The main force of the Four Army Regiment was against the 108th Division, the First Battalion led by Lei Xiong, the Second Battalion, and the First Artillery Battalion led by Cheng Tieshou.

Although the four major infantry battalions of the Four Line Regiment have never had any strength rankings, the first battalion is actually recognized as the strongest infantry battalion within the Four Line Regiment.

Even the veteran Li Jiujin once said in private that if someone dared to brag that the infantry company was stronger than him, he would definitely be the first to jump out and dissatisfied, but Zhao Daqiang and Wei Dong said this, he would definitely be convinced.

The two infantry companies that convinced Li Dalian, who had great military achievements, could be all concentrated in the first battalion. From this, we can imagine how strong the combat power of the first battalion was.

The Second Battalion is a place that is not visible in the Four Army Regiment, but whether it is Leng Feng's Third Battalion or Shangguan Yun's Fourth Battalion, even though the Jindong battle each showed its own might, he never felt that his camp was stronger than the Second Battalion.

There are also awesome teams in the second battalion. Whether it is Qian Dazhu Infantry Company or Cai Yongguan Infantry Company, they are all those who once made the Japanese army's heads bleed.

The 'newborn calf' Sakai encountered such a group of people. Just say he was feeling uncomfortable or not.

Lei Xiong's personality has always been "soldiers come to block water and soil", but he is a good person. The two infantry battalions do not play any void with the Japanese army. With the firepower support of the artillery led by Cheng Tiesheng, more than 3,000 infantry set up blocking positions in Zhongyang Mountain, and it is time to fight.

Of course, although Lei Xiong and Ye Chenghuan are both powerful generals, they are definitely not lacking in wisdom. In addition to the two infantry battalions and the Japanese army, the two reconnaissance platoons of the reconnaissance company, as well as the mountain company that has begun to take shape, and a cavalry company of the cavalry battalion, all of them are spread out to the periphery.

This battle lasted seven days and nights, which should be the most painful seven days and nights in Sakai's life.

Every step forward is not sure how much the price you will pay, so that's fine, at least you can see some results.

But the rear was not stable, and the Chinese were familiar with the terrain, and there were constant small groups of troops raiding logistics supplies, artillery and other units, causing more losses than the front line in two days.

At the most exaggerated time, three baggage teams were attacked in one day, 40 trucks and more than 300 pack horses were burned and killed, and more than 400 baggage troops were killed.

One night, a small group of Chinese troops actually touched the vicinity of his division headquarters. If he hadn't been cautious enough, there would be an infantry brigade around the division headquarters. Maybe his head, the lieutenant general, had become the spoils of the Chinese.

On the third day of the war, Lieutenant General Sakai had to continue to increase troops to the front line, but even pulled out two infantry brigades to retreat to the rear to ensure the safety of the baggage team. Although Lieutenant General Sakai never admitted it, everyone believed that this tactical change was not without the intention to defend his own retreat.

I can only say that the rookies in the Japanese army who can cross two levels in a row within a year are still somewhat smart, and they will gain experience if they are beaten.

It was later proved that if these two infantry brigades had not defended their way home, the infantry brigade that disappeared northwest Shanxi would have blocked the remaining headquarters of the 108th Division in the Taihang Mountains. When the 80th Army freed up its hands, the 108th Division would have been completely cancelled from the Japanese North China Front Army.

Lieutenant General Sakai, the Imperial Army flower, also ushered in withering as soon as it blooms!

However, the result of this was that the troops fighting against Leixiong's troops were no longer so full. On the 4th day of the Battle of Zhongyang Mountain, Leixiong's troops realized that the Japanese army was in short supply and even began to use the night to start counterattack against the Japanese army.

The 108th Division spent countless lives to conquer several peaks and high grounds, which changed hands almost overnight!

Nakatsu Sakai may have realized from that moment that his third fire of "Three Fires of New Officials Taking Orders" could not be lit, at least not in this battlefield.

His only hope can only be placed on the infantry corps that raided Dakouzidong Town!

According to the strength currently shown by the Four Army Regiment, if he does not have the main force, he will change his surname to "jing". If an infantry corps cannot even enter the Four Army Regiment's base without the main force, he will cut people.

The person responsible for attacking Dakouzidong Town was the 132nd Regiment of the 25th Brigade of the 108th Division. This infantry corps was the only infantry corps that were not beaten by the Sihang Regiment, which was also the main reason why Sakai chose them.

In the first three days, the progress of the 132 Infantry Regiment was not satisfactory. After the small troops of the Four Army Regiment blocked them layer by layer based on mountain fortifications, they only advanced less than 4 kilometers in 3 days and nights.

This was all within Sakai's expectations. With the power of the Four Lines, if the imperial army was allowed to advance directly, that would be a ghost!

By the 4th day, perhaps the resources of militia and recruits left by the Four Army Regiment had been exhausted. The 132nd Infantry Regiment made rapid progress in one day, marching 4 kilometers, which was as large as the previous three days in one day, and was less than 6 kilometers away from Dakouzidong Town.

The colonel captain stood on the top of the peak and could even see the faint scenery in Dakouzidong Town through a telescope.

General Sakai, who received the telegram, was in a very good mood at that moment and actually slept well in the middle of the night for the first time.

So what if the Four-Entertainment Group is strong? I can’t swallow your main force in one bite, but I can steal your home, burn it all and kill it, so that you can’t live this New Year.

In the dream, the Admiral Sakai saw a mountain town full of Chinese people's heads, and the despairing faces of the Chinese people fighting bravely opposite each other.

Until early morning, the sleepy Sakai received bad news.

The 132 Infantry Regiment was blocked by the permanent fortifications built by the Chinese on the mountain!

At this time, Sakai Nakatsuki obviously hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem. He believed that it was the last stubborn resistance of the Chinese, just like that layer of membrane. As long as you pass through it, you will be a smooth road in the future.

But at noon, the telegram sent by the 132 Infantry Regiment made Lieutenant General Sakai's head tend to grow bigger.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In a whole morning, only three Chinese fortifications were removed, but the 132 Infantry Regiment suffered nearly 300 casualties, which had never appeared a few days ago.

A vague idea came to his mind in Sakai, but he was forced to be pressed by Sakai.

After all, the 132 Infantry Regiment is already his last hope. If the 132 Infantry Regiment cannot achieve anything, then his new commander of the 108th Division can be compared by the commander of the 109th Division.

Although Anan Wei and his qualifications are much older than Naoji Sakai and his backstage is strong enough, Naoji Sakai is also a person who holds the prince's thigh, so he will naturally have the desire to compete for his strengths and weaknesses.

But at this moment, Nakatsuki Sakai could not have imagined that his imagined competitor would be scared away by a "empty city plan" by a famous Chinese general, and became a long-lasting joke in the Japanese army. Otherwise, he would have chosen a more secure choice without seeking nothing but seeking nothing wrong, and would never be so radical.

With the order of Lieutenant General Sakai to continue moving forward, the 132 Infantry Regiment fought hard for another half of a day, and it was this half day that completely cut off the last glimmer of vitality of the 132 Infantry Regiment.

You should know that although most of the security battalions of the Four Lines Regiment are composed of disabled retired veterans and new recruits, their troops are as high as 3,000, making it second only to the baggage battalion in the entire Four Lines Regiment.

With strong fortifications, how can a Japanese infantry corps be allowed to advance 8 kilometers in three days?

That was a strategy led by Ye Chenghuan. Most of the castles hidden in the mountains were not used. The security camp, with Lao Hei as battalion commander, only used less than 300 regular troops in the early stage, but it was just to paralyze the Japanese army and lure the enemy into the depths!

It was not until the area less than 6 kilometers away from Dakouzi Cave that Lao Hei activated all the castles and fortifications built in the mountains, completely blocking the Japanese army's way forward.

If the 132 Infantry Regiment knew to advance and retreat during the day, they would have a chance to escape from this mountain covered with castles and fortifications.

Unfortunately, they did not. Among the mountains they could not see, I don’t know how many Chinese soldiers were waiting silently in the cave, waiting to take advantage of the night to enter the castle that the Japanese army did not find along the way.

At that time, whether the Japanese army advances or retreats, they will be hit by firepower from the Yongguo fortifications that the four groups of cliffs and cliffs spent more than half a year to excavate.

In each fortification, there can be at least one light machine gun, rifle, and submachine gun to form a firepower far and near.

By then, the Japanese army would either not move or not take a single step, and would have to pay the price of bleeding.

Moreover, this is not a reinforced concrete, it is all naturally formed stone mountains. The engineers of the Four-Road Regiment completely hollowed out the mountain walls to form a castle. The granite unique to Dakouzidong Town, not to mention the grenade launcher and infantry cannon that cannot be penetrated, even the 100mm cannon is difficult.

The 132 Infantry Regiment's journey home was destined to be bloody all the way. Even at Naoji Sakai's request, Japan's North China Land Airlines sent 6 96 fighter jets to provide air firepower support. Even when reconnaissing the Chinese who did not improve their air defense firepower, they did not hesitate to descend to a low altitude and used machine guns to open the way for the infantry.

However, it is useless to ask for anything.

When we came in, the 132 Infantry Regiment walked for 4 days, but wanted to go out, but until the main force of the 108th Division withdrew, the 132 Infantry Regiment was still 3 kilometers away from the mountain pass when we arrived.

At that time, when the 132 Infantry Regiment entered the mountain, only 1,537 remained, and more than 2,300 died in this long in and out.

The wounded soldiers are as rare as rare animals, and the medicine has been used up on one hand. What makes the Japanese army most desperate is that they have no food.

The 132 Infantry Regiment, which was originally in a quick battle and decided to be as light as possible, only carried five days of rations. As long as they conquered the Four Corps's headquarters, what could they eat? But they never dreamed that this battle would last for ten days.

Seeing that the reinforcements promised by the division commander had not arrived for a long time. The empire eagles, whether bombs or machine guns, were not used, and the Chinese hidden in the cave fortifications had no balls, and the remaining Japanese troops were completely desperate.

In a few days, even if they are not killed by the Chinese, they will starve to death and die of thirst in this stone mountain.

It’s okay to be hungry, but if it really doesn’t work, there are pack horses that can be killed and eaten. Moreover, all the Japanese infantrymen are fat and strong, and they will not starve to death even if they don’t eat for two days.

The key is thirst! There is not a mountain spring water in this mountain, but the Chinese seem to have expected this long ago. Not only are sharpshooters guarding the mountain spring, but also gunners in Baga. Whenever there is a gunshot, there will inevitably be shells coming.

In order to get water, I don’t know how many infantry soldiers died!

If you use blood to exchange for life, then you will exchange it, but even the water you exchanged for human life may not be guaranteed to be safe.

I don’t know what Chinese people did in the spring water. Even if they boiled the water, there were many people who had the least dysentery that horses had in this cold winter.

The Japanese army, who was so sick that they were seriously ill, no longer planned to take off their pants.

Anyway, there will always be times when you pull your pants, so why bother freezing?

It took only two days to use the smelly feces manufacturing machine, which was no longer new among the Japanese army.

If the Japanese had the opportunity to go upstream of these mountain springs, they would see many rotten pigs and sheep corpses soaked in water. That was the "biological weapon" created by the Tang Tuanzha before the New Year's Day offensive.

Although it is winter now and animal corpses are not prone to decay, as long as you think about it, there are more difficulties than hard work. Anyway, what Tang Tuanzhao wants is that the Japanese army cannot eat well and drink well, and it feels more uncomfortable than being shot.

However, the security camp's performance in this battle is much beyond Tang Dao's expectations, and it also makes him less worried about the defense line in Sizhou Mountain.

Zhongtiao Mountain is important, and Taihang Mountain is even more important. It is one of the starting points of millions of troops that will sweep across China in the future.

Of course, Naoji Sakai didn't want to give up the infantry corps. He also tried to make efforts, but he received bad news before he sent out reinforcements.

The large number of Chinese troops highlighted the Shecheng and Licheng area!

That almost scared the Japanese lieutenant general, who is famous for his cruelty, and it doesn't matter if he loses the two counties, even if Changzhi is lost. Since all the main forces of the divisions have entered the Taihang Mountains, only a few hundred garrisons were left in the three cities, and Changzhi has only 800 people at most.

But the division's retreat cannot be blocked. The 16th Division and the 109th Division are still fighting hard. It is better to hope that they will be more flexible than to rely on them.

Fortunately, he had one move before, and two infantry brigades had defense lines on two major traffic roads. The Chinese failed to cut off traffic in a round of fierce attacks.

Let’s protect the main force first! The Lieutenant General Sakai’s hesitation for less than three seconds, and he abandoned one of his main infantry corps.

A infantry corps was left on the front line against the Four Rangers. Naoji Sakai led nearly 8,000 troops back to his rear wing overnight to prevent his rear lane from being cut off.

Naoji Sakai's decisive decision should be the only highlight of the Japanese army's "New Year's Day offensive" in the battle of Taihang Mountain.

The Chinese army directly penetrated into the rear wing of the 108th Division was the independent regiment of the 511th Division of the main division of the 80th Army.

The teaching brigade had nearly 6,000 people in the entire army, led by the No. 2 figure of the division, and walked at night and hiked during the day. It took 12 days to march for nearly 700 miles to reinforce the Taihang Mountains.

That was the foundation for opening up the Jin-Cha-Hebei base in the future. Thirty percent of the soldiers participated in the 10,000-mile transfer, and their combat effectiveness was not much inferior even compared to the 683rd Brigade.

If it weren't for the light-weight road trip, the unit only brought heavy machine guns and did not have much attacking ability, the two infantry brigades of the 108th Division would not be enough to see.

Instead of directly reinforcing the Eighty Army, they targeted the 108th Division, which was the wise decision of the CEO of the Eighty Army.

It is better to cut off one of the fingers than to hurt his ten fingers. Work with the Four Army Regiments inside and outside to repel the weakest 108th Division, and then the entire army will fight back against the strongest 16th Division and the 109th Division.

What the commander of the Eighty Army with distinctive personality wanted to fight was not just a defensive battle, but to teach the Japanese army a lesson.

In other places, the Japanese army may have the advantage, but in the Taihang Mountains, there are dragons and tigers lying on each other. Who are they with?

Perhaps even the famous generals of the Eighty Army themselves do not know that their mentality has been changing quietly since 1938.
To be continued...