Age of Rebirth

Chapter 70 Hongshilazi Annihilation Battle ([-])

Hongshilazi, formed by the cooling and deposition of magma from volcanic eruptions hundreds of millions of years ago, is covered with red rocks, and the glowing red is particularly conspicuous in the sun, so the locals call it Hongshilazi.

The mountain is not high, but it is precipitous. There are many strange rocks and many ditches. There are few tall pines and birches on the mountain. It is full of shrubs called "climbing pine" by the locals, which is good for hiding whereabouts. A winding mountain road passes through it. However, it is the only main throat going north, and the terrain is dangerous.

At around 600 o'clock the next morning, more than [-] people from the first and second brigades of the vanguard finally arrived here.

Without waiting for a break, Tang Qiuli led the commanders at all levels to check the terrain immediately, choose the ambush site, and arrange the preset positions. Everyone watched and admired that it was a good place for an ambush. The terrain on the hillside is good for defense and bad for attack. The large caves can hide more than [-] people, and the small ones can hide eight or nine people, which can prevent soldiers from being killed by enemy fire to the greatest extent. There are several natural large caves behind the hillside, which are located in the blind spot of firepower, and can arrange for the wounded And medicine, materials, etc., the natural terrain, and even the construction of fortifications saved a lot of effort [

At eleven o'clock, the following three brigades, the artillery brigade and the supplies, the recruit brigade, and the medical unit all arrived.

Tang Qiuli immediately began to deploy, and chose an area with a relatively spacious ditch bottom and few hidden objects as an ambush battlefield. The second brigade was deployed on the east hill, and the third brigade was deployed on the west hill. With a solid fire support point, a large team built fortifications on the front of the ditch to block the direction of the devil's breakthrough.

At the entrance of the valley, a large amount of explosives were pre-buried. This is the narrowest place in the entire ambush area. retreat.

In contrast, the responsibility of the first brigade is much heavier than that of other brigades. In this direction, the distance between the hills on both sides is relatively wide, and it is unrealistic to block the road with blasting. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so it is inevitable to forcefully break through and flee. All the pressure falls on the shoulders of a large team. This is what Tang Qiuli is more worried about.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli and Li Honggang carefully studied the plan, and still adopted the old method at Yingzui Ridge, pouring water to freeze ice, and building strong fortifications, and drew a platoon of troops from each of the other two brigades to reinforce the large brigade. , and also transferred twenty Czech-style light machine guns, five heavy machine guns, and fifteen throwing canisters to the frontal blocking position. After the special brigade came back, they immediately put them into the frontal position.

After finishing these tasks, Tang Qiuli, Liu Tiehan, and Feng Jiwu came to the artillery position. Twenty infantry artillery and 45 mortars were distributed on the hills on both sides. The artillerymen were busy leveling the artillery positions. He saw For a moment, I felt something was wrong, called Zheng Yong to the front, pointed to the direction of a large group of positions and said: "Captain Zheng, once we fire on both sides, the devils will definitely break out there. Your artillery position is in that direction. Dead corner, how do you provide artillery support to a large group?"

Zheng Yong observed carefully and slapped his head, "Hey! Mistake, mistake, I will adjust it immediately!" Several people studied it, and finally, four infantry guns and five mortars were dedicated to provide fire support for a large group. Set the coordinates, as long as the devils charge there, they will be covered with firepower.

Tang Qiuli and the others came to Houshan again. In a cave, the medical team had already prepared rescue equipment. Zhou Yushan was mobilizing the recruits before the battle. Several squadron leaders were teaching some new soldiers how to use weapons. They were very busy. See When the commander and the others came over, they hurried forward to salute and greeted them affectionately. Tang Qiuli looked at these new soldiers. This was the reserve team in his hands.

They checked the convoy again. Hundreds of horses had all been hidden in several caves. All the horses were quietly chewing grass. Some soldiers were busy distributing medicine to the combat troops. They were busy but not in a hurry. The three looked at each other and smiled, Zhou Yushan was quite competent as the captain, he was very good at managing both the supply team and the recruit team, but the cadres who had an accident in the Red Army were different.

After all the preparatory work was completed, it was already around four o'clock in the afternoon, and the devils were coming soon. The troops had to eat and rest before returning to the headquarters. The headquarters was located in a cave near the top of the mountain, with a wide view and a bird's-eye view. the entire battlefield.

Inside the cave, the radio station and walkie-talkie in the communication center had already communicated with a brigade, and were adjusting the frequency. The key "tick" sounded, and there was a tense atmosphere before the battle. He immediately asked the operator to call out Qiu Quan. In the earphones, Qiu Quan Quan's voice was very excited, which reassured him a lot.

Qiuquan said: "During this journey, they followed behind the devils, made the enemies not able to eat and rest well, knocked out about [-] enemies piecemeal, and suffered casualties. Now, the devils have reached the periphery of Hongshilazi. It is estimated that in another two hours, they will be able to enter the ambush circle. It may be that the terrain is dangerous. The devils have become more cautious and have strengthened their search and vigilance. The troops meet."

Everything was under the control of the plan, Tang Qiuli relaxed his heart, suddenly felt drowsy, his eyelids were uncontrollably heavy, wrapped in a coat, leaning against the rocks in the cave, fell asleep, holding a piece of paper in his hand. A few mouthfuls of big cakes, only now can I see the vague childishness on his face.

In the noisy cave, it suddenly became quiet. The staff officers and correspondents who came in and out all slowed down, and the confidential officers who shouted loudly also lowered their voices.

Surrounded in front of a map, Liu Tiehan and Feng Jiwu, who were studying the problem with the staff, raised their heads at the same time and glanced at each other. Liu Tiehan took off his coat and gently covered Tang Qiuli, his eyes full of It's a kind of brotherly love, it's hard for him, a big boy who is only 16 years old has to support such a heavy burden, the future of the army, the life and death of thousands of people are tied together, our 16-year-old What are you doing?The childlike innocence is still intact, and the chaos is just beginning. How much wisdom we don't know about him?

Twenty minutes later, Tang Qiuli suddenly opened his eyes, why did I fall asleep?With the enemy in front of him, he still had time to sleep, so he shook his head annoyed.

Feng Jiwu said regretfully: "Commander, you should sleep more! It's only been about [-] minutes, and we're watching here!"

After getting enough sleep, no wonder the old people said that a long sleep is worse than taking a nap. Tang Qiuli felt refreshed, and his fatigue was swept away. He did some gymnastics, "Has the devil come?" He asked Dao, under the dim light, the dark eyes are shining,

"Not yet, reconnaissance posts have been sent along the way. As soon as there is news, we will know immediately," Liu Tiehan replied, and then said: "Commander, hurry up and eat, it's cold, I'll save it for you!", Tang Qiuli took a look, ho!The food is not bad, there are soups, vegetables, and special five-spice jerky. This is what Tang Qiuli specially asked the logistics department to ensure the supply of meat for the troops. For this, Zhang Quan did not hesitate. What the commander wanted was to maintain the physical strength of the soldiers. He didn't spend much time thinking about it, and finally figured out such a trick. [

A large amount of pickled air-dried meat is easy to store, easy to carry, and has a good taste. When the troops are dispatched, the soldiers are very happy. During the march and battle, there is no time to cook, so eat a few pieces of dried meat, grab a few handfuls of snow, It is said to be a good thing to satisfy the hunger and fill the stomach, so it has become the standard ration of the army.

After eating, the sky was already dark, the wind, the chill was biting, dry and cold, the weather was about to change, and another heavy snow was coming.

Tang Qiuli stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the land of Kanto in the night, his thoughts fluttered far away.

Feng Jiwu's voice came from behind, "Commander, news from the reconnaissance post in front that the devil's vanguard is approaching Taniguchi." Several pairs of binoculars were pointed in the direction of Taniguchi.

In the dark night, first two lights pierced the darkness, like the eyes of a poisonous snake, and then, the lights of lanterns, flashlights, and torches rushed up like ghosts everywhere, and the sound of an engine came clearly, the devil was still the same , First, the armored vehicles opened the way, followed by the infantry, and the artillery pressed the formation.

The light suddenly stopped at the entrance of the valley, and Tang Qiuli immediately realized a problem. Seeing that the terrain here is dangerous, the devil might not come for a fire reconnaissance first?He immediately asked Feng Jiwu to notify the troops to enter the bunker immediately to avoid the devil's reconnaissance firepower. Without the command of the headquarters, even if the cannon fell on him, they were not allowed to shoot. Feng Jiwu was busy making arrangements.

Sure enough, ten minutes later, there was a muffled thunder-like sound from outside the valley, and several flame monsters came screaming through the air, and then the cannons exploded at the places where the troops on both sides of the hill were ambushing, blasting up balls of fire, and the little devil was still alive. Have wild cannons?Immediately afterwards, mortars and throwing barrels also came in one after another. For a while, the two hills were blown up into flames, and gravel flew around. Feng Jiwu looked at Tang Qiuli's back in admiration. Fortunately, the commander saw through the devil's attack It's a trick, otherwise, the troops are exposed at the front, and the artillery fire is enough to drink a pot, and the casualties are not small.

The devil's artillery fired for more than 20 minutes before it gradually stopped. In the valley, there was a pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.

The lights moved, and the devils started marching again after the artillery reconnaissance.

In fact, Okazaki, the old devil who led the team, was depressed enough for the whole night. Ever since he left that small mountain village, the troops had been targeted by that armed force. They couldn't even catch a single figure, they were as hateful as flies, along the way, more than [-] soldiers were injured or killed, especially last night when camping, a few marching pots were leaked, and the soldiers of the majestic army were only killed. Delicious uncooked rice, Chinese, not samurai, a bunch of cowards, working secretly!

However, I still have an impression of that small village. The soldiers of the imperial army showed their martial arts and taught those Manchurians who dared to collude with the Anti-Union a lesson. Especially the beautiful flower girl who was seventeen or eighteen years old was specially selected by the subordinates to present to me. , was supposed to take her back to the barracks after the rape, and enjoy it for a few days, but she actually bit the majestic Japanese Imperial Army officer, and in a fit of anger, she rewarded her to a dozen guards under him, all of whom were strong emperors The people, listening to Miss Hua's screams, I felt a sigh of relief in my heart. This is the result of daring to resist the imperial army.

It was supposed to pass here at noon today, but the speed of the march was delayed by the damn Chinese.

Arriving at the Hongshilazi Pass, Okazaki looked at the terrain here and gasped, why did he feel that he had no idea?He waved his hand and called Liu Yanwang, the head of the National Army, and asked about the terrain here in detail. After Liu Yanwang said this, Okazaki was even more uncertain, and he was a little panicked.

He rolled his eyes and came up with an idea to ask Liu Yanwang's national soldiers to search and advance along the hills on both sides to cover the imperial army's passage here. When Liu Yanwang heard this, he cursed in his heart, you Japanese Don't dare to go, the black lights are blind, the barren mountains and mountains, is that the work of people?In fact, in the eyes of the devils, you are not a person at all, but a dog at best.

When Liu Yanwang thought about it, he had to take on this job. He also knew that those young soldiers under him usually robbed houses and harmed the common people. He exaggerated the difficulty a thousand times, saying that in that case, the imperial army would not be able to get out of Hongshilazi tomorrow night.

When Okazaki heard it, it made sense, so what should I do? I can't say that I am afraid of an ambush, so I won't lose face to the imperial army!Several heads got together and came up with such a trick.

After a burst of bombardment, Okazaki felt at ease, and felt relieved that even if there were anti-Japanese elements lurking here, they would have been bombed to pieces long ago.

"Quickly, open the way!" The devil brigade continued to march.

On the hill, the soldiers found out from the cave and shook the dust off their bodies. The gunfire just now didn't hurt even a single hair, but the soil from the shock was a bit blinding.

Soon, the soldiers entered the position. In the dark night, thousands of pairs of vengeful eyes and several black muzzles stared closely at the devils and traitors who did not know whether to live or die, and walked step by step into the ambush circle.