Akano Kazuki stood on the village road not far from the entrance of the village. When he saw his men leaving in a hurry, the smile on his face became even stronger.
As long as they successfully capture the people in the village and use them as hostages, no matter how powerful the Eighth Route Army blocking the stronghold is, they will not dare to attack them easily.
the more you hope, the harder you fall……
While Akano Kazuki was waiting for victory with a smile on his face, several gunshots suddenly rang out in the village.
He frowned and prepared to go to the place where the gunshot was fired to see what happened.
But before he could move, the familiar sound of machine gun fire sounded again at the entrance of the village behind him.
Akano Kazuki subconsciously looked back, and several bullets flew over, right into the back of his heart...
The heartbreaking pain immediately spread throughout the body, and the physical strength disappeared immediately. I tried my best to keep myself standing, and fell to the ground without moving...
The village that was quiet just now became lively, with the sound of rifle gun shooting everywhere, and a few explosions from time to time...
But the firefight started and ended very quickly.
In less than five minutes, Xiaowangzhuang returned to peace.
Soldiers kept coming out of the yard with smiles on their faces. Some were escorting prisoners of the puppet army, some were carrying the corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers, and there were soldiers holding weapons and ammunition they had just captured...
After a while, the village road was filled with corpses of Japanese and puppet soldiers. At a glance, there were more than thirty corpses...
More puppet soldiers became prisoners of the assault camp and were pointed at guns by soldiers, with expressions of panic on their faces.
"Battal Commander, we killed all 73 Japanese and puppet soldiers who entered the village, and captured 41 puppet soldiers!" Zhong Cheng Junxing hurried to Huang Yu to report.
"The morals of these Japanese devils are almost the same as before!"
"As long as there are no kiddies or officers around to supervise the battle, the ordinary soldiers will surrender obediently when we point our guns at them, without even the slightest thought of fighting with us..."
This result was already expected by Huang Yu.
When the troops attacked the stronghold, the Japanese and puppet troops were in the dark and they were in the open, and the initiative on the battlefield was also in their hands.
The attacking troops were not clairvoyant and could not pre-emptively kill the Japanese officers and hardcore traitors hiding in the puppet army, so they could not disintegrate the puppet army's will to fight and morale.
After the battle started, Japanese officers were everywhere supervising the battle. Any small move could lead to death, or even affect the safety of the entire platoon and the entire company.
They were forced to fight to the death with the Eighth Route Army in the battle to defend their stronghold...
The ambush battle before us was completely opposite to the offensive battle.
The initiative on the battlefield is in the hands of the assault battalion. The specific place to ambush, how to ambush, and which Japanese and puppet troops to attack first... can all be discussed in advance.
After the battle started, the commando battalion took a preemptive strike and killed the Japanese and hardcore traitors hiding among the puppet troops. The tight spell that the Japanese army placed on the heads of ordinary puppet troops suddenly disappeared, and their fighting will and military morale also collapsed...
The more Huang Yu thought about it, the more he felt that the tactics he proposed were useful. He looked at Zhong Chengjun and continued to ask: "How many days of puppet troops are left in the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold!"
"I have asked the prisoners clearly!" Zhong Chengjun reported with a smile, feeling very good.
"Ten Japs from a team, including the lieutenant and team leader, there are 44 Japs left..."
"There was a company of the puppet army, but we killed two platoons, and there were still one platoon with 33 people left!"
"A total of 77 Japanese and puppet troops!"
Huang Yu continued to ask: "Where is the food? How much food is left in the stronghold?"
"Less than a day's supply!" The smile on Zhong Chengjun's face became even wider!
"Our captive Ergouzi has been eating porridge for two days. He can only eat half full at each meal. The remaining food can only last for one day at most..."
"No, half of the men and horses were missing from the stronghold just now. We should still be able to eat for two days!"
"Then if we block it for another two days, the morale of the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold will be in chaos!" Huang Yu also smiled and said happily.
"Deploy a platoon to return the loot and prisoners to the stronghold, while the others continue to blockade the stronghold!"
"I have a hunch that we can capture the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold in three days at most!"
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in the county, Captain Major was frowning as he studied the battle report just sent by his subordinates, sometimes frowning, sometimes relaxing...
I don’t know how many times I read it, but it took a full five minutes before I put down the information. I sighed and said, "Something must have happened to the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold!"
We must find out immediately whether the stronghold is still in our hands!"
After saying that, he stared at the adjutant beside him and ordered: "If we can't contact them by phone, we will send a messenger over..."
"We must find out the true situation of Xiaowangzhuang stronghold in the shortest possible time!"
"By the way, I would like to remind the communication soldiers... don't go straight to the stronghold as soon as you pass by. Go to the nearby area to inquire about the situation first, and then decide whether to enter the stronghold!"
"Although the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold is not big, the Eighth Route Army cannot easily capture it!"
"If an accident happens at the stronghold, a fierce battle will definitely break out at the stronghold, which can be heard clearly from four to five kilometers away!"
At six o'clock in the afternoon that day, the Major Captain received the latest news from the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold.
But this news didn’t come in vain.
Five messengers were sent out, four were killed and one was wounded. The wounded tried their best to send the news back to the county seat.
"Captain... the stronghold is still in our hands... but more than half of the troops stationed at the stronghold have been lost... and the food reserves are only enough for two days... We must immediately reinforce Xiaowangzhuang and send them food!" the adjutant analyzed with a frown.
Captain Major frowned and replied: "First cut off Xiaowangzhuang's ammunition supply, blockade the stronghold, and then quietly kill half of the garrison in the stronghold... The Eighth Route Army clearly wants to weaken the stronghold's strength little by little, just like cutting flesh, and finally capture the stronghold!"
"Have you found out how many Eighth Route Army soldiers are besieging the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold? How are their equipment?"
"If they have a large number of troops and powerful firepower, and we attack rashly, not only will we not be able to replenish food for the stronghold, but we will also be able to take advantage of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Even the baggage trains will encounter mishaps in action!"
"We don't have many troops stationed in northwestern Shanxi to begin with. We absolutely can't do that stupid thing of losing both my wife and our troops!"
The adjutant shook his head and replied: "The Eighth Route Army has built at least one blockade around the stronghold. The messengers sent out were all killed while crossing the blockade. The specific strength of the surrounding Eighth Route Army has not yet been found out!"
"From the analysis of the Eighth Route Army's vigilance on the blockade, it will definitely be difficult for ordinary investigation to solve this problem!"
"But if we conduct close-range reconnaissance, we will definitely pay a huge price!"
The major thought for a moment and replied: "Some necessary costs are well worth it!"
"We can't always act blindly and fight in confusion... As long as we can understand the opponent's strength and firepower, I can accept the loss of another reconnaissance team..."
"Go investigate immediately!"
"Based on the investigation results, I will dispatch a supply team to deliver ammunition supplies to the Xiaowangzhuang stronghold!"
