The Japanese squadron leader felt that he had arrived too timely, and snorted coldly: "The Eighth Route Army is just starting to repair the fortifications now, it is too late."
After saying that, he drew his command knife and pointed it at the entrance of the village, and ordered with a murderous look on his face: "The first team and the Imperial Alliance Army will attack immediately. The mortar team and the heavy machine gun team will cover and try to defeat them. The second and third teams will then cover up and expand the results. We must Annihilate all the Eighth Route Army at the entrance of the village."
"Ha Yi..." the team leader who got the main attack mission said with excitement on his face.
The Eighth Route Army at the entrance of the village didn't even have a decent fortification. Killing them now was no different than picking up an advantage. Maybe it would be like last night, with the troops suppressing the opponent and killing them completely like a massacre.
"Kill me..."
There were more than ninety puppet soldiers and more than fifty Japanese soldiers. The puppet soldiers were in front and the Japanese soldiers were behind. They put their bayonets on the puppet soldiers' backs and rushed towards the village entrance, howling and screaming, very fast.
"Boom boom..."
When they were still more than a hundred meters away from the entrance of the village, two explosions suddenly rang out among the attacking troops. Mud splashed and thick smoke rose from the ground at the same time. Three puppet soldiers and a Japanese soldier who were running next to the explosion point were instantly blown over. .
However, this casualty did not affect the offensive momentum of the Japanese and puppet troops, and the assault speed was not affected at all, and they continued to assault forward.
"Boom boom boom..."
The third explosion soon sounded among the attacking troops, then the fourth, the fifth, and so on.
The casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops increased sharply, and the attack momentum finally began to slow down.
Especially the puppet soldiers, whose feet felt like they were tied with lead weights, and their steps were getting slower and slower. If there hadn't been a Japanese soldier behind him with a bayonet on his back, he would have been lying on the ground motionless.
"Baga..." The leader of the Japanese team was anxious.
The Eighth Route Army defending the entrance to the village is still repairing the fortifications. If they go over now, they will definitely be able to defeat them.
If the attack is frustrated, give the Eighth Route Army more time to repair the fortifications, and it will not be so easy to attack again.
He knew very well that the opportunity must not be missed. He quickly glanced at the cowering Imperial Army in front, then locked onto the two most timid soldiers, raised the bastard box and pulled the trigger on their backs.
"Papa..."
Amidst the harsh gunfire, the two puppet soldiers fell to the ground with expressions of disbelief on their faces. The squad leader's threatening orders sounded simultaneously among the attacking troops.
"Bagya Road, all of you, let me continue to attack forward. Anyone who is afraid of not moving forward will be punished...kill them..."
"Hurry and attack forward. Whoever runs slower will be shot. Taijun is really serious about us. Run away." The puppet company commander was also frightened by the Japanese's move and quickly called on his subordinates to attack forward.
Seeing that many of his subordinates were still hesitating, still looking panicked, and not daring to take a big step forward, the company commander could only raise the box cannon and fire two shots into the sky, and continued to shout: "Are you all deaf? Let me continue to attack forward." .”
"The only way to survive is to defeat the Eighth Route Army. If we are afraid to move forward, the Imperial Army will definitely not let us go. Everyone will be shot by then."
"Anyone who wants to live, please rush forward."
"You may not be killed if you step on a landmine, but if you don't move forward in fear, you will definitely be shot by the Imperial Army."
Under the threat of death, the puppet troops had no choice but to rush forward.
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"Boom boom boom..."
Explosions continued to ring out among the attacking troops. At first, only the puppet troops were bombed. As the density of landmines became larger and larger, the Japanese soldiers following the puppet troops also began to be bombed.
The team leader showed no intention of stopping the attack.
The entrance to the village is right in front of us, and the Eighth Route Army is still continuing to repair the fortifications. As long as the troops rush through the minefield, they will be defeated.
Even if the attacking force suffered more than half casualties, the remaining half of the soldiers would be enough for him to defeat the Eighth Route Army at the entrance of the village.
Just as he waved his command knife and shouted for the troops to continue to attack forward, the Eighth Route Army who had gathered at the entrance of the village to repair fortifications suddenly began to retreat and swarmed into the village like swarms of swarms.
The cooked duck must not escape from his mouth. The squad leader became anxious and waved his command knife while ordering: "No, the Eighth Route Army wants to escape..."
"The attack speed needs to be accelerated. Rush through the minefields and hunt down the Eighth Route Army. We must eliminate them in the village..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The explosions continued, but the Japanese and puppet troops were like murderers, and their attack speed was not affected at all. The soldiers in front were killed, and the soldiers behind them made up for it and continued to attack forward.
Just as they were about to rush through the minefield, the last Eighth Route Army soldier just retreated to the village.
The team leader didn't want to miss this good opportunity to beat the drowned dog. He raised his command knife and pointed forward to continue the order: "Don't stop, attack the village directly, eliminate the enemy in the village, kill them all..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of the explosion reached the squad leader's ears again. When he looked up, he saw three plumes of black smoke rising from the entrance of the village.
He was confused. The Eighth Route Army had just escaped through the entrance of the village. They did not encounter any danger. How come there were landmines when they arrived at his place.
"Boom boom boom..."
Three more landmines were detonated by soldiers, and the explosion points were distributed in a glyph pattern.
The area at the entrance of the village is much smaller than outside. When the soldiers rushed here, the density was obviously more concentrated than when they attacked just now. Three landmines killed at least six subordinates.
The team leader was also awakened by the explosion at this moment, and he immediately ordered with a look of shock: "Baga, we have been fooled, the troops stop advancing and retreat immediately."
"Boom boom boom..."
Three more serial mines exploded, and five soldiers were knocked over again. Two soldiers had their legs and feet broken, lying on the ground squirming and screaming in pain.
Only then did the attacking troops in front receive the order to retreat, dragging the wounded and evacuating the village entrance in embarrassment.
"Sir, we have been fooled..." The high-spiritedness on the squad leader's face when he had just received the order was gone. Like a defeated rooster, he walked up to the squadron leader with his head lowered and reported in a low tone.
"The Eighth Route Army deliberately repaired fortifications at the entrance of the village to lure us to launch an attack. However, they planted a large number of landmines and booby traps on our attack path. Then they used retreat as a bait to force us to pursue the victory. They planted landmines at the entrance of the village to attack us and kill our troops."
"Only 58 of the more than 140-strong attacking force left the battle safely, and more than 80 people were left dead or injured. The first team to which I belonged was 18 killed and 9 seriously injured. More than half of the casualties, sir, please confirm. You want to take revenge on us."
The squadron leader looked very ugly.
He witnessed the entire battle process with his own eyes. To be honest, even if he were to direct it himself, he would still be fooled. Just as he was about to say something to comfort the squad leader, another exclamation suddenly sounded in his ears.
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"Sir, the Eighth Route Army in the village is trying to escape..."
The squadron leader quickly raised his telescope. The Eighth Route Army that had retreated into the village had gathered in the north of the village. The people in the village who were in chaos seemed to have changed. They gathered in the north of the village at the same time and were retreating in an orderly manner under the command of the Eighth Route Army.
What surprised him the most was that this group of people did not support the old and the young, carry food and retreat as he had imagined. They were all alone and quickly evacuated the village under the command of the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, no matter how stupid the squadron leader was, he understood that he had been fooled.
From the moment he entered the Eighth Route Army base area, he fell into their trap. The chaotic situation in the village was also staged by the Eighth Route Army. The purpose was to make himself underestimate the enemy and lure him to directly send troops to attack the village without doing any reconnaissance.
They can use dozens of landmines and booby traps to kill more than 80 of their soldiers without spending a single soldier.
Subconsciously, I wanted to lead my troops and pursue him. Even if I chased him to the end of the world, I would kill this group of Eighth Route Army soldiers who treated me like a monkey, and eliminate them to vent my hatred.
As a result, when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
If the Eighth Route Army can plan against itself here, it will definitely continue to do so in the front.
If he led his own troops to chase and kill them, he would most likely continue to lose troops and generals, and he might even be trapped in the Eighth Route Army base area.
He decided to do the opposite.
The Eighth Route Army wanted to chase them, but he didn't.
He glanced at the map in front of him and made a decision: "Let's go to Zhaozhuang..."
"If we can't kill the Eighth Route Army in the village, we will use their guerrillas to vent our anger on the people."
"The Eighth Route Army's attention is here. Zhao Zhuang must not be vigilant. We will definitely be able to kill them now without any fuss."
"First burn the village in front, then attack Zhaozhuang, and then withdraw to the occupied area."
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The Zhouzhuang stronghold is the temporary garrison of these Japanese and puppet troops. There are not many troops in the garrison. In order to make up for the losses in the battle last night, the commando squadron leader directly transferred more than 30 people from the garrison to supplement the commando team. As a result, the stronghold's already small number of troops suddenly become less.
The team leader stationed at the Zhouzhuang stronghold was originally unwilling to transfer dozens of the troops he had trained so hard, so why would the commando team leader just say a word and transfer dozens of them.
However, the squadron leader held an order from the brigade commander, requiring troops stationed in various places to unconditionally cooperate with the commandos to harass the Eighth Route Army base areas. He couldn't find a reason to object and could only agree.
As a result, the number of troops stationed at the Zhouzhuang stronghold dropped sharply from more than 160 people to more than 120 people. In addition, most of the people taken away by the commandos were Japanese, resulting in the loss of half of the infantry squad in the stronghold, and the overall combat effectiveness of the stronghold was reduced by at least 40%.
At one o'clock in the morning, a gunshot suddenly sounded outside the stronghold, and a thunderous explosion reached the squad leader's ears at the same time.
When I got up from the bed, I saw my subordinates rushing in with panic on their faces: "Captain, the stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. They are also equipped with infantry artillery. The gun tower just took a shell and may collapse at any time. You must move immediately."
The squad leader's expression changed suddenly, he put on his military uniform and rushed out. As soon as he reached the stairs and before he reached the first floor, the second explosion sounded right next to his ears. A ball of white light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and then he flew up. , hit the other side of the turret hard and hit the wall. Countless heads and stones flew inside the turret, and then he lost consciousness.
The moment the third infantry artillery shell exploded, the ten-meter-high gun tower instantly turned into a pile of ruins, and more than a dozen Japanese who had not had time to escape were buried inside.
There were only about twenty little Japs left in the stronghold, but suddenly there were more than ten less. Even the team leader died. The blow to the remaining Japanese and puppet troops was very fatal. Many puppet troops died on the spot and continued to fight. courage.
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