The Japanese and puppet troops came out, lowered the suspension bridge, and aggressively chased Zheng Xirong and others disguised as guerrillas.
Zheng Xirong and the soldiers did not ride horses. They ran on the ground. As they ran, they fired guns at the Japanese and puppet troops to lure them to continue chasing.
The Japanese and puppet troops pursued them for more than two miles. They were all very tired and the pursuit slowed down.
Zheng Xirong turned around and fired a shot. This shot was aimed at the head of the Japanese leader Cao. His marksmanship was not that good. The shot missed and knocked off one of the Japanese leader Cao's ears.
The Japanese soldier Cao Zhang covered his ears and screamed in pain. He was so angry that he ordered the Japanese and puppet troops to catch up.
Xu Dalong and others were still ambushing at the location where they attacked the Japanese and puppet troops last time. This time he was determined to eliminate all the Japanese and puppet troops, so he set up an inverted triangle ambush position.
Xu Dalong and others came out this time with a mortar, two crooked machine guns, a grenade launcher, a Type 38 rifle and a shell gun for each person. The firepower was quite powerful.
The Japanese and puppet troops chased them near the ambush position. They saw that the terrain ahead was a bit complicated, and they were a little worried because they had encountered an ambush here last time, so they stopped.
Zheng Xirong and others ran so far and put in so much effort, but they couldn't let the Japanese retreat just like that, so he turned around again and fought towards the Japanese and puppet troops.
This shot killed another Japanese soldier. This made the Japanese soldier Cao Chang crazy, so he led the Japanese and puppet troops to chase him.
There were more than a dozen Japanese soldiers and more than 30 puppet soldiers who came out this time. After they entered the ambush position, Xu Dalong first killed the Japanese Army's Chief Cao with one shot.
Machine guns and rifles came from three sides, and in an instant, most of the Japanese and puppet troops were knocked to the ground.
The few living puppet soldiers wanted to surrender, but Xu Dalong had other tasks to complete when he came out this time. He didn't have time to take these puppet prisoners with him, so he simply shot and killed them all.
The battle was clean and tidy, and there were no casualties among the soldiers of the special service company.
Unfortunately, the Japanese team leader did not come out, and Xu Dalong still failed to achieve his goal.
The Japanese squad leader in the artillery building heard the sound of gunfire from a distance, including the sound of machine guns. There were more than one machine guns. He understood that the men sent out were in danger, because those days they were sent out were dangerous. The puppet military academy only carries one machine gun, which shows that the enemy also has machine guns and is quite powerful.
He held the telescope in his hand and looked eagerly in the direction of the gunfire, hoping to see his men and horses running back. The result made him very frustrated. None of the Japanese and puppet troops came back.
He couldn't figure out how many enemies were coming, so he ordered the remaining men to get into shooting positions to guard against enemy attacks.
This was the second time that the Japanese team leader was attacked. He felt that something was wrong, so he planned to ask his superiors for help.
The Heifengkou stronghold had no telephone contact with the outside world, so he sent two signal soldiers to go to the Mawushan coal mine 30km away to ask for help from the Japanese garrison.
In the special service company, the best marksman is Xu Dalong, followed by sniper Qin Yu, and third is Wang Xiaohu.
Qin Yu had already ambushed near the Heifengkou stronghold. When he saw two Japanese soldiers getting on the suspension bridge, he shot them one by one and drove them into the trench under the suspension bridge.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese team leader was worried that the anti-Japanese troops would rush in, so he hurriedly ordered the suspension bridge to be closed.
According to the information available, there are about 20 Japs and more than 40 puppet troops left in the Heifengkou stronghold.
Monk Wei is now the platoon leader of the second platoon. He likes to use machine guns, so he is also a machine gunner. Since the battle just ended quickly, he still felt that it was not enough, so he said: "Long Ye, let's Just go and knock down the stronghold."
The soldiers also had experience in storming Japanese strongholds, and they also asked for battle.
Xu Dalong said: "This time, I want to teach you a new way of playing. Let's rest here and talk about it at night."
The Japanese and puppet troops in the Heifengkou stronghold were worried all day long, but no enemy appeared. The Japanese squad leader thought that the attackers should have left. He was going to send someone out to report the news, so he was going to send two more Japanese soldiers out.
Although the Japanese soldiers were well-disciplined and they did not dare to disobey the squad leader's orders, they were really scared, so they suggested waiting until dark before going.
This time the Japanese squad leader agreed, and they waited until dark. He ordered the suspension bridge to be lowered. The two Japanese soldiers left the turret and stepped onto the suspension bridge again.
Suddenly, the Japanese and puppet troops heard two gunshots, and the two Japanese soldiers were knocked down the trench again.
Qin Yu was still the one who fired the shot. After the shooting, he immediately moved behind another cover that he had already been optimistic about.
When the two signal soldiers went out, the Japanese team leader had been looking out of the shooting hole. He discovered the flash of fire when Qin Yu's gun fired, and immediately ordered the machine gun to fire in that direction. At the same time, he ordered the suspension bridge to be pulled up quickly. The puppet soldiers also shot outside.
After fighting for a while, seeing no movement outside, the Japanese team leader ordered to stop shooting. He did not dare to be careless and ordered no one in the Japanese and puppet troops to sleep, and was ready to repel the enemy's attack at any time.
A few hours passed and it was already two o'clock in the morning. Xu Dalong explained to the soldiers the tactics adopted tonight, and then led the troops to the outskirts of the stronghold.
Zheng Xirong and Wei Monk led the soldiers to find shelters about 100 meters away from the gun towers, and some simply dug bunkers on the ground.
Xu Dalong and Wang Gensheng quietly walked toward the tower. During the day, they had already taken a look at the shelter, which was a small mound with several bushes growing on it, about 35 meters away from the turret. Soon after, they arrived here.
The Japanese team leader was very nervous and was always worried that the enemy would attack. After waiting until this time, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and planned to go to bed. Of course, he ordered the other Japanese and puppet soldiers to leave half of them behind and continue to conduct surveillance.
The Japanese soldiers were very serious about their work. They looked out from the shooting port with wide eyes. Unfortunately, it was dark outside and they couldn't see anything clearly.
Shortly after the Japanese captain lay down, gunfire suddenly came from outside. He hurriedly climbed up and looked outside.
There were constant firing lights around the stronghold. Looking from the stronghold, there were at least a dozen fire points. He quickly ordered a counterattack.
The Japanese and puppet troops were very experienced, and they fired fiercely at the place where the enemy's muzzle flashed.
The puppet soldiers fought for a long time, but found that it seemed to be of no use. The muzzles of the guns were still flashing, so they had no choice but to continue to fight there.
The soldiers of the Special Service Company were indeed shooting, but they were hiding behind cover, sticking out the muzzles of their guns and firing into the air. If the enemy's bullets come over, they will naturally not be able to hit them.
Xu Dalong picked up a grenade, aimed it at the shooting hole of the Japanese army that was spitting out tongues of fire, and threw it over.
The grenade flew directly into the second floor of the turret and exploded inside the turret.
Wang Gensheng also threw a grenade, and his target was the third floor of the turret. The first grenade hit the wall next to the firing hole and was bounced to the bottom of the turret. Feeling a little embarrassed, he picked up the grenade again, took a careful look, and threw it.
This time the grenade flew into the shooting hole, not only killing the Japs' machine gunner, but also breaking off one of the Japs squad leader's arms, causing him to scream in pain.
He knew that the enemy was ambushing near the gun tower, but it was dark outside and he had no idea where the enemy was hiding. He hurriedly ordered to stop shooting to prevent the enemy from throwing grenades in along the light of the shooting.
The battlefield fell silent for a while.
According to Xu Dalong's instructions, Zheng Xirong took a tin trumpet and shouted in Japanese in the direction of the stronghold: "Brothers, the Japanese don't dare to shoot anymore, rush up and destroy them."
"Charge, kill." The soldiers hid behind the bunker and shouted loudly.
The Japanese squad leader was afraid that the enemy would rush up, so he had to order the Japanese and puppet soldiers to shoot again.
As a result, two more grenades flew in, and the Japanese and puppet soldiers suffered many casualties, so they had to stop shooting again.
Seeing that the Japanese and puppet soldiers did not dare to fire their guns, Zheng Xirong and Wei Monk led the soldiers to bend down and run in the direction of the stronghold. Soon they arrived about 50 meters around the stronghold, each looking for cover. Those who could not find cover began digging for cover again.
Nearly half of the Japanese and puppet troops in the artillery tower were killed or wounded at this time, and there were many wounded among them. They kept wailing. The morale of the Japanese and puppet troops was very low. They could feel that the attackers outside were approaching the gun tower, but they did not dare to shoot. They were all frightened and did not know what to do.
Zheng Xirong hid behind the bunker and shouted again through the loudspeaker: "Japanese and puppet soldiers inside, listen up. We are from the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. You have been surrounded. I give you three minutes to come out and surrender. Otherwise, we will use The explosive charges will blow up the turret and you will all die inside.”
When the Japanese squad leader heard this, he was worried that the Eighth Route Army would send people to plant explosives under the gun tower, so he quickly ordered the Japanese and puppet troops to throw grenades and grenades outside.
Grenades and grenades continued to explode under the turret, creating clouds of fire.
Xu Dalong relied on the light of the explosion to locate a shooting hole on the first floor of the gun tower and dropped the bomb again.
This time, he didn't use a grenade, but a Japanese-style melon grenade. The grenade flew into the turret without hesitation and exploded inside.
The melon grenade is far more powerful than a hand grenade. It produces a lot of shrapnel when it explodes. In the small space of the turret, the power is doubled. Most of the Japanese and puppet troops on the first floor of the gun tower were killed.
This time the Japanese and puppet troops no longer even dared to throw grenades and grenades, and fell silent again. The Japanese and puppet soldiers felt that the enemies outside were too bullying. They were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.
Zheng Xirong shouted again: "Puppet soldiers in the artillery tower, listen, we only target the Japanese, the Chinese do not fight the Chinese. Now I give you a chance to kill all the Japanese inside, and then come out and surrender. Otherwise, The turret will be blown down later, and none of you will survive. I'll give you five minutes and go kill those Japs quickly."
At this time, there were less than ten Japs alive in the gun tower, and there were about 30 puppet troops. After the battle just now, they were already in despair. Zheng Xirong's shouting gave them a glimmer of hope. The puppet soldiers all had the idea of killing the Japanese and saving their lives.
The leader of the puppet army in the artillery building was a deputy company commander. He also knew that this was his only chance to survive, so he secretly told several squad leaders to kill the Japanese.
Due to the needs of the war, the Japanese officers also knew a little bit of Chinese. They listened to Zheng Xirong's instigation outside and were worried that the puppet soldiers would rebel. The Japanese team leader hurriedly asked all the living Japanese soldiers to go to the third floor.
When the puppet soldiers saw the Japs' actions and knew that they were on guard, they simply took action.
The puppet soldiers on the first and second floors killed several Japanese soldiers and took control of the first and second floors. Then they threw grenades at the stairwell of the third floor. The Japanese soldiers above also threw grenades below. There were explosions and gunfire in the turret. The sound became one.
After a few minutes, the inside of the gun tower fell silent, and then the puppet soldiers shouted outside: "Stop fighting the Eighth Route Army grandfather outside. We have killed all the Japanese inside. Let's lower the drawbridge now and go out and surrender."
The battle is over. In this night battle, the special service platoon still suffered no casualties. The soldiers all felt that fighting with the company commander was really enjoyable.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from using the Heifengkou stronghold again, Xu Dalong also went all out and took out ten captured grenades and put them together to blow the gun tower into ruins.
Xu Dalong kept his word and after educating the puppet soldiers, he let them go.
In this battle, a large number of weapons and ammunition were seized. Xu Dalong and others had other tasks to perform. Except for the two machine guns, they temporarily buried the remaining weapons and ammunition.
In a small mountain village on the border of Ping'an County and Wangshui County, Huang Jinxian and his wife are hiding here.
Xu Dalong disguised himself as an ordinary villager and found the couple.
After reading Huang Wanqiu's letter, Huang Jinxian and his wife were very happy and expressed their gratitude to Xu Dalong again and again.
Xu Dalong said: "Uncle, aunt, we have killed the Japs in the Heifengkou stronghold. No one will cause trouble for you in the future. You can return to Hewan Village. There is one thing I want to ask you for a favor. Don’t know if that’s okay?”
Huang Jinxian was in a very good mood. He said: "Company Commander Xu, my daughter is also a member of your team. If you have anything to do, just tell us and we will take care of it as soon as we can."
Xu Dalong said: "Do you have any relatives or friends in Ping'an County?"
Huang Junxian's woman said: "Yes, Wanqiu's aunt married to the county town, and his man works as a clerk at the post and telecommunications office in the county town."
