Luokui Slope.

The place name passed down orally by local villagers was first passed down from the Tang Dynasty. It originated from the fact that ghosts often appeared on this official road.

When the people nearby mentioned this place or passed by this official road, they would stay away from it. Even if they passed by it, they would choose noon when the sun was the hottest.

To the south of Luokuipo, the locals on this high mountain also gave this mountain a name, just like Zhong Kui guarding the road, named Zhankui, in order to suppress the wandering ghosts on the official road.

Locals come to this place from time to time to burn incense and worship, so as to avoid encountering dirty things when passing through Luokuipo.

Now, to the south of Luokuipo, Lin Tianchen has already arrived here with the artillery company and fire support platoon.

"Zhu Zi, how many shots can you fire at the fastest speed? And ensure accuracy."

Lin Tianchen was lying on the ground, and the artillery support platoon beside him was setting up a mortar.

On the hillside, the artillery platoon was upgraded and was directly under the regiment headquarters. It now had more than fifty people. Excluding those who stayed with Wang Jiantang, there were more than twenty mortars alone, and each battalion was equipped with a mortar platoon.

Although there are no heavy artillery now, there are quite a few mortars, all of which were taught by Zhuzi himself. Their accuracy is definitely not as good as Zhuzi's, but their strength should not be underestimated.

"Captain, my hand speed in firing cannons is incredible now, and the accuracy of the other brothers' firing cannons is not low either."

Zhuzi's honest face revealed a serious look. In the back mountain of Heiyun Village, when Cheng Tingying was reclaiming wasteland, Lin Tianchen specially approved some ammunition and trained artillerymen in the back mountain to use mortars to reclaim some wasteland.

Moreover, the accuracy of the bullet landing point has been greatly improved. After fighting so many battles, he can even aim in seconds by holding the gun barrel.

Hearing this, Lin Tianchen looked into the distance.

"I want you to eliminate all of these twelve firing points in the first round. Also, arrange for a few covering bombardments at these points. After the bombardment, move immediately."

Lin Tianchen took a map from Xiaoshanzi and pointed it at Zhuzi.

As long as these dozen or so Japanese firepower points are cleared, the firepower of the two infantry battalions will be weakened to the maximum extent, and the pressure on the first battalion will also be alleviated.

"Commander, you are underestimating the artillery company. You point at the map and I will clear it." Zhuzi took the map from Lin Tianchen and went to the mortar position behind.

"I've taught you how to read the map. Now let's talk about the division of labor. From left to right, we'll clear the targets in waves..."

Zhuzi placed the map in front of everyone in the artillery company and spoke to each soldier one by one.

The seriousness with which he gave orders in his words was completely different from his previous honest appearance.

After a while, the soldiers of the artillery company began to adjust the muzzle.

The ammunition was placed next to the mortar, and a soldier was quickly preparing it.

"Number three is ready."

"Number nine is ready..."

A series of low voices were heard, and Zhuzi looked at Lin Tianchen in front of him.

After Lin Tianchen finally checked the movements of the Japanese on the visual map, he stared at the Japanese in the distance.

Lin Tianchen's hand slowly raised up.

......

Luokui Slope.

On the long and somewhat straight road, there are towering mountains on both sides, and there are several Japanese soldiers standing every ten meters. There are also many Japanese positions on the hillsides and high places, and there are heavy machine gun positions on the positions.

Several trucks arrived, and Yamamoto Ikki, who had been waiting on the road for a long time, stood up. Beside him was Kishibe Fumio, the commander of two infantry battalions.

When the two men saw the truck stop and dozens of figures getting off the truck, there was also a nearly one hundred elite Japanese observation group on the truck behind. Seeing this, the two men immediately bowed their waists to express their highest respect.

"Your Excellency, Major General."

Kishibe Fumio greeted them respectfully. Hattori Naoomi, commander of the Japanese 21st Brigade in Northwest Shanxi, nodded when he saw the two of them.

"These are the strategic positions we've set up for our spring offensive. The general offensive will also begin from here. This is a base within the Eighth Route Army. We've already encircled the enemy and are waiting for the arrival of the mechanized troops to launch the spring offensive..."

As Wenxiu Anbian spoke, he took the Japanese observation group to look at the land beneath their feet.

Every direction pointed out was introduced to them one by one.

Whenever Anbian Wenxiu said this, his tone was filled with arrogance, and he never stopped talking when the observation group arrived.

But as Anbian Wenxiu was introducing, he suddenly stopped talking and looked up at the sky with some confusion, because there were bursts of whistling sounds in the sky.

Wenxiu on the shore and a large group of Japanese officers were stunned for a moment, looking a little surprised, but then they thought of something.

"Bombardment... bombardment..."

Wen Xiu on the shore had a look of horror on his face and spoke in a hurried voice, but this reminder landed almost at the same time as the cannonball.

The huge explosion caused tinnitus in his ears.

There was not even any interval between the explosions, and more than a dozen violent explosions were heard from all directions.

At the explosion site, the Japanese's body and dust flew into the air, the dust was still rising, and the Japanese fell heavily to the ground, bleeding. Below Luokui Slope, the Japanese from the two infantry battalions were startled in an instant, and immediately looked for cover. At the same time, they nervously looked around to capture the location of the shelling, and their eyes gradually fell in one direction.

And at the moment the first round of explosions sounded, bursts of gunfire rang out one after another.

"Yamamoto, evacuate with the observation group!"

Wen Xiu on the shore had a look of intense horror and even some panic on his face. He couldn't understand why there were so many Eighth Route Army artillery pieces firing at them, but he reacted quickly and shouted.

Next to them, a fully armed figure wearing a helmet immediately protected a large group of people from leaving.

However, the sound of gunfire never stopped from the moment it started.

The sound of dense mortar shells landing was like a bomber passing by, forming a huge bombing area.

Every landing point was able to take away some Japanese soldiers and some heavy firepower. Luokuipo, which had been calm just now, instantly turned into a battlefield.

On the battlefield, many Japanese soldiers below did not know what was happening. They only knew that shells were constantly falling on their heavy machine guns and mortars.

There were also some Japanese soldiers on higher ground who had just seen the figures south of Luokuipo and were about to open fire when a shell landed on the position.

boom.

Limbs flew everywhere, smoke filled the air, and the center of the body exploded.

After a while, a large group of figures appeared at the high point south of Luokui Slope, and the gunfire became more intense at that moment.

The First Battalion and the New Second Regiment have all entered their positions.

Wang Jiantang immediately arranged a company to occupy Hill 023 and installed heavy machine guns at several locations on Hill 023.

The moment it was installed, the roar of the heavy machine gun drowned out the surrounding gunfire.

Among them, bursts of artillery fire could be heard from the first battalion.

Kong Jie was stunned by the speed. After the soldiers of their new second regiment arrived at the location, Wang Jiantang had already led the first battalion and started to make arrangements in advance.

This suddenly gave Kong Jie an ominous premonition. Could this be even more powerful than the Second Battalion?

But at this moment, as the battle started, the two infantry battalions sounded their gunfire, as if they had found their target, leaving Kong Jie no time to think.

In the distance, on the road below Luokui Slope, Lin Tianchen looked at a hilltop on the map. When dozens of red dots began to retreat, he immediately shouted loudly.

"Follow me and meet up with the second and third battalions!"

The artillery company had already carried out a round of clearing out some of the Japanese's heavy firepower, and now all the Japanese trucks had been blown up by him. The dense red dots began to retreat on foot, and his goal was achieved at this moment.

What we have to do now depends on him and the second and third battalions. After saying that, he got up and ran towards the back mountain.

Behind him, Xiaoshanzi and Zhuzi followed closely, quickly packing up and evacuating. Some Japanese soldiers were approaching quickly, but they were worried that there were some ambushes, and it was obvious that they could not catch Lin Tianchen who was evacuating quickly.

"All these commanders must be eaten." Lin Tianchen launched a tentative attack. Although there was no clear mark whether they were the commanders of the Japanese devils, the changes brought by his experience made him judge that these Japanese devils were definitely of a high level.

At this moment, Lin Tianchen's eyes were like a wolf that had discovered its prey, so he quickly left with Zhuzi's artillery company and the fire support company.

"Lao Ding, the first battalion has started fighting." Li Weiguo lay on the hillside, looking at the fierce artillery fire and dense gunfire from Luokuipo in the distance, his hands clenched tightly.

At this moment, he was extremely excited.

The weather was still cold, but he felt as if he was being roasted by fire. The screams of the devils and the bursts of rapid shouts made his heart surge.

"Pay attention to the captain's position. Last time, Old Wang from Qiufeng Pavilion scolded the two of us because the captain didn't even notice us behind him. This time, we'll follow him. Don't let the sight of the rout stop you from moving."

When Ding Jiaguo said this, his tone was extremely serious.

That day at Qiufeng Pavilion, he and Li Weiguo were really only concerned with rushing forward, and they didn't notice Lin Tianchen and the fire support platoon following behind them.

When the battle ended, on the way back, Wang Jiantang scolded them for this incident.

However, the two of them did not refute anything and could only helplessly listen to the teacher scolding them without using a single swear word, and with every word pronounced correctly, even using his dialect.

They also knew that they were in the wrong. Although Wang Jiantang was pointing at their noses and scolding them, they reflected on the incident for a long time afterward.

"Yeah." Li Weiguo's expression changed slightly, and the restlessness on his face was slightly suppressed.

"The commander is coming soon, the whole battalion should get ready." Ding Jiaguo looked at the approaching figure and immediately gave an order.

In fact, the soldiers behind him had already been ready for battle without Ding Jiaguo's instruction, and their faces showed a hint of impatience.

Lin Tianchen quickly met up with Ding Jiaguo and Li Weiguo.

After the reunion, Lin Tianchen quickly said, "Call Wang Jiantang and tell him to hold the line. The plan remains unchanged. Bring them with me..."

"Yes."

Li Weiguo and Ding Jiaguo responded hurriedly, waved their hands, and quickly followed Lin Tianchen.

All the soldiers of the second and third battalions immediately crouched and took action.

They didn't ask for the direction, because the direction the commander pointed was the direction of their attack.

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