"Boom...Boom..."

The sound of the Japanese squad leader rushing out of the artillery tower and the explosion and the collapse of the artillery tower rang behind him.

"Captain, there are still many warriors who haven't run out!"

"They are finished!" the captain replied with a calm face.

Then he ordered: "The Eighth Route Army will definitely not miss this opportunity and attack our stronghold. The troops immediately enter the circular fortifications around the stronghold and firmly block the Eighth Route Army's attack!

At this time, the squadron leader of the garrison squadron finally rushed over and was out of order.

Seeing the artillery tower that had been blown up not far away, his face looked very bad, and he asked with a calm face: "Bageya Road, tell me immediately, what's going on?"

"The main force of the Eighth Route Army has come here. They have infantry artillery and are powerful firepower. It seems that they want to take down our stronghold and enter Xiangfen!" The squadron leader reported in a relaxed breath. When the squadron leader comes, he can return the command to the squadron leader and remove the pressure on his shoulders.

The squadron leader was stunned for a moment before he realized: "Attack Xiangfen! The Eighth Route Army finally couldn't help but go to Xiangfen!"

"Order the troops to firmly defend their positions and block the Eighth Route Army's offensive! Also, contact the county town immediately, report the situation here, and request support!"

"Boom boom boom..."

Three explosions rang out not far away, interrupting the squadron leader's order.

After glanced over, several imperial and puppet troops were blown up in the explosion.

"It's a mortar shell, sir, it must be the Eighth Route Army that started the attack!" The captain of the leader reminded.

As a flare exploded, the squadron leader also saw the Eighth Route Army outside the stronghold that had surrounded him.

"Dadadada..." Perhaps to prove the team leader's judgment, the sound of machine gun strafing sounded quickly on the battlefield.

A total of three heavy machine guns, nearly ten light machine guns fired together, and the bullets came out like rain, covering the circular position outside the stronghold.

Many subordinates were killed by bullets flying above their heads just after entering the position before they could figure out the situation.

The remaining alive subordinates were not much better. They all lowered their heads and hugged in the trenches and fortifications, and could not look up.

"Sir, Eighth Route Army, they have begun to attack!" When the squadron leader's face suddenly calmed down, the captain's voice rang again.

The squadron leader had to suppress the bad premonition that suddenly appeared in his mind, and then ordered: "Everyone entered the position immediately, fight back firmly, and block them!"

"Where is the artillery, fight back immediately... No, fire artillery at the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army, don't worry about the artillery troops of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Only by killing and injuring their attacking troops in large quantities and making them insufficient troops, they will retreat and give up the attack!"

The entire garrison squadron and the puppet army were equipped with a total of twelve light machine guns and three heavy machine guns.

In the destroyed artillery tower, no heavy machine guns were brought down, and three light machine guns were smashed.

The remaining nine machine guns were divided into part of the defensive stronghold and the other three directions, and the machine guns that could be used to resist the first battalion were only six, and they were not the opponent of more than a dozen light machine guns in the first battalion.

So, within a minute of the attack, all six light machine guns of the Japanese were suppressed and completely silenced.

The artillery squad had three mortars as ordered to stare at the offensive forces of one company of the New Regiment, but a company did not crowd into a group to attack them, but instead used the three-three formations they were good at, lined up loose scattered lines and touched their strongholds like ghosts.

If the shells are smashed, if you are lucky, you can kill and injure three or four Eighth Route Army soldiers. If you are not lucky, you will not be able to explode one of them.

But even so, these three mortars only fired five rounds of shells at the attacking troops and did not stop and shift the target.

"Sir, the artillery squad was counterattacked by the Eighth Route Army artillery and lost a mortar. It is now being transferred. There is no way to provide artillery support to the infantry for the time being!" When the battle situation became worse and worse, the adjutant rushed over and reported with a serious face.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is too strong. Our garrison on the defense line has no chance to raise our heads and there is no way to counterattack!" The captain followed and added.

The squadron leader realized that he had encountered a tough problem today.

He frowned and analyzed: "The ring fortifications outside the stronghold must not be able to be kept!"

"Let the troops retreat immediately into the stronghold, use the houses and ruins of the stronghold to fight in close combat with the Eighth Route Army. At most, the Imperial Army is good at fighting bayonets. If the bayonets are the best at fighting bayonets, the Eighth Route Army will definitely not be the opponent!"

"Dadada..." After the attacking troops were getting closer and closer to the Japanese ring fortification, the soldiers who bent over and attacked forward also began to shoot.

Hold the rifle in your hand and shoot a bullet at the Japanese position whenever you have the chance.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is too strong. It has completely blocked the fortifications and the troops cannot retreat at all!"

The captain reported with a look of pain.

"Boom~" As soon as he finished speaking, a dense explosion rang out of the stronghold.

"It's a grenade. The Eighth Route Army can already throw the grenade into the trenches. The troops inside the fortifications must be finished!" The team leader with a look of pain and anxiety followed and judged.

The squadron leader couldn't help but stumble, and a very bad premonition appeared in his mind.

"It's over, not only the ring fortifications outside the base are finished, but the entire base is also finished!"

Then he looked at his subordinates with incredible eyes and made a decisive decision: "All the troops that can be assembled immediately, retreat from the back of the stronghold, and go directly to the county town. The stronghold can no longer be defended. Instead of wasting troops here, it is better to concentrate the troops in the county town to defend, and the city defense fortifications there are more solid!"

Xiangfen County Ghost Guard Command.

The telegram for help from Dengzhuang made the headquarters brightly lit in just one minute.

Commander Major Murata and all the officers who could rank in the county rushed over.

Some were dressed in disheveled clothes, some were sleepy. No one knew why Major Murata was so anxious to call everyone to the headquarters?

"Everyone, Dengzhuang was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. If nothing unexpected happens, they must have wanted to take our Xiangfen and turn Xiangfen into their base. Let's talk about how to deal with the Eighth Route Army's attack!"

Everyone showed a shocked expression on their faces, and then they became panicked.

Even the main force of the Imperial Army in Linfen City is not the opponent of these Eighth Route Army, not to mention the garrison troops whose combat effectiveness in Xiangfen is not as good as the main force!

At this time, many people have already begun to think about what they should do if the new regiment attacks the county town.

Should we fight to the death with the captain in front of us, or should we take valuables and leave this place of trouble with us?

Of course, this idea is mostly about the puppet army officers.

As for the Japanese, even if they are afraid, they will not show it, but plan to fight to the end!
Chapter completed!