I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 472 Hill
"stop!"

After arriving at the place separated from those people, Liu Gen stopped with the soldiers of the cavalry company. After he got off his horse and checked quickly, he found the traces left by those people when they left.

"Leave one comrade to lead the way for the group leader! The others follow me!" Liu Gen ordered loudly.

Liu Gen got on his horse and led the soldiers of the cavalry company to chase towards the southeast. From the traces left on the ground, it could be judged that the small troop of devils left from this direction.How far can they run in just 10 minutes?

"Get ready for battle!" Liu Gen ordered after advancing 1000 meters.

The soldiers of the cavalry company moved into action one after another. They bent down, grasped the weapons in their hands tightly, and were ready to go into battle at any time!
Liu Gen kept looking forward, trying to find traces of the devils, but what made him a little puzzled was that there was no shadow of the devils in his line of sight, as if they had left this area long ago.

"Spread out! Brother Sun, take some soldiers to the other side, the devils are probably ambushing us." After advancing a certain distance, Liu Gen said to Sun Desheng beside him.

Dividing troops is the best choice. With the mobility of the cavalry company, even if the devils really ambushes, the cavalry company can keep a certain distance in the shortest time to avoid too many casualties.If the troops are dispersed, it will be easier to find the devil's trace. Liu Gen believes that the devil must be hiding in a corner of this area, and it is impossible to escape successfully.

Unless the devil has a car in his hand, it is undoubtedly impossible to escape this area in just 10 minutes.

Liu Gen looked at the small hill not far away, with a cold light in his eyes, if the devils really want to ambush Liu Gen and the others, then the small hill not far away must be the best choice.Otherwise, there is not much cover in this area, and they don't have a good choice if they want to ambush.

"There may be a problem with that small hill. Brother Sun, you should be careful." Before Sun Desheng led the soldiers away, Liu Gen couldn't help but confess.

Sun Desheng nodded vigorously. He understood Liu Gen's meaning. The devil's marksmanship is very strong. If the devil is ambushed without precaution, even a cavalry company with strong mobility will inevitably suffer casualties.

Watching Sun Desheng leave with some cavalry company soldiers, Liu Gen continued to search forward with the rest of the soldiers. In order to encounter the devil's ambush, Liu Gen kept a certain distance from the soldiers.Facing the devils hiding in the dark, if they all gather together, they will undoubtedly become living targets for the devils.

The soldiers of the cavalry company were well-trained. When searching, they still lowered their bodies, almost sticking their whole body to the horse. This was to guard against possible attacks from devils at any time.Lying on the horse greatly reduces the exposed body area of ​​the soldiers. No matter how good the devil's marksmanship is, it is difficult to hit the soldiers on the horseback.

Liu Gen's riding skills were also good, but he was not like the soldiers of the cavalry company. He kept looking around, trying to find the ghosts.

The soldiers kept searching, and they searched very quickly. In a short period of time, they searched this area once. Except for the small hill not far away, the soldiers searched all other places.After the soldiers searched and found no trace of the devil, Liu Gen became more and more sure that the devil was hiding on a small hill not far away.

The small hill is not high, but it is indeed not suitable for the soldiers of the cavalry company. Liu Gen looked at the small hill and hesitated.

The small hill has not been searched yet, and it is impossible to determine whether the devil is hiding on that small hill. In order to confirm that the devil is there, it is undoubtedly necessary for the soldiers to confirm.And if you choose to do this, the devils ambushing in the small hills will inevitably make a move, causing certain casualties to the cavalry company.

If possible, Liu Gen didn't want to send soldiers to search, but there was no other way. When it was impossible to determine whether the devil was on the small hill, it was very necessary to send soldiers to explore.If the devil is not on this small hill, wouldn't it be a waste of time for Liu Gen and others?
"Come on, let's make sure the devil is on that small hill." Liu Gen said to the soldiers around him.

The expressions of the soldiers didn't change at all. They all knew the danger of going to the small hill to search, but they still didn't have any thoughts of retreating.

As they got closer to the small hill, Liu Gen and the others became more and more nervous. The soldiers were tense and ready to fight at any time.

"Stop! You don't need to search this small hill! The devils are on it, we just wait for the regiment leader to lead a battalion!" Liu Gen discovered an abnormality on the hill when he was 200 meters away from the small hill.

Liu Gen could see that soil work was going on on the hill. The arrival of Liu Gen and others made the small army of devils realize that they had been discovered. After observing the terrain, they chose to carry out the work on this small hill. defense.It has to be said that the devils are very smart. They carry out soil work and arrange defensive positions in order to persist for enough time.

For these devils, they only need to persist here long enough to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

At a distance of 500 meters from the hill, Liu Gen looked towards the hill with a telescope. He could see that the height of the hill was not high, less than 100 meters, and the top was oval. There is a slope with a slope of 20 degrees on the southeast side.

Since the top of the hill is not large, the devils set up two lines of defense around the hill for defense. Through the telescope, Liu Gen could see that these devils were not simple, and the position they built was particularly good.

Liu Gen was sure that if the devils hadn't had enough troops, they would have set up more lines of defense. The only good thing was that the terrain of this hill was not that good, and the devils didn't have heavy weapons in their hands. It will not be so easy to defend.

Constantly observing the movement of the devils, Liu Gen found that these devils seemed to be untiring, and they were constantly carrying out civil engineering work.Judging from the amount of soil dug out by the devils, the trenches dug by the devils were not shallow, and most of the devils' soldiers were not very tall. They stayed in the trenches and could not see their figures at all.

Noticing this, Liu Gen's eyes became more solemn. These devils are indeed not simple, and they are very different from ordinary devils.

But Liu Gen still had enough confidence in killing these devils. After he found that there was something wrong with the Eighth Route Army soldiers these devils were pretending to be, he secretly observed the weapons in the hands of these devils.These devils disguised themselves into the base area, and their equipment was consistent with that of the Eighth Route Army soldiers. They did not have any heavy weapons in their hands.

The only thing worth noting is that the light machine guns in the hands of these devils are still not weak. With the elite level of these devils, even if they don't have heavy weapons in their hands, Liu Gen dare not despise them in the slightest.

If the independent regiment wants to kill this group of devils, it also needs to make sufficient preparations and prepare a complete attack plan. If they bite the bullet and charge towards the devils' position, it is easy to cause a large number of casualties.With the marksmanship of these devils, if they were hit by them, they would either die or be injured, and the death rate would probably not be low.

After confirming that the small devil's troop was hiding on the small hill, the soldiers of the cavalry company dispersed and sealed off the area. Any movement of the devil would be clearly seen by the soldiers of the cavalry company.Among them, some cavalry companies wanted to take the initiative to attack, but under Liu Gen's order, they could only give up the idea of ​​directly attacking the devils.

On the hill, the devils have been doing civil engineering work. These devils have very good psychological quality. Knowing that they are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army troops, they still haven't panicked.

Ooka Hirono looked ugly after finishing the call with the headquarters of the First Army. He was the squadron leader of the Third Squadron of the 36rd Infantry Regiment of the 223th Division of the Japanese First Army.In order to achieve more victories in the Eighth Route Army base area, he chose to disguise all the soldiers of the Third Squadron as the Eighth Route Army, and by monitoring the Eighth Route Army's radio communications, he successfully achieved a lot of victories.

Based on the record achieved by the third squadron during this period, Ooka Hirono can be sure that after returning to the alliance, he will definitely get enough rewards.But now, there was no joy on Ooka Hirono's face, only a deep solemnity. He picked up the binoculars and looked around. He could see that the light cavalry of the Eighth Route Army had already sealed off the surrounding area.

It takes three hours for the reinforcements closest to this place to successfully arrive. This is still based on the fact that there is no Eighth Route Army troops blocking it. For three hours, can your own squadron last for three hours?Ooka Hirono was a little uncertain. His soldiers were elite, but he didn't know how many troops he would have to face from the Eighth Route Army.

The soldiers of the third squadron are still constantly strengthening their positions. They all know how important it is to have a strong enough position. Unfortunately, even if they continue to strengthen their positions, there is not much they can do. They just thicken the accumulated soil layer That's all.

"Hurry up! Continue to strengthen the position!" Ooka Hirono ordered loudly.

The ghost soldiers sped up their actions again, they still had enough ammunition in their hands, and they still had the power to fight.For the next defensive battle, the devil soldiers of the third squadron are still very confident, they know that they will not give up easily.

In order to be able to successfully hold on until the arrival of reinforcements, the third squadron also requested the support of the air force, and the fighter planes will arrive in an hour to relieve the pressure on their defense.

Time passed, and half an hour later, Li Yunlong arrived with the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment. When he picked up the binoculars and looked at the devil's two lines of defense, his already dignified expression became even more dignified.

(End of this chapter)