"Company commander, the little devils are all sleeping in the barracks... They thought there were no outsiders in the county, so they didn't arrange sentries and guard posts!" the investigator reported with excitement.
"Are you right?" Captain Zhou had never encountered such a good thing before, and asked with disbelief on his face.
"I'm sure... there are a total of twenty barracks, and they are all sleeping in them. I can even hear their snoring clearly!" The investigator nodded and answered firmly!
"Great!" Captain Zhou shouted, waving his fist.
"We must be unlucky tonight... The original battle plan is invalid: the artillery is on standby, the infantry will enter the Japanese camp with me, one squad will be responsible for two barracks, guard the door, prepare grenades..."
"When you see the attack signal, go to the barracks and still..."
"Two grenades per person... Even if the enemy is made of iron, I will blow him into pieces of iron..."
The original garrison headquarters of the county town was naturally occupied by Takeuchi Nakazuo. As the temporary headquarters of the counterattack force, even if there were no outsiders in the city, the guard force still arranged a combat detachment to guard the door.
Their presence caused a lot of trouble for the assault troops.
In order not to alert the enemy, the raiding force could only stay on standby not far away.
When the battle begins, launch an attack with powerful firepower, kill a dozen little Japs at the door with lightning speed, and rush into the Japanese headquarters!
Outside Shunping City, four blocking positions have been constructed.
Heavy machine guns that are not suitable for street fighting are placed on both sides of the position, so that cross fire can be formed to attack the Japanese and the killing effect will be better.
"Pa bang bang..."
Three signal bombs suddenly took off in the center of the county town. After flying to an altitude of 100 meters, they turned into three dazzling red lights, ensuring that all participating troops could see them.
The soldiers blocking the door of the barracks immediately pulled off the fuse of the grenade, and a trace of white smoke came out from the end of the wooden handle.
He held the grenade tightly, counted three times in his mind, and then decisively opened the window and threw it into the barracks.
The Japanese army was very vigilant, and they were awakened as soon as the signal flare was launched into the sky.
After a while, he sat up from the bunk, picked up the military uniform and put it on his body, and went straight to the weapons mounted on the wall...
The whole set of movements was neat and tidy, taking less than five seconds...
But grenades explode faster.
Before the Japanese could reach the rifle leaning against the wall, three grenades with white smoke flew in through the window. One grenade hit the ground, and two grenades hit the bunk!
It was obviously too late to pick up the grenade and throw it away.
The little devils with different expressions immediately threw themselves on the ground, trying to avoid the grenade attack.
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of the explosion soon rang in their ears, and the flying fragments flew everywhere, some piercing the brick wall, some piercing the wood, and some piercing the little devil's body...
Several screams sounded in the barracks at the same time.
The few uninjured Japs immediately got up from the ground, rushed towards the weapons, loaded them while holding them, and went straight to the gate to rush out.
The space in the barracks is limited, so you can maximize the power of grenades.
They were lucky enough to escape the previous attack, but they may not be lucky enough to escape the next round of grenade attacks.
Only by rushing out of the barracks quickly can they have a chance to survive!
To put it bluntly, even if you have no chance to survive, you still have to see who is attacking you before you die.
"Boom boom..."
As a result, before he could reach the door, two more grenades with white smoke flew in through the window, and one grenade hit the enemy directly at his feet.
"Baga...get down quickly...take cover..."
The Japanese soldier standing next to the grenade knew that he could not survive. He gritted his teeth and lay directly on top of the grenade, trying to block all the fragments with his body and give other Japanese soldiers a chance to live.
As a result, the whole person flew up directly in the explosion, and the upper body was also blown to pieces in the fire... The little devil achieved his goal, but the fragments produced by the other grenade were still flying in the room, killing other little devils.
At the gate of the Japanese garrison headquarters, a dozen little Japanese who were standing guard at the gate also saw three signal flares that quickly rose into the air.
They were extremely vigilant and realized the danger at the same time. They quickly raised their vigilance, raised their rifles and looked around.
"Da da da……"
The familiar sound of machine gun fire suddenly came to mind directly in front of them.
Three tongues of flame suddenly appeared on a courtyard wall thirty meters away, and a hail of bullets flew in front of them in the blink of an eye.
Except for three machine gunners hiding behind bunkers who survived, all other Japanese troops were beaten to pieces.
But the three machine gunners only lived a few seconds longer.
Five grenades fell from the sky, and two hit the bunker.
In the splashing firelight, the half-meter-long bunker was blown over in an instant, and the little devil hiding behind was also blown away...
More than thirty Eighth Route Army troops appeared out of nowhere, holding rifles, light machine guns, and pistols, and rushed towards the headquarters gate with howls and screams.
The headquarters has become a mess.
Especially Takeuchi Nakazuo, he never thought that he would be attacked tonight, so he had no preparation.
When he rushed out of the room, he saw the guard captain rushing toward him in a panic, shouting as he ran: "Hurry and protect the chief of staff and move...it's too dangerous here..."
After giving the order, he reported to Takeuchi Nakazuo: "Sir, we were attacked by the Eighth Route Army at night. Their strength and firepower are not clear at all. The front yard has been lost, and more than half of the guard team has been lost, so we have to retreat to the backyard..."
"This place may be breached at any time, you must leave immediately!"
Takeuchi Nakazuo's mind was already in a mess. After listening to the guard captain's report, he became even more confused. It took him a while to realize what he was doing!
Force yourself to calm down and take a deep breath to command.
"Don't panic. There are more than a thousand of us in the city, and there are troops stationed next to the headquarters... As long as we hold on to our position, they will come over immediately and attack us from both sides to eliminate the Eighth Route Army that sneaked up on us!"
"Don't mess around, hold your position for me..."
"All civilian personnel participate in the battle and must block the Eighth Route Army's offensive!"
Just when Takeuchi Nakazuo was about to continue speaking, the captain of the Second Battalion appeared out of nowhere and shouted while running: "There are no reinforcements..."
"Everyone moves closer to the chief of staff, blows up the courtyard wall, and protects the commander from leaving the headquarters..."
"Let's go directly to the east of the city and join the troops stationed there to evacuate Shunping County!"
Seeing that all the guards around him were stunned, not knowing whose orders they were taking, the captain became even more anxious. He drew out his command knife and shouted, "What are you doing standing still?"
"Hurry up and protect the Chief of Staff and retreat... Hurry up, it will be too late if you don't leave!"
Takeuchi Nakazuo was also confused by the completely opposite orders from his subordinates. He asked angrily: "Bagya Road, do you know what you are talking about? How can there be no reinforcements when there are more than a thousand people stationed in the city!"
"Don't be alarmist here and disturb the morale of the army!"
The captain quickly reported: "Sir, there are really no reinforcements!"
"Not only the headquarters, but all the troops in the city were attacked..."
"Shunping County is a conspiracy... The Eighth Route Army dug a big hole here for us to jump into. They want to annihilate us all here..."
"While the garrison at the top of the city has not yet been attacked, and the city wall is still in our hands, the troops must retreat immediately, as much as they can get out. If we don't retreat, when the Eighth Route Army comes in, it will be too late to retreat!"
Takeuchi Nakazuo asked with disbelief: "This is impossible. There is obviously no Eighth Route Army in the city. How could they dig a hole for us!"
As he spoke, he climbed up to the roof, raised his binoculars and looked around.
He didn't know it, but he was so frightened that he almost fell from the roof.
With a look of despair, he said: "How is this possible? How did the Eighth Route Army do it!"
"Chief of Staff, retreat. If you don't retreat, you won't be able to leave!" The captain didn't have time to analyze the reasons with the Chief of Staff here, so he interrupted directly.
"You're right..." Takeuchi Nakazuo suddenly reacted.
"Retreat first... withdraw from Junpei, and we will consider the reasons later when it is safe!"
"Retreat to the east gate immediately... Notify all the troops we can contact in the city and ask them to evacuate Shunping from the nearest city gate immediately. We will meet outside the east gate..."
The guard captain immediately took the order: "What are you still doing on Bage Ya Road? Blow up the courtyard wall quickly... We will break out from here..."
The commandos of the Offensive Command didn't mind the little Japs breaking out. On the contrary, they actually liked the little Japs breaking out and escaping for their lives.
If they defend the headquarters, the troops will inevitably pay a heavy price in the attack.
If they choose to break out, the troops can chase them all the way, and the casualties will definitely be much smaller!
