The Japanese's counterattack came quickly and fiercely.
The 9th division was one of the 17 permanent divisions of the Japanese. It was the strongest A-type division, and the Takeuchi United Army was the cream of the crop.
The Takeuchi United had three combat brigades, one tank squadron, equipped with 24 Type 92 heavy tanks, with a caliber of 70 mm; An artillery squadron was equipped with 24 120mm howitzers and 12 75mm field cannons.
As for the mortars and grenade launchers, they were distributed to the combat units. With such a terrifying firepower, one could imagine how powerful their combat power was.
Just now, the Special Agent Battalion's firepower had caught the Takeuchi Regiment off guard.
However, after the Japanese reacted, they quickly regained their footing. The well-trained artillery immediately entered the battle position. The firing elements were marked in advance, so there was no need to aim twice.
Following the order from Zhu Lian, the thirty-six cannons of the artillery squadron fired at the same time. The shells shot straight at the special forces camp with a whooshing sound.
"Enter the fortifications and defend against the cannons!"
Guo Zixu, who was on the battlefield, noticed the movement of the Japanese artillery through the scope of the sniper rifle. He immediately issued an early warning to the entire battalion through the messenger.
The soldiers of the special forces battalion, who were already used to being passively bombarded, immediately retreated from their positions in an orderly manner. They curled up and hid in the nearest anti-cannon pit in the trench.
Even so, there were still a few soldiers who could not dodge in time and sacrificed their lives in the first round of bombardment. They sacrificed their precious lives to protect the land under their feet from being trampled by the enemy.
In the smoke-filled battle zone, Chen Daqi jumped into a huge crater with the pilot on his back. He pushed his butt with both hands and covered his ears tightly.
The pilot, who was covered in dust, also followed his example and curled up his body to avoid being shattered by the shock wave of the shell explosion.
These life-saving knowledge on the battlefield were all summarized by Chen Daqi's experience in actual combat. It was impossible for the Japanese to hit two shells into the same crater. The chances of survival were higher if they avoided the bombardment in the bombarded crater.
After three rounds of Japanese artillery fire, Takeuchi Renzo stopped abruptly. He did not want to waste too much of his precious artillery shells on the cannon fodder in front of him. Against this group of miscellaneous troops, the Empire's warriors '38s and bayonet were more effective.
As soon as the artillery stopped firing, the assault team led by Saitou Hideo stepped out of the trench. A squadron of 180 Japanese soldiers rushed out with their 38th shield equipped with a bayonet. The gleaming bayonet looked especially terrifying in the fog.
There was a buffer zone of about 800 meters between the Special Agent Battalion and the Takeuchi United. The confident Saito Hideo did not even seek the cover of the tanks and directly rushed out with his men.
Takeuchi's regiment commander had given him the mission to capture the Chinese pilot alive, but Saitou Hideo had his own plans. He would charge into the Chinese camp and have the regiment commander chop off the pilot's head to pay tribute to the Empire's sacrificed warriors.
"Battalion Commander, the Japanese, the Japanese are coming!”
At the position of the Special Agent Battalion, the messenger rushed into the command center and reported the military situation to Guo Zixu.
Guo Zixu shook off the dust on his body and tidied his military cap. He did not choose to take the 88 sniper rifle, but picked up another brand new rifle. He silently removed the triple-edged military bayonet from his waist and put it on the barrel. He walked out of the command center without looking back.
Da da da, peng, ping!
The sporadic gunshots continued to ring out. The remaining soldiers of the rescue team responsible for stopping the Japanese in the buffer zone were unable to stop the charging pace of the Saitou squadron after desperately resisting. They pulled the grenades they carried with them and died together with the Japanese nearby.
Chen Daqi carefully climbed up from the crater and looked out. He saw that the Japanese assault team was less than a hundred meters away from the two of them. They raised rows of bright bayonet and attacked the special forces camp in a formation.
The Air Force pilot beside him had obviously noticed the Japanese squadron that was launching a hand-to-hand battle. He struggled to sit up and took out a photo from the pocket of his flight jacket.
In the photo, there were two rows of neat and valiant air force pilots. Every face was so young, so proud, and so high-spirited.
This was an old photo taken at the Central Aerological School in 1932. The slightly older pilot sitting in the middle was the injured pilot in front of him.
His name was Li Xiangyang, and he was a flying instructor at the aviation school. The others in the photo were all his students, and they had all died in the air combat against Japan over the past three months.
Li Xiangyang looked at the photo with a satisfied smile. He carefully put the photo in his chest pocket and said to Chen Daqi,""Brother from the army, don't worry about me. Hurry up and run. Neither of us will survive if you bring me along.”
Then, he pulled out a revolver from his holster and aimed it at his temple."I should have died three months ago. I died with my students on the blue sky that we love the most. Who would have thought that God would let me live for another three months? Today, I can finally reunite with my students.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiangyang pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"No!"
In a flash, Chen Daqi's instinctive battlefield reaction was faster. He raised his hand and turned Li Xiangyang's gun around. The stray bullet hit a Japanese soldier who was charging in formation.
Saitou Squadron's assault team instantly spread out and lay down. The light machine gunner shot a long shot around the crater where Chen Daqi and his men were hiding, so that the two of them did not dare to come out.
"Baka, who told you to shoot?"
In the formation, Saitou Hideo slapped the Machine Gunner who fired the shot and roared,""How can a warrior of the Empire be scared by a bullet from a Chinese man? Now, I want you to use the bayonet in your hands to conquer the Chinese pigs on the other side. Use the bayonet to stab through their chests and cut off their intestines. Listen to my orders and charge!”
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Saitou Hideo drew his sword and made a charging posture.
The Japanese who were lying on the ground suddenly got up and rushed over.
Da da!
Chen Daqi fired a series of shots with the semi-automatic rifle in his hand, killing two Japanese. However, he could not stop the Japanese from charging forward like crazy. He could only pick up Li Xiangyang beside him and retreat while shooting.
"Don't worry, pilot. Our Special Forces Battalion has never thrown our brothers to the Japanese. Even if we die, we should drag two Japanese down with us. We can't waste bullets on our own heads!”
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