Captain Iizuka waited for his two artillery squads, opened artillery bombardment of the forward positions occupied by the Eighth Route Army, trying to snatch them back, but he never heard the sound of artillery, he angrily rushed to the artillery position, grabbed the artillery squad leader and shouted: "Bastard, why don't you open fire?" Hurry up and shoot me. ”

"Report to Your Excellency Wing Commander, the artillery position is at an elevation angle, and it is not easy to grasp the landing point of the shell, once it is ......."

Captain Iizuka slapped the cannon squad leader twice, and scolded hysterically: "Yaga, stupid pig, you can test fire from a distance, slowly adjust the gun position, you bastard, fire quickly." ”

The leader of the devil artillery squad did not dare to hesitate, ran to a mortar, personally adjusted the gun position, loaded and fired.

The cannonball was wrapped in a roar, and after rushing out of the barrel, it flew into the sky at an angle of more than 80 degrees, and suddenly fell at a right angle during the flight, and with a 'boom', it exploded on the ground in the second line of defense of the devil, and the little devil who exploded was killed and injured several, and he scolded without dying: "Bastard, why do you want to fire at your own position, stupid pig, you should be dead, you should be dead." ”

Iizuka rushed to the artillery squad leader, kicked the artillery squad leader, adjusted the gun position, loaded and fired, this time the shell flew away from the second line of defense of the Japanese army, crossed the forward position occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and exploded on the hillside of the high ground overhead.

Wang Xiaoliang, who was leading the soldiers to move the heavy machine gun to the forward position on the high ground, was exploded by a shell that suddenly fell halfway up the mountainside, and the dust and smoke were spread, and he immediately ordered to lie down on the spot.

Captain Iizuka shouted to the trembling artillery squad leader standing beside him: "Come here, follow the trajectory of my mortar shells, quickly fine-tune the gun position, and be sure to adjust to the most effective shell firing landing point, and destroy the artillery position of our Imperial Japanese Army occupied by the Tsuchibachi. ”

Lei Jian found the devil artillery position, fired two shells, did not fall on the forward position occupied by the Eighth Route Army, he knew very well in his heart, the devil gunner did not expect Iizuka Daisa, would order the artillery to attack the Japanese army's own forward position, suddenly ordered the shell to strike, the devil gunner will not accurately grasp the landing point of the shells fired, but this is only a test firing, it will soon be adjusted in place, and the shells will bombard the forward position.

He ordered Cui Hao, the deputy commander of the first battalion: "You lead a company of soldiers to stealthily pass through the communication trench dug by the little devils, approach the devil's artillery position safely, and destroy it for me." ”

He also ordered Zhang Ting, commander of the first battalion, and the commander of the first regiment of the new Seventh Brigade: "Order all companies of the troops, with platoons as units, under the cover of strong firepower, to slowly approach the second line of defense of the devils, increase firepower to eliminate the devils of the second line of defense, and strive to occupy the second line of defense of the devils in a very short time." ”

Iizuka Daisa believed that as long as he deployed heavy weapons in the forward position, destroyed the attacking Eighth Route Army with the greatest firepower, and inflicted heavy losses on the Eighth Route Army, the high ground he held on would be free from danger.

But this well-planned old devil, unexpectedly met a witty and resolute commander of the Eighth Route Army, this baby formulated the general offensive combat deployment, not at all according to normal thinking, but through three feints, forcing the enemy to stick to the heavy fire position on the high ground exposed, he used the troops to feint again and again, seized the favorable fighter opportunity when retreating, and ordered the artillery under the mountain to destroy the heavy fire point of the devil's forward position with the most powerful artillery fire.

After three rounds of artillery fire, the Japanese 581st Wing deployed heavy firepower points in the forward positions of the first line of defense, and the tragic situation of five to four was destroyed, and the remaining heavy firepower points were defeated by the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who captured the forward positions.

At this time, there were few devils who retreated to the second and third lines of defense, and there were few heavy firepower positions, and under the powerful firepower of the first battalion of the Eighth Route Army's Lei Jian and the first regiment of the new seventh brigade, the little devils of the Japanese army who were sticking to the two lines of defense were already in a positional defensive posture and had no power to counterattack.

Captain Iizuka has seen that his wing is currently at a disadvantage, and it is impossible to regain the forward position.

He hurriedly shouted to the chief of staff: "Chief of staff, why haven't the imperial troops on both flanks of the high ground come to reinforce quickly?" That's why, immediately contacted, ordered them to run reinforcements. ”

After receiving the order to return to the reinforcements, the little devils on both sides of the high ground immediately prepared to abandon their positions and move closer to the base camp of the Japanese army on the high ground. The leader of the devil squadron on the right flank ordered: "Shrink quickly, withdraw the whole team from the position, and run to reinforce the highland base camp." ”

Just when the right wing squadron of the devil was about to withdraw, the third battalion of Lei Jian, which had already been approaching, saw that the devil was about to run, and the commander of the third battalion, Huang Yong, decisively ordered: "The seventh and ninth companies will attack with me, bite the retreating little devils, and beat me with their butts, and the eighth company will cover the regimental organs and various directly subordinate departments led by Political Commissar Ma, as well as the departments of the new seventh brigade organs, quickly pass through the devil's blockade line, and suspend the westward advance in Chenjiahougou, thirty miles away, waiting to join the main force." ”

Battalion Commander Huang led the soldiers of the 7th and 9th companies, as if they were shooting the devil to see him off, biting the devil's tail, following the progress of the fast and slow, the devil who fought lost his temper at all, and could not fight back to stop the reinforcements, nor could he fight the blocking battle with the greatest firepower, so he had to fight and go, walk and fight, and the marching speed became slower and slower.

The leader of the devil squadron, the soldier led by the battalion commander Huang Yong, was beaten crazy, and he scolded angrily: "Bastard, the pig is like a plaster, it can't be removed if it is attached to the body, order a squad to block it in the rear, and the other two squads, quickly follow me back to the highland battalion." ”

Huang Yong had already entangled the squadron on the right flank of the devils, so he didn't want to let go of this group of bastards, he ordered a platoon of fire against the devil's rearguard squad, and he led a multi-company of soldiers to quickly go around to the two sides of the two devil squads that were reinforcing and eliminate the little devils with the greatest firepower.

This little devil who returned to help, his energy was not focused on counterattacking the pursuit of Huang Yong's troops, he had to rush to the high ground as fast as possible to reinforce, he knew in his heart that the position held by the captain of the highland Iizuka must have encountered unprecedented danger, otherwise he would not have ordered his squadron to return to reinforcement quickly.

The devils of a squadron on the right flank were dragged by Huang Yong's third battalion, and the devil squadron that returned to the aid of the left flank suffered heavy casualties and could not move an inch under the condescending fire of the second regiment of the new seventh brigade on the left flank.

The commander of the 581st Wing, Iizuka Osa, could not get reinforcements from the two squadrons of the Imperial Army on the left and right flanks, and the second and third lines of defense were in a very dangerous situation under the strong firepower of the two units of the Eighth Route Army.

The chief of staff reminded in time: "Your Excellency Iizuka, the 581st Wing of the Imperial Japanese Army is now unable to block the westward advance of the Tuba Road, and the Tuba Road will soon break through the blockade line. ”

The arrogant Iizuka Osa didn't take this Tubalu army in his eyes at all, he said arrogantly: "I, the 581st Wing, have never asked for help, and ordered the warriors of the second and third lines of defense to suppress the attack of the Tubalu with the greatest firepower, recapture the forward position, and destroy this Tubalu. ”

Lei Jian looked at the entire battlefield, he had realized that the 581st Wing, which was at a disadvantage at this time, would soon fall apart and flee under the powerful firepower, and he ordered the cavalry battalion, which had not given the order to attack, to quickly detour back to the back of the Devil's Wing, and cooperate with the 3rd Battalion of the newly formed Independent Regiment to launch an attack from behind the enemy, causing the enemy's 581st Wing to suffer from the enemy, crush the enemy, and cover the large army to continue to advance westward.

He also ordered Wang Xiaoliang to lead two chariots to intercept the fleeing 581 Wing on the Hengwu Highway and give the devil army the final blow.

At this time, the heavy machine gun team led by Wang Xiaoliang approached the forward position, and Lei Jian shouted happily: "Deputy Commander Wang, if you move the heavy machine gun to the high ground, it will increase the firepower of the enemy, and you will immediately carry out the latest order I have given, whether you can give the fleeing devil wing a fatal final blow, it depends on you." ”

"Please rest assured, Commander Lei, I, Wang Xiaoliang, will definitely take two chariots and ambush on the Hengwu Highway, and give him a fatal blow to the 581 Wing that has been disabled, and promise that this devil wing will not dare to come out to spread the wild in the short term, hahaha."

Lei Jian watched Wang Xiaoliang rush down the high ground with several soldiers, and not only shouted in a low voice: "Xiaoliang, my good brother, you have grown into a commander who can take charge on your own, you are good." ”

He turned back to the heavy machine gunner and ordered: "You are the most combat-effective combat unit on this high ground, I now order you to immediately adjust the machine gun position, and use the maximum firepower to destroy the devils of the second line of defense of the Japanese army." ”

Lei Jian ordered the commander of the first regiment of the New Seventh Brigade and his first battalion commander Zhang Ting: "Your two troops are the main forces on the frontal battlefield of the general attack on the Japanese army, and I order that from now on, the battle must be resolved within an hour with the speed of the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, do you have the determination." ”

The commander of the first regiment replied convincingly to Lei Jian's tactical deployment of launching a general attack on the enemy this time: "Please rest assured that Commander-in-Chief Lei will ensure that the battle will be resolved within an hour." ”

(End of chapter)