Even after the arrival of an artillery regiment, the Japanese army did not rush to attack the Xiong'er Mountain area, but continued to stay in the Zhongxing Mining Area, temporarily forming a standoff with the Xiong'er Mountain Guard Regiment.

On the afternoon of January 1, just when Chen Feng decided to take advantage of the time difference and take off from Mengshan for another bombing at dusk, the special forces team sent a message that a batch of mysterious materials transferred from Pizhou City to Taierzhuang entered the Zhongxing mining area at four o'clock in the afternoon. The reason why they were mysterious was that they were covered with tarpaulins on the outside. They looked like some kind of machines, but each one seemed to have a protrusion pointing diagonally towards the sky.

Chen Feng urgently called a halt to the take-off plan of the Mengshan Ace Flying Team. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be the anti-aircraft firepower of the Japanese army, or imported anti-aircraft machine guns, but according to the description of the reconnaissance team members, it felt more like anti-aircraft machine guns on airports and ships.

The Japanese finally realized the importance of air defense! They also learned a lesson. After the heavy snow, the Japanese suffered heavy losses because all the artillery on the mountain was blown up when the snow stopped.

This was not the end. On the morning of the 17th, several thousand laborers were brought to the Zhongxing Mining Area by the Japanese army from the west of the Jinpu Line. They were responsible for cleaning up and excavating the ruins of the mining area. Special forces members reported that the Japanese army did not blame these laborers. They were all recruited for one dollar every three days, and were provided with three meals a day and meat soup at noon.

At noon, dozens of big pots were set up in the mining area, and the aroma of bone soup spread everywhere, making even the special forces soldiers who were lying in the snow for reconnaissance outside drool.

Lin Chuan frowned after listening to the report. On the surface, the Japanese army seemed to be cowardly, but this was the real killer move.

"Captain, what should we do next?"

"There is no other way. We can only deal with it as it happens. Tell the brothers to be vigilant and strengthen reconnaissance. This is an open conspiracy and we have no good solution."

At the Japanese Army Zhongxing Mining Area Command Post, Commander Fujita Susumu clocked in. He seemed to have fully recovered from his "illness" and was in a very good mood.

Nakayama Sadatsugu did not become arrogant because of his achievements. He returned to his position as chief of staff calmly and adhered to his duty of giving advice and suggestions.

Fujita Shinya is no longer arrogant. He plans everything with his chief of staff and seems to have forgotten about suspecting him of cheating.

Looking at the workers drinking meat soup and eating black flour steamed buns after a busy day at the mine, Fujita Susumu, leaning on his command knife, was filled with emotion and turned to bow to Nakayama Sadake.

"Mr. Zhongshan, thank you for your hard work!"

Nakayama Sadauchi quickly straightened Fujita Susumu.

"General, you can't do that."

Fujita Susumu regained his spirits:

"Mr. Zhongshan, if we use this trick when we cross the Jinpu Line, we can only watch helplessly from the cold guns."

"Sir, who could have thought of this? Their planes arrived just as the snow stopped. This battle was not a command issue. We can only say that when fighting against a cold gun, we learn from our mistakes."

Fujita Susumu touched the anti-aircraft machine guns scattered around the mining area. The cold gun bodies seemed to exude a cold murderous intent.

"Anti-aircraft firepower is the pain of the Imperial Army! It is such a helpless move, and it took a lot of effort for Mr. Zhongshan to deal with it."

"General, do we still need to go up the mountain to attack?"

"Mr. Zhongshan, what do you think?"

Nakayama Sadauchi thought for a moment:

"Sir, judging from the current situation, even if we have artillery support, we will not be able to take over the Xiong'er Mountain area in a short period of time. Commander Tada Shun has not urged us to attack in the past few days, and seems to have acquiesced to the current situation. How about we wait and see?"

"Let's wait and see. Overall, going east through the Jinpu Line and occupying the Zhongxing Mining Area is a small step towards success. I really don't want the empire's warriors to use their bodies to attack the enemy's machine gun line again."

After more than half a month of extreme tension, a great battle miraculously calmed down. The Japanese army did not leave the Zhongxing Mining Area to attack the mountain, and the guard regiment did not continue its sneak attacks and artillery bombardments. Apart from the loss of control of the Zhongxing Mining Area and the annihilation of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, there seemed to be nothing much to say.

In the cave command post behind Jigongzigou, Chen Feng, Yang Qingfeng and Lin Chuan sat around the stove, eating a pot of beef stewed with radish and a bottle of Shaodaozi. The spicy beef stewed with radish and strong liquor drove away the winter chill behind the mountain. Several of them even sweated profusely while eating.

"Captain Yang, how is the team? Are there any non-combat casualties?"

Yang Qingfeng had also gotten used to the food of the Guards Corps. He was eating the pickled radish that was then stewed with beef. It was soft and flavorful, and tasted even better than the beef.

"We occupied several villages that were vacant because they were hiding from the Japanese. Every household had a kang, and there were trees on the mountains and hills. There was no shortage of firewood, and there was plenty of supplies. Except for some people who had caught a cold and were recovering, there were no non-combat casualties."

"That's good, but when we are stationed in the village, we still have to be careful of Japanese planes."

"Don't worry. The villages we chose are all in the mountains. All the large-caliber heavy machine guns and anti-aircraft machine guns are on the high ground. It's fine if the Japanese planes don't come, but if they come, they will leave black smoke."

Chen Feng raised his head and took a breath of cool air. It was too spicy. It was very enjoyable, but his mouth could not bear it.

"Old Yang, the Japs came with artillery support, but they didn't continue the attack. This was beyond my expectation. The Japs pulled the laborers into the mining area. We don't have any good solution for the time being, so we can only plan for a long-term confrontation. Tell me if you need any supplies and let Lin Tuan solve it. If Lin Tuan can't solve it, tell me and I will ask Old Yan to arrange it. It's winter and we can't let the soldiers suffer."

"Okay, I feel relieved with what the captain said. There is no shortage of food, clothing, weapons and ammunition for the time being. I won't be polite if I need them. It's rare to have the opportunity to take advantage of a wealthy family."

"Huh? That's not right. From the sound of your voice, are you going to leave?"

"I've been out for half a month. It's time to go back. There are still many things at home that I need to deal with personally, so I've put them all on hold."

Yang Qingfeng took a sip of liquor and understood what he said. There was no war, so it was not a big deal for Sniper to stay here all day.

"Then you go back! Leave this to the two of us. The New Year is still ten days away. Send us some meat or canned food. The meat we have stored is only enough for the soldiers to have meat dumplings."

Chen Feng was silent after hearing this. Although the weapons of the Lunan Detachment were not weak, life was still hard! Perhaps they had seized a lot of supplies, but they would be consumed over time, and without a source of income, it was indeed difficult.

"Lin Chuan".

"team leader".

"Two teams escorting penicillin returned before the New Year. I said hello to Old Yan. There were about a hundred large yellow croakers. You intercepted the money. You can decide what to buy. Improve the living standards of your regiment and the Lunan detachment. Always stay vigilant, especially during the New Year's days. Don't slack off. If I were the Japanese commander, I would probably do something during the New Year."

"Don't worry, Captain! I will arrange it."

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