"It's the Japanese who are coming. Send the order. Don't worry. Wait until the Japanese come close before attacking." Li Chunfei said in a deep voice, holding a pair of binoculars in his hand.
"Yes, battalion commander." The two messengers beside him responded and hurried to report the situation.
Since the 1st Battalion of the Zhiyi Regiment was the first unit to enter Zhangshan and the first to build a position in Zhangshan, it does have an advantage in terms of completeness of the position and everything it needs is available, especially Li Chunfei’s battalion headquarters , which is relatively hidden and has a relatively wide view.
As for the artillery defense fortifications, they must be quite qualified. As long as they are not hit by a howitzer with a caliber of more than 100 mm, there is basically a chance of survival.
After issuing this order, Li Chunfei called the regiment headquarters and informed him of the news that the Japanese army was approaching.
The call to the headquarters of the Zhiyi Regiment has just been answered. After all, the fortifications of the headquarters of the Zhiyi Regiment have just been dug and completed. It is impossible to say that the request will be done immediately. It is already very good if it can be answered. .
After receiving Li Chunfei's call, Zhang Tianhai immediately asked Li Chunfei to command carefully and strive to maximize the damage to the enemy.
However, after he ordered Li Chunfei to be cautious, he led the guard squad to the 1st Battalion's position to observe the situation.
Regarding Zhang Tianhai's move, Li Chunfei was quite speechless: As a dignified leader, can't you honestly let me take command in person for once?
Except for the last attack, Li Chunfei himself commanded the battle in Tangtou Town. Zhang Tianhai had deprived him of the rest of the command... This is such a sad thing for a commander.
The changes on the mountain have been quite big, but the Japanese soldiers at the bottom of the mountain ran very happily. These Japanese soldiers did not notice the abnormality on the mountain. After all, they came in a hurry, and the mountain was pitch black. .
"Ka" "Ka" "Ka"...
In the dark night, the slight friction sound of the bullets being loaded sounded softly, and was covered up by the breeze.
Ozawai Ichiro took the lead and rushed to the front of the team. In his opinion, as the vanguard commander of the 10th Regiment, he must rush to the front.
The chaotic footsteps stepped on the green grass on the ground, and then there was a rustling sound. Groups of Japanese soldiers with ferocious faces and weapons on their backs were charging forward. The bayonets on the heads of the 38-cap guns they carried on their shoulders were still there. The cold light shines, especially compelling under the moonlight.
The small flag under the Japanese bayonet that read "Long-term military success" fluttered gently in the breeze, and everything looked so scary.
However, soon, a crisp gunshot broke this relatively quiet scene.
"boom!"
A 6.5 mm caliber bullet burst out from the muzzle of Sanba Daigai's gun, streaking a bright light in the dark night and hitting the head of Ichiro Ozawa who was rushing at the front.
The wind-breaking bullet penetrated directly through Ichiro Ozawa's head and then shot out from the back of his head.
Ozawai Ichiro's charging body stopped suddenly, and then fell heavily to the ground!
The Japanese soldiers behind were all veterans, and they lay down on the ground almost subconsciously. However, many Japanese soldiers were still unable to dodge and were knocked to the ground by the hail of bullets coming quickly from behind.
Although the first regiment and the first battalion had many recruits, the ferocious firepower was enough to make up for this shortcoming.
The ferocious firepower displayed by the first battalion almost shocked the surviving Japanese soldiers who rushed forward. Looking at many of their fallen comrades around them, some Japanese soldiers had already shouted: "Conceal! Conceal!! There are a lot of enemy troops on the mountain!!!”
Looking at the hidden Japanese troops in the sniper scope, Zhang Tianhai couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: These little Japanese are really strong. They are all veterans on the battlefield. With this burst of firepower, they only knocked down sixty or seventy people. , I don’t know how many remaining Japs there are.
After all, it was pitch black all around. How could we possibly see clearly how many Japanese troops were coming? However, according to Zhang Tianhai's judgment, the Japanese troops in this unit were at least no less than a thousand men, and they might also be equipped with heavy artillery or tanks and other weapons.
This burst of intensive gunfire not only killed the vanguard Lieutenant Ozawai Ichiro who was rushing at the front, but also woke up the captain of the 10th Regiment, Colonel Akashiba Yaezo: Zhangshan has been attacked by the enemy. The area has been occupied, and listening to the burst of gunfire, there are definitely a lot of people there, maybe they are the enemy's main force.
However, another thought soon dispelled Colonel Akashiba Yaezou's suspicion: According to reports from friendly forces who had broken out from Taierzhuang to ensure the passage to Yixian County, there were no enemies stationed in Zhangshan, and during the meeting, The head of the Isoya Renjie Division has expressed concerns about this issue.
If analyzed in this way, this group of enemies is most likely to have just arrived and is not familiar with the battlefield.
If we really base our judgment on this conjecture, the enemy attacking them is most likely already the full force of the Zhangshan enemy, and the number of people who just heard the gunshots should be between 500 and 600. Colonel Akashiba Yaezo was secretly analyzing in his mind.
If 500 to 600 enemies were guarding Zhangshan, this person would not dare to give it a try. It would be very troublesome to be found out later, so Colonel Akashiba Yaezou decided: no matter what, It is necessary to launch a wave of exploratory attacks to buy time for the erection of artillery positions, and to talk about the true situation of the enemy forces in Zhangshan Mountain!
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On the hillside of Zhangshan Mountain, Zhang Tianhai's head poked out of the trench. At this moment, he had a steel helmet on his head. He was holding a pair of binoculars in his hand to observe the situation below.
Xu Sangou squatted next to Zhang Tianhai like a guard, holding the 38 Gai with a sniper scope for Zhang Tianhai.
After observing for a while, Zhang Tianhai retracted his head and kept muttering: "It's strange, these little devils don't seem to have any intention of retreating. Are they still thinking of continuing to attack?"
"Team leader, in my humble opinion, this little Japan really may continue to attack." Li Chunfei, the commander of the first battalion who was also at the side, said.
"Oh? Tell me what you think?" Zhang Tianhai glanced at Li Chunfei and said, seeming a little surprised.
Li Chunfei thought for a while and said: "The Japanese army broke out from Taierzhuang this time. Since they want to keep Yixian, the forward bridgehead, they must capture Zhangshan. I don't think the Japanese army's appearance here is accidental, and according to the regiment Based on your previous analysis, could it be that the Japanese army will make this a priority? Therefore, this small battle will definitely not easily shake the Japanese army's confidence in taking Zhangshan."
Zhang Tianhai nodded lightly and said: "Yes, at least there will be a battle after dawn. If nothing else happens, Tang Enbo's army has already come up from behind. And it is very likely that Commander Sun Lianzhong's Second Army will follow." That is to say, as long as we survive the battle at dawn, we can hold Zhangshan, and the Japanese army cannot be surrounded by our pursuing troops."
"The group is wise." Li Chunfei said with a gentle slap in the face.
"Order the troops to prepare for battle soon!" Zhang Tianhai said.
In fact, everyone knows how powerful Tang Enbo's army is in chasing down the Japanese troops. Although Tang Enbo's army has suffered many losses in previous battles, it still has a total strength of 50,000 and is fully equipped. .
Both China and Japan have to pay attention to the existence of Tang Enbo's Corps. In particular, the Chinese Fifth Theater Commander's Department has high hopes for Tang Enbo's Corps, and hopes that Tang Enbo's Corps can kill the little Japanese in Yixian without leaving any trace behind. !
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PS: This is to make up for yesterday’s second update. Today’s two updates must be completed today~
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