General Dong, the commander of the third column who was ambushed at the entrance of Dongwuling, saw the Japanese convoy enter the ambush circle, and fired the first shot of the Dongwuling ambush while giving the order. He himself would not have known how much sacrifice this shot would bring him in the future.

The friendly troops lying in ambush at Dongwuling heard the first shot fired by the decisive three columns attacking the huge Japanese convoy, and the commanders of each unit immediately issued an order to launch a general attack on the enemy's convoy.

The Shihe Brigade, which was responsible for the vanguard cover of the Japanese transport convoy, and the two transport squadrons of the 2nd Echelon Regiment had already reached the southern foot of the highlands east of Dongwuling at this time, and were suddenly hit by the most powerful firepower of the anti-Japanese ambush troops.

The artillery of the 10th Division and the 14th Division, which had been ambushed in advance on the long ambush line at Dongwuling, occupied favorable terrain and found that the Japanese transport convoy had entered the ambush circle, and the soldiers were nervously gearing up one by one.

They quickly adjusted the gun positions according to the coordinates of the Japanese transport convoy, and when they heard the order to fire the first shot, they would immediately quickly reload the shells into the barrels, fire the artillery fire into the enemy's most concentrated convoy, destroy the enemy's entire transport convoy at the head, tail and middle, and use powerful artillery fire to cripple the Japanese transport convoy.

Commander Peng of the 10th Division heard the first shot fired by the Third Column to attack the Japanese transport convoy, and issued an order to launch the first round of artillery fire on the head and tail of the Japanese transport convoy and the middle of the Japanese transport convoy in accordance with the predetermined plan.

The commanders of the artillery positions who received the order immediately gave the order to open fire, and dozens of shells came out of their disembowels and fell on the locked targets with a roar, and the front, tail, and middle of the Japanese transport convoy were bombarded with powerful artillery fire, and the flames suddenly soared into the sky and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

When the commanders of the ambush units heard of the fierce artillery bombardment of the Japanese transport convoy, they immediately ordered the troops to intensify their light and heavy firepower to launch a fire attack on the target.

The commanders of the second and first echelon regiments of the Japanese army and the Shihe Brigade, who served as the vanguard cover mission, did not expect that they would really be attacked by the powerful ambush troops of China in Dongwuling.

The Shihe Brigade, which was responsible for covering the entire transport convoy, opened the way in front as the vanguard, but at this time it became the focus of the heavy firepower attack of our ambush troops.

Captain Shihe, who was riding in the second armored car, was a very brave commander of the Japanese combat unit, and he did not lose his command ability in a panic in the face of a sudden and heavy artillery fire.

He immediately ordered the two armored vehicles that had not been destroyed to destroy the locked artillery positions of the Chinese troops with maximum firepower.

The battalion commander of the artillery battalion of the 10th Division, which was hit by the artillery fire of the Japanese armored vehicles, ordered the concentrated artillery fire to destroy the two armored vehicles with the greatest firepower of the Japanese army, and never let the devil armored vehicles become the biggest obstacle to the destruction of the Japanese transport convoy.

While the artillery of both sides launched an artillery bombardment, the ambush units used light and heavy weapons, grenades and mortars in their hands to target the trucks of the Japanese transport convoy and destroy them.

The front and rear teams of the Japanese transport convoy were violently hit by our artillery fire, the vehicles were destroyed, the convoy that was blocked in the middle was blocked from advancing, and there was no way back, and the devil driver was trapped in the cab and did not dare to show his head in a hurry.

The Japanese transport convoy on the highway was paralyzed by the fire of the ambush troops, and the commander of the second echelon, Yamashita Nakasa, received a report from the forward Captain Ishikawa.

It was learned that the Shihe Brigade, which was responsible for the cover task of the transport convoy, was hit by artillery fire from the Chinese troops at this time, and was in a very unfavorable position.

Yamashita Nakasa ordered Captain Ishikawa to ensure that the forward position was unimpeded, and in no case could it paralyze the transport vehicles and lie on the road and not be able to move; once the road ahead was blocked, the entire transport convoy would become the target of attack under the powerful fire of the Chinese troops, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Captain Shihe clearly proposed to Yamashita Nakasa, the commander of the 2nd echelon: At this time, in addition to the two armored vehicles that opened the road, and the more than a dozen trucks accompanying it, the forward convoy could continue to move forward, and the transport convoy behind was destroyed one after another by the artillery fire and powerful fire attack of the Chinese troops.

Yamashita Nakasa received a report from the Ishikawa Brigade and the garrison in front that 'the artillery and vehicles in the front had suffered heavy losses,' and he was shocked to realize that the entire transport convoy was in extremely bad condition at this time.

He immediately decided to order the fighters of each squadron of the transport convoy to move closer to his position in front as quickly as possible, and he personally supervised and commanded the battle, and threw in local fire to counterattack the battle.

The squadron leaders of each transport squadron received an order from Yamashita Nakasa: "'The advance guard garrison is fighting hard, and the self-defense units of the military station headquarters and the accompanying squadrons of each unit will immediately assemble at the position of the commander of the ladder.

The commander of the regiment decided to personally direct the combat troops to occupy the high ground on the east side of the Dongwu Ridge and repel the attacking Chinese troops with the heaviest firepower. ”

Yamashita Nakasa did not know the current situation of the squadrons of the transport convoy at this time, and the 36th and 33rd automobile squadrons that followed the Shihe Brigade were all destroyed by the attack launched by the Shina troops.

The fighters of the two transport squadrons, under the command of a Japanese soldier, abandoned the destroyed transport vehicles and led the still alive devils to seize the hillsides on both sides of the road and put up desperate resistance with maximum firepower.

The Japanese Shaozo, who received the order of the echelon commander Yamashita Nakasa, did not dare to continue the battle, and immediately ordered the Japanese soldiers around him to carry out cross-cover, withdraw from the battle as quickly as possible, and move towards the direction of the commander of the ladder at the bottom of the mountain.

The 81st and 83rd Transport Squadrons of the Station Headquarters, which accompanied the tail of the Second Echelon Regiment, were not in the middle of the 2nd Echelon Regiment and the 1st Echelon Regiment, although they were attacked by the fire of the ambush troops.

Under the firepower of our army's ambush troops deployed with maximum artillery fire and light and heavy weapons to hit the head, tail, and middle, the 81st and 83rd Japanese transport squadrons were basically intact at this time because they were not within the scope of key firepower.

Even so, after receiving the action order of the commander of the 2nd echelon, Yamashita Nakasa, the squadron leader ordered each truck to leave only one driver, and all the other personnel immediately approached the commander of the ladder as quickly as possible.

The fighters of the four transport squadrons of the second echelon regiment arrived at the position of the commander of the second echelon, Yamashita Nakasa. Yamashita Nakasa ordered Shimizu Jun Cao to lead dozens of devils to break through the powerful firepower attack of the Shina troops and quickly occupy the high ground on the north side of Dongwu Ridge.

Qing Shui Jun Cao didn't expect him to become a commander, and shouted arrogantly: "We are the best warriors of the Great Japanese Imperial Army, fighting for the safe passage of the transport convoy through Dongwu Ridge, fighting for the Emperor, fighting for the Great Japanese Imperial Army, killing and giving——。 ”

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces, which suddenly launched an attack on the high ground on the east side of Dongwu Ridge, relied on the excellent weapons and equipment in their hands to launch many frenzied attacks on the 253rd Battalion of the 10th Division, which was stationed on the high ground.

The 253rd Battalion of the 10th Division, which was stationed on the high ground, had poor weapons and equipment, and had just been put into combat firepower, so the situation of insufficient ammunition was extremely dangerous at this time.

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