After the garrison attacked the position and formulated a new attack strategy, Li Hao left the lookout, sat on the ammunition box, and studied the map with his brows furrowed.
The original plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain has been seen through by the Japanese. As the head of the garrison, he must come up with a new plan before dawn to continue rescuing more than 20,000 young men detained by the Japanese in no man's land.
"Captain, our new strategy works!" the chief of staff suddenly rushed in and shouted excitedly.
"In less than half an hour, the attacking troops had captured two bunkers in a row."
"Not only has the time been doubled compared to the original time, but not a single heavy artillery shell has been consumed."
Li Hao seemed to have expected this result. He didn't move at all. He stared at the map and answered: "As long as it works!"
"Tell Zhao Wen that the attack speed will be accelerated. We don't have much time."
"The independent battalion can dispatch two main companies at the same time, and the troops can be divided into two groups to launch an attack on the mountain. If the flying thunder cannons are not enough, a platoon brought by the regiment headquarters can also be used to support them."
Hong Linfeng immediately accepted the order: "I'm going to give the order now."
Five minutes later, Hong Linfeng replied to the headquarters again, looking at Li Hao and reporting: "Regiment Commander, Zhao Wen replied to us that as long as the regiment headquarters supplies enough explosive packs for the flying thunder cannon, he guarantees that the battle will be over within three hours."
"In addition, the special agent company reported that they have detoured back to the Gong Town stronghold, successfully cut off all phone lines to the outside world, and found the villagers imprisoned by the Japs. The camp is only fifty meters away from the nearest bunker halfway up the mountain. It is completely
Within the fire coverage of the bunker."
"If they were to be rescued by force, the villagers would definitely be hit by fire from the bunker's machine guns and suffer heavy casualties."
Li Hao finally made some movement, raised his head and ordered.
"Tell Dong Chenggong that the secret service company is holding down its troops!"
"Divide one platoon to keep an eye on the camp where the civilians are detained, and rescue them at any time. The remaining two platoons keep an eye on the escape route of the little devils."
"If any little Japs give up their stronghold and retreat, we will resolutely eliminate them."
"This is the fat that has been bitten into your mouth. We must not let them escape."
"Okay!" Hong Linfeng nodded and replied.
After handing over the order to a staff officer, he continued to ask: "After we capture the Gong Town stronghold, how will we fight next?"
"If the Japanese are not fooled, we will have no chance to rescue the villagers detained in other strongholds."
"If we attack one stronghold one by one like tonight, it will take too much time and the cost will be very high. We simply cannot afford it."
"So I transferred the nearest first and second battalions over!" Li Hao decided to lay out the new plan he had already thought of in his mind.
"After taking the Gong Town stronghold, the first and second battalions entered the no-man's land from here, and operated in the no-man's land with companies and platoons as units."
"The reconnaissance company reported: The enemies operating in no-man's land are all puppet troops. They detained the young and strong among the villagers, drove the old, weak, women and children to our base area, then stole food and burned down the villages."
"It was also the puppet troops who supervised the construction of the fortifications and the construction of blockade ditches and walls by the young people, and they also operated in company units."
"Our company is facing off against a company of puppet troops. If we launch a sudden attack, we can definitely end the battle quickly."
"When the Japanese reinforcements and planes arrive, the battle is over, and the villagers they detained will be rescued by us. After dark, we will return to the base area with the support of the troops directly under the Third Battalion and the regiment."
Hearing this, Hong Linfeng's tense nerves suddenly relaxed and he answered with bright eyes: "Captain, this is a good method. The Japanese will definitely not think that we will act under their noses, and we will definitely catch them off guard."
"As long as the speed is fast enough, the villagers can be rescued back to the base area in one day at most and their families can be reunited."
"By then, even if the Japanese react, it will be too late."
"Rumble..."
The sound of explosions enveloped the battlefield again.
Five tongues of flames just spurted out, like a fire hedgehog's bunker, and it was instantly submerged in gunfire and gunpowder smoke.
"Comrades, kill me..."
Nearly a hundred soldiers rushed out of the offensive position and charged towards the bunker like a pack of wolves.
This place is less than 200 meters away from the Japanese central turret and is the last bunker in the stronghold.
The captain stood at the lookout, clenching his fists, his face flushed with anger.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield rushing out of the thick smoke that shrouded the bunker, they shouted loudly with the idea of fighting to the end: "Machine gun fire, kill them."
"Da da da……"
Gunshots rang out, and the first few Eighth Route Army soldiers fell to the ground.
"Boom boom boom..."
The good times did not last long, the machine gunner only blocked the attack for less than five minutes, and an explosion sounded behind the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops.
Groups of flames shot out from the ground like fireworks.
The explosive packets rolled and flew towards the stronghold...
At the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison, Zhao Wen rushed in with excitement: "Captain, we have won. We have taken down the central turret of the stronghold."
"The Japanese captain is buried in the gun tower."
"We eliminated all the Japanese in the stronghold, and the puppet troops captured 38 people."
"The more than 100 puppet troops who were guarding Qingzhuang saw us take over the stronghold and surrendered directly to us. No one resisted."
"The surrendered puppet company commander reported that there were originally more than 2,100 young men in their custody. Several hundred of them were killed by the Japanese because of the riot a few days ago, and now there are only 1,759 of them left."
"The instructors are registering them one by one and trying to reunite them with their families as soon as possible when they return to the base area."
"However, our casualties were also very high, especially the first company that mainly attacked the Japanese front-line positions. Due to a close-range surprise attack by the remaining bunkers on the battlefield, more than half of our casualties were directly suffered."
"The casualties of several other companies also exceeded one-third. Including the artillerymen and machine gunners, we lost a total of 256 people, and 89 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness."
Hong Linfeng added: "Fortunately, we don't have to continue attacking. If we attack one stronghold one by one, the entire regiment will not be able to rescue all the villagers detained by the Japanese even if they are exhausted."
A smile finally appeared on Li Hao's face: "The casualties are a bit heavy, but they are still within our tolerance. Good fight!"
"Zhao Wen, your independent battalion is responsible for cleaning the battlefield, returning all prisoners, captured, rescued young men, and wounded troops to the base area and handing them over to the political commissar for processing. Then, they will stand by at the edge of the base area, waiting for orders."
After saying that, Li Hao turned his attention to the two main battalion commanders who hurried over: "Liu Battalion Commander, your mission is clear, right?"
"Don't worry, commander, we promise to complete the mission." The two battalion commanders replied seriously.
"Then let's go!" Li Hao nodded and ordered.
The chief of staff of the Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan hurriedly walked in with a solemn look on his face.
"Your Excellency, Army Commander, there is an urgent call from the frontline headquarters. The Gong Town stronghold has been captured by the garrison."
"Nani?" The army commander was stunned for a moment before reacting.
Then he cursed: "What does the frontline commander do? Didn't he promise me that he could hold the stronghold? Why was it still captured by the Eighth Route Army?"
The chief of staff lowered his head and replied: "The frontline headquarters reported that judging from the craters left on the battlefield, the garrison that attacked them used heavy artillery and thunder cannons in large numbers, and almost all the bunkers in the stronghold were blown up."
"The garrison also suffered heavy casualties during the entire attack. Preliminary estimates indicate that their direct losses should exceed one battalion."
"When the troops retreated, more than two hundred stretchers alone were carried."
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