Chapter 439: The Battle of Huangya Cave (8)

On November 12th, the devils seemed to be extraordinarily calm on this day, as if they had given up the attack on the Yellow Cliff Cave, and the entire Yellow Cliff Cave area seemed particularly quiet.

But outside the area of Huangya Cave. All units of the Eighth Route Army exchanged fire with the devil troops, and the battles of the various units were very fierce, and in a short period of time, several battles entered a white-hot state. In battle, casualties were inevitable, and there were certain casualties among the fighters of all units.

It's just that these casualties are still within an acceptable range, and the sweep of the devil's anti-Japanese base areas has long made the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army extremely angry. Previously, the headquarters ordered all troops not to fight the devils head-on, which made the soldiers have a lot of scruples.

And now, in order to reinforce the Yellow Cliff Cave and block the reinforcements of the devils, the soldiers of the various units no longer have to have any scruples, the only thing they have to do is to devote themselves to the battle with all their strength and kill as many devils as possible.

The devil was stationed at the headquarters of the First Army in Shanxi, and Iwamatsu Yoshio learned the news that many troops were fighting with the troops of the Eighth Route Army, which made him feel a little pressured.

In the face of the attack initiated by the units of the Eighth Route Army, all units of the First Army entered a state of combat readiness, and the whole of Shanxi became chaotic due to the battle at Huangyadong. After taking over the First Army, Iwamatsu Yoshio knew that he needed to make certain achievements, and only in this way could he be favored by the headquarters of the North China Front Army and the army base camp.

Iwamatsu Yoshio understood that when he took the initiative to deploy troops to attack the Huangyadong area occupied by the Eighth Route Army, this battle could not be lost, otherwise he would most likely be like the previous commander, and he could only return to the mainland and sit on the cold bench.

As Iwamatsu Yoshio expected, he received an order from the headquarters of the North China Front Army in a very small way, and Commander Okamura Ninji ordered him to take advantage of such an opportunity to grasp the specific location of the various units of the Eighth Route Army and draw out most of the forces of the First Army to encircle, suppress, and sweep.

The Eighth Route Army, which had been active in the Japanese-occupied areas, had long become a major problem in the eyes of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army did not want the Eighth Route Army to grow in the first step.

After transferring the strength of the various units of the First Army, Iwamatsu Yoshio looked at the Huangya Cave area, and he knew that the real decision on the outcome of this battle was this small Huangya Cave! There are only troops attacking Huangya Cave. Successfully enter the Yellow Cliff Cave and destroy the Eighth Route Army's arsenal in the Yellow Cliff Cave, then this battle can be regarded as a victory.

It's just that the troops attacking Huangya Cave can really do this? Iwamatsu Yoshio was a little uncertain, and the troops attacking Huangyadong sent a telegram reporting the specific situation of the attack on Huangyadong.

The Eighth Route Army's defense in the Huangyadong area was too resolute, and the construction of fortifications was extremely perfect, even if the attacking troops consumed a large number of shells for artillery bombardment, they could not make much progress in the attack on Huangyadong. On the first day of the attack alone, there were hundreds of casualties, and if there was still not much progress, then the troops attacking Huangya Cave were likely to be exhausted and would not succeed in taking Huangya Cave.

In order to successfully take Huangyadong, the attacking troops sent a telegram to Iwamatsu Yoshio, hoping to get more artillery support, and at the same time hoping to dispatch aviation units to ensure the destruction of a large number of fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army in Huangyadong in the shortest possible time.

Naturally, Iwamatsu Yoshio agreed to the request of the attacking troops, and after a day, a large number of shells were delivered to the attacking troops. Now, Yoshio Iwamatsu hopes that the support he has given to the front-line troops will be effective, and if there is still not much progress, then don't blame him for being rude!

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Huangya Cave, the command post of the headquarters special service group, Liu Gen and Commander Ou are studying the movements of the devil.

The devil did not launch an attack for a whole day, nor did he shell the position, which made Liu Gen and Commander Ou realize that something was wrong. Based on the situation when the devils launched an attack on the Yellow Cliff Cave on the first day, the devils inevitably wanted to take the Yellow Cliff Cave in the shortest possible time and destroy the Eighth Route Army Arsenal in the Yellow Cliff Cave.

The first day of attack was lost. It's nothing to the devils, and with the strength in their hands, even if there are such casualties every day, they should be able to hold out for several days.

"Genzi, do you see something?" Captain Ou rubbed his temples and said with a headache.

In order to study the devil's mind, Captain Ou had been thinking about it for a whole day, but he didn't get any good answers. In the case of the devils, if they really want to continue fighting, they will definitely be able to. As long as the devil is willing to pay the price of enough casualties, then the devil can still attack the position defended by the seventh company.

After all, in the position defended by the Seventh Company, there are not all the soldiers of the special service group, as long as the devil is willing to pile up human lives, then he can still attack the position.

For the special service group, the gains and losses of the position are actually not so important, in the area of Huangya Cave, there are more than 300 fortifications, even if the position of the Seventh Company is lost, it will not have much impact on the defense of Huangya Cave. The warriors are still able to rely on various fortifications to resist the attacks of the devils.

Commander Ou didn't believe that the devils couldn't see this, but they just didn't choose to attack, so that Commander Ou couldn't think of his intentions, didn't the devils worry about the support of the Eighth Route Army?

"I can't see anything either, the devil hasn't attacked all day, it should be brewing some conspiracy."

"Maybe we don't have to worry too much, with our Yellow Cliff Cave fortifications. No matter what tricks the devil uses, he can't easily break into the Yellow Cliff Cave. However, it is still necessary to pay attention to reminding the soldiers to prepare for poison prevention, poison gas warfare, but the devil is the best at it. Liu Gen opened his mouth and said in a deep voice.

Like Commander Ou, Liu Gen didn't understand the devil's thoughts, and with their troops, they continued to attack, so the soldiers of the special mission would not have the slightest respite.

"Then let's not think about what the devil is, I will ask the soldiers to strengthen their vigilance and guard against the possible attack of the devil at any time." Captain Ou had no idea of continuing to speculate. He has too little information, and it is not so simple to find out what the devil thinks.

"Genzi, how are you preparing? It's up to you next. Head Ou looked at Liu Gen and asked expectantly.

Liu Gen smiled confidently and said, "Captain Ou, don't worry." I and the artillerymen of our special mission regiment have been ready for a long time. As long as the devil artillery fires again, then it will be our chance to take them out. ”

"According to my judgment, most of the devil's artillery should be in the direction of Paomashan, with heavy artillery and mountain artillery in the majority, while the devil's mortar and infantry artillery are arranged in the combat unit."

"Our target is the devil's heavy artillery mountain artillery, as long as these are killed, then the devil's mortar will not dare to be used easily. At that time, we can completely rely on the range advantage of rocket artillery and continue to kill the remaining artillery of the devils. ”

“……”

In order to let Commander Ou understand his battle plan, Liu Gen described it in great detail, during which Commander Ou also asked a lot of questions, some of which made Liu Gen's battle plan supplement and become more perfect.

The fighters with the devil artillery are inevitable, and if the special service group wants to reduce casualties in the defense, then it is necessary to let Liu Gen kill as many devil artillery as possible! The devil has no artillery, then it is like a tiger without fangs, the soldiers rely on various fortifications for defense, and the security will undoubtedly be greatly increased, so there is no need to worry about the devil's shells falling on their side from time to time.

"Genzi, it seems that I was overthinking, you have already made enough preparations, and the battle plan is quite perfect."

"When the time comes, I will wait for your good news!" Head Ou said with satisfaction.

After listening to the battle plan formulated by Liu Gen, Regiment Commander Ou was relieved, he could see Liu Gen's intentions, and he also knew that this battle plan was perfect enough. If the battle can go as smoothly as Liu Gen expected, then Liu Gen and the others should not be in great danger to their lives.

"Well, the defense of Huangya Cave will depend on the special service group next, and I need to set off with the soldiers." Liu Gen said.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Liu Gen left Huangya Cave with the artillery of the special task force, and when they left, there were more than 100 soldiers with a company. Except for a small number of fighters who remained vigilant, most of the fighters carried rocket artillery on their backs. The rocket artillery is not counted, and the eighteen-kilogram rocket can be carried by any soldier.

The fighters carried rockets on their backs and pushed three rocket launchers, which were the weapons used to attack the devil's artillery. The slack shells of the fighters were enough for three rocket launchers to fire three salvos, and in Liu Gen's battle plan, the rocket artillery would only fire three salvos.

After three rounds of volleys, no matter what the result is, then Liu Gen and the others need to complete the retreat in the shortest possible time, and only in this way can the safety of Liu Gen and the others be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

The soldiers of a company responsible for carrying rockets now need to carry rockets on their backs, and when they encounter the enemy, they need to be responsible for the safety of Liu Gen and other artillerymen.

Before leaving Huangya Cave, Liu Gen told the soldiers about the combat mission this time, he had to let the scared soldiers quit, but in the end, no one withdrew, and the soldiers were unwilling to miss such a good opportunity to kill devils!

The choice to leave the Yellow Cliff Cave and venture to the outer perimeter of the Yellow Cliff Cave is due to the limited range of rocket artillery, which is only five kilometers. And the devil's heavy artillery and mountain artillery, in terms of range, are far beyond the rocket artillery. In order to ensure that the devil's heavy artillery and mountain artillery are within the range of rocket artillery, it is very necessary to choose to transfer the rocket artillery to the periphery of Huangya Cave.

In order to avoid being discovered by the devils, Liu Gen and the others did not make the slightest sound during the walk, and at the same time, many soldiers were scouting in front.

Because the place where Liu Gen and the others went after leaving Huangya Cave was relatively remote, there was no trace of devils in this area, and it was one of the few places in Huangya Cave that could remain quiet. It's just that Liu Gen also knows that the silence in this area can't be maintained for too long.

After finding a suitable place, Liu Gen led the soldiers to hide, and in order to prevent being discovered by the devils, he also made some disguises. Not far in front of Liu Gen and the others, there is a high ground, and when the devil artillery carries out shelling, this high ground will become the best position to attack the devil artillery.

On November 13th, at dawn, the devils who had been quiet for a day made a move, and they concentrated all their artillery fire and launched an attack on the 1461 heights of Happy Valley Mountain and Jiaohuazhai.

Under the suppression of the powerful artillery fire of the devils, the soldiers of the special service regiment defending on the 1461 heights of Happy Horse Mountain and Pickhuazhai could not raise their heads at all, and the devils took advantage of this opportunity to attack. These two places are located on both sides of the east entrance of Huangya Cave.

The soldiers deployed by the special mission in these two places are more to detect the movements of devils, which makes it not many soldiers stationed on the 1461 heights of Happy Horse Mountain and Taohuazhai.

"Here's your chance!" The moment the devil's cannon sounded, Liu Gen set off with the soldiers to the high ground not far away.

The three rocket launchers, pushed by the fighters, reached the altitude in the shortest possible time and were ready for the attack.

"Thirty seconds to check, and after there is no problem, we will immediately carry out the first round of attacks on the devil artillery!" Liu Gen said in a deep voice.

The artillerymen present took action one after another, and they quickly checked the three rocket launchers, on which the rockets had already been loaded. Three rocket launchers, a full 36 rockets, once the attack on the devil artillery is launched, then it will definitely be able to catch the devil artillery by surprise!

"No problem!"

"No problem!"

“……”

Thirty seconds passed, the artillerymen did not have any problems, Liu Gen nodded, and after determining the angle of the three rocket launchers again, he gave the order to launch!

The moment the rocket launcher was launched, there were rockets flying out quickly, and in less than ten seconds, all 36 rockets flew out. At this time, Liu Gen and the others did not have time to observe whether the rocket could hit, so they acted as fast as they could.

For Liu Gen and his team, the most difficult time was not when the rockets were fired, but in the process of loading the missiles. Loading rockets is not a simple task, and it takes at least a minute for all three rocket launchers to be reloaded.

For heavy artillery and mountain artillery, one minute is enough for them to fire about ten shells, and in artillery battles, every second of time is extremely important, let alone a minute long.

A minute of reloading time is already very fast for rocket artillery. In the rocket artillery information that Liu Gen knew, some rocket artillery took more than ten minutes to load, and of course, that kind of rocket artillery would be more powerful.

At this time, the devil's artillery position, 36 rocket artillery directly covered the devil's artillery position, this artillery position is the position of the devil's heavy artillery and mountain artillery, and the devil's concentration of these artillery pieces is also for better command.

But now, thirty rockets fell, and after the explosion, there were many craters on the devil's artillery position, among which the heavy artillery mountain artillery, which was directly hit by the rockets, was directly destroyed!