On the high ground two kilometers north of Lijiazhuang, the command post of the third battalion of the garrison was built here.
In fact, this is a gentle slope with an altitude of more than 30 meters. The road passes through the top of the slope, so it is not considered a highland at all.
The housing offensive that the troops worked hard for more than a month to build is located on the north side of the highland. Including the front fortifications, it stretches for more than three kilometers.
Huang Sheng stood on the high ground, from a commanding position, and could see every part of the position.
Not long after dawn, the sun came out.
There was not a cloud above our heads, and there was no wind. Although it was almost October, the weather was still as hot and hot as ever.
There is no doubt that it is good weather again today.
But Huang Sheng was not happy at all. The good weather meant that the Little Japanese planes could take off and land unscrupulously, arrogantly flying over everyone's heads.
The garrison regiment has an air defense battalion, which is unique among all regiment-level units of the Eighth Route Army.
But the number is too small, and the full power of anti-aircraft machine guns can only be exerted when used intensively.
It has been a long time since the air defense battalion last shot down a few Japanese planes in the base area.
Just like a pack of hungry wolves, quietly lurking in a certain location, waiting for their prey to take the bait.
In the words of the regiment commander, the air defense battalion is a deterrent force that can make a surprise move without making a show of its own strength!"
When you participate in a battle, you must achieve results. In one battle, you must frighten the enemy and destroy their arrogance. You must not use limited anti-aircraft machine guns to compete with the enemy.
In this case, the significance of anti-aircraft machine guns to the Eighth Route Army will be greatly reduced.
Without the threat of the air defense battalion, the Japanese aircraft regained their previous arrogance, and the reconnaissance altitude became lower and lower day by day. They wished they could fly close to the ground and have a panoramic view of the situation of the third battalion, and feel it clearly.
"Weng buzz..."
Huang Sheng's judgment was absolutely correct. After waiting for less than half an hour, there was a roar above his head.
"No!" Huang Sheng shouted with a frown.
"The reconnaissance planes that came over before weren't so loud?"
The observation post suddenly broke in and reported: "Battal Commander, there are three Little Japanese planes flying in the sky. Judging from their size, they should be bombers."
"No, there must be something going on here today. Maybe the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite side plan to attack us today!" Huang Sheng frowned deeper and deeper, and judged with a serious look on his face.
"Ding-ding-ding-ding..." The phone in the command post rang.
The deputy battalion commander stood by and responded very quickly. He grabbed the phone after just three rings.
After listening for less than half a minute, his expression changed.
Covering the microphone with his left hand, he looked at Huang Sheng's serious report.
"Battal Commander, the forward position observation post reported that the Japanese are coming towards us."
"The main force of the Japanese army, the local garrison force, and the Imperial Army, totaling more than 6,000 people, came over in a mighty manner, with an infantry brigade at the forefront. In addition to the twelve heavy artillery pieces, the main force that followed also brought nearly twenty mountain cannons.
There are more than a hundred field artillery, infantry artillery, and carts pulling heavy ammunition, and there are ten tanks walking in the middle of the team!"
"After waiting for so long, it's finally here."
Huang Sheng's face quickly became serious and he decisively ordered: "Let the forward observation post retreat immediately."
"The forward position is too crude. If you run into a large Japanese army, you will be dead."
"Order, the first company, the artillery company, to enter the No. 1 blocking position immediately."
"The second company has entered the second position, and the third company has entered the third position. They are all on standby and ready to participate in the battle at any time."
"The guerrillas and district teams that cooperate with our actions will immediately organize the transfer of villagers around the battlefield. The faster the better."
"The county brigade and the recruit company, as battlefield reserves, first transport ammunition and wounded to the main force. They will not go to the battlefield until the main force cannot support them."
"Instructor, you stay at the command post and coordinate all the troops on the battlefield..."
"At the same time, report to the regiment headquarters that we are under attack."
After saying that, Huang Sheng walked outside the headquarters and ordered as he walked: "Leave one platoon of the guard company to protect the command post. The others follow me and go directly to the second line of defense, which is closest to the front-line battlefield."
"Boom boom boom..."
Before Huang Sheng arrived at the battlefield, the sound of explosions came from the forward position.
"telescope!"
Huang Sheng took the binoculars handed over by the guard and carefully poked his head out of the trench.
The front position has been bombarded by artillery fire. Black smoke is constantly rising from the ground, and soil and bricks are flying into the sky along with the sound of explosions.
Huang Sheng's face became more and more serious.
"The little devil's offensive is stronger than I thought."
"We paid so much attention to the front positions, and concentrated nearly ten mortars on the attack. When the real attack begins, all the mountain and field artillery will be deployed."
"Contact the first company commander immediately. Except for the observation post, everyone else must enter the artillery hole."
"The little Japanese who attacked us were more cautious than before. They did not conduct any exploratory attacks at all, and only used artillery fire when they came up."
"We must also be careful with the enemy, otherwise we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
When Huang Sheng hurried to the second position, the Japanese forward troops had already occupied the forward position.
"The Japanese are starting to set up artillery!" Huang Sheng reminded.
One kilometer behind the forward troops, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers pushed six mountain cannons and four infantry cannons off the road and set up the cannons on a flat ground next to them.
Dozens of baggage troops transported artillery shells back and forth between the artillery positions and the highway.
In about five minutes, an artillery position with ten guns was set up.
A large group of Japanese troops in the vanguard were also ready to attack.
An infantry squadron formed a skirmish line and deployed five hundred meters away from the No. 1 defense line.
The bayonet is attached to the rifle and the flat end is in the hand.
The light machine gun is used as a submachine gun and is held in the arms of the machine gunner.
The deputy shooter carried the rifle on his shoulder and carried a bullet box in his hand to replenish the machine gun with bullets at any time.
Dozens of Japanese heavy machine gunners were not idle either. They were carried in groups of four, carrying heavy machine guns, and ammunition handlers carrying ammunition boxes. They were mixed in with the attacking troops, preparing to attack with the troops to a suitable position and provide fire cover for the attacking troops.
The mortar squadron placed its mortars behind the attacking troops, eight guns in a row, all pointing straight at position No. 1 with their dark muzzles raised.
Two gunners squatted half-way next to each mortar, and the ammunition handler squatted behind, with two boxes of shells beside him.
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of artillery quickly reached Huang Sheng's ears, coming from the Japanese mountain artillery position.
Pillows of white smoke erupted from the muzzle and quickly filled the entire position.
"Woooooooo..."
After a few seconds, the scream of cannonballs streaking across the sky reached Huang Sheng's ears.
"Rumble..."
The artillery shell hit the No. 1 position and exploded.
Because he was too close to the battlefield, the moment black smoke and fireballs rose from the ground, the sound of explosions reached Huang Sheng's ears.
The soil and gravel were all blown away by the cannonballs, flying everywhere like a goddess scattering flowers.
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