"Battal Commander, the little Japs outside the village are setting up artillery. Mountain artillery and infantry artillery have all been pushed out!" the observation post hurried over and reported.
Li Hao's worries disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "I was worried about the little devil just now, but now it seems that I am worrying too much!"
"Infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and mortars are all set up. They are ready to fight us desperately!"
"The troops immediately dispersed and hid to avoid the bombardment of the Japs. Since the Japs want to fight us to the end, then we will use the complex terrain in the village and every house to fight against the Japs!"
"Every company and platoon must remember that street fighting is not about desperate efforts. During the battle, we must use more grenades, machine guns, and booby traps to kill more Japs at the minimum cost!"
"Start the action now, the security company will act with me!"
The Japanese army opened fire. Mountain artillery and infantry artillery shells smashed into the village with a piercing scream, blasting out huge fireballs mixed with a lot of black smoke, and then the explosion sounded like thunder.
"Boom boom boom..."
Not to be outdone, the mortars joined the battle, and shells rained down from the sky.
Every time a round of artillery shells fell, several yards in the village must have been instantly enveloped by artillery fire.
Soon, Dongtian Village was filled with thick smoke, with black smoke columns rising into the sky everywhere, and houses burning with raging fire after being ignited by artillery shells.
Although the stone wall is very strong, it is only resistant to bullets, grenades, and mortars.
In front of the powerful mountain cannon shells, it was like paper. When a shell hit, a stone wall was instantly blown down.
Soldiers from the Independence Battalion were constantly buried under collapsed stone walls and then sacrificed.
However, the number of mountain artillery shells was too small, and most of the stone walls survived intact, blocking the fragments of shells flying above their heads for the soldiers of the independent battalion.
"The artillery fire will stop for another two minutes. The heavy machine gun squadron and the fourth infantry squadron will immediately reinforce the third squadron. Each infantry squad will strengthen two heavy machine guns and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army hiding in the village!" Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe said with a look on his face!
He ordered sternly.
He hesitated and added: "There must be many Eighth Route Army soldiers alive in the village!"
"Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, not to mention the Eighth Route Army who are armed to the teeth!"
"Remind each team that when attacking, you must not underestimate the enemy and rush in. You must occupy each house one by one, and only after confirming safety can you go deep into the village and continue the attack!"
The adjutant replied with confidence: "Don't worry, sir!"
"The artillery fire just now was so violent that even if there are still Eighth Route Army soldiers alive, there won't be much left."
"I'll go and give the order now. This time we will definitely be able to kill the independent battalion with minimal casualties!"
In a yard not far from the Japanese Third Squadron.
As soon as the Japanese shelling stopped, five soldiers emerged from the corners where they were hiding.
"Squad leader, Xiao Zhou died and was buried by the collapsed stone wall!" A soldier rushed over and reported.
The squad leader's face suddenly darkened: "We will come back and take him away when the battle is over. The Japanese are coming soon. Prepare to fight!"
"Go and place a booby trap at the door. When the Japanese rush in, you'll give them a good start..."
"We hid in the house. When the booby trap exploded, we opened fire on the little Japs who rushed into the yard. After shooting, we directly retreated to the next yard through the hole in the wall we dug out in the morning and continued to fight the Japs!"
The three little Japs were walking at the front, with loaded rifles in their hands, bent at the waist, searching forward with alert expressions on their faces, ready to lie down on the ground to fight back at any time.
The annihilation of the entire Second Squadron left them ignorant of the village at their feet, and they were also unclear about the fighting methods of their opponent's independent battalion. They could only stay vigilant and attack forward as much as possible according to their usual training.
"There is a yard ahead. You knock on the door, we will cover you and rush in together!" the sergeant among the three Japs ordered.
"boom……"
The door was not locked, so it came with a slight knock.
The little devils hiding on both sides of the gate quickly turned around, and then the three of them rushed into the courtyard together, with their guns pointed into the yard, ready to fire at any time.
"boom……"
There were no enemies in the yard. When the tense nerves of the three people relaxed subconsciously, the grenades tied to their heads exploded.
The fragments were flying everywhere like scattered flowers. Before the three Japs could turn around, several fragments pierced into their bodies!
"Enemy attack, take cover!"
The Japs behind shouted loudly, all fell down on the ground, and started shooting at the yard.
Especially the machine gunner at the front, who set up his gun crookedly at the door and strafed the yard. Bullets hit the stone wall, bullets flew everywhere and sparks flew everywhere.
Surprisingly, there was no movement in the yard, not even the sound of retaliatory gunfire was heard.
The squad leader was the first to react, frowning and shouting.
"Stop shooting! Don't waste bullets!"
"It's a booby trap. The Eighth Route Army placed booby traps on the roof beams. There's no one in the yard!"
Four or five Japanese soldiers, led by the sergeant, walked around the corpses and wounded on the ground and slowly walked into the yard.
All this was seen by the squad leader who was hiding in the room. He killed three little Japs with one grenade. Even if he didn't kill them all, he still made a lot of money.
Through the fist-sized shooting hole in front of him, he slowly put the Japanese soldier into the sight, and then decisively pulled the trigger.
"Bang...hit..."
"Da da da……"
The moment the sergeant fell down with a look of disbelief on his face, the machine gun blocking the door of the room rang out.
A string of seven or eight bullets flew past the Japs in a fan-shaped pattern. The three Japs five or six meters away were caught off guard and were punched with several bloody holes in an instant.
The remaining two little devils did not escape and were killed by the other three soldiers.
With a shooting distance of less than ten meters, even new recruits can easily hit the target.
"Enemy attack, there are enemies in the yard, machine gun cover!" The sudden attack made the squad leader stunned for a moment before he reacted, and he shouted with a look of pain on his face.
"Mount the heavy machine gun and throw grenades inside. The second team climbed over the wall to the yard and threw grenades into the room from the window. Today I am going to catch turtles in a jar for the Eighth Route Army hiding inside, kill them, and avenge the warriors who died in the battle!"
"
One heavy machine gun and three crooked handles were fired at the same time, and bullets flew over like a rain of bullets.
Many bullets flew into the room through the shooting holes and doors and windows. A soldier fell down with a bloody hole in his chest from a heavy machine gun bullet that flew in.
"Take the weapons and ammunition with him, retreat from the hole in the wall, and continue killing the Japanese!"
"Kill the little devil, and we will come back to collect the corpses of our comrades!"
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japs were truly elite. As soon as the last soldier got into the hole in the wall and retreated, four grenades flew in through the window and exploded.
The closed wooden door of the room was also knocked open. The machine gunner held the machine gun in his arms and fired at the inside of the room!
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