"Captain Huang, I need the infantry to cooperate in the battle!" Platoon Commander Wang found Huang Yu and started making demands.
"What happened with the explosion just now?" Huang Yu didn't answer Platoon Leader Wang's words and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"We did it!" Platoon Leader Wang replied happily.
"The Japanese artillery fire is so fierce that even if you hide behind the blocking position, you won't have a chance to launch an attack."
"I suddenly thought about it and decided to lead my troops to the enemy's flank to look for an opportunity. In the end, I found it!"
"We loaded the torpedo cannon with propellant and explosive packs in advance. The three gunners carried the torpedo cannon and moved forward quickly, bypassing the Japanese guard post, went to a position more than 200 meters across the road to set up the cannon, and suddenly launched an attack.
Just withdraw..."
"By the time the Japanese counterattack troops come over, we will have already retreated two hundred meters away!"
"I think this style of play can continue..."
"If we can't get around the Japanese guard post, we'll kill them!"
"As long as we are sent to a position 250 meters across the road, and the propellant and explosive packs are loaded into the torpedo cannon in advance, we can complete the launch mission and retreat in half a minute at most... The Japanese and puppet troops don't even have time to retaliate against us!
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Huang Yu was moved after hearing this. He stared at Platoon Leader Wang and asked, "Are you sure that the six flying thunder cannons can really complete the launch mission and retreat within half a minute?"
Platoon Leader Wang immediately assured: "If everything goes well, twenty seconds will be enough!"
"Be prepared for launch before going to the battlefield. After arriving at the launch position, you only need to fix the launch barrel to ignite..."
"After the launch is completed, the three gunners can lift the launch barrel and retreat. There is no need to dismantle the artillery like a mortar. The speed is very fast!"
Huang Yu immediately turned his attention to several company commanders: "Platoon Commander Wang's proposal is very good!"
"If you do it well, you can at least kill two birds with one stone!"
"Wei Dayong...take your first company to protect the flying thunder artillery platoon..."
"The Second Tu Company is responsible for confusing the Japs. They use the platoon as a unit to attack the Japs guard post from other directions at the same time, so that the Japs can't tell where the Thunder Cannon platoon is?"
"After the two successful sneak attacks, the Japanese will probably step up their guard and increase the number of security troops to prevent the thunder artillery platoon from easily approaching the highway!"
"We will change our tactics immediately!"
"The flying thunder artillery platoon has temporarily withdrawn, and the main force of the assault battalion is divided into platoon units to attack the Japanese and puppet security forces..."
"The main thing is to kill and injure their troops. If you hit them, retreat!"
"With two attacks, we will definitely be able to kill two to three hundred Japanese puppet troops!"
The commander of the mortar platoon directly under the assault battalion became more and more jealous as he listened. He couldn't help but stand up and ask for a fight: "Battalion Commander..."
"Not only can the thunder cannons attack the enemy from a long distance, but the mortars we are equipped with can also do so and have a longer range... How about we join the battle too!"
"Stand still!" Huang Yu refused without hesitation.
"We can produce the propellant and explosive packets used by the thunder cannon ourselves. We can replenish as much as they shoot out, so we don't have to worry about running out of ammunition!"
"All the mortar shells you use are captured. Every time you fire one, you lose one. They must be used in the most critical positions!"
"In a sneak attack like this, even if one explosive pack kills only one Japanese and puppet soldier, we won't suffer a loss..."
"If mortars were put on the battlefield and one shell killed two Japanese soldiers, I would be at a loss!"
"Can you guarantee that when attacking the Japanese from a long distance, one shell can kill more than two Japanese and puppet troops?"
Cannonballs don’t have eyes, so it’s hard for even a master artilleryman to make perfect shots!
No gunner in the mortar platoon, including himself, the platoon leader, dared to call himself a master gunner. If he wanted every shell to hit the target and kill more than two Japs, he would definitely not be able to do it.
The mortar platoon leader could only lower his head and retreat, giving up the idea of joining the war!
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the mopping up troops arrived at the third blocking position prepared for them by the assault battalion as scheduled.
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In addition to ordering artillery to attack the blocking position and the large area behind the blocking position, Ando Daizuo also doubled the number of guard posts operating around the main force to ensure that there were no loopholes around the main force.
During the artillery raid a few hours ago, the flying thunder artillery platoon bypassed the guard post, quietly approached the main force, and launched a sudden attack.
This time, nothing can be said to give the opponent another chance to get close to the main force.
"Rumble..."
The artillery troops fought more and more fiercely, and soon the blocking position was bombarded with artillery fire and smoke filled the air.
Ando Daizuo's attention is also there.
At this moment, a burst of "click, click, click, click, click..." suddenly sounded from behind, and it sounded from several locations at the same time.
"The cunning Eighth Route Army actually came to attack us at this time..." The adjutant made the first judgment.
"They must be trying to distract us so that we can't concentrate on attacking the blocking position!"
"Captain, I believe that the troops under attack are fully capable of dealing with the sneak attackers on their own. We just need to continue the attack!"
Ando Daizuo was convinced and immediately ordered: "I will do as you say!"
"We continue to attack the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions..."
"Don't worry about those sneak attackers... boom..."
Before he finished speaking, several explosions that were still fresh in his memory reached his ears again.
Now Ando Ozuo couldn't calm down anymore, so he quickly raised his binoculars and looked behind him, and arranged for two messengers to go behind to find out the situation.
Six plumes of black smoke had already risen on the road, lined up in a row, at least twenty meters high, and could be seen clearly from a distance.
Ando Daizuo's face instantly darkened.
Listening to the sound and looking at the smoke, you can tell that a dynamite package just exploded.
The mopping up troops have endured two rounds, killing at least one of their infantry squads in each round.
If half of the six explosive charges just exploded hit the road, the mopping up troops would lose dozens more soldiers.
"Sir... the Eighth Route Army secretly attacked our guard post and sent the thunder cannon more than two hundred meters away to eject the explosive package..." The messenger quickly brought the situation of the battle over.
"Two explosive charges hit the road, and four explosive charges hit the side of the road..."
"The explosive packs were too powerful, and two more exploded in the air... Even though our people were prepared after the attack, we still lost more than thirty soldiers!"
"Baga...how dare the Eighth Route Army...they are not afraid that our main force will launch a counterattack and kill them!" Ando Daizuo cursed with a look of disbelief on his face.
The adjutant was not a military commander, so he was not that angry.
As soon as he thought about it, he explained to Ando Daizuo: "Captain... our guard posts are in groups of two. They will be destroyed instantly after being attacked by a sneak attack..."
"The Eighth Route Army simultaneously advanced on the highway with thunder cannons and then withdrew after the attack. No matter how fast the main force reacts, it will take time."
"By the time they reached the Eighth Route Army's flying thunder artillery position, the Eighth Route Army would have already escaped..."
"If the guard post can hold him back for a minute or two, the main force can send reinforcements in time, and the Eighth Route Army will have no chance to get close to the road and throw explosives towards the road!"
The sadness on Ando's face disappeared instantly. He closed his eyes and thought for half a minute before giving orders: "Your idea is very good!"
"From now on, each group of guard posts will be expanded to fifteen people... including seven imperial troops and eight imperial alliance troops!"
"Be sure to hold on for more than two minutes after being attacked!"
"The nearest main force must immediately send reinforcements. The heavy machine gun unit and the artillery unit cooperate to fight, and try to use heavy firepower to kill the enemy from a long distance!"
At ten o'clock in the morning the next day, the mopping up troops were once again blocked in front of a blocking position.
As soon as the artillery began to set up artillery, five to six hundred Japanese and puppet troops began to disperse, following dozens of Cao commanders to their respective guard posts.
"Rumble..."
The artillery attack on the blocking position quickly started. Although Ando Daizuo's attention was on the blocking position, his heart was on the main force in the rear.
I really didn't like the Eighth Route Army sneaking up on me before, but now I'm actually looking forward to the Eighth Route Army coming to sneak up on me.
A minute passed without any sound of firefight coming from behind...
Five minutes passed and there was still no sound of exchange of fire.
Could it be that the Eighth Route Army knew that it had strengthened its security sentry force, so it became afraid and did not dare to attack it...
Ando Dazuo secretly thought that although he was a little disappointed, as long as the mopping up troops did not lose any soldiers or generals...
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Just when he was losing hope, the sound of "ta da da..." finally sounded.
"The Eighth Route Army wants to repeat its old trick again and attack us with thunder cannons... This time I will definitely let them hit their heads and cause bloodshed..."
"The main force will fight back immediately...try to annihilate them all, or at least severely inflict them..."
After a while, an explosion of "Boom, boom..." was heard on the battlefield behind him. Ando Dazuo knew that it was the sound of counterattack artillery fire from his artillery. As they participated in the war, the Eighth Route Army that attacked him would definitely be unable to escape.
Just as he was waiting for the news from his subordinates with a smile on his face, the firefight behind him suddenly stopped without any warning, not even a rifle shot was heard.
Soon he received good news that was far less than expected!
"Sir... the Eighth Route Army that attacked us was defeated!" a lieutenant said with a happy face.
"They saw that the security forces were so numerous that they couldn't take them down in a short time... After attacking once, they started to retreat..."
"The main force did not receive a single explosive charge in this sneak attack!"
Ando Dazuo wanted to tell his subordinates: the result he wanted was to severely damage the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack troops, not to repel them.
Seeing the smiles on his men's faces, as if he had won a great battle, he didn't want to undermine the morale of his men, so he swallowed back the rhetorical questions that were already on his lips.
Pretending to be very satisfied, he ordered: "You fought very well. If we encounter the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops next time, we will continue to fight like this..."
"The main force must not suffer another explosive charge!"
At this time, all the Japanese and puppet troops were focused on the main force repelling the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack. Fortunately, the main force was not hit by explosives, and no one paid attention to the casualties at the guard post.
Careful statistics will reveal that a total of six security posts were attacked just now, and each security post lost five people. In total, there were thirty Japanese and puppet troops.
Moreover, there is a special characteristic of the assault camp in fighting Japanese and puppet troops. When the Japanese and puppet troops are together, whether they are machine gunners or riflemen, they like to fight against Japanese soldiers first and then the puppet troops...
