Under the cross ridge, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and Li Ziyuan carried two infantry companies that were not satisfied with the formation, and an infantry brigade of the surrounding Japanese army were hard to carry here. As a result, the Japanese army's outflanking and encirclement of Cross Ridge and containing the last and most critical pass in the entire southeast direction could not be closed.

And if this opening is not blocked, the headquarters organs and non-combatants trapped in Cross Ridge will not be cut off for a short time, at least in the route to the north and northwest. The headquarters can follow these two routes to break through to the northwest and due north of Cross Ridge.

There was already a considerable part of the troops, and they were given a regiment by the Special Service Regiment of the Headquarters and the 129th Division to block the Japanese troops at various points on the periphery of the Cross Ridge. Under the circumstance that Li Ziyuan suddenly inserted a horizontal kick, the originally planned and sufficient forces suddenly appeared to be insufficient. Li Ziyuan gave the breakthrough troops on the cross ridge the best opportunity to break through at the price of blood.

However, the huge headquarters on Cross Ridge did not make good use of the breakthrough fighter created by Li Ziyuan. Thousands of non-combatants, pack horses carrying large quantities of documents, supplies, and even machinery and equipment from arsenals and medical equipment for field hospitals, were rather slow to move on narrow mountain roads.

Even the headquarters has made up its mind to break through the siege in three ways based on the structure of various departments. However, the Japanese planes in the sky and the artillery fire of the Japanese troops hitting the mountains from all directions made the movement of various departments to gather personnel quite slowly. The mountains are littered with scattered men who have been disrupted and pack horses that are left unattended.

The huge headquarters organs were slow to act, and the trouble brought to the breakthrough operation was far more than Li Ziyuan imagined. The various departments of the headquarters themselves are not small, as well as the arsenals, field hospitals, Xinhua News Agency, Kang Da and Lu Yi, which insist on running schools in Taihang Mountain, as well as the organs and party schools under the Northern Bureau, and some departments such as the Bank of Southern Hebei.

It was so easy for a large number of personnel, even untrained personnel, even female soldiers and pregnant women, to rush through the Japanese ground-to-air fire blockade zone in a short period of time. In particular, at present, the covering troops are mainly placed on the outer line, and the entire force on the inner line is not large, which further aggravates the chaos of the breakthrough.

And at the same time that Li Ziyuan was fighting hard at the foot of Cross Ridge Mountain, He Sanliang in his southeast was also in a situation of hard fighting. In the first round of the charge, He Sanliang relied on the three light machine guns that Li Ziyuan reinforced to him, defeated the guard unit of a small team around the Japanese artillery, and rushed into the Japanese artillery position.

The grenade that pulled the arquebus and threw it into the barrel blew up six Japanese mountain guns and two 92 infantry guns. The defeat of this Japanese artillery position alleviated the Japanese fire blockade on the Cross Ridge, and also knocked out one of the greatest threats to the breakthrough of the headquarters of the Japanese army, except for the planes in the sky.

But He Sanliang, who had just defeated the Japanese artillery, had not had time to catch his breath, and he fought with a group of more than 100 people who rushed over from the flank, wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, but with the cooperation of the Japanese army. Seeing this Japanese army wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army, He Sanliang understood that this was his own unit, the same kind of troops of the so-called Okawa Advance Team encountered near the division headquarters.

This Japanese army, disguised as the Eighth Route Army, also emphasized repeatedly by Li Ziyuan before setting off that the Japanese army must be found and eliminated. It's just different from the previous sudden encounter, which was fooled by Li Ziyuan for a while. This Japanese spy force has obviously made some preparations.

The weapons used by the Japanese army, except for the grenadiers, were all weapons used by the armies of various Chinese factions. But its own combat effectiveness is far from being comparable to that of the traitor plainclothes team. Like the Okawa Momoyoshi Advance Team encountered before, this Japanese army was almost all veterans.

Not to mention that its combat effectiveness is quite strong, and its firepower is no different from that of the Okawa Momoyoshi team. The most important thing is not only the more than 100 Japanese soldiers, but also the two Japanese infantry squads that rushed over together. Let He Sanliang, who did not have any advantage even in terms of troops, fall into a bitter battle.

The Japanese artillery that was scattered by He Sanliang also quickly turned into infantry after gathering and joined this small battlefield. The disadvantage in terms of troops made it extremely difficult for He Sanliang to fight this battle. Even to a certain extent, it has to surpass Li Ziyuan's side.

Seeing that the situation on He Sanliang's side was critical, the firepower platoon led by He Huizhang gave up the idea of looking for Li Ziyuan. directly joined He Sanliang's battlefield, so that He Sanliang's second company was not defeated in a short period of time. He Sanliang, who was struggling to support himself, heard the more dense gunfire from Li Ziyuan's side, and knew that he could only hold on here.

He Sanliang knew that if his side collapsed, the pressure on Li Ziyuan's side would be even heavier. Either everyone will be wiped out here, or they will continue to work hard here to ensure Li Ziyuan's retreat. Between the two, He Sanliang did not hesitate to choose the latter.

He Sanliang is struggling to support here, and Li Ziyuan in front of him is fighting at all costs. On the mountain road more than ten miles southeast of Cross Ridge, there were two armies fighting everywhere. The sound of gunfire and explosions resounded throughout the valley southeast of Cross Ridge.

The melee on the ground made it impossible for the Japanese planes in the sky, as well as the Japanese artillery in other directions, to support the battlefield on this side. In other words, everyone is relying on the infantry and trying their best to maintain the situation. Although the narrow mountain roads limited the number of troops that the Japanese army could invest at one time.

But the problem is that the Japanese army can get a steady stream of reinforcements, but Li Ziyuan does not have any supplements and reinforcements. The most important thing is that the Japanese army not only carries a sufficient amount of ammunition, but also has a reserve amount of ammunition, which can also ensure the needs of the front combat troops at any time. And the ammunition on Li Ziyuan's side is getting less and less.

At the cost of his own blood, Li Ziyuan stubbornly entangled the Japanese troops who surrounded the Cross Ridge from the southeast, buying time for the headquarters on the mountain to break through. But as the number of Japanese troops rushing over increased, Li Ziyuan also felt more and more powerless. Compared with He Sanliang's side, the Japanese army obviously felt that the troops led by Li Ziyuan were a greater threat to their entire battle plan.

The front-line commander of the Japanese army, who reacted quite quickly, immediately mobilized a large number of troops to encircle and outflank Li Ziyuan's headquarters. Although the artillery deployed in depth was defeated, the mortars and heavy machine guns used by the Japanese forward troops posed no less threat than artillery.

On the one hand, Li Ziyuan constantly observed the breakout situation on the cross ridge, and on the other hand, he fought fiercely with the Japanese army in front of him. In fact, when the battle has reached this point, it depends on who continues to invest more troops on both sides. Compared with Li Ziyuan, who did not have any reserves, the Japanese army could devote far more sustained troops than him.

Not only did the Japanese army continue to attack and charge, but even the puppet army was under the supervision of the Japanese army, as if they had eaten*, holding all kinds of weapons, and cooperating with the Japanese army to launch a counter-charge against Li Ziyuan's department. The two sides surrounded several passes and mountain legs in the southeast direction of the Cross Ridge, and fought repeatedly and repeatedly.

The Japanese army, which was aware of Li Ziyuan's threat to his entire battle plan, under the supervision of officers at all levels, almost continued to counter-charge, and did not give Li Ziyuan any respite at all. As long as the Japanese troops attacking here are slightly repulsed, the artillery fire of the Japanese troops over there will immediately smash their heads and faces.

After several hours of repeated fighting, Li Ziyuan, who felt that he was already powerless, raised his binoculars to observe the headquarters organs on the mountain, which had not yet completely rushed out, but could only shake his head and smile bitterly. These few hours have passed, and the momentum of the Japanese army's counterattack has not been weakened in any way, but its old foundation is about to be exhausted.

Even more unfortunate, after receiving a report from the covering troops in the rear of the flank, a small group of Japanese troops has now appeared in the rear of his flank. After receiving this news, Li Ziyuan clearly knew that this indicated his retreat, and he was afraid that he had been cut off at the moment. He now has only two choices, either to annihilate the entire army, or to rush to Cross Ridge to join the headquarters and break through in other directions together.

I just looked at the distance I was from the Cross Ridge Mountain, and I was looking at the Japanese troops who were still receiving reinforcements in front of me. and constantly taking advantage of the gap between the Japanese counterattacks, splitting the head and covering the face to hit the shells that almost blocked the entire mountain road, Li Ziyuan shook his head.

After raising his hand and firing a point, he knocked down a Japanese soldier who tried to take advantage of the weakening fire on this side and charged with a bayonet. Li Ziyuan said to Guo Xiaoshan, who was following him: "Don't always follow me, pay attention to knocking out the Japanese machine gunners." Grandma's, if you continue to fight like this, Lao Tzu's troops will be wiped out. ”

It's just that for Li Ziyuan's words, Guo Xiaoshan didn't seem to hear it. Although he was constantly shifting his position, while resetting the ruler, he continued to shoot accurately to knock out the Japanese troops in front of him. But Guo Xiaoshan's transfer scope is all centered on Li Ziyuan. The 44-style cavalry gun in her hand, the bullets fired were all controlled on Li Ziyuan's front and wings.

Looking at the stubborn Guo Xiaoshan, Li Ziyuan suddenly felt helpless. He really has no way to take this girl. Thinking of the sacrificial Guo Laosan, Li Ziyuan sighed helplessly. If Guo Laosan was here, maybe the ending would not be so bad.

Although Li Ziyuan wanted to criticize Guo Xiaoshan, he didn't say anything after thinking about it. And looking at the heavy machine gun positions of the Japanese army breathing fire everywhere on the opposite side, Li Ziyuan is particularly nostalgic for the moment, it should be the old ghost of He Huizhang who is active with He Sanliang. If he had been talking, the devil's machine-gun position would not have been so rampant.

As time passed, the fighters around Li Ziyuan fought less and less, and the ammunition became less and less. The grenades under the division headquarters have also been exhausted. If it weren't for the Okawa Momoyoshi Advance Team, a part of the ammunition replenishment was captured. Li Ziyuan is afraid that even the bullets have been exhausted now.

And in order to collect ammunition from the corpses of the Japanese puppet army to replenish the ammunition that is getting smaller and smaller, Li Ziyuan has already paid for the casualties of several fighters. With the military quality of the Japanese army, at such a close distance, the movement of a single soldier under their noses is undoubtedly a kind of death.

However, in order to replenish the ammunition that is currently in short supply, several soldiers still risked the corpses of the dead Japanese puppet soldiers to collect the ammunition needed by the troops. Although the collection of some ammunition ensured the combat capability of the troops in a short period of time, these heroic soldiers also paid the price of their lives and blood.

Just when Li Ziyuan felt that it was becoming more and more difficult to support, at this time, there was finally a certain reaction on the cross ridge over there. The bitter battle on Li Ziyuan's side opened a gap in the entire encirclement of the Japanese army, and dragged the Japanese army in the southeast direction, creating the most critical opportunity for the headquarters to break through.

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