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The Japanese troops marched forward, guessing that the New 1st Regiment would deploy blocking forces nearby.

But Major General Kawamura Dong didn't take it seriously at all.

With 6 infantry guns and nearly 3000 combat troops, they can easily deal with the attack even if they are blocked by a small group of troops.

How could the Eighth Route Army, lacking heavy firepower, possibly compete with the brigade?

"Major General, this area has high mountains and low roads, making it an ideal place for an attack. I'm worried that the main force of the Eighth Route Army will set up defenses here."

The brigade staff suggested sending reconnaissance troops up the mountain.

Occupy the high ground on both sides to cover the passage of the troops.

"That's a good suggestion. I want to ask my chief of staff, what is the purpose of my 4th Independent Mixed Brigade going to Yu County?"

The chief of staff of the 4th Brigade was a young military academy student, a non-commissioned officer, Lieutenant Colonel Nagasawa.

He performed his duties conscientiously as Chief of Staff, always looking for ways to improve himself and serve the Empire.

Hearing the major general's rebuke, he immediately explained:

"Go to Yu County, destroy the main force of the New 1st Regiment, and recapture the county seat."

"Very good, then I hope that the new regiment will be deployed here and the main force will be arranged to block them and eat them up in one fell swoop, which will save a lot of trouble."

"Changze-kun, there is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'Talking about war on paper is useless.' You have a wealth of theoretical knowledge, but your battlefield experience is far from enough."

Kawamura Tō assumed a preaching attitude.

Pointing to the Tanshu Rock and Pigeon Cliff in front of us.

"If I were the commander of the new regiment, I would definitely set up ambushes in two places to take advantage of the terrain. There is no need to conduct any reconnaissance. I would just order the troops to prepare for battle and continue forward."

Nagasawa looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"I understand. The brigade commander had anticipated that the enemy would set up an ambush here. He pretended to advance and enter the encirclement to attract the enemy's main force to come and die."

"Not bad. You can think of this, which means you are not stupid."

"Remember one thing. In the face of absolute strength, small tricks are useless. My three infantry battalions and two artillery squadrons are enough to deal with any situation. The Chinese army's weapons and equipment are backward. If you block them here, you are courting death."

"Hayi, I've learned your lesson!"

Ding Wei and others who were lying in ambush in the distance were observing with binoculars.

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Zhang Dabiao followed beside him, full of confusion.

"Captain, the little devil suddenly stopped talking. What were they talking about? I wonder if they discovered our ambush."

"It's possible. Inform the brothers that if the situation is not right, you can retreat first."

Ding Weigang finished speaking.

The Japanese advance troops continued to move forward, and their formation changed slightly from a marching formation to an attacking posture.

Hecun Dong tacitly agreed to Ding Wei's main force ambush on Pigeon Cliff.

Order the three infantry battalions to advance quickly, break through the blockade and annihilate the New 1st Regiment.

Both sides had their own plans. One was targeting the Japanese artillery squadron, and the other was targeting the main force of the New 1st Regiment.

Once they got within ambush range, the soldiers had no choice but to open fire.

The gunshot was crisp, like water drops falling to the ground, and the bullets penetrated the Japanese's steel helmets.

This was like stirring up a hornet's nest, and a large number of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the ambush site.

Lieutenant Colonel Nagasawa was greatly surprised.

The major general is really experienced, and he really does have the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops.

It seems that he still has a long way to go and a lot of knowledge to learn.

Mr. Kawamura was dismissive. It was just a small matter. What kind of trick was this?

After successfully showing off in front of others, he waved his command knife and ordered the 11/12 Infantry Battalion to attack the high ground on the left and right respectively, and fight back with heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.

The 13th Independent Battalion was also arranged to continue forward to block the enemy's retreat.

Order two artillery squadrons to find suitable positions and assemble mountain artillery to cover the battle.

This is also the source of Kawamura Dong’s confidence. With two mountain artillery squadrons in hand, the mountain artillery assembly can be completed in 10 minutes.

Even without the geographical advantage, rushing upwards, the firepower of mountain artillery is enough to capture the high ground.

Ding Wei stared closely at the situation in the valley, his eyes almost never leaving the location of the Japanese artillery.

Seeing the Japanese invaders stop in formation, the three battalions all rushed to the front line, while the artillery squadron hurried to assemble artillery. The two sides were four or five hundred meters apart.

The entire process of installing the mountain artillery takes 10 minutes before it can be put into firing and provide fire support.

When disassembled, it was transported by 6 horses, and another 12 pack horses were used to transport ammunition. A total of 12 pack horses were used for the 216 mountain cannons.

Two artillery squadrons, with an additional eight horses carrying forward observation equipment and six horses carrying medical equipment.

The reason why the Independent Mixed Brigade is so powerful is that it was established in the early days, and the 18 artillery pieces it has are equipped according to the standards of a packhorse division.

In mountainous terrain, the deployment of the Type 94 mountain artillery is not affected at all.

Two artillery squadrons, with about 250 people, quickly entered combat deployment status.

The soldiers are skilled in operation and well-trained, and can definitely deploy artillery into the battlefield within 10 minutes.

This meant that Ding Wei only had 10 minutes to attack, so he immediately ordered the mortars to open fire.

Four 4mm artillery guns fired from the high ground, and the shells landed in the center of the Japanese ranks, splitting the infantry and artillery into two halves.

Gao Qing's Second Battalion suddenly rushed out from the hillside and attacked the artillery positions at the foot of the mountain.

Kawamura Dong still maintained his pretentious attitude and was not disrupted by the sudden change.

Instead, he sneered, "You are just a main force regiment of the Eighth Route Army. You want to cut off the head and tail of my brigade? You are really underestimating us."

"Nagaze-kun, order my two reserve infantry squadrons to return immediately to reinforce the artillery."

The two Japanese battalions responsible for attacking the heights must have reserve forces on hand and would not throw all of them onto the heights to attack.

More than 500 people were immediately withdrawn and turned back.

Heavy machine guns and mortars on the high ground were fired one after another to prevent the Japanese invaders from returning for reinforcements.

But their situation was not good either. Facing an attack from a battalion-level force, they had no extra firepower.

Dealing with the attack was stressful enough, and there was no way to stop the infantry squadron coming to support.

Lieutenant Colonel Nagasawa personally led the team back to defend the artillery position.

It’s four or five hundred meters away, and it will take two or three minutes to kill them.

Once the Japanese infantry and artillery join forces, it will be difficult for the people of the 2nd Battalion to complete the raid alone.

The entire blocking war will become a joke.

"Zhu Zi, keep an eye on this group of people and fire at them."

Ding Wei ordered to open fire, and the powerful weapon was put into the battlefield.

Zhuzi looked nervous. After all, it was his first time using a 120mm mortar and he had never played with such a big thing before.

"Load!"

The loader held the shell in both hands, stepped on the box, and stuffed the 16-kilogram shell into it.

With a dull bang, the shell flew high and landed in the depression between the mountains.

Then there was a loud explosion, as if something exploded in the air, and the scattered fragments were like fireworks, sweeping across dozens of meters.

Lieutenant Colonel Nagasawa widened his eyes as a flying shrapnel pierced his forehead.

The Japanese soldier at the center of the explosion was blown away by the shock wave and his body was torn into pieces.

Do you understand the power of the 120 mortar?

With one shot, more than 30 Japanese soldiers were killed and many others were injured and fell to the ground.