Four Type 95 tanks were destroyed, and the Japanese suddenly lost the courage to resist.

Amidst the shouts of the Japanese captain, the Japanese soldiers retreated back one after another, leaving corpses everywhere.

The elite group of more than 1,000 people during the attack had only more than 400 people when they escaped.

Almost all the remaining 600-plus Japs were shot dead, and even the tank squadron was completely wiped out.

Seeing this scene, Isamu Yoshino's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he no longer dared to look down upon the group of eight-robbers on the opposite side.

At this moment, a young captain wearing glasses from the Japanese Army's communications corps came over and paused.

"Report to the captain!"

"Commander Shinozuka is calling!"

Yoshino Yuuo: "Read it!"

The Japanese captain read:

"According to reliable information, the enemy you are facing is the main independent regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the 18th China Army. The leader is Li Yunlong!"

"There is a considerable number of cavalry on the other Eighth Route. You must be careful. The Zhongcun Regiment of the Second Army will attack the Eighth Route east of Yangquan!"

"The North China Front Army Headquarters orders your regiment to occupy Shiinao Mountain at 2 p.m., and be sure to annihilate all the enemy defenders and not let any of them slip through the net!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Empire of Japan!"

Yoshino Yongo said: "I know!"

After a pause, Yoshino Yongo said: "I asked why the opponent is so strong. It turns out to be Li Yunlong of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"

Yoshino Regiment Operations Chief Yanagihara Taira said.

"Your Majesty Colonel, Li Yunlong is not an ordinary Eighth Route Army commander. Even Kuroshima-kun and Major General Hattori died in his hands!"

"And the firepower of Li Yunlong's independent regiment on the opposite side of the eighth route is too fierce!"

"Their combined light and heavy machine gun firepower is more than our entire wing!"

"There are also a considerable number of heavy firepower such as mortars, infantry artillery and mountain field artillery, and they are even equipped with anti-tank weapons!"

"Even if the three infantry brigades in the front are all pressed up, I'm afraid they won't be able to break through the defensive position of Tubal Road!"

Yoshino Yongo then asked: "Mr. Yanagihara, do you have any good ideas?"

In the past, aviation support could be called for, but now all Japanese First Army aircraft and airports have been destroyed.

I can't even shake the plane even if I want to.

The North China Front did not dare to dispatch attack aircraft easily.

Because almost all the aircraft of the Second Army that came for air support were shot down.

"Colonel!" Yanagihara Taira said, "I suggest using mustard gas bombs. As long as we use poison gas bombs, we can quickly capture the Lion Brain Mountain position!"

"idiot!"

Yoshino Yongo immediately cursed angrily: "Using poison gas bombs is a cowardly act. How can you win by relying on poison gas? Don't you have confidence in the combat capabilities of our Imperial Army?"

"Colonel, you are the commander!" Yanagihara Taira shouted loudly, "You are responsible for the emperor, you are responsible for the Empire of Japan, and you are responsible for the soldiers who fight with you!"

Yoshino Yuuo shouted sternly: "Death squads! Organize death squads! I want the bushido spirit of the Japanese Empire to destroy the spirit of Tubal Road and destroy the morale of China's soldiers!"

"In addition, order the 3rd Infantry Brigade to send two squadrons to outflank the enemy from the left and right and capture the enemy's artillery position on the reverse slope!"

"Continue to attack from both front and back and completely wipe out the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"

…

Wind Palm Mountain.

The Japanese Nakamura Infantry Regiment, which rushed towards Yangquan from the Changshan direction, also arrived.

The two sides first launched an evenly matched artillery battle.

Seeing that he could not gain any advantage in the artillery attack, Colonel Nakamura ordered the infantry to attack.

Then the Japanese soldiers launched a fierce attack on the position of the 772nd Regiment.

After the capture of Yangquan, the 772nd Regiment received more than 40 light and heavy machine guns. The firepower of the machine guns was doubled, and the ammunition was sufficient.

Although the firepower is not as abnormal as that of the independent regiment, it is more than enough for positional warfare.

Moreover, many of the 772nd Regiment are veterans of the Red Army. In terms of fighting will and fighting skills, they are not inferior to the elite soldiers of the Japanese army.

After fierce fighting, they repelled two consecutive Japanese attacks, killing and wounding more than 400 Japanese soldiers.

At this time, the Japanese commander Colonel Nakamura also received an order from the North China Front to quickly occupy Fengzhang Mountain.

…

At this time, Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment and Ding Weixin's Regiment were hiding 5 kilometers away from Mao Mao Mountain, waiting for an opportunity.

In order not to alert others, they hid 5 kilometers away to avoid being detected by Japanese scouts.

Ma Renxing and his cavalry circled behind the Yoshino Infantry Regiment from further away.

The movement of more than a thousand cavalrymen was too loud, so they could only go farther away.

After all, once the Japanese realize the danger of being surrounded, they will probably escape immediately.

Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei and Ma Renxing were all staring at their watches.

In another twenty minutes, the cavalry will be in place. At that time, three infantry regiments and cavalry from four directions will launch a general attack on the Japanese at the same time!

…

Behind Mao Mao Mountain, more than 500 Japanese soldiers with plaster strips tied on their heads and 38-gauge rifles mounted on bayonets were arranged in a neat formation.

These devils were determined to die, with murderous intent in their eyes. Just standing there could make people feel a terrifying and fierce aura.

These Japanese were the death squads organized by Yoshino Isamu.

In the later stages of the Anti-Japanese War, few Japanese soldiers took the initiative to join the death squads, and even the death squads could be formed by drawing lots.

But now these Japs have voluntarily joined the death squads. Even if they die without a chance to survive, not a single Japs will flinch.

The captain of the Yoshino Alliance's First Battalion stood in front of the suicide squads and scanned the group of suicide squads with his eyes.

"From now on!"

"We, the death squads, attack the enemy's army!"

"We must be loyal to the Emperor and the Empire!"

"Your life belongs to me, you will give up your life!"

The captain drew out his command knife again: "Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

A group of Japanese death squads raised their guns and shouted.

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

"..."

After a violent shelling on the Independent Regiment's position, the Japanese death squads rushed towards the Independent Regiment's position with rifles and fearless death.

Inside the headquarters, Zhao Gang said: "Look, Lao Li, the Japanese have started attacking again!"

Li Yunlong hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked. Through the telescope, Yano saw densely packed Japanese troops rushing towards the position again.

However, the Japanese who attacked this time had cloth strips wrapped around their heads and a red plaster icon on their foreheads. It was obvious that they had dispatched a death squad.

Moreover, these Japs were different from the ones before. They charged all the way up, and their momentum was really scary.

Beforehand, Li Yunlong must have taken off his clothes, wielded the ghost head machete, and rushed forward with the soldiers to fight hand-to-hand.

Before the charge, he also boosted morale by saying, "What the hell is Bushido? What I fight is Bushido, and we Chinese who play with cold weapons are the ancestors of little devils."

But that was when there was a serious shortage of ammunition. Now that there is enough ammunition, there is no need to fight hand-to-hand with the Japanese unless it is absolutely necessary.

Just use the machine gun to attack his bully.

The Japanese death squads entered a distance of 50 meters from the forward position, and the battalion commanders of each battalion decisively ordered to open fire.

The gunfire rang out like popping beans.

The Japanese fell down in pieces like dry grass meeting a sharp sickle.

The Japanese in front fell down, and the Japanese behind were holding rifles and fearless of death, and they continued one after another.

The Japanese were not afraid of hurting their own men. Six mortars and three infantry guns on the reverse slope of Mao Mao Mountain kept firing at the independent regiment's position.

In the smoke of continuous artillery fire, the soldiers braved the air waves that rushed at them at any time, listened to the deafening roar, braved the continuously falling soil, gravel and sputtering shrapnel, and kept pulling the triggers towards the Japanese.

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Soldiers were constantly knocked down by shrapnel, but no one retreated into the shell-proof hole. Even if the machine gunner was hit by shrapnel, the people next to him immediately stepped on it, allowing hundreds of machine gun flames to continue, sprinkling bullets one after another.

curtain, penetrated the gunpowder smoke on the position, and shot towards the charging Japanese death squads.

The continuous barrage formed a death zone in front of the forward position. As long as the Japanese entered this zone, there was no possibility of leaving alive.
To be continued...