Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Daytime Raid

Perhaps disturbed by the gunfire outside the town last night, Xinguan Town, which used to be lively in the morning, seems to be a little quiet today. Until www.biquge.info people got up and left the town, the town seemed to have returned to its former hustle and bustle.

It's just that for the puppet army in the town, in last night's attack, they also paid nearly twenty casualties for the puppet army. On the other hand, the Japanese squad stationed in the town was all unharmed. This made the captain of the Japanese squad also seem to breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the puppet army who died last night, the Japanese squad leader who ended the battle didn't pay much attention to it. After instructing the commander of the puppet army to move the corpse back to the barracks for disposal, a group of little devils who had not rested well quickly returned to the town office to rest.

On the other hand, the puppet army that also participated in the battle last night still needs to be assigned manpower to be responsible for patrolling and guarding during the day. But how many of the puppet soldiers who haven't rested well all night can really cheer up and pay attention to everyone who enters and leaves the town?

What's more, after a night of reconnaissance and rest, Zhao Tiehu, who had already found a safe passage into the town, didn't need to go to the place where the puppet army was standing guard, and directly found a relatively safe route, and sent Liu Cheng and others in.

Why did he let Liu Cheng go first, it was more to let him reconnoiter the town to see if the Japanese army team stationed in the town at this time had all returned to the town office to rest as he hoped.

When Liu Cheng followed the scouts and successfully entered the almost undefended town, it didn't take long for the scouts to return to report the situation. As Zhao Tiehu expected, most of the Japanese puppet troops who had been harassed by a night of attack had already fallen asleep.

Even the sentinels who are still on duty at the moment yawn from time to time, and you can tell at a glance how bad their mental state is. This also means that Zhao Tiehu's attack tactics last night still had an effect.

Looking at the combat team members around him, Zhao Tiehu also said in a timely manner: "The reconnaissance team will lead the way in front, and the rest of the personnel will follow." After arriving at their respective combat areas, they immediately launched a strong attack on the little devils and the puppet army.

Remember, the battle must be swift and try to avoid injuring the townspeople. After the end of the battle, move to the third battalion defense area as quickly as possible. This time, we're trying to lure the little devils from the city here! ”

'Yes, Captain! ’

According to Zhao Tiehu's previous division of labor, a combat detachment was transferred from the combat detachment to be responsible for dealing with the puppet army in the town. As for Zhao Tiehu himself, he led a combat detachment to be responsible for the little devils stationed in the town office.

As for the puppet troops standing guard at the gate of the city, a combat detachment was also sent to solve the problem. Once the battle starts, the combat detachment responsible for solving the problem of standing guard at the entrance of the town will also take over the access to Xinguan Town.

After the order was given, the soldiers who had been prepared divided into three ways and successfully entered Xinguan Town, which was not defended at all at this moment, under the guidance of the scouts. Until everyone arrives at their respective destinations, they immediately begin preparations for the attack.

Standing in a hidden place outside the town office, Zhao Tiehu looked at the members of the artillery team and said, "Wait a minute, you are responsible for firing the artillery here, and I am responsible for leading the assault team to finish." Remember, three shells per gun stop shelling, understand? ”

'Yes, Captain, we remember! ’

Zhao Tiehu, who had already adjusted the shooting parameters, only needed to ask two artillerymen to stuff the shells into the barrel. As for the grenadier squads that were pulled out, three of them were assigned to the combat detachments attacking the puppet army.

After everything was ready, seeing that there were still people walking back and forth outside the town office, the puppet army in charge of standing guard in front of the door also did not realize that danger was coming. Zhao Tiehu, who was already holding a gun in his hand, also nodded at the right time.

'Put! ’

After one of the artillerymen shouted the order, two mortar shells fell into the barrel. After two tom sounds, two cannonballs flew in an arc towards the quiet town office, and quickly pierced the tiles of the two houses.

Many little devils who were resting in the house listened to the sudden loud noise overhead, and just after opening their eyes and being stunned, a cannonball fell straight in front of their eyes. Seeing the falling thing, the little devil was directly dumbfounded.

'Na! How could a bomb fall from the sky? ’

With such a hint of confusion, two mortar shells were quickly detonated in two houses. Many little devils who were caught off guard were directly awakened by the huge explosion, and many little devils died directly in the explosion.

The captain of the Japanese army, who was enjoying a single-door courtyard, heard a huge explosion from the next room and was also frightened and rolled under the bed. Stunned, he also realized that someone was attacking the town office.

'Someone, enemy attack! Damn, how could it be shelling? Yaga! ’

When the team leader shouted these words, two more shells fell and exploded again in the town office. The Japanese squad leader, who heard the explosion again, could already tell that it was an explosion caused by an artillery shell.

It's just that in the opinion of the squad leader, there are really not many anti-Japanese troops that can have artillery in these years. For the attack at this moment, his first reaction was the national * army troops who had sneaked up on the town before, and only the national * army had mortars.

In contrast, the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army, which was outnumbered, were very rudimentary. If it was a strong attack launched by the Eighth Route Army, then the troops they dispatched were at least regimental combat units. Only regimental units can be equipped with such weapons as mortars.

Perhaps this squad leader never dreamed that the troops attacking and storming the town at this moment were at best only a reinforced platoon of the Eighth Route Army. It's just that the firepower of this reinforced platoon can be said to be armed to the teeth.

Without such equipment, it is estimated that Zhao Tiehu would not dare to storm the town garrisoned by a Japanese squad in broad daylight!

As the artillery fired first, looking at the stunned and panicked expressions of the two puppet soldiers standing guard at the door, Zhao Tiehu, who was holding a rifle, directly locked on to a puppet soldier, and said to Li Hao, who had been following him: "Fight!" ”

Li Hao, who was following Zhao Tiehu, immediately pulled the trigger in his hand, and after the two bullets were fired one after the other, the two puppet soldiers who were standing guard for the little devil quickly fell to the ground, and Zhao Tiehu waved his hand and said: "Assault team, attack with me!" ”

When Zhao Tiehu shouted these words, he ignored the people in the street who fled in a panic, and shot out from the hidden place with a gun. The first horse ran at the front, rushing towards the town office that was still under shelling at the moment.

At the same time, Liu Cheng, who heard the sound of shelling from the town office, looked at the three grenadiers that had been erected and said in a deep voice: "Release!" ”

The puppet army, who had just been lying down for a short time, heard the sudden sound of gunshots and explosions, and many people were also awakened. It's just that judging from their waking expressions, many people are completely confused.

Perhaps in the hearts of these puppet soldiers, they didn't expect that someone would really dare to storm Xinguan Town in broad daylight. Anyway, there is also a Japanese army team stationed here, as well as their imperial army of hundreds of people!

Just as the puppet soldiers were stunned and panicked, and began to prepare for their clothes and weapons, three grenades quickly fell into the courtyard where they were resting. As the three grenades exploded, the puppet army's residence was also in chaos.

'Someone's firing! Hide! ’

Some clever puppet soldiers quickly shouted the words of hiding. For them, in the face of such an attacking force with artillery, they simply did not dare to have much resistance. At this time, it's important to hide and save your life!

And at this moment, Liu Cheng, who was leading a combat detachment, listened to the noisy voices inside, and said very quickly: "The grenade opens the way and attacks it!" Those who dare to resist will be killed! ”

Even if Liu Cheng's murderous intent is not as heavy as Zhao Tiehu's, he also knows that when attacking, he can't have too much mercy. Otherwise, it will be the troops under his command who will suffer in the end. Those who refused to surrender were naturally killed.

The combat team members who accompanied the attack took a grenade from their bodies, pulled the lead under Liu Cheng's signal and threw it into the puppet army's residence. Soon he heard the puppet army inside and exclaimed, "Ah! Hand grenade! ”

In the midst of the screams, the grenades were detonated one after another. And Liu Cheng, who was hiding outside at the moment, saw that the grenade had exploded, and immediately said: "Rush!" ”

'Shoot or kill!' The Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially! ’

The warriors who rushed in quickly shouted such words. As a result, some of the puppet soldiers who escaped quickly became a little hesitant when they heard such a roar. In their opinion, it is indeed worth thinking about whether to fight back at this time!

It was precisely when he was hesitant that he looked at the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who rushed to his side, raised his gun and shouted: "Put down your weapons and raise your hands!" Don't move, or I'll kill you! ”

In the face of these murderous soldiers, these puppet soldiers quickly threw their guns and said: "Uncle Eight Roads, don't shoot, let's surrender!" ”

With the first puppet army to surrender, the remaining puppet army will not choose to resist as long as they want to survive. After all, many of them are puppet soldiers just to eat, and it is still a little worthless to take their lives for this!