At this time, almost all the main battlefields of Xiaoyangzhuang were controlled by the independent regiment.
Zhou Weiguo stood outside the village and frowned, and said to his second battalion commander: "The combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment is indeed not blown out. Under the influence of that man, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment have become tigers. Just three hundred people can do it." We fought back and forth with the two squadrons of the Japanese. Looking at our strength several times that of the enemy, we still have not captured any squadron of the Japanese army. This is simply a shame for our 87th Division."
The second battalion commander looked embarrassed for a moment, then made an excuse and said: "Team leader, we are the main force in the fight. If we don't attract the Japs' attention, can his independent group infiltrate?"
Zhou Weiguo sighed, but didn't say anything. Although his men were all trained elite troops, they still couldn't escape the excuses and excuses in the officialdom.
He was disgusted by this, but he had no choice but to order the Second Battalion to step up the offensive and not give the Japanese a chance to breathe, so as to reduce the pressure on the independent regiment.
At the same time, the fighting in Xiaoyangzhuang continued. The number of independent regiments was smaller than that of the Japs, but their firepower was sufficient to make up for anything.
Zhu Shengzhong and Sun Shiyu led 1560 people to block the Japanese from two directions.
The thirty-odd men of the Second Battalion and the First Company were breaking through the obstruction of the small Japanese troops and entering the village's ancestral hall.
The villagers who escaped said that the women were locked up in the ancestral hall. So Captain Wang of the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion came with his men under the order of Zhu Shengzhong.
There were Japanese people guarding the ancestral hall, but there were not many people there. They only saw four Japanese soldiers outside the ancestral hall.
When the Japanese soldiers saw Captain Wang and others, they were ready to shoot. However, in the face of the firepower of Captain Wang and others, the four Japanese soldiers had no chance to fire. Before they could push the bullet into the chamber, Captain Wang fired. .
From a distance of more than thirty meters, the gun hit, and the four Japanese were beaten into pieces.
But at the moment when the Japs' corpses knocked open the courtyard door, the three Japs in the courtyard formed a triangular formation. One of them knelt down to shoot, while the other two stood and aimed at the door.
Company Commander Wang yelled and moved away, but it was already too late. The little devil had perfect timing and opened fire at the moment the courtyard door was knocked open.
Captain Wang dodged, but the soldier behind him was hit in the chest by a Japanese soldier.
The bullet passed through the soldier's body and injured the soldier behind him.
The same was true on the other side. Two soldiers were injured and killed, and a villager who led the way was injured.
When his companions dragged him away, Captain Wang was so angry that he wanted to shoot him.
But at this time, he thought of the women imprisoned in the ancestral hall. Bullets don't have eyes, and once they are fired, it is difficult to ensure that the people inside are not injured.
The little Japs seemed to understand this, as three Japs stood in the courtyard and fired guns randomly outside.
Captain Wang spread his fingers, and the soldiers behind him dispersed instantly.
They divided into two directions and surrounded the ancestral hall.
The Japs in the ancestral hall were a little panicked. One of them climbed up the ladder to the room, but was spotted by a soldier from the first company, who aimed at the Japs' back and gave him a slap in the face.
The little devil's back was smashed and he fell from the ladder like a dead dog.
The two remaining Japs were very panicked, and finally the corps commander came up with a good idea, which was to take the women in the house as hostages.
They kicked open the door of the ancestral hall and barged in with ferocious looks. The women who were tied up with ropes panicked like lambs hiding in the corner after being frightened by ferocious wolves.
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But the Japanese team leader didn't care about that. He grabbed one of the women and blocked it in front of him. Then he shouted outside in non-standard Chinese: "Chinese people, all of you are not allowed to come in, otherwise I will start."
Killed."
At this time, the soldiers who were about to climb over the wall and enter the courtyard stopped because they were here to save people, not to watch the villagers die.
Except for those who stayed to continue surveillance, all the soldiers found Company Commander Wang.
Captain Wang was deep in thought. He didn't expect the little devil to be so cowardly. He killed unarmed civilians and was so domineering, but he gave up when he encountered soldiers like them.
However, this also illustrates that there is nothing to fear from the little devils, they are just a group of cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong.
But the man could still be saved. Company Commander Wang thought for a while and prepared to do such a dangerous thing to save the man himself.
He wanted to climb up to the roof and bring a magic weapon to the Japanese. Because he knew from the villagers that there were only roof tiles on top of the ancestral hall and no second-story shed, so he could jump off the roof in an instant as long as he found the right position.
, control two devils.
But this is very dangerous, and he is likely to die. But at this time, he can no longer care so much.
He revealed his plan, but one of his brothers named Shunliu disagreed.
Because if you want to accomplish this, you must have a person with excellent eloquence to attract the attention of the Japanese.
And there is no one more suitable than Captain Wang here.
So Shunyou suggested that he and another brother go up. Even if the two of them could not kill the two Japs with one blow, they could at least hold them back.
Company Commander Wang thought for a while and agreed to the two men's plan. After all, the key to success this time was whether the people outside could attract all the Japs' attention.
"Be careful, if you are discovered by the other party, evacuate immediately, you know?"
"Yes, company commander."
Company Commander Wang ordered, Shunliu answered with another soldier, and then ran behind the ancestral hall with the young people in the village.
At this time, Captain Wang was hiding outside the gate of the courtyard and shouted to the Japanese inside: "Little Japanese, as long as you release the hostages and surrender, we will treat the prisoners preferentially."
The Japanese corps commander laughed loudly: "Baga, how could our Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire surrender? If we surrender, you will also surrender. Our reinforcements will arrive soon, and you Chinese will all die."
Bang! Bang bang!
The little Japanese fired guns randomly outside with no intention of surrender. He was still waiting for his Excellency Zhongshan to send someone to rescue them.
But little did he know that their men were blocked by two groups of people, Sun Shiyu and Zhu Shengzhong.
Although the Japs attacked fiercely, using mortars, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, machine guns, etc., they were unable to do anything to the independent regiment.
The weapons and equipment of the independent regiment, the best of the best, were armed to the teeth. Bullets were used casually, and artillery shells were as if they were free. This was the first time that the little devil was beaten by the opponent's artillery fire and lost his temper.
They fired one artillery shell, and the independent regiment had to hit them five or six times. Even the Zhongshan Japs were stunned. They thought to themselves, what kind of army did they encounter today?
He quickly ordered his communications troops: "You should contact Mr. Fujimura (Captain of the 23rd Regiment) immediately and tell him that we have encountered the main force of the Chinese army. This is a very, very capable force. We are still
I don’t know the opponent’s number, but our second brigade has already suffered heavy casualties. Let him send reinforcements quickly, quickly!..."