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Chapter 93 Even the Japanese can’t fight at night!

that night.

One o'clock midnight.

"Prepare."

In the main body of the stronghold, with the help of weak candlelight, the male Shangchi looked around at the densely packed first and second teams, the squadron headquarters, and his voice was hoarse.

It was as if the throat had been torn open, it was heart-piercing and heart-piercing.

"Prepare!"

Below, the captains of the first and second squadrons of the male squadron, and the squad captains passed orders in turn.

More than 80 Japanese soldiers began to make final preparations before breaking out.

Check the firearm, fill the magazine with bullets, fix the bayonet on the muzzle buckle, and repeatedly secure ammunition boxes, grenades and other moving animals around your waist to avoid making noise.

Finally, tie up shoelaces and tie up clothes.

The main body of the stronghold is not very spacious. After more than 80 Japanese soldiers stood there, it was already very crowded.

But all the action is very quiet.

All the Japs knew that today was their last chance to survive.

"Set off."

The male superior's voice became hoarse.

As soon as the order was given, 83 Japanese soldiers, including Ogami, bent down and walked quietly towards the left side of the stronghold.

at the same time,

Outside the stronghold, thirty Japanese soldiers from the third squadron of the Men's Squadron, including the squad leader and a few wounded Japanese soldiers, also quietly moved to the right.

"..."

Before leaving the stronghold, Ogami looked back at the stronghold where he had been stationed for half a year and the third team moving to the right, with complicated eyes.

After being surrounded by more than 600 Eighth Route Army troops for seven days, the Men's Squadron, which originally had a total strength of 141, now has only 113.

Oshangchi still couldn't figure it out.

Didn't it mean that Tubal Road was short of ammunition?
But in just seven days, the Eighth Route Army surrounding the Xiazhuang stronghold fired no less than 60 rounds of ammunition, [-] grenades, and [-] [-]-mm mortar shells at his squadron.

As a result, 28 men of the Menshang Squadron stationed at the Xiazhuang stronghold were killed and 5 were injured. The casualty rate reached 20.00%, and the mortality rate reached 20.00%.

The morale of the male squadron was severely depressed.

This morning, one Locust Army soldier even suffered a nervous breakdown and ran around on the battlefield. He was eventually shot to death by the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.

This was one of the important reasons why he decided to break out today.

If you continue to stay, I'm afraid more soldiers will suffer from mental breakdown.

Arriving at the edge of the position, Ogami waved his hand to signal the more than 80 soldiers behind him to stay quiet.

The Tubal Road surrounding the Xiazhuang stronghold is very strong, with a large number of machine guns, and even a large number of grenades and mortars. The firepower is very fierce, and each line of defense has multiple positions, obviously preventing him from breaking out at night.

If we break through hastily, the success rate may not be too high.

Therefore, for this breakout, he formulated a plan to attack the east and attack the west - the third team would take the lead in breaking through to the right. After attracting the attention of the Eighth Route Army, the first and second teams he led broke through to the left.

At the expense of the third squad, the success rate of the first, second squad, and the squadron's headquarters breakout is increased.

While waiting quietly, the thirsty male Shangchi couldn't help but have random thoughts in his mind.

Why has it been seven days and the Beijing Brigade stationed in Liao County has not come for reinforcements?

In night battles, the party with the weaker weapon usually uses the darkness of night to create suddenness, and uses the vision conditions at night to greatly bridge the weapon gap between ourselves and the enemy.

But what happened? Tubal Road suddenly became better equipped?

Even better than the Locust Army?
More ammunition than the Locust Army?
"Papa..."

"His Majesty the Emperor is in pieces..."

Suddenly gunshots and howls rang out, interrupting Ogami's thoughts. He pulled out the bastard box from his waist and pulled the gun bolt:

"set off!"

"Pay attention to concealment."

Behind him, 82 Japanese soldiers also quietly jumped out of their positions and quickly rushed to the Tubal Road position in the distance.

Then··
boom!
A violent explosion erupted not far from Ogami's eyes.

With the help of the dazzling explosive fireball, Ogami saw that the first detachment of the [-]st Squadron, which was the vanguard, was completely swallowed up by the explosive fireball that suddenly rose from the ground.

The shock wave that followed pushed him directly back into the trench.

In his peripheral vision, the male superior seemed to see an army of locusts flying in the sky.

Fly very high.

Far, far away.

In order to conceal themselves and close the distance with the enemy as much as possible, the first and second squadrons formed a very dense formation, so this explosion covered the entire ten locust troops of the first detachment of the first squadron.

The huge power caused almost all the ten locust armies to be shattered.

Even if there are still people alive, they must be seriously injured and dying.

"idiot!"

Standing up from the trench, ignoring the pain that felt like a broken bone all over his body, Ogami yelled:
"Damn Eighth Road!"

Ogami realized what was happening.

The Eighth Route Army actually laid mines more than ten meters in front of the Locust Army's outer position, and judging from the scale of the explosion, it was estimated that more than a dozen German-made grenades were placed.

It's so close, why wasn't it found?
The Eighth Route Army had long expected that they would break out!

They were already prepared.

"Continue to attack!" Realizing this, Ogashi no longer cared about anything else and immediately ordered the troops to continue attacking.

Retreating into the stronghold means waiting to die, so it is better to give it a try.

"Onboard!"

The remaining 70 or so Japanese soldiers held bayonets in their hands, roared their carriages, and charged towards the Second Battalion's position.

···
The right side was deliberately exposed as a weak point with the smallest number of troops to attract the Japanese to break through, so Ding Shenggui personally took up the position on the right side every night.

In the beginning,
The attack on the left position really shocked him.

He didn't expect that the Japanese would break out to the left.

On the left is the strongest, most complete, and most heavily deployed defense line among the second battalion's encirclement positions. It is two levels deep and must be clearly visible to the Japanese standing high up in the stronghold.

Due to both emotion and reason, the Japanese should not break out to the left.

Are the Japs doing the opposite?
The Xiazhuang stronghold is not small in size. With more than 600 troops, it is difficult to form an absolute encirclement. Therefore, if the Japanese attack concentrated on one point at night, it is possible to break out part of the encirclement.

Therefore, Ding Shenggui mobilized troops from various positions and formed a reserve team, ready to block the Japanese's breakthrough at any time.

But soon, Ding Shenggui realized something was wrong.

As an old Red Army veteran who had participated in the Anti-Japanese War training, he not only had strong beliefs, he had also crossed snowy mountains and grasslands and had extremely rich practical experience.

He could tell from the gunshots that there weren't many Japs on the left.

And doing the opposite, this trick is of little practical use, especially in breakout battles.

The Japanese broke through to the left, just like encountering a tank. When attacking, they attacked directly from the front of the tank - this is not a strategy, this is stupidity!
The Japanese must be attacking in the east and in the west.

Determining the Japanese's purpose, Ding Shenggui immediately held the reserve team still and waited for any movement.

As he expected, a few minutes later, after the fighting on the left became more fierce, a violent explosion suddenly sounded on the right. A large cluster mine, led by Wang Xikui, buried 20 meters in front of the Japanese position in the middle of the night, exploded.

"Reserve team, right position."

Ding Shenggui decisively dispatched the reserve team.

"idiot."

After giving the order, Ding Shenggui suddenly sneered.

If the Japanese made a desperate move and concentrated all their troops at night, and more than 100 people desperately attacked one point, he might not be able to stop it.

Many soldiers rested during the night.

The security force was only half what it was during the day.

But now, the Japanese attacked on the right side first, which woke up all the soldiers and gave him enough time to prepare.

···
"Retreat first, retreat later."

Under the moonless night with only a few stars, more than 70 crazy Japanese soldiers charged on board.

100 meters apart.

Under such circumstances, even if a platoon defending on the right has a firepower advantage, it is impossible to block it.

Once the enemy approaches, although the reserve team can make up for it in time and block the enemy's offensive, the troops originally stationed on the right position will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Before departure, at the combat meeting at the regiment headquarters, the regiment commander made it clear that unless there was a major key combat mission, we should strive to avoid casualties and try to solve the problem with firepower.

Therefore, after Ding Shenggui used his readiness, he immediately ordered a platoon stationed on the right side to abandon the first foxhole position.

"Flare!"

Then, the grenade launcher was ordered to fire flares.

咻咻咻··

One after another, grenade flares were launched into the air, illuminating the entire right side of the position, as well as more than 60 Japanese soldiers including Tomoe Ogami, who had just occupied the first foxhole position.

"Artillery platoon, fire!"

Immediately afterwards, 60 mortar shells fell on the Japs' heads on the first position on the right, interrupting the Japs' attack.

···
"Lie down!"

The flares in the sky almost filled the sky, like shooting stars, illuminating the entire right side of the position, and also illuminated Ogami's pale face.

The falling shells shattered the Japanese's joy of occupying the first position.

At this moment, Ogami realized his mistake.

He should have concentrated his forces from the beginning and stormed a point, maybe there would be a chance to break through, but now, the third team attacked the left side first, seemingly attacking in the east and west to attract the enemy's attention.

In fact, it gave Tubalu time to react.

Human physical strength is limited.

Unless Tubalu knew when he was going to break out, at least half of Tubalu must have gone to rest and sleep. At this time, the security on the position was greatly reduced.

Even if you sleep with a gun, it still takes time to wake up and go to the battlefield.

Originally, this time was his opportunity.

But he was wasted alive by himself!
"Squadron Captain, lie down!"

Next to Ogami, a sergeant shouted anxiously.

It is military common sense to lie down in the face of shelling. Could it be that the squadron leader was frightened?
"Onboard!"

After recovering from his remorse, Ogami not only did not lie down, but suddenly pulled out his katana, held it high, and charged forward hysterically.

He knew that if he lay down now, the Eighth Route Army would surround him.

Then there is absolutely no chance.

"Onboard!"

Ogami raised his katana high and charged hysterically. Around him, the remaining 50 or so Japanese soldiers also howled and launched a fierce attack on the right position with their bayonets drawn.

(End of this chapter)