It turns out that this stronghold was attacked by stragglers from the Jinsui Army when it was first established.
Although the final stronghold was not captured, Tanaka, the top commander of the Japanese army at the stronghold, was still shocked.
So, the next day, he captured more than a hundred young men from the surrounding villages, and under the command of the puppet army, built the three-story building in front of him.
After having the escape building, although the stronghold was attacked twice by stragglers from the Jinsui Army, Lieutenant Nakata, who was in a commanding position, commanded his men to easily defeat the attackers with machine guns, and killed and wounded more than a hundred Jinsui troops.
With this military exploit, Nakata's military rank was directly changed from lieutenant to captain, and he was promoted to squadron leader.
Because the supplementary troops for the wing's expanded brigade have not yet arrived, the wing headquarters only provided him with a heavy machine gun squad and a mortar squad. Once the supplementary troops arrived, the Japanese troops at the Guanliang stronghold were directly expanded into a squadron.
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The promotion in military rank, the expansion of the troops, and the headquarters even gave him a Type 92 and a mortar as a reward, all of which made Captain Nakata full of confidence in his future.
When he was happy, he specially asked the puppet soldiers to find two beautiful wives from the villages around the stronghold, so that they could have a good time and celebrate.
The Japanese army was full of confidence, but Wang Ping frowned.
Mortars are very powerful, but only for soldiers exposed to artillery fire. They have almost no destructive effect on fortifications and the masonry muzzles in front of them.
The three mortars equipped by the artillery platoon, unless the shells are fired directly into the turret, will blow up a little bit of skin on the turret.
However, after finally getting here, Wang Ping was unwilling to give up if he didn't fight.
After some hesitation, Wang Ping finally decided to attack. Maybe with luck, he would be able to discover the enemy's flaw in the next battle and capture the Guanliang stronghold in one fell swoop.
As a stronghold equipped with both mortars and heavy machine guns, Wang Ping is certain that the Japanese must have a lot of equipment and materials hoarded in the stronghold. The independent battalion is about to expand, whether it is equipment or other materials, or even the military uniforms of the Japanese for the winter.
It is what Wang Ping urgently needs. If there is a chance to capture the stronghold, Wang Ping will definitely not let it go.
"It's still the same old rules. The second company attacks from the front, and the third company launches an attack from behind. The Japanese are running to the building, so don't save bullets for me when attacking. Two machine guns focus on one shooting hole to ensure that the Japanese in the gun tower are suppressed!" Wang Ping
He kept a calm face and started giving orders directly!
"The artillery platoon, watch the Japs running towards me from the building to bombard me, and strive to crush the artillery building for me. Also, the Japs are also equipped with mortars, which will be set up on the roof of the artillery building as expected. Therefore, after the attack begins, we must
Knock it out in the shortest possible time without letting it fire!"
"You three sharpshooters, look for fighter planes to hunt down the Japanese and puppet army officers. As for the ordinary soldiers of the puppet army, kill them if you can. Maybe in a few days, they will become our comrades-in-arms!"
"Tongtongtong...wuwuwu..." As soon as three dull shells were ejected, the scream of the shells streaking across the sky sounded over the battlefield.
In less than three seconds, a ball of orange-red fireball exploded from the roof of the building where the Japanese were running, which was particularly dazzling. Then a ball of fireball exploded in front and to the right of the gun tower, and finally three violent explosions reached the soldiers of the Independent Battalion.
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Because the distance was too far, Wang Ping couldn't see clearly what was happening on the top of the tower.
But the two lights placed by the Japanese on the top of the gun tower were instantly extinguished, making Wang Ping very sure that the shelling just now was effective.
The gunners next to the three mortars slightly adjusted the shooting angle and were just about to insert the second shell into the barrel when the six grenades equipped by the two companies also fired.
Because their strong gun towers could not cause damage, the six grenade launchers wisely chose to bombard the Japanese and puppet positions around the stronghold.
The violent sound of artillery broke the silent atmosphere on the battlefield and woke up all the sleeping Japanese and puppet troops, including squadron leader Captain Nakata.
"Where did the enemy from Baga come from, and they were even equipped with mortars!" Nakata, who was sleeping on the second floor of the turret, was awakened when he heard the violent explosion above his head, and then asked loudly to the slightly panicked subordinates around him.
"I don't know who it is yet, but the enemy is equipped with at least three mortars and five grenade launchers, and is carrying out artillery fire on us!" A second lieutenant hurried over and reported.
Nakata was furious, and in shock he cursed loudly: "Bagya Road, why are you panicking? We also have mortars and grenade launchers. We ordered the artillery and grenade launchers to counterattack immediately. Others are ready to fight, as long as
As soon as the enemy appears, we use machine guns to destroy them. We are in the running building, and the enemies outside can't do anything to us!"
"In addition, we order the troops and puppet troops outside the stronghold to remain stationary. As long as we repel the enemy's attack, we will immediately launch a counterattack and destroy the enemy who dares to attack us!"
After the order was given, the chaotic situation in the blockhouse was obviously improved a lot.
Three crooked handles and one heavy machine gun were placed at the shooting holes in four directions on the second floor of the turret, ready to fire at any time. As for other positions, there were two or three riflemen next to each shooting hole, holding rifles and a pair of rifles.
The posture of shooting out at any time.
Nakata nodded with satisfaction, then put on his military uniform unhurriedly, preparing to personally command the defensive battle.
At this time, the second lieutenant who had just left rushed over and reported with a worried look: "Captain, our mortars and grenade launchers on the roof of the gun tower were blown up and we are unable to fight back!"
Nakata was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and cursed loudly: "Why panic? Without mortars, we still have light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and grenades, so we can still defend the stronghold!"
"Our gun towers are very strong and mortars cannot destroy them. As long as the gun towers are not destroyed, we can use the gun towers to defend our stronghold and defeat the enemies who want to attack us!"
Under the fierce bombardment, the Japanese and puppet army strongholds were not in chaos. Faced with this situation, Wang Ping frowned even deeper and realized that he had encountered a tough problem.
"Attack first and try!" Wang Ping, who had no other choice, ordered decisively.
Zhang Yunshan next to him nodded and ordered: "Fire all the light and heavy machine guns, and others will cover. In the first class, rush to the bottom of the turret and throw the grenade into the firing hole to kill the Japanese!"
"Click, click, click... bang, bang, bang..." Shooting at the firing holes, rifles, crooked handles, and heavy machine guns that had been prepared, the dense bullets instantly hit the Japanese turrets with sparks flying.
The shooting hole was too small, far away, and high up. Most of the bullets were fired at the outer wall of the gun tower. Few bullets flew into the shooting hole, causing damage to the Japanese.
However, such intensive offensive firepower can suppress the Japs no matter what, and may even attract the Japs' counterattack firepower.
As soon as the second company fired, a squad of a dozen riflemen rushed out.
Bent down, holding the rifle, trotting along the S route, he quickly rushed towards the Japanese gun tower.
Wang Ping stared at the Japanese artillery tower and a dozen of his subordinates with widened eyes.
The Japanese Captain Nakata was a data eggplant. Perhaps because of his experience in defeating the Shanxi-Sui Army's stragglers in two previous attacks, Nakata was particularly confident in the battle before him.
As soon as a group of about ten people came into his sight, Nakata excitedly ordered: "Counterattack, shoot immediately, and destroy the enemies attacking us!"
Dozens of Japanese soldiers hiding in the gun towers, completely ignoring the offensive firepower of the independent battalion a hundred meters away, opened fire on the first squadron in case of bullets that might enter the firing holes.
A heavy machine gun, a crooked handle, and six or seven or thirty-eight guns, in the blink of an eye, seven or eight people in one squad fell dead.
The remaining three or four people reacted quickly and quickly fell to the ground. They were suppressed by the bullets fired from the Japanese artillery tower and could not move.
