It wasn't until Zhou Mingyuan announced his name and then told Li Daming that he could see his movements that Li Daming doubtfully said to the darkness: "You come out one by one, raise your hands high, and don't use weapons."
In my day, Zhou Mingyuan was not happy when he heard this. There is no reason for my mercenary group to raise their hands with others. If I don't give you something powerful, you won't know how many eyes Lord Ma has.
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With an altitude of about 600 meters, Heizui Mountain is not very majestic in the Yanshan Mountains, but the mountain is very steep, especially the west side is the steepest. The upper part of the mountainside is rugged and the cliffs are high, while the lower part of the mountainside is about 100 meters high. The mountain wall is as smooth and straight as if it was cut by a knife.
However, on this night with flying snowflakes and sharp cold wind, a figure was slowly climbing up the smooth mirror-like cliff like a gecko.
At the foot of the mountain, the three masters Zhou Wen, Miaohua and Zhang Xiaoping were holding a military blanket in their hands, looking up at the movement of the black shadows on the mountain wall, and constantly adjusting their steps to prevent climbers from accidentally falling.
Since Zhou Wen decided to help the 109th Brigade take Heizui Mountain, it's not like he didn't do his homework before.
As early as two months ago, when Zhou Wen came to the Great Wall to survey the terrain, he seized the contour topographic map carefully drawn by the Japanese reconnaissance team. After several days of field investigation, he made a thorough investigation of the terrain around Lengkou and Xifengkou. Basically understood everything.
Therefore, important strategic heights like Heizui Mountain must be captured before the Japanese army arrives.
Otherwise, when the Japanese army launches a large-scale attack, the Japanese artillery on the top of the mountain will pose a direct threat to the main position of Xifengkou, and will also block the route of subsequent reinforcements. It will be difficult for the 29th Army to hold on to the pass. Infinite zoom.
You must know that if the Japanese division-level troops attack, it will not only be the 10 artillery pieces on the top of the mountain. The artillery wing directly under the Japanese division not only has 48 artillery pieces of various types, but the key is that there are 6 of them. Type 38 105mm field cannon.
This large-caliber artillery with a range of 10 kilometers can be unscrupulously advanced to a distance of less than 2 kilometers and shoot directly at any fortifications of the Chinese defenders on the front-line position if the Chinese army does not have corresponding suppressive firepower. Neither the bunker nor the bunker can withstand the blow of a single shell.
In that case, the Xifengkou defense line defended by the 29th Army will be covered by dozens of 75mm artillery fire from Heizui Mountain at a parallel height. At the same time, there was direct shooting from large-caliber artillery at the foot of the mountain.
Under this kind of three-dimensional cross artillery attack, if the 29th Army wants to defend Xifengkou, it will pay a huge price. By then, there is no telling how many lives will be lost in the Japanese artillery fire.
Therefore, in today's night attack, capturing the Heizui Mountain position and several surrounding highlands is also one of the mission goals. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is even the most important mission. But before attacking Heizui Mountain, we must first defeat the main force of the Japanese army and deny the Japanese army any chance of support.
If the troops of the 109th Brigade came to attack, they would not be able to deploy their troops due to the lack of artillery and the steepness of the mountain. On the top of the mountain, the Japanese army had 4 heavy machine guns and about 10 light machine guns to suppress fire. The only thing they could rely on was What matters most is the brave and tenacious spirit of the soldiers and the courage to withstand bullets with their flesh and blood.
Zhou Wen, who only knew some historical context, certainly didn't know how Heizui Mountain was conquered in such a local battle in history, nor did he know the tragic price paid by the heroic officers and soldiers of the 29th Army. He only knew that the 29th Army relied on its firm control of several strategic locations around Xifengkou to keep the most important pass of the Great Wall Defense Line intact in the nearly two months of hard fighting.
Since Zhou Wen participated in this world-famous broadsword night attack, he had the obligation and responsibility to help the friendly forces capture Heizui Mountain at the minimum cost.
Since this high ground that is easy to defend and difficult to attack is to be won at the minimum cost, of course we cannot use hard horses and hard bridges to attack, but must use tricks to attack the enemy's weak side.
Zhou Wen's strategy was to climb Heizui Mountain from the cliff on the west side where it seemed impossible to launch an attack.
There is something strange about the mountain topography on the west side of Heizui Mountain. The foot of the cliff is at an inverse angle to the top of the mountain, which means that the Japanese troops on the top of the mountain cannot see the situation at the foot of the mountain.
Of course, the reverse angle means that when people climb, they are suspended upside down due to gravity, making it basically impossible to climb up.
However, it is not impossible for a master of Qi Jinjing like Zhao Xiaojin who has perfected the Wudang Mind Technique.
You must know that Zhao Xiaojin has lived in Wudang Mountain since he was a child, and the Longmen Sect is famous for its inheritance of medical skills among various Wudang sects. Naturally, it is inseparable from mining and making medicine.
Therefore, Zhao Xiaojin has followed his master and his brothers to collect herbs in the mountains all year round, and some rare medicinal materials grow on cliffs that are difficult for ordinary people to find.
So in terms of climbing skills, even Miaohua has to be defeated.
Of course, it was also the first time for Zhao Xiaojin to climb a cliff with an inverse angle to the ground like the west side of Heizui Mountain. This time he risked his life to climb it. Therefore, Zhou Wen, Miaohua and Zhang Xiaoping, three masters below, are protecting them with military blankets. If they really fall down accidentally, with Zhao Xiaojin's martial arts, as long as there is a place to borrow strength under his feet, he will naturally be able to rely on his superb skills. The Wudang Shenfa turned danger into safety.
At this time, Zhao Xiaojin had climbed to the middle section of the cliff, which was also the section with the largest reverse slope angle.
He could no longer find any support under his feet. He held a German antler-handled high-eared butcher's dagger in each hand. Both daggers were now deeply inserted into the stone crevices of the cliff. Then he used one hand to let go. The moment he rose, the dagger in his other hand pierced the cracks in the rocks above, climbing up the rock alternately.
At this time, no Qinggong or Kung Fu techniques would work, because his whole body was hanging in the air, and there was no leverage or support under his feet. He relied on the dagger in his hand to hang his nearly 70 kilogram body.
You must know that he was carrying a pistol and a bundle of ropes on his back at this time, and any equipment that increased the load had been removed.
The two dozen brothers below were all looking up at their senior brother moving up little by little. Every time his dangling feet shook, it seemed to tug at the hearts of the brothers, making people feel nervous. .
And now Zhao Xiaojin is also using all his strength on his arms, and at the same time, he must carefully observe the stone cracks above his head. If it is too wide, it will not be easy to bear the force, and if it is too narrow, he must use force to penetrate. choose.
