Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

As a signal flare was raised from the front-line command, the Second Battalion at Tiger Platform observed and immediately discovered that the command had sent an attack signal, so they immediately sent a signal flare at Tiger Platform, prompting all troops on the battlefield to start firing.

As the battalions saw a signal flare rising from Tiger Terrace and exploding in the sky, the Eighth Route Army soldiers ambushed on the mountains on both sides immediately detonated the explosives ambushed on both sides of the road, instantly blowing the large Japanese force to pieces.

At the same time, in an open space not far to the west of Qiheng Village, 21 75mm mountain cannons, three in a row, formed an arc and fired simultaneously towards the previously predetermined firing points.

Suddenly, explosions erupted continuously on the narrow road between Yashua and Qiheng Village, and the smell of gunpowder filled the entire road. At this moment, the commander of the 9th Regiment, Katagiri Morio, who was in the rear, suddenly changed his expression and immediately ordered his troops to defend and counterattack.

Seeing his troops being continuously bombarded by the Chinese army, Katagiri Mamoru showed an incredible look. When did the Chinese army have such strong firepower?

Before that, he ordered the First Battalion to closely follow the Eighth Route Army troops that attacked the Locust Army, in order to devour this small Eighth Route Army unit and allow the large Eighth Route Army unit to reinforce.

However, unexpectedly, the cavalry squadron was directly attacked by the ambushed Chinese army, resulting in heavy casualties. However, this also made Katagiri Mamoru more convinced that there was a large force of the Eighth Route Army nearby, so he directly ordered the First Battalion to follow this small force.

Even if the First Battalion was attacked by the Chinese army, how could it defeat the locust army with just a few guns of the Eighth Route Army?

But watching the continuous explosions in front of him, there was even a shell that fell directly on his previous command vehicle, blowing the entire car into pieces.

Katagiri Mamoru suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Sure enough, as the shelling ended, the second wave of attacks arrived on the mountains on both sides. Relying on the terrain, the Eighth Route Army on the mountain threw grenades densely into the remaining crowd, causing bursts of explosions.

Then, the light and heavy machine guns and rifles on the mountain continued to fire at the remaining Japanese troops, harvesting the Japanese troops of the 9th Regiment.

The 9th Regiment was instantly stunned by this wave of attacks, but soon, under the command of Katagiri Mamoru, began to counterattack the ambushed Eighth Route Army.

The 9th Regiment was worthy of being the Type A division of the Japanese Army. After being hit by heavy artillery fire from the 389th Brigade, it immediately organized itself into a formation and began to defend. At the same time, it piled up the wreckage of cars and carriages on the spot and ordered the machine gun squadron to set up heavy machine guns and start a counterattack.

At the same time, the artillery immediately assembled their guns and fired directly at the mountain.

As the two sides continued to exchange fire, the 9th Regiment soon suffered heavy casualties due to its disadvantageous terrain.

Ding Xianhua, commander of the 81st Regiment, watched the situation from Tiger Terrace with a telescope. He immediately realized that the time for the general offensive had arrived. He turned and said, "Captain Zhang, order the bugler to blow the charge and prepare for the attack."

As the second signal flare from Tiger Terrace was launched, Eighth Route Army soldiers on various battlefield positions began to draw their bayonets, attach them to their rifles, and stare intently at the Japanese troops below the mountain.

As the charge sounded, the light machine gun fire group began to fire continuously towards the foot of the mountain, and the Eighth Route Army on the mountain poured into the roads on both sides like a tide.

Katagiri Morioka's eyes suddenly turned fierce upon seeing this scene. He quickly said to the communicator beside him, "Send a message to the brigade commander and the First Army commander. My unit was marching as planned to the mountainous area west of Jingxing Ceyu Town when we were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It is suspected to be the main force of the 389th Brigade, carrying a large number of light and heavy weapons and artillery. The situation is critical. Request tactical guidance."