As soon as the battle of Lijiapo began, the entire southeast capital area of Shanxi Province became lively.

Seishiro Itagaki, chief of staff of the Japanese army, Admiral Toshizo Nishio, commander of the Japanese Dispatch Force in China, Jun Tada, commander of the Japanese Dispatch Army in North China, and Yoshio Shinozuka, commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army in Shanxi, were all at their headquarters everywhere looking at the map and waiting for news.

The operational staff officers of the headquarters at all levels were working intensively on the map, and the area around Guanjiayuan on the map was surrounded by arrows of different colors.

Two wings of the 37th Division and the Mountain Artillery Wing, two wings of the 36th Division, the 29th Brigade and the 9th Brigade.

The Japanese troops from all walks of life marched towards the Guanjiayuan area and attacked together.

At the same time, the reinforcements of various units in the southeastern base area of Shanxi Province had also exchanged fire with the Japanese reinforcements.

The order of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was to stop the enemy from reinforcing at all costs.

Surrounding the little-known hill of Guanjiayuan, the troops of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in the entire base area in the southeast of Shanxi Province put on a decisive battle posture.

And in the Guanjiayuan ring fortification, Yamazaki felt that something was not quite right.

After the Eighth Route Army organized two or three attacks, it did not continue the offensive.

Yamazaki knew intuitively that the Eighth Route Army must be preparing for a more aggressive attack.

But he wasn't too worried, let alone cared about casualties, although the Yamazaki brigade had already suffered more than 300 casualties in the previous encounters, and there were still 1,000 people left.

He knew that the armies were converging on him, and with favorable terrain, ample ammunition, and close air support, he would have no problem holding out for another two days.

To Yamazaki's surprise, the fighting will of this group of Tsuchihachi was actually very tenacious and their morale was also very strong.

In addition to the fact that the weapons and equipment are inferior to the Japanese army, there is not much difference between them and the elite of the Japanese army in other aspects.

Their commander gave an order, and all the soldiers rushed forward one after the other, and even if they fell in the way of the charge, not a single soldier took a step back.

This unit is definitely not a group of people with rudimentary weapons called Hanako as propagated by the propaganda department.

In addition, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army was actually very powerful.

The artillery configuration of the Yamazaki detachment was very luxurious, equipped with 12 Type 92 infantry guns, 16 Type 97 81-mm mortars, and more than 80 grenadiers.

In order to prevent himself from being too passive, Yamazaki is ready to take the initiative.

He lay on the annular trench, carefully observed the situation around the battlefield, and called the staff officer Matsuki Kumayoshi over.

"Matsuki-kun, when it gets dark, you take two squadrons of imperial troops to take that mountain."

Yamazaki Yehei pointed to the top of the Fengyuan Mountain, which is not lower than the main peak of Guanjiayuan on the opposite side, and said to Matsuki Kumayoshi.

In the morning, Yamazaki Yehei was about to send a squadron of soldiers to seize the hill, but he was given the first step by the Eighth Road.

lost the opportunity, considering that the firepower of the Eighth Route Artillery was a bit strong, so he prepared to carry out a sneak attack in the middle of the night.

"Hey!"

Pine Bear Gidon said: "The captain is wise, my admiration!" ”

"That hill and the Guanjiayuan Heights are at each other's horns, as long as you occupy there, no matter which hill Tubalu attacks, it will be attacked by the other mountain."

"That way, we'll be able to hold out for at least two days."

After a pause, Matsuki Kumayoshi looked worried: "But in two days, will our reinforcements arrive?" ”

Yamazaki Yehei held the emperor's imperial saber and said confidently: "It doesn't take two days, the reinforcements arrive here, it only takes one day to be enough." ”

"We are here to firmly attract the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and when the counter-encirclement of the reinforcements is closed, another center will blossom."

As Yamazaki spoke, his right hand clenched into a fist, palm up, and five fingers quickly opened.

"When this battle is over..."

"Commander Tada promised to transfer me to the 37th Wing of the 225th Division as a wing commander."

"There is still a shortage of adjutant officers in the 225th Wing, so I will apply to Commander Tada to transfer Matsuki-kun to you."

"Hayi!" Matsuki Kumayoshi looked happy, "Thank you, Captain, no... Thank you, Captain! ”

"Yo Xi!" Yamazaki had a smug look on his face, and he felt that he would make a contribution in the Battle of Guanjiayuan and become famous in the first battle.

The future is bright.

……

In the forward command post of the new 1st regiment.

"Report to the regiment commander, the new artillery regiment is all in place!"

"The brigade artillery regiment is ready!"

"The Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment have completed the construction of artillery positions and can fire artillery at any time!"

"The divisional artillery regiment is ready!"

Signal soldiers kept running in to report to Li Yunlong.

The last to be prepared was the divisional artillery regiment.

The brigade artillery regiment was originally near Guanjiayuan, so there was no need to prepare too much at all.

The divisional artillery regiment was not far from Guanjiayuan, and immediately rushed over after receiving the order.

In addition, the artillery positions of the various mountain artillery groups were set up in different positions, and a few kilometers away from Guanjiayuan, all of them used the precision shooting method to determine the firing elements.

And the various mortar groups also built mortar positions in an invisible position on the main peak of Guanjiayuan.

Although the Japanese troops on the mountainous area of Guanjiayuan did not have mountain artillery, they were equipped with Type 92 infantry guns, which had a longer range than mortars.

Once the devils discovered the mortar position of the Eighth Route Army, the shells came directly from the main peak position of Guanjiayuan.

The quality of devil artillery is not blown.

For the sake of air defense, the brigade commander and division commander took out all the large-caliber heavy machine guns and machine guns handed over by Li Yunlong to protect the mountain artillery and mortar positions.

And also made a lot of fake artillery positions to confuse the devil pilots.

Hearing that the division's artillery regiment was ready, Li Yunlong did not hesitate to use the radio communication machine to issue an order for the test firing of mountain artillery.

At this time, the sword captain Lu Yingjun took a radio communication set to stay with the snipers at the top of the wind wall.

The mountain artillery group is in three different directions, and once the artillery is fired, no one knows who misses, so there is no way to adjust the firing of Zhuyuan.

Therefore, each mountain artillery group must take turns to test fire first, so as to ensure that after the start of the shelling, every shell will fall on the devil's position.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

At present, Lu Yingjun adjusted the precise firing parameters on the radio channel according to the impact points of the divisional artillery regiment, the brigade artillery regiment, and the new 1st regiment mountain artillery battalion.

……

At the forward command of the 386 brigade.

"Salute!"

The brigade commander heard the sound of the sentry at the door, turned his head from the ladder to look at the door, and saw the boss and the chief of staff walking in.

"Boss, chief of staff?"

"How did you get here, it's dangerous here, the little devil's plane has only been gone for a long time."

"Let's hurry back to headquarters."

The brigade commander hurriedly persuaded.

"!" The boss snorted, "You are not afraid of danger, the soldiers on the front line are not afraid of danger, are we and the chief of staff afraid of danger?" ”

The boss stepped on the ladder and raised the binoculars on his chest to look, only to see sporadic shells falling near the Guanjiayuan Heights.

Immediately said in surprise: "What kind of fame is this kid Li Yunlong doing, why hasn't he started to attack yet?" ”

Since Grand Master Li didn't cause trouble, the boss also liked Li Yunlong.

A cadre who doesn't cause trouble, can lead troops to win battles, and can also engage in side jobs to bring weapons and ammunition is simply a treasure.

Who doesn't like it?

The brigade commander explained with a smile: "Li Yunlong is testing the impact point of the mountain artillery, and this time Li Yunlong borrowed my artillery regiment and the division commander's artillery regiment. ”

He also said he would be reimbursed for shells and artillery damaged in battle.

"That's it...," the boss said with a smile, "I knew that I had lent the artillery brigade to Li Yunlong, and I could be reimbursed anyway, just so that my artillerymen could train and train their soldiers." ”

"That's not going to work." The brigade commander said, "The artillery and artillery participating in the war need machine guns and large-caliber heavy machine gun air defense protection. ”

"Boss, if you add your artillery brigade again, there won't be so many machine guns and large-caliber heavy machines."

"Without the protection of machine guns and large-caliber heavy machine guns, the mountain artillery brigade would become a live target for devil planes."

The boss nodded and said, "That's right." ”

"It's better to come early than to come at the right time." The chief of staff smiled, "Boss, we are just in time, and this time we also have the right time to observe how this kid Li Yunlong fights." ”

"Hmm!"

The boss nodded heavily.

……

The Eighth Route Army delayed its attack, and there was silence around the entire mountain field.

It was so quiet that the devils on the high ground of Guanjiayuan felt chills in their hearts.

Military personnel are the least fond of silence, because the silence on the battlefield often contains greater danger and heralds more intense fighting.

Yamazaki was a little panicked for no reason, so he ordered the soldiers to continue to build positions and make some movement.

The eight roads on the opposite hill seemed to have increased troops, but Yamazaki was not prepared to startle the snakes.

When it is almost dark, let the artillery first adjust the shooting Zhuyuan, and after dark, first wash the ground with the artillery fire there, and the two squadrons can take the high ground with only one charge.

However, it didn't take long for intermittent shells to fall, some on the Guanjiayuan Heights, and some on the bottom of the mountain.

Yamazaki was confused.

Eight Roads wouldn't want to attack with this level of shelling, would they?

It's too much to take me Yamazaki Yehei in the eyes of the left!

The leader of the artillery squadron hurriedly ran over and said with a pause: "Captain, this is the artillery of the Eighth Route Army in test firing, and it is to provide a reference for shooting Zhu Yuan's revision before the official shelling." ”

"Nani?" Yamazaki Yehei was stunned for a moment, the shells were fired from three different directions just now, wouldn't there be three artillery groups on the Eighth Road?

The leader of the devil artillery squadron continued: "According to the trajectory of the shells, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route are far away from us, and there must be observers of the Eighth Route Artillery near us. ”

Yamazaki Yehei understood as soon as he heard this, and immediately raised the telescope on his chest to look around, and finally locked on the top of the Fengyuan Mountain diagonally opposite, and only that mountain near this could see the impact point of the top of the Guanjiayuan Mountain.

"Herald!"

"The artillery squadron immediately shelled the position on the eighth road on the hill diagonally opposite."

"The communications squad immediately called in the aviation to find and destroy the Eighth Route Artillery position!"

Yehei Yamazaki clutched the command knife tightly, his face hideous, almost roaring filial piety to give orders.

However, it was too late.

Chirp!

Hearing the voice, Yamazaki Yehei looked up at the sky with his head as thick as his neck, and a red flare rose into the air.

The gaze was puzzled.

Isn't the artillery position of the Eighth Route very far, what does it mean to hit a signal flare at such a close distance?

Soon Yamazaki knew what this meant, and there were many, many screams of cannonballs tearing through the air ringing in his ears.

More than 140 shells were discharged from the first round of disembowelment and landed on the Japanese positions in Guanjiayuan from different directions, and the metal projectiles with the breath of death exploded with a series of muffled thunderous sounds.

The entire highland of Guanjiayuan was immediately plunged into a sea of smoke and fire.