After capturing the two positions at the foot of Shiniuling Mountain and at the foot of the mountain, the first battalion lost one-third of the fighters in battle, and the second battalion lost nearly half of the soldiers. After two bloody battles, Wang Mingren knew that the Japanese army defending the Shiniuling position was not simple.

First of all, the number of people was much higher than the number reported by the reconnaissance brigade, and secondly, the use of ground types by the Japanese army was also very reasonable. If it weren't for the good quality of his own fighters and the great superiority in weapons and equipment, it would have been impossible to quickly capture the two positions of the Japanese army with so few casualties. In order to ensure the final victory in the battle, Wang Mingren personally led his troops to climb to the top of the mountain.

Before the attack, Wang Mingren put the three battalions with the most serious injuries on the position at the foot of the mountain, and arranged the first battalion on the mountainside position, and then took part of the strength of the guard company and the heavy fire battalion to attack the top of the mountain with the third battalion. The more the battle went to the end, the more the officers and men of the 874th Regiment did not dare to be careless, and the commander of the third battalion sent a platoon to be the vanguard in order to be more secure, and took on the responsibility of exploring the way for the main force.

The higher you go up Shiniuling, the steeper and more difficult the mountain road becomes, and it is obvious in many places that the mountain road is built by manpower. The pioneer platoon passed through three very dangerous sections of the road in a row, but did not find any Japanese ambushes, and even the platoon commander who led the team could not be sure whether there were still Japanese troops on the top of the mountain. After more than an hour of climbing, the pioneer platoon approached the platform where the Japanese artillery positions that had been destroyed by artillery fire were located.

Approaching the platform, the pioneer platoon finally spotted the Japanese defensive positions. The position was built on the platform, and after a circle of sandbags surrounded by fortifications, a lot of black holes were exposed, and many Japanese soldiers could be seen. The platoon commander of the pioneer platoon first told the troops to stop advancing, and then asked the fighters to turn back and report the situation to the battalion commander. After receiving the report, Qi Li immediately asked Wang Mingren to make a report.

Major General Yumasa Takasaki was frowning in the cave at this time, listening to the report of his subordinates. When the gunfire on the mountainside stopped, Major General Takasaki Yumasa knew that the two positions in front had been lost one after another, and that one of the infantry brigades guarding the position was also unlucky. Originally, some of his subordinates proposed to set up ambushes in several dangerous places, but Major General Takasaki Yumasa gave up this practice after considering the forces at his disposal.

At present, Major General Yumasa Takasaki has only 1,500 troops available at his disposal, including his own escort team, and there are more than 300 baggage soldiers who are not strong in combat. If he still had the original four infantry brigades in his hands, then he would not hesitate to arrange ambushes in several dangerous places.

After two days of fighting, Major General Takasaki Yumasa knew very well that the Chinese troops attacking his own defense line were by no means good at stubble, and he was very clear about the solidity of the two positions and the arrangement of troops, and how could the troops that were able to capture the two positions in such a short period of time be stopped because of the ambushes on several dangerous terrains?

After Wang Mingren approached the Japanese position with his troops, he did not rush to attack, but together with Qi Li, he and several guards found a position to observe the Japanese position. At this observation, Wang Mingren's brows furrowed. The position chosen by the Japanese army was almost a decisive place from the perspective of the terrain. From below, there is a steep slope of 70 degrees, and there is only a man-made mountain trail about 600 meters long, which curves ruggedly over the steep slope.

The trail is only about a meter wide, and there are few types of ground along the way that can be used for concealment. The Japanese position was condescending, and although the number of Japanese troops on the position was not large, it was enough to block the mountain road. In addition to this mountain road, although it is possible to climb it in other places, it is time-consuming and laborious, and it will also be exposed to the fire of the Japanese position.

If you want to attack from the mountain road, the only feasible thing is to take out the Japanese positions on the platform. This did not seem to be difficult to do, and the troops carried twenty mortars, enough shells to plow the platform once. However, after careful observation, Wang Mingren still found the entrance to the cave behind the platform, and now Wang Mingren fully understood that the artillery fire would not pose much danger to the Japanese troops on the platform.

Putting down the binoculars, Wang Mingren said to Qi Li: "Old Qi, do you estimate how much time it will take the soldiers to rush to the platform from this mountain road?" Qi Li thought for a while and replied: "If it is not blocked, it will take about five minutes to rush up with all your strength." Listening to Qi Li's words, Wang Mingren pondered. When the Japanese troops on the platform position are attacked by artillery fire, they will take refuge in the cave, only at this time can the soldiers charge upward, this kind of mountain road, there are many people and they can also spread the formation, at most dozens of fighters can charge at the same time, even if there is only one light machine gun available on the position, these dozens of fighters will not be able to advance due to blocking, and they will be completely exposed to the Japanese guns.

Such a terrain type really made Wang Mingren unable to make up his mind to attack. Seeing that it was past noon, Wang Mingren also knew that it was not a matter to drag it out, so Wang Mingren said to Qi Li: "Old Qi, you go and select fifty daredevils to launch a charge on this platform position after the artillery fire strikes the Japanese platform." Qi Li also knew that this was the only feasible way, so he should come down and turn around and go back to the camp to pick people.

Twenty mortars were all in place, and fifty daredevils were singled out. These fifty people are all good hands who grew up in the mountains, are very good at climbing, and have excellent physical fitness. These warriors each had a charge and a spear, and after packing up their whole bodies, they stood neatly at the bottom of the steep slope. Dozens of light and heavy machine guns in the battalion were also aimed at the Japanese positions, ready for fire support at any time.

When everything was ready, Wang Mingren ordered the attack to begin, and with twenty mortars fired a dense barrage of shells at the Japanese positions. The shells exploded continuously on the Japanese position, and in the smoke and fire, not only sandbags but also Japanese soldiers were lifted away. After three rounds of artillery, there were no more active Japanese soldiers on the position, and at this time, Qi Li gave the order to attack the fifty daredevils.

The daredevils received the order and rushed quickly towards the mountain road in turn, only to see one after another figures bending down and charging towards the Japanese position with all their might, and soon the soldiers who rushed to the front had already rushed half the distance. Suddenly, the muzzle of a black hole protruded from an inconspicuous crack in the stone next to the platform, and then the sound of machine guns rang out.

In the sound of gunfire, several fighters who rushed in front fell down at once, and the soldiers behind hurriedly fell down on the mountain road. Qi Li was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the machine gun to cover and let the charging soldiers withdraw first. The firing port of the Japanese machine gun was too small, and the machine gun at the bottom could not threaten the Japanese machine gun at all, and the charging soldiers hurriedly retreated back, and more than ten soldiers were shot and fell to the ground on the way to retreat.

The failure of the first attack also caused the death squad to lose more than a dozen fighters, which made Qi Li's heart ache. These soldiers are the backbone of the battalion, and every loss of one will make Qi Li feel distressed. Wang Mingren turned up two bazooka groups with a cold face and asked them to use piercing and armor shells to kill the machine guns hidden behind the rocks. The two rocket launchers fired piercing and armor-piercing shells one after another, and the powerful piercing and armor-piercing shells easily exploded the stones, blowing up the Japanese machine gun crew hidden behind the stones into the sky.

Wang Mingren learned a lesson, carefully observed the mountain road with a telescope, and asked the bazooka group to bomb the places where it was possible to hide the Japanese troops. The piercing and armor-piercing shells brought by the bazooka group were also used cleanly this time. At this time, Wang Mingren once again let the mortar open fire to cover the charge of the death squad. The Japanese also knew that the hidden firepower points were destroyed, so when the mortars bombarded, they insisted on withstanding the falling shells and blocking the charge of the death squads on the position.

The desperate resistance of the Japanese army really played a role, and as soon as the death squad rushed to a third of the way, the road was blocked by the Japanese army on the position with firepower, not to mention the charge, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, and there were still soldiers who were shot and sacrificed. Wang Mingren saw that such an attack was not a solution, so he could only order the death squad to retreat again. After two charges, only sixteen of the fifty-man death squad remained.

The unfavorable attack took a toll on the morale of the soldiers, and the atmosphere on the positions of the three battalions became dull. Wang Mingren and his subordinates discussed for a while, but no one came up with any good solution. In fact, Wang Mingren did not know that in these two charges, the death squad sacrificed more than 30 people, while the Japanese casualties exceeded 100. After all, they will be blocked by artillery fire, and it is inevitable that they will suffer heavy casualties.

Major General Yumasa Takasaki in the cave was also frowning and spinning in circles, and the screams of the wounded soldiers in the cave made him upset. The artillery fire of the Chinese army is too fierce, and if the Chinese army attacks like this a few more times, it will really reach the point where there are no troops available. But apart from using this method to stop the attack of the Chinese army, Major General Yumasa Takasaki could not think of any good way.

In the stalemate between the two sides, time passed little by little. Wang Mingren knew that the longer the Ming Dynasty dragged on, the better it would be for the Japanese army. He looked at the sun and said to Qi Li: "Old Qi, it's not a matter to drag on like this, in my opinion, we still have to continue to attack." If I send another ten mortars up, I don't believe that thirty mortars will be shelled at the same time, and this small Japanese position will not be sealed!"

Qi Li thought about it for a while, and could only agree with Wang Mingren's idea. Soon the 10 mortars supported by the first battalion were in place, and Wang Mingren gave an order, and 30 mortars were fired at the same time, and the explosion of shells on the Japanese positions became more intensive. At this time, Qi Li also ordered an attack, and the attacking troops were no longer death squads, but a platoon of fighters.

A whole platoon of soldiers roared and charged the Japanese positions along the mountain road, and due to the restrictions of the mountain road, the soldiers could only rush upwards in line. The Japanese troops on the position saw that the Chinese army was about to attack, and regardless of the explosion of the shells, they insisted on using weapons to block the attack of the Chinese army on the position. Qi Li also commanded the machine gun to suppress the Japanese army, and in such a confrontation, the charging soldiers rushed forward desperately regardless of life and death.