Hutou Mountain was not high, only about 200 meters above sea level. Because it was shaped like a tiger's head, the local people gave this mountain a name, Hutou Mountain.
The 2nd and 3rd Battalion of the 101st Regiment were hiding in a mountain range with two cliffs facing each other. The terrain was a few meters apart. The bottom of the valley could only accommodate two rows of cars. Because the terrain was dangerous, it was like a passage leading to a tiger's mouth. Therefore, this valley was also called Tiger Tooth Valley.
The sky was gray, and a large patch of dark clouds had appeared at some point in time to cover the originally blue sky. The sparse snowflakes covered the ground with a layer of white gauze.
On the cliff, the second battalion commander, Zhang He, was hiding behind a huge rock. He put down the binoculars in his hand, patted the snow off his body, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it up, and passed the whole pack of cigarettes to the soldier beside him.
It was so cold. Even the air he breathed was cold. He wondered when the damned Chuangu Brigade would arrive.
"Battalion Commander, should we let the soldiers eat something to replenish their energy?”
The deputy battalion commander breathed out a white mist from his fish mouth. He glanced at the surrounding soldiers. The snowflakes had trimmed the thin white muslin on their bodies. He walked to Zhang He's side and suggested softly.
"Yes, you can.”
Zhang He rubbed his cold hands and nodded in agreement with the deputy battalion commander's suggestion.
"The first company will be used for food, the second company, the third company, and the machine gun company will be on alert. After ten minutes, the second company will be used for food, and so on!”
Many fish turned around and gave orders to the companies lying on the grass behind them.
"Yes."
" Yes!" The first company commander replied and turned around to instruct his soldiers to start eating.
Puff puff…Gulp…
A group of soldiers silently took out two steamed buns, a bag of pickled vegetables, a can of beef, and a pot of plain water mixed with a small amount of salt.
This was the standard battle lunch for the 101st Infantry Regiment. Although it wasn't very sumptuous, it was more extravagant than all the troops in the country. Even the Direct Line Army couldn't compare.
Tiger Head Mountain, five kilometers away, carrying a lot of heavy weapons? At this moment, the Chuangu unit stopped moving forward, waiting for the first motorization team to report the situation.
"Captain, the terrain of Tiger Head Mountain is too dangerous. Why don't we take a detour? Although it would delay the meeting with the Takeda United, it was safer.”
The combat staff officer of the brigade headquarters studied the map for a few minutes and raised his head to give a suggestion to the captain, Kawako Arasuke.
"Detour?"
Chuangu shook his head and didn't say anything. There had always been a problem with the joint attack on Green Dragon Mountain with the Takeda United Army, and that was the issue of command.
In terms of military rank, the commander of the Takeda United Team, Takeda Naoki, was the most suitable candidate.
However, Takeda Naoki was dispatched from Central China and was not a member of the North China Command. Therefore, how could the two local forces obey the orders of an outsider like Takeda Naoki?
As a result, Chuangu Arasuke actually wanted to rush to Green Dragon Mountain immediately so that he could wipe out the Chinese army and obtain the credit. Therefore, although the commander's words made sense, they did not match up to what Arasuke was thinking.
Beep... Beep...
A military three-wheeled motorcycle carrying three Japanese soldiers came from the direction of Hutou Mountain and arrived at the temporary command point of the Chuangu Brigade in a few minutes.
"Reporting to the captain, there are no signs of the enemy at Tiger Head Mountain. The advance team has successfully passed through Tiger Tooth Valley and is continuing to investigate Green Dragon Mountain.”
"Oh my!"
Kawako Arasuke looked at the Japanese soldiers who had returned to report the military situation, and a sinister smile appeared on his fierce face.
"Down the mountain, you will lead the 1st Company as the vanguard and enter Tiger Head Mountain. I, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Squadron, 4th Squadron, and the Artillery Squadron followed behind.”“
Haiyi!"
One of the Japanese major officers responded and turned around to run to his own troops.
Ta Ta Ta…
More than 200 Japanese soldiers lined up in three rows, carrying rifles, machine guns, heavy machine guns, and other weapons. They set off first under the leadership of Yamashita Tomoshi.
Ten minutes later, Kawako Arasuke led the brigade headquarters and a few other squadrons to march towards Tiger Head Mountain.
The snowflakes in the sky became heavier and heavier. In less than half an hour, the ground had accumulated about an inch of snow.
"Inform the troops to speed up and pass through Tiger Head Mountain!”Kawako Arasuke, who was sitting in the truck, looked at the flying snowflakes outside and was a little anxious. He rolled down the window and ordered a Japanese officer outside.
"Haiyi!"
" Yes!" The Japanese soldier bent down and agreed. He ran a few steps to make way for the marching Japanese soldiers and shouted," The commander has ordered us to advance at full speed and pass through Tiger Head Mountain!"”
"Haiyi!"
"Everyone, run!"
"Hurry up, speed up!" Under the command of several Japanese Company Leaders, the thousand strong Chuangu Company started to run, and their speed doubled.
At the edge of Tiger Head Mountain, the third battalion commander, Wang Ping, used his binoculars to look at the Japanese troops that were marching rapidly a few miles away. He turned to look at the artillery company." According to the coordinates calculated earlier, fire on time in five minutes! Their targets were the trucks, carriages, and transport teams behind the Japanese.”
"Yes, sir!"
The artillery company commander saluted and agreed. Then, he looked at his watch and asked his subordinates to check the eight 120mm mortars and four 75mm field mountain cannons.
"Battalion Commander, the Third Battalion Commander has sent a signal. We will start firing in five minutes!”
The messenger in charge of communication rushed over and reported to Zhang He.
"Alright, keep in touch!"
"Yes, sir!"
After the messenger left, Zhang He turned around and walked to the artillery position." Look at your watch. Fire on time in four minutes and thirty seconds. The target is the enemy's artillery unit and their heavy machine gun squadron.”
"Yes, sir!"
Kawako Arasuke, who was sitting in the truck with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the driver who was driving.”
"Haiyi!"
Creak... The Japanese driver stepped on the brakes, and the truck's tires left three to four meters of marks on the ground before it stopped.
Kacha... The car door opened, and Kawako Arasuke jumped out of the passenger seat. After taking a few steps, he picked up the binoculars in front of his chest and began to observe Tiger Head Mountain a few hundred meters away.
"Captain!"
A few staff officers from the brigade headquarters came to Chuangu Arasuke's side in a few seconds.
"Sato Kun, order the troops to stop!”
"Hey!"
"Stop advancing!"
Kawako Arasuke put down his binoculars and exhaled. He started to spin around on the spot. For some reason, the closer he got to Tiger Tooth Valley, the more his heart beat. This feeling had saved his life countless times on the battlefield.
"Order the 1st Company to retreat from Tiger Tooth Valley. Retreat slowly, don't panic!”
"Haiyi!"
After saluting Kawako Arasuke, a combat staff officer pretended to be calm and ran towards Tomoya Yamashita's 1st squadron.
"Not good, I've probably been exposed!"
Zhang He, who was observing the enemy's situation with his binoculars, saw that the Japanese suddenly stopped marching and immediately realized that something was wrong. Now, he could not care less about hiding. He turned around and shouted to the artillery position," Extension fire! Fire immediately!"
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