Chapter 53 The Eighth Route Army Has Poison Gas?

The headquarters of the independent regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army.

Kong Jie and his three battalion commanders were sitting in a dilapidated house. At this time, they had just received an order directly from the headquarters.

"It's so fun! It's so fun! This battle is getting more and more interesting! The headquarters actually overstepped the command, and every single one of the troops in the entire base area was mobilized!"

The battalion commander beside the fire bed nodded. No soldier could refuse the temptation of such a large-scale joint operation. However, he was also very interested in the inside story of this matter, so he tentatively asked:

"Captain, do you know who is so proud? The order only says to cooperate with friendly forces in the area and mainly use feint attacks to attract the attention of the Japanese."

He thought for a moment and continued to put forward his point of view.

"I think this is an order sent by the headquarters to cover a certain unit."

After listening to his battalion commander's analysis, Kong Jie knocked his pipe pot with some helplessness. As a battalion commander, I have no problem with my combat ability, but I am always so curious.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? If you really want to know the inside story, I will take you to the brigade headquarters to find out the news after the mission is over."

Kong Jie looked at the combat map on the table and traced the points representing the Japanese artillery towers with his fingers. After making a decision in his mind, he announced his current deployment.

"Pass my order! Assemble the first battalion! Target the enemy's turret and bring our newly established artillery platoon! This time I will personally lead the team. Even if it is a feint attack, we must show momentum."

"The second and third battalions are stationed in place! To prevent the Japanese from taking advantage of the situation, if there is any friction, the troops must focus on protecting the people!"

An hour later, the first battalion of the independent regiment was assembled. Kong Jie carried his big blade on his back and led the soldiers out of the regiment headquarters with murderous intent.

Outside the independent regiment's defense area, there was a Japanese gun tower more than ten miles away from the nearby county seat.

This place is barely considered an important transportation area, and the artillery towers standing here have made great contributions to the anti-guerrilla activities of the Japanese and puppet troops. Moreover, this artillery building is close to the railway, which perfectly fits the bunker as a lock in the Japanese prison policy.

The blockhouse covers an area of ​​about 130 square meters and is located in a condescending location on a high artificially raised slope. The terrain is dangerous and it can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

It is all built with big green bricks, and the grenade is just to scratch it. Even if you use explosives, it won't help if you use less.

The entire blockhouse is 9.88 meters high, 8.4 meters long, and 4.9 meters wide, with a total of three and a half floors.

Different from the cylindrical turret that many people have in mind, the main body of this turret is a rectangular parallelepiped. The reason why it is three and a half stories is that there is a raised square observation deck on the east side of the turret.

The observation deck is also equipped with a searchlight, and there are multiple machine gun openings on the second and third floors of the turret. Although the shooting range is not very good, the quantity makes up for the quality.

Knowing that their own artillery towers were a thorn in the side of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese dug trenches around them that were two meters deep and more than three meters wide, connected by a suspension bridge. Moreover, mines and barbed wires have been deployed. As long as ordinary troops dare to come, this place will turn into a man-eating beast.

A small group of Japanese soldiers and a small number of puppet troops were stationed here to take care of them.

The Japs had already cleared all surrounding obstacles, and the weather was very clear today. Standing on the observation deck, they could clearly see the activities of people within a few kilometers of the surrounding area.

The actions of the Independent Regiment were not hidden from the sight of the Japanese. The lookout hand sneered while looking at the Eighth Route Army gathering in the distance, with a cruel smile on his lips:

"Are these Tubal soldiers here to die again? It seems they are still the so-called regular army."

Since their artillery building was built until now, it has been harassed by the Republic of China troops almost every week, but every time it has been a near miss. Even if it is surrounded, there are wells here and a large amount of grain and enough medicine, clothing and other military supplies are stored here.

This is why they can still feel confident when facing a battalion of enemies.

Five Taisho Type 11 and one Type 92 heavy machine guns are more than enough to take care of them.

Even if they rush forward with human lives, barbed wire and landmines can make it impossible for them to return!

So what if there are many people? It depends on the person's background when he comes out to hang out. They will kill as many young losers as they come who don't have any heavy weapons.

"All combatants are in their positions. When the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side enters the shooting range, they can open fire freely. We have plenty of ammunition." The leader of the Japanese team ordered.

But this time the Eighth Route Army's actions were different from those in the past. They first tested the position of the heavy machine guns in the turret, and then began to advance from the range that the heavy machine guns could not radiate.

The Japanese team leader considered that even if the heavy machine gun was moved, the Eighth Route Army might change positions again, so he gave up this thankless idea.

Kong Jie led a battalion to a stop four hundred meters away from the gun tower, and began to dig bunkers covertly.

Before the attack, he specifically asked the nearby district team, and his comrades told him that the crooked gun in the gun tower had a range defect and should not be treated based on past experience.

This made the Japanese in the fort unable to get up or down, as helpless as eunuchs visiting a brothel. But he took a closer look and found that the enemy on the opposite side was no different from the past.

"It's really boring. Can't you be a little innovative? There's no pressure at all. I don't even want to ask for help."

Seeing this situation, the Japanese team leader still didn't panic. He even felt bored and ordered his men to continue observing while he took out his collection and began to appreciate it.

Looking at the motionless Japanese artillery tower four hundred meters away, Kong Jie, an honest man, actually showed a sly smile like Li Yunlong.

"Are you all ready? Let's teach the devils a lesson today and let them see the wisdom of the working people."

"Of course!"

"Hehe, the devils are in for a treat today."

Beside Kong Jie, dozens of soldiers had already made preparations. They used half-wet firewood straw as the base material, and used dried chili peppers or things that emit a pungent smell as the backbone.

Although the weather today was very sunny, the wind was strong, so they specially chose an upwind vent before the attack.

With Kong Jie's order, dozens of fires ignited the earth poison gas at the same time, and the thick smoke blew directly into the devil's artillery tower along the wind. This spectacular scene can be seen even from a few miles away.

Kong Jie looked at the earth poison gas with some disdain. The smell choked him so much that he couldn't smoke his pipe, but the effect was really good.

"Keep an eye on their firing holes, be careful they bring that heavy machine gun over here! Once you find anything, open fire immediately! Don't save bullets, hit them hard."

"Aim your mortar at their mines, make some noise if you can't penetrate the turret."

"The Second Company is preparing for earthwork excavation, even if it's just a show, arrange for earth planes and earth tanks. Don't forget their telephone lines, we need to deal with them when we have a chance."

The Japanese were so suffocated by the thick smoke that they doubted their lives. There was no such thing as a gas mask in their turret, so even if they used the trick of peeing, it didn't work much.

They hurriedly moved the heavy machine gun to the side of the earth gas, and the light machine gun opened fire first regardless of whether it could hit, but the soldiers of the independent regiment had been waiting for them.

Da Da Da...

There was plenty of light during the day, and the firing holes on the turret were still obvious even at a distance of 400 meters. With the soldiers' special care, a series of bullets hit near the firing holes, and even killed a machine gunner.

If the squad leader hadn't been urging him, the deputy gunner would not have been willing to take over the heavy machine gun.

Kong Jie, who was behind the bunker, held up a telescope and stared at the turret opposite. He marked out any threatening firepower points.

"There is a Type 99 rifle on the third floor. It is so arrogant to keep firing. Shoot it!"

The Japanese in the turret were extremely anxious at this time. The Eighth Route Army on the opposite side really did not fight according to the routine. If this continued, all the people in the entire team would die.

And the telephone line was cut off by the enemy, and they seemed to be isolated.

"Good-for-nothing! Shoot! What are you afraid of!"

Another machine gunner was injured by the bullets of the Eighth Route Army, and the original ammunition man was unwilling to fill the position. He kicked the cowardly Japanese away and held the grip of the Type 92 himself.

But he was scratched by a stray bullet after only firing two bullet plates. He quickly withdrew and ran to the observation tower to fire the signal flare.

Boom!

The mortar brought by Kong Jie opened fire. It was only 400 meters, and it was just for mine clearance, so of course it was impossible to miss.

Mortars with low initial velocity, low projectile strength and low penetration cannot cause structural damage to the Japanese artillery tower. But the Japanese mines are good things. After detonation, there is a lot of noise, and even the artillery tower is shaking.

Under the gaze of the soldiers of the independent regiment, a red flare was launched crookedly into the air.

The Japanese squadron leader in this artillery tower finally bowed to the fear of death. He didn't care even if he would be slapped by the lieutenant colonel who came to help!

After all, it's better to live a bad life than to die a good death.

Although he didn't see how embarrassed the Japanese in the artillery tower were, Kong Jie still felt very satisfied.

So far, there are only three lightly wounded soldiers on his side. The enemy was tortured to ask for help. He is quite satisfied with this record.

But it can only be here. The mission at this point is completed. It's time to go to the next artillery tower. If the enemy's reinforcement troops bite, it will be a big trouble.

Moreover, after fighting for nearly half an hour, the consumption of the troops is also a bit large. After all, it is only the successful completion of the strategic mission, but the artillery tower has not been really taken down.

If they really fight to the death, it is not certain who will lose and who will win.

"Report, our scouts found that the Japanese in the county town have set out. The vanguard is mainly cavalry, about one squadron."

"They are rushing towards the artillery tower along the road, and there is another squadron of infantry gathering behind them. It seems that the Japanese think we are a big fish."

A cavalry signalman reported the news.

Kong Jie looked at the sun above his head, and then he ordered the nearby soldiers:

"Everyone prepare to retreat! The Japanese army is coming!"

"Our mission is accomplished!"

"I require everyone to move in twenty minutes."

Tui Si sat up in shock