Regarding He Huizhang's assurance, Li Ziyuan just replied lightly that he knew, and did not continue to deal with this guy. For this guy who dared to open a dye room if he was given three points of color. Li Ziyuan knew that he was on the surface, but he still had to continue to hang him. lest he be given a little sunshine, and he himself will shine over there.

In this battle, the role of He Huizhang's artillery in his entire plan was absolutely decisive. Let this guy be too brilliant, and then he'll be doing something. There is no such scale to control the subordinates, and Li Ziyuan has been in vain for so many years.

After putting down the phone in his hand, Li Ziyuan calmed down for a while. Carrying a telescope, he came to the flank position, raised the telescope to observe the attack on his flank by the Japanese army, which had officially turned into a full-scale attack from the original tentative attack, and the overall situation of the entire flank battlefield.

Seeing that the battle formation was unfolding at the foot of the mountain, under the cover of artillery fire behind them, two Japanese squads were formed to jump and attack. As well as in its depth, the main forces of the Japanese army, which are rapidly massing. Li Ziyuan frowned, and said to He Sanliang beside him: "These devils are really fucking careful, and they still want to play tricks with us at this time." ”

"Tell the troops on the front line that the devils are not allowed to fire if they do not enter within 100 meters. Grenadier, give me their light machine guns to death. Without an order, heavy machine guns were not allowed to fire. Within 50 meters, greet me with *. They are no strangers to the infantry tactics of the devils, so they will fight according to our daily training. ”

After listening to Li Ziyuan's order, He Sanliang transferred it to the troops at the front without saying a word. It's just that after the order was delivered, He Sanliang looked at the Japanese troops who had completed the deployment at the foot of the mountain and were turning into a stormtrooper formation. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke: "Regiment commander, the main force of the Japanese army is unfolding, is it possible for artillery to participate in the battle now?" ”

"Based on the number of shells we have at the moment, and the entire terrain where the Japanese are located. As soon as they fire a cannon on their side, they can completely form a situation of closing the door and beating the dogs. When the time comes, once the mouth of the ditch is blocked, the two infantry squads of the Japanese army who enter the ditch may not be able to run back. ”

"If you go on such a hard top, the casualties of the troops can only get bigger and bigger. Where the main forces are now, and whether they have rushed over to reinforce them, we don't know at all now. The previous report to the sub-district has not received a call back from the military sub-district until now. Once the casualties are too large and a new situation arises, we will have no room for manoeuvre. ”

"The most important thing now is not that we are here. We are all enemies here, and even if we are disabled, there is no way to deal with it. But the problem is that we don't know what the current situation of the surrounding enemy is. The puppet 50th Division on the southern front is now less than thirty kilometers away from us. ”

"Once the puppet army is reinforced at full speed, we will be in a situation of being attacked by the enemy on our backs. Whether the third battalion can arrive or not, and whether it can entangle the puppet 50th Division, is still unknown. This puppet army now looks like it is not bad in combat effectiveness, and its equipment is not bad. In the case of an absolute disadvantage in troops, we will not be able to take too much advantage. ”

"And this fifty division, which was attacked by us twice, is now very likely to be a soldier. No matter what direction you move, you will adopt a steady and steady strategy. Even if the third battalion arrived on time, there were not many chances to capture the fighters. If the third battalion can't entangle the pseudo-50th division in the south, then we will be passive in the overall situation. ”

Speaking of this, He Sanliang hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Regiment commander, and Lao Song, the battalion commander, I am also a little worried." This person is a good hand on the battlefield, daring to fight and rushing, and he can also pick up the burden at critical moments. But there is a problem, which is that sometimes it is too reckless. ”

He and Liu Siming have different characteristics in terms of tactics. Relatively speaking, Liu Siming's mind is more delicate and more suitable for this kind of solo activity. As for Lao Song, it is a role like Zhang Fei. At a critical time, throw him into the battlefield and be able to make the final decision. ”

But this kind of flexible combat, he still lacks something compared with Liu Siming. In fact, if this task is placed on Liu Siming, I will not worry too much. But if it is put on Song Weiye, I am somewhat worried. If he is too reckless in action, not only will he not be able to entangle the puppet army in the south, but he will be bitten back. ”

"Commander, I still suggest concentrating firepower and giving the Japanese puppet army in front of you a quick transfer after the maximum damage. Or enter the Jiuding Mountains and join the sub-district logistics agency where the fortified wall is located. Or lead these Japanese puppet troops to the deep mountains and old forests in the east. Otherwise, once the two Japanese puppet armies converge, the situation we face will be quite cruel. ”

He Sanliang wanted artillery to participate in the war, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said, "Old He, I don't know what you said." But what is our task, is to firmly attract the two puppet armies and create opportunities for the main force of the military region to capture fighters on the outer front. Let's make a quick decision, and move immediately after a handful. We are safe, but what about the tasks assigned by the superiors? ”

"If we persist here in Luofengling for a longer period of time, the more time the superiors can use. If we destroy one more enemy here, we will have one less opponent at the higher level. The reason why I made such a deployment is not only for the tens of thousands of people and local cadres in the Jiuding Mountain area. ”

"A very important point is to attract the attention of the surrounding Japanese puppet army to ensure the development of the main force. Lao He, in a battle, among the troops participating in the battle, there must always be those who gnaw bones and eat meat. We may pay a big price this time, but the price is still worth it in the overall situation. ”

"Your analysis of the characteristics of Liu Siming and Song Weiye is very accurate. But in fact, your worries are just the opposite, if it was Liu Siming who stayed in Qiaokou at the beginning, the pseudo-50th Division on the southern front would be even more worried. Liu Siming's head is a little more lively, but in terms of determination on key issues, he is too far behind Song Weiye. ”

In a word, it is the character of Lao Song. Once ordered, he will never make any changes. Even if all his three battalions are exhausted, he will persevere to the end, which is the final word you said. But if it's Liu Siming over there, he will fight against how to fight this battle. ”

"It could even be said that he will play a little more tactfully. Perhaps the price paid by his second battalion will not be as great as that of the third battalion. But he may not be able to stop the pseudo-50th Division, because there are some determinations that Liu Siming can't get down. It is Song Weiye who is in the back, at least he can buy us twenty-four hours. ”

"Otherwise, Lao He, do you really think that I dare to come up with such a tactic under the siege of all sides? Our troops and family background have also been accumulated by us bit by bit. This is to be used on the blade, but not indiscriminately. Our soldiers were also raised by their parents with hard work. ”

"Those of us who are commanders, there is no way to take them to the battlefield. But we can't let them make senseless sacrifices in vain. But Lao He, there is one thing you can rest assured. Our casualties in this battle may be larger, but we may not gnaw on the bones. The puppet army doesn't care, but I will stay with the hundreds of Japanese soldiers. ”

"The reason why I didn't move was because as soon as our artillery fired, it was easy to startle the snake. This group of devils is still very cautious, you see that their main force is still outside the ditch. The strength of troops entering the ditch was less than an infantry squadron. As soon as we fire the cannon here, we want to get them all into the trap, and with the tactical cunning of the devils, I'm afraid it will be too difficult. ”

"Now we have enough ammunition, and our firepower has never been so strong. Could it be that your brother's appetite is staring at the devils of this squadron? Your horizons should be bigger, even if you can't leave all the devils, but at least you have to leave seventy percent of their troops. defeated the Japanese army, this is the real bottom of the kettle. ”

"The Japanese puppet army fought together, and the Japanese army has always been the backbone of it. In the current situation, if we want to hold them back and not defeat the arrogance and ambition of the Japanese army, no matter how much the puppet army consumes, it will not be able to play a decisive role. Besides, if we don't stay up until dark, how can we have a chance to make them honest in one battle? ”

"If we don't toss them well, how can we complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors? It's not good to teach them a lesson, what about the ordinary people and local cadres in Jiuding Mountain, which is close to us? I have only one idea, even if I can't defeat them, I have to let them be completely honest with me. ”

"Tell the troops, no matter how repeated the devil's attacks, even if there is only one person left. No firearms are to be used until I have given an order. Also, tell He Huizhang to transfer the 20mm cannon as well. Seeing that there was no side of the ditch, I received the order and fired flat at me to block the ditch. These dogs, Lao Tzu is going to leave you all this time. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan raised the telescope in his hand again and carefully observed the front-line positions that had begun a full-scale exchange of fire, as well as the entire deployment plan of the Japanese army. The Japanese army was now obviously ready to make a big move, and not only did it come up, but two squads took a strong attack on the position of the main peak of Luofengling under the cover of artillery fire.

Even the two 92 infantry guns entered the ditch and fired directly at them, directly providing cover for their attacking troops. Shells burst into thick smoke from the frontal blocking position. The Japanese army opened a straggler line and continued to advance in the form of a tactical group.

In accordance with Li Ziyuan's deployment, before the Japanese launched a full-scale attack, the forward troops had already shrunk their positions back by 30 meters in the interval between the Japanese puppet army's artillery fire. Otherwise, the exposed machine-gun fire points, under the attack posture of the Japanese army, will be pushed forward by the infantry guns and infantry grenadiers, and they will be knocked out upright.

Li Ziyuan's two companies here, relying on the mountains that are not steep even though the altitude is not high, as well as the improvised fortifications that were temporarily repaired, stubbornly resisted the Japanese attack with * and rifle machine guns. And the six heavy machine guns deployed in depth, the machine gunners could only look at the brother troops fighting fiercely in front of them, and there was no way to do anything in a hurry.

However, even Li Ziyuan adopted the method of adjusting the deployment and shrinking the position in advance. However, the threat posed by the Japanese artillery fire to the troops on the front line was also quite huge. The forward troops took advantage of the improvised fortifications that were repaired during the pause of Japanese artillery fire, and were razed to the ground by Japanese artillery fire in a short period of time.

The troops had to rely on improvised trenches and foxholes as shelters to fight the attacking Japanese troops. After the first round of Japanese attacks was defeated, instead of reducing the intensity of the attack, on the contrary, it greatly increased the input of troops. The first wave of Japanese soldiers attacked, although they failed to make any progress.