Ono frowned and thought for a full minute before deciding: "Change the battle plan, send troops immediately, and march quickly to reinforce the Guanliang stronghold!"
The chief of staff immediately reminded: "Captain calm down, it will take three hours to march from the county seat to the Guanliang stronghold. And judging from the strong attack power shown by the Eighth Route Army in the front, the Guanliang stronghold will definitely not be able to hold on for too long. I
We are worried that after we arrive at the Guanliang stronghold, the Eighth Route Army has already captured the Taozhiyaoyao stronghold, so our trip will be in vain and it will also give the Eighth Route Army in Shuiquan Village longer preparation time!"
"No! The Guanliang stronghold is not that easy to defeat!" Ono replied firmly while shaking his head.
"Don't forget that the Guanliang Stronghold is equipped with artillery towers. The Eighth Route Army is only equipped with mortars, so it will definitely not be easy to capture it. As long as we march quickly to kill it, we are 80% sure that we will collide with the Eighth Route Army!"
"Order the troops to march urgently with only mortars and heavy machine guns to reinforce the Guanliang stronghold, and seize the time."
Ono's analysis was absolutely correct. It took the independent battalion nearly an hour to capture the stronghold.
In addition to the time spent cleaning the battlefield, by the time the independent battalion began to retreat, a forward squadron of the Japanese reinforcements had already reached the official road less than one kilometer away from the stronghold. Fortunately, Wang Ping was still at the minimum vigilant and arranged around
Many people came to the police station.
Otherwise, the Japanese soldiers who suddenly attacked would definitely catch the independent battalion off guard.
By then, a heavy blow will definitely be inevitable. If you are unlucky, you may be surrounded by the Japanese and be completely annihilated here.
After listening to the subordinates' report on the enemy's situation, everyone's faces suddenly changed. They all realized the crisis they were facing now. The words "life and death" could not be overstated.
Zhang Yunshan first broke through the increasingly oppressive atmosphere around him, and took the initiative to call for a fight: "Batalion Commander, please lead everyone to retreat immediately, leaving thirty soldiers behind for me. I will cover them, and I will ensure that the Japanese are blocked for at least one hour!"
"No!" Wang Ping refused decisively.
"If you hold off the Japs for an hour, you and the thirty soldiers will definitely be dead. I, Wang Ping, will never let Zhong go. Everyone must go back!"
"Impossible!" This was everyone's first thought after hearing Wang Ping's answer.
The Japs are field troops and are fast. The independent battalion carries a large amount of supplies and equipment and is slow. In addition, the two troops are only less than one kilometer apart. As long as the Japanese army pursues them with all their strength, they can catch up in two hours.
.Not to mention escaping unscathed by then, half of the people who can break out from under the noses of the Japanese will be lucky.
Regardless of what everyone thought, Wang Ping directly ordered: "Zhang Yunshan, you are the leader, take the troops and retreat immediately. We don't have a big car, remember to take more small roads, and get to the destination as soon as possible to meet the instructor!"
"Artillery platoon, the guard squads of your two companies, and the grenade squad are staying with me. I will stop the Japanese."
As soon as Wang Ping finished speaking, the two company commanders wanted to object, but before he could say anything, Wang Ping interrupted him: "I have more experience than you in blocking the Japanese. Besides, I have cannons and grenades in my hands."
barrels, and machine guns. The Japanese will certainly not be able to do anything to me. You can rest assured in terms of safety and make sure you escape unscathed. I am the battalion commander. I have the final say. I will execute the orders and retreat as soon as possible!"
In less than five minutes, the independent battalion evacuated the Japanese stronghold in Guanliang and started on its way.
Looking at the dozens of subordinates left in front of him, Wang Ping was not polite and gave the order directly.
"Comrades, I plan to teach the Japs a lesson from this stronghold and tell them not to be so tight with us! Zhang Bing, Platoon Commander Zhang, I will give you thirty rounds of artillery shells, and two grenade squads will also be under your command, each one
Five grenade grenades. Set up the artillery behind the stronghold. When a squadron of Japanese forwards enters the stronghold, fire immediately and drive all the artillery shells and grenades into the stronghold in the shortest possible time!"
"The others are following me in ambush behind the stronghold, and rush in with me as soon as the bombardment is over! I have strengthened ten pistols for you. Later, I will start with the pistols and use the strongest firepower to kill the Japanese who are still alive in the stronghold. Others
Prepare grenades and hit them wherever there are living Japs, trying to kill the Japs forward squadron!"
Zhang Bing asked with doubt on his face: "Battal Commander, there are only about fifty of us. We can really kill an infantry squadron of Japanese soldiers. That is nearly 180 Japanese soldiers, and they are all elite and well-equipped!"
Wang Ping replied noncommittally: "The Japs are indeed very powerful. In a head-on confrontation, an elite infantry squadron can easily fight against one of our brigade. However, we do not have no chance of eating one of their squadrons."
"As long as our entire attack is fast, accurate, and ruthless, and we don't give the Japanese any time to react, we will be sure to kill them!"
"Also, when the Japs forward arrives, they will definitely enter the stronghold to search for any survivors, and at the same time find out our strength. That will be our best chance to surprise the Japs and catch them off guard!"
After three hours of panting and driving, I finally saw the Guanliang stronghold. The turret that was supposed to stand in the middle of the stronghold had turned into a pile of ruins. More importantly, there was no movement at all in the direction of the stronghold.
The more than 100 Japs in the vanguard were immediately covered with a layer of invisibility, subconsciously thinking that the Eighth Route Army had captured the stronghold and retreated with the capture.
Even if our own side has artillery towers, heavy machine guns, and even mortars, the Eighth Route Army, which is known for its backward equipment, can capture it in a short time. This shows how powerful the Eighth Route Army is in attacking the Guanliang stronghold.
Sure enough, they rushed outside the stronghold, but there was no movement in the stronghold, which was still filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
The squadron leader frowned and ordered directly: "Enter the stronghold immediately to see if there are any Imperial Army warriors alive. Try to find out the true strength of the Eighth Route Army from their mouths, otherwise we will pursue blindly and be easily ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.
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More than a hundred Japanese soldiers, after receiving the order, did not hesitate at all. They all rushed into the stronghold that was bombed into ruins, and then divided up to look at the Japanese corpses scattered throughout the stronghold.
"Woooooo!" Suddenly, the scream of artillery shells streaked across the sky. Three artillery shells and six grenades fell from the sky, hitting the stronghold directly and exploding.
The Japanese who were completely exposed in the stronghold were caught off guard and were killed on the spot and injured more than 30 people.
"Baga, it's an artillery attack. The Eighth Route Army hasn't left yet. Everyone, hurry up and take cover to avoid the artillery fire!" The squadron leaders and squad leaders scattered in the middle of the team all looked frightened and fell down in the surrounding places where they could hide.
, while ordering loudly.
At this time, the second round of shells came again, and many Japanese who were slow to react were directly blown over.
Many of the Japs who reacted quickly and were already lying on the ground were affected and turned into corpses immediately after being bombed, motionless.
When three mortars and six grenade launchers fired shells at the Japanese stronghold one after another, the Japanese army's misfortune had just begun.
Many places in the stronghold seemed safe to the Japanese, but in fact they were not.
Before the Japanese arrived at the stronghold, Wang Ping directly placed seven or eight booby traps in these places.
The panicked Japanese rushed towards these areas, but although the booby traps arranged by Wang Ping were not concealed, they still did not notice them.
So, when the artillery shells and grenades exploded, these booby traps were also detonated by them!
A total of eight booby traps killed at least twenty Japanese!
For a moment, the Japanese in the stronghold became even more panicked. There was no safe place to avoid the artillery fire in the stronghold, so they subconsciously thought of outside the stronghold, and then rushed towards the entrance of the stronghold with their lives against the shells constantly hitting their heads!
