The mortar has long been calibrated to shoot at Zhu Yuan.
Li Yunlong had already given orders on what to do at every step.
Even a model of the Huting stronghold was set up in the yard of the new regiment headquarters.
Li Yunlong conducted repeated deductions with the three battalion commanders and political commissar Zhao Gang before formulating the final detailed battle plan.
As the gunners of the new regiment's artillery company continuously put mortar shells into the barrels, a muffled sound of "boom" was heard from the artillery company position.
The artillery shells soared into the sky one after another, arcing across the night sky and hitting the stronghold.
Among the ruins of the stronghold, the two machine guns set up by the Japanese were shrouded in the flames and dust mist of mortar shells before they fired a few shots.
At the same time, a mortar in the rear fired flares continuously to guide the attacking troops.
With artillery cover, the Japanese machine gun firepower was never set up, and the attacking troops quickly rushed within 50 meters of the suspension bridge.
The drawbridge is currently the only way for the attacking troops to enter the stronghold.
"Li Changshun!"
"Wang Xikui!"
Zhang Dabiao shouted the names of the two snipers as he ran.
Li Changshun and Wang Xikui immediately stopped advancing, knelt down on one knee, pulled the bolts of their respective sniper rifles, and pushed the bullet into the chamber.
Li Changshun: "I'll hit the left side!"
Wang Xikui: "I'll hit the right side!"
The two of them put the butts of their sniper rifles on their shoulders and aimed diagonally upward.
"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots sounded simultaneously, and the two hanging ropes were broken by bullets almost at the same time.
The suspension bridge fell down with a loud bang and a cloud of dust.
If the Japanese blew up the suspension bridge, Li Yunlong had other options, such as cutting the barbed wire to build the bridge.
"kill--"
Wei Dayong was almost the first to step onto the suspension bridge with a roar, raised the submachine gun on his chest and fired two short bursts in the direction of the stronghold.
The butt of the folded gun was placed on his shoulder. When the submachine gun fired, he did not move at all. The recoil caused by the shooting seemed to be non-existent in front of his strong physique.
The soldiers charged into the stronghold with just one charge.
At this time, the feint attack troops each sent one company to support one battalion, while the other two companies were still outside, holding their positions to prevent the Japanese from escaping.
The Huting stronghold covers a large area, and the small turret and the main turret form a crossfire.
However, the small turret had been blown into half by field artillery and had lost its function, leaving the main turret alone and helpless.
In addition, between the small turret and the main turret is the barracks, the largest of which has a two-story structure.
These barracks were also fortified, and watchtowers were set up at the four corners of the barracks. However, at this time, the Japanese barracks had been riddled with holes under the cover of mortar shells.
The Japanese and puppet troops who were lucky enough to survive used the ruins to fight stubbornly.
But in this kind of hand-to-hand street fighting, an assault company equipped with all automatic submachine guns would be completely crushed against the Japanese and puppet troops equipped with bolt-action rifles.
Explosive bean-like submachine gun sounds rang out one after another, and the enemy's firepower was suppressed in a moment.
The assault company fought fiercely and rushed all the way, driving all the remaining Japanese and traitors into the main gun building.
Long tongues of flame spewed out from the firing holes in the main battery building, and a barrage of bullets rained down, pinning the assault company and the soldiers behind them behind the bunker, unable to move.
At this critical moment, the roar of artillery shells suddenly came from the night sky.
The next moment, a shell fell on the main turret, and with a loud bang, the Japanese main turret collapsed like a torrent.
When the smoke cleared, only half of the original main battery tower remained.
This artillery piece was Wang Chengzhu's masterpiece. From the original artillery position, even with flares, the location of the main gun building could not be seen.
After the first battalion's attack force began to charge, Wang Chengzhu ordered the artillerymen to bring in mules, and harness the mules to pull the field artillery forward.
Zhang Dabiao: "Kill!"
When the cry of killing rang out, the soldiers jumped out from behind the bunker and rushed towards the main battery building.
A machine gun under the Japanese main gun building opened fire violently. The two soldiers at the front were shot immediately and fell to the ground with a scream.
"Hurry into the bunker!" Zhang Dabiao gave the order, and the soldiers of the assault company lay down and got into the bunker.
From behind, Li Yunlong looked a little surprised when he saw that the Japs' main battery tower had taken a hit. The Japs were not dead yet.
Li Yunlong: "Zhuzi, do it again!"
"Yes, commander!" Wang Chengzhu shouted loudly, while fine-tuning the shooting parameters of the field artillery.
I just fired a shot. Although it hit the Japanese turret, the shelling also gave the field gun a recoil. If I didn't adjust it, the impact point of the second shot would definitely not be at the original position.
Wang Chengzhu stuffed the armor-piercing shells into the shells, closed the gate, and turned around to pull the match rope. Wang Chengzhu had already mastered it, and the movements were done in one go.
As the shells were fired, they accurately hit the Japanese's main turret. With a "boom", the remaining half of the main turret was directly destroyed.
Li Yunlong watched this scene through the telescope and said with a smile: "Zhuzhu, you did a good job with the cannon. I will reward you with half a catty of sweet potatoes when you go back."
"Commander, I killed two gun towers and two bunkers." Wang Chengzhu said, "You have to reward me with two kilograms of sweet potatoes for burning."
"You dare to negotiate the price, be careful I'll beat you up!" Li Yunlong glared, "It's just a pound, if you want it, take it, if you don't want it, I'll knock you down!"
"A pound is a pound!"
Wang Chengzhu had a resentful look on his face, like an angry little daughter-in-law.
When fighting, one mouth is one pillar at a time, but after the battle is over, they will turn against each other faster than turning over the pages of a book.
While Wang Chengzhu was stunned, Li Yunlong and guard Huzi had already rushed towards the Huting stronghold with their shell guns.
Zhao Gang came up from behind and saw Wang Chengzhu and several artillerymen playing with field artillery, and asked: "Company Commander Wang, where is the regimental commander?"
"Political Commissar Zhao!" Wang Chengzhu quickly saluted with a military salute, and then said: "The regiment leader has gone to the stronghold!"
"Captain Wang, the artillery fire was good just now!"
Zhao Gang praised Wang Chengzhu and hurriedly chased after Li Yunlong.
Within the stronghold.
As the main gun building was destroyed by Wang Chengzhu's two cannons, the gunfire became more and more sparse until it finally disappeared completely.
By the time Li Yunlong and the guards entered the stronghold, the battle was over.
"Report to the leader, the battle is over, the Japanese have been wiped out, and there are probably more than 60 puppet prisoners!" Zhang Dabiao ran up to Li Yunlong, saluted with a bang, and then reported.
Li Yunlong nodded. The entire battle only lasted about 40 minutes, less than an hour, which was perfect for hunting rabbits.
"Second Battalion Commander!" Li Yunlong turned his head and saw Zheng Yu and Chen Dagu approaching, so he shouted loudly.
"Here!" Zheng Yu quickly ran to Li Yunlong and straightened his body.
Li Yunlong: "Your second battalion leaves a platoon to clean the battlefield!"
Zheng Yu: "Yes, leader!"
The three battalion commanders all knew Li Yunlong's plan and knew that the regiment commander was going to take the next step in combat operations.
Seeing Zhao Gang approaching, Li Yunlong said: "Political Commissar Zhao, you are here at the right time. I will leave you a platoon and a cavalry company to clean the battlefield. You can lead your troops to transport all the seized materials, weapons and ammunition back to Yangzhou on horseback and mule carts." village."
"Captain, what about you?" Zhao Gang stared at Li Yunlong with a bad feeling in his heart.
Li Yunlong said calmly: "I will take the rest of the troops to the direction of the county to support the first battalion and the third company."
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(Here comes Chapter 3. Good night, dear readers.)
