Zhou Weihan looked at his watch, and then said: "The battle on Li Yunlong's side should be almost over, and it depends on our independent detachment next!"
"This operation is carefully deployed and the personnel of each regiment are mobilized reasonably. There will be no problem in capturing Fengle Station!" Xing Zhiguo said.
"If circumstances permit, I would like to have a bigger appetite!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile, as if he had a bigger plan.
The second group ahead.
Xu Dali led the first battalion commander and the second battalion commander were waiting for the time to launch the attack.
The third battalion of the second regiment and the heavy machine gun company of the regiment have been divided into two parts, respectively deployed on the north and south sides, waiting for reinforcements from nearby strongholds.
The Japanese army implemented a cage policy using railways as pillars, roads as chains, and bunkers as locks. The defenses along the railways and roads were the most rigorous, and permanent strongholds were built.
The Xiaoxinzhuang stronghold is only a small stronghold responsible for guarding Fengle Station. There is neither a transmitter nor a small diesel generator in the stronghold.
The stronghold itself is laid out with a three-story gun tower in the middle and three bunkers around the outside. There is a detachment of Japanese troops and a company of puppet troops.
"Commander, the wires outside the Xiaoxinzhuang stronghold have been cut off!" Captain Hui of the second regiment's security company reported.
Xu Dali nodded to indicate that the action could begin. Upon receiving the approval, the first battalion commander immediately led the first battalion towards the Xiaoxinzhuang stronghold.
The two combat defense guns unloaded from the packhorse have been assembled, and the soldiers of the artillery battalion pushed them behind the first battalion.
The Japanese stronghold was surrounded by strong walls and clear fields. The soldiers of the first battalion were discovered by the puppet troops in the outer bunker when they were two miles away from the Xiaoxinzhuang stronghold.
When the puppet troops saw the crowded Eighth Route Army surrounding them, they immediately fired warning shots.
After the defenders in the stronghold panicked for a while, the crooked handles placed on the gun towers immediately opened fire.
"Haha, the bullets can't reach you. I'll send you to heaven!" the battalion commander laughed as he watched the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold firing in panic.
"Pull up the anti-tank cannon and give the little devil a taste of the shells!"
In the bunker, a puppet soldier said: "Platoon commander, what do you mean by this Eighth Route Army? They are encircling but not attacking!"
"It's probably the same old thing again. We need to surround the point for reinforcements. Please be alert. The reinforcements will be here in a moment!" The puppet platoon leader was not aware of the approaching danger at all.
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the horrified voice of the soldiers next to him: "Platoon, platoon leader, the Eighth Route Army has artillery!"
The puppet platoon leader took a closer look and broke out in cold sweat.
I saw two combat defense guns pushed up in the direction of the first battalion, and the gunners were adjusting the muzzles.
"Run!" the puppet platoon leader ran out of the bunker.
"Boom!" Two shells were fired from the black muzzle and flew straight towards the three-story gun tower in the middle.
"Boom!" Two artillery shells hit the turret in the middle. The puppet platoon leader witnessed with his own eyes that the Japs machine gunner on the top of the turret was blown away, and the entire turret was destroyed instantly.
Affected by this, the puppet troops in the three bunkers did not dare to stay in the bunkers for a while, for fear that they would fly to the sky in a local airplane the next moment.
A battalion of soldiers surrounding the stronghold rushed in from all sides, and more than 400 people surrounded the more than 100 puppet legionnaires who were lucky enough to survive.
"Hand in the gun and don't kill!"
"Hand in the gun and don't kill!"
Several puppet soldiers still resisted and were directly shot to death by a battalion of soldiers around them.
A large number of the puppet troops had not yet recovered from the shock. When they saw that they were surrounded and the leading officer was killed, they simply put down their weapons.
"The anti-artillery battle is still very powerful. With just a pack of cigarettes, we eliminated one of the Japs' strongholds!" the first battalion commander of the second regiment said with a smile.
Rear command post.
Xing Zhiguo witnessed everything with a telescope, then put down the telescope and said: "Old Zhou, our independent detachment is probably the first one in the Eighth Route Army that can pull out the strong Japanese strongholds so quickly and quickly!"
"The Japanese army just bullied us because of our poor industrial base and our inability to build artillery. Otherwise, the strongholds in North China would be living targets!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
As the Xiaoxinzhuang stronghold was removed, the morale of the soldiers of the second battalion was greatly shaken. They eagerly crossed the stronghold and marched towards the Daxinzhuang stronghold to the east.
Xu Dali immediately deployed the idle first battalion to quickly support the third battalion that was fighting for reinforcements, and demolished the strongholds on the north and south sides.
The headquarters of the third regiment and the independent detachment, as well as the young and strong militiamen operating with the main force, began to move forward.
The words are divided into two parts.
After the New Regiment ambushed the Japanese transport convoy, it was the first time that so many supplies were seized. Li Yunlong couldn't let go even after thinking about it. Finally, he simply ordered the guards of the regiment to escort the supplies with the wounded and militiamen.
"Sun Desheng, you take the second battalion to support the political commissar. Zhang Dabiao, your first battalion will follow me to support the fourth battalion. The artillery company is divided into two, take action immediately!"
"yes!"
"Commander, where is the Type 92 infantry gun assigned to?" Wang Chengzhu asked at this time.
Li Yunlong also had some tangles on his face. The new regiment had only one direct-aiming artillery piece and could only take care of one side.
"Take it to the political commissar. Damn it, I don't believe this evil. If you don't aim the artillery directly, you can't carry the little Japanese gun tower?" Li Yunlong decided the path of the Type 92 infantry cannon with a wave of his hand.
After receiving the order, Wang Chengzhu turned around and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Li Yunlong, who whispered something in Wang Chengzhu's ear.
"Captain, isn't this good?" Wang Chengzhu showed hesitation on his face.
"What's wrong? Wang Chengzhu!" Li Yunlong said with a straight face.
"Here!" Wang Chengzhu stood at attention subconsciously.
"I am the leader of the new regiment. I gave the order. If anything happens, the superiors will be held accountable. I will bear the responsibility and carry out the order!" Li Yunlong said loudly.
"yes!"
The blocking positions set up by the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the New Regiment were not far from the location where the Japanese transport convoy was ambushed.
Li Yunlong's side was firing and firing, making a lot of noise. The nearby Japanese strongholds heard the noise at the beginning of the battle and sent troops to support him.
Li Yunlong's intention is also very clear, which is to make the noise as loud as possible, concentrate the main force to ambush the Japanese transport convoy, and the rest of the troops to fight for reinforcements. When the main force is free, reinforce the reinforcement troops and annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops coming out of the stronghold. In this way
To reduce the difficulty of attacking Japanese strongholds.
The entire battle plan was very simple. It was certain that the Japanese army would be reinforced, but it relied on the strong strength of the New Regiment. Otherwise, not to mention the transport convoy, loss of troops would be inevitable.
Ding Wei was not idle either. Zhou Weihan gave the 28th Regiment two combat defense guns and gunners to the bunker. Ding Wei used them quite smoothly.
"Our regiment's combat plan is still conservative. When we fought against the 97th Army, I saw the power of this thing. I didn't expect it to be so useful against the Japanese strongholds!" Ding Wei said, looking at the destroyed stronghold in front of him.
"It's not too late. In short, we are operating around the Handan-Changchang Highway, and the Japs' stronghold cannot escape!" said Xiang Ying, the political commissar of the 28th Regiment.
This was only a local battle in Tainan. Looking at the whole of North China, smoke was everywhere in half of North China, and the Japanese strongholds were uprooted one by one.
As the main battlefield of the Zhengtai Railway, the Eighth Route Army's offensive was more fierce. To the west of Pingding was the first part of the 129th Division, and to the east of Pingding was the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.
More than a hundred outlying strongholds were removed one after another, and the Japanese independent Fourth Brigade stationed along the Zhengtai Railway was directly defeated.
At the same time, the 120th Division at the north and south ends of the Tongpu Railway was engaged in a decisive battle; the Baijin Railway, the main force of the 386 Brigade near Linfen Highway was engaged in a decisive battle with the third column;
The highways from Taiwan to Wei County and Handan to Daming were all damaged.