Outside the Zhouzhuang stronghold, Yang Xiong had received a telegram that the Independence Brigade was passing through the blockade.
In order not to alert the Japanese army, he immediately ordered: "Captain Hong, step up the offensive! Try to capture the stronghold. Otherwise, there will be no place to replenish the shells and bullets we just fired!"
"Cooperate well with the artillery company commander Gong, try to open a hole in the defense line around the Japanese stronghold as soon as possible, and rush in!"
Three consecutive attacks were repulsed by the Japanese and puppet troops, and more than a platoon of men were lost.
Hong Tao's ferocity was also aroused by the Japanese's desperate posture, and he rushed to the front line with a pistol in hand.
"First company commander, what did you do? It's been so long and the Japanese haven't charged into the enemy position yet!" Hong Tao's anger started to rise as soon as he saw his three company commanders!
Seeing that the three company commanders lowered their heads and remained silent, the instructor could only stand up and explain: "Lao Hong, ignore them!"
"The firepower of the machine guns on the Japs turret is so fierce that they can overwhelm our attacking troops. Even if we use up all the troops in a company, they still won't be able to advance."
"Then kill these firepower points!" Hong Tao shouted without thinking.
"We tried our best to shoot at each other with machine guns and let sharpshooters snipe, but they all had no effect. As soon as the machine gunner in front died, the ones behind him took over and the machine guns continued to shoot!" the instructor shook his head helplessly.
At this moment, the artillery company commander Gong Hu came over. In front of Hong Tao, he said with a guilty look on his face: "Captain Hong, it's not that they are not brave in fighting, it's that our artillery has not fought well. For so long, not even a Japanese soldier has been killed."
Even the small turrets have not been destroyed!"
Hong Tao's anger suddenly subsided a lot, and he stared at Gong Hu and asked.
"Then what are you going to do? It will be dawn in a few hours, and the main force is passing through the Japanese defense line. Once the main force passes, we will definitely not continue to fight, and then our attack time will be even shorter. If even the Japanese
If we can’t take down even a single stronghold, then we will become a laughing stock!”
"I plan to concentrate all the mortars and grenades to target the Japanese turrets and distract their firepower!"
"With the two thunder cannons left, get as close to the turret as possible. As long as they advance another fifty meters, the hit rate will increase by 50%. If the two thunder cannons fire together, they will definitely hit the Japanese turret!"
Hong Tao frowned and made a decision: "Fifty meters, right? I will attack with the whole battalion and cover you to advance fifty meters!"
Then he ordered the three company commanders around him: "You all heard it, I will give you five minutes to prepare. After five minutes, fire all weapons and attack fifty meters forward. Then stop and defend on the spot.
Shoot against the Japanese and cover the artillery fire!"
Inside the stronghold, the captain no longer had the arrogance and confidence he had a few hours ago.
The reinforcements were supposed to arrive in more than an hour, but two or three hours had passed and there was still no sign of them.
During the defensive battle, although I already had a way to deal with the flying thunder cannons, the stronghold's only commanding height gun tower had been fine so far. However, the offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army far exceeded that of my reinforced squadron, and the limited defenders continued to be attacked during the battle.
Attrition is now less than half of what it was before.
The Imperial Alliance Army also suffered heavy losses, with almost a company of troops dead.
Although there were two companies left, facing heavy casualties and the increasingly fierce Eighth Route Army's offensive, they were all frightened, their faces were pale, and their hands holding the rifles were trembling with nervousness and fear.
Even if they still guard the position and shoot out with their rifles, no one knows where the bullets went.
In this case, the captain was sure that as long as Tuba Road rushed up, they would not even have the courage to resist and would surrender without their weapons.
The puppet army was unreliable, and the imperial army suffered heavy losses. The captain's only hope of holding the stronghold was the gun tower in the middle of the stronghold.
Seven or eight light and heavy machine guns were mounted on the turrets, firing from a high position to eliminate all the Eighth Route Army troops who wanted to rush forward.
"Captain, the warriors have suffered heavy losses. If the losses continue like this, within two hours, all the imperial troops in the positions around the stronghold will be dead, and they will have to retreat to the gun towers to hold on!" the deputy captain hurried over, reminding him with a nervous look on his face.
road.
"Bageya Road! I didn't expect that Tubal Road was so powerful. There were not many defenders in the surrounding strongholds, and even fewer troops were sent over. They must have been defeated and wiped out by the Tubal Road that attacked us!"
The captain calmly said the result he least wanted to see.
"Would you like to send another telegram to the commander of the regiment, requesting combat guidance! Without reinforcements, I'm worried that we won't be able to hold out until dawn. Tubal Road must have taken a fancy to the materials, weapons and ammunition at our stronghold!" the deputy captain continued to remind.
The captain compromised, lowered his head and thought for a full minute before answering.
"That's it, send a telegram to the county immediately. Compared with our honor, the materials, weapons and ammunition in the stronghold are more important. They must not fall into the hands of Tubal Road. Will it increase the strength of Tubal Road?"
"Captain, Tubal Road has started attacking again... bang bang bang..." As soon as the order was given, a sergeant guarding the entrance of the gun tower shouted, and then he heard intensive gunshots and explosions.
It rang outside the turret.
"Baga, why are there so many people on Tubal Road, and they are still here!" The captain who hurried to the Wangkou saw the Eighth Route Army swarming more than 200 meters away. He was startled at first, and then shouted loudly.
"Shoot, shoot immediately, block the oncoming Tubal Road!"
Three machine guns in this direction immediately opened fire, and Eighth Route Army troops were constantly killed on the charge.
However, the Eighth Route Army attacking this time did not seem to be afraid of death. When those in front were killed, those behind immediately took over and continued to charge forward with rifles in hand.
"Is Tubal Road going all out to capture the gun tower in one attack?" The captain immediately had a very bad premonition in his heart.
Just as he was about to move the machine guns from other directions, a cry full of surprise reached the captain's ears, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Sir, Tubal Road has stopped attacking!"
The Eighth Route Army, which had been acting like wolves and tigers just now, all lay down less than 200 meters away from the stronghold, holding rifles and shooting at the stronghold.
Not long after, the light and heavy machine guns were also set up, and they fired at the turret together with the rifles. The whizzing bullets hit the outer wall of the turret, and sparks flew everywhere. It was very scary!
"Intensify the firepower and continue shooting. The machine guns cannot listen and must block them!" the captain ordered with a sigh of relief!
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