Compared with the relaxed atmosphere of the National Salvation Army of Pingding County, three days ago, the atmosphere here has become obviously depressed. The voices of the staff members have become much smaller, and they have also become hurried when walking. It is obvious that something big is about to happen.

Commander Zhou Cheng, Deputy Commander Tang Yufeng, Zheng Yunshan, Chief of Staff Chen Zhengyu, and Deputy Chief of Staff Li Honghui, as long as there is no task, all of them are concentrated here, obviously something big is going to happen.

A combat staff member suddenly trotted in and handed a document to Chen Zhengyu.

Chen Zhengyu just glanced at the contents on the document, and a smile flashed on his serious face. He was very happy to report: "Captain, good news!"

"The cavalry troops we sent were all lurking in place, and the two independent regiments also agreed to send all artillery troops to cooperate with our cavalry troops to protect them from entering the enemy-occupied area with lightning speed, going deep into the front line, and joining the main force to attack the Japanese and puppet troops on the battlefield."

Tang Yufeng became excited after hearing this: "Captain, the lurking troops are ready. The main force of the regiment and the two garrison teams have also completed training and can launch an attack at any time. I think this attack should be early rather than late. Can you start?"

"Then start!" Zhou Cheng ordered very seriously.

"Old Tang, we are still the same rule. You and Deputy Commander Zheng are in charge of the command center. I will leave the Third Battalion and the New Battalion for you."

"The first and second battalions, the Xiyang and Pingding Garrisons that have been formed, and the Yangquan and Shouyang Garrisons that have not yet been fully organized, are directly under the regiment, and they will attack head-on with me and the Chief of Staff. The troops are divided into two groups. I will lead one route to attack Yangquan, and the Chief of Staff will lead one route to attack Shouyang, striving for a quick battle and end the battle within 24 hours, and will not give the Japanese and puppet troops a chance to escape the battlefield."

On the ridge ten kilometers east of Shouyang City, a regiment of puppet troops officially entered here three days ago. In addition to the more than 100 Japanese soldiers supervising the battle, a total of 1,300 people were equipped with three mortars, six heavy machine guns, and nearly forty light machine guns."

Mortars and heavy machine guns, all of which were in the hands of the Japanese army. The puppet army was equipped with only 31 light machine guns, and the remaining soldiers were equipped with rifles.

For them, such equipment is already very high.

Before the troops entered the position, the entire regiment was equipped with less than fifteen light machine guns.

In order to defend the position and rely on the blocking war to consume the strength of the national rescue army, the Japanese army not only drew a large number of puppet troops from various parts of Shanxi to reinforce the place, but also spent a lot of money to allocate weapons and ammunition to the puppet army.

Not only did they double the number of light machine guns to each regiment, but they also replenished a large amount of ammunition. The per capita bullet volume increased directly from the original twenty to the current one hundred and fifty, and each person also added five grenades.

The machine gun is equipped with more ammunition, and each of them reaches an astonishing two thousand rounds.

Ensure that each regiment has sufficient ammunition to block the National Salvation Army's attack for one day.

The early morning is the most sleepy time for a person, and the puppet army is no exception.

Although the Japanese supervising the battle repeatedly asked them to strengthen their vigilance at night to prevent sneak attacks by the National Rescue Army, a special infantry battalion was arranged to rotate on duty in companies.

But in the early morning, no matter how the puppet army on duty was incisive, their double eyelids always fought involuntarily, and the yawning caused the troops to be greatly reduced.

"Clang..." A metal hit suddenly sounded in front of the trench.

The sleepy puppet army was awakened suddenly, and quickly stretched out their heads from the trenches and looked at the place where the sound had just been made.

They arranged two barbed wire mesh there, with metal canned boxes hanging on them, and they were covered with black paint at night. If the National Salvation Army wants to sneak attack the defensive positions, it must pass through two barbed wire mesh. It will inevitably touch the metal canned boxes on it and make a sound to give warning to the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops.

The Japanese, who had reacted a little faster, had already set up the machine gun and aimed at the location where the sound had just made.

As long as the commander gives the command, shoot immediately and use firepower reconnaissance to determine whether there are enemies there.

"Make gun shooting, immediately notify Taijun behind to fire flares. There is a chance that the National Salvation Army will attack us in front..." The company commander on duty ordered without hesitation.

The positions under your feet are not only related to their lives, but also to whether they can get generous rewards after the battle. There must be no accidents.

In addition, the Japanese had just replenished them with a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and the company commander was much more confident than before, so he was not worried about not enough bullets.

Therefore, the company commander would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than use more bullets than let a suspicious target go.

As long as there is movement in front of the position, even if the other party is a mouse, he will use bullets to hit them into sieves...

This will ensure that the defensive position under your feet is foolproof.

"Dadadada..." The crooked handle in front of the machine gunner quickly ejected a tongue of flame at the target...

Dozens of bullets were fired in a row, but no movement was made at the location of the gun just now.

“Woo woo woo woo…”

The flare flew over the position with a scream. The white light generated by the combustion was very dazzling, instantly illuminating the ground, just like during the day.

The company commander's eyes were wide open, staring at the machine gunner's shooting target just now.

The barbed wire was hung intact on wooden piles, and the can box was hung on the barbed wire, and it looked like it had not been damaged.

And it was bare, and there was no place to hide people except weeds that were more than one foot tall.

After repeatedly confirming that there was really no danger there, the company commander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, retracted his head back into the trenches, and ordered the troops to continue to strengthen their vigilance.

The flares slowly burned out, and the Japanese and puppet troops' positions were once again covered by night.

The puppet troops in the trench also began to return to normal, walking around the trench, and pricking up their ears to listen to the movements outside the trench.

The barbed wire mesh was indeed not damaged where the sound just now, but behind the barbed wire mesh, there were also members of three reconnaissance teams hidden.

After the flares were lifted off, the three of them immediately lay on the ground and covered the camouflage net with their heads.

All the disguised nets used by the reconnaissance team were made on-site by Zhou Cheng based on seasonal changes.

This season, there are few greens in North China, and yellow thatch and shrubs are everywhere, so their disguised nets are almost woven from thatch.

The commando lay motionless on the ground, covered with a camouflage net woven by thatch, instantly blending with the surrounding thatch.

Not to mention the puppet troops hiding a hundred meters away, even if they walked near the barbed wire, they might not be able to detect the danger.

After confirming that the puppet troops on the position no longer paid attention to themselves, the three commando teams slowly emerged from the disguise net.

After the accident just now, they already knew that the canned box was hung on the barbed wire mesh and the specific location of the canned box.

A commando stayed in place to watch, and the remaining two commando people slowly crawled towards the can box.

Two minutes later, one commando held the canned box with both hands to make sure it did not make a sound. The other commando decisively took out the vise and took off the canned box in just a few seconds.

Although the process was thrilling, it made no sound.

To relieve the source of danger, the two commandos wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads at the same time because of tension, and quickly returned to the lurking point just now.

After waiting for five minutes and confirming that the puppet troops in the trenches did not find everyone, the two commandos who had just acted took action again.

The next action becomes much simpler.

A team member pulled the barbed wire, and a team member cut the barbed wire with visors...

In this way, three safety channels were cut open by the three assault groups of the investigation team.

After the passage opened, the vise in the commando Yuan's hand had turned into a submachine gun and a box cannon.

The finished product is distributed in shape, and by crawling forward, he continues to rush towards the trenches where the puppet army is hiding.

Thirty meters behind them, the main force, the original single battalion, was divided into three groups, and quietly followed them in a company.

The sniper team and firepower team of the reconnaissance team are all active around the three assault teams, providing them with firepower support at any time.

When the trenches were still last fifty meters away, the team members could already see the faces of the puppet army patrol soldiers under the torch lighting.

Seeing that they still didn't notice their existence, the leader of the assault team decisively made a gesture to continue moving forward.

When they were still thirty meters away from the trench, they could even hear the puppet army's speech clearly.

At this time, any movement may attract the attention of the puppet army and summon everyone to kill themselves.

The three team members moved forward even slower. After confirming that the front was very safe, they dared to climb forward carefully and just strode towards the trench little by little.

"Crack..." A sound suddenly sounded at the feet of a team member, and it was the sound of a branch being trampled.

Although it is very small, it looks a little harsh in the quiet night.

The two puppet troops patrolling directly in front stopped immediately and stretched their necks to look at the assault team.

The machine gunners, seven or eight meters away from them, also noticed this. The black hole gun quickly pointed at the assault team and fired after the commander ordered.

The two sides are too close to each other. Although the camouflage net can confuse the puppet army, it cannot stop the bullets fired by the machine gun.

Moreover, there is not even a hiding earthblock in front of you. If the machine gun fires, someone will definitely be injured and sacrificed in the rain of bullets.

The team leader made a quick decision to change to sneak attacks.

The distance between the two sides is less than 30 meters, and the assault team can enter the trenches with one charge, without even ten seconds.

Although the Japanese army arranged a company to patrol the trenches, the position was one kilometer long. On average, a platoon was responsible for at least three hundred meters long trenches.

This means that at most one platoon of puppet troops in front of the assault team can threaten their safety.

The team leader was confident that he could enter the trench with his submachine gun and skilled tactical movements.

The battle between the two sides in the trench is similar to street fighting. The power of long spears and light machine guns is greatly reduced, while the power of submachine guns and pistols has increased greatly, and one rises and the other goes down. The assault team will definitely occupy a section of the trench and persevere until the main force is killed.
Chapter completed!