Although Okamoto can't help Zhang Haipeng for the time being, it doesn't mean that he has to stay in Chifeng honestly.

Since the Kwantung Army Command was able to give Zhang Haipeng the position of senior official and garrison commander of Rehe, and also arranged for the Okamoto Brigade to be stationed in Chifeng, the intention behind it was obviously to be prepared.

Kusaburo Okamoto has always wanted to find an opportunity to grab a piece of meat from Zhang Haipeng's mouth to eat, but he has never found a suitable opportunity.

The last time I stole chickens and rice in Ningcheng, I lost a squadron in vain, and this thing has been stuck in the tip of Okamoto Kusaburo's heart like a thorn, and it will continue to hurt if you don't pull it out.

It's just that what Kusaburo Okamoto didn't expect was that the opportunity came so soon.

An anti-Japanese armed force of four or five thousand people suddenly appeared on Phoenix Mountain in Chaoyang, wiped out four county security teams in three days, and also robbed a lot of weapons, ammunition, and food;

However, Zhang Haipeng, who is a senior official and commander of the garrison in Rehe, failed to discover it in advance, and even did not make an effective counterattack at the first time.

Kusaburo Okamoto knew that as long as he made good use of this matter, he would definitely be able to win considerable benefits for himself.

From last night to now, Kumasaburo Okamoto has been standing still, waiting for Lin Guozhong and Zhou Zuopeng to launch a full-scale attack.

Not because of the heavy artillery fire of the independent battalion, nor because the independent battalion repelled the two attacks launched by Lin and Erren's troops in succession, but because he wanted to minimize his losses.

Kusaburo Okamoto believed that no matter how effective the team on the mountain was and how their firepower was deployed, they would not be able to deal with an all-out attack by an enemy twice as large as them.

He expected that the independent battalion would guard against him, but he thought that once the 18th and 39th divisions attacked at the same time, the independent battalion must devote all its strength to the defense, otherwise it would not be able to withstand the simultaneous attack of the two divisions.

At that time, he will be able to sneak up from behind without much effort, and even if the independent battalion will leave a small force on guard, it will not form an effective resistance.

Therefore, after confirming that the 18th and 39th Divisions had launched a full-scale attack, he immediately sent three infantry squadrons to quickly approach the northern slope of Phoenix Mountain from 30 miles away, intending to sneak attack the independent battalion from behind.

Once the plan is successful, the Okamoto brigade will be able to take the lead in this battle; At that time, no matter how many casualties the 18th and 39th Divisions paid and how many enemies were destroyed, the sneak attack of Okamoto's brigade would definitely be recognized as the key to this battle.

At that time, the garrison area of Okamoto's brigade will be able to encompass the entire Chaoyang region, and the benefits that Okamoto Kusaburo can obtain will be even greater.

However, Kumasaburo Okamoto, who had a big dream of spring and autumn, never dreamed that he would face the two companies with the strongest combat effectiveness in the independent battalion at present.

What's more, the strength of these two companies was much higher than the three infantry squadrons he sent out.

At this time, Zhao Dayong, the commander of the first company of the independent battalion, was holding a telescope and anxiously observing the road at the foot of the northern slope of Phoenix Mountain.

The puppet army of those two divisions had already begun a full-scale attack, and even though the previous two attacks had cost them nearly 3,000 men, the number of troops was still close to 9,000.

On the side of the independent battalion, in addition to the first and third companies guarding the north to defend the Okamoto brigade, the special operations company was also sent to Chengde by Liu Cheng.

As a result, the defense of the separate battalion remained with just over three thousand people, and most of them were recruits.

How will the more than 3,000 people cope with the attack of an enemy who is nearly three times the number of people?

Therefore, Zhao Dayong and Zhou He wanted to go back to support as soon as the gunshots rang out, but they were rejected by Liu Cheng twice after asking for instructions.

Liu Cheng didn't know that if the first and third companies were transferred back to the two sides of the defense, the pressure would be much less, but he was sure that Kusaburo Okamoto would not give up such a good "opportunity".

Compared with the puppet army, Liu Cheng prefers to watch the desperate expression on the face of the little devil when he is killed, and the joy at that moment is simply indescribable.

It is wrong to kill people, except to kill Japanese.

Sure enough, half an hour later, Zhao Dayong, who was almost unable to hold back, finally saw a team of Okamoto brigades wearing khaki military uniforms and carrying sun flags on their muzzles in the binoculars.

He immediately got up from the ground, ran to Zhou He's side with his waist and said excitedly:

"Here, here, little devil is here!"

Compared with Zhao Dayong, Zhou He didn't show much excitement.

The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army was not weak at all, and its weapons and equipment were not lost to Zhang Haipeng's puppet army at all.

If it was really Okamoto's brigade, it would mean that the enemy had at least four 75-mm mountain guns, and each squadron had four or six mortars, two or three heavy machine guns, and a lot of grenadiers.

There were two or three machine guns per squad, and there must have been plenty of ammunition.

If you can't hit it hard by surprise, this battle will not be easy to fight.

Their only advantage was the condescending terrain and pre-constructed fortifications, and in terms of firepower they were completely incomparable to Okamoto's brigade.

There were 24 light machine guns, and there were no heavy fire weapons such as heavy machine guns and mortars.

Zhou He took Zhao Dayong's telescope and looked down the mountain, turned his head and said to the herald:

"Go to the mountain and inform Zang Hao, and ask him to support our side with artillery fire as much as possible; Then go to the commander of the machine gun company and ask him if the 75mm mountain artillery can also be temporarily supported! ”

After the herald left, Zhou He then said to Zhao Dayong:

"In my opinion, let's not shoot for the time being, let the team scatter and hide; After the devils have entered the minimum range of the mountain artillery, we will decide whether to hold the position and return fire or rush down according to the situation. ”

Zhao Dayong pondered for a long time and nodded approvingly.

He knew very well in his heart that the combat method that Zhou He said was indeed the best plan at present, which could effectively reduce the number of casualties in the first and third companies.

Moreover, only by taking out the Okamoto brigade first, they would have a chance to go back and support the defense of several other companies.

At this time, nearly an hour had passed before the 18th and 39th Divisions launched a full-scale attack.

This time, the separate battalion failed to defeat the enemy's attack again, but struggled to hold on.

It was daytime, and the abundant light helped the puppet army of those two divisions to a certain extent.

Their marksmanship is much better than that of the recruits of the independent battalion, and the effective damage they inflict at the same distance is naturally much higher than that of the recruits of the independent battalion.

Most of the 260 Type 38 rifles with quadruple scopes were left in front for defense, and the left and right sides together were less than a hundred.

In the face of such a base of troops, accurate shooting can only affect the morale of the enemy to a certain extent; Because it is impossible to make an enemy three times as large as you fear, or even cowardly, in this way......