In front of Niangzi Pass, the sound of gunfire was heard constantly, and the Second Battalion of the 3rd Regiment began to launch a fierce attack from the front towards the Japanese position at the pass;
The 1st and 3rd Battalions launched diversionary attacks from the left and right wings. The hillside was covered with earth-gray figures, and they were suppressed by several machine guns on the Japanese turret and were unable to raise their heads.
The second battalion attacked from bottom to top. The Japanese were all hiding in the fortifications. They suffered a great loss and suffered a lot of casualties.
The Japs also built a circle of civil engineering works around the gun towers and deployed many Japs, making it difficult for the Eighth Route Army's blasters to get close. The Mulan rocket launcher's range did not exceed 200 meters. Without destroying the Japs in the trench, it would be difficult for the Mulan cannon to get close. Within 200 meters of the Japanese gun tower.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
The machine guns in the Japanese turrets sprayed out shotguns for free, causing dust to fly on the slopes near the Second Battalion, and occasionally hit an Eighth Route Army soldier.
"Where is Wei Yixiao's cannon? Why haven't you fired yet?"
"Let the artillery platoon bombard the enemy's position, fire three volleys, and knock the machine guns on the enemy's position mute!"
There are only three Wei Yixiao cannons in the whole regiment. Whichever battalion is responsible for the main attack will be reinforced. It is rare for the second battalion to be responsible for the main attack. Battalion Commander Huang can finally show his arrogance.
The artillery fire of the third regiment was all under Niu Mantun's control. After receiving the order from the second battalion commander's correspondent, Niu Mantun began to select artillery positions. The explosive packs were all obtained with great effort, and he would not waste any of them. My flesh hurts!
After setting up the cannon, Niu Mandun checked each door. After loading the explosive package, he took aim again and said:
"That's it, this time I'm going to invite the Japanese to fly in a clay plane! Fire three rounds and ignite it!"
"Dong dong dong!"
Three explosive packets were thrown out, drawing beautiful parabolas, and then smashed into the enemy's position as if they had eyes;
"Boom boom boom!"
The Japanese machine gun was thrown into the air by the huge shock wave, and at the same time there were some broken limbs in the air;
The trenches within ten meters of the center of the explosion were directly flattened, and the internal organs of the Japanese within a radius of twenty meters were shattered. Anyone who was hit by the debris thrown around would be maimed, and the Japanese suffered heavy casualties.
"Boom boom boom!"
Another round, this time an explosive pack hit the turret. The explosion cut off a large section of the top of the turret, shaking the Japanese inside the building to pieces. Unfortunately, it did not collapse the turret.
The effect of Wei Yixiao's cannon on the turret is not very good, unless the angle is just right, the probability is too small;
It is most suitable for attacking the Japanese in civil fortifications and field conditions. It is useless to hide in the trenches, they will be directly shocked to death!
Taking advantage of the cover of Wei Yixiao's artillery fire, the three Hua Mulan artillery groups quickly rushed forward for more than a hundred meters, bringing the turret within the strike range.
At this time, the enemy's machine gun fire in the artillery tower was attracted by Wei Yixiao's artillery position. They were firing in the direction of the artillery platoon, and they were within the killing range of the machine gun within a few hundred meters.
After Niu Mantun fired two rounds of cannons, he carried the cannon and evacuated. The accuracy of the machine gun a few hundred meters away was average. One person was injured by the cannon, so the loss was not significant.
"Choo Choo Choo"
Three Mulan cannons fired a rocket at the middle and lower parts of the Japanese gun tower almost simultaneously;
The rocket easily penetrated the masonry outer wall of the turret, exploding a huge hole with a "boom".
Three large holes were blown out in the middle and lower parts, and the turret collapsed directly. A large amount of masonry fell, burying all the Japanese inside, and the biggest obstacle to the attack was removed!
The soldiers of the Second Battalion and the First Company who were pinned down on the hillside got up one after another and rushed towards the Japanese position with their guns in hand;
The remaining Japanese soldiers lay down in the trenches and opened fire on the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese soldiers threw grenades out for free, causing casualties one after another.
Without the heavy firepower of the turrets, the remaining firepower on the position could not suppress the company that rushed up from multiple directions;
On the left and right wings, the 1st and 3rd Battalions were also launching fierce attacks, and the remaining 100 to 80 Japs were unable to suppress the thousands of Eighth Route Army troops swarming from three directions.
The charge horn of the Third Regiment sounded, and even the cooking squad rushed up. Dozens of Japanese soldiers were soon submerged in the grayish color!
"Ta-ta-ta..."
“Tap-tap-tap!!”
In the core position of the Japanese, Captain Kitamura, Second Lieutenant Hirai and others were surrounded, and their doom was coming.
"You bloody devils, you have been surrounded. Either surrender or die!"
The commander of the first company of the second battalion held a crooked handle and said coldly to the Japanese.
Captain Kitamura could understand Chinese. He slowly pulled out his ancestral command sword and said fiercely to the first company commander:
"On Bagaya Road, there are only imperial warriors who died in battle. When have you ever seen the imperial army surrender voluntarily?"
The command knife in Hirai's hand trembled and fell to the ground. He was still young, and when he heard that he was about to die, he was so frightened that he couldn't hold the knife.
"Bagaya road!"
Kitamura cursed loudly and slashed Hirai to death with a single blow. What he had not used must not be left to the Eighth Route Army!
When the first company commander saw that the Japanese were stubborn and had already fulfilled his duty to persuade them to surrender, he stopped being polite and said loudly:
"Then go to hell!"
After saying that, he held the machine gun and fired at the remaining seven or eight Japanese until all the bullets were fired;
There was no Japs left standing. Captain Kitamura was shot several times, his eyes wide open, and he refused to rest in silence.
The first company commander casually threw the empty machine gun to a soldier and ordered loudly:
"What are you doing standing still? They're just a bunch of dead Japs, cleaning up the battlefield!"
The battle at Niangziguan ended victoriously, and the third regiment began to clean the battlefield. The Japanese were skinned into naked pigs, and even their crotch pants were stripped off. The old Eighth Route Army soldiers from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei cleaned the battlefield more thoroughly than Chuxiong's troops;
All the bullet casings were picked up, and even the iron pieces in the floating soil were sifted out and taken away. The real particles were returned to the warehouse!
Relative to their frugality, everyone in the Independent Brigade is a prodigal.
Because they had never picked up bullet casings or shrapnel, and it was disgusting to pull out the crotch cloth!
"Comrades, dinner is ready! The hot steamed buns and wild vegetable soup are delicious!"
Yin Tao, the cook, directly carried the rice to the battlefield. The comrades had been fighting for a long time and were already hungry!
"Squad leader, give me a steamed bun, I'm starving to death."
The artillery platoon near the water tower got the moon first, Niu Mantun went to grab the steamed buns without realizing it. When he saw Yin Tao, he was dumbfounded and asked curiously:
"Battle Commander Yin, why did you end up in the cooking class again?"
Yin Tao said angrily:
"The steak is long, and I'm going to choke just eating the steamed buns. Would you like a bowl of fresh wild vegetable soup?"
Niu Mantun took out a ceramic bowl from his body, extended it to Yin Tao shamelessly, and said with a smile:
"Battle Commander Yin, give me a bowl. The steamed buns you made are really a bit choking."
Yin Tao was choked by Niu Mantun's words and rolled his eyes, secretly saying:
"Isn't the steamed bun a bit tough? I don't have enough experience!"
