Lu Zuo is just a small place. It is the last barrier of Cangshan City. Taking down Cangshan Mountain is equivalent to getting half of it. This is also a tough and hard bone. A Japanese brigade that has not suffered any losses has been camped here for more than ten days and has built relatively solid fortifications.

The 199th Regiment of the Independent 100 Brigade was the leader of Yu Juncai. This is not because Cheng Jiaji was determined to use non-direct troops to take the lead. It is because Wen Songyuan was too unsuccessful in fighting. If the 200 Regiment was replaced, it would be very likely that the main force of the Independent 100 Brigade would come up, and more than half of the 200 Regiment would have been injured or killed.

Yu Juncai was indeed quite steady in combat command. His 199th Regiment also had a real number of more than 1,400 people, and was equipped with four captured Japanese 70 infantry artillery and a German 75th Field Artillery. This kind of firepower was even better than that of one of the Central Army. Since its establishment, the 100 Independent Brigade has never been defeated. The morale of the officers below was a little irritating. If a commander was replaced, he might have attacked the whole battle first. But after resisting the pressure of the officers who were fighting for war, Yu Juncai used a battalion of troops under his command under the cover of all artillery fire. About a squadron of the Japanese army defended the land temple on a small high ground at the entrance of the village.

This small highland is only less than fifty meters above the surrounding ground, but it is a crucial commanding height for this small village located on the plains of Yima.

The Japanese army not only stationed more than 200 soldiers in a reinforced squadron here, but also equipped with an artillery squad with two 70 mm caliber infantry artillery. This is the only infantry artillery squad in the Japanese brigade, which shows how much the Japanese attach to this small land temple.

The Land Temple was probably built in the early Qing Dynasty. I wonder if the construction contractor was too stupid or if it was not engaged in projects at that time to take kickbacks. In short, this small temple was built from the courtyard wall to the main hall, two feet square blue bricks were built very strongly. The 199th Regiment's artillery row of shells hit the wall of the Land Temple, and it only exploded a few small gaps of about a square foot, which was far from the expected effect.

"Damn it, why is this small temple stronger than the walls of ordinary county towns? It was this ghost thing built by that guy." A captain and staff officer next to Yu Juncai complained in a low voice.

Yu Juncai glanced at the student soldier who had just been raised and made the young man shut up.

In fact, Yu Juncai was also upset. The shelling effect was not good, and the opponent's position was surprisingly strong. What did this mean? He was far more clear than the little adviser. Since the establishment of the 100 Independent Brigade, he has fought several beautiful victories, but in the past, it was the first time that he attacked the tough guy with the opponent's preparation. To be honest, he didn't know how strong the attack ability of this team under his command was. At this time, he encountered such a tough guy, which was not what Yu Juncai wanted to see.

But no matter what, the shelling has begun, and there is still a tentative attack, otherwise the 199th Regiment will be thrown into grandma's house. We will invest appropriate forces to attack, so as to understand the specific number of Japanese firepower equipment and other situations, and lay a solid foundation for the next combat operation.

"Deputy Commander Xing, let's start." To be on the safe side, Yu Juncai not only asked his deputy Xing Yusheng to take the Second Battalion of the 199th Regiment to explore the scenery. At the same time, he also asked the Third Battalion to go around the back of this small highland and cut off the connection between the Japanese army in the small temple and the Japanese army in Luzuo Town. This is also the defense that the Japanese army suddenly came out of the town and seized the retreat of the Second Battalion of the Tudi Temple on the small highland.

The progress was surprisingly smooth after the attack began. Perhaps the Japanese army in the small temple was fooled by artillery fire. Except for the Japanese army who had blocked the shooting without a single shot, the Second Battalion had almost no resistance.

Yu Juncai also suspected that there was a fraud, but he could not let the troops retreat in shame. Not only could he not explain to his superiors, but he also hurt the morale of the troops. On the other hand, he also believed that the mature Xing Yusheng would not easily be fooled by the Japanese, so he did not issue an order to withdraw the Second Battalion.

Xing Yusheng did not disappoint Yu Juncai. Faced with the Japanese's constant showing of weakness, he did not lead the team to make rapid progress, but instead advanced step by step more carefully.

Xing Yusheng and the Second Battalion slowly rushed to the hillside, and the Japanese guns and cannons also sounded densely. A squad rushing in front made the Japanese attack all the Japanese attackers hit the ground. At the same time, bomb spots continued to surge out of the second battalion's queue. In less than three minutes, nearly a hundred casualties were killed or killed. Xing Yusheng had to organize the remaining officers and soldiers of the second battalion to scatter on the ground to fight back. This kind of counterattack would naturally not play a role in changing the situation on the entire battlefield. The entire second battalion was still pressed by the Japanese on the hillside, and the casualties were severely injured and unable to move.

Yu Jun had to pass the telescope and observe that the Japanese firepower was surprisingly fierce. Not to mention that the Japanese army had buried a large number of landmines on this hillside. This is a strange thing. Out of the extreme conceit of being a soldier of the "Great Japanese Empire", the Japanese Army, which has always advocated the fierceness of the bayonet, has always been disdainful of the attitude of landmines. It is rare to use this weapon in combat. It is really strange how the Japanese here used it. (It was found out after the war that it was not mines, but the wire buried by Japanese engineers was detonated with a hand-cranked generator, and piles of small amounts of zha medicine.)

At this time, Yu Juncai didn't have time to think about this issue. The important thing is to quickly withdraw the second battalion. Otherwise, if he would be trapped between the fierce Japanese firepower and landmines for a long time, it would not be a joke. If a battalion was lost to this outpost position, he would not be able to explain to anyone.

"Appoint the artillery not to continue to be bombarded by accident, so that Deputy Commander Xing can take advantage of our artillery to remove the team." Yu Jun knew that only by letting the artillery fire attract the opponent's attention and using the artillery fire to raise smoke and dust as a cover can the Second Battalion be removed. Otherwise, the Second Battalion will be likely to be stared at by the opponent on the hillside and eaten bit by bit. Compared with this result, it is no longer a problem for several artillery fire to accidentally hurt.

Fortunately, it was late at night after all, and Xing Yusheng was in good command. Under the cover of artillery fire, the Second Battalion finally retreated.

However, more than half of the retreated second battalion had suffered casualties, and even Xing Yusheng, the deputy rank, was carried down by someone.

The most tragic thing was the platoon that was cut off. After the main force of the cover camp was withdrawn, the Japanese firepower was suppressed to a death spot. Finally, the Japanese shots shot over and the whole platoon died for their country.

Yu Juncai was also red when he saw this, and let all the artillery fire fire two volleys at the exposed artillery position of the Japanese army. I don’t know if it destroyed the Japanese 70 infantry cannon, but the Japanese dared not fire the cannon easily anymore. Then he suppressed the Japanese's arrogance.

"Brother I, this is too exaggerated." Cheng Jiaji, who arrived at Lu Zuo half an hour after the defeat in the first battle, looked at the casualties handed over by his commander Yu Juncai, and couldn't believe his eyes.

Just a tentative attack, the 199th Regiment lost almost two companies. Xing Yusheng, the deputy commander of the team, was seriously injured, and even the bodies and serious injuries of the brothers who died in battle were not all removed. The Japanese were probably only sixty or seventy casualties. (Cheng Jiaji was almost certain that there was a lot of water in the casualties of the Japanese, but in order to maintain the morale of the troops, it was difficult for him to investigate it carefully. In fact, only twelve people died and twenty-one injured, and many of them were caused by artillery bombardment by the Chinese army. The casualties ratio of the Japanese army in this battle was nearly six to one.)
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