Wiping the dust that fell on the wooden table with his hand, Yang Guofu took out a lighter and took out a cigarette, lit one by himself, and laughed at himself after taking two puffs: "Haha, these little devils really look up to us, and they razed us to the ground for the first time, but yesterday and today they bombed one after another, I really don't know what else in our Yutai County is worth wasting bombs like this!" ”

As early as the end of July, the devils carried out a devastating carpet bombing of Changshan County, using not only a large number of heavy aerial bombs, but also a large number of sulfur bombs. At that time, the city of Yutai County had been almost razed to the ground, except for the city wall and some permanent fortifications, other buildings, barracks and other buildings were basically blown up.

Ye Gengxin said bitterly: "Since the little devils like to blow up, let them blow up, it's all a pile of ruins anyway, let's not lose money in this deal, and it can be regarded as sharing some pressure on the friendly army!" "That's right, barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, as long as people are okay, everything else is trivial!" Huo Shilian smiled and took out a pack of big front door from his pocket and said, "Come, Commander Ma, let's go up too!" ”

"Thank you!" Ma Yaonan was not polite, he smoked after taking the cigarette, and suddenly said after a while: "I'm afraid that things are not so simple, the devil is not blind or stupid, such a large-scale bombing must have a new action." "It should be like this, yesterday the devil was too confident, and dispatched thousands of fighters to cripple the Flying Tigers of the Shandong Group Army at one time, but he hit a hard nail again.

I think they're going to make tactical adjustments, and they're going to have to play the trick of encircling and sending reinforcements today! Yang Guofu nodded, and looked at Ma Yaonan and the others with a little worry: "If this is the case, our soft persimmons will definitely bear the brunt again, but we really can't stop the devil's frontal attack now?" ”

Huo Shilian took a deep breath and said: "That's right, in this case, we will face a severe test again, and if we don't do it, we will have to fight guerrilla warfare again!" The more Huo Shilian talked, the more unconfident he became, saying that fighting guerrilla warfare was really exalting himself, because at present, there are three or four hundred thousand elite troops of devils gathered in Shandong, and the entire Shandong Peninsula is surrounded by water.

The territory of Shandong has long been the same as before, not to mention that it has not jumped out of the encirclement at all, and even if it succeeds in breaking through, there are no conditions for fighting guerrilla warfare! “……”

Ma Yaonan and the others were silent, and what they were most worried about was this, if the devil attacked head-on, he would definitely not be able to bear it, but if he retreated, the problem would also be very serious. Although the two county towns of Yutai and Jinxiang have been severely destroyed, they can still be held after simple repairs, and there are many villages and towns around where troops can be stationed, and there are large areas of farmland that can provide food supplies.

Although such conditions are not as good as the previous peak state, they can be regarded as an anti-Japanese revolutionary base with a place to live. If they lose this base area, they can only retreat to the Huben military defense area and live a life of "sending people under the fence", which is really difficult for Huo Shilian and others to accept.

It's not just a matter of face, but more importantly, there is no territory, and if the team wants to survive, it will have to consume a lot of supplies, and these things will not fall from the sky! "Report! The headquarters of the Shandong Group Army sent an urgent telegram! "At this moment, a communications staff officer rushed into the command room with a telegram." Quick, show it to me! ”

Ma Yaonan was not polite, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the telegram, and looked down at the whole person and was stunned: "It is reported that the devil is about to dispatch a large number of army troops to launch a general attack on Qidong, Zouping, Changshan, Zichuan, Boshan and other counties, the enemy army is large and equipped with a large number ......of siege heavy artillery, in view of the bloody battle between your unit and the Japanese army for many days, suffered serious air raids, the city fortifications were destroyed, and the troops suffered heavy casualties, I sincerely invite your troops to transfer to Yidu County to rest and recuperate."

"What? Commander Jiang asked us all to retreat to Yidu County? "Huh? This one! "Commander Jiang is really anxious!" Huo Shilian and the others gathered around, and after reading the message, they were all extremely moved, but there were still many contradictions in their hearts, and all kinds of thoughts were constantly circling and fighting in their minds.

After a while, Ma Yaonan said in a deep voice: "My mood is the same as everyone else, I don't want to be a deserter, I don't want to give up the base we bought with blood and life, but the enemy we are facing is too strong!" Even if we try our best, there is no way to hold the base area, and I don't think such a sacrifice is worth it! ”

Huo Shilian nodded and said: "That's right, for the sake of national liberation and anti-Japanese salvation, we can throw our heads and spill blood, but we must pay attention to strategy." We don't have too much heavy equipment and we don't have air supremacy, and most of the fortifications have been blown up, so it's really not appropriate to fight to the death with the devils! "It is a matter of life and death for thousands of soldiers of the third detachment, we must be cautious and must not act rashly!"

"If you want to hurt someone, you have to withdraw your fist first!" "Since that's the case, then let's raise our hands to vote, and agree to retreat to Yidu County to rest!" "Okay, since we have decided to retreat to Yidu, let's act immediately! All the materials that can be taken away must be taken away, and there must not be a single bullet or grain left for the devil! ”

"Also, all the fortifications that should be blown up will be blown up, and we will eventually fight back!" With Jiang Qiang's active invitation, most of the psychological barriers of Ma Yaonan and others were eliminated, and after several deliberations and discussions, everyone quickly reached a consensus.

"Report to the headquarters, Commander Ma called, agreeing to retreat to Yidu to rest!" "Very good, call back to Commander Ma, and my department will send a convoy to pick it up!" Jiang Qiang smiled, before that, he was really worried that Ma Yaonan and the others would not accept his invitation because of face, and in that case, it would be difficult to guarantee that history would not repeat itself.

After a pause, Yang Fan looked at Huang Hong and said, "Immediately confirm the contact and ask about our own losses, there will be a tough battle soon!" "In order to prevent large-scale air raids and artillery bombardments by the devils, the counties and cities adjacent to the Japanese theater do not have a large permanent population, and they are mainly garrisons, with corresponding government agencies, medical institutions, military quartermasters, and so on.

As an infrastructure maniac, there is no shortage of steel, cement, manpower and equipment, Jiang Qiang has adopted high standards and strict requirements to build these towns into military fortresses, with quite strong defensive capabilities and endurance. According to common sense, even if the devil uses the power of the famine, don't think about causing heavy casualties to the defending troops of the Shandong Group Army through bombing.

However, Jiang Qiang was still very worried in his heart, because he was not afraid of 10,000, he was afraid of what happened, and the specific defense effectiveness ability could only get the most real results after being tested in practice. "Jingle bell!" At this moment, the PHS in his pocket rang. Jiang Qiang took it out and looked at it, it turned out to be Li Jinglin calling, and immediately connected and asked, "What, I can't wait now?" "The parents of those who gave birth to me are also, and those who know me are always seated!"

On the other end of the phone, Li Jinglin laughed heartily and said: "The brothers of the Flying Tigers are all ready to go, just wait for the general seat to give an order, this time we will definitely beat the little devil to the ground!" Jiang Qiang said with a smile: "Your determination and will to fight deserve commendation, but today the situation is different, the devils have changed their bombing strategy, and only targeted a few counties far away from Jinan and Zhaoyuan, Qixia County, to carry out large-scale bombing.

Even if you take off to participate in the war now, it will be too late to intercept it, and if you don't do it, you will fall into the calculations of the devils, so you still need to wait for the fighters! Hearing this, Li Jinglin hurriedly nodded and said, "I understand!" The Flying Tigers will patiently wait for the offensive order of the main seat, and ensure that they will come as soon as they are called, and they will be able to fight and win the battle! ”

Li Jinglin's voice was sonorous and powerful, full of strong fighting spirit, and he really wanted to go back to the past, so that he could personally fly fighter jets to participate in air battles and fight the devil planes to the end. However, his strength did not allow it, and as a dignified lieutenant general and division commander of the Air Force of the Shandong Group Army, Li Jinglin could not act completely according to his own wishes and be happy with his revenge.

Otherwise, if you can't pretend to be forced and be grassed, Li Jinglin himself will not be relieved of his heroic martyrdom, but the killing of a lieutenant general and division commander will be a heavy blow to the entire Shandong Group Army. Therefore, the Shandong Group Army could only hold its temperament and sit in command in the back.

Headquarters of the Japanese Army in Baoding. Kinoshita Toshi reported to Tada Jun: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the air raid operation has come to an end for the time being, and 245 bombers were dispatched this time, focusing on Potai County, Qingcheng County, Qidong County, Zouping County, Changshan County, Zichuan County, and Boshan County to carry out high-intensity bombing, dropping a total of more than 80 tons of bombs.

During the bombing, the Imperial Air Corps was subjected to heavy shelling by the air defense units of the Shandong Army, losing a total of 9 bombers, 12 of which were seriously damaged.

In addition, so far, no movements in the Huaxia Air Force have been found! "Yaga! The losses of the aviation regiment are not small! Tada Jun frowned, 9 planes were destroyed in an air raid, and 12 planes were seriously damaged, this loss is really not small, although the results achieved should be far greater than the losses, but Tada Jun still can't help but feel extremely painful.

Because there is no harm if there is no comparison, the Japanese air regiment basically has zero losses in bombing missions in other theaters, and in the Shandong area, several planes have to be bombed down every time it is bombed. This made Tada feel extremely uncomfortable! Naosaburo Okabe said in a low tone: "The enemy's intelligence work is extremely powerful, and according to the analysis of the current situation, they have already known the combat intentions of our army!"

If the enemy's ground-based radar network is not destroyed, it will be difficult for the Imperial Air Force to find the best combat opportunity to achieve the combat strategy of annihilating its air force at the minimum cost. Kawabe Shozo nodded rather frustratedly: "It's not surprising at all, our enemy is strong and cunning, otherwise the Imperial Army would not have suffered many times in his hands, so that it is helpless against it now!" ”

"Enough, don't grow the morale of others to destroy your own prestige! As the old Chinese saying goes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and with the powerful military strength of the Great Japanese Empire, as long as we fight steadily, we will definitely be able to completely destroy this hateful enemy! Tada Jun waved his hand impatiently, and then said murderously:

"This time, we are going to crush it with absolute strength, if the Huaxia Air Force can't shrink back, then we will smash their defense line little by little. I don't believe that Jiang Qiang will abandon these painstakingly managed towns and watch the imperial army annihilate the defending troops one by one. At that time, if the Huaxia Air Force dares to come to the war, the Great Japanese Air Corps will wait for their work and let them have no return! "Your Excellency the Commander is absolutely right!" "That's right! In the face of absolute strength, all stratagems are in vain! "The Great Japanese Empire will win!"

Okabe Naosaburo and other old devils praised one after another. Tada Jun Huo Ran stood up and shouted loudly: "Pass my order, all combat units will immediately attack according to the plan, and the aviation regiment will be ready to participate in the battle at any time!" "Hello!" "Great Japanese Empire onboard!" Tada Jun gave an order, and the old devils stood up one after another to take the leader's order.

Immediately afterwards, the devil troops, who had been preparing for a long time, divided into five routes and launched an attack on Boshan County, Zichuan County, Changshan County, Zouping County, and Qidong County. At this time, the third anti-Japanese guerrilla detachment stationed in Changshan County and Zouping County had already begun to clear the wilderness, empty the supplies, and blow up the fortifications.

Boshan County, Zichuan County, and Qidong County are ready to fight to the end with the devils. Two hours later, the vanguard of the devils arrived at the front line of the war, and then launched an attack on the positions of the Shandong Group Army under the cover of tanks and artillery. Although the Flying Tigers did not come to participate in the battle, the defenders of the Shandong Army had long been fully prepared for war, and in the face of the fierce devil troops, they only had strong morale and sky-high fighting spirit, but they did not have the slightest fear and anxiety.

Because each defense area is not only defended by at least one brigade, but also has a strong and solid permanent fortification system, it is not afraid of the devil's aircraft and artillery bombardment. At the same time, a mine array was laid at the front of the defense area, and the massive number of mines planted was enough for the little devils to suffer heavy casualties before they could touch it. Boshan County Crooked Mouth Mountain Fortress.

"The little devil is finally here! When the order goes down, give me a calm breath, and no one is allowed to fire the first shot without my order! Standing at an observation post on the top of the mountain, Xie Kangquan picked up the binoculars and clearly saw that the devil's vanguard had entered the range of the fortress's main gun, and as long as he gave an order, he could blow up the devil's troops on their backs.

But Xie Kangquan didn't panic at all, he didn't have the panic and helplessness he had back then, and some were just proud and happy. In the First Battle of Dezhou Wei that year, Xie Kangquan and Jiang Qiang formed a deep comradeship-in-arms from birth to death, and dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army under the condition of absolute inferiority in troops. After completing the task of sticking to the task, Xie Kangquan resolutely joined the Shandong Group Army under Jiang Qiang's repeated persuasion and invitation, and went to Zhaoyuan, thousands of miles away.

Now, Xie Kangquan has been promoted from battalion commander to lieutenant general and division commander, with 3 infantry brigades under his command, responsible for garrisoning Boshan County and Zichuan County, which can be said to have reached a new peak in his life. Today is the first major battle with the devil's army after being promoted to division commander, Xie Kangquan attaches great importance to it, and after receiving the information, he personally climbed to the fortress of Crooked Mouth Mountain to inspect and command.

"Brothers, today I must kill a few more little devils to comfort your souls in the sky." Looking at the advancing devil troops in the distance, Xie Kangquan couldn't help but think of the various hardships and experiences of being beaten passively against Japan in the past, and remembered the life and death comrades who kept sacrificing and falling, and his heart couldn't help but be full of hatred and war. "Howler! The little devils really don't know whether they live or die, they dare to come to us to spread wild, they must kill a happy battle today, fight a beautiful victory, and let these little devils know the power of our 10th Division! ”

Zhang Zhenshu, the commander of the 28th Brigade, was also in a very excited mood, not to mention anything else, just the Crooked Mouth Mountain Fortress under his feet was enough to stop the thousands of devils. The Crooked Mouth Mountain Fortress is the same level as the Longgang Mountain Fortress, and the main fort on the top of the hill can resist the direct hit of 3 tons of aerial bombs, and is equipped with a 305 mm twin turret, with a maximum range of up to 44 kilometers.

The gun is aimed and loaded electrically, while manual operation is also retained, and 17 electric motors drive the huge 1,460-ton turret to rotate 360 degrees, and the entire battery can control about 5,000 square kilometers of land. Of course, this is only an ideal state, not to mention the preciousness of the shells, not to mention the hit rate and the speed of the shelling, there is no way to control all targets within the effective range of sight alone.

But the powerful explosion power and range are enough to make the enemy feel terrified and powerless! The entire battery is 130 meters long and 50 meters wide; Ammunition depots, power stations, living quarters, weapons rooms, etc., are hidden in a 6-meter-thick reinforced concrete shell, covered with 506 mm thick steel armor. The command center is 650 meters away, 37 meters underground, connected to the turret by an underground passage, as well as 6 hidden observation posts.

In addition to the mighty hilltop main fort, the entire fortress is also equipped with two semi-circular fortifications, 6 anti-aircraft guns and 8 anti-aircraft machine guns for air defense, 10 heavy machine gun fortresses to prevent infantry sneak attacks, and dozens of field guns, anti-aircraft guns, battle defense guns and other heavy firepower of different calibers. In addition, there are a large number of strong defense systems in Boshan County, as well as more than 10,000 elite troops and a regiment of armored troops, which can rush to each other's aid at any time, and even launch a counter-charge against the devils.

Responsible for the attack on Boshan County was the 10th Brigade of the Devil Independent Mixed Brigade, which was formed in Jinan in January 1939 and belonged to the 12th Army, and the current brigade commander Mizuno Shin. After receiving the order to attack, Mizuno Shin led his troops from Penang and headed north along the road under the tutelage of a chariot squadron. More than an hour after departure, Mizuno Nobu followed the troops to a village about 20 kilometers away from the fortress of Crooked Mouth Mountain.

As soon as he got out of the car, a devil communication staff officer ran to Mizuno Shin's car, and said with a pause: "Report to Your Excellency the brigade commander, the vanguard has arrived in Yuezhuang, and it is still 8 kilometers away from the Crooked Mouth Mountain Fortress of the Chinese army!" Without the slightest hesitation, Mizuno Shin ordered: "Pass my order, and the innate troops will immediately launch a tentative attack on the Huaxia position!" ”

Although the devil troops did not know the specific firepower configuration of the Crooked Mouth Mountain Fortress, they had tasted the power of the Longgang Mountain Fortress before, so they did not dare to directly attack it until they fully understood the situation.

The devils also did not dare to push the artillery unit to the front line, so they could only send a cannon fodder to test the firepower first. "Hello!" The Devil's Communications Staff Officer immediately took the order and left. "Assault!" Soon, the devils of the 2 squadrons began to attack under the cover of more than 10 tanks.

"Master, when are we going to fire? The devil is less than 3 kilometers away from us! Seeing that the devils only came in a small wave, Zhang Zhenshu was very disappointed and said: "This little devil is not enough for us to stuff our teeth, these devils are too stingy." ”

Xie Kangquan smiled: "Are you really a bunch of stupid pigs who are not afraid of death when you are a little devil?" If it were you, you wouldn't launch a general attack as soon as you came up, and you would have to go through two tricks to find out. Pass my order, first greet them with 88mm flat-fire guns, don't fight too hard, if you scare the devils all at once, we won't have fun next. ”

"Howler!" Zhang Zhenshu pursed his lips and smiled, then picked up the walkie-talkie and gave an order. "Ready, fire!" In less than a minute, 16 artillery pieces roared one after another, and shells rushed towards the devil troops from the mountainside.

Boom, the cannonballs fell to the ground and blossomed, and clouds of black gunpowder smoke rose up, carrying dust in all directions, debris flying sideways, and no less than ten devil soldiers were taken away in one wave. "Yaga! Tao times change! "The commander of the devil's front line had expected this, and did not panic after encountering the shelling, but drew his command knife and ordered the troops to continue to advance forward. Boom, boom, boom, shells kept exploding in the devil ranks, and the devil infantry kept falling, but the devil troops did not stop because of this.

"Yaga! Fire! "The devil tank did not show weakness, and while advancing forward, he shook the battery and fired back at the fort battery in front of him. Although the devil's shooting accuracy is good, the fortress battery with thick reinforced concrete is not easy to destroy the main gun of the devil's tank, and the most shells hit are craters of different depths on the reinforced concrete outer wall!

"Well, now you can't continue to get used to the devil tank! Replace it with armor-piercing bullets and aim for me! "When the devil tank enters the 1,000-meter range, Xie Kangquan immediately gives an order." The 88-mm flat-fire gun has a long range and extremely fast speed, and it only takes more than 1 second to hit the target within a range of 1000 meters.

After only two rounds of shelling, more than 10 devil tanks were blown up, and after a burst of explosions, they turned into a pile of burning waste. "Yaga!" The tank was blown up right under his nose, and the violent explosion hit the front-line commander of the devil infantry with a wave of air, and the whole person almost lost his back.

"Assault!" Lying on the ground and breathing a sigh of relief, he did not receive the order to retreat, the devil commander could only grit his teeth and order the troops to continue to advance, and to be cannon fodder is to have the consciousness of being cannon fodder! "Brothers, get ready to fight!" "Fire! Kill! ”

After the devil troops stared at the artillery fire and rushed into the effective range of the infantry, the infantry, who had long been unable to bear it, did not have the slightest politeness, turned the muzzle of the gun and aimed at the devil and pulled the trigger! Puff, puff, strings of bullets shot out, and strange blood flowers continued to splash out on the devil's body, and the devil's infantry suffered serious casualties in an instant. "Tao Ci Change!" A fierce metal storm hit, and the devil infantry dared to continue to advance, and they all lay on the ground to find cover on the spot and shoot at the Shandong Group Army.

It's just obvious that the Huaxia Tiger Army, which occupies the advantage of geography and firepower, will not give the devil troops a chance to get close and suppress the devil at the front of the position. In order not to frighten the devil troops, the soldiers also deliberately released water, leaving the lives of thirty-four devils, neither letting them continue to advance nor letting them retreat. "Report to Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, that the tentative offensive has failed! The enemy has a very strong and complete firepower network, and all the tanks have been destroyed,...... "Soon the information was reported to Mizuno Shin.