One of the mortar squadrons closest to Ono immediately began to counterattack.

In less than a minute from the time the order was given, a dozen shells flew out of the barrel with a screeching sound, and then flew towards the woods.

Soon, an explosion sounded in the woods.

As soon as the shells of the counterattack exploded, the rain of shells that kept falling from the sky stopped.

Ono's tense heart suddenly relaxed: "Treat the wounded immediately, the shelling continues, when will the artillery units of the independent regiment that are sneaking up on us be eliminated and when will it stop!" ”

The chief of staff who rushed over immediately reminded: "General, the surrounding forests are so big, it is definitely impossible to destroy the Eighth Route Army by relying on artillery alone. Do you want to send an infantry squadron, armed with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, to take the initiative and destroy all the Eighth Route Army operating around the station? ”

"No way!" Ono refused without thinking about it, and he didn't have any idea of negotiating.

"The Eighth Route Army is too strong in guerrillas, and the surrounding forests are dense, it is still dark, and all the advantages are on the side of the Eighth Route Army. At this time, no matter how strong the warriors' combat effectiveness is, they can't give full play, and they are completely in the mouth of a tiger! ”

The chief of staff was stunned for a moment, and he was glad to come over.

"Hey, Your Excellency General's analysis is that the humble duty was not well thought out, and almost buried the lives of more than a hundred imperial warriors!"

Ono waved his hand and replied, "Just remember next time." We have found a way to deal with the Independence Regiment, and there is no need to rush it. What the warriors have to do now is to rest well, wait for dawn, show their best fighting condition, attack the Eighth Route Army, and then it will not be too late to take revenge! ”

"In addition, today's battle to take the third line of defense must have alerted the Independence Regiment, and I fear that they will abandon their garrison and divide their forces to break out. Contact the 1st Brigade outside the mountain, plus patrols and alerts outside the mountain at night. Especially the Imperial Allied Army that cooperated with them in defense, whoever has a problem with the defense area, I will shoot their company commander directly! ”

"In the end, the wounded are treated and the camp order is restored, so that the warriors can seize the time to rest, and only tomorrow will they have the energy and physical strength to attack the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"

In half a minute, two artillery platoons and six mortars fired a total of 30 shells at the devil's station.

Although most of the shells were blown up, they still caused a lot of casualties to the Japanese army. In particular, a shell from the first round of shelling accurately hit a tent, and then reimbursed all thirteen devils in the tent at once.

When the chief of staff finally got the damage report, he once again showed a look of disbelief.

"How is that possible? In just a few moments, 18 warriors were shattered, 21 were wounded, and eight of them were seriously wounded, and half of the infantry squad lost its combat effectiveness! ”

The combat staff officer hurriedly explained: "When the shells fell, many warriors had not yet reacted. Also, because of the limited terrain, our station is not large, the personnel are too dense, and when the shells fall down, there are troops everywhere, and there is no place to hide! ”

"Eight Grid Yalu, the cunning Eighth Route Army, is really good at picking a sneak attack time!" With no way to vent his anger through a counterattack, the chief of staff could only scold his subordinates.

Then he suppressed the anger that was rising in his heart and ordered: "Order the field hospital, we must do our best to treat those who are seriously wounded." In this sortie, the number of warriors killed in battle has far exceeded our expectations, and if you can break one warrior with less jade, you will break one less jade! ”

"Hey!" The combat staff officer hurriedly replied with his head down.

In the woods outside the Japanese garrison, Zeng Quan and his troops moved to the side for two or three hundred meters before stopping.

Although the retreat was very timely, because the devil counterattacked with twelve mortars, the artillery fire covered too large an area, and in the end, seven fighters did not come out.

"Comrades, don't be discouraged, don't be sad. The battle has just begun. Only by destroying more devils can we be worthy of the warriors who died just now! Zeng Quan looked at the subordinates behind him whose morale had obviously dropped a lot, and hurriedly comforted.

Then a new combat order was issued: "Continue to fire artillery at the devils after walking another 200 meters, and this time our six mortars will be arranged separately to increase the difficulty of the devil artillery's counterattack." In addition, there are four shells from the cannon, shoot them as fast as possible, and retreat after the fight! ”

After half an hour of confusion, the Japanese garrison fell into silence again, as if the shelling had not happened just now.

"Woo woo woo ......" But at this moment, the scream of shells across the sky sounded again over the battlefield.

The devils on patrol and guard didn't say a word, and immediately fired a warning shot.

"Bang bang bang...... As soon as the gunfire rang out, six shells exploded at the station, setting off a ball of fire.......

The devils who had just fallen asleep were awakened again, and many of them rushed out with rifles without even wearing military uniforms.

"Baga, it's artillery again, it's still six mortars, it must be that the artillery squadron didn't destroy them just now!" As soon as a disheveled captain rushed out of the tent, he pinched and cursed.

Before the words ......were finished, the screaming of the second round of shells across the sky was heard.

"Captain, be careful!" An exclamation suddenly sounded behind the captain, and immediately after, the two guards threw him to the ground.

"Boom, boom, boom......" Several shells fell directly from the sky and smashed around him and exploded.

The chief of staff not far away happened to see this scene, frowned and shouted: "Eight Grid Yalu, what are the artillerymen for, why haven't you killed the artillery of the Eighth Route Army yet!" Fight back, fight back right away, and take them out! ”

As in the shelling just now, as soon as the artillery squadron in the station opened fire, the rain of shells falling from the sky disappeared.

Looking at the chaotic garrison in front of him, the chief of staff knew that there must have been a lot of courage to die in the shelling just now.

The chief of staff knew better that the two artillery squadrons stationed at the station were fighting in full swing, and the shells were smashed into the artillery positions of the independent regiment like money. However, such an artillery bombardment did not have much effect, and the artillery of its own independent regiment that had just shelled itself must have died now.

"We can't be so passive anymore. Otherwise, all the warriors of a squadron will lose their lives in one night! The chief of staff thought secretly.

Seeing Major General Ono walk out of the tent with dissatisfaction and anger, the chief of staff directly voiced his worries.

"General, our opponents are too cunning, their artillery must be sneaking up on us with guerrilla warfare!"

"It will take time for our artillery to counterattack, and by the time they start to counterattack, the independent regiment will definitely be dead in attack on our artillery!"

"It is necessary to find a way to take out these cunning enemies, otherwise the soldiers will not only not be able to rest, but will also suffer heavy losses in this non-stop shelling!"

"You don't know, in the first round of shelling just now, we directly lost half of the infantry squad. The damage from the shelling just now will definitely not be small! ”

Although he was full of scruples about the guerrilla warfare of the Eighth Route Army, Ono did not look down on this kind of sneak attack in his heart.

In his opinion, as long as the imperial army is strong enough, this kind of sneak attack will not even hurt the muscles and bones of the imperial army, and it will not even be an itch.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Ono did not pay attention to this artillery sneak attack.

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