In the deafening explosion, the artillery shell exploded at the top of the wall, and countless broken bricks and stones flew in all directions. The two Japanese soldiers lying on the top of the wall screamed and fell down the wall.
"Damn it, aim and hit!" Seeing that the hit missed, the battalion commander Wu Changqing was so angry that he cursed his mother.
The only mortar of the guerrillas was assigned to Wu Changqing's Second Battalion. It was originally his trump card. Seeing that his trump card failed to kill the Japanese heavy machine gun with one shot, Wu Changqing was naturally ashamed.
The Japanese team leader was also startled by the loud noise and fell to the ground. He turned around and saw the hole blown out of the wall, and broke into a cold sweat.
Could it be that the main force of the Chinese Communist Party really came over? How could ordinary guerrillas have such powerful firepower and even have artillery?
If it was really the main force of the Chinese Army that came over, there would be no need for them to stick to the camp. Given their size, they might all be crushed before the reinforcements arrive.
"Captain, the Chinese Army has mortars!" The experienced Japs Sergeant also looked extremely solemn at this moment.
"Carry ammunition and weapons and prepare to break out!"
After thinking about it for a moment, the Japs team leader immediately prepared to break out. After all, facing a Chinese squadron with mortars, they would definitely die miserably if they stood firm.
The puppet troops defending on the periphery were also in panic at the moment. After being shouted at for a while, they had lost all fighting spirit and lowered their heads to whisper.
Most of them served as soldiers just for a living. Now that the main force of the Chinese Army has returned, they no longer have to work for the Japanese.
"Stand your ground!"
When the Japanese squad leader was preparing to break out, he had already decided to abandon these puppet troops.
"Boom!" Another artillery shell landed in the Japanese camp with a harsh sound, and immediately knocked over the two little Japanese soldiers who were carrying ammunition.
Although Wu Changqing's second battalion was equipped with a mortar, the mortar operators were all half-way monks with poor professional abilities.
With the heavy consumption of veterans in the Chinese Army, these new recruits who were added to the army had to learn to use various weapons while fighting, which was also a helpless move.
Now Wu Changqing saw that the Japs' heavy machine guns had been moved, and he didn't care whether the mortars could hit him or not. What the hell, just blast them to attract the Japs' attention.
"Bang! Bang..."
The guerrilla officers and soldiers relied on the debris and pillars on the street and began to shoot at the Japanese defensive positions.
However, the streets were narrow, the troops could not deploy, and the Japanese machine guns occupied the rooftops. The brothers suffered a lot in the exchange of fire with the little Japanese.
However, Wu Changqing was not worried. What they were facing was just a feint attack anyway. The troops of the two companies had already moved behind the Japanese, preparing to stab them from behind.
"Company commander, we don't have a ladder! We can't get through!"
Seeing the high wall behind the Japanese camp, Sharp Knife Squad Leader Liang Xiaoshan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
"You idiot, you left the grenade babies behind, tie them up and blow up the wall!"
The soaked second company commander was a veteran and had fought in many battles. He was already familiar with these things and was much more experienced than Liang Xiaoshan, who was a guerrilla.
"Quick, bring those who have grenades, and the rest will retreat!"
Soon, grenades were delivered to the sharp knife squad one after another, and they were temporarily tied together to make cluster grenades, ready to blow up the back wall of the Japanese camp.
On the other side of the wall, the Japs squad leader wearing a steel helmet and a raincoat also ran to the bottom of the wall with the remaining Japs. They had prepared ladders and were ready to climb over the wall to break out.
The puppet troops and a detachment of Japs stayed on the front to block and cover the attack, and both sides chose the back wall in unison.
Three ladders were leaning against the wall. Three Japanese soldiers climbed up quickly. On the other side of the thick wall, several cluster grenades had already pulled the fuse.
"Rumble, rumble..."
Earth-shattering explosions sounded one after another, and the broken bricks mixed with sand and explosive fragments swept around like a hurricane, and the entire wall was shaking violently and was on the verge of collapse.
The shock wave of the explosion shattered nearby doors and windows in an instant, and countless fine broken bricks left the intact wall riddled with holes.
The three Japanese soldiers who were climbing up the ladder quickly were like tattered kites in a storm, being knocked upside down. They watched in horrified eyes as they flew higher and higher, and then fell rapidly.
"ah!"
They fell heavily to the ground and felt like their whole bodies were falling apart. They screamed in agony, followed by countless gravel and bricks that drowned them.
The little devils who were standing behind the wall and preparing to break out were also caught off guard by the sudden explosion. They were swept over by the shock wave and howled.
The Japs squad leader did not wear a steel helmet, but a grass-green cloth hat. The oncoming head turned and hit his head, causing blood to flow, and he grimaced in pain.
"rush!"
The explosion collapsed a four-meter-long gap in the wall. Before the smoke and rain could spread, Liang Xiaoshan, the squad leader of the sharp knife squad, took the lead in rushing forward with a bayonet-equipped rifle.
"Kill!"
The brothers who were hiding behind the outer wall of the courtyard were also shaken by the huge explosion, their ears were ringing. Although they couldn't hear what Liang Xiaoshan was shouting, they saw him rushing out and followed him up.
When Liang Xiaoshan rushed through the gap in the messy wall, what he saw was indeed a mess of little Japanese, and he was dumbfounded at that time.
These little devils were stunned and bruised by the bombing, and many of them near the wall were buried by collapsed masonry. They were screaming loudly at this moment.
Seeing Liang Xiaoshan rushing through the gap in the wall and the rifle with a bayonet in his hand, the remaining little Japanese also reacted and struggled to grab their own rifles.
The little devil's action of grabbing the rifle finally made Liang Xiaoshan react.
"There are Japs!" He pulled the bolt of the gun with a clatter, pointed at the nearest Japs and pulled the bolt.
At the current close range, the bullet directly penetrated the body of the Japanese soldier. The little Japanese soldier who had just grabbed the gun and wanted to pounce was hit by the bullet, then staggered for two steps and fell to the ground.
The sound of gunfire kicked off the battle. The brothers who rushed over from the other side of the wall hurriedly pulled the bolts of their guns and fired. The Japanese also reacted quickly, grabbing their guns and rushing forward.
Liang Xiaoshan and the others only had time to fire once, and then they collided with the little Japanese with their bayonets drawn.
This was an encounter that no one expected. At the gap in the wall, bayonets faced bayonets, bodies faced bodies, red knives went in and white knives came out, screams continued, and blood flowed wildly.
The Japanese sergeant who stayed in the front to block and cover the breakout also heard the shocking explosion coming from behind the camp. He thought it was his own men breaking through the wall and broke through, so he didn't pay attention.
But when they saw their men stumbling back in embarrassment, covered in blood, they realized that the Chinese army was attacking them from behind.
"Machine gun suppression fire! Cover each other and attack!"
Hearing the crackle of thunder on the other side, Wu Changqing also shouted with high fighting spirit, asking the guerrilla officers and soldiers to alternately cover and launch a new round of attack on the Japanese.
The little devils who stayed behind were indeed too few in force. Facing the second battalion of guerrillas who had an absolute advantage in strength, their defense line was soon filled with holes.
The guerrilla officers and soldiers in front and behind fiercely attacked and attacked, and the remaining Japanese soldiers who had retreated to the house and resisted tenaciously were wiped out.
"We surrender, we surrender."
Seeing that the Japanese were finished, the puppet soldiers who were still resisting immediately threw away their guns.