It is more than ten kilometers away from the front line of Jingcheng County.

It's a large mountainous terrain.

To the east, after this mountainous terrain, there is a large open land, and more than ten kilometers beyond this open land is Shimen City, a military town in Hebei Province.

Shimen City also has a very nice and famous name in history, called Changshan.

Shimen City, together with Beiping and Baoding, is known as "Sanxiong Town in the North", the geographical location is very important, and it has been a city where soldiers must fight since ancient times.

Now, an earth-shattering bloody battle has begun.

The total number of troops invested by China and Japan here is 300,000.

Previously.

It was garrisoned by the garrison brigade of the Jizhong Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and the devil was unwilling to be beaten passively, so he took the initiative to attack the position of the Shimen City Garrison Brigade.

The roads and railways of this mountainous terrain are the only way for the mechanized troops of the Eighth Route Army to attack Shimen City.

Occupying this place, the devils can effectively resist the pace of the Eighth Route Army's attack on Shimen City.

Front-line positions.

"Kill to ......"

A full-fledged elite brigade of more than 1,000 devils, maintaining a multi-layered skirmish line, has swept past the forward position of the first regiment of the Eighth Route Army Garrison Brigade.

In the rear of the devils, Type 97 mortars and Type 92 infantry guns were neatly lined up, firing at the deep position of the 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army Garrison Brigade.

In the distance, the devil's 12 Type 94 mountain guns were also firing at the positions of the first regiment of the garrison brigade.

The blast wave continued to rise over a group of positions, and in the continuous roar, a group of fighters was killed and wounded.

"Dog's day little devil!"

Zhang Ziyuan, the head of the first regiment, was in the field of vision of the telescope, and when he saw the loss of the forward position, he couldn't help but scold the devil.

Although the losses of a regiment were not large, there was a company of fighters in the forward positions, but ...

Next to the position is the road, and the task of the first regiment of the garrison brigade is to hold the position here and ensure the passage of heavy weapons such as tanks and heavy artillery of a large army.

Once this place is lost, the devils will be able to plant a large number of anti-tank mines and anti-infantry mines on the roads here.

So.

The location here is very important for the counteroffensive of the Eighth Route Army, and it must not be lost.

The devil's shells kept falling on the positions of the masses, and the soldiers who were blown up were miserable, and many of the civil fortifications that had been built were destroyed in the explosion.

As soon as they fought, Zhang Ziyuan knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, and it was definitely the devil's A division that was attacking.

The garrison brigade has fought with the devil's B-level division before, and the devil's B-level division definitely does not have such strong firepower and offensive strength.

These devils have excellent marksmanship, and they all go in an S shape during the attack, keeping fire while attacking, and they can also suppress fire on a company in a forward position that has been strengthened by fire.

"First battalion commander!"

Captain Zhang shouted.

"Yes!"

The commander of the first battalion ran over quickly and stood upright.

"Your first battalion will go up for me, and I will lead the second and third battalions to arrive later, and the first regiment of our garrison brigade must not lose its position, people are in the position!"

Zhang Tuan gave the order loudly.

An elite brigade of devils attacked, and there were more devils in the distance who were ready to attack, and it was impossible to recapture the position with one battalion.

A regiment pressed up to have a chance.

"Yes!"

"People are in the position!"

The commander of the first battalion picked up the shell gun in his hand, stood up and made a resolute expression, and then walked out quickly.

"Comrades of the 1st battalion, listen to my orders, all bayonet!"

"Today we are going to teach the devil a lesson, what is the real fighting bayonet!"

Although the artillery fire of the garrison brigade has also been somewhat strengthened, it is equipped with a number of 60-mm and 82-mm mortars, and the shells are relatively sufficient.

In terms of artillery fire, it is stronger than the wing of the devil's garrison division, and even the infantry wing of the devil's B division can also wrestle with the wrist.

But at the moment, it is the devil's armor division that is attacking, and both the quality of the artillery and the overall firepower are far behind.

The devil's artillery fire is fierce, and at this time, rushing up to fight the bayonet with the devil is the best choice.

With the order of the commander of the first battalion, the soldiers of the first battalion who were in the anti-artillery hole took out their bayonets from the scabbards on their waists, put them under the muzzles, and then rotated them to fix them.

"The first and second battalions are ready for battle!"

In the regimental headquarters, Regiment Commander Zhang gave an order and took an M3 submachine gun from the guard.

Ding Ding Ding –

At this moment, the phone rang, and a staff officer quickly picked it up: "Hey, here's a mess!" ”

"Yes! Brigade! I'll report to the head of the regiment right away! ”

"Regiment commander, brigade commander's call."

Regiment Commander Zhang picked up the phone and said loudly: "Brigade commander, please rest assured, I will lead the troops to recapture the forward position!" ”

The 1st Regiment of the Garrison Brigade is the main regiment and the main regiment of the 6th Division, with three battalions and directly subordinate units under its jurisdiction, totaling more than 1,500 people.

"Pass my order, and your regiment will immediately withdraw from its position!"

Brigade Commander Wang's voice sounded in Commander Zhang's ears.

"Huh?" Head Zhang was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

"Ahh Brigade Commander Wang ordered, "If your regiment doesn't want to eat heavy artillery shells, give me five minutes to withdraw from the position!" ”

Heavy artillery shells?

Captain Zhang looked overjoyed, could it be that the main force of the new regiment has arrived...

"Yes, we'll withdraw from our positions as soon as we get out of position."

Zhang Tuan said loudly.

"Pass my order, all troops immediately withdraw from their positions!"

Hung up the phone with a snap, and Zhang Tuan gave an order loudly.

Fortunately, the order was given in time, and the fighters of the first battalion had already mounted their bayonets, but before they could charge, the order was given to the first battalion.

With the order of the regimental headquarters, the soldiers of the regiment withdrew from their positions like a gray tide.

Seeing a group of soldiers withdraw from their positions, this devil with a full brigade thought that the Eighth Route Army had been defeated, and his eyes showed a fierce look, and he rushed up to the position of the Eighth Route Army at the fastest speed.

……

"Yo Xi..."

Japanese command.

In the field of vision of the telescope, Major General Yoshikatsu Kuroiwa, commander of the 22nd Brigade of the 11th Division, couldn't help but slightly upturn the corners of his mouth when he looked at this scene.

He looked at the watch in his hand, and the battle had only lasted for half an hour, and only a brigade was dispatched to take the position of the Eighth Route Army.

Defeated one of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

It seems that the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army is not as strong as the legend.

The victory in the first battle boosted the morale of Major General Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu and the Japanese officers and soldiers of the 22nd Brigade.

"Immediately report to the division commander, just say that we have defeated the troops of the Eighth Route Army in front of us and are preparing to attack the county seat of Jingcheng, and we will be able to capture the county seat and the coal mine of Jingcheng before dark at the latest."

Major General Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu's cold face showed a look of pride, and he said to the combat staff officer on the side.

The 11th Division consists of the 10th Infantry Brigade and the 22nd Infantry Brigade.

The 10th Infantry Wing of the 12th Infantry Brigade was sent to the Eighth Route Army's column near Niangzi Pass.

The division headquarters pinned its hopes for victory in the first battle on the 10th Infantry Wing of the 12th Brigade Regiment.

The attack of the 22nd Infantry Brigade was nothing more than a cover, that is, a feint, and a large part of it was to cover the 12th Infantry Wing.

"The 12th Infantry Wing may not be as successful as our cover and feint."

Kuroiwa snorted coldly.

How many great results can a wing ambush a column of the Eighth Route Army have?

And their 22nd Brigade was able to defeat a brigade of the Eighth Route Army and capture an important county town in one day.

What does the 10th Infantry Brigade compare to?

Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu thought that the Eighth Route Army was very strong in combat, but the result was vulnerable.

Suddenly I felt like I could do it again.

As soon as the operational staff officer hung up the phone to report to the division and regiment headquarters, the ears of the devils suddenly sounded with a roaring sound of artillery.

The faces of Kuroiwa Yoshikatsu and the other devil officers changed, and they hurriedly raised the binoculars on their chests and looked towards the battlefield.

"Nani?"

I saw that the attacking Japanese troops had completely occupied the position of the Eighth Route Army, and at this time the Japanese artillery fire had stopped firing.

But.

"Boom, boom..."

Huge explosions erupted one after another on the positions that had just been occupied by the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 43rd Wing of the 22nd Brigade.

An explosion far more powerful than the Devil's 94-Type Mountain Cannon.

It is also far more intensive than the shelling of the devil's Type 92 infantry artillery, Type 97 mortar, and Type 94 mountain artillery.

Suddenly.

Among the devil soldiers who didn't have time to catch their breath, dense explosive fireballs rose, dirt was blown away, rocks were shattered, and a huge puff of dirt was raised, shrapnel flew, and one by one the devils were blown away, and even shattered.

The 72 122-mm guns of the two heavy artillery battalions of the new regiment, plus the 24 75-mm mountain guns of the two infantry battalions, opened fire almost synchronously.

A total of 72 heavy artillery pieces and 24 mountain guns were determined in advance by precision methods, and a total of 96 cannons began to shell at full speed, falling on the positions of the Eighth Route Army captured by devils with a rate of fire of more than 360 shells per minute.

The shells fell one after another, and it didn't take long for the devils to be shrouded in continuous artillery fire and gunsmoke.

"I'll be a good girl!"

Not far away, Regiment Commander Zhang Ziyuan and the soldiers of the regiment watched the dense explosion, their eyes widened.

For the sake of secrecy, the two heavy artillery battalions and two infantry battalions of the new regiment secretly arrived at Jingcheng Station at night by train, and the regiments and soldiers of the garrison brigade did not know about it, except for the brigade headquarters of the garrison brigade.

The heavy artillery and mountain artillery of the two heavy artillery battalions and the two infantry battalions had long since built artillery positions in the distance, waiting for the devils to attack.

After an infantry brigade of the devil entered the position of the Eighth Route Army, two heavy artillery battalions and two mountain artillery batteries opened fire at the same time.

The effect is also remarkable, and the devil is in a dilemma.

The devils were bombed and drilled into the anti-artillery holes and civil fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army.

But alas, these anti-artillery holes and civil fortifications can withstand the explosion of infantry guns, mortars, and even mountain artillery shells.

However, in the face of 122-mm heavy artillery, it was vulnerable.

The devils of the 11th Division also saw such ferocious artillery fire for the first time.

"Yaga, retreat."

Three minutes after being bombed, the captain of the devil brigade was dizzy and felt that he couldn't stand it anymore and had to give the order to retreat.

If the bombing continues, the bones of the 2nd Infantry Brigade will be blown away.

The captain of the devil brigade did not dare to bet that there were no shells in the barrels of the Eighth Route Army.

With the order of the captain of the devils, the devils who were still alive came out of their bunkers one after another and ran wildly in the direction of the Japanese army.

But it's a pity that the shells of the Eighth Route Army are like having eyes, and wherever the devils run, the shells follow.