Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

A few hundred meters away from the Japanese positions, the third company of the artillery battalion was making final preparations for the bombardment. 30 homemade rocket launchers were lined up in a row, and the target was still the Japanese positions.

"Fire!" At the command of the artillery battalion commander, the thirty 107 guns gathered together and roared.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

The tail of the shell drew perfect arcs in the air and headed straight for the Japanese position.

Lieutenant Colonel Yoshimaru, who had just left the command center, heard the terrifying voice again. He looked up and his face turned pale in an instant.

Not only did he see the darkness, but he also saw their Aunt Amaterasu waving at him.

Boom boom boom......

Yoshimaru was completely dumbfounded. He saw a large number of brave warriors buried or killed. As long as a shell hit them, everyone within a radius of 20 to 30 meters would be either dead or injured, and it would be difficult to escape.

"Bakayarō!" Yoshimaru cursed angrily. That was all he could say.

One regiment of the Independent Brigade was equipped with so many heavy artillery pieces. He didn't know how the Empire was going to continue fighting. At this moment, he seemed to see a large number of warriors dying in the artillery fire.

Major General Fengmu was also numb. He hid in the underground fortification with his mouth open, trembling with anger.

He now had no doubt that one regiment could wipe them out completely, and he seriously suspected that coming to China was a mistake.

Boom boom boom!

Another round of indiscriminate attacks. There was no intact place left on the battlefield, and the land was dyed blood red.

After two minutes of shelling, a loud military bugle sounded. A group of soldiers had been itching to fight for a long time, and after hearing the charge, they quickly rushed towards the Japanese position.

The surviving Japanese soldiers hiding in the trenches completely collapsed and began to flee reflexively.

"Bagaya road!"

Feng Mu cursed helplessly in the underground fortifications, then slowly drew his command knife...

Fengmu's holy war finally ended two years after he came to China. He came to a place where he shouldn't have been.

Da da da!

Bang bang bang!

All kinds of gunfire rang out on the Japanese positions. The overwhelming offensive completely made the remaining Japanese lose confidence and they began to flee to the rear.

The battle lost its suspense the moment a regiment of soldiers launched the charge, and the Japanese soldiers became frightened.

At the same time, the Japanese headquarters soon received news of the defeat of the Minemaki Brigade.

At this point, Yoshio Shinozuka didn't want to wait any longer, and directly ordered several divisions to encircle the independent brigade in Shouyang, Mengxian, and Shunhe respectively.

It doesn’t matter whether it is Yuci or not. Since the independent brigade took the lead, it makes no difference where they start the war.

Pingding to the southwest, Lion Head Mountain, the garrison of the 3rd Regiment of the Independent Brigade.

Wu Mazi spoke first, "The Japanese have deployed a lot of troops this time, and we will be facing the strength of an entire Japanese division. Do you have confidence?"

There is no way out now, the only thing to do is to hurt the devils.

He currently has over 6,000 troops under his command, mainly the militia company of Gaojia Town and the incorporated puppet troops.

Of course, it is a bit unrealistic to expect the puppet army to fight the Japanese, but there will definitely be no problem in taking care of logistics and digging trenches.

His main force is still composed of three battalions plus an artillery battalion, with a total of more than 3,300 personnel.

As for the militia, he intended to use it as a reserve force.

"Captain, the Japanese are making a big move this time. We won't be the only ones facing so many of them!" Wen Jiayi said with some concern.

During this period, the First Army's strength here has exceeded 100,000. It is really difficult for them to face it alone. His worries are not unreasonable.

Wu Mazi laughed when he heard this, and after a moment's thought, he said, "At this point, I won't hide it from you. Our independent brigade has secretly joined the Eighth Route Army."

The war is about to begin, and he is not going to hide it anymore. He wants to build confidence among everyone.

Obviously, as soon as he said this, there was a sound of surprise in the temporary command center. Wu Mazi said that many people did not expect this, after all, they still had the name of the Central Army.

Wen Jiayi was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Captain, I actually suspected this before, but I didn't expect it to be true."

He was actually just testing him, and he actually found out.

However, he had no resistance to this matter. It was hard to say whether he would be alive after the war. With so many Japanese troops surrounding him, he could die on the battlefield at any time. He saw this very clearly.

In the following time, Wu Mazi didn't care what the battalion commanders were thinking. He arranged the battle plan one by one and asked everyone to prepare.

Two hours later, the Japanese 36th Division stopped seven or eight kilometers away from Lion's Head Mountain, began to set up camp along the line, and established a temporary command post.

Afterwards, the division commander, Lieutenant General Mudeno, began to arrange the attack.

First, the 214th Infantry Regiment was responsible for launching an attack from the front, the 215th Infantry Regiment assisted from the right wing, and the 213th Infantry Regiment attacked from the left wing.

What worries Wu Tengnan is that they are temporarily unable to surround the entire Lion's Head Mountain, and the 3rd Regiment of the Independent Brigade can still retreat through the small path at the back.

"Hiraga-kun, before launching the general attack on Lion's Head Mountain, we must pass through Zhaojiapo at the foot of the mountain. There will definitely be troops from the Independent Brigade blocking our way there."

"The main force of the 214rd Regiment of the Independent Brigade is limited. After the 215th Regiment launches a frontal attack, the 213th Regiment will leave one battalion to launch a diversionary attack on the right wing. The other two battalions will take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Zhaojiapo. The th Regiment on the left wing will do the same."

"The independent brigade is too powerful. We must wear down their strength bit by bit. Once their main force is depleted, the remaining security forces will not be a concern."

After saying this, he looked at the staff officer, Colonel Hiraga, and asked seriously, "Hiraga-kun, do you understand?"

Colonel Hiraga saluted respectfully and then went to give orders.

An hour later, the three Japanese infantry regiments were deployed and they began to attack Lion's Head Mountain.

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

The Japanese field artillery battalion, with more than a dozen 75mm field guns, took the lead in launching an artillery attack on Zhaojiaopo.

How could a mound of earth withstand such devastation from the Japanese? Soon the soldiers of the Third Regiment stationed there evacuated. This situation caught the Japanese off guard and they did not play according to their plan at all.

The 214th Regiment in the front had no time to pursue, so the two regiments on the left and right sides could only catch up in a hurry.

"Kill the chickens! Don't let these Chinese run away!"

The two battalions of Japanese soldiers, 213 and 215, had just arrived at the foot of Lion's Head Mountain when they were attacked by the First Battalion of the Third Regiment without even a chance to stop.

Da da da!

Boom boom boom!

A group of Japanese soldiers who were rushing in the front fell down directly, and the remaining Japanese soldiers began to look for nearby cover, and then exchanged fire with the soldiers of the first battalion, with casualties on both sides.