kingnovel Chapter 448 Breaking the Japanese Turtle Shell
Chapter 448 Breaking the Japanese Turtle Shell
Chapter 448 Breaking the Japanese Turtle Shell
Pinghan Railway, Shijiazhuang to Dingxian section.
At this time, the railway line was already filled with densely packed artillery towers and bunkers. The Japanese armored vehicles on the tracks would patrol every half an hour. The vehicles were equipped with not only heavy machine guns, but also a rapid-fire cannon.
The area within a few hundred meters on both sides of the railway was almost cleared, and any outsiders were strictly prohibited from entering, otherwise they would be killed without mercy.
In fact, the Japanese blockade along the way was very effective. They built blockade lines on both sides of the railway to prevent any supplies from entering the bases of the independent brigade.
Naturally, the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla zones and bases were also affected.
Da da da!
A burst of machine gun bullets swept past, almost hitting the soldiers who were lurking nearby to investigate.
The main purpose of the Third Regiment's training this time was to take down several artillery towers near Zhengding and then remove all the rails on this section of road.
Half a month has passed since Gu Changfeng reported to Commander Yang. After obtaining permission, the regiments that went out began to attack the surrounding Japanese strongholds one after another. They wanted to smash the Japanese's turtle shell and destroy the so-called blockade line of the Japanese.
Judging from the current strength of each regiment, there is actually no problem in taking down the Japanese stronghold. It is mainly because of Gu Changfeng's constraints, asking each regiment to develop its troops and prepare for a war first, otherwise they would have taken action long ago.
Given the tempers of the commanders of the independent brigade, they would not allow the Japanese to linger in front of them and blockade them. They would beat them to pieces.
The Third Regiment has been developing for more than two months. The number of troops has increased by thousands, but there has been no gain in weapons and equipment, so the target is naturally the Japanese.
"Commander, the Japanese Iron Turtle has left. We have half an hour to take down the Japanese artillery tower. Currently, there is a Japanese squadron stationed in Zhengding, plus more than 200 puppet troops..."
"Just a few Japs, no need to go into so much detail. If the brigade commander hadn't taken the rocket launcher back, I could have taken care of all those Japs as well."
Wu Mazi interrupted Wen Jiayi before he finished his report. After all, with so many people coming out, why should they be afraid of these few Japanese devils?
If they really want to fight seriously, the special forces of their third regiment can sneak in and it won’t take many people to deal with the Japanese in Zhengding.
Hearing the commander's words, Wen Jiayi didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "Commander, let our Third Battalion be in charge this time."
After being idle for so long, it was obvious that the battalion commander was itching to get busy.
Upon hearing this, Wu Mazi said to Wen Jiayi, "I'll give you the task of taking down the artillery tower. Remember, our goal is to train our troops. Don't cause any more losses, or I'll have to replace you as battalion commander."
"I got your order, Commander. Don't worry, I guarantee that we will overturn the Japanese's shell!" Wen Jiayi said, patting his chest.
After Wen Jiayi finished speaking, he turned to the soldiers of the Third Battalion's Firepower Platoon and ordered, "The first and second teams go first, provide fire support for the gunners!"
Following Wen Jiayi's order, the team carrying the single-barreled rocket launcher quietly moved towards the enemy's artillery tower...
On the outskirts of Zhengding, the Japanese had four artillery towers on the left and right, and a main artillery tower in the middle.
The four gun towers are semi-permanent fortifications, and the main gun tower is more solid and is built entirely of reinforced concrete.
Given the sturdiness of the main gun tower, if there were no heavy artillery, then mortars and rocket launchers would be powerless against it. Fortunately, Wu Mazi was also aware of this, so he actually had other arrangements for the main gun tower.
In the main gun tower in the middle, the Japanese squad leader Otsuka Suketoshi was resting with his eyes closed. He had been here for almost half a year. Since the gun tower was repaired, he had been in charge of the defense of Zhengding. Due to the long-term safe state, the Japanese and puppet troops were very careless.
It is indeed a bit difficult for the Japanese and puppet troops to keep checking through the observation holes to see if there is any sneak attack. It is fine for one or two days, but they will inevitably become lazy after a long time. This is human nature.
Otsuka Suetoshi closed his eyes to rest, and the task of keeping an eye on the observation port was given to Private First Class Ozawa.
Ozawa was quite serious in the first half hour. Not only was he serious himself, but he also made the puppet soldiers next to him unable to blink.
Anyone who dares to be distracted will be dealt with. Among the Japanese, Xiaoze is just a small fry and no one takes him seriously, but in the puppet army, he is the boss and is definitely a big shot.
Except for the company commander of the puppet army, he could beat or scold other squad leaders and platoon leaders as he pleased, and no one dared to resist.
Suddenly, he noticed that there seemed to be a figure swaying a hundred meters away. Feeling a little confused, he rubbed his eyes hard, then picked up the telescope to observe.
This time it was much clearer, but unfortunately the figure had disappeared...
"Bakayarū, am I seeing things?"
Xiaoze said something doubtfully, then after thinking for a moment, he turned around and asked the puppet soldier next to him: "Did you see any human figures just now?"
The puppet army squad leader Liu Datou was already dozing off, and he was so drowsy that he couldn't hear clearly what Xiaoze was saying. He could only look at Xiaoze in confusion.
This really annoyed Xiaoze, and he slapped Liu Datou twice, then cursed: "Bagayalo, Liu-san, if you slack off again, you'll all die!"
After being slapped twice, Liu Datou finally came to his senses. He quickly bowed and apologized like the Japanese soldiers, revealing his servile face.
Just as Liu Datou was about to readjust himself and prepare to be a loyal dog to the devil, his face suddenly changed and he exclaimed, "Tai, Taijun, there are people outside!"
At this time, the firepower team of the third battalion was only 80 meters away from the Japanese, and the gunners in charge of the rocket launcher were only meters away from the Japanese artillery tower, so Liu Datou didn't even need a telescope to see clearly.
When the Japanese heard the screams, they instinctively opened fire immediately!
But it was too late. The two rockets easily penetrated the brick wall of the turret and blew two large holes in the front of the turret.
Boom boom!
Two more rockets were fired, and the Japanese artillery tower finally couldn't withstand the second round of rocket launchers. The artillery tower collapsed with the explosion, and the Japanese puppet soldiers were buried underneath with wailing.
Boom boom boom!
More intense artillery fire arrived. The third battalion was equipped with ten single-barrel rocket launchers and launched attacks on two outer artillery towers one after another.
Da da da!
The firepower team fired at the remaining two Japanese artillery towers from three directions. Unfortunately, the Japanese puppet troops were hiding inside the artillery towers, and the dense bullets had little effect on them.
Da da da!
The Japanese soldiers who reacted began to fight back, and machine guns swept near the gun crew, and two gunners fell on the spot.
"Damn you little devil, I'm going to fuck you!"
The main gunner of the other group was furious. The shells had been loaded, so he fired directly at the Japanese artillery tower!
boom!
After a loud bang, dozens of puppet soldiers and devils hiding inside were either killed or injured!
Three artillery towers were destroyed. Second Lieutenant Otsuka in the main artillery tower could no longer sit still. He cursed "Baga" angrily, and then commanded the Japanese and puppet troops to counterattack, while asking the squadron leader for support.