The War of Resistance

The artillery shell flew out of the barrel of the Japanese mountain cannon and drew a parabolic trajectory in the air.

When they flew to the hill, most of them landed on the top of the mountain. Those who didn't land on the top of the mountain flew close to the top of the mountain and landed on the other side of the mountain, where they were hiding.

However, because the hillside is relatively steep, it is impossible for the cannonball to fall vertically from above their heads. The cannonball will fly to a place dozens of meters away from them and explode according to its usual trajectory.

The above is Liu Chengyi's idea of ​​using reverse slopes to prevent gunfire.

So even though the Japanese artillery fire was very lively, the shells were either blocked by the mountains and exploded overhead, or they landed dozens of meters away. After all, they could not cause much damage to them.

And this is what the backslope does.

Liu Chengyi really didn't expect that Shang Zhen would learn to use the reverse slope, but he had no experience in this area himself!

"This Shang Zhen is interesting, he's so clever!" Chief of Staff Li Xiang praised him, and Liu Chengyi smiled in confirmation.

At this time, they people at the bottom of the mountain heard Shang Zhen shouting again on the mountain: "Don't be on the top of the mountain, there are dozens of Japanese who have just arrived, we can't use so many people.

The rest of the people rushed up to dig a hole for me under the steep slope halfway up the mountain! If the Japs attack again, it won't be as easy to hide as this time! "

Of course, Shang Zhen's shout can also be said to be an order, which once again confirmed Liu Chengyi's judgment. Shang Zhen did have experience, and was not saying that he was ill and sought medical treatment indiscriminately under the Japanese bombardment. This was pure ignorance. Escaped the Japanese bombardment.

Liu Chengyi did not realize that in terms of being knowledgeable on the battlefield, he was really not as good as a veteran like Shang Zhen.

After all, the Northeastern Army is its own series. If there is not a big battle, how can the theater headquarters mobilize division and brigade-level establishments to fight.

This is not like Shang Zhen and the others who often fight with the Japanese and puppet troops. However, Shang Zhen and the others encounter many people from other factions. Northeastern people are naturally familiar with each other and will chat with anyone they catch. Therefore, Shang Zhen and the others are I know a lot of miscellaneous knowledge!

And this is where the so-called veterans are valuable.

"Let's go up and have a look!" Liu Chengyi suddenly stood up and said.

"Ah?" Li Xiang was stunned for a moment. Just now Liu Chengyi said that with Shang Zhen and the others guarding the position here, they should be fine. They were planning to return to the command post. Why did they have to go to the front line in person?

"Brigadier!" one of the personal guards shouted.

As a guard, he certainly didn't want the brigade commander to go forward. It was too dangerous. The guards could die, but if the brigade commander died for his country, that would be a big deal!

"Get out of here, I can't even watch?" Liu Chengyi showed the majesty of a brigade commander.

When the two guards saw that the brigade commander was about to get angry, they rushed forward to get in front of Liu Chengyi.

But the two of them were fast, but Da Laobeng and Gu Man were faster than the two of them, and they were already heading up the mountain!

According to Shang Zhen's order, the men of the guard company had already dug a hole under a steep slope halfway up the mountain.

Although the reverse slope is good, it is a temporary measure after all. If you want to survive the more intense Japanese artillery fire, of course it is better to build simple fortifications at the position of the reverse slope.

Shang Zhen and others don't have any tools now, so the soldiers can only use bayonets to dig out. Fortunately, this mountain is an earth mountain, and there are not many stones on it.

But if this is the case, how can the fortifications be dug quickly?

Sure enough, when Liu Chengyi climbed halfway up the mountain, he heard some soldiers complaining: "What the hell, I don't even have a shovel! How long will this last?"

"Even if you dig a hole as big as your butt, you can stick your head in but only a few are exposed. Maybe the shrapnel won't be able to touch you!" A soldier advised from the side.

"Why don't I talk nonsense? I don't want to dig up to the top of the mountain to fight the Japanese!" At this time, their platoon leader spoke.

Only when the platoon leader finished speaking, he hurriedly said: "Brigadier Commander! Chief of Staff!" It was Liu Chengyi and Li Xiang who had already crawled in front of him when he arrived.

Liu Chengyi waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to salute, and then continued walking up the mountain, but the ones walking in front of them were still Da Laobeng and Gu Man.

The soldiers on the mountainside were digging fortifications, but when Liu Chengyi and the others climbed to the top of the mountain, no one paid attention to them, even though Shang Zhen's veterans saw Liu Chengyi and Li Xiang coming up.

Each of the soldiers held their rifles, but they all leaned behind the small ridgeline. Regardless of whether the rifles or box cannons were loaded, they were all loaded.

"The little devil should be very close already." Li Xiang reminded in a low voice.

But at this time, Liu Chengyi looked a little strange at the veterans who were ambushing on the top of the mountain. Few of these people poked their heads out of the ridge!

So where are the devils? Don't these soldiers need to aim?

Liu Chengyi then scanned the top of the mountain and saw a soldier lying behind a tree in an inconspicuous place in front of him and slightly sticking his head out.

I just don’t know if that soldier is an observation post or a commander, but where is that boy Shang Zhen?

But then, Liu Chengyi noticed that the two big soldiers who came up in front of them had already fallen down, and there was a soldier gesturing to them to be silent.

It had been a while since someone on the mountain called "Little Japs Come Up" to Shang Zhen giving the order and then Liu Chengyi and the others climbing up the mountain. It must have been a while since the Japanese army was really close.

And at this moment, Liu Chengyi suddenly heard someone in his ear shouting "Hit!" like thunder, and then the veterans who were leaning behind the ridgeline of the hill suddenly stood up and turned around, and then the gunfire started. "Pap, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop" and "pop" sounded!

Everything happened so suddenly. The soldiers stood up to attack, while Liu Chengyi, Li Xiang, and their two guards were standing with their waists bent. When the battle order "fight" was shouted, the four of them started to fight. They also instinctively lay down, and at the same time quickly put their pistols on fire.

At this time, Liu Chengyi couldn't help but secretly screamed "Ashamed" again. The soldiers revealed themselves and started shooting at the Japanese army. But although the four of them also had guns in their hands, what was their use?

Not to mention whether Liu Chengyi's gun can hit a hundred meters, even if they want to shoot now, they don't even know where the Japanese troops have arrived!

"Brigadier, I think we should go down, right?" Li Xiang persuaded in a low voice from the side.

He also felt a little uncomfortable. The soldiers were risking their lives to fight the Japanese, but why did he feel that the four of them were redundant?

Of course, it can also be said that Liu Chengyi is the commander of a force of several thousand people after all. In fact, there is no need for him to come forward in person, at least that's what Li Xiang thinks.

Li Xiang thought to himself that he was naturally looking at Liu Chengyi's face. He saw that Liu Chengyi's face was a little uncertain, but then he climbed to the left side of the top of the mountain.

This is a joke. Doesn’t the brigade commander also need to take two shots? Li Xiang thought to himself but could only crawl on his stomach.

The gunshots kept ringing, and bullets flying from down the mountain hit Liu Chengyi and the others not far above their heads, but Liu Chengyi ignored them and just crawled in the direction he determined.

Although even now Liu Chengyi and Li Xiang did not stretch their heads and look ahead, the battle this time was obviously going on very quickly, and after a while the gunshots became sparse.

Liu Chengyi, who had been at the foot of the mountain, didn't even notice that Shang Zhen had moved several light machine guns from the security company up the mountain!

Previously, the Japanese army used artillery to blast the hill all over. They probably did not expect that all the Chinese troops hid on the reverse slope and were slightly injured. Therefore, this attack must have been careless, and Shang Zhen and the others must have been caught off guard.

"Pa" There was another gunshot, which caught Li Xiang's attention, because when he climbed here with Liu Chengyi, he was already at the edge of the top of the mountain, but this gunshot was right below them.

Li Xiang crawled forward again and followed Liu Chengyi to look down. He saw two soldiers lying there more than one meter below, their bodies covered with tree branches.

From their current position, they could just see the backs of the two soldiers' heads and the rifles in front.

"Search carefully and kill them immediately if you find them. The Japs' sharpshooters are so accurate. If one more of them survives, our people will be in greater danger!" At this time, a soldier below whispered.

The voice of the speaker certainly sounded familiar to Liu Chengyi and Li Xiang, because it was Shang Zhen.