At night, firing flares is a good option to detect the enemy.

The 2nd Infantry Regiment had several kinds of flares, both those fired from guns and those fired from mortars, and this time, in order to see the little devils in the distance, mortars were naturally used to fire large-caliber flares.

Not long after the order was delivered, the fighters began firing flares in front of them.

"Tom, tom, tom"

The sound of several mortar fires sounded in succession, and several flares dragged a long streamer, and soon flew into the distant sky, blooming in the sky with dazzling white light, illuminating the front as if it were day.

Many commanders, including the regiment commander Liu Funan, everyone seized this time, took a telescope to look in the direction of the little devil's appearance, under the illumination of the flares, everyone basically saw the situation clearly, the front was indeed a team of little devils, and it was still a cavalry team, and a small number of tanks and armored vehicles could be vaguely seen.

Seeing that it was the vanguard of the cavalry of the little devils, Liu Funan pouted disdainfully, with the emergence of a large number of automatic weapons, especially tanks and armored vehicles, the cavalry has gradually gone downhill and gradually declined.

This time, since it was a group of cavalry, although there were a lot of them, about nearly a thousand, Liu Funan didn't take it to heart, his second regiment was more numerous than the devil cavalry, and it occupied a geographical advantage, in addition, everyone was well-armed and had fierce firepower, and it should not be difficult to deal with such a cavalry.

The only thing that made Liu Funan a little wary of was the dozen or so combat vehicles of the little devils, and the second regiment did not have anti-tank anti-tank anti-artillery guns. This one is trickier.

"Tuanza, the little devil cavalry has been here for a while, but there is no hurry to attack. It is estimated that they are waiting for the follow-up troops behind. A major battalion commander next to him looked at it with a telescope, and his face was more solemn.

"Tell the brethren to be ready for battle, and to use the sound of my gun as a signal, and as soon as my gun goes off, everyone will beat me hard." Liu Funan looked ahead.

After speaking. Liu Funan thought about it again and added: "In addition, report the situation to the brigade commander and the nearby armored brigade." ”

"Yes!"

The major next to him stood up and gave a military salute. Turn around and go to deliver the order. And Liu Funan did not return to his temporary headquarters for the time being, but looked ahead from time to time and personally paid attention to the movements of the little devil.

Minutes and seconds passed

The task of the 2nd Regiment, which was stationed on the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway, was to block the enemy's reinforcements, and the longer it dragged on, the better. The little devil is in no hurry to attack. Liu Funan naturally would not order the troops to take the initiative to attack the little devils in the distance.

Both sides are standing still.

"Tuanza, look ahead, the movement of the devil seems to be getting bigger and bigger!"

The movement of the little devils in front of him seems to be really getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people seems to be gradually increasing, but because it is night, it is not very real.

"Fire the flare again!"

As several flares rose into the sky, everyone used the strong light generated by the flares to see the situation of the little devil in the distance in front of them basically again.

Since everyone is on the hill. It is equivalent to being condescending, and the terrain ahead is flat. The field of vision is broad, and through the binoculars, I can see that the number of little devils in front of me has increased, and there are many troops of little devils, and even a lot of trucks are parked on the road in the distance, and the little devils on the trucks are getting off.

"The follow-up troops of the devils are coming."

Although I don't know how many people came from the follow-up troops of the little devils, looking at the movement just now, at least the size of an infantry brigade, maybe the troops behind will continue to come.

"Tuanza, there are more and more reinforcements from the little devils." A captain officer next to him looked at the little devil in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

The number of little devils is increasing, Liu Funan has no intention of being afraid, and can't help but say arrogantly: "The more you come, the better, Lao Tzu can just fight happily." ”

Since he followed Ye Feng with an iron heart, Liu Funan has gradually been influenced by Ye Feng, and he has to fight happily in the battle, and after several hearty battles on the Songhu battlefield, Liu Funan's memory is particularly fresh, and he hasn't done a big job for a long time.

Several commanders next to them saw that their regiment commander was arrogant, and their blood boiled instantly, and everyone stared at more and more little devils in front of them.

From time to time, flares rise into the sky, and the situation of the little devils is basically under everyone's control, and there is indeed at least one infantry brigade in front, and there are at least thousands of little devil infantry.

"Tuanza, looking at the posture of the little devil, it may not be long before the attack will begin."

"Hmm." Liu Funan nodded, and Liu Funan also saw that a large number of little devil cavalry, infantry, and even the dozen or so chariots were ready to attack.

Suddenly, there were several sounds of artillery firing in the darkness ahead, followed by a sharp whistling sound, and several shells whistling, with streamers, flew towards the position of the 2nd Regiment, and soon, there was an explosion on the position.

The little devil not only came over an infantry brigade, but also a mountain artillery squad, and now, it is the four 75mm mountain guns of the little devil's mountain artillery squad that are firing at the soldiers' positions.

Seeing that the little devil actually started shelling first, Liu Funan couldn't help but be speechless for a while, the little devil is completely getting an axe in the banmen, the third infantry brigade has three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment, and this artillery regiment is equipped with 105 mm caliber American howitzers.

The little devil dared to take out a few small mountain cannons to stand out, and he really didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Not to mention the artillery regiment equipped with 105 mm howitzers, Liu Funan's Second Infantry Regiment alone is equipped with a lot of mortars of various types, and the artillery company directly under the Second Regiment is equipped with six 120 mm large-caliber mortars, in addition, each battalion also has machine gun companies.

Each infantry battalion is equipped with eight 30-inch heavy machine guns and three 50-inch heavy machine guns, as well as six 81mm mortars.

Not to mention the machine gun companies of each battalion and the machine gun platoon of each infantry company, the six 120-mm large-caliber mortars of the artillery company directly under the regimental headquarters alone are more powerful and have a long firing range than the 75-mm mountain guns of the little devils.

The units of the Second Regiment had long been ready for battle, and as long as Liu Funan gave an order, they would be able to fight immediately, and the artillery company directly under the regimental headquarters was naturally not excluded.

Several small mountain artillery also dared to run rampant, and Liu Funan immediately said: "Pass my order and order the artillery company directly under the regiment headquarters to kill the mountain artillery position of the little devil." ”

The little devil's small mountain guns, with the opening of the artillery, have been exposed, and the direction is very clear, as long as the six 120-mm mortars of the artillery company are fired, they will be destroyed immediately.

Distance.

The little devils who attacked were all full of fanaticism, and the few little devil officers who led the team were the same, looking at the position of the second infantry regiment in front of them, holding their command knives.

This group of little devils has never fought with the independent division, although some devil officers have heard all kinds of power of the independent division, but these devil officers often scoff, in the hearts of these little devil officers, only the Great Japanese Imperial Army is invincible in the world, how can a mere Chinese army be taken seriously.

These imps were arrogant, and when they saw that they had come over with a cavalry wing and an infantry brigade, several imp officers immediately agreed with one another, and the artillery opened the way, shelling the positions of the Chinese troops in the distance, and then a large-scale collective charge broke through the positions of the Chinese troops before the arrival of the follow-up large forces.

However, hubris comes at a price.

As a few shells fell, many little devil officers began to raise their command knives and shouted with all their might: "Kill and give!! ”

Nearly 1,000 devil cavalry, nearly 1,000 devil infantry, plus 11 Type 92 light tanks, plus a few armored vehicles, and a large number of devils, under the cover of artillery fire, were overwhelming, screaming, shouting, and rushing towards the position of the second regiment.

The terrain in this area was flat, which was very suitable for a large-scale group charge, and so many little devils, almost without encountering the slightest resistance, rushed forward several hundred meters in one go, less than three or four hundred meters away from the forward position of the Second Regiment.

Seeing that the position of the Chinese army was in front of them, these little devils shouted louder, and the little devil officers who commanded the attack shouted again with all their might, holding their command knives and ordering the charge, charging as fast as they could.

Just as these little devils were charging on a large scale, suddenly, several streamers appeared in the sky, and they also carried a sharp whistling sound.

Seeing this scene and hearing the sharp whistling sound of the cannonballs flying, many devil officers who were directing the charge were full of puzzlement.

These little devil officers thought in their hearts, didn't their artillery just stop shelling, why did they fire again.

Just now, seeing that a large number of little devils were approaching the position of the Chinese army, and the little devils who were rushing to the forefront might only be about 300 meters away from the position of the Chinese army in front, the mountain artillery team of the little devils stopped shelling.

However, as soon as the shelling of the little devil stopped, the six 120-mm large-caliber mortars of the artillery company directly under the 2nd Infantry Regiment began to fire, and the shells went straight to the direction where the little devil's mountain artillery squad was located.

"Boom, boom, boom"

Several violent explosions sounded in succession at the location of the little devil's mountain artillery squad, and the power of the 120 mm caliber mortar was much more powerful than the little devil's 75 mm mountain artillery, and almost all the charging little devils heard this violent explosion.

"Yaga! The Mountain Artillery Squad is finished! ”

Many little devil officers who were directing the charge saw a violent explosion coming from the direction of their mountain artillery squad, and the flames soared into the sky, and they suddenly screamed in their hearts.

The six 120-mm large-caliber mortars of the artillery company opened fire at a very fast speed, and in a short period of time, at least dozens of shells hit the positions of the Little Devil Mountain Artillery Squad.

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The first update. (To be continued......)