Six mountain cannons fired one after another. In less than half a second, the shells all hit the earth wall.
The moment a large amount of thick smoke rose, the two-meter-high earthen fence was blown to pieces!
The exploded clods of earth flew around like scattered flowers.
The two machine guns misfired on the spot and lost all movement.
When the smoke caused by the explosion of the six shells cleared, six huge gaps appeared in the two-meter-high earth fence, two of which were located exactly at the firing holes of the two machine guns.
"Machine gun fire, hit the gap..." Li Hao ordered with excitement on his face.
"The mortars also fired, covering the inside of the fence with artillery fire!"
"The power of the mountain artillery is so powerful that the Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the earthen wall will definitely abandon the bunker and retreat to the back. They must not be allowed to return to the village. The shells will fall from the sky to hit them, just in time to blow up all the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"The mountain artillery battery continues to fire, destroy all the earth fences in front of me!"
"The second company, the first battalion and the first company are ready for the assault. After the mountain artillery company's shelling, they will rush up immediately and launch the assault together with the first company, striving to enter the village with one attack!"
After the order was issued, a sneer flashed across Li Hao's lips involuntarily, and then he said: "Now that the bunker that the Japanese and puppet troops worked hard to build has been destroyed by us, I really want to know what back-ups this old devil Watanabe has prepared to deal with us!
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"Boom boom boom..."
Explosions continued to sound on the earthen wall, and each explosion meant that a section of the earthen wall was destroyed.
The soldiers hiding behind the earthen walls were either buried in the corners by the bombed earthen walls, or were blown away by mortar shells falling from the sky on the way back.
Watanabe looked at everything in front of him, his heart hurt more than blood, and his face was pale without a trace of blood.
"It's over..."
It wasn't until the third round of mountain artillery shells hit that Watanabe reacted from despair and shock, and then uttered these two words.
"Sir, retreat, we will definitely not be able to defend this place!" The adjutant also looked desperate and shouted with the last bit of hope.
"The village is so big, we can rely on the houses in the village to fight street battles with the incoming Eighth Route Army!"
"As long as we persist until the plane arrives at dawn, they will definitely choose to retreat!"
"If we really don't retreat, the worst possible outcome is that we and their entire army will be destroyed. Order the planes that reinforce us to completely destroy the village and kill all the Eighth Route Army attacking us."
"In this case, even if we die in battle, we can still pull the Independence Battalion to back us up!"
Watanabe suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red and filled with murderous intent.
Taking a deep breath, he ordered with murderous intent on his face: "You are right. As an Imperial Army member of the Imperial Japanese Army, even if you die, you must die on the battlefield and die well."
"If we can get the Independent Battalion to back us up, we can still make it even if the whole army is destroyed!"
"Order all the troops on the front line of the earth wall to retreat. We will push into the village and fight with the Eighth Route Army in the streets. Fight to the death!"
"Hi!" the adjutant said loudly.
As soon as Watanabe returned to the headquarters under the protection of guards, a lieutenant followed him.
"Sir, it's over!"
"The Eighth Route Army has already entered the village, with thousands of people."
"The Imperial Army guarding the entrance to the village rebelled. Instead of following the order and choosing to retreat, they killed the Imperial Army in the middle and surrendered to the Eighth Route Army!"
"Nani?"
Watanabe's already pale face turned even paler at this moment. Because of shock, he opened his mouth several times but did not say a word.
"Sir, this is a big problem and must be solved!" the adjutant analyzed, breaking the oppressive atmosphere of the headquarters.
"After several major battles, the Imperial Army suffered too many casualties. I estimate that there are less than a hundred Imperial Army members still fighting in the village, but there are still hundreds of Imperial Alliance Army members."
"In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, the imperial army can only dedicate a small number of troops to keep an eye on them!"
"Those Imperial Army troops are too cunning. They must have betrayed the Imperial Army in order to survive when they saw that the independent camp was gaining strength."
"We must find a way to keep an eye on them and let them continue to work for the imperial army. Otherwise, the imperial army's combat troops of less than a hundred people will not be able to hold on for too long even if they engage in street fighting."
Watanabe forced himself to calm down, frowned and thought for a few seconds before making a decision: "Cavalry, we still have a cavalry squadron that has been useless!"
"Order them to abandon their horses and join the battle as infantry!"
"The fighting here is street fighting, and the cavalry has no effect at all. It is worse than the infantry!"
"Scatter them out, let them command and supervise the operations of the Imperial Alliance Army, delay the independent battalion's offensive pace, and hold on until dawn!"
Behind the earthen fence on the east side of the village, a company of puppet troops was stationed here to serve as a security guard.
Before dispatching the troops, the entire company had a full strength of more than 130 people. After several days of fighting, many people were dead and wounded. The entire company had less than 100 soldiers left to fight!
The Independent Battalion's offensive in the south of the village was too fierce. Although no shots were fired here, every puppet soldier guarding behind Tuweizi was worried and deeply afraid that he would die here tonight.
Although the company commander is a hardcore traitor, he is more afraid of death.
So he did not sit still and wait for death. After learning that the Independent Battalion was going to attack the village, he sent his confidants to the south to keep an eye on the battlefield. If there was any trouble, he would report it to him immediately, giving him time to prepare in advance and find an opportunity to escape.
The sound of gunshots and explosions continued to come from the south of the village, becoming more and more intensive.
Just when the company commander looked worried and couldn't help but send people to the south to see if the imperial army could hold the village, two figures finally came into view.
"Lian Zuo, they are the people we sent there, but there are just a few missing?"
The company commander became anxious when he saw his two subordinates rushing towards him, breathing heavily and looking desperate. They didn't say a word for a long time.
"What's the situation in the south? Report immediately!"
"Also, where are the other three people? Why didn't they come back with you?"
"They are all dead, killed by artillery shells!" A puppet soldier finally regained his composure and reported with a look of despair.
"Lian Zuo, the Eighth Route Army's offensive is too fierce. Not only do they have light and heavy machine guns and mortars, they are also equipped with mountain artillery!"
"All the earth fences in the south were blown down, and we were hit by a mortar shell. Three brothers died, but two of us survived."
"Also, the Eighth Route Army attacking from the south has entered the village. The defenders suffered heavy casualties. The captain has mobilized all the cavalry and used the cavalry as infantry!"
"It's over!"
These two words popped into the company commander's mind.
"The cavalry is the last card in the captain's hand. Even they are on the battlefield, which shows that the situation is really getting out of hand!"
"The combat effectiveness of cavalry when used as infantry will be greatly reduced. If they are all defeated, the captain will not even have a chance to break through."
"It seems that the captain is planning to die with the Japanese here!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of several confidants around the company commander showed expressions of despair.
"Commander, we really want to die together with the Eighth Route Army and die here!" a platoon leader asked in a trembling voice, with fear on his face.
The company commander did not answer, but asked with a serious face: "Do you want to die?"
Seeing everyone shaking their heads, the company commander quickly made a decision: "Since you don't want to die, I will lead you to break out and escape."
"When the time comes, if we can continue to work for the Japanese, we can continue to be members of the Imperial Army. If not, we can rely on our dozens of brothers and dozens of guns to go up the mountain and become bandits. Anyway, we will never die here."
Hope rekindled on the faces of several confidants, and they immediately replied: "We all listen to Lian Zuo, and we will do whatever Lian Zuo tells us to do!"
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