Rise From Eight Hundred

The entire Hexi Village battlefield was completely over in less than 40 minutes by the Japanese army!

It took some time to clean up the caltrops that were thrown randomly in the snow. Kunizaki Zheng in the rear command was very satisfied after hearing about it, and moved his detachment command to the foot of Shunwangping Mountain, less than 2,000 meters away from Hexi Village.

However, the two infantry regiments of the Kunizaki Detachment had a full 4 infantry battalions crossing the river into the Hexi Village area after 2 hours, which also meant that the main force of the Kunizaki Detachment was about to march to the Heilongtan area 2,200 meters away.

During this period, even five Type 94 light tanks entered the position through the floating bridge built by Japanese engineers.

It’s not that the Kunizaki Detachment didn’t have the Type 89 main battle tank with thicker armor, but the mountain roads in this area did not support the march of the Type 89 tanks at all. This was already the heaviest vehicle that could travel on the narrow mountain roads.

But this is not the real killer of the Kunisaki Detachment. Kunisaki Zheng relies most on the 8 105mm howitzers deployed on the edge of the mountain town 6 kilometers away.

That is the largest caliber artillery that the Fifth Division can have. Nakamura Masao only gave 4 guns to Itagaki Shiro to deal with a Chinese group army, but Kunisaki Zheng gave 8 guns, which also shows the importance of Itagaki Shiro to the Four-line Regiment.

8 105mm howitzers are enough to blow down the bunkers built with reinforced concrete, not to mention the trenches dug overnight.

The Japanese engineers and infantry were busy, but the Japanese artillery was not idle. Under the guidance of the coordinates provided by the scouts, before 9 am, several hills around Heilongtan, where the main force of the Four-line Regiment was located, were filled with smoke.

Kunisaki Zheng not only took out 12 75mm mountain guns, but also sacrificed 8 105mm howitzers. In addition, there were 12 Japanese bombers to help.

How much damage did the large-caliber heavy artillery and heavy bombs cause? Several tons of boulders were blown to pieces by this kind of firearm created by humans, not to mention the trenches dug by humans.

If there is a camera that can zoom in, you can see that the trenches dug by humans on the hills around Heilongtan collapsed easily in this violent explosion, just like a pile of sand that has lost its moisture.

The shelter built with logs and sandbags was blown to pieces, leaving only a charred pit.

The strength of the heavy machine gun fortifications built with stones and sandbags weighing hundreds of kilograms can at least withstand the direct shooting of the 92 infantry gun, but under the power of the 105 heavy gun, even if it was not directly hit, the huge shock wave would turn it into a ruin.

Nothing! Perhaps only these four words can describe the fortifications that the Four-Line Regiment spent a night to build last night.

It’s not that the officers and soldiers of the Four-Line Regiment didn’t work hard enough, it was simply that the Japanese artillery fire was too fierce.

"The Chinese positions are seriously damaged! Yoshi! Send a message to commend the officers and soldiers of the artillery regiment. After this battle, they will be rewarded as the first troops to enter our occupied Chinese towns." Kunizaki Zheng was overjoyed when he received the intelligence from the front scout.

Those who understand understand that the first batch of imperial soldiers who enter the occupied town can do whatever they want in that town, whether it is killing, looting or venting. This is almost a special benefit prepared by the Fifth Division for troops with military merits.

With the benefits promised by the superiors, the Japanese artillery fire became more fierce, as if they were going to blow up the whole mountain today.

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"My goodness! Fortunately, I was smart and ran away, otherwise, if the little devils fired this cannon, I would have to pay for my 180 kilograms." Li Jiujin, who led the 7th Company into the forest, looked at the clouds of gunpowder rising more than 2,000 meters away, and heard the sharp whistling of heavy artillery in his ears, and was very glad for his wisdom.

"Coward!" The young man from the mountain village who was not far away couldn't help but curl his lips secretly.

These soldiers do nothing but run! The young man from the mountain village has been running wildly in the mountains with this infantry company for the past two hours. He naively thought that the company commander would return to the main position of Heilongtan to fight the Japanese. As a result, this captain who looked like an old fox actually asked to stay away from Heilongtan.

As a result, he still had the nerve to brag about his intelligence. The simple young man from the mountain village couldn't stand it anymore.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, little kid!" Boss Cao, who was listening to the whistling of artillery shells in the air, had a stern face and a serious tone.

"What! You can't do it wrong, but people will say it! I want to say that you are a cowardly company commander with a company of cowards. It's because there are too many people like you that the Japanese devils came to our Taihang Mountains." The young man from the mountain village stiffened his neck and argued with Boss Cao.

Wangwu Mountain is the remnant of Taihang Mountain, connected to Zhongtiao Mountain which runs from east to west. People here are still used to regarding their hometown where they lived in the past as Taihang.

"Wow! I didn't expect that you, a mountain kid, are so arrogant and know so much." Tu Yunsheng on the other side was amused. "You said our company commander is a coward, but do you know which battles that 'coward' has fought?"

"Brother Tu, you tell me." The young man from the mountain village was very tough, but in fact, he still respected Tu Yunsheng who had to go to the battlefield even though he had a broken leg.

"Okay! Then I'll tell you, our company commander Jiujin fought in Songhu, defended Songjiang and Guangde, and fought several battles with the Japanese in Taihang Mountain. From August of the previous year to today, no one has counted how many battles he has fought with the Japanese. There are dozens of battles, big and small." Tu Yunsheng looked at Li Jiujin who was observing the direction of Heilongtan with a telescope not far away with admiration.

"What's the use of fighting more if you run away as soon as you see that you can't fight!" The young man in the mountain village muttered unconvincedly.

"Run? Do you know why your brother, my legs, and your Uncle Cao's eyes are gone? When I was holding on and carrying it with the Japanese, you didn't see it." Tu Yunsheng didn't get angry, and still asked calmly. .

"If you had come to our Class 4 three months earlier, the brothers here would be another group of young men not much older than you. Your Uncle Cao and I are also great young men who can run and jump." Before the young man from the mountain village could answer, Tu Yunsheng Then he said to himself.

"What do you mean?" The young man from the mountain village was slightly stunned and asked instinctively.

"We are in Class 4! Except for our squad leader and deputy, all the others have been changed!" A veteran replied lazily.

"Why were they replaced? Where did they go?"

"They are all dead, only me and the squad leader are alive. However, there are some parts missing!" Boss Cao looked at the mountain village youth with empty eye sockets. He tried hard to maintain a calm expression on his somewhat rigid face, but his slightly twitching muscles gave it away. he.

"Since our 7th company was established, we have killed no less than a thousand people on the enemy, and our own casualties are also not small. This old brother has been lost one after another." Tu Yunsheng's eyes showed a little sadness. "Just like your Uncle Cao, he has only been in the army for half a year."

"Hey! Squad leader, don't dislike me as a new recruit. Did you say that I will be your legs and you will be my eyes, just like that day on the battlefield." Boss Cao had a smile on his face.

The young man in the mountain village was stunned and could not say another word for a long time.

It was hard for him to believe that this group of guys who escaped quickly actually fought the Japanese army like this, but his intuition told him that they were not lying.

Lame and blind men, let alone fighting, are basically useless even in ordinary farm families and cannot do any heavy work, but in this army, they still serve as squad leaders and deputy squad leaders.

"So this time, are you going to fight the Japanese? If you want to fight, I can also deliver you bullets and transport things." The young man from the mountain village asked weakly.

"Of course we have to fight, but it's not like you want to fight hard. Did you hear the sound of those cannonballs flying in the sky? If one of those things falls on our side, our 4th class will be bombed. Not to mention, more than half of the entire infantry platoon has been lost." Tu Yunsheng smiled slightly when he saw that the young man from the mountain village had learned something and stopped being stubborn.

"And even if we have to fight, it won't be your baby's turn. That's the responsibility of soldiers like me. You should be your guide. Wherever our company commander says we want to go, you take us to take a shortcut. Others I can’t guarantee anything, but I can definitely guarantee that your child will see how we beat the little devil to tears.”

"Tu Yunsheng, what are you talking about? Come here, I will give you a mission. Take your 4th squad to serve as the sharp knife squad of the entire company to explore the front. This time I don't hold the position, so I will hide and seek with the Japanese." Li Jiujin, who was more than twenty meters away, turned around and called Tu Yunsheng.

"Yes, company commander, I promise to complete the mission." Tu Yunsheng put his hand on the mountain village youth's hand that he quickly stretched out, and stood up with all his strength.

"I grew up in this mountain. As long as Brother Tu and you fight the Japanese, I guarantee that I can take you wherever you point me." The young man from the mountain village assured Tu Yunsheng seriously.

"Okay! With fellow villagers like you helping us, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese." Tu Yunsheng also grinned.

Amidst the Japanese artillery fire, the 7th Company twisted its buttocks and disappeared into the woods under the command of Li Jijin.

The same goes for the 8th Company not far from them, with no intention of returning to the battalion headquarters.

The 400 elite soldiers just disappeared into the forest.

The artillery fire from the Japanese army was still fierce. Before the infantry even formally marched towards Heilongtan, a big stick was hit on the heads of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment. Even if the stick did not kill them, it would not be possible. You must be dizzy!

At least that's what the Japanese army thought. Without the fortifications built in ten and a half days, who could survive under such artillery fire? I’m afraid Amaterasu doesn’t even have this ability!

Kunizaki and his subordinates have clear minds, and this is indeed the case.

But an hour later, Kunizaki received another message from the frontline reconnaissance soldiers who wanted to break their legs before sending it back.

"The Chinese have run away, and the lying figures in military uniforms on the battlefield are all wooden men!"

This news almost made Kunizaki's hair stand up in anger.

This simply overturned his understanding of the research on the Four Elements Regiment. The Four Elements Regiment had been fighting the Imperial Army for so long, when had they ever retreated to meet a man? I'm afraid this Baga is not a fake Four Elements Group!

However, the top scout would never joke about such important information. The top scout who arrived at Hexi Village and almost ran away and vomited blood vowed to report: "In order to get a clearer view, I kept approaching until the Chinese position was less than 500 meters away." , artillery shells exploded right next to Shixia, and Shixia could clearly see several figures in military uniforms burning like kerosene.

I have also seen human bodies being set on fire on the battlefield. Without combustion aids, they would never burn so completely!

And no one would just watch the remains of their colleagues burning in front of their eyes, which would produce a pungent smell. "

No wonder the Chinese artillery did not carry out retaliatory bombardment! Kunizaki's previous doubts were solved.

It took a long time to dig trenches, launch artillery attacks, and establish forward positions, all of which were false, just to cover the retreat of the main force under the cover of night.

However, the two sides are only a few miles apart, so is it possible to run like this?

This is not a race in the mountains. Whoever runs faster wins. The baggage and heavy weapons will undoubtedly become a burden to an infantry. As long as you don't want to abandon them, you can't run.

At this time, the North China Front Army Aviation also transferred the ground situation detected by the reconnaissance aircraft from the air.

"A large number of soldiers and pack horses in dark blue uniforms appeared around the mountains covered by artillery fire, moving towards the Taihang Mountains. Because the enemy has anti-aircraft artillery counterattacks, the reconnaissance aircraft cannot descend to an altitude of 1,000 meters to continue observation."

The air and ground intelligence just happened to match, and Kunisaki was stunned and no longer hesitated, and immediately issued a military order: "Order the infantry battalion of my detachment in Hexi Village to pursue the fleeing enemy with all their strength, and our artillery regiment will follow up in time!"

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"Are you convinced now, Shi Hao?" Shangguan Yun pointed to the hellish mountain in the distance and asked his trusted subordinate.

At 3 a.m. last night, Leng Feng suddenly ordered the entire army to stop digging trenches, but to make wooden men in companies and platoons, and asked them to wear military uniforms as realistically as possible.

Fortunately, the baggage company that followed the two infantry battalions brought a batch of thin military uniforms, which were originally intended to replace the sacrificed officers and soldiers with clean military uniforms, but they were unexpectedly put in handy in advance.

Everyone had no objection to making wooden men for disguise, but Leng Feng then asked the entire army to abandon Heilongtan without leaving even a single soldier, which made many people have objections.

The enemy was powerful, and they had no objection to retreating. It was right to preserve their own manpower, but a few hours ago, they were still ordering the entire army to dig trenches regardless of fatigue. Just as the system was formed, they had to run again. It was not good to think that the military orders were changed every day.

This at least shows that the commander was confused and had not thought about whether to fight or retreat in this encounter. Such a commander was an invisible threat to the entire army.

What's more, there are two infantry companies left in Hexi Village! They were left at the forefront of the enemy, but the main force of thousands of people just ran away. What's going on?

"Who said we are leaving? The commander said that the battlefield is fake and real. Kuniaki thinks our army is tough and will fight an offensive and defensive battle with him, but that's just his idea.

Once we run away, Kuniaki will never give up this big piece of fat meat and will definitely chase us. Then we will find a chance to kill them back."

Leng Feng's explanation seems to make sense, but it can't convince Shi Hao and others.

No matter where they fight, fortifications are still built. Instead of doing this, it is better to use Heilongtan here. The terrain is dangerous and the fortifications are initially complete. It is much better than finding a hill and using rocks as fortifications.

"In order to defeat our army's spirit, the Japanese army will certainly use Cheng Yaojin's three axes, including airplanes and heavy artillery. The Fifth Division is the elite of the Japanese army. Kunisaki is well prepared, and they may have prepared 105 heavy artillery. We must not sacrifice in vain under their artillery fire.

Of course, avoiding artillery fire is one thing, but who said we are going to run away?" Leng Feng pointed to a place around Heilongtan on the map.

"Except for the baggage company and part of the artillery company that will evacuate to the Taihang Mountains for tactical cover, the rest of my army will fight the Japanese here first."

"Heilonggou?"

Everyone took a breath when they saw the location Leng Feng pointed to.

Based on the name, everyone would think that the two would definitely not be far apart.

In fact, not only is it not far, but Heilonggou is just before Heilongtan, and it is one of the must-go places to enter the Heilongtan mountain area.

This means that Leng Feng requires the main force of the entire army to advance instead of retreating, and to abandon the already formed fortifications and fight the Japanese army in the mountains.

This battle plan is not only bold, but also almost suicidal.

Why can the Japanese artillery reach Heilongtan, but not Heilonggou? Wouldn't they still be bombed?

What's more terrible is that if we ambush the Japanese there, do we think the Japanese are stupid?

"The Japanese are not stupid, but they are crazy. Especially with the support of airplanes and artillery, pushing forward will make them feel that I am the best army in Asia." Leng Feng answered various questions confidently.

"Moreover, when the Japanese arrive at my frontier position at dawn, I will order Li Jiujin and others to evacuate, and the 10th and 11th companies of my 4th Battalion will also follow the guide into the mountains to meet them."

Is this the legendary chain trap? Those who can become company commanders are naturally people with enough brains, and this word instantly appeared in their minds.

"Then why did you not let the reconnaissance platoon kill all the Japanese reconnaissance pioneers in the surrounding mountains and forests? Is it for this reason?" Shi Hao asked.

"Who else will report to Kunisaki that our main force has escaped?" Leng Feng smiled, which was rare.

His confident and cunning temperament actually gave Shangguan Yun the illusion that he had seen Tang Tuanzuo.

Leng Feng did not need to explain any more. Just based on this confidence and the series of tricks that were about to be implemented, everyone nodded in agreement.

Put yourself in their shoes. The enemy's vanguard ran away, the main force ran away, and you have heavy artillery and aircraft firepower. Why hesitate? Just chase them with all your strength.

When the Japanese army's overwhelming artillery fire came over, the situation that Leng Feng had expected basically appeared. The rest was just waiting for the Japanese infantry to come.

If they ran fast enough and in a hurry, it would be perfect!

After all, the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment had fought so many battles, and they had never seen such a suitable terrain for ambush.

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