On the top of the northern high mountain in Ukruhr, Colonel Luo Zhong, Colonel Brandon and Colonel Zhang Boliang observed the canyon with telescopes. A long Japanese truck was climbing up like a turtle along the muddy mountain road.

The mountain is very special, a bit like an umbrella tip. The whole mountain is like a broken umbrella, and ridges extend from the umbrella tip to all directions.

To the north and south, there is a ridge that is ten kilometers long and extends to two kilometers south to Ukruur, and to eight kilometers north to another huge umbrella-like highland. There are several small ridges on both sides of this main ridge, and to the southwest, there is a corner between the ridge and the main ridge, which is the Ukruur Mountain City. To the east, there are three ridges, and at the bottom of the ridge, there is a small road leading to Kohima, turning and winding in the jungle.

It is not easy for Japanese truck convoys to drive from Kohima. It has rained heavily these days. Not to mention the passing trucks, it is very difficult for people to walk.

The truck wheels were covered with mud and dead branches and leaves, and they would get stuck at any time. The Japanese army had to get out of the car and scrape off the mud on the wheels with bayonets.

If you are not lucky, you will encounter landslides and the road is blocked by gravel and soil on the mountain. The Japanese army has to move away the gravel and soil that blocks the passage.

Captain Nonaku Kuji, the 31st Regiment of the 31st Division, was sitting in a truck with tears in his eyes. If I had known that the truck was so difficult to drive, why not use mules and horses? When I set off, I thought the truck was loading a large weight and drove fast, so that all the food and ammunition of Ukruhr could be transported back in one day. However, after the convoy drove out, I realized that the truck was much slower than mules and horses. The convoy was trapped in the mountains for two days and drove to the northeast of Ukruhr. Although this place was only a few kilometers away from Ukruhr, it was necessary to turn a big bend along the canyon to the east, reach the winding highway, and pass the winding highway to reach the south canal and go to the canyon to Ukruhr.

It is already two o'clock in the afternoon, and we will arrive in Ukruhr tonight and we will not set off and drive back tomorrow morning.

If you are on the plain, you can drive several round trips in half a day for dozens of kilometers.

In India, a plateau, especially during the rainy season, it is difficult to complete a single trip in two days.

There was a faint sound of gunfire in the direction of Ukruel, which made Colonel Kuji Nonaka hold his heart in his palm. Did the Imperial Army guarding Ukruel encounter an enemy attack?

The road ahead is still long. The convoy has arrived in Ukruhr after a difficult journey. Can it transport grain and ammunition smoothly?

Colonel Nonaka Kuji would never dream of the convoy he led had entered the ambush circle of three infantry units of the Special Melee Team. Twenty mortars of Jack's artillery were still under intense installation. Once the mortars were set up, he and his entire convoy would no longer have to drive hard, and thus sleep in the dense jungle of Ukruel.

On the back slope of the ridge on the west side of Ukruel, Zhang Junhao and Yu'er stood with their heads held high. Japanese artillery shells were constantly falling from the ridge. If any artillery shells flew across the ridge, the artillery position would be severely damaged.

The Japanese army might be a pig brain, and they must have thought that the defenders would stick to the positions on the ridge line, and all Japanese artillery shells fell on the original positions on the ridge line. In fact, the ridge was empty at this time, and the Chindi army and commandos were all dozens of meters away from the ridge, and they were all lying down. Although stones rolled down from the ridge, the officers and soldiers would not be injured because of the woods blocking them.

The phone rang and the guard handed the microphone to Zhang Junhao.

Zhang Junhao spoke on the phone with Colonel Luo Zhong. After hearing Colonel Luo Zhong explain the situation, Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "Very good! The Japanese convoy is here to die. I must now focus on blocking the attack of the Japanese infantry brigade. You are responsible for ambushing the Japanese convoy. If you have any questions, please call me."

After Colonel Luo Zhong shouted, Zhang Junhao hung up the phone.

Zhang Junhao stood up with his head held high and looked at the busy artillerymen. The purpose was to give the artillerymen confidence and boost their morale. If there were shells flying in, Zhang Junhao's reaction speed could avoid it with just one side swing.

Lieutenant Colonel Zachary came to the scene to report that the artillery position had been established and the preparations for firing were ready.

Zhang Junhao said loudly: "Change fire and fire!"

Zachry ran to the mortar position and shouted: "Everyone is ready!"

All the artillery soldiers were quickly in place, and there was a gunman holding the shells in his hands and placing the shells at the mouth of the mortar barrel.

Lieutenant Colonel Zachary shouted: "Fire!"

The shells slid into the cannon barrel. The gunmen quickly squatted down, covering their ears with both hands, and "Boom Boom Boom" almost at the same time, twenty shells flew over the ridge and flew towards the opposite ridge.

The sound of rumbling shell explosions came from the opposite ridge.

No more Japanese artillery shells came.

The sightseeing personnel quickly ran up the ridge and lay down, observed with a telescope, then retreated, and reported the parameters loudly. If the distance was far, they would report with a walkie-talkie, because the distance was close, they could report as long as they retreated.

The mortarist immediately corrects the parameters and prepares for the second round of firing.

A minute later, the second round of shells flew out.

Fire a gun is not a gun, just pull the trigger. Each shot must be triangular positioning method, repositioning and correcting the parameters, otherwise it will be a slight difference and a thousand miles away.

If the purpose of firing is to suppress the enemy, it can fire continuously, and the inaccurate parameters do not matter. But now it is necessary to fire accurately, and the smaller the error of the shell landing point, the better. Of course, it is good to hit the first shell. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to hit the first shell. The data must be reported back to the gunner by observing the drop point of the first shell. By adjusting the parameters, the gunner can accurately hit the target. He is the master among the masters.

Of course, the gunners of the Special Melee Team are all masters among the masters, and they are all veterans of the hundred battles. Infantry detachments often die, and few Jack artillery soldiers die. Every gunner comes from Zhejiang with Zhang Junhao. If we put it in modern terms, they are more powerful than senior workers and should be technicians.

After the three rounds of shells were fired, sixty shells fell on the Japanese artillery positions. As a result, it can be imagined that the Japanese artillery positions were completely destroyed.

The Japanese brigade captain was killed by artillery shells in the first round of artillery strikes. Colonel Kimoto, the 51st Regiment of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, encountered good luck again and escaped again, but was overturned by the shell shock wave, rolled down the hillside, and fell to the bruised face.

Zhang Junhao ran up the ridge to observe the opposite ridge and found that the Japanese artillery position was covered with smoke, and immediately showed a smile on his face. The Japanese artillery position was destroyed, and the next battle would be much easier.

Lieutenant Colonel Zachary ran over and asked loudly: "General, do you still want to continue firing at the Japanese artillery positions?"

Zhang Junhao laughed and said, "No need! Tell the artillery that they fought very accurately and successfully destroyed the Japanese artillery positions. They verbally praised them. The next task was to attack the Japanese infantry."

After Lieutenant Colonel Zachary shouted, he stepped down the hillside to command the artillery to prepare for the attack on the Japanese infantry.

The methods of fighting Japanese infantry and Japanese artillery positions are completely different.

The artillery positions are dead and can be attacked with fire.

The Japanese infantry were scattered very well, and the Japanese army was moving in a scattered formation when attacking. The artillery fire was not efficient.

The usual practice of the special melee team is to grid coordinates of the Japanese attack area in advance, the infantry called artillery and reported the required strike points to the artillery. The artillery marked the strike points on the grid drawing, set parameters, and fired the artillery.

After Lieutenant Colonel Zachary conveyed Zhang Junhao's order, the artillery personnel immediately took emergency action and entered the preliminary preparation stage for bombarding Japanese infantry.

Zhang Junhao knew that after destroying the Japanese artillery, the special melee artillery attacked the Japanese infantry again, and the Japanese infantry would immediately fail to attack. If the strong attack continued, they would be completely wiped out during the strong attack.

Zhang Junhao walked to the north halfway up the mountain.

The phone rang, and the guard answered it and handed it to Zhang Junhao.

Zhang Junhao answered the phone and it was Colonel Les who told Colonel Les that the Japanese artillery position was most likely to have been destroyed. He is now walking to the north and wants to examine the terrain and see where the Japanese army would launch an attack if they did not dare to attack the ridge.

Colonel Les said: "There is an open area between this ridge and the northern ridge, which is two kilometers long. I have arranged a battalion to establish fortifications there. If the Japanese army cannot attack the ridge, the probability of launching an attack from there is extremely high."

Zhang Junhao looked at the north side and nodded, "It seems that the focus of the next stage of defense should be in that area."

Colonel Les said: "Please rest assured, I will order the team to defend the dead and will never allow the Japanese army to attack."

Zhang Junhao said: "I want to withdraw the commando from the ridge as a reserve force, wherever there is danger, and where to reinforce. The artillery is temporarily accompanied by the Chindi army."

Colonel Les said yes.

Zhang Junhao called Xie Xinming and informed him to withdraw the commando team to the foot of the mountain to rest and prepare for reinforcements in other places.

After Zhang Junhao hung up the phone, he continued to walk north.

The phone rang again, and it was Colonel Luo Zhong who called it.

Zhang Junhao answered.

Colonel Luo Zhong said: "The Japanese convoy has twenty trucks, and we have been targeting them for a while. Now the Japanese convoy is on the winding mountain road, and we have decided to open fire."
Chapter completed!