At this time, the squadron leader did not continue to insist on holding the stronghold with his own strength.
He was frightened by the offensive methods displayed by his opponents. At first, he dug trenches to weaken his own firepower advantage and shorten the attack distance. The squadron leader did not know what other offensive methods the Eighth Route Army would use against him in the future.
In order to save his own life, as well as to protect the stronghold and the food in the stronghold's backyard, the squadron leader decided to ask for help from Linfen City despite the loss of face.
The reaction speed of the Japanese artillerymen and grenade launchers in the stronghold was very fast. In less than half a minute, the artillery shells and grenade grenades were thrown at dozens of soldiers who were digging trenches outside the stronghold.
Xiong Changhe's reaction speed was also very fast. He frowned and ordered: "The artillery platoon will counterattack immediately and shoot down all our remaining artillery shells!"
Chen Yang did not immediately carry out the order, but showed an expression of disbelief.
Then he stared at Xiong Changhe and asked: "Batalion Commander, the artillery platoon only has thirty rounds of shells left. Once they are fired, they will be gone. What will we do in the next battle?"
Instructor Wang Bo also showed a worried expression, hesitated and reminded: "It's best to save half of it for critical moments to prevent accidents!"
"No!" Xiong Changhe refused decisively.
"The Japs in the stronghold are equipped with mortars, so they must have stored a lot of artillery shells. As long as we can capture the stronghold, we can replenish all the shells we used just now, and there may even be more! Execute the order!"
"What if the stronghold cannot be captured in one attack? Battalion Commander, you are taking a risk!" Instructor Wang Bo frowned and insisted.
At this time, Xiong Changhe also hesitated, but finally gritted his teeth and insisted: "Execute the order, I believe in the secret weapon sent to us by the regiment leader!"
"Battal Commander, I will order the artillery platoon to fire back right now and use up all our remaining artillery shells!" Chen Yang replied immediately.
Thirty rounds of artillery shells did not last long, but were enough for dozens of soldiers to connect a single bunker into a trench outside the stronghold.
Battalion Commander Xiong Changhe's eyes quickly shot out two rays of light: "The opportunity to capture the stronghold in front of you is right in front of you. First company commander, let your people charge again. All weapons in the entire battalion should be fired to cover you!"
"Flying Thunder Artillery Platoon, take advantage of the opportunity of the first company attack and enter the position immediately. Whether you can capture the stronghold in front of you, the whole battalion depends on you!"
The leader of the Fei Lei Artillery Platoon who came from the regiment artillery battalion was very confident and assured: "Please rest assured, Commander Xiong, the Fei Lei Artillery Platoon will definitely not let the First Battalion down!"
Inside the artillery building, the squadron leader was annoyed by the poor performance of the artillery. Not only did he fail to kill the artillery outside the stronghold, he also lost two mortars.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!" Suddenly, a horrified cry sounded in my ears, and then I heard gunshots outside the stronghold becoming more and more intensive.
The turret, which was quiet just now, became chaotic again, and casualties appeared again.
"Counterattack, concentrate your firepower, and kill the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops!" the Japanese squadron leader immediately ordered.
An infantry platoon that launched the attack, lined up in a three-by-three formation, quickly rushed toward the stronghold with rifles in hand.
But the Japanese counterattack was so fierce that in less than half a minute, more than half of a platoon was lost.
"Continue to fight back like this, hit them hard and kill them!" The nervousness on the squadron leader's face was slowly replaced by excitement, and he ordered with a fanatical look.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has retreated. We have killed at least twenty Eighth Route Army soldiers!" Soon, the second lieutenant team leader who was leading the battle reported excitedly.
"Well done, everyone stopped shooting and closely monitored every move of the Eighth Route Army outside the stronghold!" the squadron leader ordered with satisfaction.
What the Japanese didn't know was that in just one minute, the three thunder cannons brought by the thunder cannon platoon had all moved into the trenches newly dug by the first battalion.
Dozens of gunners are setting up artillery positions around three thunder cannons.
As a company of dozens of soldiers watched with dumbfounded eyes, three thunder cannons made of gasoline barrels, with barrels thicker than their waists, were aimed directly at the Japanese stronghold.
First load the propellant, then load the explosive package shell with the same thickness as the gun barrel, and finally plug in the fuse, and the three thunder cannons are ready for firing.
After quickly igniting the gunpowder fuse protruding from the tail of the thunder cannon barrel, the gunner next to the thunder cannon quickly moved away.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Three dull explosions suddenly sounded in the barrel, and a ball of orange-red flames spurted out from the mouth of the gasoline barrel. Then, three explosive packets were seen flying out of the gasoline barrel and streaking in the air.
Three arcs flew towards the stronghold.
Just at this moment, a Japanese flare exploded in the air.
Several Japs staring outside through the firing hole clearly saw three explosive packets flying towards the stronghold.
"Baga, what is that?" A Japanese soldier pointed at the black dot that flashed in front of him and shouted.
"What? Why didn't I see anything?" the Japanese second lieutenant next to him shouted with a frown.
"Rumble..."
As soon as they finished speaking, three earth-shaking explosions reached their ears.
"What kind of explosion is this! Why is it so powerful!" The devil opened his mouth, showing a shocked expression of disbelief.
The Japs on the top of the turret were doing better, but they were frightened by the violent explosion. The Japs on the first floor of the turret were not so lucky. The powerful shock wave deafened them and made their ears buzz.
Although not a single Japs in the turret was killed, at the moment of the explosion, at least five Japs guarding the first floor of the turret temporarily lost their combat effectiveness and took several seconds to react!
The puppet troops outside the gun tower were not so lucky.
The position could withstand the bombardment of mortar shells, but it could not withstand the explosive package containing a full twenty kilograms of explosives.
In the violent explosion, the Japanese who were closer to the impact point were blown to pieces on the spot, leaving no intact corpses.
Although a whole corpse was left farther away, it was bleeding from all the orifices, and the death was very miserable.
Not only that, after the explosion, the puppet soldiers who were still alive outside the gun tower were frightened and had a look of fear on their faces.
In order to survive, he left the position at all costs and fled to the backyard of the stronghold.
Soon, the second round of three explosive packets came to the Japanese and puppet army stronghold again.
This time, an explosive package hit the corner of the blockhouse and exploded.
The powerful force blasted a gap in the corner of the turret, and the blown bricks and stones flew into the turret like flowers, hitting the dozens of Japanese inside.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were beaten to death and lost their fighting ability.
There were also a few Japs who were directly shocked to death because they were too close to the explosion point of the explosive pack!
Twenty kilograms of explosive packets kept flying into the Japanese and puppet army strongholds, exploding violently and sounding like thunder in the strongholds.
The three thunder cannons finally stopped after firing a total of fifteen explosive packets.
At this time, two large holes had been blown out of the turret where the Japanese relied, and it looked crumbling.
For the Japanese in the turret, the first floor was the worst. Many people were blown to pieces.
The second floor was slightly better, but they were all shocked to death and bleeding from their orifices.
The Japs on the third floor had the best luck, because they were too far away from the ground and were not shocked to death, but many of them had bleeding from their orifices and were stunned directly. Even if they were not stunned, they were still stunned by the explosion, their ears were buzzing, and they temporarily lost their combat effectiveness.
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