On the top of the hill where the remnants of the 2nd Regiment were trapped, the 1st Battalion kept an eye on every move of the Japanese troops at the bottom of the mountain. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Soon, a force of more than 1,000 Japanese troops marching into the battlefield from far and near came into view.

The first battalion commander didn't say a word, and immediately reminded Xu Hai: "Regiment commander, the reinforcements of the Japanese army have arrived, and there are nearly two infantry brigades!" ”

Xu Hai's already frowning brows wrinkled even deeper at this time, and after staring at the Japanese reinforcements for a few seconds, he decisively ordered: "Let the brothers be ready for battle, this time, our second regiment is planted." However, even if we all die in battle, we will bite off a piece of meat from the Japanese army! ”

Soon, the artillery strikes of the Japanese began.

Dense shells, as if they don't want money, keep hitting the hill and exploding. After only two rounds of shelling, the hill that Xu Hai was trapped in was shrouded in gunsmoke.

After several battles, the Japanese wing commander already knew the difficulty of the Liaodong Army.

Realizing that there would be a tough battle next, he shelled mercilessly.

A brigade of eighteen field guns kept the barrels red, and she had high hopes that the shelling would stop.

Subsequently, the Japanese troops of the two squadrons immediately rushed out of their positions and, under the cover of dozens of light and heavy machine guns, swept towards the top of the hill.

Because the positions were all built temporarily, there was no time to dig anti-artillery holes.

After an artillery bombardment, the 2nd Regiment, which had a small number of troops, lost more than 100 men again.

Facing the Japanese troops who were densely rushing towards him at the foot of the mountain, Xu Hai's face was very ugly, and he ordered in a heavy tone: "Let the brothers be ready for battle, we can hold as long as we can!" ”

More than 200 Liaodong troops, some with rifles, some with light and heavy machine guns, lying in the crater that had just been blown up by the Japanese field artillery, motionless and aimed at the Japanese troops who were constantly approaching the hill. As soon as the Japanese rushed into the firing range, these veterans who were still alive would immediately pull the trigger and kill the Japanese soldiers they were aiming at on the spot.

At this time, some people may ask, where did the Liaodong Army, which had just been formed for two years, have such high morale and combat courage in the face of death.

If half of the Chinese army at this time had such courage to fight, it would not have been invaded by foreign powers again and again.

There are two reasons for this: to give his life to the Liaodong Army, and if he dies in battle, his family will receive a very generous pension.

On the scene, in addition to the fear of death, they don't have too many worries when they really face death.

At present, other Chinese armies do not meet this condition, including the imperial army, and they die when they die, and their families are hardly compensated.

Therefore, in addition to the fear of death, in order for their family to live well in the future and not lose themselves as a pillar, they will do everything they can to survive on the battlefield.

And this leads to a situation where the imperial army is on the battlefield, and as long as the tide of battle begins to develop against them, the imperial army is likely to collapse on the spot.

The second reason is that the Liaodong Army has all the instructors and instructors of all battalions and companies.

These people are not good at fighting, but they have no rivals when it comes to boosting morale.

With the encouragement of these instructors and instructors, everyone knew that the battle in front of them was not for themselves and the Liaodong Army, but for the country, for the people in Liaodong, and for their families who also lived in Liaodong.

If you can't defeat the Japanese, your family, who had just lived a good life, will definitely return to the old days when life was worse than death. What's more, living under the iron heel of the Japanese army, the lives of family members may be at any time.

It is with such thoughts and thoughts, coupled with the fact that they have no worries, that these people will fight the Japanese so desperately.

When a life-and-death struggle was about to begin, the reinforcements brought by the chief of staff had rushed to a position less than five miles from the battlefield.

More importantly, the artillery fire that came out of the battlefield again stimulated every soldier of the reinforcements like a stimulant.

Half an hour ago, the scouts brought back the good news that the battle was not over, and the regiment commander was still holding on.

But because the scouts couldn't get close to the battlefield, the chief of staff didn't know the situation on the battlefield, and he didn't know how many troops there were around the regiment commander Xu Hai.

Now after hearing such a fierce artillery sound, the doubts and incomprehension in the chief of staff's heart immediately disappeared.

For the Japanese army, every shell was very precious.

The fact that the Japanese army was able to use such fierce artillery fire against the regiment commander was enough to prove that the regiment commander Xu Hai still had the strength in his hands for the Japanese army to take into account.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff once again sent out the reconnaissance platoon to find out the situation on the battlefield in advance, and when he arrived, he launched an attack on the Japanese army, so as not to delay time.

At this time, the hill that Xu Hai was trapped on had been covered by the sound of violent gunfire and explosions.

Although there are only about 200 people left, those who can survive from more than 1,000 people, without exception, are veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time.

So, these people not only know how to live longer on the spot, but also have a hand of marksmanship that scares the enemy.

On the position of the Liaodong Army, the limited strength was not much, and coupled with the suppression of the Japanese heavy machine gun fire, the defenders on the hill fired fewer bullets.

However, these bullets are very accurate, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as "bullets" bite meat.

It was precisely because of this that the Japanese troops of the two squadrons were killed and wounded more than half of them before they could rush to the front of the formation.

Because the Liaodong Army occupied Shantou and was condescending, it was already possible to throw grenades over the heads of the Japanese army, but the Japanese army could not do it.

Dozens of riflemen with good arm strength had already taken out their grenades, pulled the fire, and after staying in their hands for two or three seconds, they threw the grenades at the Japanese soldiers with all their might.

Because these grenades were thrown after a delay, almost all of the dozens of grenades exploded in the air.

The scattered fragments of grenades, like scattered flowers, quickly spread around, harvesting all the Japanese troops within their own killing range.

The Japanese soldiers who finally rushed here had not yet reacted from their shock, and their whole body was hit by the fragments of grenades flying everywhere, and then they fell on the way to charge with a face full of unwillingness.

"Baga, the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is really not to be underestimated, just this point has made our two squadrons almost hardly fight back!" The captain of the wing, whose face was not very good-looking, was shocked, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

A captain who was also suppressed next to him immediately reacted and proposed to the wing commander: "Do you want to let the remaining troops withdraw and relaunch the attack after the shelling!" ”

"No!" The Wing Captain refused without hesitation.

Then, under the stunned gaze of his subordinates, he ordered with a murderous face: "Shell now, only by firing now can you inflict maximum damage on the defenders!" (To be continued.) )