At ten o'clock in the evening, except for a few searchlights, everything in the stronghold on the street was completely dark at this time, and most of the soldiers retreated into their barracks and began to rest.
But today is different, the entire stronghold is brightly lit.
More than a thousand Japanese troops were organized into squadrons, quietly lurking in their respective positions, waiting for the independent regiment to arrive.
A few miles away on the road, nearly 2,000 members of the Independent Regiment were hiding in a cornfield to rest.
Chief of Staff Zeng Quan, Deputy Regiment Commander Feng Tao, Deputy Political Commissar He Wen, Third Battalion Commander Yan Song, Instructor Long Weidong, and the four company commanders of the Third Battalion were all sitting together, waiting for Zeng Quan to give orders.
"Comrades, the three miles ahead are the Japanese army's stronghold on the streets. To tell you the truth, there are not more than a thousand Japanese puppet troops in the stronghold, but more than 2000 real elite Japanese soldiers."
"Our mission is to use one main battalion and two new recruit battalions to create the momentum of a main force group, forcing the Japs in Laiyuan City to send reinforcements here, and then drag the Japs here as much as possible!"
"My idea is to gather the three battalions into one fist and storm the east position of the Shangjie stronghold. Allocate a main platoon and a recruit company from the other three directions to keep the pressure on the Japanese! What do you think?"
"No..." Everyone, including deputy leader Feng Tao, shook their heads.
"Very good, I order: one company, one platoon, one company of recruits, commanded by the company commander of the horse company, to feign an attack on the west position of the Shangjie stronghold!"
"The second platoon of the first company and the second company of new recruits will be commanded by you, Lao Feng, to pretend to attack the southern position!"
"There are three platoons in one company and three companies of new soldiers. Lao He, you will take command and pretend to attack the northern position. I will personally command the other troops and storm the western position!"
"One more thing, all attacking troops must ensure that they obey orders 100%. If I ask them to withdraw from the battlefield, they must withdraw even if they enter the Japanese position!"
"It's ten o'clock in the evening. The Japanese must be ready and waiting for us. I plan to wear them down for another two hours and wait until their energy is almost weakened before attacking."
"Start on time at twelve o'clock in the morning and launch the attack on time at twelve thirty!"
For the waiting Japanese troops, the longer the delay is, the more detrimental it will be to them.
After all, human energy is limited and it is impossible to maintain high levels of nervousness all the time.
At ten o'clock, some Japanese recruits had already begun to yawn, and at eleven o'clock, more Japanese soldiers began to yawn. By twelve o'clock, many Japanese soldiers were already drowsy and wanted to sleep.
At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded from the battlefield.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army is here, everyone, please fight back quickly!"
"Bang, bang, bang..." The still-conscious Japanese subconsciously pulled the trigger on the pitch-black battlefield in front of him. The sleepy-eyed Japanese subconsciously pulled the trigger regardless of whether he had aimed at the target.
The battlefield that was peaceful just now suddenly became filled with gunfire.
"Woooooooo..." The scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky suddenly reached the ears of the Japanese over the sound of gunfire on the battlefield.
The expressions of some veterans who reacted quickly changed, and they subconsciously crouched into the trenches, and then shouted loudly: "Shelling, everyone, take cover quickly..."
"Boom, boom, boom..." Before they could finish their words, three explosions rang in their ears, followed by the screams of many people.
The captain, Major Aoki, who was in the middle of the stronghold, could see at a glance that the main attack direction of the independent regiment was to the west, and then shouted an order.
"Strengthen the defensive firepower and troops of the western position, notify the artillery, and immediately counterattack to destroy the Eighth Route Army artillery position!"
The Shangjie stronghold is equipped with an infantry artillery squad and two mortar squads, with a total of eight artillery pieces and powerful firepower.
Aoki is confident that after the artillery fires, it will only take a few rounds of counterattacks to turn the artillery equipped by the independent regiment into a pile of scrap metal.
At that time, if the Eighth Route Army wants to continue to attack itself, it will have to use human lives to do so. And this is the result that I and the brigade commander most want to see.
Major Aoki didn't know that since the independent regiment had artillery, Wang Ping had set several strict rules for them.
In order to protect the limited artillery, no matter what kind of artillery, it cannot stay in one position for more than one minute.
The three mortars of the artillery platoon of the third battalion had just fired a five-round rapid fire. In less than half a minute, an artillery team of three people rushed to the side of the mortar, dismantled the mortar, and then carried the mortar.
The artillery fire was moved to the side position.
When the Japanese army began to counterattack with a total of eight artillery pieces, the original artillery position was already empty.
The violent explosion did not achieve any results other than blasting some craters and fragments on the ground.
Just when Aoki thought that the artillery of the independent regiment was gone, three familiar screams reached his ears again.
"Baga, why does the Eighth Route Army still have artillery?"
"Boom, boom, boom!" Before the scream could be finished, three violent explosions rang out from the artillery position.
Under the pitch-black night sky, three fireballs rising into the sky not far away were particularly dazzling and entered Aoki's field of vision, making Aoki realize that the Eighth Route Army he was facing was not that easy to fight.
After firing a round of five rapid fire rounds at the Japanese artillery position, the artillery platoon immediately moved to a new artillery position and continued to fight the Japanese artillery.
The almost uninterrupted artillery fire not only caused the Japanese army to complain repeatedly, but also attracted all their artillery fire. It also made Major Aoki think that he was facing more than three mortars from the Eighth Route Army, further confirming that the Eighth Route Army attacking him was the main force of the independent regiment.
"Your Excellency, Captain, the artillery reported that they have lost two mortars. The defenders in the west reported that the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower was very powerful, including heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. They have lost nearly an infantry squad!"
"Yoshi, it seems that the main force of the independent group is undoubtedly attacking us!" Aoki said with a stern face.
Then he ordered with a serious face: "Deploy a squadron from the reserve to reinforce the west position!"
"In addition, please inform the commander of the brigade in a telegram that the Eighth Route Army attacking us has been determined to be the main force of the independent regiment. The opponent's firepower is strong. The offensive attack has caused nearly a hundred casualties to our unit. The reinforcements can set off!"
The independent regiment attacked the position and saw that the attacking troops retreated again. The expression on Zeng Quan's face did not change at all and he continued to give orders.
"Let the three companies line up in a row, and bring a new company with them. It's still the old rule, rush to the front of the position 70 to 80 meters and then choose your own time to retreat!"
"Also, let the machine gunners and grenade launchers find the right opportunity to beat up the Japs on the position, killing and injuring them in large numbers. Don't save me ammunition, but be sure to protect yourself and keep changing positions. Don't be beaten by the Japs.
Targeted!"
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