Chapter 158 Bloody Battle Red Cave

At dawn, a red sun rose from the eastern horizon, and it rained for more than 20 days and finally stopped.

The first shell in the morning landed on a high ground called Chiyan Cave east of Tire Peak, which was a prominent part of the Qing army's defense line and embedded in the Japanese defense zone. The shells accurately landed on a fortress at the front of the highlands. This is a fortress built in a hurry by the defenders. The disguise is not hidden enough. The Japanese artillery observation post can easily find the fortress and accurately guide the shells.

The fire of the explosion contrasts with the red sun in the east. In the fire, the broken body and debris of the Qing army scattered in mid-air.

One after another shell landed on the highland of the Red Rock Cave. The hot air waves dried the soil wet by the autumn rain. The thick smoke spread around, and the Red Rock Cave became a sea of fire.

Then, the explosion sounded in the south, southwest and northeast directions of the tire peak at the same time, and the second regiment belonging to the mixed brigade launched a full attack on the tire peak from three directions.

The Tiesong Heights behind the side of the Chiyan Cave is quiet. The reason is very simple. The Chiyan Cave Heights protrudes from the defense line, and the Japanese army must first take Chiyan Peak before launching an attack on the side and back heights.

Towards the end of a round of shelling, a squadron of Japanese infantry charged towards Chiyan Cave Heights from the south, east and north.

There was a roar of raising guns, and the defenders began to fight back, but the sound of gunfire was not dense, and the sound of guns lifting guns was soon submerged in the sound of Murata-style rifle fried beans.

In less than 20 minutes, the first wave of Japanese charge attacked the Chiyan Cave.

The highlands are full of burnt trees and incomplete corpses of the Qing army, as well as blown guns.

A platoon of more than 40 soldiers guarding the height of Chiyan Cave were all killed. More than 100 shells fell on the narrow high ground. Most of the defenders died directly under the gunfire, and a few soldiers resisted tenaciously, but could not stop the three-sided siege of the Japanese army, all of which died at the muzzle of the Murata rifle.

This platoon belongs to the 303 battalion, which was originally adapted by Wei Rugui's Shengjun. Zhang Xun didn't trust Sheng Jun. He put this army at the forefront of the position and faced the main force of the Japanese army - Sheng Jun. Zhang Xun was not heartbroken at all.

However, this Sheng army force, which once shot at its brother, fought to the last person in the face of the crazy attack of the Japanese army. After the war, Zhou Charter made a statement to the court to ask for credit for this army. The court granted Zhou Charter's seal and awarded the title of Batulu to the 40-person platoon for the first time, and each family of the fallen soldier was rewarded 500 taels of silver. Before that, the Qing Dynasty had never commended ordinary soldiers in the name of the emperor!

In this sense, Zhang Xun's narrowness has completed this originally discredited army.

The Japanese artillery extended backwards, and the Japanese attacked the Chiyan Cave. They immediately attacked Tiesong Heights west of the Chiyan Cave along the ridge.

Tiesong Highland is located above the side of the Red Rock Cave, 300 meters away from the Red Rock Cave. A saddle-shaped gentle slope ridge is connected to the Red Rock Cave.

The morale of the Japanese army, which won the first battle, was high, howling along the ridge to rush to the Tiesong Heights. When the troops reached the bottom of the saddle-shaped, 150 meters away from the plateau, suddenly, a hundreds of defenders rushed out of the trench and rushed to the Japanese army on the ridge with bayonets.

The Qing army launched a counterattack!

Since entering the DPRK, there has never been a Qing army that dared to launch a countercharge against the Japanese army. The Qing army has always huddled in the position to passively defend, repelled the enemy, and never pursued it. The lack of progress of the Qing army contributed to the arrogance of the Japanese. The attacking Japanese troops were not prepared for tactics and thinking to deal with the countercharge at all, and it was in chaos for a moment.

Zhang Xun, the commander of the third regiment, took off his coat and exposed a black meat. He held a ghost-headed knife in his hand and stood at the top of Tiesong Heights like an iron tower. Behind him were more than 20 members of the supervision team wrapped in red cloth, with a ghost-headed knife in their hands. This was borrowed by Zhang Xun from Yao Xi.

Under the ghost-headed knife of the supervision team, a company rushed down the high ground. Like Zhang Xun, the company commander took off his coat, held a furcer, and rushed to the front of the team.

The Japanese army charging on the ridge did not expect that the Qing army would launch such a fierce counterattack. They were caught off guard. More than a dozen Japanese troops in front of them immediately died at the muzzle of Zhang Jun. Before the Japanese army behind stood firm, they fought with Zhang Jun with bayonets. Zhang Jun was condescending and the offensive was fierce. More than 20 Japanese soldiers died under the bayonet before they could see what was going on.

The Japanese army behind could not stand and had to retreat. Zhang Jun bit the retreated the Japanese army and rushed to the red cave in one breath. The Japanese army left more than 40 bodies and retreated to the height of the red cave.

The Red Rock Cave was lost and recovered.

At the same time, Zhang Jun fought with the Japanese army in more than a dozen highlands in the south, southwest and northeast of the peak of the tire, and the sound of gunfire resounded through the peak of the tire. Some highlands were captured by the Japanese army, but soon they were captured by the Qing army on the adjacent highlands. The two sides fought fiercely around the highlands. The hillsides were full of corpses, and the Japanese army and Zhang Jun's bodies were staggered.

The shell fell on the Chiyan Cave again, and the Japanese artillery position was located in the jungle southwest of Taili Peak. Each shell stirred bursts of smoke and dust in the jungle, causing the jungle to shake violently, like a gust of wind.

On the red rock cave, the smoke of death rose again, and a company of Zhang Jun, who had just counterattacked, was covered by artillery fire.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese army charged to the Red Rock Cave again. This time, the Japanese charge was not so smooth, and the defenders were not stunned by the artillery fire. Most of the officers and soldiers dodged the Japanese shells and stubbornly resisted by virtue of the terrain.

From time to time, the attacking Japanese army was shot and rolled down the hillside. The Japanese army added the offensive troops, and at least 200 Japanese troops joined the storm formation. Thirty minutes later, more than a dozen Japanese troops rushed into the garrison's trenches. Before the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain to watch the battle cheered, the bodies of more than a dozen Japanese troops were thrown out of the trenches by the defenders.

On the high ground of Chiyan Cave, there were originally more than 120 people in a company, leaving only more than 50 people. More Japanese troops rushed to the top of the mountain one after another. The defenders finally wavered, gave up their positions and fled back along the ridge.

The Red Rock Cave Heights is lost again.

As soon as the fleeing Zhang Jun soldiers ran to the front trench of Tiesong Heights, they saw the dazzling knife of the supervisor team and was so scared on the spot. There was a shout on the high ground: "Those who retreat from the trench will be cut off!"

At the same time, on Tiesong Heights, a platoon leader with more than 50 soldiers, howled and rushed through the trench and rushed in the direction of the Red Rock Cave.

The soldiers who retreated from the Red Rock Cave hesitated and rushed back with this new force.

From dawn to afternoon, the Red Rock Cave Heights changed hands four times. The hillsides around the highlands are covered with the bodies of both sides. More than 380 officers and soldiers and more than 290 Japanese officers and soldiers died in the Red Rock Cave. Blood stained the rocks and soil. The Red Rock Cave lives up to its name!

On the iron pine highland, there is no blood on the ghost knife of the supervisor team! No soldier has retreated from the trench!

However, Zhang Xun's hand holding the ghost knife began to tremble.

Whether it is Shengjun or a soldier from the Yi army, they are all going to die. Zhang Xun even began to suspect that this was still not his army!

In his memory, neither his resolute army nor the viliant army of Wei Rugui have such willpower!

The artillery once again covered the Red Rock Cave, and the Japanese launched its fifth attack.

"Where's our wild cannon! Why don't you fire!" Zhang Xun shouted strangely with a ghost knife.

Eight hours have passed since the start of the war, and the artillery with five wild guns has been mute.

The firepower of wild cannons is much stronger than that of mountain cannons. If wild cannons participate in the war, even if they can't destroy the Japanese artillery positions in one fell swoop, they can cause great casualties to the Japanese offensive forces.

However, not only in the direction of Chiyan Cave, but also on the highlands where the tire peak hit at the same time, the defenders did not receive gunfire support.

No one answered him, and all the people were shocked by the tragedy on the highlands of the Red Rock Cave. No one remembered that there were five wild cannons on the peak of the fetus.

In the artillery fire, the officers and soldiers stationed on the highlands of Chiyan Cave suffered heavy casualties again, with more than 70 people in a reinforced platoon, leaving only more than 40 people left. Chiyan Cave has become a meat grinder.

"Fuck Luo Mingfang, I remember this account!" Zhang Xun gritted his teeth and cursed.

Behind the trench, another platoon leader with a whole row and guns forward, and they ran to the meat grinder without hesitation.

Zhang Xun grabbed the platoon leader's arm: "Don't stop!"

The platoon leader stared at his blood-red eyes: "Mir, my brother is on the Red Rock Cave!"

Zhang Xun waved his hand and said, "Send the number and order the defenders of Chiyan Cave to retreat!" Damn, Chiyan Cave, I don't want it!"

The trumpeter blew the horn, and the defenders of Chiyan Cave retreated back to the Tiesong Heights before the smoke of the gunfire dissipated.

A total of 450 officers and soldiers rushed through the trench, and only 43 returned to the back of the trench.

However, in order to capture the Chiyan Cave Highlands, the Japanese army paid the price of 680 casualties, including 320 people, including a major chief of staff and a lieutenant captain.

The sound of gunfire stopped suddenly. The Japanese army that attacked the Red Rock Cave did not immediately attack Tiesong Heights. They were also shocked by the tragedy of the war and would not recover for a while.

The sun hangs on the blue sky and shines palely.

The sharp sound cut through the sky of the peak of the fetus.

On the iron pine highlands, the soldiers subconsciously jumped into the trenches, and the sharp calls were roaring shells. The Japanese army should prepare for artillery fire before the attack.

Only Zhang Xun didn't move and let out a sneer: "Luo Mingfang, you fucking let go of the horse!"

The sound of the sky is completely different from the sound of Japanese mountain artillery shells.

It was a shell fired by the 7.5cm Krper wild gun equipped by the Qing army.