The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Perhaps it was because the Kwantung Army brigade leader was frightened by an unexpected incident on the battlefield...

Perhaps because the attacking troops were wiped out, he did not know the situation on the front line immediately...

As a result, he did not issue the order to fire immediately.

It wasn't until Shi Jin hurriedly retreated into the tunnel with dozens of remaining soldiers that a violent explosion sounded above everyone's heads.

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The former enemy headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

The brigade commander was observing the blocking position once again covered by artillery fire with a livid face.

He was full of hope for the attack just now.

For this reason, two infantry squadrons were even used as bait, but they were still defeated, and the defeat was even worse than the previous two attacks. There was not a single surviving soldier from the four infantry squadrons, and they were all left on the battlefield. It can be seen that the attack just now How brutal the battle was.

Although we don’t know how many casualties the Eighth Route Army suffered in the battle just now, a defeat is a defeat.

The brigade leader was silent for a while before calming down from his chaotic thoughts. He frowned and considered whether there were other ways to help him capture Wulan Mountain.

A lot of questions also popped up in my mind.

What kind of anti-artillery fortifications did the Eighth Route Army build on its defense line, and why could it withstand the joint attacks of heavy artillery and aircraft time and time again.

It's a pity that all the soldiers who entered the Eighth Route Army's blocking position were eliminated, otherwise we would still know some about the position from their mouths.

"General..."

Suddenly a major led several chariot soldiers and ran towards the brigade commander from behind.

"Someone knows the situation on the Eighth Route Blocking Position..."

"A few of them drove chariots into the Eighth Route Army's blocking position. Because of their quick reactions, they were lucky enough to get back from the Eighth Route Army..."

The brigade commander seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw in despair. He stared at the tank soldiers and asked: "Hurry up and tell us everything you saw at the Eighth Route Army's blocking position. The more detailed the better..."

"If the next attack is won because of the intelligence you provided, I will personally take credit from you..."

Most of the charioteers were those with the rank of second lieutenant. After hearing the brigade commander's promise, they became happy and quickly reported: "General..."

"The Eighth Route Army dug a large number of artillery-proof holes in the blocking position, and there are entrances and exits to the artillery-proof holes everywhere on the position."

"They rely on the artillery holes to fight us in close combat... As soon as the artillery fires, they hide in the artillery holes..."

"Despite this, the Eighth Route Army still suffered heavy losses under our continuous attacks..."

"After a few hits from our army's heavy artillery and aircraft, many bomb-proof holes were blown down, and many Eighth Route Army troops were killed because they had no time to withdraw from the bomb-proof holes."

"I'm sure I'm humble. After the attack just now, the total strength of the Eighth Route Army on the defense line has been reduced to less than a hundred people."

"We can take it down with one attack at most..."

The chariot soldier's report was similar to what the brigade commander thought, but the brigade commander couldn't figure out how deep the anti-gun holes dug by the Eighth Route Army were on the position, and how they could withstand repeated attacks from heavy artillery and aircraft.

Several tank soldiers did not know these answers. They just hid in the tank and took a few glances from a distance. They did not observe the anti-gun holes at close range, nor did they go deep into the anti-gun holes for reconnaissance.

They never expected that the anti-gun caves they saw were not actually anti-gun caves, but tunnel fortifications with stronger defenses and a certain degree of defense.

The brigade commander didn't know this either, but he wrote down another thing reported by the chariot soldier.

The total strength of the Eighth Route Army on the defense line has been reduced sharply to less than a hundred men. As long as there are no new Eighth Route Army reinforcements on the battlefield, the blocking position halfway up the mountain can be taken down even at all costs. A firm expression quickly flashed across his dignified and serious face, and then he ordered: "Chief of Staff..."

"Assemble another tank brigade... and then dispatch six tanks and armored vehicles from most of the tanks, and prepare to launch an attack as soon as the artillery fire stops... take advantage of the lack of troops of the Eighth Route Army on the defense line, and take it down as quickly as possible."

"The artillery will fire for another two minutes, and then extend the artillery fire to cut off the connection between the defense line halfway up the mountain and the top of the mountain, preventing the Eighth Route Army from sending troops to reinforce the battlefield."

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The former enemy headquarters of the northbound detachment.

Seeing that the blocking position halfway up the mountain was once again covered in artillery fire, Li Yunlong did not hesitate this time.

As soon as the explosion of artillery shells came from the mountainside, the order began: "Yang Song..."

"The next battle depends on you..."

"Immediately take over from Shi Jin and enter the position..."

"But we can't go head-to-head with the Kwantung Army in the next battle, otherwise our remaining troops may really be wasted here, which is not cost-effective."

"After entering the position, appropriately block the fourth attack launched by the Kwantung Army, then abandon the surface position and enter the tunnel to continue fighting with the Kwantung Army."

"When appropriate, we can abandon some tunnel fortifications and drag the Kwantung Army's offensive troops into the tunnels until dark..."

"We have also dug many hidden tunnels on the position."

"It is absolutely possible to launch a counterattack through those hidden tunnels after dark to the Kwantung Army occupying the surface positions, and eat them at the minimum cost."

Yang Song was an expert in mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare. He had also fought several tunnel battles with the Japs in the Wing Center Base. He knew very well what Li Yunkong meant by tunnel battle. He immediately took the order: "Please don't worry, chief..."

"I will definitely make the Kwantung Army's offensive troops suffer a big loss in front of the tunnel fortifications."

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The former enemy headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

A long-lost smile finally flashed across the serious face of the brigade leader.

There are indeed not many Eighth Route Army troops on the ground.

Although the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties, their offensive was not affected at all and they were slowly approaching the defense line under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles.

As long as there are no changes or accidents, the attacking troops will definitely be able to take advantage of the situation and seize the blocking position halfway up the mountain.

"General, the attacking troops have rushed up...the sound of firefights has not become stronger, but has become weaker and weaker. The remnants of the Eighth Route Army must have been wiped out, and there are no troops available to fight back." Excited exclamations soon spread throughout the brigade. The commander's ears rang, and the smile on the brigade commander's face became thicker and thicker.

He breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "Yoshi..."

"After fighting for so long, I finally received some good news."

"Contact the attacking troops immediately and ask them not to underestimate the enemy..."

"The Eighth Route Army dug a large number of artillery-proof holes on the position, and after letting them occupy the surface positions of the defense line, they cleaned and destroyed the artillery-proof holes on the position one by one, leaving the Eighth Route Army with nowhere to hide, completely annihilating the Eighth Route Army on the position, and denying them any counterattack. Chance."

"At the same time, allocate some troops to defend on the spot..."

"In case the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army take advantage of the fact that we have just occupied the mountainside defense line and are not yet stable, they suddenly launch an attack and retake the blocking position that we finally won."

Having said this, the brigade commander once again turned his attention to his deputy and gave a serious order: "Deploy another brigade to reinforce the battlefield to prevent accidents and go faster." (End of Chapter)