The Seventh Company has been completely wiped out, dead and injured. If the dozens of people left on the battlefield cannot be taken out, then the Seventh Company will be completely doomed.
There is no way the company commander could just watch the seventh company being destroyed in his own hands.
He frowned and racked his brains to think of a solution.
It can not only hold back the Japanese attacking troops, but also cover the troops to gather here, and then break out together.
The grenade stuck in the waist of his subordinate suddenly caught the company commander's attention. His eyes lit up and an idea came to his mind.
"Grenade, why did I forget the grenade?"
"Immediately gather all the remaining grenades in the army and send them to the troops that have not yet withdrawn. Let them place booby traps all over the yard they are defending to slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' attack speed and buy time. Then everyone will march quickly to gather here.
, break out together and fight out."
"Boom boom boom..."
After the last round of shells and explosive charges were fired and exploded, the breach was once again shrouded in thick smoke and dust from the explosion.
Don't miss this opportunity.
The company commander, holding a box cannon in his hand, was the first to rush out of the yard.
"Everyone, rush to me! If you kill them, we will win. Kill..."
The company commander was like a wild horse running wild, rushing to the front.
The company commander took the lead. When other soldiers behind him saw this scene, it was definitely more exciting than a dose of stimulants.
The panic in his heart was all stimulated, and he followed closely behind the company commander, screaming and rushing towards the battlefield.
At the entrance of Zhangzhuang Village, the Japanese Major was very anxious.
Both himself and the Eighth Route Army are competing for time. Whoever gets the upper hand and wins one of the battles will be the final winner.
What's more important is that the outcome will be determined within the next few dozen minutes or even ten minutes.
At the critical moment, he ignored any danger and climbed directly to a section of the ruins that had not been blown up. He held up his telescope and stared down at the battlefield from a high position.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army in Zhuangzi has begun to break out." The infantry squadron leader suddenly shouted, with an anxious look on his face.
"What do the attacking troops do? Why are they not inserted in place to separate and surround them?" the major asked with an angry temper.
The Eighth Route Army's breakout artillery fire was so fierce that the artillery shells and explosive packets rained down, creating a no-man's land more than 100 meters wide.
The Imperial Army and the Imperial Association Army further away were also affected, suffering heavy casualties, and even self-protection was a problem.
The possibility of getting them to reinforce the gap in time, block the gap, and block the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops is almost zero.
Therefore, the attacking troops from the other three directions were his only chance to hold back the Eighth Route Army.
Judging by the figures, it seemed that the Eighth Route Army had gathered at least a hundred men to break through the gap.
This means that my plan to divide them through offensive troops and finally eliminate them went bankrupt.
The more the Major thought about it, the more angry he became, like a powder keg that could explode at any time.
At this moment, a messenger suddenly rushed out of the village and brought the answer that the major was eager to know.
"Sir, the attacking troops encountered a large number of landmines in the village... No, to be precise, they should be booby traps."
"The Eighth Route Army used grenades to lay out a large number of booby traps in the yard, and the intervening troops were caught off guard and rushed into the minefield. They suffered heavy casualties and had to stop the assault."
The major showed an expression of sudden realization, gritted his teeth and cursed: "Bageya Road, these Eighth Route Army are really cunning, they even thought of using booby traps."
"I didn't expect that our carefully planned encirclement and annihilation plan would be ruined by a bunch of grenades."
"The Eighth Route Army has already rushed out of the gap. We will definitely not be able to annihilate them all tonight."
"However, if these Eighth Route Army troops want to slip away from us, what must they leave behind? Do I have to make them pay the price?"
"The Eighth Route Army must have only deployed booby traps in the dozens of yards they just abandoned in the middle of the village. As long as we bypass those yards, those booby traps will not threaten us."
"Order the attacking troops to bypass the minefield and hunt down the Eighth Route Army that is breaking out. Kill one more Eighth Route Army if you can."
"Order the guards to hold on to the defense line and hold back the two groups of Eighth Route Army troops at all costs, preventing them from joining together and buying time for our pursuit of the troops."
The group leader Li Hao’s face was very solemn.
The battle situation was much worse than he imagined.
The sudden entry of flying thunder artillery into the battle did indeed cause a large number of casualties to the Japanese and puppet blocking troops.
Just when the troops were about to break through them and successfully enter Zhouzhuang.
A string of mortar shells fell from the sky, disrupting his rescue plan.
The twenty or so soldiers at the front, including veterans and supplementary soldiers, were instantly overwhelmed by artillery fire.
The flying thunder cannon position also received several shells. One flying thunder cannon was blown into scrap metal, and another flying thunder cannon was blown over.
More than a dozen gunners were killed, injured, and almost lost their combat effectiveness.
"Commander, the Japanese have mobilized a mortar squadron. The artillery fire is too fierce. If they intercept it, we can't rush through at all." The guard company commander reported with a heartbroken look on his face.
Li Hao replied with a stern face: "We can't rush in so hard!"
"More than a dozen mortars were staring at us, and there was no cover on the entire assault route. The troops were completely exposed to artillery fire. No matter how many people there were, they would be blown up."
"What should we do?" the guard company commander was anxious.
"If we don't break through the interception of the Japanese and puppet troops, we won't be able to get close to Zhangzhuang, and it will be impossible to cover the Seventh Company's fight out of the village."
The regiment leader held up the telescope and replied: "No need to cover!"
"Look at the location where Zhangzhuang was bombed just now, the Seventh Company has already come out."
"The Japanese infantry are scattered everywhere, and they will definitely not be able to stop the Seventh Company's breakout force. I judge that the Japanese will use artillery fire to intercept them, just like they just intercepted our assault force."
"If the Seventh Company rushes over under artillery fire, even if they finally join us, there won't be many troops left who can rush over."
"So we will never allow this to happen."
"Order: The troops will be divided into two immediately, and half of the troops will continue to attack the Japanese and puppet blocking positions to attract the attention of the Japanese and let their artillery fire continue to explode here."
"Others bypassed the blocking position and responded to the Seventh Company that rushed out of Zhangzhuang."
"Tell them to break out of Zhangzhuang and break out. The troops will go directly into the woods, get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then concentrate on the Seventh Company garrison."
An hour later, the gunfire stopped, and the battlefield that had been bustling for half the night became completely quiet.
Seeing the imperial army corpses being carried out of the village one after another, the major's expression became more solemn.
After carefully preparing for so long, and even risking his life to go to the battlefield to direct the battle, the result still did not meet the battle expectations.
For the major, this was definitely a slap in the face.
The eyes were so red that they looked like they could spit out fire.
The infantry squadron leader rushed out of Zhangzhuang in a hurry. Just as he was about to report something, the major's gloomy expression frightened him, and he swallowed back the words that were already on his lips.
At this moment, the Major was like a powder keg that could explode at any time. A spark could detonate him. The squadron leader did not want to be this spark and finally become the punching bag for the Major to vent his anger.
