Chapter 574(2/2)
This hill is located on the edge of Wohu Mountain, relatively independent and relatively high in height. If it is fought, it is undoubtedly an ideal commanding height, but the 386th Brigade did not control it.
Perhaps it is because this hill hangs alone outside the entire mountainous area and is easily surrounded by Japanese troops.
But this is a good thing for the Japanese army. Morijiro stood on the top of the hill and could clearly see the mountains and fields a few kilometers ahead.
Morijiro soon saw the strange target that Ogasawara Saki was talking about.
It’s not strange, but it’s not strange, it’s just a fox pit? I saw thousands of fox pits almost covered the opposite hillside.
In the center of the hillside is a small village.
Those thousands of foxgloves filled the entire village.
It's strange, it's really strange, because I've never seen anyone build a defensive position like this.
Fraser pits have never been used as independent fortifications, but must be assisted by trenches. That is, a trenches are supplemented with several fraser pits to form shallow and deep infantry defensive positions. Such fraser pits can provide strong protection for the main trenches and prevent the main trenches from being assaulted by enemy infantry too quickly.
But there were only foxgloves on the hillside ahead, but there were no trenches.
Morijiro raised his telescope and asked while observing, "Ogasawara, have you arrived in close proximity to reconnaissance?"
"No." Ogasawara Si shook his head and said, "I am worried that the Eighth Route Army will be hidden in these fox pits, and there are few people in our vanguard team, so I did not rashly conduct close-in reconnaissance."
Morijiro said: "Then you can now conduct close reconnaissance."
"Hayi!" Ogasawara Si paused his head, urged his horse to go down the hill, and took his cavalry team to launch a tentative charge towards the small village on the opposite hillside.
Although the ground in the mountains is still a little soft, there is no big problem.
After a while, Ogasawara Si's cavalry team approached the fox pit in front.
But there was silence in those fox pits, and no Eighth Route Army appeared.
Ogasawara Si's team evacuated the formation and continued to approach the small village on the mountainside.
Morijiro closely monitored the movements around Ogasawara's team through the telescope.
Just as Ogasawara's team was about to approach the small village, a figure suddenly appeared in a fox pit on the right. Then, without waiting for Morijiro to warn, the Eighth Route Army pulled the trigger.
"Banghook!" With a gunshot, Ogasawara Si immediately fell from the horse's back.
Then, dense gunfire sounded, and thousands of foxgloves that were still empty just now suddenly appeared in a large number of enemies. In just one round of firepower attack, all Ogasawara's team was shot and killed.
"Haga!" Morijiro said with a hatred, "It turns out that they all hide."
The deputy said: "Captain, it seems that the situation here is similar to that encountered by the Nan Cluster in Yunqi Town and the Bei Cluster in Tiandagang. These fox pits are definitely not isolated. There must be tunnels connected below. The Eighth Route Army can quickly transfer personnel and equipment through tunnels!"
"You don't need to say this, I know." Morijiro said with a dark face, "I'm in trouble now."
Morijiro's words were quickly verified. In the next hour, Mori's brigade launched several consecutive attacks, but except for the death of more than 100 people, he did not achieve any results.
Fortunately, the 110th Infantry Regiment arrived soon after the Cavalry Brigade.
The 110th Infantry Regiment then took over the attack mission and launched an attack on the small mountain village on the hillside in front.
But after a few hours of attack, at noon, the 110th infantry regiment failed to achieve decent results. Although it once seized hundreds of fox pits, it was useless. Since it failed to capture all fox pits on the hillside and failed to kill and injure the Eighth Route Army with large numbers of live power, when the Eighth Route Army launched a counterattack from the ground and underground at the same time, the Japanese army hiding in the fox pit had to retreat in a mess, otherwise they would definitely be annihilated.
In short, the 110th Infantry Regiment attacked for two full hours, but it was impossible to advance.
Then, the 110th Division and the 27th Division also arrived in a mighty manner.
Chapter completed!