Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth Sounds East and West?
At six o'clock in the afternoon, it was just starting to get dark and it was no longer possible for Japanese planes to visit the battlefield.
Lurking near Zhouzhuang, an independent regiment of the Japanese army stationed in grain warehouses moved.
More than 800 people carrying heavy machine guns and mortars, in company units, rushed towards Zhouzhuang in a mighty manner.
"Bang..." A shot was fired from a Japanese guard post far away. Then the Japanese and puppet troops stationed in the granary got into chaos. They stopped eating and rushed towards the position with weapons in hand amidst the shouts and curses of the officers.
"Qinchuan, after fighting for so long, you know the specific location of the Japs' positions better than I do. All the mortars brought by the independent regiment are under your command. Let me blast the Japs' positions around the granary first to ease our next steps.
Attack pressure!" Zhang Guoding, the squadron leader of the Second Squadron of the Special Operations Group who was walking with the leader of the independent regiment, looked at the granary getting closer and closer to him not far away, and directly ordered the gunner Qin Chuan!"
"No problem, captain, if a cannonball fails to hit, you punish me!" Qin Chuan replied with confidence.
The leader of the independent regiment next to him was directly shocked by Qin Chuan's answer. He turned around and ordered to the mortar company commander behind him: "Comrade Qin Chuan must be a master. The mortar company is now under his command. Also,
You should learn from me during the battle, and you can learn half of Comrade Qin Chuan's skills for the time being. I will record the merits for you when I go back!"
Including the three mortars equipped by the special operations team, a total of nine mortars were set up directly less than 500 meters away from the granary.
"Listen up, the Japs in Zhouzhuang also have mortars. They are well-trained and react very quickly. Now we have adjusted the shooting angle. Each gunner will fire five shells as fast as possible. After the shooting
Just retreat, don't stay here for a second longer!" After checking the shooting angles of the nine mortars one by one, Qin Chuan ordered directly with a serious look on his face without being polite.
"Captain, he is the main force of the Eighth Route Army. At least one regiment of the Eighth Route Army is attacking us!"
"I know it's the main force of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise there wouldn't be so many artillery!" the captain replied solemnly.
Then he ordered the adjutant next to him: "Order our artillery to counterattack immediately, kill the Eighth Route Army artillery, and then cover the troops to hold their position!"
"Also, send a telegram to the brigade commander immediately. At least one main regiment of the Eighth Route Army is attacking us. It is also equipped with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns! Request reinforcements!"
At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in the county seat, the brigade commander who was having dinner threw down his bowls and chopsticks as soon as he heard the faint sound of explosions outside the city, and then hurried to the war room, where he happened to bump into the chief of staff who was about to go out to find him.
Together.
"General, the Zhouzhuang Grain Depot was attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army has artillery. The defenders suffered heavy losses. Please request reinforcements!"
"How many Eighth Route Army are there!" the brigade leader quickly walked to the map and asked, staring at the location of Zhouzhuang.
"A regiment has appeared, equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
"Aren't they going to attack Fengling Town? Why did they get to Zhouzhuang! Also, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has a total of four main regiments. Only one has come out now. Where are the remaining three main regiments hidden? Who can tell
Me?" the brigade leader frowned and analyzed!
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "They seem to have disappeared. No one can find out where they are. Not only that, today, the intelligence department and reconnaissance force also lost forty or fifty people, and we don't even know where they were lost!"
"This must have been done by the Eighth Route Army's special forces. Only they can quietly kill dozens of our intelligence agents and scouts! Baga!" the brigade commander frowned and judged.
At this time, the chief of staff seemed to have thought of something, and then added: "General, we have only hoarded 200,000 kilograms of grain in Zhouzhuang. Even if the Eighth Route Army takes it away, it will be a drop in the bucket. At most, let them hold on for a few more days, and in the end we will have to
Attack Fengling Town!"
"In this case, if the Eighth Route Army dispatched so many troops to attack Zhouzhuang, is it possible that it is deceiving others and attacking in the east?"
"They are too cunning. They never confront the imperial army head-on. Although Zhouzhuang's attack is very fierce, it may be an illusion created by the Eighth Route Army!"
"It's possible!" The frowning brigade leader nodded.
But then he changed the subject and continued: "However, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Eighth Route Army really wants to take Zhouzhuang!"
"Chief of Staff, excluding the troops left behind, how many troops have you assembled in total to reinforce the three grain depots outside the city!"
"There are five infantry squadrons of the Imperial Army, plus artillery, heavy equipment, and heavy machine gunners, totaling more than 1,300 people. One regiment of the Imperial Army has more than 1,200 people!" the chief of staff replied immediately!
The brigade commander thought for half a minute before making a decision: "There are two infantry squadrons of the Zhouzhuang Imperial Army and more than one battalion of the Imperial Associated Army. If we add another squadron of the Imperial Army and one battalion of the Imperial Associated Army, they will be paired with enough heavy equipment."
Machine guns and mortars should have no problem dealing with a regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Chief of Staff, according to my order just now, dispatch troops to reinforce Zhouzhuang, immediately!"
It took only ten minutes for the puppet army, which lasted for more than 500 days, to leave the city, and then marched in a hurry to kill Zhouzhuang, which was six kilometers away.
The battle in Zhouzhuang continued. Under the guidance of Qin Chuan, more than 200 artillery shells directly caused the Japanese and puppet troops to lose nearly 200 people.
What made the Japanese captain vomit blood was that the counterattack by his mortar squadron not only had no effect, but instead attracted two rounds of artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, resulting in the direct loss of more than 20 gunners.
Because of the rapid loss of troops, the captain had to send his guard squad to the battlefield in advance. As for the captain himself, he also rushed to the front line of the battlefield with his pistol in hand and directly commanded the battle.
"The machine gunner will fire immediately, suppress the fire! Fire the grenade and kill the Eighth Route Army's firepower points!" the captain hiding behind the bunker shouted while paying attention to the battle situation.
A lieutenant next to him immediately replied: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army has snipers. Our machine gunners have been replaced by five or six people. Everyone only fired a few rounds of bullets before being shot in the head. No one dares to operate the machine gun!"
"Nani? Where are the special forces that cooperate with us? What do they do for food? Find the Eighth Route Army machine gunners immediately and kill them!" the captain ordered decisively with a stern face.
After glancing at the lieutenant next to him, he continued to order: "You are an officer. If the soldiers are afraid of death, then the officer will come! You control the machine gun. If the machine gun does not fire, it is impossible to block the Eighth Route Army's offensive!"
The lieutenant's face suddenly turned pale and his legs became weak.
But after seeing the captain's eyes that could almost kill someone, no matter how scared he was, he could only move away slowly.
He held the handle of the machine gun with trembling hands, praying in his heart that he would not be targeted by a sniper, and then he pulled the trigger as soon as his eyes closed.
Gunshots rang out, and before the lieutenant could open his eyes, a bullet drilled into his head.
The heavy machine gun that had just fired five bullets misfired again.
The lieutenant died, and the captain's eyes immediately turned red, and he yelled and ordered others to continue to make up the work. However, under the threat of headshots, the Japanese next to him seemed not to hear, and hid behind the bunker, holding their rifles and continuing.
Shoot outside!
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