The top of Lijiapo Mountain.

While working hard to dig trenches, the Japanese officers were also watching the movements of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain.

After seeing the battalions of the Independent Regiment and the New First Regiment leaving one after another, Kobayashi Jiro immediately ran to Yamazaki Jihei and reported: "Captain, it seems that a large part of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain has withdrawn!"

"Nani?"

After hearing this, Yamazaki Jihei immediately walked to the top of the mountain where he had a wide view, raised his telescope and looked down the mountain.

On the side, Captain Hikawa Okasaka of the 3rd Squadron said: "Captain, the China Tubal Road is famous for its cunning. Could this be another conspiracy of theirs?"

Yamazaki Jihei frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "Maybe China Tuba Road felt that it was too difficult to storm Lijiapo, so they deliberately withdrew their troops in order to lure us to break out."

Hikawa Okasaka: "Captain, what should we do now?"

Yamazaki Jihei: "We should remain unchanged to cope with all changes. As long as we don't break out, no matter how many conspiracies there are on Tubal Road at the foot of the mountain, it will be of no avail!"

Hikawa Okasaka: "Captain Yingmei!"

Yamazaki Jihei enjoyed the feeling of being flattered by his subordinates. He had a faint smile on his face. The Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain has not launched an attack for a long time. This played into his hands. As long as the main force arrives, then this will be the case.

The death date of the Eighth Route Army.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly reached Yamazaki Jihei's ears.

Yamazaki Jihei was startled, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and he subconsciously asked: "Baga! Where did the explosion come from?"

Kobayashi Jiro said: "It's the hilltop where the 4th Squadron is located."

Yamazaki Jihei turned his head and looked around, but he saw grenades dragging their hot tail flames towards the top of the mountain not far away.

As soon as these grenades hit the ground, they exploded one after another. For a moment, flames shot into the sky, and smoke and dust were everywhere.

Through the thin smoke and firelight, Yamazaki Jihei saw the Japanese soldiers who were blown away one by one, and his face suddenly darkened: "Baga! Damn it! When the main force of the imperial army arrives, I will definitely kill you damn Tuballu

Wipe them all out!"

After cursing, Yamazaki Jihei immediately regained his composure and issued an order: "Order all squadrons to continue to seize the time to dig trenches and prepare for artillery defense!"

"Hiyi!"

The Japanese ordering soldier paused sharply, then turned around and ran away to convey the order.

Yamazaki Jihei continued to look at the hilltop where the 4th Squadron was located with eyes that were almost ready to burst into flames.

His 5th Battalion only had one radio, so he was unable to contact the 4th Squadron at this time, nor could he provide it with tactical guidance. Everything could only be done by the 4th Squadron on its own.

…

Here is the independent group.

Before Ding Wei and Kong Jie led their troops out, a violent explosion from behind immediately caught their attention. They subconsciously stopped and turned around to watch.

Kong Jie exclaimed: "The firepower of this Type 92 infantry artillery is really good. If our independent regiment had a few of them, how could we be so embarrassed by that mysterious small Japanese army!"

"However, with this little artillery power, it is still quite difficult to destroy a Japanese army!"

Ding Weidao: "Old Kong, you see, the Independent Battalion bombed the hilltop where the Japanese troops were relatively small. If my guess is correct, the Zhuzhu brothers probably haven't used all their firepower yet."

Kong Jie's eyes widened: "The independent battalion hasn't used all its firepower yet?"

Ding Wei: "Since Brother Zhuzi wants to use this Japs as bait for fishing, if he uses all his firepower to wipe out all the Japs on Lijiapo, how can he lure the main Japs to take the bait?"

"Don't forget, the Independent Battalion has five Type 92 infantry companies. Listen to this, they have invested at most two at the moment. The rest are Type 97 light mortars or 60mm caliber mortars. gun."

Kong Jie observed and listened carefully for a while: "It seems that this is really the case."

Ding Wei: "Now that the strength of the independent battalion has been determined, let's rush to Lion Rock to set up an ambush as soon as possible!"

"Um!"

Kong Jie nodded in agreement, and then led his troops with Ding Wei to continue towards the Lion Rock.

On the other side, Zhang Dabiao, Shen Quan, and Wang Huaibao were also stunned by the artillery power displayed by the independent battalion.

Zhang Dabiao sighed: "I never expected that Wang Chengzhu was just a small artilleryman more than a month ago. Now he has not only grown the army to the size of a regiment, but also has such a large-scale artillery firepower. He is really a rare talent. !”

Chen Quan nodded with deep understanding: "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old ones. We are all old."

Wang Huaibao on the side said scornfully: "Old Shen, you are really a pig wearing glasses and pretending to be a cultured person."

"But what you said does seem to make sense. We are old."

Zhang Dabiao: "Wouldn't it be better if our Eighth Route Army could have talents like Zhu Zhu emerge?

We hope that our Eighth Route Army will have more such talents, so that the burden on us can be lightened."

Chen Quan nodded with deep approval and said: "Indeed! Having a talent like Zhu Zhu is really a blessing for our Eighth Route Army, a blessing for the country, and a blessing for the nation!"

The Eighth Route Army is like this. When there are outstanding juniors, they are more appreciative, proud, and supportive.

Rather than being like most officers of the national army, they are worried that their juniors will take over their own position because they are worried about being too popular, and then suppress them everywhere.

Zhang Dabiao recovered his thoughts and said: "Since you have seen the firepower of the Independent Battalion, it means that there is no problem with Brother Zhuzi's plan. Let's continue on our way."

"Yes, yes, please don't ruin Brother Zhuzi's plan just because we are too slow. In that case, we will become sinners!"

Shen Quan and Wang Huaibao nodded in agreement, and then led their troops to speed up the march together.

…

The screen returns to Li Jiapo.

Wang Chengzhu did retain his strength, but it was enough to deal with the Japanese 4th Squadron on the unknown mountain.

Wang Chengzhu possesses perfect artillery skills. Under his personal training, the combat literacy of the soldiers in the artillery company has improved rapidly. Although they cannot be like him, they can hit wherever they point within the range, but at a closer distance, Even if we are inseparable, there is still no big problem.

After several rounds of salvos, the Japanese defensive positions on the top of the nameless hill had been riddled with holes, and some of the newly dug trenches had been filled in with the raised soil.

Nearly half of the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield were also killed or injured, and their bloody limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere.

Wang Chengzhu stood on the top of another mountain and observed the situation on the top of the unknown hillside with a telescope. Seeing that the bombing was almost done, he immediately said to Monk Wei on the side: "Monk, pass my order and tell the 4th Company and 5th Company. It’s time to launch an attack!”

"yes!"

Monk Wei agreed, then turned around and ran down the mountain quickly.
Chapter completed!