The streets in front of us that can be used for attack are only so wide. The Eighth Route Army is equipped with machine guns and mortars. If you launch an attack rashly, no matter how many people you have, you will not be able to rush through. The squadron leader lying on the ground knows very well.
Therefore, as soon as the cannon brought by Yang Xiong fired, the squadron leader gave up the idea of attacking by force.
Wait until the artillery brigade uses cannons to blow up the eight roads in front of them before attacking. Not only will the casualties be small, but the assault speed will also be very fast!
Yang Xiong didn't know that the Japanese had such thoughts. He had just been informed by the battalion commander Zhang Yunshan that a large amount of materials and ammunition were stored in the warehouse west of the Japanese and puppet army, including hundreds or thousands of various artillery shells. In order to stop the Japanese, the battalion commander specially gave
He sent a hundred cannonballs himself.
Since there was enough ammunition, Yang Xiong no longer wanted to fight for his life with the Japanese.
"Tell the artillerymen to change the artillery position after three rapid fires. Bomb wherever there are more Japs. Don't stop. We have a lot of artillery shells to consume today!"
Finally, when the artillery battalion behind them fired, six mountain artillery shells screamed into the yard where the artillery had been. The artillery in Yang Xiong's hands had already moved to the side yard and continued to fire shells at the Japanese counterattack troops.
The Japanese squadron leader soon discovered the clues. He frowned and cursed loudly: "Bagya Road, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Their artillery positions move every minute. We are mountain artillery and there is no way to lock them."
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After finishing, he ordered: "Contact the artillery brigade immediately. Don't worry about the Eighth Route Army mortars. Concentrate the artillery fire on their infantry. Without infantry, just relying on three mortars will definitely not be able to stop us!"
"Boom..." A series of violent explosions soon sounded around Yang Xiong.
Many soldiers lying on the courtyard wall were blown to the ground without even screaming.
"The Japs are retaliating against us and using artillery shells to kill us. We must fight back, otherwise we will definitely not be able to withstand the Japs' bombings!" Yang Xiong said with a frown.
"The grenades continue to attack the Japanese, and the mortars try to hit the Japanese artillery positions and attract the Japanese artillery fire!"
"Everyone else is ready to fight. The Japanese will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack and attack us!"
"Kill them!" Before the order was given, dozens of Japanese soldiers rushed over with rifles with bayonets fixed.
This time the Japanese were wiser and did not charge with the crooked guns. Like Yang Xiong, they put the crooked guns on the courtyard wall and fired at the machine gun in Yang Xiong's hand, attracting firepower and covering the infantry attack!
"Second shooter, shoot quickly to suppress the enemy's attacking firepower!" Seeing that several machine gunners in the unit were killed at once, Yang Xiong's eyes turned red and he shouted loudly.
"Riflemen, don't lie down, raise your head to fight back, and use volleys of rifles to block the Japanese attack!"
"If you can't stop the volley of guns, use grenades. Didn't the battalion commander send you a lot of grenades? Use grenades to blow them up!"
"Boom, boom, boom..." As soon as he finished speaking, several explosions rang in his ears, and a crooked handle not far away directly misfired.
The machine gun and the machine gunner were blown over together and smashed on the ground in the yard. There was no doubt that the grenade equipped by the Japanese fired at this time.
Yang Xiong also tried his best. He rushed forward, picked up the machine gun, and climbed up the courtyard wall.
Taking advantage of the sudden interruption in the bullets whizzing overhead, he raised his crooked gun and fired a hail of bullets into the middle of the Japanese attacking troops.
The narrow streets forced the Japanese attacking troops to crowd together.
A shuttle of five or six bullets flew over, killing three Japanese soldiers directly.
But at this moment, Yang Xiong was targeted by a Japanese machine gunner dozens of meters away, followed by a hail of bullets.
Fortunately, Yang Xiong reacted quickly. After firing a few bullets, he hid behind the courtyard wall with his crooked handle, avoiding fatal injuries from dozens of meters away.
However, the two riflemen next to them were not so lucky. They were shot in the head and fell to the ground, dead!
"The Japs are too strong. Tell all the machine gunners that they must move their positions with a maximum of two short shots!" Yang Xiong carried the crooked hand and ordered as he moved his positions.
After changing the machine gun positions three times in a row, dozens of Japanese soldiers fell on the attack path.
Although Yang Xiong's more than seventy soldiers were scattered in several surrounding courtyards, seeing that nearly half of the dozen or so soldiers in his own courtyard were lost, Yang Xiong knew without thinking that the soldiers in other courtyards were not much better.
Fortunately, the supply company had already entered the city at this time, and together with the captured puppet troops, they were rushing to transport the supplies they had just captured.
Otherwise, with the remaining strength of the company, if they can resist another Japanese attack, the entire army will be destroyed.
"Continue to hit the Japanese infantry with mortars and bomb areas where there are many Japanese people. The infantry is still the biggest threat to us! Others continue to disperse and be prepared for the bombardment of the Japanese mountain artillery!" Yang Xiong ordered with a gloomy face.
The Japanese squadron leader was also in great pain at this time. A squadron plus a patrol team encountered on the road, a total of more than 200 imperial troops. Before the attack started, they were killed and injured by the Eighth Route Army's artillery, dozens of people were killed.
In the attack just now, a small team was completely wiped out and all fell on the attack path.
Although the losses on the Eighth Route Army side were not small, the number of soldiers under his command was reduced by half in the blink of an eye, which was still very heartbreaking for the squadron leader.
Under such circumstances, the squadron leader hesitated as to whether to continue to implement the brigade headquarters' order and continue to counterattack the Eighth Route Army that entered the west of the city.
"We can't continue to charge. The Eighth Route Army's firepower is too strong. No single squad will be able to charge through. But if another squad is lost, the remaining troops will not be able to form an offensive force and counterattack the Eighth Route Army that has entered the west of the city!" The squadron leader frowned.
Analyze.
"Then what should we do!" the deputy captain next to him asked with a solemn expression.
"Stand on the spot to block the Eighth Route Army's offensive and prevent them from continuing to expand the occupied area. Then wait for reinforcements to surround the Eighth Route Army entering the city and eat them bit by bit." The squadron leader immediately expressed his decision.
They all saw the entire process of an infantry squad being wiped out in just a few minutes. If they continued to attack, they might follow suit.
Therefore, upon hearing that the squadron leader decided to stop the attack, several officers immediately agreed.
"I agree!"
"Then execute the order, build fortifications on site, and organize defense!" The squadron leader did not hesitate and ordered directly.
After thinking about it, he stared at a messenger and continued to order: "Go to the brigade headquarters and report to the brigade commander that our troops are insufficient to counterattack. We have blocked the defense on the spot to prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to expand the occupied area! In addition, the Eighth Route Army has already
Occupying the material warehouse in the west of the city, we learned from an escaped Imperial Army soldier that the Eighth Route Army attacking the county town was none other than our old rival, the Independent Regiment!"