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Cheng Xiazi's 772nd Regiment immediately prepared for the attack, and the assault team approached the outskirts of the Lijiaopo position.

During the attack on Zhengtai Road, the 772nd Regiment also received a batch of weapons and equipment, including three heavy machine guns and five grenade launchers.

The regiment also has a mortar with more than ten shells, which greatly improves the overall firepower.

Therefore, Blind Cheng was very confident about this attack.

Be prepared to launch powerful firepower in the first wave, force the troops closer to the front line of the Yamazaki Battalion, and cover the brothers to rush forward and fight.

As long as the battle can take place in close combat, a mere infantry battalion will not be able to cause any trouble.

The attack begins.

Accompanied by a gunshot, the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment jumped out of the fortifications and launched an offensive towards the Lijiaopo position.

Several heavy machine guns opened fire together, with bullets sweeping towards the top of the hillside.

There were also Czech-style and Type 99 light machine guns to cover the troops' charge and attack up the hillside.

The troops’ firepower was fine, and the organization’s charge momentum was also strong.

But the group of people watching the fight all frowned.

Li Yunlong tilted his head and squinted one eye.

"Brigade Commander, we can't fight like this. The casualties are too great. The enemy's firepower is very dense, with light and heavy machine guns plus artillery. If we charge at a few hundred people, we will lose hundreds of people."

The 772nd Regiment is the main force of the brigade. Needless to say, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is very high, and most of them are veterans of the Red Army.

Every loss is heartbreaking.

"Li Yunlong, do you have any good ideas? Tell me."

"Brigade Commander, we have to let the devils out. It will be easier to fight them after they are released."

"Humph, don't say such nonsense. You know how many troops the devils have sent to support us. As long as we release Lijiapo, it will be difficult to annihilate this group of devils."

The brigade commander was also under pressure. He was responsible for the main attack, while the brother troops were providing cover and delaying the reinforcements from the three brigades.

The boss issued a death order, requiring the Yamazaki Battalion to be annihilated.

We have to let the Japanese know that there are some places they can't enter just because they want to.

With just a battalion of troops, you can never escape from the base.

Fight, fight at all costs.

"Li Yunlong, think of something again. I know you have a lot of tricks for fighting. If you come up with a good idea, I will reward you with a cavalry company."

When he heard the word "cavalry company", Li Yunlong's eyes almost popped out.

"Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, I, Li Yunlong, am envious. The New 1st Regiment has set up a cavalry company, and I am almost drooling with envy."

"Brigade Commander, if you let my independent regiment go, I promise to take Captain Yamazaki's head."

Ding Wei laughed and continued to look towards Lijiapo, thinking that this battle would be difficult to fight.

He knew very well what Li Yunlong had up his sleeve, which was nothing more than a method of earthwork excavation.

This is pure nonsense. With the operational capabilities of the independent regiment of several hundred people, they wanted to dig all the way up from the foot of the mountain and approach the Lijiaopo position by more than 30 meters.

It is not possible to dig for ten days or half a month.

Lijiaopo can only be attacked from one side. No matter how many regiments you send, there will always be one or two companies of troops on the front.

Due to terrain factors, the troops could not be deployed and the combat range was very small.

There are no shortcuts in fighting this type of battle. You can only suppress it with firepower and charge forward and fight desperately.

Earthwork excavation is one way. Find soft yellow soil and dig into the enemy's firing range.

But can the Japanese give you this time?

Reinforcements were approaching the base, and Japanese reconnaissance planes appeared in the sky.

After the reconnaissance aircraft, there must be bombers to cooperate in the operation.

Brigade Commander Chen does not have much time left. Every minute wasted will result in the loss of more soldiers' lives.

While they were discussing, the second attack of the 772nd Regiment was also repelled.

The Japs' grenade launchers and heavy machine guns formed a tight firepower network.

The soldiers cannot charge forward relying solely on their flesh and blood.

"Brigade Commander, don't hesitate, let me, Li Yunlong, go. If I can't take down Lijiapo, you can use my head as a chamber pot."

After hesitating for a moment, Brigade Commander Chen made a decision to let the 772nd Regiment charge again. If it failed, Li Yunlong's independent regiment would take over.

The charge horn sounded and the soldiers launched an attack from the foot of Lijiaopo.

Heavy machine guns fired from top to bottom, forming a firepower network like a harvester, reaping the lives of the brothers.

The Japanese built reasonable circular fortifications, evenly distributed firepower, and had sufficient ammunition reserves.

Yamazaki Jihei held the command knife and had high expectations for the center to bloom.

"With the weapons and equipment of this group of Eighth Route Army, they can't break through my front-line positions. Send a telegram to the headquarters, my Yamazaki Battalion is holding on and waiting for reinforcements, and there is no obvious loss. Ammunition is sufficient and firepower is undiminished."

Blind Cheng was unwilling to give up, so he launched three consecutive charges, resulting in more than 200 casualties.

Two companies were wiped out.

"Commander, the brigade commander has ordered the 772nd Regiment to withdraw and hand it over to Li Yunlong's independent regiment."

"Li Yunlong? His independent regiment has those few broken guns, which are not as good as those of my 772nd Regiment."

What Blind Cheng said was true. The independent regiment had more than 772 people at most. The nd Regiment was a numbered regiment after all, and when fully staffed it had less than people.

It would be reasonable to let Ding Wei lead the new regiment, after all, the new regiment has two infantry guns.

Isn't it embarrassing to arrange Li Yunlong to come here?

The two regiments changed positions. Li Yunlong said to the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment who were withdrawing, "Go back and tell your regiment commander that I taught him how to shoot a gun just as I taught him how to fight today."

The independent regiment rushed to the outskirts of Lijiaopo, each with a digging tool in hand, and plunged into the loess like pangolins.

The actions of this group of people stunned Yamazaki Zhiping at Lijiaopo.

"Lieutenant Colonel, the new Eighth Route Army is digging in the ground. What kind of fighting style is this?"

The soldiers of the independent regiment dug very quickly. After a while, the fortifications were seven or eight meters long and meters deep, spreading towards the hillside.

The Japs tried to fight back with mortars, and the shells were thrown over and stuck near the ground.

It had no effect on the soldiers in the fortifications.

Then the digging mode was started again.

No one was seen, only yellow soil coming out of the ground and the soldiers digging the soil breathing heavily.

"You see, Li Yunlong is a very clever guy. Earthwork excavation to shorten the charge distance is a good idea."

"Brigade Commander, this is a good idea, but it's a little slow."

Lijiaopo is hundreds of meters long. Can hundreds of people dig the soil and reach the top of the hill in one night, even if they don't eat or drink and keep working?

"Ding Wei, have your new regiment prepare for the attack. I don't need to wait for him to dig into the hillside. When the sun sets, get to the nearest charging distance and fire all the shells at him."

"Take advantage of this opportunity to charge into the position and kill these devils."

The brigade commander had a sharp eye and discovered the problem with the earthwork excavation after just a few glances.

It's a good idea, but it takes time.

But what they lack most is offensive time.

The Japanese reinforcements were gathering from all directions, and the first group of 1500 reinforcements had already approached Lijiaopo, less than 30 kilometers away.

Tonight, even if the entire brigade is wiped out, we must fight to defeat this group of Japs.

No matter how heavy the casualties are, the Japanese must be made clear of one thing: if infantry battalion-level troops penetrate deep into the base area, they will pay a bloody price.

The first battle hurt them so much that they dared not advance alone again.

The subsequent mopping-up operations made them dare not to divide their troops easily or to arrange reinforced teams to go deep into the base area.