The edge of the village.
Millstones broken in half were stacked haphazardly on the wall of the west courtyard of the village, forming a narrow, dark gap between the millstones.
Hu Yi hid in the tunnel behind the millstones and carefully checked the movements of the Japanese and puppet troops along the gaps between the millstones.
It seems that I have lost count of the number of times I have been surrounded by the Japanese and puppet troops, and every time I seem to be facing life and death.
Only this time, I feel the most peaceful.
For no other reason than that, the battlefield drills were carried out almost until dawn.
No matter which direction the Japanese and puppet troops attack from, even if the village is razed to the ground, the Ninth Battalion can hold on until dark.
When the Ninth Battalion was still a company, they had dug tunnels themselves, but compared with the armed work team commanding ordinary people to dig systematic tunnels in the village, it was completely different.
Five Japanese armored vehicles approached the village in an arc.
Driving past the location where the puppet troops had previously set up trenches outside the village, they did not stop and continued to advance towards the village.
Chug tug tug.
In the middle, facing the alleyway into the village, the gunshots of armored vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles suddenly rang out.
Start shooting.
More than 20 Japanese soldiers hid behind armored vehicles and alerted suspicious places in the village.
The Eighth Route Army in the village did not seem to fight back.
The Japanese infantry captain became the most commanding officer in this battle.
He has been in the army for many years and has besieged countless villages.
A small group of imperial soldiers could easily defeat a village like this.
Now there is a semi-imperial army squadron and a regiment of imperial army!
Originally, I looked down on these two cowards from the bottom of my heart, and couldn't understand why the two colleagues were so cautious.
However, after hearing the analysis of the gendarmerie captain, the Eighth Route Army in the village was probably the group that blocked the security forces and attacked the baggage train some time ago.
Moreover, it was the main force of Tubal Road that broke into the county seat and ambushed the imperial army's convoy.
Both lieutenants, infantrymen are inherently inferior to military police, let alone tank lieutenants.
The chariot is not a tank, and it has no ability to rampage through the village.
To put it bluntly, it is actually just a few large iron plates welded to the truck.
Therefore, the tank squadron leader said that he could only provide fire support on the periphery, and the specific attack had to be entrusted to the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army.
The armored vehicles provided cover for the Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army who were crawling forward behind them.
The armored vehicle in the middle fired direct fire from the heavy machine gun from the north of the village to the south of the village, and then back again three times.
The people in the village were stunned and did not fire a shot.
The fire reconnaissance was a failure.
The Japanese infantry lieutenant was an experienced veteran. He raised his white-gloved hand and pointed forward: "First team, kill a chicken!"
Seeing that the commander paid so much attention to it, the Japanese soldiers also stopped looking down on him.
Disperse the team, keep your back, and move forward in a skirmish line to approach the village.
A certain Japanese sergeant thinks that all the commanders behind are bastards!
Isn't it just a village?
A single charge can solve the problem. With such a big fanfare, it seems like there is a county town ahead.
The sergeant was a pragmatic man. The villagers did not fight back. There were obviously mortars behind them. If the target was not found, the mortars did not need to fire.
With so many grenades, can you fire a few smoke grenades for us?
When the time comes that the Imperial Warriors are really lost due to a surprise attack, we must settle the score with them later!
Even though there were only a dozen men left under his command, and even though he had seen the Eighth Route Army troops fleeing into the village ten times as many as himself, he was still panic-stricken.
Because he planned to charge.
He firmly believed that no one could stop the warriors under the charge of the imperial army.
The imperial army will definitely win the final victory.
Less than thirty meters away from the village, there is no need to aim to kill the opponent from such a distance.
Madman Yang was also a little surprised that the Japs didn't bombard them before attacking.
There was only the tireless roar of a heavy machine gun on the front armored vehicle.
He doesn't have the temperament of an arrogant devil.
The Japs are proud, and they never lose to their opponents in terms of momentum.
But this time the situation is a little different.
Seeing the Japanese infantry getting closer and closer, he shouted to the side: "Hit the infantry!"
After that, pull the trigger.
boom.
There was a gunshot.
The Japanese who were facing forward immediately fell down.
The rotating blocks on the wall of the west courtyard of the village were pushed away, revealing places as big as a palm.
Then there were sporadic gunshots, and several more Japanese soldiers fell down.
The Japanese infantrymen holding rifles moved their muzzles slightly and fired back.
Some Japanese infantrymen began to smash the safety-activated grenades on their helmets, and then threw them toward places in the west of the village where people might be hiding.
The machine gunner of the armored vehicle parked in the west of the village finally heard the gunfire, and the heavy machine gun in the tall machine gun tower immediately fired back fiercely.
Several crooked machine guns from the fire support team nearby opened fire, shooting back and forth at the location where the flash had just been fired.
Immediately afterwards, the Japanese grenades behind who found the target opened fire, and more than ten grenades flew into the air, hitting the place where Cunxi had just fired.
Three of them were smoke bombs. After landing, the smoke bombs emitted white smoke and slowly filled the alleyway into the village from the west until nothing could be seen.
The offensive war finally kicked off.
In the history of raiding a village, the Japanese almost used the most luxurious lineup.
Great importance is attached to Tubal Road in the village.
Boom boom boom.
The grenades thrown by the Japanese infantry began to explode outside the wall.
The grenade fired from the grenade behind landed in the village.
"I've got it all figured out!" The big dog shouted: "First attack the enemy's throwing team, and then deal with the enemy's machine gun. Don't pay attention to that iron thing. We are higher than him, but he can't hit us no matter what!"
The big dog is responsible for the northern position.
To the south is Crazy Yang's place. This man fired a gun and changed places. After shooting the last bullet in the gun, he finally jumped off the roof.
Then load the bullet into the empty rifle in your hand.
Machine gun bullets roared above the roof, and the walls crackled with bullets.
"Company commander, I hit a grenadier!" A soldier next to him who was also pressing the bullet shouted excitedly.
The rammed earth walls are thick, so there is no need to worry about being penetrated by enemy rifle and machine gun bullets.
Bang bang bang.
The rifles fired alternately, quite regularly, as if they were firing in sequence from south to north.
After one round of bullets, the situation has changed significantly!
Now the Japanese infantry lieutenant finally understood that the Eighth Route Army in the village had not started shooting until now.
Things are not that simple at all!
The marksmanship of Tubalu in the village is ridiculously accurate!
The puppet army commander who was lying on the ground behind him pointed his pistol at the big-brimmed hat on his head. No, the imperial army's marksmanship should be better than his. Now the distance between the two sides was about a hundred meters, and the Eighth Route Army was hiding in the dark. The imperial army In the light, it is easy to hit the target.
The imperial army was in the open and had no way to accurately shoot at the Eighth Route Army in the village.
At this time, the imperial army should press forward in a big way, climb over the wall into the alley, and directly squeeze those Tuba roads to death.
He began to worry about the imperial army commander!
Really stupid as hell: The Art of War has a cloud.
What does the Art of War say? Can't remember at the moment
Now that we have an absolute advantage, shouldn't we be crushed?
(End of chapter)
