"Boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom! -"

The bombardment from the armored trains continued, round after round.

Continuously falling artillery shells exploded one after another, directly blowing up the giant city stronghold into a sea of ​​flames. The turrets and bunkers collapsed one after another, turning into ruins.

The Japanese and puppet troops in nearby trenches and foxholes were also affected. Some were directly blown out, while others were buried or killed by collapsed turrets and bunkers.

The injured were countless.

The remaining Japanese and puppet soldiers who survived screamed and fled in all directions.

The military uniforms of some Japanese soldiers were ignited, and they rolled back and forth on the ground like burning men. I don't know whether they were seriously injured or they were trying to put out the fireworks.

"this……"

Xu Shengji was stunned.

Cheng Xiazi had already seen the power of the armored train when he was at the flat base, but his expression didn't change much at this moment.

Li Yunlong even lit up a cigarette leisurely, sat on the leather sofa and smoked leisurely, and from time to time he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

It doesn't look like they are here to fight, but more like they are here for a vacation.

About 10 minutes later, the bombardment ended. All the gun towers and bunkers in the giant city stronghold were bombarded and collapsed into ruins. The Japanese and puppet troops inside were either killed directly or buried inside.

In addition to gun towers and bunkers, the enemy's trenches and foxholes, especially the locations of machine gun firepower points, were also shelled.

Of course, the four Type 94 road-rail armored vehicles were not spared. Under attack from 75mm and above caliber artillery, their poor defensive armor was even worse than Zhihu's.

Two were directly hit by artillery shells and exploded to pieces, while the other two were overturned by the explosion...

Immediately, the new regiment, the 772nd Regiment, and the 771st Regiment launched a joint charge.

The rest of the battle was naturally without any suspense. All the Japs in the giant city stronghold were eliminated, and the surviving puppet troops all laid down their weapons and surrendered.

Then, each of the three regiments left one company of soldiers to clean up the battlefield, while the rest of the main force quickly headed towards Yangquan along the Zhengtai Railway and Zhengtai Highway.

Originally, Xu Shengji wanted the soldiers of the 771st Regiment to take the train, but when he saw that the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment also traveled on foot, he gave up this idea.

In the command car, Cheng Xiazi was still a little worried about Li Yunlong's current enemy commander-in-chief. He smiled and said: "Old Li, you will be the division commander soon."

Li Yunlong: "Old Cheng, please stop teasing me. I would like to be a brigade commander or division commander, but I don't have the conditions."

Cheng Xiazi: "Why not? I think when the 129th Division was first formed, there were only 4 regiments in total. When we return to the stronghold eastward, plus the 769th Regiment, there will be 4 regiments in total. By then, you, Mr. Li

Isn’t he the teacher?”

Xu Shengji: "That's not true. Although Lao Li commanded three regiments just now, they all belong to our 386th Brigade. After all, he can only be regarded as a brigade commander, but the 769th Regiment belongs to the 385th Brigade.

Lao Li, you are living a proper life as a division commander, and the total strength is only a lot more than a division of the national army."

Li Yunlong was delighted: "If you say this, it seems to be true. At least it proves that we, Mr. Li, have the ability to command a division."

"So, next time we fight together again, you still have to listen to us."

Cheng Xiazi's face suddenly changed: "Old Li, what you think is beautiful!"

Xu Shengji echoed: "That's right, it's like no one can command a division. Just that battle just now, does it need someone to command it?"

Don’t say it’s you, Lao Li, even if it’s the second idiot from our village, it’s fine.”

Cheng Xiazi: "If you calculate it that way, you, Lao Li, are on the same level as the second fool in Lao Xu's village."

Xu Shengji: "That's right, that's right."

Li Yunlong smiled: "Hahaha! So, if you even listen to the words of the second fool, isn't that worse than the second fool?"

"..."

Cheng Xiazi was speechless for a moment.

"..."

Xu Shengji was also speechless.

Li Yunlong laughed and said to himself: "Young man, are you the only two still arguing with me, Lao Li?"

…

Back to the stronghold in the east.

Donghui stronghold is about 35 kilometers away from Yangquan and about 15 kilometers away from Jucheng stronghold, which is about the same distance from Jucheng and Pingping.

There is a tunnel near the Donghui stronghold. There are no coal mines and no bridges, so the defensive strength is slightly less than that of Pingping and Giant City.

Only two ordinary Japanese soldiers and two companies of puppet troops were stationed, with a total strength of less than 800 people.

But even so, the 769th Regiment responsible for the attack still suffered a lot.

From 12 o'clock in the morning to 4:30 in the morning, the 769th Regiment had organized several consecutive attacks, but they were all easily defeated by the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold.

Although they filled in the outer trenches and bulldozed the outer barbed wire fences, this was because the Japanese troops guarding the Donghui stronghold received a death order and were not allowed to leave the stronghold.

In fact, several attacks by the 769th Regiment failed to even approach the hinterland of the Donghui stronghold, let alone destroy even a small bunker.

Speaking of which, the equipment gap between the enemy and ourselves is too great.

The entire 769th Regiment only has two 81mm caliber mortars, which is not even a fraction of the New Regiment, let alone the Second Independent Regiment.

With the damage caused by 81mm caliber mortars, even the enemy's small bunker cannot be destroyed, let alone the enemy's large artillery tower.

It has been less than 3 hours since the third light, which means that the time left for the 769th Group is less than 3 hours.

Chen Lian, the leader of the 769th Regiment, couldn't help but become more and more impatient.

There is competition among the regiments of the 386th Brigade, and there is also competition among the brigades of the 129th Division.

Of course, what they are competing for is not promotion and wealth, but glory.

However, it must be emphasized that in the competition between the Eighth Route Army, the two sides will not hinder each other. On the contrary, they will provide absolute help when necessary.

This is a kind of healthy competition that can not only improve the cohesion of the troops, but also improve the combat effectiveness of each unit and their determination to win and glory.

As early as 2 hours ago, the 386th Brigade Headquarters received a telegram from Wang Chengzhu from Yangquan County, learning that the Second Independent Regiment had captured Yangquan County, and that the New Regiment had also captured Niangziguan.

In addition to being excited, the brigade commander immediately reported the news to the division headquarters.

When the division commander was happy, he not only reported the situation to the headquarters, but also notified the news to the brigade headquarters of the 129th Division.

Brigadier Wang of the 385th Brigade was also a person with a good face. Naturally, he was not willing to let his 385th Brigade lag behind the 386th Brigade, so he immediately reported this information to the main group and ordered them to capture it in the shortest possible time.

Mission base.

So the pressure suddenly came to the leaders of the main groups...
Chapter completed!