…… In this way, the tug-of-war between the two sides lasted for nearly two hours.

The Mitani Wing, the Japanese field wing stationed in Shexian County, which received an order two hours before and immediately rushed to Licheng for reinforcements, was blocked at the door of the house and failed to cross the defense line of the independent regiment for half a step.

Over the course of two hours, Devil Wing Commander Mitani launched as many as nine charges in a row, all of which ended in failure and cost him heavy casualties.

On the other hand, with the help of solid concrete fortifications, the casualties were basically negligible in the course of the two-hour confrontation.

The defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army could not be attacked.

Mitani Daisa was in a hurry at the headquarters, and Licheng was an important transportation hub for the Japanese army's defense area in the southeast of Jin.

Once Licheng is lost, it will inevitably affect the logistics deployment of the Japanese army in the entire southeast of Shanxi during the next large-scale sweep of the Eighth Route Army's base area.

The headquarters is constantly urging reinforcements to reinforce in the direction of Licheng.

But his Sangu Wing was blocked at the door of his house by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army with the help of fortifications, and he couldn't move even half a step.

When the tenth attack was repulsed again.

The devil officer in command at the front called in a gloomy manner, and said on the phone: "The offensive failed again, failed to break through the enemy's position, and our attacking troops suffered more than 200 casualties. ”

Mitani Dazuo was completely mad, and in the full ten fierce attacks, he almost racked his brains, wanting to break through the defense of the enemy's Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, eliminate this hateful Eighth Route Army, and reinforce Li Cheng in time.

At first, it was a common-sense infantry charge, but after realizing that the firepower of the opponent's Eighth Route Army was quite strong, the old devil Mitani immediately adjusted his tactics and mobilized a large number of artillery to bombard the fortifications of the Eighth Route Army.

He hoped that these cannons would be able to crack through the thorny fortifications of bunkers, turrets, trenches, bunkers, etc.

As an elite field company of the Japanese army stationed in the entire Shexian area, the Mitani Wing has a really strong firepower configuration.

Type 92 infantry guns and Type 41 mountain guns pulled out more than a dozen in one breath and launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the fortifications of the 1st Independent Regiment.

The little devil's shells smashed down as if they didn't want money, and the whole shelling lasted for nearly 15 minutes before it gradually came to an end.

After the bombardment ended, Mitani Daisa, who was full of anticipation, waited for the news, but news came from the forward observation post that it was still under the fierce counterattack of the enemy's Eighth Route Army in the new round of infantry charge. The previous shelling did not cause excessive losses to the Eighth Route Army.

As the forward observation posts saw with their own eyes, the various fortifications relied on by the Eighth Route Army were still alive.

Those strong fortifications, which had withstood the heavy artillery bombardment for a full 15 minutes, were still not destroyed.

"Yaga, you bastards!"

Mitani Daisa's face was pale, and he didn't know whether he was scolding the Eighth Route Army behind the fortifications, or the construction soldiers who built the fortifications extremely strongly, and even built more than a dozen pillboxes with reinforced concrete structures in one go.

"Originally, these extremely strong fortifications were all prepared for our Imperial Japanese troops, and now they are attacking at the expense of artillery under the cover of artillery fire, it should be those damn Eighth Route Army!"

Looking at the angry subjectivity, the devil adjutant on the side said helplessly.

The fortifications of these concrete and even reinforced concrete structures were much stronger than the Japanese army expected.

After all, in the entire battlefield behind enemy lines, due to the scarcity of ammunition and backward equipment of most of the troops of the Eighth Route Army, not to mention the artillery that can blow up the concrete structure, even the small-caliber artillery that can deal with the masonry structure is pitiful.

The Japanese did not consider the use of concrete structures for defense at all.

This time, in order to cope with the significant increase in the equipment level of the Eighth Route Army, many concrete fortifications were built.

As for how strong these fortifications were, it was impossible for the Japanese to test them with their own artillery after repairing them.

At the moment, the results of the test have been obtained, and it is indeed unusually strong.

What a pity!

The battle has officially begun.

Twenty minutes ago, two kilometers away from the main city gate defended by the Japanese army, the officers and men of the 1st Independent Regiment of the First Independent Detachment of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi Province were stationed in a certain air defense headquarters.

"Regiment commander, the devil's bombardment has ended, and it is estimated that the infantry will be sent to launch a new round of attack next!"

The commander of the first battalion, who rushed into the headquarters with a dusty body, brought the latest news of the battle situation to Lei Dasheng, the commander of the first regiment.

There was no sadness on his face, but a smile on his face.

"Speaking of which, this little devil is indeed meticulous enough to do things, and this specially built concrete fortification has all aspects taken into account, including anti-artillery and anti-aircraft fortifications.

The devil pulled out more than a dozen artillery pieces in one go, and I was still worried when I attacked!

But halfway through the bombardment, I realized that our worries were unnecessary.

The fortifications made of concrete were really not built, and the devil's shells smashed up, as long as they didn't take shit luck, they just happened to fall in through the muzzle of our machine guns, and it was basically an itch, at most blowing up small holes in the concrete walls.

With this level of fortifications, let alone a little devil, I'm afraid we will have a headache if we want to fight it. ”

Lei Dasheng, the head of the first regiment, nodded, and the solidity of the concrete structure formula built by the little devil made him more and more confident.

Everything was really expected by the detachment leader.

For the thickness is particularly strengthened, and even the prestressed steel bar is added, and the strength is completely improved after the solidity of the concrete, Kong Jie naturally understands it quite well.

This kind of fortification, in the Pacific theater, even with the equipment level of the US military, cannot be easily destroyed, let alone these devil security forces that can be regarded as second-rate troops at most.

After a little contemplation, Lei Dasheng said in a deep voice:

"With this layer of Wang Ba Shell that the little devil gave us, I want to see what other way the devil can think of to get in.

Hmph, the little devil can think of the way, that's all the rest of our play, now our positions have completely gained a firm foothold, tell the soldiers, after the battle, let me continue to overhaul the fortifications.

In addition, while the little devil has not completely recovered at the moment, he continues to hoard spare food and water, and we are ready to rely on these fortifications to fight with the little devil for a while! ”

"Yes!" The herald on call answered.

Lei Dasheng looked at the first battalion commander again and said, "According to my prediction, after the new round of attacks by the devils is repulsed again, I am afraid that there will be no blind attack for a long time."

Our battalion needs to hurry up and get ready.

It is expected that tonight, I will lead all the main forces of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th battalions to withdraw to the next battlefield. ”

Speaking of this, Lei Dasheng patted the shoulder of the first battalion commander, looked at the old subordinate who had followed him for many years, and said earnestly: "First battalion commander, after I leave, this place will be handed over to you!" ”

According to Kong Jie's battle plan, the first regiment successfully captured the concrete fortifications on the outskirts of Shexian County.

In fact, the number of troops for defense with the help of these fortifications is no longer needed.

This is also part of the plan.

Leaving a certain elite, with the help of particularly abundant firepower configuration, unusually stable fortifications, and at the same time reducing the consumption of logistics, with the least number of troops to withstand the Japanese attack.

Build a special slaughterhouse to continuously deplete the living forces of the Japanese army.

The main force of the regiment was to evacuate and rush to the next scheduled battlefield for follow-up battle planning.

After the officers and men of the first battalion stayed, they not only had to block the subsequent frantic attack of the Japanese army with fewer troops, but also created the illusion that the main force of the regiment was still there, so as to completely paralyze the judgment of the Japanese army.

The task is very daunting.

There were only more than 500 soldiers in the first battalion, but what they had to withstand was the attack of the Japanese army that was constantly pouring out from Shexian County.

Even with solid concrete fortifications, strong firepower, and abundant logistics, this is still a fierce battle.

Defending day and night, he did not dare to close his eyes at all, and could face the frantic attack of the Japanese army and the surprise attack of various means at any time.

This is a huge drain on the physical strength of the soldiers, and it is an extremely severe test of willpower.

Faced with such challenges and pressures, the commander of the first battalion responded fearlessly:

"Yes, please rest assured, all the soldiers of my first battalion are sworn to complete the task!"

", if the task is to be completed, our comrades must also give me a good life, don't forget the principle of our old independent regiment, which is to exchange the smallest sacrifice for the greatest victory!"

"Hey, yes! Regiment commander, you can rest assured, don't look at our small number of people, just the equipment we have at hand, as well as this fortification, there is no problem with him for ten days and half a month! ”

The commander of the first battalion assured with a smile.

"Don't be careless, this battle must be fought for me!" Lei Dasheng explained.

"On the premise of holding the position, just kill him, this time the old regiment commander proposed a battle plan to build a slaughterhouse and kill the Japanese at the headquarters, damn, it makes people's blood boil when they think about it.

First battalion commander, if you kid command this battle well, you play brilliantly, hum, after the battle is over, I'm afraid the boss will have to personally invite your kid to drink!

When the time comes, you're still afraid that you won't be famous?

You can't run away with this title of Battle Hero! ”

After painting the flatbread and leaving the first battalion commander with a slight smirk on his face in excitement, Lei Dasheng immediately went to prepare.

……

While the first regiment was in full swing with the Sangu Wing in Shexian, battles in several other directions in Licheng were also unfolded one after another.

After the battle of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army besieging Licheng began, Liaoxian to the north, Xiangyuan to the west, and Lucheng to the south.

Halfway through the mountain road to Licheng, without exception, all of them were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army along the way.

So much so that the defenders of the Japanese puppet army who were struggling to hold on to Licheng, although they kept asking for reinforcements from the headquarters, and the battle lasted for nearly four hours, they still did not see half of the reinforcements.

The battle around Li Cheng has been completely fought into a pot of porridge.

In addition to Licheng itself being besieged by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, near Liao County, near Xiangyuan, near Lucheng, and near Shexian County, the confrontation between the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army intensified.

The commanders who led the team this time were all elite generals of the Eighth Route Army, and they flexibly applied various tactics on the battlefield one by one.

Lei Dasheng, the commander of the first regiment in charge of blocking in Shexian County, took the opportunity to sneak attack and take down the concrete fortifications of the devil, and directly blocked the gate of Shexian County with ingenuity, catching the little devil by surprise.

was stunned to block the devil at the door of his house, so anxious that he couldn't rush out half a step.

Wang Leihu, the commander of the 2nd Independent Regiment, led the main force to launch an ambush on the steep mountain road from Xiangyuan to Licheng, and almost wiped out a reinforcement brigade of the devils.

Commander Wang of the 769th Regiment led the main force of the regiment to directly set up a battle to block the Japanese troops who reinforced Licheng from Lucheng.

That is, the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, a team led by the fleeing general Ishikawa.

As soon as the battle between the two sides began, he realized that the Eighth Route Army that was blocking was by no means an ordinary team, and the old devil Ishikawa, who was extremely cautious and was completely frightened by the Eighth Route Army, really hurriedly ordered all the troops to withdraw to Lucheng, and then closed the city gate tightly and could not defend it.

No matter how you Li Cheng asks for help, he won't come out of anything.

He has recognized his opponent, who is definitely the elite main force of the 386th and 385th Brigades of the Eighth Route Army.

That's not a fuss, it can kill you if you go out.

As for the Japanese reinforcements from Liao County, they were stopped by the main force sent by Ding Wei.

As a result, the battle around Licheng, with Licheng as the central point, and Shexian in the north, Xiangyuan in the west, Lucheng in the south, and Shexian in the east, gradually appeared on the operational map of the general headquarters of the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army.

In the follow-up reconnaissance, the Japanese army immediately discovered that the main force of the Eighth Route was rapidly moving closer to five points, including Lucheng, Shexian, Xiangyuan, and Licheng.

Wave after wave, constantly converging, it seems that it is about to repeat the battle of the Eighth Route Army besieging Licheng not long ago.

At the same time, it seems to be planning the attack of Li Cheng and other five points.

In the Taihang Base Area, including the Taiyue Base Area and the Zhongtiao Mountain Base Area, the troops of the Eighth Route Army began to try to attack the blockade line built by the Japanese army.

After taking into account all the situation in the war, Okamura Ninji, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in North China, pointed out:

"The Eighth Route Army suddenly attacked Licheng, and the base areas began to attack our army's blockade line, it seems that the Eighth Route Army realized something, and did not want to sit still, and was ready to try to break through the blockade."

A staff officer pointed out: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the Eighth Route Army's sudden attack on Licheng with the help of the false news of the collective military marriage and celebration from the base area has indeed caught us off guard. ”

Okamura nodded, it was true.

Then the chief of the general staff of the devil pointed out:

"However, there is an old Chinese saying that is very good, misfortune and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking, although the Eighth Route raid on our army in Licheng was an accident, at present, this bad thing may not be able to turn into a good thing."

Okamura smiled, "Oh, what is Tanabe-kun's opinion?" ”

A person who is truly capable is not the ability of everyone to easily distinguish between good and bad things, but the ability to transform the original bad things into good things.

Turning decay into magic, this is the style of a general.

Tanabe, chief of staff of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, groaned for a moment and replied: "General, I think it is better to plan the plan, avoid the light and the heavy, and then break the ...... with one blow."