Monterey underestimated the combat power of his headquarters and the determination of the Japanese army to fight to the death.
Under his supervision, the Guqilong Regiment once again rushed to the top of the mountain. This time, they were beaten back by the Japanese army before they even reached the top of the mountain. After a fierce battle for forty minutes and two attacks, more than half of the Guqilong Regiment suffered casualties. Having lost the ability to continue the attack, Monterey was about to personally lead a regiment to launch another attack. Menqueri arrived. He called to Monterey and said to him: "Stop the attack and move your brigade to the foot of the mountain first." Go down."
"Teacher, what do you mean?"
"I will ask the Eighth Division to support a round of artillery fire later. You can follow the artillery fire and launch an attack."
"Ah, this will cause accidental injury."
"Accidental injury, don't you know how to control the distance? Monterey, this is a war, either you die or I die. What did the army commander say before we set off? If you are not afraid of sacrifice, but look at what our soldiers did. , launch an attack following the artillery fire, although there is a possibility of accidental damage, but it can guarantee to reach the top position before the Japanese army, so it was decided!"
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The Japanese army successfully repelled an attack by the cadet army, and the opponent was a tall Westerner. This greatly improved the morale of the Japanese army. When Isamu Yokoyama led his troops in charge of the Lion Gate sniper battle, Okamura Ning At this time, Yoshimoto Sadaji and others were urging their subordinates to dig trenches and anti-tank trenches from the Lion Gate to the Ayutthaya area.
After the heavy snow, any civil engineering work will become doubly difficult, but Okamura has no other choice. The firepower displayed by the Xuebing Army is too powerful, and the artillery is nothing more. Although they caused the greatest damage to the West Route Army, However, Okamura firmly believed that the Xuebing Army wanted to completely eat him in the end, which could not be achieved with artillery alone. Therefore, after weighing the balance, he believed that the biggest threat to them now was the Xuebing Army's tanks and armored vehicles.
The aviation force was originally responsible for suppressing these two weapons, but as the cadet army launched a mysterious weapon to counter fighter aircraft, Okamura no longer has much hope for the First Aviation Corps. So far, the air raids have been carried out. The Corps has already lost two regiments of bombers. Now, they only have about one regiment of bombers left at most. It is simply a fantasy to want to use this one regiment of bombers to destroy all the tanks and tanks of the Xuebing Army. ,
The aviation force cannot count on it, so it can only rely on the most primitive method, "Quick, quick, speed up the excavation. Before nightfall, we must build a complete defensive position, otherwise, we will all be finished." The West Route Army's Except for those who stick to the Lion Gate, the middle and low-level officers have gone to the front line and participated in civil engineering operations.
The Japanese army's war preparation materials were not equipped with enough shovels. Many Japanese soldiers used wooden boards to participate in the excavation work. However, the ground after snowing was extremely hard, which greatly delayed the Japanese army's construction of fortifications.
At this time, a small victory achieved by Isamu Yokoyama's sniper unit was infinitely magnified by the officers, and turned into a great victory, which greatly improved the morale of the Japanese army. Under the exaggeration and propaganda of the officers, The devils worked even harder,
The Japs at the bottom of the mountain were working in full swing, but the Japs at the top of the mountain began to be wary, and soon their worries turned into reality. As a fire suddenly appeared in the snowy field in the distance, the next moment, groups of artillery shells were fired. It whizzed over again,
Learning from the past, this time, the Japanese commander did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered a retreat: "Retreat, retreat down the mountain."
This round of shelling lasted only five minutes.
A minute after the shelling stopped, the Japanese commander had just commanded the troops to launch a counterattack, but Jewish cheers rang out from the top of the mountain.
Menkweili's strategy paid off. Although the process was not very pleasant. Nearly a company of soldiers were killed and injured by his own artillery fire. However, being able to reach the top of the mountain before the Japanese army was worth the cost.
"Ba Ge." When Hengshan Yong saw this, he was so angry that he cursed angrily: "Xue Bingjun is going too far to bully others."
"Your Excellency, let me lead my troops to attack. These Jews have average fighting strength. I am confident that we can take back the position again." A captain walked up to him and asked him for a tassel.
Hengshan Yong shook his head: "What if the Chinese people launch another round of artillery bombardment? Ba Ge, Ouyang Yun, that bastard, he just bullied our army because we don't have artillery."
"Sir, what should we do?"
"We can only wait for them to attack. All of you should hide under the cliff over there. No matter how powerful the Chinese artillery is, they will never be able to hit there."
"Sir, this is a good idea." The Japanese captain's eyes lit up.
Yokoyama Isamu didn't respond at all to this flattery. He squinted at the top of the mountain, watching the tall Jews building positions on the top of the mountain and driving the tanks to the ramp to make a mobile fortress. He went on the defensive, was he accumulating strength, or had he discovered the Eastern Route Army and had other plans? After watching for a while, he found that the Jews on the top of the mountain had no intention of attacking. He looked away and thought: Never mind him, as long as If we can postpone it until night, then we can have a turning point.
One loss leads to wisdom. This time, after Monterey completely built the defensive position on the top of the mountain, he launched the offensive again. This time, it was a real hard fight. Even though the Eighth School Division provided artillery support unscrupulously, He led the 52nd Xue Brigade to launch three consecutive attacks, but they all lacked a finishing touch and ultimately fell short.
A very helpless thing is that the cliff on the south side of the Lion Gate turned out to be a natural anti-artillery place for the Japanese army to avoid the artillery fire of the cadet army. As soon as the artillery fire from the cadet army was fired, the main force of the Japanese defense hid under the cliff, while waiting for the cadet army to When the 52nd Brigade launched an attack, they ran out through the communication ditch again, and repeated this process three times. After the 52nd Brigade lost a regiment, Menqueri had to issue an order to stop the attack.
At this time, the Japanese 11th Division had arrived at the border of Nanchang County. Out of careful consideration, Ouyang Yun asked them to temporarily take a defensive position, and at the same time asked the Eighth School Division to avoid Meiling Town from a distance, "Let Okamura Ning go first." One horse at a time, wait until Yamamuro Munetake and Yamada Joji are dealt with, and then go back to deal with them." He said to Jiang Huangyong and Bai Liusu,
Bai Liusu: "What about the Second Division and our Seventh Brigade? The Second Division is fine. If Okacun concentrates on attacking Anyi, the Seventh Brigade alone will not be able to stop them. Zhongdao Qingcun's 106th Division Having already arrived near Gao'an, they can completely surround Gao'an without fighting, but send elite troops to cooperate with Hengshan Yong to attack Anyi."
Zhongdao Qingcun thought that they had built a plank road to cross Chencang secretly without anyone noticing, but little did they know that it had already fallen into the eyes of the wolves under Lu Zhibai.
Ouyang Yun: "Okamura's initial plan was to besiege the Second Division. But now, it's hard to say whether they will mainly attack Anyi. But it doesn't matter. I have asked Tiange to rush to Fengxin. No later than ten o'clock in the evening.
At about two o'clock, they will be able to rush to Fengxin. With the first and second guerrilla divisions joining them, if Okamura really concentrates on attacking Anyi, it will be easier for Zheliang. Huang Yong, you and Zheliang, Tiange still have
Please contact Mr. Luan and pass on all the information we have, and tell them that no matter what, the West Route Army in Okacun cannot be allowed to escape."
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(Old Poison: I'm sorry to say that the notebook is broken and the computer is unstable. In the past few days, I can only try to ensure two updates. Ah, the computer, you must not lose the chain.)