Rise From Eight Hundred

Of course, Lei Xiong was not without reason to worry when he saw such a terrible bombardment.

The Japanese bombardment not only showed their determination, but also caused serious damage to the positions located in the mountains and on the top of the mountain.

Compared with the destruction of the positions, he was not actually worried about the safety of the soldiers on the high ground at this time. The soldiers should have retreated to the tunnels behind the mountain through the communication trenches when the Japanese bombarded.

But under such intense bombardment, the trenches on the No. 3 high ground must have been severely damaged, so the consequences were worrying. If the protection of the main position was lost, what would the soldiers coming out of the rear trenches use to resist the attack of the Japanese army?

As a veteran soldier, Lei Xiong could certainly see the key points of the reverse slope defense battle, even if it was a battle example he had never encountered in textbooks or actual combat.

The most important thing about reverse slope defense is the control of the ridgeline. If the ridgeline is lost, the soldiers hiding in the tunnels on the other side of the mountain will eventually end in misery.

This is also the reason why Chinese soldiers and American cowboys are fighting for the ridgeline all the time on the northern ice field, even if the whole row and company of soldiers died on the top of the mountain that had been blown soft by artillery shells and had almost no trenches.

During the entire war, the number of soldiers from both sides who died in the battle for the ridgeline was even far higher than the casualties caused by the bombing of millions of artillery shells.

"Ask Wei Donglai if he needs our help. If not, we will withdraw an infantry platoon to reinforce Hill No. 3." Lei Xiong said directly to Leng Feng beside him.

"Okay!" Leng Feng took the order and left.

After a while, he came back and reported to Lei Xiong in a low voice: "The reply from the No. 3 position is that reinforcement is not needed for the time being, but they requested that the Jing'an Army come up later, and my independent battalion artillery company will fully reinforce it!"

"Okay, then tell the artillery company according to their request. If they fire red flares, my artillery company will cover the 100 meters in front of his position with firepower!" Lei Xiong ordered without hesitation. "Also, organize a platoon for me, equipped with long and short guns and enough bullets, ready to support Hill No. 3 at any time."

"But, there are regular Japanese troops in front of our two hills, and the artillery company has gone to support them. What should we do?" Leng Feng gritted his teeth.

"Then we will fight harder!" Lei Xiong looked into the distance with a grim look. "Why, when did you, Captain Leng, become so cowardly?"

"Captain Lei, you underestimate me, Leng Feng!" Leng Feng knew that Lei Xiong was trying to provoke him, and grinned. "Without artillery, my company can still beat the Japanese devils to a pulp!"

"Hehe! Then I will stay with you, Leng Feng, and see how many Japanese devils you can kill today." Facing the statement of the first fierce general of the independent battalion, Lei Xiong nodded with satisfaction.

"No! Commander Lei, you should go back to the headquarters! I'm at Hill No. 1. The Japanese might attack with tanks." Leng Feng was anxious when he heard this, pointing to the Japanese tanks on the ground below the mountain, which were emitting thick black smoke.

The Kunisaki Detachment has a tank brigade, and more than a dozen steel behemoths are almost invulnerable. The only threat to it on the Chinese position is the 20mm machine gun.

The Japanese also know this, so they have been trying to find the machine guns and destroy them with infantry guns, and then it's time for the tanks to do whatever they want.

The tanks may not be able to rush to Hill No. 1, which is higher on the mountain, but if they are allowed to climb the slope and fire at the position with the gun barrel raised, it is equivalent to the Japanese army having several more flexible and mobile artillery positions. Don't look at it as a 57mm tank gun, the threat is much greater than the exposed 70 infantry gun.

Whether it is the bunker fortification where the heavy machine gun is located or the infantry shelter of a single soldier, they are all under its threat.

"Get lost, when I was in the army, you Leng Feng didn't know where you were! I'll stay on your No. 1 high ground these two days and won't go anywhere." Lei Xiong glared.

"Then, where is the battalion commander?"

"Nonsense, you know the battalion commander, his eyes light up when he sees a war, and he might go to the woods to kill the Japanese now." Speaking of Tang Dao, Lei Xiong sighed.

He originally thought that he was a battle maniac, but when he met Tang Dao, he realized that he was really a small witch compared to a big witch. That guy doesn't look like a commander at all. Not only does he like to go to the front line, but his favorite thing is to pick up a gun and kill the Japanese himself.

The key is that he is awesome enough. No one in the battalion can compare to him in killing Japanese with his own hands.

It's really hard to tell whether it is lucky or unfortunate to have such a commander!

Leng Feng also smiled bitterly.

This may be the only thing they criticize about Tang Dao.

It was cool to fight with Tang Dao, but every time they saw this person leading the charge, their subordinates who were already firmly tied to him were still worried. If he, the backbone, encountered an accident, this newly formed army would have no future.

Compared with the anxious mentality of several commanders on the Chinese position, the atmosphere in the Japanese command was much more relaxed.

"Yoshi! Li Jun's firepower preparation this time was very sufficient, and the artillery position was also well selected. The Chinese small-caliber mortars had no power to fight back!" Kunizaki looked through the telescope at the smoke rising from the distant hills, and most of the mortar shells fired from the Chinese position fell in the open forest and did not pose enough threat, and he couldn't help feeling very relieved.

"Then, can we order the infantry of the 1st Brigade of the Jing'an Army to attack?" The lieutenant colonel chief of staff on the side also had a happy look in his eyes and suggested.

"No, the Jing'an Army is also the Imperial Army. We must let them know that the blood of the Imperial warriors cannot be shed in vain. Pass on my military order, and extend the artillery fire for another 15 minutes! Tell General Li Shoushan that if the position is conquered, each lieutenant officer and above will be rewarded with 200 yen." Kunisaki waved his hand in a daze, and a smile appeared on his face.

"The Chinese have a saying: If you want a horse to run, you have to let it eat more grass! Kawaguchi-kun, do you understand?":.

"Hi! I understand, your Excellency the detachment commander is wise!" The lieutenant colonel chief of staff nodded heavily.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

To put it bluntly, this is just a trick to win people's hearts.

As for how many casualties the Jing'an Army has, will they care? The result is obvious.

What they need is for the Jing'an Army to conquer the Chinese position. Once that hill is conquered, the Chinese triangular defense position that seems to be well defended will be like a domino, and it will only take time for it to collapse completely.

By then, no Chinese who lost the protection of their positions could escape the pursuit of their tens of thousands of troops.

"With such encouragement from you, the commander of the detachment, the entire Jing'an Army will certainly fight hard, and it is only a matter of time before they conquer their high ground. The Chinese did not expect that we would focus our attack on their flank high ground. I believe that the commander who carefully arranged the blocking position is now helpless!" The lieutenant colonel chief of staff said easily.

"No, no, not only to make him helpless, but also to make him desperate. Order Li Shoushan again that he must end the battle in two hours, and at the same time tell him that I don't want a living Chinese. I want to hang all the Chinese bodies on the roadside where my detachment marches to Nanjing." Kunisaki said fiercely, his eyes full of ferocity. "Kawaguchi-kun, do you think that looks like a wind chime playing the song of victory?"

"That will be the most beautiful wind chime I have ever seen!" The lieutenant colonel chief of staff also smiled brightly.

Under the anxious gaze of hundreds of Chinese soldiers on the other two high grounds, the Japanese invaders' almost crazy bombardment for an hour stopped.

The entire highland was shrouded in thick gunpowder smoke, which could not be blown away by the mountain wind.

The soldiers in the tunnel had to cover their mouths and noses with towels dipped in clean water, otherwise the thick gunpowder smoke made it difficult for them to breathe smoothly.

Then came the Jing'an Army, which numbered nearly 500 people from three infantry companies, and began to attack upward along the hillside from the foot of the mountain.

That was already the limit of the width of the mountain.

What was even more terrifying was that behind them, there were actually four Type 94 small bean tanks spewing thick black smoke.

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