Kazuki Kiyoji, who personally commanded the attack on Niangzi Pass, did not feel that the reduction of troops would have any impact on the expected results, the North China Dispatch Army had its own intelligence system, and the Niangzi Pass, which was defended by two second-rate Jin army divisions, was mixed into a Japanese agent, which was as simple as going to relatives, not to mention, it was still the 97th Division that was responsible for the security of the pass.

Such a unit, such a combat effectiveness, did not make Kazuki Kiyoji worry much at all, his only worry was the independent division troops that retreated into the Taihang Mountains, reinforcing the front line of Niangzi Pass, if that was the case, this battle would be difficult to fight, the combat effectiveness and firepower of the independent division, the Japanese troops in North China, that did not suffer.

Beginning with the launch of the offensive on all fronts on November 5, his main purpose was to seize Niangzi Pass and open the east gate to Shanxi.

Time, what he needs is time, fierce fighting for six days, finally repelled Tang Qiuli's troops, captured Shijiazhuang, the next day, began to deploy to attack Niangzi Pass, but I don't know that the two brigades of cavalry of the independent division drilled out of there, the rear of Baoding, stirred up a mess, the convoy transporting ammunition and supplies, in the area of Boling and Qingfengdian, was the cavalry of the independent division to a pot.

When the Japanese troops arrived at the rescue, they only saw the headless corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere, the jackdaws whining on the dead trees, the cold wind blowing, and the surrounding cemeteries were as dead and silent, and the Japanese soldiers looked at each other and felt a cool breeze coming from the back of their necks.

When he heard the news, he was furious, this batch of supplies was robbed, and the troops on the front line only had three days of food, and there were a lot of shells and bullets, but they couldn't be eaten, and they wanted to set off overnight to attack Niangzi Pass, but they had to adjust their deployment, and from the attacking troops, they divided the strength of two divisions and regiments to deal with the whirlwind-like cavalry units of the independent division.

Such a toss, seeing that the sky was bright, the precious night time slipped away like this, and Feng Jiwu reinforced the troops of Niangzi Pass, which was to use the night to march in a hurry, catch up with the Japanese army, and arrive at Niangzi Pass, the shape on the battlefield is changing rapidly, because of Feng Jiwu's arrival, Niangzi Pass can be safe, Xiangyue Qingji did not know that the tens of thousands of troops of the independent division had arrived at Niangzi Pass, or according to the original attack plan, large-scale shelling of the high ground on both sides of Niangzi Pass.

This is the old routine of the Japanese troops, before the attack, first with fierce artillery fire, to the defenders to kill heavily, and then with the superior forces to storm the defenders' positions, one after another, do not give the defenders a chance to breathe, the attack is blocked, and then shelling, so toss a few times, the defenders on the position, there are basically few soldiers who can breathe, during the Anti-Japanese War, often ** a regiment of garrison strength, toss a few times, there are few soldiers left, the remaining soldiers, how can they withstand the impact of the Japanese army, the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese army, let ** The troops suffered greatly.

The shelling time was extended by an hour compared with the original plan, and the intensity was also increased a lot, and more than a dozen heavy artillery pieces were also used to blow up the high ground on both sides of Niangzi Pass, which was blown into the air with rubble and filled with gunsmoke, and even the Guanlou was hit by hundreds of shells, and the Niangzi Pass Tower, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, was destroyed in the Japanese artillery fire.

Xiangyue Qingji has his own tactical intentions, such a fierce artillery fire, the second-rate Jin army troops, not half of them are killed, but half of them are scared away, the following problem is simple, the infantry rushed up, condescendingly attacked the pass, Niangzi Pass is at his fingertips, he doesn't want to consume the troops here, the vast territory of Shanxi, needs more troops to occupy.

He carefully observed, as the Niangzi Pass barrier on both sides of the hill, there are no decent fortifications, especially on the right side of the hill, there is simply no trace of fortifications, such a branch of the army, vulnerable to a vulnerable attack, with the firepower of attacking the central army, attacking such a force, can be regarded as giving face to the people of Zuzhi.

After the shelling, on the left and right sides of the mountain, each unfolded the strength of two wings, the Japanese ± soldiers poured up the hillside like a flock of goats, and when they climbed more than half of the time, there was no gunfire on the mountain to return fire, and the Japanese soldiers who were originally cautious also put their minds at ease, straightened their waists, and did not take tactical movements, and were as relaxed as a casual tour.

Seeing that the soldiers were about to attack the hill and the defenders of China showed no signs of blocking, Kazuki Kiyoji's face became peaceful, and his right hand comfortably stroked his upturned mustache, deeply proud of the success of his tactics.

The Japanese soldiers who were about to climb to the top of the mountain looked at the dirt slope in front of them in amazement, with this dirt slope, the steep mountain, not an obstacle, the Japanese soldiers in front stopped, looked up, and the ones behind followed, because there were no bullets fired, they all relaxed their vigilance, and soon, many Japanese soldiers gathered in front of the dirt slope.

I don't know what the guy with a great sense of humor said:

"To the west, the people of China are very good, knowing that the imperial army has worked hard to climb the mountain, and the road has been repaired in advance to welcome the arrival of the Japanese imperial army," this guy's words caused a burst of wild laughter among the Japanese soldiers, and they applauded one after another.

Suddenly, I felt that something was wrong, and from the slope dirt road, I rolled down the "snorting" and smoking grenades, rolling, turning over my heels, bouncing, and countless small watermelon eggs fell into the pile of Japanese soldiers in the blink of an eye.

"Hani? There are ambushes and cannons to work! Lie down! The Japanese soldiers, who had found the danger, hurriedly shouted, hula, the Japanese army lay down in a large area, it can be seen that they have been strictly trained, and the tactical actions they can take are not good, and their heads are trained into paste, and this lie down is lying on the grenade.

Tens of thousands of grenades exploded almost at the same time, what a spectacular scene, in front of the slope of the hill position, a long earth dragon suddenly soared, the stump was broken and the steel helmet was broken, flying all over the sky, and the fragments of military uniforms fluttered up and down.

At this moment, on the top of the hill on both sides was a wing of Japanese soldiers, at least a quarter of them, lying at the foot of the mountain, and they were all broken corpses that could not be seen. It is difficult to even collect the body.

The sudden change stunned Kiyoji Kazuki, who was still immersed in pride, opened his mouth wide, looking at the scene like the sky falling apart, and didn't react for a while, what is even more infuriating is that until now, the shadow of a soldier has not been seen, so, the grenade came out of the ground?

The rest of the Japanese soldiers hurriedly set up light and heavy machine guns, and a kind of bullet rain was poured over, causing a burst of dust to rise on the mountain, and after a while, there was no movement on the mountain, and the Japanese machine gun shooter stopped shooting suspiciously, and couldn't understand what was going on? The Japanese soldiers lying on the ground also looked at the top of the mountain stupidly.

A Japanese commander who commanded the attack couldn't bear it, pulled out his command knife, and pointed to the top of the mountain, "Kill the machine!" "Ordered to charge, light and heavy machine guns responsible for fire cover, and "da-da"

This time, the Japanese soldiers were extra vigilant, for fear of deadly bullets from above.

Climbed to the foot of the mountain, there was no movement, climbed to the halfway up the mountain, this time there was movement, or countless grenades rolled down with ominous white smoke, and there was another violent explosion, the Japanese soldiers rolled and climbed, and were blown back to the starting point of the attack by dense grenades, leaving the wounded soldiers who were missing arms and legs, wailing in pain in the middle of the mountain.

Tossing a few times, the Japanese soldiers of the four wings, less than half of them left, attacked again, and were bombed back, so far, the Chinese defenders on the top of the mountain, did not fire a single shot, just greeted with endless grenades, this style of play, so that the Japanese commander had a big headache.

The last attack, after being bombed back, the Japanese attack troops retreated far away, as if they were afraid that the grenades on the hill could be thrown overhead from a few hundred meters away, and the soldiers of the independent division in the trenches suddenly pulled the Jin soldiers around them, "Run!" The stunned Jin army soldiers didn't understand what was going on, so they ran towards the anticline in a daze.

Just drilled into the anti-artillery hole, the position behind him, was covered by the Japanese artillery fire, this cannon hit fiercely, in the anti-artillery hole, the buttocks seemed to be sitting on a bumpy carriage, as if the whole mountain was shaking, the Jin soldiers only then understood what was going on, people fought this battle, even the Japanese devils knew when to shoot the artillery, this was to save their own lives.

If no one reminds you, you will still be bombed in the trenches at this time! Hurriedly bowed his hand to the soldiers of the independent division who greeted him, expressing his gratitude, the soldiers patted them on the shoulders, smiled, and didn't say anything, as the old soldiers of the independent division, they have long been familiar with the Japanese devils, and their infantry retreated far away, for fear of being accidentally injured by their own artillery fire.

After the more ferocious artillery bombardment, Kazuki Kiyoji replaced four cutting-edge infantry wings, drove tanks and armored vehicles to the foot of the mountain, with direct firepower, covering the infantry charge, he wanted to destroy the firepower point on the mountain, but what kind of firepower is there, the soldiers of China did not show their heads at all, they didn't even put their guns, there were only endless grenades, the Japanese soldiers rushed up and were blown back, this battle was depressed, and it was strange, where did the defenders of China get so many grenades?

In the afternoon, in addition to dropping nearly 10,000 corpses and wasting tens of thousands of shells, the Japanese army did not even occupy the halfway up the mountain, so they had to stop, adjust their deployment, and close the front line to calm down temporarily.

This pure grenade defensive battle stunned Zhou Zhenhui, is there anyone who fights like this? If he didn't fire a shot, the Japanese army rushed up and blew it up with a grenade, but he also saw the way out, and the advantage of this kind of fight was that the casualties of the soldiers were avoided to the greatest extent, and the light and heavy machine gun fire of the Japanese army would not play a role.

And the Japanese infantry charged, and the gentle slope on the mountainside was the area that had to be passed, and now he understood that the soldiers of the independent division had left a gentle slope, hiding in the trenches, unable to be wounded by bullets, and there were observation posts watching the movements of the Japanese troops, and telephones were connected to each company on the front line, directing defensive battles everywhere.

At the cost of less than 1,000 casualties, nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, and most of the casualties were Jin soldiers. Zhou Zhenhui had a strong urge to meet Feng Jiwu as soon as possible and discuss tactical issues with him.