Xiong Changhe stood on the offensive position, holding a telescope and staring at the Japanese stronghold with his eyes motionless.
As soon as the bombardment of the Thunder Artillery Platoon stopped, they shouted: "Fire cover, start the attack!"
"The whole battalion rushes forward to destroy the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold!"
The commander of the first company in the trench saw his subordinates who were still in a daze around him and shouted directly: "Comrades, charge with me and avenge the fallen soldiers!"
Then he was the first to get up from the trench, holding a gun, bending down and rushing towards the stronghold.
"Da da da……"
The light and heavy machine guns equipped by the first battalion fired at the Japanese strongholds regardless of consumption, providing fire cover for the attacking troops. The crumbling gun tower was instantly hit with bullets flying and sparks flying.
Facing the battalions and companies that were being killed, and there were still Japanese soldiers alive in the stronghold, they reacted quickly and used various weapons to fight back, with a desperate attitude.
However, sporadic counterattack firepower could not cause much damage at all in the face of the first battalion's continuous three-three offensive formation. Although soldiers continued to be killed during the attack and fell on the offensive road, other soldiers still risked their lives.
Forward thrust.
"Comrades, the stronghold is right in front of you, rush towards me!" The first company commander pointed to the gap in the outer wall of the stronghold that was blown by the explosive package, and continued to shout while rushing.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
Amidst the intensive gunfire, a company of surviving soldiers, no matter what, first threw a grenade into the gap in the stronghold, followed by a violent explosion in the gap, and then continued to rush into the stronghold...
"Battal Commander, we won. We eliminated all the Japanese who were still alive in the stronghold. Thirty-five of the puppet soldiers were captured, and all the rest were wiped out!" In less than half an hour, the first company commander who entered the stronghold rushed with excitement.
come out.
"Where's your company? How many people did you lose?" Xiong Changhe was not too excited.
A total of fifteen 20-pound explosive packets were smashed into the Japanese stronghold. Even if the Japanese were hiding in turtle shells like copper walls and iron walls, they would be blown up and suffer heavy losses, not to mention that they relied on only a brick-and-stone turret!
Therefore, the smile just flashed from his face, and Xiong Changhe's expression returned to calm, and then he stared at him and asked: "Where are the casualties? Are the casualties of the company heavy, and how many people are left to continue fighting!"
"This!" The smile on the company commander's face suddenly disappeared, and his expression became serious.
He hesitated and answered: "The entire company lost 58 people, 17 people were slightly or seriously injured and lost combat effectiveness, and nearly two platoons were lost!"
"That is to say, your company only has one platoon left!" Xiong Changhe's brows suddenly wrinkled.
After fighting this battle, there will be nearly 600 days left for the puppet troops to be eliminated in the base area.
However, the company in front of them suffered heavy casualties, which directly meant that the company would not be able to participate in the next battle. And even if it did, its effect would be very limited.
Instructor Wang Bo also entered the stronghold. When he came out, he happened to see this scene in front of him, and then said with a serious face: "Batalion Commander, although the casualties were a bit high, the results were very great. In addition to food, we also found a large number of weapons and ammunition in the stronghold!
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"After confirmation, the stronghold not only stores all the combat supplies for the troops stationed in the stronghold for one month, but also all the combat supplies for the one month brought by the Japanese armed food-grabbing troops are also stored in the stronghold. Now we are all advantaged!"
"There are also infantry cannons. There are two infantry cannons in the backyard of the Japanese stronghold. They were left behind by the Japanese food-grabbing troops. They were captured by us before even a single shot was fired!"
"Although the losses of the troops are a bit large, the various light and heavy weapons captured can completely make up for the lack of our troops in the following battles, and use powerful firepower to kill the Japanese and puppet troops who invade our base area!"
Xiong Changhe's face looked much better. He breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered: "Old Wang, you are right. As long as the firepower is strong enough, it can completely make up for the lack of our military strength!"
"Instructor, you take the recruit company, arrange the supplies and stay behind, mobilize the people, and rush to transport the supplies and food that the Japanese have hoarded in the stronghold!"
"It has been prepared for a long time!" Wang Bo replied confidently!
"In order to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, tonight, as long as the people who helped us transport supplies and food, each person will be given five kilograms of food as compensation when they leave. Several surrounding villages mobilized more than 2,000 people in total.
Later, I have sent people over, and they will be here in an hour at most, ensuring that the Japanese stronghold will be evacuated before dawn!"
After Xiong Changhe glanced at his other subordinates with satisfaction, he continued to order: "Others, replenish sufficient weapons and ammunition, and follow me to reinforce the Third Company!"
"Firepower company, take all the artillery and heavy machine guns we captured at the stronghold, as well as the two infantry cannons. Take away 400 rounds of mortar shells and 100 rounds of infantry cannon shells!"
"Bring all the light machine guns you can carry with you, and if you can't take them with you, wait until the Second Company comes over and equip them directly with the Second Company!"
"Old Wang, when the second company comes back, I will follow you and closely monitor the reinforcements sent by Linfen City. If they have the courage to enter our base area, then use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to find ways to hold them back and kill a large number of their troops! Give the main force
Eliminate the Japanese food-grabbing troops in the base area to buy time!"
The Japanese captain was in a very bad mood. The nearly forty miles of march since entering the Eighth Route Army base area not only made him exhausted, but also left him with no place to vent his pent-up anger.
Continuous gunshots and explosions from time to time were always in the captain's ears.
It was already dark when we finally arrived at the first village where we were collecting grain today.
The captain decisively ordered the troops to rest at the threshing floor at the entrance of the village with the 50,000 to 60,000 kilograms of grain they had just received, and wait until daybreak before taking action.
"Sir, the losses of the troops for one day have been calculated!" The adjutant frowned and walked into the captain's special tent to report.
"Speak!" The captain's nerves tensed up at this moment, fearing that the troops would suffer too many casualties, which would affect the next actions.
"Hi! Sir: According to statistics, we lost a total of 56 Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army soldiers along the way, 35 of whom were killed directly in battle, and the others were lightly or seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness!" the adjutant replied immediately.
"It's okay! There are not many casualties!" the captain replied with a long breath, and his tense nerves relaxed.
Then he ordered: "Let the troops take time to rest tonight. We will go to the next village at dawn tomorrow and strive to return to the stronghold before dark tomorrow!"
"Also, order the patrol and security troops to strengthen their vigilance at night. I judge that the Eighth Route Army, which has been active around us, will definitely not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sneak attack on us!"
"Da da da……"
Perhaps to prove the captain's judgment, as soon as the captain finished speaking, gunfire rang out outside the station.
Soon, a second lieutenant rushed in: "Sir, our patrols around the station were attacked, and more than half of one patrol unit was lost. The Eighth Route Army is still the same, hit and run, without giving us a chance to fight back!"
"Bageya Road, the cunning Eighth Route Army, they are really here, and they are coming so fast! Don't they need to rest?" The captain became angry, turned into an angry lion, and cursed loudly!
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