Rise from eight hundred.

In fact, the fighting in the forest broke out as early as in the afternoon.

Just as the Chinese know that if the Japanese army wants to run, they will definitely enter the steep mountains, the Japanese also know that there are not only wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains of China, but more Chinese people who are more dangerous than wolves, tigers and leopards. .

But what if?Including Yamashita, who had already fallen into a coma, all the Japanese soldiers who fled into the mountains understood a truth. To fight in the encirclement of the Chinese, maybe a few more Chinese were killed before they died, but they themselves were doomed.

When entering the mountainous area, although the Chinese will be ambushed, blocked or even chased by the Chinese, but after all, the mountain is vast, and the Chinese are not gods. It is impossible to seal the entire mountain, so there is a chance of survival.

Of course, both Tang Dao and Brigadier Cheng understand this truth.

But for them as commanders, the so-called total annihilation of the enemy army does not mean that even the dogs are not let go. As long as they annihilate [-]% of them, the effect has been achieved, and the premise is that they can't hurt themselves.

The so-called encirclement, this mountainous area full of murderous opportunities that both sides know is the one, the Japanese who knew it was a pit and wanted to survive had to jump into it.

The first to have a contact battle with the Chinese soldiers was, of course, the brigade guard squadron led by Yin Fujiyota, who was the first to leave.

But Yin Tengyang is very cunning, knowing that Chinese people ambushing on the high ground may be bumped into anywhere in the mountains, and two or three hundred people will kill them with great fanfare.

In the past when they were full of confidence and there were people and guns, but when they saw mountains, mountains, and seas, the warriors of the Imperial Japanese Empire had always been fearless, but now, a high ground where an infantry platoon is stationed will make them frightened.

Therefore, before he marched, he split the entire escort squadron into squads and sub-units, and sent out 100 people in more than five directions. These sub-units are used for pathfinding, and their lives and deaths are not important The most important thing is to find out that there are Chinese there for him who was the last to enter the mountain.

The officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance company who encountered them first still had so much control over them. If they were devils, they would have to be slaughtered. Naturally, they would not show mercy.

The constant gunshots resounding in the mountains made Yota Yin Teng lead the remaining nearly 200 people to have a choice of roads, and then continued to send pathfinders to the walkable area as they went deep into the mountains.

In this way, relying entirely on the loss of human life, this wise chief of staff of the Second Mixed Brigade miraculously led his troops into the mountains for more than ten miles before nightfall without being discovered by the Chinese soldiers.

If it hadn't been for the night, this man was too cautious, thinking that he might be spotted by the Chinese soldiers who had already occupied the high ground while driving at night with a flashlight, and he might have escaped smoothly with the seriously injured Shan Shimota.

But it's a pity that Yota Yin Teng didn't know how strong the Chinese people wanted to kill them. In the rolling mountains, apart from more than 150 people from the most elite four-line reconnaissance company among the [-] troops, there were four lines The First Battalion of the Regiment This elite infantry battalion has more than a thousand elite soldiers.

The mountains close to the Japanese positions are too steep. After receiving the mission, Lei Xiong carefully studied the simple maps drawn by the scouts. In such a steep geographical environment, it is difficult to deploy troops, not to mention that the mountains are too far away from the valleys. Far away, individual Japanese soldiers could easily use the night and cover of bushes to escape.

Therefore, he took a slanted sword and did not put all his troops in this area. Instead, he used this as the center point to divide his troop deployment into three layers. There are two infantry platoons, the second floor is 10 miles away from the Japanese positions, and there are three infantry platoons. The third floor is the last layer, about 15 miles away from the Japanese positions, and there are four infantry platoons.

The artillery company is split to cooperate with the infantry platoons.

This is to form a layer upon layer of nets. If the Japanese soldiers who fled into the mountains want to be the fish that slipped through the net, they must really have the protection of Amaterasu to make their dreams come into reality.

In the evening, most of the more than a thousand Japanese troops who had completely collapsed and fled into the mountains did not even pass the first layer of interception by the first battalion.

In addition, there are more than 100 elite reconnaissance companies in this ambush, and more than 400 Chinese soldiers guarding the high ground, as well as heavy machine guns and mortars. The condescending attack made the Japanese army powerless to resist.

What made it even more painful for the remnants of the Japanese army was that they could not pass through the firmly sealed valley, and the main force of the Chinese who had won a complete victory in the rear did not celebrate the victory too much, but chased and killed them into the mountains along the road without any scruples What is getting dark.

That was another two infantry battalions, which belonged to the 772nd and 771st regiments, and they were also very good at this kind of mountain combat.

The remnant of the artillery brigade of the Second Mixed Brigade, who wanted to run but didn't want to throw the cannon, was blocked from front to back like this, and was slaughtered before it was dark.

Really, with that kind of brainless behavior, even the Chinese soldiers have the urge to call them 'as expected of the Mountain Artillery Brigade'.

"Oops! There are cannons, there are cannons, and the 772 regiment of my father can also build a mountain cannon company. Brigadier, you can't go back on your word!" Wang Xiaoqiang, who heard that his subordinates had seized seven intact mountain cannons, laughed up to the sky, and almost didn't Smiling in front of Brigadier Cheng Da, Tuanzuo Tang and Commander Xu of the 771 regiment, Yue went over.

Head Xu, who has always been prudent and prudent, couldn't help but rolled his eyes at the sky at that moment. Let alone the contribution of Lao Tzu's 771 group, the Four Elements Group is the one who contributed the most, okay?Head Tang hasn't spoken yet, what's wrong, this has become one of your 772 regiments?What are you thinking!

However, the calm head Xu really miscalculated this time.

After the war, after questioning a Japanese captain who was captured in the mountains, he learned that the reason for the collapse of the Second Mixed Brigade in the evening was that Yamashita was accidentally bombed by artillery and seriously injured.

Comrade Wang Xiaoqiang, who was belatedly aware of it, didn't recall that Xia Jiba fired a few shots until Brigadier Cheng Da came to him. He didn't expect to kill the supreme commander of the Japanese army.

"In this battle, the 772nd regiment should make the first contribution!" These words were not said by Brigadier Cheng and Tang Tuanzuo, but the original words of the boss of the [-]th Army.

As a reward, four 4 mountain cannons and 75 rounds of shells belonged to the 300 regiment, becoming the first infantry regiment in the entire 772th Army to have a mountain cannon company, but Wang Xiaoqiang was so embarrassed that he couldn't wait to go to the brigade headquarters Without guards and with mountain artillery.

Returning to the original question, according to Lei Xiong's layer-by-layer fortification deployment, the final selected blocking position of the first battalion, second company and first row located on the outermost layer is not a big mountain, but the junction of continuous mountain ranges, and the mountains are not too high. , the highest altitude is only 80 meters.The mountains are not particularly steep, they are basically stone mountains, and the tops of the hillsides are mostly shrubs and small trees.

There are many mountains and endless stretches.There are mostly gullies between the tops of the hills, covered with weeds and shrubs. It is no problem for people to leave, but it is difficult for people to travel by car.

But even if you want to leave, if someone on the mountain attacks downward, even if you throw a stone down, it will kill you.

In other words, if you want to guard a ravine where people can leave, you only need to guard the commanding heights of the hills that are not far from each other on both sides of the ravine.

However, there is only one way to say, let alone a platoon of dozens of people, it is an infantry squad. The Japanese army lacking heavy artillery, heavy machine guns and other heavy firearms wanted to escape through the road. In a few hours, they paid several times the casualties of the defenders. No matter how hard you try, it's impossible.

But the geographical terrain here is doomed. There are many gullies for the Japanese army to choose to escape, at least five or six.

In this case, a platoon can only divide its troops.

However, we can’t divide our troops blindly. Otherwise, if the Japanese army seizes the weak point and divides and encircles a row and concentrates superior forces to defeat each of them, it will turn a blocking battle with adventure and enough courage into a joke of sending meat to the tiger’s mouth. .

Therefore, under the assignment of Wei Donglai, who personally led the team, the three infantry squads were divided into three defense zones with characters of character, and the firepower between each infantry squad could provide mutual support. In one position, the Japanese army will be hit by firepower from at least two hill positions.

Moreover, the position setting of each class is also particular.

For example, one squad establishes a position on the two hills in the middle, with a fire team stationed on each hill, and the other infantry squad cooperates with a fire support squad to set up a position on the rear hill 300 meters away. This is enough A heavy machine gun and an 82mm gun in the fire squad were guaranteed to provide fire cover for their flanks and rear wings.and

Moreover, because the range of the 82 Force is as high as 2500 meters, it can completely cover more than half of the battlefield area, which is enough to attack the light infantry Japanese invaders who can reach this area.

Yes, Lei Xiong dared to cast the net so wide and spread it so wide, and did not hesitate to deploy such defenses in the mountains with a radius of tens of miles, just to bully the Japanese who had completely turned into light infantry.In this broken place, let alone infantry cannons, just being able to carry a few heavy machine guns is a super ruthless person.

In order to facilitate communication in the mountainous area, the three infantry companies issued field radios, but after all, the Four Elements Regiment was not strong enough to spread field radios to platoon-level units, and all emergency communications had to rely on signal flares.

In the night, red signal flares had been fired in the distant mountains, which proved that the Japanese army had fled into the mountains as the commander of the regiment had guessed, and had also engaged in fire with the first or even second blocking positions.

The officers and soldiers of the second company and the first row who had just arrived at their respective positions after a long march did not care about rest, and immediately put themselves into the labor of building fortifications.

Not only did they know that the battle had already been won, but more importantly, they all knew that an injured wild boar was more ferocious than a tiger.

In order to survive, the Japanese army's outbreak of combat power may be even more terrifying than before.

In such a bloody battle, the stronger the fortifications are, the greater the chance of survival.

No one wanted to die in such a glorious battle, not because they were particularly afraid of death, but because they all wanted to live to taste the joy of victory.

What's more, Tang Tuanzuo often said that only by surviving can he kill more devils, and talking about death lightly is also irresponsible to the country and the nation.

The officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment may be less afraid of death than many people, but they are also more "afraid of death" than many people.Especially for the newly rebuilt Erlian, the name of "Steel Company" was forged with the flesh and blood of 120 martyrs from the Seventh Company of the original Sichuan Army.

It is said to be repair work, but in fact it is nothing more than filling the four sacks that everyone carries with them with soil and building them up.

This sack is also a necessary item carried by each of the officers and soldiers of the Four Elements Regiment. Like ammunition, it will be replenished quickly after each battle, and it is tied to everyone's necessary individual engineer shovel.

Don't underestimate the role of sandbags. Most of the soil in the sack can basically resist the penetration of the 7.7mm bullets of Japanese heavy machine guns. The people hiding behind could not cause fatal injuries. After several battles, this seemingly inconspicuous sack saved the lives of many soldiers.

The three people from the first battalion, the second company, the first platoon and the third squad are also building sandbags desperately under the leadership of the squad leader Lao Abacus, but they are not on the main position of the infantry platoon, but on a lonely mountain three miles away from the main position. .

Lao Suan was one of the five veterans who belonged to the Four Elements Battalion that Wei Donglai personally called for when the Second Company was rebuilt. The other four became platoon-level cadres. Only Lao Suan refused to be an officer and chose to continue to be his soldiers, but their military pay is almost the same as that of a lieutenant.

In his words, he is so lazy that he can't control his own gambling, and there are so many people there.But he has fought in Songhu, Songjiang, and Guangde, and his qualifications are too old to be a squad leader.

Thus, the former famous old gambler of the Four Elements Battalion became the most senior sergeant squad leader in the entire first battalion. Not to mention that the platoon leader was his old comrade in arms, even the company commander Wei Donglai was very polite to him.

Therefore, the old abacus chose a blocking point, and the second lieutenant platoon leader who was much younger than the old abacus looked at the terrain and agreed.

In fact, it was the lonely mountain he chose. The mountain was steeper than other mountains, and it was difficult to climb up, but the mountain was high enough, and he could basically see the surrounding seven or eight miles clearly.

As an observation point, it is the most suitable, and there are many strange rocks on the top of the mountain. If the enemy only shoots with guns, the environment here is very conducive to defense.

Moreover, 400 meters away from this mountain, there are basically cliffs and cliffs, all of which are dead ends.

In other words, the entire row of 1000-meter-long blocking defense line ends here. If the Japanese army fleeing from this direction wants to enter the distant mountains through here, they have to fight, or they can only transform A monkey climbed over the cliff.

However, the ruggedness of the mountain is destined to be unfavorable for human traffic. As long as you are not too stupid, you will generally not pass through a valley full of rocks that cannot be settled.

Otherwise, the first row would not give up here as a position, and the chances of the Japanese army choosing to pass here are too small.

In the second lieutenant's platoon leader's mind, Lao Suan had found a relatively safe place. For this reason, he even privately asked Lao Suan to bring Tudou, who had been promoted to corporal, with him.

Tudou is young, but he is one of the "veterans" in the steel company, because he was in the steel company earlier than 90.00% of the five officers and soldiers.

Originally, he was the messenger and orderly of the company commander Wei Donglai, but this stubborn boy has been going to the frontline army after the battle of Mouse Mountain.

In his original words: Japan is a fairy, those melon skins are dead when kicked with both legs, leaving me alone to kowtow to them, and my skull is swollen from knocking, I will not do this job!If you are going to die, all of you will report to Lord Yan, anyway, don’t leave me alone.

yes!Seeing all the brothers who get along day and night all die in battle, leaving only myself, what kind of mood should that be?If you compare your heart with your heart, it would be better to die together.

Speaking of this, the company commander Wei Donglai didn't say any more, so he had to be sent to work under Lao Suan, the oldest infantry squad leader in the entire infantry company.

Wei Donglai's logic is also very simple. The longer a soldier survives on the battlefield, the better he knows how to save his life. Under his command, Tudou has a much higher chance of surviving on the battlefield than other squads.

The whole Second Company knew about this, but no one blamed Wei Donglai, the boy who yelled 'fire at me' on the phone was the best soldier in the Second Company, bar none.

Because he is the hope of all the Sichuan Army brothers who died in battle!Everyone hopes that he can live well, live until after the war, marry wives and have children for all the brothers who died in the war, and enjoy a good life.

The potatoes, which have gone through several battles, are much more mature than before. Facing the kindness of the company commander and brothers Quanlian, he didn't say anything to refuse.However, he is still the brave young man who fought in the gold pit battle, and he is an elite soldier in the old abacus class who can be equipped with a semi-automatic rifle.

The squad leader said hello, even if Tudou didn't want to, he could only obey orders.

Of course, on such a battlefield, even if the possibility of becoming a blocking position is not high in terms of terrain, most of them will become high grounds that provide reconnaissance information for the main position, but a submachine gun and a semi-automatic rifle are not enough. Therefore, he brought another precise shooter with a Liao-made thirteen rifle.

This precise shooter is not someone else, but the Yang Bicheng who was known as a "coward" before the Battle of Baihegang.

Perhaps it was the blessings of his brothers who died heroically in the sky, or maybe he had two years of military experience. Before that, he was just cowardly by nature. Although he failed to become a super sniper of the entire Four Elements Regiment in one fell swoop like Niu Er, he also became an elite soldier of precision shooter level after the Battle of Guangde.

Later, it was also because Wei Donglai's "Steel Company" was rebuilt and transferred from Li Jiujin's Seventh Company. He was asked by the old abacus to be his accurate shooter in the third squad in the first row, and his rank was promoted to corporal.

The combination of the three is not weak, a veteran sergeant and two corporals with a strong will to fight.

The second lieutenant's platoon leader was afraid that their firepower was still insufficient, so he specially took two more shell guns and stuffed them into the old abacus, and also equipped him with 20 extra grenades.

With the addition of bullets, clear water, and dry food, the three infantrymen each carried a load of more than 20 kilograms. Fortunately, there were four groups of hammers, otherwise, it would have been difficult to climb that lonely mountain.

The first class of the 'Hammer' is not a soldier of the first battalion, it is assigned to the regiment headquarters, and Lei Xiong specially applied to Tang Dao because he wanted to go to the mountains.

Potato met Tang Dao a lot during the Battle of Mouse Mountain, and he was naturally familiar with Hammer. The young man was originally innocent, because he loved Hammer, and he basically didn’t eat the jerky sent by the army. He fed them to Hammer. .

He said he was serving as a sentinel for the headquarters of the first battalion, but in fact, the hammer was always with Tudou, so Lei Xiong didn't bother to take care of it any more. He was guarding the second company, so he was also helping the first battalion, right?
Therefore, Hammer, wearing a military vest, steel helmet and steel collar, also took on the responsibility of a "hump dog". A dog hung more than 30 kilograms of supplies on the left and right sides, which saved the three of them a lot of effort.

For the sake of safety, under the leadership of the old abacus, the three of them still did their old job of infantry, digging the barren soil on the top of the mountain, and setting up blocking positions at suitable positions.

If the Japanese army ran here, the three of them naturally couldn't just watch the little devil slip into the mountains and escape.

However, the entire first battalion, including the old abacus who was building a position, never thought that apart from the main battlefield, the most tragic battle in this mountain would break out on this inconspicuous isolated mountain.

Not to mention that they didn't expect it, the Japanese Army Lieutenant Sergeant, who worked so hard to save his life by the death of his subordinates, didn't expect that it was three small soldiers who completely blocked his escape door.

And, a dog!