Rumble! Rumble! Rumble...... The continuous explosions began to bombard the ground violently, and the powerful impact of the shells after the explosion formed a violent wave of air, carrying pieces of high-speed rotating shrapnel, sweeping everything in an elusive trajectory. The entire 01 Heights shook violently in the sound of the explosion, as if the whole world had been distorted, and the plumes of smoke that accompanied the explosion reminded everyone that this was not a hell but a battlefield.

The soldiers of Rutgers Company on the 01 high ground could only hold their heads in their hands and knees on their chests, curled up in a poor anti-artillery hole in a posture that met the training standards but was embarrassed. For them, there is no choice between praying for their luck or resigning themselves to fate. The artillery shells from the Japanese were so dense that they sometimes fell directly into the trench bunkers, and it was not uncommon for them to directly collapse a certain anti-artillery hole.

The soldiers of Rutgers Company silently endured the shelling, they felt that every minute was so long and unbearable, and after a long time, the landslide and tsunami-like explosion finally turned from dense to thin, but this did not mean that the Japanese artillery bombardment would end there. Rutgers's stubbornness finally caused his company to withstand the barrage of artillery fire from the Japanese artillery wing, and Rutgers, who had received the order to withdraw, stubbornly believed that his company could withstand another attack by the Japanese troops under the mountain, but he did not want to be given a blow to the head by the Japanese artillery wing.

The Japanese artillery bombardment turned from dense to sparse, and after Rutgers's observation posts discovered that the Japanese were attacking again, the soldiers hiding in the anti-artillery holes also entered the positions one after another and waited for the order to fire. Looking at the obviously much sparse position, the company commander Rutgers's heart was dripping with blood, and he was very remorseful at this moment, if it weren't for his stubbornness and persistence, maybe those soldiers who died in the Japanese artillery bombardment would not hesitate to bear such a tragic price.

This high-intensity artillery bombardment by the Japanese artillery wing not only dilapidated the position of the Rutgers Company, but also caused the Rutgers Company's strength to suffer heavy casualties, and the number of soldiers under Rutgers who could continue to fight has dropped significantly from the previous more than 200 to less than 160 people. The casualties of almost 50 people were indeed a bit of a break for Rutgers, but Rutgers, who was bleeding from his heart, did not lose because of this, and he planned to teach the Japanese army another lesson.

Calling the rocket artillery company in the rear to provide long-range fire support or direct aircraft support is the only means that Rutgers can teach the Japanese a lesson, and it is difficult for him to pose a big threat to the attacking Japanese army with his remaining 100 or so soldiers. The loss of two machine guns significantly reduced the firepower of the Rutgers Company, which was excellent news for the Japanese army. Finding that the opponent's firepower was weakening, the 14th Company, which was responsible for the attack, immediately gathered its soldiers and relaunched the attack on the 01 heights.

Seeing that the Japanese army attacked again, Rutgers immediately called the rocket artillery company in the rear to carry out fire support on the 01 heights, and when the first batch of 12 rockets bombarded the front of the 01 heights, the attacking Japanese troops were not frightened, and even the Japanese artillery had fired in the predicted direction, and they tried to suppress the opponent's long-range firepower.

However, the ultra-slow rate of fire of the Japanese artillery and the disadvantage of the terrain made their return fire useless, and the observers of the Independent Army on the 01 heights only needed to see the position of the opponent's fire, and then sent the calculated distance to the rocket artillery company through the walkie-talkie, and then it only took a few minutes of rapid fire, and the Japanese artillery positions were either destroyed or had to be forced to evacuate.

The Japanese army, which had lost its suppressed artillery fire, had to move forward in a hail of bullets with every step they took, and once driven to the battlefield, they would be attacked both forward and backward, and in this case, the Japanese survival instinct made them forget their fear for a while. With the shouts of the leading officer, the Japanese soldiers went crazy and launched a charge on the 01 heights, and once the Japanese broke out their crazy side, it was difficult for the Rutgers Company, which had lost two machine guns, to stop the Japanese attack.

The battle has been going on to this point, and it seems that everything is developing towards the Japanese army's expected defensive line, and in the eyes of the Japanese army, their capture of Heights 01 has become a foregone conclusion. But just a few seconds later, everything changed dramatically, and the enemy's artillery fire, which could cover the entire attack zone at once, came again. In the eyes of the Japanese artillery, the rate of fire of the opponent's artillery seemed to be faster than that of rapid-fire guns, and the dense explosions soon exploded next to the attacking Japanese troops, and the cheap shrapnel flying everywhere easily swallowed up the entire squad of Japanese soldiers, while the remaining Japanese soldiers could only tremble and lie on the ground, no matter how the commander scolded and punched, they couldn't stand up.

"Well done, that's it." Rutgers, who was lying in the trenches, couldn't help but laugh at the tragic situation of the Japanese army, but the next moment, his brow furrowed. The rocket artillery company has already delivered a surprise news to Rutgers through the walkie-talkie, providing fire support for the 01 heights continuously, and the rocket artillery company currently has only enough rockets to fire one more salvo at the end. This means that once the rocket launchers behind Heights 01 have fired their last salvo, Heights 01 will lose long-range fire support.

Looking at the dense earthy yellow figure in the distance in the telescope, Rutgers's mouth couldn't help but feel bitter, without the long-range fire support of the rocket artillery company, it would be difficult for them to hold the 01 heights. If it had been half an hour ago, maybe Rutgers would have been able to withdraw from Heights 01 with the rest of his soldiers, but now, Heights 01 could not be lost, and the Independence Army was coming here with several troops, and if Heights 01 was lost, the Japanese would have an advantage in the terrain.

In fact, Rutgers had already received orders from his superiors that he must hold on to Heights 01 and wait for rescue, because the Independence Army command was determined to teach the 18th Division a lesson here. The battle between 01 and high continued, and Rutgers even fought very fiercely, but Zhuo Fei, who was far away in Kuala Lumpur, didn't know this. Even if the battle report of the 01 Heights was delivered to the headquarters, the most Zhuo Fei knew was that the Independent Army had a company attacking the 114th Wing of the Hard Anti-Japanese Army in turn, but Zhuo Fei needed to deal with the entire 18th Division instead of the 114th Wing.

The 114th Wing, which was part of the 18th Division, together with the artillery wing, was temporarily blocked by Rutgers Company and three friendly units, while the other two infantry wings of the 18th Division were still in a posture of advancing towards Kuala Lumpur. Many of the high-ranking commanders of the Japanese army were familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War, and everyone knew the trickery of the soldiers, and Zhuo Fei was only worried that the 18th Division's attack on Kuala Lumpur was just a false shot, and their actual attack target might have other intentions.

In order to deal with the attack of the Japanese 18th Division, Zhuo Fei had already set up a hollow formation in Kuala Lumpur, and now he was just waiting for the 18th Division to crash in, but the current movement of the 18th Division made Zhuo Fei very confused. Zhuo Fei racked his brains in Kuala Lumpur to judge the true movements of the 18th Division, and the battle on the 01 Heights was still in full swing, and the 114th Wing of the Japanese Army, which had already suffered large losses, seemed to be not going to stop until the 01 Heights were taken.

Rutgers had not called the rocket artillery company in the rear to provide fire support on his side, and he was ready to save this final blow for the most suitable time, and the main reason for his decision was that the friendly forces on the flanks not only provided him with weapons support, but also drew a company of soldiers to assist him in holding Heights 01. With enough weapons and ammunition, and an extra company to help defend himself, Rutgers finally had the confidence to continue fighting.

Officers have suffered heavy casualties and losses, but the 114th Company's offensive is still advancing steadily step by step, summing up the reasons for the failure of the previous attacks, the 114th Wing found that the distance from the top of the mountain is 200 to 300 meters, which is the most severe test distance for the attacking troops. Therefore, the 114th Wing immediately changed its offensive tactics, and after the attacking troops attacked from the foot of the mountain, the soldiers who served as the vanguard only charged forward, while the Japanese soldiers who followed behind them waved their tools and began to build temporary fortifications halfway up the mountain. The 114th Wing tried to use this tactic to first form a standoff with the enemy forces on the top of the mountain, and then use civil engineering to further increase the scale of the fortifications and look for opportunities to extend the fortifications upward.

The 114th Wing had actually found that the soldiers of the Independence Army were not shooting accurately, and if it were not for the fact that the opponent was equipped with semi-automatic rifles, perhaps the only one who would have suffered in the two armies would have suffered in the confrontation between the two armies. Therefore, the 114th Wing chose a safe but clumsy tactic, as long as it could extend the bunker fortifications to the distance from the opponent at close range, the Japanese veterans with accurate marksmanship would shoot all the soldiers in the opponent's position.

"The Japanese are going crazy, digging fortifications right under our noses, is it possible that they really think that this is still the era of World War I with trenches and barbed wire." The actions of the 114th Wing were completely in Rutgers' sight, and Rutgers, who was holding the binoculars, couldn't help but shout and curse in a low voice, this combat tactic of the 114th Wing was completely contemptuous of the Independence Army in the eyes of Rutgers.

"Garros, call the flying team and ask them to use incendiary bombs to cover the area in front of the position, and the Japanese must not be allowed to dig the trenches under our noses." Rutgers had originally planned to use the rocket artillery company's final blow, but after thinking about it, Rutgers immediately changed his mind and finally chose to ask the flying team for help.

Since the Independence Army decided to go south to face the Japanese army, the Independence Army has traveled to several countries and experienced a year's battlefield career. During the year, although the Independence Army Flying Team did not make many appearances, the results of the Flying Team were obvious to all, especially after the Flying Team was equipped with new weapons, and the lethality increased exponentially, so Rutgers couldn't think of any reason why he should not turn to the Flying Team for help.