Yamamoto Kazuki commanded the 22nd Infantry Regiment and the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment to form a camp step by step, using the powerful suppressive power of artillery fire and machine gun fire to compress the position space of the independent battalion bit by bit.

At this time, the communications soldier suddenly hurried over and reported to Yamamoto Kazuki: "Captain, an urgent message has just been sent from the 9th Brigade of the Imperial Army, saying that the Eighth Route Army has launched a general attack on them, and that the other party has also used chemical weapons. Their

The casualties are huge and we may not be able to hold on for long. Please provide tactical guidance immediately."

"Baga! What a bunch of useless trash!"

Yamamoto Kazuki did not believe that the Eighth Route Army had chemical weapons. In his opinion, this was just Watanabe Kazuo making excuses for his incompetence. He cursed angrily and looked ahead again. He had been reduced to a few lonely people.

The independent battalion on the top of the hill said with an unwilling face: "Order the Black Island Cavalry Regiment to immediately stop attacking the Eighth Route Army and quickly go to Hulu Gorge to reinforce the 9th Brigade!"

"Then order the 22nd Infantry Regiment to leave a large group to contain the China Army on Jiangjun Ridge. The rest of the imperial army will immediately bypass the China Army's blocking line and head to Jiangjun Ridge together!"

Under the powerful offensive of the two Japanese regiments, a hole had already been torn open in the independent battalion's blocking line.

The reason why Yamamoto Kazuki did not lead his troops directly to Calabash Gorge was because he was afraid of being cut off by the independent battalion on General Ridge.

After all, he didn't know how many troops the Eighth Route Army deployed to encircle and annihilate the 9th Brigade.

The purpose of leaving a large group of troops at Jiangjun Ridge is not to destroy the Independent Battalion, but to contain it.

"Hiyi!"

The ordering soldier nodded heavily, then quickly turned around and left to convey the order.

Yamamoto Kazuki then instructed the communication soldier in front of him: "Call back to the 9th Brigade immediately and tell them that our reinforcements will arrive soon. Ask them to hold on and try not to break out before we arrive at Calabash Gorge!

"

The communications soldier looked troubled and said: "Captain, the 9th Brigade lost contact after sending us a telegram asking for help."

Yamamoto Kazuki Furui Muha's face changed slightly: "Baga! Can't contact the 9th Brigade again?"

"Hey!" The communications soldier paused heavily, and then explained: "Captain, don't worry, the signal in Hulu Gorge is very poor, send telegrams to locations with signals. These locations are generally places with wide visibility, and are easily attacked by the Eighth Route Army.

attack.

Therefore, it is not necessarily that the 9th Brigade is in danger, it may be that their radio station was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, or that their communications troops returned to a position with no signal after sending the telegram."

"Sigh!"

Yamamoto Kazuki nodded and then walked towards the front battlefield.

To reinforce the 9th Brigade, he needs to personally command it.

After receiving the order, the Japs from the Black Island Cavalry Regiment immediately stopped their attack, turned back down the mountain, mounted their horses, and quickly rushed towards the Hulu Gorge.

On Jiangjun Ridge, Wang Chengzhu had a panoramic view of this scene.

Tian Shuisheng, the commander of the Second Company on the side, said in surprise: "Battalion Commander, looking at the offensive of the Japs before, they clearly wanted to put us to death, but now they clearly have the advantage, why did they suddenly withdraw their troops?"

Wang Chengzhu looked back from the direction in which the Black Island Cavalry Regiment left, and analyzed: "The little Japs are so impatient to leave, it must be the commander of the regiment who launched an attack on the 9th Brigade, and achieved very good results."

Tian Shuisheng: "Batalion Commander, what should we do now?"

Wang Chengzhu: "The Japs' cavalry force totals more than a thousand people, and they don't carry any heavy firepower, so there is nothing to worry about."

"If nothing else happens, our reinforcements, the 772nd and 771st regiments, are already on the way, and we might encounter this Japanese cavalry soon.

The 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment are both the main regiments of our Eighth Route Army, and their combat effectiveness is not much weaker than our new regiment. It is not difficult for them to defeat this Japanese cavalry unit, and it is even possible to eliminate it."

"We just need to intercept the Japanese infantry at the foot of the mountain and prevent them from breaking through our blocking line."

Tian Shuisheng: "You mean, the Japanese infantry at the foot of the mountain will give up on us and go to Hulu Gorge to reinforce the 9th Brigade."

Wang Chengzhu: "Of course, we know that this cavalry force alone cannot cause too much trouble, and the little devil must also know this."

"Hurry up and deliver the order!"

"yes!"

Tian Shuisheng agreed and then ran away quickly with his back bent.

Soon, most of the Japanese infantry attacking in front of Jiangjun Ridge withdrew, and then followed the torn hole to cross Jiangjun Ridge and rush towards Hulu Gorge.

On Jiangjun Ridge, Tian Shuisheng, who had returned after conveying the order, saw this scene and said to Wang Chengzhu on the side: "Batalion Commander, you really got it right!"

Wang Chengzhu: "Have all the orders been conveyed?"

Tian Shuisheng: "The transmission is over!"

"very good!"

Wang Chengzhu nodded, and when the main force of the Japs was about to pass through Jiangjun Ridge, he fired the signal gun.

"call out!"

The gunfire rang out, and an orange-red flare flew out of the gun, flew dozens of meters into the air, and exploded violently.

The signal gun was the order, and the artillery battery soldiers who had been prepared immediately stuffed grenades into the barrels of grenades and mortars.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom!——"

The shells came out and landed on the road at the foot of the mountain, exploding like flowers all over the place, leaving craters on the road.

The Japs near the explosion point were directly thrown away by the explosion shock wave, and their bloody limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere.

At the same time, the machine gunners of the independent battalion also opened fire.

"Thud, tug, da da!..."

Although many little Jaaps escaped the bombing of grenades, they did not escape the fire of machine guns. In the blink of an eye, a large number of them fell down.

"Hide, hide, hide quickly!"

The little devils of the 22nd Regiment reacted very quickly. Almost as soon as they were attacked, they immediately scattered and looked for bunkers to hide.

Then the machine gunners set up their machine guns one after another to suppress the machine gun fire points on the mountain. The Japanese in the grenade group also set up their grenades and launched counter-artillery fire on the fire points on the mountain.

When Yamamoto Kazuki from behind saw this scene, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy: "Baga! These damn China Tobal Road, they actually hide their strength!"

Of course Wang Chengzhu hid his strength, and the reason was very simple. Their mission was to hold off the Japanese reinforcements and buy enough time for the main force to destroy the Japanese 9th Brigade, not to eliminate the Japanese reinforcements.

The Japanese army was not in a hurry to break through, but wanted to eliminate the independent battalion. Naturally, Wang Chengzhu did not need to expose his full strength.

Showing the enemy weakness has achieved miraculous results at this time.

At this time, Captain Kasahara Koizumi of the 22nd Japanese Infantry Regiment ran over in a hurry: "Yamamoto-kun, what should we do now?"
Chapter completed!