At the position of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company, Qin Yu finally received the news after waiting for almost half an hour.
The third company commander led his troops with three mountain cannons into his line of sight, and then quickly rushed towards the entrance of the village.
The only thing that made Qin Yu feel lucky was that battalion commander Zhang Qing did not take over his main attack mission.
Soon, the artillery company commander came over: "Captain Qin, the regiment commander ordered us artillery to cooperate with you to continue the attack and eliminate the Japanese."
"Time is running out, let's act immediately!"
As soon as Qin Yu nodded with doubtful eyes, the artillery company commander shouted to his subordinates behind him.
"What are you doing standing still? Set up the cannon for me immediately, blow up one house after another, and bury all the Japanese who are hiding in the houses!"
"Boom, boom, boom..." Not long after, the three mountain cannons roared.
The three shells only flew less than fifty meters in the air before hitting the target, and then a violent explosion sounded at the entrance of the village.
How could a house made of mud bricks withstand direct fire from mountain cannons?
Three fireballs mixed with a large amount of black smoke rose into the sky, and the three houses hit by the shells collapsed and turned into a pile of ruins.
"Blow it up like this and keep firing!" the artillery company commander loudly ordered.
After destroying seven or eight houses in a row, the Japanese hiding in the house finally felt something was wrong. Then they rushed out of the hiding house carrying weapons and ammunition, and then fired into the village.
Qin Yu's reaction was also very fast. As soon as his eyes lit up, he shouted: "Haha, the Japs have been driven out! Comrades, shoot immediately. We will kill every Japs when they come out. We must not let them escape into the village again."
Threaten us."
"Bah, bang, bang... bang, bang, bang..." Many Japanese soldiers rushed out of the house with great joy. Before they could take a breath, the bullets whizzed by and beat him into a hornet's nest, and then he fell down on the village road.
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Soon, dozens of houses in front of the Second Company were bombed.
Qin Yu continued to order: "Start the attack. Take the squad as a unit and search ruins from ruins to ruins. If you see a Japanese enemy, shoot first!"
Not long after, Qin Yu followed the exploding shells and rushed forward dozens of meters. Not only did he not suffer any casualties, but he also found dozens of Japanese corpses.
The Japs definitely didn't want to watch the street fighting fortifications they had worked so hard to prepare be bombed one after another, so the Japs squadron leader in charge of this direction decided to launch a counterattack.
"Baga, Tubal Road is so cunning. They even thought of using cannons to destroy our street fighting fortifications. They must be stopped, otherwise according to their current attack speed, we won't be able to hold on for even an hour!" the squadron leader scolded with a stern face.
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"But, we don't have artillery, not even mortars, how can we fight back!" the deputy captain replied with a puzzled look on his face.
The squadron leader replied without thinking: "We have grenades. Concentrate all the grenades and attack the Eighth Route Army artillery positions. Even if we cannot destroy those cannons, we can kill all the artillerymen next to the cannons!"
Then he began to issue orders: "The second team, cover all the grenade groups, and counterattack thirty meters forward. The location is open and has a good view, which is suitable for grenade shooting!"
There was one thing that the squadron leader didn't say in his mind. That was that the field of view was indeed very good, and grenade launchers could only carry out accurate counterattacks there. But there was also a problem. The place was empty, and the surrounding houses had been bombed. The imperial army could use grenade launchers there.
To counterattack with a canister is to counterattack under the eyes of the Eighth Route Army. If you do not do it well, you will not only fail to achieve any results, but you will also suffer heavy losses.
However, the squadron leader's analysis was correct. If we don't fight back, if we keep fighting like this, in less than an hour, the entire squadron will be beaten to the ground, and all the street fighting fortifications will be destroyed.
Dozens of Japanese soldiers were very fast. As soon as they rushed out of the house where they were hiding, they bent over and rushed towards the target. There was no ambiguity at all.
But no matter how fast he went, he couldn't escape Qin Yu's eyes.
"Company commander, the Japanese have rushed out and are charging towards us. Are they going to counterattack?" the platoon leader next to Qin Yu reminded.
"It doesn't matter what their purpose is, as long as we kill them, no matter what purpose it is, it doesn't matter to us!" Qin Yu ordered with a serious face, and then opened his mouth to give the order.
"The machine gunners go up immediately, block them, and kill them!"
"Ta-ta-ta!" The remaining three machine guns of the second company fired immediately, killing the Japanese at the front in one fell swoop.
The Japanese failed to achieve their goal in the end. After leaving dozens of corpses behind, they retreated to the village in embarrassment.
At this time, Colonel Kato, who was located in the center of the city, received the news. He was shocked at first, and then large beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Baga, we made a fatal mistake! The houses in Huangtuling are all made of earthen walls, not the brick-concrete structures in the city. They cannot withstand the direct fire of mountain artillery!"
Several subordinates were also anxious and immediately asked: "We can no longer fight street battles with the independent regiment. The three infantry squadrons on the front line have lost almost a squad. Moreover, the enemy's shadow was not seen and they were directly bombed and buried in the ruins!"
"If we continue to fight like this, the artillery shells from the Independent Regiment will hit us in less than an hour!"
"Breakout! Sir, we can only take advantage of the darkness. The independent regiment is attacking Huangtuling Village. The battlefield is in chaos. Let's rush out!" a major reminded anxiously.
The eyes of several other people immediately became hot, and they said in support with bright eyes: "Sir, I support the breakout. Rather than being killed by artillery shells by the independent regiment here, it is better to break out and fight out, so that the entire army will not be destroyed!"
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"No!" Kato Osaka refused with a gloomy face.
"The strength of the Independent Regiment cannot be underestimated. No one knows how many troops they have around us! Also, the Independent Regiment has strong firepower. If we leave the village, we will be completely exposed to their firepower, and we will not even have a place to hide.
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"Also, don't forget that the Independent Regiment also has a cavalry unit. If you leave the village and run into the Independent Regiment's cavalry, you know the consequences better than we do!"
"Hi!" The hope on the faces of several subordinates suddenly disappeared.
One of his subordinates couldn't stand this aggrieved and depressing atmosphere, so he complained directly!
"Breaking through the encirclement means death, and fighting in the streets means death. It's better to fight with the independent regiment. It's better to die on the charge than to be buried in the rubble!"
"Yes, fight with the Independent Regiment!" Since they could not escape death, several Japanese officers became more magnanimous and shouted at Colonel Kato.
"No, we're not desperate yet!" Kato Osaka suddenly said in a shocking tone.
The faces of several of his subordinates who had been fighting desperately just now were once again filled with hope.
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