I rise from the sword

Chapter 136 The Great War Breaks Out, Strange Devil Troops
Jinzhong, Wenshui Pass.

Wenshui Pass connects Jinzhong and Northwest Shanxi, and is the most important defensive barrier in Jinzhong.

And this big battle revolves around Wenshui Pass.

In the war that lasted for several days, both the enemy and the enemy invested a lot of troops.

However, no one was able to really occupy the main position of Wenshuiguan. Almost as soon as one side captured it, the other side would send heavy troops to attack.

Because both the enemy and us are very clear, whoever can own Wenshui Pass will have the initiative in this battle.

As a result, in just a few days, Wenshuiguan changed hands several times.

As for the main position of Wenshuiguan, under the baptism of artillery fire, it has been shortened by more than three feet.

The soil on the surface was blown away, exposing the hard rock layer inside.

The cruelty of the battle can be imagined...

the night before.

As soon as the Chinese army recaptured Wenshui Pass, the Japanese army was entangled in the heavy invasion this morning.

"Boom, boom boom boom!"

"Tut, chug, da da da..."

The more than 20-kilometer-long Wenshuiguan defense line was full of gunfire, and the sound of artillery continued.

The Japanese artillery continued to fire, carpet-bombing the forward position of the Chinese defenders at Wenshuiguan.

As a result, the entire Wenshui Pass was shrouded in choking gunpowder smoke.

At the same time, the Japanese land-based aviation unit also dispatched more than a dozen fighter jets and bombers.

The devil's fighter jets hovered over Wenshuiguan, the machine guns on board were fully fired, and the dense bullets rained like plowing the ground, pulling up streaks of smoke and dust on the ground.

The defenders on some positions were unable to dodge in time, and were immediately knocked down to the ground, with blood spilled out.

Under the cover of the fighter group, the bombers also began to drop bombs continuously...

The Japanese army occupies absolute air supremacy, with fighter jets in the sky and heavy artillery on the ground.

The shells that bloomed everywhere almost blew up the position of the Wenshuiguan defenders.

"Brothers, stand firm, we Chinese soldiers will never take a step back!"

Although the Chinese defenders on the front line were deeply involved in the scorched earth, they turned a blind eye to the rain of Japanese guns and guns, and defended their positions desperately.

In the meantime, there were even several hand-to-hand fights with the Japanese army.

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As the battle intensified, a few days ago, Yang Lin, who was in Luotuoling, also received an order to incorporate the independent battalion into the battle sequence of the Wenshuiguan battle.

The Independent Battalion also withdrew from Luotuoling and stationed at the second line of defense at Wenshui Pass.

The main military task of the independent battalion is to consolidate the rear positions of the 12th Division of the Central Army and the newly formed 30th Division of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and cooperate with the front-line troops to fight.

To put it simply, the Independent Battalion is now the reserve team of the 12th and 30th Divisions on the front line.

Once the front line can't stand it, they will go up again.

There is no way, although Yang Lin has repeatedly made military exploits, the independent battalion's external designation is just a battalion.

Normally speaking, the general battalion-level organization basically has only a few hundred people.

This force is not qualified to serve as the main force in a big battle.

Although Yang Lin's independent battalion is already comparable to a brigade of other troops in terms of strength.

But Yang Lin, who wanted to make a fortune silently, did not report, so the higher-level military department did not know the specific situation of the independent battalion.

North of Wenshuiguan.

A small village 30 kilometers away.

After Yang Lin moved to Fangwenshui Pass, he set up the battalion headquarters here.

After having breakfast.

Yang Lin and several subordinates came to the high ground flanking the village. They held up the binoculars in their hands and observed the frontier battlefield from afar.

Right now, Wenshuiguan has become a mess.

As a militant, Yang Lin couldn't sit still. During the past few days when he moved to the defense, he had been looking for opportunities to fight.

It's just that the independent battalion is far away from the forward position, let alone little devils in the defense zone, and you can't even see a little devil's hair.

"Hey! Bad luck, what a fucking bad luck!"

The monk next to him put down the binoculars in his hand, sighed, and said with a look of displeasure: "Battle Commander, our independent battalion is a heroic unit anyway, and I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, why don't they arrange some combat missions for us. "

While continuing to observe, Yang Lin asked back, "Why are you in a hurry? You are still a monk? There is no combat mission, which means that the defenders on the front line can still withstand it. Isn't that better?"

"On the contrary, if we are really sent to the front line, it means that the situation has reached a critical point."

"Oh!"

The monk nodded half-understood.

At this moment, there was a rush of shouting from the bottom of the slope.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, there is a situation!"

Niu Bold shouted and ran towards the slope.

Yang Lin frowned, turned around and asked, "Niu Bold, what's the matter?"

Niu Bold, who was running quickly, gasped for a few breaths, and then said: "The second company commander called to report that they just had an encounter with the little devil in Sanlitun Village."

Sanlitun Village is the second company's defense area, about 5 kilometers away from the battalion headquarters.

"Damn it, we're in the defense zone here. Where did these little devils come from? Could it be that they fell from the sky?"

Yang Lin muttered to himself strangely, and then asked, "By the way, how many devils are there? How is the situation at Erlian, do you need support?"

Niu boldly said: "The devils probably have a small team, and they were beaten away by the second company as soon as they exchanged fire."

Yang Lin couldn't help showing a puzzled expression, the devils are not puppet soldiers, how could they be so careless.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin immediately returned to the battalion headquarters and called Erlian himself.

As soon as the other end of the phone was connected, Yang Lin asked, "Second Company Commander, Niu boldly reported that you just had an encounter with a group of little devils?"

"Yes!" Zhao Dejiu replied: "At that time, the brothers of the reconnaissance company first discovered these little devils. After hearing the gunshots, I immediately led the second company to rush over.

Strange to say, this group of little devils didn't seem to love to fight. As soon as our gunshots rang out, they turned around and ran away. "

"Old Zhao, are you sure it's the little devils and not the puppet soldiers who exchanged fire with you?"

Zhao Dejiu said in a firm tone: "Battalion Commander, I can be sure that what we just met is definitely a little devil."

After a pause, Zhao Dejiu continued: "It's just that these little devils seem to give people a very strange feeling. They don't seem to be ordinary little devils."

Hearing this, Yang Lin immediately became interested, and he continued to ask: "Isn't it just an ordinary kid? How should I say it?"

"The weapons of these little devils are very sophisticated, all equipped with automatic weapons, and the firepower is very powerful.

The equipment they wear is also very different from other devils in the regular army, especially their helmets, which are not reflective at all under the sun.

It's a pity that we failed to capture an enemy, nor killed an enemy, so we didn't find out the details of the other party..."

Zhao Dejiu was meticulous about everything, and reported all the situation to Yang Lin.

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(End of this chapter)