Each company of the Third Battalion was equipped with a small cannon squad and three grenade launchers, which was far more numerous than that of the Japanese.

But compared with the well-trained gunners of the Japanese, the gunners who became monks halfway through the Independent Regiment were obviously much worse.

After a round of grenades passed, only one grenade hit the target, killing two Japanese grenade gunners.

The Japanese quickly responded, adjusted their direction, and prepared to attack the grenade launcher just exposed by the Eighth Route Army.

Fortunately, Wang Ping had stricter regulations on grenade launchers than mortars.

Wang Ping, who knew that the Independent Regiment's grenade launcher training may not be as good as the Japanese in half a year, did not want to see these gunners who had just started to be killed by the Japanese as soon as they got on the battlefield.

In order to train a group of excellent gunners for the independent regiment, Wang Ping must ensure their survival rate on the battlefield. Therefore, it is specifically stipulated that every time a grenade is fired, the position must be transferred. Anyway, grenade launchers are more convenient than mortars, and they can walk by one person, and there is no need to be disassembled and assembled.

The Japanese grenade launcher fired five grenades at the grenade launcher exposed by the Third Battalion in just ten seconds. During the violent explosion, the shooting position was immediately blown up from smoke.

The gunmen of the Independent Regiment who had just moved to the side showed a glorious expression on their faces of a disaster.

Then it became solemn again. I fired a round of grenades just now. I looked at the Japanese counterattacked. The huge gap in performance made everyone realize that if they want to become a qualified gunner, there is still a long way to go.

Liu Kui, the deputy platoon leader of the artillery platoon commander, immediately ordered: "If you know the gap, you will fight me well and cherish every opportunity to go to the battlefield! Go quickly to the Japanese grenade launcher to shoot the position, and one grenade per person, and retreat after the attack!"

Three small artillery squads stared at the Japanese grenade launcher, and the artillery platoons stared at the Japanese heavy machine guns.

The firepower of the Japanese army covering the two high grounds was gone, leaving only two crooked handles and dozens of sporadic bullets that were constantly firing from the 38th covers.

"Comrades, the Japanese have started attacking. Rush up and defeat them!" Battalion Commander Yan Song immediately seized the opportunity and ordered.

In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, the Japanese army did not follow the puppet army in this attack, but instead scattered among the puppet army and attacked with them.

Not only can you use the puppet troops to block bullets for yourself, but you can also shoot at the Eighth Route Army on the position under their cover, killing multiple shots in one fell swoop.

In this case, the first company commander Ma Qingyun could only order the troops to take action. Whether it was the Japanese or the puppet army, they would shoot as long as they attacked and they would never be allowed to get close to the position.

Amid the dense and chaotic gunfire, people on both sides were constantly killed. But in general, the number of casualties in the Japanese and puppet troops was twice as high as one after another.

After all, a company of bunkers blocked most of its body, while the attacking Japanese and puppet troops were completely exposed to the guns of a company.

But even so, the company still did not block the offensive of the Japanese and puppet troops. Their attack distance was shortened from 100 meters to 60 meters in just one minute. As long as you rush forward for twenty meters, the Japanese troops hidden in the puppet troops could throw grenades into the company's position.

Although the company can also use grenades to fight back, Ma Qingyun, who knows his strength, knows that it is a blessing that the troops can persevere until now when the new recruits and prisoners account for most of the time. Once a grenade hits the middle of the position and explodes, not to mention dozens, four or five will be enough to put the troops in chaos and then collapse on the battlefield directly.

"Don't be afraid, keep shooting and block them...Don't stop the machine guns, all of them are changed to continuous shooting mode, be sure to block them!" Ma Qingyun bent over and walked back and forth behind the cover to avoid firepower gaps in the position, and ordered anxiously.

The squad leader also realized the seriousness of the matter. Many people snatched machine guns from the new recruits, urging their recruits to continue shooting, while skillfully manipulating the machine guns to shoot at the Japanese.

Ten meters! Even though everyone fought back desperately, the Japanese and puppet troops advanced forward.

Facing the enemy who was so close to him, although the encouragement voice of the squad leader next to him never stopped, many new recruits still showed panic expressions on their faces.

At this time, if the squad leader had not lying beside them to supervise the formation, they would have turned around and ran away.

At this critical moment, the two companies hiding behind the high ground rushed up.

"Damn it, the Japanese are trying their best, but the whole army is pressing over!" Yan Song, who rushed to the high ground with the troops, couldn't help but sigh when he saw the situation on the battlefield.

It turned out that the squadron leader who was supervising the war behind the Japanese army saw that the troops were expected to break through the defense line, and the Eighth Route Army on the two high ground had not yet reacted, and immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line.

So, without saying a word, he directly ordered all the remaining Imperial Army and Imperial Army to rush to the first company of the Eighth Route Army.

More than 80 Japanese and puppet troops in front and nearly 100 elite Japanese soldiers behind, rushed forward with their lives. The company that had lost their partners was definitely not an opponent.

So, as soon as he saw the situation on the battlefield, Yan Song ordered: "Shoot, shoot immediately, block the enemy, don't let them rush into a company of positions!"

Six Czech-made and two heavy machine guns equipped with two companies immediately fired, and the flying bullets instantly formed a bullet net in front of the Japanese and puppet troops.

The Japanese and puppet troops who were still moving forward just now seemed to hit a wall of iron and could no longer move forward.

Soon, dozens of corpses fell down in front of them.

After the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive pace was curbed, Yan Song immediately divided a portion of the light and heavy machine guns to attack the Japanese troops behind.

Faced with the condescending crossfire, the Japanese who were constantly rushing forward on the highway were dead no matter where they hid.

The squadron leader's face suddenly turned pale, especially after seeing the guards who were protecting him being killed, the squadron leader's pale face showed a hint of despair.

"No, we can't let the warriors die here for nothing!" At the critical moment, the Japanese squadron leader suddenly had this idea in his mind.

Then he ordered with a murderous intent: "Warriors, attack the east high ground. Everyone will die on the charge road, kill me!"

The squadron leader drew his command knife and swung his sternly towards the high ground east, that is, the high ground defending the second company, and seventy or eighty living Japanese soldiers rushed to the high ground with rifles.

The third battalion commander Yan Song happened to be in the second company's position, and seventy or eighty Japanese gangs rushed here. Although Yan Song was very nervous, he was more excited and expectant.

Although the Second Company also lost a lot of people, its troops were still more powerful than the Japanese, and it also had firepower and terrain advantages.

More importantly, the third company on the opposite high ground can also provide fire support to itself with light and heavy machine guns.

Before he thought about it, he ordered: "Comrades, since the Japanese want to die, eat them! Shoot with all their might and use the most fierce firepower to destroy them!"

The Japanese army also knew that they would die today, so every Japanese rushed forward with a desperate attitude. And whenever they had the chance, they would raise their rifles to shoot at the Eighth Route Army on the high ground, kill and injure the Eighth Route Army, and bury themselves.

As more and more Japanese were killed on the offensive road, the casualties of the Second Company on the high ground continued to increase.

Fortunately, the four heavy machine guns equipped by the third company had wiped out the Japanese and puppet troops on the road, and then turned the guns and fired at the back of the Japanese.
Chapter completed!