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Chapter 692: Battle of Xiong'er Mountain (3)

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    At the foot of Tutou Mountain, Shinozuka Kunigoro and others were observing the defensive positions of Lu Ding'an's headquarters while eating.

    They have already fought against Lu Ding'an's troops along the way, and they know that this unit is not weak.

    Therefore, after the troops arrived at Rabbit Mountain, Shinozuka Kunigoro did not order the troops to attack immediately. Instead, he asked the troops to bury pots and make rice first, and wait until they finished eating.

    While eating, Shinozuka Kunigoro also sent a search team to reconnoiter along Rabbit Head Mountain, but found that this small mountain was surrounded by steep walls, and there was only one mountain road passing halfway up the mountain.  It would take at least half a day to go around.

    Shinozuka Kunigoro, who was eager to make meritorious deeds, obviously would not accept such a march route, so he could only attack Rabbit Head Mountain.

    ¡°Obviously, the defenders on the mountain also saw clearly what Shinozuka Kunigoro was thinking, and they built a solid defense line on the steep Rabbit Head Mountain.

    It¡¯s already half past six after dinner, and the sun has already set!

    While there was still some time, Shinozuka Kunigoro ordered the troops to mobilize two infantry squadrons and an artillery squadron to conduct a simple exploratory attack on Rabbit Head Mountain.

    As expected, the two squadrons conducted two attacks in total, but they were defeated before they lasted too long.

    The two attacks resulted in sixty or seventy casualties, but the troops did not even understand the opponent's firepower arrangement. In addition, the troops had been marching hard for more than 12 hours since the morning. Both officers and soldiers were very worried.  Exhausted and helpless, Shinozuka Kunigoro could only order the entire army to stop attacking.

    Afterwards, all the troops immediately returned to the camp to rest, recharge their batteries, and prepare to continue attacking the mountain tomorrow and capture Tutou Mountain in one fell swoop.

    After an uneventful night, early the next morning, Shinozuka Kunigoro ordered the field kitchen to prepare a sumptuous breakfast for the soldiers.

    After eating, Shinozuka Kunigoro immediately ordered the captain of the first battalion, Major Yamazaki Isamu, to serve as the main offensive force in this battle and attack the national defense line of Rabbit Mountain, while he himself led the rest of the troops as a reserve force.

    Yamazaki Isamu is in his thirties, with a strong build and a pointy head like a large Sam bomb. The fierce light in his small eyes from time to time reveals his hungry wolf nature.

    After receiving the order, Yamazaki Isamu immediately assembled his troops and then organized an attack.

    However, the Japs' offensive troops had just been assembled. Before they could reach the foot of Tutou Mountain, they were violently attacked by the defenders. It turned out that just last night, the defenders had moved the defense line forward another five hundred meters.  It turned out that a simple defense line was built in front of the position.

    This simple defense line consists of sandbags and trenches, tightly blocking the entrance to the mountain within the firepower range of the troops.

    At the same time, Lu Ding'an mobilized the only machine gun battery in his hand. More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns were lined up. If the little devil wanted to attack Tutou Mountain, he had to seize this mountain pass.

    In one morning, the Yamazaki Brigade organized five attacks, but they were all repelled by Lu Ding'an's troops.

    Although they captured the simple defense line at the entrance to the mountain, the main position behind it was not easy to attack!

    This line of defense was carefully prepared by Lu Dingan. It not only had trenches but also bunkers.

    These bunkers are made of cement and thick bluestone. Apart from the machine gun shooting holes, there is no other place to attack the soldiers in the bunker. The thick bluestone is not afraid of the Japanese Type 92 infantry artillery attack.  .

    This group of bunkers is the only line of defense at the top of Tutou Mountain. This line of defense is crucial to whether the Japs can capture Tutou Mountain.

    After the Japanese army took down the simple defense line at the front, they were ready to take down the main position of Tutou Mountain in one go. However, they found that the terrain here was very strange. It was a cone-shaped highland. The troops could not use it at all. At most, one squadron of troops could be sent to participate at a time.  attack.

    Even so, less than a squad of soldiers can actually participate in the attack, and the extra soldiers are just here to deliver food.

    In just one morning, the Yamazaki Brigade suffered more than 300 casualties, accounting for almost one-third of the total strength of the Yamazaki Brigade, but it still failed to capture the Rabbit Mountain position.

    In desperation, Shinozuka Kunigoro could only order the troops to stop the attack, and planned to continue the attack after lunch. At the same time, he called several captains under his command over to discuss the attack method.

    Around 2:30 in the afternoon, a new round of Japanese attacks began!

    This time the Japanese army had a new way of fighting. Soldiers from two squadrons rushed towards the bunker group without fear of death. Behind these soldiers were more than a dozen Japanese soldiers holding giant explosive packs.

    But in Lu Ding'an's headquarters, the steel is spitting out.Under the machine gun fire of iron bullets, the Japanese fell in pieces, but the living Japanese quickly used the corpses of their dead comrades as bunkers and pushed these bunkers forward.

    Lu Ding'an, who was standing on the hillside watching the battle, put down his binoculars and said to Xu Zhigang next to him: "The Japanese are really not afraid of death. They don't even spare the bodies of their fallen comrades. What a bunch of beasts."

    However, Xu Zhigang wiped the blood on his face and said with a grin: "No matter if he is a beast or not, any creature that dares to come within 50 meters of the bunker will be beaten into a sieve."

    Huang Shuo, the leader of the machine gun squadron, stared at the Japanese troops attacking crazily at the front and said: "Second Officer, what should we do with those Japs holding explosive packs? With such an attack, it is really possible for them to get close to the bunker."

    A trace of disdain flashed in Lu Ding'an's eyes, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, we will give them a hard blow right now. The son of a bitch thinks I can't do anything to them!"

    Then, Lu Ding'an turned around and said to the guards who were following him: "Notify the artillery team that they can fire, and ask them to move their positions immediately after firing!"

    After a while, several mortar shells landed on the narrow mountain road. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were suddenly blown up and fled. Coupled with the loud explosion of explosive packs, it was unlikely that the little Japanese soldiers attacking at the front made it out of the valley alive.  half.

    Seeing that the attack failed again, more than half of the Yamazaki brigade suffered casualties. In desperation, Yamazaki Isamu had no choice but to send combat guidance to Shinozuka Kunigoro.

    In fact, every attack made by Colonel Yamazaki Isamu was seen by Shinozuka Kunigoro.

    Although Shinozuka Kunigoro did not have a professional background, his talent in tactical command even made the division commander Kimura Hyoutaro feel inferior to him and admired him greatly.

    In his opinion, the Yamazaki team's offense today was quite satisfactory, and others would have done the same thing.

    But he also saw that it would definitely not work to continue fighting like this. Affected by the terrain, this battle became a fueling tactic, which is a taboo for military strategists!

    After thinking about it again and again, Shinozuka Kunigoro had to convene his staff and commanders of each brigade again to discuss strategies.

    In the temporary headquarters, Shinozuka Kunigoro looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, everyone has seen the situation at the front. The Yamazaki Battalion suffered more than half of its casualties, but it still failed to take down the enemy/that person's position. I don't know.  Any good ideas?"

    At this time, the captain of the Second Battalion, Major Muneiro Muto, stood up and said, "Sir, I have something to say about my humble position!"

    "Please say!"

    Muto Muneira looked at Shinozuka Kunigoro, and then said: "Sir, since we can't attack from the front, why don't we change the direction of attack!"

    "Nani?"

    Muto Zengliang pointed to the junctions of several mountain peaks and said: "Sir, please look there. Although those places are still very steep, as long as we put up a few ladders, the soldiers can climb halfway up the mountain, and then attack upwards wherever they are.  It¡¯s much easier, and we can even ignore the bunker group and directly attack the headquarters of the army.¡±

    Shinozuka Kunigoro's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Hey, Mr. Muto is indeed a top student at the Infantry Command School of Imperial Army University. He is indeed very resourceful. Who would be willing to be the main attacker?"

    Muto Muneira immediately said: "Sir, I am willing to lead our headquarters to reinforce Yamazaki-kun!"

    "Yo Xi, I'm sorry to bother you, Mr. Muto. Just act according to your method. I'll let Yamazaki attract the attention of the army from the front. Please!" Shinozuka Kunigoro ordered.

    Muto Zongliang immediately said loudly: "Hai, Muto will definitely live up to the high expectations of the commander!"

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