"Are you satisfied with this little victory?" A bold idea gradually came to Zhang Xuan's mind, and he looked at the two squadron captains under his command and asked with expectation.
"Chief of Staff, do you want to continue the fight?" Chen Feng heard the hidden meaning in Zhang Xuan's words and asked quickly.
Zhang Xuan pointed to the action target he had just spotted on the map and said: "There was an infantry brigade stationed in the town five kilometers away from here. We just wiped out half of the brigade, leaving about 500 little Japs."
"I want to take advantage of the victory and capture this half of the infantry brigade before dawn."
"Under normal circumstances: a fully-equipped Japanese army brigade will carry two to three basic ammunition in case of emergency. If these five hundred little devils are taken down, not only can the little devils be severely damaged outside the mountain, but at least one battalion can also be captured. equipment."
"Not to mention the ammunition. The total of all kinds of bullets is at least 200,000 rounds. We can also harvest a lot of artillery shells that we can't capture even if we want to..."
After saying that, he stared at the two squadron leaders and asked: "How is the morale of the troops? Are there many casualties? Can we continue to fight?"
Chen Feng and Zhu Hexuan were both guerrillas, and had hardly ever fought such a big battle. As soon as Zhang Xuan finished speaking, they were moved, and they vowed: "Chief of Staff, please rest assured, the morale of the soldiers is very high, and the losses will not be large."
"As long as the chief of staff gives the order, we can fight until dawn."
"Report..." Shen Bo, captain of the third squadron, and Zhang Qun, commander of the artillery battery, appeared at the door of the room at the same time.
In order to seize the time to seize the Guanjiapu stronghold, as soon as the Jinniupo ambush ended, Zhang Xuan led the guard company and the 1st and 4th companies to set off first, while the artillery company and the 7th company stayed there to clean up the battlefield.
The Japanese troops in the town are more than ten times more than here, and their combat effectiveness is also stronger. They will definitely not be able to take them down with just three companies at hand.
Zhang Xuan was about to send someone to contact the artillery company and the seventh company, but he didn't expect that Cao Cao would be here.
He quickly invited them in: "You guys came in time."
"I'm going to pursue the victory and capture the remaining half of the infantry brigade in the town five kilometers away."
"There are more than 500 enemies, and we don't have any advantage in strength. If we go head-to-head, storming the Japanese garrison will definitely not work."
"I plan to find another way and copy the tactics used by the captain to bombard the Japs' camp in Pingyang Town. I will first blow up the Japs and then launch a surprise attack to eliminate the enemy in action."
As he spoke, he turned his attention to Zhang Qun, the commander of the artillery company: "Captain Zhang, I remember that you also participated in the battle when the captain bombarded Pingyang Town. If you were asked to bombard the town, there would be more than 500 little Japs left. How big would it be?" The odds.”
"Fifty percent..." Zhang Qun replied hesitantly.
"Although the artillery company is equipped with nine mortars and two infantry guns, the more than 500 little devils in the town are also equipped with six mortars. We have three more. The level of the gunners is not as good as them. Both sides can A tie would be nice.”
"If we hadn't taken advantage of the surprise attack, we wouldn't even have a 50% chance of winning."
This result obviously did not meet Zhang Xuan's expectations. The look of expectation on his face instantly turned into nervousness. He stared at Zhang Qun and continued to ask: "What about the six mortars we captured in Jinniupo?"
"At most, there is a 70% chance of winning..." Zhang Qun answered very cautiously.
After finishing speaking, something suddenly occurred to him and he continued: "If we can lock down the Japs' troop garrison in advance and knock out their artillery garrison first, our chances of winning can be increased by 10%."
"That's enough..." The nervous expression on Zhang Xuan's face disappeared and was replaced by a smile again. He looked at Zhang Qun and said confidently: "I will help you figure out the specific location of the Japanese artillery station."
"The troops will set off in ten minutes, bringing all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars we just captured, and try to end the battle before dawn."
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Sakuragi Shaozuo was the captain of the Japanese army stationed in the town. After his deputy led the troops to attack, he stayed at the headquarters to wait for news.
More than an hour ago, the sudden sound of exchange of fire from the Guanjiabao stronghold startled him. He thought something had happened to his deputy who went into the mountains to pursue the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army once again came out of the mountains and attacked the stronghold.
As a result, the sound of the exchange of fire only lasted for two or three minutes and then stopped, and the worry on Sakuragi Shaozuo's face disappeared at the same time.
Although the stronghold suffered an attack and the troops suffered heavy losses, there are still more than a hundred troops stationed there.
No matter how poor their combat effectiveness is, they cannot be completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in two or three minutes.
There are also a large number of bunkers in the stronghold. If the Eighth Route Army wants to capture them, they must either use siege artillery or blast them.
However, there was no explosion in the firefight just now, indicating that the turrets and bunkers in the stronghold were intact, and the Eighth Route Army had no chance of conquering the stronghold.
The sound of the exchange of fire just now was probably due to the opponent attacking in the east and west again.
By attacking strongholds, they mislead the pursuers who entered the mountains, allowing them to return to the strongholds to support the main force of the Eighth Route Army who were being hunted in the mountains.
The captain originally wanted to call the stronghold and ask to confirm his analysis.
As a result, the telephone line connecting the town to the stronghold was cut off, which proved that his analysis was correct on the other hand.
In order to confuse the pursuing troops and themselves, the Eighth Route Army deliberately cut off the telephone line between the town and the stronghold, making themselves think that the stronghold had encountered an accident and lost their minds. They would either continue to send troops to reinforce the stronghold, or let the pursuing troops return to reinforce the stronghold...
The more Yingmu Shaozuo thought about it, the more he felt that his analysis made sense, and he simply told the troops to stand still, as if the firefight just now had never happened.
"How long has it been since the pursuit troops entered the mountain?" Sakuragi Shaozuo suddenly raised his head and asked.
"Captain, it's almost five hours!" the combat staff officer replied after looking at his watch.
"When they entered the mountain, the Eighth Route Army had already retreated for 20 minutes. The pursuers should be able to catch up with them after marching for two and a half hours. The battle would be over within half an hour. They should be on their way out of the mountain now and can return to the pass in more than an hour. Family Fort stronghold.”
"Yo Xi..." Yingmu Shaozuo agreed very much with his subordinates' analysis. He nodded and ordered: "Repair the phone line between the town and the Guanjiabao stronghold as soon as possible. I want to know the exact details of the pursuing troops as soon as possible... Boom boom boom... …”
Before Sakuragi Shaozuo finished his order, a violent explosion sounded in his ears.
A large amount of fire suddenly burst out outside the tent, and the screams of soldiers and the screams full of terror reached the ears at the same time.
He reacted very quickly, grabbed the command knife on the table and rushed outside the tent.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The second round of shells fell from the sky, setting off a large amount of fire again.
A cannonball hit more than 20 meters away from him. The two panicked subordinates were instantly blown over and fell to the ground without moving.
"Sir, our station was attacked by unknown artillery fire. The enemy was equipped with fifteen mortars." The guard captain reacted very quickly. He rushed to the team leader and reported nervously.
"It's very dangerous here. It may be covered by artillery fire at any time. You must move immediately..."
"Shut up..." the captain interrupted unceremoniously.
"We don't even know who the enemy is. They will be frightened into abandoning the station as soon as the artillery fire comes. If the incident spreads, the entire brigade will become a laughing stock."
"If the enemy has artillery, we also have it. Let the artillery squadron strike back immediately."
"Even if we leave the station, we will fight out under the cover of artillery fire, launch a counterattack against the enemies who sneak up on us, and destroy them."
The guard captain was anxious and had to report again: "It's too late..."
"Half of the artillery shells fired by the enemy landed at the artillery squadron station. They must have suffered heavy casualties from the bombing. They were too overwhelmed to take care of themselves and had no conditions to fight back."
"Boom boom boom..."
In the blink of an eye, the fourth round of artillery shells had fallen. In addition to explosions, there were screams from his subordinates. The captain was heartbroken.
The guard captain seized the opportunity and continued to persuade: "Sir, the enemy's artillery shells are getting closer and closer to us. If we don't leave, it will be too late. Only by withdrawing from the enemy's artillery fire coverage area and the troops are no longer bombed can we have a chance to fight back. Otherwise, the enemy will only use A bomb blast can wipe us all out here."
"Baga... This battle was fought too cowardly. We didn't even see the shadow of the enemy before we had to abandon our base..." Yingmu Shaozuo cursed angrily.
In order to reduce the losses, he had to act like a coward, and ordered with helplessness in his anger: "Retreat, evacuate the station as quickly as possible, and assemble at the gate of the station. I will take the initiative to destroy the artillery unit that sneaked up on us..."
Five minutes later, there were more than 300 Japs gathered around the captain. Not only did the enemy's artillery fire not stop, but it started to extend towards the entrance of the station.
The captain was even more angry than before.
The troops were forced to the gate of the station, and the enemy was still chasing them, making it clear that they wanted to drive them all out.
I had the idea of taking the initiative to attack. After being stimulated by my opponent, the idea became stronger. I pulled out my command knife with a swish sound and pointed at the approximate location of the artillery position. I ordered: "The whole army is following me and kill them at all costs." Attack our artillery units and kill them..."
The artillery position is only one kilometer away. The troops advance in a combat formation and can kill it in six or seven minutes.
The captain is very familiar with the terrain surrounding the station. Except for the town, there is no place to hide people in other directions.
The enemy's artillery position happened to be placed in the opposite direction of the town. If the troops were to attack them head-on, at least they would not suffer in terms of terrain.
Sakuragi Shaozuo followed in the middle of the team, holding a command knife in one hand and a pistol in the other. He stared straight ahead, constantly urging the troops to speed up, for fear that the opponent would take the opportunity to escape.
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When he was still three to four hundred meters away from the artillery position, Sakuragi Shaozuo had already heard the sound of "tongtong..." when the artillery shells were fired. He looked happy and expected the order: "The enemy is in front, kill them and annihilate them all." , avenge the warriors who were killed just now, kill them..."
More than three hundred little Japanese were like a group of hungry wolves that smelled the smell of blood. Their assault speed suddenly accelerated and they rushed towards the artillery position like crazy.
Zhang Xuan led a company of guards to stand in front of the Japanese. He had just captured six heavy machine guns at Jinniupo and one heavy machine gun at Guanjiapu stronghold. He equipped himself with three heavy machine guns, a total of ten, and arranged them in half encirclements at the artillery position. Front.
Between the heavy machine guns and the heavy machine guns were mounted more than a dozen newly captured light machine guns, all ready to go, waiting for Zhang Xuan to give the order to fire.
The 1473rd Company squatted on both sides of the blocking position, preparing to outflank the Japanese attacking troops as soon as the staff's rifle fired.
