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Chapter 513 Chapter 512, Breakthrough...

"Tsk tsk, it's been so many years, ah! This is the first time, this is the first time we have such a plentiful supply of ammunition! I didn't even report it, and the head of the headquarters sent it to us..." In Qiaojiazhuang, west of Licheng City, the temporary brigade headquarters of the 385th Brigade, Brigade Commander Chen was walking around a pile of ammunition boxes, making clicking sounds.

"Brigade Commander Chen, according to the order of the head of the headquarters, our transport company has delivered 120 300mm mortar shells, 82 800mm mortar shells, 3000 grenade launchers, and 4 hand grenades to your unit... Here is the list!" Next to Brigade Commander Chen, a senior officer of the logistics department's transport company was holding a list in his hand and talking behind Brigade Commander Chen.

"Okay, I'll take the stuff! Political Commissar, Political Commissar, come here and sign. We're going to be rich!" Brigade Commander Chen shouted loudly.

"That... Commander Chen, before I came here, the deputy commander asked me to bring you a message. The deputy commander said, don't be like a local tycoon who is reluctant to spend money. These ammunition are for you to use to attack the county town. Don't think about saving. That's not what you need to consider now! Our strategic goal now is to drive the devils out of Licheng at all costs, kill as many of their manpower as possible, and maintain stability in southeastern Shanxi! Ensuring the safety of Licheng and its surrounding areas and resuming production and life here is the top priority!"

"I understand what the deputy commander means. It is to drive the devils out as soon as possible and resume the previous confrontation with the devils across the Zhuozhang River to ensure the safety of the people of Licheng! Then, we will have time to develop production, build teams, accumulate strength, and launch a counterattack according to the command of the central government! Go back and tell the deputy commander that before dark today, Licheng will definitely return to our arms!"

After Brigade Commander Chen finished speaking, he waved his hand to signal the political commissar to come over and hand over the supplies. He went to the combat command center to take command as long as nothing unexpected happened.

Although Licheng is located on the Handan-Changda Road and is an important county town, it has never been truly occupied by the devils! Often the devils occupied it, but it was recaptured not long after, and then the people continued to produce and live!
Therefore, the people of Licheng hated the Japanese the most! After all, we worked so hard to build a house, but before we could even get used to it, the Japanese came and destroyed it! There were also many people whose families were killed by the Japanese during the battle when the Japanese occupied the county and in the days that followed, and some were even killed and left alone...

And Licheng, because of the long-term stationing of the Eighth Route Army, under the enthusiastic leadership of the soldiers and the hard work of cadres at all levels, also became a red city during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, with a rich mass base!

So, early this morning, the people who had been hiding because of the coming of the Japanese invaders, under the leadership of the militias of each village, took the initiative to gather around Licheng to provide logistics support for the main force attacking the county town.

On the battlefield, there is really not much that the people can do. Sometimes, if you don't cause trouble, you are a good citizen! Of course, sometimes, the power of the people is also very important. For example, on the battlefield today, the people took the initiative to take on the work of the stretcher team, desperately rescuing the wounded from the battlefield and sending them to the medical station.

With the support of the people and amidst the artillery fire with plenty of ammunition, the siege team continued to attack Licheng. It took only half an hour to rush into the county town.

Inside the city, Major General Yamanouchi sat in the command post somewhat dejectedly, and the whole room was filled with a lonely atmosphere. On the desk in front of him were sheets of paper, which were the translations and manuscripts of the orders he had received and issued. During the time when the Eighth Route Army was attacking the city, Yamanouchi read all the orders for this operation, trying to find out if there were any loopholes in the command.

But after looking around, it seems that there is no problem with all the plans, all the orders are carried out according to the original battle plan, and even the timing and intensity of the execution are no problem!

So, what's the problem?
"Our biggest mistake was that we had a huge misunderstanding of the Eighth Route Army's hard power. We thought that the Eighth Route Army had poor firepower and could only fight with faith and willpower! However, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army we faced was no weaker than ours, and they could even use the terrain to counter-suppress and attack us! And the Eighth Route Army's individual weapons, from having no bayonets at the beginning to not having to install bayonets now! Those continuous-fire, semi-automatic rifles, whether they are shooting or hand-to-hand combat, are the nightmares of our soldiers! But even so, the Eighth Route Army still installed bayonets on these weapons. And..." Yamanouchi analyzed and wrote down the content of his analysis on paper. This was his habit. He also believed that this was the biggest gain he had from this failed battle.

Hiss... Boom boom boom... With dull whistling sounds and violent explosions, the large yard where the Japanese command headquarters was located was subjected to repeated bombardment by 120 mortars, which turned the intact yard into a pile of bricks and tiles.

"Hurry up, rescue the general..." Looking at the command post that was bombed into ruins, the surrounding Japanese soldiers swarmed over in panic, trying hard to search for Yamanouchi in the ruins of the collapsed house.

Different from the panicked expressions of the Japanese soldiers, an old man over 70 years old on the artillery position of the Eighth Route Army, leaning on a cane, jumped up and down vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Bomb, bomb hard, bomb again, bomb our ancestral hall again! If our ancestors were still alive, they would be so happy to know that our ancestral hall could kill so many Japanese soldiers!"

"Ancestors, your unworthy descendants have a family tree here. When we rebuild the ancestral hall, we will re-establish the tablets for your ancestors! Blast, blow again, blow hard..."

At the old man's strong request and with the approval of Brigade Commander Chen, the artillerymen finally picked up the 16-kilogram shells again and placed them on the muzzles one by one.

"Okay, set...fire!"

Boom boom boom... chirp chirp... boom boom boom... The Japanese soldiers who had just gathered at the Japanese headquarters had no time to dig Yamanouchi out of the ruins before they were bombarded again by mortars, and more than a hundred of them were killed in an instant...

"Okay, all the threatening targets have been eliminated. The next step is to fight the Japanese alley by alley! Where is the transport team? Grenades, grenade launchers, bullets, the attacking team must not be left without these! At this rate, Licheng should be taken before noon!" Brigade Commander Chen gave the order in high spirits.

"General..." In the ancestral hall where the Japanese command headquarters was located, someone finally found the dusty and dusty Yamanouchi from the ruins under the empty space of the desk.

"Break, break out... break out towards the direction of the Huting stronghold..." Yamanouchi endured the discomfort in his body and issued the final order.
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