Wei Mingyang did not continue to charge forward. He waited here for Platoon Leader Li to come up with the mortar.

This was not because he was afraid of continuing to attack the main position of the Japanese infantry brigade;

But he had already seen that without mortars to suppress the Japanese infantry brigade, the situation at the main position of the second battalion became precarious again.

Platoon leader Li brought the mortars and led the mules and horses along the way. He also saw the situation in the main position.

He was also very anxious. When he saw the battalion commander standing still, Li Cheng immediately understood: This was the battalion commander waiting for the mortar.

He immediately ordered: "The mortar team moves forward quickly and delivers the cannon to the battalion commander."

He led the rear team to clean the battlefield, and led the mules and horses to follow. The battle was still going on, and the weapons and ammunition of the second battalion needed to be replenished.

This time, the mules and horses could carry much more supplies, and the weapons and ammunition on the ground had to be swept back.

All weapons and ammunition can be taken away.

During their assault, they had defeated three Japanese infantry squads and one artillery squad, but they had more than a hundred rifles and tens of thousands of bullets.

There are also six machine guns and nine grenade launchers. With so many weapons, without the help of mules and horses, the thirty or so people attacking alone would not be able to move them away.

The mortar team rushed to the front to relieve the urgent need. Platoon Leader Li cleaned up these weapons and ammunition on the battlefield to provide support for the entire battalion's subsequent operations.

To allow the entire team to continue fighting, the Second Battalion no longer knows how much ammunition they fired today. If they hadn't been collecting weapons and ammunition on the battlefield, they would have run out of ammunition long ago.

When the mortar team caught up with Wei Mingyang and the others, they immediately set up their mortars, and Wei Mingyang immediately launched a bombing attack on the charging Japs.

Wei Mingyang's attack on the Japanese at this position did not last long until Platoon Leader Li and others pursued him.

Without stopping, Wu Youdao and the others directly put the weapons and ammunition that had been collected in a pile onto the backs of the mules and horses.

More than thirty people quickly rushed towards the center of the battlefield.

It's not that Wei Mingyang doesn't want to continue bombing the Japanese here, it's just that he is the only one who can play a role here.

The enemy's attack can be suppressed for a while, but it is impossible to suppress the enemy's attack forever.

Therefore, he needs to get as close as possible to the main force of the Japs and let everyone in the entire guard platoon play a role.

This time Wei Mingyang had to cooperate with the brothers holding the main position to attack the Japanese in front from both sides.

Although they only have about thirty troops here, they have sufficient weapons and ammunition, and every one of them is an elite among the elites. This is a force that cannot be ignored.

Wei Mingyang wanted to bring his platoon closer to within 600 meters of the main force of the Japs, so that everyone could join in the attack on the Japs.

The Matsushita Ota Battalion, which had just suffered another round of bombings, once again dispatched Taro Hatada's infantry squadron. Takamoto Renbu's squadron divided into left and right groups and rushed towards the 2nd Battalion's position.

Looking from the direction of Wei Mingyang, we still couldn't sense any problems with the Second Battalion's defense line.

Captain Matsushita Ohta stood closer and had a better understanding of the situation on the battlefield.

He could see the sparse skirmishers on the National Army's defense line, and he could also see several machine gun fire points on the National Army's defense line.

He shouted an order: "Concentrate the grenades of the entire brigade, concentrate all the machine guns, and suppress the fire."

Now that he does not have mortars in his hand, he cannot use mortars to bomb the national army's positions, but at close range, grenades can also achieve the same strategic purpose.

Captain Matsushita Ohta no longer thought about annihilating the more than 30 national army soldiers coming from behind.

He ordered: "Saionji Hideki Infantry Squadron, establish a defensive position behind it to protect the rear wing of the entire brigade."

This is already the greatest attention paid to the more than thirty people who rushed from behind.

This is why Captain Matsushita Ota discovered that an infantry squad really couldn't stop those thirty people.

Thinking of the more than 30 soldiers who ran thousands of meters to kill the Shochiku Musashi infantry squad and completely annihilated the Ogura Ryunosuke artillery squad.

He grabbed four mortars attached to the entire brigade, and then successively killed the two infantry squads he sent over.

In less than an hour, a small team of more than thirty people unknowingly annihilated an infantry squadron of their own.

If we send out a small team of soldiers to snipe these people, wouldn't we commit the mistake of "adding fuel to the fire"?

Captain Matsushita Ohta, who realized that he had made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, took the initiative to correct the mistake and changed his tactics.

He wanted to defeat the main position of the National Army first, and then turn around and kill this small team of National Army running around like fleas with all his strength.

Send a small team to defeat the more than 30 people pressing down from behind, and use the entire Saionji Hideki Infantry Squadron to establish a line of defense behind them.

Don't take the initiative to attack, just stay in place, wait until the main position of the national army in front is broken, and then turn around to deal with them.

Captain Matsushita Ota has learned the lesson of not leaving a reserve team just now, and the Saionji Hideki Infantry Squadron is the reserve team he left behind.

"Hai!" Commander Hideki Saionji nodded solemnly and accepted the order.

Immediately he shouted to his Japanese soldiers: "Go forward a hundred meters, dig fortifications, and build a defense line."

At this time, Wei Mingyang and the others who were rushing behind them were still a thousand meters away from these Japs.

As the saying goes: If you sharpen your guns in battle, you will lose your happiness.

No matter how hard it is to dig fortifications during a battle, it is better than nothing in the wilderness.

And this time, the Saionji Hideki Infantry Squadron was not the only one digging fortifications.

Captain Matsushita Ota brought the entire brigade, including the baggage team and engineering team.

Now, the Omiya Daisuke Engineer Squadron, which had only been beaten and never opened fire with the brigade, could finally do some serious work.

There are about a hundred Japs in the Engineer Squadron, working hard in cooperation with the Japs in the Saionji Hideki Infantry Squadron.

The attack of Taro Hatada's infantry squadron was initially very smooth, with the entire brigade's machine guns and grenade launchers behind him for protection.

Captain Fujikawa Rikuo led the team at the front. He is a fanatical militarist.

He is also a hands-on practitioner, promoted from an ordinary soldier to the position of squad leader because of his sacrifice of life on the battlefield.

He is also a rare person among the Japanese army.

Captain Fujikawa Rikuo rushed to the front of the entire team with a Type 38 rifle, and was still shouting orders: "Kill in time!"

In any team, the leader's leading role at the front is very inspiring, and the same is true for Fujikawa Rikuo's team.

The entire team of Japanese soldiers roared and charged forward, as if they had been given blood.

The Japanese soldiers attacked the temporary position of the second battalion in two groups, making it even more difficult for the already difficult-to-support defense line.

The Japs on the left and right wings charged with all their strength, and the main Japs in the center used all their firepower to cover their attack.
Chapter completed!