Yusuke Dohi was secretly observing Yoshio Shinozuka with his brows tightly locked, thinking that when he learned of the results and damage of the battle, Yoshio Shinozuka would be furious.

It's just that almost a minute has passed, and Yoshio Shinozuka didn't have the expected thunderous anger, but was silent.

But soon, Yoshio Shinozuka came back from his thoughts, and still pretended to be angry and said: "Yaga Yalu, it seems that Ichiro Nanata's command ability has declined. With so many troop losses, I'm afraid that if we want to completely capture the Hengshan base area of the new regiment, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy casualties! ”。

"Your Excellency Commander, this is actually no wonder the commander of the Qitian Division. Li Yunlong's lair is here, the mountains are steep, and the fortifications at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge and the blocking positions of the canyon road are all very cleverly arranged. Moreover, the troops of the Eighth Route Army fought tenaciously and their firepower was not inferior to that of the Imperial Army. It is to be expected that it will be difficult to fight, and Your Excellency the Commander does not have to mind. ”

Yusuke Tohi still persuaded him, after all, this kind of terrain and the opponent's combat effectiveness are not to be underestimated, and it is already good to be able to fight like this.

Yoshio Shinozuka was not disgusted by Yusuke Dohi's words, and the new regiment repeatedly maneuvered back and forth in the Japanese-controlled areas of Jin Province, annihilating a large number of troops under his command.

This has made Yoshio Shinozuka not have the slightest idea of underestimating the new group in his heart, but has a sense of urgency to kill the new group quickly and strangle it.

After all, the commander of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army and his new regiment who were able to ambush the four princes of the Japanese kingdom, did Yoshio Shinozuka still have the arrogance to despise the new regiment and Li Yunlong at this time?

"Order Ichiro Nanata, go on the offensive. Contact the bombers and fighters who took off from Yangmingbao to bomb Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge behind the plank road, as well as Hutou Mountain, where the regimental headquarters of the new regiment was stationed. Blow it up, blow it up! ”

Yoshio Shinozuka thought at this time, let's continue to attack first, regardless of the losses, and then solve the Hengshan base area.

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander, do your bidding."

Yusuke Dohi saw that Yoshio Shinozuka was not angry about the loss of Nanataichiro's department, and he was secretly relieved in his heart, and immediately paused.

As Yoshio Shinozuka gave the order to continue the attack, Nanata Ichiro had no choice but to order the 40th Wing under the 79th Brigade under the division to send a squadron to start a tentative attack on the plank road.

After the valley road comes out, it is a narrow plank road of more than 300 meters, one side is a cliff, and the width of the plank road is less than three or four meters.

The plank roads are all paved with wooden planks, so the little devils know from the early years of the terrain of Hengshan that these hundreds of meters of plank roads can not easily use mortars, grenadiers, and grenades to cover the attack. Once the plank road is blown up, it is even more difficult to attack Hutou Mountain behind the plank road through the depth of the plank road. 19th Floor Literature

And Nanata Ichiro also knew that although there were sack fortifications on the plank road to block the attack, the new regiment troops that blocked it were estimated that they would not use artillery and grenadiers, mortars and grenades to counterattack, after all, if the plank road was accidentally blown up, the new regiment could only be trapped in the mountains.

At this time, Ichiro Nanata and Masataro Nakai, chief of staff of the division, stood in front of the entrance of the plank road, less than 50 meters away from the entrance of the plank road.

There was already a squadron of Japanese soldiers who began to carry out a tentative attack along the plank road, covered by machine guns, and more than 100 Japanese soldiers cautiously stepped on the plank on the plank road, and attacked and advanced with Type 38 rifles.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the plank road is narrow, although it is unlikely that the other side will risk fighting back with mortars, grenades and other weapons, so as not to risk blowing up the plank road. However, even if it is a fortification made of sandbags and sacks, it will be difficult to attack in such a narrow condition of the plank road. Nakai Shotaro was a little worried, and couldn't help but say to Lieutenant General Nanata Ichiro, the commander of the 20th Division.

Nanata Ichiro waved his hand and said, "There is no way to do this." Judging from the topographic map of Hengshan sent by the intelligence section of the military department, this plank road is the only way to Hutou Mountain. This is not the most dangerous section of the road, after passing more than 300 meters of plank road, there is a pass point Yunge Hongqiao at the last ten meters of the plank road. There are also two peaks in the back, Tianfeng Ridge and Cuiping Peak. Condescendingly, from the rear condescendingly fire to cover the defenders of Yunge Hongqiao. Judging from the topographic map of Hengshan Mountain sent by the Intelligence Division, there is no other way to bypass the sneak attack on Hutou Mountain. We'll only be able to attack along the boardwalk, Nakai-kun! ”。

"Your Excellency, the division commander, is just attacking the plank road, such a plank road of hundreds of meters, and the new regiment is deployed layer by layer. We will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and the gains will outweigh the losses. ”

Nakai Shotaro said in a condensed voice, the Japanese army attacked the Chinese army, and many times used a roundabout and sneak attack. If we attack layer by layer, even if we finally hit Hutou Mountain, under such terrain conditions, the two wings under a brigade to which the 40th Division belonged at the end are estimated to suffer heavy casualties and damage to the structure.

"Commander Shinozuka sternly said that our 20th Division should wash away the shame of the 39th Wing under the 77th Brigade under the 77th Brigade under the division's subordinate regiment being annihilated and the 78th Wing suffering heavy casualties. So, for the honor of our 20 division, there is no way. Nakai-kun, order the troops to attack! ”

Seeing this, Nakai Shotaro knew that Nanata Ichiro had already made up his mind, and there was no way but to convey the old devil's order, and a Japanese squadron that had already been ready began to enter the plank road and attack tentatively.

"Haha, the little devil is here, brothers, give me a hard beating!" On the Yunge Hongqiao Pass in the rear of the plank road, Ma Wenhai, the commander of the third battalion, also saw the Japanese soldiers who began to come up at the entrance of the plank road from the telescope, sneered and picked up the battlefield phone, and directly ordered the blocking troops that had already been prepared in the forward position to start a counterattack.

However, most of the firepower for the counterattack is light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns, and rifles are also available. However, the firepower of the units deployed by the three battalions along the plank road layer by layer did not use mortars, grenadiers, grenades and other high-power weapons, just as Nanataichiro and other little devils guessed, the plank road was the way out. If the plank road is blown up by artillery fire, it will be a bit difficult to get out.

As a last resort, Zhao Gangdu had already ordered all troops not to use grenades, mortars and other high-powered weapons to counterattack, so as not to accidentally blow up the plank road and cause trouble.

"Yo Xi, Yo Xi, sure enough, the plank road blocking troops of the new regiment did not counterattack with mortars and other artillery fire. As we guessed, Nakai-kun, send someone to put on the steel plate shield and cover the attack! ”

Nanata Ichiro saw that the troops of the third battalion of the plank road did not use artillery fire to counterattack, and suddenly the previous guess was correct, the new regiment of defenders blocked the plank road, unwilling to use artillery fire to counterattack, probably because he realized that once the artillery counterattack, it was inevitable to blow up the plank road, and it would be a troublesome thing to go out at that time.

"Understood, Your Excellency the Division Commander!" The chief of staff of the division, Nakai Shotaro, who was standing beside Nanata Ichiro, said with a sneer, with the topographic map of Heng Mountain, how could Nanata Ichiro not have the slightest preparation.