Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 63 Chapter 063, Zhuzi, you fucking hit the mark
Zhang Dabiao received Li Yunlong's latest order 8 minutes later, and he was not surprised at all. It was not easy for his own regiment commander to wait until now to appear on the front line of the battlefield!

In this battle, the first battalion had to deal with the strength of two battalions, which was far beyond the responsibility that an infantry battalion should bear.

The First Battalion not only withstood the attack, but also achieved great results, with its own losses amounting to just over half.

With this result, no one, whether it was Li Yunlong or the entire army, would say that they fought badly! On the contrary, everyone would give them a thumbs up and praise them for fighting well!

"Okay, comrades, retreat directly to the north mountain of Heshanggou. The regiment commander is waiting for us there! First company, be alert to the Japanese behind us!" Zhang Dabiao shouted and led the team to retreat.

Soon, the troops, including the replenishment battalion, withdrew from the battle at an extremely fast speed and retreated from the ridges and river valleys to the hilltop north of Heshanggou.

As they retreated, the Japanese were confused! After all, they had experienced firsthand how strong the resistance of the first battalion was.

"What? The Eighth Route Army retreated again?" Captain Suzuki received the report and was confused about what happened. However, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then press on and don't let the Eighth Route Army retreat! The battle lasted for so long, and the Eighth Route Army consumed a lot of ammunition. I'm afraid this is the reason why they retreated!"

Suzuki's order arrived at the front, and the Japanese infantry continued to pursue, but the artillery had no choice but to abandon the artillery positions they had just set up and hang the mountain artillery and infantry guns on draft horses and drag them away.

By the time the Japanese artillery took action, 20 minutes had passed since Li Yunlong issued the order, and it was around 2 p.m.

At this time, the sun in the sky has already set, but the sunlight is no longer bright and dazzling. Because at some point, a large piece of dark clouds has formed, and the whole sky is gloomy.

"Commander... Report to the commander, the first battalion has completed the task of blocking the enemy, please give instructions..." Zhang Dabiao said excitedly when he saw Li Yunlong.

"Well, you did a good job, you didn't bring shame to our New 1st Regiment! Now, take your men and defend this hill for me! Niu Youtian, the supplementary battalion help the 1st battalion dig trenches and build fortifications, the men of the 1st battalion hurry up and take a rest to recover!" Li Yunlong pointed to the hill to the west and rearranged the tasks for the 1st battalion.

"Yes, Commander! Comrades, set up the positions!" Zhang Dabiao's execution ability is impeccable. In a short period of time, he arranged the defense of three companies and more than 200 people. Of course, Niu Youtian was also impeccable. The soldiers of his supplementary battalion also took various tools and started to work on the loess layer on the mountain.

"Hurry up, dig trenches here. Using this ridge, we can reach the hilltop on the east side, which is our position! Military doctor, why are you here?" Si Yong was directing the recruits to build trenches when he saw that on the westernmost hilltop, the guerrillas had already been waiting in the newly dug individual pits to fight the enemy.

"Ahem, Captain Si, we need cover to stop the enemy..." Xing Weiguo answered Si Yong's question on behalf of Li Yuexuan.

"Well... Third squad leader, bring your men over here to strengthen the firepower here! Send some people over to help dig trenches..." Si Yong didn't ask anything else, but added a squad to the guerrillas.

"Sergeant, the guerrillas are so powerful? No one has mentioned strengthening the protection of our artillery!" A soldier whispered at Wang Chengzhu's artillery position.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We are artillery! Artillery is supposed to provide fire support to the entire regiment. Do we need protection?" Wang Chengzhu scolded the soldier and continued to hold the telescope, looking for targets for the Japanese.

While the Eighth Route Army was hastily preparing, the Japanese infantry had already pressed forward and had even reached the place where the First Battalion had blocked their way before, only about 300 meters away from Li Yuexuan and his men.

This distance is actually enough for a firefight! The Type 92 Heavy can even fire accurately with its built-in scope. However, according to the combat tradition of the Eighth Route Army, they will not fire easily at this distance, after all, they cannot afford to waste ammunition. The Japanese seemed to have seen this and continued to move forward. Some Type 92 Heavy machine gunners were even choosing their combat positions.

"Captain, it's less than 300 meters now. This distance is enough. Can we shoot?" Li Yuexuan asked, looking at the Japanese troops coming from the valley in the west.

"Then fight, don't let the Japanese get close to us easily!" Li Yunlong actually came to the guerrillas again and spoke directly.

After getting the consent, Li Yuexuan did not hide anything. The Mosin-Nagant in his hand was already loaded with bullets, and he was just about to shoot and kill the enemy. So he raised the gun and shot at the Japanese troops coming from the west.

Click... Click, click... Click, click... Li Yuexuan confidently pulled the bolt and loaded the bullet continuously until he had fired all five bullets. Then he retreated back to the pit and pulled the bolt to load the bullet again.

As for the Japanese soldiers he sniped, he didn't even look at them, he knew that all five shots hit the target, without a single doubt! This was the confidence his absolute gun sense gave him!

In fact, it was true! Because with the sound of his gunshot, two machine gunners and three flag-carrying vanguards in a Japanese squad in the valley to the west were all shocked and then collapsed to the ground. Looking closely, they all had a walnut-sized bullet hole on their chests and a small bowl-sized bullet hole on their backs.

"Baga, hide, there is a sharpshooter..." The Japanese saw the death and heard the clear sound of gunfire, and immediately looked for cover, and dared not move forward in the valley. "Haha, Xiao Li shot well, 5 Japanese with 5 shots, not bad!" Li Yunlong held up the telescope and blurted out words of praise.

"Dabao, Dashan, Tianchuan, you guys continue to fight the devils in the west, and I'll fight the devils on the southern ridge!" Li Yuexuan didn't care about anything else, but acted as a commander, assigning targets to the best marksmen in the guerrillas. Of course, Xing Weiguo's marksmanship was also very good, and he could find targets by himself, so Li Yuexuan didn't need to worry about it.

The Japanese soldiers on the southern ridge did not know that their comrades in the valley had been frightened by the five bullets and dared not move forward, so they continued to move eastward, attempting to exchange fire with the Eighth Route Army across the valley.

At this moment, Li Yuexuan's gunshots rang out again, still with the same relaxed and accurate shooting rhythm as before.

Bang, click... Bang, click... 5 bullets were fired, and 5 more Japanese soldiers on the southern ridge were killed, including a squad leader, two machine gunners, and two random lucky Japanese soldiers.

"The Eighth Route Army has sharpshooters. Hide and approach stealthily, waiting for artillery support..." On this side, the Japanese soldiers roared and looked for places to hide to avoid the deadly bullets.

Snap... Snap... When Li Yuexuan pulled the bolt to load the bullet, Xing Weiguo finally pulled the trigger. His target was naturally the panicked Japanese soldiers in the south.

Of course, the Bai brothers and Tianchuan were also firing to suppress the Japs in the western valley. In this way, the Japs' pursuit team was suppressed.

"Bagayalu, what is the origin of the Eighth Route Army? Why are they suddenly fighting with long-range sharpshooters?" After reporting the situation here to the brigade, Captain Suzuki felt that his brain was not enough. Why is the Eighth Route Army not following the routine again?

"Where are the artillery? Keep the front line hidden and send the artillery up as quickly as possible. We can't lose any more troops!" Captain Suzuki's order was issued immediately.

At this time, Captain Suzuki was no longer in the village, but in the location where the first battalion had made its first attack, or more precisely, where the guerrillas were. Here, on the ridge, he could see the battlefield from a high place and give timely commands.

The Japanese soldiers quieted down and hid in concealed positions, using rocks, earth slopes and other shelters to block the bullets from Li Yuexuan and his men.

There was no target to hit for the time being, and Li Yuexuan and the others were not in a hurry. They just held their rifles and continued to wait for a target to appear.

This stalemate lasted for 30 minutes. Neither side fired a shot or moved. It seemed that the battle was over.

While the situation was stalemate, the soldiers who retreated to the Dragon King Temple in the east fought back the enemy's attack fiercely. This time, they suffered more than a dozen casualties.

"Company commander... Company commander, the latest order from the regiment commander is to take your men and retreat into Shuijiao Village and continue fighting until 3:!" As soon as the call was connected, the signalman received a call from Li Yunlong.

That’s right, Old Li’s telephone line was pulled back from the south and turned into a single line connecting Heshanggou and Longwang Temple.

"Then retreat! Do you have any grenades? We have buried mines along the road and blow up as many as we can! We can delay as long as possible!" Wei Ming followed the order obediently.

Chirp chirp...Boom boom boom...At this time, on the hilltop west of Heshanggou, Li Yuexuan and his men were hit by the first wave of mountain artillery bombardment.

"Damn it, is this what it feels like to be bombed?" Hiding in a single-soldier pit on the reverse slope, Li Yuexuan covered his ears to avoid being affected by the sound waves, but a train was running in his mind.

"Zhu Zi, can you fucking figure out where the Japanese mountain artillery is?" Seeing that Li Yuexuan and the others were fine, Li Yunlong hurriedly looked for his artillery Zhu Zi.

"Commander, there's no need to count. The Japanese devils have carried the mountain cannon to the top of the ridge. Look, it's over there!" Wang Chengzhu took Li Yunlong to the location of the artillery team.

Picking up the telescope, Li Yunlong really saw the Japanese mountain cannons on the ridge more than two miles to the west, which could be seen from this angle.

"Didn't I give you 10 shells? Try firing two first! You better aim accurately, don't miss. Our shells didn't come easily, you have to leave one for me!"

PS: Sorry, I only posted one chapter with 3000 words. It's not that I'm lazy, but I fell off my motorcycle when I went to the hospital to get medicine today. My arm hurts, but I still insisted on writing these. Damn the sprinkler truck, the ground was too slippery, and I fell.

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