Chapter 40: Caught in the Siege

The Japanese squad leader was accurately hit by a bullet in the forehead, and the bullet passed through his skull, and the squad leader's body fell to the ground.

The three LMG shooters were either killed or wounded, and they could no longer fire.

The three grenadiers deployed at the back were all killed by machine-gun bullets, and the three grenadiers lay alone on the ground, and no one came to use them.

The captain's staff officer saw that the attacking squad had suffered heavy casualties, and even the squad leader was killed, and he hurriedly shouted that the attacking devil soldiers should retreat immediately.

But the attacking devil soldiers and soldiers were entangled together, and they couldn't withdraw from the battle at all.

The sky gradually became dark, and all five battle groups that attacked the district squad again were annihilated, and the district squad also paid a certain price for casualties.

The Japanese squad in charge of the offensive area squad has killed more than 40 people, and the rest are all wounded.

The helpless devil soldiers had no choice but to stop the attack and retreat to the trenches to wait for reinforcements.

The heavy machine gun squadron and artillery squad, which were directly subordinate to the brigade headquarters, began to retaliate against the positions held by the district squads.

Heavy machine gun bullets rained down, and high-explosive shells came one after another.

Now the squad can get together and continue the fight with less than 20 lightly wounded, if the fight continues, the district squad will have to give all the explanations here.

Sun Weiguo asked Hong Zhiqiang to immediately lead the wounded to retreat, and he left the remaining four Czech light machine guns from the two machine gun squads on the position for defense.

The fighters of the machine-gun squad were hidden in the ruins everywhere, and the bullets and shells did not hit them in any way.

After a burst of retaliatory shooting, the ghost soldiers also became quiet.

Sun Weiguo held a telescope to watch the situation, and he felt that it was time for the main force of the military division to come in.

At this time, a communications soldier from the special service battalion arrived here.

"Platoon Commander Sun, the battalion commander asked me to give you the signal flare, so that you can shoot the signal flare at the right time." The signal soldier handed the flare to Sun Weiguo.

Su Yulian, the commander of the special service battalion, was already convinced of Sun Weiguo's command ability, although Sun Weiguo was only a platoon commander, he still handed over this decision to Sun Weiguo.

Sun Weiguo took the flare, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately launched the flare.

The special battalion and the district squad have been fighting with the Japanese brigade for so long, and most of the sharpness of the Japanese brigade has been consumed.

Moreover, the losses of the Japanese army must be about two squadrons, and the remaining devil soldiers, as long as the troops cooperate tacitly, it is possible for the five battalions of the military division to completely annihilate the Japanese brigade.

After firing the flare, Sun Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief, he picked up the captured kettle and drank it heavily.

Liang Tieniu and Cheng Zhan, the two squad leaders, also breathed a sigh of relief, they knew that if the Japanese attacked fiercely, their two machine gun squads would have to explain here.

They are not afraid of death, but they don't want to save up all the money they have accumulated all at once.

The signal popped up in the air, and when Zhou Jianping, commander of the military division, saw it, he immediately ordered the five battalions lurking near Qingcheng to attack.

Five battalions of more than 1,000 troops quickly marched towards Qingcheng Town, and after a while, Qingcheng Town, which had just been quiet, once again burst into fierce gunfire.

"Captain, it's not good, many main forces of the Eighth Route Army suddenly came in outside the town, and we are likely to fall into their encirclement."

A lieutenant staff officer of the devil soldier hurriedly ran in front of Hasegawa, and he reported with a nervous expression on his face.

"Baga, these Eighth Route Army actually wanted to annihilate us completely, they were simply looking for their own death, and ordered the troops to immediately stop the offensive and build a defensive position with the brigade headquarters as the center."

Hasegawa cursed fiercely, and he immediately gave the order.

The Japanese units were well trained, and as Hasegawa's order was conveyed, the Japanese troops of three squadrons immediately stopped the attack and quickly returned.

Centered on Hasegawa's headquarters, they quickly occupied nearby houses and quickly built fortifications.

The light machine guns were immediately set up as firing points, and the grenadiers were concealed behind the positions and stood by.

It seemed that in the blink of an eye, the attacking devil soldiers had already built fortifications.

Five battalions of troops entered the town under the leadership of Commander Zhou, and the soldiers, led by their respective battalion commanders, began to storm the Japanese army.

At the same time, after Commander Zhou learned of the achievements and casualties of the district squad from Su Yulian of the special service battalion, Commander Zhou immediately issued instructions for the district squad to immediately withdraw from the battle and recuperate.

"Comrade Weiguo, your district squad is playing very well, Battalion Commander Su has already told me, this time your district squad is the first merit. However, the casualties of the district team are too great, and you can't ask to continue the fight, I have to leave some seeds for your district team. Commander Zhou saw Sun Weiguo coming to his side, and he said solemnly.

The expression on Sun Weiguo's face was not very good, and he looked solemnly at the Japanese defensive position.

"Commander Zhou, the Japanese army reacted quickly, after they found out that the main force of the military division arrived, they immediately stopped attacking and cowered together, and now we want to annihilate them, I'm afraid it's not a simple matter." Sun Weiguo pointed to the position of the Japanese army and said with a heavy expression.

If the Japanese army were scattered and attacked with five battalions, it might be possible to completely annihilate them.

Now that the Japanese troops have been assembled and have built defensive positions using houses and bricks, it is impossible for the military sub-district to completely annihilate them.

"Judging from the situation, there should be less than 800 devil soldiers, even if we can't wipe them out, at least half of his troops will be defeated." Commander Zhou said resolutely.

Seeing the expression on Commander Zhou's face, Sun Weiguo lowered his head and didn't say anything, after all, he was just a platoon leader of a district squad.

He can only say his own suggestions, but he cannot influence the command of the senior commander.

Five battalions of troops began to attack the Japanese, and the fighters, led by their respective squad and platoon leaders, charged.

Machine guns provided fire cover, one Maxim heavy machine gun and two Type 92 heavy machine guns constantly fired at the Japanese positions to cover the soldiers' charge.

The light machine gun shooters followed the fighters and charged, and after reaching a distance of three hundred meters, the machine gun shooters quickly launched a fire strike.

But at this time, two Japanese infantry guns, twelve heavy machine guns, and more than a dozen grenadiers immediately began to fire.

The cannonballs pierced the air and landed among the charging soldiers, and the sound of explosions rang out, and the soldiers fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

As if the bullets didn't cost money, the heavy machine gun bullets fired non-stop, and row after row of fighters fell to the ground.

The smell of blood filled the air, and in just one minute, at least dozens of fighters were killed by bullets and shells, and the casualty count was mounting.