The sound of light machine gun fire suddenly rang out, and a large number of bullets suddenly flew out from the grass in front of and beside the Japanese and puppet troops, flying in a fan shape in the air, wantonly harvesting the lives of soldiers.
The distance between the two sides was too close. As soon as the gunfire rang out, the bullets flew in front of the little devils, leaving them no chance to hide. They were beaten into pieces in an instant.
Although many soldiers walking behind the team were lucky enough to escape the first round of fire, they quickly fell to the ground and tried to fight back with their guns.
But the bullets flying above their heads were so dense that several Japs were blown up as soon as they raised their heads, with red and white brains splattering everywhere...
This scene was so frightening that other Japanese and puppet soldiers quickly lowered their heads and did not dare to raise their heads rashly.
"Rush..."
Dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers jumped up from the bushes, holding rifles in one hand and grenades in the other. They bent over and moved forward quickly under the cover of machine guns.
This process only takes three or four seconds.
Before the little Japs lying on the ground could react, these Eighth Route Army soldiers had already thrown grenades at them.
"Boom boom boom..."
Violent explosions rang in the ears of the Japanese and puppet troops at the same time. As long as the grenade hit the side, even the Japanese and puppet troops lying on the ground would be killed and injured, losing their combat effectiveness...
"Woooooooo..."
A piercing alarm sounded immediately from the Little Japanese gun tower a few hundred meters away.
The Japanese and puppet troops scattered everywhere quickly entered the fighting position. The Japanese squad leader who stayed behind at the stronghold climbed to the top of the gun tower at the same time. He raised his binoculars and saw the tragic scene of more than a dozen remnants of the attacking force being covered by a rain of grenades.
He slammed his clenched fists on the battlements in front of him and said angrily: "It's the Eighth Route Army..."
"They want to attack the railway line again..."
"Sir...there are also Eighth Route Army activities behind the stronghold..." a commander Cao suddenly reported.
The squad leader quickly ran to the other side of the turret, raised his binoculars and looked around...
Dozens of Eighth Route Army troops, armed with rifles and light machine guns, formed a skirmish line and surrounded the stronghold.
The Eighth Route Army, which had just eaten the attacking troops, also showed its true form.
After the dozens of riflemen who had just launched the attack, dozens of machine gunners emerged from behind the bushes, and there were even people carrying mortars and heavy machine guns.
The angry expression on the squad leader's face was immediately replaced by solemnity.
If the Eighth Route Army attacking itself does not have heavy weapons, and the garrison relies on the artillery towers and fortifications around the stronghold, it is at least 80% sure to block the Eighth Route Army's attack.
Now that they have heavy machine guns and mortars to fight together, their chances of winning may not even be 40%.
If the stronghold is breached, not only will you die here, but the railway lines around the stronghold will also be destroyed by the Eighth Route Army.
The railway that the Kwantung Army finally repaired will be interrupted again. If it affects other battlefields, he will become a sinner of the Kwantung Army.
The squad leader became more and more frightened as he thought about it, and quickly ordered: "Get ready to fight..."
"The Eighth Route Army rushed to two hundred meters away and opened fire, blocking them at all costs..."
"Contact the county immediately..."
"If the call is interrupted, use the radio station just issued by your superiors... We are attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They want to destroy the railway line again and ask for reinforcements..."
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The Kwantung Army brigade headquarters ten kilometers away.
When the captain received the telegram, he was so frightened that he stood up from his chair, walked quickly to the map, and found the stronghold that was being attacked.
His original idea was to contact the brigade headquarters immediately and ask the brigade commander to mobilize heavy troops to encircle the Eighth Route Army and annihilate them on the battlefield.
But as soon as this idea was proposed, the adjutant questioned: "Sir..."
"It is indeed possible for the main force of the joint brigade to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield..."
"But it's also possible that all the efforts will be in vain..."
"If the Eighth Route Army seizes the stronghold before the main force of the brigade arrives, blows up the railway, and withdraws into the mountains, we will go deep into the mountains and conduct aimless searches like last time..."
"The biggest problem is that the railway line has also been bombed... The newly repaired railway is likely to be interrupted again because we failed to reinforce the battlefield in time..."
"If the Kwantung Army Headquarters wants to be held accountable, we are the ones most responsible..."
"After all, the main force of the brigade is nearly thirty kilometers away from the battlefield..."
"Even if they advance lightly, it will still take three or four hours to march all the way to the battlefield..."
An expression of fear immediately appeared on the captain's face: "You are right..."
"We can afford to wait, the Eighth Route Army cannot afford to wait, and the strongholds and railway lines under attack cannot afford to wait..."
"Let's kill the reinforcement strongholds and railway lines first... If we can destroy the Eighth Route Army there, we will destroy it. If we can't, we will hold them back... After all the main forces of the brigade are in place, we can gather together and annihilate them..."
"The baggage train, infantry artillery squad, and the first squadron stayed behind to protect the station...Other troops will assemble immediately and march with me to reinforce the battlefield. We will set off in five minutes. Quick..."
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In the ambush position of a regiment of the northbound detachment, Wei Dayong was hiding behind a mound of earth and observing the front road...
The battalion commanded by Duan Peng has almost taken down the decoy stronghold, and the Japanese reinforcements have not yet appeared...
This is so inappropriate. Could it be that the ambush troops were exposed in advance and the Japanese reinforcements took other roads...
This shouldn’t be the case either…
The road at the foot of the mountain is the closest road for the Kwantung Army to reinforce the battlefield. If they choose to take a detour, it will take at least two hours more. The stronghold being attacked by Duan Peng will definitely not be able to hold on for that long.
Could it be that the little devil is planning to give up his stronghold...
"This is impossible..." Wei Dayong shook his head again and rejected this idea.
The Kwantung Army may not ignore the strongholds, but it will certainly not ignore the railway lines...
This railway line is very busy. A large number of military trains go south and north every day. If it is interrupted for a day or two, it will not be a problem. If more railway lines are bombed and it is interrupted for more than ten days, the Kwantung Army will have problems with troop deployment and ammunition supply transportation.
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"chief of staff……"
A scout suddenly appeared on the hillside beside Wei Dayong, crawled towards him quickly, panting heavily and reported: "The Kwantung Army is coming..."
"Three fully equipped infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, a mortar squadron, more than 700 little Japs... Major Major's battalion is marching towards us in a hurry..."
A worried expression immediately appeared on the face of the second battalion commander: "Chief of Staff..."
"The Japanese have one more squadron than we expected... Should we fight this ambush... If we do, accidents will easily occur and cause huge casualties to the troops participating in the battle!"
"beat……"
Wei Dayong clenched his fists and answered firmly.
"We have no reason not to eat the fat meat that comes to our mouths...even if it's a pot of raw rice, we have to chew it up and swallow it..."
"Pass my order..."
"The guard company, the baggage company, all participated in the battle..."
"Set up all the light and heavy machine guns we brought..."
"All cadres, clerks, and soldiers from the cooking squad of the regiment will all go to the battlefield. No one from the headquarters will be left..."
