The sound of gunshots and explosions kept ringing in the platoon leader's ears.
Soldiers were constantly being beaten to death and fell motionless on the battlefield.
"boom……"
A grenade fell from the sky and hit nearby. Although the platoon leader fell down immediately, a piece of scattered shrapnel still penetrated into his arm, cutting a big hole.
The heartbreaking stinging feeling quickly spread throughout the body, and huge beads of sweat flowed down from the forehead like rain because of the unbearable pain.
In the blink of an eye, his sleeves were stained red by the blood gushing from the wound.
"Platoon leader, you are injured!" the supplementary soldier shouted in panic.
"Don't scream!" the platoon leader reminded through gritted teeth.
The troops suffered heavy casualties. The reason why they can continue to resist the Japanese here is because the platoon leader himself is still there.
If you let everyone know that the backbone of the platoon has been injured, the subordinates who are still fighting will definitely become deflated balls and lose their fighting spirit.
After a simple bandage was applied to stop the bleeding, the platoon leader, although in unbearable pain, acted as if nothing was wrong. He replaced the machine gun with a box cannon, held the gun with one hand, and continued to shoot at the Japanese and puppet troops rushing in front of the formation, setting an example to boost morale.
"Platoon leader Zhou, all the folks in the village have been relocated." The guerrilla leader suddenly appeared from behind and reported.
The platoon leader breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "If you don't come here, the troops will be wiped out."
"Everyone takes turns to cover, retreat immediately, and let the Japanese into the village."
Half an hour later, black smoke began to rise from Dongzhuang. It didn't take much to figure out that the Japanese were setting the fire.
Not a single citizen was caught, so he could only vent his anger by setting fires.
From a distance, he saw one house after another being set on fire. The platoon leader saw this and was anxious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it.
The main force, local troops, plus reinforcements, there were more than a hundred people before the war, but now there are less than 20 people who can move, and everyone is injured.
With this small force, the platoon leader was powerless even if he wanted to put out the fire.
The Japanese commando team in the former Dongtou Village was not so lucky, because they were targeted by the main force of the company led by the company commander.
"Company commander, the Japs have been blocked by the second platoon, but the Japs are very powerful and the second platoon has suffered heavy casualties." The instructor ran to the company commander and reminded him.
"We must withstand heavy casualties, and we must repel more than two Japanese attacks." Although the company commander was heartbroken, he still gritted his teeth and ordered.
"The Japs are still scattered now, and the impact of artillery shells hitting them is limited. As long as the second row blocks them again, the Japs will pay attention to the second row, and then gather heavy troops to launch an attack."
"As long as the Japs gather together, our artillery will have room to use, and the Japs' doom will come."
"Boom boom boom..."
After a series of violent explosions, the Japanese finally retreated.
More than thirty Japanese soldiers, leaving behind seven or eight corpses, withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
Then the scene that the company commander was looking forward to appeared.
The Japanese and puppet troops stretching for more than 100 meters on the mountain road quickly moved closer to the battlefield.
All light and heavy machine guns were set up at the forefront of the position, and mortars and grenade launchers were also set up, raising their dark muzzles.
More than fifty Japanese soldiers and the same number of puppet troops began to line up in front of the formation, preparing to launch a new round of attack.
The company commander's eyes lit up and he shouted happily: "The little Japs are getting desperate. They plan to swarm up and kill our second platoon in one battle."
"If the main force of the company and the artillery were not here, the second row would definitely not be able to hold on."
"Time is not waiting for me, so I order the artillery to fire immediately. The firepower will attack in one minute. In the past, we will attack places where there are many puppet soldiers. The more shells we can fire, the better."
"Third platoon, security squad, and local troops, prepare for an assault."
"When the shelling starts, press on me and get closer to the Japanese."
"As soon as the bombardment stops, everyone will attack. I will eat these idiots."
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of artillery fire soon sounded. Some positions were only two hundred meters away from the battlefield, and some positions were five or six hundred meters away from the battlefield.
There are various types of shells fired, some with a scream, some with no sound, flying towards the battlefield from different directions.
The Japs reacted very quickly. As soon as the screams sounded in the air, they all fell to the ground together, holding their heads to avoid the gunfire.
This time their usual tactics obviously failed.
In the violent explosion, even the Japanese lying on the ground were easily blown away, or they were torn into pieces without leaving any bones.
Especially the explosive packets fired by heavy mortar shells and mine cannons exploded into a large area.
On the surface, the Japanese soldier was still lying on the ground in the same position as before, and seemed uninjured.
When you turn it over, you will find that the Japanese is bleeding from all his orifices, and his internal organs have been shattered by the shock wave, turning him into a corpse.
The company commander assembled a total of two mountain guns, one heavy mortar, two mine cannons, four medium mortars, and several grenades.
They all poured ammunition onto the battlefield at their fastest rate of fire.
In one minute, at least fifty shells and explosive charges hit.
The battlefield that was still lively just now has been filled with smoke. Apart from the explosion, there is no other sound.
The total number of Japanese and puppet troops was only over 100. Excluding those killed by the second platoon, an average of three people could receive one artillery shell or one explosive pack. Even if they were made of steel and iron, it would be difficult for them to survive such fierce artillery fire.
Survived.
"Commander on the bugler, blow the charge horn and the troops start to attack and eat them." the company commander ordered with excitement in his eyes.
This was the first time the troops actually fought against an independent mixed brigade, and they won.
For the company commander, it is of great significance.
Not only did it mean that more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops were eaten by themselves, but it also meant that the troops could still win the battle in the face of a powerful enemy, which greatly improved the combat morale of the troops, especially those supplementary troops who were on the battlefield for the first time.
"Company Commander, except for a few Japanese guard posts that escaped during the shelling, all the other Japanese and puppet troops were eaten by us, and 12 puppet troops were captured. We won this battle." The instructor rushed over with still-burning blood on his body.
There was a strong smell of gunpowder smoke, but the excitement on his face was clearly revealed. When he saw the company commander, he reported with a smile on his face.
The company commander was also very happy and immediately replied: "Order the troops to clean the battlefield immediately."
"We have taken such a huge advantage, and the Japanese will definitely not eat the yellow lotus."
"With their vengeful character, they will definitely find ways to retaliate against us. The troops must leave here quickly, just in case."
The company commander thought that the Japanese would take revenge, but he did not expect that the revenge would come so quickly, which fully fulfilled the old saying.
Tit for tat.
I had just fought a battle of annihilation against the Japanese and killed more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops. The Japanese's revenge was coming immediately, without giving me any time to react.
As soon as the troops retreated, a platoon of liaison officers came after them, panting heavily.
