Five hundred and fortieth chapters the lifeblood of the eighth road
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After Colonel Matsumoto frowned and thought for a few seconds, a very cunning smile suddenly flashed across his gloomy face.
Then he gave the squadron leader a positive answer.
"If our special forces were defeated so easily, we wouldn't be called special forces anymore!"
"Let me ask you, tonight the Eighth Route Army attacked Zhouzhuang, then Tianxin Town, and now even the county seat was attacked, and finally attacked us. Do you see anything? Tonight, the Eighth Route Army attacked so many of our places.
What is the real purpose?”
"Food!" the squadron leader replied with certainty.
"There are more than 2,000 defenders in the county and there are solid city defenses. Even if the Eighth Route Army dispatches a main division, it is impossible to break through in just a few hours. As soon as daybreak, they will stop attacking."
"So, they have only one purpose in attacking the first three places, to disperse and consume our troops!"
"Now that they have done it, our Fengling Town is under attack, and the county defenders have no troops to send to us even if they want to reinforce us."
"As a result, Fengling Town, which has the most food hoards, has become the place with the smallest garrison. If we hadn't been here to assist in the defense, the Eighth Route Army would have definitely entered Fengling Town and strangled the garrison with the attack launched just now.
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"The Eighth Route Army is poorly equipped and is best at close combat at night. As long as we let them rush into Fengling Town, Fengling Town will be finished!"
Colonel Matsumoto answered with certainty: "Yes, the Eighth Route Army attacked so many places tonight for one purpose. We have stored millions of kilograms of grain in Fengling Town!"
At this point, Colonel Matsumoto changed the subject and continued: "If we defend Fengling Town in a posture of coexisting with food, do you think the Eighth Route Army outside would still dare to bombard us with artillery? No.
If we rely on artillery and infantry to attack, I am sure that the Eighth Route Army, including the Eighth Route Army special forces, will not be our opponent!"
The squadron leader's eyes lit up and he replied: "I understand, captain, you mean to retreat to the granary for defense!"
"There are more than a dozen granaries of various sizes here plus the nearby houses, making it perfect for street fighting!"
"As long as we retreat to the granary, the Eighth Route Army, which wants to preserve food, will not dare to use artillery."
"Otherwise, these grains will definitely be burned in the shelling!"
"I'm going to give the order right away, asking the troops to abandon their positions around the granary, enter the granary and continue to hold on!"
Two infantry cannons opened the way, the special forces assaulted in front, and the main force covered and killed behind.
In less than an hour, Wang Ping led the team to advance more than 200 meters into Fengling Town, making great progress along the way.
According to the current attack speed, they will be able to reach the granary in another hour.
But at this moment, an accident happened.
"Captain, the Japs in front seem to have retreated. There is not a single Japs corpse in the ruins!" Huang Yuanqiang suddenly ran to Wang Ping and reported.
"Stop the bombardment, let the special forces go up and take a look!" Wang Ping ordered with a frown.
Soon, Huang Yuanqiang rushed over, frowning.
A very bad premonition immediately appeared in Wang Ping's mind!
"Captain, there are indeed no Japs in front. They have all retreated and gathered in the granary!"
"The thing I was most worried about happened!" Wang Ping frowned more deeply and said to himself with a stern face.
Huang Yuanqiang was very confused and asked: "Captain, isn't this bad? If they are all gathered in the granary, we can just serve them in one pot to avoid any fish slipping through the net."
The commander of the first battalion next to him was obviously more experienced in combat than Huang Yuanqiang, and he explained with a frown.
"It's good to serve it in one pot, but don't forget that for the sake of food security, we can't use cannons as long as the Japanese enter the granary!"
"Without artillery, the battle just now would happen again!"
The scene of the battlefield before Wang Ping's arrival immediately appeared in Huang Yuanqiang's mind.
Under the joint counterattack of the Japanese special forces and the main force, the attacking troops were named and slaughtered by the Japanese like living targets!
Then he frowned into a big "Sichuan" sign and stared at Wang Ping and asked: "Captain, we can't attack without artillery. The Japanese firepower is too strong, and there are special forces inside. We are no match at all. The casualties in a frontal attack will be too great."
, and it may not be possible to kill the remaining Japs in the granary."
"Surround the grain depot first!" Wang Ping did not answer, but ordered with a stern face.
When Wang Ping arrived at the grain depot, the other two battalions of the 772nd Regiment had already begun to attack.
"No, the 2nd and 3rd battalions must have regarded the Japanese as a last resort. They rushed in like this. They are simply going to die!" the first battalion commander cried out.
As soon as he finished speaking, intensive gunshots rang out inside the grain depot.
The attacking troops of the two companies were swept down in pieces like ripe wheat under the harvest of bullets.
In the end, the two companies each lost more than one platoon of troops and retreated in disgrace.
"Captain Wang, as you just judged, the Japanese plan to use the complex terrain of the grain depot to engage in street fighting with us, so that the infantry artillery in our hands will not dare to fire casually!" Although the soldiers who lost were not his own battalion, they all
It was the Eighth Route Army. The first battalion commander quickly showed a heartbroken and angry expression on his face, staring at Wang Ping and analyzing.
"Captain, you can't use cannons. The casualties of the storm will increase, and you may not be able to rush in. How should we fight next?" Huang Yuanqiang was the most direct, staring at Wang Ping and asked.
The commander of the 772nd Regiment and the two battalion commanders also saw Wang Ping, and hurried over and happened to hear Huang Yuanqiang's words.
Then several people's eyes looked at Wang Ping at the same time, as if they had agreed.
"We want food, so we have to pay the price later! Commander Zhou, I have no choice but to attack by force!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.
Seeing the disappointed expressions that quickly appeared on everyone's faces, Wang Ping changed the subject and continued.
"However, even if we attack by force, we cannot attack according to the enemy's routine!"
"In that case we are not attacking, we are dying."
"Then how to attack!" the two battalion commanders who had just ordered the troops to attack asked with unconvinced expressions.
"Drill a hole!" Wang Ping said in surprise.
The cadres gathered here are all veteran Red Army cadres who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They have rich combat experience. Many times, the reason why they do not think of a solution is because their ideas are not open. Once their ideas are opened, all problems will be easily solved.
"Good idea!" The leader of the 772nd Regiment was the first to react!
"Not only do we need to dig holes, but we also need to dig more holes. The Japanese can use the complex terrain of the grain depot to sneak attack on us, and we can also use the terrain to sneak attack on them. The worst is to risk our lives."
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