After two days of pursuit and interception, the imperial army finally surrounded Chu Xiong's remnants on Shenxian Ridge. The shrewd Beiyuan also discovered a huge secret!
This secret made Major General Ushidao, who was stationed far away in Liuzhen, unable to sit still. He directly led the main force of the Japanese to the outskirts of Shenxian Ridge. He wanted to personally direct the imperial army's encirclement and suppression of Shenxian Ridge, and the cunning Chu Xiong must not be allowed to escape.
"Kitahara-kun, are you sure that Shenxianling is Chu Xiong's real home base?"
"Your Majesty General, you are absolutely not wrong. I have already found out from the Imperial Association Army who are familiar with the situation. This place was once a bandit den, and many encirclement and suppression campaigns by the Jinsui Army ended in failure.
Judging from the humble position, after the Chuxiong Division wiped out the bandits, it was transformed into the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army. When the forward squadron of the First Battalion chased up the mountain, it was repelled by a large number of Eighth Route Army that suddenly appeared, and dozens of people were injured or killed. The Eighth Route Army hidden above was not low. In one camp! "
Beiyuan answered the brigade commander's question very excitedly. This is a major discovery. If the Shenxian Ridge is not eliminated, Chu Xiong's troops will never be eliminated.
"Yo Xi, Chu Xiong is cunning and cunning. You must find out if there is an escape route on Shenxian Ridge. Don't let them escape!"
The first thing that Ushijima thought of was the "Three Cunning Rabbits". He had to use heavy troops to surround the Shenxian Ridge and not give Chu Xiong any chance to escape.
"Your Excellency, General, is wise. After the main force of the brigade arrives, the Imperial Army's strength will be more abundant. I will send additional manpower to ensure nothing goes wrong."
"Yo Xi, Beihara-kun, you must be patient when you are encircling and suppressing the cunning fox!"
"Hey"
Kitahara followed the order and left. Ushijima's mood improved a lot. Chu Xiong's intention was finally exposed...
"Chu Xiong, you are too confident! You must know that there is no invincible fortress in this world, let alone a mere fairy mountain;
Using yourself as bait and using the Immortal Ridge to consume the imperial army should be your true intention. I will let you know what it means to be smart but be misled by your cleverness! "
After figuring out Chu Xiong's true intention, the rock that had been weighing on Ushijima's heart finally fell to the ground. During this period, Chu Xiong really made him lose his confidence;
Now that Chu Xiong is in trouble, his strength will do the rest.
One day later, Beiyuan's troops were adjusted in place, and Chu Xiong could hardly fly even if he had wings!
The Japanese attack on Shenxianling began. The Kikuchi brigade was responsible for the first attack. Due to the terrain restrictions of Shenxianling, only one squadron could be deployed at a time, and the others could only watch.
On the surface, there is nothing special about the Shenxianling position. It is just a little more dangerous. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, it will only be a matter of time to break through. Even if you don't attack, just surrounding them can trap them to death.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
A small group of Japanese soldiers, led by the team leader, started a tentative attack along the only passage up the mountain.
There was still a lot of snow on the Shenxian Ridge. Second Lieutenant Kazuo Kano led dozens of Japanese soldiers to climb carefully towards the top of the mountain through the snow;
Although there is not a single Eighth Route Army in sight on the mountain, Second Lieutenant Garner does not dare to take it lightly. The more this happens, the more dangerous it is!
These people are used to cast stones to ask for directions, and those who survive are those with great destiny.
We are almost halfway up the mountain, but there is still no movement on the Eighth Route. The road becomes narrower as we go up. We can still climb along the entire hillside below, and our troops can be deployed easily. After we are almost halfway up the mountain, the front that can be climbed no longer exceeds 100 meters. It was too late, and the Ghana team could not spread out at all, and had already stretched into a long line of skirmishers.
Ta-ta-ta!
The sound of machine gunfire rang out without warning. No one saw the Eighth Route Army. It felt like the muzzles of the guns were protruding from the mountain. The two machine guns were at an angle of 60 degrees and fired wildly at the Ghana team, mowing down a dozen of them in an instant. , the way forward is locked.
After the gunfire, Kazuo Kana quickly lay down on the hillside to avoid the rain of bullets. Watching the soldiers in his team being mowed down one by one, Kana cursed angrily:
"Bagaya Road, the people on the Eighth Road are not brave enough to work!"
The Japanese also started to fight back. A grenade fired by the grenade group flew towards the position where the machine gun fired. There was a bang and it hit the fire point accurately, causing snowflakes to fly.
"Yoshi!"
Garner screamed excitedly. When the other Japs saw that their firepower had been silenced, they screamed and rushed up.
"Ta-ta-ta!"
The machine gun that had been thought to have been taken away continued to fire, and seven or eight more Japanese were mowed down. The machine gun on Route 8 seemed to be fine.
"Bagaya road!"
Garner cursed secretly. He already figured out what was going on. The Eighth Route Army's machine gun fire should be set up in a cave, and the hillside was sloping. The grenade was a direct fire, and it only hit the rocks outside the cave. , has no effect at all;
If he wanted to eliminate such a firepower point, he could only organize suicide squads to blast. In a short time, the Ghana team had already suffered more than half of its casualties. Even if they were all destroyed, it would not help. He decisively chose to evacuate.
The Ghana team crawled and retreated, and the two machine guns fired at them in an unsavory manner, leaving a few more Japanese behind. There were dozens of lumps of yellow shit on the snow-white hillside, which made people sick to their stomachs.
As soon as the Japanese infantry withdrew, artillery shells came over, all directed at the two machine gun fire points.
"Boom boom boom!"
The artillery fire was so fierce that the snow on the mountain was splashed everywhere, and the snow was quickly cleared away, exposing the stones and soil on the hillside;
The artillery fire continued, trying to flatten the entire hillside...
The first and second platoon soldiers of the garrison company who were hiding in the tunnel were initially worried that the tunnel they were hiding in would be blown up by Japanese artillery fire. After taking more than a dozen shots, they found that their worries were in vain.
It's no different from Tickle, their tunnel goes hundreds of meters deep into the mountain, and there's a big hole in it for storing ammunition and living supplies. They've stored just drinking water for two months;
The tunnel is small and large inside and outside, with four or five hidden exits and vents. Even if the Japanese release smoke, poison, or water, it will be useless. There are smoke and poison exhaust channels inside. Once the Japanese release poison, they only need to pull the gate and release the poisonous gas. Or the water will be drained out of the mountain from the side channel.
There are at least a dozen shooting holes on the front, so there is no need to worry about the enemy blasting them. There are spare machine guns in the cave. As long as there is enough ammunition, it will be no problem to defend for a month or two.
The Japanese artillery fire lasted for half an hour, and the rocks around the firepower point were flattened several feet thick. In other words, several feet of the hundred-meter-long tunnel were shaved off.
After the artillery fire preparations were completed, the Japanese continued their attack. This time two squads were put into action at once, again commanded by Second Lieutenant Garner, who had certain experience.
The Japanese continued to climb up the hillside in a long line of skirmishers. They didn't have many good options. They first led out the eight fire points, and then sent death squads to blast them manually.
"Squad leader, the Japs are here again, and there's a huge area of black crows!"
Observer Sandunzi reported the enemy situation to squad leader Gao Chao. There was a special observation port in the tunnel and a dedicated person was responsible for observation.
"The first squad will continue to guard inside the cave, and the second squad will follow me to the outer tunnel to collect the Japanese. This time we will greet them with grenades!"
