The Japs' raid on the mountains ended in a disastrous defeat. Not only did they lose a lot of troops, but in the end even Commander Shi Yuan was left dead. The frightened Japs retreated and did not dare to take any more action until a new commander was dispatched from above.
They reduced their troops to strengthen defense and began to use the established strongholds to curb the development of guerrillas into the plains.
Sanbao saw that the Japanese had lost the ability to attack. He seized the opportunity and decided to attack quickly to solve the enemy's blockade of Chushan. However, he really did not expect to encounter such a big difficulty.
According to the information from the investigation, the enemy was hiding in the stronghold and could not move easily. It was not easy to lure the Japanese out. The Japanese were so frightened that they kept hiding in the stronghold.
Sanbao decided to attack the Japanese stronghold. This was the first time he took the initiative to launch an offensive. However, Sanbao didn't feel anything until he saw the tall and solid watchtower of the Japanese stronghold.
Li Yong accompanied him to conduct reconnaissance. From a distance of several miles, they saw the Japs' plaster flag on the top of the Japs' watchtower. The area for several miles was already under the enemy's sight. In such a situation
Under this situation, it is impossible to lead the troops close to the attack site.
Moreover, within a hundred or ten meters around the Japs stronghold, there is an open area. The Japs have cleared away the surrounding coverts, and the entire area is completely exposed to the enemy's firepower. Moreover, Sanbao saw the condescending dozen or so shooting ports above, and there was Sanbao.
I saw that the Japanese watchtower was very strong.
"Damn, why are you like the Japs' Iron Bastard?" Sanbao couldn't think of a way to attack, so he couldn't help but cursed.
"Captain, why don't we use the method of encirclement and reinforcements?" Li Yong suggested from the side.
Sambo had thought about this at first, but he considered that since he wanted to get it, the Japanese would also think of taking precautions, and the stronghold in front of him was difficult to conquer, so he was afraid that if the troops were dispersed, they would not be able to capture it, and the Japanese would not move out.
"No, we must capture it!" Sanbao replied, "Only by capturing it can we continue to develop into the plains."
"But we don't have heavy weapons to attack. This is a tough thing." Li Yong said worriedly: "And we have to guard against Japanese reinforcements, so I'm afraid we don't have enough troops."
Sanbao remained silent. He was thinking hard, and finally he said: "We asked the militiamen to use mines to block the Japanese support, and the troops gathered together to attack the fortress. Even if they cannot defeat it, they can also accumulate experience for the future."
"Captain, you have to be careful about this." Li Yong advised. After all, Sanbao had never participated in a critical battle, and Li Yong had only fought against Kuomintang bunkers before, and he had never seen this watchtower before.
"Our best bombardiers can throw grenades forty to fifty meters, so we must cover them to a distance of fifty meters from the watchtower." Sanbao said first.
"It can be done, but I don't think the grenade will have any effect." Li Yong replied: "And you see that the bombardier will be exposed to enemy fire."
"That's just to cover the approach of the demolition team. I don't believe the Japanese watchtowers are stronger than their tanks." Sanbao said, "It's a pity that we don't have cannons."
"I'm afraid our fire cover is not enough. Although we have many machine guns, the level of the soldiers..." Li Yong was still a little worried.
"There are two problems now." Sanbao finally said: "The first is to organize accurate and fierce firepower to suppress the Japanese counterattack and provide cover. If this can be done, I think it can be done."
Li Yong shook his head thinking about it, and he immediately asked: "What about the second question?"
"We do have some artillery shells. How can we throw them on top of the enemy's heads from a distance of 100 meters without cannons and let them explode?" Sanbao was also thinking.