After walking for several hours, we finally approached Fanzhuang Station.
From a distance, I saw three blockhouses, lined up in a straight line, guarding the west side of Fanzhuang Station.
Behind the tower is the railway line - Tongpu Railway.
Both sides of the railway line are blocked by dense barbed wire fences.
There are flat open areas on both sides of the barbed wire fence. There are no trees within 500 meters nearby.
This was deliberately cleaned up by the Japanese invaders.
Just to prevent someone from sneaking in.
This flat, open and unsheltered terrain caused great trouble to the Eighth Route Army.
Every time you cross a railway line, you have to pay a considerable price.
There is a Japanese sentry on top of the gun tower, keeping an eye on the surroundings at all times. If there is any movement, shoot immediately.
The key is still the turret.
These three artillery towers are all lonely. There are not many Japanese invaders stationed inside. There is only a small detachment, plus a dozen puppet troops.
Those puppet troops were just doing miscellaneous work for the Japanese army. They had little combat effectiveness. The Japanese army did not need them to have combat effectiveness. If the puppet troops had too strong combat effectiveness, it would be the Japanese invaders' turn to have trouble sleeping.
However, these turrets all have one characteristic, that is, they are very strong.
After all, it is close to the railway line, so it is easier to transport construction materials. There are some steel bars and cement.
At worst, there are a lot of stones or bricks.
The thickness of the walls is also quite astonishing. The thinnest ones are more than one meter thick, and some are even close to five feet.
Mortars and other things, when you hit it, it makes a seal.
The outside of the turret is all bare. There is nothing to focus on. Explosive packs are not easy to use.
Of course, this is without direct-fire artillery.
Does the second battalion have direct fire guns?
have!
Two infantry guns. Four Italian guns.
However, these four Italian cannons have not yet been transported. They were temporarily "borrowed" by Li Yunlong.
"Bagou!"
"Bagou!"
The Japanese invaders opened fire.
But it was the sentry who discovered Zhang Chu and the others.
The distance was more than 500 meters. There was no hit. But all the Japanese invaders were alarmed.
"Da da da……"
"Da da da……"
The Japanese heavy machine guns started firing.
Each turret is equipped with two Type 92 heavy machine guns, which shoot from a high position and have a very long range.
If the Eighth Route Army launched a forceful attack, the casualties would be very heavy.
Therefore, every time you cross a railway line, you must choose to do so at night to reduce the damage caused by the Japanese machine guns as much as possible.
Chen Quan squatted down and waved to the back.
The soldiers immediately brought up the two infantry guns and assembled them.
"boom!"
"boom!"
After a while, the infantry artillery began firing.
The shell hit the turret and created a gap, but did not penetrate.
In fact, the gap is very shallow. It's less than a fist deep.
The walls of the turret are very thick, a full meter long. The armor-breaking ability of the infantry artillery is insufficient and the penetration power is limited. It cannot kill with one hit.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Continue the bombardment.
Artillery shells continuously hit the outside of the turret.
I successfully peeled off the walls of the turret layer by layer, but still didn't penetrate.
There is no way, the wall is too thick and there is cement.
"idiot!"
"There are infantry artillery on Tubal Road!"
But the surrounding Japanese invaders were already shocked.
This is a direct-fire cannon! There are actually direct-fire cannons on Tubal Road. There are still two of them.
Report to superiors immediately.
Fanzhuang Station originally only stationed a Japanese squadron. Now it has been strengthened and a Japanese squadron is stationed. It is under the jurisdiction of the railway garrison.
It is very easy for the Japanese invaders to reinforce along the railway line. There is no need to station too many troops at a certain point.
"Nani Tubal tried to cross the blockade?"
"Baga! Mobile troops are dispatched immediately!"
The garrison captain immediately gave the order.
He judged that some Tubal Road was trying to cross the blockade.
It's no big deal.
There may be important people inside. So there is infantry artillery cover.
So according to normal operations, the nearby garrison was ordered to quickly reinforce Fanzhuang Station. At the same time, armored trains were dispatched.
The Japanese garrison captain believed that as soon as the armored train arrived, Tubal Road would collapse.
The garrison, which thought it was sure of victory, did not notify other Japanese troops, including the two independent mixed brigades heading north from Taiyuan.
"boom……"
"boom……"
Infantry artillery fire continued.
That blockhouse took more than a dozen shells in a row, but it didn't fall down.
It was indeed a big hole that was punched through. The Japanese invaders inside were probably killed and injured, and were unresponsive. However, the artillery tower never fell...
"Not strong enough!"
Zhang Chu frowned.
I feel deeply insulted.
Can't even deal with a gun tower?
It would be nice if the Italian guns were here.
If you want to end the battle quickly, you still have to rely on Italian artillery.
The problem is that all the Italian artillery is left in Ping'an County. It's too late to go back and move it now.
what to do?
Suddenly sensing danger, he quickly lowered his head.
"Choo Choo Choo……"
"Choo Choo Choo……"
The Japanese heavy machine gun bullets passed overhead.
depressed.
The infantry artillery was actually useless.
There seems to be a German 88 gun...
One shot and it exploded into the sky!
It's also okay if you can upgrade the tank.
Whether it was Sherman, T-34, or No. 4, they could easily penetrate those turrets.
Still need krypton gold!
Fortunately, the salvage warehouse still has the last grenade launcher.
Upgrade now!
The grenade can be upgraded to an infantry gun. It costs 500,000 yuan.
Then the infantry gun was upgraded to a 75mm field gun. It cost 1 million.
nice one.
It's just expensive.
Choose airdrop.
"Sorry, field artillery cannot be airdropped."
"Please choose another shipping method..."
system hint.
Zhang Chu had no choice but to choose the transportation team.
result……
"Sorry, the transport team is busy."
"It may take 3-5 hours to arrive..."
"If the system does not respond for more than 5 hours, please choose another delivery method."
The system sent another prompt.
Zhang Chu:......
What a mess.
Is the system busy at this critical moment?
Airdrops don’t work either.
The transport team is busy again. What should we do?
have no choice……
There are no more grenade launchers. You can't upgrade more infantry guns.
In the previous attack on Wanjia Town, all the weapons captured were light weapons. There were no grenade launchers, no mortars, and no heavy machine guns. As a result, there is now a gap.
Recycling also requires raw materials.
If you want to get a field gun, you need at least one grenade as a basis.
have no choice……
We had to let the two infantry guns fire slowly.
Fortunately, there are plenty of cannonballs.
Artillery shells can be air-dropped. They will be delivered in a few seconds.
"boom……"
"boom……"
Finally, the first turret collapsed.
But only the upper half collapsed. The lower half was still intact.
Adjust the muzzle and prepare to bombard the second gun tower.
At this time, an armored train appeared on the railway line. It was coming from the south. It was followed by a personnel carrier.
"Japanese reinforcements are coming!" Shen Quan looked stern.
"Well done!" After Zhang Chu was slightly nervous, he suddenly had a whim.
In fact, you don't necessarily have to take down all the turrets quickly. It's actually not bad to shell them slowly.
Reinforcements that can attract the Japanese invaders will come in a steady stream and then be eliminated one after another.
The reinforcements from the Japanese aggressors definitely did not arrive in large numbers at the same time. They definitely arrived in front and back. Tactically speaking, this was a refueling tactic.
The tactic of refueling has always been taboo among military strategists.
In layman's terms, it means giving away people's heads constantly.
I will give you two hundred this time and three hundred next time.
Three hundred next time...
Sure enough, the Japanese armored train stopped and more than a hundred Japanese invaders got off.
They were all heavily armed Japanese invaders. All had light weapons. No heavy machine guns were seen.
"Kill Chirp!"
"Kill Chirp!"
After the Japanese invaders got off the bus, they immediately rushed up.
They really didn't take Tubal Road seriously. It seemed that they wanted to catch all Tubal Road.
"Back off!" Zhang Chu said in a deep voice.
"Understood!" Shen Quan smiled happily.
This is about knitting pockets for the devils!
Set a trap for the Japanese a little further away and wait for the Japanese to get in.
If the Japanese enter the ambush, none of them will be able to escape.
Although the Second Battalion only has 200 people. However, our two hundred people do not only have light weapons.
Immediately command the troops to "disintegrate" backwards.
The Japanese invaders didn't know what the plan was and continued to rush up in a hurry.
The bright bayonet gleamed.
Entering the ambush circle...
"beat!"
Shen Quan gave the order.
Various weapons were immediately fired at the Japanese invaders.
A hail of bullets erupted.
In an instant, more than half the bandits fell.
The Japanese invaders were beaten to death by a barrage of bullets before they even understood what was going on.
More than a hundred Garand rifles...
More than thirty Browning light machine guns...
There are also some Thompson submachine guns...
What a dense rain of bullets is this?
"boom!"
"boom!"
Mortar fire followed.
Responsible for cutting off the Japanese invaders' retreat and preventing them from retreating.
However, the Japanese invaders did not retreat.
I don't know whether they were blinded or lost their minds, but the remaining Japanese invaders still rushed upward with all their strength.
"Da da da……"
"Da da da……"
The violent gunfire continued.
One after another, the Japanese invaders fell down like straw on the plains and wilderness.
Five minutes later, there were no more Japanese invaders standing.