On the evening of the 25th, the snow that had been falling for a whole day finally stopped.

The 38th Division and the 36th Division entered a tense state of war around the fan-shaped artillery positions under the outer part. Except for the commander wearing thick cotton suits, most of the artillery soldiers had already taken off their coats. They carried many batches of shells back and forth, and everyone was sweating all over their bodies. In addition to the heat produced by the continuous firing of the artillery later, there was no need to put on the bulky cotton suits, which was not conducive to rapid action.[]

The first benchmark gun commander raised his watch and looked at the time. When the second hand pointed at five o'clock, he pulled out his command knife and pointed it forward, shouting loudly: "Calibration cannon, two volleys, fire the cannon!"

With a neat roar, two Chinese and German factories' M1914 third-generation medium-sized cannons ejected flames, and the shells screamed and dripped into the dizzy sky, and two sparks exploded at the fortress in Huishan suburban area directly in front of them.

The artillery quickly replaced the ammunition, and the shell shells that were steaming were thrown aside.

"Correction of the ruler 225, the orientation remains unchanged, four guns are fired, prepare, and fire!" the commander shouted loudly again.

Four shells flew across the sky and landed accurately on the Japanese outer fortress, and the entire hill was shaken.

After the artillery locked in the scale, the six artillery groups could launch endless bombardment.

Sparks after sparks were set off outside Huishan, and the black smoke was even better than the coming night. In just a few minutes, a reconnaissance airship shot six flares above Huishan, illuminating the entire Japanese position like daytime. The 38th Division and the 36th Division sent four regiments of troops to surging towards the Huishan Highlands from three different directions. Of course, they were not really trying to attack, but they were just making a move to make the Japanese think it was a large-scale raid.

The powerful firepower of the artillery group has shown an overwhelming offensive. Although this is not the strongest artillery attack since the Battle of Huishan, it is undoubtedly a ground-breaking and mountain collapse-like attack for Huishan, which is already in decline. When staring at Huishan in the distance, you can only see spots of firelight spreading little by little, and the entire Huishan Plateau seems to be about to be shaken down.

On the foothills on the west side of the Huishan Plateau, the 95th Regiment of the 38th Division has approached the position of the Japanese western foothills, with a distance of no more than 500 meters. If it was a month ago, the Japanese heavy machine guns had already opened fire and suppressed them, but as time went by, in order to ensure the saving of ammunition, the Japanese army would not fire easily before they were not sure to create lethality. Because of this, the 95th Regiment could advance happily.

The vanguard company of the Second Battalion was rushing to the front. When they gradually approached the Japanese position, the company commander ordered the entire army to slow down and try not to keep approaching. Originally, there was a green forest around Huishan, but after months of continuous bombing and machine gun shooting, the place had already become bare, so there was no cover for the attacking soldiers.

The soldiers of the Pioneer even hugged one by one, and everyone just moved parallel to the left and right, and did not even dare to fire rashly, so as not to expose their position.

But not long after, a scout suddenly discovered movement in the foothills ahead by the firelight when the artillery bombed.

"What's going on? It seems that someone is ahead?"

"Is it the Japanese?"

"I can't see clearly, give me the telescope... There are really people, they are coming to us."

"Is it the Japanese who are planning to break through? Brothers, hurry up and set up all the guys and prepare to fight. His grandmother is impatient to live. Today, I will give you a trip to my grandfather."

The Pioneer Company immediately set up a sniper line near the hillside. Although there is a lack of effective cover, as long as you take the firepower point first, you can still fight a blocking battle with your powerful equipment advantage. For Chinese soldiers, as long as the Japanese soldiers escape the geographical advantages of the Huishan Highlands, they can handle it easily.

A few minutes later, the figures coming down from the mountain were getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Pioneer Company were tense and ready to fight at any time.

However, at this moment, the previous scouts saw clearly the crowds going down the mountain through the telescope and quickly shouted: "Don't fire, don't fire, you are civilians, you are civilians."

A platoon leader hurried over and said seriously: "Look clearly whether they have weapons or are they disguised by the Japanese!"

The scout immediately said: "It's civilians, most of them are women and children, without weapons, and there are children and pregnant women."

The platoon leader was puzzled and said in surprise: "How is it possible? How can these civilians pass through the Japanese devils' positions? Be careful that it is a trap, so that the brothers will be vigilant. I will inform the company commander immediately."

Less than a few minutes after the platoon leader left, the crowds coming down from the mountain were only a few dozen meters away from the Pioneer Company. Even though the roar of artillery fire was filled behind him, the crying of women and the crying of children could still be clearly heard.

The scout turned around and asked the squad leader, "What should I do? What a civilian!"

The squad leader was also at a loss and said in speculation: "Maybe the Japanese position here has collapsed, and these ordinary people took the opportunity to escape down the mountain. In short, we cannot shoot at the civilians."

While talking, a ragged North Korean woman came over crying and speaking Korean language in a vague manner. She was nervous and desperate, and handed a two-year-old child in her arms to the Chinese soldier.

A Chinese soldier was at a loss recently, and someone next to him was saying: "She seemed to be saying, save her child."

Hearing this, the Chinese soldier who was closest gritted his teeth, carried the rifle on his shoulder, stood up and prepared to hold the child.

"Old Zhao, what are you doing? Come back, be careful it is a trap."

"Don't move, fuck, all come back!"

But Lao Zhao had already taken the child from the North Korean woman. He turned his head seriously and said to his comrades: "This is a child..."

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed soldier shouted at the top of his throat: "Old Zhao, run!" He saw four grenades wrapped around the waist of a North Korean woman, and the leads were tied to the two-year-old child.

Old Zhao turned around with the child in his arms, but he didn't realize that he had pulled the leads of the grenade.

The explosion occurred in an instant, and the powerful impact force penetrated directly from Lao Zhao's back, blew up Lao Zhao in the waist. A large area of ​​blood mist sprayed, and the broken limbs and internal organs scattered. When the roar gradually dissipated, only three bloody corpses could be vaguely seen on the ground.

"It's trapped, everyone, be careful, don't let them come."

"Prepare to fight, the Japanese are killing you!"

"The mortar is retreating, hurry up, don't fucking it."

The change in the situation also happened in an instant. Suddenly, the Japanese shouts came from behind these North Korean civilians. More than a hundred Japanese soldiers rushed up frantically with bayonets. A heavy machine gun that had been hidden for a long time on the hillside began to spit out flames. The first ones were naturally those North Korean civilians. Some of them were tied with bags on their bodies, and after being shot through the bullets, they exploded violently, blowing down all the people around them.

Japanese soldiers used the human walls of North Korean civilians to charge while shooting, and did not care about civilian casualties at all.
Chapter completed!