Yamazaki Zhongzuo raised his telescope and looked towards the north, with a surprised expression on his face.

Because he saw about 2,000 troops appearing in the north, but the other side was carrying a lot of artillery.

After careful observation for a while, Yamazaki Zhongzuo knew clearly that this unit must be the elite unit of the Eighth Route Army.

Immediately afterwards, Yamasaki's center and left began to strengthen the defense on the north side to cope with the attack of this elite force.

Until now, Yamazaki Chuzuo was completely unaware of the news that the Kigoshi detachment had been annihilated.

The order given to them by the First Army Headquarters was to stick to Lijiapo and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

After repelling dozens of attacks from the Eighth Route Army, the morale of the Yamazaki Brigade was high.

With continuous airdrop support, they firmly believed that they could hold their position and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Soon, at the position north of Lijiapo, Yamazaki deployed a reinforced squadron from the center and left to hold on.

Nine light machine guns, six heavy machine guns, nine grenade launchers, and dozens of rifles.

Two other mortars and two rapid-fire guns also began to be deployed to the northern position to ensure the safety of the position here.

The elite troops of the Eighth Route Army that appeared north of Lijiapo were naturally the independent regiment troops.

They took over the starting position of the 772nd Regiment, and the soldiers began to actively prepare.

Regiment leader Li Yunlong and political commissar Zhao Gang summoned the cadres to issue combat orders.

Lu Ming, the regiment's chief of staff, gathered the entire regiment's artillery units together.

At present, the reinforced artillery company under the Hehe Battalion has six Type 94 mountain cannons and four Jin-made Type 13 mountain cannons, for a total of ten artillery pieces.

The machine gun companies under the three infantry battalions have four infantry cannons, eight 82MM mortars, four Liao-made rapid-fire cannons, and two mountain cannons.

Nearly thirty artillery pieces were set up in artillery positions at different locations, all under the unified command of the reinforced artillery company commander Wang Chengzhu.

In addition to these artillery pieces, after annihilating the Muyue detachment, Lu Ming took the opportunity to withdraw the reward for the system's mission to annihilate the Yamazaki detachment.

Four Madsen 20MM machine guns and two Bofors 37MM anti-tank guns are temporarily incorporated into the reinforced artillery battery.

These six artillery pieces were included directly as trophies without arousing suspicion from others.

Of course, this has something to do with the system, after all, it can handle everything.

Lu Ming set up fire strike positions for these six artillery pieces and specially deployed elite artillery troops to control them.

The heavy machine guns of the other three cannon batteries were also assembled.

Eight Type 92 and four Maxim heavy machine guns will be advanced to designated areas to set up machine gun positions.

At 1:10 p.m., the artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters began shelling.

Four French field guns, four infantry guns, four Jinshan cannons, and twelve artillery pieces opened fire one after another.

However, so far in the battle, the brigade artillery battalion does not have many artillery shells, and the support they provide is limited.

After a burst of shelling, twelve artillery pieces fired more than thirty rounds.

Immediately afterwards, the 772nd Regiment on the south side of the Lijiapo position took the lead in launching an attack.

After a while, fierce gunfire began to sound.

At 1:15, the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment, under the command of battalion commander Zhang Dabiao, also launched an attack.

As the hundreds of people in the first battalion continued to shorten the distance from the Japanese position, the little devils fired with various weapons.

Light and heavy machine guns, Type 38 rifles, combat artillery and mortars continued to intercept fire on the first battalion.

The Little Devils' military system was learned from the German army, but they had their own set of tactics.

When defending, they are good at controlling the surface with points, and several firepower points are very tenacious.

These firepower points are composed of light and heavy machine guns, rifles and artillery.

Moreover, it is different from other troops that emphasize machine gun firepower and coordination with rifles.

The focus of the Little Devil's firepower is to fully utilize the firepower of machine guns and rifles to shoot together, thereby exerting the strongest firepower.

All their machine guns fired at bursts, and their riflemen all had accurate marksmanship.

The distance of three hundred meters is an insurmountable line between life and death.

"Let them get to a distance of two hundred meters and launch a fire attack."

"Attention has been shifted to light and heavy machine guns. They have the advantage of artillery to prevent them from being bombarded after being exposed."

"Mortars, combat artillery, prepare to attack their machine gun positions."

At this time, on the Lijiapo position, Yamazaki Zhongzuo personally directed the defense of the northern position.

He observed through the artillery mirror and continuously issued combat orders.

As his order was conveyed, the Japanese defense forces on the north side weakened their firepower, and the first battalion crossed the 300-meter life-and-death line.

However, when they advanced to a position of 200 meters, they were immediately hit by fierce Japanese firepower.

A Tomosaka bullet was accurately fired at the vital points of the soldiers, and the first battalion's attack was instantly suppressed.

At a distance of two hundred meters, it would be an exaggeration to say that all the little devils were always on target.

But their overall hit rate is at least over 95%.

This means that out of 100 bullets, 95 bullets will hit the target. This probability is too scary.

The first battalion was also the main battalion of the independent regiment, but at this time, it was suppressed at a position of 200 meters.

One soldier accidentally exposed his body and was immediately hit by a bullet.

Zhang Dabiao also wanted to organize firepower to counterattack, but the little devil would not give him this chance at all.

"Da da da!"

At this time, the machine gun position set up at the rear opened fire first, and twelve heavy machine guns fired one after another to suppress Li Jiapo's firepower.

"Everything."

"Boom boom boom."

The artillery group, under the command of Wang Chengzhu, also launched artillery fire, and shells were fired towards the Lijiapo position one after another.

The Japanese troops were suppressed and they took cover one after another.

The first battalion was hiding behind crater bunkers everywhere. Seeing this scene, they had the idea of ​​​​charging.

But thinking about the instructions from the regiment headquarters, they chose to hide.

At the same time, under the cover of heavy machine guns and artillery groups, Shenquan's 2nd Battalion began to launch a rapid charge.

If you observe carefully, you can clearly see that the strength of the second battalion has increased significantly.

They were carrying all the grenade launchers of the 3rd Battalion to advance together!

After the third battalion took action, the independent regiment set up various cover positions and launched intensive firepower.

Rapid-fire artillery, combat defense artillery, machine guns, mortars, mountain artillery, infantry artillery and other different calibers and types of artillery struck one after another.

The dense artillery shells fell on the Lijiapo position like heavy raindrops, and deafening explosions came one after another.

"The enemy troops are about to launch a fierce attack on the northern position, and the third squadron is preparing to attack from the flank!"

"Order that all artillery units be prepared to attack the enemy's heavy weapons on the north side."

"The First Squadron holds its position, and the Machine Gun Squadron provides full assistance!"

"Engineer troops, test it immediately to see if it can launch special smoke!"

Yamazaki Zhongzuo had a serious expression on his face, and he immediately issued the order.

In his opinion, if the independent regiment launched such intensive firepower, it must be launching a fierce attack.

What's more, the hundreds of people in the first battalion have already advanced to a distance of more than 200 meters from the position, and hundreds of people will advance again.

Once their follow-up troops are in place, the two groups of troops attack one after another. Even if they use the human sea tactic, they can rush to the position.

What's more, they had strong fire support, so Yamazaki Zhongzuo quickly transferred the main force to the north side to launch defense.

Moreover, he has been preparing to use the trump card he has always reserved.

The special smoke the little devil talks about is actually a poison gas bomb.

"Light and heavy machine guns, enter the semi-underground bunker and prepare to shoot!"

"The grenades entered the firing position and fired at both sides of the enemy troops according to the predetermined plan, forcing the enemy troops to gather in the middle."

"Riflemen, give priority to attacking enemy firepower, and be prepared for hand-to-hand combat."

Yamazaki Zhongzuo issued an order again, these were his trump cards directly reserved.

Now facing the superior firepower of the independent regiment, he used it all at once.

As long as the independent regiment launches a general attack, they will quickly start shooting, causing them maximum casualties.

At this time, at the rear starting position, Li Yunlong and others raised their telescopes for observation.

"Damn it, no wonder so many troops can't defeat Li Jiapo. These little devils are not simple."
To be continued...