Lu Yingjun led more than 30 team members to quietly move close to the cliff behind the stone box stronghold.
The horses were tied up in a nearby grove.
The mountains in southeastern Shanxi are relatively barren. Even in summer, the mountains have a vast color.
At the bottom of the cliff, everyone could even hear the muffled sound of the Japanese artillery above the cliff.
Approaching the bottom of the cliff, Lu Yingjun made a sign to the three team captains Wei Dayong, indicating that the first combat team would come first.
Wei Dayong, Duan Peng, and the 10 members of the first combat team quickly took out the flying grappling hook and climbing rope, shook it in their hands a few times, and then threw it upward.
With a slight ding-ding-ding sound, the flying grappling hook firmly hooked onto the rock at the top of the cliff. Then the team members pulled the climbing rope hard to ensure that the flying grappling hook was completely fixed.
The first combat team held the rope with their hands and stepped on the rock wall, climbing up like agile apes.
These grappling hooks and climbing ropes were also seized from the Japanese and were very useful. The cliff at the end of Yangcun Village also became the best rock climbing training site for the Sharp Sword Team.
The first ones to climb to the edge of the cliff were Wei Dayong and Duan Peng. They held the climbing rope with one hand and their heads and German MP40 popped out almost at the same time.
There are no Japanese sentries on the edge of the cliff. The Japanese artillery position is located 150 meters away from the cliff. Short grass and trees are scattered irregularly. Occasionally, there are a few thick trees blocking the Japanese's view of the cliff.
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Wei Dayong and Duan Peng grabbed the climbing rope and jumped lightly. They were already standing on the top of the cliff, and the members of the first team on both sides climbed up one after another.
Since he was not discovered by the Japanese, Wei Dayong led the first combat team and immediately went on alert to cover the second and third combat teams coming up.
The Japanese artillerymen were still firing frantically at the first battalion's position, unaware that the sickle of death was approaching their necks.
At the cliff, more than thirty team members were ready. As Lu Yingjun moved forward and signed forward, three combat teams formed a combat formation and moved towards the Japanese artillery position.
Since the Japanese artillerymen felt that this place was absolutely safe, a small Japanese team with only a dozen people around them was responsible for protecting it.
There are only about 100 gunners, artillerymen and Japanese guards.
The first person to discover the Eighth Route Army was a Japanese ammunition hand. He turned around with the ammunition box on his shoulders and saw multiple gray figures appearing in the grass of the artillery position.
It startled him.
Before he could cry out, a high-speed rotating bullet hit his head, and the huge impact caused the Japs to fall on his back.
Immediately afterwards, gunfire rang out sparsely, and there was no continuous fire, only the messy sound of single-shot gunfire.
Although the firepower was not dense, a Japanese soldier fell down almost every time a gunshot was fired, and almost without exception, the Japanese were shot in the middle of the eyebrow.
More than a dozen Japanese guards were killed in one encounter, and all that was left was to call out the Japanese artillerymen one by one.
Most of the Japanese artillerymen were not equipped with weapons, and only a few were equipped with pistols. Without any defense, in front of the special forces who were all special shooters, they could only be massacred.
The entire battle lasted less than a minute, and the Japanese artillery was completely wiped out, leaving no one alive. The sharp sword detachment successfully occupied the artillery position.
Four Type 92 infantry guns and four Type 97 81mm mortars were captured by the Sharp Sword Special Forces.
Behind each cannon, there are also many shell boxes placed.
Looking at 4 Type 92 infantry guns and 4 mortars.
"What should we do now?" Wei Dayong asked, holding a submachine gun, "Captain, shall we withdraw?"
"Captain, we can't withdraw!" Wang Xikui was anxious. This withdrawal meant blowing up these newly captured artillery pieces.
"Yes, we can't withdraw!" Li Changshun also said, "If the regiment commander knew that we blew up 8 cannons, would he be heartbroken?"
The three team captains and all the team members looked at Lu Yingjun.
Lu Yingjun was thinking quickly in his mind.
The Japanese who lost their artillery positions will never be able to compete with the new regiment.
If you want to keep these cannons, you can only quickly occupy the commanding heights of Shixia Mountain, and attack the Shixia stronghold with the regiment leader and others from both sides.
But how can we inform the regimental commander as quickly as possible that the Japanese artillery position has been captured by us?
By this time, most of the Japs in the stronghold already knew that something had happened to their artillery position, and the artillery position was still some distance from the top of the mountain, so he needed to grab time.
Immediately, Lu Yingjun looked at several ammunition boxes on the ground.
Immediately he ordered: "Monk, detonate the cannonballs in those boxes and send a message to the regiment commander and the others."
"The rest of you will immediately occupy the commanding heights with me!"
"Yes!" Wei Dayong straightened up.
Lu Yingjun led his men to kill towards the commanding heights of the mountain top.
Wei Dayong turned his head and said: "Duan Peng, Wang Gensheng, you two each carry a box of shells and follow me."
The three of them each moved a box of 70mm artillery shells to an open space, used bayonets to pry open the box, and put the nine artillery shells together.
"You two go farther away." Wei Dayong took out a big lump and said, "Be careful not to get hit by shrapnel."
"Captain, let me do it." Wang Gensheng quickly stopped Wei Dayong.
"Okay, come on, Gensheng." Wei Dayong knew that Wang Gensheng was a great pitcher and said immediately.
Wang Gensheng, Wei Dayong, and Duan Peng ran more than 30 meters toward the top of the mountain. Wang Gensheng took out a large shell, pulled the fire cord and threw it in the direction of the shell pile, then turned around and ran toward the top of the mountain without even looking.
Look back with confidence.
The large tumor accurately landed on the pile of artillery shells, followed by several loud "booms", and a mushroom cloud that turned into gunpowder smoke suddenly rose up.
Wei Dayong, Duan Peng and Wang Gensheng immediately ran to the top of the mountain.
The three of them were all excited when they smelled blood, fearing that all the Japanese would be killed.
Before Lu Yingjun and others could reach the top of the mountain, Li Yunlong, who heard the explosion and saw the smoke, ordered the artillery battery to fire at the Shixia stronghold.
The artillery shells landed on the Shixia stronghold one after another. The Japanese and puppet troops on the front slope had no time to reinforce the reverse slope. The sharp sword detachment took advantage of this opportunity to occupy the commanding heights and formed a condescending trend towards the Shixia stronghold.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yunlong, who saw this scene through the telescope, could not help but curl up his lips: "It seems that the Sword Squadron not only completed the mission, but also captured the Japanese artillery."
"Haha... 4 Type 92 infantry guns and 4 mortars."
"Old Zhao, we are getting rich."
"How do you know that the Sharp Sword Squadron captured the Japanese cannon?" Zhao Gang also saw the Sharp Sword Squadron appearing on the top of the mountain in the scope.
"The reason is very simple." Li Yunlong said, "If the Japanese had blown up all the cannons before they died, there would definitely be more than just that little movement."
"What's more, if the Japanese blow up all the cannons, there will be no need for the Sharp Sword Squadron to occupy the commanding heights."
"Now that Lu Yingjun has occupied the commanding heights, it means that the Sharp Sword Squadron is protecting those cannons."
"It seems to make sense." Zhao Gang nodded and said.
"Pass my order!" Li Yunlong turned around and shouted: "Push the infantry artillery and Italian artillery forward, aim at the Japanese gun towers and blast them!"
"The mortars come directly forward to provide artillery support to the Sharp Sword detachment!"
Li Yunlong knew with his toes that the Japanese would definitely counterattack and try to regain the artillery position.
The stone box stronghold that loses artillery support will only be eaten by a new group.
These members of the Sharp Sword Squadron are Li Yunlong's treasures. Every member of the team will not be replaced even by the battalion commander. Naturally, Li Yunlong will not be stingy with artillery shells.
After the Japanese lost their artillery position, the artillery battery of the new regiment no longer had any scruples and completely let go.
First, the infantry artillery and field artillery were pulled by mules toward the first battalion's position. A dozen mortars moved forward to the top of the slope to build an artillery position in front of the Japanese.
Here you can have a panoramic view of the entire front slope of the stone box stronghold, so the gunner can maximize his performance.
At the same time, inside the stone box stronghold.
The Eighth Route Army temporarily stopped shelling, allowing the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold to take a breather.
When Major Takeo Honda learned that the artillery position had been lost, his mentality almost collapsed on the spot.
Takeo Honda thought that setting up the artillery position on the reverse slope would be foolproof, but he did not expect that the Eighth Route Army actually climbed up from the cliff.
Could it be that Ba Lu has three heads and six arms?
Can you climb up even a smooth cliff?
A staff officer came up from the stairs quickly and said to Takeo Honda: "Major, I have two pieces of news, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Takeo Honda said: "I want to hear the good news first."
The staff officer said: "The good news is that the flag soldiers reported that the Eighth Route Army did not blow up the mortars and infantry artillery!"
In order to convey messages conveniently and quickly, Honda Takeo's orders were conveyed by flag soldiers through semaphores.
The enemy's shooting elements and shooting parameters on the reverse slope were also conveyed by the observers and flag soldiers on the top of the mountain. After seeing that the artillery position was attacked, the Eighth Route Army came to the top of the mountain again, and the Japanese observers and flag soldiers slipped away directly.
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"Yoshi!" Honda Takeo's face relaxed. As long as the Eighth Route Army didn't blow up the artillery, there was still a possibility of snatching it back.
"What about the bad news?"
"The bad news is..." the staff officer paused and said, "the Eighth Route Army that attacked the artillery position has occupied the commanding heights of Shixiashan!"
Takeo Honda's face darkened and he asked: "How many troops are there in the Eighth Route Army attacking the artillery position?"
The staff officer said: "According to the observer's report, there are about 30 people in the Eighth Route Army, but these Eighth Route Army use automatic firepower and their marksmanship is extremely accurate."
"Our artillerymen and guards were all killed in less than a minute!"
"Baga!" Takeo Honda said angrily, "organize soldiers immediately to eliminate this group of eight forces and recapture the artillery position!"
"Hi!" The staff officer suddenly nodded, then walked towards the stairwell, and soon disappeared into the stairwell.
Soon the Japanese army staff organized their forces, and a commando team composed of more than 100 Japanese and puppet soldiers carried rifles and attacked the top of the mountain.
Takeo Honda also walked out of the turret and used binoculars to observe the positions occupied by the Eighth Route Army at the commanding heights behind the stronghold.
The crossfire of one Type 92 heavy machine gun and two crooked light machine guns made the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain unable to raise its head.