"Quick, immediately build a bunker with the collected sacks, quick" This time, the soldiers faced the tragic scene in front of them, without any hesitation, and began to fill the sacks in their hands with clods without the order of the battalion commander

"Battalion commander, there is still a distance of 200 meters when the little devil comes up" Just when the battalion commander Xu Bin and the soldiers were building a bunker together, the lookout post issued the latest enemy situation report.

"Order, one platoon, one platoon, two platoons and all the heavy machine guns are all left, and all the rest retreat" Xu Bin ordered loudly, turned around and took the troops of two platoons to lie behind the sandbag bunker that had just been built, and raised the binoculars in his hand.

This time the forces of the little devils were still a squadron. The charge was made under the cover of six heavy machine guns. However, this time, the squadron leader of the army clearly learned the lesson of the squadron that had just been almost wiped out. When the troops were still 200 meters away from the position of the Eighth Route Army, they were all dispersed and scattered in a straggler formation. Moreover, the nine grenadiers of the entire squadron also quickly broke away from the main force and began to fire grenades one after another at the positions of the Eighth Route Army.

However, Xu Bin had not yet opened fire at this time, so the 9 grenadiers of the Yue army could only shoot blindly, and the accuracy was very poor, until the Yue army attacked less than 100 meters in front of the position of the first battalion. Only then did the Eighth Route Army on the top of the hill inflict less than ten casualties on two platoons.

"Fighting" Because the army was lined up in an attack formation of a skirmish line this time, Xu Bin did not wait for the army to reach 50 meters and open fire. Seeing that the army had entered the firing range of 100 meters, he shouted loudly, grabbed a light machine gun beside him and began to shoot. The sudden and dense firepower knocked down more than a dozen soldiers at the front of the army at once.

However, at this time, the advantage of the skirmish attack formation was reflected, although more than a dozen soldiers in front of him were killed, and the squadron leader of the army was heartbroken. But after all, most of the soldiers behind him were safely lying on the ground, and the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain began to shoot. At the same time, these well-trained soldiers, while shooting, began to crawl forward with the help of the corpse of the little devil who had just broken in front of the position.

More importantly, the opening of the Eighth Route Army exposed its own firepower deployment and all the firepower points to the eyes of the little devil grenadiers.

"Boom boom" grenades began to fall next to the firing point continuously, and under the accurate fire of the little devil grenadier, the machine gun positions on the position were destroyed, and the lives of the fresh soldiers disappeared. At this time, the squadron of the Yue Army, which was in charge of the attack, after losing dozens of soldiers, also successfully attacked and stopped less than 50 meters away from the position. It was clear that they were waiting for the grenadiers to give them the best opportunity to charge.

"Comrades, retreat from both sides of the position, quickly" Seeing that his firepower was less than half of what it was before the battle, Xu Bin had no choice but to let the troops retreat and let the little devils in to fight. Since this was a tactic that had been discussed before the war, the comrades did not hesitate to abandon their positions. Picking up arms and retreating, the positions were left with dozens of corpses of their comrades and a few light and heavy machine guns destroyed by the Japanese army.

With the retreat of the two platoons of soldiers, the firepower on the position suddenly weakened a lot. And the squadron leader of the army also discovered this change. Without any hesitation, he seized the opportunity and stood up from the ground at once. "Kill to destroy the Eighth Route Army in front of you, kill" The squadron leader waved the command knife in his hand and was the first to charge to the top of the mountain.

The remaining hundred or so soldiers, without any pause, picked up the rifles with bayonets in their hands and followed the squadron leader to charge. Less than 30 meters closer to this place, the army threw grenades at the position of the Eighth Route Army, which was already empty, in accordance with the infantry rituals. Finally, under the cover of the smoke of the grenade explosion, the Yue army rushed to the position that Xu Bin voluntarily abandoned.

"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army has been completely wiped out by us, hurry up and send a report to Your Excellency the Wing Commander. Let's just say that our unit has occupied the top of the hill and is building a position to cover the main force to break out of the encirclement. Seeing the few light machine guns that were blown up by the Eighth Route Army on the position, the idea of the army underestimating the enemy was once again reflected in this squadron leader.

"Hi" The telegraph operator, who had been following the squadron leader, immediately nodded, walked to a quiet place next to him and began to send the message. However, just when the army was reinforcing the original foundation of the Eighth Route Army's position, he didn't know that the troops he had just retreated to the two flanks of the high ground were quietly preparing to eliminate these more than 100 little devils in one fell swoop.

"Comrades, grenades" When he saw that all the troops had returned to their positions, and the little devils were reinforcing their positions, and there was no defense at all, the battalion commander Xu Bin seized the opportunity and shouted loudly.

"Woo woo woo" more than a hundred grenades with a whistling sound were thrown from the positions where the fighters were ambushed into the pile of little devils. At the same time, the artillery platoon positions behind the high ground also made several dull mortar shells ejecting their chambers, and five mortar shells, caught in the swarm of grenades, fell into the trenches of the little devils together.

The explosion of "boom boom" grenades, the explosion of mortar shells, and the screams of the little devils immediately reached everyone's ears from the position. Then, the fighters did not show any mercy and constantly threw grenades in their hands at the devil's position. The artillery platoon also used its fastest speed to fire as many shells as possible at the positions of the army, killing and injuring as much as possible the living force of the little devils.

At this time, the more than 100 little devils on the top of the mountain could not do anything except constantly dodge the grenades that were constantly thrown at them. And the captain of the Sakata co-captain under the mountain really looked at this high ground blankly.

When he learned that his squadron had rushed to the high ground to eliminate the Eighth Route Army on the high ground, he was extremely excited, and he was glad that he had just made a decision. The Eighth Route Army just didn't want to let itself reinforce Shunping County, and it simply didn't have the ability to completely annihilate one of its own reinforced squadrons. However, just when he saw one of his squadrons take up positions and began to reinforce them. The loud explosion on the high ground woke it from its dream.

The dense and violent explosion made him think of the destruction of the First Brigade, and it was in this explosion that the strength of one of his brigades disappeared. Could it be that this squadron of his own should be treated the same? No, it must not be like this, this squadron must be rescued, now that his own troops have lost more than 1,000 troops, they must not be lost.

"Baga ordered the artillery to open fire to support the imperial army on the top of the mountain, quickly, chief of staff, send troops immediately, and we must save the imperial army on the top of the mountain" Wing Commander Sakata Osa ordered to the surrounding chief of staff and a group of officers.

"Wing Commander, you have to calm down, our soldiers are all on the mountain now, you can't open artillery, if you fire the artillery, it will blow up our soldiers together, Wing Commander, you have to believe in our heroic imperial army, they will definitely turn defeat into victory." The chief of staff listened to Sakata Daisa's words and immediately pleaded bitterly. Finally, at the request of the chief of staff, Sakata regained his composure and began to pay serious attention to the high ground where Xu Bin was.

However, on the high ground, there was no such thing as the chief of staff said, and the imperial army turned defeat into victory. Because with the throwing of several rounds of grenades, the sound of a loud charge trumpet was remembered on the top of the mountain. Countless Eighth Route Army, holding up the rifles with bayonets already loaded in their hands, rushed to the position, and fought with the remaining less than a squad of devils with bayonets.

Due to the experience of the fighters fighting for the first time, there was no confusion among the fighters this time. quickly interspersed among the remaining dozens of troops, and soon divided the little devils into several sections, and was surrounded by soldiers to the death. The warriors didn't tell the little devil about the spirit of bushido, except for a part of the warriors who were tasked with encircling the army. The rest of the fighters only had to do one thing, and that was to load the rifles in their hands, take aim, and then shoot slowly, and the gunfire on the position slowly thinned out.

"Abaga artillery squadron, immediately carry out artillery bombardment, quickly" saw that there was no scene of the imperial army turning defeat into victory on the battlefield. And the gunfire on the high ground slowly fell, and Sakata Daisa, who had been paying attention to the battlefield, said angrily.

"Hi" this time the chief of staff did not have any melancholy and quickly conveyed the order to the artillery brigade.

The six-shot mountain artillery shells of "Boom Boom" accurately landed among the soldiers who were cleaning up the battlefield, and several soldiers were thrown high and buried under the artillery fire of the devils. Seeing that the little devil launched an artillery bombardment so quickly, Xu Bin, who was directing the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, couldn't help but be shocked.

"Comrades, retreat quickly, the devil's revenge artillery bombardment has begun to retreat," Xu Bin yelled loudly. However, it was still too late, and the artillery shells of the Japanese army were falling one after another among the soldiers. Within a minute of the fighters being overturned to the ground, a platoon of fighters collapsed in a pool of blood.

Finally, under the command of Xu Bin and commanders at all levels, the fighters finally withdrew from the enemy's shelling range. However, at this time, there were only more than 100 people left in the entire army, and more importantly, in order to rescue more soldiers, the first company commander died in the artillery fire just now.

At this time, it was not only the high ground where Xu Bin was located that suffered heavy losses. Similarly, the other three highlands, under the continuous charge and artillery bombardment of the little devils, all suffered heavy casualties, and the situation was not much better than that of Xu Bin's battalion. Just as several battalion commanders were worried about the battle ahead, the situation finally took a turn for the better.

"Report to Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army has cut off our communication with the puppet army in front, and according to the reconnaissance of the reconnaissance unit, the puppet army in front has been completely wiped out" Finally, the news of the annihilation of the puppet army reached the ears of Wing Commander Sakata Daisa.

"Nani's puppet army was completely annihilated, how could it be that the Eighth Route Army came from with so many troops, impossible, absolutely impossible" Listening to the words of the squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron, Sakata Osa asked with a shocked face and disbelief.

"Hey, Your Excellency, the two regiments of the puppet army have really been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and now the squadron of the two regiments is turning around to our two flanks, and we are already surrounded by the heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army." The news of the thunderbolt from the thunderbolt of the reconnaissance squadron leader on a sunny day frightened Sakata Osa almost to the ground.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, we must immediately shrink our defensive positions, and we must not let the soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices. Continuing to storm the four heights in front of you is tantamount to making the Imperial soldiers commit suicide. We have to maintain our strength now so that we can break through. Also, we must immediately ask for help from Major General Katsuzo Kitamura in Baoding, and this battle is completely a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army," the chief of staff hurriedly supported the wing commander who wanted to fall to the ground.

"Baga, what are you still doing in a daze, do what the chief of staff said immediately, shrink the defensive position, quickly" After listening to the words of the chief of staff, Sakata Daisa's mood was a little better, and he scolded loudly at the staff officers who were at a loss around him.

"Hi" The staff officer next to him, seeing the angry wing commander, hurried away to convey the order. The speed at which the Yue army passed on the order was still very fast, and in less than a few minutes, the Yue army, which was preparing to attack the four heights again, gathered their troops one after another and began to assemble the main force of the wing. With the artillery brigade and wing headquarters as the center, start building fortifications with all kinds of things that can be collected, and prepare to hold on to reinforcements or wait for the right opportunity to break out.

Just when the various units were preparing for the war in an orderly manner, the communications staff officer bowed his head and led several telegraph personnel with the radio on their backs to the wing headquarters.

"Report to Your Excellency Wing Commander, Chief of Staff, we have lost contact with the headquarters and brigade headquarters" The communications staff officer lowered his head and reported the shocking news to Wing Commander Sakata Daisa in front of him.

"Nani lost contact, how could it be possible, what happened, could it be that the brigade headquarters was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, no, it was impossible, even if the brigade headquarters was attacked, His Excellency the brigade commander would definitely contact us, absolutely impossible" At this time, the wing commander Sakata Daisa couldn't care about anything anymore. grabbed the collar of the communications staff officer in front of him and roared loudly.

"Wing Commander, Your Excellency Wing Commander, it's our radio station that can't send and receive telegrams," the communications staff officer replied intermittently. However, his answer still relieved the angry Sakata Daisa.

"Baga, why has our radio lost the function of receiving and receiving telegrams, are all the stations ineffective?" Sakata asked.

"Hi, Your Excellency Wing Commander, there is a very strong signal around us that completely interferes with the work of our station. Therefore, all the radio stations of the wing have lost their function of receiving and receiving messages," replied the communications staff officer in fear.

"Nani, how is it possible, does the Eighth Route Army have any new weapons, it is impossible" Sakata Dazuo scolded loudly, but at this time, he had to accept this reality. The entire Sakata Wing has lost all contact with the outside world, and at the same time, it also indicates that their own wing will be isolated in the next battle.

Of course, the only one who can make sure that the army has lost its liaison function is the electronic detachment of the reading division. Before the battle began, Wu Xin, the captain of the electronic detachment, had already taken a radio station with him to calculate the frequency of the military radio station. Although it is impossible for him to decipher the code of the army. However, it is enough to have frequency.

Returning to the ambush position, Wu Xin quickly informed his three platoons of the frequency of the radio station of the army, and adjusted the radio station to the position of the same frequency as the army. Just as the battle began, and the artillery regiment fired its first shells, the battle of the electronic detachment began. Three diesel generators were activated to provide a steady stream of power to the three high-powered radio stations. At the same time, under the auspices of several telegraph operators, the three radio stations used the frequencies of the Japanese army to transmit a strong signal, and the entire signal completely covered the positions of the Japanese army. In the end, it led to the phenomenon that the signal of the military radio station was completely covered.

It can be said that the electronic detachment of the Reading Force Division achieved very great results in its first mission. In other words, if there were no electronic detachments to participate in the battle, blocking the signal of the military radio, the battle would not have been successful at all.

"Chief of Staff, how many troops do we have now" Finally, the commander of the army, Sakata Daisa, regained his composure, looked at the chief of staff beside him and asked.

"Hi, Your Excellency, the main force of our wing, at the beginning of the battle, was shelled by the Eighth Route Army, and lost about a squadron of troops, and then the entire jade of the first brigade was shattered, so that we lost a brigade of 800 people again. Then, two brigades stormed the commanding heights occupied by the Eighth Route Army, losing a total of three brigades with a total of 500 troops. That is, from the beginning of the battle, our entire wing has already lost 1,500 Imperial soldiers and more than 200 seriously wounded. We now have 2,400 men left in addition to the artillery brigade, and the artillery brigade has 500 troops. The Chief of Staff bitterly spoke of the losses that had just been counted.

"Nani, alas, Chief of Staff, this is all caused by my underestimation of the enemy, and when we break out, I will definitely personally apologize to His Majesty the Emperor and to those fallen imperial warriors." Sakata Daisa, the commander of the army, said sadly.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, this is not your mistake, this is the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, please don't be too sad, the main force of our wing is still there. What's more, all our heavy weapons did not have any losses, and there were so many shells. Your Excellency, Wing Commander, I believe that as long as we work together, we will succeed in breaking out of the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army. Seeing the pessimistic Wing Commander Sakata Daisa, the chief of staff hurriedly comforted.

(To be continued)