Chapter 1476 The magic weapon descends from the sky
"Artillery... the Eighth Route Army has siege artillery!" Commander Cao shouted again.
On the road leading in and out of the stronghold, dozens of Eighth Route Army troops gathered around a mountain cannon, and like the nearby Eighth Route Army, they continued to approach the stronghold.
"Oh no, we're in trouble!" The shock on the squadron leader's face slowly turned into seriousness, and he gasped and shouted.
But he did not lose his mind. He quickly drew his command knife and ordered: "Fire with heavy machine guns and hit the Eighth Route Army on the road. Don't let the artillery continue to approach the stronghold."
"Da da da……"
The heavy machine gun on duty fired quickly, and the tracer bullets caught in the bullets drew beautiful arcs in the night sky, guiding the machine gunner to fire the bullets towards the target.
The Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold was obviously prepared.
As soon as the heavy machine gun fired, they all fell to the ground. They also used the things they carried with them to build temporary positions, or set up guns to counterattack and cover... They were very busy.
In the blink of an eye, a simple bunker made of vehicle frames, sandbags, and wooden boards appeared in front of the soldiers.
The heavy machine gun was mounted on the carriage and counterattacked against the heavy machine gun fire from the turret.
A light machine gun was set up next to them, and together with the heavy machine gun, they fired at the heavy machine gun firing hole on the turret, trying to use the density of firepower to suppress the heavy machine gun hiding in the turret.
The brick wall outside the shooting hole was suddenly hit with sparks flying everywhere.
"ah……"
A scream suddenly rang in the ears of the squadron leader, and the heavy machine gun misfired and lost movement.
When he turned around, he saw that the machine gunner had been hit by a bullet in the chest, and blood gushed out like a fountain. He fell to the machine gunner's position, and instantly lost his breath.
"Change, keep shooting!" the squadron leader ordered hurriedly.
There is only one heavy machine gun left in the entire stronghold. If there is a problem with it, the firepower of the stronghold will definitely be greatly affected.
"Squadron leader, the Eighth Route Army is setting up mountain artillery..." Commander Cao suddenly reminded.
Behind the temporary defense line built by the Eighth Route Army, several gunners gradually pushed the mountain cannon to the front, then hid behind the mountain cannon baffle and slowly turned the barrel...
The artillery was too far away from here, and the squadron leader couldn't see it very clearly.
But he could feel that the mountain cannon must be aiming at the turret.
The target is large, the firepower is strong, and the geographical location is high. If the gun towers can be destroyed, the pressure on the Eighth Route Army to attack the stronghold will definitely be reduced drastically.
The more he thought about the squadron leader, the more certain he was in his judgment, and the sense of crisis in his mind became stronger and stronger. He quickly ordered: "Stop firing the heavy machine guns. All troops in the gun towers must retreat and leave here. The Eighth Route Army will use mountain artillery to blow up the gun towers."
The squadron leader moved when the order was given, turned around and walked towards the stairs.
"Boom..." An explosion suddenly sounded at his feet, and the solid turret shook twice, as if there was an earthquake.
"Sir, a hole was opened on the second floor of the turret by a mountain cannon. The troops stationed on the second floor suffered heavy casualties!" The second lieutenant who happened to reach the stairs was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly reported.
If he had retreated two seconds faster just now, he would have reached the second floor and stood just within the shell's damage radius. He would have been bombed like the other soldiers on the second floor.
"Get out of here quickly, and then rescue the wounded. There are not many shells on our turret!" The squadron leader was also frightened by the explosion and ordered quickly.
Then I hurriedly ran to the second floor.
A half-meter-long hole appeared in the second-story wall, and five soldiers fell to the ground dead or wounded.
The squadron leader took one look at them and continued to retreat to the first floor of the gun tower.
Time waits for no one, and the second shell from the mountain cannon may come at any time. If you run slower, you will be like them.
As soon as the front foot rushed out of the turret, the second explosion sounded behind him, and the time was just right.
Another large hole was blown open on the second floor, and the heavy machine gun team that happened to retreat to the second floor was unfortunately affected.
Three of the four machine gunners were killed and wounded in an instant, and the heavy machine guns on their shoulders smashed to the ground.
The appearance of two openings made the turret crumbling.
If another hole is blasted on the second floor, and it is on the same side as the previous hole, half of the outer wall of the second floor of the blockhouse will be gone.
Without the support of half of the outer wall, the three-story blockhouse will definitely collapse...
"Rumble..."
The third shell arrived as promised, and just as it exploded on the second floor of the turret, the crumbling third floor of the turret collapsed and hit the ground hard.
The three-story masonry was so heavy that it fell from the sky and hit the first floor of the blockhouse, turning it into a pile of rubble.
"Captain, the heavy machine gun team didn't come out..." the second lieutenant who was following the squadron leader reported.
"Everyone enter the bunker, continue to block the Eighth Route Army attacking us, and wait for help..." The squadron leader's heart was bleeding, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and order with a stern face.
After thinking for a few seconds, he suddenly looked at the second lieutenant and ordered.
"You lead five soldiers and telephone soldiers to prepare for a breakout. Break out from behind the stronghold. Find our telephone line with the brigade headquarters. After connecting the phone, call the brigade captain for help. This is the only way for us to hold the stronghold. We must
You have to succeed, or everyone will die!"
"Hi!" the second lieutenant replied quickly...
The squadron leader far underestimated the Eighth Route Army attacking him.
Except for a main company and a mixed company that attacked frontally, the remaining two mixed companies surrounded the stronghold in other directions to prevent Japanese and puppet troops from breaking through and leaking the news of the attack on the stronghold.
The second lieutenant and seven soldiers successfully broke out of the stronghold, but the good luck stopped there.
Less than a hundred meters away from the stronghold, a row of black muzzles stood in front of them.
"Shoot... click... bang..."
Orders and gunshots rang out in the dark night at the same time. Before the second lieutenant could lie down, a bullet had already found him, drilling a bloody hole in his chest...
"boom……"
The mountain artillery three hundred meters away from the stronghold continued to fire, calling out the machine gun bunkers one by one blocking the attack path.
"Shoot mortars at the ruins of the bunker and kill the Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the ruins!" ordered the commander of the main company squatting next to the mountain cannon.
After the mortar fire, the company commander suddenly raised the box gun: "Heavy machine gun cover, others are preparing to attack."
"Surge into the stronghold from the bunker blown up by the mountain cannon... Bugler, blow the charge... Comrades, fight with me..."
The sound of charging horns and heavy machine gun fire echoed throughout the battlefield at the same time.
The company commander brandished the box cannon, took the lead in crossing the bunker, and rushed towards the stronghold...
Five minutes later, the company commander stood behind the ruins of a bunker, with a puppet soldier squatting next to him, very nervous.
The battle in the stronghold is not over yet, as nearly half of the Japanese and puppet troops are still hiding in the remaining bunkers and strongholds.
At this time, a company commander from the mixed battalion ran over, nervous and expectant. As expected, the rest of the battle here would be left to him.
This is the first time he has independently commanded troops in combat as a company commander.
Captain Zhou of the main force company saw his nervousness and quickly comforted him: "Captain Zhang, the prisoners confessed that there are still more than thirty Japanese and a platoon of puppet troops in the stronghold. Except for three light machine guns, there are no other heavy weapons."
"I'll leave you a heavy machine gun and a mortar, and try to kill them within an hour."
"Remember, never use guns to solve problems that can be solved with artillery shells, never use grenades to solve problems with guns, and never engage in hand-to-hand bayonet combat with the enemy unless absolutely necessary."
"The remaining puppet troops will be captured if they can, and the Japanese will be resolutely destroyed."
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