Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 45 Great Victory
The soldiers drew their bayonets and neatly attached them to their guns.

In order to gain an advantage in close combat, the suicide squad soldiers were all equipped with Type 38 rifles.

The sound of gunfire on the battlefield was endless, making people's eardrums hurt, but it could not suppress Zhang Hu's roar.

Highland flank.

The 686th Regiment launched an attack again, and the loud charge sounded through the sky.

hum!
Fighter planes attacked again, and after a round of fierce bombing, fireballs exploded on the position and soared into the sky, and several machine gun fire points were instantly silenced.

It further encouraged the arrogance of the Japanese troops on the high ground.

The bombing came quickly and went away quickly.

The position of the Temporary 1st Brigade seemed to have been plowed, the sand was loose and soft, and all the fortifications collapsed.

The shock wave caused by the explosion of the aerial bomb made the soldiers dizzy and their arms holding their guns trembled slightly.

In order to stabilize the morale of the troops, Zhang Hu raised his right arm and said, "Brothers, we are not afraid of bullets!"

"Cannonballs! Don't be afraid of them!"

"Charge forward, kill the devils! Seize the position!"

After shouting, Zhang Hu led the charge, wielding a broadsword in his hand, and was the first to jump out of the trench.

The soldiers of the suicide squad behind him shouted slogans in the air and rushed towards the Japanese heights quickly under the hail of bullets.

The bullet passed by my ear, and my body secreted adrenaline, which directly filtered out the sounds around me.

The leading soldier was hit head-on by a bullet and his body suddenly stopped. His face became ferocious and he stared at the Japanese soldiers on the high ground with vicious eyes.

After staggering a few steps, he suddenly fell down.

Sacrifice and blood completely aroused the brutality of the crowd.

When the soldiers in the front row fell, the soldiers in the back row immediately took their places without fear.

At this moment, the soldiers of the suicide squad had only one thought in their minds - to seize the high ground in front of them and kill the devils!

Just as Wang Feng said.

There will never be a coward who is afraid of death and loves life!
The deputy regiment commander was watching Zhang Hu charging ahead through a telescope in the rear.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

"The one who leads the army is armed with armor and sharp weapons, and the one who holds the spear can fight without hesitation."

As the regiment commander, Zhang Hu was not so good at combat command, but he was good at motivating the troops and boosting morale.

Definitely an expert.

"Quick, cover fire!"

"Machine gunner, aim first before you shoot!"

It was not just one regiment that launched the charge.

The second group was not to be outdone.

The third battalion stayed behind to provide cover, while the first and second battalions formed a pincer attack to attack the weak points of the Japanese army.

The 686th Regiment's charge never stopped from beginning to end.

The 1st Temporary Brigade still had six Type 94 mountain cannons to serve as a facade, but the Eighth Route Army had no heavy firepower at all.

Half of the captured heavy machine guns were destroyed in the first round of bombing.

The only tactic that can be adopted is to use human wave tactics to achieve the effect of close contact with the enemy.

Wang Feng walked out of the command post and came to the rear of the front line surrounded by the guard company.

"Sir!"

"Sir!"

Several soldiers wanted to salute, but Wang Feng stopped them with his hand.

"Focus on the battle."

"Yes!"

Five minutes ago, Chu Yunfei came to report.

The 358th Regiment suffered heavy losses. The reinforced regiment, which originally had more than people, was reduced to more than people.

But even so, Chu Yunfei did not mention a word about retreat.

The attitude was expressed in just one sentence.

[Soldiers should fulfill their duty to protect the land and the country and be loyal to the country. This is our fortune! ]

Wang Feng was quite touched when he heard this.

With such a good general, there is no need to worry about the destruction of the Japanese invaders!

If Yan Xi Jinping doesn't care and Chiang Kai-shek doesn't ask, then what does it matter?

Although Wang Feng was wearing the skin of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, he was not the private army of the warlords of the old era.

This battle is for the Chinese people!

If we can wipe out all these Japanese troops here, it will be a great achievement for the entire nation.

To borrow a local saying, if we annihilate this group of Japanese troops, even if we die and face the King of Hell in the underworld, we will still be proud.

The deputy head of the group came over upon hearing the news: "Sir!"

Wang Feng nodded slightly and switched his perspective to the bird's-eye view.

The death squad led by Zhang Hu was stuck halfway up the slope, having difficulty moving forward.

The high ground where the Japanese troops were stationed was extremely dangerous.

Especially the back side.

The higher you go, the steeper the slope becomes.

Zhao Fangyuan ran over to report: "Commander, the mountain artillery battalion is ready!" Since the Japanese 105mm heavy artillery joined the battle, the mountain artillery battalion in the rear has completely lost its function.

I really dare not use it!

But without artillery support, the number of casualties would increase exponentially if one wanted to capture the strategically placed high ground.

After much deliberation, the only option was to disperse the six mountain cannons and break them up into smaller units. Otherwise, once the sound of artillery fire started in a large area, the Japanese artillery could lock onto a rough area through surveying and measurement.

A one-sided crushing artillery battle will come.

Zhao Fangyuan responded: "I understand!"

At the position of the Temporary 1st Brigade, the soldiers, whose morale was originally in a state of collapse, immediately picked up their rifles and fired wildly at the Japanese heights when they saw Wang Feng coming.

The commander-in-chief is already on the front line, so what do we soldiers have to be afraid of?

"Urgent telegram from the 115th Division!"

"Currently the 685th Regiment has arrived in the combat zone and is intercepting the Japanese forces attacking from the flank!"

Wang Feng's brows gradually relaxed.

The 685th Regiment actually arrived ahead of schedule.

Speed is of the essence in war, and the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are all iron-footed.

When we captured Luding Bridge, we had to march 240 miles in less than hours.

It can be called a miracle in the history of the army.

"Telegram Kong Zhiyong, have the reserve team go up immediately to support the first and second regiments in launching the attack!"

"We must not fail in this battle!"

Wang Feng kept his composure and forced himself to calm down.

He has now staked all his chips.

The 358th Regiment was already at the end of its strength, and this was the last attack they could launch.

If this fails, the battle will be lost!
No matter how difficult it is right now, we must grit our teeth and persevere.

Sparse gunfire sounded from everywhere.

For a time, the fierce firepower of the Japanese army was suppressed.

Halfway up the hill, Zhang Hu was panting and hiding in the blind spot of the Japanese army's firepower.

Of the more than 300 suicide squad soldiers, nearly half had been killed by the time they reached the halfway point.

"Brothers, the commander's support has arrived, charge!"

"quick!"

Under the pincer attack of the three forces, the Japanese troops on the high ground gradually showed signs of decline.

"idiot!"

"Hold on! Machine gunner! Fire!"

The Japanese commander drew out his sword and waved it in the air.

"Onboard!"

"Fuck you!"

With the cover of artillery fire from the rear, Zhang Hu was the first to rush to the Japanese position.

Knife up and down.

He cut off half of the neck of the Japanese soldier in front of him.

Blood gushed out like a column, splashing all over Zhang Hu.

A brutal hand-to-hand combat began.

The deputy regiment commander was quick-witted and picked up a Type 38 rifle and started shouting around.

"The brothers in the Death Squad paved a bloody path for us with their blood. We can't lose face!"

"Kill him!"

Almost at the same time, the vanguard of the 686th Regiment, about a battalion of troops, also rushed to the high ground.

Soldiers from both sides fought each other, trying every possible means to eliminate the enemy in front of them.

Bayonets, rocks, fists, and even teeth can be used as weapons.

The 358nd Regiment followed closely, followed by the th Regiment's attack force.

Faced with an enemy force several times larger than their own, the Japanese army was in chaos.

After losing advantages such as heavy firepower, the balance of victory began to slowly tilt.

rear.

Wang Feng observed every move on the battlefield from a bird's-eye view.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Japanese commander wanted to retreat to other positions.

But Liu Zhijian led the Second Regiment to attack suddenly, catching the Japanese army off guard and blocking their only retreat.

More than 2,000 Japanese troops were surrounded by 6,000 to 7,000 Shanxi-Suiyuan and Eighth Route Army troops on a high ground of less than two square kilometers.

This high ground was the main position of the Japanese army.

There are still hundreds of Japanese troops on both sides, rushing here to provide support.

Wang Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

The tension and fatigue of recent days are swept away.

"Even if Amaterasu came down to earth in person, the Japanese devils would be powerless to save the situation."

(End of this chapter)