Shiting Stronghold was a stronghold built by the Japanese army in order to block the scope of activities of the Eighth Route Army.

It consists of 3 bunkers.

There was a small squad of Japanese soldiers stationed inside, plus a platoon of puppet troops.

The little devils also built many strongholds like this.

This kind of stronghold has little oil and water, and because of the existence of the bunker, it is difficult to knock it down without artillery.

Even if it can be defeated in the end, it will definitely cost a lot of casualties.

Even before the battle was over, Japanese and puppet troops from other strongholds arrived with reinforcements.

It is precisely for this reason that Wang Chengzhu has never chosen to take action against these Japanese strongholds.

Of course, Sun Desheng also knew that the Japs' bunker was difficult to capture, so his attack on the Shiting stronghold was fake. In fact, he planned to encircle the point for reinforcements and ambush the Japanese and puppet troops who came for reinforcements on the way.

In the end, his goal was achieved, but it was a pity that the Japanese troops who came for reinforcements had a reinforced squadron, and in addition, there was a company of puppet troops.

So that he was finally forced to go to Longya Ridge.

But what Sun Desheng didn't know was that the reason why the Japs had increased their troops nearby was because Wang Chengzhu was attacking everywhere and constantly attacking their important strongholds.

As a last resort, the Japanese army stepped up their precautions.

In the end, instead of waiting for Wang Chengzhu, Sun Desheng was waiting...

Wang Shugen made a detailed report on the situation to Wang Chengzhu, and then asked: "Platoon leader, what should we do now?"

Wang Chengzhu: "Of course we have to save Company Commander Sun!"

With that said, Wang Chengzhu looked at the guard Wei Dayong on the side: "Monk, please immediately send me an order to order Class 1, Class 2, Cavalry Class, Artillery Class, and the Wolf Fang Special Forces to assemble immediately!"

"yes!"

Monk Wei accepted the order with a bang, then turned around and trotted away from the headquarters.

…

The team quickly assembled.

After Wang Chengzhu briefly mobilized, he led the Langya Special Forces and the cavalry squad to rush to Longya Ridge first, followed by the rest of the main force.

Wangjiacun is about 25 kilometers away from Longya Ridge. It takes the cavalry a little more than an hour to march at full speed, and the infantry a little more than two hours.

Wang Chengzhu was afraid that Sun Desheng would not be able to hold on, so he kept urging the troops to speed up the march along the way.

Because there were soldiers from the reconnaissance squad scouting the road ahead, we were not worried about being ambushed by Japanese soldiers.

Longya Ridge is an isolated mountain. After several hours of fierce fighting, there were only a dozen or so soldiers left alive around Sun Desheng.

At the moment, the Japs at the foot of the mountain are launching their final attack under the cover of machine gun fire.

Speaking of which, the puppet army was still ineffective. Every time the Japanese ordered them to attack, they immediately retreated as soon as the gunshots were fired on the mountain, which wasted a lot of time.

Otherwise, Longya Ridge would have been captured long ago.

This time, the Japanese army also brought a lot of grenade launchers and mortars. Under the bombardment of the Japanese, Longya Ridge was turned into a piece of scorched earth.

A soldier with a dirty face crawled up to Sun Desheng and asked for instructions: "Company commander, the Japanese have launched another attack."

Sun Desheng said expressionlessly: "What are you afraid of? It's not like we haven't initiated it before."

The soldier said: "But we don't have many bullets in our hands."

Sun Desheng: "Then put on the bayonet. Even if you die, you will kill a few more little Japs!"

As he finished speaking, a piece of machine gun bullet struck in front of Sun Desheng, splashing up a piece of soil. However, Sun Desheng turned a blind eye and did not even blink.

"Brothers, the time has come to be loyal to the country and filial to the nation! In today's battle, heads may be cut off, blood may be shed, and aspirations must not be lost!"

"Everyone listen to my order and wait until the Japs get close before fighting. Try to kill each Jag with one bullet!"

"After you run out of bullets, mount the bayonet!"

Sun Desheng is making final battle arrangements.

"Attack, attack! Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

At the foot of the hillside, following the orders from the Japanese captain, hundreds of Japanese infantrymen and puppet troops armed with live ammunition immediately accelerated in vain in skirmish formation, swarming towards Longya Ridge from all over the mountains and plains.

Sun Desheng lay down behind a rock and waited quietly. Because there were not many bullets left in his hand, he did not give the order to fire even though the Japanese soldiers rushing in front of him were within shooting range.

The remaining soldiers of the 3rd company were counting the bullets in their hands and loading their bayonets on their gun heads, getting ready for the decisive battle.

In order to reduce casualties.

The Japanese's Type 97 light mortar, 60mm mortar and heavy machine gun opened fire to provide fire cover for their attacking troops.

On the top of the mountain, dense heavy machine gun bullets continued to hit, filling the air with smoke and dust, and splashing sand, gravel and mud everywhere.

"Qiu..."

A 60mm-caliber grenade landed not far from Sun Desheng and exploded violently. A red light flashed in an instant, sending up large swaths of sand and mud that flew in all directions.

One of the shrapnel even scratched Sun Desheng's cheek, leaving a shallow blood mark. However, he didn't even blink, as if the shrapnel hadn't scratched his cheek. He kept staring at the mountains and plains down the mountain.

Enemy troops swarmed in.

80 meters…

60 meters…

50 meters……

It wasn't until the Japs in front were less than 30 meters away from the top of the mountain that Sun Desheng issued a combat order: "Brothers, open fire! Hit me hard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Desheng was the first to open fire. There was a gunshot, and a Japanese soldier was shot in the chest. After letting out a miserable howl, he rolled down the mountain on his back.

Following Sun Desheng's order, the dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers around him all opened fire.

The terrain of Longya Ridge is dangerous, with cliffs on three sides and only a gentle slope on the east side.

At this time, the Japanese army's goal was to break in from here.

The firepower of all the Eighth Route Army soldiers also poured in from this direction.

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

A burst of gunfire rang out, and several Japanese infantrymen who rushed to the front were immediately destroyed. They were shot one after another and rolled down the mountain.

Immediately afterwards, several Eighth Route Army soldiers picked up the grenade, pulled the fuse, swung their arms, and threw it down.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Several explosions immediately caused the remaining Japanese to scream and fall to the ground.

"Oh my God!"

Seeing that the Japanese who were rushing in front of them were shot or blown away, the puppet soldiers screamed and looked for bunkers everywhere to hide.

"Shoot! Shoot! Kill the chicken for me!"

On the mountainside, a Japanese second lieutenant responsible for supervising the battle waved his saber and roared at the top of his lungs.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers fired back and charged forward bravely.

As for the puppet soldiers, they buried their heads and shot into the air with their eyes closed.

Despite this, the Japanese still had an absolute firepower advantage, and the firepower was naturally denser than that of the defenders.

A large number of hot bullets whizzed over and hit the gentle slope on the east side, immediately sending up streaks of smoke and dust.

Next to Sun Desheng, two riflemen were unfortunately hit by flying bullets and fell into a pool of blood one after another.

Sun Desheng was so stunned that he quickly moved to a pile of stones next to him, lifted up a stone as big as a millstone, and threw it down the mountain.

Immediately afterwards, the other Eighth Route Army soldiers also threw down the stones they had prepared in advance.

"Boom!"

"Dong dong dong dong——"

A dozen rocks weighing tens of kilograms were rolled down towards the foot of the mountain like thunder, splashing up pieces of smoke and dust wherever they passed...
Chapter completed!