Bright Sword: Double penetration of the dealer, shocking Li Yunlong

Zhao Gang's speed was much faster than that of the Japanese devils in Xinjiayuan Village.

Before the Japanese could move, Zhao Gang led the independent regiment's motorized 3rd and 5th battalions, self-propelled artillery battalion, self-propelled rocket artillery battalion and anti-aircraft battalion to Dayukou Pass.

The arrival of reinforcements greatly strengthened the strength of the troops defending Dayukou Pass.

It can be said that half of the independent regiment's forces have been gathered here, and heavy firepower has also been concentrated.

Li Yunlong looked like he didn't want to have any more trouble with the Japanese.

Since the Japanese have sent heavy troops, we might as well start this decisive battle at Dayukou Pass in advance.

In Li Yunlong's words.

"The initiative must be in our own hands. I have the final say on when to fight and how large the war will be."

"The Japanese never imagined that we would dare to fight a decisive battle with their 100,000-strong army here."

Li Jingrong also strongly agreed with his point of view.

We cannot follow the Japanese plan. It would be best if we can disrupt their plan.

For example, the Battle of Dayukou Pass was clearly beyond the Japanese's expectations.

After losing Dayukou Pass, the Japanese not only lost face, but also lost a strategic location.

Since they have mobilized a large number of troops to fight for it.

Then Li Yunlong would take advantage of the situation and fight a decisive battle with them here.

This decisive battle will also affect the ownership of northwestern Shanxi, and even have a significant impact on the entire northern war of resistance.

Li Jingrong had a premonition that the scale of this battle would probably exceed everyone's imagination and would be extremely difficult.

But the problem is not that big. With him here, there is no possibility of losing this battle.

By the time lunch was over, the frontier fortifications of the entire Dayukou Pass were almost completed.

The terrain of Dayukou Pass is relatively high and narrow, so the construction of this fortification saves time and effort.

But for the attacker, this is terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

However, in addition to the frontline position of Dayukou Pass, there is another very important place that needs to be defended.

This has to start with the terrain of Dayukou Pass.

The pass of Dayukou Pass is like the mouth of a bottle, and to the north of this bottle mouth, there is a hillside, about two kilometers away.

If artillery is set up here, it will directly threaten the entire Dayukou Pass.

This is like Hill 207 during the Battle of Port Arthur.

Previously, the Japanese were defending the direction of Zuoyun County.

So this high ground is of no use.

And now the direction of defense is completely opposite.

So the role of this high ground is reflected at this moment.

This place will inevitably become the focus of the Japanese attack.

Therefore, Li Yunlong deployed the third and fifth battalions here, which is why he pulled the third and fifth battalions here.

By then, this high ground will inevitably become an isolated place, and the third and fifth battalions will also become isolated troops.

This place cannot be defended without the strength of two battalions.

When the Japanese troops' manpower has been almost killed or wounded, it will be time for the independent regiment to attack with its entire force.

"The Japs are moving."

The drone that was keeping an eye on Xinjiayuan Village quickly reported this important situation to Li Yunlong.

As he watched the long procession of Japanese soldiers marching on the screen, Li Yunlong said, "These Japanese soldiers are finally willing to move. Have you found out the numbers of these Japanese troops?"

The intelligence company commander shook his head and said, "The Japs have recently stepped up their efforts in investigating, but we still managed to find out."

"This time, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko personally ordered the recapture of Dayukou Pass."

"The 36th Division and the 14th Independent Mixed Brigade have been dispatched for this purpose. In addition, another force is on its way, but we haven't yet fully ascertained the details of this force."

"But according to our observations, this group of devils is a little different. They don't belong to the Japanese troops in western Shanxi."

"And they are well-equipped. They must be the elite troops of the Japanese."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and said, "Could it be the Sixth Division, or the 16th Division?"

"If it were them, I would have taken the tanks and shot them all down."

"Never mind for now, just wait for them to attack."

I don’t know whether the Japanese were afraid of the independent regiment’s long-range artillery fire or the rocket launchers.

Their marching teams are very particular.

They were not as reckless as before, but instead marched in a dispersed manner with the regiment as a formation.

Each squadron is about one kilometer apart.

If they are attacked by artillery or covered by rocket launchers, the troops can evacuate quickly.

At least we won't be wiped out like before.

It was also because of this that the Japanese marched slowly, and it took them two or three hours to travel a distance of only a dozen kilometers.

They stopped about 5 kilometers away from Dayukou Pass.

They still adopted a dispersed formation to station, which seemed very cautious.

In the temporary command post of the 36th Division.

The commander of the 36th Division, Ohsho Goo, and the commander of the 14th Mixed Brigade, Kojima Masamasu, both used binoculars to look towards Dayukou Pass.

When he saw the terrain here, Taisho Goo couldn't help but frown.

"If we encounter ordinary Eighth Route Army troops, we only need to set up artillery in front of the pass and then launch an attack under the cover of artillery fire."

"And we are facing Li Yunlong's independent regiment. Their equipment is much better than ours."

"If it were you, Kojima-kun, how would you choose to attack?"

Although Masaki Kojima is one level lower than Goo Taisho in rank, this Masaki Kojima is not a simple person.

Strictly speaking, Kojima Masaki was also a junior fellow student of Ishiwara Kanji.

His performance in both strategy and tactics was obvious to all, which is why he was able to become the brigade commander at the age of only 30.

Kojima Masaki put down his binoculars and sighed, "If we attack from the front, I'm afraid no matter how many troops we deploy, it will be useless."

"Although Dayukou Pass is not a strategic location, if the independent regiment defends it strictly."

"Unless we mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, it will be extremely difficult to break through."

"But we still have a chance. If we can take that place, Dayukou Pass might be taken soon."

Daisho Goo's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Where are you talking about, Kojima-kun?"

Kojima Masaki pointed in a direction and said, "That high ground two kilometers southeast of Dayukou Pass, I just saw traces of fortifications there. I think the Eighth Route Army also noticed this."

"But attacking here is much easier than attacking Dayukou Pass."

"If we can capture this place and deploy artillery there, even if the independent regiment is well-equipped, it will be useless under the artillery fire."

"And if their casualties increase, we can naturally break through Dayukou Pass."

Taisho Goo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, then, follow Kojima-kun's suggestion. We will be responsible for feinting an attack on Dayukou Pass to draw the firepower of the independent regiment."

"Your 14th Brigade will attack this hill."

"Kojima-kun, the victory or defeat of this war is in your hands."

After hearing Taisho Goo's arrangement, Kojima Masaki nodded and said, "Let's encourage each other. Everything is for the empire."

"Kill him!"

The Japanese army set up artillery positions in a very dispersed manner, with basically each artillery piece being a position.

Although the 36th Division had never fought against the Independent Regiment.

But they also knew some intelligence about the independent regiment, which were the experiences and lessons they had summed up with blood.

Based on past experience, the independent regiment's artillery should have some special equipment.

The location of their artillery can be determined based on the trajectory of their shells.

Then, using this coordinate, you can launch a precise counterattack against them.

Only in this way can we explain why, as soon as they opened fire, the independent regiment was not only able to quickly discover their artillery positions, but also to launch a counterattack in a short period of time.

They have no idea what this device is or how it works.

So this is the only method they can use now.

"boom......."

A Type 92 infantry gun roared, and a shell flew out of the barrel, whistling towards the front line position of Dayukou Pass.

"Move quickly, quickly."

After firing a shell, a sergeant immediately directed the artillery crew to push the Type 92 infantry gun to move.

Their movements seemed extremely vigorous, and several of the Japanese soldiers used all their strength.

Their speed is not slow either.

If we were a little slower, it wouldn't be long before the counterattack shells would rain down like raindrops.

And they will become the souls of the dead under the shells along with the artillery.

The Japanese mainly used the easy-to-maneuver Type 92 infantry gun and Type 41 mountain gun in this artillery attack.

The forward positions of Dayukou Pass were mainly defended by the 1st Mechanized Battalion led by Sun Desheng.

Zhang Dabiao's 1st Tank Battalion was hidden in Dayukou Pass.

They will be like a dormant tiger, pouncing at the critical moment and dealing a fatal blow to the Japanese army.

"The Japanese artillery shells are coming, everyone get into the cat ear cave, quickly."

The moment the Japanese army fired the artillery shells, the commander of the mechanized company shouted loudly.

As the words fell, shells began to fall densely on the position.

“Boom boom boom…”

The shells fell, raising clouds of fire and smoke, accompanied by clouds of gravel and dirt rising into the sky.

"Concentrate all the battalion's mortars and launch a counterattack against the Japanese artillery."

In the battalion command center, Sun Desheng said to the officer beside him.

The Japanese's heavy firepower has not yet been revealed, so the heavy artillery battalion and rocket artillery battalion will naturally not move.

This is also a deterrent to the Japanese artillery.

Mortars are completely sufficient to deal with the Japanese Type 92 infantry guns and Type 41 mountain guns.

The mortar company under the fire support company of their battalion is equipped with W86 120mm heavy mortars.

Its maximum range reaches 7.7 kilometers, while the Japanese Type 41 mountain gun has a maximum range of only 6.3 kilometers.

As for the 82mm and 120mm mortars, they can completely suppress the Japanese artillery fire.