The officers in the command looked at Zheng Weiguo in unison, because every word he said next was related to the life and death of the 33rd Division.

Zheng Weiguo said in a deep voice: "Now that the enemy and us are staggered, the troops cannot be withdrawn, and only by defeating the enemy in front of them can they survive!" When the brave wins on the narrow road, do you have confidence? ”

"Yes!" Only a handful of officers responded.

Zheng Weiguo was a little helpless, and asked the communications staff officer: "When can the 26th Division arrive in Taiyuan at the earliest?" ”

The staff officer said: "They are going south by train, and they can get there in three hours at the earliest. ”

"Three hours!" Command suddenly stirred again, and a sense of panic filled the room.

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Okay!" Three hours is enough! Ladies and gentlemen, I have made up my mind to destroy the enemy in front of me first, and then return to the division to the north to deal with the 26th Division. If you agree, please stand on my left, and if you are afraid of death, please take off your military uniform, please leave, I will not stop you! ”

Duan Shuanghu took the lead in standing on the left, and Chief of Staff Zhou, Director Xiong, Director Lu, Director Zhang and others stood over one after another. Then a number of officers followed, but many others stood in place.

Zheng Weiguo observed it and found that most of these were officers transferred from the upper peak. He glanced at the officers and said, "It is human nature to seek advantage and avoid disadvantage, and I don't blame you." Now that our division lacks a rear liaison office, you should go and stay in the rear. Chief of staff, you give each of them 100 oceans for travel expenses, and send a squad to escort them away quickly! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Yes! Shizuo, I'll handle the matter here, so you better hurry up and command the battle, so as not to delay the fighter! ”

Zheng Weiguo picked up the binoculars and observed it, and said, "The time has been missed, let's wait a little longer." ”

The quartermaster quickly brought in a box of oceans, and then paid the passage fee per capitation. Some of the officers were ashamed and did not ask for money, while others came to the left again, but some of the officers who had been standing on the left took advantage of the confusion to stand on the right. There are many situations in life, and there is nothing more than this.

Zheng Weiguo said a few words of farewell to the officers who were leaving, and encouraged them to continue to fight the war of resistance in the rear and contribute to the 33rd Division. These officers all swore that they would help the 33rd Division recruit more strong men and ask for more food and equipment after they returned.

After they left, Duan Shuanghu couldn't help but say, "Master, you are too polite to these people. When they are in battle, they should be stripped of their uniforms and sent to the Judge Advocate General! ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "You can't ask everyone to have the determination to kill themselves. Anyway, we also have to build a rear liaison office, and they are clever and flexible, so they can be regarded as making the best use of them! ”

Director Xiong suddenly said: "Master, the enemy has started to move again!" ”

Zheng Weiguo looked at it and said with great joy: "Okay! Since the devils want to go on the road, we'll give them another ride! ”

The Japanese army was very nervous when they had just had a car accident, for fear that someone would take advantage of the chaos to attack. However, after they had been on guard for a while, they did not find the enemy, so they were a little lax. Some soldiers changed the tires of the car, but those that could not be repaired were pushed aside, and the soldiers on board were diverted to other vehicles. After being busy for a while, the convoy continued to move in the direction of Jinyuan.

At this moment, three red flares suddenly rose into the sky. Dense gunfire suddenly rang out on both sides of the five-mile-long highway. The 333st Regiment, the 332nd Regiment, and the 342nd Regiment of the 342nd Division, launched an attack on the enemy at the same time, and took advantage of the terrain to cut the enemy into three sections in one fell swoop, so that he could not take care of each other.

Commander Ma Biao was in charge of the easternmost part of the entire front, that is, the front of the Japanese convoy. As soon as he saw the flare, he hurriedly said, "Quick, detonate the explosives!" Send the little devil to the west! ”

The attached sappers hurriedly grabbed the telephone and shook it vigorously, and soon there were several loud noises on the road, and several trucks were blown to the ground, and the soldiers on the vehicles were either killed or wounded. But the motorcycles at the front of the convoy didn't do anything. It turned out that due to the postponement of the order for the general attack, the motorcycles had already driven past the site where the explosives were buried.

Awakened, the Japanese began to use the heavy machine guns on the sidecar to fire wildly in front of them, and tried to break out of the ambush circle. The power of the five Type 92 heavy machine guns firing in one direction was quite large, and a dense network of fire was suddenly formed in front. The troops in charge of blocking the attack on the road soon fell into a passive situation, and for a time they were suppressed by the Japanese firepower and could not move. Only warp firepower such as grenadiers could counterattack sporadically, but the accuracy was too poor to pose a threat to the Japanese.

Under the cover of these "machine-gun motorcycles", the infantry of the Japanese army also began to rush forward. Some skilled veterans fired grenades with grenadiers precisely into the trenches that blocked the positions. Other units tried to seize the next high ground.

Ma Biao was in a hurry, so he picked up a crooked handle and put it on the bunker and fired at the Japanese motorcycle. However, the motorcycle was very agile and not easy to hit, and as soon as one of the motorcycles turned around, the muzzle of the gun was aimed at Ma Biao's position. The guards who saw that something was wrong hurriedly threw him down. They lay down on their front feet, and the bullets swept over their hind feet, smashing the bunker on the spot. The crooked handle also fell and injured the guard.

Just when there was nothing else to do, a company on the side hill finally came to reinforcements. They concentrated their machine rifles and fired heavily at the motorcycle, killing several soldiers on the spot. The Japanese tried to counterattack, but they were limited by the firing range, and they were powerless to target the flanks, especially on the right.

It turned out that the driver's seat of the Japanese army was on the right-hand side, and the side three wheels were no exception, so the sidecar was located on the left side of the body. Since the front of the car and the driver were on the right side of the heavy machine gun, the firing angle was greatly limited. In addition, the Type 92 heavy machine gun needs the bullet supplier to deliver the bullet protection plate on the left side of the machine gun, but the machine gun is mounted on the sidecar, and the left side is empty, and the loading can only be solved by the shooter himself, so it cannot be fired continuously.

When multiple motorcycles attack one side at the same time, you can also use alternate cover to ensure firepower. But once besieged from many sides, the separate motorcycles had to stop and stop, and their power was greatly reduced.

Soon, more than a dozen soldiers on the motorcycle were killed one after another. Commander Ma Biao quickly commanded the troops to launch a counterattack, causing the enemy to retreat one after another. At the same time, the units of the 33rd Division have also made significant progress on several other battlefields, and the situation is very good.

After being attacked so fiercely, Matsui Setsu Daisa was not surprised. He excitedly said, "Yo Xi! Aunt Amaterasu bless, the time has come to make meritorious contributions to the Holy War! 26th Division, hum! A group of barbarians will not want to rob us of the honor of the Hokuriku. ”

The 26th Division used to be the Kwantung Army, but now it is subordinate to the Mongolian Army, and the First Army to which the 109th Division belongs is not dealing with each other. Now that the 109th Division's garrison has been lost, the 26th Division has come to grab the merit and want to disgust its competitors. If the 26th Division eliminated the 33rd Division or "recovered" Taiyuan, the 109th Division would lose face. Therefore, Matsui Setsucai led his troops to Taiyuan desperately, for fear of being preempted by the 26th Division.

The staff officer hurriedly slapped his ass and said, "Matsui-kun, with you, victory must belong to our 109th Division." ”

Matsui has always been arrogant, and suddenly laughed proudly.

On the hillside across from them, Liu Ertang, now a cadet in the sniper platoon, was searching for a target with a scoped ZH-29 semi-automatic rifle. After Zheng Weiguo heard about his three shots to save the night owl, he always felt that this name was familiar, and then suddenly thought that this was not the militia hero who was active on Taihang Mountain back then? Naturally, such a talent could not be let go, so he personally went to the cavalry regiment and borrowed it from Commander Wang. Of course, this is Liu Bei's borrowing from Jingzhou, and he has borrowed it but has not repaid it.

Liu Ertang was searching, and a two-bar three-star epaulette suddenly appeared in his field of vision. Good guys, a big sa! What is there to hesitate about, Liu Ertang immediately pulled the trigger.

Bang! As soon as Matsui turned around, the head of the staff officer next to him bloomed, splashing his face. Liu Ertang found out that he had hit the passenger car by mistake and smashed his fist on the ground in anger. The leader of the sniper team next to him hurriedly dragged him aside. No sooner had they dodged than bullets puffed down where he had been standing. This is the sharpshooters of the Japanese army returning fire, although they have not received professional sniper training, but their marksmanship is really good.

Click, click, the machine gunners who were covering them flew and killed two Japanese soldiers who were shooting at them in two bursts.

Snipers, sniper cadets, machine gunners, and sub-shooters, the four of them form a sniper team. Most of the snipers and cadets use ZH-29 semi-automatic rifles with scopes. Although this rifle was semi-automatic (theoretically the accuracy of bolt-action rifles was higher than that of semi-automatic rifles, and semi-automatic rifles were higher than those of fully automatic rifles, because the automatic mode had an effect on shooting), this rifle was well-made and was far from being comparable to ordinary bolt-action rifles of the time. Of course, a sniper rifle like the Kar98K has a greater advantage at a distance of six hundred meters. However, the snipers of the 33rd Division are not up to this standard for the time being, so it is still convenient to use semi-automatic rifles, after all, there is no need to pull the bolt, which greatly saves time.

The machine gunner used the Finnish LS/M-26 light machine gun, which, as previously described, was the most accurate machine gun of its time, and was invincible at up to 400 meters. It can both snipe at important enemy targets and provide cover for snipers. The co-shooter, who carries only one pistol, uses a telescope to observe the enemy for his teammates.

Not everyone is as lucky as Matsui Matsui. After the battle began, the sniper platoon was divided into 30 sniper teams and simultaneously sniped at important targets of the Japanese army on different sections of the road. Officers armed with command knives or binoculars became their first choice, and then skilled units such as machine gunners, gunners, grenadiers, and drivers became their targets. Of course, as the battle heats up, they kill the devil when they see it, even the ordinary soldiers.

While the sniper team and the Japanese sharpshooters were sniping, a fierce artillery battle broke out between the two sides. The first to strike were seven flat-fire infantry snipers. Originally, there was only one, but this surprise attack on Taiyuan really got a lot of good things from the Japanese military station, including eight flat-fire guns. However, two gates were transferred to the northern route, and there were only seven gates on the West Hill side.

Flat-fire artillery can penetrate even armored vehicles, and it is naturally not a problem to deal with the garbage trucks of the Japanese army. It's often a point shot that can take out a car. If you are not satisfied, you can do another round. Not to be outdone, the Japanese fought back desperately with infantry and mountain guns carried on trucks. However, their guns were initially mounted on truck beds and maneuvered, and they suffered a great loss, losing several guns one after another. If they hadn't moved some of the artillery from the car in time, I am afraid that they would not be able to start an artillery battle with the 33rd Division.

Matsui did not expect such a powerful firepower from the enemy, and he quickly turned from surprise to panic, desperately asking for help from his superiors and asking for "tactical guidance" from the army aviation.

Just as the Japanese radio station was sending a report to the regimental headquarters of the 109th Division, the long antenna exposed the target, and an 82 mortar was aimed here. Boom, the first test shot was slightly off, only to break the station's antenna. The gunner adjusted the firing of Zhu Yuan, and then came a triple shot. Boom, boom, with three loud bangs, the location of the radio station was blown beyond recognition. It was later learned that this was the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army. Matsui, who had just escaped sniping, was unlucky this time, as one of his legs was broken by a flying radio station, and he fainted on the spot in pain and became a prisoner after the war.

Just when the bureau was tilting towards the 33rd Division, the Japanese machine suddenly appeared. As usual, the twelve Type 97 bombers flew over with a swagger. The antiaircraft artillery battalion had already been prepared for battle, and they had obtained four new Suluotong antiaircraft guns in Taiyuan, and their anti-aircraft firepower had been greatly enhanced. Speaking of which, these four cannons were left behind by Commander-in-Chief Fu when he evacuated Taiyuan, and now they are finally back in the hands of the Chinese soldiers.

The anti-aircraft artillery battalion suddenly opened fire and knocked out two enemy aircraft at once. However, the Japanese army climbed rapidly, and the 20-mm anti-aircraft guns looked a little weak. Fortunately, the Japanese planes were also frightened by the attack just now, and did not dare to fly at low altitudes again, so they kept circling at high altitudes. As soon as they found out that there was a 33rd Division's uniform, they threw bombs at the Luxia one by one. This kind of plane, which can carry five one-ton aerial bombs, is very dangerous, and it blew up a company-level position and an artillery position of the 33rd Division on the spot.

Duan Shuanghu's eyes were dripping with blood, and he was about to shoot in the air with a Czech style.

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly grabbed him and said: "The enemy plane flies so high, the machine gun will not play a role, and will only expose the target in vain." ”

Duan Shuanghu was anxious and said, "What should I do then?" If the devils continue to blow up like this, the casualties of the brothers will be great! ”

Director Xiong said: "Division, order the whole army to assault!" As long as we are entangled with the devils, the plane will not dare to blow up! "The Japanese planes are flying very high now, and as long as the battle lines of the two sides are close, there is nothing they can do according to the Japanese army's skills. It's just that there are still a lot of remnants of the enemy, and if you give up the positional advantage, the casualties will not be small after a hard fight.

Zheng Weiguo thought about it for a while, and finally made up his mind, saying: "Pass my order, the whole army will assault!" With three green flares in the sky, the soldiers of all divisions rushed towards the enemy like tigers pounced on sheep, and the officers and men of the two armies soon got together.

Nikki was stunned at this time, and after circling a few times, he had to flee back in disgrace. Seeing the Japanese plane retreating, the soldiers cheered, and their morale soared.

Zheng Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, it's time for Lao Tzu to go on the field and have a good time!" ”

Director Xiong hurriedly persuaded: "You still have to command the battle!" ”

Zheng Weiguo looked at the chaotic battlefield and said: "There is no need to command now, tell the soldiers to shoot wherever the gun is fired, and where there are many devils, they will fight!" ”

He was about to take his direct team to the line of fire when the communications staff officer suddenly ran over and handed him a telegram, saying: "Division, urgent telegram from the north!" ”