Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 925 Difficulties!

Obviously, it is very difficult for two mortars to survive in the face of this covering shelling.

One door was directly blown into parts flying all over the sky, while the other door was smashed by the air waves, and the twenty or so artillerymen who managed to piece together were half dead and half injured.

That's not counting, because Nobita Nobita's frontline headquarters was too close to the artillery position, and was implicated miserably. Several Japanese infantrymen were literally blown out of the trenches, which is not too miserable.

And since the only two mortars that could launch a counterattack against the back of the mountain were also destroyed by the Chinese side with artillery cluster fire, this tough battle was a disaster for Nobi Nobita.

It is not that the infantry artillery deployed on the front line and the mountain artillery deployed at the rear did not help the Japanese troops on the front line. Almost every round of Japanese attack eve, they would spare no effort to bombard the Chinese positions, but most of them were for the infantry stationed on the positions. kill.

The Chinese 769 Regiment, which was in charge of defending the position, was like an invincible Xiaoqiang. When an infantry company was half disabled, another infantry company was immediately filled into the battlefield. The almost endless force in the eyes of the Japanese army was simply hopeless. Even if they know very well that the Chinese will never have as many troops as they seem.

But the fact is that the Japanese army once had the experience of attacking the Chinese front-line positions. At least nearly a hundred Japanese infantrymen had already picked up their rifles and started hand-to-hand combat, but reinforcements from the top of the mountain rushed down. After a round of bloody fighting, they were driven out of the position again.

The most painful thing for the front-line Japanese troops was that although the Chinese mortars did not regularly fire at the infantry, they could arbitrarily hit the heavy machine gun positions that had been moved to 700 meters behind, which caused at least half of the heavy The machine gun was blown up while providing fire support.

And as the strongest firepower of the Japanese army--tanks, because of the existence of two anti-tank guns on the Chinese position, including the only 89 tank, none of the remaining 7 tanks dared to attack. Entering the range of 800 meters, the 89 tanks can only become long-distance forts and bombard the Chinese positions that are not clearly visible.

But obviously, although it cannot be said that the bird is useless, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is no use for the bird without the ball.

The heavy firepower that the Japanese army is proud of did not play the role it should have.

The main offensive had to be launched by the infantry with wave after wave of attacks, and started a war of attrition with the Chinese side.

Yes, a war of attrition!What is consumed is not only ammunition, but also human life.

According to post-war statistics, in less than 2 hours, Nobi Nobita organized and launched five rounds of attacks, each lasting an average of nearly 20 minutes.

At the beginning, they moved down the remains of the dead, but later on, they stopped doing this useless work. Bloody 'shit yellow' can be seen everywhere on the entire battlefield!
Not counting the wounded, more than 400 Japanese soldiers were killed in battle!
This is an astonishing 60.00% battle fatality rate, not a casualty rate in the traditional sense.The madness of the Japanese Army is frightening.

The 769 regiment also fought hard. The two infantry companies and machine gun companies deployed on the front line have already changed four rounds.
That means that even the guard company of the 769 regiment has been sent there, and that is also the last reserve team in the hands of the young head of the 769 regiment.

In just two hours, the leader of the regiment had to send his last reserve team. It is also conceivable that this offensive and defensive battle between the tip of the needle and the wheat will almost defeat this infantry regiment, which will be called the strongest infantry regiment of the 2th Army in the future. To the end of the mountain!

There were more than 330 remains of the sacrificed soldiers carried away after the war, and they were not much better than those of the Japanese army.

The Chinese and Japanese commanders at the top and bottom of the mountain have long been jealous. One is that he will die if he does not conquer the opponent's position, and the other is ordered to block the way of the Japanese army, laying a solid foundation for the entire army to encircle and wipe out the Japanese army!

The battle was so fierce that the commander of the 683rd Journey sent telegrams several times, asking if the 769th regiment could withstand it. If he couldn't stand it, he would send two infantry companies from each of the two flanks to support it.

The young head of the 769th Regiment refused, not because he wanted to be a hero, but because he knew that the two flanks had not started fighting yet, but when the time came, the two infantry regiments on the flanks would attack the Japanese army in one fell swoop. Put it in your pocket.

The final encirclement and annihilation battle will be completed by them, and the remaining nearly a thousand Japanese invaders will definitely resist, and they will definitely not sit still. The combat mission is no easier than his 769 regiment.

And the reason why this young commander has been gritting his teeth and insisting is that he knows enough that the time to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army is almost ripe.

Because, the Four Elements Group has arrived!

At 1:[-] in the afternoon, the entire army of the Four Elements Regiment had arrived in the Beiganling area.

Goto Kokominan did not have the opportunity to stand at a high altitude and overlook this mountain, otherwise he would not be obsessed with the tactics of opening up the road ahead, even if it was no longer for the rescue of Shentouling.

Yes, when Nobita Nobita was still struggling to launch the third round of attack, he received a telegram from the division headquarters: "The imperial infantry that was ambushed by the Chinese in the Shentouling area has also been defeated!"The Imperial Infantry in Licheng County is still struggling to resist! "

This news is definitely a blow to Goto Jiazinan. The infantry brigade that rescued Licheng was the main infantry brigade of his 108th Infantry Regiment. If Licheng is finished again, it means that his 108th Infantry Regiment has already existed in name only!

However, he still did not give up conquering the Chinese blocking position in front, not for saving Licheng, but for self-protection!

He finally understood why there were so many Chinese. It turned out that they gathered after destroying the 1500 imperial infantry.

Although this inference made it hard for him to accept, he couldn't figure out why 1500 well-trained imperial infantry were defeated in such a short period of time, which was really unscientific.

However, he didn't have time to think about the reasons, he was more concerned about his situation now.

The appetite of the Chinese is huge, much bigger than he imagined. They are here, not simply blocking his progress, but wanting to eat him in one bite.

This conclusion made the Japanese Army Colonel feel chills all over his body. Even if he didn't want to admit it, this is exactly what the Chinese are doing now.

The Chinese on the two-wing highlands have not launched an attack, just like two poisonous snakes waiting for an opportunity, just waiting for him to show his flaws.

And this flaw is undoubtedly waiting for him to lead the army back, and when he leaves the field trenches that have been built, the Chinese do not have enough artillery, and the mortars shown now are not enough to destroy his army. Good field trenches.

His current way of life is not to retreat, but to move forward, clearing the way all the way forward.

The high mountains will become an obstacle to the advancement of his army, and it is also true for the Chinese. Only by rushing out of the pocket formation that the Chinese have set up, can he use the road to use his mobility to get rid of the Chinese.

After all, the mountain roads are rugged, and even if all Chinese people turn into monkeys, walking on the mountain will not be faster than the road.

Therefore, the tactic of the Japanese army chief is still to open up the way forward and stick to the current position.

But if he has the opportunity to overlook this mountainous area and see the 3000-meter-long infantry line on the road in the distance, he may give up his scalp numbness and give up what he thinks is the most suitable tactic.

In order to eat his big piece of fat, the Chinese took out several of the most elite infantry regiments in the entire eastern Shanxi.

769, 771, 772, Sixing Regiment, any infantry regiment is a well-known name.

And now, the last piece of the victory puzzle has arrived on the periphery of the battlefield.

However, Tang Dao, who arrived 2 kilometers away from the periphery of Beiganling, did not lead his troops to join the battlefield immediately. Instead, he stared at the map of Beiganling and meditated. .

There were nearly ten officers sitting or standing around, some of them looked anxious, like the youngest infantry company commander Qian Dazhu; some lowered their heads and smoked silently, like the artillery company commander Pang Hai; Colleagues who talked in low voices were veterans like Li Jiujin.

"Why are you in a hurry! The group is thinking about how to fight! What the hell! Your son is waiting for the battle to become the battalion commander?" Li Jiujin looked at Qian Dazhu who was impatiently rubbing his face, and lightly laughed.

"Brother Li, you don't know who I am! I'm not in a hurry for military exploits! I think the brothers over there have been fighting for a long time, and Chief Cheng has urged us several times along the way. But wait here, if Chief Cheng and the others have any objections to our regiment, it will not be good for us to gain a foothold here!" Qian Dazhu raised his head to look at Tang Dao who was still bowing his head in thought, and retorted in a low voice.

"Hehe! Niwa's situation is quite big now, not bad, not bad, she will be a battalion commander in the future!" Li Jiujin laughed.

"Listen to your tone, Lao Li, you will be promoted to regimental commander soon! You can arrange battalion commander." Tang Dao over there looked up and glanced at this side, and said angrily.

"Hey, my two brushes, I'm a company commander. Even if I want to steal your job, my brothers, I can't do that!" Li Jiujin shrank his neck, but still had a playful smile on his face.

"Okay, after this battle, you will be poor, old Li!" Leng Feng waved his hand to stop the old soldier from continuing to play tricks, and looked at Tang Dao with a serious face. "Tuan Zuo, have you decided how to join the battle?"

"It's not easy!" Tang Dao sighed slightly, pointing to the map in his hand.

"You see, from where we are, there are two roads to enter the Beiganling battlefield. A main road leads directly to the area where the 769 regiment is located, and there is a small road that leads to the flank of the 772 regiment. Even if our regiment goes to the military position, it will not be able to deploy all our troops. If the Japanese army finds that they have turned their guns and fired, it may cause more casualties, and it will not be able to achieve the goal of knocking the Japanese army unconscious with a stick."

"That's right! Fighting in the mountains is very different from fighting on the plains. As the saying goes, looking at the mountains and running to death is absolutely true. If our regiment wants to go around from the rear to the back of the Japanese army, we have to go around for twenty miles. At that time, the Japanese reacted and retreated desperately, and the 683rd Brigade may not be able to keep them all!" Gong Shaoxun also frowned.

Twenty miles is 10 kilometers. If it is placed on the plain, it will be a quick march. But if it is placed in this mountain, especially if you want to bring artillery, heavy machine guns and other big guys, it will be amazing. old life.

If you are just light infantry, and give up the biggest firepower advantage of the Four Elements Regiment, and really face the Japanese army, it becomes a life-for-life exchange. The Four Elements Regiment has gone through rounds of fighting, and those who are still alive are already considered Elites, Gong Shaoxun was really reluctant to exchange such elites with the Japanese army.

"Yeah! The reason why the Japanese are still fighting our army's iron heads in Beiganling is probably because our army doesn't have many artillery pieces, and they can still fight a dozen, but in case they come back to it , willing to accept your own failure, and if you run away like a girl, it’s okay to run for a third of the time.” Tang Dao nodded.

After thinking about it for a while, he turned his head and asked Gu Xishui who was standing behind him: "Ming Xin should have been sent out to spy on the movements of the Japanese army in Lucheng District! Where is he now, has he sent any messages?"

"Mingxin feels that no one in the special squadron can keep up with him in this mountain. He set off alone. According to his speed, he should have arrived in Lucheng by now, but I don't know what method the guy will use. Leave us a message." Gu Xishui said helplessly.

Originally, sending Mingxin to reconnaissance around Lucheng was just Tang Dao's preparations for the battle between Licheng and Shentouling, and there was no fully prepared military operation.

For Tang Dao, it's more like planning for a rainy day.

After Ming Xin set off for a period of time, no one expected that the Japanese army in Lucheng would put all their eggs in one basket, disregarding the defense of Lucheng, and send the main force in the city to rescue them. Decide.

As for Ming Xin, a newcomer to the Four Elements Group, he is extremely good in terms of execution and combat effectiveness, but he also has shortcomings. He may be used to traveling alone, and he is not used to trusting his comrades. He believes in himself more.

However, he was right. He lived in the Dashan Taoist temple since he was a child, and his speed on the mountain road was unmatched by the entire Four Elements Group.

If he runs with all his strength, the distance from Licheng to Lucheng is nearly 30 kilometers, and it may take him less than 3 hours. Others will really become a burden if they follow him.

"This guy..." Tang Dao couldn't help frowning upon hearing this.

If there is no information to pass, no matter how fast Mingxin runs to get the ball, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?It seems that he still needs to find time to chat with this maverick guy. The army is not a knight in the rivers and lakes. No matter how strong an individual is, he still has to rely on team strength to win.

At this moment, there was a noise from a distance, which made Tang Dao's brows wrinkle even tighter.

He had previously issued a military order that everyone should rest in place and not make any noise.

"What's going on over there?" Leng Feng growled coldly.

Over there is his 8th company, it's no wonder that Leng Feng looks good.

After a while, a second lieutenant platoon leader ran over quickly.

"Report sir, there is a fellow who insists on seeing our supreme chief. He said he has important secrets, and we asked him to reveal it, but that guy is very stubborn. How can we trust him? He yelled."

"You can't even deal with a commoner. Tell him that this is wartime, and you will be shot if you harass the army." The commander of the 8th company standing on the side blushed when he heard this. The old habits were suddenly exposed.

"Hometown? Confidential?" Tang Dao fixed his eyes and waved his hand. "Bring him here, I'll see you."

A ragged boy about sixteen or seventeen years old was brought to Tang Dao, perhaps because he had just argued with the soldiers, and his face was still a little red.

"Little guy, I'm the supreme officer here, tell me what secrets you have!" Tang Dao asked gently.

"Is your surname Tang?" The young man hesitated as he looked at Tang Dao, who was taller than him by a head.

The expressions of the surrounding officers all changed suddenly.

Tang Tuanzuo's name in the Four Elements Regiment is of course a popular commodity and everyone knows it, but the Four Elements Regiment just came to the Taihang Mountains and hasn't fought a battle yet, and their reputation has not yet reached the point where everyone in the Taihang Mountains is well known. How did the little guy who looked like a local boy know?
"Yes! My name is Tang Dao!" Tang Dao's eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Then you are right, I finally found the wrong person." The young man didn't seem to feel the murderous aura rising up around him, but his face showed a smile of joy, and he stretched his hands into his arms.

Many officers involuntarily touched their waists.

An ordinary boy in the mountains came to Tang Tuanzuo rashly. This is a very strange thing in itself, and they are not to blame for being nervous.

I'm afraid this young man with a face full of simplicity doesn't know that he actually frightened a group of iron-blooded soldiers who have experienced countless battlefields.

What was taken out was a piece of paper folded several times!

Tang Dao smiled, he had already guessed the original owner of this piece of paper.

Because it came from the letterhead paper carried by Teacher Xiao He. In this mountain, no one else has it except the members of the Four Elements Group.

Spreading the paper, Tang Dao glanced at it, and the smile on his face was even bigger: "Ming Xin, this guy, has already found us the best opportunity to enter the battlefield!"

(End of this chapter)