Chapter 161: Request for Reinforcements
At ten o'clock in the evening, except for a few searchlights, it was dark everywhere in the stronghold at this time, and most of the soldiers retreated into the barracks and began to rest.
But today is different, the whole stronghold is lit up everywhere.
More than 1,000 Japanese troops were in squadrons, quietly lurking in their respective positions, waiting for the arrival of the independent regiment.
A few miles away on the road, nearly 2,000 men of the Independent Regiment were resting in a nearby cornfield.
Chief of Staff Zeng Quan, Deputy Regiment Commander Feng Tao, Deputy Political Commissar He Wen, Third Battalion Commander Yan Song, Instructor Long Weidong, and the four company commanders of the Third Battalion all sat together and waited for Zeng Quan to give an order.
"Comrades, the first three miles are the strongholds of the Japanese army. To tell you the truth, there are not more than 1,000 puppet troops in the stronghold, but more than 21,000 real devil elites. ”
"Our task is to use a main battalion and two recruit battalions to play the momentum of a main regiment, force the devils in Laiyuan City to send reinforcements here, and then drag the devils here as much as possible!"
"My idea was that the three battalions would concentrate into one fist and storm the eastern position of the Upper Street stronghold. The other three directions will each transfer a main platoon and a recruit company, just keep the pressure on the devils! What do you think! ”
"No ......," everyone, including the deputy head Feng Tao, shook their heads and replied.
"Very good, I order: one company and one platoon, one company of recruits, commanded by the commander of a company of horses, to feint to attack the position on the west side of the stronghold on the street!"
"One company and two platoons, the second company of recruits, commanded by Lao Feng, feint to attack the southern position!"
"One company and three platoons, three companies of recruits, Lao He, you will command, feint to attack the northern position, and the other troops will be personally commanded by me to storm the western position!"
"Another point, all the attacking troops must ensure that they obey 100% of the orders, I will withdraw from the battlefield, even if they enter the devil's position, they must be withdrawn!"
"It's ten o'clock in the evening, and the devil must be ready and waiting for us. I'm going to grind them for another two hours, and then attack when I've almost sharpened them. ”
"Leave on time at twelve o'clock in the morning, and attack on time at half past twelve!"
For the Japanese who were waiting, the longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it was for them.
After all, human energy is limited, and it is impossible to keep the nerves at a high level all the time.
At ten o'clock, some of the devil recruits had already begun to yawn, and at eleven o'clock, more devils began to yawn. By twelve o'clock, there were already many devils who began to have sleepy eyes and wanted to sleep.
At this moment, an exclamation suddenly sounded in the position.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army has touched it, everyone quickly counterattack!"
"Bang bang ......" The still sober devil subconsciously pulled the trigger on the pitch-black battlefield in front of him. The sleepy-eyed devil, regardless of whether he was aiming at the target or not, subconsciously pulled the trigger.
The battlefield, which had been quiet just now, instantly became a burst of gunfire.
"Woo woo woo woo ......" The scream of the cannonballs crossing the sky suddenly overwhelmed the battlefield and the gunshots reached the ears of the devils.
Some of the fast-reacting veterans' faces changed, and they subconsciously squatted into the trenches, and then shouted: "Shelling, everyone, hide ......"
Before they finished speaking, three explosions sounded in their ears, followed by the screams ......of many people.
Captain Aoki Shaosa, who was located in the middle of the stronghold, saw at a glance that the main attack direction of the independent regiment was to the west, and then ordered loudly.
"Strengthen the defensive firepower and strength of the western position, notify the artillery, immediately counterattack, and destroy the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army!"
The stronghold on the street was equipped with one infantry artillery squad, two mortar squads, a total of eight artillery pieces, and strong firepower.
Aoki was confident that after the artillery fired, it only took a few rounds of counterattacks, and the artillery equipped with the independent regiment would turn into a pile of scrap metal.
At that time, if the Eighth Route Army wants to continue to attack itself, it can only fill it with human lives. And this is exactly what he and the brigade commander want to see the most.
Aoki Shaozo didn't know that since the independent regiment had artillery, Wang Ping set a few dead rules for them.
In order to protect the limited artillery, no matter what kind of artillery, it is not possible to stay in one position for more than a minute.
The three mortars of the artillery platoon of the third battalion had just finished firing a five-round rapid fire, and in less than half a minute before and after, the artillery team of three people rushed to the side of the mortar and dismantled the mortar, and then carried the mortar and moved to the side position.
By the time the Japanese began to counterattack with a total of eight guns, the original artillery positions were empty.
The violent explosion did not yield any results except for a few craters and fragments in the ground.
Just when Aoki thought that the artillery of the Independent Regiment was gone, three familiar screams reached his ears again.
"Baga, how can the Eighth Route Army still have artillery!"
"Boom, boom!" Before the screams were finished, three violent explosions rang out at the artillery position.
Under the pitch-black night sky, the three fireballs rising from the sky not far away were particularly dazzling into Aoki's field of vision, making Aoki realize that the Eighth Route Army he was facing in front of him was not so easy to fight.
After firing a round of five rapid fire at the Japanese artillery position, the artillery platoon immediately moved to a new artillery position and continued to engage in a confrontation with the Japanese artillery.
The barely interrupted artillery fire not only made the Japanese complain again and again, but also attracted all their artillery fire. It made Aoki Shaoza think that he was facing more than three mortars of the Eighth Route Army, and further determined that the Eighth Route Army that attacked him was the main force of the independent regiment.
"Your Excellency, the artillerymen report that they have lost two mortars. The defenders in the west reported that the offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army was very strong, with heavy machine guns and grenadiers, and they had lost nearly an infantry squad! ”
"Yo Xi, it seems that it is the main force of the Independent Regiment that is attacking us!" Aoki said with a calm face.
Then he ordered with a solemn face: "Send a squadron from the reserve to reinforce the western position!" ”
"In addition, telegraph to Your Excellency, the brigade commander, that the Eighth Route Army, which is attacking us, is determined to be the main force of the independent regiment, the opponent's firepower is strong, and the offensive attack has caused nearly 100 casualties to our department, and the reinforcements can go!"
The independent regiment attacked the position, and seeing that the attacking troops had retreated again, the expression on Zeng Quan's face did not change, and he continued to order.
"Let three companies go up in one platoon, and bring a company of recruits. It's still the old rule, rush to the front of the position seventy or eighty meters and choose the right time to retreat! ”
"Also, let the machine gunners and grenadiers find the right opportunity to beat the devils on the position for me, kill and injure them in large numbers, don't save ammunition for me, but be sure to protect yourself, keep shifting positions, don't be targeted by devils!"
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