On the railway line 20 kilometers east of the city, Hong Linfeng also started to take action.
A position at the southernmost edge of the railway line was chosen by him and became the main target of the 2nd Battalion and 4th Company.
"Boom boom..."
As soon as the time came, the two mortars equipped by the fourth company began to roar.
A group of two artillery shells were dropped on the Japanese and puppet army positions for free.
Although the accuracy was not very good, the victory was due to the large number of shells. In the end, several shells still hit the target.
Splashing firelight, rising gunpowder smoke, and billowing thick smoke instantly enveloped the small Japanese position.
"Comrades, kill me..." The fourth company commander held the box cannon in his hand and rushed to the battlefield at the lead.
There was only one combat detachment of Japs and thirty or so puppet troops on the position. Twenty of them were killed by the shelling alone, and the remaining twenty were all lying in the trenches to avoid the rain of shells falling from the sky.
It wasn't until the fourth company rushed to a position 30 to 40 meters in front of the formation that the mortars providing fire cover began to fire extended fire, and the Japanese and puppet troops had a chance to counterattack.
"Shoot, everyone shoot, stop the oncoming Eighth Route Army!" shouted the leader of the army, Captain Cao.
The first one showed his head from the trench, raised his rifle with a plaster flag hanging on it, put an Eighth Route Army soldier in the sight and prepared to shoot.
Just as he was about to pull the trigger with his right hand, a string of heavy machine gun bullets flew towards him with high speed and great power.
"ah……"
Screams suddenly sounded, and then they saw that a large piece of meat had been cut off from Chang Cao's right shoulder, and even the shoulder blade could be clearly seen.
His right arm lost strength in an instant, and the rifle in his hand fell out of his hand and fell to the ground.
His body also fell in the trench under the heavy bullets, losing his combat effectiveness.
At the same time, at least four Japanese and puppet soldiers were shot together, either dead or injured.
"Da da da……"
Only then did the dull sound of heavy machine gun fire reach everyone's ears.
More than two hundred meters away, at least two tongues of flames appeared in the night, and bullets flew towards them as if they were costless, densely packed.
Everyone looked at each other with expressions of fear on their faces and continued to squat in the trenches, not daring to show their heads.
"Shoot, everyone stand up and shoot, otherwise you will die."
The Japanese sergeant who took over the command stood up and shouted, raised his rifle, and stabbed a puppet soldier beside him.
The sharp bayonet easily penetrated the puppet army's uniform, piercing into the back of the heart and poking out the front of the chest, and was directly stabbed through by the bayonet.
The fearful face of the puppet soldier instantly showed an expression of dumbfounded shock. He did not expect that he would eventually die in the hands of his Japanese master.
With eyes wide open, he fell heavily in the trench with unwillingness and despair.
"This is what happens when you are afraid of fighting. If you don't want to die, shoot at the enemy immediately, otherwise you will die." The sergeant drew out his bloody bayonet and shouted with a murderous look on his face.
A main force company dealing with more than forty Japanese and puppet troops was definitely a killing blow for the garrison.
No matter how hard the little devils struggled, it was all in vain and they could not escape the fate of being wiped out.
In less than five minutes, the first position of the Japanese and puppet troops was captured by the Fourth Company.
"The fourth company continues to attack the second position until the Japanese and puppet troops send reinforcements." Hong Linfeng ordered while staring at the battlefield.
"The cavalry battalion is on standby and ready for an assault."
The squadron leader led by the Japs located his headquarters in a train carriage. From a high position, he happened to see the Fourth Company taking over its own position.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is still continuing to attack!" the deputy reminded standing beside him, nervous and anxious.
The squadron leader's brows were also knitted into a big "Chuan" character.
There are too many military columns parked here, and only three positions are arranged next to each military column. The positions cover each other to protect the safety of the military columns.
If the Eighth Route Army made continuous attacks and captured all three positions close together, then the southernmost column would fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
If I remember correctly, in addition to eight carriages containing military rations and one carriage containing ordinary combat supplies, this military train also contained half a carriage of ammunition and four mountain cannons.
These are supplemented to frontline combat troops.
If you lose it here, the higher-ups will definitely not let you go.
In addition, the Eighth Route Army was notorious for its poor equipment and lack of ammunition.
Under normal circumstances, this high-intensity offensive would last for at most half an hour before slowly slowing down or stopping due to lack of ammunition.
If the weapons and ammunition contained in the carriage fall into their hands, their slowed-down offensive will definitely be resumed or even strengthened by the replenishment of large amounts of weapons and ammunition.
At that time, more and more military columns will be captured by the Eighth Route Army and taken for themselves.
The more I thought about the squadron leader, the colder his back became, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead like rain. He looked at the battlefield and replied firmly: "We must block the Eighth Route Army's offensive, and we cannot let a single military column fall into their hands.
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"Immediately gather troops from nearby positions and march quickly to reinforce the battlefield."
"Artillery and heavy machine gun squads are also coming for reinforcements."
"The Eighth Route Army has mortars and heavy machine guns. The reinforcements must have equal firepower to avoid suffering losses, and then block them and eliminate them."
Two Japanese soldiers and four puppet troops were left on guard at each position, and all the remaining Japanese and puppet troops gathered at the headquarters to prepare for reinforcements on the battlefield.
In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison, because the Japanese and puppet troops were holding torches, the night not only failed to cover their figures, but instead exposed them clearly to Hong Linfeng's field of vision.
"Chief of Staff, the Japanese and puppet reinforcements are coming. I will organize my troops to kill them now. I will definitely catch them off guard!" Zhou Wu, the cavalry battalion commander, felt like he was beating blood. His eyes were getting brighter and brighter. He wanted to kill them now.
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"Don't be impatient!" Hong Linfeng shook his head and replied.
"When the enemy walks in and finds out their strength, it won't be too late for the cavalry battalion to attack again!"
A few minutes later, the platoon leader of the cavalry battalion's reconnaissance platoon rushed over panting: "Report to the chief of staff and battalion commander, there have been more than 300 days of puppet troops coming to the battlefield, equipped with four heavy machine guns and four mortars.
The march was very fast."
Hong Linfeng looked at Zhou Wu and asked, "The Japanese have brought heavy machine guns and mortars. Do you have any problems?"
Zhou Wu replied confidently: "No problem!"
"The Second Cavalry Company is the closest to the railway, less than 300 meters away. A quick assault only takes 20 seconds to reach the enemy. This time is definitely not enough for them to set up mortars and heavy machine guns."
"I will go to the Second Company now and personally command them to attack the Japanese artillery and heavy machine gun units."
"Several other companies attacked the Japanese and puppet infantry."
"As long as we successfully kill their artillery and heavy machine gun units, the remaining infantry will be a piece of fat in our mouths, which we can eat as much as we want."
The Japanese squadron leader personally led the troops to reinforce the battlefield.
Carrying a command sword on his waist, he walked in the middle of the team with bow-legged steps.
When they were still three to four hundred meters away from the battlefield, he gave a decisive order: "The troops are ready for battle. After arriving at the battlefield, they will directly join the battle and launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army to repel them."
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