In the first round of artillery battles, with the counterattack of the Japanese howitzers, the self-produced artillery of the Beiqiang Army was directly suppressed, and the artillery commander of the Beiqiang Army with two artillery positions was lost. Decisively stopped the shelling, ordered his artillery to start shifting positions, and also prevented the counterattack of the Japanese artillery, inflicting greater losses on them.

The artillery ended the shelling, and also informed the two main attacking regiments of the front in advance, as the artillery commander said that the time had arrived before. The two main regiment commanders of the Beiqiang Army immediately commanded their officers and soldiers and began the first round of hand-to-hand combat......

The Japanese troops who were suppressed by artillery fire in the anti-artillery tunnels heard the news of the attack of the Longhua army from the observation posts arranged outside. The outstanding grassroots officers of the Japanese army began to urge the officers and men of the anti-artillery to quickly enter the defensive position. The blow began to attack their position, launching an attack and charging of the Northern Strong.

With the full firepower of the Japanese troops on the position, the Beiqiang army, which rushed to the attack range of the defensive position, also began to show casualties in patches. This kind of cruel battle, the Beiqiang army has not experienced it once. However, for the Japanese army, which was like an impenetrable defensive firepower network, the commander of the main force who stayed at the foot of the mountain knew that any further attack would only increase casualties, and quickly ordered the end of the first round of attack.

Looking at the Beiqiang army that died at the front of the position, the Japanese troops on the defensive position undoubtedly laughed, but the retreating Beiqiang army almost cried. This kind of offensive battle, which does not solve the heavy machine-gun positions on the opponent's position and rushes up to fill almost with human lives, is undoubtedly a nightmare for these infantrymen.

Seeing that the first round of tentative attacks was over, the number of the two companies of the Beiqiang Army that rushed to the Japanese position was almost less than half. This kind of casualties are common for them as soldiers, but as comrades-in-arms of the dead soldiers, they still feel a little sad in their hearts after they come down.

After knowing that this kind of group attack was only to increase casualties, the two main regiment commanders ordered their troops to attack in small formations. Be out of the opponent's range as much as possible. With the marksmanship of the soldiers of both armies, take one-on-one shooting. Although they caused a certain number of casualties to the Japanese troops on the position, the casualties of their soldiers were far higher than the casualties of the Japanese troops.

If they continue to fight like this, it is very likely that their entire Liaozhou army will be defeated, and it is estimated that more than half of the Japanese troops on the position will survive. Therefore, after marking the heavy machine-gun positions of the Japanese troops on the position, the two main regiment commanders decisively requested a retreat. It was hoped that after these heavy machine-gun positions had been resolved, they would launch an attack on the Japanese positions.

The first day of offensive and defensive battles ended with the casualties between the Beiqiang Army and the Japanese army. Of course, it was the Beiqiang Army that suffered more casualties. In addition to the casualties of nearly 1,000 men of the two main regiments, they also paid more than 10 artillery pieces of two artillery detachments and hundreds of artillery officers and men. As for the hundreds of casualties inflicted on the Japanese army, it was undoubtedly a failure.

Next, the two armies, which had finished the day's fighting, began to plan their own operations for the next day, but rested a sniper detachment of the Xu Jiajun that had been recuperating during the day. Take advantage of the night again. Hiding in front of various positions of the Japanese army. Using the same tactics as last night, grenades and small mortar shells for infantry were used. Different attacks from near and far. Again attacked the Japanese troops on the position.

In the face of these sneak attackers, who were as slippery as loaches, the Japanese troops on the position also pursued them at night, but the consequences of the pursuit were very disappointing to them. Stepping out of the ground means that they will never come back. So much so that it became clear that in such conditions of night battles, they were not at all the commanders of the Japanese army who were the opponents of these Longhua soldiers.

The Japanese troops on the position were strictly ordered to get out of the trenches. To go after the so-called shameless, it is only possible to strengthen the number of sentinels on the positions in order to detect the enemy who is harassing them in advance. It's just that in the face of the signals sent by these sentinels, what the Japanese troops on the position can do. There is also only passive defense. There's no way to take these sneak attackers who run away after the fight, what's the matter!

The feeling of aggrieved lasted all night, and the Japanese troops in the position who had been boiled into rabbit eyes could only spray their anger on the Liaozhou army that attacked during the day. As for the three days after the war lasted, the Liaozhou army, which launched no less than dozens of attacks, all ended up losing its troops and losing its generals.

In these three days, the bravery and fearlessness of the Beiqiang Army undoubtedly made the officers and soldiers of the First Volunteer Division of the Xu Jiajun admire. Looking at these sacrifices of life and death, in order to blow up a heavy machine gun position, it is almost a succession to fill in with human lives. The 1st Volunteer Division, located in the rear, is undoubtedly also enthusiastic to watch.

In these three days, the Liaozhou Army paid nearly 10,000 casualties, and the first division on the position was also not happy. The defensive positions they had built before also had many gaps that needed to be defended by manpower. In particular, the Liaozhou army, which had gone crazy, launched suicidal attacks again and again, like people who were not afraid of death. It also made the officers and soldiers of the First Division, who had always felt that the Longhua Army was weak, really realize that there were still soldiers in Longhua who were more afraid of death than them.

Compared with the Liaozhou Army, which paid heavy casualties in this offensive and defensive battle, the Japanese army, which was significantly smaller in casualties than the Liaozhou Army, was also not happy. Even if they replaced the defenders who had not slept all night during the day, but when the war was urgent, these soldiers who had just withdrawn to the rear to rest also needed to enter the position for defense. Who told the Liaozhou army in front of him to attack that they didn't pay attention to the key points at all?

As a result, the 1st Division did not dare to give up any blocking position easily, and could only rely on the night defenders, which originally served as reserve troops, to replenish the damaged defensive gaps.

What made the people of the First Division a little difficult to understand and accept was that during the three-day battle, their junior officers and adjutants who dared to appear on the position. Without exception, they will all be killed by the sharpshooters of the Liaozhou army. This also led to the fact that in the three-day offensive and defensive battle, the number of casualties among the officers of the Japanese army far exceeded the ratio of ten to one in ordinary battles.

Basically, five ordinary soldiers died, and one Japanese officer was killed. The death of these officers, who themselves constituted the core of the 1st Division's true combat effectiveness, undoubtedly made the 1st Division strictly prohibit officers from wearing officer uniforms to command battles in the following operations. This was also to prevent them from being fired and killed by the sharpshooters of the Liaozhou Army during the battle.

In fact, they didn't know that this was not the handiwork of the Liaozhou Army at all, but the sniper of the Xu Jiajun who lurked around the battlefield, hot-blooded and calm as a spectator. Even if the Japanese officer later changed into a soldier's uniform, he also needed to command the battle. I couldn't see the officers in the officers' uniforms, and the killing of the elderly soldiers who shouted and shouted at every turn also made the Japanese soldiers miserable.

The attack lasted for three thousand, and the Liaozhou Army paid a heavy price without saying that the two artillery regiments were almost half destroyed by the Japanese artillery. Now their artillery is more responsible for knocking out those heavy machine gun positions for the infantry.

Not to mention, this tactic of hitting infantry with artillery really made the Japanese troops on the position jump. This has also led to a lot of gaps in their defensive lines. If it weren't for the timely response of the Japanese troops on the position, I am afraid that the positions they defended would have changed hands.

Seeing that the brothers of the Liaozhou Army were fighting hotly, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Division who stayed here for three days without tactics were somewhat unbearable. Soon, at the request of his officers, coupled with the three-day battle of the Liaozhou army, the soldiers felt a little tired. For the first time, Du Liren took the initiative to ask Li Ren to fight.

It is hoped that they will be brave and brave in the first division to take up the offensive task for one day and create a rare rest time for the brother troops of the Liaozhou Army. After all, compared to the frustration of their attack here, the other areas where the Northern Powers cooperated with the coalition forces to attack were also unfavorable. This disadvantage lasts for too long, and it will undoubtedly have a certain impact on the morale of the National Protector Army.

In the face of the 1st Volunteer Division, which took the initiative to ask for battle, it was found that the number of casualties they had eliminated from the Japanese army was not much different from the number of Japanese troops annihilated by the 1st Volunteer Division that attacked and harassed at night. But the 1st Division of Righteous Courage has only suffered one casualty so far, and the price of less than 10 people has been slightly or seriously injured. The tactics chosen by the two armies can undoubtedly be seen in the results of their battles.

Thinking of the repeated attacks in the past three days, Li Ren also knew that Xu Jiajun had always been known for being good at attacking and defending. Maybe let them go up and try it, and there will be unexpected situations. Because, after consulting the commander-in-chief Li Shichang, he readily agreed to give up the No. 1 position to the officers and soldiers of the 1st Volunteer Division to attack.

As for them, this time they withdrew their troops to act as an assist for the 1st Division. This kind of military arrangement of changing generals on the spot, the two armies secretly completed the alternation that night, so that they were busy dealing with the Japanese troops who secretly attacked the No. 1 position of the squad at night. It is not clear at all that the people with whom they have been fighting for three days have already exchanged objects.

As the sky cleared again on the fourth day, the Japanese troops stationed on the No. 1 position found that their opponents had changed their uniforms. What made them even more puzzling was that these soldiers, dressed in khaki uniforms, did not attack their positions. Instead, a shovel in hand was rapidly digging a tunnel leading to the foot of their position.

From the distance extended from this tunnel, they knew that the excavation work should have lasted a long time. The distance between the tunnel and their nearest position was less than a hundred meters. If it weren't for the fact that after dawn, they could clearly see the movement of the dust flying. I'm afraid that these troops in earthy yellow uniforms will dig tunnels into their defensive trenches.

The Japanese army, which was well aware that the enemy was preparing to take an excavation operation to shorten the attack distance between the two armies, quickly organized a counterattack. Using grenadiers and mortars, they shelled the tunnels. It's a pity that in the face of this kind of individual tunnel, not many of their shells can accurately hit.

What's more, when they shelled these officers and soldiers who were digging in the ground, the officers and men of the 1st Division, who acted as cover, also gave color to the Japanese troops on the position. Large-caliber infantry mortars, the Japanese troops on the bombed positions are also turned on their backs! (To be continued......)