The next day, the troops left their bases one after another and arrived at their scheduled destinations to stand by according to their respective mission requirements.

The strength of the little Japs in their fifties may not seem large, but with the addition of bunkers and other defensive fortifications, they cannot be destroyed by just destroying them, so they need to be treated with extra caution.

Nanzhuang Bridge is a key point of transportation between the north and the south, but there are very few people crossing the bridge. After all, this is a mountainous area with a sparse population. Now that it is occupied by the Japanese, the people are naturally afraid to avoid it.

Therefore, those who cross the bridge from here have something to do with the Japs. It may be unfair to say that they are all traitors, but for those who slip through the net every once in a while, this bridge is of great importance to the Japs in controlling the area.

metaphorical.

Zhang Yunfei led Tiedan and Ma Damao's troops to wait in hiding outside Sanli Road of Nanzhuang Bridge.

Because there are very few pedestrians on this road, any silhouette of a person far away will become the focus of attention of the Japanese on the bridge. Therefore, in broad daylight, let alone near Nanzhuang Bridge, they have to avoid even the road from a distance.

Therefore, they could only hide here early. After dark, each unit began to approach Nanzhuang Bridge in the dark. At this time, it only depended on the coordination between the various units.

We also need to pray for good luck. If the enemy detects them before they are deployed in place, the suddenness of their attack will be greatly reduced.

The first to take action were the troops who sneaked under the bridge. When the fire started, it was a signal for the troops approaching the bridge to launch an attack on the Japanese troops.

As soon as the battle started, the Japanese and puppet troops in Nanling, which was closest to Nanzhuang Bridge, took action, and reinforcements immediately came out to reinforce them.

The Nanling stronghold is mainly dominated by puppet troops. There is so much movement at Nanzhuang Bridge and the Taijun is there. Naturally, they dare not slack off in any way.

However, not long after they set off, the stronghold in Dongling was attacked. At this time, the reinforcements were panicked and did not know what to do.

They probably fell into the Eighth Route Army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. Now that the Dongling stronghold is empty of troops, it is easier for the Eighth Route Army to break through.

On the contrary, Nanzhuang Bridge has a small team of Taijun and complete fortifications, so it is really not easy to be broken. No matter from which aspect, the danger is actually the Dongling stronghold.

The puppet army consulted the leader of the Japanese Army Cao for his opinion. The Japanese Army Cao also felt that something was fishy and immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and prepare to return to Dongling to aid.

The sergeant is a veteran and can easily weigh the pros and cons of rescue. At the same time, he is more confident than the puppet army that his colleagues at Nanzhuang Bridge can still hold on as long as they are not attacked by a large enemy force.

Now it is more important to give priority to protecting your garrisoned stronghold. In a sense, the Japanese Army Sergeant's decision cannot be miscalculated.

Although Zhang Yunfei repeatedly told Chen Yunhao that they were only feinting and wanted to ensure that the troops did not suffer too many casualties, the Japanese and puppet troops were determined to rescue them.

It is really possible for him to take advantage of the situation and take the Dongling stronghold. After all, assessing the situation is the most basic ability of a commander. If he cannot catch such a big flaw in the enemy, it can only be said that he is very unqualified as a commander.

As the saying goes, if a general is away, his military orders will be compromised. Besides, what he did was not disobeying military orders. After all, the order given to him by Zhang Yunfei was to feign an attack to contain the enemy at the Dongling stronghold. It was best not to fight hard and incur too many casualties.

It's just that he didn't say it clearly. He should make his own decisions based on the situation. If he still doesn't know what change is and only knows how to feint in a rigid manner, then Zhang Yunfei will be really angry.

Of course, these situations did not happen with the return of reinforcements from the Japanese and puppet troops. Chen Yunhao and Wang Zejun easily completed the tasks assigned by Zhang Yunfei.

With the return of the Japanese and puppet troops in Dongling, the Japs in Nanzhuang Bridge were left isolated and helpless for a short period of time.

Reinforcements on other roads are much further away, and the mountain roads are difficult to travel at night, so they may not be able to arrive for a while.

At this time, the Nanzhuang Bridge was already on fire. The wood on the bridge piers was completely on fire. The rising flames baked the bridge deck and completely ignited the wood on the bridge deck.

The wood on the bridge deck caught fire more easily than the bridge piers. The wood filled with sparks was burned off and fell into the water one by one.

The wood filled with sparks sizzled when it hit the water, and a cloud of water mist rose from the river. As the wood on the bridge deck caught fire in a large area, the Japanese on both sides of the river were completely in contact. They could only huddle in the bunker and dare not come out.

Can shoot from the shooting hole.

However, there is no three-dimensional bunker. Although it is very strong, it is just a large bunker. Although it poses a considerable threat to the attack, the soldiers who did not attack the bunker were killed by Japanese bullets on the offensive.

However, the enemy's shooting could not scare off the advancing soldiers. The enemy crawled on the ground to avoid machine gun fire, and then moved forward again.

Facing the Eighth Route Army swarming from all directions, the Japanese's counterattack was in vain, and the firepower seemed not as fierce as it was at the beginning.

Suddenly there was a loud noise from a bunker on the north bank. The bunker was blasted by the approaching soldiers, and smoke was pouring out from the firing holes like chimneys.

No matter how loud the gunshots were in the bunker, the Japanese inside would be shocked to death if not killed.

Faced with a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers who were getting closer and closer to the bunker, knowing that the Japanese were inevitable, except for the machine gunners who stayed inside the bunker, everyone else left the bunker and rushed out.

Since we are all going to die, we naturally can't be carried away by the Eighth Route Army. It would be too depressing to die in that way.

As a large number of Japanese troops withdrew from the bunker, the firepower of the bunker's defense was suddenly greatly reduced. Naturally, the advancing soldiers would not miss this opportunity and immediately took the opportunity to blast the Japanese bunker.

As for the Japs who abandoned their defense and evacuated, when they rushed out, they happened to face the prostrate Japs approaching them.

Facing the Japanese who were determined to fight to the death, many soldiers who rushed forward had no time to get up and were nailed to the ground by the Japanese's bayonets.

The sacrifice of the soldiers in front bought time for the unprepared comrades, and more people jumped up to meet the oncoming Japanese.

The machine gun bullets fired from the Japanese bunker caused the leaping soldiers to rush in again. However, with the successive explosions, the gunfire from the Japanese bunker was completely silenced.

The soldiers in the back row, with the time their comrades had bought with their lives, stood up and collided with the Japanese who were rushing towards them like they were desperate, and they fought in a melee.

Although the Japs had a small number of troops, they formed formations and cooperated with each other. In addition, they were all determined to die. For a time, although the Eighth Route Army had a numerical advantage, they could not do anything to them.

The two sides fought hand to hand, going back and forth, and some people were constantly being stabbed with bayonets, and there were mixed sounds of violence and screams.

A soldier was stabbed in the stomach by a Japanese bayonet. When he lost his strength, he grabbed the bayonet that pierced his body.

The bayonet man let out a ferocious laugh and stirred the bayonet in his hand vigorously. The soldier's hand was bloody and fleshy, and he let out a bone-chilling scream.

"kill!"

Zhang Yunfei rushed over with a lunge, thrust forward, and the sharp bayonet on the rifle pierced his body without giving him any time to react.
Chapter completed!