Chapter 367: The defense regiments attack was frustrated
Wuling Mountain runs from southwest to northeast, and the protruding hilltop occupied by the Yamazaki Brigade is where Lijiagou is located, on a flat land of more than a thousand square meters.
It is named Lijiagou because there is a deep ditch on the south side of the mountain where it connects the mountainside to the flat ground.
The slope on the north side is steep, and only the slope on the east side is gentle, which is the main access route for villagers in Lijiagou.
The west side is connected to Wuling Mountain, but the terrain is undulating and crisscrossed with ravines, making it an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
When Li Daben headed to Wuling Mountain, the garrison regiment along the way merged with Wu'an's county brigade and four district squadrons, totaling nearly two thousand people.
At the foot of the Lijiagou hillside, the garrison regiment and Wu'an's local armed forces were confronting the Yamazaki Brigade. Strangely, neither side opened fire.
"Damn it, I brought people over as soon as I heard the news. I hurriedly and slowly let Xiaoguizi County occupy Lijiagou. It's not easy to fight now. I can launch an attack from the east, but the hillside is too high.
It’s so narrow that there are only about a hundred soldiers on the mountainside, and the higher you go up, the harder it is to deploy your offensive formation!”
The person who spoke was Bao Jinwu, the district squadron leader of Wu'an South District 1, and a local snake nearby. He gave several people a detailed explanation of the topography of Lijiagou.
Wu'an is divided into four districts. In addition to the county brigade, there are four district squadrons: North 1, North 2, South 1, and South 2. Lijiagou is on the boundary of South 1.
Through the telescope, Li Daben saw that the little devils on the top of the mountain were ready, and then said: "This group of little devils should have been expanding their positions from the top of the mountain just now. It seems that the construction has not been completed yet. This is the best time to attack.
, the main force arrived in the afternoon!"
"We can't wait any longer. If the little devil takes advantage of this period to complete the fortifications, the main force will arrive by then, and it will be a tough nut to crack!"
Li Dakeng's appearance is really much calmer now, and he looks like he is the leader of a group.
"Captain, our garrison currently lacks artillery. The three 82 mortars alone may not be able to suppress the firepower of the Japs on the top of the mountain. With a range of less than 3,000 meters, the Japs' position cannot be reached from the foot of the mountain!
"Roger, the political commissar of the garrison, said at this time.
"If you can't reach it, then let the artillery set up the mortar on the hillside. Captain Bao, didn't you just say that you can attack from the west? Take the four district squadrons and the second battalion to go around and touch the little devil on the west side.
Arrangement, the rest of the troops stay on the east side, and the north and south sides are empty!"
"Zhang Zhiming, you have full command of the west side. The first attack time is set in forty minutes!" Li Dazhen said to the second battalion commander Zhang Zhiming.
"yes!"
Each department took action. The little Japs on the top of the mountain had not seen any movement from the Eighth Route Army below for a long time, but they boldly expanded their fortifications downwards.
The scheduled attack time soon came. The first battalion to launch the attack on the eastern hillside was the magnetite battalion. Because they did not know the firepower layout of the Little Japanese, the attacking force only had one platoon.
The original combat effectiveness of the garrison was not bad, and after more than a month of training, it has become somewhat like a main force in terms of tactical coordination.
Only 40 soldiers were seen moving quickly up the hillside in a skirmish line. Lijiagou was nearly 900 meters above sea level and was close to the mountainside. The Japanese soldiers on the top of the mountain did not fire.
Down the hillside.
Li Daben and Roger both held telescopes to observe every move of the Yamazaki Brigade.
"The little devil is keeping his composure. He is now within the range of the heavy machine gun!" Roger said.
"The little devil himself is very resourceful. Now he obviously wants to fight us to the death based on the advantage of the terrain. He must save bullets!"
While the two were talking, they saw a heavy machine gun on the north and south sides firing first, followed closely by the crooked handle and the 38-inch cover.
Even though they were prepared in advance, half of the attacking platoon was knocked down the moment the gunfire rang out, and many other soldiers relied on the nearby terrain to launch a counterattack.
Seeing that there were not many attacking troops, the Yamasaki Battalion deployed its firepower points on the eastern hillside and not all of its firepower points were exposed. It relied on the condescending terrain to gain an advantage.
Yamazaki Yehei was also observing the situation of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the first wave of the attack of the garrison was frustrated, Yamazaki Yehei even smiled arrogantly at the adjutant beside him: "Sanye-kun, have you seen it? If the Tubal Road at the foot of the mountain only has this
With some strength, when their attacking troops are defeated, the warriors of our imperial army can take this opportunity and defeat them one by one with one charge!"
"We may have been too cautious before. There is no main force of the Eighth Route Army nearby. I really hope that the independent detachment will get the news and rush to Lijiagou!"
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The cavalry regiment and artillery battalion, relying on their mobility, arrived more than an hour after the battle began.
Zhou Weihan couldn't help but frowned when he heard the intensive gunfire coming from the east and west sides.
Since he still didn't know what the situation was, Zhou Weihan did not immediately let the cavalry regiment and artillery battalion deploy, but just assembled and hid on the spot.
Li Daben breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the soldiers on guard outside reporting the arrival of Zhou Weihan and Xing Zhiguo, and immediately came over to report the battle situation.
"What's the situation now? Have you figured out the number and weapons of the Japanese army?" Zhou Weihan asked one after another.
Li Daben smiled bitterly: "The detachment leader, chief of staff, our garrison regiment and comrades from the local armed forces are currently launching attacks from the east and west sides. The little devils on the east hillside have repelled three attacks by our regiment, and the attacking troops have been
I haven’t even touched the edge of the top of the mountain, and the two hundred meters down from the top of the mountain are almost a death zone!”
"On the eastern slope of the mountain, after testing, the Japanese army deployed a total of six heavy machine guns and a dozen light machine guns, including mountain cannons and rapid-fire cannons! The firepower configuration of the Japanese light and heavy machine guns on the west side is almost the same!"
"On the east side, we were engaged in a refueling battle, while on the west side, we were caught in a tug-of-war for positions. The Second and Third Battalions repeatedly fought for positions with the Japs..."
On the west side, the difficulty of attacking is much smaller than that on the east side. After arriving at the west side of Lijiagou, Second Battalion Commander Zhang Zhiming found that the terrain here is relatively flat, but the terrain is complex, and the original landform is crisscrossed with ravines. On this basis, the Yamazaki Brigade
Three positions were built.
Fortunately, there was no need to attack from above, and the heavy machine gun could give full play to its firepower advantage. In this way, after the initial attack, Li Dali decisively asked Roger to lead the third battalion to the west side for support.
Li Daben personally led the first battalion and the county brigade to entangle the Japanese army on the east side.
However, Li Da was always worried. The little Japs on the top of the mountain found that the Eighth Route Army on the east side was empty of troops and attacked directly from the mountain.
Fortunately, Yamazaki Yehei was attracted by the fierce fighting on the west side and took command personally. The more cautious adjutant Sanno Jiro was left on the east side.
"These little devils are really lucky. They came out of Wuling Mountain and occupied such a difficult-to-defend terrain. However, you are very brave. If the little devil takes advantage of the victory and attacks from the east side, your hand