreat, retreating to a safe area with the remaining troops in disgrace.