"The Japanese are cruel enough, even their own people are blown up!" Peng Jun was shocked and immediately ordered: "Everyone goes into the anti-cannon hole. The Japanese want us to bury their soldiers who died in battle..."

"Boom..." The explosion sounded quickly in Peng Jun's ears, interrupting the order he had not finished.

The first task of the guard squad was to protect the company commander's safety. Despite Peng Jun's opposition, he was erected to run towards the nearest anti-aircraft hole.

On the battlefield, most of the soldiers avoided the first round of artillery shells fired by the Japanese army and followed their squad leaders into the nearest anti-aircraft artillery hole.

A small number of soldiers did not hide and were killed and injured with the remaining Japanese in the village...

The artillery fire came fiercely and ended quickly.

Peng Jun was taken into the anti-cannon hole by the guards. He had just calmed down and was about to touch the hole to observe the situation. The explosion from above his head stopped.

"The Japanese artillery fire has stopped. Go out and prepare for battle immediately..." Peng Jun rushed outside the anti-aircraft artillery hole while ordering.

The Japanese army shelled the village despite the lives of nearly a hundred soldiers, and must have discovered the secret of an anti-aircraft hole in the village. Then, when the two sides fought, all the troops were exposed to the ground, suddenly firing fired fire, killing them in large quantities, and then dispatched heavy troops to kill into the village without giving themselves a chance to breathe.

Therefore, the Japanese army's subsequent attack will definitely be very fierce.

But the Japanese wing captain ignored one thing.

The village is too big. Even if he holds more than twenty artillery guns in his hand, a round of shells can only cover a very small area of ​​the village.

Moreover, the village is full of ruins, natural obstacles that block the fragments of shells. Their existence greatly weakens the power of shells.

Therefore, the corps captain's artillery fire just now was far from achieving the goal he wanted.

The 12th Company added more than 200 guards to reduce the losses caused by the fire with the two Japanese squadrons just now, and reduce the losses caused by the artillery fire. There is still more than 100 more people.

Although the troops were half less than before the war, the equipment level was significantly higher than before the war.

This is all thanks to the two infantry squadrons that were just wiped out by the troops, which supplemented the isolated 12th Company and the guards' platoons and the number of machine guns, grenade launchers, and grenades...

More than a hundred soldiers have fought until now, and almost every four soldiers can be equipped with a machine gun, and then equipped with a shotgun or box cannon suitable for melee combat.

The Japanese swept with machine guns when they are far away, and shotgun when they are close. If they are close, they will blow them with grenades...

But there were too many Japanese troops entering the village for the second time, and they already knew the existence of anti-aircraft artillery holes.

As long as soldiers are surrounded, they will find them in the anti-cannon hole.

Faced with this blow, the 12th Company and the guard platoon suddenly reduced its strength, and one third of the village was soon occupied.

In addition to being seen clearly by the Japanese corps captain, Zhou Cheng also saw this scene.

On the high ground nearly two kilometers away from the village, Zhou Cheng and Chen Zhong both stood on it, paying attention to the battle in the village from a high place.

"Captain, the 12th Company and the guard platoon seem to be unable to hold on!" Chen Zhong's face was full of worry.

The anti-sweeping campaign has been fighting for several days. Although the troops have suffered a considerable loss, no troops have been eliminated by the Japanese.

Now the 12th Company and the Guard Platoon are alone in defending Liujiazhuang. If they continue to fight according to the current situation, they will definitely be eliminated and become the first main company of the Fourth Battalion to be eliminated in an established system.

Zhou Cheng analyzed with a heavy face: "The Japanese started to attack the gun before the battle with the Japanese were over. They must have noticed that we had built a large number of anti-aircraft holes in the village, otherwise we would not have brought them with us to bomb!"

"I guess there are at most 100 troops left in the village. Compared with the Japanese attacking, the gap in strength is too great!"

"Bail Commander Chen, order the artillery company to fire immediately, aim at the Japanese artillery positions for five rapid fires. After the attack, it will be transferred, and then aim at the Japanese and puppet troops' positions outside the village to shoot freely."

"The 10th Company attacked the Japanese who surrounded the village from the south. The 11th Company launched an attack from the north. The guard company touched the Japanese and acted as if we were going to raid their artillery troops. The remaining troops of the Fourth Battalion were all concentrated in the east of the village to feint the Japanese!"

Chen Zhong didn't understand Zhou Cheng's purpose for a while, and subconsciously asked: "Captain, do you want it?"

"Forcing the Japanese to quit the village and rescue the 12th Company. If you have good luck, you can still force the Japanese to evacuate here."

Chen Zhong did not seem to agree with Zhou Cheng’s order just now, and hesitated for a reminder: “Captain, is it too risky to fight like this?”

"Although the 10th and 11th companies are full of reorganizations, there are too many new recruits, and the artillery advantage is also in the hands of the Japanese. What if they fight with us here to the death?"

"The Japanese dare not!" Zhou Cheng answered firmly.

Then he started to settle accounts with Zhou Cheng: "We killed three full infantry squadrons of the Japanese in the blocking position beside the defense zone. In the next three days of march, we killed almost one squadron. The combat troops that the Japanese broke into our defense zone were equivalent to half of them being killed by us."

"In the street battle in Liujiazhuang just now, the 12th Company and the guard platoon have killed two squadrons."

"Now the Japanese have entered two more infantry squadrons, almost using up all the combat troops in their hands, leaving only some baggage, engineers and artillerymen surrounding the village outside."

"Although the combat power of the 10th Company and the 11th Company is not as good as before the war, their equipment is better."

"We can use firepower to get the troops together if they are not good at combat effectiveness. It will definitely be fine to deal with a group of baggage soldiers and engineers."

"And I think the Japanese corps leader knew that he was surrounded by our National Salvation Army, and there was at least a 70% chance that he would not fight us."

"I think he is also betting that the remaining troops of the Fourth Battalion are all in the village. He also feels that the artillery fire attack just now must have caused major casualties to the troops in the village. Then he dares to transfer the last two infantry squadrons in his hands to join the battle."

"If he knew that the troops in the village were just a small army, and the real main force was around him, the first thing he thought of would definitely be to preserve his strength."

"If the troops that entered the village were exhausted by the 12th Company, he would not have combat troops in his hands. The only technical soldiers left were definitely not our opponents."

Seeing Chen Zhong’s thoughtful look on his face, Zhou Cheng didn’t have so much time to let him figure it out.

As time passes in seconds, the combat pressure of the 12th Company will definitely increase.

If the main force delays one more minute, maybe the 12th Company will sacrifice two more soldiers.

Decisively ordered: "Now I can't figure it out, wait until the battle is over before thinking about it, and execute the order immediately. The 12th Company and the guard platoon will be almost unable to hold on."

The Japanese position at the entrance of the village, as Zhou Cheng analyzed, the corps captain's expression was very nervous.

If the guards hadn't stopped him, he would have entered the village with Major Kato long ago.

The two squadrons taken away by Kato are the only combat troops left in the entire sweeping force. They cannot make any mistakes, otherwise the sweeping force commanded by themselves will withdraw from the battle early.

But he didn't want to miss this opportunity to completely wipe out the Fourth Battalion of the National Rescue Army.

In addition, the artillery fire attack just now was a fire attack while the national rescue army was exposed to the ground, which would definitely cause heavy casualties to blow them.

It is precisely because of this reason that the team leader decided to take a gamble.

If Major Kato could kill the remaining National Savior Army in one battle and wipe out the Fourth Battalion of the National Savior Army, he would be able to complete the mobilization mission in advance. It would be fine if there were any combat troops to help in the subsequent operations, anyway, the opponent had been eliminated.

If it cannot be done, the offensive troops must withdraw from the village as soon as possible, preserve their strength, and prevent the next sweeping troops from being free of troops.

This is also the repeated explanation from the captain of the regiment before Maj. Kato set off.

It has been almost ten minutes since the troops entered the village, and the progress is gratifying. The sound of firefighting is getting farther and farther away from the entrance of the village. Continuous commanders rushed out of the village to report to themselves how many yards the troops occupied and how many soldiers of the National Savior Army were wiped out.

The team leader felt that he had bet right.

The battle developed according to this situation, and it won’t take long for Kato to take down the village and wipe out the national rescue army inside.

With this wonderful wish, the wing captain's tense nerves finally showed signs of soothing.

"Boom boom boom..." A series of explosions from behind suddenly woke up his dream. He turned his head and saw six groups of black smoke rising from the artillery positions not far away.

Not only did he show no worry expression on his face, he was very excited: "It must be that the Artillery Company of the Fourth Battalion of the National Salvation Army attacked our artillery positions. They wanted to attack the troops in the rescue village from east to west, and the artillery immediately counterattacked and killed them!"

After only two minutes of happiness, a messenger suddenly ran towards him from the artillery position.

The corps leader thought that the artillery troops had successfully killed the opponent, so he had even thought about the words of praise.

But the messenger did not give him a chance to speak, and rushed over and gasped and reported: "Sir, a reinforced company's national rescue army suddenly popped up behind us, advancing towards us..."

Before the captain of the corps could react, another messenger ran over panting: "Sir, the National Salvation Army appeared in the south of the village, and at least one company of troops is touching the village!"

"Sir, the National Salvation Army is attacking us in the north of the village, with more than one company of troops..."

The United Team is now in a mess, and in the face of these emergencies, I suddenly feel panicked.

The only combat troops on hand are all in the village. Although there are still five or six hundred people outside the village, they are all artillery, baggage, engineers, and individual soldiers have very poor combat effectiveness.

If you can still fight when encountering an ordinary Chinese army, you will definitely not be your opponent when encountering an elite like the National Salvation Army.

So they alone will definitely not be able to stop the national rescue army attacking from all directions.

There is another issue that worries him the most.

The remaining four infantry squadrons of the sweeping troops were trapped in the village one after another, and then a large number of national-savior soldiers appeared around. Anyone with a little common sense would think that this was a conspiracy.

The national-salvation army of Liujiazhuang, the trapped beast, is a bait for consuming its own forces.

If you continue to fight, everyone, including yourself, will fall into the trap of the national saving army and die here.

The more you think about the team leader, the more scared he becomes.
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