Around 12:30 noon, under Zhu Wu’s arrangement, the soldiers got everything ready.
Some puppet soldiers in the stronghold are still working and continue to build bungalows with bricks and stones. Others have started to cook together, and smoke is rising from the stronghold.
The third platoon leader led a team disguised as civilians and gradually approached the Japanese and puppet army stronghold in the middle section of Xiaotong Road from the east.
At this time, the three platoon leaders and six other soldiers all put on the clothes worn by ordinary people. The clothes were patched in many places. In addition, they looked shabby. From the inside to the outside, they looked ordinary.
the common people.
For pretending to be ordinary people, the third platoon leader and others don't even need any experience at all.
That’s what it is!
If you put down your gun and go to the fields, you will be no different from a farmer. Before you joined the army, you were originally a farmer.
The six people were driving three sheep in total. The sheep were native Taihang goats driven from Gentu.
The two men were driving a goat and wandering along.
When the team driving the goats was about 300 meters away from the Japanese and puppet stronghold, the third platoon leader and others seemed to have discovered the Japanese stronghold. They looked panicked and quickly grabbed the goat, turned around and wanted to leave.
There were sharp-eyed puppet soldiers in the stronghold, but they immediately spotted the third platoon leader and others, and quickly shouted: "Stop, those sheepherders, if they run away again, I will shoot!"
The six people in the third platoon immediately showed the fear that ordinary people should have. They turned their heads and the third platoon leader begged for mercy with a mournful face: "Boss, we only came to this area to herd sheep in the past two days. I didn't know that the imperial army's stronghold was built here.
Just think of us as nothing and let us go!"
The puppet soldier shouted: "Don't worry, the imperial army is very friendly to the good people and will not kill you. But if you don't come over, you won't be sure. The imperial army's marksmanship can hit you anywhere within 500 meters."
I'm not trying to scare you."
"If you want to survive, bring me the goat quickly."
The three platoon leaders were helpless and dejected, and reluctantly pulled the goat and walked towards the stronghold.
The Japs squad leader in the stronghold shouted: "Asshole, why did you let them get close to the stronghold?"
The puppet soldier quickly pointed to the goats that the third platoon leader and others had rushed over, and explained: "Taijun, look at these people, they are just ordinary people who passed by accidentally. They didn't know that we suddenly built a stronghold here. Look, this is just right."
It's almost noon, should we ask them to borrow a goat for cooking? The smell of goat meat, wow..."
This Japanese squad leader has obviously eaten goat meat. Hearing what the puppet soldiers said, he couldn't help but drool.
"Xinxi, let them come over! Tell them that we are willing to pay for their goats."
"Hi!" the puppet army responded, turning around and shouting to the third platoon leader and his party, "Hurry up, the imperial army asked you to come over, and they will never hurt you. In addition, the imperial army said that they will give you your goats."
Money."
"Thank you, boss, thank you, Taijun!" The third platoon leader looked flattered. He got closer and thanked him quickly.
While talking, the third platoon leader's eyes wandered around the outer fortifications of the stronghold without leaving any trace.
Three light machine guns are installed on the left and right wings of the fortifications outside the stronghold, as well as in the middle.
At this moment, the three Japanese machine gunners were not all in place. There was only one Japanese machine gunner stationed in the middle machine gun fortification.
The enemy's stronghold relies on a highway, with defenses on both sides, and a small road inside as a road block. The firepower layout of the westward peripheral fortifications of the stronghold is similar to that of the eastward peripheral fortifications.
So in total, the Japanese and puppet troops in this stronghold, judging from the firepower exposed on the surface, have a total of six light machine guns.
The plan of the three platoon leaders and his party was to make a sudden move after successfully approaching the stronghold, knocking out the three light machine guns on the eastern outer fortifications of the stronghold and covering the main charge.
At the same time, in turn, rely on the Japanese's peripheral fortifications to stop the Japanese, beware of the firepower of three light machine guns to the west of the stronghold, and mobilize support.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly. When the third platoon leader and his party approached the Japanese stronghold, the ninth company commander Zhu Wu and the instructor Li Wenjie who were hiding in the dark were all sweating for the six of them.
Close!
The two sides are less than 200 meters away.
One hundred meters.
Fifty meters.
Thirty meters.
As we continued to approach, even the third platoon leader couldn't help but swallow, feeling his heart almost in his throat.
"Baga, stop, keep going forward, work like hell!"
The sudden sound of cold drinks once again intensified the atmosphere.
The Japanese squad leader seemed to have discovered something, and his eyes became alert and cold, staring at the leaders of the third platoon.
The puppet army was also confused, "Taijun, what is this?"
The Japanese pointed at a person next to the third platoon leader and shouted: "He, what is he hiding on his waist? Let him take it out!"
When the puppet soldier heard this, he looked at the soldier next to the third platoon leader, and sure enough he found something bulging round on his waist. It was summer now, and his clothes were thin, so it was not easy to hide things.
.
A few people in the third platoon only hid a rifle, also hidden on their back waist.
The scoldings of the Japanese and puppet soldiers made the third platoon leader's heart skip a beat.
"Broken!"
...When we set out, according to the original plan, everyone only brought one rifle to prevent exposure.
Like everyone else, Heizi had a shell gun on his back waist, but he always felt that something was missing, "Platoon leader, let me load another grenade!"
"Nonsense, we don't wear enough, we are close, and we have too many weapons hidden on our bodies, so we can be easily discovered." The third platoon leader originally disagreed.
Heizi said: "Platoon leader, I am thick, so hiding an extra grenade is not a bad thing. I can throw the grenade accurately. You know that this grenade is better than anything else to deal with the Japanese machine guns." p>
After thinking about it, yes.
The third platoon leader did not insist anymore and nodded.
Back to the present.
The third squad leader was very regretful at this time. If he had known better, he would not have let Heizi install the grenade. No one thought that the little devil's eyes were so vicious.
According to the original plan, after the two sides were completely close, the third platoon leader ordered a sudden attack.
With his thoughts changing rapidly, facing the questioning of the Japanese and puppet soldiers, and even the raised muzzles of their guns, the third platoon leader knew that the soldiers could not help but take action. He quickly stood in front of the soldiers and moved towards them.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers bowed and said: "Taijun, boss, don't get me wrong. My cousin is a fool. Because his family doesn't have enough to eat, he always likes to hide things on his body, such as wood, rocks, etc.
Consider it delicious!"
Fool?
The Japanese could understand Chinese, so he looked at Heizi.
"Eat, here you go, eat!"
Heizi looked like a fool. When he smiled, the two piles of flesh on his face almost completely covered the slits in his eyes. He dug out a big lump from his nostrils that had not been cleaned for who knows how long.
He put the boogers in his mouth, licked them with great enjoyment, then handed them to the Japanese and puppet soldiers with a silly smile, and said in a childish, silly and stupid tone, "Eat, it's delicious!"<
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Vomit——
When Heizi took the big booger out of his mouth, the puppet soldier couldn't help but gag. The food in his stomach seemed to be churning, and he didn't even want to eat lunch.
The little devil was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was being suspicious and lowered his gun.
But inspection is still necessary.
"It turned out to be a fool, let him take out what he had hidden in his waist."
"Okay, okay!" The third platoon leader smiled apologetically, turned around, glared at Heizi and cursed: "You stupid fool, what kind of mess are you hiding on your body again? Why don't you show it to Taijun!
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While speaking, the third platoon leader, who was carrying the Japs and puppet soldiers on his back, winked at Heizi and the other four people.
Everyone immediately understood.
"Hey, it's delicious!" Heizi said, as if he wanted to put the boogers on his fingers into his mouth again.
But he was slapped away by the third platoon leader, "Fool, hurry up, take out the things and show it to Taijun."
When he said these words, the third platoon leader couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart. This guy is really acting like a fool. Even I can't tell whether he is really stupid or pretending to be stupid.
Heizi smiled stupidly, as if he finally understood the meaning of the three-row leader. He touched his waist as if searching for a treasure, and then slowly opened his clothes, revealing a small section of a wooden stick.<
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At this moment, the first thought that appeared in the minds of the Japanese and puppet soldiers:
Is this fool really eating wood?
Then, in their eyes, Heizi, who was still stupid, increased his speed in vain, and quickly took out the wooden handle. The Japanese and puppet soldiers only felt that their eyes were blurred, "Wooden handle grenade!", and they were stunned for half a second.<
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However, Heizi's hand was getting faster and faster. He quickly pulled out the wooden-handled grenade hidden on his waist, tore off the lead directly, and threw it towards the centerline machine gun fortification where the only Japanese machine gunner was squatting on the outer fortification of the stronghold. The three platoon commanders pulled out their rifles at the same time, and while firing, they shouted, "Hit——"
Bang bang bang——
The soldiers had already received the order to prepare for action under the previous wink of the third platoon leader, and the speed at this moment was quite slow.
Five shell guns were pulled out from the waist almost at the same time and opened fire at the Japanese and puppet troops.
The leader of the Japanese squad and the two or three puppet soldiers beside him were directly shot to death.
The wooden-handled grenade thrown by Heizi also hit the outer fortifications of the Little Japanese and the machine gun fortifications in the middle line.
Heizi didn't brag, he threw the grenade accurately.
Wang Gensheng, the leader of the bombing team, came to him several times and wanted to invite him to join the bombing team, but Heizi was reluctant to leave the third row, so he never went.
In addition, these are wooden-handled grenades produced by the Eighth Route Army Arsenal. The delay is extremely short, and some even explode immediately after being shot.
The grenade just hit the light machine gun on the center line and exploded directly. It was too close to the Japanese machine gunner, and the grenade was almost pressed against the Japanese's face. Even if it was made in the border area, it could easily kill the Japanese. p>
After the first fire breakthrough, the third platoon leader gave an order and led his five-man team to quickly move towards the Japanese machine gun fortifications and exchange fire with the Japanese and puppet troops who rushed out after hearing the sound of gunfire.<
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The other side.
Although the third platoon leader's agility and Heizi's excellent acting skills successfully avoided direct exposure and successfully attacked the Japanese and puppet troops.
But all this was beyond expectations for Ninth Company Commander Zhu Wu and instructor Li Wenjie who were preparing at the rear.
The situation did not go according to the original plan. The third platoon leader and the others clearly had not yet approached the Japanese!
But the battle has begun, and the situation is urgent. If we don't take action, the third platoon commander and the others will not be able to hold on for long.
"Attack!"
Zhu Wu directly issued the combat order and took the lead, leading the main force of the third company to charge towards the stronghold.
The trumpeters of the third company blew the charge bugle at the same time.
What we need is this kind of atmosphere of being besieged on all sides. When the charge horn sounds, the pressure on the third platoon leader can be relieved a lot.
Li Wenjie, who was at the rear, also quickly ordered, "Quick, launch smoke grenades in the direction of the Japanese stronghold to cover the charge!"
"Yes!"
The four soldiers quickly started to take action, two of them were operating two grenades, and the other two were responsible for loading the shells.
Boom!
A shot was fired, but the accuracy was wrong. The shell landed on the hillside to the right of the Japanese stronghold. The smoke quickly filled the air, but it did not cover the stronghold.
"What happened? Missed? Aim at the enemy's stronghold!"
Li Wenjie was stunned.
The other grenade didn't even fire any shells.
The situation was completely unexpected.
"Instructor, there seems to be something wrong with the firing rod of this grenade." The soldier operating the grenade was so anxious that his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he quickly checked and repaired it.
At this critical moment, something like this went wrong.
One grenade missed, and the other malfunctioned directly.
In just a few moments, the price paid was life.
The Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold had no smoke bombs to obscure their sight. After noticing the Eighth Route Army's attack, they quickly mobilized firepower to counterattack.
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The three light machine guns heading west quickly moved eastward.
In addition, the Japanese actually hid several light machine guns and several grenade launchers in the bungalows of the stronghold.
Facing the main charge of the three platoons, the Japanese immediately mobilized their grenades and fired at the charging Eighth Route Army troops.
The Japanese's Type 89 grenade can carry out direct fire strikes, with an effective range of 500 meters. Even across the bungalows in the stronghold, it can bombard the three rows of charging teams with artillery fire.
The third platoon leader and his party relied on the outer fortifications of the stronghold and exchanged fire with the Japanese and puppet troops. In a short period of time, they were unable to do anything with the grenades fired by the Japanese hiding behind the bunker.
Artillery shells exploded in the three rows of charging troops. Several soldiers died heroically on the spot, and many more were injured.
Zhu Wu, whose eyes were almost torn apart, roared, "Spread out and charge in a distributed manner!"
"Well, what happened to the instructor?"
Boom——
With the help of the usable grenade, after firing another artillery shell, the smoke grenade finally hit the Japanese stronghold. Thick smoke dispersed in the outer fortification area, quickly obscuring the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Li Wenjie finally breathed a sigh of relief, "This is the direction, keep firing!"
The soldier responsible for launching the grenade fired two more smoke grenades, all of which landed in the outer fortification area of the Japanese stronghold.
At this time, another grenade was also repaired. "Instructor, the fault has been solved and this grenade can be used at any time."
Li Wenjie was overjoyed. Seeing that the charging team in front of him was not going well, he shouted: "Grenade No. 1 continued to fire smoke grenades towards the Japanese stronghold. After firing the smoke bombs, he quickly followed. Grenadier No. 2 brought the shells and followed.
I charged, closed the distance, and then used artillery fire to cover the attack."
"Yes!"
Boom——
The smoke in the stronghold became thicker and thicker, and the Japanese and puppet troops whose sight was obscured could hardly see the enemy troops on the periphery. The grenade launchers, which had exposed their fangs, could only fire blindly.
It’s just that Zhu Wu, the commander of the ninth company, has ordered the charging troops to disperse. The Japanese’s blind artillery fire did not have much effect.
The situation began to reverse towards Jiulian.
Zhu Wu seized the opportunity and took the lead in the attack with an angry roar: "Put away all the guns and rush to the stronghold first!"
With a charging distance of nearly 400 meters, the soldiers ran at full speed. In less than a minute, they successfully approached the outer fortifications and met up with the third platoon leader and his party.
At this time, the smoke shrouding the Japanese stronghold quickly faded with the strong wind blowing along the same road.
In the stronghold, the Japanese machine guns fired a series of firepower. Judging from the sound, there were at least five.
The three light machine guns facing west of the stronghold should also have been moved here.
Five light machine guns blocked the fire, and the ninth company commander and the third platoon commander were suppressed behind the outer fortifications.
"Company Commander, the situation is a bit bad. Once the smoke dissipates, the Japanese grenade shells are coming. We may not be able to withstand it!"
"Come on!"
The third platoon leader shouted.
Zhu Wu scolded: "Let the little devils use machine guns to block the front. Charge, how do you charge? If you charge, you are just a living target!"
Just saying.
Boom——
Two explosions suddenly sounded in the stronghold, and the enemy's two light machine gun firepower also stopped abruptly.
Zhu Wu turned around in surprise and saw that the instructor was following with two grenade launchers.
Who dares to say that the instructor is a weak scholar?
Reactions on this battlefield are not slow.
"Hand grenades! Throw them out together with my order, and then launch an attack directly while the instructor uses artillery fire to cover them!"
"Ready, throw!"
Dozens of grenades, swaying in strange dance patterns, flew into the air from beneath the outer fortifications in an instant, and then fell chaotically inside the stronghold, exploding loudly.
"Kill——"
Dududududududu——
The loud charge horn sounded again, and the commander of the ninth company led the main force of the ninth company to launch a fierce attack.
From behind, after seeing the ninth company commander and his entourage charging, Li Wenjie quickly ordered to stop the grenade bombardment to prevent accidental damage.
"Follow the company commander and the others!"
After Li Wenjie gave the order, he put the rifle directly on his back and ran towards the stronghold.
Within the stronghold.
Zhu Wu's charge was quickly blocked by firepower from the Japanese and puppet troops.
Previously, Li Wenjie used a grenade to knock out two Japanese machine gun fortifications, but the other three machine gun fortifications suddenly rang out after Zhu Wu and others launched the charge. There was also a fourth machine gun firepower. I don't know when they were stopped by an old man.
The Japanese set up on the roof of the bungalow.
The firepower poured down instantly.
Five or six soldiers who rushed to the front row were shot down directly.
Then, it seemed that a few surrendered national troops took the lead and turned around and retreated. The new soldiers who charged together were also frightened by the Japanese firepower. Looking at the retreating front row soldiers, they also retreated quickly. Zhu Wu, the ninth company commander who was holding a Czech-style fire, was completely dumbfounded.
I didn’t give the order to retreat!
The key is that the surrendered national troops and the new soldiers retreated, but the retreat was very disorderly. Some soldiers directly blocked the subsequent covering machine gun fire from Zhu Wu's side.
"Well, let me take the lead. Who told you to retreat? If you retreat now, all the previous efforts will be in vain!"
Following Zhu Wu's roar, the veterans of the Ninth Company were unequivocal and quickly rushed into the stronghold and launched a local firefight with the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold.
The old devil who set up the light machine gun on the roof of the bungalow is still taking action. This old devil's marksmanship is very accurate and his mentality is even more stable. The light machine gun he uses is crooked and fires with short bursts. Two sudden bursts, directly killing three new soldiers.
Shoot down.
The ninth company commander's heart was almost bleeding. The firepower of the Japanese hidden in the stronghold was beyond everyone's expectation.
This old Japs' marksmanship and reflexes are even more astonishing. There is only one squad of Japs and two squads of puppet troops, but he can actually launch such a powerful counterattack.
"Hidden, hidden!"
Zhu Wu quickly ordered that the old devil with the flat roof was too great a threat to everyone.
"Platoon leader, blow up the machine gun on the roof for me!"
"Yes!" the platoon leader responded. He knew that the Japs on the roof were well hidden. If he wanted to deal with him, he could only throw grenades from below, but this meant risking the firepower of several other machine guns.
Blocked.
Anyone who went up at this time would have a narrow escape. The platoon leader grabbed a few grenades and prepared to rush forward across the fortifications without saying a word.
At this moment, gunshots suddenly came from behind. The gunshots were inconspicuous. In this battle mixed with gunshots and artillery sounds, they were even inaudible.
But what is shocking is that at the same time as the gunfire sounded, the light machine gun fire on the roof of the bungalow stopped abruptly.
Immediately afterwards there was another gunshot, and the Japanese machine gunner hidden behind the machine gun fortification on the left side of the bungalow was also killed.
Then came the third shot, killing another Japanese machine gunner again.
The Ninth Company Commander was ecstatic, but what made him a little confused was that he knew all the soldiers of the Ninth Company, and he had never heard of anyone with such sharp marksmanship.
"Well done, grandma, who shot these shots?"
The second platoon commander said: "Company commander, it seems that our instructor shot him."
The Ninth Company Commander was a little surprised and turned his head. With a startled glance, he found that the instructor Li Wenjie was squatting half-crouching and taking aim with the Type 38 rifle in his hand.
The familiar sound of gunfire rang out again, and another Japanese sub-shooter who had just attached the light machine gun was shot down again.
At this point, almost all the Japs in the class are dead.
Ignoring the shock in his heart, the Ninth Company Commander seized the fleeting opportunity and roared: "Attack with all! If anyone else lets me retreat, I will kill him directly!"
Naturally, no one dared to retreat this time.
Without the elite Japanese stronghold, there are only less than two squads of puppet troops left.
When a platoon leader rushed in, he shouted: "The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is here. If you want to survive, please hand over your gun and not kill them. The Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially!"
The will of the puppet troops to fight is very unstable, especially those in the strongholds who have been transformed from the former security team.
The little devils are all dead, who are you trying your best to show?
There was a loud crashing sound, and the puppet soldiers quickly dropped their guns and ammunition on the ground, and then surrendered with their hands raised high.
At this point, the battle at the stronghold in the middle section of Xiaotong Road comes to an end...