Chapter 71
At seven o'clock in the morning, Zhangzhuang Town, which had been quiet all night, became lively again. Smokes rose from every household, and there were people moving around on the streets.
In the stronghold, nearly two hundred Japanese and puppet troops were conducting morning exercises, and there were constant shouts of killing.
The sentries on duty all night were replaced by new sentries one after another. Yawning Liantian returned to the stronghold and ready to make up for a good sleep.
In the kitchen, more than a dozen men were shirtless around a few big pots. The stir-frying dishes, pancakes, and steamed buns were very lively.
“Bah…”
A gunshot suddenly rang outside the stronghold, and the Japanese and puppet troops who were practicing in the morning suddenly became messy and all rushed towards the weapons mounted beside them.
Only after holding their own machine gun in their hands did they calm down and look at their respective officers and wait for the battle.
The team leader who was defending the stronghold rushed towards the artillery tower and climbed to the top of the artillery tower before stopping.
"Sir, gunshots came from the south of the town!" The sentry responded quickly and quickly reported.
The team leader frowned and analyzed: "The mayor of Zhangzhuang Town lives in the south of the town. Apart from the stronghold, the only one in the town has a gun. Could it be that he was attacked?"
The company commander of the puppet army rushed over and spoke with a flattering look on his face: "Taijun is wise!"
"As far as I know, this mayor Zhang has a lot of public grievances here. It is not ruled out that some unruly people who have a grudge against him will cause trouble and attack him...Baoba..."
Before the puppet army's company commander finished his words, he was interrupted by the gunshots coming from outside again.
The streets became empty again, and when there were few pedestrians who had already heard the gunshot, they all hid back to their homes and closed their doors to prevent them from being affected by the war.
The team leader quickly raised his telescope and looked at the head of the town's house following the gunshot.
About ten people were active around the mayor's house.
Although everyone is armed with a rifle, they are all wearing military uniforms of ordinary people, and the captain cannot determine their identities for the time being.
"Bao...bao..."
The gunshots became increasingly dense, and the mayor's house was obviously in chaos. It must be that someone in the yard was beaten to death.
Several people who were active around the yard took the opportunity to move forward and get closer to the yard.
The more the commander of the puppet army looked at, the more he felt that these people looked familiar. He seemed to have seen them somewhere. After thinking for a while, he had a flash of inspiration to analyze them.
"Sir, these people are guerrillas hiding in the mountains."
"They came out half a month ago, but were defeated by us and got into the depths of the mountains."
"Today, it was a sudden attack on Mayor Zhang, which must have been to expand the influence of the guerrillas, seized some ammunition supplies and increased his strength."
"This guerrilla team has only about a dozen people, and it seems that they have arrived. As long as the stronghold sends troops, they will definitely be wiped out this time."
As soon as the puppet army company commander reminded him, the Japanese squad leader also thought of it.
That was another Eighth Route Army guerrilla team operating in Pingding territory, Zhou Cheng knew from the regiment commander.
The reason why I chose to attack the Zhangzhuang Town stronghold was because the guerrillas had been active here and fought with the Japanese and puppet troops in the stronghold.
There was a holiday between the two sides, and Zhou Cheng could take advantage of the Japanese and puppet troops' eagerness to take revenge and pretend to be this guerrilla team to lead them out of the stronghold...
The last time the troops were sent to siege this guerrilla team was commanded by the squad leader himself. He thought the entire battle would be very easy to win, but the ending was slapped himself hard, and the guerrilla team actually slipped under his nose.
The team leader was so angry that he had been so angry that he kept sending troops into the mountains, trying to find their traces, kill them, and avenge their previous shame.
But this guerrilla team seemed to be missing. The scouts searched for several days but found nothing, so the captain had no choice but to give up.
After holding the telescope and observing for half a minute, the team leader was already 70% sure that those who attacked the town chief's house were guerrillas that slipped away from under his nose.
When the enemies meet, they are very jealous.
Before he knew it, the team leader's right hand had already been clenched into a fist, put down his telescope, and ordered with murderous intent: "You bring a Platoon Royal Army, I will draw another team of imperial troops to cooperate, and attack immediately and kill this guerrilla team."
Although the guerrillas were very cunning, they were poor in equipment and insufficient ammunition.
The reason why they escaped last time was because the guerrillas had already escaped to the edge of the mountains before being surrounded, and the complex terrain gave them a chance to escape.
This time it's different.
It's daytime now, and it's in the town, at least five kilometers across the mountain. Even if the guerrillas start to escape now, they can chase them all the way and end the battle before they enter the mountain.
The company commander of the puppet army was very confident in this battle and replied loudly: "Don't worry, Taijun, I will definitely cut off all the heads of these guerrillas."
More than forty Japanese and puppet troops rushed out of the stronghold with murderous intent.
The rifle was in his hand, the light machine gun was held in his arms, and the puppet army company ran in the middle of the team, holding the box cannon in his hand, as if victory was waving himself in front of him, his face was full of excitement, and he encouraged his subordinates while running, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed out of the stronghold for hundreds of meters.
At this time, they could already see the figure of the guerrillas, facing each other's back, constantly approaching the yard.
"Boom..."
Two explosions suddenly rang out on the edge of the yard, and the dense gunshots came to an abrupt end. Where the black smoke rose, a two-meter-wide gap appeared on the yard wall.
"No, the yard was broken by the guerrillas!" The puppet army company commander was anxious.
"Everyone rushed over quickly and take advantage of the fact that the guerrillas have not yet established a stable foothold, and fight with them directly to kill a guerrilla team and reward the ocean with ten yuan... For the sake of the ocean, rush!"
"Bang bang..."
Two gunshots rang out directly in front of the attacking troops. Less than fifty meters away, one Japanese and the other puppet army fell to the ground in response.
Whether it is the Japanese or the puppet army, the first reaction after being attacked was to lie down, and the puppet army company commander was no exception.
Just as he hugged his head and pounced on the ground, waiting for the more dense rain of bullets to sweep towards him, there was no movement in front of him.
The company commander of the puppet army suddenly reacted and punched the ground and cursed: "No, we're fooled! The guerrillas have limited troops and can't distribute people to block us. There are only two people blocking the way."
"Everyone rushed over with me, and if it was too late, let the guerrillas escape again."
More than ten seconds passed between stops and movements.
In such a small-scale battle, if you use it for more than ten seconds, you can directly decide the winner or lose a battle.
When the puppet army company commander got up from the ground, the guerrillas had already rushed into the town mayor's house along the gap in the courtyard wall. Then a short and dense gunfire sounded in the yard, and then the gunfire on the battlefield stopped completely.
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