Chapter three hundred and sixty seventh garrison attack setback
Wuling Mountain runs from southwest to northeast, and the protruding hilltop occupied by the Yamazaki Brigade is where Lijiagou is located, on a flat land of more than a thousand square meters.
It is named Lijiagou because there is a deep ditch on the south side of the mountain where it connects the mountainside to the flat ground.
The slope on the north side is steep, and only the slope on the east side is gentle, which is the main access route for the villagers of Lijiagou.
The west side is connected to Wuling Mountain, but the terrain is undulating and crisscrossed with ravines, making it an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
When Li Daben headed to Wuling Mountain, the garrison regiment along the way merged with Wu'an's county brigade and four district squadrons, totaling nearly two thousand people.
At the foot of the Lijiagou hillside, the garrison regiment and Wu'an's local armed forces were confronting the Yamazaki Brigade. Strangely, neither side opened fire.
"Damn it, I brought people over as soon as I heard the news. Hurry up and hurry up and let Xiaoguizi County occupy Lijiagou. It's not easy to fight now. We can launch an attack from the east, but the hillside is too high.
It’s so narrow that there are only about a hundred soldiers on the mountainside, and the higher you go up, the harder it is to deploy your offensive formation!”
The person who spoke was Bao Jinwu, the district squadron leader of Wu'an South District 1, and a local snake nearby. He gave several people a detailed explanation of the topography of Lijiagou.
Wu'an is divided into four districts. In addition to the county brigade, there are four district squadrons: North 1, North 2, South 1, and South 2. Lijiagou is on the boundary of South 1.
Through the telescope, Li Daben saw that the little devils on the top of the mountain were ready, and then said: "This group of little devils should have been expanding their positions from the top of the mountain just now. It seems that the construction has not been completed yet. This is the best time to attack.
, the main force arrived in the afternoon!"
"We can't wait any longer. If the little devil takes advantage of this period to complete the fortifications, the main force will arrive by then, and it will be a hard nut to crack!"
Li Dakeng's appearance is really much calmer now, and he looks like he is the leader of a group.
"Captain, our garrison currently lacks artillery. The three 82 mortars alone may not be able to suppress the firepower of the Japs on the top of the mountain. With a range of less than 3,000 meters, the Japs' position cannot be reached from the foot of the mountain!
"Roger, the political commissar of the garrison, said at this time.
"If you can't reach it, then let the artillery set up the mortar on the hillside. Captain Bao, didn't you just say that you can attack from the west? Take the four district squadrons and the second battalion to go around and touch the little devil on the west side.
Arrangement, the rest of the troops stay on the east side, and the north and south sides are empty!"
"Zhang Zhiming, you have full command of the west side. The first credit time is set in forty minutes!" Li Dazhen said to the second battalion commander Zhang Zhiming.
"yes!"
Each department took action. The little Japs on the top of the mountain didn't see any movement from the Eighth Route Army below for a long time, but they boldly expanded their fortifications downwards.
The scheduled attack time soon came, and the first battalion to launch the attack on the east hillside was the magnetite battalion. Because they were not clear about the firepower arrangement of the Japs, the attacking troops only had one platoon.
The original combat effectiveness of the garrison was not bad, and after more than a month of training, it has become somewhat like a main force in terms of tactical coordination.
Only 40 soldiers were seen moving quickly up the hillside in a skirmish line. Lijiagou was nearly 900 meters above sea level and was close to the mountainside. The Japanese soldiers on the top of the mountain did not fire.
Down the hillside.
Li Daben and Roger both held telescopes to observe every move of the Yamazaki Brigade.
"The little devil is keeping his composure. He is now within the range of the heavy machine gun!" Roger said.
"The little devil himself is very resourceful. Now he obviously wants to fight us to the death based on the advantage of the terrain. He must save bullets!"
While the two were talking, they saw a heavy machine gun on the north and south sides firing first, followed closely by the crooked handle and the 38-inch cover.
Even though they were prepared in advance, half of the attacking platoon was knocked down the moment the gunfire rang out, and many other soldiers relied on the nearby terrain to launch a counterattack.
Seeing that there were not many attacking troops, the Yamazaki Battalion deployed its firepower points on the eastern hillside and not all of its firepower points were exposed. It relied on the condescending terrain to gain an advantage.
Yamazaki Yehei was also observing the situation of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the first wave of the offensive of the garrison was frustrated, Yamazaki Yehei even smiled arrogantly at the adjutant beside him: "Sanye-kun, have you seen it? If the Tubal Road at the foot of the mountain only has this
With some strength, when their attacking troops are defeated, the warriors of our Imperial Army will take this opportunity to defeat them with one wave of charges!"
"We may have been too cautious before. There is no main force of the Eighth Route Army nearby. I really hope that the independent detachment will get the news and rush to Lijiagou!"
Down the hillside.
Both Li Daben and Roger held binoculars to observe every move of the Yamazaki Brigade.
"The little devil is keeping his composure. He is now within the range of the heavy machine gun!" Roger said.
"The little devil himself is very resourceful. Now he obviously wants to fight us to the death based on the advantage of the terrain. He must save bullets!"
While the two were talking, they saw a heavy machine gun on the north and south sides firing first, followed closely by the crooked handle and the 38-inch cover.
Even though they were prepared in advance, half of the attacking platoon was knocked down the moment the gunfire rang out, and many other soldiers relied on the nearby terrain to launch a counterattack.
Seeing that there were not many attacking troops, the Yamasaki Battalion deployed its firepower points on the east hillside and not all of its firepower points were exposed. It relied on the condescending terrain to gain an advantage.
Yamazaki Yehei was also observing the situation of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the first wave of the offensive of the garrison was frustrated, Yamazaki Yehei even smiled arrogantly at the adjutant beside him: "Sanye-kun, have you seen it? If the Tubal Road at the foot of the mountain only has this
With some strength, when their attacking troops are defeated, the warriors of our imperial army can take this opportunity and defeat them with one wave of charges!"
"We may have been too cautious before. There is no main force of the Eighth Route Army nearby. I really hope that the independent detachment will get the news and rush to Lijiagou!"
Down the hillside.
Both Li Daben and Roger held binoculars to observe every move of the Yamazaki Brigade.
"The little devil is keeping his composure. He is now within the range of the heavy machine gun!" Roger said.
"The little devil himself is very resourceful. Now he obviously wants to fight us to the death based on the advantage of the terrain. He must save bullets!"
While the two were talking, they saw a heavy machine gun on the north and south sides firing first, followed closely by the crooked handle and the 38-inch cover.
Even though they were prepared in advance, half of the attacking platoon was knocked down the moment the gunfire rang out, and many other soldiers relied on the nearby terrain to launch a counterattack.
Seeing that there were not many attacking troops, the Yamasaki Battalion deployed its firepower points on the east hillside and not all of its firepower points were exposed. It relied on the condescending terrain to gain an advantage.
Seeing that there were not many attacking troops, the Yamazaki Battalion deployed its fire points on the eastern hillside and not all of them were exposed. It relied on the condescending terrain to gain an advantage.