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The sky gradually darkened and the sun tilted towards the west.

The Japanese soldiers on Lijiaopo launched two waves of artillery fire, but they were unable to stop the independent regiment from digging and advancing.

After the reconnaissance plane flew over, there was no bombing. This was something the Eighth Route Army feared, and it was also something the Japs were worried about.

Those guys in the flying brigade were too arrogant and thought that the current scale of the battle did not require bomber cover and that the Lijiaopo position was intact.

When the crisis worsens, we can consider using bombers to help break out.

"Breakout?"

"Our flying squadron is short-sighted. I, Yamazaki Jihei, have joined the game and attracted the main force of the Eighth Route Army. At this moment, we should form a huge encirclement with Lijiapo as the core."

"Destroy the main force of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop and disintegrate its base in the mountainous area."

"Breakout? There is no such thing as retreat in the dictionary of my Yamazaki Battalion, let alone breakout."

"Order all the members of my baggage train to work in fortifications to prevent a surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army at night."

The Yamazaki Battalion had 554 combat personnel and more than 400 logistic personnel.

If a real battle breaks out, everyone will pick up weapons and join in the fighting.

The independent regiment's digging movements slowed down. They were all made of flesh and blood, not robots.

My arms were sore and I had to stop and rest.

Li Yunlong looked at the current progress and calculated how far he could advance in one night.

We must approach the outskirts of the Lijiaopo position, concentrate all the grenades in the first battalion, and throw them all in at once.

By then, more than 3,000 grenades would be enough to deal a heavy blow to the Yamazaki Battalion.

When the last ray of afterglow bid farewell to the mountain, night and night turned into a layer of gray between the sky and the earth.

"Go, inform Li Yunlong and ask the independent regiment to withdraw."

Ding Wei stood up and stretched his arms.

After watching for most of the day, it was decided that he had to let his new regiment lead the attack.

"Zhang Dabiao and Gao Qing ordered the troops to assemble and form a temporary assault group. The troops were divided into three echelons and prepared to enter the forward fortifications."

"Wang Chengzhu, take out all the artillery shells in the regiment. Once the battle starts, suppress the enemy's heavy machine gun fire as soon as possible."

Two infantry guns, two mortars, and several grenade launchers.

As soon as we show our weapons, we must let the Japanese know how powerful the New 1st Regiment is.

The signalman arrived at the front line and conveyed the order to retreat to the independent regiment.

"Captain Li, the brigade commander has ordered the independent regiment to withdraw and let the New 1st Regiment take the lead."

"What did you say? You want my independent regiment to withdraw? Are you kidding me? I'm almost at the top of the mountain."

The phone rang and the voice of Brigade Commander Chen appeared on the other end of the line.

"Li Yunlong, I don't care how much you've been wronged, get out of here. If you disobey orders on the battlefield, I'll kill you."

"Brigade Commander, this is not how we fight. My independent regiment has been working hard to dig the ground and advance. Now that we are approaching the enemy's position, we will let the New 1st Regiment take the lead."

"I, Li Yunlong, have never given up the main attack to anyone else. I can't afford to lose this person."

"Besides, we can't let Ding Wei take all the good things. In terms of relationships, he is an outsider."

Brigade Commander Chen had his own considerations. The independent regiment was not strong enough. Even if they rushed to the position, could they kill nearly a thousand people from the Yamazaki Battalion?

The few weapons and equipment he has will cause heavy casualties.

After considering many aspects, the brigade commander believed that Ding Wei's new regiment was more suitable for the upcoming night battle raid.

There are several reasons for this. They have strong firepower, good equipment and high morale.

Ding Wei is relatively meticulous in his command and is more thoughtful.

If he had to choose one regiment to fight, the brigade commander would trust the New 1st Regiment more.

Let the new group go, the cost will be lower.

The price was nothing else but bullets and artillery shells, but the lives of the Eighth Route Army veterans.

Blind Cheng looked at the independent regiment retreating in disgrace and couldn't help but mock Li Yunlong.

"Alas, even Captain Li has to be withdrawn sometimes. It seems I can't learn how to fight from you."

"Get lost, don't force me to beat you up."

Li Yunlong was very angry, and his eyes looked like a beast that looked like it might kill someone.

The troop rotation once again attracted the attention of the Japanese on the hillside.

After changing three regiments in a row, Yamazaki Jihei felt a little complacent.

"The Eighth Route Army has used all its means. In my opinion, they have run out of tricks."

The new regiment entered the excavation and immediately deployed grenade launchers at the front.

Next came the mortars and finally the infantry guns.

For distribution in three tiers.

The first echelon was the selected assault team, and they began the attack under fire.

The second echelon is the main force of the first battalion, which must rush to the Japanese positions and engage in hand-to-hand combat as soon as the battle starts.

The third echelon was the main force of the second battalion, but they carried more pistols, grenades, and long-handled javelins that were extremely helpful in combat on the Zhengtai Road.

"Captain, how do we fight this battle?"

Deputy Commander Zhong led the rest of the reserve troops and waited for orders.

"We can fight with our eyes closed. The 772nd Regiment has figured out the enemy's firepower deployment for us. The distribution of fortifications, heavy machine gun positions, and bunkers."

"The Independent Regiment built forward fortifications for us."

"With the support of our brother troops, we will use continuous offensives to rush forward and destroy the devils."

Looking at the time on his watch, Ding Wei gave the order to attack at exactly 7 o'clock in the evening.

Wang Chengzhu opened fire immediately, and the grenade launchers in the front row were also deployed.

The shells fell over the Lijiaopo position.

The Japs had extensive combat experience and had built cat-ear caves, and their fortification operations were very standardized and up to standard.

This group of devils have very solid basic skills.

But what Yamazaki Jihei could not have expected was the firepower of the new regiment. Not only did it have two infantry guns, but it also had two 82mm mortars.

One shell after another landed on top of the firing positions, making it impossible for the Japanese to even show their heads.

Why does this style of fighting look so much like the Japanese artillery bombardment and infantry charge?

It’s just that the New 1st Regiment coordinated better. When the shells whistled down on Lijiaopo, the soldiers of the assault group crouched and attacked forward.

The firing rate of infantry guns is very slow and cannot be compared with mortars, but when attacking loess fortifications like those on Lijiaopo, infantry guns are obviously more deterrent.

Two shots were fired, landing accurately near the Japanese machine gun position, raising a lot of dust.

The whole building, including the bunker, was blown to pieces by the shells.

"Baga, the firepower of this group of Eighth Route Army is too exaggerated!"

Yamazaki Jihei realized that something was wrong and a situation he had not expected occurred.

Ding Wei first provided cover with firepower and ordered the troops to charge.

This is a normal way of fighting, and it is also the way of fighting of the 772nd Regiment. However, the reason why the 772nd Regiment did not rush forward was that it could not break through the firepower network composed of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.

To put it bluntly, the firepower cover was insufficient. The four artillery pieces created a gap in the enemy's firepower network.

The assault team is a fearless death squad that rushed into the Japanese position through the gap.

"Brothers from the first battalion, follow me."

The main force of the first battalion of the second echelon opened the way with light machine guns, and the Type 99 light machine guns, Czech-style machine guns, and big-plate machine guns all opened fire with extremely rapid firepower.

They took the opportunity to climb up the hillside and engaged in close combat with the Japanese in the fortifications.

Gao Qing couldn't wait any longer. Seeing his brothers rushing to the top of the hill to fight, he called on the brothers from the second battalion to join him.

Their goal was to quickly end the hand-to-hand combat.