Hai, Your Excellency! Obedience! ”

Captain Taiichi Nanki paused heavily, and then left in a hurry to send someone to ask Sakamoto Hiroaki for reinforcements.

In fact, at this time, Hiroaki Sakamoto, who was on the roof of a five-story house in Mazhuang and Hiroshi Yamada and coordinated the defense of various units, also observed the battle scene of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 4th Infantry Wing sent out to recapture the hilltop position on the north flank from the telescope in his hand.

Clearly, the moment Myokuma Jiro ordered the attacking devil troops to retreat down the mountain, Hiroaki Sakamoto was furious.

"Sakamoto-san, it seems that the attack of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 4th Infantry Wing to recapture the hilltop position on the northern flank is not good!" At this time, Yamada Hiroshi said solemnly, and there was no mockery in his tone.

It's just that for Hiroaki Sakamoto, he immediately paused: "Please rest assured, Chief of Staff, the humble post will definitely urge the troops to recapture the dozen or so hilltop positions on the northern flank." ”。

Without waiting for Hiroshi Yamada to answer, the soldiers sent back by Mikuma Jiro for help had already rushed to the headquarters, "Report to General Yamada, brigade commander, our captain requests tactical guidance!" The troops of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which raided the positions on the northern flank, had at least one regiment, and a large number of light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns, occupying favorable terrain, and we suffered heavy casualties in the assault. The artillery squad to which the brigade belongs has been wiped out by enemy fire! ”

Hiroshi Yamada and Hiroaki Sakamoto looked at each other when they heard this, and then Hiroaki Sakamoto said angrily: "Yaga Yalu, order Myokuma Jiro, wait for reinforcements to arrive!" If he can't take those dozen hilltop positions the second time, he will kill himself by disembowelment! ”。

"Hay, Brigade Commander!" The devil soldier paused heavily and slammed his feet, then ran away at a rapid pace.

And Yamada Hao said in a condensed voice: "Sakamoto-san, how many men are you going to send to reinforce Myokuma Jiro?" ”。

"Chief of Staff, I am determined to transfer two infantry brigades, from the east and west flanks! The attacking forces of the new regiments on both sides were each the strength of only one regiment. Although the firepower is also relatively strong, the east and west wings of the village are flat and have an excellent line of sight. Our defensive firepower can keep the opponent at bay. At present, Li Yunlong has sent troops to raid more than a dozen hilltop positions on the northern flank, and their artillery fire can condescendingly carry out artillery fire on more than a dozen hilltops in Mazhuang Village. This is the most dangerous! Two infantry brigades, which can strongly offset the opponent's terrain and firepower superiority, must at least recapture the position on the northern flank, otherwise, it will be a joke for us to hold on to Mazhuang and wait for reinforcements, Chief of Staff!"

Hiroaki Sakamoto said it very seriously, but Hiroshi Yamada couldn't help but nod, what Hiroaki Sakamoto said was indeed good.

"Good! Immediately send an infantry brigade from each of the east and west flanks to reinforce Myokuma Jiro! Sakamoto-san, the direction of the two wings, you will personally supervise the battle and command! The wings must be saved! The defense of the south is the focus, and I will personally command and supervise the battle! Yamada Hao pointed to the topographic map of the horse village in front of him, and said in a condensed voice.

Hiroaki Sakamoto was naturally relieved, it was best if Hiroshi Yamada could support his decision, "Hai, please rest assured, Chief of Staff!" If Li Yunlong wants to attack Mazhuang, it will take at least two hours! And then, our reinforcements will arrive! ”

"Yo Xi, then please Sakamoto-san!"

Hiroaki Sakamoto stood up and saluted, and then immediately went down under the roof and went to the west to direct the battle.

At this time, Li Yunlong had already seen the battle on more than a dozen hills on the north flank, after all, in the telescope, he could clearly see that the soldiers of the fourth battalion of He Yongjie's department had dealt a powerful firepower blow to the back attack of the little devil.

With the temporary retreat of Miokuma Jiro and no longer storming a dozen hills, in Li Yunlong's telescope, He Yongjie's subordinates, who were stubbornly defending the mountain, quickly mobilized artillery fire and carried out powerful artillery bombardment on the gathering place of devils in Mazhuang Village and the hastily built fortifications in the village.

After a continuous bombardment of Mazhuang Village, the village was suddenly filled with gunfire and smoke, and the loud sound of the explosion spread to the other three directions.

"Made, there is no time to lose. Order Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun and Ma Wenhai to storm Mazhuang for me! Order Wang Chengzhu, cover with artillery fire, and continue to bomb! ”

Li Yunlong had already seen at least one or two thousand Japanese troops rushing out from the depths of Mazhuang to rush towards the northern flank again, and it was estimated that he was strengthening the Japanese forces to recapture more than a dozen hilltop positions north of Mazhuang.

You must know that it is not a problem to occupy more than a dozen hills, and the four battalions with enough firepower and strength are enough to hold off at least one wing.

At this time, it was time to start storming the horse farm.

"Yes, Captain." The staff officer on standby immediately responded, and then quickly picked up the field phone in the headquarters and directly conveyed Li Yunlong's order to the battalions.

The order was conveyed that the main attack on the south of Mazhuang Village was the headquarters of the first battalion of the new regiment. Zhang Dabiao's 1st battalion has always been the fist unit of the new regiment, the main attacking force.

The key to strong firepower and fighting quality is that Zhang Dabiao's battalion is extremely familiar with positional warfare and street warfare. Cooperate with Wang Chengzhu's artillery to coordinate infantry and artillery, and they are already very familiar with it.

Wang Chengzhu, the commander of the artillery of the new regiment, received the order and quickly adjusted the coordinates of the artillery bombardment, and concentrated his firepower to first bombard and kill out the fortifications hastily built by the Japanese army near the entrance of the village in the south of the village.

The 2nd Division of the Japanese Army is a division of the devils, and most of the devil soldiers of the 2nd Division are actually on a par with the new regiment in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting quality.

It was only due to the hasty retreat to the horse farm, although simple fortifications were built on the outskirts of the village. However, the time for Li Yunlong and others to lead the army to chase to Mazhuang was not long, so that Hiroshi Yamada and Hiroaki Sakamoto did not have time to build fortifications such as pillboxes.

Therefore, the Japanese fortifications on the periphery of Mazhuang were blown up in less than ten minutes under the artillery fire of Wang Chengzhu, and they were completely in ruins.

"Target the entrance of Mazhuang Village and its two wings of devil fortifications, open fire!" Wang Chengzhu waved proudly in his artillery position, and commanded the soldiers of his artillery team to quickly open artillery to cover the attack of the first battalion.

I saw that the artillery soldiers quickly loaded the shells, and then the shells whistled and attacked the little devil's defensive position with a long tail flame.

"Boom, boom!!!" Cannonballs rained down, and then shells exploded, shell fragments flew everywhere, and the devils they encountered were either dead or maimed.

Under the cover of the rumbling artillery fire, Zhang Dabiao immediately commanded all the soldiers of the first battalion to disperse and spread out an attack formation, and rushed over when he stepped on Wang Chengzhu's shell explosion point.

According to the devils guarding the south of Mazhuang Village, there is only one infantry brigade, more than 1,200 people. Wang Chengzhu and Zhang Dabiao's infantry artillery coordinated and immediately caught the devil soldiers of the 16th Infantry Brigade of the 16th Infantry Wing of the 3rd Devil Brigade guarding the south of the village by surprise.