To be able to make the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain attack desperately regardless of the unfavorable terrain, I am afraid that if these people are not thinking of catching a big fish, they are trying to destroy the entire Straw Hat Mountain front-line advance army command structure. Otherwise, Such a hilltop, which is not important in the entire Straw Hat Mountain battlefield, would not be able to attract so many Japanese and puppet troops anyway. The only reason that made them so desperate was that they discovered that this was a high-level headquarters.
Maybe when they followed the phone line to this place, the puppet Manchukuo troops might have regarded it as the headquarters of the frontline defense of Straw Hat Mountain. It wasn't until they saw the radio antenna here that they made up their mind to catch big fish. Since In this way, although we cannot fulfill them, we can make use of the eagerness of these Japanese and puppet troops to make achievements and keep them here as long as possible.
Lin Zhiqiang is determined not to retreat, and in his opinion, even if he breaks out now, there is basically no possibility of success. The only thing he can do is to hold on for as long as possible to reduce as much pressure as possible on the front line of Straw Hat Mountain. , if the reinforcements fail to arrive, for him and all the people on the mountain now, this may be their final destination.
It's just that although he was determined to die, he could not change the increasingly unfavorable situation. As the intensity of the Japanese and puppet troops' attacks became stronger each time, more troops were invested each time, and the casualties among those who could fight outside became more and more serious. As they grew bigger and bigger, there were already not many effective forces. Under the suppression of firepower by the Japanese army regardless of losses, fewer and fewer were able to stand up and fight back.
The Japanese army's attacks are becoming more and more intense, and they have also changed their tactics according to the situation. Compared with before, if the attack fails now, they no longer withdraw to the starting position, but the bodies of the dead soldiers and even the wounded are removed. They built fortifications on the spot and pushed upward bit by bit. The Japanese and puppet troops had sufficient ammunition and an absolute advantage in firepower. This encroachment tactic adopted by the Japanese and puppet troops further worsened the resistance situation on the mountain.
Not only can ammunition no longer be collected from the dead Japanese and puppet soldiers, but the grenade launchers carried up the mountain by the Japanese army have also caused increasing losses to the resistance on the mountain. Under the tactics adopted by the Japanese army, they are encroaching step by step and encroaching step by step. By 7 o'clock in the morning, the battle had already reached a point where the human fortifications were already less than 50 meters away from Lin Zhiqiang's headquarters.
At this time, there were less than seven people left in the simple fortifications on the mountainside, including the lightly wounded who could barely keep fighting. The most important thing was that the last bit of ammunition was about to burn out. Even Lin Zhiqiang had strictly prohibited All the pistol bullets used have been fired.
The parts of dismantled weapons were scattered everywhere on the mountain, as well as smashed weapons that were not used by their owners and had no ammunition. Even the surrounding stones that could be temporarily used as weapons were thrown away at the foot of the mountain, and the ammunition was exhausted. After all the casualties and embers, everyone on the mountainside knew that the final moment had arrived.
As the situation worsened, Lin Zhiqiang made final preparations. The submachine gun originally placed beside him had been given to him and the guard who had now sacrificed it had been given to him by No. 1 before he led the team into the customs. The Tokarev pistol, a replica of the Anti-Japanese Federation Type 40 pistol given to him, has been loaded with bullets and placed on a makeshift table made of ammunition boxes in front of him.
The radio station's confidential staff and translator over there also followed the order and unscrewed the safety cover of a captured Japanese white phosphorus incendiary grenade and placed it on the machine. , clutched in his hand, the codebook had been doused with kerosene and placed on the machine. Everyone in the cave was prepared for the worst.
However, after a fierce battle at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the night, with nearly a hundred casualties, they still failed to attack the small hilltop in front of them. The Japanese and puppet troops, who seemed somewhat impatient, were becoming weaker and weaker on the mountain, and the only ones they defeated were bullets and grenades. After switching to stones, they swarmed up again.
For the Japanese and puppet commanders at the foot of the mountain, the current situation on the mountain means that a big fish is about to fall into his net. Although he has not yet dreamed that the cave in front of him is the headquarters of the entire advancing army, he directly commands After his first sneak attack on the advancing army, he knew that in the advancing army, which was not well equipped, it was at least one of their so-called columns that could use the radio antenna in front of him, at least a high-power radio station above fifty kilowatts. level headquarters.
Although he was not arrogant enough to pass this battle, he was able to harm the North China Front Army for many years in one fell swoop. The so-called communist army, which carried out encirclement and suppression campaigns to no avail, wiped out most of them, but at least one of their arms was knocked off.
Of course, for him, if he could capture one of their column commanders or political commissars, it would be a great achievement. This was something that the North China Front had never done despite having concentrated tens of thousands of troops on large-scale raids many times. The North China Front Army launched many raids at all costs, but failed to capture even a single regiment-level officer.
If I can succeed this time, I will definitely not be able to escape the rank of major general. However, this person must have never seen the bloody movies of later generations. In his heart, this victory is basically certain, and he is somewhat dizzy. The smart Japanese lieutenant colonel did not expect that many things would be reversed just when he was about to end. However, the outcome of this battle was still no exception.
Just as the sound of gunshots indicating that the Japanese and puppet troops had rushed towards the cave entrance, Lin Zhiqiang, knowing that the last time had arrived, calmly loaded his pistol with bullets, made final preparations, and was about to send a final farewell to the headquarters and brigade commander. Suddenly, there was a swishing sound that was very familiar to Lin Zhiqiang from the top of the mountain outside.
Hearing these familiar sounds, Lin Zhiqiang felt happy and immediately evacuated everyone into the cave to hide. He knew what the swishing sound was coming from. This kind of artillery fire was powerful and dense. However, the accuracy is somewhat worse than that of barrel artillery.
If the people outside the cave entrance do not withdraw, when the shells come down, there is no telling how many people will be affected by the fish pond and fall under the shells of their own people. In response to his strange order, there are only a few people left in the entire brigade headquarters. Personally, they are very confused, but years of military career have allowed them to develop the habit of obeying orders and they choose to obey orders.
Just as they retreated into the cave, the entire cave entrance was covered by a burst of intensive artillery fire. They had already rushed to less than ten meters away from the cave entrance. The Japanese and puppet troops who were about to swarm forward were blown up by this dense burst of shells. Their flesh and blood flew everywhere, and they were thrown from the cave. From the position to the starting position of the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain, they were all covered by intensive artillery fire.
Stunned by everything in front of them, the few remaining staff officers and officers, while sighing at the desperate situation, could not help but be curious about the shells that had been fired recently. A staff officer turned to Lin Zhiqiang and said: "Chief of Staff. , to be able to fire so many artillery shells in one go would require at least one artillery regiment of artillerymen."
Regarding this question that represented the doubts of everyone in the cave, Lin Zhiqiang shook his head and said: "This is a 107mm caliber twelve-barreled rocket launcher equipped by the Anti-Japanese Alliance. One gun fired a salvo. In just a few seconds, It can fire twelve rounds of artillery shells, and the firepower coverage of an artillery battery is equivalent to that of an artillery regiment."
"The artillery shells that hit us this time were, at most, a salvo fired by a company. This kind of weapon is powerful, has a fast rate of fire, and has a wide range of firepower. You have seen how powerful they are. As for what they are? You will see what it looks like in a while."
At this point, the intensive gunshots coming from outside the cave entrance made Lin Zhiqiang stop talking. Before walking to the cave entrance, he raised his binoculars and looked down the mountain. At this moment, the situation down the mountain changed from the original Japanese and puppet troops pressing down on the mountain to fighting. He was massacred. Several tanks rushed into the valley, repeatedly crushing and ramming them, while using the machine guns on the tanks to shoot back and forth at the Japanese and puppet troops on both sides of the mountain road.
The infantrymen who followed behind also rushed into the valley under the cover of the cavalry. The automatic firearms in their hands were all aimed at the tanks that were rushed into the valley and the previous artillery fire. The Japanese and puppet troops were beaten to death. Scan like crazy.
Following the tanks and cavalry, the two advancing troops mounted on trucks had never seen the huge power of the double-barreled machine guns when they fired flatly, which made the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops even worse. No matter who they were, as long as they were After receiving a shot, he was shot in two on the spot.
The Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain were hit by firepower that came from nowhere. They suffered heavy casualties. They did not hold out for long. Under the fierce firepower attack, they could no longer hold on. They were defeated and marched towards the grass. It collapsed in the direction of Mao Mao Mountain.
Looking at the one-sided result at the foot of the mountain, Lin Zhiqiang smiled slightly. However, facing the arrival of reinforcements, he did not rush down the mountain. Instead, he waited until the battle at the foot of the mountain was almost over before he put down the telescope in his hand and took the remaining soldiers from the brigade headquarters. Several people walked down the mountain and walked towards a strange-looking car.
When the people in the car saw Lin Zhiqiang coming down the mountain, they quickly jumped out of the car and took a few steps to greet him. They saluted first. Looking at the person in front of him, Lin Zhiqiang laughed, gave him a light punch and said, "I thought someone was going to take action as soon as he came up." You are so generous, it turns out to be you, I really didn’t expect Commander Wang to be willing to send you out."
"But you have finally arrived. In the past few days, you have made the head of the headquarters worry about you. They thought you had some problem in the Keshiketeng Banner. If No. 1 knew that your actions were so slow, , I have to criticize you severely. Is it because you are not working next to No. 1? Your consciousness has been somewhat reduced."
Having said this, Lin Zhiqiang looked at the guy in front of him, and suddenly said with some confusion: "By the way, why did you come here if you didn't hand over the supplies? I can tell you, the entire advancing army is waiting for you to have these supplies." Fire, if something goes wrong because of your absence from duty, not to mention the headquarters, not even Commander Wang will be able to spare you. Well, it’s thanks to you that the shells came in time these days. If it had been a little later, I would have Get ready to give yourself a bullet."