"Are all the troops going back?" Hong Linfeng asked a very critical question!
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "We still need people here!"
"Whether the Japanese army continues to send supplies to Lingqiu County, or the Japanese army in Lingqiu County withdraws to replenish ammunition at the supply base, they have to take this road in front of them!"
"Leave a platoon behind. No matter what the Japanese army chooses, we cannot let them pass easily!"
"If the Japanese army chooses to continue sending supplies to Lingqiu, the remaining troops must hold them back and take twice as long to reach Lingqiu City!"
"Zhao Wen's third platoon will stay, and he will select 20 people from the prisoners who are willing to join our Eighth Route Army to supplement the third platoon and stay together!"
"He has been strengthened to three light machine guns, three grenade launchers, five hundred rounds of bullets, and fifty grenades!"
In today's encounter, Zhao Wen's performance made Li Hao very satisfied.
Being calm enough when encountering problems, decisive in killing, and not impulsive are the qualities of an excellent commander.
The only thing missing is the experience of independent command of operations.
If you want to become an excellent commander, this step is inevitable.
What Li Hao is doing now is to give him this opportunity and let him take charge of his own business!
Huangtu Ridge, the forward position of the Independent Company, where nearly forty soldiers from the second platoon are stationed.
Two kilometers across from the position is the Japanese and puppet stronghold in Yantou Village. It relies on strong artillery towers to hold on. Even though there is only a reinforced squad of Japanese troops and a company of puppet troops, the independent company still has no way to deal with them and can only stare at them.
If the enemy moves, I will move; if the enemy does not move, I will not move.
Especially during the period when the main force is away, a squad of soldiers will be watching the position at all times to avoid accidents.
At dawn, when the second platoon began to take turns eating breakfast in squad units, the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold moved.
A Japanese army stormed out of the stronghold and rushed towards the third row.
"Platoon leader, the Japs in the stronghold are coming towards us!" On the position, the squad leader on duty shouted at the top of his lungs.
The position and the second platoon's station are less than thirty meters away, which ensures that if the position is attacked, the troops can kill it with a single charge.
Yang Ping, who was eating, put down his rice bowl and rushed to the position, holding the telescope lent to him by the instructor in his hand.
"Where are the Japs?" Yang Ping asked anxiously as he rushed into the position, raising his telescope to look at the stronghold.
"We are leaving the stronghold!" the squad leader quickly replied!
A small group of Japanese troops had broken out of their stronghold and appeared in Yangquan.
Behind these Japs, there was a steady stream of Japs coming out, some carrying rifles with bayonets attached, some carrying grenades and light machine guns, and many Japs carrying heavy machine guns and mortars.
In the blink of an eye, three heavy machine guns and three mortars appeared, and Japanese soldiers continued to rush out of the stronghold in a steady stream.
Yang Ping was frightened by the scene in front of him. He was stunned for a long time before he realized: "When did so many little Japs enter the stronghold!"
"This must be a long-planned conspiracy by the Japanese. They want to take advantage of the situation, rush into our camp, and eliminate us!"
"The number of Japs killed now exceeds one reinforced squadron. It is impossible to dispatch so many troops in a normal operation..."
Including the squad leader, all the Japanese soldiers on the battlefield became nervous. There were even a few soldiers who were from the puppet army. Their faces turned pale and the hands holding the guns began to tremble involuntarily.
Yang Ping was also very anxious, and his mind started spinning rapidly.
"The company commander made an explanation when he left: If a small group of Japanese and puppet troops attack, just rely on the position to repel them. If a large group of Japanese and puppet troops attack, there is no need to defend the position, retreat after the attack, and lead the little devils into the mountains.
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"Order all troops to enter the position. We will repel the Japanese and puppet troops here and retreat after one attack!"
"Xiao Wang, you know the instructor. Set off now, run to the company headquarters, and tell the instructor that the Japanese and puppet troops are attacking heavily. Please ask him to arrange troops to enter the mountains immediately. I will find a way to slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' attack speed!"
"By the way, tell him that the total strength of the little devils attacking us exceeds two infantry squadrons, and they have also strengthened a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns. They are definitely no match for us in a head-on fight. We can only take them into the mountains and circle around!"
"boom……"
The Japanese army was very fast. Less than twenty minutes after the second platoon entered the position, the first shell hit the trench and exploded in ambush!
"The little devils are serious this time. They will use mortars when they come up. They won't even make a tentative attack. Comrades, please take cover!"
"We built an anti-artillery bunker that can withstand mortar bombardment. Except for the security sentry, everyone else went into the bunker to avoid the mortar fire!"
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as Wang Ping, the last one, got into the bunker, explosions sounded behind him, very densely.
A group of six artillery shells hit the position like nothing, and the fireball that rose into the sky quickly enveloped the position, making it impossible to see even one's fingers!
There is no sound except the explosion!
"Platoon leader, the Japanese have begun to attack..."
Before the bombardment ended, the sound of the warning sentry came in.
"The troops enter the position!" Wang Ping shouted.
He picked up a crooked handle and rushed out of the bunker.
On the smoke-filled position, the explosions did not stop completely.
Although the destructive power of mortars on the battlefield is very limited, they are artillery shells after all, and the second row was built with civil engineering works. Along the way, many parts of the trenches were collapsed.
"Platoon commander, with the help of artillery cover, the Japanese have already rushed fifty meters in front of the formation!"
"Everyone, get ready for battle..." Yang Ping ordered with a frown, his face looking very ugly!
The Japanese offensive was far more powerful than I imagined.
The infantry began to attack before the bombardment stopped, and six heavy machine guns provided fire cover.
Bullets were flying overhead, some were blocked by the retaining wall in front, and some drilled into the soil behind them close to the edge of the retaining wall, very densely.
As you can imagine, under such intensive firepower, as long as you show your head, you will definitely be beaten into a sieve in an instant.
"ah……"
A scream then reached Yang Ping's ears.
A soldier stuck his head out of the trench to take a look outside.
As soon as his head was extended, a bullet penetrated his head, hitting him right between the eyebrows.
Red and white heads were splashed everywhere, and he fell in the trench with a pair of big, unblinking eyes.
"The enemy's offensive firepower is too fierce, don't show your head, prepare grenades!" Yang Ping shouted quickly.
When a bunch of heavy machine gun bullets just flew over his head, he took the opportunity to poke his head out and take a look outside the position.
In order to avoid accidental damage, the shelling has been stopped.
The thick smoke that slowly dissipated allowed Yang Ping to vaguely see the Japanese attacking troops in front of the formation.
The moment he quickly retracted his head, Wang Ping's tense nerves immediately relaxed a lot.
"The Japanese attacking force only has one infantry squad. Everyone is hiding. Use grenades to blow them away~"
"The machine gunners are ready, grenades will explode and the machine guns will fire. If we repel the Japanese attack, we will retreat. We cannot stay on the position for more than a minute. If the Japanese attack fails, we will definitely fire in retaliation!"
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