Chapter 205: Head, we can also stab the devil's ass
Xiluo Village is the only way for the independent regiment to attack Jinzhong, and it is less than 20 kilometers away from the east gate of Jinzhong.
After capturing the Xiluo stronghold, the troops can march to Jinzhong in three hours...
At five o'clock in the morning last night, Kong Jie led an independent group to Xiluo Village.
In order not to alert the enemy, all the troops hid in the Huangpo area southeast of Xiluo Village, preparing for a fatal blow and catching the Japanese by surprise...
"Captain, we have figured out the real situation at Xiluo stronghold!" Chief of Staff Li Wensheng looked forward to the report when he found Kong Jie.
"Xiluo stronghold is the east gate of Jinzhong... a reinforced squadron and a battalion of the Imperial Association Army are stationed all year round!"
"Yoshio Shinozuka twice mobilized troops from central Jinzhong to reinforce the mopping up troops. Almost all the little Japs in the Xiluo stronghold were removed, leaving only more than thirty Japs and a company of two Japs!"
"But the fortifications in the stronghold are very strong!"
"The turrets and bunker are all made of long stone blocks. They are very strong. A mortar shell can only leave a white spot on them."
“The location of the base is also chosen very well!”
"Xiluo Village is built on the mountain. It is short in the east and high in the west. The stronghold is built at the highest point in the west..."
"We can only capture the stronghold through sheep attacks, which means that the attacking troops will be intercepted by Japanese and puppet firepower when they rush three hundred meters away!"
"They intercepted us from a high position. Even if the attacking troops lie on the ground, it's not safe!"
"Where's the mountain cannon?" Kong Jie asked seriously.
"With the Xiluo stronghold captured, the troops can march to the east gate of Shanxi in three hours and launch an attack immediately... We don't need to continue to hide our strength!"
"It's difficult?" Li Wensheng was embarrassed to answer.
"I got closer and did some reconnaissance... In addition to long stones, the Japanese also used a lot of cement when building their stronghold..."
"Even if mountain artillery and infantry artillery can destroy those gun towers and bunkers, it will still take a lot of artillery shells and time... The Jinzhong garrison will definitely prepare in advance after receiving the news, and our sudden attack on Jinzhong cannot be realized!"
Huang Yu suddenly said: "Regiment commander, chief of staff... I have an idea that might be able to capture the Xiluo stronghold by surprise!"
"Do you still remember the Little Devil Yamamoto Special Agent Team!"
"Sneak attack on us from the cliff at the back of the mountain...if the assault company hadn't been prepared in advance, they would have hit us hard!"
"The devils can cut our backs and poke us in the butts... We can also poke the little devils in the butts!"
"Although the terrain at the back of the Xiluo stronghold is very dangerous, it is not impossible to climb!"
"Perhaps it's because the stronghold is backed by Jinzhong and there are heavy troops guarding it...or maybe it's because the troops left behind in the stronghold are insufficient, and there aren't even a few guards in the mountains behind."
"Wei Dayong, the commander of the first platoon of the assault company, has practiced kung fu... When the assault platoon expanded the assault company, I specially selected some young people with a foundation in kung fu to train him. Now the platoon has formed a combat effectiveness and is at least 80% sure to climb up the mountain.
In the mountains behind the Xiluo stronghold, launch an attack from behind the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"There are more than thirty little Japs left behind to guard the stronghold..."
"The total strength of a platoon is more than forty people... If a soldier kills a Japanese, we will also kill all the young Japanese who are left behind to guard the stronghold!"
"Without the support of the Japs, the remaining two Japs are nothing but a piece of loose sand. If we attack, they will voluntarily surrender!"
"I suggest that when we encounter the puppet army next time, we can take prisoners if we can!"
"The independent regiment fought all the way here and almost used up all the recruits prepared before the war!"
"Puppet army prisoners do not need to undergo recruit training. As long as they do a good job in ideological work, they can replenish the army immediately!"
"We will definitely suffer heavy losses in the battle in Jinzhong. If we can mobilize some prisoners to join the independent regiment, we can not only make up for the battle losses, but also allow the troops to fight more big battles in the heart of the Japanese, win the battle, and force the Japanese to send more troops back to Jin.
to reduce the anti-mopping pressure on the base area!"
Kong Jie stared at Huang Yu and asked seriously: "Are you sure Wei Dayong is capable of taking the Xiluo stronghold from the back mountain?"
"I'm sure..." Huang Yu replied firmly!
"What the little Japanese special agent Yamamoto can do, our Eighth Route Army can also do..."
"As long as the leader agrees, I will personally lead the team to touch the little devil's butt..."
Kong Jie thought for a while and analyzed: "If we can capture the Xiluo stronghold without heavy weapons, the independent regiment will be able to catch the Jinzhong garrison off guard... I am too happy to be happy, and of course I will not refuse!"
"As for the two Japs in the stronghold, I completely agree with Staff Huang's proposal!"
"Chief of Staff, you are personally responsible for this matter!"
"Before the counter-mopping up began, the head of the headquarters and the brigade commander strengthened a large number of political cadres for us! We can temporarily gather the deputy instructors of each company together and set up a prisoner reception team... dedicated to receiving, screening, and mobilizing the main force's prisoners of war on the battlefield.
Two devils."
"If three out of ten prisoners can be mobilized to join the independent regiment, one thousand prisoners can form three companies of recruits!"
There are forty-five people in a platoon of the assault company. In addition to the platoon leader Wei Dayong and two deputy platoon leaders, there are three reinforced squads of fourteen people. Each reinforced squad is equipped with a crooked handle and a grenade launcher.
One submachine gun, two box guns, eleven 38-piece covers, varying numbers of southern pistols... Many soldiers are equipped with two guns. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as armed to the teeth. This level of equipment is even in the
The entire Eighth Route Army also deserves the first share!"
Some people would say that Kong Jie was an upright man and distributed the benefits equally to all troops. There is no way an assault company would be equipped with such good weapons.
This is indeed the case.
Only relying on the distribution from the regiment headquarters, the equipment of the assault company will only be slightly better than that of the ordinary company.
But the assault company captured a lot. Every time the loot was turned in, it was impossible for Kong Jie not to give a little reward...
One more Mauser pistol today, one more grenade launcher tomorrow... After more than half a year of accumulation, the assault company has its current assets.
What Huang Yu is most satisfied with is not a row of equipment, but a row of soldiers.
Except for the machine gunners and grenade launchers who are relatively ordinary, the remaining riflemen and submachine gunners are all trained...
Even if you have never practiced martial arts, you have developed a killing ability because of your years of fighting!
Any warrior you pick can fight two ordinary little devils head-on!
The best warriors are given the best equipment, and even if they have not undergone special training, their overall combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.
There is a stone cliff more than ten meters high in the back mountain of Xiluo Village. Only by climbing up can you touch the buttocks of the Japanese and puppet soldiers.
Although a platoon of soldiers had not received any special climbing training, there were several trainers in the team who were good at climbing.
With two bundles of ropes on his shoulders and a submachine gun hanging on his chest, he used his hands and feet to climb up to the top of the mountain like a monkey.
Shiya looks very steep, straight up and down, with almost no inclination angle...
However, due to being baptized by wind, frost, rain and snow for many years...the weathered stones still formed a large number of dents and bulges on the surface of Shiya, and several soldiers relied on them to climb up to the top of Yaya little by little...
As we approached the top of the cliff, the straight stone cliff slowly turned into a slope, and several warriors had a place to draw strength from.
Steady the body with one hand, hold the gun with the other hand, slowly poke your head out, and observe the situation on the top of the mountain...
The result was exactly the same as what Huang Yuzhen found.
The Japanese troops were limited, and there was Shiya blocking the road in the back mountain. It was impossible for the enemy to attack the stronghold from the back mountain, resulting in not even a guard post on top of the mountain...
All the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, slowly climbed up to the top of the mountain, found a place to fix the ropes, and quickly dropped six ropes.
The other warriors waiting at the bottom of the mountain immediately climbed up to the top of the mountain through these ropes...
Huang Yu waved his hand, and more than forty soldiers began to disperse, forming a three-by-three battle formation and heading towards the stronghold.
The night became the best cover for the soldiers, and they were not discovered by the Japanese and puppet troops until they reached thirty meters outside the stronghold.
Only then did Huang Yu fully see the situation behind the Xiluo stronghold.
The Japanese never thought that they would be attacked behind the stronghold. There was not even a shooting hole left in the wall.
The turret standing in the middle of the stronghold is very conspicuous. The outer wall facing the village is full of shooting holes... The outer wall facing the back mountain and Shiya has only three shooting holes...
Huang Yu couldn't see the situation inside the turret through the shooting holes, but he could feel that there were no enemies behind the three shooting holes.
The less prepared the Japanese and puppet troops are from behind them, the greater the chance that the assault company will capture the stronghold.
The more Huang Yu watched, the happier he became. He raised his hand and pointed forward, beckoning his subordinates to continue moving towards the stronghold!
This time they touched the outer wall of the stronghold without being discovered...
"Destroy the outer wall directly with grenades, and the troops will attack and rush in, catching the Japanese by surprise!" Huang Yu gave the order immediately.
"Squad one, follow me to attack the gun towers. Prepare grenades and grenades. Let's attack them layer by layer!"
"Wei Dayong leads the second squad to raid the bunker and take it down as quickly as possible!"
"The third team is going to raid the Japanese ammunition depot and material warehouse. It's best if you can capture them. If you can't capture them, blow them up..."
The three reinforced classes followed the wall to find their best position for a surprise attack.
As soon as the time came, an explosion of "rumbling..." sounded on the wall.
Before the smoke from the explosion had dissipated, three gaps had been blown out of the wall. The three reinforcement squads divided into three groups and rushed into the stronghold with guns in hand, heading straight for their attack targets.
The Japanese commander at the stronghold, Lieutenant Menxia, was preparing to take a rest. The explosion frightened him so much that he sat up from the bed, put on his clothes and rushed to the top of the gun tower...
That is the commanding height of the entire Xiluo Village. Standing there, you can overlook the entire stronghold and Xiluo Village and understand what happened in the explosion just now.
The reaction speed of the assault platoon was faster. By the time Lieutenant Menxia saw the blasted stronghold wall clearly, intensive firefights could be heard from the first floor of the gun tower...
Then there is the bunker in front of the gun tower, and finally the ammunition depot behind the gun tower.
"Captain... the enemy has rushed outside the turret... The garrison on the first floor has suffered heavy losses and may be occupied at any time!" The subordinates guarding the first and second floors climbed up to the roof and reported with panic on their faces when they saw the lieutenant under the door.
"The enemy came from Shiya in the back mountain, and our troops are limited. We must not let the enemy rush into the gun tower... I will call Jinzhong County immediately and ask for reinforcements!" Lieutenant Menxia gave the order while rushing to the third-floor headquarters.
"Moses Moses...Moses Moses..." Lieutenant Menxia grabbed the receiver and started shaking the phone in his hand.
But no matter how he called, there was no response from the receiver.
"Rumble..."
Several explosions suddenly sounded at the bottom of the turret. He was so frightened that he almost lost his balance. Thick smoke quickly surged up from the stairs to the third floor. Two subordinates who were covered with wounds climbed up along with the smoke.
"Captain, the garrison on the second floor is finished..."
The microphone in the lieutenant's hand "clanged..." hit the table with a bang. He was both desperate and shocked. He didn't expect that his opponent's offensive was so fierce, and he took down the first and second floors of the turret in an instant...
