I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

After climbing up the trench, Keiichi Kumagai understood and became increasingly angry. It was so disgusting. After nearly an hour of shelling and more than 2,000 casualties, was it just the consumption of some artillery shells and bullets of the Yimeng guerrillas?

Looking at the trenches extending eastward to the back of the hillside, Kumagai Keiichi understood. Empty city plan, no, empty trench plan, how could they be so bold? Aren't they afraid that we would come up under the artillery fire? Kumagai Keiichi had to admit that he was still careless, thinking that he could do anything with heavy artillery, but he still let the cold gun team take advantage of the loophole.

The soldiers of the 1st Regiment and the Guard Regiment were running frantically. They had to rush to Huangcaomu Mountain to set up a second blocking position. This was also the gateway to Pingyi. Once the second gate was lost, they would have to abandon Pingyi City and retreat to Mengshan. The artillery stayed behind, as well as two special operations battalions. From Wujingkou to Huangcaomu Mountain, there were seven or eight suitable ambush positions. The task of these artillerymen was to slow down the marching speed of the Japanese army and try to launch surprise attacks. It would be best if the Japanese army could not reach Huangcaomu Mountain before dark. Even if they arrived, it would be best to arrive after three o'clock in the afternoon.

According to the wind direction of Longmen Ridge, at ten o'clock in the morning, the vanguard of the Japanese army arrived, with dozens of cavalry in front and a battalion of infantry behind them. The main force of the Japanese army was three kilometers behind.

Shen Honglie did not intend to let any soldier go. Unlike the cold gun, Shen Honglie was used to leading the team to fight hard battles. It was not a good thing for the team to go smoothly. The cavalry found the trenches on both sides of the road ahead and stopped to point.

"Notify the artillery and bomb that son of a bitch."

The artillery had already aimed at the position and fired ten rounds at high speed upon hearing the order. While the Japanese cavalry were still pointing at the trenches and laughing, a mortar company opened fire, firing ten rounds at high speed. All the shells were fired, and more than twenty shells hit the Japanese army 500 meters away.

boom! Boom boom boom!

The Japanese army didn't expect the Chinese on the other side to be so stubborn. Is it appropriate to start a fight over a disagreement? Our main force hasn't arrived yet!

The war horses neighed, the cavalrymen were thrown off their horses one after another, the infantry fell down in an instant, the artillery bombardment continued, more than 200 shells exploded, the road was filled with wailing, the war horses ran away, and the remaining cavalrymen fell in a pool of blood. Hundreds of remaining soldiers supported each other and ran back, no longer having the demeanor and style they had just now.

"Just notify the artillery troops to move their positions, move to the reverse slope, and block the road."

The large Japanese army arrived and set up camp 1,500 meters away from Longmen Ridge, showing no sign of being in a hurry.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army finished their rest and launched an attack. First, hundreds of mortars and infantry guns bombarded indiscriminately. Although the mountain artillery was destroyed, the mortars and infantry guns were still intact.

boom! Boom boom boom!

There was continuous artillery fire on the New Fourth Division's position, and all the soldiers hid in the anti-artillery holes. However, the artillery fire was too dense, and there were always shells that penetrated into the trenches and exploded, and casualties still occurred. The soldiers hiding in the anti-artillery holes and being bombed were somewhat relieved. Fortunately, the commander arrived in time, otherwise they would only be shivering in the trenches now.

The artillery of the New Fourth Division was not idle. They mapped out the Japanese artillery positions and launched a counterattack. The New Fourth Division set up four reverse slope positions. The Japanese were cunning and had more than a hundred guns scattered in twelve positions.

All, all, all, all!

The Japanese army had not yet finished firing 20 rapid shots when the artillery of the New Fourth Division opened fire, hitting the artillery positions within the Japanese army's firing range. The Japanese were not rigid, and when they saw the shells coming, they abandoned their mortars and fled. The first few artillery positions were baits, and the artillery positions at the back saw that the opposite side began to fight back and mapped out the artillery positions of the New Fourth Division as quickly as possible.

The artillery battle began. Both sides no longer cared about fighting in trenches and infantry. Artillery shells whizzed back and forth. Although the artillery positions were set up on the reverse slope, the artillery of the New Fourth Division was reduced in a planned manner as the Japanese artillery bombarded it.

Seeing that the artillery shells from the opposite side were becoming increasingly sparse, the two division commanders standing on the high ground looked at each other and smiled knowingly. The reverse slope was a good tactic, but it depended on who used it. The cold gun team might be able to use it to perfection, but as for the Fourth Division in front of them, that was all.

After half an hour of shelling, the New Fourth Division's artillery was "completely destroyed", and the six front artillery positions of the Japanese army also suffered heavy losses.

"Notify all artillery to move into front positions to cover armored and infantry attacks."

The Japanese artillery position moved forward and was set up on the artillery position that had just been destroyed.

The armored vehicles started moving, eight Type 97 medium tanks and six light armored vehicles advanced rapidly, and a battalion of infantry followed behind the tanks and charged forward.

The armored troops were very cunning. Knowing that there were rocket launchers with a range of 200 meters, they all stopped 300 meters away and fired, and light and heavy machine guns and turrets poured ammunition into the trenches.

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Except for the observation post, all the soldiers of the New Fourth Division hid in the anti-artillery caves.

The Japanese artillery opened fire. More than sixty mortars and infantry guns fired twenty rounds at high speed. The shells fell on the positions of the New Fourth Division with a whistling sound, and explosions occurred everywhere.

Twenty rounds of rapid fire had just been fired when the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles started moving. Their engines were humming and thick black smoke was coming out of their tails, creating a tense atmosphere on the battlefield.

Two hundred and fifty meters, two hundred meters, the machine guns and turrets on the tanks were still firing.

Phew~!

A signal flare was launched into the air. The artillery's firing scale remained unchanged, and twenty rounds were fired at high speed. There were also more than a hundred mortars, and twenty rounds were fired at high speed. The shells whizzed over the hillside and rushed towards the six artillery positions of the Japanese army with a sharp sound.

The signal flare was launched and the rocket soldiers opened fire, with more than a hundred rocket launchers aimed at the tanks and infantry.

Whoosh~ whoosh whoosh whoosh~!

More than a hundred plumes of white smoke mixed with flames rushed towards them, and the souls of the dead Japanese soldiers in the tanks were terrified.

boom! Boom boom boom!

The tanks exploded, and the light armored vehicles were turned into scrap metal. The Japanese battalion behind them also suffered. The ones that were accurate hit the tanks or armored vehicles and exploded, while the ones that were inaccurate flew through the gaps between the tanks and armored vehicles and exploded in the cluster of the Japanese battalion behind them.

When the rocket soldiers opened fire, the machine gunners quickly carried their machine guns to their positions in the trenches. They could not hit the Japanese troops behind the wreckage of the tanks and armored vehicles from the front, but they could hit them from the sides. Dozens of light and heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns fired from the sides, and the Japanese troops behind were ruthlessly harvested. The second round of rockets was reloaded and fired, causing the wreckage to roll. The Japanese troops hiding in the back could no longer hide and fled backwards desperately.

In one and a half minutes, the artillery fired twenty rapid shots, and the six opposing positions were in ruins.

Hirano Ayaki and Motoki Shinichiro lost their previous calmness. The New Fourth Division had more than a hundred light artillery pieces, or they had no losses at all. It was over. The six artillery positions should not have moved forward. If they did not move forward, they could hit the New Fourth Division trenches. If the New Fourth Division artillery wanted to hit the artillery here, they had to set up the guns on this side of the hillside.

The armored troops were completely wiped out! The infantry behind them also suffered heavy losses. The rocket launchers were indeed worthy of their reputation.