An infantry squadron is equipped with a radio station, and it moves with the squadron leader.
Therefore, the Zhoutang Town stronghold in front of us does not have any other external contact methods except telephone.
Before the battle started, Wang Ping sent people to cut off the telephone line from the stronghold to Linfen City.
"Bang bang bang..." Several gunshots suddenly rang outside the stronghold. The two puppet sentries guarding the door of the stronghold were caught off guard and fell down at the door.
The machine gunner on duty who was mounted on the turret of the stronghold reacted very quickly. He opened fire within five seconds, and the bullets flew like a rain to the location where the gunshot had just been fired.
"What's going on? Where are the guns?" the puppet company commander asked the machine gunner who was setting fire as soon as he rushed into the gun tower.
"In the bushes in front of the turret, two sentries at the door were killed. As soon as I fired, their gunfire stopped, and they seemed to have withdrawn!"
"Could it be the remnants of the New Regiment? Impossible. How could the remnants of the New Regiment come to the plains to die in the mountainous areas that Taijun swept away!" The company commander frowned and said to himself.
"Bah bang bang!" As soon as he finished speaking, several gunshots were heard.
A nearby puppet soldier who stuck his head out from the turret crenel to look out was hit by a bullet in the chest and fell to the crenel, looking as if he was about to fall from the turret.
"They didn't leave, the machine gun continued to fire!" the company commander's expression changed and he shouted loudly.
"Notify others and enter the position immediately. We are likely to be targeted by the remnants of the new regiment!"
"Also, call the county seat and tell them that we are being attacked by the remnants of the New Regiment. Ask them to radio to contact the main garrison in Zhoucun's mopping up force and return to the artillery tower immediately to reinforce it!"
The guard behind him was about to give an order when the deputy company commander on the side immediately stopped him.
"Company commander, calm down, you can't call the county seat!"
"We are not yet sure that the people who shot at us just now were the main force of the remnants of the New Regiment. If we are mistaken and they are just suspicious troops sent by the remnants of the New Regiment, then we will have been fooled, and the consequences of being fooled will definitely not be something we can bear.
Come on!"
The company commander was not a fool. He immediately reacted: "You are worried that the remnants of the New Regiment will attack in the east and west. After we transfer the main force back, their main force hiding in the mountains will take the opportunity to escape. In this case, there will be no responsibility to eliminate the remnants of the New Regiment.
It’s all on us. If one thing goes wrong, the imperial army might kill us!”
"The company commander is wise!" the deputy company commander replied with a flattering look.
The company commander enjoyed the compliments from his subordinates, but at this moment, gunshots rang out again. This time, the machine gunner who fired directly was killed.
You know, the machine gunner is hiding behind the shooting hole. In this case, he was shot in the head by the opponent, which shows how powerful the opponent's marksmanship is. To describe the opponent as a sharpshooter is not an exaggeration.
After taking a breath of cold air, the company commander immediately made a decision.
"No matter what, we can't wait here, otherwise the casualties will get bigger and bigger!"
"We must find a way to find out whether the opponent is the main force of the remnants of the new regiment. If so, contact the county immediately and ask the main force to return to support and encircle and annihilate them. If not, we will directly send troops to kill them."
"No matter which of the two situations it is, we will make a contribution!"
"If you do nothing here, you will lose dozens of people in vain, and you won't even see the shadow of the Eighth Route Army. Let the imperial army know, and we will not escape the punishment of the imperial army. Therefore, in order not to be punished, but also to be able to make meritorious deeds,
We must take the initiative and figure out what's going on outside."
"The company commander is wise!" the deputy company commander continued to compliment.
The company commander nodded helpfully and began to issue orders: "Go out as a platoon and confirm whether the opponents outside the stronghold are the main remnants of the new regiment or their suspected soldiers. After going out, if you find anything wrong, come back immediately."
"Others enter the position and provide fire cover to the first platoon at any time to help them come back!"
The platoon leader was very reluctant, but after hearing the order that he could withdraw at any time, he could only accept the order reluctantly. Then he led more than 30 subordinates and tentatively walked toward the bushes dozens of meters away.
Soon, the platoon disappeared from the company commander's sight.
Just as the company commander was staring at the dark bushes outside, becoming more and more nervous, a sporadic sound of gunfire suddenly came over.
Because the gunfire was very chaotic and there was no machine gun fire, the company commander was not sure of the opponent's identity.
He could only stare at the bushes outside the stronghold with his big eyes, ready to respond to possible emergencies.
Finally, what he worried about happened.
Out of a row of more than thirty people, only about twenty people were left, and they rushed out of the bushes like bereaved dogs.
When they were still more than 40 meters away from the stronghold, a group of Eighth Route Army troops rushed out. There were seventy or eighty people in total. They fired while charging. People in the fleeing row in front kept falling on the retreat.
The company commander's reaction speed was very fast, and he started to issue orders as soon as he frowned!
"This is the main force of the remnants of the new regiment. Contact the county immediately and ask for reinforcements!"
"The others opened fire immediately, and the fire covered the platoon back to the stronghold!"
A total of five light machine guns equipped in the company, plus those just taken out from the arsenal, opened fire quickly. The intensive firepower stopped the Eighth Route Army that was pursuing behind them.
The platoon that suffered heavy losses immediately seized the opportunity and ran towards the entrance of the stronghold with all their strength.
The Eighth Route Army pursuing behind them also reacted very quickly. Although they were blocked by machine guns, the guns in their hands were not ordinary.
Machine guns and rifles were fired at the same time. The sudden and intensive firepower killed and injured several puppet soldiers who were fleeing in front.
At this moment, the security guard who contacted the county seat rushed over with an anxious look on his face: "Company Commander, we can't contact the county seat. It seems that the phone line has been cut off by the Eighth Route Army!"
"What?" The company commander was frightened.
"Our telephone line to the county seat was cut off by the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army must have wanted to capture our stronghold and cut off our contact with the county seat in advance, leaving us without reinforcements!" the deputy company commander replied anxiously.
The company commander finally came to his senses and ordered with an anxious look on his face: "Continue shooting with the machine gun, suppress the firepower of the Eighth Route Army, and get the first platoon back!"
"The Eighth Route Army wants to capture the stronghold, but we have no reinforcements. We must hold on to the stronghold on our own in a short period of time. Every soldier is very important to us. If we can withdraw one more, we will withdraw one more!"
The company commander who was anxious to push the troops back only confirmed that the platoon leader was in the middle of the team, and then asked someone to open the stronghold gate and let the remaining seventeen or eight people from the first platoon enter the stronghold.
"Platoon leader Wang, the company commander asked you to take your people to the second floor of the stronghold immediately for defense. It is still empty. The Eighth Route Army has begun to attack. They want to capture our stronghold!" A puppet soldier guarding the door of the gun tower saw this.
The platoon leader said.
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