Under the Japanese army's artillery suppression tactics, Li Ziyuan could only transfer the unarmed reserves hidden on the anticline to his own blocking position. Otherwise, under the tactics of the Japanese artillery, the more than ten reserve soldiers could only be consumed under the Japanese artillery.

The tactics adopted by the Japanese artillery made Li Ziyuan a little annoyed, but he stared dryly and was helpless. If only his troops were here. Naturally, there is no big problem in solving the devil's artillery. But at the moment, he can only bite the bullet, and he can only scold this devil artillery commander for being too cunning, while trying to reduce casualties.

In fact, Li Ziyuan also knew that the few troops he had placed on the surface of the blocking position were already all his troops. However, although he knew this, the Japanese army did not know how many troops they had. It's hard to imagine that the Japanese army still thinks that most of its forces are placed on the anticline position.

In the eyes of ordinary commanders, when attacking a frontal defensive position where there are not many defenders, it is naturally also an option to organize artillery fire behind the frontal position and build an artillery fire interception line. It's not that the commanders of the Japanese army are really that cunning, it's just a normal practice of general artillery tactics.

Li Ziyuan did not mean that the capture of the Japanese artillery commander was referring to. The cunning of what he said was that this guy could not observe the anticline position and the village behind it closely. The tactics of mobile artillery fire interception, and focusing on the area behind the ridge, caused casualties to his reserves hidden behind the ridge.

Fortunately, these two hills are a bit far away from the other mountains. The Type 92 heavy machine gun on a commanding height, which was erected in the northeast direction, could only adopt the method of visual and general aiming to suppress the blocking on this position. Otherwise, the direct fire of the Type 92 heavy machine gun mounted by the Japanese army on the northeast hill would be enough to make more than half of his troops suffer casualties in one round.

The tactics used by the Japanese army in this sneak attack on the field hospital made Li Ziyuan feel somewhat surprised. This tactic was the first time he had seen it in the Japanese army. In particular, the Japanese army, which has always used mountain artillery as the main artillery firepower and the 92nd infantry artillery as the first-line support firepower. It was the first time that a mortar was used on a large scale, and Li Ziyuan encountered it for the first time.

The accurate shooting of the 81-millimeter Japanese army-standard medium infantry curved gun that fell on his head gave Li Ziyuan the first time to appreciate the accurate firepower of the Japanese mortar. Compared with this Japanese army, the mortar shooting technology of those puppet armies is simply a bunch of garbage. is known as the sharpshooter He Huizhang, compared with this Japanese artillery, the level is only in the middle and upper.

The four 81-millimeter mortars and one 150-millimeter heavy mortar dispatched by the Japanese army this time made Li Ziyuan suffer a lot when he blocked the attack. The unique ballistics of mortars, the role and lethality in mountain warfare. In particular, the suppressive effect on the anticline made Li Ziyuan feel that it was more difficult to endure than encountering the Japanese mountain artillery.

The troops on the mountain, with limited firepower, could only rely on this platoon of guns and * rely on terrain resistance in the face of the attack of the Japanese puppet army. After killing a Japanese machine gunner, Li Ziyuan reloaded the British rifle with all the bullets in his hand, and his head was spinning rapidly.

No, you have to find reinforcements right away, and if you continue to fight like this, you won't be able to buy much time if you run out. Just thinking of this, I remembered the words of the section chief of the military region in my head. I don't know the surrounding troops, and Li Ziyuan, who has not received the reinforcement order from the military region, is a little hesitant, and he has to find a way to find his own troops.

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan turned his head to his side, and Da Li, who was preoccupied with protecting himself at the moment, shouted: "You kid get on my horse, find a way to take the path and return to the army immediately." sue Lao Ma and Zhang Zijian, even if the troops vomit blood, they have to give Lao Tzu to come over in the shortest possible time. ”

Da Li, who was holding the 44-style cavalry gun in his hand and firing, heard Li Ziyuan's shout: "Regiment leader, this place is more than 100 miles away from our station. When I rush back to the troops, I'm gathering the troops. No matter how fast it is, it will take a day and a night to get here. According to the current comparison of our strength with the devil, I am afraid that by the time the troops arrived, the daylily would have been completely cold. ”

Da Li's answer made Li Ziyuan stunned for a moment, and at the same time, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. What Da Li said is not wrong, he really cares about it. It was hundreds of miles away from the station of his own troops. Even if Da Li could rush back to transfer troops in the shortest possible time on horseback, the troops would have to cross half of Hubei and most of Licheng to rush over, and they would not be able to get down in two days.

No matter how good the water is, it can't quench the thirst of the near. Even if the troops really ran and vomited blood, it would be impossible to rush to the position of the field hospital before the Japanese puppet army seized the location of the hospital. I was really a little anxious and confused, and I actually wanted to transfer my own troops hundreds of miles away at this juncture.

Thinking of this, Li Ziyuan scratched his head, and asked himself if this Japanese puppet army was recruited by himself? Otherwise, this Japanese puppet army will infiltrate the heart of the base area at the risk of annihilation of the whole army. If you don't go to so many important targets, you just pounce on a field hospital that has little military value?

If you want to say that this Japanese puppet army sneaked up on the military region headquarters, even if it is the location of the Northern Bureau, Li Ziyuan has some confidence. But even a field hospital is a relatively important target, and it is not worth the Japanese puppet army to take such a big risk. Interspersed with dozens of kilometers, come to sneak attack here. If this Japanese puppet army really came to itself, wouldn't it become a broom star?

It's just that the change in the situation also gave Li Ziyuan no time to think nonsense. Whether this Japanese puppet army, which directly killed the hospital, came to itself or not, that is a matter for the future. Now, if you don't find a way to block the Japanese puppet army outside the mountain before the transfer of personnel from the hospital is completed, then there will be no future.

Li Ziyuan's side relied on limited ammunition and troops, and stubbornly defended two hills and fell into a bitter battle with the Japanese puppet army. The Japanese army did not even give Li Ziyuan time to breathe, one round of offensive was repulsed, and then another round of offensive rushed up. Li Ziyuan commanded the only little force in his hand, and he resisted stubbornly.

In order to ensure that the blocking time was extended as much as possible, Li Ziyuan could only adopt the tactics he was most willing to use. A soldier dies or loses combat effectiveness, and the anti-slope waiting for a replacement immediately takes the gun of the sacrificed soldier. In order to get a little ammunition to prolong the blocking time, Li Ziyuan even adopted some methods that were extremely unfavorable to himself.

He concentrated all the * in the hands of the fighters and militiamen into the hands of one squad. Wait until the charging Japanese puppet army has rushed to a distance of less than thirty meters from his position, and then concentrate * to smash down. At the same time, he organized the supplementary team members behind him and launched a tactical counterattack.

Only then did they get more than 20 rifles and 300 rounds of ammunition from the killed and captured puppet soldiers, more than 40 guns*. This point made Li Ziyuan somewhat disappointed. He paid the price of more than half of the casualties of a squad to capture such a small amount of ammunition. From each puppet army, on average, twenty rounds of ammunition have not been captured.

However, although I was a little disappointed, I finally alleviated some of the urgent needs. These 300 rounds of ammunition and more than 40 bullets* are a little less for Li Ziyuan, who has already consumed not many bullets after repelling several Japanese charges, but he also has some confidence to persevere.

It was just that the only Czech machine gun that could be used by the guard platoon was not captured, using seventy-nine machine gun bullets. The only Czech machine gun, which had run out of bullets, could only be abandoned for the time being. Having lost his only automatic firearm, Li Ziyuan's resistance was even more difficult.

However, the disparity in strength and firepower, as well as the lack of ammunition, made Li Ziyuan's blocking battle extremely difficult. More than two hours passed, and Li Ziyuan's blocking position had been blown into a scorched earth by Japanese artillery fire. Including the more than ten wounded who were dragged up the mountain by him to be substitutes, there were only more than 20 people in Li Ziyuan's hands who could still fight at this time.

If it weren't for the terrain in his favor, there was only one offensive route to enter the village, which limited the front of the Japanese army's attack, and I am afraid that it would be difficult for these more than 20 people to remain. After more than two hours of attack failure, coupled with the rapid march along the way, the Japanese puppet army under the mountain seemed to be a little tired.

After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese puppet army, which was obviously very tired at the foot of the mountain, began to adjust its deployment one after another after the strong attack failed, giving Li Ziyuan some respite. Li Ziyuan endured for more than two hours at the entrance of the village, and the slow transfer operation in the village finally transferred the wounded and most of the supplies out of the village and up the back mountain.

After receiving all the wounded and sick and most of the supplies at the bottom of the mountain, all the villagers in the village have also gone up the mountain. Li Ziyuan looked at the Japanese soldiers who were still stubbornly attacking, gritted his teeth and said to the guard platoon commander beside him: "We have no power to fight back here except for being bombed." Tell the troops to retreat and go into the village to clean up these bastards. ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's order, at this time, his guard platoon had already suffered more than half of the casualties, and he knew that if he continued to harden the top, it was estimated that even if he was all gone, he would not be able to hold out for long. looked at the village behind him, and without the slightest hesitation, he was about to lead the troops to execute.

It's just that when the guard platoon commander was about to leave, he was stopped by Li Ziyuan: "You kid just left, do you still fight with the devil in the village?" Isn't that fucking passive? Thinking that if you can't stop it, you will retreat to the back hill? Isn't that the devil and the puppet army being led to the mountains, and what will happen to the wounded who are slow to move when the time comes? ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's criticism, the guard platoon commander was a little at a loss, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Chief, what do you say?" According to the current development of the situation, there are not many devils, and if we charge twice, we will have to fight for such a little strength at hand. When the time comes, we won't be able to stop the devils. Chief, do you have a better solution? ”

Regarding the question of the guard platoon commander, Li Ziyuan smiled and said: "Hard work is definitely not the way, even if we put it in the village, we won't be able to last long." We've got to find a way to lure the devil away. This village has never been to the devil before, and the structure and topography of the village are very unfamiliar to the devil. ”

"So, do you have * in your hands? Even if it's a reload*, as long as it makes a noise, it's fine. In addition, if there are any leftover firecrackers for the Chinese New Year in the village, you can take them out for Lao Tzu. Seeing that the hill to the northeast is not there, you arrange for two people to go there with all the firecrackers. ”