The puppet army that assisted the 10th Division in its attack was almost exhausted.

The puppet army has almost no combat effectiveness, and it has little will to fight, but with the devil's supervising team, it is difficult for the puppet army to escape.

Therefore, most of these puppet troops were stuffed with shells from the new regiment, and the puppet troops who survived by luck still had the courage to resist under this level of shelling.

When the new regiment of fighters charges, either raise the muzzle of their guns, or wait for the new regiment of fighters to rush to the position and raise their guns and surrender.

In the direction of Heyuan County, the commander of the Japanese army to block the new regiment was Major General Saburo Miura, that is, the remnants of the 39th Infantry Wing and the 40th Infantry Wing.

There was also a brigade of the Engineer Wing and a brigade sent from the headquarters of the 10th Division.

The 39th Infantry Wing was disabled by the new regiment in the Xinzhou campaign, and the 40th Infantry Wing was disabled in the attack on the outer positions of Dagu Town.

Although two machine gun brigades were added to the 39th Wing, one of them was almost entirely reimbursed in the battle for the assault on Dagu Town.

Another machine-gun brigade also lost almost half of it in defensive battles.

Major General Miura Saburo only had half a machine gun brigade, a full-fledged infantry brigade, the remnants of the 39th Infantry Wing, the 40th Infantry Wing, a mountain artillery brigade, and a chariot brigade.

In addition, there is a brigade of the 10th Engineer Wing, but the total strength of the 10th Engineer Wing is only 800 people, and an engineer brigade is more than 200 people.

Coupled with a small number of puppet troops, the total strength is nearly 5,000 people.

However, in a wave of attacks by the Seventh Company, although Miura Saburo recaptured the position, the Japanese army suffered more than 400 casualties, so the total strength of the devils blocked by the highway in the direction of Heyuan County is only more than 4,000 people.

At this time.

8th Brigade Command.

Major General Saburo Miura's face was ugly.

Through the telescope, he saw that the new regiment of soldiers, who had seized the hill, were shooting wildly at the Japanese soldiers on the anticline.

Under the dense rain of bullets, the Japanese soldiers fell one by one, and these Japanese soldiers were all the troops of the division headquarters, and they were the elite of the 10th Division.

On the anticline was the division headquarters, a large group of Japanese troops, and two remaining soldiers of the other two infantry wings, two full brigades ready to reinforce at any time.

Although Saburo Miura had already overestimated the firepower of the new regiment of infantry.

But.

Seeing this scene, he still felt that he had underestimated the firepower of the new infantry regiment.

It's just that the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army is strong, and even the infantry firepower is so strong, it's outrageous.

"Are those rigid-minded, rotten ordnance officers full of and urine in their heads?"

"Even Tubalu is already equipped with all submachine guns, and the 10th Division, the most elite of the Locust Army, is still using bolt-action rifles?"

Looking at the soldiers of the most elite division headquarters, constantly routing under the dense rain of bullets, Saburo Miura couldn't help but jump like thunder.

In the previous waves of attacks by the Eighth Road, the Eighth Route attacked four times in a row, but failed to capture this Xiaoliangshan position.

Miura Saburo couldn't help but be a little complacent, and even sent a telegram to the division headquarters, saying that he had blocked the offensive of the new regiment of the Eighth Road, and asked His Excellency the division commander to rest assured.

I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly.

Under such strong firepower, how long can the locust army hold out, an hour? Or two hours?

The mountain artillery brigade began shelling the top of the hill, and mortars and Type 92 infantry guns were also pouring shells on the top of the hill.

The firepower of the soldiers of the new regiment and company suddenly stagnated and became much thinner.

The elite of the devils, who were being defeated, saw that their own artillery shells suppressed the fire of the new regiment, so they immediately launched a counterattack on the top of the mountain, and the fighters were fleeting.

Saburo Miura's expression moved, and he seemed to see the hope of regaining his position.

Xiaoliang Mountain is a more ideal position, less than 10 kilometers later, although there are also positions, but they are all small hills, after the small mountain package is the plain terrain, and then about 10 kilometers along the plain is Heyuan County.

And this is the location chosen by Saburo Miura for the decisive battle with the new group.

In order to prevent being bombarded by the artillery group of the new regiment, Major General Saburo Miura placed part of his forces on the anti-slope and another part on a further distance, leaving only a small part of his forces on the positive slope.

After all, the artillery fire of the new regiment was too fierce, and even if the remaining thousands of Japanese soldiers were sent to the front, it would not be enough to stuff the teeth of the artillery of the new regiment.

If you can't recapture the Xiaoliangshan position, let the new regiment of the Eighth Route occupy it.

Then the new regiment of the Eighth Route can drive straight into it and attack all the way to Heyuan County, and now the front-line headquarters and the 10th Division headquarters are in Heyuan County.

But.

Saburo Miura soon saw it in the field of view of the telescope.

The soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route leaned out of the trench on the top of the mountain, withstood the continuous smoke of gunpowder, braved the shrapnel that continued to sweep over, and the gravel and sand that continued to fall, and poured bullets and rain at the Japanese soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, the light and heavy machine guns of the new regiment of the Eighth Route were also erected on the top of the mountain.

More than 100 submachine guns and more than 30 light and heavy machine guns opened fire relentlessly, and even Saburo Miura could see more than 100 tongues of fire on the top of the mountain.

At this moment, the anti-slope position of the Japanese army also became the positive slope position of the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese attack.

Saburo Miura saw that the machine gun operators of the Eighth Road New Regiment were constantly knocked down by shrapnel, and the people next to him immediately stepped on top, so that the machine gun's tongue of fire could continue, spilling one barrage after another.

Even if the machine-gun fire point was hit by a shell, the machine gun team was on top and the machine gun was mounted and fired at the Japanese soldiers.

The new group of submachine guns and light and heavy machine gun fire spilled one bullet after another, directly turning the entire slope of the mountain into a death zone.

Even the elite devils, in the face of the rushing harvest, were finally afraid, or crawling to dodge, or retreating.

Looking at the attacking forces that were about to reoccupy the top of the mountain, but they were falling short, Saburo Miura's face was extremely ugly.

In 1937, the 10th Division began to fight in the Chinese battlefield, and was well-equipped.

Saburo Miura has also been fighting on the Chinese battlefield.

From mid-September 1937 to mid-July 1938, the 10th Division suffered more than 11,000 casualties on the Chinese battlefield.

In the current battlefield in the northwest of Shanxi, in just over half a month, the casualties of the 10th Division have already caught up with the total casualties of the previous year.

Even the arrogant Miura Saburo couldn't help but sigh that the group of enemies in front of him was the strongest enemy that the 10th Division had ever encountered, and there was no one.

Even if the new regiment of the Eighth Route is placed on the European battlefield like a meat grinder, this combat power can be ranked.

The combat effectiveness of this unit is not only reflected in the strength of firepower.

Their soldiers were as fierce as the locust soldiers.

When the 10th Division attacked, Saburo Miura felt that the strength of this unit was defense.

But when it was the turn of the 10th Division to defend and the new regiment of the Eighth Route to attack, Saburo Miura finally knew that he was wrong, and he was wrong.

What this unit is best at is attacking!

He had already used his strongest firepower, and the enemy soldiers would continue to attack even if they were killed to the last man.

This made Saburo Miura's face even more ugly.

"Brigade commander?"

The chief of staff on the side, Hiroo Ono, shouted softly.

As the soldiers of the division headquarters and brigade withdrew, the sound of gunfire on the battlefield gradually weakened, but the sound of machine guns, shell explosions, and rifles still rang non-stop.

"Huh?" Saburo Miura came back to his senses and looked at Hiroo Ohno.

"Brigade commander, do you immediately send troops to recapture the Xiaoliangshan position?" Hiroo Ohno asked in a deep voice.

Saburo Miura raised his hand and looked at his watch, the time was already six o'clock in the evening, and it was dark early in the northwest of Jinbei in autumn, and it was almost dark at this time.

The order he received was to hold the position on Xiaoliang Mountain for two days, and it was a death order.

However, at the beginning of the first day, he lost the Xiaoliangshan position......

"Order the tank brigade to get ready!"

Miura Saburo's face was gloomy, and he said: "After dark, the chariot brigade and the 40th Wing Infantry Brigade counterattacked and recaptured the Xiaoliangshan position. ”

Since the front and reverse slope positions were all controlled by the Eighth Route Army, Miura Saburo did not know how many troops the New Eighth Route Regiment had to attack this way.

However, the Xiaoliangshan position could not be lost, so it could only be attacked at night.

"Hey!"

Hiroo Ohno turned and left.

……

Meanwhile.

In the headquarters of the new 1st regiment, Li Yunlong and Zheng Yu, the commander of the 2nd battalion, were talking with a high-power walkie-talkie.

"Report to the regiment commander, the second battalion has captured the position, and my current battalion headquarters has moved to Xiaoliang Mountain."

"I estimate that the devils will fight back, but don't worry, regiment commander, as long as there is one person alive in our second battalion, it is impossible for the devils to capture the position!"

"Second Battalion Commander, listen." Li Yunlong said in a loud voice, "Your second battalion simply don't defend, take a little rest and attack the enemy directly, the battle is fought to this extent, other Lao Tzu will not, Lao Tzu will only attack!" Wait a minute, the tanks will come from the road to assist your second battalion in the attack. ”

"Yes!" Zheng Yu's angry voice sounded in Li Yunlong's ears, "Our second battalion will attack the enemy immediately in ten minutes!" ”

After hanging up the call, Duan Peng, who was wearing a Geely suit, walked in.

"Your Sword Squadron's mission accomplished?" Li Yunlong's eyes froze, and he asked in a deep voice.

Duan Peng stood upright, and then said proudly: "Report to the regiment leader, the reconnaissance mission has been completed, and my team members have found the devil's mountain artillery position." ”

"Where is the devil's mountain artillery position?" Li Yunlong said, "Point it out on the map." ”

"Here!" Duan Peng pointed to the map, "My team members are pretending to be devils, and they have infiltrated the vicinity of the devil's mountain artillery position with a high-power walkie-talkie, and they can call the artillery group to attack the devil's mountain artillery position at any time." ”

As the battle progressed, the devil's forces became smaller and smaller, and the infantry protecting the artillery had to be withdrawn to participate in the frontal battle.

This gave the Sword Squadron the opportunity to penetrate.

"Raised by a son of a bitch, I finally found you." Li Yunlong's expression was slightly happy, "Duan Peng, immediately ask your team members to contact the heavy artillery unit and blow up the devil's mountain artillery position for Lao Tzu." ”

Duan Peng: "Yes! ”