At the commanding heights of the pass, Li Hao and Hong Linfeng both stared at the Japanese and puppet troops at the foot of the mountain with serious expressions.
They are waiting for the Japanese to make a decision.
If the Japanese army calls for air support to bomb the second checkpoint, the garrison will have no choice but to abandon the checkpoint and implement the second set of combat plans. This is also the combat method that the Japanese commander has been worried about just now.
The garrison retreated to the third level, blocking them there until dark, and then attacked them through night raids, consuming them and depriving them of the opportunity to destroy the arsenal...
The Japanese and puppet troops outside the checkpoint did not withdraw their troops and wait for air support.
Mountain artillery, mortars, and infantry artillery were all set up at once, and the firing crews were readjusted and aimed at the checkpoint.
A new infantry squadron left the team, wearing a pig-nosed gas mask, holding a gun, and formed a skirmish line in the offensive position...
This scene was clearly seen by the soldiers at the checkpoint.
The serious expression on Hong Linfeng's face was immediately covered by a smile. He was so happy that he almost jumped up from the ground and shouted excitedly: "Captain, the Japanese are about to launch a new round of attack. Judging from their posture, they definitely don't plan to call for air support."
"Then we will fight according to the first set of combat plans!" Li Hao also showed a heartfelt smile on his face.
This combat plan has always been Li Hao's first choice.
The troops suffered small casualties and achieved great results.
The second set of combat plans is Li Hao's alternative plan. Although he can also kill the Japanese and puppet troops outside the checkpoint, because he has to fight with the Japanese, he will definitely kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.
Comparing the two, Li Hao will definitely prefer the first set of combat plans.
However, it was not Li Hao himself who decided this matter, but the little devil.
The initiative on the battlefield is in their hands. When the enemy changes, we change. When they take action, the garrison can use troops to cover up the water and earth, and use corresponding tactics to fight them.
Li Hao was lucky: the Japanese chose to continue the attack.
In this way, the garrison can achieve their goals and use the first set of combat plans to kill them.
"Rumble..."
More than thirty artillery pieces fired at the same time. Some shells screamed, and some shells made no sound. They flew into the sky at the same time, and then rained down on the level.
In the violent explosion, several soldiers who were caught off guard were blown away.
Thick gunpowder smoke quickly filled the surroundings, and in the blink of an eye, the level became invisible.
Outside the checkpoint, in addition to the attacking troops, they are ready for the assault. They will rush towards the checkpoint as soon as the artillery fire stops.
Other Japanese and puppet troops did not wait.
Originally they were scattered along nearly one kilometer of mountain road.
When the artillery set up the artillery positions, the follow-up troops slowly moved forward.
The Japanese who had no offensive mission were all blocked in front of and behind the artillery positions, preparing to wait for the attacking troops to win the checkpoint before moving on.
This is the scene Li Hao is looking forward to.
The more concentrated the Japanese and puppet troops were, the greater the lethality displayed by heavy artillery fire.
"Inform your battalion commander to fire at the original target immediately. Shoot rapidly for ten minutes. After the shooting is completed, move away!" Li Hao turned to the artillery liaison officer and ordered.
Three minutes later, a familiar and harsh scream finally reached Li Hao's ears.
A few seconds later, three clouds of black smoke rose into the sky from the Japanese army assembly area.
It took another two seconds before an explosion that shook the earth reached his ears.
The artillery liaison officers were not idle. Some were operating the radio, ready to send a telegram to the battalion commander a few kilometers away. Some were lying on the firing holes, staring closely at the battlefield, correcting the latest firing members of the heavy artillery battalion based on the impact point.
After two minutes of preparation, the second round of shells came down
This time it was a salvo of sixteen heavy artillery pieces. At least ten shells hit the target, and several more hit the artillery position.
The power of the heavy artillery was so great that if a shell exploded within fifteen meters of the impact point, even someone lying in the trench would be shocked to death, let alone all the Japanese soldiers exposed on the ground.
In an instant, the Japanese and puppet troops on the mountain road suffered more than a hundred casualties.
Several artillery pieces were also blown up.
The artillery weighing several hundred kilograms was like a toy, blown up into the sky in an instant...
"Sir, what is attacking us is a group of heavy artillery, at least fifteen. The garrison must have dispatched all their heavy artillery."
The chief of staff took the commander of the regiment and hid behind a big rock next to the mountain road. Looking at the tragic scene not far away, he was very nervous to report, and he was a little embarrassed to speak.
"The troops disperse immediately and avoid artillery fire!" the commander of the regiment ordered calmly without panicking.
"Send someone to inform Mr. Springfield to protect the mortars and poison gas bombs in his hands. If the Eighth Route Army takes the opportunity to attack us, immediately launch poison gas bombs to stop them."
"Send a telegram to the military headquarters. The heavy artillery battalion of the garrison regiment has appeared. Immediately send a plane to find the heavy artillery battalion position and destroy it."
"This heavy artillery battalion has caused huge losses to the imperial army many times. We must seize this opportunity to kill it."
The chief of staff was confused for a moment before giving the order.
Two minutes later he ran back and asked: "Liant Commander, did you guess that the Eighth Route Army would dispatch heavy artillery?"
The captain no longer concealed anything: "After entering the garrison base, the military headquarters did not send aircraft to support us. You have already guessed the reason why the military headquarters did not send aircraft to support us. It was to draw out the main force of the garrison and use poison gas bombs to annihilate them."
"The second reason is this heavy artillery unit."
"If there were planes covering us, this heavy artillery battalion would definitely not dare to show its head during the day."
The chief of staff was even more puzzled.
He thought about the reason why the wing commander did not want air support just now.
According to what he said at the time, once the troops call for air support and the attack stops, the garrison arsenal will be destroyed tonight.
If they launch a night attack, there is a high chance that everyone will not be able to complete the mission and will die before they can survive.
It has only been ten minutes, but the captain has forgotten all those reasons. This shouldn't be the case!
But if you haven't forgotten, isn't the order just given by the alliance completely opposite to the reason explained before, and you are slapping yourself in the face?
The more I thought about it, the more puzzled the expression on the chief of staff's face became, and then he looked at the commander of the company and hesitated to speak.
Finally, I couldn't help but ask: "Sir, this will definitely delay our next attack, and we won't be able to destroy the arsenal today. What if the Eighth Route Army attacks us at night?"
"I'm not afraid now!" the captain replied confidently.
"As long as we kill the heavy artillery battalion of the garrison, I'm not afraid of their night attacks."
Seeing the puzzled look on the chief of staff's face, the commander continued: "Without the heavy artillery battalion, the garrison regiment certainly doesn't have as many artillery pieces as we do. Even if they wear gas masks and attack us at night, we still have enough artillery to fight back against them."
Use more artillery to blast their attacking troops so they can't see us."
"It turns out that the reason why I was afraid was because of this heavy artillery battalion."
"Under the cover of night, they shelled us five or six kilometers away. Even if we had the numerical advantage, the artillery in our hands could not do anything to them, and we could only be passively bombed."
"No matter how many and elite soldiers there are, they are no match."
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