Almost a thousand rounds of 75 mm caliber shells, 250 two-kilogram explosive packets exploded at the same time. It is conceivable that there will be something left of the entire highway with a length of less than 2,500 meters after such a dense explosion ....

"Comrades, rush... Kill devils with me..."Just when a dozen or so demomen hiding in the trenches had just reacted from their shock, there was already a shocking shout of killing outside the trenches... It turned out that the two battalion commanders of the engineer regiment who were ambushed a few hundred meters away saw that after the dense explosion, there were hardly many troops left that could fight... The eyes of the two people almost simultaneously revealed the idea of destroying the remnants of the Second Infantry Wing of the Annihilation Army... And as soon as this idea was proposed, the two hit it off and decided to use the strength of the two engineer battalions in their hands to eliminate the remaining little devils of the Second Infantry Wing, and finally annihilate the Second Infantry Wing of the Army... So, on the road, the ammunition of the little devils was still detonating, and the whole highway was still in a sea of fire, more than 700 soldiers of the two engineer battalions, under the leadership of the two battalion commanders, launched a decisive charge against the little devils who were struggling in the sea of fire..."Comrades, kill with me..."One by one, the engineer soldiers, waving all kinds of weapons in their hands... There were machine guns, there were rifles, there were pistols, and even some fighters directly took a sapper shovel and launched a charge on the road with a sea of fire ... And in this burst of roars, a charge distance of several hundred meters, it took less than a minute for the soldiers to charge in front of the little devil... One by one, the soldiers who seemed to have gone crazy kept waving the sapper shovels in their hands, slashing at the little devils who were at a loss and had not yet reacted from the explosion just now. As for the soldiers with machine guns, they were not polite, and quickly shot the bullets in the magazine to the surviving little devils on the highway....one by one from the explosion just now, the little devils who had not yet reacted from the shock were cut to the ground by the soldiers who had rushed onto the highway and fell in a pool of blood....

The killing, the killing was simply a one-sided killing. At this moment, the little devils who have always been invincible have no combat effectiveness in front of these sappers who have almost no combat effectiveness. It's like a wooden carving, waiting for the warriors' bayonets to stab into their bodies... The whole battle, carried out surprisingly smoothly ... Two battalions, more than 700 soldiers, under the command of their respective company commanders, divided into six routes, brandished the weapons in their hands, shuttled back and forth on the road less than 2,500 meters long, killing the enemy... The distance of the little devil is too far, so he directly strafes with a machine gun, and when the distance is close, he uses a rifle to kill. For the injuries of the little devils lying on the ground and close at hand, they are directly solved with the sapper shovel in their hands... The whole battle went unexpectedly smoothly. In the stunned eyes of the regiment commander Li Guohua, the more than 3,000 little devils, in addition to the more than 2,000 people who were directly killed, the remaining remnants of less than 1,000 little devils plus all kinds of light and serious wounded were easily solved by the two engineer battalions. And the whole process of the battle took less than twenty minutes. At the same time, the two engineer battalions only lost almost one company of troops..."It's so good, I really didn't expect that our engineer regiment completely annihilated an infantry wing, I can't believe it... Fight too well" looked at the two battalion commanders standing in front of him, covered in blood. As the head of the regiment, Li Guohua couldn't help but praise loudly. I completely forgot that just now, I was still thinking about how to deal with the two battalion commanders in front of me after the battle, and attacked without my own orders.

"Comrades, immediately bring weapons and equipment that can still be used, and immediately retreat, the main division of the little devils is about to arrive... Also, all the heavy weapons that can't be taken away have been blown up by me, and they must not be left to the little devils..."Seeing the soldiers on the battlefield who were collecting trophies on the potholed roads, the regiment commander Li Guohua hurriedly ordered. However, after the violent explosion just now, almost all the remaining heavy weapons on the battlefield, except for some light weapons that can still be used, have become the most primitive parts.

And with the engineer battalion completely annihilating the 2nd Infantry Wing of the Army and safely withdrawing from the battlefield... Next, it was time for the operation of the artillery regiment. The entire artillery regiment, after a busy morning. The 36 guns were already lined up, and according to the different firing ranges of the artillery, they were aimed at a kilometer-long section of the road, just waiting for the arrival of the main division of the little devils.

"Report to the regiment commander, the forward artillery observer sent a telegram that the main division of the army has entered the range of our artillery regiment. In addition, around the main division of the army, there was about a wing of little devil cavalry. The observer reminded us that we must pay attention to the possible disturbances of the cavalry..."Just when the regiment commander Zhou Zhigang was checking whether every artillery gun in his artillery regiment was in place. The communications staff officer of the regimental headquarters carried the radio on his back and came to his side..."What, the little devil cavalry wing... Suffered, we only considered the roundabout outflanking of the little devil infantry at that time, and completely forgot that the main division of the little devil also belonged to a cavalry wing, more than a thousand little devils... Correspondent, quickly call the battalion commander Wang of the Second Regiment, there is an emergency..."Hearing the word cavalry, Zhou Zhigang slapped his head violently and woke up from the shock. At the same time, he shouted to the correspondent behind him..."Commander Zhou, is there something wrong?" So anxious. In less than half a minute, the calm voice of the commander of the first battalion of the Duer Regiment sounded in Zhou Zhiguo's ears.

"Camp Commander Wang, you're here. Now there is really an accident, around the main division of the little devils, there are more than 1,000 little devils in a cavalry wing of the army, which we did not expect. You also know that if the little devils send out cavalry, at a distance of four kilometers, it won't take even ten minutes to rush into our artillery positions. Looking at Camp Commander Wang in front of him, Zhou Zhigang couldn't help but smile bitterly... And Camp Commander Wang, who came in a hurry, also stayed there in a daze after listening to Zhou Zhigang's words. Because he knows what a cavalry wing of the army represents... If the cavalry of the army attacks at that time, not only the nearly 1,000 artillery personnel on the artillery position, but even the 500 soldiers of their own battalion will not be able to escape the sabers of the little devil cavalry....

"Commander Zhou, no matter what, we must block the cavalry of the little devils, and we must not let the cavalry of the little devils rush into the artillery position..."After thinking quietly for a few seconds, the commander of the first battalion said fiercely.

"Yes, Battalion Commander Wang is right, no matter what, we can't let the cavalry of the little devils rush into the artillery position. Otherwise, nearly 1,000 soldiers of our artillery regiment would really have to be confessed here. However, Battalion Commander Wang, these are more than a thousand cavalrymen, what can you do to stop them? "Although I know this truth. But thinking of the more than a thousand little devil cavalrymen holding sabers and galloping quickly, Commander Zhou Zhigang still asked with palpitations.

"Commander Zhou, more than a thousand little devils, one of my battalions is definitely not an opponent..."Looking at Zhou Zhigang's expectant gaze in front of him, the first battalion commander shook his head and said. However, just when the glimmer of hope that had just been revealed in Zhou Zhigang's eyes was about to be dashed, the first battalion commander changed his words and continued.

"However, Commander Zhou, it's not like the cavalry wing of the little devil can't stop it. You see, the terrain in front of the artillery position is very suitable for blocking the attack. If the little devil cavalry wanted to enter the artillery position, it would have to pass through the mountain pass in front. If Commander Zhou can give me some support, I can assure you that I will be at the mountain pass and block the little devil cavalry wing for at least twenty minutes, until your artillery regiment retreats safely..."

"Really? Camp Commander Wang, if you have any requirements, just say it, and I will definitely support you. As long as you can hold off the little devil for fifteen minutes, my artillery regiment can be completely pulled into the forest behind. When the time comes, even if the little devils catch up with us, they are cavalry, and they will not do anything in the forest..."Zhou Zhigang immediately looked at the battalion commander in front of him with bright eyes, and asked eagerly.

"Captain Zhou, then I'm welcome. I need artillery regiment support to give me 500 shells. In addition, I also need the artillery regiment to support me with some artillery personnel, and at the mountain pass in front of the artillery position, I will give the cavalry wing of the little devils a good layout of a battlefield, the sooner the better..."The commander of the first battalion did not hesitate, and immediately said his request.

"Well... I agree, I'll give you the manpower you need right away. However, you must ensure that you can block the attack of the cavalry wing of the Yue Army for at least 15 minutes..."Zhou Zhigang replied affirmatively. At the same time, to one of the operational staff officers next to him, he began to assign specific tasks ... In less than a minute, more than a hundred fighters carried boxes of shells and came to the front of the first battalion commander.

The commander of the first battalion, when Zhou Zhigang was puzzled, took the artillery supported by the artillery regiment and one of his own integrated battalions, and began to arrange in the mountain pass in front of the artillery position... It should be said that the artillery position chosen by Zhou Zhigang also took a big advantage in defense, especially against cavalry units.

The entire artillery position was in a depression, and two small hills with an altitude of no more than 100 meters stood in front of the artillery position. And the cavalry of the little devils, if they want to attack the entire artillery position, must rush in from the passes of the two mountains. Therefore, if your own battalion wants to block the attack of the cavalry, it must be nailed to this mountain pass like a nail, and remain motionless until the entire artillery regiment retreats safely..." The regiment commander ordered, now more than 100 soldiers in the company, fully accept your orders, please assign tasks...."Looking at the fairly favorable terrain in front of him, the first battalion commander breathed a sigh of relief. The commander of the first artillery company who followed the commander of the first battalion frowned and asked: "Company Commander Li, you are all artillery personnel, as far as I know, our engineer soldiers can directly bury the shells in the ground, expose the shells outside, and use them as mines, I don't know if you will use them..." For the artillery in front of him, the first battalion commander immediately thought of a weapon that was crucial to this interception, 'mines'..."Battalion Commander Wang, it is completely possible, this kind of mine is made according to the principle of artillery shell firing. What is more important is that as long as the hooves of the horses of the cavalry units we are dealing with step on the shells of the shells and the shells with the fuses removed, the shells will definitely explode immediately..."

"Okay, from now on, your company, under the command of my engineer platoon, is in the mountain pass, with 500 shells in your hand, to arrange a minefield with a width of about fifty meters for the little devil cavalry wing... When the time comes, let's use these shells to entertain these little devils..."After receiving an affirmative answer from the company commander, the first battalion commander hurriedly ordered... With all the officers and men of the first company of the artillery regiment, under the command of dozens of engineers, they began to lay 'mines'. The three main companies of the first battalion, except for one company, with the sapper shovel in his hand, arranged a trap at the front of the position... The remaining two companies were all sent by the battalion commander to the nearby mountains and forests, cutting down all kinds of trees, hoping to use the trunks to arrange an obstacle for the little devils in front of their positions to slow down the charge of the little devil cavalry. At the same time, give your own fighters more time to aim and shoot ... With the passage of time, the entire mountain pass, under the arrangement of hundreds of soldiers, slowly turned into a blocking position specifically for the cavalry units of the Yue Army... At the same time, after almost half an hour of rapid marching, more than half of the main force of the army, which stretched for several kilometers, had already passed through the firing positions that had already been marked by the artillery regiment... And what followed was the artillery regiment's artillery target, the 36 field artillery of the 20th Wing of the field artillery attached to the army division, and the field artillery of various types... 36 artillery pieces of various kinds, dragged by mules, horses and cars, slowly walked into the battlefield carefully prepared for them by the artillery regiment. And at this time, thousands of little devils in the entire artillery wing, completely unaware that in a few minutes, there will be raindrops of shells falling on their heads, reaping their lives ... Finally, when all the artillery personnel of the artillery regiment a few kilometers away were in place, the artillery observers arranged at the forefront spread the news that all the artillery wings of the Chinese army had entered the ambush circle to the ears of Zhou Zhigang, the regiment commander who had been waiting impatiently.

"Political commissar, has the first battalion of the 2nd Independent Regiment set up the blocking position in the mountain pass?" After listening to the report of the communications staff officer, Zhou Zhigang, the regiment commander who was full of excitement, did not forget the biggest weakness of his artillery regiment. Quickly turned his head and cast a questioning glance at the political commissar beside him.

"Regiment commander, battalion commander Wang reports, you will definitely be able to block the attack of the cavalry wing of the Yue Army for at least twenty minutes, you can open fire with confidence..."The political commissar replied confidently..."Okay, order all battalions to open artillery immediately, in the shortest possible time, shoot all the shells, and open fire..." Zhou Zhigang nodded, and then ordered loudly to the artillery personnel around him.

"Boom, boom, boom..."In an instant, the position of the artillery regiment, which was still silent just now, immediately resounded with a burst of earth-shattering roars... 36 guns, while receiving orders, roared together ... 36 shells, in the huge roar of the artillery, quickly flew out of the barrel, with a sharp whistling sound, and smashed towards the position of the artillery wing of the army a few kilometers away... 36 guns, under the repeated measurements of the artillery crews, almost missed a shot ... 36 shells, in the shocked eyes of all the little devils, lined up and neatly landed on the one-kilometer section of the artillery wing commander ... In a huge explosion, the unlucky little devils were torn to pieces by the flying shrapnel, and there was not even a complete corpse... At the same time, one artillery cannon after another, in the huge wave of air generated by the explosion of the shell, was overturned to the ground, smashing the little devils walking beside the artillery into a pulp... What's more, 12 heavy field guns dragged by cars, under the accurate shells, cars full of shells were directly hit, turning into huge fireballs....

Only 36 shells in the first round of the artillery regiment knocked out the artillery wing of the Japanese army, almost a fifth of the strength ... The wails of soldiers, the detonation of ammunition, the neighing of mules and horses... Immediately it sounded on the short stretch of the road... Suddenly, in the midst of the marching column of the Japanese army, which was several kilometers long, the position of the artillery wing, as if it was a trick, from time to time a huge fireball appeared... Of course, everything that happened in the artillery wing of the army was seen in the eyes of the surrounding artillery observers... As a round of shells flew out of the chambers, the artillerymen, who had been able to shoot all the shells, were immediately shirtless in the smoke of the shelling. The shell of a hot shell was withdrawn, and at the same time, another shell weighing more than a dozen kilograms was pushed into the chamber of the cannon, and the cannon continued to fire... The artillerymen on the entire artillery position were repeating this single action at their fastest speed, and everyone was full of passion and fighting spirit... With such fervent passion from the fighters, the rate of shelling reached an unprecedented level on the entire artillery position ... Each piece of artillery, under the command of these artillerymen, poured shells on the positions of the army at their own speed. Under the intensive shelling of the artillery regiment, the shells fell one after another on the location of the artillery wing of the Japanese army, like rain... Suddenly, the section of the road, which was less than a kilometer long, was immediately completely covered by dense artillery fire. One by one, the little devil artillery was torn to pieces in the incessant explosion... Cars turned into big fireballs, brand new artillery pieces turned into piles of scrap metal... In less than five minutes, more than a thousand shells fell on the road less than a kilometer long, and on average, one shell fell for every meter of the road...

(To be continued)