Even if it can cause some blows to the enemy on one side, this battle will be much easier to fight. "
After saying that, he began to issue orders.
The two Japanese regiments attacking in the front discovered after moving forward for a certain distance that although the valley in front looked relatively open.
But it is difficult for them to deploy their troops.
Not to mention that the forces of the two regiments are fully deployed, it is a bit crowded to be able to enter one brigade at a time.
Thinking of this, the two captains began to discuss.
In the end, they decided to first use heavy weapons such as mortars to suppress the enemy above, and then send elite troops to advance toward the enemy along the steep slope.
If everything goes well, they only need to successfully seize the high ground on one side to change their embarrassing situation at this time.
In addition to the artillery of their regiment, they also need to request artillery support from the divisions in the rear.
However, because they abandoned a lot of weapons and equipment along the way during the march, it was impossible to get more artillery support at this moment.
Especially the support of heavy artillery firepower, they don¡¯t even have to think about it.
The most that can be provided is mortars and small-caliber mountain cannon salvos.
After asking for instructions from Ichiro, they will receive a base amount of artillery support.
Because during the march, the Japanese army discarded a lot of weapons and equipment along the way in order to speed up the march.
There are many cannonballs among them.
They now have a relatively limited number of artillery shells. It is almost impossible to bomb as they like before.
Second Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao smiled as he looked at the artillery positions deployed by the Japanese army below.
This Japanese army did not know that there were soldiers of the Eighth Route Army stationed on the cliff above their heads.
However, in the previous attack, these troops were not exposed, but remained hidden on the cliff.
Now that he saw that the Japanese army had deployed their mortars below his troops, the second battalion commander Zhang Dabiao really had the urge to jump off the cliff and kill everyone with the big blade in his hand.
However, he still controlled it.
After all, this cliff is nearly 100 meters high. If he jumps off, he will most likely turn into a meat pie.
The soldiers beside him had already moved wooden boxes filled with grenades to the edge of the cliff.
These soldiers quietly opened the wooden box, and then bundled the grenades inside to make a more powerful cluster grenade.
The Japanese soldiers arranged their artillery positions below.
Because of the mountainous terrain, their artillery layout is also very simple.
There is not a safe enough distance between the mortars, and the mortar shells they brought over are also piled up.
It is conceivable that if there are any explosives thrown into such a pile of shells, what kind of consequences will it cause.
The Japanese mortar position was finally set up half an hour later. And their infantry units also began to advance towards the entrance of the valley ahead.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Above their heads, the soldiers of the Second Battalion were also waiting impatiently. Waiting for an order to be issued, they would begin to bombard the Japanese troops below indiscriminately, letting them know what justice comes from heaven.
Zhao Gang watched the Japanese troops getting closer and closer, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered to Zhang Dabiao: "Dabiao, it's up to you."
"yes!"
Zhang Dabiao responded in a low voice, then picked up a cluster grenade with seven or eight grenades tied to it.
He pulled the lead open and threw it out.
When the soldiers nearby saw this scene, they also threw the cluster grenades in their hands towards the Japanese troops below.
The Japanese artillery unit was adjusting the firing of mortars at this time. Before even taking out the first shell from the ammunition box, they heard a whistling sound from above their heads.
These Japanese soldiers subconsciously raised their heads and saw black cluster grenades flying down towards them.
"ah!!!!"
They only had time to let out a scream, and the grenades exploded about four or five meters, or even two or three meters away from the ground.
At the moment when the grenade exploded, the Japanese army piled up mortar shells in this area, was also detonated instantly.
The explosion occurred at this time, and the crowded formation of the Japanese army made other mortars not immune.
As for the Japanese soldiers on the position, they didn¡¯t even have a chance to react. They were torn to pieces by the explosion and turned into broken pieces of flesh.
When other Japanese soldiers heard the explosion, they all stopped and looked behind them.
At this time, the area where the artillery position was located had been shrouded in explosions and thick smoke.
And above the heads of these Japanese troops, Second Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao was leading his soldiers to present to the Japanese troops the gifts given to them by the Independence Regiment.
Faced with such a great gift, the Japanese soldiers below were really embarrassed to refuse, and had no way to refuse. They could only die to express their gratitude.
With bursts of loud noises, the artillery positions where the two Japanese regiments were gathered together were completely destroyed in just ten minutes.
The remaining Japanese soldiers have fled to the rear. Others raised their rifles and fired upwards.
But the soldiers of the second battalion did not show their heads at all. They were just on the cliff, throwing grenades at the Japanese troops below.
Those Japanese soldiers felt what carpet bombing was, and they also felt what justice came from heaven.
They no longer persisted, and they began to flee outside the explosion area under the leadership of their commander.
But the Second Battalion would not let them go easily. The soldiers on the opposite mountain peak had begun to use their light and heavy machine guns to shoot wildly at the Japanese troops.
Those machine gun and rifle bullets left a string of dark holes on the cliff, on the ground, and on the bodies of the Japanese soldiers.
On the mountain road, there were more Japanese corpses.
As for the rear of the Japanese army, Ichiro and Kameda Jiro were still preparing to perfect their attack plan.
At this time, I suddenly heard an explosion from the front and was shocked.
They subconsciously looked forward, which was where the artillery position was just now.
Now, the place was shrouded in gunpowder smoke and explosions. The two men even saw soldiers fleeing toward them in embarrassment. On the opposite mountain peak, soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were shooting wildly at them. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com