The 14th Japanese Independence Mixed Brigade stayed overnight at the Longxugou stronghold. It set off its camp early the next morning and rushed towards Longkou County again. From the Longxugou stronghold, it entered Longkou. The carp mouth at the tip of the toad was the only way to pass. At the Liyukou, the Japanese army was stubbornly blocked by the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui.

This time, it was no longer a guerrilla-style harassment war, but a serious positional war and blocking war.

The vanguard troops of the independent mixed 14th Brigade launched a tentative attack, but were defeated.

When Takae Fujido came up to the front-line observation post with a saber, he saw Tada, the captain of the 57th Battalion of the Independent Infantry, was training a squadron leader under his command, and the 14th Brigade of the Independent Converged Infantry, five independent infantry brigades were under the jurisdiction of the 56th, 57th, 58th, 59th, and UU battalion.

The 4th Squadron of the 57th Battalion of the Independent Infantry was just launched a tentative attack on Carp's Mouth.

The squadron leader of the 4th Squadron is Inoue. This little Japanese has been slapped several times by Tada, and half of his face has been swollen. However, it is no wonder Tada was angry, because this is the first battle after the 14th Brigade of Independent Mixed Initiative entered Ryugu. The defeat of the 4th Squadron can be said to be a sharp edge, and Tada's face is naturally lost.

Takae Fujido called Tada to him and asked, "Sang Tada, what's going on?"

The 4th Squadron lost his first battle, which left Tada's face blank. However, in front of the superior, Tada still had to protect his subordinates as much as possible and said, "God General, the Chinese army that occupied the carp's mouth in front must be the elite of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui. Whether it is the construction of trenches and fortifications or the configuration of firepower points, they are very well organized. There is even a mine array in front of the position. The 4th Squadron is not prepared enough, so it failed to break through the defense line of the Chinese army.

Takayo Fujido did not blame too much and said, "Then be prepared and try to eliminate the opponent in one go.

"Hayi." Tada took his head heavily, then turned around and ordered his adjutant, "Order, artillery squadron, ten minutes of artillery fire preparation, infantry 1 squadron is ready for combat."

(Split Line)

The troops ordered to guard the carp's mouth were He Laoliu's regiment 1 battalion.

Xu Shijiu asked the regiment to guard Li Yuzui to defend Li Yuzui, which could be said to be looking for the right person, because most of the officers and soldiers of the Barracks were children of Hewan Town. Li Yuzui is the gateway to Hewan Town. After passing Li Yuzui, the little Japanese passed Li Yuzui and drove straight along the main road and could reach Hewan Town within less than two hours.

Although the overall combat effectiveness of the regiment is much worse than that of the 1st and 4th regiments, in order to protect their wives, children, and young people, they still sacrificed their lives to fight against the Japanese.

The tentative attack was defeated, and the Japanese immediately became serious.

Before entering the infantry attack, artillery preparations were first started.

The 1992 infantry cannons, mortars, and grenade launchers opened fire and fired violently at the carp's mouth.

In the first two years of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, in addition to the seventeen permanent divisions, the qualities of the dozens of special divisions temporarily mobilized were poor, and the quality of technical troops such as artillery was particularly poor. The shells fired sometimes even fell on their own attack positions.

However, as we entered the fourth year of the war, after undergoing cruel practical training, the quality of the Japanese dozens of special divisions has been greatly improved, and all technical troops are almost becoming elite. Even the artillery of the local garrison team is comparable to the artillery of the permanent division.

Therefore, although the artillery fire preparations of the 57th Battalion of the Independent Infantry were only less than ten minutes and the grenades of various caliber were fired, the temporary fortifications built by the regiment 1 battalion on the carp's mouth were still gone by the artillery fire of the Japanese, and the personnel were also seriously injured.

He Laoliu sat up from the trench. Before he could count the casualties, the Japanese infantry had already appeared in front of the position. About a small team of Japanese soldiers opened a scattered line of more than 100 meters and rushed towards the position of the L camp with a bright bayonet.

Although these Japanese soldiers were reserve soldiers, after years of practical training, they have become experienced veterans. They cooperated with each other very well and had extremely skilled in their skills and tactical movements. After opening the scattered line, they spontaneously formed three-person combat teams.

Fortunately, the big soldiers of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui are no longer the first brother on the battlefield.

The little Japanese carried a bright bayonet and kept pushing forward. In less than a moment, it was less than two hundred meters away from the frontier position of Battalion L. However, the position of Battalion L was still dead. There was neither guns nor figures of people moving, as if everyone had died in the shelling just now.

Of course, the people in Battalion 1 were not dead. Not to mention the intensity of more than 200 shells in ten minutes, even the intensity of the US military's more than 100,000 shells per hour on the Korean battlefield in later generations was unable to kill all the volunteer soldiers on the position. The officers and soldiers of Battalion 1 were just waiting for the Japanese soldiers to approach before fighting.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer, so close that you can even hear the breathing of the Japanese soldiers clearly.

"Fight" He Laoliu turned over and lay down to the shooting position, and lifting the box cannon flat is a shortcoming point.

In an instant, more than 300 officers and soldiers in the battalion stood up from the trenches, held rifles and aimed at the Japanese soldiers who were rushing towards them in a fierce manner. The only light and heavy machine guns in the battalion also opened fire violently, and the scorching bullets were poured over like water, and several Japanese soldiers were piled up in an instant.

The Japanese soldiers who were heading forward stopped, half-squatted, and raised their guns to fight back.

Overall, the little Japanese's shooting skills are better than the big-headed soldiers of the L Battalion. However, the officers and soldiers of the L Battalion have trenches as cover, and the bullet surface is much smaller than the Japanese soldiers who are exposed all over their bodies, so in the shooting, the little Japanese cannot take advantage, but the little Japanese's grenade launcher is not a vegetarian.

The little Japanese infantry support firepower quickly followed and set up a grenade launcher two hundred meters away.

After a few grenades, all the only light and heavy machine guns in the L Battalion were silent, while the light and heavy machine guns of the small Japanese took the opportunity to fire violently. The scorching bullets flew over like a heavy rain, causing smoke and dust to splash on the L Battalion's position. From time to time, officers and soldiers were hit and screamed and fell backwards into the trenches.

He Laoliu rushed to the heavy machine gun position in the rain of bullets, but found that the only Maxim heavy machine gun in the camp had been knocked into a pile of iron bumps by the grenades of the little Japanese. He Laoliu was so angry that he kicked the iron bump several meters away with one kick, and then immediately hugged the toes of his right foot in pain.

He Laoliu was wearing a general and soon became the target of the Japanese grenade launcher.

The 50mm caliber grenades hit one after another, constantly exploding behind He Laoliu's butt. He Laoliu kept rolling on the position, leaping and crawling forward, finally escaping back to the main trench, and was splashed by the scalding sand and gravel from a grenade. In an instant, several water cannons were burned on his face, making He Laoliu so angry that he cursed.

"Damn little Japanese, I'm not going to be with you. As long as I'm still breathing, you're still alive, don't think of going over the carp's mouth." He Laoliu was angry. While taking out a bullet and pressing it into the magazine, he turned his head and ordered his guards, "Tell me the order that each company will defend its respective positions to the death. No one is allowed to retreat. If anyone dares to take a step back, don't blame me for not recognizing anyone."

After ordering to reach the frontier position, Company Commander L suddenly looked miserable.

l The company commander originally wanted to give up the position, and wait until he avoided the Japanese attack first and cooperated with the company to fight back and seize the position. But now, since the battalion has given a death order, there is nothing to say, and the goal is to fight to the death.

Seeing that the little Japanese infantry had reached within fifty meters and the grenades were thrown into the trench, Company Commander L made up his mind and immediately jumped out of the trench with a bayonet, shouting: "Brothers, you are dead, just fight with the little Japanese, kill me."
Chapter completed!