When the Liaodong Army, under the cover of night, began to secretly prepare for the next day's attack, the Japanese troops in the direction of Donggang had already received an order from Dashanyan to send reinforcements by radio. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even though it was already dark, the commander who received the order still gave the order at the first time.

Soon, a division of Japanese troops began to concentrate under the cover of night.

The nearly 20,000 Liaodong Army led by Li Zhilong had been lurking around the Japanese garrison for two days.

Because the Japanese army showed no signs of reinforcing Gaizhou, Li Zhilong did not take the initiative to provoke the Japanese army.

Now that the Japanese army has made such a big move all of a sudden, it is in conjunction with Commander Yang Xingguo to let himself delay the time of the Japanese army.

Li Zhilong immediately realized that the Japanese troops in the direction of Gaizhou must have been hurt by the commander, and the Japanese troops here did not even let go of the night and directly assembled, which must be to reinforce Gaizhou.

Now that the Japanese army has moved, there is no need for them to continue to hide.

He immediately ordered the five garrison regiments under his command to set out and destroy the necessary route for the Japanese reinforcements in the shortest possible time. Then he ordered a regiment to bring ten mortars, rush to the several positions he had already selected in the shortest possible time, and use the method of blocking layers to slow down the reinforcements of the Japanese army.

Two hours later, the Japanese army set off, and nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers, carrying torches, left the barracks. At a glance, the formation of the Japanese army stretching for several miles was like a fire dragon in the night, which was very shocking.

However, less than an hour after they had been gone, a rather dense burst of gunfire rang out at the front of the line.

Soon, a cavalry communications corpsman rushed to the division commander.

"The commander of the division, the avant-garde brigade was attacked. The high ground next to the official road in front was occupied by the enemy, and the avant-garde brigade was preparing to organize an attack of troops and take the high ground! ”

The division commander didn't have to guess to know that the blocking force was the Liaodong Army.

As a person who had suffered losses at the hands of the Liaodong Army, the division commander was very aware of the cunning and toughness of the Liaodong Army.

If the Liaodong Army really planned to rely on the high ground in front to block itself from reinforcing Gaizhou, then an avant-garde brigade would never be an opponent.

Thinking of this, the division commander just frowned and ordered: "Order the field artillery wing to transfer a brigade of artillery to the high ground, and once the attack of the avant-garde brigade is frustrated, the artillery will immediately open up to support the avant-garde brigade!" ”

At this time, the offensive of the avant-garde brigade had already begun.

Although it was still dark around, the division commander could see the battlefield situation clearly through binoculars and torches on the battlefield.

In order to take the high ground in one go, the avant-garde brigade set up all the heavy machine guns in its hands and suppressed and strafed the hill.

Four squadrons of infantry, some armed with light machine guns, some with rifles, lined up in four skirmish lines, and swept towards the hill.

Perhaps because their offensive firepower was too fierce, not a single one of them fired in the face of the four squadrons that killed Xiangshantou.

"Could it be that the Liaodong Army defending the hill was scared away!" This was the thought of many Japanese officers.

But the commander of the Japanese division did not see it that way.

From his previous experience in fighting with the Liaodong Army, he can be sure that the Liaodong Army will never be defeated so easily. On the surface, there was no movement on the hill defended by the Liaodong Army. In fact, they are waiting for fighters, and as soon as they appear, they will deal a fatal blow to their attacking troops.

Just when the division commander began to worry about the avant-garde brigade, there was finally movement on the hill a few miles away.

First, a ball of fireball rang out from the heavy machine-gun positions of the avant-garde brigade, and then a violent explosion of shells reached the ears of the division commander.

"It's not good, the Liaodong Army is equipped with artillery, and the avant-garde brigade will suffer a big loss!" The commander of the Japanese division, who frowned, couldn't help but exclaim.

Subsequently, regardless of whether his subordinates reacted or not, he opened his mouth to them and ordered: "Contact the field artillery wing, immediately counterattack, and destroy the artillery position of the Liaodong Army." Inform the avant-garde brigade to retreat immediately, lose the cover of heavy machine guns, and they will be the live target of the Liaodong Army! ”

The order of the division commander was to be transmitted to the battlefield of engagement a few miles away, and it was simply impossible to do it without five minutes.

And five minutes is enough time for the Liaodong Army to prepare an unforgettable gift for his avant-garde brigade.

After the order to exit, ten mortars had already fired thirty or forty shells at the Japanese heavy machine-gun positions. Twelve heavy machine guns, all of which were dead at this time.

As soon as the heavy machine guns that provided fire cover for the infantry were muted, the hill, which had been calm just a moment ago, was like a powder keg that had suddenly been detonated, and immediately a very violent gunfire rang out.

"Baga, there is at least one battalion of the Liaodong Army, three heavy machine guns, and ten light machine guns hidden on the mountain, which is the standard firepower configuration of a main battalion of the Liaodong Army. It's over, the avant-garde brigade is over, and even if the whole army is not destroyed, it will be almost killed. ”

The avant-garde brigade, which was suddenly attacked, rushed to the front of an infantry squadron, and was almost killed at once.

Although the Japanese army had a high tactical literacy, they lay on the ground as soon as they were attacked. A squadron located in the second skirmisher line, several dozen people were still hit by bullets.

The Liaodong Army was condescending, and there were heavy machine guns to provide fire cover, even if the remaining Japanese troops were lying on the ground and shooting at the Liaodong Army, there were still people who were constantly hit, which can be described as heavy losses.

Behind him he saw a heavy machine-gun position that was still shrouded in gunsmoke, but had been devoid of gunfire. Even though he had not yet received the order to retreat from the division commander, the captain, who knew that it was impossible to take the high ground, gave the retreat order very decisively.

However, the positions defended by the Liaodong Army were not something they could come to and leave if they wanted.

Although the captain had given the order to retreat, none of the Japanese soldiers lying on the ground moved.

Three heavy machine guns, ten light machine guns, and hundreds of rifle bullets formed an impermeable network of fire over the heads of the Japanese troops.

Listening to the whizzing of bullets flying overhead, all Japanese knew that now as soon as they looked up, they would be beaten into a hornet's nest.

Unless the follow-up troops provide them with fire cover to suppress the Liaodong Army on the hill. Otherwise, even if they succeed in retreating, they will lose a lot.

Just when the Japanese army was in a dilemma, ten mortars joined in again.

A round of ten mortar shells, like rain, kept falling in the middle of the Japanese army and exploding, killing and wounding the Japanese soldiers in patches. It didn't take long for the Japanese troops lying on the ground to lose hundreds of people in the shelling.

After seeing the battlefield situation in his eyes, the division commander couldn't help but scold again: "Baga, why hasn't the field artillery wing fought back yet, do you want to watch the avan brigade annihilated!" ”

An artillery staff officer hurriedly ran over and reported: "Division commander, we have never seen the artillery equipped by the Liaodong Army, and the artillery wing has no way to confirm their exact location. (To be continued.) )