The 581st Wing Truck Brigade of the Japanese Army, slowly advancing along the Hengshi Road, stopped advancing immediately after being attacked by the cavalry battalion's last fire, and the little devils in the car quickly jumped out of the car, drilled into the ditches on both sides, and counterattacked with gun fire.

Li Gang saw that the little devil quickly deployed fire force to block the attack, ordered the cavalry battalion to withdraw from the position, quickly bypassed the devil's truck team, and rushed to the front of the enemy in concealment along the green gauze tent on the west side of Hengshi Road.

The cavalry battalion rushed all the way to the northwest, crossed the low mountain beams, and rushed to a halt under the cliff face on the back of Lao Ye Mountain. Li Gang ordered the 67 soldiers to stay behind, conceal their horses, and ordered the cavalry battalion to bring light and heavy weapons and ammunition to climb the cliff at the fastest sprint speed.

Hundreds of cavalry warriors jumped off their horses, rushed to the bottom of the cliff wall of Lao Ye Mountain with their loads, grabbed the small trees, thorns and weeds and kudzu vines on the cliff wall, and took the lead one by one, taking the lead and starting to climb to the top of the cliff.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion, after many difficulties, finally climbed to the mountain positions stained red with the blood of the soldiers, and immediately carried out the construction of post-war fortifications, advancing heavy weapons to the forefront, and on the flanks were rifle companies that assisted in striking the enemy.

Li Gang found that the commanding heights of the position would be farther and farther away from the little devils who rushed down the mountain, which would weaken the intensity of the firepower, so he ordered the troops to rush to the halfway up the mountain in concealment, quickly build a position, with the first company as the main force to attack the enemy, and the second and third companies to build a position while attacking the little devils who rushed down the slope with firepower.

The 7th and 16th Brigades, which broke through Laoye Mountain, rushed from Laoye Mountain to the bottom of the mountain, howling and shouting to celebrate the battle exploits of seizing the main position of the Eighth Route Army, when they were suddenly hit by heavy fire behind them.

The little devils in the back didn't expect that the rear where they thought they were the safest would be attacked by a sudden sneak attack, and they were shot and fell down unprepared, rolling down the steep slope and crashing into the devils in front.

The devils who were hit were unprepared, and when their legs were weak, they bumped lightly, and immediately rushed forward to the bottom of the mountain, rolling continuously, knocking down most of the devils, and under the fire of the Eighth Route Army on the mountain, the two devil brigades cried wolf and rushed down the mountain.

Li Gang saw that the little devil who rushed down the mountain had no power to resist, and he resolutely shouted: "All the soldiers are out of the position, beat the devil's buttocks, and must cripple the little devil." ”

Captain Muto, the commander of the devil, shouted at the sixteenth captain Yamada Kizo Nakasa beside him: "Yamada-kun, quickly order your brigade of imperial soldiers, quickly stop and retreat down the mountain, and lie down on the spot to counterattack the dirt eight road that rushed down the mountain. ”

Captain Yamada Kizo roared angrily: "The Dirt Eight Roads of Lao Ye Mountain have been completely wiped out, and at this time, there are Dirt Eight Roads that killed and injured the Japanese Imperial Army, could it be that they fell from the sky?" Bastard, get down on the spot, and block the dirt eight roads that rushed down with firepower. ”

The little devil who was hit and fled quickly, under the action of inertia and steep slopes, wanted to stop and lie down to block on the spot, how easy is it to say? Before he could stand firmly, he was rushed down the mountain by the devil who rushed down again.

Li Gang held a machine gun, kept swinging the muzzle, erupted tongues of fire, angrily swept towards the fleeing little devil, followed by two soldiers behind him, at any time to provide him with a bridge clamp full of bullets, whenever the bullets on the bridge are finished, they will soon be replenished.

The lethality of an almost fully automatic machine gun like this is unstoppable.

The seventh captain, Muto Nobuyoshi Nakasa, saw this embarrassing rout situation, not because the imperial army was not strong, but because the Eighth Route Army was condescending to hunt and kill, and the imperial soldiers were unable to stop being charged with each other, and they were completely in a passive situation at this time.

In just a while, under the powerful firepower of the cavalry battalion of the Eighth Route Army, there was a squad of devils who were shot and died rolling down the western slope of Lao Yeshan, and the retreat was out of control.

Li Gang was not carried away by the victory of the cavalry battalion, which had taken advantage of the time and place, and achieved remarkable results, and he ordered loudly: "Stop the pursuit, build a bunker on the spot, and shoot the little devils who have fled." ”

The first company of cavalry, as the main company, used light and heavy weapons to eliminate the enemy who was still running, and the second and third companies cooperated with the first company to repair the fortifications and repair one place, and the soldiers of the first company entered immediately.

Captain Iizuka, who was supervising the 11th Brigade and continuing to advance westward, suddenly saw the soldiers of the 7th and 16th Imperial Army who were rushing down the mountain on the western slope of Lao Ye Mountain, and they were rushing straight down at the fastest speed, and he arrogantly said to the chief of staff: "Sato-kun, as long as the 7th and 16th brigades rush down Lao Ye Mountain, my 581st Wing will break through the fire blockade of Tuba Road, and quickly reinforce Zhengtai Road and roar west. ”

Chief of Staff Sato was just about to compliment a few words, when he suddenly rushed down from the peak of Lao Ye Mountain, hundreds of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, holding their guns like ducks, shooting the Japanese troops retreating down the mountain with firepower, the speed was so fast, like tigers and leopards hunting a flock of sheep, the fleeing Japanese troops had no power to fight back, rolled down the mountain, and suffered heavy casualties.

Iizuka Daisa's heart was shocked, and he scolded hysterically: "Yaga, how can the main force of the earth eight roads appear in Lao Ye Mountain?" Yamada and Muto, the two lieutenants, didn't report to the enemy of Lao Ye Mountain, and they were all wiped out, so where did this Tsuchibalu army come from? ”

He looked at the Imperial soldiers who had been rolling down the mountain, and ordered in a moment of rage: "Bastard, quickly lie down on the spot and fight back with the fiercest firepower." ”

"Iizuka Daisa, the soldiers of our imperial army rushed down the mountain from the peak of Lao Ye Mountain, the slope was steep and dangerous, and at this time they were attacked by the Tuba Road, and they were shot and fell to the ground and collided with the soldiers in front, and they couldn't stop and fight back on the spot."

"Chief of Staff Sato, what do you mean is that you are only beaten in the ass by the Eighth Route Army, and you don't have the ability to fight back at all?"

"Iizuka Daisa, the only way now is to order a force to shoot at the bottom, force the Imperial soldiers who continue to rush down to stop, maintain a fighting state, launch an attack on the mountain's half-waist Tu Eight Road, and use superior forces to annihilate this Tu Eight Road."

Iizuka Osa knew that Chief of Staff Sato's method might be effective, but the 11th Brigade he led was at least 500 meters away from the halfway slope of Lao Ye Mountain, and it would not have any good effect to shoot and suppress it from a long distance.

Just when Captain Iizuka and Chief of Staff Ken Sato discussed how to stop the fleeing Imperial soldiers, stop the rout, and reflexively attack the Tsuchihachi Road on the halfway slope of Lao Ye Mountain, something that surprised the two commanders even more followed.

Wang Xiaoliang, who had already prepared for battle and was hidden on the east bank of the Tiechuan River, less than 500 meters away from Hengshi Road, led the main force of the 'only group', and saw a large number of devils rushing to Hengshi Road from Lao Ye Mountain, Wang Xiaoliang couldn't hold back and shouted: "Good girl, this piece of fat is too big, my main force is not easy to gnaw." ”

He didn't care whether it was good or not, and ordered the battalions around him: "Be ready for battle, once the devils rush to Hengshi Road, with the greatest firepower, strive to destroy the main force of the devils in the first wave of strikes." ”

Wang Xiaoliang looked at a large number of devils, like a group of yellow wolves, pounced from Lao Ye Mountain to Hengshi Road, just as he ordered the troops to prepare for battle, suddenly a unit of the Eighth Route Army chased down from the peak of the mountain with a gun.

This brave force confused Wang Xiaoliang, he didn't know when Lao Ye Mountain still hid such a unit that could always fight, besides, the two brigades of the little devil had broken through the mountain peak position, so how did this army hide?

Just when Wang Xiaoliang was puzzled, he heard the soldiers around him shouting excitedly: "Okay, grandma, this Eighth Route Army that pounces down like a tiger on the mountain is too powerful, the devils who fight are rolling in the urine, the ghosts are crying wolves, obediently, be more violent, it is best to destroy this group of mongrels." ”

Cui Kai, the deputy commander of the first battalion beside him, looked at the exciting scene and asked Wang Xiaoliang: "Deputy Commander Wang, let's take this opportunity to simply rush up and flank the enemy from the bottom up, so that we will destroy this large army of devils in one fell swoop." ”

"Don't move blindly, the time is not right, as soon as the time comes, you will attack immediately." Wang Xiaoliang categorically refused, in fact, he was already itching in his heart, and he really wanted to make up this great opportunity to attack with fire up and down to eliminate this little devil.

But he had to carry out Lei Jian's order, unless it was absolutely necessary, or unless Lei Jian issued an order to attack, otherwise, he couldn't act rashly, once the hidden place of the main force of the 'One Regiment' was exposed, the devil would gather all his forces to encircle and suppress.

Wang Xiaoliang found that the devils who had fled in front had retreated to the Hengshi Highway, and were preparing to carry out firepower to counterattack the Eighth Route Army halfway up the mountain, he raised his gun and shouted: "The battalions of the 'One Regiment' will destroy this devil's embarrassed army with the most fierce firepower." ”

(End of chapter)