All the Japanese artillery shells hit the first line of defense. Let alone anyone on it, there was not even a ghost. They all withdrew to the second line of defense.
Fortunately, the Japanese had prepared enough artillery shells for the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, so they could not afford to waste them.
This round of artillery preparation lasted for nearly an hour. Almost all the trenches were pushed to the ground, and enough money was spent.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
The more than 1,000 remaining Japs from the 219th Regiment were divided into several echelons and rushed toward the bombed-out devastated position like an overwhelming force.
100 metres!
It was quiet on the battlefield;
60 meters!
It's still quiet on the battlefield! !
"Sigh, shouldn't all the Chinese people have been blown to pieces by the artillery fire?"
Even the Japanese soldiers themselves could not believe this bold idea. They had already experienced the combat effectiveness of the 78th Army, and it was absolutely impossible for them to be completely wiped out.
The further Sergeant Asada walked forward, the less sure he felt. The Chinese position under the moonlight was quiet, as if there was no one there, and as if there were countless dark holes of gunfire ambushing them.
30 meters!
In just a breath or two, the Japanese captain issued the order to attack. Asada could only bite the bullet and rush to the position where the Japanese corpses were everywhere...
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Asada was the first to rush to the position. Not to mention the defenders, not even a ghost was seen.
He was immediately overjoyed, and he realized that the cowardly Chinese ran away!
"Onboard!"
Asada shouted very bravely, just to let the squadron leader see that it would be better if he did not show bravery at this time.
"Bagaya road!"
The Japanese leader who was leading the team cursed loudly and punched the air with a powerful punch.
Despite the scolding, he was still in a good mood. It was the best thing to be able to capture the opponent's position without any bloodshed.
To be defeated in one blow is in line with the actual combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. Suddenly encountering a capable unit made the Japanese very uncomfortable. More than half of a full-man regiment was killed, and anyone who replaced it would have lingering fears.
Colonel Tsuchiya also breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the defenders had withdrawn from their positions. Finally, his regiment did not have to be exhausted.
Tsuchiya ordered the troops to continue to attack and advance, and captured the top of Highland 918 in one fell swoop.
After adjusting their formation, the Japanese continued to attack on the top of the mountain. The skirmishers formed a more casual formation, and the defenders retreated without a fight, which made them relax a lot. This is how the cowardly Chinese people should be.
The 2nd Battalion of the 803rd Regiment stayed behind to block the attack. The troops were deployed lightly in the front and heavy in the rear, and the firepower was deployed heavy in the front and light in the rear.
The first company defended the second line of defense, and the second company, third company, and artillery company guarded the third line of defense. They buried a large number of picric acid bombs under the second line of defense, and the detonation method was electromagnetic detonation.
The first company commander is Hu Jingwen, the female company commander of the 803 regiment. She has now grown into an excellent grassroots commander. The task given to her by the battalion commander is to lure the Japanese to the second line of defense, then detonate explosives and invite the Japanese to surrender. airplane!
"Squad leader Liu, have you prepared the detonating device? Don't let the chain fall!"
Liu Haitao, the squad leader, patted his chest and assured Hu Jingwen:
"Company Commander, don't worry. I've checked it myself. If there is no accident, the Japanese will definitely be allowed to board the plane."
Hu Jingwen watched the Japanese skirmishers approaching step by step, and gave the order to fire at a distance of 150 meters.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The entire company's nine machine guns fired at the Japs, mowing down dozens of Japs in an instant. Other Japs found bunkers on the spot, and then began to fight back under the organization of officers and sergeants at all levels.
The Japanese officers had already seen that the defenders did not have many troops, no more than 200 at most, and they did not take this person seriously at all.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
"Ta-ta-ta!"
"Bagou!"
The Japanese's light and heavy firepower began to suppress the defenders, covering the Japanese brigade to charge towards the defenders' positions.
After Hu Jingwen shot down a Japanese soldier with a casual shot, she pretended to be incapacitated and gave the order to retreat.
The company pretended to be defeated, abandoned several machine guns and dozens of rifles, and fled in panic to the top of the mountain. Only a squad leader and a demolition team were left behind, hiding on the side of a huge rock dozens of meters away.
Due to the moon at night, the visibility was pretty good, and the Japanese watched a group of black figures fleeing to the top from a distance;
The captain who led the team ordered people to fire several illumination bombs into the sky, and several hundred meters around the position suddenly became bright as day.
"Warriors, the cowardly Chinese people have escaped again, kill the chicken and give it to them!"
Seeing the defenders fleeing in panic, the Japanese were so excited that they rushed to the second line of defense, screaming;
The enemy saw that the trenches on the battlefield were very professionally built, three horizontally and four vertically. Each trench was 50 to 100 meters apart, 1.6 meters deep and 2 meters wide. The enemy's short legs couldn't jump through it, so they had to jump in first. Inside the trench, then climb out.
This greatly slowed down the speed of the Japanese's pursuit. Seeing the light and heavy weapons thrown all over the ground, they despised the defenders even more.
After leading the team, Major Mizuno occupied the second line of defense and did not rush to attack higher mountains. Instead, he stopped to take a breath and adjust his formation.
When Liu Haitao saw that the Japanese troops were on the battlefield, he adjusted his formation at the blasting point with a cruel smile on his face and muttered:
"You bastard little devils, grandpa invites you to take a plane! I'll take you back to your hometown."
While talking, he pressed the detonator...
"Warriors, cowardly Chinese people——"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
A series of huge explosions sounded, and hundreds of bombs at more than a dozen explosion points were detonated, covering almost all the Japanese on the position.
"There is an ambush on Bagaya Road!"
"Despicable Chinese people!"
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There were scoldings and everything, but unfortunately it had no effect. The explosion of hundreds of kilograms of high explosives was like the anger of a thunder god, swallowing up thousands of Japanese on the battlefield;
Many Japanese were directly torn into pieces, and many more were shocked to the point of bleeding to death...
Colonel Tsuchiya in the headquarters was completely dumbfounded. He was in a state of joy and sorrow. Just now he was celebrating the capture of the Chinese position, but now he fell into the Chinese trick. The winner instantly became the target of massacre by others.
In the words of Zhou Xingxing:
“The ups and downs of life are so exciting!”
"Bagaya road!"
Colonel Tsuchiya spurted out a mouthful of dog blood...
His regiment was almost ready to be disbanded. After this series of explosions, he became a bare-bones regiment leader.
"Damn it, you have today too!"
Liu Haitao, who was hiding behind the stone, spit out a mouthful of blood. A few dozen meters away, he and the comrades in the demolition team were shocked to the point where their heads were buzzing. Liu Haitao was even more shocked and vomited blood...
"Damn, you're so careless! So cruel!"
The Japanese who had suffered a big loss no longer had the courage to attack overnight, but the 803 regiment successfully withdrew to Langtou Mountain, and the offensive and defensive battle on Highland 918 came to an end.
Although the Japanese successfully captured Highland 918 and Highland 775, they paid a full price of nearly 4,000 Japanese soldiers. Especially in the main battlefield of Highland 918, the Tsuchiya Regiment of 3,800 people only had more than 700 people left after taking the earth plane. , and everyone is injured.
The Japanese also left hundreds of corpses on Highland 775, and the miserable 35th Division once again had a bad start.
