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After completing the task, Li Yunlong walked westward along the mountain road that the soldiers had climbed to the top of Chegu South Mountain, commanding the battle from a high position. At the same time, the signalmen of the independent regiment were also busy, retrieving and releasing the telephone lines and reconnecting the telephones to the top of Chegu South Mountain to facilitate Li Yunlong's command of the battle.

"Damn, I heard that the Japs have a radio that can communicate directly. Talking on the two sides is just like making a phone call, and there's no need to pull telephone lines. Oh, I have to admit that the Japs are better than us in terms of technology. We can't build this mountain cannon for example!" Looking at the signalmen working hard with sweat on their foreheads, Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh.

"Commander, I think that in the battle on Taihang Mountain, our mortars are no worse than mountain cannons! Sometimes, they are even much better than the Japanese mountain cannons! You see, our artillerymen can carry heavy mortars up the mountain, but the Japanese mountain cannons can't, they are too heavy! Even with the lighter Type 92 infantry gun, the Japanese still have a harder time than us!" said Zhang Dabiao.

"I know mortars are more suitable for mountain warfare, but we can't always fight in the mountains, right? For example, when we went to Hebei this time, our team was dispersed. Many times, it was the Japanese mountain artillery units that helped their infantry suppress our artillery fire, which forced us to disperse and break out! Damn it, I really hope that one day, I can give a call and hundreds of artillery behind me will bomb together!"

"I heard from Peregrine that he had seen the Central Army's howitzers. The muzzle alone was this thick, and the barrel was very long, like a big chimney! The walls of the village below could not be blown up by the Japanese infantry guns or mountain guns, but that kind of howitzer could blow up the walls with one shell! He said that the reinforced concrete fortifications could directly penetrate two meters thick!"

"You know, if I, Old Li, had a few howitzers in my hands, I could blow up the wall of the small village in front with a single volley, and then solve the problem with a single charge!" said Li Yunlong.

"Captain, wake up! I heard that those heavy howitzers were assigned to the 34th Army, to the Eighth War Zone, and stationed in Xi'an, and the muzzles are aimed at us!" said Zhang Dabiao.

"Damn it, I get angry when I talk about this! But don't give me a chance. When we are transferred back to northern Shaanxi one day, I will lead you to fight the 34th Army Group! Isn't it said that the First Army among them is the most loyal of the loyal, and their party army? If I get the chance, I will meet them!" As Li Yunlong spoke, he sat down on a stone, took out a cigarette and lit it.

Li Yunlong was talking angrily and smoking, but his eyes kept scanning the battle below the mountain, which showed that he was just killing time. At this time, the second battalion commander Shen Quan had already formed a commando team and even made pre-war mobilization and arrangements for the soldiers. Everything was waiting for the soldiers to perform.

In the northeast corner of the village, the soldiers of the 4st Platoon of the 1th Company of the 300nd Battalion spread out from front to back and left to right, forming a battle line of 300 meters horizontally and 4 meters deep outside the village; similarly, in the northwest corner of the village, the soldiers of the 2nd Platoon of the 300th Company also spread out from front to back and left to right, forming a battle line of considerable size and depth. As for why they were 400 meters apart? It was because the river valley was only more than meters wide, and there was a river here.

Therefore, two platoons of soldiers launched the attack from two corners, taking care of the north, east, and west directions of the village at the same time. When launching the attack, they could also disperse the enemy's forces.

The soldiers formed their battle formations, the machine guns of the Second Battalion in the back started firing, and the grenade throwers from a distance of 400 meters fired a row of grenades at the village wall, and the battle officially began.

"Remember, don't get within 200 meters of the village. Keep your distance and attack fiercely. If necessary, you can use the pile of Japanese corpses as cover!" Before the battle, Shen Quan told the soldiers the offensive strategy, so the soldiers strictly followed it. As for the Japanese corpses? Aren't these the Japanese corpses that were dug out when cleaning the battlefield? Later, the trucks sent them here.

Boom boom boom... The heavy machine guns kept firing, as if reminding the soldiers to attack quickly, and also to remind the Japanese that we are coming; boom boom boom... The grenade launcher stopped after exploding once, but it also provided the grenade launcher soldiers with enough test firing data. The comrades had already grasped the distance from the Japanese and were ready for the next launch.

In the village, Captain Nakano opened his mouth in surprise as he looked at the Eighth Route Army, which was not numerous but filled the entire valley. The Eighth Route Army was obviously not numerous, but why did it look like there were so many of them? Was it a visual error or something else? Then, he observed carefully again and found a clue. "Damn it, with the Eighth Route Army's formation, our heavy machine guns can't concentrate their fire, we can only shoot one by one. But those Eighth Route Army soldiers are agile and coordinated with each other, which is very confusing! If we use grenade launchers to bomb, each soldier is at least 20 meters apart, and even if a grenade is accurate, it can only kill one person... Hey, is this the Eighth Route Army's new tactic? No wonder Chegu Nanshan..."

"No, the position at Chegu Nanshan was defeated because the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire was too fierce... Damn, why do I feel that the Eighth Route Army's equipment is so much better than ours?" Nakano felt a little desperate.

"Shoot, pay attention to the shooting hole over there, shoot from the side..." On the front line, facing the bullets fired by the Japanese from the shooting holes in the village wall, the soldiers made evasive movements and did not forget to shoot at the right time.

And it was obvious that because the Eighth Route Army's three-three system of attack tactics was more reasonable, the Japanese's counterattack firepower was very fierce, but the specific killing effect was not much. The Eighth Route Army's movements were too fast, and often the Japanese gunners aimed at an Eighth Route Army, but before they could shoot, the Eighth Route Army would turn sideways, roll forward, or even pause, which would make the Japanese lose their aim.

If it was the old Japanese soldiers at the beginning of the war, they might be able to hit the Eighth Route Army within three shots based on their combat experience. But now there are too many new recruits, and the old soldiers don't have much combat experience. They often aim at one and then look for the next one, but they are dazzled by the Eighth Route Army soldiers.

The more dispersed battle line also gave a more favorable advantage, that is, the lethality of stray bullets was reduced to a minimum! On the battlefield, there were many soldiers who died from stray bullets, especially during intensive attacks, many of them were hit by stray bullets.

Now, there is an Eighth Route Army every twenty or thirty meters. If the Japanese bullets don’t hit them, then they don’t hit them. There are no Eighth Route Army soldiers behind them on this line.

On the other hand, what about the Eighth Route Army? Because they had assault rifles, light machine guns, and at the very least semi-automatic ones, they could pause, turn around and fire, and continue to make evasive moves after continuous shooting, so their firepower was not weak. In particular, some smart veterans found a suitable place outside the village, such as a ridge, and immediately lay on the ground, took out an engineer shovel, and dug a single soldier pit in a prone position...

"Baga, where's the grenade launcher? Bomb, bomb outside the village..." Nakano was anxious and gave orders while jumping up and down.

Boom boom boom... When the Japanese grenade launchers exploded outside the village, the grenade launchers on the main position in the north were happy! When the grenade launchers were firing, they couldn't stay in the bunkers, so...

"Find your own target and bomb the enemy's grenade launchers!" Shen Quan shouted loudly with excitement on his face.

Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom... The grenade throwers who had already spotted the target fired the grenades in their grenade throwers without waiting for their battalion commander's order. So when Shen Quan's voice fell, the Japanese soldiers in Guantao Village heard dense whistling sounds, followed by boom boom boom explosions...

After the explosion, the village was quiet for at least three seconds, because the enemy grenade launchers that had just been bombarded had been killed by more than half of them. (End of this chapter)