As soon as Lei Jian finished speaking, he aimed at a straight tree trunk, suddenly took off and ran over, almost in front of the big tree, his body bounced up violently, more than a meter from the ground close to the tree trunk, his hands and feet were like iron hoops, tightly clasping the tree trunk, 'whoosh, swishing ......', his hands and feet were replaced like an ape, and he quickly disappeared into the huge canopy of more than ten meters above the ground.

The thunder sword that got into the canopy of the tree, stepped on a tree branch, stabilized his body, held up the binoculars, and swept towards the Japanese truck fleet on the Hengshi Highway.

At this time, the captain of the Japanese army Iizuka received a telegram from the 180th Regiment, and when it was confirmed that the troops of the Eighth Route Army guarding the peak of Laoye Mountain were the 'only regiment' of Lei Jian, the sworn enemy of his 581st Wing, Iizuka couldn't help but gasp.

He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Bastard, why did you meet this doll of the Eighth Route Army that killed one of my captains?" Today, I will devote my most powerful troops and firepower to the battle of Lao Ye Mountain and destroy this Chinese army that humiliated our Imperial Japanese Army. ”

Captain Iizuka ordered, "Order the 16th Brigade Yamada Kizo Nakasa, and continue to attack Laosan from the south.

The 7th Brigade Muto Nobuyoshi Nakasa was ordered to quickly reach the eastern slope of Lao Ye Mountain by car, and lead the Japanese brigade to fight for the mountain peak position held by the 8th Route of the territory from the east in the first attack with the heaviest firepower.

Captain Nakamura Masao of the 11th Brigade was ordered to bypass the southern slope of Laoye Mountain by car, launch a feint attack on Laoye Mountain on the east bank of the Tiechuan River, contain the strength and firepower of the Eighth Route Army on the mountain peak, and respond to the two Japanese brigades in the east and south, and eliminate the 'only regiment' of the Eighth Route Army occupying the mountain peak in one go. ”

The Japanese truck brigade that stayed on the Hengshi Highway suddenly launched, loaded with heavily armed little devils, pulling twelve artillery pieces, and quickly pounced on Lao Ye Mountain under the lead of two armored vehicles.

Lei Jian saw that the devil's large army suddenly dispatched, and he didn't expect the enemy to finally change the battle plan and attack Lao Ye Mountain with all his strength.

He poked his head out of the canopy and ordered Zhang Ping under the tree: "Convey my order immediately;

Ordered Deputy Regiment Commander Li Gang to lead the cavalry battalion and reconnaissance platoon to ambush the Qingsha tent close to the west of the Devil Truck Team and Hengshi Highway, deploy firepower to suddenly strike and advance to the southern and western slopes of Lao Ye Mountain, and retreat immediately after the blockade is in place, let the Devil Truck enter the minefield laid out, and once the grenades and explosives are detonated, take advantage of the firepower to strike the enemy's main force to reinforce the troops on Zhengtai Road.

The second company, which was holding on to Lao Ye Mountain, was ordered to block the enemy in the first line of defense with the heaviest firepower.

Ordered Deputy Regiment Commander Wang Xiaoliang to lead the main force to quickly build trench fortifications on the east bank of the Tiechuan River, and once the Japanese army tried to pass through the Hengshi Highway under the mountain on the western slope of Laoye Mountain, it was necessary to block it at all costs, and not let a little devil pass.

Ordered Fang Liqiang's assault company to set up an ambush 500 meters near the cavalry battalion along the Hengshi Road, once the Japanese truck unit broke through the cavalry battalion defense line and continued to advance westward, the fire was blocked, and the speed of the Japanese army's westward advance was slowed down, and the cavalry battalion was covered quickly 300 meters west of the assault company to continue to set up an ambush, and the fire blocked the enemy, and the two units crossed cover and attacked the enemy's westward truck.

Song Chun, commander of the fourth battalion, was ordered to organize a platoon of troops to transport weapons, ammunition, and food and drink to the rear of the main force on the east bank of the Tiechuan River as quickly as possible through the erected pontoon bridge, so as to make a good supply for the battlefield.

Ordered Kong Xiang, director of the Political Department, to mobilize the people in nearby villages to actively support the front to do a good job of battlefield first aid and ammunition at any time. ”

After Lei Jian gave the order, he drilled into the canopy again, holding a telescope to keep a close eye on the movements of the enemy's large forces.

He used the forest of the Tiechuan River as the command position of the 'only regiment', and took him standing on this big poplar tree as the highest point of command before the war, which can also be regarded as a lookout post.

Lei Jian said to Feng Guang, the deputy squad leader of the guard squad who was already standing in the canopy at this time: "Feng Guang, you pay close attention to the movement of the Japanese trucks leading to the Hengshi Highway under the western slope of Laoye Mountain, and report to me immediately once there is a change." ”

He stared at the trucks in the middle of the 581st Wing Truck Brigade, and did not dare to let go of the forward position of these six trucks.

Lei Jian watched the whole 581 Wing of the Japanese army go out, and pounced on Lao Ye Mountain with great momentum, not only did he feel nervous about the devil unit of his 'only regiment' in Lao Ye Mountain and blocking the Japanese army from reinforcing Zhengtai Road.

He decided that if he wanted to succeed in blocking the enemy's reinforcements for 24 hours in Lao Ye Mountain, the 'One Regiment' would definitely pay the price of blood, and the most crucial thing at present was also the Thunder Sword, and the best thing in fighting against the Japanese army was to defeat the devil's baggage troops and destroy the supply of the devil's weapons, ammunition and other military supplies.

Lei Jian poked out of the canopy of the tree and shouted to Zhang Ping under the tree: "Order the artillery company to quickly and covertly reach the north of this forest five hundred meters, set up a good artillery position, and stand by at any time." ”

At this time, Lei Jian, who was standing in the canopy of the tree, issued and changed several orders one after another, felt a little more relaxed, looked at the southern slope of Lao Ye Mountain with binoculars, and found dozens of trucks full of Japanese troops, parked at the bottom of the mountain, five artillery pieces, and a mortar position nearby, which were in full swing to be armed.

Lei Jian saw that the enemy had made a bloody investment this time, first used artillery fire to destroy the position of the Eighth Route Army in Lao Ye Mountain, and then concentrated a large force to launch a general attack, trying to destroy the Eighth Route Army that was stuck in the mountain peak position and the artillery bombardment in one go.

He ordered Zhang Ping to immediately order the second company, which was sticking to the position on Lao Ye Mountain, to quickly break out of the first line of defense, and to rush halfway up the mountain in concealment, and when the devil's powerful artillery bombardment was carried out, he quickly rushed into the first line of defense and blocked the attacking enemy with firepower.

Lei Jian felt that the deployment made and the various orders issued by the 581st Wing of the Japanese Army on Zhengtai Road this time should be no problem as long as the combat units strictly implement them, strike at the enemy flexibly and flexibly in the course of execution, and block the enemy for 24 hours, although they will pay the price of blood.

He decisively went down from the canopy, about three meters from the ground, Lei Jian's hands and feet suddenly left the trunk of the tree, popped out, and the whole person suddenly fell to the ground quickly, just when he was about to land, his body was slightly bent and lifted up, just like the last landing style of a single parallel bars athlete, and his feet fell steadily on the ground.

Lei Jian said to Zhang Ping: "Issue the last order, order Qu Jiaming to lead the reconnaissance platoon and rush to this forest immediately, you pack up and act with me immediately." ”

In less than ten minutes, Qu Jiaming led the reconnaissance platoon and rushed into the woods on horseback, and before he could report to Lei Jian, Lei Jian led the guard squad that was already riding on the war horse, as well as Zhang Ping's field telecommunications squad, waved his hand and shouted: "You guys act with me." ”

Dozens of war horses rushed out of the woods and quickly approached the artillery company ambushed in the green gauze tent, and the artillery company commander Zhao Sicong looked at the commander of the Lei Jian regiment, and personally led the reconnaissance platoon, the guard squad and the field telecommunications squad to the artillery position, and he ran over excitedly to report: "Report to the regiment commander Lei, the artillery company's position has been deployed, and it can fire artillery at any time to hit the devil's truck team." ”

"Very well, you continue to hold your position, ready at any time to shell the Japanese targets designated by the order I gave the order."

Lei Jian ordered Qu Jiaming: "Lead the cavalry reconnaissance platoon to covertly move closer to the Japanese truck team heading west on Hengshi Road, closely monitor the six covered trucks guarding the middle of the Japanese truck brigade, and report to me as soon as they stop or change the direction of driving." ”

At this time, Li Gang, who led the cavalry and hid in the green gauze tent on the west side of Hengshi Road, approached the edge of the crop field, climbed on the ground with a telescope, looked at the slowly approaching devil truck, and found that dozens of trucks stopped near a clearing, and about a brigade of devils got down from the car, and quickly pounced on the southern slope of Lao Ye Mountain, behind which five artillery pieces and more than a dozen mortar positions were deployed. The other trucks continued westward along Hengshi Road at the foot of Lao Ye Mountain.

Li Gang saw more than 100 trucks turn a corner and rush towards his cavalry battalion, which used the rapid maneuver of cavalry on the Hengwu Highway to ambush and reinforce the 539th Wing of the 581st Wing of the Japanese Army on the high ground, and blocked the experience gained by the enemy, at this time he ordered the soldiers around him: "When the enemy trucks rush to the Hengshi Road in front of them, they must use the most fierce fire to burst the tires of the first few passenger cars of the devil, forcing the enemy to not continue to move west to Zhengtai Road for reinforcements for a short time. ”

The soldiers around him were all veterans of the cavalry battalion who were directly brought over from the old independent regiment, and according to the order issued by Li Gang, they quickly dismounted, handed over the war horses to the soldiers left behind, brought weapons and ammunition, rushed to the edge of the green gauze tent, and made all preparations for battle in concealment.

Li Gang watched the enemy's truck convoy rushing over, and he suddenly shouted: "There are two armored vehicles in front of the Japanese trucks, let go of the armored vehicles, and concentrate fire to destroy the personnel carriers behind." ”

(End of chapter)