Shoot the man first and the horse first, capture the thief and capture the king first, this is a strategy since ancient times. This law has been applicable for as long as there is war in the world.

Therefore, many military textbooks have said one thing, that is, the command post must be built in the rear to prevent being hit by the enemy's long-range means.

After all, if the military commander is killed, half of the battle will be lost.

But in actual battles, commanding from the front can be said to be an unspoken rule.

Aside from the commander's personal character and habits, this can make the command more timely. Moreover, it is also convenient for the brain of a unit to grasp first-hand information, and it is convenient for the correct analysis of the entire battlefield form.

The devil who is now attacking Lion's Brain Mountain is the last force that Katayama Provincial Taro can use at the moment.

In order to be able to observe and direct these soldiers, his command post was almost at the foot of the hill, even farther than the artillery positions in the rear.

The sudden shelling of the 385th Brigade startled this old devil into a cold sweat, he didn't expect the commander of the other side to be so enduring, and there was still a backhand in the battle.

The total annihilation of the mountain artillery brigade, in addition to the frustration that made Katayama Shutaro feel distressed, was more afraid.

The Japanese major general didn't even bother to ask if the attack on the flank of Lion's Brain Mountain was going well, and at this moment he was only thinking about his own safety.

At the repeated urging of the chief of staff, Katsuri Kotera, Taro Katayama immediately ordered the entire command post to be transferred back to Yangquan County.

At the same time, the isolated devils were almost completely dead and wounded.

After all, in the kind of position on the mountainside, in the face of the righteous group beating of more than 2,000 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, even if they were all replaced by Yamamoto Kazuki, they would not be able to make any waves.

After a real battle with real knives and guns, Li Yunlong's whole person became refreshed.

Since the new 2nd Regiment came to Lionbrain Mountain, the positions on the flanks were already in crisis. So Zhao Gang didn't stop his partner, which gave Grand Master Li the opportunity to charge with the commando.

After killing a few devils with his own hands, the anger that had been held back for months was finally released. However, as a veteran commander with rich combat experience, Li Yunlong knew that he should try to fight as quickly as possible at this time.

He first took out his portable telephone and told the friendly troops above that the New Second Regiment was ready to launch a full charge.

He then snatched an FM-24/29 from Huzi's hand and followed the commando team towards the enemy.

Looking at Li Yunlong's back, Zhao Gang said to the trumpeter very anxiously: "Blow the trumpet!" Everybody come with me and kill those little devils! ”

The warriors quickly killed the enemy in front of them with a loud charge, and the remaining remnants of the defeated army had no strength to resist at all.

After the battle, the comrades immediately began to efficiently clean up the battlefield.

Since Zhao Gang came to the new Second Regiment, Li Yunlong doesn't have to worry about many details of the arrangement, and at this time he is carrying a big blade to look for the devil who has not yet breathed on the battlefield.

Suddenly, Lao Li vaguely saw a convoy preparing to set off. It seems to be going out of Lion's Brain Mountain to Yangquan.

To make sure he wasn't dazzled, he wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve, and then picked up the binoculars around his neck to take a closer look.

This look is really a surprise, there is actually a rare jeep in the devil's convoy.

If it was replaced by Li Yunlong a few months ago, he might not really know the model and basic information of the car.

But ever since he learned to drive, he's been interested in this trendy thing, and even has a special hobby.

Grand Master Li would study the enemy's various vehicles in his free time, and then make a side-by-side comparison with the Citroen U23 in the Yellow River.

This made him recognize that the car was a Type 95 four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle, which was mainly used by officers in the Devil's Army, taking into account the role of patrol and reconnaissance.

"Pillars! Hurry up and push the Type 92 infantry cannon to Lao Tzu. ”

In the previous attack, Wang Chengzhu and his artillery crew used this cannon to knock out several difficult devil fire points.

After the battle, the group had just finished disassembling the infantry guns, after all, it was too difficult to carry half a ton of things up the mountain.

Hearing the call of his own regimental commander, the pillar immediately realized that he was alive again, so he took the cannon shield and ran.

Although the devils are all dead, there is a high probability that this 4 mm thick steel plate will not be used.

But since the bombardment of Sakata, in order to prevent the danger of being strafed by the enemy again, he has now evolved into a sinister old Yinbi.

"Report to the Captain! Wang Chengzhu, the commander of the artillery company, listened to the instructions! ”

After several months of study, the pillar was already proficient in using the various types of artillery available in the Eighth Route Army. After returning to Li Yunlong's men, he took advantage of the situation to become the commander of the artillery company of the new second regiment.

"Look, there's a convoy of devils over there. In the jeep at the front, it should be a big official, and at the very least, it must be a big official. ”

"The old rule, half a catty of sweet potatoes to burn, find a way to kill them!"

Hearing the familiar reward, Wang Chengzhu, who hadn't drunk for some days, took out a map from his pocket without saying a word. This kind of distance is not suitable to use the jumping eye method, and a more scientific method is needed to aim.

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Guo Guo sent a batch of military maps to the Eighth Route Army. However, due to the low accuracy and the fact that it is too old, it has long been unable to meet the needs of operations.

In order to cope with future wars, it is also to make the artillery in hand more accurate.

Wang Chengzhu personally led people to the important town where the devils were stationed and drew a few maps for artillery. Although he was just an ordinary junior officer, he firmly believed that sooner or later the troops would be able to regain the lost ground.

Since there was no professional theodolite, they could only measure in the field during the day and calculate and plot at night. It took a month just to have this Yangquan in his hand.

When the company commander calculated the trajectory and data, the remaining five members of the artillery crew had already skillfully assembled the Type 92 infantry gun.

Opportunities are always given to those who are prepared.

After a quick calculation, Wang Chengzhu began to turn the high-low handwheel, while another fighter turned the steering handwheel.

Seeing that he was about to fire so soon, Li Yunlong showed a very surprised expression. By the time he was about to tell the other side to aim, the pillar had already opened the loading port and pushed the shell in from behind.

This skillful movement will be pleasing to the eye even to the layman. The action of pulling the fire rope is even more chic.

What Grand Master Li didn't expect was that the pillar actually fired two shots in a row. This kind of wasteful behavior makes his distressed teeth itch.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The sound of artillery shells was deafening, frightening the comrades around who were still cleaning up the battlefield to think that the enemy was about to attack again.

Veterans are the treasure of every army, and in addition to their rich combat experience, they can sometimes use their intuition to avoid the danger that has arrived.

When two shells came at Taro Katayama's convoy one after the other, the old devil felt as if something was eyeing him.

Originally, he sat in the jeep with a blank face, still thinking about how to attack next.

But a strong sixth sense told him that danger was coming. Even faintly, the sound of high-speed movement of artillery shells tearing through the air was heard.

Just because of a few seconds of hesitation, Katayama lost his last chance to survive.

A 70 mm grenade landed three meters from the left front wheel of the jeep, and the force of the explosion detonated the fuel tank.

The little jeep, which was still driving normally on the road, was thrown to the right side of the road by the air waves. This burning coffin became the final destination of Katayama Province.

The second shell hit the body of a truck, and the scene of flesh and blood flew as if it were heaven on earth.

As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. After staying with Grand Master Li for so long, Wang Chengzhu has more or less learned a little bit of pretending and bragging.

Although he didn't expect that these two shells could hit the enemy, the round-faced man still put on a shelf where everything was under control.

He smacked his lips a little dissatisfied, as if he was a little empty and unsatisfied, as if the Type 92 infantry gun, which had a range of only three kilometers, could no longer satisfy him.

"Commander, I'm in a hurry to fire because the little devil is about to get out of range. I've completed the task, don't rely on half a pound of sweet potato burning. ”

"When do you have time to go to the logistics department and see what else Vice Minister Huang has to offer?" This Type 92 infantry gun, we are getting more and more disdainful. ”

After saying this, the pillar ran away as soon as it smoked. He felt that he was pretending to be a little too much, and he might be scolded if he didn't run.

Li Yunlong was left alone to watch the devil's convoy, messy in the wind.

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When the victory was decided, Political Commissar Xie returned to the command post of the 385th Brigade.

Although he had received the news that the troops were going to charge, after seeing his old partner, Brigade Commander Chen put his hanging heart back in his stomach.

"What is the situation ahead, are the casualties of the soldiers heavy, which unit is coming to reinforce them?"

On the other side, after the hurried three questions, Political Commissar Xie glanced at the other party with strange eyes. He answered the first two questions, but did not directly name the number of the supporting troops.

"We won again, and the comrades should have already started cleaning up the battlefield. The casualties were barely acceptable, with no more than one hundred and fifty killed. ”

Even though he knew that the other party was deliberately selling Guanzi, the twenty-five-year-old Brigade Commander Chen still fell for it.

Political Commissar Xie successfully achieved his goal, he picked up the water cup and took a sip, and then said unhurriedly:

"The unit that came to support was the new 2nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade. I just glanced at the map, it's more than 50 kilometers, you should think about how to thank people. ”

For Li Yunlong, Brigade Commander Chen can be said to be very familiar with him.

First of all, the 385th and 386th Brigades both belong to the sequence of the 129th Division, and although the two do not communicate much, they can meet every time the division headquarters meets.

Secondly, at the beginning of this year, Li Yunlong defeated the Sakata United team head-on and killed a big Zuo, and even brought back a team flag.

Although he was sent to the logistics department afterwards, the matter spread throughout Jin Province.

In the end, because the two brigade commanders have a good relationship, Er Chen is an officer from the Red Fourth. And in private, they have always been commensurate with brothers, and the relationship is very good.

As long as the two of them have free time, they will get together to eat and chat about family life, and they have heard a lot about the great achievements of their eldest brother.

"Later, Er Chen became a brother-in-law."

After learning that Li Yunlong came to Lionbrain Mountain with the new Second Regiment, Brigade Commander Chen immediately thought of the previous bold tactic and conquered Yangquan County.

The reason why Li Yunlong proposed the plan to attack Yangquan on the way here was that he wanted to contain part of the strength of the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade and relieve the pressure on the friendly troops on Lion's Brain Mountain.

It was only the urgency of the situation at that time that the idea was abandoned.

And Brigade Commander Chen wanted to fight Yangquan entirely to expand the results of the battle. Yangquan is a military location, and its importance to the devil can be ranked in the forefront of the entire Jin Province.

The reason why it didn't work before was because it was very difficult to siege the city.

With mortars and Type 92 infantry guns alone, even if they can be defeated, it is estimated that they will pay a great price, and this goes against the original intention.

But now that the two levels are reversed, the enemy is weaker and our side is stronger, and the previous idea has room to operate.

After all, after the addition of a fierce general, the strength of the 385th Brigade has exceeded its peak. If you can make the most of the hole cards in your hand, you can definitely cause unexpected results.

According to the current statistics of the two regiments, plus those devils who had just sneaked up, the enemy had at least killed more than 2,000.

This means that there is a high probability that there is only one squadron left in the defenders of Yangquan County, at most, it is to add some useless puppet army and gendarmes.

He pondered for a few minutes, and then said to the political commissar who was following him:

"Katayama Province Taro has been completely abolished, and the defenders of Yangquan can't stop us. And now that the Zhengtai Railway has been destroyed by us, there will definitely be no devils to support it in a short period of time. ”

"Now is a great opportunity! I want to restart the previous battle plan and launch an attack on the county seat! ”

After hearing this, Political Commissar Xie nodded, revealing an unsurprising expression, as if the two of them had the same thoughts.

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Just when Taro Katayama was killed by a shot from the pillar, thirty-six fighters set off from the devil's airfield outside Taiyuan City.

Just now, Yoshio Shinozuka received news from Shimen that Major General Yoshishige Mizuhara of the Eighth Independent Mixed Brigade was actually killed by the Eighth Route Army, and for a while, the eastern side of Niangzi Kanto almost completely became the enemy's territory.

In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and also to open up the passage between Yangquan and Yuci, this old devil has completely made a bloody investment! A flying team is already all the army aviation forces that Yoshio Shinozuka can use.

They were led by Asakawa Masasho Shaoza, and the task of these devil pilots was still to support Yangquan's Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade and bomb Lion's Brain Mountain to cooperate with ground troops to take down the Eighth Route Army.

It's just that this time he was given a death order by Yoshio Shinozuka and was not allowed to fish and paddle.

The planes lined up in neat battle formations, and the engines roared over the villages, fields, and mountains, and soon the Zhengtai Railway was seen.

(End of chapter)