"On Bageya Road, the enemy has infantry artillery. The gun towers cannot be defended. Leave the gun towers immediately, rush out, and counterattack the Eighth Route Army outside! Lieutenant Japanese ordered with panic on his face.
Fifty or sixty Japanese and puppet troops had just rushed out of the artillery tower when an explosion sounded behind them.
This time, the brick and stone turrets failed to withstand it and collapsed directly into a pile of rubble.
Including the lieutenant, all the Japanese and puppet soldiers had expressions of lingering fear on their faces.
As long as they retreat ten seconds late, even five seconds, many people will be buried in this pile of rubble.
"Rush out, the turrets are gone, and we will definitely not be able to defend this place. Let's rush out and rush directly along the railway line to reinforce the escorts on the military column and protect the military column!"
The Japanese Lieutenant had a very good idea, but he didn't know that outside the turret, the New Regiment also hid a fire company that had not moved.
When dozens of Japanese and puppet troops rushed out of the stronghold, the firepower company had not yet moved.
When they all rushed out of the stronghold and rushed towards the military columns along the railway line, the heavy machine guns opened fire.
The six intertwined tongues of fire were like six death scythes, harvesting the lives of the Japanese and puppet troops on the railway line.
The Japanese Lieutenant, who was lying on the ground subconsciously, luckily escaped the bullet that suddenly flew over, but his face was still very ugly.
A total of six heavy machine guns fired at the same time. Such fierce firepower was definitely not something that the dozens of infantrymen under his command could withstand.
This is indeed the case on the battlefield.
The more than twenty subordinates lying motionless on the ground and the bullets flying above their heads proved this to him.
"Sir, what should we do next!" a second lieutenant team leader climbed up to the lieutenant and asked, his face full of fear.
The lieutenant reacted quickly. He frowned and ordered: "The troops will move to defense on the spot and wait for reinforcements. Don't forget that we are on a railway line and armored trains may come for reinforcements at any time!"
Hearing about the armored train, the Japanese felt a little more confident.
In their view, armored trains, like tanks, are invincible on the Chinese battlefield.
At this moment, the fire company's mortar platoon opened fire.
Cannonballs in groups of three continued to rain down and explode around them, making their newly relaxed nerves tense again.
Because every time a round of shells hits, more or less a few lives will be taken away.
"It's over..." This desperate thought came to the lieutenant's mind.
However, he was not willing to let him lose his life here like this. After suppressing the despair in his heart, he decisively ordered: "Warriors, we have not lost yet... As long as the armored train comes over, we can still turn defeat into victory. Continue
Stick to it, stick to it to the end, and never give up!"
The fighting on the railway line is still continuing, but the Japanese brigade headquarters in Linfen City has become a mess.
Major General Matsumoto was furious at the headquarters: "What does the intelligence department do? Didn't it say that the main force of the new regiment is training at its own station? Then where did the Eighth Route Army that attacked our military columns come from!"
"Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, infantry artillery, so many weapons appear together, what is it if it is not the main force of the new regiment!"
Losing all the arms and supplies on a military column is such a big responsibility, even if I have the rank of major on my shoulders, I can't bear it!
Seeing that the commander had clearly put the responsibility for the attack on the military column on himself, the intelligence staff member's face turned pale subconsciously, and then he argued with his scalp: "General, I am humble, for sure, all four main battalions of the new regiment are at their own station."
Training has been carried out, and not a single soldier has been mobilized for several days. I dare to guarantee it with my life in this humble position!"
Major General Matsumoto also lost his temper. He stared at the intelligence staff officer with a pair of eyes that were red with anger and asked: "Then tell me, where did the Eighth Route Army that attacked our military columns come from? There are also anti-Japanese armed forces in Linfen.
So much heavy equipment?”
The chief of staff stood up at the right time: "General, calm down, the reinforcements are ready to attack. There is a whole mixed brigade of troops. I have assigned all the cars in Linfen to them and let them all mechanize!"
"Yoshi!" The chief of staff's quick response made Matsumoto look much better, and he immediately ordered: "The reinforcements will set off immediately to reinforce the battlefield! The military column can be destroyed, but the arms and supplies on the military column must be preserved!"
After saying that, he turned his attention back to the intelligence staff officer, stared at him and ordered: "Check, immediately find out for me where the Eighth Route Army attacking our military columns came from. I will give you three hours, three
If there is no result after an hour, we will engage in military law!"
A total of thirty mortar shells hit the tank car in the middle of the Japanese column.
More than a hundred Japs, as long as they were exposed outside the carriage, suffered heavy losses from the bombing.
"Boom..." Suddenly, an explosion reached Zhong Chenggong's ears.
An armored train parked on the railway a few hundred meters away suddenly erupted into a ball of orange-red fireball, and then the bullets flying overhead disappeared.
"Comrades, the Japanese armored train is finished..." Zhong Chenggong's eyes lit up and he shouted excitedly.
"Heavy machine gun cover, infantry platoon press on me, kill the remaining Japanese and puppet troops on the train!"
Most of the Japanese and puppet troops outside the canister carriage were almost destroyed by the bombing. The remaining dozens of Japanese soldiers all hid in the thick canister carriage and escaped the bombardment.
As soon as the shelling stopped, they wanted to rush out of the carriage and continue to hold on with the support of the railway.
However, a heavy machine gun more than a hundred meters away opened fire, and six heavy machine guns fired at the same time. In the blink of an eye, the door of the stuffy tank carriage was hit by bullets and sparks flying everywhere.
Several Japanese who tried to rush out were beaten into pieces as soon as they showed up.
"The Japs have been suppressed by our heavy machine guns. Infantry platoon, step up, approach the canister carriage from both sides and throw grenades inside." Zhong Chenggong ordered decisively.
"Comrades, in three-by-three formation, charge with me, and be careful to maintain formation!" The platoon leader was the first to rush out with his pistol in hand.
Dozens of Japanese soldiers were suppressed by six heavy machine guns and were unable to move in the stuffy tank car. They could only watch helplessly as the Eighth Route Army rushed over.
"Boom boom boom..."
Seven or eight grenades smashed into the canister compartment, and the violent explosion sounded like thunder.
Then I saw several Japanese soldiers flying out of the carriage after being blown up.
Wang Ping and the commander, one kilometer away, were staring at the battlefield from beginning to end.
Seeing the troops charging onto the railway line, a long-lost smile finally appeared on his tense face.
He decisively ordered: "The little Japanese army has been captured. All that remains is to fight for reinforcements and rush to transport supplies and equipment."
"Guard, send a signal immediately and notify the political commissar to bring people over to carry supplies!"
"Also, contact the chief of staff and immediately divide the troops to reinforce several fire companies to fight the reinforcements that the Japanese may come to kill!"
The commander next to him had a shocked expression on his face for more than ten minutes from the beginning of the battle to now. His mouth was open, and he didn't react until Wang Ping gave the order.
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