Chapter 643: The breakthrough is blocked

Tang Qiuli led more than 1,800 troops, and when he was about to walk out of the Taihang Mountains and reach the border of Henan, the only exit from the mountain was tightly held by the Japanese troops of two wings, and the road ahead was impassable.

Seeing everyone's worried eyes, Tang Qiuli forced himself to calm down, he knew very well that what Shanhu and Sun Zhenbang were worried about was not their own safety, but their own protected object, if they were a little careless at this time, they would be attacked by the Japanese army before and after, even if they could stand out, the troops would suffer heavy losses, he did not doubt the courage of the soldiers, but this kind of unnecessary sacrifice, unless it was a last resort, must not be desperate, exchange the lives of the soldiers for their own safety, Tang Qiuli could not do it.

Now the shape shì, can not wait until dark, the Japanese army chasing up, find that the troops suddenly disappeared, they will immediately start a search, an encounter down, anything can happen, only take advantage of the front to block the exit, when the Japanese army has not strengthened the alert, take a surprise attack to fight out.

He summoned Shanhu, Sun Zhenbang, and the Eighth Route Army's Wu Company Commander and Instructor Li together, and told them the plan, which aroused the opposition of several people in unison, it was too risky to risk the safety of the division commander, and the plan of the Shanhu was that the troops were divided into two parts, one part to storm the Japanese troops at the mountain pass, and one part to block the Japanese troops chasing behind, and the special guard team and the fifth special operations team of the guard brigade were responsible for protecting the division commander from the flank to break through in the direction of Linzhou, Henan.

When the mountain tigers said their plans, Tang Qiuli understood in his heart that these people had no intention of going out of Taihang Mountain at all, using their lives to attract the Japanese troops in front and behind, and creating conditions for themselves to break through the siege, Tang Qiuli of course disagreed, and the opinions of several people were deadlocked.

Obviously, the Japanese troops here must have received a notification from the pursuing Japanese troops that they wanted to block the mountain pass, without further ado, while the Japanese troops had not yet completed their deployment, they immediately began to attack, Tang Qiuli no longer discussed, and immediately issued an order to concentrate all the mortars and light and heavy machine guns of the troops to deal the most violent blow to the Japanese troops on the opposite side.

Sun Zhenbang's troops attacked from the front, and the guard brigade and the fifth special operations detachment were attached to the reconnaissance company of the Eighth Route Army to seize the commanding heights on both sides, and the covering troops stood out.

Okamura Ninji received a report that in the southern part of the Taihang Mountains, for two days, there had been continuous skirmishes, and there should have been a group of Shina soldiers active, Okamura Ninji connected the location of the first battle and the last reported place of the battle on the map, and he understood that the purpose of this group of Shina soldiers was to go to the south of the river.

Dare to fight all the way in his heavy army, either with a special mission, or to protect an important person, otherwise, he will not risk being exposed, and he can be completely hidden, Okamura Ningji has a sly smile on the corner of his mouth, no matter what it is, it is not so easy to go, he immediately ordered a wing to follow their tracks, and be sure to eliminate them all before this force of the armed forces out of the Taihang Mountains, it is best to catch a live, he wants to see what kind of character it is, dare to fight all the way.

Order the border areas adjacent to Henan, strengthen the blockade, don't let go of a suspicious person, especially in the area of Shuzhanggou, where is the only way for them to go to Henan, since entering the Taihang Mountains, there has been no real battle with the troops of the independent division, those soldiers of Zhina, slippery like loaches, leave with one blow, can't catch it, only see bullets and no shadows, which makes Okamura Ningji and the commanders of the Japanese army at all levels very headache.

It's hard to bite a piece of the Zhina armament, of course Okamura Ningji won't let it go, but, in his opinion, this is an extremely ordinary trivial matter, after giving the order, he put all his energy into the upcoming siege of Huangya Cave, if he knows in the future that he let go with his own hands, it is the devil Tang Qiuli, presumably Okamura Ningji regrets committing suicide, right?

Since Tang Qiuli's decision could not be changed, the troops quickly entered a combat state, crouched among the dry grass and behind the rocks, watching the busy Japanese soldiers set up a firepower point there, the guard brigade lit up, and the two company-level officers of the Eighth Route Army were startled, is this just a guard unit of a division headquarters?

My God, there are more than 30 mortars, dozens of light and heavy machine guns, and there are even four Type 92 infantry guns, even if it is a field army, it is impossible to have so many heavy weapons, and the troops of the Eighth Route Army cannot take out so many good guys.

This is the standard equipment that the mountain tiger requires the guard brigade to equip with weapons in accordance with the requirements of encountering large-scale Japanese troops at any time, and even the amount of ammunition carried must exceed that of the field infantry, and each soldier of the guard brigade, in addition to the submachine guns and barge guns on his body, must also carry four mortar shells or two Type 92 infantry shells, and must not leave his body for a moment, and must carry them on the march and walk.

The mountain tiger has his own reason, the temper of the division commander, is often to go to the troops in various places, who knows what accidents happen, he would rather the soldiers be tired, than fall into the danger of running out of ammunition and food, he himself carried nearly 10,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets alone, the captain set an example, the soldiers have nothing to say, after a long time, the soldiers are used to the extra 20 catties on the body, once there is no these, but feel that the body is light and fluttering, unintentionally, the soldiers have practiced good leg skills, It came in handy today.

The guard brigade and the fifth special operations detachment have been hidden to the commanding heights on both sides, Tang Qiuli watched them in place, raised the muzzle of the gun, the head of a Japanese soldier, steadily appeared in the crosshairs, Tang Long's gun shot a flame, the crisp gunshot, suddenly sounded in the silent valley, the gunfire was the signal of the attack, the flat ground blew a furious rush, mortar shells and light and heavy machine gun bullets, split the head and head smashed towards the Japanese army.

The smoke of gunpowder was billowing, the fire was shining, the fortifications of the Japanese soldiers, the dirt was flying, the shrapnel was whistling, and it was such a sudden blow, the Japanese soldiers were stunned at the time, and it was also this group of Japanese soldiers who stayed in the wilderness without the village and the store for too long, and they were ordered to garrison here for more than ten days.

Wild things that occasionally run in panic are also rare for these idle and boring Japanese soldiers, betting and guessing whether it is a male or a mother and a child, and when they receive orders from above, from the wing commander to the ordinary soldiers, they don't think so, isn't it a small group of militants? How many heads did you dare to break into the thousands of brave Imperial Japanese soldiers?

After receiving this vicious blow, while covering his head and turning, he scolded the boss who reported the situation in his heart, blind and farting, is this a small group of branches? It was not a brigade of the independent division, there was not so much artillery fire, and it had to be blocked, otherwise, there would be no good fruit to eat, the Japanese fortifications were blown to pieces, and the soldiers guarding were killed and wounded almost in the first round of shelling.

The Japanese soldiers on both sides, under the command of the officers, quickly filled the gap in the valley passage, and at the same time, the Japanese soldiers who were camped in the back also immediately rushed to the forward position, the Japanese troops on both sides moved, the special operations fifth detachment and the guard brigade also moved, the submachine guns flew sand and rocks, and it didn't take much effort to occupy the commanding heights of the two wings.

Just rushed to the Japanese fortifications, a large number of Japanese soldiers arrived, the Japanese troops of these two wings, are rotated to guard the mountain pass, every three days, the troops who are not on duty can rest freely, it is nothing more than a big sleep, but inadvertently formed a large depth of defense, Tang Qiuli commanded the troops to suddenly blow, just opened the first gap, and the strength of a wing of the Japanese army behind pressed over.

The soldiers of Sun Zhenbang's troops who rushed to the front fell one piece, and the troops behind were pressed in the fortifications by the intensive fire of the Japanese army, and they could not advance, Tang Qiuli was left by the guards and soldiers, and two or three were hit, his ears were whistling bullets, and behind him were Mei Ting and Mei Xue, at the critical moment, they rushed over with all their might, otherwise, they would be dumplings by the Japanese army.

He put a new magazine on Tang Long's gun, got up and was about to rush forward, more than a dozen soldiers of the special guard rushed over, and protected him, Mei Ting, and Mei Xue tightly in the middle, forming a human bunker around him, Tang Qiu was in a hurry, but he couldn't break through the protection of more than a dozen soldiers, and the gunfire behind him was tighter, getting closer and closer, and the pursuers also arrived.

A mortar shell exploded nearby, Tang Qiuli tightly protected Mei Ting and Mei Xue, above him, there were seven or eight special guard soldiers, there was a roar in his ears, he secretly smiled bitterly, do you want to explain here today? Even if they can break through, the casualties of the troops are not small, and whether they insist on going their own way will lead to the current situation.

Shaking off the dirt on his body, Tang Qiuli saw that several soldiers of the special guards who were covering him had blood oozing from their bodies, fortunately they were not seriously injured, Mei Ting looked calm, straightened out her messy hair, and smiled at him, Mei Xue's face was a little pale, and there was a somewhat panicked look in her eyes.

Shanhu has already sent a squadron of troops to the back to block the Japanese army, Tang Qiuli looked at the shape shì, a fierce battle was inevitable, he ordered a group of special guards, specifically responsible for protecting the safety of Mei Ting and Mei Xue, don't care if the sky falls, after speaking, get up and go into the fight, and was held down tightly by the soldiers of the special guards.

Tang Qiu's angry scolding was threatening, what kind of shooting, dismissal, squatting and confinement, it didn't work, he struggled to raise his head, and saw two planes appear in the sky, and the roar of the engine came immediately, and he secretly complained in his heart, and the Japanese army called for planes to help in the war.

(To be continued)