Thinking that the Independence Camp had become a turtle in a urn, Shiro Ishikawa fell into a deep sleep and did not get up until seven o'clock.
Climbing the dirt bag, Ishikawa Shiro scanned Yukou Mountain through his telescope, but found no human traces wherever he could see. Finally, he focused on the valley between the two mountains.
Although there are many foliage in the valley and nothing can be seen, from the topography, it should be the best campsite.
Thinking of this, Ishikawa Shiro decisively issued the bombardment order.
Under the command of the artillery commander, four artillery pieces first fired at Jiagu. Dozens of artillery shells fell to the ground, and the barracks in Jiagu were ablaze.
After a burst of carpet bombing, the gunners turned their guns in accordance with the commander's instructions and launched shelling on the front and back slopes of the two hills.
In just a few dozen seconds, the sound of gunfire suddenly stopped.
Zhao Danian asked across Xiao Liu: "Battle Commander Wang, can you withdraw?"
Shanzi said: "Beware of fraud."
After another ten minutes, Zhao Danian asked again: "Can we withdraw?"
Shanzi then said: "Wait a while."
Sure enough, not long after, the cannons roared again, this time lasting for three minutes.
The sound of gunfire was interrupted again, and people looked through the grass and discovered that Shiro Ishikawa and the gunner had entered the tent.
Xiao Liu couldn't hold back his anger: "Batalion Commander, the Japanese are already acting like turtles. Let's withdraw."
Shanzi choked impatiently: "Shut up."
For a quarter of an hour, Shiro Ishikawa and the artillerymen returned to their positions at the same time.
Without any orders from the commander, the gunners took up their positions and launched another artillery bombardment. Hundreds of rounds of artillery shells left Yukou Mountain riddled with holes.
According to Shiro Ishikawa's plan, when Yukou Mountain is bombarded, Tuba Road will organize an escape, so that they can attack in groups and wipe out them all.
However, things went against expectations. After several shellings, no trace of Tubal Road was ever seen. However, after the bombardment, Tubal Road was found running from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain.
Seeing this scene, Shiro Ishikawa was so angry that his eyes turned black, and he wished he could blow up Yukou Mountain immediately. Unfortunately, all the 600 shells had been fired, leaving only dozens of empty wooden boxes.
13
After a new round of defense deployment, a bracket-shaped defensive position was quickly formed. However, due to the lengthened battle line, the distance between individual soldiers was mostly five meters away.
After Shanzi and Zhao Danian inspected the position, they returned to the original trench.
It didn't feel like more than an hour had passed, and there was still no sign of the enemy attacking.
Zhao Danian finally expressed his inner worries, fearing that the enemy would not attack because of encirclement, and would resort to trapping tactics. If he was passively beaten, it would be better to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible.
Shan Zi agreed with Zhao Danian’s speculation, but regarding the breakout, Shan Zi said——
Breaking out during the day will undoubtedly serve as a target for the enemy. Once an enemy twice as big as me takes the opportunity to attack, we will lose the fortress position of Yukou Mountain. By then, we will have no way to advance or retreat, and we will definitely encounter disaster.
After careful consideration, Shanzi insisted on his opinion and chose to break out at night.
Zhao Danian reminded that there was only one breakfast available at the moment, and he could only starve on an empty stomach at noon and night. When breaking through, let alone the enemy fighting hard, he might not even have the strength to walk.
Shanzi didn't think about the supplies at all, and almost broke into a cold sweat when he heard Zhao Danian's reminder.
After thinking for a long time, Shanzi finally made a decision. Everyone would cancel breakfast, eat wild vegetables for lunch, and keep the existing supplies for consumption before breaking out.