A squadron of Japanese troops was quickly defeated.

The Chinese defenders had much more firepower than they had imagined, even if they were already cautious. But the firepower of the two MG42s on the left and right sides of the position with an ultra-high rate of fire still exceeded their imagination.

The smoke that still shrouded the battlefield blocked the sight of the soldiers who dared to die, and also covered the eyes of the Japanese soldiers. It was not until more than a hundred Japanese troops rushed to a distance of more than 50 meters from the main position that both sides began to open fire.

The distance that can be fought hand-to-hand almost a few seconds later makes the artillery of both China and Japan can only watch from the sidelines. One of the bunkers placed on the right side of the position was not destroyed, and one of the MG42s stationed in it unleashed its firepower without hesitation.

The terrifying rate of fire of the "Hitler chainsaw" suppressed more than 100 Japanese troops at a distance of 50 meters and could not move, the Type 92 heavy machine gun behind it had no way to hold a strong bunker, and the grenadiers who had been prepared hundreds of meters away could only blindly throw grenades at the positions of the daring companies in the smoke of gunpowder.

On the contrary, the Japanese army at this time regretted that they ran too fast and were too close to the Chinese defenders' positions. It was condescending, and the distance of 50 meters was enough to dare to die, and even a few soldiers with big shoulders and round waists threw grenades from the trenches.

As nearly a dozen grenades exploded in the middle of the Japanese troops, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers lying on their stomachs flew into the air, and Captain Fujita, the leader of the Japanese squadron behind the position, gave a signal to retreat.

This first attack was itself a fire reconnaissance, and the firepower of the Chinese defenders was extremely strong, and as a front-line commander, Fujita Ichiro would not lose his forces in this attack that did not have much significance.

The Japanese alternated cover and quickly retreated.

The platoon commander did not give the order to counterattack, because he knew very well that another Japanese artillery bombardment would come soon, and this time, the surviving bunker would be difficult to preserve, and the Japanese troops who had already detected the location of the bunker would definitely not allow it to exist.

Leaving two observation posts behind, a platoon of daredevils quickly retreated through the already broken traffic trenches into the tunnels behind the mountain.

Sure enough, within two minutes, the heavy artillery group, which had received a report from the front, opened fire again, but this time the shelling was over after only five minutes.

The two observation posts were lucky to survive the frantic shelling of the Japanese army, and as soon as they heard the footsteps of the Japanese army's heavy leather shoes stepping on the mountain, they immediately blew the bamboo flutes vigorously.

The platoon was once again ready to rush into position, and in the short battle that had only lasted more than ten minutes, they had miraculously not lost a single one.

"Wait." Zhou Shiyu suddenly waved his hand, frowned and said, "Wait for another half minute." ”

Undoubtedly, this is a very difficult decision, half a minute is enough time for the little devil to rush to the main position, although there is a second line of defense, but let the devil easily occupy the first line of defense, the entire mountaintop defense battle will fall into passivity.

"Company Commander 。。。。。" The platoon leader obviously knew the result as well, and looked anxious.

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a piercing scream from far and near.

"Boom, boom" A row of mountain artillery shells exploded on the position, and the mountains shook again, shaking the soldiers who had already walked out of the tunnel mouth.

Another shelling that lasted more than 5 minutes.

"The little devil of the dog day is so cunning." A white sweat grew in a row.

If it weren't for the company commander Zhou Shiyu's wit, they would have waited for another half a minute, and the platoon that hurriedly ran to the position would have suffered heavy losses, and if they were unlucky, they would have been wiped out.

Zhou Shiyu also secretly called for luck in his heart, if he hadn't just remembered some of the methods that Liu Lang would use in the anticline tunnel tactics when he gave lectures to these middle-level officers, the row with the strongest combat effectiveness under his command would almost be gone.

Of course, Zhou Shiyu did not think of this on a whim, but because the line of sight was blocked, the distance at which the observation post could see the distance was limited, and the reason why he played the bamboo flute mainly relied on listening to the movements of the Japanese troops on the opposite side.

And the opposite artillery bombardment had not stopped for more than a minute before they heard the movement, which was too fast, unless the commander of the Japanese army on the opposite side did not spare the lives of his own soldiers.

But it was clear that this was only the second attack, and it was far from the moment when the Japanese army would charge to the death.

An excellent commander does not need superhuman intelligence, but more importantly, the ability to make what he thinks is the most correct judgment according to the battlefield situation. Zhou Shiyu may not be a good commander now, but the battlefield is making him grow.

Thankfully, his judgment was extremely accurate this time.

Not only did it avoid heavy losses on its side, but it also caught an opponent off guard.

The Japanese infantry squadron, which thought that the Chinese defenders had suffered heavy losses under the small tricks played by their artillery, rushed in a charging formation towards the main position of the Death Company.

was beaten by MG42, which roared again, and the peach blossoms bloomed.

At least a dozen Japanese soldiers whirled down in their way.

However, this time the Japanese attack was much more resolute, although the losses were not small, but they still stubbornly advanced towards the position, and the heavy machine gun fire hiding in the rear also increased suddenly, and the MG42 machine gun, which had lost the cover of the bunker, was much more difficult than the previous unscrupulous shooting.

At the moment when the breeze blew away the smoke of gunpowder, the Japanese troops, up to 10 grenadiers, hid 500 meters away and began to bombard several firing points on the positions that dared to open fire.

Because the distance was too far, a platoon of five or six precision shooters specially prepared to hold grenadiers had no way to hold the grenadiers, and the Japanese grenadiers were very cunning, after being attacked by a few grenadiers in a platoon and killing two of their companions, they all changed places with one shot, so that the three grenadier teams in a row of daring to die had no way for a while, and could only bombard the light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army, trying their best to relieve the pressure on the firepower point.

However, the firepower points gathered by the Japanese army still suppressed several of the main firepower points of the Death Company, and the Japanese infantry crawling forward gradually approached the main position of the Death Company.

"Yo Xi, Yamamoto-kun, the Chinese are almost unable to hold on, continue to invest troops, strive to take the position in this attack, Your Excellency the division commander can no longer wait." Major General Kan Nagakawahara, who put down his binoculars in the temporary headquarters of the 3rd Brigade of the 16th Brigade a few miles away, smiled at Shaozo beside him and said.

"Hello." The 3rd Brigade Yamamoto Shaosa bowed to his superiors and half, turned to the herald beside him and ordered: "Order the 1st Squadron of Lieutenant Hara to enter the battle, tell him and Captain Fujita that His Excellency the Brigade Commander and I are here waiting for their good news, and His Excellency the Division Commander will also be happy to see the flag of my 3rd Brigade planted on the position of the Shina people after thirty minutes." ”

In just 30 minutes of fighting, a platoon lost fifteen soldiers, five of whom were killed, and eight of the ten wounded soldiers were seriously injured, and two soldiers who were slightly injured and unwilling to go down could only help hand over grenades and bullets.

The casualty rate of a platoon was as high as 30 percent.

"Reinforcements, I need reinforcements." The platoon leader roared as he pulled the trigger hard at the Japanese soldiers.

"Company commander, let's shoot! The platoon was running out of steam. Hearing the plea of signal soldiers hurriedly running to Zhou Shiyu for reinforcements, the platoon commander of the machine gun platoon couldn't help it.

"It's not an emergency yet, you have to hide it for Lao Tzu." Zhou Shiyu mercilessly rejected the request of the platoon commander of the machine gun platoon.

Frowning thick eyebrows, he took two steps back and forth, frowning, "Signal soldier, order Zhan Datong to take his platoon to hold on for another five minutes, and after five minutes, abandon the No. 1 position and retreat into the No. 2 position." ”

Then he looked at the platoon commander of the machine gun platoon and said, "Lao Zhang, how are the large slingshots I asked you to make in the past few days, can you use them?" ”

"It works, I've been experimenting for two days, and it's not far from ten!"

"Hehe, okay, then let's let the little devils know too, not only will they play tricks, but we will play more tricks than they can do." Zhou Shiyu slammed his fist on the earthen wall beside him, and a dangerous light danced in his pupils.