The Japanese bombardment lasted for a full five minutes, and this was just a test of firepower before the Japanese attack, and it also served as a cover for the attacking troops.

"Mom, this fake position can trap some artillery shells. This is called a false punch!" On the north side of Taoer Mountain, in the command room of the Independent Regiment, Commander Kong looked at the dilapidated river defense that had been bombed by Japanese infantry artillery.

Fortification, grinning happily.

"Commander, look, the little devil is about to cross the river!" Lao Kong was sighing, and a soldier shouted loudly.

"Let me see..." Commander Kong came to the observation window and looked in the direction of the Zhuozhang River.

It turned out that while the Japanese artillery regiment was launching a bombardment, the Japanese had already lifted dozens of ferries off the trucks and headed towards the Zhuozhang River. At this moment, the ferries had already been launched, and the Japanese were boarding the boats, trying to cross the river.

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At the same time, some Japanese engineers also rode large barges carrying various types of wood, hoping to take this opportunity to repair the falling Zhaodian wooden bridge so that heavy vehicles such as armored vehicles and trucks could pass through.

Of course, the Eighth Route Army is still guarding the other side of the river. How could we let the Japanese come over so easily? Otherwise, wouldn’t our coming here be in vain?

"As the old saying goes, attack them halfway across the river! Why are you still standing there? Let our grenades hit the Japanese a few times! Let the first battalion immediately enter the front line to block!" Kong Jie and the others are in charge of the main position of Taoer Mountain.

So he gave the order directly.

"The Japs are crossing the river... We are the reserve team, let the Independent Regiment take the lead first... The brigade commander is too biased and let us sit on the bench again." Cheng Xiazi was unwilling to see the Independent Regiment blocking the attack, but he could only

He had no choice but to hide in the back of Taoer Mountain and wait for orders.

"Ignore the Japs' movements for now, we are responsible for guarding here and not letting the Japs make a detour!" Those guarding the river bend in the north were comrades from the supplementary brigade.

"Brigadier, the Japs have assembled at least one brigade on the other side of the river. The artillery team asks if they want to launch an artillery attack immediately?" the communications corpsman of the Western Front River Defense Headquarters asked Deputy Brigadier Xu.

"Wait!" Deputy Brigadier Xu also wanted to explode, but he needed to cooperate with the Eastern Front.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom..." Thing, the Japanese bombardment is still going on, and the firepower is no weaker than that of the Western Front. The artillery regiment has 36 mountain cannons and 12 field cannons, and the two infantry regiments have 8 mountain cannons.

, and 12 92 infantry artillery pieces belonging to 6 brigades.

Countless artillery shells exploded on the Dongyang Pass wall, wreaked havoc on the Tianzhu Ao main position, the Queen's Ridge position, and all the Eighth Route positions that the Japanese could see.

It's just that the mountains here are steeper and there are more reverse slopes. It cannot be said that the Japs' artillery shells have played a role. But Li Yunlong and the others, who have no intention of resisting to the death, put heavy troops in front and let the Japs bomb them?

There are only a few observation posts on the front line.

The shelling here will take longer, because the Japanese have attacked Dongyang Pass, so they are very confident that they can find important bombing targets. When the shelling is over, the Japanese of the 132nd Regiment have already set up an offensive position in front of Dongyang Pass.

"I'll give you death..." As soon as the Japanese bombardment stopped, the Japanese from three squadrons divided into three directions and attacked the north, south, and center positions.

At the brigade headquarters, the movements of the Japs were naturally placed on the sand table by the brigade commander: "Are there any Japs troops coming out from the direction of Shexian County?" the brigade commander asked.

"Report: There are no Japs coming out from the direction of Shexian County, but there are still troops stationed in the county town!" the communications soldier said from the side.

"Very good, very good. The little devil has finally put a regiment under our noses! Tell the front line to pay attention, connect the line between the front line and the artillery position for me, and connect me to the artillery position first!" The brigade commander became excited.

The call was connected immediately, and the brigade commander picked up the phone: "Director Zhao? Fire immediately. The enemy's position will be contacted by you!"

"Okay..." Director Zhao, who was in charge of commanding the two artillery groups, said there.

Facing the Japanese attack, Li Yunlong was so excited that he called Zhu Zhu directly:

"Hahaha, the little Japs are finally willing to attack! Zhuzi, come here the hell, do you see that side? Blow up the Japs' infantry artillery positions for me!"

"Yes, Commander!" Zhu Zhu only had two mortars in his hand, but it was still possible to blow up the Japanese regiment's infantry artillery position.

"Commander, the brigade commander said that an artillery attack is about to begin. Let us seize the opportunity to eat the regiment at the foot of the mountain!" Li Yunlong had just finished giving the order when the call came from the brigade headquarters.

"Bombardment, this is bombardment... OK! Zhang Dabiao, Shen Quan, your two battalions are ready to attack, I am ready to launch an attack! Zhuzi, after blowing up the infantry cannons, then the heavy machine guns..."

"Death for me..." At the bottom of the mountain, the Japanese attacking team had reached the foot of the mountain and began to climb along the hillside, which was either rugged, steep or gentle.

The reason why the 47th Army was able to hold off the Japanese 108th Division for three days was due to the unique terrain advantage here. Dongyang Pass, also called Hu Pass, is naturally a terrain that cannot be opened by one man and ten thousand others, and it is extremely unfriendly to attacking troops.

"Comrades, fight!" Seeing that the Japs were within shooting range, the Eighth Route Army commanders and fighters on the mountain were not polite and directly served them with bullets.

The New Regiment, the Special Agent Regiment, is a solid main force. With Minister Zhang backing them up and Hu Changyi opening the back door, they have no shortage of bullets. Especially since the New Regiment has captured a lot of items, they have more bullets and better weapons.

Therefore, as soon as the Eighth Route Army began to fight back, those Japanese who had attacked Dongyang Pass and survived until now suddenly felt that something was different.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta..." The machine gunners with machine guns opened their arms and fired at the Japs who could be seen within their firing range.

"Click, click, click... click, click, click..." The Kirali light machine gun, or a light machine gun of two calibers, fired in bursts in coordination with each other.

"Grenade, throw it!" Some people in good positions just throw the grenade down the mountain.

"Boom...twee...boom..." The grenadier soldiers had no one to direct them. Wherever there were more people, there would be three or five Japs as the shells passed by.

With such a tight fire blockade, and the Japanese attacking the new regiment position in the north, they still need to turn, and they will be hit by side fire from the direction of Dongyang Pass... In short, the little Japanese felt that his comrades were so unbeatable? Then he climbed the mountain. Halfway through, I still haven’t found a suitable shooting spot, so why is it gone?

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom..." At this moment, rows of mortar shells flew out from behind the mountains of Liucai Mountain and Queen's Ridge in the north, and landed accurately on the Japanese. in their team.

"All groups, second round, fire!" Director Zhao personally directed the firing of the artillery fire on the 120th heavy forced position.
Chapter completed!