When the regimental headquarters of the 424th Regiment was marching in the direction of the sand ditch with part of the strength of the first battalion, a fierce burst of gunfire suddenly came from the direction behind them!

"This?! Is this from Loushan's side? ”

Wang Shuangyin said in surprise, and then looked at Yue Siliang with round eyes.

"Commander, you don't want to break through on the third line, do you? This is too unrealistic, our existing forces are much behind the enemy, and as a result, you are still dividing your forces, isn't this revealing your shortcomings?! ”

In response to Wang Shuangyin's questioning, Yue Siliang only smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, when have I ever done such a stupid thing. Mu Niangshan and Youlou Mountain's side are just symbolic fights, and they rub them. ”

"But the head of the regiment, you're just rubbing, what if the devil doesn't let go and chases after us?"

Wang Shuangyin was not persuaded by Yue Siliang so easily, he is a very serious person, in his opinion, fighting is not a joke, and he can't have a fluke mentality when making decisions.

"Heh, what time is it? Do you think the devil will take a huge risk to follow up the black rumbling mountain? ”

Yue Siliang stopped Wang Shuangyin with this sentence, although it was early in the morning, it was still early before the sun came out. Not to mention that I couldn't see my fingers in front of me, but it was still hazy ten meters away, and I couldn't see anything clearly. For the Japanese army, who were not good at night fighting, this was indeed a big challenge.

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"Captain, the real breakthrough direction of the Eighth Road doesn't seem to be Mu Niangshan. The reinforcements of the Xitian Brigade were attacked by the Eighth Route when they reached Youlou Mountain, southeast of Muniang Mountain. The opponent's combat effectiveness was quite strong, and the Nishida Brigade and the opponent were in a stalemate. ”

Kato dutifully presented the report to Sasaki, who was stunned.

"By Loushan?"

With the name in his mouth, Sasaki quickly found the place name on the map.

"You Lou Shan...... Did the Nishida Brigade discover the Eighth Road that was sneaking up on the Eighth Road when they were traveling to Yulou Mountain, and then engage in a firefight with them? ”

Kato was stunned for a moment, and then replied.

"No, it was the Xitian Brigade that was stopped by the Eighth Route Army when it was marching to Youlou Mountain."

"Huh?!"

Sasaki Shiroku was suddenly startled, his eyes glanced up fiercely, and his forehead was covered with forehead lines.

"You're saying that Eight Roads actually took the initiative to attack?"

"That's right, they were stationed on Mount Yulou and attacked our soldiers. Because it was too dark, the Nishida brigade did not dare to attack casually, so they could only stalemate with the other party first. The firepower of the Eighth Route Army was very fierce, and their main sources of firepower turned out to be the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the Taisho Type 11 light machine gun. It's all the weapons that Nishimura threw away in Lingqiu! Weapons that should have belonged to us, but now the Eight Roads are actually using them to harm our soldiers. ”

Kato cursed Nishimura fiercely, but his cursing was stopped by Sasaki.

"Well, let's not talk about that yet. Kato, didn't you notice that this thing was not normal? If the 424th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army wanted to break through at Youloushan, then it would never be possible for them to give up their hidden advantages and take the initiative to attack when they discovered the Xitian Brigade. ”

After Sasaki said this, Kato also felt that things were unreasonable.

"Captain, I only felt it when you said that. Could it be that the Eighth Road on Loushan's side is to fight for an opportunity for their main force, and want Mu Niangshan to successfully break through? ”

As soon as Kato's speculation came out, Sasaki shook his head and vetoed it.

"Probably not, the report of the Mizuno Brigade is one step ahead of Nishida's. According to the report, the Eighth Road in the area of Muniangshan retreated after discovering the arrival of the Mizuno Brigade. This means that the Eighth Road from Loushan is not to fight for opportunities for Mu Niangshan. ”

"Wing Commander, Captain Nishida just telegraphed that the enemy encountered in Youloushan is very strong, and it is estimated that it is the main force of the 424th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the troops of the White Horse Division have rushed to support, so there is no need for it."

"Yaga !!"

Sasaki understood what was going on at that time, the 424th Regiment first broke through at Muniangshan to attract firepower, and then took the initiative to attack in the area of Youloushan. There is no doubt that the other party has grasped one thing, that is, their Sasaki United team is fighting away, and so far they must not have completed a good unification with the local Japanese army in the Hakuba area, and found that there was an exchange of fire in the area of Loushan, and the Japanese army in the Hakuba area will definitely send troops.

Once the Japanese troops in the Hakuba area are dispatched, the defensive forces in other directions will definitely weaken!

In other words, Muniang Mountain and Youlou Mountain, these two places are most likely not the real locations where the 424th Regiment wants to break through!

"Eight Roads...... Who is this Eighth Route Legion Commander?! The timing of the battle he chose was too tricky! So far, we haven't figured out their real movements and specific numbers! I'm going to get him! ”

Sasaki felt the pressure out of thin air, and his opponent was now playing against him with a tactic he had never been exposed to.

When he was at the Army University, he studied the orthodox army tactics of Europe. They learned how to charge infantry, how to deploy heavy machine guns, how to use artillery, how to dig trenches, how to train stabbing skills, and how to deal with barbed wire.

Such an enemy, which has never appeared in the training manual, makes Sasaki feel the pressure from the unknown!

"Our soldiers must be on their toes and ready to respond to the possibility of breaking through from other directions! You must not let the eight roads go through the Hakuba area on the other side of the defensive line! ”

Sasaki said categorically, and Kato's face immediately showed embarrassment when he heard this.

"Captain, the local troops in Hakuba are not under our command. And they have been patrolling all night, and the soldiers are all tired. ”

Sasaki ignored Kato's argument and said firmly.

"They are them, we are us! The Sasaki Wing urgently needs the blood of the enemy to wash away the shame! Don't you understand this?! Send out more reserves! All the rear troops pushed forward another ten kilometers and blocked all the roads into the Hakuba area! ”

Sasaki's firmness made Kato understand that orders were irrefutable, and he could only obey orders to convey Sasaki's will below.

"Boom! Rumble! ……”

The Nishida Brigade felt the high pressure from Sasaki and did not hesitate to carry out the shelling in this dark night.

Affected by the field of vision, the first round of shelling was slightly off, and the shells crossed the heads of the second battalion and landed on the other side of the mountain.

"Battalion commander, the devil has already started firing artillery, let's prepare to retreat!"

The fourth company said loudly to Liu Chuan that although the second battalion now occupies the right time and place, at this moment, nearly a thousand devils have gathered at the foot of the mountain, and if the devils really carry out a strong attack regardless of it, they will not be able to hold it at all.

"Well, it's almost done, it's time to transfer."

Liu Chuan saw that the time was almost ripe, and led the whole battalion to return little by little along the road from which they came.

"Captain, it seems that the firepower of the eight roads on the mountain has weakened!"

The Nishida Brigade, which was descending from Lou Mountain and was ready to launch a strong attack on the mountain at any time, suddenly realized that it seemed to have been tricked.

"Captain, let's go after it!"

Nishida shook his head and did not accept his subordinate's suggestion.

"We are not familiar with the mountain road, and if we follow the Eighth Road into the mountain, once we take the wrong road, it is very likely that the fighter will be delayed, and the Eighth Road will be let go instead. As long as the Eight Roads do not succeed in escaping, it will be a success for us, and the top priority is to survive the night first, as long as the sun comes out and with the help of Anameasu, the Eight Roads will have nothing to hide. ”

Nishida is a rare commander who is relatively calm, and he knows very well what he has to do at this time.

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"Commander, the rear team of the Sasaki Wing has advanced another ten kilometers!"

In the sand ditch, the signal corps brought Yue Siliang the latest military information.

"Good!"

Yue Siliang slammed his fist into his palm.

"This Sasaki really lived up to my expectations, and I knew he would definitely have some guesses about where we would break through. Mu Niang Mountain and You Lou Mountain's two feints, the stimulation of the little devil's nerves is quite large, at this time, as long as the little devil is not stupid, he should be able to guess that we want to attack the west. As a result, the troops on both fronts were pushed forward by ten kilometers......"

Speaking of this, Yue Siliang sank for a while before continuing.

"It's a pity that the little devil came out of the small country of Yuer after all. Naively thinking that as long as we hold those roads, we will have no choice, and they just ignore this. ”

The topography of the sand gully is peculiar, geologically speaking, it is a downward concave anticline fold caused by the compression of plates during orogeny, and here is a giant fold with a long distance. Not only is the fold large in scale, at a large angle, and extending over a long distance, but also that the rocky conditions and vegetation at the bottom of this ravine are all quite complicated, and this route would never be taken in a normal march.

However, Sasaki didn't expect that the reason why the 424 Regiment can be so comfortable today is because it doesn't take the usual path! When you go along the sand gully, from the sand gully to the trench, and feel out of the end of the ravine. Yue Siliang: They are already standing behind the advancing Sasaki United!

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