Bright Sword: Hosting the independent regiment, all become special forces

Chapter 249 Unplugging Xiaocaozhuang Stronghold

That night, the soldiers of the Special Operations Brigade had already completed the task assignment and set off.

Early the next morning, the troops in the garrison had already assembled, and some unidentified people were still watching, pointing and wondering what the Eighth Route Army was going to do.

For the special columns stationed there, these common people still have a good impression.

This is the first battle in the southeast of Shanxi. Of course, we have to fight better. In terms of excitement, the soldiers are the most excited.

They haven't fought for more than a month, and they are not used to it. What's more, they have more food and drink than ever before, and they have all resumed their normal training before, and their combat effectiveness has returned to their peak state.

Needless to say, a battalion + a large group of recruits, about 800 people, plus a mortar company, it is easy to win the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold.

Because of the combat mission, Zhang Wei didn't think it was difficult, so the pre-war mobilization was also avoided, just said one thing.

"Comrades, this is the first battle of our special column in the southeast of Shanxi. We must fight well!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Wei actually didn't have much interest in this kind of battle, but in order to test the combat effectiveness of this batch of recruits, he still took the guard platoon to observe.

They did not participate in the battle, and the command of this battle was handed over to Xie Feichi, the battalion commander of the special regiment. This kid was not only brave in fighting, but also had a very delicate command style.

He has a lot of experience in offense, and Zhang Dabiao also has the intention of cultivating him.

The troops quickly arrived around the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold, and then stopped. In broad daylight, the Japanese and puppet troops naturally discovered the Eighth Route Army troops assembled outside.

As usual, it is natural to need to shout out.

"Listen to the puppet soldiers inside, those in the special column of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army put down their weapons and surrender. Our Eighth Route Army treats the prisoners preferentially!"

Then I yelled again in Japanese, of course, not so professionally, just asking them to surrender.

"Head, what's the matter, there are still two people in our regiment who understand devil's language!"

"Yes, at least I can say a few more words." Zhang Wei said: "It seems that these Japanese and puppet troops will not surrender, so prepare to attack!"

Zhang Dabiao chuckled: "I made an agreement with Zhuzi, let him beat me hard. After the beating, I will buy him a drink, and if I get shells or something, I will share [-]% of it with him."

"Eighty percent? Are you out of your own mortar company? So rich?"

Zhang Dabiao scratched his head: "There is no gun, Zhuzi wants to poach people from me."

"This kid is really good enough. I want to get it from you. If it doesn't work, the two of you will work together to form an artillery battalion."

Zhang Dabiao laughed: "That's fine, I'll arrange it when I get back."

While the two were talking, there was a bang, and the two hurriedly lay down on the ground.

"Damn it, these bastard devils dare to fire first! Monk, go and order Zhuzi to hit me hard!"

"Yes!"

Inside the stronghold, Lieutenant Guizi looked at the Eighth Route Army soldiers lying on the ground with a sneer, and said with disdain: "Such a bunch of local Eighth Route Army dare to attack our stronghold."

"Taijun, they said just now that they seem to be in a special column, are they Zhang Wei's troops?"

"So what? We not only have heavy weapons, but also many bunkers and fortifications. As long as they are not stupid, it is impossible for them to capture our stronghold."

The puppet army looked at the devil lieutenant in front of him speechlessly, not knowing where his confidence came from.

I'm not in the mood to talk nonsense with this devil, the lieutenant of the devil is still here to deploy troops, and the puppet army has already begun to choose a suitable anti-gun position.

Because they are fairly well-informed and know that there are artillery in the special column.

Sure enough, as the first mortar shell pierced the sky and smashed into the stronghold, the shelling continued for 10 minutes.

The Japanese lieutenant, who was still rampant just now, died in the explosion, and the artillery in the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold was also fighting back against the artillery fire, but the efficiency was not high.

The twenty or so mortars under Wang Chengzhu's men are enough for a devil to drink a pot.

Zhang Wei could also see clearly through the telescope. The seemingly solid defense line was shelled to pieces in less than 10 minutes, and many Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot.

"Haha, these damn devils are really rampant, aren't they looking for death!"

After the ghost squadron leader was killed, another second lieutenant immediately took over the command. At the same time, Xie Feichi ordered the soldiers from the new battalion and the first battalion to attack.

Of course, there are only three directions to attack in the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold, the main attack is two directions, and the remaining one is left for them to run.

Of course, the first battalion also left a company in the direction of their escape.

There are no fools in the Japanese and puppet troops, and they all know that this is a trap. They can only stand by and wait for help, and perhaps they may survive.

But at this stage of artillery preparation, they really don't know what to do.

Generally, they fought against the Eighth Route Army in the southeast of Shanxi. It is not that they have never fought the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold.

Although they have failed, most of them have no choice but to give up because of their poor ability to attack fortified areas, but the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is not weak at all.

"Brother, what is going on, this is Zhang Wei's army."

"Yeah, if the fight continues like this, the Eighth Route Army has already started to attack, what should we do?"

The leader of the puppet army was overwhelmed: "What are you afraid of? Don't forget, what you have done before, even if you surrender, how can the Eighth Route Army treat us kindly? Maybe you will be a coolie for the rest of your life!"

"Think about it, are you fucking bound to continue living like this, or do you want to atone for your sins by being a coolie for the Eighth Route Army for the rest of your life?"

Second Lieutenant Guizi saw that these puppet soldiers were not working hard, so he roared angrily: "You guys, hurry up, or you will die!"

"Yes, yes, Taijun! You guys don't look at it. Hurry up!"

These puppet soldiers didn't want to fight either, because they were coming at their door, and the devils only gave them twenty bullets, for fear that they would waste them.

What is twenty rounds enough for?Even if they want to turn against the water, these puppet soldiers have not much to do.

The head of the Ninth Mixed Brigade, Fagui Dacheng, was also the head of the brigade who just took office. The previous head of the brigade was transferred to the headquarters of the North China Front Army because of his meritorious service in combat.

Fagui Dacheng received a telegram from the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold and immediately reported it to the North China Front Army Command.

Because he knew that only Zhang Wei's special column was active in that area. They knew it, but they didn't dare to send troops to encircle and suppress it.

Because there are too many losses, it is impossible to send troops to encircle and suppress Zhang Weidao in the southeast of Shanxi.

For these devils, they can only take further action after maintaining the current balance and accumulating strength.

The special column is not like any other Eighth Route Army. It is well equipped and has high combat quality, especially the infantry coordination and infantry tactics. It is very good.

If the siege continues according to the previous combat thinking, it will definitely not work, and they don't have so much strength to launch a large-scale battle now.

As for the brigade-level and wing-level troops, there is only one ninth mixed brigade, and they have to take into account the confrontation with the Jinsui Army.

Okamura Ningji hesitated for a long time, but still ordered: "Order the Fifth Infantry Battalion of the Ninth Mixed Brigade to support the Caozhuang stronghold!"

"Hay!"

Fagui Dacheng had already made preparations. After receiving the order, the devil quickly boarded the car and headed towards the Xiaocaozhuang stronghold.
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The battle continued, without the help of Iron Fist, it was not easy for the soldiers to blow open the city gate.

One of the biggest advantages of the [-] infantry artillery is that it can shoot flat.

Zhang Dabiao looked at it for a long time, frowned and said: "It seems that the attack has encountered a little trouble."

Zhang Wei shook his head: "It's nothing to worry about. The Japanese and puppet troops have already suffered more than half of their casualties, and their firepower has been sparse to a certain extent."

"Indeed, you can take the opportunity to take down the gate of the stronghold at once and take down the stronghold."

Zhang Wei smiled. After he had the Eagle Eye skill, he could see the general situation of the battle clearly without using a telescope.

The soldiers are already retreating in an orderly manner, and it seems that they are preparing to rest up before continuing to attack.

Or prepare to call for fire support again.

The devils in the stronghold were all dead, and half of the puppet army remained.

Seeing the Eighth Route Army retreat, these devils couldn't help but exclaimed.

The puppet soldiers were rummaging through the corpses of the devils and others to replenish them.

"Head, another round?" Wang Chengzhu's correspondent came to Zhang Wei's side and asked.

Zhang Wei nodded: "One more round of salvo is enough, the Japanese puppet army can't hold on any longer!"

"Yes!"

As the troops basically withdrew, the mortar shelled the Caozhuang stronghold again.

"Boom!"

"Bomm!"

After the shelling ended, Xie Feichi did not immediately order the attack.

Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but said: "This kid, what a great opportunity, what are they waiting for?"

Zhang Wei smiled, "Da Biao, sometimes don't keep thinking about killing them all. We are short of labor force now, and the Japanese army's support is far away. Now there are many opportunities to persuade us to surrender. I think that most of the military casualties will be lost, but if we continue to resist, it is inevitable that we will die." causing further casualties."

Then he taught on the spot: "Look, none of our people are attacking over there, and the Japanese and puppet troops are not running away. They know this is a trap. The Japanese and puppet troops are not talking about stupid people. They know what to do."

The matter was exactly as Zhang Wei said, Xie Feichi immediately sent someone to hide behind the mountain holding a loudspeaker to persuade them to surrender, "Brothers in the puppet army, our Eighth Route Army treats the prisoners preferentially, our battalion commander, we guarantee your safety!"

"@!#[email protected]#[email protected]#, a lot of Japanese, Japanese is still so simple, surrender! "

There are only about twenty Japanese troops left in the stronghold, and only about thirty puppet troops left.

The second lieutenant Guizi looked at the mostly wounded Japanese soldiers behind him with a troubled face.

There is really no fool, and they also know that most of them are going to die here today.

Everyone looked at the devil's second lieutenant, and the devil's second lieutenant stepped forward to everyone's side.

Help them tidy up their messy clothes, and at the same time pat them on the shoulder with a heavy face.

"My lords, recently, I will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, on board the Empire of Japan, on board His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Hay!"

The devil, who was still vicious, rushed out of the already damaged gate of the stronghold, screaming and rushing towards the recruits' position that was waiting in full force.

This time, the recruits who had been suppressed and beaten by the Japanese and puppet troops decisively opened their guns, but were shot dead by them within less than 20 meters.

It gave them the confidence they've been needing, and shooting drills seem to be helping.

It's just that during the battle, there are too many influencing factors. If it is a defensive battle, they are fully qualified.

"Don't shoot, don't shoot! Grandpa Balu, we surrender!"

A puppet soldier waved a white flag, stood on the wall of the stronghold and shouted: "Don't shoot, you really surrender!"

Xie Feichi waved his hand, and the two vanguard squads rushed in quickly. After about five or six minutes, one of the squad leaders stood on the fence and waved to the teams.

"on!"

Following Xie Feichi's order, hundreds of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army rushed out of the battlefield in an instant, but they were all veterans of the Special Regiment and Battalion. It was also for the sake of safety, lest in case of emergencies, the recruits could not deal with them .

After confirming the safety, Xie Feichi ordered again: "Transportation battalion, hurry up!"

It was still Xie Feichi's order, and 500 meters away, there were hundreds of strong men with white scarves wrapped around their heads and shoulder poles, rushing out of the valley. They not only rushed to transport supplies, but even They are also responsible for dealing with the lightly wounded on the ground.

Some of them carried shoulder poles, some carried stretchers, and they moved quickly. Zhang Wei looked at the scene in front of him with a smile: "It's not bad, the recruit training is not bad."

Zhang Dabiao smiled: "Commander, how is my battalion commander? Do you have any level?"

Zhang Wei smiled, obviously satisfied with Xie Feichi's performance, but then he said, "Have you seen their attack method using the mountain cover to attack alternately?"

"They have a better solution. It's just that the Japanese army didn't have many grenadier shooters left in the artillery attack. Otherwise, we would have lost a lot just now."

"Also, Battalion Commander Xie's organization is not particularly good. His combat style is very similar to yours. He likes to engage in elite commando attacks, and he must be careful when attacking tough situations, otherwise he will only increase sacrifices for no reason. "

"What do you mean by mentioning him to me?"

Zhang Dabiao scratched his head: "The former first battalion commander died when he was transferred to the battle. He is the deputy battalion commander. I think about turning him into a regular."

"This matter is easy to talk about. Send a telegram to Lao Li and report it. I agree here. This kid is very smart, just practice more, and he will become the second Shenquan in the future!"

Zhang Dabiao was a little dissatisfied, "What? Captain, can't you become the second Zhang Dabiao? Do you have to become Shen Quan?"

Zhang Wei smiled and hammered his chest: "You don't have so many eyes, this kid is more sinister than Shen Quan!"

"Hahahaha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Head, a fellow villager is looking for him! They say it's about the puppet army."

A messenger ran up to the monk and whispered a few words, the monk nodded and said to Zhang Wei.

(End of this chapter)