At six o'clock in the afternoon, when the sky began to darken and the Japanese planes could no longer visit the battlefield.

Lurking near Zhouzhuang, an independent regiment from a Japanese army's granary warehouse moved.

More than 800 people carried heavy machine guns and mortars, and rushed towards Zhouzhuang in units of the company.

"Bang..." The Japanese military guard posts were fired from afar. Then the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the granary became in chaos and stopped eating. They rushed to the position with weapons amid the yells of the officers.

"Qinchuan, after fighting for so long, you know the specific location of the Japanese position more clearly than me. All the mortars brought by the Independent Regiment are under your command. First, blow me up the Japanese position around the granary to relieve our next attack pressure!" Zhang Guoding, the squadron leader of the Second Squadron of the Special Forces Brigade, who walked with the Independent Regiment, looked at the granary that was getting closer and closer to him not far away, and directly ordered the gunner Qin Chuan!"

"No problem, captain, if there is a shell that cannot be hit accurately, you punish me!" Qin Chuan replied confidently.

The commander of the Independent Corps next to him was shocked by Qin Chuan's answer, and turned his head and ordered the mortar company commander behind him: "Comrade Qin Chuan must be a master, and the mortar company is now obeying his command. Also, learn some for me during the battle, and temporarily learn half of Comrade Qin Chuan's skills. I will go back and remember the merits for you!"

With the three mortars equipped by the special forces, a total of nine mortars were directly mounted less than 500 meters away from the granary.

"I heard it all. The Japanese in Zhouzhuang also have mortars. They are well-trained and have very fast reactions. Now we have adjusted the shooting angle. Each gunner has five shells, and they can shoot out at the fastest degree. After the shooting, they will retreat. You can't stay here for a second!" After checking the shooting angles of the nine mortars one by one, Qin Chuan was not polite and directly ordered with a serious face.

"Everyone is ready! Fire!"

"Woooooooooooooooo... boom boom..." A violent explosion mixed with a whistle sounded quickly in the village's positions. The Japanese command center located on the edge of the grain depot, the deputy captain said with a pale face as soon as he rushed in: "Captain, he is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. At least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army is attacking us!"

"I know it is the main force of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise there wouldn't be so many artillery!" The captain replied with a calm face.

Then he ordered the adjutant next to him: "Order our artillery to counterattack immediately, kill the Eighth Route Army artillery, and then cover the troops to defend their positions!"

"Also, I'll send a telegram to the brigade commander immediately. At least one of the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army is attacking us, and they are also equipped with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns! Please reinforcements!"

At the command center of the Japanese military brigade in the county town, the brigade commander who was having dinner heard a faint explosion outside the city and threw down the bowls and chopsticks, then hurried to the war room, and happened to run into the battle room with the chief of staff who was about to go out to find him.

"General, Zhouzhuang Grain Depot was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army had artillery and the defenders suffered heavy losses. Please reinforcements!"

"How many Eighth Route Army are there!" The brigade commander quickly walked to the map, stared at the location of Zhouzhuang and asked.

"There is a regiment that has appeared, equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars!" The Chief of Staff quickly answered.

"Aren't they going to attack Fengling Town? Why did they run to Zhouzhuang? Also, there are four main groups in the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, and only one of them is coming out now. Where are the remaining three main groups hidden? Can anyone tell me?" The brigade commander frowned and analyzed!

The Chief of Staff shook his head and replied: "They just want to disappear. No one found where they were. Not only that, today, the intelligence department and the reconnaissance force lost forty or fifty people, and they didn't know where they were lost!"

"This must be done by the Eighth Route Army Special Forces. Only they can quietly kill dozens of our intelligence officers and scouts! Baga!" The brigade commander frowned and judged.

At this time, the Chief of Staff seemed to have thought of something and followed closely with him: "General, we only hoarded 200,000 kilograms of grain in Zhouzhuang. Even if the Eighth Route Army stole it, it would be a drop in the bucket. At most, they would have to hold on for a few more days, and finally attack Fengling Town!"

"Since that's the case, the Eighth Route Army has drawn so many troops to attack Zhouzhuang. Will it be a concealment and attacking the east and west!"

"They are too cunning and never fight head-on with the Imperial Army. Although Zhouzhuang's attack is very fierce, it may be an illusion created by the Eighth Route Army!"

"It's possible!" The frown leader nodded and replied.

But then he changed his subject and continued: "However, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Eighth Route Army really wants to take Zhouzhuang!"

"Chief of Staff, except for the left-behind troops, how many troops have you assembled in total to reinforce the three grain depots outside the city!"

"The five infantry squadrons of the Imperial Army, plus artillery, baggage, and heavy machine gunners, totaling more than 1,300 people, and one regiment of the Imperial Army, more than 1,200 people!" The Chief of Staff answered immediately!

The brigade commander thought for half a minute and made a decision: "The two infantry squadrons of the Zhouzhuang Imperial Army, one of the Imperial Army has multiple battalions. If there is another squadron of the Imperial Army and one of the Imperial Army, and with enough heavy machine guns and mortars, there should be no problem in dealing with a regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Chief of Staff, according to my order just now, we will draw troops to reinforce Zhouzhuang, right away!"

More than 500 Japanese and puppet troops left the city in just ten minutes, and then marched quickly to Zhouzhuang, six kilometers away.

The battle in Zhouzhuang continued. Under the guidance of Qin Chuan, more than 200 shells directly caused the Japanese and puppet troops to lose nearly 200 people.

What made the Japanese captain vomit blood was that the counterattack of the mortar squadron under his command not only did not work, but instead attracted two rounds of shell attacks from the Eighth Route Army, directly losing more than 20 gunners.

Because the loss of troops was too fast, the captain had to send his guard team to the battlefield in advance. As for the captain himself, he rushed to the front line of the battlefield with his pistol and directly commanded the battle.

"The machine gunner fires immediately, and the firepower is suppressed! The grenade launcher fires and kills the firepower points of the Eighth Route Army!" The captain hiding behind the bunker shouted loudly while paying attention to the battle situation.

A lieutenant next to him immediately replied: "Sir, there are snipers in the Eighth Route Army. Our machine gunners have been replaced by five or six people. Each of them only fired a few bullets and was shot at the head. No one dared to go over and control the machine gun!"

"Nani? What about cooperating with our special forces? What do they do for food? Find the Eighth Route Army machine gunners immediately and kill them!" The captain ordered decisively with a calm face.

After glanced at the lieutenant next to him, he continued to order: "You are an officer, and the soldier is afraid of death, so the officer will come on! You can use the machine gun. If the machine gun is not fired, it is impossible to block the Eighth Route Army's offensive!"

The lieutenant's face suddenly turned pale and his legs were weak.

But after seeing the captain's eyes that could almost kill people, no matter how scared he was, he could only move it slowly.

After holding the machine gun handle with trembling hands, he prayed in his heart that he would not be targeted by the sniper, and pulled the trigger as soon as he closed his eyes.

The gunshots rang out, and before the lieutenant could open his eyes, a bullet penetrated into his head.

The heavy machine gun that had just fired five bullets was silenced again

When the lieutenant died, the captain's eyes immediately turned red, and he cursed and ordered others to continue to make up. However, under the threat of the headshot, the Japanese next to him seemed to have not heard it, hiding behind the cover, holding a rifle and continuing to shoot out!
Chapter completed!