Qian Bojun has also been paying attention to the battle situation here. He also saw that the Japanese army was about to seize the 82mm recoilless rifle, but he was unable to help.

At this moment, an unexpected scene happened. Just when the Japanese army grabbed the 82mm recoilless rifle, a violent explosion occurred there, and all the dozens of Japanese soldiers who rushed there were wiped out.

It turned out that the gunner of the 82mm recoilless rifle did not die. He was seriously injured and his movements were very slow. When he saw that the Japanese army was trying to snatch the 82mm recoilless rifle, he used his last strength to pick up a shell.

, hit the fuse of the artillery shell hard on the shell box, causing an explosion.

The explosion of this shell caused the explosion of other shells. Dozens of shells exploded at the same time, wiping out all the Japanese troops rushing over. The 82mm recoilless rifle was also blown into scrap metal.

Japanese follow-up troops continued to pour in, and the situation was very critical.

At this moment, Cui Zhenyue's tank troops arrived, which not only offset the advantage of the Japanese tank troops, but the powerful firepower of the tank troops also dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese infantry. The situation on the battlefield suddenly stabilized.

At this time, Chu Yunfei also transferred a battalion from the second regiment to come over for reinforcements and blocked the Japanese offensive. They finally repelled the Japanese army and restored their original defensive positions.

Chu Yunfei rushed to the forward position and after inspecting the battlefield, he felt extremely stressed. He called Xu Dalong, hoping that they could eliminate the surrounded Japanese army as soon as possible and transfer the main force to join the battle. Otherwise, if the 358th Brigade

If we encounter several more large-scale attacks like this, it may be difficult to hold on to our defensive positions.

Xu Dalong also felt a headache. The original battle plan seemed a bit too optimistic. He originally thought that the Japanese troops entering the mountainous area could be quickly annihilated, but he did not expect this to be the case.

According to the speed at which Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao are advancing, they may not be able to annihilate all the Japanese troops there in ten days. The Eighth Route Army and Jinsui Army, which are responsible for the defense, face the powerful Japanese army. If they want to persist for ten days, they will basically

It's impossible. It seems that the battle plan must be readjusted.

After receiving the report from Hirota Koki, Shinozuka Yoshio also clearly judged the Eighth Route Army's intentions. He knew that the Eighth Route Army was concentrating its forces to encircle and annihilate the 220th Regiment led by Hirota Koki.

There are not many people, so it is a good time to break through their defensive positions.

Therefore, he reported the situation to the Japanese commanders on the front line and asked them to increase their attack intensity and strive to quickly break through the enemy's defensive positions.

After receiving the telegram from Yoshio Shinozuka, the division commanders of the Japanese 109th Division and the 113th Division continued to launch fierce attacks on the positions of the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army.

As the battle continued, the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army suffered heavy casualties. The position was broken through by the Japanese several times. After repeated battles, the position was finally held. The casualties of the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers continued to increase, and the situation became more and more critical.

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Xu Dalong felt that continuing like this was not an option. He stood in front of the map and stared at the No. 6 Mountain area, where he thought carefully about how to deal with this Japanese army as soon as possible.

At this moment, Zhao Gang walked in.

He said: "Captain, the battle on the front line is too fierce, and ammunition is consumed very quickly. If the communication line cannot be restored as soon as possible, I am afraid it will not last long.

Should I send a telegram to Lao Li and the others to urge them to eliminate the enemies there as soon as possible and open up transportation lines?"

Xu Dalong hadn't thought about it yet. He looked at Zhao Gang, thoughtfully.

Zhao Gang continued: "I also have an idea, which is to mobilize some remaining troops from our base area, and then mobilize a large number of militiamen to send ammunition over.

I have calculated that as long as enough manpower is mobilized, even though it is very difficult and slow to cross mountains and ridges, it can still meet the needs of the troops for combat."

After finishing Zhao Gang's words, an idea flashed in Xu Dalong's mind.

He asked: "How long will it take to send weapons and ammunition to the front line?"

Zhao Gang said: "You can have the transportation team deliver the ammunition to Meihua Town in the northwest of Yangcheng County first. The dispatched security regiment, county brigade and militia can collect the ammunition from there, walk into the mountains, and make a round trip. It can be done in three days

arrive."

As Zhao Gang talked, he also came to the map, drew a line on it with his finger, and said: "Just take this road. I have already learned from people who are familiar with this place. There are mountain paths that can be used."

Xu Dalong asked: "Are you sure that the supply of ammunition is enough to support this battle?"

Zhao Gang said: "No problem."

Xu Dalong asked again: "How is the other material support situation?"

Zhao Gang said with confidence: "Captain, don't worry, I guarantee that the troops will have enough to eat until this battle is over."

Xu Dalong said: "This is really great. Commissioner Zheng, you are a lucky general. This has solved a big problem. We can change the battle plan now."

Zhao Gang was also troubled by the current war situation. He asked: "What can we do?"

Xu Dalong told Zhao Gang his thoughts. Zhao Gang's eyes lit up and he said: "Oh! Why didn't I think of that? This is called treating the other person with his own way. This is really a good idea. Give it to Lao Li right away.

Let them send a telegram."

Xu Dalong immediately drafted a telegram and sent it to Li Yunlong.

At this time, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao were also very anxious. Although they thought of using night fighting to deal with the Japanese army, they could not launch an attack during the day, and attacking at night consumed a lot of time. If they continued with this style of fighting, it would probably last only ten days.

We cannot eat these Japanese troops on the mountain.

The two were discussing and planned to carry out a strong attack during the day, but considering the casualties of the troops, it was difficult to make a decision at the moment.

At this moment, the communications section chief of the military division came in and said: "Commander, Chief of Staff, and Captain of the Brigade have an urgent call."

Li Yunlong took the telegram, read it and said with a smile: "This is really a good idea. Dabiao, come and take a look." After that, he handed the telegram to Zhang Dabiao.

After reading this, Zhang Dabiao also had a smile on his face and said: "This is really a good idea. Let's not play with the little Japs for now. Let's kill the big Japanese army first, and then deal with these little Japs later.

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Five hours later, five county brigades fighting on the front line were ordered to report to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong ordered the four regiments of the New First Brigade to participate in the battle, leaving one company from each regiment to cooperate with these county brigades to encircle the Japanese army. Then he led the main force to the front line of Licheng.

Xu Dalong's solution to the problem was that since the Eighth Route Army had to work so hard and spend a lot of time to eliminate the Japanese troops on the mountain, then conversely, if the Eighth Route Army troops also adopted the same method and guarded the hills around the Japanese troops,

If the Japanese army wanted to capture these mountains, they would also have to pay a huge price and consume a lot of time.

Xu Dalong decided to use the county brigade to continue to surround the Japanese army and prevent them from interfering with the frontline operations. He transferred the main force surrounding them to the frontline to deal with the main force of the Japanese army on the front. After repelling the Japanese army on the front, when the time came,

These Japanese troops on the mountain have been besieged for a long time and have run out of ammunition and food. It will be very easy to deal with them.

Chu Yunfei, Wang Limin and others were worried about the situation on the front line. They were relieved when they heard that Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao had led the main force over. They received a notice from Xu Dalong, asking them to go to the coalition headquarters to renegotiate

The battle plan against the Japanese army.

Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro faced the Eighth Route Army's attacks every day. They did not feel worried, but were secretly happy. Because their actions not only cut off the enemy's transportation lines, but also contained a large number of Eighth Route Army troops, and effectively cooperated

The main force fought.

With this alone, they have achieved great feats, and both of them are very excited. Although the outer positions are constantly being broken through by the Eighth Route Army, their defense range is very large. If the Eighth Route Army wants to attack the area of ​​No. 6 Mountain, it still needs

It takes a long time and costs a lot.

They had already planned it. They could use these small troops outside to delay the Eighth Route Army for a few days, and the price paid was completely worth it. Both of them were very confident that with their set of tactics, they could persist here for ten days.

or even longer.

During the day, the Eighth Route Army basically did not launch an attack. The two of them were very leisurely. They even played Go on the top of the mountain and drank some wine during dinner. At night, they knew that the Eighth Route Army would definitely use the night to launch another attack.

In order to delay time, in addition to placing a small number of troops on the top of the surrounding mountains, they also sent many small troops, in squad units, to ambush in the mountains or valleys. Even if the Eighth Route Army took down the surrounding

On the top of the mountain, when they want to continue advancing, they will be attacked by these small groups of troops, which can also delay the Eighth Route Army's attack.

There was not much movement in the first half of the night, so Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro went to bed early.

In the middle of the night, gunshots were heard in the distance. Although they knew there would be no problem, out of soldier's instinct, the two of them got up. Yamahara Ichiro ordered the combat staff to understand the battle situation ahead. After waiting for a long time, the battle

The staff officer did not come back to report.

Just as the two were getting ready to sleep again, the combat staff member walked in. His expression seemed to be confused.

Hirota Koki asked: "Why have you been there for so long? What was the situation ahead?"

The combat staff officer said with some confusion: "The situation ahead is very strange. The enemy only fired guns at the bottom of the mountain and did not attack the mountain."

"What? This is impossible." Yamahara Ichiro's face was full of disbelief.

Hirota Koki also felt very puzzled. The enemy must be eager to open up the communication line, which can be seen from their performance in the past two days. Tonight, they suddenly stopped attacking, which is obviously unreasonable.

The two of them analyzed it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. So they decided to wait for daybreak and go to the forward position to take a look in person.

At dawn the next day, Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro hurriedly ate something and went down Mountain No. 6. They walked over mountains and ridges for several hours, and finally arrived at the top of a mountain at the forefront.

The two held telescopes in their hands to observe the Eighth Route Army's position. They could indeed see Eighth Route Army soldiers in gray military uniforms walking on the top of the mountain, and they could not see any problems.

They called the Japanese squadron leader in charge of this area and asked him about the situation.

The squadron leader was also puzzled and said that the Eighth Route Army only fired shots at the mountains from a distance last night and did not send anyone to attack.

Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro found it very strange, but for a while they couldn't figure out what the Eighth Route Army was going to do.

At this moment, the telegraph operator who followed them sent a telegram from their superiors, saying that the enemy forces on the Licheng front line had suddenly increased in strength. They did not know where so many Eighth Route Army troops came from, so they sent a telegram.

Ask them what's unusual here?

Hirota Hongyi was very smart. He thought of the strange situation he faced and immediately made a judgment. The main force of the Eighth Route Army that besieged them should have withdrawn and rushed to the front to deal with the main force of the Japanese army. This time they contained

The role of the main force of the Eighth Route Army has disappeared. With so many people stationed here, it only plays the role of cutting off the Eighth Route Army's transportation lines.

After discussing with Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro, they sent a telegram to report their analysis and judgment to the First Army Headquarters.

Soon after, the Chief of Staff of the First Army sent a telegram, saying that their role there was no longer significant, and ordered them to leave a small number of troops to continue cutting off the enemy's transportation lines, and let the two of them lead the main force of the regiment to the northwest

Advance in the direction of attack, attack the flanks and rear of the Eighth Route Army, and coordinate the combat operations of the main force.

After receiving the order, Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro did not hesitate and immediately ordered the troops to assemble and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army surrounding them to the northwest.

They soon tasted the bitter consequences. Just like they did against the Eighth Route Army, facing the condescending firepower of the Eighth Route officers and soldiers, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and it was difficult to break through the enemy's positions.

However, the battle on the mountain also exposed the situation of the enemy defenders. Their firepower was relatively weak, and there were even many people in plain clothes. Obviously, they were not the main force of the Eighth Route Army. He believed that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had been transferred.
To be continued...