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As a defensive side, Zhao Tiehu also carried a lot of mortars into the mountains before retreating into the mountains and forests. Even if firing a mortar also requires finding a good terrain, there is no doubt that there is a counterweapon that is a headache for the Soshan troops.

The Japanese puppet army, who had been exhausted from searching for a day, somewhat disagreed with the order to camp overnight in the mountains to prevent the Eighth Route Army from escaping at night. In their opinion, it was undoubtedly dangerous for a large army to spend the night in the mountains.

Every unit that entered the mountain knew that the Eighth Route Army, which had taken refuge in the mountain in advance, had been keeping an eye on their every move. Now that they are camped in the mountains, it is believed that it will be difficult for them to escape the surveillance of the Eighth Route Army.

Although they were ready to counterattack, when they thought of the possible night attack of the Eighth Route Army, many Japanese puppet troops did not leave their guns. Sit around a lit campfire and watch warily at the pitch-black jungle around the camp.

But they didn't expect that the camp they chose was relatively flat and there was not much dense jungle around them, so they could see the sneak attackers who had entered the camp at night. It can be said that the choice of this camp is still considered.

But for the Eighth Route Army, which had mortars, the camp chosen by the Japanese army was very suitable for them to carry out long-range artillery bombardment. The absence of a large tree means that there is no need to worry about the deviation of the cannonball being blocked by the branches.

Looking at Zhao Tiehu and his entourage, who led the assault team into the night, Liu Cheng, who served as the commander-in-chief of the shelling, looked at the eight mortars that had been erected and nodded calmly: "Start the shelling!" No need to test shoot, just put it! ”

These eight mortars were not concentrated together, but the muzzle of each mortar was adjusted to the direction of the camp of the Japanese puppet army in front. As long as the shells succeed in hitting them, it is believed that the little devils camping there will be blown up.

With Liu Cheng's order, the eight mortars fired their first shells one after another at almost the same time. The whistling shells rushed from the other side of the hill towards the Japanese puppet army camp on the other hill.

The Japanese puppet army, who was in charge of guarding the camp, first saw the fire generated by the flying shells, and then heard the sound. Just as they realized what was happening, eight mortar shells followed, one after the other.

'Not good! Shelling, quick, extinguish the bonfire, dodge the shelling! ’

The little devil soldier Cao and the officers of the puppet army, who reacted, were shocked that the Eighth Route Army had such fierce artillery fire, and they also quickly issued an order to extinguish the bonfire and hide in the shadows.

Liu Cheng, who saw this scene, sneered: "It's only now that the bonfire is extinguished, don't you think it's too late?" Keep the shelling! ”

For Liu Cheng, this kind of long-range shelling will make the Japanese puppet army camped in the mountains tonight become fearful. The sentinels arranged by the Japanese puppet army can prevent close-range sneak attacks, but they definitely can't prevent this kind of long-range shelling.

Just when Liu Cheng shelled a Japanese puppet army camp, the Japanese puppet army resting on other hills also instantly stirred. Even the sound of explosions in the mountains caused great concern to the Japanese camp below the mountain.

Yoshinaga Kazumoku, who was discussing the war, quickly rushed out of the tent with several garrison officers and said, "Guards, guards, where are the cannons fired?" What happened? ”

'Report to Your Excellency the garrison, it's the sound of artillery fire coming from the mountains. Listening to the sound and the power of the explosion, it should be a mortar used by the Huaxia Army. The direction of the explosion should be the location where the Xugou garrison is encamped. ’

'Na! Eight Geya Road, these dirt eight roads dare to use artillery in the mountains! Ji Yongjun, it seems that your previous judgment was correct, these dirt roads really have a way to transport a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition into the mountains! ’

Knowing that it was the troops under his command who were attacked, the Xugou garrison officer was a little anxious and angry in his heart, but he knew that it would be useless to go into the mountains to check the situation now. But this shelling also proved that the Eighth Route Army had strong firepower in the mountains.

Those mortars and machine guns can prove that many of them were stolen from the military columns. This also means that a large number of weapons and ammunition loaded on the military columns are very likely to be transferred into the mountains by these Eighth Route Army and hidden in places that they have not yet searched today.

When the Xugou garrison was shelled, the Japanese puppet army, which was resting near its camp, quickly sent troops to outflank the hill where the shelling was held. It's just that when the lights are black, it is very difficult to outflank the troops.

On the other hand, after the five rounds of shelling, Liu Cheng turned around at the right time and said: "The artillery team retreats to Sandaoliang to rest, and the blocking detachment continues to stay, let's see how many people the little devils will send over to die." Pull back after two rounds, don't let the little devils get entangled. ”

'Yes, Team Liu! ’

The mortar, which fired five shells, was quickly disassembled and removed by the artillerymen. But for the garrison troops from Xugou, the shelling of forty shells also caused them a lot of casualties.

After all, when they were resting in the camp before, their camp seemed to be more concentrated. From beginning to end, the little devils who camped only considered a melee sneak attack, but they didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to dare to launch a long-range artillery bombardment in the mountains.

Looking at the chaotic and pitch-black camp after five rounds of shelling, many little devils and puppet soldiers hiding in the shadows seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. But even after the shelling ended, many people did not dare to get up at will.

Until the Japanese puppet army, which was resting around the camp, began to launch an outflanking attack on the hill where the shelling was shelled, but encountered the treacherous mines laid by the Eighth Route Army earlier at the foot of the mountain. Every deceit explosion provided illumination for the blocking troops on the mountain beams.

As long as the Japanese puppet army was illuminated by the firelight, they all became the targets of the combat members on the mountain beam. For a time, the hill that had been shelled earlier also became a burst of gunfire. Seeing this scene, the battalion commander who was shelled seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

The order was: "Relight the torches, check the battle damage, and rescue the wounded!" ”

There were other units responsible for the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain, and the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side did not dare to continue the artillery bombardment. Then they will re-light the bonfire, and they should not have to worry about shelling again.

As the extinguished bonfires were rekindled, the once leveled camp was in shambles, and wounded soldiers could be seen wailing everywhere. The corpses of some soldiers who were killed by the bombing also made the whole camp extremely bloody.

After some counting, the battalion commander was somewhat depressed to find that during the previous shelling, the Japanese squadron under his command had been killed on the spot, and more than a dozen others were lightly and seriously wounded.

After letting the medical staff bandage it simply, the battle damage of the puppet army that cooperated with the battle also came out. Compared with the casualties of the Japanese army, the casualties of these puppet troops were not small. Hearing this, the camp commander naturally looked a little angry.

But he still ordered: "Draw out a small detachment and send our wounded down the mountain." Damn, these dirt roads know about sneak attacks, and they don't dare to fight us head-on. At the end of the day, my squadron was almost half dead! ”

The resentful Eighth Route Army knew that they were hiding in the shadows and shooting black guns, but they were not at all in a head-to-head confrontation, and soon a Japanese squad and a puppet platoon were assembled, and they would escort the wounded to the hospital at the bottom of the mountain for treatment.

There, some of the lightly wounded were treated in a timely manner, and some of the seriously injured were effectively rescued, and then they were sent to the hospital in the rear city in a military vehicle for further treatment. In short, the Japanese army still attached great importance to the treatment of the wounded.

As for the wounded puppet soldiers, although they were glad to have the opportunity to go down the mountain to heal. But many puppet soldiers know that after a day of fighting today, the number of wounded in the Japanese army is also quite large, and the medical team has no medicine for the puppet army at all.

After these puppet soldiers descend the mountain, they can at most get a simple bandage, a little wounded or something to deal with it. It is undoubtedly impossible to enjoy the same treatment as the wounded of the Japanese army.

Just when the Japanese squad acted as a guard, protecting the puppet army carrying the wounded as they walked down the mountain. The Japanese troops who outflanked the attack from both sides, after capturing the hill, regrettably found that the Eighth Route Army that had blocked earlier was gone again.

Except for the excavated fortifications on the ground and scattered bullet casings, nothing was found. On the other hand, in the process of attacking, they paid dozens of casualties of the Japanese puppet army. This ending undoubtedly made many little devil officers feel speechless.

'Go back to camp and wait until dawn before pursuing!' Damn, these dirt roads are like rabbits, running so fast! ’

After scolding a few words, looking at the mountains that were still pitch black, many Japanese puppet soldiers did not dare to continue the pursuit. Who knows what attack they will be upon if they continue to chase them? The mountains at night are full of too many unknown risks!

After the outflanking Japanese puppet army retreated to the camp to rest, the originally chaotic mountain seemed to be quiet for a short time. At this time, the Japanese puppet army team carrying the wounded soldiers began to set foot on the road down the mountain.

Just as they were about to arrive at the road down the mountain, the Japanese soldiers who were walking in front of them on guard suddenly saw a few people standing up in the mountain pass in front of them, raising their guns and shouting: "Who is it? Stop moving forward, go any further and shoot! ”

A series of voices shouted, and the Japanese squad on guard in front was obviously taken aback. Just hearing that the other party was asking in Japanese, the vigilant Japanese squad seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

In their opinion, this should be their vigilant patrol. The Japanese detachment quickly stepped forward and said: "I am Jiechuan Ye of the Xugou garrison, and I am destined to send the wounded to Yamashita Hospital for treatment." ”

'Stop, I need to check your identity!' ’

Even if this request made the squad leader a little puzzled, the squad leader also knew very well that the Japanese army still had a lot of rules when fighting. It is normal to encounter some officers who strictly carry out their orders, and they are not emotional.

As the patrol team came out of the shadows, they began to check the documents of the Japanese squad, as well as the puppet soldiers and the wounded. Everything seems to be normal.

Just when the escorting Japanese squad felt that they could continue on the road, a soldier of the patrol squad suddenly said: "Send them on the road!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers of the Japanese squad found that the patrol squad soldiers standing next to them suddenly drew their sharp blades and stabbed them into the fatal part of their bodies. This scene shocked the puppet army who was responsible for carrying the wounded, and they couldn't understand what was going on!