Chapter 440 Terrifying Firepower (4)!
Chapter 440 Terrifying Firepower (4)!
As the third round of shelling came to an end, the whistling sounds of shells and explosions that had lasted for more than twenty minutes finally stopped.
At first, the two Japanese commanders were a little skeptical, but when there were no explosions for 5 minutes, the lieutenant in the rear command center came over to remind them: "Division Commander (Brigade Commander), the Chinese army's artillery bombardment has stopped."
The two Japanese commanders, who were separated by more than ten kilometers, finally woke up from their dream. This nightmare, which could be called a nightmare, finally ended.
After another 5 minutes, there were still no shells falling, and the two devils were ecstatic.
The commander of the 9th Brigade, Kenkichi Ikegami, suddenly thought of an extremely important question: "Quickly notify General Ningji Okamura and ask him to send out planes to find this mysterious and powerful artillery team and make sure to wipe it out completely.
Make sure to capture all their heavy artillery!"
"Hai!"
The assistant officer hurried to do it.
In the previous shelling, the commander of the 9th Brigade was completely stunned and had no idea that there was such a solution.
This also exposed the fact that the Japanese commander had not yet adapted to the new battlefield situation and was only stubborn.
Ten minutes after the artillery fire stopped, Kenkichi Ikegami finally realized that all the bombardment was over. He drew his sword and said, "All locust soldiers, listen up. Now is the time to serve the Sky Locust. Please show your courage!
Onboard! "
When the officers around him heard the word "onboard" from the 9th Brigade Commander's mouth, their faces turned pale with horror. They did not expect that the Brigade Commander would use this slogan at this time.
Normally when the Japanese were charging, they were usually silent and calm. Once they shouted the word "on board", it meant that this was a charge in a desperate situation.
In other words, this is the time to be loyal to the Heavenly Locust. This is a charge to "die with honor".
Inspired by the commander of the 9th Brigade, all the lieutenants drew their swords and prepared to launch an extremely crazy charge to defeat the Chinese Fifth Army in front of them.
But before their slogan could spread, a very loud military bugle call sounded behind their position.
The loud sound of the bugle call seemed to have the power of metal and stone. It contained a majestic atmosphere and the supreme courage to face death with indifference.
These calls directly interrupted the Japanese's impulse to shout "on board".
Loud military bugle calls sounded. It wasn't just one or two calls, but they quickly became one and the same. For the Japs, almost their entire rear was filled with this powerful bugle call.
This kind of horn sound made the Japanese soldiers who had just experienced the bombardment feel their scalps tingling. It was a shudder from the deepest part of their hearts.
This is the oppression of the soul.
As the charge horn resounded through the sky, countless Eighth Route Army soldiers in earth-gray uniforms emerged behind the Japanese invaders. Some of them even did not have complete uniforms and could only wear civilian clothes.
But these things will not affect their bravery at all.
Da da da.
The Eighth Route Army troops in front began firing almost simultaneously, and the minds of the Japanese soldiers who had just struggled to stand up from the shelling and had not yet recovered were blank.
Many Japanese soldiers had just stood up when 7.92mm caliber bullets pierced their sinful chests and fell to the ground again on the spot.
The Japs never imagined that such a powerful army would emerge behind them.
When the artillery fire just now sounded, some of the Japanese middle and grassroots officers had actually realized that there might be subsequent attacks from the rear. When the attack just stopped, these middle and grassroots Japanese officers had actually separated some people to prepare for protection from the rear.
However, they had never expected that the enemy in the rear would be so violent this time. The makeshift defense line was like paper in front of these Eighth Route Army soldiers armed with Type 56 and Type 56 semi-automatic assault rifles.
With just a slight tear, this makeshift line of defense was torn to pieces.
Can't even do a basic interception.
The Eighth Route Army that appeared on the battlefield like a tide had extremely strong combat effectiveness. The Japanese's bolt-action rifles were shot down almost as soon as they were raised, before they had time to pull the bolt to load the chamber. At most, they were killed on the spot before they could fire the second shot after firing the first shot.
These troops dressed in earth-gray uniforms, with the sound of the charge as their backdrop, displayed powerful combat effectiveness.
Their charge was orderly. Not only was it fast, but the rhythm of their firepower was also steady and would not be easily interrupted.
In squad units, the squad leader and the deputy squad leader hold two Type 56 submachine guns and cross them to serve as the main assault firepower, while the other soldiers hold Type 56 and a half submachine guns as auxiliary firepower.
A large number of Japanese soldiers fell down with a slight wave of firepower. These Eighth Route Army soldiers had never enjoyed fighting the Japanese soldiers as much as they did today.
The more they fought, the faster their movements became, the more coordinated the whole team became, and they were tempered in the flames of war with the lives of the devils.
To the Japs, the most terrifying thing about this team was not their strong firepower, but the stable structure of their firepower. Even if some of these small assault teams were knocked down, they would be replaced quickly. Even if some were injured or sacrificed, the intensity of their firepower would not be affected at all.
This kind of coordination and firepower intensity frightened many Japanese veterans.
Da da da.
At this moment on the battlefield, the sounds of automatic and semi-automatic firearms merged into one, which was even more terrifying to the Japanese than the bombardment of heavy artillery just now.
The National Army did not set up too much strategic depth in the initial layout of the battle line. The Japanese had been attacking too smoothly in the previous few days, so they did not think about defense and almost moved along the National Army's battle line. This resulted in the Japanese actually having no strategic depth at all.
When the surging army came with Type 56 assault and Type 56 semi-tank rifles, the Japanese had no other choice but to continue to shrink their defense line.
Not only were the defense lines of ordinary Japanese soldiers being squeezed, but even the brigade commanders and division commanders who originally placed their headquarters in the rear had to lead their own armed forces to continue to shrink.
The Eighth Route Army's offensive encountered almost no obstacles, because any Japanese who dared to block them were almost instantly killed under concentrated fire, leaving no suspense at all.
The brigade commander stood on the top of the hillside at the rear, holding a telescope, looking at the battlefield in front of him. Seeing the unstoppable situation, he felt very happy.
At this time, he was one of the two main brigades of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi. This time he led an armed force of nearly 20,000 people to complete the attack mission.
Never had such a rich fight been fought!
Phi-Fic