He Zhengdao, who received a telegram from the besieging Datong troops and also moved the headquarters forward to Zuoyun, was also a little surprised. It was learned that only an infantry brigade of the Japanese army went out of the city, and He Zhengdao also couldn't guess what the little devil wanted to do.

However, in order to ensure the smooth operation of Datong, He Zhengdao still sent a telegram to the troops closest to Datong, asking them to always pay attention to the enemy situation on the Datong side and be ready to support Datong.

For He Zhengdao, what he was most worried about at the moment was actually the Japanese army breaking through in Datong City. Once the other side really breaks through, it is estimated that it will be difficult to annihilate it in Datong with only the blocking of the second division and the second regiment.

Now if you don't attack Datong, you want to 'boil the frog in warm water', and don't force the little devil dog to jump off the wall in a hurry. But now the appearance of a Japanese infantry brigade made He Zhengdao realize that the speed was going to be accelerated.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Send electricity to the reconnaissance brigade, and from tonight, cut off all the communication arteries from Guisui to Datong." The rest of the troops that had reached the offensive position also went on the offensive tonight. Let the fifth special combat team destroy Baotou Airport overnight. ”

However, this made the plan of the troops to encircle and return to Sui and Baotou by one day in advance. Judging from the information sent by the reconnaissance brigade and various units, it is not much of a problem to start the battle to recover Suiyuan ahead of schedule.

Even after issuing this order, He Zhengdao continued: "Send a telegram to the Second Division and ask them to send a main force to Datong to ensure that the Japanese army in Datong will not break through." The rest of the troops continued to advance in the direction of Zhangjiakou. ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

After the two telegrams were issued, Li Xiangdong, the commander of the reconnaissance brigade who was far away in Suiyuan, planned to attack in advance, although there were some surprises. But he also quickly instructed: "Give a mass of electricity, so that they can do it tonight!" ”

I didn't know that sending an infantry brigade originally wanted to test the firepower of the Eighth Route Army. Even consuming some of the Datong garrison soldiers, who were a waste of food in the eyes of the Japanese army, may not have expected to trigger the consequences of recovering Suiyuan ahead of schedule.

At this moment, the Japanese infantry brigade that was attacking the position of the first battalion, watching the Eighth Route Army on the position after a round of gunfire, and using the Type 38 rifle to shoot and kill the infantry who tested the firepower, every little devil did not feel good in his heart.

For them, it is somewhat humiliating to die at the mouth of the gun produced by their own country. But they have forgotten that how many soldiers and civilians in China did not die under the Huaxia-made weapons they captured?

The sudden shooting caught the attacking Japanese squadron by surprise. The Japanese soldiers, who had escaped the first round of shooting, soon lay on their stomachs on the snow on the hillside and began to wonder whether to retreat.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on the blocking position quickly heard the commander next to him say: "The machine guns stopped firing and began to shift the position." Rifleman, keep aiming and shooting, give me a little aim, the bullet is very expensive. ”

Even if the independent column captured a lot of Japanese equipment, there were also a lot of Type 38 rifle cartridges in reserve. But the officers of the Eighth Route Army, who were accustomed to frugality, would still warn the soldiers to cherish every bullet during the battle.

Although they also conducted a lot of live firing in their usual training. But in battle, increasing the lethality of each bullet is also something that these officers have always emphasized.

If you can solve an enemy with one bullet, remember not to fire a second one. If you're not sure you'll hit an enemy, don't waste your bullets. Because the bullets saved may sometimes save their lives.

As the commander gave the order, the machine gunner, who had previously operated the crooked sub-machine gun, quickly picked up the machine gun and began to move from the trench to the next reserve machine gun position, ready for the next shot.

And among the riflemen, those soldiers with a relatively high level of shooting also did not shoot indiscriminately. On the contrary, they were very careful to aim, and those little devils who were still lying on the hillside kept shooting bullets that killed them.

In this process, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on the position said with some surprise: "Company commander, these attackers don't seem to be little devils!" Earlier, I heard a wounded soldier shouting 'I don't want to die'! ”

I know, I heard that, too. It seems that the vast majority of the people who attacked our positions were not little devils. If nothing else, this should be a soldier of the little devil garrison. There are a lot of them, they are all puppet soldiers!

However, since they participated in the attack on us, they also cooperated with the little devils to fight. Whether he is a little devil or not, they are our enemies. You don't have to show mercy to my men when dealing with the enemy. ’

According to the observation of the first round of fighting, the officers of the first battalion on the position also quickly realized. The unit in front of me wearing the standard military uniform of the Japanese army is not a pure Japanese infantry, but a second-line unit of the Japanese army.

But even so, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route on the battlefield will not despise them. According to the information they had studied before, they all knew that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese garrison was still very good.

If you are negligent, you may also fall into trouble!

When this news was reported to the commander of the first battalion who was watching the battle in the rear, the commander of the first battalion who learned the news was also very surprised: "It seems that the little devil still doesn't trust the puppet army very much after all!" ”

'No way! If it is not of my race, its heart will be different! I believe that the little devil also knows this truth. It's just that compared with the Shanxi puppet army we encountered before, the puppet army of these garrisons still has a lot of hardcore lackeys of little devils.

Most of them were reorganized prisoners of war or young men from North China and Northeast China, and they also underwent long-term military training. Most of the grassroots commanders are served by little devils. Compared to the puppet army, they are much more difficult to deal with. ’

As battalion and company officers of the independent column, they will also receive some training from time to time when the unit is resting. Similar to the situation of some units of the Japanese army, they also have some understanding.

And at this time, watching the attacking squadron suffer more than half of the casualties, it did not even test the heavy machine gun position in the forward position. The commander of the Japanese brigade in command soon sent another squadron to join the attack sequence.

Even in order to put a little pressure on the defenders on the position, he pointed to the front position and said: "Order the artillery squadron to carry out an artillery bombardment for me." I want to see if this unit that is blocking us has any heavy weapons! ”

'Hey! ’

Following the order of the infantry brigade commander, an infantry squadron that cooperated with the operation, soon joined the sequence of the attack. As they began to charge the hillside, the Japanese mortars finally began to fire as well.

The commander lying in the trench, listening to the roaring shells, immediately shouted: "Hide well, the little devil has fired!" ”

For this kind of mortar attack, as long as the shells do not fall directly into the trenches, the fighters hidden in the trenches are still safe. But even so, there are still risks.

Looking at a shell, unfortunately it fell into the trench and exploded, and several fighters hiding nearby hurriedly lay down, but there were still casualties. The officer who commanded the battle nearby immediately shouted: "Medic, hurry up and save people!" ”

The battalion commander who was also staring at the little devil's shelling, but still didn't get out of the artillery platoon in his hand. In his opinion, the shelling carried out by the little devils now is more blind. The casualties that can be inflicted on him are also very limited.

Although his artillery platoon can suppress the little devil mortar. But the commander of the first battalion still felt that it might be more appropriate for this artillery platoon to be kept for the counterattack.

When the shelling stopped, the little devil who had been lying down the mountain began to climb up the mountain again. In this process, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were under artillery fire also did not give these little devils a chance.

Even the machine gunner, who had previously shifted the position of the machine gun, also pulled the trigger in his hand. The roaring light machine guns soon joined the battle to block the Japanese advance, causing the attacking Japanese to suffer casualties again.

Once a magazine is empty, the Heavy will carry the light machine gun to transfer. The rifleman next to him will give them time to transfer. After all, there are not many little devils attacking at the moment, and the riflemen can also cope with it.

Looking at the position of the light machine guns exposed after the shelling, it seems that it is different from before. The captain of the Japanese infantry brigade said with a little headache: "Baga, the transfer of the opponent's light machine gun is very high, and it is difficult to destroy it!" ”

The captain of the infantry brigade naturally heard the sound of the crooked machine gun. In his opinion, the machine gun fire point was constantly changing, and it seemed that he was switching positions to strike at the attacking Japanese troops. But this kind of change is a headache for the little devil.

The reason is simple, if the artillery wants to carry out the shelling, it also needs to adjust the angle of the mortar. But these machine gunners, if they run out of magazines and change positions, even if they shell out, they won't have much effect!

An officer standing next to him said, "Captain, don't send two more infantry squadrons!" Only by intensifying the offensive will we be able to test out the opponent's heavy machine gun positions.

Just test their firepower, and we'll be able to attack them in one go. If we don't destroy the enemy's heavy firepower, we will wait for the attack, but I am afraid that we will suffer heavy casualties! ”

'Yo! Then transfer two more squadrons over and strengthen our offensive! ’

'Hey! ’

Not long after, two more infantry squadrons joined the offensive sequence. Looking at this group of attacking Japanese troops who continued to expand the straggler line, the battalion guarding the position also protected the range of their blockade.

Worried that the losses of the defending company would be too great, the commander of the first battalion immediately said: "Inform the first company and the second company to use half of the heavy machine guns." As soon as the little devil retreats, immediately transfer the heavy machine gun position, and the speed must be fast! ”

'Yes, Battalion Commander! ’

Knowing that the heavy machine gun could fire, the fighters in charge of operating the heavy machine gun were naturally happy. Even if they knew, the little devil had been trying to try them out. But it's not easy to blow them up.

Just as the little devils were happy with the increasing number of attacking troops, the fierce gunfire suddenly rang out from the position, causing the advancing Japanese troops to lie down quickly again. They knew that the defenders of the positions had finally used their heavy machine guns.

If this thing hits, it is estimated that it will be seriously injured if it does not die. At this time, it's smarter to lie down and save your life! (To be continued.) )