Captain Yoshino Takeo saw through his telescope that the Eighth Route Army position opposite was instantly covered by artillery fire.

A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Perhaps this Tubal Road's light and heavy machine gun firepower is stronger than that of other Chinese armies.

But faced with the steel broth composed of volleys of shells from eight Type 92 infantry guns, it was completely vulnerable.

Suddenly, Isamu Yoshino saw through the telescope the red streamer of cannonballs streaking through the sky behind Lion Brain Mountain.

Nani? What's going on?

Before Yoshino Yuuo could figure out the situation, the screams of the 92nd Infantry Cannon blazing through the air rang in his ears.

A few seconds later, Isamu Yoshino heard several violent explosions coming from below behind him.

Yoshino Yuuo and Yanagihara Ryohei turned their heads to look in disbelief, and saw that their artillery position was suddenly enveloped in smoke and fire.

Before the Japanese artillery could react, a group of artillery shells roared down again and plunged into the Japanese artillery position.

Boom boom boom...

A series of explosions sounded.

The explosion threw up a large amount of soil, and with air waves and shrapnel flying freely, the Japanese artillerymen were instantly killed and injured more than thirty people.

A cannonball hit a wooden box containing the cannonball.

boom--

With a shocking loud noise, the three shells in the wooden box exploded immediately, and the four or five Japanese gunners nearby were blown to pieces.

A field artillery shell landed next to a 92 infantry gun, and the air wave generated by the explosion instantly knocked the infantry gun away.

The fallen iron wheel fell from the sky and cut the right leg of a Japanese artilleryman lying on the ground into two pieces. The Japanese artilleryman let out a shrill scream.

Fujii, the captain of the Japanese artillery battalion, was a short but very strong guy. He quickly shook off the dirt on his body and got up from the ground. He ignored the damage and inspected the wounded and shouted loudly: "Quickly move the position!"

"Haaaah, haaaaa!"

The Japanese artillerymen were of extremely high quality and quickly and swiftly moved into action.

The artillerymen carried the shells on their shoulders under the artillery fire, and several artillerymen pulled the infantry cannon away with ropes.

However, the third round of shells quickly fell again.

The little Japanese artillerymen were not so lucky under this round of shells.

The little Japs were all standing upright, and immediately more than twenty Japanese artillerymen were blown away by the air waves.

Two more infantry guns were blown to pieces.

On the independent regiment's artillery position on the reverse slope of Shinao Mountain, pieces of artillery shells were dropped one after another on the Japanese artillery position.

After several rounds of shelling, the Yoshino Regiment Artillery Battalion lost 5 infantry guns, three of which were blown into parts and completely scrapped!

The Japanese artillery suffered heavy casualties, with the artillery brigade of more than 300 people suffering close to 100 casualties.

Watching this scene on Hat Mountain, Yoshino Yuuo was so angry that he gritted his teeth and looked crazy.

It’s not like the Yoshino unit has never fought against the Eighth Route Army troops. Yoshino Yongfu is even very familiar with the tactics and firepower of the Eighth Route Army.

The main forces of the Eighth Route Army that we fought against in the past had only a few mortars, let alone infantry artillery, field artillery and mountain artillery.

Unexpectedly, I hit the iron plate this time. There were actually infantry artillery and mountain field artillery on the opposite side of the Eighth Route Army, more than one or two.

Moreover, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army was also very powerful. In such a short period of time, they found their own artillery positions and carried out precise strikes.

The unsuspecting Japanese artillerymen were immediately stunned.

The artillery position was moved to the reverse slope of the hat, and the artillery battalion commander Fujii Lieutenant Colonel, whose face was blackened by smoke, climbed behind Yoshino Yuuo.

Yoshino Yongo scolded Fujii angrily: "Baga, why don't you quickly implement counter-suppression on the artillery positions on Tubal Road and destroy the artillery on Tubal Road!"

"Report to Colonel!" Fujii Nakasa said, "There are only three infantry guns left in the artillery brigade!"

"Nani?" Isamu Yoshino grabbed Fujii's clothes with both hands, "An artillery squadron was lost!?"

"Hi!" Fujii Nakasa said, "Your Majesty Colonel, I just observed that the artillery position on Tubal Road is located on the reverse slope of Shinao Mountain, and our artillery cannot hit it!"

In order to avoid the possibility of being hit by enemy artillery fire, the defensive side fighting in mountains and hills will generally set up artillery positions on reverse slopes.

However, it also greatly limits the range of its artillery fire and cannot provide direct fire support to its own troops on the front slope.

Of course, this kind of anti-slope position also has a fatal weakness, that is, once the enemy occupies the highest line of the hillside, it will form a condescending combat posture. It can easily detect the mobilization of troops on the anti-slope position, and even directly deploy direct-fire weapons to the mountain ridge.

Direct strikes against anti-slope positions.

When the Independent Regiment attacked Fengzhang Mountain yesterday, Zhang Dabiao led a commando team to occupy the mountain ridge like this. The Japanese artillerymen on the reverse slope were faced with the unexpected firepower, and they were caught off guard and lost the courage to resist. They had to abandon their artillery positions and flee wildly.

Yoshino Yuuo's cheek twitched twice, and murderous intent surged crazily in his eyes. He drew out his commanding sword, pointed it forward, and roared sternly:

"Order the 1st Infantry Brigade and Tank Squadron to kill the chickens and give them to you!"

The flag soldiers behind him received the order and faced back and downwards, and issued several flag commands in succession.

1st Infantry Battalion, Tank Squadron, attack the enemy!

After receiving the order, the 1st Infantry Battalion and Tank Squadron of the Yoshino Regiment immediately dispatched.

The captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Yoshino Regiment drew out his command knife and said: "Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

Four Type 95 tanks were in front, and Japanese infantry was behind them. They rushed toward the independent regiment's position from both sides of Mao Mao Mountain.

…

In the headquarters of the independent regiment of Shi Nao Mountain, Li Yunlong saw through the telescope that Japanese soldiers with steel helmets on their heads were as dense as locusts, following four tanks and heading towards the position.

Zhao Gang couldn't help but show a hint of worry on his face: "The Japanese army has such a large formation, and the strength of this attack is probably no less than an elite infantry brigade."

One elite infantry division of the national army can fight against one infantry regiment of the Japanese army, and one infantry division of the mixed army or the central army with weak combat effectiveness can fight against one infantry brigade of the Japanese army.

The current combat effectiveness of the Japanese infantry brigade is undoubtedly very strong.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yunlong said.

"What the hell elite?"

"I'm fighting the elite!"

"The Japanese commander is getting impatient and wants to capture our position in one fell swoop."

"Give me the order!"

"Second Battalion, Third Battalion and the mortar company, don't save ammunition for me, beat him as a son of a bitch!"

…

The 1st Infantry Battalion of the Yoshino Regiment plus a tank squadron.

The formation unfolded, with the soldiers wearing helmets, carrying marching bags, and carrying rifles rushing toward the Shi Nao Mountain position.

The Japanese mortars and the remaining three infantry guns that had been resettled on the reverse slope were also firing, pouring shells wildly towards the independent regiment's position.

After the Japanese attacking troops entered 150 meters of the position, the Japanese artillery stopped shelling.

The Japanese machine gunners lay down more than 200 meters away with their light and heavy machine guns set up, ready to provide suppressive fire at any time.

The Japanese grenadier soldiers also lay down at a similar position, set up the grenade, and prepared to use grenades to accurately hit the machine gun fire points of the independent regiment.

This time, Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan did not rush to shout for beatings, but stared at the Japanese sternly.

He raised his right hand halfway, and when the Japanese entered the 30-meter position, he suddenly put his hand down and shouted loudly: "Pull!"

The three soldiers suddenly pulled the mine line back.

Boom...boom...boom...

A huge explosion suddenly sounded in front of the forward position!

Even the soil on the ground was lifted up to a height of more than ten meters!

The huge air wave carried the soil and even rushed into the forward position, falling all over the soldiers in the forward position.

Thousands of Japanese soldiers were blown away by landmines and blown to pieces. Their limbs and pieces of meat mixed with soil and shrapnel fell down one after another.

The mines planted by the Engineer Company of the Independent Regiment killed and injured no less than 100 Japanese soldiers in one blow!

"Hit!" Shen Quan shook the dirt off his body, holding a Czech light machine gun on his shoulder, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The battle is about to begin!

The sound of gunfire rang out like popping beans.

Although the Japanese soldiers in front were killed, the Japanese troops behind them rushed forward without fear of death, pressing forward and shooting at the same time.

At this time, the soldiers of the second and third battalions of the second and third positions also got out of the cat-ear gun holes, set up their guns and shot at the Japanese.

Three battalions with no less than 100 light and heavy machine guns fired fiercely at the Japanese troops.

The bullets rained down on the Japanese.

The result was that the Japanese infantrymen were constantly shot and fell down like mowing grass.

Four Japanese Type 95 tanks opened fire.
To be continued...