Almost all the puppet troops assisting the 10th Division in the attack have been exhausted.
The puppet army has almost no fighting power and little will to fight, but with the Japanese supervising team, it is difficult for the puppet army to escape.
Therefore, most of these puppet troops were choked by the new group of artillery shells. The puppet troops who were lucky enough to survive would not have the courage to resist under such a level of shelling.
When the new group of soldiers charges, either raise the muzzle of the gun, or wait for the new group of soldiers to rush to the position, raise the gun and surrender.
In the direction of Heyuan County, the person who commanded the Japanese army to block the new regiment was Major General Saburo Miura, who was the remnant of the 39th Infantry Regiment and the 40th Infantry Regiment.
There is also a brigade from the Engineer Regiment and a brigade sent from the 10th Division headquarters.
The 39th Infantry Regiment was crippled by the New Regiment in the Battle of Xinzhou, and the 40th Infantry Regiment was crippled while attacking the outer positions of Dagu Town.
Although two machine gun brigades were added to the 39th Regiment, one of the machine gun brigades was almost completely destroyed during the attack on Dagu Town.
Another machine gun brigade also lost almost half of it in the defensive battle.
Major General Saburo Miura only had half a machine gun brigade, a full infantry brigade, the 39th Infantry Regiment, the remnants of the 40th Infantry Regiment, a mountain artillery brigade and a tank brigade.
There is also a brigade of the 10th Engineer Regiment, but the total strength of the 10th Engineer Regiment is only 800 people, and an engineer brigade only has more than 00 people.
Coupled with a small number of puppet troops, the total strength was nearly 0,000.
However, in the seventh company's wave of attacks, although Miura Saburo regained the position, the Japanese army suffered more than 400 casualties. Therefore, the total number of Japanese troops blocking the highway in the direction of Heyuan County is only more than 4,000 people.
at this time.
8th Brigade Headquarters.
Major General Saburo Miura's face looked ugly.
Through the field of view of the telescope, he saw a new regiment of soldiers who had occupied the top of the hill and were shooting wildly at the Japanese soldiers on the opposite slope.
Under the dense rain of bullets, Japanese soldiers fell one by one. These Japanese soldiers were all the division's headquarters troops, the best of the best of the 10th Division.
On the reverse slope is the division headquarters, with one brigade of Japanese troops and two remaining soldiers from the other two infantry regiments, forming two full brigade ready for reinforcements at any time.
Although Miura Saburo had overestimated the firepower of the new infantry regiment.
but.
Seeing this scene, he still felt that he had underestimated the firepower of the new infantry regiment.
The artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army was just strong, but it was outrageous that even the infantry had such strong firepower.
"Are those rigid-minded, rotten ordnance officials filled with shit?"
"Even Tubal Road has been equipped with all submachine guns. The 10th Division, the most elite of the Locust Army, is still using bolt-action rifles?"
Seeing the most elite soldiers from the division headquarters being defeated under the heavy rain of bullets, Miura Saburo couldn't help but become furious.
In the previous waves of attacks by the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army attacked four times in a row but failed to capture the Xiaoliangshan position.
Miura Saburo couldn't help but feel a little complacent. He even sent a telegram to the division headquarters, saying that he had blocked the offensive of the Eighth Route New Regiment, and asked the division commander to rest assured.
I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly.
How long can the Locust Army hold out under such strong firepower? One hour? Or two hours?
The mountain artillery brigade began shelling the top of the mountain, and mortars and Type 92 infantry guns were also pouring shells on the top of the mountain.
The firepower of the new regiment and company soldiers suddenly stagnated and became much thinner.
The defeated Japanese elites saw that their own artillery shells had suppressed the firepower of the new group, so they immediately launched a counterattack to the top of the mountain, and the fighter opportunity was fleeting.
Miura Saburo's expression changed, as if he saw hope of regaining his position.
The Xiaoliang Mountain position is a more ideal position. Although there are positions less than 10 kilometers further back, they are all hills. After the hills, there is a plain terrain. About 10 kilometers further along the plain is Heyuan County.
And this is the place chosen by Saburo Miura for the decisive battle with the Shinichi Regiment.
In order to prevent being bombarded by the artillery group of the new regiment, Major General Miura Saburo placed part of his troops on the reverse slope, and another part of his troops farther away, leaving only a small number of troops on the front slope.
After all, the artillery fire of the New Regiment was too fierce. Even if the remaining few thousand Japanese soldiers were sent to the front, it would not be enough to fill the teeth of the artillery of the New Regiment.
If the Xiaoliangshan position cannot be recaptured, it will be occupied by the New Eighth Route Army Regiment.
Then the Eighth Route New Regiment can drive straight in and attack all the way to Heyuan County, and now the frontline headquarters and the 10th Division Regiment Headquarters are in Heyuan County.
but.
Miura Saburo soon saw it in the field of view of the telescope.
The soldiers of the Eighth Route New Regiment ventured out of the trenches on the top of the mountain, braved the continuous smoke, braved the continuously sweeping shrapnel, and continued falling gravel and sand, and rained bullets on the Japanese soldiers.
Immediately afterwards, the light and heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route New Regiment also set up on the top of the mountain.
More than 100 submachine guns and more than 30 light and heavy machine guns opened fire suddenly, and even Miura Saburo could see more than 100 tongues of fire on the top of the mountain that were spitting out bullets.
At this moment, the Japanese army's reverse slope position also turned into a front slope position for the Eighth Route Army to defend and the Japanese army to attack.
Miura Saburo saw that the machine gun operators of the Eight Route New Regiment were constantly knocked down by shrapnel, and the people next to them immediately stepped on them, so that the flames of the machine guns could continue, sprinkling barrage after barrage.
Even if the machine gun fire point was hit by an artillery shell, the machine gun group would be on top, and the machine gun would be set up to shoot at the Japanese soldiers.
The firepower of the new group of submachine guns and light and heavy machine guns sprayed out bullets one after another, directly turning the entire slope of the mountain into a death zone.
Even the elite Japs finally became frightened when faced with the oncoming harvest, and either crawled to avoid it or retreated.
Seeing the attacking troops who were about to reoccupy the top of the mountain but fell short, Miura Saburo looked extremely ugly.
The 10th Division began fighting on the Chinese battlefield in 1937 and was well-equipped. Due to the replacement of division commanders, it was once called the Isotani Division and the Shinozuka Division.
Saburo Miura has also been fighting on the Chinese battlefield.
From mid-September 1937 to mid-July 1938, the 10th Division suffered more than 11,000 casualties on the Chinese battlefield.
In the current battlefield in northwest Shanxi, in just over half a month, the number of casualties of the 10th Division has already caught up with the total casualties of the previous year.
Even the arrogant Miura Saburo couldn't help but sigh that the group of enemies in front of him were the strongest enemies the 10th Division had ever encountered.
Even if the Eighth Route New Regiment is placed on the European battlefield, which is like a meat grinder, its combat effectiveness can still be ranked high.
The combat effectiveness of this unit is powerful, not only reflected in its powerful firepower.
Their soldiers are as brave as the soldiers of the Locust Army and are not afraid of death.
When the 10th Division attacked, Miura Saburo felt that the strength of this unit was defense.
But when it was the turn of the 10th Division to defend and the Eighth Route New Regiment to attack, Miura Saburo finally realized that he was wrong, and how wrong he was.
What this unit is best at is attacking!
He has used the strongest firepower, and the enemy soldiers will continue to attack even if the last man is killed.
This made Miura Saburo's face become even more ugly.
"Brigade commander?"
The chief of staff at the side, Binfu Ye, shouted softly.
As the soldiers from the division headquarters group withdrew, the sound of guns and artillery on the battlefield gradually weakened, but the rattling of machine guns, the explosion of artillery shells and the sound of rifles continued.
"Huh?" Miura Saburo came back to his senses and looked at Ohno Binfu.
"Commander of the brigade, will you immediately send troops to retake the Xiaoliangshan position?" Ohno Binfu asked in a deep voice.
Miura Saburo raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was already six o'clock in the evening. It gets dark early in northwest Shanxi in autumn, and it was almost dark at this time.
The order he received was to hold the Xiaoliangshan position for two days, and it was a death order.
However, just after the first day, he lost the Xiaoliangshan position...
"Order the chariot group to prepare!"
Miura Saburo looked gloomy and said: "After dark, the tank brigade and the 40th Regiment Infantry Battalion will counterattack and retake the Xiaoliangshan position."
Since both the front and back slope positions were controlled by the Eighth Route Army, Miura Saburo didn't know how many troops the Eighth Route New Regiment had in attacking this route.
But the Xiaoliangshan position could not be lost, so we could only launch the attack at night.
"Hi!"
Ohno Binfu turned and left.
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at the same time.
Inside the headquarters of the New Regiment, Li Yunlong and Second Battalion Commander Zheng Yu were talking on a high-power walkie-talkie.
"Report to the commander, the second battalion has captured the position, and my current battalion headquarters has moved to Xiaoliang Mountain."
"I guess the Japs will counterattack, but don't worry, Commander, as long as there is one person alive in our second battalion, it is impossible for the Japs to capture the position!"
"Second Battalion Commander, listen." Li Yunlong said with a loud voice, "Your Second Battalion should stop defending at all. Take a short rest and directly attack the enemy. The battle has reached this level. Others will not do it, so I will."
We only attack! Tanks will come from the road later to assist your second battalion in attacking."
"Yes!" Zheng Yu's angry voice sounded in Li Yunlong's ears, "Our second battalion will attack the enemy immediately in ten minutes!"
After hanging up the call, Duan Peng walked in wearing a ghillie suit.
"Has your Sword Squadron's mission been completed?" Li Yunlong's eyes narrowed and he asked in a deep voice.
Duan Peng stood up straight and said proudly: "Report to the leader, the reconnaissance mission has been completed. My team members have found the Japanese mountain artillery position."
"Where is the Japanese mountain artillery position?" Li Yunlong asked, "Point it out on the map."
"Here!" Duan Peng pointed at the map, "My team members pretended to be Japs and have carried high-power walkie-talkies to infiltrate near the Japs' mountain artillery positions. They can call the artillery group to attack the Japs' mountain artillery positions at any time."
As the battle progressed, the enemy's troops became less and less, and they had to remove the infantry protecting the artillery to participate in the frontal battle.
This gave Sword Squadron an opportunity to infiltrate.
"Son of a bitch, I finally found you." Li Yunlong looked slightly happy, "Duan Peng, immediately have your team members contact the heavy artillery unit and blow up the Japanese mountain artillery positions for me."
