As a Japanese soldier who had been fighting on this continent for several years, he was well aware of the state of the National Revolutionary Army: it was common for them to lack guns when fighting and ammunition during combat.

As for the bombing raids having insufficient or no shells, that was even more common in every battle.

Thinking this way, Sergeant Ueno Motoo's mood improved: now it was his time to shine.

As Sergeant Ueno Motoo's mood suddenly brightened, he suddenly heard a familiar whistling sound in the air.

A shell landed in the dugout he was in!

"Boom!" After the huge explosion, the small fortification was filled with blood and gore.

The Japanese soldiers of the Rikuzen Kazuna machine gun company disappeared one after another in the accurate bombing.

This scene was not only seen by Captain Kawauchi Takuya, but also by Commander Tsuishi Juro further away through his binoculars.

He had already seen the collapse of the second line of defense of the Kawauchi Takuya battalion, and the third line of defense would be next to bear the brunt of the attack.

Even the line of defense composed of machine gun companies was captured so quickly, what kind of expectations could he still have?

The battlefield on the highway was a complete defeat, and the situation of the infantry battalion led by Fuji Yuuki attacking the mountain was equally fruitless.

Commander Tsuishi Juro understood the current situation: he was surrounded by troops preventing him from returning to Conghua.

The National Revolutionary Army soldiers guarding the mountain did not take the initiative to attack, and the troops guarding the direction of Conghua did not take the initiative to attack. Only the troops coming from the direction of Fogang were constantly taking the initiative to attack.

It was obvious that the Kawauchi Takuya battalion was unable to maintain the defense line. In this situation, the Marine Corps' plan to return to Conghua had to be changed again.

Of the entire Marine Corps' four infantry battalions, two had been completely crippled. The Yoshioka Taiichi Infantry Battalion and the Uchida Kamenosuke Infantry Battalion together had only about a hundred Japanese soldiers left.

The Kawauchi Takuya battalion now had only one infantry company and remnants of the artillery company without artillery.

The Fuji Yuuki Infantry Battalion now had relatively complete strength, with a machine gun company, two infantry companies, and an artillery company without artillery.

What to do now?

This was the problem facing Commander Tsuishi Juro!

He no longer fantasized about attacking the mountain. The Fuji Yuuki Battalion received orders: "Leave one company on the hillside to build fortifications, and the machine gun company will immediately go to reinforce the Kawauchi Takuya Battalion to hold the defense line." This was Commander Tsuishi Juro's new plan.

He could not break through now, so he could only hold his ground and wait for reinforcements.

This was also Lin Fan and Liu Laopao's idea. They had always hoped that the Japanese would do this.

After fighting for so long, the Japanese had finally realized this point, they deserved to be beaten!

Moreover, the Japanese did not grasp the spirit accurately enough. What the Special Operations Brigade wanted was to leave only five or six hundred Japanese soldiers surrounded here to lure the remaining Japanese soldiers to come to their rescue.

There were still too many Japanese soldiers in the encirclement now, which was unacceptable. They still needed to prune them like managing fruit trees to reduce the number of Japanese soldiers.

With this in mind, the Special Operations Brigade reduced artillery bombardment when the Japanese did not take the initiative to attack, but increased aimed fire at the Japanese.

Company Commander Hu Xiong saw the machine gun fire points that had been suppressing his attack being blown up one after another.

At first, he thought it was a coincidence, but when the Japanese machine gun fire points were systematically eliminated from left to right, he knew that the Brigade Commander was taking action.

After the last Japanese machine gun was destroyed, he immediately ordered, "Charge!"

Two platoons with twelve heavy machine guns pushed to the front, attacking the Japanese defense line. Company Commander Konoe Yuma wanted to die.

He never thought that the machine gun company, which had been doing so well, would be systematically eliminated by the National Revolutionary Army in a matter of minutes.

The targeted bombing just now not only blew up the machine guns of the Rikuzen Kazuna Machine Gun Company, but also accidentally blew up the three machine guns of his infantry company.

Now, the twelve heavy machine guns pushing to the front of the attacking troops were terrifying with their continuous fire.

Company Commander Konoe Yuma had no choice but to order the Japanese soldiers, "Lower your heads! Fix bayonets! Prepare for close combat."

In this respect, the Japanese combat method was similar to that of the National Revolutionary Army: when firepower was insufficient, they thought of close combat, as this was the only way to make up for their lack of firepower.

The Japanese soldiers in front suddenly stopped resisting, they actually stopped shooting! Company Commander Hu Xiong and Company Commander Ren Ce were both happy.

What the Japanese were thinking was not important, what was important was to break through!

Without the resistance of the Japanese soldiers, and not seeing the Japanese soldiers fleeing from the trenches, the intentions of the Japanese soldiers were obvious.

Company Commander Hu Xiong had always been the one to outsmart the Japanese, not the other way around. The attacking troops had always had heavy machine guns as shields in front, followed by a row of soldiers behind.

When they rushed to within thirty meters of the Japanese fortifications, Company Commander Hu's familiar order was issued again: "First Platoon! Grenades! Charge!"

The grenades thrown by the first squad of the first platoon had just exploded, and the grenades of the second squad were already in the air. After the second squad threw their grenades, the third squad threw theirs.

When the first round of grenades was thrown into the Japanese trenches, the Japanese soldiers who were curled up in the trenches preparing to jump up and kill had to lie even lower.

Sergeant Nikko Oogumo listened to the company commander's order and had already fixed his bayonet, holding his rifle tightly, ready to jump out of the trench at any time and engage in close combat with the attacking National Revolutionary Army troops.

His strength was fully charged, waiting for an order, and his body would jump out of the trench like a spring.

However, the order to attack did not come, but instead a grenade fell in front of him. Looking at the grenade still smoking,

Nikko Oogumo's body, which had been fully charged with strength, jumped up like a frightened rabbit.

With a "boom!" sound, several of the shrapnel from the exploded grenade shot into Sergeant Nikko Oogumo's body.

Nikko Oogumo, who landed from mid-air, was no longer able to struggle. There were not many Japanese soldiers like Sergeant Nikko Oogumo who were killed by the bombing along the entire defense line.

Sergeant Kitakaze Ryosuke was obviously much luckier, at least the grenade did not fall directly in front of him.

He did not need to think of ways to dodge, but Sergeant Kitakaze Ryosuke lowered his head even more after hearing the explosion.

He wished there was a hole in the ground that he could crawl into and never come out again.

These Japanese soldiers who had luckily survived the three rounds of grenade bombardment had their ears filled with "buzzing" sounds from the explosions.

They could not hear the footsteps of the soldiers of the Tenth Company rushing up at all. Sergeant Kitakaze Ryosuke only realized that the attacking National Revolutionary Army soldiers had arrived overhead when the light above his head was blocked.

He wanted to get up in a hurry with his completely flattened body, but it was too late. Su Qiang saw a Japanese soldier in the trench crawling up with his hands and feet.

He jumped down with one step, and with a "crack" sound, he stepped on the Japanese soldier's back and heard a crisp sound of bone fracture. Su Qiang's bayonet followed and pierced into the Japanese soldier's body, from the back to the chest.

Sergeant Kitakaze Ryosuke's body was nailed to the ground, with Su Qiang standing on his back. Sergeant Kitakaze Ryosuke was still struggling to death, trying to get his body up from the ground.

But after struggling a few times, it was as if a mountain was pressing on his back, and he could not get up at all.

Su Qiang had already stabbed the struggling Japanese soldier twice more at this time, and Sergeant Kitakaze Ryosuke finally resigned himself to lying on the ground and stopped moving.

These were all Japanese soldiers who were unable to struggle and did not have time to resist. Sergeant Kamikata Saburo acted quickly, he had quickly gotten up after the three rounds of grenade explosions.

He was holding a rifle in his hand, and just as he jumped out of the trench, he was met with a white and shiny bayonet. Kamikata Saburo had just parried this shot.

However, the shot stabbed over was a bit too powerful, and Kamikata Saburo had to take a step back. He had just been at the edge of the trench, and this step back was a mistake.

His body suddenly fell backward into the sky. Ma Dawei did not expect that he had only stabbed out one shot, and the bayonet did not touch the Japanese soldier's body, but the Japanese soldier fell backward into the sky.

Although he did not know what the Japanese soldier was up to, Ma Dawei still did as he thought.

He stepped forward and accurately stabbed the Japanese soldier who had fallen into the trench with the bayonet in his hand.

Kamikata Saburo was hit three times in a row, and he could no longer stand up. Company Commander Konoe Yuma had already died during the three rounds of grenade explosions.

The entire Konoe Yuma Company all died on the second line of defense. Now the entire Kawauchi Takuya Battalion only had one Uehara Hiroki Infantry Company, one Ichihara Yuta Artillery Company without artillery, and the Japanese soldiers of the battalion headquarters left.

Captain Kawauchi Takuya deployed all the remaining troops on the third line of defense. If he could not hold it this time, he could only die here.

Commander Tsuishi Juro had already sent a machine gun company to reinforce his battalion. This was the last machine gun company in the entire Marine Corps.

The Nagasawa Emon Machine Gun Company was rushing towards the defense line of the Kawauchi Takuya Battalion at this time.

Sergeant Shiina Rokuro ran while holding his machine gun, complaining, "Our own battalion's firepower is not enough, and we have to run over to reinforce them."

Sergeant Matsushima Sanjuro heard his words clearly next to him and replied, "The Kawauchi Battalion has its own machine gun company, is that not enough?"

Shiina Rokuro pointed to the sky, "At this time, no matter how many machine guns there are, it is useless. What is useful is artillery." What he meant by pointing to the sky was the shells falling from the air.

They were all very dissatisfied with this battle today. They had come all the way by land and water, only to drill into the National Revolutionary Army's trap.

As soon as they entered the National Revolutionary Army's trap, their artillery was destroyed, and then they were unilaterally beaten.

They should have retreated long ago, but they had been insisting here. Now they were dumbfounded!

Sergeant Shiina Rokuro also had a feeling of Schadenfreude in his heart. He could already feel the commanders' at a loss.

He had been fighting on this continent for five years, and had never fought such a battle. His company had never been transferred to reinforce other battalions before.

This was the first time he had such an experience. Sergeant Shiina Rokuro was simply gloating, and he did not realize that this was also his last battle.

Captain Kawauchi Takuya was personally on the third line of defense. He had prepared to coexist with this line of defense.

All the Japanese soldiers of the entire battalion together numbered more than two hundred. Although most of the sixty or so Japanese soldiers of the artillery company did not have weapons, they were also arranged in the defensive troops by the Kawauchi Takuya Battalion.

An artillery soldier was arranged between two infantry soldiers. The meaning of this was very obvious: if the armed infantry soldier died, the unarmed artillery soldier could immediately pick up the weapon and join the battle.

Sergeant Hyakudai Yusaku shook the Type 38 rifle in his hand and said to OdaGiri Yuta, who was empty-handed beside him, "Do you want this gun? I can give it to you directly."

OdaGiri Yuta said coldly, "If you die, this gun will be mine to use, so I still think it's better not to have your gun."

These words left Sergeant Hyakudai Yusaku speechless. He wanted to raise his head and fire at the rushing Special Operations Brigade soldiers, but he was a little scared.

Bullets were constantly flying overhead, and dirt and dust were constantly splashing out from the edges of the trenches where bullets hit.

Now, most of the Japanese soldiers in the entire Kawauchi Takuya Battalion were like Sergeant Hyakudai Yusaku, squatting in the trenches, waiting for the rain of bullets fired by the attacking troops to weaken, or waiting for them to rush up.

Without the counterattack of machine gun fire, even if there were more than two hundred Japanese soldiers here, they could not withstand the sweeping of twelve heavy machine guns.

Captain Kawauchi Takuya also knew this clearly. He had already drawn his command saber and was ready to give orders at any time.

But the firepower of the attacking troops was so fierce that the Japanese soldiers of his battalion would be instantly killed as soon as they raised their heads. What kind of orders could he give?

At this time, the fact that the Japanese soldiers of the entire battalion did not drop their weapons and run away meant that they were a very strong team.

Captain Kawauchi Takuya still gave the order: "Everyone prepare, engage in close combat with them when the National Revolutionary Army enters the trenches."

The Japanese soldiers of the Kawauchi Takuya Battalion were confident in close combat. They had never lost in bayonet fighting.

Today would probably be the same! The Japanese soldiers of the entire battalion were patiently waiting for the final moment to arrive.

In a distance of two hundred meters, Company Commander Hu Xiong commanded the troops to rush up quickly. The combat method he commanded was rigid and old-fashioned, still having the first platoon throw grenades.

The grenades of the first platoon had been replenished three times from the rear platoons. Now, the three squads of the first platoon were throwing grenades at the Japanese trenches again.

Listening to the sound of grenades exploding in front, Company Commander Ren Ce laughed: Old Hu only knows this trick! But it's quite useful.

Company Commander Hu used this trick to ensure that the entire company prevented the Japanese soldiers from resisting in the last forty meters. As for what happened after rushing into the trenches, he didn't have to worry about it.

No team could fight him in close combat!

Lin Fan deliberately had the entire brigade train bayonet skills every day, not just for stabbing, but because a team that dared to face bloody bayonet fighting was the bravest team.

When the soldiers saw the Japanese bayonet stabbing towards their chests, they could still parry and counterattack without changing their expressions. The courage required for this was much more than throwing grenades from a distance of fifty meters. A distance of fifty meters could give people a sense of security.

Now the two Tenth Companies had rushed into the final line of defense of the Kawauchi Takuya Battalion, which was also Kawauchi Takuya's bottom line.

His battalion had no way out, but he could have continued to retreat like Captain Uchida Kamenosuke, retreating to Commander Tsuishi Juro's headquarters.

It was just that Captain Kawauchi Takuya had cut off his own path. He did not retreat, and did not want to retreat. After the three rounds of grenade explosions, Captain Kawauchi Takuya had not died.

He immediately stood up and ordered loudly: "Kill! Kill!" Those Japanese soldiers who were still lying on the bottom of the trenches moved faster after hearing the captain's order.

Company Commander Ichihara Yuta also drew his command saber and followed Captain Kawauchi Takuya, stabbing at the Special Operations Brigade soldiers who had rushed up.

Today, the battle had turned out this way, and Company Commander Ichihara Yuta still felt very guilty: it was all because their artillery company had lost their artillery as soon as they went to the battlefield.

The Marine Corps without artillery was like a wild dog whose claws and teeth had been removed, and had no power to fight back at all.

Now the entire Marine Corps was about to be annihilated, and the Ichihara Yuta Artillery Company could only pick up rifles and be infantry soldiers.

Captain Kawauchi Takuya slashed his command saber at Ma Dawei, who had rushed up. When his slash was blocked, a bayonet stabbed towards his waist from the side.

Su Qiang's bayonet made the Japanese commander drop his command saber, stagger a few steps, retreat to the edge of the trench, step into the air, and fall backward.

The Japanese commander in front of Su Dawei retreated, but another Japanese commander stabbed over with a knife from the side.

He couldn't help but laugh: "Did I encounter a nest of Japanese officers? I just stabbed a commander to death, and another one came."

This knife came cunningly, and Su Dawei couldn't parry it well, so he could only jump back, first let go of this stab, then step forward, and shout: "Kill!"

The rifle in his hand stabbed out like lightning. Company Commander Ichihara Yuta was not good at stabbing in the first place, his profession was artillery, and he had never thought that there would be such close combat.

Just as he forced Su Dawei back with his stab, a smug smile appeared on his face. While this smile was still on his face, he was startled by the roar from the opposite side.

Looking at the bayonet stabbing over, he didn't have time to react at all before he was hit. Company Commander Ichihara Yuta, terrified, quickly dropped his command saber and wanted to reach out and grab the bayonet.

At this time, he felt the bayonet draw a circle on his chest, and his entire internal organs were twisted together.

All the strength in his body disappeared in an instant, and his brain only had one word: pain! He had no other thoughts.

Su Dawei pulled out his bayonet, gave the Japanese soldier on the opposite side another stab, and then kicked the Japanese soldier into the trench, continuing to look for the next target.

Company Commander Uehara Hiroki commanded his Japanese soldiers to engage in close combat, and he stood behind the team and commanded.