Niangziguan has existed since the Warring States Period and has played an extremely important role in the thousands of years of history of China.

It is this pass built on the slopes of Taihang Mountain that guards the North China Plain for thousands of years without being haunted by nomadic peoples!

A year ago, this was also the heroic pass that blocked the Japanese invaders from the North China Plain to Jin!

Only when Tang Dao, who had been a man for two lives, personally stepped into this majestic pass, can he know why this pass has written so many brilliant stories in Chinese history.

The terrain of Niangziguan is really special!

The only road from Jingxing to Jin Province must pass through the pass. There is a cliff below the west wing of Guancheng, and a Tao River below the cliff. The east wing of Guancheng extends a wall leading to a cliff. If personnel and materials want to pass through here, they must pass through the pass.

Moreover, standing on the cliff at the entrance of the pass, there is an excellent view, and the personnel outside the pass can see clearly the activities.

However, on the battlefield where smoke was still emitting everywhere, perhaps the terrifying artillery bombardment three hours ago, or the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army a year ago, the bluestone brick walls were already very small, replaced by broken bunkers and sandbags and hidden soldiers caves dug under the rocks.

Niangzi Pass was captured by Lei Xiong's first battalion.

The reason why the Japanese army, which had the advantage of terrain and was ready for battle, was attacked by the first battalion after only three hours was not because the artillery fire of the Four-Road regiment was too fierce.

Although for this battle, the mountain artillery company, heavy mortar company of the Four-Strait Regiment Artillery Battalion, and the first battalion's own three 80mm howitzers were all involved in the artillery preparations.

12 Bofos mountain cannons, 12 150 caliber heavy and 3 80mm howitzers were shot for nearly 40 minutes, and more than 1,000 shells were thrown. The damage caused by the radius of the pass at the radius of only 10,000 square meters was dazzling.

However, the Japanese army of the two infantry squadrons had five hidden holes on the gate position. Because they were dug under the rocky surface, their anti-aircraft gun capability could even withstand 105 caliber howitzers.

The power of the cannon alone cannot completely eliminate it.

The most important reason is that the first platoon of engineers who marched with the same battalion put the "poison gas bomb" they developed into actual combat for the first time.

That was the inspiration that Bai Sheng, the engineer company commander, got from a practical training for the "Sky Thunder" artillery in the entire company.

Since the Japanese can make poison gas bombs, why can't they?

Therefore, with the strong support of Tang Dao, the engineer company gathered ideas and continued to experiment, and finally made its own unique "poison gas bomb".

Unlike the chemical weapons such as mustard gas used by the Japanese, the engineer company completely uses pure biological raw materials.

All irritating substances such as chili peppers, peppercorns and other irritating substances were tested, and in the end, a kind of millet pepper produced in the Taihang Mountains was successfully elected.

This kind of millet pepper, which is only the size of a baby's finger, has the title of "one bite of fire" in the mountains, which means that eating a bite is like swallowing a ball of fire. Some of the lips that are not very resistant to capsaicin can swollen after taking a bite. Even a few Hunan officers and soldiers in the engineering company can only eat one or two at most.

The full red "bite of fire" is dried over fire, then ground into pepper noodles, and then mixed with a portion of the medicinal powder that stimulates the mouth and nose, which becomes part of the "poisonous gas bomb" made by the engineer company.

Because, the other part is explosives!

A 5-kilogram explosive pack, 2.5 kilograms are explosives, and 2.5 kilograms are pepper noodles that can kill people.

No one knew what the human body of nearly 100 square meters covered by pepper noodles at the beginning of the explosion was like. After all, no one was so stupid that he had to conduct live-fire surveys. But one minute later, Chief Bai Da bravely walked into the explosion center.

Then, the brave commander Bai Da not only quickly coughed out his lungs, but his black face washed away with tears was red. He soaked in cold water for a long time before he could remove the burning feeling of burning fire.

But three days later, there were still many places on the face molting, as if they had been sunburned!

The rich capsaicin may not kill people, but the stress damage caused in a short period of time is no less than that of real chemical toxic gas.

And Tang Dao knew that this was definitely not a whim.

In time and space, the 80th Army used this kind of mortar shell mixed with pepper to fight against the Japanese artillery tower, and the effect was very good. The Japanese and puppet troops knew that there was a rain of bullets outside, but they still ran out in tears and died.

Because it was the first time to use this "pure natural poison gas bomb", the engineer was afraid that the effect would not be enough, so he used artillery fire cover to quietly move the three "shocking thunder" to the hillside 300 meters away from the left front of the Niangziguan position, and shot 15 explosive packs in one breath.

Although due to the accuracy issue, only 8 large and small explosive packs fell on the Japanese position. The terrible air waves caused to sweep the remaining fortifications of the Japanese position, and more than 20 kilograms of pepper noodles also spread throughout the Japanese position with the air waves.

The Japanese army hiding in fortifications or hidden artillery caves were almost choked to death by this little pepper from the depths of the Taihang Mountains. Many people exclaimed, "The Chinese used poison gas" and ran out of the bunker, and were then torn to pieces by the ruthless artillery fire.

Even though the Japanese army, who were almost coughing up even though they were holding back the lung tablets, were still hiding deep in the bunker, and their combat effectiveness was at least 50% lower after the entire shelling.

The officers and soldiers of the first battalion and the first company who were ordered to attack from three directions crawled to the area where they could throw grenades, and they could also hear the coughing sounds coming from the Japanese positions.

Therefore, after two consecutive attacks were hit, 30 mortar shells filled with pepper noodles fell from the sky, continuing to make the Japanese infantry "irritated".

The artillery fire, gunfire and the additional damage of Xiaomi La finally wiped out nearly 500 Japanese troops without holding on for 3 hours!

Of course, this kind of "poison gas bomb" does not mean that it is very useful at all times. It must be placed on an open ground when the opponent's position is not that wide and the weather is good and the wind is low. When the wind blows, it will dissipate in less than ten seconds. It has some uses but not much.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! The weather is sunny today, and the Japanese army reconnaissed a large number of Chinese troops yesterday, so they adopted a contraction defense and gave up the hills and highlands on both sides of the pass, trying to use the advantageous terrain of Niangzi Pass to defend and wait for assistance.

This has resulted in the area of ​​its position being only more than 10,000 square meters, which is just suitable for artillery and "poison gas bombs" to maximize its power.

This is also the Japanese army did not expect that the artillery fire of the Chinese army in front of them would be so fierce, otherwise they would not have made such a stupid choice.

"Sir, should we immediately take advantage of the victory and defeat Jingxing County?" Lei Xiong, who won a great victory in the first battle, suggested to Tang Dao with great enthusiasm.

"Let's ask the front line command first, and ask the front line command to generate power, where are the other divisions arrived." Tang Daoyao looked ahead and chose to be cautious.

In the past week of the counterattack, the 921st Division, except for the 20th Division, which was surrounded and intercepted by reinforcements sent by the 20th Division, and finally successfully defeated one of its infantry regiments, the other 4th Division, including the four-ranking regiments that were lurking forward, were all successful.

In other words, the combat plan for the first seven days has basically been realized.

But the smoother the war, the more cautious it was.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, so what is the world's best?

Even until the Niangzi Pass was conquered, the Japanese army who could escape into the mountains on the entire battlefield could only be described in single digits. The Japanese defenders had more than 500 corpses, and Tang Dao, who walked up to Niangzi Pass, still did not cheer like his subordinates holding a steel gun and cheering for victory.

Anyone can cheer for victory, but he, the leader, cannot.

Because, if any negligence in combat in the enemy-occupied areas like them is to be wiped out by the entire army, he must remain calm enough and not be blinded by temporary victory.

Seeing that Tang Dao did not directly approve his combat plan, Lei Xiong grinned and did not speak much, but waved his hand to ask Xia Dayu to go to the communications company of the regiment headquarters to generate electricity.

Just as Tang Dao knew him, he also knew Tang Dao. He knew that Tang Dao had always been bold and determined on the battlefield, but before the war started, he was calm and clear, and he would never make a decision easily without enough confidence.

"Brother Lei, do you think our war is progressing too smoothly?" Tang Dao took out a cigarette, gave Lei Xiong one, lit one on his own, and asked softly.

"According to the reaction of the enemy at Niangzi Pass, at least three groups of vanguards he sent were discovered and killed by our scouts in succession, and immediately shrank his defense after finally reconnaissing the enemy situation. Jingxing also showed signs of sending troops to help, and all reactions were normal." Lei Xiong frowned slightly, carefully recalling the battle process and the reaction of the opponent before taking over the enemy.

"Also, according to the inside information that the 921st Division had long been lurking in the Shimen, the 20th Division was very nervous about our army's sudden arrival in Jindong. Last night, the Shimen started a curfew, and the city gate did not allow Chinese residents to enter and exit. The city defense has sent a double patrol team to patrol, which fully shows that the 20th Division did not clearly foresee our army's sudden sword aim at Jindong and Niangzi Pass.

This morning, Brigade Commander Cheng also called. A unit of the 20th Division, which was originally chasing them, suddenly changed its marching route, probably because he wanted to return to the Shimen to help.

If the 20th Division had really predicted that we were so bold and had the idea of ​​the stone gate, they would definitely not be so busy."

"The reaction of the 20th Division is normal, but it does not mean that the entire Japanese North China Front Army is normal. With the strength of our current 5th Division 1, let alone the 20th Division, I am not afraid of them even if they fight among these mountains and ridges. But what if the North China Front Army mobilized heavy troops?" Tang Dao knew that Lei Xiong was telling the truth, but he still shook his head gently.

"Room, what do you mean is that this is a big net made by the Japanese, just waiting for us to learn from it. In order not to disclose the information, even the division-level troops were concealed? And we even did not hesitate to annihilate thousands of people?

Then the Japanese are too patient! What if they don’t come to the wife’s custody, then wouldn’t their people be killed by us in vain? I think this kind of business that is losing money is not something that a arrogant Japanese can do.” Lei Xiong shook his head and took a sip of cigarettes.

"Besides, what if the Japanese come? I'm here for this time. At worst, I can fight with them."

Tang Dao knew Lei Xiong's temper was not stingy, and even if he encountered difficulties, he would not have been afraid. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to stay with him in the Sihang Warehouse and stayed at the Jedi until the end. He smiled slightly: "Brother Lei said the last sentence, if the Japanese really invested so much money to lure me into the bait, it would be clear that the carriage and horse had done a fight with them."

Yes, although Tang Dao's intuition was a bit abnormal, as a commander, he could not judge by intuition alone, but had to rely on reconnaissance and intelligence.

For this battle, not only did the Second War Zone raise intelligence requirements to the Military Control Commission, but the Eighty Army also brought out an intelligence system at the bottom of the box, requiring intelligence personnel lurking in Pingjin and Shimen, Licheng, Lucheng and other cities to monitor the movements of the Japanese army more closely and provide timely feedback.

Although many of them have time differences due to the lack of radio stations, they can basically give the front line command some judgment on the trends of the Japanese army.

The Four Army Regiment sent out its own reconnaissance company before sending troops at the end of August, with nearly 10 groups of people in total, each with four people and a radio station.

Moreover, the reconnaissance direction of the reconnaissance company is not just the tactical plan of Jindong, west of Jindong, Xingtai and Handan.

The farthest reconnaissance team even reached more than 100 kilometers from the main force of the Four Lines.

It is never better to rely on yourself than to ask others. Tang Dao is well aware of this principle!

These ten groups of scouts were like his eyes, allowing him to know the trends and changes in the Japanese army's forces to judge what the Japanese army had.

So far, the Japanese army has not seemed to have changed much except for being a little confused.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The front-line command call came from the call, and the Japanese army in Changzhi were moving. The Japanese army in Lucheng, Licheng, Shecheng and other places were gathering! Commander Liu, commander-in-chief of the front-line command, asked the regiment seat to go to the command center in person." Xia Dayu ran over quickly.

"There are any abnormal movements between the 108th Division and the 109th Division?" Tang Dao's eyes sterned.

"This shows that the Japanese North China Front Command reacted very quickly! Are they trying to surround Wei and save Zhao?" Lei Xiong's eyes also became cold. "However, relying on these two scared divisions, they really thought too much."

"Maybe, not just that!" Tang Dao looked up at the sky. "With Commander Liu's personality, he would never have made a big fight just because the Japanese used this little man to let me go to the command center dozens of kilometers away. He might have discovered something!"

"Brother Lei, ordered the entire regiment to build field fortifications on the spot with the Niangziguan position as the core. No one should slacken in the slackness, otherwise military law will be carried out.

In addition, there are only a few hundred Japanese devils in Jingxing. If you keep them for a day, you won’t have a long flower. Let’s put it on for the time being and wait until I come back from the front line command center.” Tang Dao ordered decisively.

"Okay!" Lei Xiong nodded. "However, this place is already a battlefield. Take a cavalry company when you leave!"

"No, I will try to return before 12 o'clock at night, let Niu Er, Ming Xin, Shen Laoliu, Lao Lu and the others join me, and then let Lu Sanjiang lead a cavalry squad. Heavy rain waited for the regiment headquarters." Tang Dao stepped away and said a sentence from afar.

"President of the group, what should I do?" Xia Dayu looked at Lei Xiong with a bitter face.

Before sending troops, Tan Tai Mingyue had privately told him that whenever Tang Dao left the army, he had to persuade him to bring at least one platoon to protect him.

Now, he brought about a dozen people at most. Dan Tai Mingyue found out that he, a personal serviceman, must be criticized. The most important thing is, what if he encounters danger?

"You guys don't know the temper of the regiment? But with Niu Er and the others, plus Lu Sanjiang, a cavalry squad, it wouldn't be a problem even if you come to the Japanese army for a few dozens. Maybe the regiment would be eager for them to catch a few live broadcasts right now."

Lei Xiong smiled bitterly and waved his head, waved his hand to Xia Dayu, meaning that he would hurry up and prepare his belongings for Tang Dao, and follow the orders for the others.

Soon, Tang Dao and his team of 14 people and 28 war horses ran along the mountain road towards the front line command center located 35 kilometers away. The empty war horses were carrying mortars, MG34 machine guns and ammunition boxes.

Obviously, the Tang regiment was not blindly confident. He also made full preparations to encounter the enemy. If he really encountered an enemy who was blind, he could defend it. Although the cavalry battalion of the Four-Ring Regiment was not fully organized yet, it would be no problem to reach the two cavalry companies within more than an hour.

If there are few people, they will naturally be a good person. Who will be the one who Tang Tuanzuo and his subordinates have been vain?

On the side of the Four Army Regiment, with the military order issued, the three infantry battalions stopped moving forward and began to build various field fortifications along the mountains in the mountainous areas of Niangziguan.
To be continued...