As soon as the Japanese squad leader rushed out of the turret, the sounds of explosions and collapse of the turret sounded behind him.
"Captain, there are still many warriors who have not escaped!"
"They're finished!" the squad leader replied solemnly.
Then he ordered: "The Eighth Route Army will definitely not miss this opportunity to attack our stronghold. The troops immediately entered the ring fortifications around the stronghold and resolutely blocked the Eighth Route Army's attack!"
At this time, the captain of the garrison squadron finally rushed over, disheveled.
When he saw the bombed-down turret not far away, he looked very unhappy and asked with a stern face: "Bageya Road, tell me right away, what's going on?"
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army is coming. They have infantry artillery with powerful firepower. They seem to be taking over our stronghold and entering Xiangfen!" the squad leader reported with a sigh of relief. When the squadron leader arrived, he could return the command to himself.
Squadron leader, take the pressure off your shoulders.
The squadron leader was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Attack Xiangfen! The Eighth Route Army finally couldn't help but move towards Xiangfen!"
"Order the troops to hold their positions resolutely and block the Eighth Route Army's offensive! Also, contact the county seat immediately, report the situation here, and request support!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Three explosions sounded not far away, interrupting the squadron leader's order.
At a glance, several imperial and puppet soldiers were blown over in the explosion.
"It's a mortar shell, sir, the Eighth Route Army must have started to attack!" reminded the team leader.
As a flare exploded in the air, the squadron leader also saw the Eighth Route Army surrounding him outside the stronghold.
"Da da da..." Perhaps to prove the team leader's judgment, the sound of machine gun fire soon sounded on the battlefield.
A total of three heavy machine guns and nearly ten light machine guns fired together, and the bullets they fired were like rain, covering the circular position outside the stronghold.
Many of his subordinates were killed by bullets flying above their heads as soon as they entered the position and before they could figure out the situation.
The remaining surviving subordinates were not much better. They all had their heads lowered and huddled in the trench fortifications, unable to raise their heads.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army, they have begun to attack!" When the squadron leader's face instantly darkened, the squad leader's voice rang again.
The squadron leader had to suppress the bad premonition that suddenly appeared in his mind, and then ordered: "Everyone enter the position immediately, fight back resolutely, and stop them!"
"Where's the artillery? Counterattack immediately... No, fire at the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops. Don't worry about the Eighth Route Army's artillery!"
"Only by killing a large number of their attacking troops and leaving them with insufficient strength will they retreat and give up the attack!"
The entire garrison squadron of the stronghold, plus the puppet troops, is equipped with a total of twelve light machine guns and three heavy machine guns.
From the destroyed turret, not a single heavy machine gun was brought down, and three light machine guns were also damaged.
After the remaining nine machine guns were divided to defend the other three directions of the stronghold, they could be used to resist the machine guns of the first battalion. There were only six of them, which was no match for the dozen or so light machine guns of the battalion.
Therefore, within a minute of the attack starting, all six Japanese light machine guns were suppressed and then completely misfired.
The three mortars of the artillery team followed the order and stared at the attacking troops of the new regiment. However, the company did not crowd into a group to attack them. Instead, they used the three-by-three formation they were good at and formed a loose formation.
The skirmisher line moved toward their stronghold like a ghost.
When the artillery shells fall down, if you are lucky, you will be able to kill or injure three or four Eighth Route Army soldiers; if you are unlucky, you will not be able to kill any of them.
But even so, these three mortars only fired five rounds of shells at the attacking troops without stopping to move their targets.
"Sir, the artillery team was counterattacked by the Eighth Route Army artillery and lost a mortar. It is currently being transferred and cannot provide artillery support to the infantry for the time being!" When the battle situation became worse and worse, the adjutant rushed over and reported with a serious look on his face.
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"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower was so fierce that our garrison on the defense line didn't even have a chance to raise their heads and could not fight back!" the squad leader added immediately.
The squadron leader realized that he had hit a hard wall today.
He frowned and analyzed: "The ring fortifications outside the stronghold must not be able to be defended!"
"Let the troops retreat immediately and enter the stronghold. Use the houses and ruins of the stronghold to engage in close combat with the Eighth Route Army. The worst is to fight with bayonets. The imperial army is best at fighting with bayonets. The Eighth Route Army is definitely no match for bayonets!"
"Da da da..." After the attacking troops got closer and closer to the Japanese ring fortifications, the soldiers who were bending forward to attack also started shooting.
Hold the rifle in your hand and shoot a bullet at the Japanese position whenever you get the chance.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is too strong. It has completely blocked the fortifications and the troops cannot withdraw at all!"
The squad leader reported with a pained look on his face.
"Boom~" As soon as he finished speaking, dense explosions sounded outside the stronghold.
"It's a grenade. The Eighth Route Army can already throw the grenade into the trench. The troops in the fortification must be finished!" The squad leader, with a face of pain and anxiety, judged.
The squadron leader's heart couldn't help but beat a little, and a very bad premonition came to his mind.
"It's over. Not only the ring fortifications outside the stronghold are finished, but the entire stronghold is also finished!"
Then, with his subordinates watching with incredible eyes, he made a decisive decision: "Immediately assemble all the troops that can be assembled, retreat from behind the stronghold, and go directly to the county seat. The stronghold can no longer be defended. Instead of wasting troops here, it is better to
Concentrate the troops to the county seat to defend it, and the city defenses there will be stronger!"
Xiangfen County Japs Garrison Headquarters.
The rescue telegram from Dengzhuang made the headquarters brightly lit in just one minute.
Commander Major Murata and all the officers in the county who could rank in rank rushed over.
Some were disheveled, some were sleepy-eyed. No one knew why Major Murata was so anxious to summon everyone but came to the headquarters.
"Everyone, Dengzhuang was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army. As expected, they definitely want to capture our Xiangfen and turn Xiangfen into their base. Tell us how to deal with the Eighth Route Army's attack!"
Everyone had a look of frightened shock on their faces, and then they became panicked.
Even the main force of the imperial army in Linfen City was no match for these Eighth Route Army, not to mention the garrison forces in Xiangfen whose combat effectiveness was not even as good as the main force!
At this time, many people had already begun to think about what they would do if a new regiment attacked the county town.
Should he follow the captain in front of him and fight to the end, or should he take his valuables and flee directly, leaving this place of right and wrong.
Of course, this idea is still mostly expressed by puppet army officers.
As for the little devils, even if they are afraid, they will not show it, but plan to fight to the end!
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