Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

The defenders' artillery bombardment was only to cover the retreat of Li Guotao and his men, so it did not last long and stopped.

A large number of Japanese soldiers took the opportunity to rush to the top of the mountain and occupied Hill 227.7 and Hill 221.

Heiichi Kurose climbed up to Hill 227.7, hid in a safe place, and observed the situation on the main peak position.

"Order the troops to prepare for a new round of attack and take the main peak in one go."

"Follow-up troops, rush to the foot of the mountain immediately and stand by, ready to provide support at any time."

"Hayi~!"

"Also order the mortar positions to move forward and be set up on the reverse slopes of these two hills to provide fire support for the attacking troops."

"Hayi~!"

A Japanese officer nearby responded respectfully and turned to convey the order.

Heiichi Kurose also knew that this might be his last chance. If he failed to take Zhangjiashan, he would probably be buried on this battlefield like those rotting and stinking corpses lying in the trenches.

Thinking of this, Kurose Heiichi suddenly thought of something else, so he instructed his adjutant: "Notify the corpse collection team to transport the bodies and remains from the bottom of the mountain as soon as possible."

"They are all warriors who sacrificed their lives for the empire. They must not be left here to lie dead in the wilderness."

"Hayi~!"

However, Kurose Heiichi immediately thought of a problem, that is, they are about to take over the entire Zhangjiashan, so are they still in a hurry to collect the bodies?

Is it that deep down in my heart, I still don’t have enough confidence?
"Do not?"

"I must take down Zhangjiashan!"

Heiichi Kurose ordered his men to move all the machine gun and mortar positions forward, but he did not rush to launch a charge.

Kurose Heiichi did this to attract firepower from the Wind Chasers' position and consume the defenders' ammunition.

The Japanese concentrated their machine gun fire and strafed the main peak position fiercely, with bullets spraying all over the position like they were free.

Chen Jianghe hid in a safe place and shouted to Li Guotao who was not far away: "The Japanese machine gun firepower is too strong. Should we fight back and suppress their firepower?"

The main peak of Zhangjiashan is high up and the defenders have fortifications, so if they engage in machine gun fire, the Japanese will not be able to gain any advantage.

Li Guotao did not think that the Japanese were fools, so he probably guessed their intentions.

Li Guotao said: "Don't expose your firepower. They haven't launched a charge yet."

"I guess their mortars are ready. Once we expose our firepower, we will be hit by their firepower immediately."

"Be patient and calm down. When they launch a charge, we will attack them hard. Our goal is to deplete the enemy's strength."

"Let the mortars aim at the enemy's heavy machine guns on the opposite hill in advance. Once the battle starts, use the mortars to destroy their heavy machine guns first."

"Yes!"

Chen Jianghe responded quickly and passed the order on.

Seeing that there was still no movement on the opposite mountain, Kurose Heiichi finally lost his patience.

"We can't let it go on like this any longer!"

"Is the attacking force ready?"

"Reporting to His Excellency, the commander of the wing, we are ready for battle. We are only waiting for your order and the warriors of the Locust Army will launch the charge."

Kurose Heiichi secretly observed the situation and said, "This place is only 150 meters away from the main peak of Zhangjia Mountain."

"Even if I have to pave a path with corpses, I must capture the main peak of Zhangjiashan for me."

"Launch the attack immediately! Mortars and machine guns fully cover the charge of the Locust Warriors."

"Hai!"

A Japanese officer nearby responded quickly and passed the order on.

"Onboard~!"

The roars of the Japanese soldiers were heard from the two hilltops one after another. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers rushed out in an instant, with bayonets in hand, screaming and rushing down the 227.7 and 221 highlands, desperately rushing towards the main peak of Zhangjiashan.

Li Guotao had been paying attention to the situation on the opposite position. When he saw these Japanese devils finally rushing over, he couldn't help but sneer.

"finally come!"

"Notify the brothers to beat him up!"

"As soon as the gunshots were heard, the mortars immediately opened fire, destroying the heavy machine gun positions on the opposite hill."

"Yes!"

The order was quickly passed down, and at this time gunshots gradually rang out from the main peak position.

Machine guns opened fire one after another, and the firepower was quite intense.

The Japanese rushed down the mountain and attacked the main peak of Zhangjiashan.

But there were only a few places suitable for going down the mountain, and a large number of Japanese soldiers crowded together and rushed forward desperately.

At this time, on the opposite main peak position, bullets fell like raindrops into the crowd of Japanese devils.

"Puff puff puff~!"

The bullets hit the Japanese soldiers, making a series of muffled sounds, and gorgeous blood flowers bloomed in the air. Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and limbs danced everywhere. The shrill screams resounded throughout the entire Zhangjiashan. The Japanese soldiers who rushed out fell to the ground in groups.

Kurosawa Heiichi gritted his teeth and cursed: "Bakayashi, I didn't expect the firepower of these bastards to be so fierce."

"Continue the attack. Use machine guns and mortars to suppress the enemy's firepower."

"Hayi~!"

Just as he finished speaking, a sharp whistling sound was heard in the air, and one mortar shell after another fell on the top of the mountain.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions continued to ring out, and the Japanese machine gun positions were blown up into the sky one after another.

At this time, the Japanese mortars also began to fight back, bombarding the machine gun fire points on the main peak position of Zhangjiashan.

However, there are strong bunkers on the main peak position, and these machine gun fire points are all arranged in relatively safe places.

Although the Japanese artillery fire was fierce, it was difficult to knock down the machine guns on top.

As for the mortars deployed on the reverse slope positions, the Japanese artillery fire could not hit them.

However, the defenders' mortars could not hit the Japanese mortar positions because the Japanese mortar positions were also located on the reverse slope.

However, the Japanese machine gun positions were in trouble. They did not have any strong defensive fortifications. The fortifications built by the defenders before were all facing south, while the Japanese attacked towards the north, so they were completely useless.

Under the bombardment of the machine gun company's mortars, the Japanese machine gun positions suffered heavy losses.

Kurosawa Heiichi said angrily: "Damn it, I didn't expect them to deploy so many mortars this time."

A Japanese officer nearby said, "Colonel, the enemy's machine gun firepower is too strong, and the Locust Army cannot completely suppress their firepower for the time being."

"The attacking forces suffered heavy losses."

Kurose Heiichi gritted his teeth and roared, "Keep attacking, follow-up troops keep pushing forward. I just said that even if we have to pave a path with corpses, we must take down the Zhangjiashan position."

"Notify the Locust warriors that as long as they reach the main peak, even if one locust soldier spits at them, they will all be drowned."

"Keep going!"

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese officer responded helplessly and could only order the Japanese to continue charging. The following Japanese soldiers also received the order, climbed up the hillside and directly joined the battle.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers continuously sending in troops and launching attacks, Chen Jianghe could not help but curse: "These Japanese soldiers are all crazy! They really don't care about their lives."

Li Guotao said nonchalantly: "Since they don't want to live anymore, I'll take their lives."

"Keep hitting me hard. I want to see how long these damn devils can hold out."

"Yes!"

After all, the defenders' mortar shells were precious, so after destroying the enemy's machine gun position, they stopped shelling. At this time, more and more enemy soldiers rushed onto the battlefield. Although many of them died, with the deployment of follow-up troops.

More and more Japanese soldiers gradually came to the foot of the main peak and began to rush up the mountain.

Kurose Heiichi hid in a relatively safe place and observed the situation on the battlefield.

The old devil seemed to be energized, waving his saber and shouting, "Keep charging, charge at all costs."

Under the command of this old Japanese soldier, the young Japanese soldiers also fell into complete madness, and more and more Japanese soldiers rushed to the Zhangjiashan battlefield. It was obvious that the Japanese soldiers' tactics were very simple, which was to use a sea of ​​people to completely submerge Zhangjiashan and seize the Zhangjiashan position.

However, at this moment, a flare suddenly rose on the main peak position of Zhangjiashan.

Kurose Heiichi looked at the flare that suddenly rose up and couldn't help but frowning, with a vague ominous premonition in his heart.

At this moment, the two bunkers set up by Li Guotao opened fire at the same time.

"Da da da~!"

The two heavy machine guns roared, and a series of dense bullets quickly swept towards the crowd of Japanese devils.

Those Japanese soldiers who rushed to the bottom of the main peak fell down in groups like cut wheat.

Kurosawa Heiichi couldn't help but change his expression and asked angrily, "What's going on?"

The Japanese officer next to him was also confused and didn't know what was going on for a moment.

However, the Japanese were not stupid. They soon discovered that many of the Japanese who were knocked down were shot in the back.

A Japanese officer was the first to react and said, "Colonel, there are enemy bunkers on our hill and on the hill opposite."

"In this way, the locust army's attack on the main peak of Zhangjiashan will be attacked from both sides."

Kurosei watched helplessly as his soldiers fell in droves under the dense rain of bullets, and angrily yelled, "Bakayashi, are these idiots who are attacking blind?"

"Didn't they find the enemy bunker on the hillside?"

At this time, the Japanese soldiers, who were attacked from both sides, suffered heavy losses and were in chaos. They were unable to reach the main peak at all, and there were more and more corpses on the battlefield.

The Japanese soldiers were all terrified and no longer had the courage they had before. The surviving Japanese soldiers retreated involuntarily one by one.

Soon the Japanese were completely defeated. In just a short period of time, they lost hundreds of soldiers. The problem was that they didn't gain any benefits.

This situation made Kurose Heiichi furious, but this old Japanese did not stop the troops from being defeated, because continuing to charge forward would be just a waste of life.

Moreover, he needs to understand the specific situation in order to deploy targeted strategies. In modern warfare, one cannot rely solely on brute force; one still needs to use one's brain more when fighting.

A Japanese officer learned the detailed situation from the Japanese who had managed to escape.

Then he came to Kurose Heiichi and said respectfully, "Your Excellency the Colonel, I have understood everything."

"The cunning enemy set up two bunkers on the hillsides of these two small hills. They had camouflaged them before, and the locust army was not prepared, so they did not discover them."

Kurosawa Heiichi said angrily: "Destroy these two bunkers first. If we don't destroy them, it will be difficult for us to attack the main peak."

The Japanese officer said helplessly: "Colonel, calm down. It may not be that easy to destroy these two bunkers."

"The enemy is too cunning. They set up the bunker on the steep mountain wall, and the cave entrance is also cleverly designed. Their firepower can block the locust army's attack route, but it is difficult for us to defeat them."

Then the Japanese officer drew a simple diagram on a piece of paper and pointed at it and said, "According to preliminary estimates, they should have dug two caves on the mountain wall, blocked the entrances, and set them up as bunkers."

"The bunker is on a steep mountain wall, several meters above the ground. Even if we throw grenades and explosive packs from the mountain or the side, we can't throw them into the cave and blow it up."

"Guns and artillery are even less effective, so it will be very difficult to destroy these two bunkers."

Kurose Heiichi stared at the diagram in front of him and cursed with gnashing teeth: "Bakayaka, these damn enemies are really getting more and more cunning."

The old Japanese also understood that with such an arrangement, it would be difficult to destroy these two bunkers.

A group of Japanese soldiers gathered together, whispering to each other, discussing how to destroy the two bunkers.

Kurosawa Heiichi said angrily: "Everyone, use your brains and think carefully about how to destroy these two bunkers."

"Didn't you all claim to be so smart before? Now you can't even solve such a small problem. What's the use of you?"

The Japanese officers present were all sweating profusely, but they really couldn't think of any effective solution.

Kurose Heiichi was extremely anxious because Iwanaga Wang didn't give him much time.

If he continues to waste time like this, he will really have no way to survive.

At this moment, a Japanese officer said: "How did the enemy dig a cave on the cliff?"

Another Japanese soldier said, "This is easy. We just need to hang the man with a rope and let him down. Then we can dig a hole on the cliff, place explosives there, and blow out a cave."

The Japanese officer said: "Since they can use this method, we can also use the same method."

"Hang the explosive pack with a rope, place it in front of the bunker, and detonate it. This will blow up the bunker."

A Japanese officer asked: "But how do we detonate the explosive pack?"

The Japanese officer said, "This is too simple. Tie two ropes, one thick one for weight bearing and one thin one for the fuse. Once the explosive pack is in place, just pull the thin rope to ignite it."

"But since the hole is small, we have to make sure the explosive pack is hung right at the hole and detonated to destroy it, so we need coordination. We can let the scouts lurk in the right position to observe. We measure the distance and drop the explosive pack from above, and then the scouts are responsible for guiding the position, so that the explosive pack can be placed in the right place to detonate."

When Kurosawa Hei heard this, he said excitedly, "Yoshi! Your idea is very good. If we can blow up these two bunkers, the next battle will be much easier."

"The locust army can at least reduce casualties by half."

"Immediately follow this plan."

"Hayi~!"

Kurose Heiichi reminded again: "We must be quick and blow up these two bunkers as soon as possible."

"Then notify the troops behind to mobilize more machine guns and mortars. Even if we have to use corpses as a blanket and shells as a siege, we must destroy the main peak of Zhangjiashan."

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese officers present responded in unison.

So under the order of Kurose Heiichi, the Japanese soldiers immediately began to get busy.

Li Guotao hid in a position and closed his eyes to rest.

At this time, Chen Jianghe came over and said with a smile: "The Japanese just suffered a heavy loss, and now they have suddenly become obedient."

Li Guotao said thoughtfully: "The Japanese will definitely try every possible means to take down those two bunkers first, so if there is any movement on the other side, be sure to notify me in time."

"Pick a few brothers who are good at shooting and ambush them at various positions. If you find the Japanese moving on the opposite hillside, kill them for me, but be careful."

"Yes!"

Chen Jianghe responded quickly and turned to convey the order.

Not long after, Chen Jianghe found Li Guotao again and said, "Battalion Commander, you really guessed it right. The Japanese are trying to blow up our bunker."

"any solution?"

Chen Jianghe said: "They lowered the explosive pack down from the mountain with a rope."

"We shot and killed a group of Japanese soldiers, but these bastards had learned their lesson. They hid behind big rocks and let ropes down."

Hearing this, Li Guotao immediately stood up, picked up his rifle and rushed out.

When we arrived at a position, we saw two explosive packs hanging on the opposite mountain wall.

Li Guotao observed carefully and found that there were several Japanese soldiers hiding on the hillside next to him. Their positions were just the right height for observing the explosive packs. Then he used flags to notify the Japanese soldiers above to move the explosive packs up, down, left and right.

Li Guotao did not dare to delay. He immediately raised his gun, aimed at the distance, and pulled the trigger decisively.

“Snap~!”

A crisp gunshot was heard, and the rope broke and fell from the air. The thin rope could not bear the weight of the explosive pack and directly pulled the fuse, so the explosive pack exploded shortly after it landed.

Li Guotao then fired another shot, destroying another explosive pack.

Li Guotao then moved his position with his gun and killed several Japanese soldiers one after another, including the one in charge of observation.

As soon as the enemy showed his head, Li Guotao would seize the opportunity and shoot him in the head. The distance of about 150 meters was not difficult for Li Guotao. (End of this chapter)