In a military camp in a certain place in central Hebei, thousands of officers and men of the teaching brigade were loaded with guns and ammunition and ready to go, and a thin officer stood in front of the stage and said sadly: "Comrades! Just two days ago, the devils in the Zhangdian stronghold brutally killed 157 innocent people in our Hedong Village, and the entire village was burned to the ground! The daughter-in-law of Uncle Zhang's family in the east of the village has been pregnant for seven months, and the fetus was dug out by the devil by caesarean section, and she also picked a bayonet to show off. There are also a few villagers hiding in the cellar, only to be set on fire by the little devils and smoked to death! You say, "What shall I do?" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they were so angry that their lungs were about to explode, and they roared in unison: "Take revenge, let the little devil pay for his blood debt!" ”

The officer approvingly: "Well done, comrades! The higher authorities have already entrusted our teaching brigade with the task of attacking the Zhangdian stronghold, and this is the first time that we have fought such a hard bone in the Second World War Zone, and it is the supreme honor of our teaching brigade. Now I ask the brigade commander to give the order! ”

A tall officer with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked over, and it was Ma Benzhai, the commander of the teaching brigade. He jumped onto the stage with a leap of time, and shouted: "Raise troops for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while, have you been familiar with these days' drills?" ”

"Practiced!"

"Alright, now it's time to put your skills to the test!" After speaking, Brigade Commander Ma glanced at the imam Cao Kui beside him again. Imam Cao Kui nodded knowingly and said loudly: "Allah will bless you, and the invaders will be punished!" ”

"Allahu Akbar!"

"Let's go!"

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The soldiers roared angrily and quickly rushed towards the Zhangzhuang stronghold according to the tactics that had been formulated before. This Zhangzhuang stronghold is one of more than 50 large strongholds built by the Japanese army in recent times. The central stronghold was built like a small city, with ten-story towers. It can be used as both a watchtower and a machine-gun fire point. Artillery positions were also located inside the stronghold, where two 280-mm heavy howitzers and two 100-mm Navy decommissioned naval guns were deployed. These two types of artillery, one with great power and the other with an extremely long range, pose a great threat to the base area.

With the central stronghold as the core, there are dozens of large and small bunkers and hidden forts scattered around in a ray shape, thus supporting a large area. In addition, the garrison also has a number of 150 mm mortars in their hands as mobile support fire. These cannons, combined with strong fortifications, were tricky. With the strength of the second theater of operations. It's not that you can't beat it. Instead, if you fight hard, the casualties and weapons losses are really unbearable. This is also the reason why the garrison Japanese army is so rampant.

"One battalion, speed up the progress! Be sure to enter the predetermined position before dark today and cut off the connection between the Tangzhuang stronghold and the Zhangdian stronghold. ”

"Yes, Brigadier General. Mission completion guaranteed! ”

……

The correspondent ran over panting. The report said: "Brigade commander. There's a foreign devil looking for you! ”

Brigade Commander Ma said strangely: "Foreign devils? Who? ”

"That's the card, Kayo!"

"Hey, Ma!" Major Carlson had already seen Ma Benzhai. He rushed over in a hurry and said excitedly: "I know that you are going to war, and I ask to participate!" You see, I brought this, and this! As he spoke, he patted his waist, on which he had a Colt M1911 pistol pinned to it, and a Lycra license plate camera hanging from the other side.

Brigade Commander Ma frowned slightly, and said embarrassedly: "Major Carlson, we are now going to war. We can't guarantee your safety if you go! ”

Carlson said unhappily: "Ma, I am also a soldier, and I don't need you to guarantee my safety!" The United States has now declared war on Japan, and as an American soldier, I can't always hide in the rear. I'm going to bring the situation on the front lines back to the United States so that the people can know about it! ”

Brigade Commander Ma had no choice but to call two skilled soldiers and ordered: "You two stay and protect Major Carlson." Something went wrong, only the two of you asked! ”

The two soldiers were originally going to join the commando, but now they were good, and they could only fall behind the bottom of the team, and the boss was not happy. However, the military order is like a mountain, and it can only be accepted.

After several hours of rapid marching, the troops soon reached the periphery of the Zhangdian stronghold. Brigade Commander Ma waved his hand lightly, and the troops quickly spread out in battle formation.

Not far away, there is a guard tower of the Japanese army, which is one of the outermost strongholds of the Japanese army, and is connected to the central stronghold by telephone lines and tunnels. These peripheral strongholds can play a role in protecting the central stronghold, and at the same time can obtain the firepower and troop support of the central stronghold, which is a relatively complete defense system.

A Japanese soldier was standing guard on the watchtower with a large canopy. At this time, it was getting late, and the plaster flag next to it was already a little blurred. Near the watchtower, a group of Japanese patrols was walking from the outside towards the central stronghold. This is also one of the habits of the Japanese army, which tries to scatter troops out of the sky during the day to expand the scope of control and reconnaissance and prevent the Chinese army from raiding. At night, try to shrink as much as possible and change to elastic defense.

Brigade Commander Ma observed it with a periscope and asked in a low voice: "Are the mortars all arranged?" Check it out now! ”

The correspondent picked up the caller and made contact, nodded and said, "Yes, brigade commander, the mortar company report has just been deployed!" ”

"Good!" Brigade Commander Ma shouted: "Ordering the sniper platoon to destroy this detachment immediately can be regarded as a little gift from us to the little devil!" ”

"Yes!"

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Bang bang bang...... Soon after the order was given, only a crisp burst of gunfire was heard, and the dozen or so Japanese soldiers fell to the ground one after another. The guns rang out and people died, and there was almost no need to make up for a second shot. The Japanese sentry on the watchtower also fell headlong.

Carlson excitedly exclaimed, "Oh, God! This marksmanship is amazing, do you know who fired the gun? When the battle is over, I'm going to practice with them! ”

A soldier next to him pouted and said, "What's this?" Our brigade commander can use a box cannon to shoot incense from a hundred paces away! ”

"Incense?" Carlson wondered, "Are you talking about the head of a cigarette?" As he spoke, he took out a box of camel cigarettes from his bosom and gave one to each of the two soldiers.

The soldier was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's almost, but it's a little finer than your cigarette!" ”

"Oh, it can't be. You're definitely kidding me! Carlson shrugged his shoulders and poked his head out of the fortifications again. The two soldiers were startled and hurriedly dragged him back from left to right. As soon as the three of them hid in bunker, several mortars smashed into them, sending chills down their spines with the hot air.

"Damn it!" Carlson scolded angrily: "These Japanese monkeys are using 150mm mortars!" ”

In order to prevent a sneak attack by the Chinese army, the Japanese army also made a lot of arrangements, such as this Type 96 150mm mortar. Because of the quick response of mortars, they can react quickly whenever there is an enemy situation. Fortunately, the fighters were prepared, and this round of shelling did not cause any damage.

Teaching brigade mortar company command post.

"The target was determined, and the ninth squad launched the attack. Target enemy mortar positions. Fine-tune now! ”

"Report, adjusted!"

"Three shots hit the ground at the same time, reload, release!"

"Reload. Put! ”

"Reload. Put! ”

Boom Boom Boom ...... A few shells whizzed away. Exactly fell on the mortar positions of the Japanese troops inside the stronghold. Just after a round of fighting, the Japanese soldiers who were about to move were suddenly blown down in a large area.

It turned out that long before the war. The mortar company divided the Japanese position into more than a dozen areas, each of which had one or two mortars in charge. The general direction is already right, and you only need to adjust it slightly when you find the target.

Therefore, as soon as the Japanese mortars fired, the mortar company of the teaching brigade could immediately lock on to the target and quickly counterattack. Although the number of mortars in each area is small, mastering the technique of landing three shells at the same time is enough to inflict heavy damage on the enemy. After several successive engagements, the Japanese mortar unit suffered heavy casualties, and it was easy not to show its head.

Carlson's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "It turns out that mortars can still be used like this, crooked and crooked!" As he spoke, he hurriedly took out a notebook and wrote it down.

After successfully suppressing the Japanese mortars, the teaching brigade began to clear the outlying strongholds of the Japanese army. Perimeter strongholds are generally only three stories high, and the range that can be controlled is small, and with the cover of terrain and vegetation, the attacking troops can easily approach to a distance of less than two hundred meters.

"Ready, launch!"

Rumble! With a loud bang, a fiery dragon erupted from the grass. The projectiles from the 88-mm recoilless gun instantly whistled out and slammed into the Japanese watchtower. Most of the outlying strongholds are made of bricks, and although there is some cement slurry in the middle, it cannot be compared with reinforced concrete fortifications. The projectile exploded, and soon a big hole was blown out of the wall of the watchtower, which frightened the little devils on the watchtower to exclaim.

Boom! Two more shells whistled in, and the crumbling watchtower finally couldn't hold it anymore. It fell down with a thud and smashed into dust.

"Kill!" The warriors quickly rushed forward and quickly swept away the remnants of the enemy.

The Japanese troops in the central stronghold tried to reinforce them with heavy artillery, but the attacking forces had already been transferred. Moreover, they often feinted to attack certain outlying strongholds to induce the Japanese troops in the central stronghold to open fire. Heavy artillery has a common disadvantage, that is, the rate of fire is too slow, even in the 21st century. Moreover, the heavy artillery in the Japanese stronghold is all old goods before World War I, and it is good to be able to shoot one shell a minute. And one minute is enough time for the soldiers to destroy a watchtower.

In this way, several commandos of the teaching brigade took turns to attack, and by the time it was dark, they had completely cleared more than a dozen strongholds on the periphery of the periphery, and successfully approached the periphery of the central stronghold of the Japanese army. The Japanese troops from two large strongholds in the surrounding area rushed to relieve the siege, but they were ambushed by the first and second battalions, and finally had to flee back in disgrace.

"Horse, you've fought great, Crooked!" Major Carlson stretched out his thumb and asked curiously, "The next thing is to face the strong fortifications and central strongholds of the Japanese army." As far as I know, your recoilless guns are not powerful enough to blow up the Japanese fortifications. What are you going to do? ”

Brigade Commander Ma waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the fortifications are dead, and the people are alive!" ”

Carlson shrugged and said, "But the Japanese still have heavy artillery!" ”

Brigade Commander Ma smiled: "Heavy artillery is not terrible, as long as you find a way to deal with it." ”

……

Under Carlson's astonished gaze, the soldiers of the Engineer Battalion took advantage of the night to carry a lot of gasoline barrels, and quietly dug shallow pits one after another, burying the lower part of the gasoline barrels in the pits.

Thundered...... After a loud bang, the Japanese pillbox in front was covered in flames and smoke.

"Oh, God. What kind of weapon is this! Carlson asked, horrified, "I feel like you're throwing shells out of the battleship's main guns." ”

Brigade Commander Ma smiled and said, "Almost! Speaking of which, the principle of "no conscience cannon" was briefly explained. The largest one is used here, with a pack of 200 kilograms.

At this time, the smoke cleared, and it happened that the Japanese army fired several flares from the central stronghold. The warriors were busy scattering and hiding. Carlson looked back and said in surprise: "Ma, that bunker hasn't been destroyed yet!" ”

Indeed, as the last barrier of the central stronghold, these bunkers were extremely strong. The outer walls of each bunker are more than three meters thick, and key areas have been strengthened. Two hundred kilograms of high explosives, though incredibly powerful, were not enough to blow down the bunker. However, the main role of the conscienceless cannon is not against the fortifications. It's the people in the fortifications!

Brigadier Ma said in a deep voice, "That's right. The fortifications are not broken, but the little devils inside have been shocked to death! ”

After several retaliatory shelling by the Japanese, Brigade Commander Ma asked the assault team to storm the pillbox and take a look, and sure enough. The little devils in it all bled to death. Some of the pores were shaken and bleeding. It's scary.

The devils in the central stronghold probably knew what was going on, and they were so frightened that they desperately fired flares outward, trying to prevent the teaching brigade from approaching. But flares are limited after all. It is also impossible to take care of every corner. Moreover, these flares not only pointed out the direction of the Japanese army, but also provided convenience for the teaching brigade, so that the soldiers could clearly see the Japanese fortifications.

Boom, it's another shot without conscience! For this attack, the teaching brigade prepared more than 100 gasoline barrels. No amount of Japanese pillboxes could withstand such an attack. However, the Japanese army also came up with some methods, such as retreating to the central stronghold through the tunnels first, and then drilling back to fight for the pillboxes after the teaching brigade bombarded.

However, this move was quickly discovered by the warriors, who threw Molotov cocktails into the bunker after each attack. The violent burning instantly emptied the oxygen in the tunnel, and as a result, all the Japanese soldiers waiting in the tunnel suffocated to death.

The various units of the Teaching Brigade, under the command of Brigade Commander Ma, have been steadily but firmly advancing. By dawn the next day, the outlying strongholds of Zhangdian's central stronghold had been completely swept away. This time it was the turn of the Japanese army to be bombed.

Heavy artillery, while incredibly powerful, also had many flaws of its own. The slow firing speed mentioned earlier is one of them, but there is actually another fatal flaw, which is that the shortest firing distance is too long. This is a bit tongue-twisting, what does it mean? That is to say, this heavy cannon hits a lot, at least how many meters, once you get close to a certain range, it can't hit. This is also the reason why the Japanese army formed a large number of outlying strongholds on the periphery of the central stronghold. It's just that they didn't expect the teaching brigade to pull out all these nails overnight.

After getting close to the central stronghold, the teaching brigade was much easier. The sharpshooters used rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers and other light weapons to target Japanese shooting. Mortars and unconscionable artillery bombarded the inside of the stronghold, plowing over and over again like ploughing fields, until the devil cried and called his mother. Moreover, these shells and explosives packets are all frequented, and they are either mixed with lime or paprika, which can choke people to death.

At six o'clock in the morning, the brigade commander saw the fire and ordered the whole line to attack. The attacking troops were divided into four groups, including a fire group, an assault group, a demolition group, and a support group, which covered each other and quickly entered the stronghold. Although many Japanese soldiers tried to carry out some kind of meat bomb offensive with explosive bags, they were all smashed to pieces by calm soldiers with submachine guns.

"Avenge the villagers of Hedong Village, kill!"

After opening the gap, the follow-up troops poured in and quickly occupied several commanding heights in the stronghold, but the scene in front of them surprised everyone.

A large fire had been lit inside the colony. There was not only firewood but also Japanese weapons, and a Japanese officer brought a bucket of diesel fuel and poured it on the fire, and the flames rose more than three meters high. The rest of the soldiers took off their coats, tied a white belt on their heads, wore only a shirt, and stood neatly on the high platform next to the fire.

"Ma, what are the Japanese doing? Surrender ceremony? ”

Brigade Commander Ma was also at a loss. Suddenly, the four Japanese soldiers in front of the line screamed and jumped directly into the fire, and then they were burned and screamed, and they kept rolling in the fire. The smell of pork burnt paste filled the air.

"Ahh After a while, four more people jumped. They all struggled desperately in the fire until they were burned into a twisted piece of charcoal.

"Oh God, these savage monkeys!" Carlson covered his mouth in horror.

It may be that the situation of the little devil who jumped down before was too miserable, and a young "child soldier" was so frightened that he shrank back vigorously, refusing to jump, and was kicked down by the officer next to him.

"Fake, the Japanese are so brutal!" Carlson kept pressing the shutter with trembling hands, and said to Brigadier Ma: "Ma, I think you have to stop this disaster?" ”

Brigade Commander Ma said indifferently: "Stop? That's how they killed the villagers in Hedong Village the day before yesterday! ”

"Yes, it's retribution!"

"You deserve to be burned!"

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As soon as they remembered the tragedy that had happened the day before yesterday, the soldiers shouted angrily. To be honest, everyone still felt a little pity when they saw the miserable appearance of the little devils, but when they thought of the heinous crimes they committed, they quickly took it for granted.

"Report, brigade commander, political commissar, we have a few live ones!" Several soldiers rushed to drag in a few prisoners. It turned out that when the Japanese army set themselves on fire en masse, some parts of the stronghold had already been captured by the teaching brigade, and some Japanese soldiers were wounded and captured alive before they could assemble.

As soon as Carlson saw the wounded, the deep sense of humanitarian superiority in his heart was triggered again, and he hurriedly said: "Oh God, they are badly wounded, go and call the doctor!" ”

The warriors twisted their heads to the side, as if they hadn't heard.

The political commissar was probably worried about damaging the image of the Chinese army, and hurriedly said: "Our policy is to give preferential treatment to prisoners, go quickly!" ”

The correspondent ran out of the house for a while, and then came back to report: "Political commissar, military doctors are all rescuing our wounded, and now there is no time!" ”

"Well, let them hurry up!"

Carlson knew that there was a problem here, but he couldn't find fault with it, so he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to personally help the wounded Japanese soldier bandage his wounds. As soon as Lu Dao squatted down, the soldier seemed to be crazy and pounced on Carlson's arm.

"Oh strange!" Carlson screamed in pain, hurriedly knocked the guy down with a punch, then stood up and kicked hard, foaming at the mouth, and scolded angrily: "Fake, you son of a bitch!" ”

The soldiers all saw it, but they couldn't hold it back, and they couldn't help laughing.

Brigade Commander Ma smiled and said, "Major Carlson, do you know why we hate Japanese devils so much?" ”

"Of course, very understanding! These guys don't deserve forgiveness! ”

"Congratulations, Carlson, now you are one step closer to the Chinese people!"

"Aha, in that case, am I not a blessing in disguise in your words?"

"You're right, Carlson!"

…… (To be continued......)