I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 158 Bloody Battle at Purple Mountain

A gunner immediately handed him a shell weighing [-] kilograms with both hands.

Zhou Weiguo took the cannonball, loaded it into the barrel, and immediately turned his head to dodge.

Tom!With a muffled sound, the cannonball came out of the chamber, turned into a beam of light and blasted behind a rock, and exploded violently.

The two devils who were hiding behind this rock were killed on the spot.

Under Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo's very tacit and precise joint bombardment, the dozen or so devil remnants hiding behind the roadside rocks and trees were quickly wiped out.

Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo ordered the artillery to be retracted almost at the same time, and at the same time ordered their subordinates to move the positions of important firepower points such as light and heavy machine guns.

On the Japanese side, Okamoto Yasuyuki put down the binoculars with a dark face, gritted his teeth and asked the subordinates behind him, "Is the artillery not ready yet?"

An adjutant felt the murderous intent in Okamoto Yasuyuki's tone, looked back hurriedly with some fear, and said, "Return to the chief, it seems that you are ready."

"Then why are you still standing there? Order them to fire immediately! Fire quickly!" Okamoto Yasuyuki roared with unusual anger.

"Hay!" The adjutant bowed his head abruptly, turned around hastily, and rushed towards the temporary position of the two Type [-] infantry guns.

Immediately afterwards, the two 312-type infantry artillery roared successively, and fired shells one after another at the 313 and [-] highlands where the Huben regiment and the first regiment were stationed.

Due to the small number of artillery, the artillery fire seems to be relatively sparse.

Falling on the prepared position of the Tiger and Ben regiment, apart from setting off clouds of explosions of fire and smoke, it had no actual killing effect.

More than a hundred elite troops were wiped out, which made Okamoto Yasuyuki very depressed.

Returning to the former enemy command post that his subordinates had just set up, Okamoto Yasuyuki said to several staff adjutants with a very ugly expression: "The battle just now showed that the Chinese defenders in front are very cunning, we should not take it lightly."

A Japanese army commander nodded approvingly and said in agreement: "Sir, you are right. The enemy in front of you is just as cunning as Xu Qingfeng's Huben Regiment. We must pay attention to it."

Hearing this, Okamoto Yasuyuki couldn't help recalling the tragic scene of his previous fight with the Huben regiment.

Immediately asked: "Do you know that the garrison on the other side is the Chinese army?"

Another ghost adjutant who was present shook his head and said, "Sir, we have just arrived here. We haven't fought the opponent yet, and we haven't captured any prisoners, so we don't know their numbers yet."

"Baga, go find a way right away to find out the designation and establishment of the enemy in front of you." Okamoto Yasuyuki angrily reprimanded.

The intelligence infiltration of the Japanese army into the Nationalist Government at that time can be said to be pervasive.

Therefore, its intelligence reconnaissance and collection capabilities are very powerful compared to the national army.

It took less than an hour from Okamoto Yasuyuki's headquarters to send a request to the special high school to the information being sent back.

In the former enemy headquarters of the 6th Division, a Japanese captain in charge of liaison with intelligence, holding a document, came to Okamoto Yasuyuki respectfully and saluted him:
"Sir, the latest information collected by the Special High School from the city of Nanjing shows that the enemy we face is the 87st Regiment of the [-]th Division, and the head of the regiment is Zhou Weiguo.

This department is one of the 87th Division after the Battle of Songhu. It was newly formed in Nanjing, with a strength of about 3000.

However, in addition to this, there is a more important piece of information.

That is, the remnants of Xu Qingfeng's Huben Regiment were also transferred into this pre-regiment.

Therefore, it is estimated that the current total strength of the Ministry should exceed 3000, and its combat effectiveness is no less than 5000. "

"Xu Qingfeng's Huben regiment is also opposite?" Okamoto Yasuyuki was a little shocked.

"Yes, sir." The Japanese captain nodded.

"Baga! It's indeed him!" Yasuyuki Okamoto said in shock and anger: "No wonder they acted so insidiously just now."

Okamoto Yasuyuki's words aroused the unanimous approval of the other devil officers present.

Why do you say that Xu Qingfeng's Huben Regiment is insidious, because they are fighting with other national armies, and their strength is often not fully deployed.

Many national army troops couldn't hold back and opened fire ahead of time.

Even without a tentative attack, the opponent exposed the position of his firepower.

Only Xu Qingfeng and a very small number of other elites of the national army could be so calm.

Especially Xu Qingfeng's Huben regiment, basically beat the Japanese army without temper.

Because the Japanese army's previous invincible offensive methods and tactics completely failed when facing the Huben regiment.

Xu Qingfeng understood their tactical characteristics very well, and made various targeted contingency deployments.

Once fighting, the attacking Japanese army often has to pay a huge price.

They fear and hate such an opponent.

At this time, a guard ran in from the outside and saluted Okamoto Yasuyuki: "Report Your Excellency Commander, the 23rd, 45th Regiment and the Artillery Regiment and other follow-up main forces have arrived."

Upon hearing the words, Okamoto Yasuyuki immediately ordered: "Immediately notify the commanders of each wing and come here for a meeting immediately."

"Hay!" The guard responded and hurried out.

Due to time constraints, the Central China Japanese Army only had time to supplement the 6th Division with two infantry regiments and an artillery regiment.

Like other cavalry and tank chariot units, they have not yet been replenished.

Therefore, what Okamoto Yasuyuki can use is three infantry regiments, plus an artillery regiment, of which the three infantry regiments have about 9000 people.

Because of the new head of the division, Ben Kitaro, he stayed with the head of the 18th division, Nakajima Sadao.

Therefore, Okamoto Yasuyuki is now the supreme front-line commander of all participating troops of the 6th Division.

Naturally, he is qualified to call the other captains over for a meeting.

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The Japanese attack started soon, because they learned that the remnants of Xu Qingfeng's Huben regiment were on the opposite side.

Yasuyuki Okamoto, who hated them to the core, first called more than a dozen bombers and launched a violent bombing on 312 and 313.

At the same time, they ordered their artillery groups to also shell together.

The air raid and shelling lasted for more than half an hour, before Okamoto Yasuyuki invested two full-staffed infantry brigades, about [-] people.

Charged towards the 313 and 312 highlands respectively!
Under the direct command of Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment and the First Regiment on the high ground, relying on solid fortifications, immediately launched an attack.

Due to the existence of Maoer holes, the soldiers of the Huben Regiment and the Pre-First Regiment suffered few casualties under the double blow of the Japanese army's gaps and shelling.

The defensive troops of each company have a large amount of firepower preserved.

Therefore, the devil's first attack was quickly repelled.

However, Okamoto Yasuyuki, who was extremely jealous when meeting his enemies, dispatched two new full-stack brigades just after the two brigades of the first echelon were withdrawn.

Under the coordinated cover of its artillery units, it continued to attack the two highlands.

In this way, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment and the Yuyi Regiment had no time to hide in the cat's ear hole.

It can only bear the artillery bombardment of the Japanese army and continue to resist tenaciously.

Xu Qingfeng and the Huben Regiment were absolute thorns in the eyes of the Japanese army at this time, and they wished they could pull them out quickly.

Under the new and old hatred, Okamoto, the old devil, launched a round of fierce attacks regardless of the cost.

Trying in vain to not give the Huben regiment and the pre-yi regiment a chance to breathe, and defeat them by virtue of their absolute strength and firepower superiority.

Devils are not afraid of death, and the officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment and the Yuyi Regiment are even less afraid of death.

"Brothers, the city of Nanjing is behind us, we will never retreat! Give me a hard hit!"

"Swear to live and die with the battlefield! Swear to live and die with Nanjing!"

Slogans like this resounded one after another on Highlands 312 and 313.

Inspired by these impassioned slogans, the officers and soldiers of the two regiments rose up to resist and fought fiercely with the Japanese army.

Under the fierce battle, the casualties of both the Huben Regiment and the Pre-Yi Regiment continued to rise.

Seeing Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo felt distressed, but they had no choice but to bite the bullet and direct the battle.

Moreover, the reserve team was successively transferred from the reverse slope to reinforce the front.

However, although the Huben regiment and the Yuyi regiment suffered heavy casualties, the casualties of the Japanese army were even greater.

Because both the Huben Regiment and the Pre-Yi Regiment were personally commanded by Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo.

And there is a sharpshooter squad that is responsible for shooting devil grenadiers and machine gunners to restrain the Japanese attack.

Therefore, the exchange ratio between the Japanese army and the Huben regiment, which was in a state of feint attack, was basically about three to one.

That is to say, on average, the devils have to die two to three people to replace the Huben group and the pre-group.

This is not surprising. First of all, the Huben Regiment and the Pre-Yi Regiment have solid and complete fortifications, condescending, guarding against danger, and waiting for work at leisure, taking advantage of it.

Secondly, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo went to the front to lead the troops to fight, which greatly improved the morale, and made targeted arrangements in advance.

Especially Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo, their marksmanship is already very good.

Led by them, the soldiers with good marksmanship on the high ground specially picked devil grenadiers, machine gunners and grassroots officers to greet them.

The firepower of the grassroots backbone and teams of the devils who were beaten suffered a lot.

As a result, the offensive capabilities of the Japanese army will naturally be greatly reduced.

However, the biggest advantage of the devils is their artillery and air firepower.

After three hours of continuous onslaught, nearly three full-staffed infantry brigades were disabled.

Seeing that he still could not capture the two highlands, Okamoto Yasuyuki immediately ordered dozens of cannons under his command to violently bombard the positions of the Huben Regiment and the Preliminary Regiment for more than an hour.

Then, more than 2000 fresh troops were sent to come back and attack again.

Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo commanded the troops, fought together, and resolutely blocked the attack.

The two sides fought fiercely all night, and the Japanese army suffered more than [-] casualties, and the Huben Regiment and the Yuyi Regiment also suffered more than half of the casualties.

There were only more than 9000 Japanese infantry in total. Since they attacked in turn, after more than 3000 casualties, basically each regiment was knocked out by nearly one-third of its strength.

Coupled with the continuous attack all night, the soldiers were very tired.

Okamoto Yasuyuki had no choice but to order the infantry regiments to stop attacking and go into rest.

But although the infantry's offensive stopped, the air strikes and shelling did not stop.

In order to kill the Huben group and the pre-Yi group as much as possible, not to give them a chance to breathe.

In addition to ordering the artillery wing, Okamoto Yasuyuki opened fire immediately, and fiercely shelled the 312 and 313 highlands again at any cost.

Air support was called again, a mixed fleet of eight bombers and two fighter jets, guided by ground artillery.

Once again, a violent air strike bombed the highlands where the Huben regiment and the pre-Yi regiment were located.

One after another aerial bombs roared down from the sky, instantly blasting the 312 and 313 highlands into a sea of ​​flames.

Coupled with the bombardment of dozens of cannons by the devils, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment and the First Regiment who were hiding in the cat's ear hole and the bunkers on the reverse slope at the back clearly felt that the entire highland was trembling.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as shaking the earth.

Over the course of one night, other officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment and the Pre-Yi Regiment had already dug out many bunkers on the reverse slope for hiding, which were completely useful at the moment.

As soon as the devil's attack stopped, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo led the forward troops by coincidence and withdrew them all.

Only at the front, one platoon was reserved for warning.

In a bunker on the reverse slope of Height 312, Xu Qingfeng ordered Chen Qifeng and the others who followed him to withdraw: "Notice, let the brothers take the time to rest and eat, and count the casualties."

After fighting the devils all night, everyone was very tired, so they had to take the time to rest and eat to recover their strength, so that they could have the energy to face the next battle.

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng replied, turned around and left.

Xu Qingfeng also found an empty place and sat down with his back against the hard mountain, closed his eyes and began to rest.

As a special soldier, he will use all available time to restore his physical strength.

Since the devil's air strike firepower is not comparable to that of the U.S. military, and the bunker they hide in is on the reverse slope, the devil's air strike generally cannot blow up.

Don't worry, you will be injured by the explosion shock wave or something.

Xu Qingfeng just squinted for a while, when Chen Qifeng went back and forth, waking him up: "Tuan Zuo, Commander Zhou called to ask about the casualties on our side, and asked if we need military support."

Xu Qingfeng said: "Have the casualties of each company been counted? How many people do we have?"

Chen Qifeng replied: "The three companies have more than half of their casualties, and there are more than 300 people left. Counting the guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon, there are less than 400 people."

"Tell Commander Zhou that we can still persevere, please rest assured." Xu Qingfeng murmured.

"Yes!" Chen Qifeng responded, then turned around and left with his waist down.

Zhou Weiguo is also counting the battle situation on the pre-Yiyi regiment's side.

Ask Fang Shengli, who ran over under the Japanese artillery fire just now, and said: "Shengli, have you counted it? How many people do we have?"

Fang Shengli, the commander of the first battalion, gasped and said, "There are 800 casualties, and the first battalion has the most casualties, with less than one-third left."

"If we continue to fight like this, we will be exhausted in two days at most."

Zhou Weiguo said solemnly: "No matter what, we must persevere. If we can't hold on, the city of Nanjing behind will suffer."

　I'm out of status today, only [-] words, sorry.

　　Take a day off, tomorrow will change!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)