Phoenix Ridge section of Shitai Highway.

The main force of the 39th Infantry Brigade of the Army was slowly advancing along the road.

Without warning, a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged in the heart of Major General Yoshito Takagi, who had always been very superstitious about his instincts, and with his keen and almost evil battlefield instincts, he and his troops had escaped death countless times, and at that moment Yoshito Takagi shouted without hesitation: "Order the troops, stop advancing, and stand by in place!" ”

Yoshito Takagi's order was quickly conveyed, and the huge marching column slowly stopped.

Then, accompanied by the chief of staff, Yoshito Takagi stepped out of the armored command vehicle, fell to the ground without any image, sniffed and sucked hard at the ground like a dog, and after only two puffs, Yoshito Takagi's face had changed greatly, and he immediately shouted angrily: "Yaga Yalu, there is a bomb underneath, order the troops, emergency evacuation ......"

However, it was already too late.

Almost at the same time, Tang Dashan on the mountain range had also coldly pressed down the detonator.

"Boom......" Before Yoshito Takagi finished speaking, a violent explosion suddenly rose under his feet.

The huge wave of air instantly tore Takagi Yoshito, the brigade chief of staff, and more than a dozen nearby devil soldiers to pieces, and even Takagi Yoshito's armored command vehicle was lifted into the air, and several devil soldiers sitting in the armored car were also shocked to death in an instant, and the ethereal soul returned to Dongying Island.

On the mountain ridge, almost at the same time that Tang Dashan pressed down the detonator, the entire Phoenix Ridge trembled violently.

Tang Dashan and the two guards were suddenly knocked to the ground, and in an instant, a huge explosion had swept like a tide, and the violent sound waves almost tore the eardrums of the three people to pieces!

It took a few seconds for the ground to shake.

Tang Dashan and the two guards got up in embarrassment, and when they turned their heads to look down the mountain, the three of them suddenly opened their mouths wide, and their faces became pale in an instant, shocked, at this moment, the three of them were only shocked in their hearts! Huge shock! Tang Dashan had seen a big scene, but at this time, he was also deeply shocked by the explosion scene in front of him!

Under the Phoenix Ridge, countless huge clouds of smoke and dust have risen from the mile-long road.

In the violently tumbling smoke, a faint firelight could be faintly seen, and nothing else could be seen!

However, the terrible scene on both sides of the highway is clearly visible, the grass and trees within 100 meters from the highway seem to have been ravaged by an eighteen-level typhoon, all lying on the ground in a radial shape, many ancient trees the thickness of buckets are broken at the waist, and the rows of white stubble are looking at the special mad people, as well as hundreds of pounds of boulders, are also displaced......

Although the smoke and dust from the explosion have not yet dissipated, the fate of the devil is no longer in suspense.

In the face of such a strong explosion, let alone flesh and blood, even the iron and steel can't withstand it!

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Ten miles east of Niangzi Pass, the headquarters of the 20th Division.

The 20th Division's supplementary corps has seized more than a dozen commanding heights on both sides of the road, which will be digging trenches and stepping up the construction of field fortifications, and the 26th Field Artillery Wing has also built temporary artillery positions with the assistance of the Engineer Wing, but the terrain here is not very good, and the power of the Field Artillery Wing is bound to be greatly reduced.

There were already sporadic gunshots in the mountains on both sides.

Obviously, the squadron has arrived and is launching a tentative attack on the outer heights.

The chief of staff of the 20th Division, Hisashi Kimura, looked a little uncertain at this time.

In Kimura Hisazo's view, although there are quite a few soldiers in the supplementary corps, it is really difficult to rest assured that most of these temporarily conscripted soldiers in the countryside have been retired for a long time, and the vast majority of the soldiers have been infected with alcoholism, gambling, and other vices, and their physical fitness is much worse than before, and their will to fight is far inferior to that of the soldiers on active duty.

And the Chinese Baoshan division on the opposite side is notorious!

Even the 5th Division, known as the "Steel Army", was defeated and sunk in the sand under the Baoshan Division, not to mention the 20th Division, a group of soldiers in the countryside who were hastily recruited and armed? Kimura Hisazo had every reason to worry that perhaps before the [***] people rushed to the position with bayonets, these soldiers in the township would have collapsed psychologically.

The commander of the 20th Division, Lieutenant General Kawagishi Bunzaburo, looked calm.

In Kawagishi's view, the division headquarters is not only a supplementary corps, but also more than 8,000 active-duty soldiers of the field artillery wing, engineer wing, and baggage wing, and although the combat effectiveness of these more than 8,000 active-duty soldiers is not as good as the field infantry of the two major infantry brigades, they are by no means vegetarians.

What's more, the two major infantry brigades will soon be able to come back to help, so what is there to worry about?

Suddenly, a communications staff officer hurriedly came to Kawagishi Fumizaburo, and immediately retracted his feet and said uprightly: "General, the 39th Infantry Brigade was attacked by an unknown bomb of the Shina Army in the section near Phoenix Ridge, and according to the report of the aviation scouts, the explosion site was filled with thick smoke, and it was impossible to see the details clearly from the sky, so the casualties are unknown. ”

"What?" Kawagishi Fumizaburo lost his voice and said, "Unknown bomb!?" ”

"Hello." The communications staff officer suddenly bowed his head and said, "General, I suspect it's a landmine." ”

"Yaga Yaru!" Kawagishi Bunzaburo slapped his hand in the face of the communications staff officer and scolded, "Since the Imperial Army set foot on the battlefield of China, I don't know how many mines I have seen in China, and what mines can produce huge smoke and dust, and even reconnaissance planes can't see the explosion situation clearly?" ”

"Hello." The communications staff officer bowed his head abruptly and insisted, "It could be a giant mine." ”

"Giant mines?" Kawagishi Fumizaburo Huo Ran turned around and said to Kimura Kuzo, "Kimura-kun, urgently contact the Takagi Brigade (39th Infantry Brigade) and ask what happened there?" ”

"Hello." Kimura Kuzo bowed his head suddenly, and immediately took the order.

In less than a moment, Kimura Kuzo hurriedly came back again, and said to Kawagishi Bunzaburo with a solemn expression: "General, the Takagi Brigade can't be contacted!" ”

"What?" Kawagishi Bunzaburo lost his voice and said, "Can't get in touch?" ”

Kimura Kuzo nodded, and said, "The lowly has already sent a special operations team to reconnoitre. ”

Kawagishi Bunzaburo realized that things seemed to be a little beyond his expectations, and immediately said to Kimura Kuzo: "What about the Yamashita Brigade (40th Infantry Brigade) and the 28th Cavalry Wing?" Did you meet at Niangzi Pass? ”

Kimura Hizo shook his head and replied, "There is no news from the Yamashita Brigade and the Cavalry Wing for the time being. ”

The voice fell, and a communications staff officer hurriedly came to the two of them, and suddenly retracted his feet and stood upright: "General, the Shimada squadron that stayed behind in Niangzi Pass sent an urgent telegram, Niangzi was attacked by the special forces of China five minutes ago, and when the division headquarters received the telegram, the Shimada squadron had already collectively broken jade, and Niangzi Pass had also been lost!" ”

"What? Niangzi Pass is lost!? Kawagishi Fumizaburo's face suddenly became more and more embarrassed.

Once Niangzi Pass is lost, it means that the connection between the Yamashita Brigade and the division headquarters has also been cut off!

In other words, before the Yamashita Brigade captures Niangzi Pass, the headquarters of the 20th Division will face the siege of the Baoshan Division alone!

In the face of such a situation, Kawagishi Bunzaburo is not a little confident, his confidence is actually that the two major infantry brigades can quickly return to help, but now, the Yamashita Brigade is blocked to the west of Niangzi Pass, and the Takagi Brigade has lost contact, and no one knows what is happening to the Takagi Brigade now?

Kimura Hisazo settled down and said with difficulty: "General, the top priority is to hurry up and ......."

Kawagishi Bunzaburo raised his hand suddenly, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Order, the Yamashita Brigade and the 28th Cavalry Wing quickly recapture Niangzi Pass, be sure to meet with the division headquarters before dark, and then send a report to the front army headquarters to request emergency air fire support from the aviation regiment!" Also, call the Takagi Brigade non-stop, and report to me as soon as you get in touch! ”

"Hello." Kimura Kuzo bowed his head suddenly, and immediately took the order.

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Lady off.

Li Qinglong personally led the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of [***] to the head of Niangzi Pass, and saluted the standard military salute to Liu Tiezhu, the captain of the Special Operations Brigade, and said loudly: "Captain Liu, the 1st Battalion of [***] has been ordered to come to change guards, the task of your special operations brigade has been completed, and then leave it to us here!" ”

"Okay!" Liu Tiezhu didn't shirk either, nodded and said, "But Commander Li, our special operations team is below, brother, if you need anything, just say hello!" ”

The special operations brigade is Yue Weihan's heartache and soul, and it is also a strategic arm of the Baoshan Division.

When less than 100,000 people are in an emergency, the special operations brigade will never fight hard with the enemy on the frontal battlefield, of course, when the time really comes, the special operations brigade will never retreat, the special operations brigade is the elite, but the elite is also a soldier, and the soldier has to obey orders, and he has to sacrifice for the country and the nation.

"I don't need to." Li Qinglong refused without hesitation, "It's enough to have our '[***] 1st Battalion' here." ”

Since it is the [***] 1st Battalion, it must have the momentum of giving up on me! What's more, the name of the 1st Battalion was not blown out, but was blown by a strong wind, but in exchange for the iron bones of more than 500 heroes! In this world, there is no defense line that the [***] 1st Battalion can't break through, and there is no position that the [***] 1st Battalion can't hold!

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Jingcheng County, Baoshan Division.

Liu Yi strode to Yue Weihan and said excitedly: "Military seat, the special operations brigade has taken Niangzi Pass, and Li Qinglong has also led the 'National 1st Battalion' to rush to Niangzi Pass, Niangzi Pass is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, with the strength and equipment of the 'National 1st Battalion', even if it is attacked by the army on both sides, it will definitely not be a problem to defend until dark!" ”

After saying this, Liu Yi said again: "Also, all brigades, artillery regiments, and cavalry regiments have also entered the designated attack positions, and the 20th Division of the Army has become a turtle in the urn!" ”

"Good!" Yue Weihan nodded happily and said, "Order the 'National 1st Battalion' to hold out until dark, and also, all brigades and regiments should not rush to attack, and be sure to prepare for air defense, and wait until after dark to carry out a general attack!" ”

(To be continued)