Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 14: Lijiapo fights the Yamazaki Battalion, the magic attack of the independent regiment disturbs Yamazaki Jihei's mind
Lijiapo.

A Japanese captain saw that the Eighth Route Army had not organized a new round of attack after retreating, so he ran to the captain Yamazaki Jihei and reported: "Sir, the enemy has not continued to attack, but has dug trenches at the foot of the mountain. What are they going to do?
Did they give up the attack and want to trap us to death on this lonely mountain?"

Yamazaki Jihei came to the front line, carefully poked out half of his head, observed for a while, and raised a proud arc at the corner of his mouth: "It seems that the Chinese Eighth Route Army is indeed thinking this way, but their idea is wrong.

It is true that the place where we are is an isolated mountain. If we are isolated and without help, we will be trapped to death by them. At most in three days, we will be forced to launch a counterattack due to lack of water.

Unfortunately, we are not alone. By tomorrow morning at most, the main force of the Imperial Army will be able to resist here and form a huge encirclement on the periphery!"

"Since the Chinese Eighth Route Army wants to delay time, we can take this opportunity to have a good rest and store up our energy for the next counterattack."

"Pass on my order. Except for the necessary reconnaissance posts, all other imperial troops are to rest in place and conserve their strength and energy."

"Hi Yi!"

The Japanese captain bowed his head heavily, then turned and left to convey the order.

386 Brigade Headquarters.

Brigade Commander Chen and the Chief of Staff were holding binoculars at the observation window, watching how the independent regiment, on which they had high hopes, would break through the impasse and annihilate the Yamazaki Battalion on Lijiaopo.

Waited and waited.

After waiting for more than an hour, there was still no movement from the independent regiment. The chief of staff couldn't help but wonder, "Brigade Commander, what is Li Yunlong doing?
Why didn't he organize troops to launch an attack, but instead dug trenches at the foot of the mountain? Did he want to trap the Japanese to death?

But the problem is that a large number of Japanese reinforcements are on the way and will arrive here in less than a day. Even if we can send troops to stop them, we will have to confront the main force of the Japanese head-on.

This battle plan is obviously not feasible."

The brigade commander smiled for the first time in a long time. He pointed in the direction of Lijiapo and said, "Look, Chief of Staff, the trenches of the independent regiment are not dug horizontally, but are dug forward little by little vertically."

"Dig forward?"

The chief of staff was stunned for a moment, then raised his telescope and began to observe again.

The Eighth Route Army did not have modern tools such as excavators and could only use manpower. Digging trenches was a huge project for them and they would not be able to see any results in a short period of time.

But after the brigade commander's suggestion, the chief of staff immediately discovered the clue and said with surprise: "I understand, Li Yunlong wants to dig earth and shorten the attack distance."

"That's right." The brigade commander nodded and said, "The terrain of Lijiapo is narrow, and the Japanese are on high ground. Not to mention that the more than 1000 people in the independent regiment cannot be fully deployed, even if they can be deployed, they are not enough to withstand the Japanese heavy machine gun fire.

The 772nd Regiment suffered a loss because of this.

In fact, it was all because our Eighth Route Army was poorly equipped and lacked artillery and other offensive weapons. The 772nd Regiment had only a few mortars, and because the artillery was not as skilled as the Japanese, it was counterattacked by the enemy. "

After a pause, the brigade commander changed the subject and continued, "Of course, the 772nd Regiment's previous attack was not without effect. At least it consumed the enemy's ammunition, especially grenades.

Otherwise, the Japanese soldiers, from their high position, could easily throw grenades dozens of meters away.

In this case, if the independent regiment wants to dig earthworks, it can only dig tunnels, and the workload will be much greater than digging trenches directly. "

"No need to watch, there is no suspense in this battle anymore."

The brigade commander, who saw through Li Yunlong's battle plan, was full of trust in Li Yunlong and the independent regiment. After saying this, he turned around and walked down the wooden ladder.

Two hours later.

Yamazaki Jihei on Lijiaopo gradually came to his senses and discovered that something was wrong.

"Baga! Damn it! This damned Chinese Eighth Route Army is not digging a blockade trench, but trying to dig into the earth to shorten their attack distance!
We've been tricked!"

The Japanese captain next to him said, "Sir, what should we do now?"

Yamazaki Jihei: "Shoot, shoot immediately, we must stop these Eighth Route Army soldiers from digging further!"

As soon as the order was given, several Type 92 heavy machine guns and some Type 92 light machine guns began to roar.

"Da da da!--"

Bullets flew and hit the ground below the gentle slope, splashing large pieces of mud and dust. Unfortunately, due to the limited shooting angle, although the Japanese attack seemed fierce, they were unable to fire their bullets into the trenches, and naturally could not cause even the slightest damage to the soldiers of the independent regiment who were digging.

The shovels of dirt that were constantly shoveled onto the ground were like slapping in the face of Yamazaki Jihei and the Japanese soldiers, making loud slapping sounds.

The soldiers of the independent regiment listened to the gunfire coming from above their heads as if they were hearing music to cheer them up, and they worked even harder.

"Stop shooting!"

Yamazaki Jihei stopped the shooting and instead opened his neck and ordered: "Grenade, throw the grenade!"

They are in a dominant position and have the advantage of terrain, so they can throw grenades 60 meters or even further.

Just throw a grenade into the trench in front and you can stop the other side from digging.

The captain next to him said with a bitter face: "Sir, the Imperial Army's grenades have been almost used up in the previous battle."

"Baga! Then let's take the initiative and wipe out all these damn Chinese troops!" Yamazaki Jihei cursed angrily, suddenly drew out his command knife, and issued an attack order: "Taoci change! Taoci change!——"

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers, under the cover of light and heavy machine gun fire, jumped out of their bunkers screaming.

The independent regiment had long been prepared for this move by the Japanese. Seeing this, they immediately set up their light and heavy machine guns on the trenches and began firing decisively.

"Da da da!"

The dense rain of bullets swept over and immediately knocked down more than a dozen Japanese soldiers. The others had no choice but to retreat hastily behind the fortifications, and the offensive collapsed.

The open area in front of the position made the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment a sitting duck, and their offensive collapsed time and time again.

At this moment, the Japanese counterattack was also hindered, making it difficult for them to move forward!
The Japanese attack stopped, but the independent regiment's digging did not stop at all. The soldiers of the second and third battalions were divided into four teams. Except for the machine gunners, the other soldiers took turns to rest.

When the second battalion commander Shen Quan saw that the Japanese had stopped firing, he immediately ordered his soldiers who were taking a break: "Ask the Japanese why they stopped shooting? Are they saving bullets for us? Tell them that we have no energy to dig without hearing the gunfire."

"Japs, why don't you keep shooting? Are you saving bullets for us? We have no energy to dig without the sound of gunfire!"

……

On Lijiapo.

Yamazaki Jihei heard the shouting from the bottom of the mountain and asked gloomily, "What are the Tubalu people shouting about?"

The translator next to him listened carefully for a while and translated into Japanese: "Taijun, the local Eighth Route Army soldiers at the foot of the mountain asked why the imperial army stopped shooting. Are they saving bullets for them?
They also said that without the sound of gunfire, they lost interest in their work.”

"Baga! Damn it!"

Killing someone destroys their heart, killing someone destroys their heart!
The Eighth Route Army believed that victory was already decided and had already regarded their weapons and ammunition as their trophies. Yamazaki Jihei was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do.

It was so frustrating. This was definitely the most frustrating time he had ever experienced since he fought against the Eighth Route Army.

He could only pretend not to hear the Eighth Route Army's shouts and sit behind the circular fortification smoking.

But he wanted to ignore these sounds. They were like countless flies buzzing in his ears, making him extremely annoyed.

I do not know how long it has been.

The captain officer next to him suddenly said: "Sir, the Chinese army stopped digging forward and started digging trenches vertically!"

……

(End of this chapter)