Chapter five hundred and ninety-eight dealing with the shrinking turtle
The Japanese artillery reacted very quickly. Before Major Fujino gave orders, they adjusted the muzzles of their guns to counterattack under the orders of the squad leader.
The only person who could threaten them on the battlefield was the Eighth Route Army artillery unit. Not only for their own safety, but also for the sake of the entire stronghold, they had to kill their opponents as soon as possible.
However, when they fired the first round of counterattack, Wang Ping had already ordered the artillery platoon to move dozens of meters away.
"Chen Dong, the next task of the artillery is to find a way to kill the Japanese artillery squad. If you fight head-on, you are definitely no match. Therefore, you must use the method I gave you, use mortars and the Japanese artillery squad to fight guerrillas, and slowly
Kill them!" Wang Ping, who was about to go to the Japanese stronghold, immediately ordered.
When we hurried to the Japanese stronghold, there were about a hundred men left in the two companies who had already surrounded the stronghold.
More than twenty light machine guns were mounted around the stronghold, and the black holes were pointed at the gun towers. Regardless of any movement at the shooting holes in the gun towers, there were immediately several machine guns staring at the shooting holes and shooting.
"Commander, after the Japanese saw our firepower, they have all turned into turtles. If we don't move, they won't move either!" Xiong Changhe reported as soon as Wang Ping arrived.
Wang Ping replied without thinking: "If they don't move, then we will force them to move!"
"You should all know that you can use wet quilts and tables to build earthen tanks. Go to the town and build me a few earthen tanks, and then attack directly. I don't believe that the devils in the artillery tower are watching us rush into the stronghold.
Can remain indifferent."
"At that time, more than 20 light and heavy machine guns will be watching the turrets for me, and I will keep an eye on them if there is any movement in the shooting holes. We have plenty of bullets, and dozens of bullets will fly by at a time. Even if a blind cat kills a mouse, there will still be bullets.
Fly into the turret through the firing hole!"
The second floor of the blockhouse was very safe, but Major Fujino was not at all happy staying inside.
The new group of firepower attacking us outside the stronghold was too powerful. More than twenty light and heavy machine guns were all staring at the turrets. On average, there were at least three machine guns staring at each shooting hole.
Originally, the appearance of the turrets and shooting holes was to save the lives of the people inside the turrets.
However, with three machine guns aimed at one shooting hole, the turret does not seem to be able to guarantee the safety of the soldiers inside.
In just two minutes of exchange of fire, six soldiers were killed by stray bullets flying in from the firing holes.
Originally, he had plenty of troops, so Major Fujino didn't take the six casualties at all.
But after four consecutive infantry squads were killed by the new regiment's serial tactics, Major Fujino did not have enough soldiers.
An infantry squad, a mortar squad, a heavy machine gun squad, plus their own guards, a total of more than 120 people.
The artillerymen didn't need to think about it. More than 20 people were shooting at the new regiment of artillery outside the stronghold. No matter what their casualties were, it was impossible for them to pick up their rifles and enter the artillery tower to fight.
As a result, the troops available to Major Fujino were directly reduced to one hundred men.
The troops at hand were not enough. The sudden artillery attack ten minutes ago killed more than 20 people. In addition to the losses just now, the troops he still had in hand now were less than 70.
Just now, he had sent a telegram to Linfen City asking for help.
However, because Fengyun Town is too far away from Linfen City, even though the brigade commander, Major General Matsumoto, personally guaranteed that the reinforcements would arrive within four hours, Major General Fujino was not happy because he did not have the confidence to bring the less than seven people left with him.
Ten men held the position for four hours.
The battle just now made him realize that the remnants of the new regiment were different from the Chinese troops he had encountered before.
They are too powerful, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. When fighting such an opponent, there are too many variables that may arise. Even though I have been on the battlefield for a long time, I do not have enough confidence.
"Captain, there's a situation!" At this moment, the voice that Major Fujino didn't want to hear sounded from the third floor of the turret.
Major Fujino carefully touched the shooting hole, stuck his head out, and looked outside the stronghold.
"Baga, this is an earthen tank built by the Eighth Route Army. It can even block our rifle bullets when fired from a long distance!" Major Fujino reacted with a frown.
Then he shouted loudly: "We can't let them get close to our gun tower. There must be explosive packets on Tuba Road under the earthen tanks. They want to get close to the gun tower, use explosive packets to destroy the gun tower and kill us all!"
"Shoot, shoot immediately, kill the Eighth Route Army in the tank!"
The Japanese hiding behind the shooting holes had no choice but to stand up and shoot outside no matter how unwilling they were.
There was no doubt about the result. As soon as they fired, the machine guns outside the stronghold staring at the firing holes started firing immediately.
"Bang bang bang...ta da da..." After a short and fierce exchange of fire, the Japanese lost more than a dozen people.
"Stop, everyone stop shooting. If we continue to suffer losses like this, we won't be able to hold on for even half an hour!" the heartbroken Major Fujino immediately ordered.
Then he pointed at the ammunition box containing grenades next to him and ordered: "Blow it up with grenades. When their tanks come over, hide behind the shooting holes and throw the grenades out!"
Soon, a hail of grenades rained down from the turret.
Two of the three earthen tanks were directly blown over, and the four soldiers inside were frightened to death on the spot. Fortunately, the soldiers in the last earthen tank reacted quickly and retreated in time.
"Commander, the earthen tanks are not working!" Xiong Changhe reported with both heartache and anxiety.
"The little devil is going to take the initiative to the end today!" Wang Ping frowned and sighed.
Then he judged: "They must have asked for help from Linfen City and want to use this method to hold on until reinforcements arrive."
"However, since we do not have direct artillery and cannot destroy the gun towers from a long distance, as long as they have a sufficient number of grenades and we have to control the casualties, it is really possible to hold on for a few hours!"
Xiong Changhe asked with a look of reluctance: "We have wiped out the puppet troops for six to seven hundred days. Is there nothing we can do to watch the dozens of Japanese soldiers trapped in the stronghold?"
"Commander, do you want me to lead the attack directly, and let the machine guns cover behind? There are not many Japs left, and we can beat them even if we risk our lives!"
Wang Ping frowned and refused without hesitation: "No!"
"Every remaining soldier of the new regiment is a treasure, and they must not fight against the Japanese!"
Then he changed the topic and continued: "Isn't it just a gun tower? The little devils don't want to give up, so let them keep it."
"It doesn't matter if there are dozens of Japs to be eliminated or not. What we want is the puppet troops and supplies in the stronghold of Fengyun Town. Moreover, the elimination of more than 200 Japs just now has shocked the Japanese army. If the Japs don't destroy the mountains,
Withdraw his troops, and tomorrow night, he will be prepared to lose another two hundred men!"
Xiong Changhe had a puzzled expression on his face: "Captain, what do you mean?"
"With the turret as the center, our people within a radius of 30 meters should not pass by. All light and heavy machine guns continue to monitor the firing holes of the turret. As long as the opponent makes any movement, shoot immediately!"
"The material warehouse and arsenal in the stronghold are all thirty meters away from the gun tower. Since the Japanese want to be a coward, then we will let them do it and directly take away their arsenal and material warehouse!"
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