Chapter three hundred and eighty ninth arrogant devil
As soon as the Japanese captain stationed in Zhouzhuang came out, the artillery squad leader ran over.
"Captain, the explosion just now was not a heavy artillery, but the thunder cannon reported by the commander. There was only an explosion without a scream, it couldn't be a cannonball!"
"The wing commander also reported the method of countering the mine cannons. I plan to concentrate all the mortars and grenades in the station to destroy the mine cannons outside!"
"Flying thunder cannon?" the captain and squadron leader reacted immediately.
Then he quickly turned his attention to the place where the explosion just occurred.
You wouldn't know it if you didn't look at it, but you would be shocked when you see three huge craters appearing on the ground.
There are a dozen imperial troops in a barracks around the crater, but so far there has been no movement at all.
As expected, these dozen subordinates were either killed directly or knocked unconscious. In any case, they had lost their combat effectiveness.
You can imagine how powerful the three explosive packages fired by the thunder cannon were. If such explosive packages hit the position directly, it would definitely frighten the entire Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army to death.
Thinking of this, big beads of sweat quickly appeared on the squadron leader's forehead.
After being frightened, he immediately ordered: "Then what are you waiting for? Concentrate all the mortars and grenade launchers to kill them. The power of the thunder cannon is too great. We cannot let the shells continue to hit our stronghold!"
"Hi!"
In the second round, three explosive packets flew over quickly.
Despite the repeated prayers of the captain and squadron leader, two explosive packets were still smashed into the positions surrounding the stronghold.
"On Bageya Road, the artillery will fire immediately to kill the flying thunder cannons on Tubal Road. The power is really too great. Two cannons will kill dozens of our Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army!"
"Also, find out immediately how many people are attacking us from Tubal Road!"
When the three thunder cannons were about to continue firing, three shells and six grenades suddenly fell from the sky and exploded next to them.
The dozen soldiers who controlled them were caught off guard and were killed and more than half injured in one blow. The thick barrel of a thunder cannon was directly blown to pieces, making it impossible to continue using it.
Yang Xiong, who had been staring at the battlefield, immediately reacted: "When did the Japanese react so quickly? Immediately order the flying thunder artillery platoon to move, the faster the better."
The political commissar Luo Wenbo who was following him also reacted quickly: "The Japanese must have figured out our torpedo cannons. They knew that the torpedo cannons had a short range and a large error, and then they concentrated all their mortars and grenade launchers to counterattack.
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Soon, Gong Hu, the commander of the artillery company, rushed over: "Chief of Staff, Political Commissar, one thunder cannon has been lost, and more than half of the artillery has been lost, but the remaining two thunder cannons can still be used!"
"The political commissar is right, the Japanese must have figured out the weakness of our flying thunder cannons, and the counterattack was so fast!" Yang Xiong nodded and agreed with the political commissar Luo Wenbo's opinion, and then ordered Gong Hu.
"Captain Gong, concentrate all our mortars to counterattack and kill their artillery. The torpedo cannons continue to fire, but be sure to fire an explosive pack to change positions. It doesn't matter if you go slower, as long as it gives enough deterrence to the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold.
Got it!"
Not long after, the first battalion began to attack under the command of Hong Tao.
The dense bullets fired in the head, the artillery shells and grenades falling from time to time overhead, and the explosive packets dropped every few minutes... all put great pressure on the stronghold defenders.
"Captain, we have seen it clearly. There is about a regiment attacking our Tubal Road, equipped with heavy machine guns, mortars, and powerful flying thunder cannons!" The deputy captain who was commanding the operation rushed over and reported, with a face on his face.
His upper body had been blackened by gunpowder smoke, and his whole body exuded a strong smell of gunpowder smoke.
The squadron leader immediately showed a look of realization.
"I understand, it must be the Eighth Route Army that has been active around!"
"You didn't dare attack us before, but now you are attacking us because you are equipped with thunder cannons. You must be targeting the supplies, weapons and ammunition we have hoarded in our stronghold!"
"Then why don't you report to the commander immediately and ask for tactical guidance?" the lieutenant deputy captain quickly reminded!
"The notification is fine, but we don't need reinforcements!" the captain replied arrogantly.
"The biggest threat to us from Tubal Road is the flying thunder cannons they made themselves. Now that we have a way to deal with the flying thunder cannons, there will definitely be no problem in holding the stronghold!"
"In addition, there are seven or eight strongholds around us that can send troops to reinforce us. If these Tuba Road insist on continuing to fight us, I don't mind letting the surrounding strongholds send troops to encircle and annihilate them!"
"Vice Captain, send a signal to surrounding strongholds immediately!"
This is the travel area of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. After the Japanese army occupied Xinzhou, they had never been attacked by the Eighth Route Army on a large scale, so they were not aware of the Eighth Route Army's powerful combat effectiveness.
After receiving the notification message from the Zhouzhuang stronghold, the commander just frowned and said nothing further.
He believed in the judgment of his subordinates and also believed in their combat effectiveness. He did not take a regiment of the Eighth Route Army seriously, nor did he expect that this attack was a conspiracy from the beginning.
The Second Battalion of the Guard Regiment, which is active near the highway, has been lurking here for nearly an hour since ten o'clock.
Hearing the faint explosion coming from the Zhouzhuang stronghold, there were more than 600 people in the Second Battalion. Some were excited, some were jealous, some were looking forward to it, and some looked nervous.
Yi Jun, deputy commander of the 2nd Battalion, never left his eyes on the road not far away from the moment he lurked.
Finally, two very familiar figures appeared at the end of the road, two soldiers from the reconnaissance squad directly under the battalion headquarters!
"Deputy Battalion Commander, the Japs have dispatched. All the Japs from the stronghold east of the highway have dispatched. Two platoons of the Imperial Association Army have been dispatched. Only one platoon of the Imperial Association Army is left at the stronghold."
"The Japanese have left one combat unit at the stronghold on the west side of the highway, and all others have been dispatched!"
Yi Jun actually laughed, and smiled very happily, and then answered confidently: "There are about a hundred Japanese and puppet troops on both sides, but there are more Japanese soldiers in the east, and their combat effectiveness must be stronger!"
"The fourth and fifth companies took care of the Japanese and puppet troops in the east, and then quickly occupied their stronghold, under the unified command of the instructor!"
"Others, follow me to deal with the Japanese in the west!"
The battle started very suddenly and ended very quickly. In less than half an hour, the two strongholds were captured.
Wang Ping, who had been lurking on the edge of the base for a whole day, ordered Cheng Xiao as soon as he received the telegram.
"Lao Cheng, the breakthrough has been opened! You and others will go first, and I will take the rear. The whole army will march forward in a hurry. Before dawn, we must arrive in the forest we have set long ago and lurk!"
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