The entire Hexi Village battlefield actually ended completely in less than 40 minutes!

That is, it took some time to clean up the caltrops that were thrown in the snow at will. Guoqian in the command center behind him was very satisfied when he heard about it and moved his detachment command to the foot of Mount Shunwangping, which was less than 2,000 meters away from Hexi Village.

However, the two infantry corpses belonging to the Guoqi Detachment have a total of four infantry brigades crossed the river and entered the Hexi Village area in two hours, which also means that the main force of the Guoqi Detachment is about to advance to the Heilongtan area 2,200 meters away.

During this period, even five Type 94 light tanks entered the position through a pontoon bridge built by Japanese engineers.

It’s not that the Guoqi Detachment does not have the Type 89 main battle tank with thicker armor, but the mountain roads in this area do not support the 89 tank marching at all. This is already the heaviest vehicle that can be marching on a narrow mountain road.

But this is not the real killer weapon of the Guoqi Detachment. What Guoqian relies most on is the 8 105 howitzers deployed on the edge of a mountain town 6 kilometers away.

That is the largest caliber artillery that the Fifth Division can have. Masao Nakamura only gave four balls to deal with a Chinese army, but Kōzaki gave eight balls, which also shows that Ichiro's attention to the Four Corps.

8 105 howitzers were enough to blow up bunkers made of reinforced concrete, let alone trenches dug out overnight.

The Japanese engineers and infantry were busy, but the Japanese artillery was not idle. Under the coordinate guidance provided by the vanguard, before 9 a.m., smoke from gunpowders was everywhere on several hills around Heilongtan, the main force of the Four-Road Regiment.

Not only did Kwanzaki Yasui take out 12 75 mountain cannons, but also 8 105 howitzers. In addition, 12 Japanese bombers came to help.

How much damage is caused by large-caliber heavy artillery and heavy bombs? A huge rock weighing several tons was also smashed into pieces in front of this kind of firearm created by humans, not to mention those trenches that were dug by humans only.

If there is a camera that can bring the view closer, you can see that the artificially dug trenches on the hills around Heilongtan are like sand piles that have lost their moisture in this violent explosion, and they easily collapse.

The hidden place built of logs and sandbags was blown to pieces, leaving only a large charred pit.

The heavy machine gun fortifications built with stones weighing up to 100 kilograms and sandbags can withstand the direct aiming shooting of 92 infantry cannons, but under the power of the 105 heavy cannon, even if it is not directly hit, the huge shock wave will turn it into ruins.

Nothing is true! Perhaps only these four words can describe the fortifications built by the Four Lines last night.

It’s not that the officers and soldiers of the Four Army Regiment were not working hard enough, it’s that the Japanese artillery fire was too fierce.

"The Chinese people's positions were seriously damaged! Yoxi! The command was given to reward the officers and soldiers of the artillery corps. After this battle, they were rewarded for the first troops entering our troops to occupy Chinese towns." Guozaki, who received the information from the front, was overjoyed.

Anyone who understands it understands that the first group of imperial soldiers who entered the occupied towns could do whatever they wanted in that town, whether it was killing, robbery or catharsis. This was almost a special benefit given to troops with military achievements by the Fifth Division.

With the benefits agreed by the boss, the Japanese artillery fire became even more fierce, as if they were about to blow up the entire mountain today.

"My goodness! Fortunately, I was smart and ran away with a slap in my butt. Otherwise, the Japanese could have sent the cannons, and my 180 kilograms to the end." Li Jiujin, who had escaped into the mountains with 7 companies, looked at the smoke rising more than 2,000 meters away, and heard the sharp screams of the heavy cannons in his ears, greatly thanking his wisdom.

"Coward!" The young man from the mountain village, who was not far away, couldn't help but curl his lips secretly.

These soldiers did nothing and would run away! The young man from the mountain village took the infantry company all the way through the mountains in the past two hours. He naively thought that the company commander was going to return to the main position of Heilongtan to work with the Japanese, but the captain, who seemed to be an old fry, actually asked to stay away from Heilongtan.

As a result, I still feel embarrassed to brag about my intelligence, and the simple young people in the mountain village can't stand it anymore.

"Don't talk nonsense if the little baby doesn't understand!" Boss Cao, who listened to the screaming shells in the air, had a stern face and his tone became serious.

"What! I'm not doing it right, but I'm talking about it! I'm going to say, you are a coward company commander and a coward. It's because there are so many people like you that the Japanese devils came to our Taihang Mountains." The young man in the mountain village got stubborn and became stubborn with Boss Cao.

Wangwu Mountain is the remnant of Taihang Mountain and is connected to Zhongtiao Mountain, which runs east-west. People here are still accustomed to treating the hometown where they lived in their time as Taihang.

"Oh! I can't tell that you, a mountain kid, are quite arrogant, you know so much." Tu Yunsheng over there was amused. "You said our company commander is a coward, so do you know that the 'coward' has fought those battles?"

"Brother Tu, I'll listen." The young man in the mountain village was very hard, but in fact, he still respected Tu Yunsheng, who had broken one leg and had to go to the battlefield.

"Okay! Then I will tell you that our company commander Jiujin fought in Songhu, guarded Songjiang, Guangde, and fought several battles with the Japanese army in Taihang Mountains. From August last year to today, no one has ever fought with the Japanese, and there are dozens of battles in all sizes." Tu Yunsheng looked at Li Jiujin, who was watching the direction of Heilongtan with a telescope not far away, and was full of admiration.

"I can't fight and run away when I see it. What's the use of fighting more battles!" The young man from the mountain village muttered a little dissatisfied.

"Run? Why don't you know your brother's legs and your Uncle Cao's eyes be gone? When I was holding on with the Japanese, you have never seen your baby." Tu Yunsheng asked calmly without getting angry.

"If you arrived at our Class 4 3 months earlier, the brothers here are another group of young men who are not much older than you. Your Uncle Cao and I are also good guys who can run and dance." Before the young man in the mountain village answered, Tu Yunsheng said to himself.

"What does it mean?" the young man from the mountain village was slightly stunned and asked instinctively.

"Our Class 4! Except for our squad leader and deputy, the rest of the people have changed!" A veteran replied lazily.

"Why are they replaced? Where did they go?"

"Everyone died, I and the squad leader lived, but there were some parts missing!" Boss Cao looked at the young man in the mountain village with his empty eye sockets. His old-fashioned face tried to maintain peace, but the slightly twitching muscles betrayed him.

"Since our 7th Company was founded, it has killed no less than a thousand enemies, and it has suffered a lot of casualties. This old brother has been missing one after another." Tu Yunsheng's eyes showed a little sadness. "Like you, Uncle Cao, you have only been in the army for half a year."

"Hehe! Squad leader, don't dislike me, a recruit. Have you ever said that I am your legs and you are my eyes, just like on the battlefield that day." Boss Cao smiled on his face.

The young man in the mountain village was shocked and could not say another word for a long time.

It was hard for him to believe that it was this group of guys who had run away quickly who were fighting with the Japanese army like this, but his intuition told him that they did not lie.

The cripple and the blind man, let alone war, even in ordinary farmers, are basically useless people who can't do any heavy work. However, in this army, they still serve as squad leaders and deputy squad leaders.

"Then this time, will you fight with the Japanese? If you want to fight, I can hand you bullets and transport things." The young man from the mountain village asked weakly.

"Of course you have to fight, but you don't have to do it as hard as your child thinks. Do you hear the sound of shells flying in the sky? As long as one of the things falls on our side, our squad 4 will be blown to ashes, and the entire infantry platoon will be lost." Seeing that the young man in the mountain village understood something and stopped beating people, Tu Yunsheng smiled slightly.

"And even if you want to fight, it's not your turn to your child. That's my responsibility for joining the army. Just be your guide. Our company commander said where we were going, and you will take us to take a shortcut. I can't guarantee anything else, but it's definitely guaranteed that your child will see how we beat the Japanese to cry."

"Tu Yunsheng, where are you talking? Come here, I will give you a task and take your squad 4 as the Sword Squad in the entire company to explore the way forward. This time I don't defend my position, so I'll hide the cat with the Japanese." Li Jiujin turned around and called Tu Yunsheng.

"Yes, the company commander, ensure that the task is completed." Tu Yunsheng held his hand on the young man in the mountain village that quickly reached out and stood up as soon as he tried hard.

"I have been running from childhood to adulthood in this mountain. As long as Brother Tu, you fight the Japanese, I promise that I can take you wherever you point." The young man from the mountain village was very serious and assured Tu Yunsheng.

"Okay! With fellow villagers like you helping us, we will definitely beat the Japanese." Tu Yunsheng also grinned.

In the midst of the artillery fire in the sky, the 7th company twisted its butt, and under the command of Li Jiujin, he entered the woods and disappeared again.

The same is true for the 8th Company, which is not far from them, and there is no intention of returning to the camp.

400 elite soldiers disappeared into the forest like this.

The artillery fire on the Japanese army was still fierce. Before the infantry had officially marched towards Heilongtan, they harshly put a big stick on the head of the officers and soldiers of the Four Lines Regiment. Even if this stick didn't kill them, they would be dizzy!

At least the Japanese army thought so. Without the fortifications built by ten days and half a month, who could survive such artillery fire? Amaterasu probably doesn’t have the ability to do so!

Kurosaki and his subordinates were clear enough, and it was indeed the case.

But an hour later, Kurosaki received another news from the scout vanguards in front that they wanted to run and break their legs before they came back.

"The Chinese ran away, and the figures in military uniforms on the positions were all wooden men!"

This news almost made Kurosaki's hair stand up so angry.

This simply subverted his understanding of the Four-Levels Research Group. The Four-Levels and the Imperial Army have been fighting for so long. When will they retreat? I am afraid that this is not a fake Four-Levels!

But the reconnaissance vanguard would never joke about such important information. The reconnaissance vanguard who almost vomited blood arrived in Hexi Village reported confidently: "In order to see more clearly, the artillery shells exploded around him after being close to the Chinese position less than 500 meters. The artillery shells were clearly seen burning like tinder oil.

I have seen the appearance of human bodies being lit on the battlefield. They will never burn so thoroughly without ignition materials!

And no one would just watch the remains of his colleagues burning in front of him, which would produce a pungent and strange smell."

No wonder the Chinese artillery did not carry out retaliatory shelling! Guoqian's previous doubts were solved.

After a long time, digging trenches to defend, using artillery attacks, and establishing frontier positions are all illusions, just to cover the retreat of its main force using the night cover.

But, the two sides were only a few miles apart and wanted to run away like this. Is it possible?

This is not to compete in running in the mountains. Whoever runs faster will win. The baggage and heavy weapons will undoubtedly become a burden to an infantryman. As long as you don’t want to abandon these, you can’t run away.

At this moment, the North China Front Army's Army also redirected the ground conditions that the reconnaissance planes detected from the air.

"Around the mountain covered by artillery fire, a large number of soldiers and pack horses in dark blue uniforms appeared, moving towards the Taihang Mountains. Because the enemy had anti-aircraft guns to counterattack, the reconnaissance plane could not descend to an altitude of 1,000 meters to continue to observe."

The air and ground information coincided just in time. Guoqian no longer hesitated and immediately issued a military order: "Order the infantry brigade of our detachment to pursue the fleeing enemies with all his might. Our artillery corps will follow up in time!"

"Is Shi Hao convinced now?" Shangguan Yun pointed to the mountains in the distance like hell, asking his confidant subordinates.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! At 3 a.m. last night, Leng Feng suddenly ordered the entire army to no longer dig trenches, but to make wooden men in companies and platoons, and also asked to try to realistically put the military uniforms on the wooden men.

Fortunately, the baggage company that followed the two infantry battalions carried a batch of thin military uniforms. They were originally intended to change the sacrificed officers and soldiers to clean military uniforms, but they did not expect it to be handy in advance.

Everyone had no objection when they were pretending to be a wooden man, but Leng Feng next asked the entire army to abandon Heilongtan and not even keep a soldier, which made many people have objections.

The enemy is in great force, and they have no objection to retreat. It is correct to preserve their own vitality. However, a few hours ago, they ordered the entire army to dig trenches regardless of their hard work. They just formed a system and were about to run away again. The military orders were changed every day, which made people feel uncomfortable.

This at least shows that the commander is confused and he has not thought about whether to fight or withdraw in this encounter. Such a commander is an invisible threat to the entire army.

What's more, there were two infantry companies thrown away in Hexi Village! They were left at the forefront of carrying the enemy, but the main force of thousands of people ran away with a slap in the butt. What's going on!

"Who said we were leaving? The regiment commander said that the battlefield was fake, real, real, real, real, real, real, real, and real. Guoqian thought that our army was tough and would fight an offensive and defensive battle with him, but that was just his thoughts.

Once we ran, Kurosaki was never willing to give up our big fat piece of meat. He would definitely chase after him. Then we would find another opportunity to kill them and shoot them back."

Leng Feng's explanation seems to be very reasonable, but it cannot convince Shi Hao and others.

No matter where you are, the fortifications are still built. Instead of doing this, it is better to use Heilongtan. The terrain is dangerous and the fortifications are initially improved. It is much better than just finding a mountain to use rocks as fortifications.

"In order to destroy our army's axe, the Japanese army will definitely use Cheng Yaojin's three-pronged axe, aircraft and heavy artillery. The Fifth Division is also the elite of the Japanese army. Guozaki is prepared, and maybe the ones who are ready will have 105 heavy artillery. We must not sacrifice in vain under its artillery fire.

Of course, avoiding artillery fire is one thing, but who said we are going to run away?" Leng Feng pointed his hand at a place around the Heilongtan on the map.

"Except for the baggage company and the artillery company evacuated in the direction of Taihang Mountain to provide tactical cover, the rest of our army will fight the Japanese first here."

"Heilonggou?"

Everyone couldn't help but take a breath when they saw the position Leng Feng pointed.

According to the name, you will basically think that the distance between the two will not be very far.

In fact, not only is it not far away, but Heilonggou is just before Heilongtan and is one of the must-pass places to enter the Heilongtan mountain area.

This means that Leng Feng asked the main force of the entire army to not retreat but advance, and gave up the already formed fortifications and fought against the Japanese army in the mountains.

This combat idea is no longer just bold, it is almost the same as committing suicide.
To be continued...