192 Taijun, the Eighth Route Army has been tinkering with new weapons.
...The Japanese artillery counterattack did come very quickly.
Unfortunately, by the time the Japs' artillery shells hit the area where Li Wenjie and his party had previously fired, Li Wenjie had already moved the grenade squad to the artillery position in another direction.
The highest military officer in charge of garrisoning the stronghold, Lieutenant Omamura, the Japanese squad leader, angrily gathered the Japanese and Imperial Army troops, rushed out of the bungalow at the stronghold, and after quickly gathering, under his leadership, rushed to the outer fortifications, preparing to rely on the fortifications to counterattack
The Eighth Route Army sneak attack.
He noticed at a glance that the machine gun fortifications of the peripheral fortifications were directly blown up by the hateful Eighth Route Army artillery shells. Two crooked light machine guns and two imperial warriors who had been sticking to the machine gunner positions were buried together.
Exploding.
Seeing this scene, Xiongcun was a little frightened. During these days, the Eighth Route Army was really rampant. It was said that it was frantically attacking the transportation lines of the Japanese Empire and even took down many strongholds.
Just around Xiongcun, four small strongholds were blown up by the Eighth Route Army in less than two weeks.
In fact, Xiongcun has always been worried, fearing that the Eighth Route Army would suddenly attack.
Who would have thought, what are you afraid of?
As soon as the artillery fire rang out, the peripheral machine gun fortifications were blown up. Xiongcun subconsciously thought that the Eighth Route Army was preparing to blow up the barbed wire fence of the peripheral defense and launched a charge.
So Xiongcun quickly gathered his troops and attacked the outer fortifications in an attempt to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack.
The bungalow, that is, the residence of the Japanese stronghold, is still nearly a hundred meters away from the outer fortifications. The two are connected by the highway where the stronghold is located. On the left side of the highway, there is a tower.
The Japanese and puppet troops were divided into two teams, passed through the path side by side, and trotted toward the peripheral fortifications.
Neither the Japanese nor the puppet soldiers thought much, they all thought the enemy was still outside the barbed wire fence!
So, leaning on the explosive pack under the wall of the blockhouse, the Japanese and puppet troops trotted past, but no one noticed it.
On the Ninth Company's side, Li Wenjie arranged a reconnaissance post early in the morning and kept a close eye on the movements in the stronghold on a higher slope.
When the Japanese and puppet troops rushing out from the stronghold almost passed the base of the gun tower wall in the center, the reconnaissance sentry waved and passed the communication to the soldiers of the Ninth Company responsible for detonating.
"Okay!"
The soldier in charge of the explosive package detonator at the base of the turret wall was so excited that he pressed the button of the detonator.
Boom——
The electric current spread incredibly quickly, and the electric detonator connected to the other end of the wire exploded instantly.
The sudden explosion was even more violent than the previous grenade bombardment.
The soldiers only heard screams coming from the direction of the base of the turret wall. They couldn't help but mourn for two seconds of silence for the tragic fate of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then secretly said something happy.
...Looking at the soldiers lying on the ground, each one covered in flesh and blood, including the corpses of Imperial Army soldiers and Imperial soldiers, Japanese Lieutenant Xiong Cun was stunned.
Explosion!
Where did the explosion come from?
Why is it so sudden? Could it be that the abominable Eighth Route Army has sneaked into the stronghold and laid mines on the roadside in advance?
But landmines are not so powerful, right? In addition, if there are indeed landmines buried, and I and my team were the first to pass under the turret, why didn't the explosion just happen?
Xiongcun was puzzled when suddenly there was another explosion. He saw that the surrounding barbed wire fence had opened a huge gap in the usual entrance and exit.
Immediately afterwards, a cry of death suddenly rang out in the dark night.
There is also the sound that Xiongcun is all too familiar with, the sound of the charge horn unique to the Eighth Route Army.
Dudududududududu——
"The Eighth Route Army has launched an attack. Hurry, go to the fortifications and resist!"
The military situation was urgent. Xiongcun didn't have time to think more, or even to collect the bodies of the soldiers who were killed. He quickly issued an order and then took the lead in rushing towards the outer fortifications.
"More troops will be stationed in the gun towers, quickly!"
After Xiongcun gave the order, a squad of Japanese soldiers and a squad of puppet troops followed the wooden door at the bottom of the turret and wormed their way into the turret.
But then Xiongcun witnessed a big explosion at the entrance of the blockhouse.
Three imperial soldiers and two Imperial Army soldiers were killed on the spot, and most of the soldiers who were about to rush into the gun tower were injured.
Shocked, Xiongcun suddenly noticed the wires on the ground.
Only then did he realize that these explosions were not mines laid by the Eighth Route Army in advance, but seemed to be a new type of weapon that used wires to control explosions.
Shocked and angry, Xiongcun quickly reminded: "Check carefully and be careful of the enemy's explosives!"
Before he finished speaking, an unprecedented big explosion sounded.
A small mushroom cloud even rose from the Japanese stronghold.
Xiongcun was stunned to see that the semi-underground heavy machine gun fortifications on the flanks of the stronghold were directly reduced to ruins in the big explosion.
As for the heavy machine guns in the fortifications, as well as the several heavy machine gunners who have been sticking to the heavy machine gun fortifications, I am afraid they have long since become fly ash.
Panic began to grow in the hearts of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Eighth Route Army has not yet attacked, and just the explosion caused heavy casualties to the defenders of the stronghold.
This kind of sudden explosion that is almost everywhere and hard to guard against makes the Japanese and puppet soldiers frightened.
The battle hasn't even started yet, but the momentum has already weakened by three points.
The attacking Eighth Route Army was obviously well prepared.
The other end.
When the largest explosive package placed in the Japanese semi-underground heavy machine gun fortification exploded.
Not to mention the Japanese and puppet troops, the soldiers of the Ninth Company were all shocked.
The platoon leader who was leading the attack couldn't help but swallow.
At first, when he saw the large explosive bag that was difficult for one person to carry, he guessed that it must be quite powerful.
But the big explosion in front of him still exceeded his imagination. He even doubted that if the explosive package was big enough, it would be able to send the entire Japanese stronghold to the west at once!
Ninth Company Commander Zhu Wu’s eyes were also full of shock:
"My dear, the explosive pack sent by the leader this time is really powerful."
Speaking of this, Zhu Wu suddenly wanted to take a look. What would happen if the large explosive package buried by the reinforcement team in the middle of the road suddenly detonated when the Japanese support troops passed by the explosive package? p>
...Boom——
It seems that there is only this last sound left in the world.
The Japanese and puppet reinforcements who came to support from medium-sized strongholds never imagined that the landmines that suddenly stepped on were just an appetizer, and what was in front of them was the finale.
The reinforcement team, which originally consisted of hundreds of people, encountered the explosion of the explosive package buried under the road. It was as if a piece of it had been directly chewed off by a giant python, leaving a vacuum zone.
As for the bit that was chewed off...the Japanese and puppet soldiers who were enveloped by the explosion were basically dead.
The Japs and puppet soldiers within a range of nearly ten meters in front and back also fell. The little Japs were filled with panic and stepped forward to investigate and found that these soldiers could not even find wounds on their bodies, but they were still dead. They were clearly exploded.
The shock wave shocked me to death.
Looking at the terrifying explosion in front of me, the hellish scene just now seems to still be echoing in my mind.
The puppet platoon leader who came with the Japanese to support was so frightened that he could not speak clearly, "Mrs. Madam, the Eighth Route Army has been tinkering with new weapons. This is too scary. We are afraid that we cannot support them, so we should withdraw...
...Retreat! Otherwise we will be ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and we will all die here!"
"Xinxi, you are so smart, please contact the Captain immediately and ask for tactical guidance!"
The Japanese squad leader looked at the smoke remaining after the big explosion in front of him, and said with lingering fear that as long as the squadron leader above him agreed to evacuate, he would not hesitate to lead his troops to retreat...