The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 881 Decisive battle, laying down the Huting stronghold

boom--

The sound of the violent explosion was transmitted from the outside line of the Huting stronghold to the stronghold headquarters, and to the trembling heart of the devil Shao Sa Guchuan.

"Your Excellency, Major, something is wrong, the Eighth Route Army is attacking fiercely from all directions, and they even have sharp weapons that can directly destroy our army's artillery towers.

Nearly half of the outer line blockhouses of the stronghold have been pulled out by the Eighth Route Army! "

"Nani?"

At this moment, Gu Chuan, who had originally thought calmly that even now, with the help of the location and defensive strength of the Huting stronghold, could still guarantee the stability of the tiger, completely panicked.

The gun tower built to extend the stronghold to the outside line is a concrete gun tower specially built to deal with the fortified artillery of the New Second Regiment.

Some even added some steel bars during pouring to construct a reinforced concrete structure.

On the one hand, these gun towers provide excellent shelters for machine gunners, and use the elevated floors to create the highest firepower design point.

With a certain amount of troops stationed, under the condition of abundant firepower, it can completely withstand the enemy's attack several times or even dozens of times.

There is nothing more suitable for defense than these dual-purpose gun towers.

On the other hand, these turrets extend to the outside line, and at the same time ensure that the guard is on the wind and grass within a range of nearly 500 meters that has been swept by the outside line.

Always be on guard against surprise attacks by the Eighth Route Army troops.

In other words, there are these gun towers that simultaneously serve as guard towers.

It is not so easy for a fly to fly into the Huting stronghold.

The Japanese army in the stronghold will have a much larger scope for intelligence collection at the Huting stronghold.

This is also the reason why Li Yunlong was determined to remove the outer line of the Huting stronghold.

But now, even the devil's concrete blockhouse was still destroyed by the artillery of the Eighth Route Army.

In addition to the entire Huting stronghold, so far, there is still not a drop of water brought in from the outside.

The soldiers of the New Second Regiment completely cut off the water supply line of the Japanese and puppet troops in the Huting stronghold.

Even the boreholes of some ancient wells on the outer lines where the devils could suspend water were directly blown up by the soldiers.

Gu Chuan, who was a little panicked, once again ordered the communication department to continue to contact the higher command, hoping to get reinforcements and relieve the crisis of the Huting stronghold being blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

The reply that can be obtained is still: stick to the Huting stronghold and wait for the situation to change!
reinforcements?

It is impossible to have reinforcements now.

Kong Jie led a team and had a great time near the three cities of Yangquan, Shouyang, and Tan County. The three-stage offensive was in full swing.

In order to maintain the local law and order, the little devil is so busy that he has no time to take care of other things.

Plus this winter is over.

The roads that are rarely visited by people in the wild are also covered with snow.

After the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment, and the New Second Regiment, the Eighth Route Army units, taking advantage of the winter, carried out sabotage operations against various communication lines of the Japanese army.

Even if the devil's reinforcements wanted to reinforce the Huting stronghold, they could only step on the snow with two feet and carry the biting cold wind, step by step.

... "Sir, we still have to stick to the orders of the headquarters!"

The devil's communicator hung his head and said bitterly.

"Hold on, how long do you have to hold on?"

Gu Chuan asked angrily.

"It will take at least half a month until the heavy snow melts and our army's communication line is restored!" Gu Chuan murmured.

"But these goddamn Tuba Roads who have completely blocked the stronghold look like they can't wait to gnaw down the Huting stronghold right away. Can they wait for half the time?"

The Huting stronghold has completely fallen into a crisis of water shortage...

Faced with the advance and attack of the Eighth Route Army from four directions to the Huting stronghold, Gu Chuan dispatched reserve troops and artillery troops to reinforce them respectively.

In the end, the two sides fought back and forth for nearly two hours.

As the evening approached, Li Yunlong ordered the attacking soldiers to temporarily stop attacking, and temporarily stationed not far from the outer line of the Huting stronghold for repairs.

After more than half an hour, looking at the completely dark sky and the dead silence around the entire stronghold, Gu Chuan was slightly relieved. It seems that today's stronghold has been saved.

His heart was a little heavy, and the casualties and losses of today's battle were quickly counted.

The adjutant reported the specific situation to Gu Chuan: "Major Commander, this battle is unfavorable, our army suffered heavy losses, the entire Xiuhe Squadron was wiped out, with a total of 153 people killed.

The casualties of the cavalry unit, the tank squad and the subsequent reinforcements of the mechanized combat units were not small, with a total reduction of 145 people.

Then count the losses in the confrontation initiated by the Eighth Route Army in the four directions of my stronghold in the next two hours.

So far, our army has lost nearly 400 people!
In addition, more than [-]% of the artillery towers built on the outside line have been completely destroyed by the Eighth Route Army. "

After listening to the report, Gu Chuan was silent, and nearly 400 people were reduced.

And how many people are there in the Imperial Army and Imperial Association Army troops in the entire Huting stronghold?

But more than a thousand people.

It is equivalent to losing nearly half of the troops.

Coupled with the gun towers destroyed by the Eighth Route Army on the outside, the entire Huting stronghold is already in jeopardy.

Looking at the pitch-black night with a headache, Gu Chuan didn't know for a moment how long the Huting stronghold could be held in his hands.

Who knows when the Eighth Route Army's next attack will be?
What is the next attack method?
It is absolutely unrealistic to count on the abnormal coldness of this night to completely freeze those dirt roads to death.

Those damn Tubalu fighting wills are so tenacious that it is shocking.

The helpless Furukawa asked the Communications Department to contact the headquarters of the nearest Pingan County for the last time, and expressed his determination in the communication:
Swear to live and die with the Huting stronghold, and smash the jade to repay the emperor!

The next day is dawn.

The Japanese Army Headquarters in Ping'an County tried to send a reinforcement force to the Huting stronghold, but was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army troops on the way, and fled back to Ping'an County in a panic.

Gu Chuan became more and more desperate when he got the news.

Time flies.

"Sir, the soldiers have had no water for two days, and I'm afraid they won't last long!"

"In addition, due to lack of water, we have a lot of war horses, and their health has already appeared!"

The devil officer in charge of logistics came to report.

Gu Chuan asked: "After the water supply line of the stronghold was cut off by Tuba Road, didn't I ask you to collect the snow accumulated in the stronghold nearby as a short-term water supply?"

The logistics officer said helplessly: "Sir, Huting is located on a high ground with plenty of sunshine, and the snow has already melted a lot. After we collected the remaining snow, we didn't get much water."

At the end, the logistics officer even said something shameful: "Sir... some soldiers are so thirsty that they can't stand it anymore, they even... are even drinking horse urine!"

Humiliation, this is a great humiliation!

Gu Chuan clenched his fists angrily.

"Shuishui..."

This military water, which has never been very eye-catching at ordinary times, has become the most troublesome problem at this moment. Even when he said these words, his mouth was dry, and he couldn't even secrete much saliva, and his lips were already dry. Cracks due to severe water shortage.

The entire Huting stronghold is too high, and the water seepage is quite serious.

The soldiers even dug dozens of large pits in the stronghold, and there was only some underground soil that was occasionally wet, but no water.

The little devils in the stronghold were almost going crazy with thirst.

"As for our food, there is still some water in the food, so we can always hold on!" Gu Chuan asked again.

The logistics officer shook his head: "We have a lot of food in stock, but most of them are rice noodles, and these things need water to be cooked.

As for some vegetables and fruits with sufficient water content, there are not many of them, and they have already been eaten up! "

Gu Chuan was silent for a while, then he waved his hands and said, "Understood, you go first! I will think of a way."

"Hi!"

After the officer left, Gu Chuan was silent for a long time. He looked at the sky that had not changed in the past few days, and even looked forward to it in his heart.

"It would be great if it rained, even if it snowed!"

It's a pity that there is no rain in Northwest Shanxi, and snowfall is not frequent.

The old devil's expectation that there would be heavy snow or rain within three to five days was simply unrealistic.

God probably will not sympathize with the invaders.

That night!

Gu Chuan, who decided not to sit still, took advantage of the night to send several troops to sneak out of strongholds from multiple directions, hoping to get some water.

As a result, all of them were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army troops as expected, and the casualties were quite heavy.

Looking at the part of the team that fled back in disgrace, Gu Chuan was full of helplessness while being angry.

These damn Tuba roads, despite the severe cold that has entered the night, also blocked the entire stronghold.

The soldiers never had a chance to break out of the blockade.

late at night.

Most of the Japanese and puppet troops in the entire Huting stronghold had already experienced a slight lack of water, and fell asleep with exhaustion.

Like an experienced and cunning old wolf, Li Yunlong, who had waited patiently for several days, finally gave the order to raid the Huting stronghold at night.

The specific offensive deployment was nothing fancy, and they were divided into four groups of soldiers and horses. With the help of the cover of the night, they approached the Huting stronghold in four directions at the same time.

Fighting broke out suddenly around two o'clock in the morning.

Due to the cover of the night, and most of the gun towers on the outside of the devil were destroyed, the ability to guard was greatly reduced. It was not until the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army in four directions were about to break through the defense of the Japanese outside that the devil discovered the movement.

At this time, the strengths of the two sides have already reversed under the ebb and flow.

There are only 700 Japanese and puppet troops remaining in the entire Huting stronghold.

In addition, the soldiers have been in a state of water shortage for several days, and their mental state and fighting will have been devastated.

Li Yunlong was cruel this time and pulled out all the elites of his four battalions, with a total strength of nearly 500 troops.

In Li Yunlong's words: "It doesn't matter what is the priority, it's all the main attack, whichever direction is the first to break through the devil's blockade, I will give him the first credit!"

Night, great cold, around three o'clock.

The loud charge horn sounded from all directions, completely covering the entire Huting stronghold, and the shouts of killing resounded in all directions, echoing back and forth in the ears of the Japanese and puppet soldiers in the stronghold.

A team command.

The charcoal fire in the house is booming, and the lights are also bright.

A large combat map was laid out on the small square table in front of him.

Chief of Staff Xu Guoan, Political Commissar Li Wenjie, and Detachment Leader Kong Jie all focused their gazes on the Huting stronghold not far from Ping'an County.

Xu Guoan rubbed his hands, "Old Kong, half an hour ago, news came that the New Second Regiment had launched its final attack on the Huting stronghold.

At this point in time, I estimate that the Huting stronghold has almost been taken down by Lao Li! "

Kong Jie said with a smile: "That's for sure. A few days ago, the Huting stronghold suffered heavy casualties, and after our reinforcements were sent over, they helped the New Second Regiment destroy a large number of artillery towers in Devil's Outer County.

It is impossible for the Japanese army to reinforce the past for the time being.

If this can't win a small Huting stronghold, then it's not the Li Yunlong we know. "

Kong Jie is now concerned about another matter, "Wen Jie, how is the contact with the 57th Regiment of the Jinsui Army?"

Li Wenjie nodded and replied: "I have already contacted. According to our informant, the 57th regiment is advancing towards the Huting stronghold under the leadership of the regiment leader Yang Chongshan."

"It seems that everything is going well, so the next step is to wait for the news!" Kong Jie said.

……

Night, the more cold.

Around four thirty.

The new second regiment dispatched the main force of the whole regiment to besiege the Huting stronghold at night, and the battle has lasted for more than an hour.

At this point the battle entered its finale.

In the four directions of east, west, north and south of the Huting stronghold, the fortifications of the Japanese army have been completely broken by the offensive troops of the Eighth Route Army.

The remnants of the Japanese army retreated to the central area of ​​the Huting stronghold, and finally put up a desperate fight.

The enemy is bright and we are dark.

Li Yunlong was not polite at all, and directly ordered the artillery unit of the New Second Regiment to be pulled over, fired several rounds of shelling at the last resisting Japanese army, and then launched a final charge.

The battle lasted less than 30 minutes and was completely over.

The remnants of the Japanese army were all wiped out, and more than 100 puppet troops directly chose to surrender.

The old devil Gu Chuan saw that the Huting stronghold could not hold on, and the situation was over. While dispatching a blocking force, he arranged several small teams to deliberately burn down the military supplies and food hoarded in the Huting stronghold.

In addition, it ordered that all guns and ammunition, including the artillery of the artillery squadron, be blown up in a concentrated manner.

This is what little devils always do.

I would rather burn the materials and blow them up than leave them to the Eighth Route Army.

Fortunately, Li Yunlong had expected this situation.

Just as Li Yunlong said in the pre-war meeting: "The son of a bitch is not easy to deal with. If we burn our ammunition and supplies before dying, wouldn't my work be in vain?

Therefore, once I break through the devil's blockade and enter the Huting stronghold, each company will arrange a platoon for me in advance.

What are you doing?

Focus on the devil's supplies, ammunition and warehouses, and take the lead in attacking.

Get rid of the little devil before the devil burns the supplies and ammunition. "

That's it.

Although the little devil's movements were fast, the soldiers' movements were also not slow.

Finally, after Gu Chuan's order was issued, the devils had not had time to complete the destruction of supplies, ammunition, and artillery.

It was only partly carried out, and then it was stopped by the soldiers who quickly killed it.

At the end of the battle, Li Yunlong went straight to the artillery of the Devil Artillery Unit that he was thinking about.

It turned out that there were only the last two regiment cannons left, plus two infantry cannons, and the others were all blown up by the little devil. The distressed old Li scolded his mother...

(End of this chapter)