Li Yunlong replied proudly: "Xiao Huang is right..."
"When we, Lao Li, fight, we always rely on others to decide what to do. It's not my style to be law-abiding."
"To deal with the arrogant Kwantung Army, there is a different way to deal with the Kwantung Army, but to deal with the experienced Okamura Neji, it is another way to deal with it."
"Now that the entire Kwantung Army stationed in Gu'an County has been mobilized, it will be our turn to close the net."
"Pass my order..."
"The ambush troops are ready to take action and kill the enemy to get a good start."
"The Third Heavy Artillery Regiment immediately moved and retreated...Don't run too fast. Hang the little Japanese attack troops far behind the team and bring them into the pocket formation. Don't let them slip away."
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Dabei Slope, a sloping land three kilometers south of Gu'an, is the ultimate path for the Kwantung Army to attack the third heavy artillery regiment in the wing.
From a distance, it looks like a roadblock crossing the official road.
If the troops want to continue raiding the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery positions, they must climb over the great northern slope in front of them.
According to the leader of the Japanese brigade, if the Eighth Route Army wanted to block the Japanese attacking troops and protect the heavy artillery positions, they would definitely send troops to intercept them here.
Because once the attacking troops cross the Great North Slope, the next assault road will become clear, and there will no longer be any favorable terrain that can be used by the Eighth Route Army.
With this idea in mind, the Japanese brigade leader was very cautious and ordered as he advanced: "The forward chariot troops will be on guard to prevent the Eighth Route Army from setting up an ambush on the Great North Slope..."
"The Matsumoto regiment immediately formed a battle formation and followed the tank group to attack the northern slope."
"If you encounter an ambush by the Eighth Route Army, immediately launch a counterattack, break through their defense lines, and continue to attack the heavy artillery positions..."
"Rumble..."
More than thirty tanks that were advancing rapidly along the road immediately rushed out and more than ten of them lined up in a row, like a giant steel beast, crushing towards the blocking position with a huge roar.
More than 2,000 elite Kwantung Army troops marched quickly across the road. The remaining two tank squadrons dispersed quickly, with squadrons as units, following closely behind more than a dozen tanks and armored bodies, and quickly rushed towards the Great North Slope.
It was very quiet on the top of the slope, not even a gunshot was fired.
The brigade commander stuck his head out from the roof of the chariot and stared there with wide eyes, trying to find any clues that there was an Eighth Route Army ambush there.
I didn't see anything.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles rushed to a position 70 to 80 meters in front of the formation.
Seeing that there was still no movement at the top of the slope, the attacking troops became more and more courageous and their attack speed became faster and faster.
"Boom boom boom..."
Just when everyone thought there could be no enemies on the Great North Slope, a string of fire suddenly appeared from the top of the slope. Before the brigade commander could react, he saw that the more than ten tanks and armored vehicles participating in the attack had turned into more than ten regiments.
A fireball, and then a violent explosion reached his ears.
"The enemy attack... is an anti-tank gun... there is an anti-tank gun on the top of the slope..." The brigade leader was about to go crazy.
I never expected that the Eighth Route Army would deploy so many anti-tank artillery pieces on the Great Northern Slope and kill a squadron of its own tanks.
But there is no regret medicine in the world.
Looking at the more than ten tanks that have been destroyed on the battlefield, and then seeing that the attacking troops are still fifty or sixty meters away from the top of the slope, if they rush forward another twenty or thirty meters, they can use grenades to attack the enemies above at close range.
Order.
"The offensive troops continue to advance forward. Destroy the Eighth Route Army troops and destroy all the Eighth Route Army troops above...kill them...dong dong dong..."
The moment the brigade commander issued the assault order, the dull sound of heavy machine gun fire reached his ears at the same time.
The top of the slope, completely shrouded in darkness, instantly erupted with thirty or forty machine gun flames, some long and some short.
The attacking troops had just passed the tanks and armored vehicles and were preparing to launch a desperate assault on the top of the slope. The rain of bullets flying towards them was like a steel storm, suddenly piercing their bodies.
The first two rows of Kwantung Army elites were like ripe wheat, a large number of them were killed in an instant.
"Baga..." The brigade leader was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed.
"The offensive forces continue to advance forward..."
"Cover with artillery and grenades, knock out the machine gun fire points on the position and kill them..." The brigade commander still did not give up the hope of taking down the Great Northern Slope in one attack, and ordered with a stern face.
"Boom boom boom..."
All kinds of accidents happened one after another.
The artillery unit he was expecting had not yet joined the battle, and thirty or forty fireballs suddenly appeared in the middle of the attacking troops that were about to reach the top of the slope.
In the dazzling fire, many soldiers were blown away in the explosion.
Dozens of light and heavy machine guns were firing from the front, and shells were raining down overhead.
Faced with the sudden blow, many little devils were fooled and their offensive was halted.
"What do the artillery units do? Fire quickly to knock out the Eighth Route Army's firepower points, and at the same time destroy the Eighth Route Army's newly exposed artillery positions. Hurry..." Seeing more and more troops dying on the offensive road in front of him, the brigade commander became even more anxious.
Yes, he gave the order with a furious expression.
The reaction speed of the Japanese gunners is very fast, especially the mortar gunners, who can launch a counterattack in half a minute at most.
As a result, the attacking troops only received four rounds of artillery shells. Before the Japanese artillery had time to join the battle, the explosions from the attacking troops stopped.
The dozens of machine gun fire lines that intercepted the attacking troops on the top of the slope also seemed to have disappeared, disappearing in an instant.
It was as if the Eighth Route Army that had just intercepted them never existed.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The brigade's long-awaited artillery counterattack finally began.
The mortar shells hit the top of the slope as if they were free, causing fire to fly and kicking up a lot of soil.
The brigade commander quickly raised his telescope, hoping to see the heavy casualties suffered by the Eighth Route Army under the firelight.
As a result, not a single Eighth Route Army figure was visible in the artillery fire.
The brigade commander was once again angry. He hit the protective armor of the tank with his clenched fist and cursed loudly.
"You are so cunning. You retreat right after the fight. You are just treating us like monkeys..."
"When we reach their artillery position, I'll see how they can run away."
"The artillery immediately extended its artillery fire...the offensive troops continued to assault to the top of the slope, broke through the Red Army's blocking position, and continued to attack the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery position..."
There were no surprises in the ensuing battle.
The attacking troops were overwhelming and easily captured the Great Northern Slope.
The mighty Japanese troops also began to advance towards the heavy artillery positions.
The brigade leader's mood became serious.
In your battle just now, the attacking troops achieved almost no results, but the Eighth Route Army stationed on the Great North Slope used a close-range assault to catch the attacking troops by surprise.
Using only some artillery shells and light and heavy machine gun bullets, he killed a squadron of his tanks and killed nearly three squadrons of his own infantry. It was a heavy loss.
The only thing that made him happy was that it was not far from the Eighth Route Army's first heavy artillery position.
