I rise from the sword

Chapter 197
Xiaqu town.

Japanese front enemy headquarters.

Hirata Kenkichi has received a telegram from Shinozuka Yoshio from Taiyuan. At this time, the old devil is holding an emergency military meeting.

He looked around with sharp eyes like eagle eyes, and then asked: "Everyone, Commander Yoshio Shinozuka has ordered us to destroy this damn independent battalion at all costs, in order to defend our big Japan. The dignity of the imperial army.

I don't know which one of you would like to go there? "

All the devils and officers bowed their heads in silence. They were arrogant, but not stupid.

Even the independent and mixed first brigade could not attack Jiaocheng Mountain, and instead ended up with the end of annihilation of the entire army.

Their respective strengths are much lower than those of the independent first brigade. Isn't it courting death to take the initiative to ask for orders at this time?

After a while, Hirata Kenkichi saw that no one answered, and asked again: "Then what good strategies do you have to defeat the enemy?"

When he said this, his gaze was fixed on the face of Chief of Staff Ishihara Dayong.

Ishihara Dayong thought for a moment, then got up and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, if you want to defeat the independent battalion of the Chinese Army, you must first find out the opponent's weaknesses.

However, from the very beginning, we miscalculated the strength of the Independent Battalion. "

Hirata Kenkichi asked: "Oh? How do you say it?"

"This Yang Lin seems to have been hiding his strength all the time. His army is only a battalion in name, but their strength is definitely more than one battalion. The combat effectiveness they display is far more than a division of the Central Army of China. !

It is precisely because of this that the imperial army miscalculated its strength time and time again, and thus repeatedly fell for it! "

"In particular, Yang Lin actually knew how to defuse the imperial army's gas bombs, which really surprised me.

I believe Suzuki-kun did not expect this, which is why he failed!

If he had known in advance, the campaign might not have failed! "

"So, although this independent battalion is strong, it is not invincible!"

"Well, Ishihara-kun is right!"

Hirata Kenkichi nodded his head deeply, and regained his confidence in capturing Jiaocheng Mountain.

Immediately, he swept his eyes away and said, "Everyone, you are all the best officers in the empire. This setback will not break our fighting spirit!"

After finishing speaking, Hirata Kenkichi slammed heavily on the conference table in front of him in a circle, expressing his determination to win Jiaocheng Mountain.

Immediately, the old devil began to make a new attack plan...

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

The Japanese army once again assembled a brigade and launched an attack on Jiaocheng Mountain.

Just in case, this time, Hirata Kenkichi also put in his field artillery unit.

At the same time, the Japanese fighter formation also flew over Jiaocheng Mountain again.

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom boom!—"

Immediately, a violent explosion resounded through the entire Jiaocheng Mountain again.

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Yang Lin thought that the little devil's Japanese army suffered such heavy losses, at least he would have to rest for a day or two to sum up the failure experience before launching another attack.

But they didn't expect them to be so impatient.

Hearing the explosion, Yang Lin immediately walked out of the battalion headquarters, came to a place with a wide view, and raised his binoculars to observe.

The devil's bombardment was very strange. Although it was fierce, it was not intensive bombing, especially the bombers in the sky were just circling and did not drop bombs.

"Damn it, what's the trouble with the little devil? This bit of artillery fire is not as good as the previous independent mixed first brigade."

Yang Lin was puzzled, not sure what conspiracy the little devil was playing.

At this moment, a communications soldier rushed over suddenly: "Battalion Commander, the third company commander is on the phone."

Since the first company and the second company suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, Zhou Yun's third company took over the defense of the forward position.

Yang Lin nodded, then put down the binoculars and returned to the battalion headquarters.

As soon as he picked up the phone, the voice of the third company commander Zhou Yun came from over there: "Battalion Commander, you little devil is only thundering but not raining. It doesn't seem like he is going to launch an attack. What should I do?"

Yang Lin said: "Respond to all changes with the same, don't pay attention to the little devil's schemes!

If they attack, you fight, otherwise, you just ignore it, let the brothers hide, and don't be bombarded by the little devil's shells! "

"understand!"

Zhou Yun promised, then hung up the phone.

……

The Devil Artillery shelled the forward position of the Independent Battalion, not for the purpose of attacking.

They were just trying to hold back the independent battalion and confuse Yang Lin's attention.

Because their goal this time is not the front of Jiaocheng Mountain guarded by the Independent Battalion, but the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment guarding the right wing of Jiaocheng Mountain.

previous military conference.

After discussions with Hirata Kenkichi and his subordinates, they decided to give up attacking the difficult bone of the Independence Battalion and turn to the right-wing Independence Regiment.

Because in the eyes of these little devils, Li Yunlong's independent regiment may be higher than Yang Lin's independent battalion, but it is easier to deal with!

The Eighth Route Army is notorious for how poor its equipment is.

The intermittent bombing lasted about 10 minutes.

The Devil artillery suddenly turned its muzzle and launched a fierce attack on the defense line of the Independent Battalion of the Eighth Route Army guarding the right wing of Jiaocheng Mountain.

At the same time, those fighter planes that had hovered over Jiaocheng Mountain for a while also swooped towards the independent regiment's position like a goshawk fighting a rabbit.

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom boom!—"

For a while, artillery shells and aerial bombs kept pouring on the positions of the independent regiment like stones that cost no money.

The explosion made the entire position burst into flames, shaking the ground.

Although the independent regiment also dug cat ear holes on both sides of the trench for the soldiers to hide in accordance with Yang Lin's reminder.

However, these fortifications have no problem defending against ordinary small-caliber artillery shells, but they cannot withstand the bombing of large-caliber howitzers and aerial bombs at all.

In particular, the Devils Aviation Corps was sure that the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army had no anti-aircraft firepower, and each of them seemed arrogant, pouring all their anger on them.

These guys lowered the flying altitude of the plane to an extremely low level, which greatly improved the accuracy of bomb throwing.

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom boom!—"

In the fierce artillery fire, the cat's ear holes were blown down one by one, burying the eighth route army soldiers who were hiding alive inside.

Li Yunlong's regiment headquarters was located in a village, which was also shelled and bombed by the devils.

"Boom!—"

One of the aerial bombs weighing 50 kilograms fell near the headquarters of the independent regiment. After the aerial bomb exploded suddenly, it directly razed several surrounding civil structures to the ground.

Fortunately, Li Yunlong dug a basement in advance and hid on the ground at this time, so he escaped unharmed.

Otherwise, you can only serve the dishes at the table, and then bury the mountains and mountains in the suona funeral song.

"Damn it, did this little devil take the wrong medicine? It's obviously Yang Lin's brother who made them, why did they vent their anger on us?

Isn't this bullying honest people? "

Li Yunlong shook the dirt on his head, and said with a look of resentment.

Kong Jie next to him said unhappily: "It's not your fault. You said that the little devil can't provoke the independent battalion and will attack from the left and right wings."

"..."

Li Yunlong was speechless for a while, and then he remembered that he seemed to have really said this when he was in the independent battalion headquarters.

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(End of this chapter)