Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

The top of Lijiaopo Mountain.

Under the shouting of their officers, the Japanese soldiers were digging trenches in a hurry. The officers were also using binoculars to observe the movements of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain.

When they saw the troops that had just attacked retreat, Major Kobayashi laughed and said, "The Chinese troops have retreated. We beat them to a pulp. If they were not so few in number, I would have dared to launch an attack right now!"

But Yamazaki Jihei, who was staying in the circular fortification, felt that something was not right. The surroundings were too quiet. Could it be that the Eighth Route Army was preparing to evacuate because reinforcements were about to arrive?

But he quickly suppressed this thought in his mind. He was now in the heart of the Eighth Route Army. As long as he held on here, the center-blooming tactic would be successful. Maybe he could take this opportunity to wipe out all the Eighth Route Army in this area in one fell swoop.

Yamazaki Jihei slowly calmed down. He really disliked the silence on the battlefield because it meant there was a huge danger and that the enemy would launch a more violent attack. Relying on his battlefield intuition, he believed that the Eighth Route Army was probably mobilizing more troops in an attempt to capture the Lijiaopo defensive position with a violent attack.

"Bagayaloo! You bastards, you underestimate the enemy in front of you. We have been fighting here for a day, and now more than half of our troops have been killed or wounded. I have asked the headquarters for help, and reinforcements are approaching us. We just need to hold on for two days, firmly attract the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and wait for the reinforcements to close the anti-encirclement. Then we can attack from the center and wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the entire area in one fell swoop!"

"Our combat intention is so obvious. Do you think the enemy in front of us is a bunch of idiots who can't see our plan? Use your pig brains. I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army is waiting for us to break out. There will be more fierce attacks next. I demand that you must firmly hold your positions and never leave the trenches, let alone break out privately. Those who disobey my order will be punished by military law!"

While Yamazaki Jihei was giving a speech, Lin Zhenhua had already set up the flying thunder cannon on the reverse slope of the hill. He lowered the brim of his hat, calculated the angle based on the shadow, and estimated the distance between the two sides. He then took a look with his thumb and felt it was about right.

"Hurry up and put the explosive packs in for me. Put two in each pack. Do as I told you before!"

The three young soldiers quickly packed the explosives. Lin Zhenhua was worried and checked again to make sure there was no problem with the placement. He immediately ordered: "After the artillery battalion opens fire, we will open fire. This is safer. We are within the range of the Japanese mortars. Logically, the Japanese can't hit us, but we are afraid of anything. Hide well, listen to my orders, and light the fuse!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The artillery battalion began to fire, and shells flew towards the Japanese trenches, exploding when they hit the ground, making a deafening sound.

Lin Zhenhua waved the small red flag downwards and shouted, "Light the fuse and evacuate immediately!"

As Lin Zhenhua's small red flag was lowered, the soldiers quickly lit the fuse, hurriedly ran away with Lin Zhenhua, jumped into the anti-artillery hole that had been set up in advance, quickly lay on the ground and covered their ears.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

With three dull sounds, the explosive bag was directly ejected with the help of propellant and flew towards the Japanese's circular fortifications. The breeze in the sky caused the explosive bag to deviate a little bit, and it ran forward about one meter and fell into the Japanese fortifications on the top of the mountain. The explosion when it hit the ground killed the Japanese hiding below on the spot, killing 16 Japanese soldiers at once.

When Yamazaki Jihei heard the violent explosion, it was as if something hard had stuck in his throat. The smile on his face froze instantly. He asked in disbelief, "Bagayalu! The Chinese actually have heavy artillery. What is the Empire's intelligence department for? What position was just attacked?"

Lieutenant Colonel Kobayashi took a look and quickly replied: "Report to the captain, the hill where the second squadron is located is under attack. I can see that the heavy machine gun that was firing has gone silent. It is very likely that it has been blown to pieces!"

Yamazaki Jihei turned his head and looked towards the hilltop of the Second Squadron. He only saw smoke and dust rising everywhere. Through the thin smoke and black smoke produced by the explosion, he saw the remains of the Japanese soldiers who were blown away. His face was terribly gloomy and he roared angrily: "Baga Yalu! Notify the aviation team immediately and ask them to send planes for support! Just now, that person dispatched heavy artillery with a range of more than 150 mm, a total of three guns. We must find the location of these three heavy artillery and let the aviation team blow them up!"

"Order the artillery to counterattack immediately and use up all the shells to suppress the firepower of the Chinese artillery! At the same time, order each infantry squadron to hurry up and continue digging trenches, and be prepared to defend against heavy artillery. Send a telegram to the headquarters requesting reinforcements to speed up and reach Yixiantian before 4 o'clock this afternoon to reduce our combat pressure!"

"Hai!"

Major Kobayashi bowed his head, bent forward slightly, then turned around and went to the telephone next to him to convey the order.

Yamazaki Jihei looked at the hill where the Second Squadron was located with fiery eyes. He picked up the telescope around his neck and searched for the location of the enemy's heavy artillery in the distance, but he found nothing.

This time, his squadron only brought a radio with them, and they relied on telephone lines to communicate with the other squadrons. However, the Chinese artillery battalion's shelling of the fortifications just now might have cut the telephone lines. He had no way to provide any extra fire support, and everything depended on each squadron itself.

"Xiao Lin, did you get through on the phone?"

"Your Excellency, the telephone lines to other squadrons have all been disconnected, and we cannot contact the squadrons for the time being! I plan to send a messenger to tell them to be careful of heavy artillery attacks!"

Yamazaki Jihei was very dissatisfied with Major Kobayashi's answer. Such a stupid approach would have a very low chance of success. He shouted angrily, "Kobayashi, you idiot! What's the point of using a messenger at this time? Why don't you let the messenger pass the message through the flag?"

Major Kobayashi bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency! I will arrange for the messenger to tie the flag to a wooden stick and issue orders to each squadron!"

Hearing the loud explosion, Lin Zhenhua quickly stuck his head out of the trench. Three flying thunder cannons stood there steadily, like generals returning from victory.

"Hahahahaha, the explosive pack has been launched, and the noise is quite loud. I guess the Japanese have been blown to pieces. If there are a few more flying thunder cannons, maybe we can really defeat the Japanese!"

Lin Zhenhua kicked the three little soldiers lying on the ground and shouted urgently, "Hurry up and get up from the ground and prepare for the second launch!"

At Lin Zhenhua's urging, the three young soldiers hurriedly got up from the ground, without even shaking off the dust on their bodies, and hurried to the Feilei cannon. They used a brush to clean the barrel inside, and put in new propellant and explosive packs. After making all preparations, they looked at Lin Zhenhua.

"Now listen to my orders, ignite and fire!"

The first time is unfamiliar, and with some of their first time experience, the soldiers acted very quickly this time. After lighting the fuse, they hurriedly ran into the trench and repeated the same actions as before. They followed Lin Zhenhua closely, covered their ears, and lay face down on the ground. This was a safety measure taken to prevent the explosive package from being launched and causing a chain reaction.