Perhaps for revenge, perhaps to vent anger, this round of shelling lasted for ten minutes before stopping.
Another infantry squadron brought by the captain quickly launched and launched a new round of attack using their best attack method.
The attack lasted for twenty minutes before Jiang Chao repelled the attack. There was even a situation where the Japanese broke through the grenade interception, rushed to the stone wall, and threw grenades behind the stone wall.
The newly formed first battalion suffered heavy losses. Faced with the grenades thrown by the Japanese, it took Jiang Chao several minutes to organize his troops to use submachine guns to kill the Japanese who were rushing towards them.
"Instructor, have the three companies moved in place..." Seeing that the Japanese's new round of attack was already a little weak, Xiong Changhe reacted quickly, stared at Jiang Chao and asked.
Liang Cheng immediately realized that it was time for the troops to close the net.
After looking at the sky slowly darkening above his head, he answered immediately.
"The first company was responsible for assaulting the Japanese artillery positions... Because of the limited strength, the Japanese did not arrange troop escorts for the artillery. Only one platoon of traitors were arranged by the Japanese as coolies to carry artillery shells for them. Including them, it lasted more than 130 days.
puppet army……"
"The second company, the third company, and the artillery company attacked the Japanese infantry respectively..."
"Heavy machine gun companies and security forces are responsible for blocking all possible gaps for the Japanese to break through..."
"All troops are in place and can attack as long as they see the signal..."
As soon as Liang Cheng finished speaking, the attacking Japs on the battlefield showed signs of retreat, and reminders from his subordinates rang in his ears.
"Batalion Commander, the Japanese are about to retreat..."
"Start closing the net~" Xiong Changhe made a decisive decision.
"Lao Liang, the Japs are focusing on the retreating troops now. If we start the assault now, we will definitely catch them off guard. Send a signal immediately to encircle and annihilate the remaining Japs around the village~"
"Pa bang bang..."
Three signal bombs were launched into the sky and exploded in the air, which could be seen clearly from more than ten miles away.
On the battlefield, many Japanese soldiers also heard the explosion of signal bombs and subconsciously raised their heads to witness with their own eyes the brilliant fireworks caused by the explosion of signal bombs above their heads.
"Da da da……"
Before they could react, there was intensive machine gun fire behind them.
The little Japs who were on guard became the first batch of dead souls under the guns of the first battalion.
"We were fooled..." The captain fell to the ground subconsciously, dodging the bullet that just flew over his head.
"Sir, at least two companies of the Eighth Route Army are coming behind us!" the adjutant next to him reported anxiously.
The three heavy machine guns brought by the troops were all placed on the battlefield, with their muzzles facing the village. Most of the light machine guns equipped by the troops were also equipped in the hands of the attacking troops in order to strengthen their offensive firepower. The offensive troops have not yet withdrawn, and the troops
They could only counterattack on the spot with the remaining five light machine guns.
Two companies of the Eighth Route Army were equipped with more than a dozen light machine guns. They were held in the arms of the machine gunner. Two machine guns stared at the Japanese machine gun. The remaining Japanese machine guns were all silenced as soon as they fired, and they could not move.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is too fierce, we simply can't withstand it!" the adjutant reported immediately.
With no troops or equipment in hand, the captain was anxious but had no solution.
We could only insist on the order: "Continue to hold on... let the attacking troops withdraw immediately, occupy the hillock on our left wing, and rely on the high ground to stand firm and wait for reinforcements..."
"Where is the artillery? Order the artillery to move towards us and rely on the high ground for defense!"
"Also, please contact the county seat quickly. We have been fooled and are holding our ground in Zhanglianggu Village. Please ask them to quickly send reinforcements to attack us from both inside and outside to kill the Eighth Route Army that attacks us..."
The first battalion's attack did not stop because of the captain's order.
The captain, who had just calmed down, suddenly became unsightly after the next two reports.
"Sir, the artillery...the artillery position was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses!"
Before the captain could react, another report rang in his ears.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army guarding the village has come out...it is difficult for the attacking troops to withdraw..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Immediately afterwards, several violent explosions sounded next to the captain.
Three artillery shells exploded nearby, and five or six more soldiers, who were not many in the first place, were blown up in one fell swoop.
"It's over..." These two words popped up in the captain's mind, and his face turned pale.
The atmosphere at the 1st Battalion headquarters was much better. After the encirclement and annihilation battle of the troops began, all kinds of good news kept coming.
"Battal Commander, the first company has entered the Japs artillery position and is fighting the remaining Japs. The battle will be over in ten minutes at most!"
"Battal Commander, the 2nd and 3rd companies are making good progress. The Japanese are shrinking their defenses and seem to be planning to occupy the small high ground at the east end of the village and wait for reinforcements."
Xiong Changhe immediately ordered: "Order the nearest third company to pull out a platoon to occupy the high ground in front of the Japanese, block them resolutely, and eliminate them below the high ground!"
Not long after, Xiong Changhe received the first good news.
The company wiped out all the Japanese artillery and captured all the artillery equipped by the Japanese.
"Send the captured mortars and artillery shells to the mortar company and let them hit them with artillery shells. Don't save ammunition for me. Quickly resolve the battle and kill the remaining Japs!" Xiong Changhe ordered with excitement on his face.
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At this moment, the reconnaissance platoon leader rushed in.
"Captain, the Japanese reinforcements have left the city... More than 500 Japanese soldiers, armed with a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns, came to us in more than 20 vehicles..."
"The reconnaissance platoon is slowing down the Japs' reinforcements by destroying roads, but it certainly won't be delayed for too long!"
Xiong Changhe frowned and fell into deep thought. No one knew what he was thinking.
Liang Cheng next to him became anxious, frowning and reminding: "There are less than a hundred little Japs on the battlefield. I suggest that the first company be pressed up, attack directly, end the battle quickly, and then retreat..."
"No..." Xiong Changhe suddenly said, his tone was very decisive, without any intention of discussion, and his eyes quickly shot out two rays of light.
Then, as his subordinates watched, he replied arrogantly: "I only planned to kill half of the Japanese infantry brigade here, but I didn't expect that the entire Japanese infantry brigade came. In this case, we will round him up and eat them all in one battle."
Lose!"
Before Liang Cheng could react, he began to issue orders: "The guard company will set off now to reinforce the reconnaissance platoon and slow down the Japanese reinforcements~"
"Don't kill all the remaining little Japs on the battlefield. Form a new battalion and stay behind to surround them and prevent them from breaking out!"
"The others followed me to ambush the little Japs who had come for reinforcements. They were on a mountain ridge three to four hundred meters east of the village. One company blocked them from the front, and two or three companies encircled them. Then they launched an attack together to encircle and annihilate them."
"Mortar company, heavy machine gun company, cooperate with the first company to defend the front, and then participate in the encirclement and annihilation battle~"
"Infantry artillery company, use the six mountain guns and infantry guns that were captured by the Japanese, and send them to the battlefield to participate in the final encirclement and annihilation battle!"
"Time is running out, each company should start taking action now!"
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