Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

The 8th Mixed Brigade was bombarded, and the news quickly reached Konoe and Maiden. For a moment, both of them turned pale, and things began to get out of their control.

Boom boom boom!

West of Shizhai Mountain, northwest of the Japanese division headquarters, the Eighth Route Army's 769th Regiment began bombarding again, this time targeting the joint headquarters of the two divisions.

The two old Japanese devils were still careless. Although they changed their positions during the fighting for so many days, they were still under the nose of the independent brigade. They just didn't take action against them before, but now it has become the burial place of the two old Japanese devils.

"Enemy attack! Your Excellency, Division Commander! Your Excellency, Division Commander!"

The captain of the 192nd Division's guard squadron stumbled into the temporary command post, only to see two pale faces.

Without thinking too much, the captain of the guard squadron quickly pulled the two men to evacuate. Seeing this, the other Japanese officers also came to their senses and ran out of the command center in panic.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to escape at this time. The power of large-caliber grenades is not comparable to that of mortars and grenade launchers. Ten heavy artillery can fully provide artillery coverage.

With round after round of artillery bombardment, violent explosions almost engulfed the entire area where the joint command headquarters was located, and the Japanese command system was paralyzed in the first place.

The two Japanese division commanders barely managed to escape, but were unfortunately killed by a grenade. Not even their bodies were left. It was very tragic!

Boom boom boom!

Another round of artillery fire roared, and this time the Japanese baggage and cavalry battalions could not hold on and were blown to pieces.

The sudden artillery cluster attack completely disrupted the Japanese's rhythm, and even the main force of the Japanese on Shizhao Mountain was greatly affected.

Their joint division headquarters was attacked, and no one could continue the offensive, not to mention the artillery fire from the east...

After a brief panic, the three Japanese soldiers began to evacuate down the mountain in a hurry.

At this moment, the charge sounded everywhere in Shizhai Mountain.

At the same time, the Eighth Route Army, having received the news, also began to act.

Ten minutes later, Wang Heng, the commander of the 14th Regiment, was the first to arrive at the battlefield and immediately shouted, "Brothers, it's time to kill the devils! Charge!"

At the command, the soldiers of the 14th Regiment rushed towards the Naito Regiment on the right wing, which was going down the mountain.

The Japanese soldiers were already in a panic. Everyone knew that something had happened at the division headquarters, but facing the pursuit from behind and the flanks, they had no choice but to run away.

Despite the 14th Regiment's fierce charge, the number of Japanese troops actually killed was limited. Although they had experienced the encirclement and suppression of the 36th Division at Shizhao Mountain, their equipment was still insufficient.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the 14rd Regiment were chasing the Japanese and constantly dividing up the battlefield. Otherwise, if the Japanese counterattacked, the th Regiment would definitely suffer.

Using the firepower advantage to surround and annihilate the Japanese, others continued to pursue, cut off, and encircle and annihilate them. This efficiency was much higher than that of the 14th Regiment.

Often, we could capture a small squad or a squadron of Japanese soldiers at a time, and take them down one by one.

The two divisions of Japanese soldiers were completely defeated. No one tried to resist because those who dared to resist died on the battlefield.

There were gunshots and shouts of killing everywhere. They had no idea where the enemies came from. There was no way that the Lion Mountain could hide so many soldiers!

Unfortunately, no one explained it to them, not even the boss.

You have to know that there are more than just the 769th and 14th Regiments here. The other three regiments are still hiding. It was not until Chen Xi and Gu Changfeng sent a secret message that everyone came out...

"May Aunt Amaterasu bless His Majesty the Emperor..."

Many devils began to pray and then continued to flee. They also wanted to survive, but only a small number of them could escape. It all depended on who their Aunt Amaterasu would bless.

Da da da!

"Kill the devil!"

Bang bang bang!

The battlefields were extremely fierce everywhere, and every area was a shit-yellow color.

The soldiers of the Independent Brigade and the Eighth Route Army did not give the Japanese any chance to survive. They just kept chasing and killing them, which made the Japanese terrified.

Finally, the sun rose and the day broke.

No one knew where the surviving Japanese soldiers had fled to, and the independent brigade soldiers and the Eighth Route Army had no way of finding them, so that was all.

"We are victorious!"

"We win!"

Within a radius of more than ten kilometers from Shizhao Mountain, earth-shaking shouts erupted in many places, whether they were from the Eighth Route Army or the Independent Brigade soldiers.

"Report to the regiment commander, headquarters has ordered us to rush to the vicinity of Qiling Mountain and block the enemy's retreat!"

The same sentence was reported to the commanders of each regiment of the Eighth Route Army one after another. Afterwards, the commanders ignored the spoils and quickly notified each team to assemble. As for those who could not be contacted or notified temporarily, they could only let them follow up later.

At the command center of Shizhao Mountain, the three regiment commanders gathered. They were originally listening to the report on the battle results, but were forced to end it by Gu Changfeng's order. The order they received was also to rush to Qiling Mountain.

Because the Japanese joint command was paralyzed at the first moment, the Japanese were chased and killed.

The two division commanders, Sumita and Sakurai, had no idea what was happening on Shizhao Mountain.

They also attacked all night last night, but they were worried in the second half of the night, mainly because the noise from Shizhai Mountain was too loud, and they could vaguely hear it due to the distance between the two places.

What was even more terrifying was that at seven o'clock in the morning, when they tried to contact the 36th Division and the 192nd Division, they simply couldn't get through. This situation left the two dumbfounded.

You have to know that the two joint divisions, plus the 8th Mixed Brigade, plus the puppet troops, the number of troops is already quite large.

How could they believe that they would be wiped out despite such an advantage?

The point is that now, Sumita and Sakurai don't know what to do, and the question of whether to retreat or not is lingering in their minds.

At the Japanese First Army Headquarters, Yoshio Shinozuka had a gloomy expression on his face. He wanted to know what had happened and why he couldn't contact the three troops. He felt that he had lost control of the battle situation.

"Yamaoka-kun, order the 4th Brigade to send personnel to Shizhao Mountain, quickly!"

Although Yoshio Shinozuka already had some guesses in his mind, he was still unwilling to give up. He still had hope.

"Commander, the 36th Brigade in Shouyang sent word last night that the 192th, nd, and th Mixed Brigades may have met with misfortune!"

"Bagaya road!"

Yamaoka's words made Shinozuka Yoshio furious. He picked up the porcelain in front of him and smashed it to pieces. The situation was completely out of control...

Yamaoka Michitake was scratched in the mouth by the porcelain shards, but he didn't dare move. He continued to advise, "Commander, we should prepare for the worst. I suggest that the 181st and 186th Divisions be withdrawn immediately."

When Yoshio Shinozuka heard this, he stared at Chief of Staff Yamaoka with bloodshot eyes, like a wounded lion.

In fact, he knew in his heart that the three troops could not have lost contact for no reason. They must have encountered some accident that he was unaware of.

Especially last night, the 4th Mixed Brigade reported that the Eighth Route Army had dispatched a large force...

But no matter how he thought about it, it would not take only one night to destroy the coalition forces of more than 20,000 people, and there were still many Imperial Army troops.

Yoshio Shinozuka's mind was in a mess and he had no idea what to do next.

Michitake Yamaoka remained silent, hunched over and stayed in Yoshio Shinozuka's office, waiting for orders to be conveyed.