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"These two guys." The boss scolded with a smile, "It's really worrying."

After a pause, the boss said again: "However, the price paid by the Shanxi Northwest Column is not small."

"Yes." The deputy chief of staff said, "In addition to taking in 36 precious 75 mountain cannons, the troops participating in the war were also frantically chased and killed by the Japanese aviation during the retreat, and more than 300 soldiers were sacrificed. Two soldiers were seriously injured, and nearly half of the 100 heavy machine guns that participated in the battle were lost.”

"Damn." The boss slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Distressed, 36 mountain cannons and 50 heavy machine guns are gone.

In addition, more than 300 brave fighters were sacrificed, and these were all elites.

"But fortunately, this sacrifice is also valuable." The deputy chief of staff comforted the boss, "At least the heavy artillery firepower of the 1st Division has been basically destroyed, so the next battle in Nao County will be much easier, Ding The defensive pressure on Wei's team will be much less than before, and the chances of defending the three counties will be greatly increased."

The boss hummed and said again: "Now let's see how the two wings fight."

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said, "I don't think it's a big problem."

……

Let's go back and talk about Northwest Shanxi.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, that is, two hours after the counterattack of the northwestern Shanxi column ended, Japanese troops from three directions launched a fierce attack on Nao County, Ping'an County, and Anhua County at the same time.

At the same time as the attack on the three counties, the 27th, 110th, 26th, and 75th divisions of the Japanese army on the north and south wings also launched an attack on the Crouching Tiger Mountain and Jiugong Mountain.

Among them, the 27th Division and the 110th Division of the Japanese Army were responsible for attacking the Crouching Tiger Mountain in the south.

The cavalry brigade of the 110th division is responsible for the vanguard tasks of the two divisions. It has two cavalry squadrons and a heavy machine gun squadron on horseback.

Less than three hours ago, the 2nd Cavalry Brigade was ambushed by the 4000th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and more than 110 cavalry in three cavalry regiments were massacred in less than a quarter of an hour. All the Japanese cavalry, including the [-]th Cavalry Battalion, were terrified and extremely careful.

For example, the 110th Cavalry Brigade, in addition to sending a cavalry squad to serve as the vanguard, also divided the entire cavalry brigade into three marching columns: the front, the middle, and the back. The machine gun squadron and the brigade headquarters walked in the middle.

In this way, no matter which squadron is attacked by the Eighth Route Army,

The other two squadrons were able to respond in time so that the entire army would not be wiped out.

However, shortly after entering Crouching Tiger Mountain, he received a report from the vanguard.

"Captain!" The sharp soldier urged his horse to come to Captain Morijiro and reported, "We found a strange target ahead."

"Strange target?" Morijiro frowned, "Ogasawara-kun, please explain clearly, what kind of strange target?"

"Captain, I can't tell." Ogasawara Si said, "You should go and see for yourself. The target is on the opposite hillside one kilometer away. It's still very safe."

Morijiro could only follow Ogasawara Si to the hill ahead.

This hill is located on the edge of Crouching Tiger Mountain, relatively independent and relatively high. If there is a battle, it is undoubtedly an ideal commanding height, but the [-]th Brigade does not control it.

It may be because this hill hangs alone outside the entire mountainous area, and it is easy to be encircled by the Japanese army.

But this is a good thing for the Japanese army. Standing on the top of the hill, Morijiro can clearly see the mountains a few kilometers ahead.

Mori Jiro soon saw the strange target Ogasawara Si said.

It's not surprising, in fact, it's not surprising, isn't it just a foxhole?I saw thousands of foxholes densely packed, almost covering the opposite hillside.

In the center of the hillside is a small village.

Those thousands of foxholes dotted the entire perimeter of the small village.

It's strange, and it is indeed strange, because I have never seen a defensive position built like this.

Foxholes can never be used as independent fortifications, but must be assisted by trenches, that is, a trench is supplemented by a number of foxholes to form a shallow and deep infantry defensive position. Form a strong protection to prevent the main trench from being attacked by enemy infantry too quickly.

But there were only foxholes on the hillside ahead, but no trenches.

Morijiro raised his binoculars and observed, while asking: "Ogasawara-kun, have you come close for reconnaissance?"

"No." Ogasawara shook her head and said, "I'm worried that the Eighth Route Army is hiding in these foxholes, and our vanguard unit has few people, so we didn't rush to conduct reconnaissance."

Morijiro said: "Then we can carry out close reconnaissance now."

"Hayi!" Ogasawara Si paused, urged his horse down the hill, and led his cavalry detachment of more than ten cavalrymen to launch a tentative charge towards the small village on the opposite hillside.

Although the ground in the mountains is still a bit soft, it is not a big problem.

After a while, Ogasawara Si's cavalry unit approached the front foxhole.

But there was silence in those foxholes, and there was no sign of the Eighth Route Army.

The Ogasawara Si unit dispersed and continued to approach the small village on the mountainside.

Through the binoculars, Morijiro paid close attention to the movement around the Ogasawara unit.

Just as the Ogasawara detachment was about to approach the small village, a figure suddenly appeared in a foxhole on the right, and without waiting for Morijiro to warn, the Eighth Route Army pulled the trigger.

"Ba hook!" With a gunshot, Ogasawara Si immediately fell off the horse.

Immediately, dense gunshots rang out, and a large number of enemies suddenly appeared in thousands of foxholes that had been empty just now. It was only a round of rapid fire, and all the Ogasawara detachments were shot and killed.

"Baga!" Morijiro said angrily, "Sure enough, they are hiding from people."

The adjutant said: "Captain, it seems that the situation here is similar to that encountered by the South Group in Yunqi Town and the North Group in Tiandagang. These foxholes must not exist in isolation, and there must be tunnels connecting them underneath. , the Eighth Route Army can quickly transfer personnel and equipment through tunnels!"

"You don't need to say this, I know." Morijiro said with a dark face, "Now I'm in trouble."

Morijiro's words were quickly verified. In the next hour or so, the Mori Brigade launched several consecutive attacks, but apart from the death of more than 100 people, they did not achieve any results.

But fortunately, following the cavalry brigade, the 110th infantry regiment also arrived soon.

The 110th Infantry Regiment immediately took over the attack task and launched an attack on the small mountain village on the hillside ahead.

But after several hours of onslaught, the 110th Infantry Regiment failed to achieve decent results near noon. Although it once captured hundreds of foxholes, it was of no use at all, because it failed to capture all The foxholes failed to kill a large number of the Eighth Route Army's vital forces, so when the Eighth Route Army launched a counterattack from the ground and underground at the same time, the Japanese troops hiding in the foxholes could only withdraw in embarrassment, or they would definitely be wiped out.

In short, the 110th Infantry Regiment stormed for two full hours without making an inch.

Then, the large troops of the 110th Division and the 27th Division also arrived in mighty fashion.

I heard that a small hillside blocked the 110th Infantry Regiment, making it difficult for the imperial army to move an inch. Hayashi Yoshiharu and Takeshita Yoshiharu couldn't believe it. How could it be possible?

Chapter 576 Killing Another General

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the 1st Army.

Arisue Seizo reported to Neiji Okamura: "Hayashi Fang-kun and Takeshita-kun have just sent a telegram saying that the 110th Division and the 27th Division have been blocked on the southern edge of the Crouching Tiger Mountain. The troops continued to launch fierce attacks, but after a fierce battle all afternoon, they could not advance an inch."

"Huh?" Neiji Okamura suddenly stood up, "You can't make any progress after a fierce battle all afternoon?"

"Yes." Youmo Jingsan said with a dark face, "The fortifications built by the [-]th Brigade in Crouching Tiger Mountain are the same as the fortifications in Yunqi Town and Tiandagang, and the scope is larger. Lin Fangjun He and Takeshita-kun both sent troops to make a detour, but after the detour, they found that the same fortifications were still blocking the way."

Okamura Ningji said: "Is that the underground fortification?"

"Yes." You Mo Jing said, "It is the underground fortifications that are almost everywhere in the entire mountainous area, and these caves are connected to the tunnels. The army launched a counterattack, so even if the imperial army occupied some of the caves, it would be useless."

At this time, Takuya Mizuhara finally found an opportunity to interject, and said, "Your Excellency, according to the information obtained by our gendarmerie, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army seems to call this set of tactics groundhog tactics."

"Groundhog tactics?" Neiji Okamura snorted, "The name is quite appropriate."

Mizuhara Takuya also said: "Not only is the name appropriate, but this tactic is still very powerful. It can perfectly evade the firepower advantage of the imperial army. Artillery below 105mm is almost useless. Unless the imperial army uses large-caliber heavy artillery or heavy aerial bombs, Otherwise, it would not be enough to threaten the individual soldiers of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the cave."

"Large-caliber heavy artillery?" Okamura Ningji's face became extremely embarrassed.

Because the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade was hit hard at five o'clock this morning.

As for heavy aerial bombs, needless to say, the tunnels of the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army are all over Northwest Shanxi. How can the aviation force get so many heavy aerial bombs?Not enough gasoline either.

Mizuhara Takuya said again: "I have studied this tactic, and found that there are only two ways to crack it. One is soil work, using tunnels to tunnels. In fact, it is the soil method for dealing with groundhogs in our rural areas, that is, digging holes. This made it completely lose its concealment, so that the Eighth Route Army was exposed to the curved firepower of the imperial army, and curved firepower such as mortars, grenades, and even infantry guns could cause precise damage to it."

"But the soil work is too time-consuming." Neiji Okamura frowned and said, "What about the second method?"

Takuya Mizuhara said: "The second way is to go around. I don't believe that the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army can build such fortifications in the entire Crouching Tiger Mountain and Jiugong Mountain."

Arisue Seizo said: "The 110th Division and the 27th Division dispatched troops to detour."

"That's just because the detour is not far enough." Mizuhara Takuya said, "You can continue to detour farther."

Neiji Okamura asked: "Youmo-kun, how far did the 110th Division and the 27th Division detour to both sides?"

"This..." You Mojing said three times, "Lin Fang-jun and Zhuxia-jun didn't say anything, maybe more than ten kilometers away."

After a pause, Yusue Seizo said again: "Otherwise, I'll send a telegram to Lin Fangjun and Takeshita-kun, asking them to immediately send troops to reconnaissance further away."

"Sending infantry to reconnaissance is too time-consuming."

After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again, "Youmo-kun, call the 9th Flying Squadron immediately and ask them to arrange a reconnaissance plane. I will fly to Crouching Tiger Mountain in person."

"No, Your Excellency, this is too dangerous."

Yumo Jingsan said in a deep voice, "Why don't I go."

Hearing that Okamura Ningji was going to fly to Northwest Shanxi to carry out aerial reconnaissance in person, Yoshimoto Teiichi and others also stopped him one after another.

"Are you going?" Okamura Neiji still recognized Arisue Seizo's ability, and immediately agreed, and said, "You can go, and report the observation results to me at any time."

……

Crouching Tiger Mountain, on an unnamed hill.

Wang Ye led Wei Xilai and Duan Peng to lurk on this nameless hill.

From this small hill, you can just overlook the battlefield on the hillside below.

Through the scope on the sniper rifle, one can clearly see the Japanese army's repeated attacks on the unnamed mountain village below, but they were all easily resolved by the 3st Battalion of the 1rd Regiment of the Second Division.

There are also several district teams to cooperate with the 1st Battalion.

All the troops add up to more than 1000 people.

However, relying on the perfect tunnel fortifications and groundhog tactics, the onslaught of the two infantry regiments of the Japanese army was blocked, and the Japanese army did not make any progress in the whole afternoon.

Wei Xilai said: "Captain, this groundhog tactic is really powerful, the devil was beaten badly."

"Xiao Huihui, show me your sniper scope." Duan Peng didn't have a sniper scope or binoculars, but he couldn't help but wanted to see the Japanese army being defeated, so he begged Wei Xilai.

But Wei Xilai refused to borrow it, and refused without thinking, "No."

"It's really stingy." Duan Peng said, "I just took a look, and it's not a big deal, can it be a layer of skin or something?"

"If you don't give it, you won't give it, and you won't give it if you say it will break the sky." Wei Xilai was not moved at all, but looked at the scene of the Japanese army retreating happily through the scope.

Wang Ye couldn't see it, so he handed the binoculars to Duan Peng.

"Thank you Captain, hehe." Duan Peng took it with a grin.

Now Duan Peng got his wish, and finally saw the scene of the devils retreating.

But after seeing it clearly, Duan Peng was greatly disappointed, and immediately scolded: "Xiao Huihui, you are playing me like a dog. Although the devils were repelled, they are not in a panic at all? Not many people died at all."

"I said you believe it?" Wei Xilai retorted, "Are you a pig's brain?"

"Grass!" Duan Peng was speechless, what else could he say?He actually let a kid play tricks on him.

Wei Xilai asked Wang Ye another question deep in his heart, and asked, "Captain, this groundhog tactic doesn't seem to be very powerful. A single fortification is easily occupied by devils, but why does it become more powerful when there are more numbers?" , no matter how hard the devil fights, he won’t be able to defeat him.”

"This is called infinite defense." Wang Ye smiled and said again, "It's not difficult for a devil to seize a single fortification, or even dozens of fortifications, but what about a hundred? Hundreds or thousands? There is a limit of psychological endurance, no matter what you do, it is impossible to repeat it indefinitely, or you will definitely have a psychological breakdown."

"In addition, the ammunition carried by individual devils is also limited."

"It's no problem to seize a few or dozens of fortifications, but if the number is too large, the ammunition will not be enough, so we can only retreat."

Speaking of this meal, Wang Ye said again: "Of course, the most important thing is that after the devils retreat, we can quickly restore the lost fortifications, and everything will return to the original state. This is a blow to the morale of the Japanese army. It is the most deadly, and it is easy to make people feel mentally exhausted and slack."

Wang Ye did not say that the blockades in Crouching Tiger Mountain, Jiugong Mountain, and even the previous blockades in Yunqi Town and Tiandagang were actually a replica, or an enhanced version, of the Tieyuan blockade.

Although the combat effectiveness of the local armed forces in the three military divisions in Northwest Shanxi cannot be compared with that of the Volunteer Army's 63rd Army, the fortification systems in Crouching Tiger Mountain and Jiugong Mountain are much more complete than Tieyuan.

The 63rd Army was able to block the four divisions of the Piao Army in Cheorwon for [-] days, killing and injuring more than [-] people in the Piao Army. Therefore, the troops of the three military divisions in Northwest Shanxi blocked the four divisions of the Japanese Army in the Crouching Tiger Mountain and Jiugong Mountain. A mountain division for half a month, there is no problem at all. After all, the firepower of the Japanese army is far worse than that of the Piao army.

While Wang Ye was speaking, the Japanese attacking troops retreated like a tide.

Immediately, the troops of the second division recovered all the lost foxholes.

Some of the connecting tunnels of the foxholes were blown up by the Japanese army with explosives, but they were quickly re-dug by the militiamen who cooperated in the battle with agricultural tools, and the local troops from the second division soon entered these foxholes.

The Japanese army had nothing to do about it. Although their mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, and grenades were all aimed at the defensive positions of the second division, it was useless because the local troops and militia in the second division did not leave at all. On the ground, personnel dispatching is done through tunnels, so the devil's artillery unit can only stare blankly.

Seeing this Wang Ye felt relieved, and said with a smile: "It seems that there is no problem."

Before the words were finished, there was a sudden buzzing sound in the southeast sky.

"Devil plane!" Wei Xilai suddenly raised his head and said after seeing clearly, "There is only one reconnaissance plane!"

Wang Ye looked up, and sure enough, he saw a Type [-] Nakajima reconnaissance battleship flying towards this side. The flying altitude of the Devil's reconnaissance plane was not high, but unfortunately it was far away.

Wei Xilai said, "Captain, do you want to fuck him?"