This time, the Japanese puppet army retreated from the first line of defense, and there were more than 300 people.

Saito was directly shot on the spot with military law without asking, which was also ruthless enough.

Seeing this, a chief of staff next to him stepped forward and said cautiously: "Your Excellency, there are more than 300 defenders retreating from the first line of defense, are they all shot like this?" ”

"Kill!"

Saito said coldly: "As a soldier who has lost his position, it is a soldier's dereliction of duty, according to military law, he should be shot on the spot, and there is no mercy for killing!" ”

These words made the chief of staff suddenly stop speaking.

The communications officer glanced at Saito and the chief of staff, then turned and went down to convey Saito's order.

Saito is also a ruthless iron-blooded general, he knows that now that Li Yunlong's troops are overwhelmed, the morale of the troops and the determination to carry out orders are very important, if every soldier is a deserter, then the entire Xinkou will definitely not be able to hold it, so he is ruthless to kill these hundreds of deserters.

This is to set an example, kill one and make an example, and use the lives of more than 300 people to inform the other Japanese puppet army defenders, and those who retreat without authorization and lose their positions will be dealt with by military law and shot on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, all the Japanese puppet troops who retreated from the first line of defense were shot on the spot, which shocked other Japanese puppet troops and temporarily stabilized the morale of the army.

After Li Yunlong captured the first line of defense at Xinkou, he did not order the troops to continue to advance, but rested on the spot.

The other two sides of the attack are still in the fierce battle.

The high ground, the frontal assault has just captured the high ground and was counterattacked by the Japanese puppet army, the two sides are fighting back and forth in the high ground, and the battle is very fierce.

In the rear headquarters, Ding Wei and Zhang Dabiao looked at the high ground with binoculars, and their faces were not very good.

"This is the first time the Japanese have counterattacked?" Ding Wei put down the binoculars and asked slowly.

"I don't know!" Zhang Dabiao said: "Now the position is still in our hands, but I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on for too long, and the counterattack of the Japanese army is too fierce." ”

After several hours of detours, Duan Peng finally went around to the Japanese headquarters on the high ground and attacked the Japanese headquarters, which created a lot of opportunities for the troops directly under the Iron Blood Brigade, the elite regiment, and Ding Wei's new regiment that attacked head-on, and captured the high ground in one fell swoop.

However, the Japanese army also attached great importance to the high ground, and repeatedly sent large forces under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles to continuously attack the high ground.

The Highlands have already changed hands five or six times.

The Iron Brigade occupied, and the Japanese attacked fiercely.

The Japanese army occupied, and the Iron Brigade attacked fiercely.

……

In this way, the whole highland has turned into scorched earth, the trees and grass have all become withered and black charcoal, and the smell of gunsmoke and blood in the air is very strong.

Now this high ground is still in the hands of the Iron Brigade.

In the trenches on the heights, every Predator rested in the trenches, just now he had just repelled a round of attacks from the Japanese army, and now he seized this gap to rest for a while!

"Captain!"

"Captain!"

At this time, Zhang Dabiao and Ding Wei also entered the trenches, and every soldier was covered in wounds, gray and tired, but their eyes were still firm.

Ding Wei looked at the people in the trenches and said: "Brothers, if you hold on for one more hour, it will be dark in an hour, and the Japanese army will not attack, and if you hold on for another hour, we will hold the high ground even if you hold the heights." ”

One of the Predators with a bandage on his head said: "Commander Ding, don't worry, our Predator Brigade has never said a word back, either die in battle or win!" ”

"Very good, that's what you want!"

Through this battle with the Iron and Blood Brigade, Ding Wei understood why the combat effectiveness of this team was so strong, and the temperament and wolf nature in it were not found in other troops.

Good progress has been made on the frontal battlefield and on the high ground, but the high ground defense line on the right side, the 358th Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Jin Sui Army and the local combat troops have been unable to attack the high ground defense line on the right for a long time.

Chu Yunfei looked at the situation of the forward position, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Commander Kong, this is a hard bone, we have been charging hard for a day, and there is still no way to attack this position. ”

Kong Jie was also depressed, very depressed: "Just now the communication troops came to report, we have captured the first line of defense at Gao and Xinkou, and the attacks on both sides have made substantial progress, but we can't attack for a long time, it's really a nest!" ”

Chu Yunfei also sighed and said: "Commander Kong, this is also a matter of no choice, now that it is dark, it seems that we can only suspend the attack and rest the troops!" ”

At this time, the sky has slowly darkened, and it is very unfavorable for the attacker to carry out such a complex terrain attack at night, so it is very unfavorable for the attacker to fight for a day, because the night is approaching, the gunfire gradually stops, and the previous tranquility is restored.

Temporary command of the rear of the Iron Brigade.

At this time, Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, Zhang Dabiao, Chu Yunfei, Li Xiangyang and others were all sitting in the headquarters in front of the station, and their expressions were very solemn, especially Chu Yunfei and Kong Jie, who felt that they had no face to see people.

Li Yunlong looked at the people present, and said with a slight grin: "Hehe, brothers, this time our iron-blooded brigade attacked Xinkou and won the first battle, and now the first line of defense of the highlands and Xinkou has fallen into our hands!" This is one step closer to Taiyuan. ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong looked at Kong Jie and Chu Yunfei again and said, "Kong Er is stunned, Brother Yunfei, although your attack has encountered obstacles along the way, it is not that you have no way to break the enemy!" ”

When Chu Yunfei and Kong Jie heard this, they suddenly came to their senses.