The main battlefield of Xiaoyangzhuang was almost completely controlled by the independent regiment at this time.
Zhou Weiguo stood outside the village and frowned, and said to his second battalion commander: "The combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment is indeed not blown out. Under the influence of that man, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment have become tigers. Just three hundred people can do it." We fought back and forth with the two squadrons of the Japanese, and looking at our strength several times that of the enemy, we still have not captured any squadron of the Japanese army. This is simply a shame for our 87th Division."
The second battalion commander looked embarrassed for a moment, then made an excuse and said: "Tuanzuo, we are the main force fighting. If we don't attract the Japs' attention, can his independent group infiltrate?"
Zhou Weiguo sighed, but didn't say anything. Although his men were all trained elite troops, they still couldn't escape the excuses and excuses in the officialdom.
He was disgusted with these, but he had no choice but to order the Second Battalion to step up the offensive and not give the Japanese a chance to breathe, so as to reduce the pressure on the independent regiment.
At the same time, the fighting in Xiaoyang Village continued. The number of independent regiments is smaller than the number of Japs, but their firepower is enough to make up for anything.
Zhu Shengzhong and Sun Shiyu led 1560 people to block the Japanese in two directions.
The thirty-odd people from the Second Battalion and the First Company were breaking through the obstruction of the small Japanese troops and entering the village's ancestral hall.
Villagers who escaped said that the women were locked up in the ancestral hall. So Captain Wang of the Second Battalion and the First Company came with his men under Zhu Shengzhong's order.
There were Japanese guarding the ancestral hall, but there were not many people. Outside the ancestral hall, they only saw four Japanese soldiers.
When the Japanese soldiers saw Captain Wang and others, they were ready to shoot. However, in the face of the firepower of Captain Wang and others, the four Japanese soldiers had no chance to fire. Before they could push the bullet into the chamber, Captain Wang fired. .
From a distance of more than thirty meters, the gun hit, and the four Japanese were beaten into pieces.
But at the moment when the Japanese corpse knocked open the courtyard door, the three Japanese soldiers in the courtyard formed a triangular formation, one kneeling and shooting, and the other two standing and shooting at the door.
Company Commander Wang yelled and moved away, but it was already too late. The little devil's timing was very good, and he shot the moment the courtyard door was knocked open.
Captain Wang dodged, but the soldier behind him was hit in the chest by a Japanese soldier.
The bullet passed through the soldier's body and injured the soldier behind him.
The same was true on the other side. Two soldiers were injured and killed, and a villager who led the way was injured.
The companion dragged the man away, and Captain Wang was so angry that he wanted to shoot him.
But at this time, he thought of the women imprisoned in the ancestral hall. Bullets don't have eyes. Once fired, it's difficult to guarantee that the civilians inside will not be hurt.
And the little Japs seemed to understand this. Three Japs stood in the courtyard and fired guns randomly outside.
Captain Wang spread his fingers, and the soldiers behind him dispersed instantly.
They divided into two directions and surrounded the ancestral hall.
The Japs in the ancestral hall were a little panicked. One of them climbed up the ladder to the room, but was seen by a soldier from the first company, who aimed at the Japs' back and gave him a slap in the face.
The little devil's back was smashed and he fell from the ladder like a dead dog.
The two remaining Japs were very panicked, and finally the corps leader thought of a good idea, which was to take the women in the house as hostages.
They kicked open the door of the ancestral hall and barged in with a ferocious look. The women who were tied up with ropes panicked. Like a lamb hiding in a corner scared by a ferocious wolf.
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But the Japanese team leader didn't care about that. He grabbed one of the women and blocked it in front of him. Then he shouted outside in non-standard Chinese: "Chinese people, all of you are not allowed to come in, otherwise I will start." Killed."
At this time, the soldiers who were about to climb over the wall and enter the courtyard stopped because they were here to save people, not to watch the villagers die.
Except for those who stayed to continue surveillance, all the soldiers found Company Commander Wang.
Captain Wang was deep in thought. He didn't expect the little devil to be so cowardly, killing unarmed civilians and being so domineering, but he gave up when he encountered soldiers like them.
But this also shows that there is nothing to fear from the little devils. They are just a group of cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong.
But people could still be saved. Company Commander Wang thought for a while and prepared to do such a dangerous thing to save people himself.
He wanted to climb up to the roof and send a magic weapon down from the sky to the Japanese. Because he knew from the villagers that there were only roof tiles on top of the ancestral hall and no second-story shed, so as long as he found the right location, he could jump off the roof in an instant and control the two Japanese.
But it's dangerous and he'll probably die. But at this time, he couldn't care so much anymore.
He revealed his plan, but one of his brothers named Shunliu disagreed.
Because if you want to accomplish this, you must have a person with excellent eloquence to attract the attention of the Japanese.
And there is no one more suitable than Captain Wang here.
So Shunyou suggested that he and another brother go up. Even if the two of them could not kill the two Japs with one blow, they could at least hold them back.
Company Commander Wang thought for a while and agreed to the two men's plan. After all, the key to success this time is whether the people outside can attract all the Japanese attention.
"Be careful, if you are discovered by the other party, evacuate immediately, you know?"
"Yes, company commander."
Company Commander Wang ordered, Shunliu answered with another soldier, and then ran behind the ancestral hall with the young people in the village.
At this time, Captain Wang was hiding outside the gate of the courtyard and shouted to the Japanese inside: "Young Japanese, as long as you release the hostages and surrender, we will give preferential treatment to the prisoners."
The Japanese corps commander laughed loudly: "Baga, how could our Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire surrender? If we surrender, it will be your surrender. Our reinforcements will arrive soon, and you Chinese will all die."
boom! Bang bang!
The little Japs were firing guns randomly outside, showing no intention of surrendering. He was still waiting for his Excellency Zhongshan to send someone to rescue them.
But little did he know that their men were blocked by two groups of people, Sun Shiyu and Zhu Shengzhong.
Although the Japs attacked fiercely, using mortars, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, machine guns, etc., they were unable to do anything to the Independent Regiment.
The weapons and equipment of the independent regiment, the best of the best, are armed to the teeth. Bullets can be used casually, and artillery shells are as if they are free. For the first time, the little devil was beaten by the opponent's artillery fire and lost his temper.
They fired one artillery shell, and the independent regiment had to hit them five or six times. Even the Zhongshan Japs were stunned. They thought to themselves, what kind of army did they encounter today?
He quickly ordered his communications troops: "You should contact Mr. Fujimura (Captain of the 23rd Regiment) immediately and tell him that we have encountered the main force of the Chinese army. This is a very, very capable force. We are still I don’t know the opponent’s number, but our second brigade has already suffered heavy casualties. Let him send reinforcements quickly, quickly!..."
