Outside the Zhouzhuang stronghold, Yang Xiong had received a telegram from the Independent Brigade passing through the blockade line.

In order not to arouse the Japanese army's alertness, he immediately ordered: "Battleman Commander Hong, strengthen the offensive! Try to seize the stronghold. Otherwise, there would be no place to replenish the shells and bullets we just fired!"

"Combined with the artillery Commander Gong, and strive to tear a hole in the defense line around the Japanese stronghold as soon as possible and break into it!"

Three consecutive attacks were repelled by the Japanese and puppet troops, and they also lost a platoon of subordinates.

Hong Tao's ruthlessness was also aroused by the Japanese's desperate posture, and he rushed to the front with a pistol.

"Company Commander, what did you do? It's been so long that the Japanese positions have not rushed up yet!" As soon as they saw the three company commanders under him, Hong Tao's anger rose!

Seeing that the three company commanders were lowering their heads and not talking, the instructor could only stand up and explain: "Old Hong, don't care about them!"

"The firepower of several machine guns on the Japanese gun tower is too fierce, and we are suppressing our attacking troops to fight. Even if we fight all of them, we can't rush up."

"Then kill these firepower points!" Hong Tao shouted without thinking.

"We have tried our best to shoot machine guns and let sharpshooters snipe, but none of them work. As soon as the machine gunner in front died, the one behind was added and the machine gun continued to shoot!" The instructor shook his head helplessly and replied.

At this moment, Gong Hu, the commander of the artillery company, came over. In front of Hong Tao, he said with a guilty look: "Capital Commander Hong, it's not that they are not brave in fighting, but that our artillery has not been able to fight well. After so long, even a small artillery tower of the Japanese has not been killed!"

Hong Tao's anger suddenly faded a lot, and he stared at Gong Hu and asked back.

"Then what are you going to do? It will be dawn in a few hours, and the main force is crossing the Japanese defense line. Once the main force passes, we will definitely not continue to fight, so our attack time will be shorter. If we can't even take down a stronghold of the Japanese, then we will become a laughing stock!"

"I plan to concentrate all mortars and grenade launchers, stare at the Japanese artillery tower and disperse their firepower!"

"There are two flying thunder cannons left, so as to get as close to the artillery tower as possible. As long as they push forward fifty meters, the hit rate will increase by 50%. When two flying thunder cannons are shot together, they will definitely hit the Japanese artillery tower!"

Hong Tao frowned and made a decision: "Fifty meters, right? My battalion will attack, cover you to push forward fifty meters!"

Then he ordered the three company commanders around him: "I heard it all, I will give you five minutes to prepare. After five minutes, all weapons will be fired and attacked fifty meters. Then stop, defend on the spot, shoot against the Japanese, and cover the artillery and fire!"

In the stronghold, the captain had already lost the arrogance and confidence of a few hours ago.

The reinforcements that should have arrived in more than an hour have passed two or three hours, but there is no trace yet.

In the defensive battle, although I had a way to deal with flying thunder cannons, the only commanding high point artillery tower in the stronghold has been good so far. However, the offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army is far greater than that of its own strengthening squadron. The limited defenders have been continuously deprived of personnel in the battle, and now they are less than half of what they were before.

The Imperial Army also suffered heavy losses and almost one company of troops died.

Although there were two companies left, they were scared in the face of heavy casualties and the increasingly fierce offensive of the Eighth Route Army, with pale faces, and their hands holding rifles were trembling due to tension and fear.

Even though they were still on the ground and then had to shoot out mechanically with rifles, no one knew where the bullets had been fired.

In this case, the captain must have been sure that as long as the eighth Turkish Route Army rushed up, they would have no courage to resist and surrender if they dropped their weapons.

The puppet army was unreliable, and the imperial army suffered heavy losses. The only hope for the captain to defend the stronghold was the artillery tower in the middle of the stronghold.

Seven or eight light and heavy machine guns were mounted on the artillery tower and fired from a high place to destroy all the Eighth Route Army who wanted to rush up.

"Captain, the warriors suffered heavy losses. If they continue to lose like this, two hours a day, all the imperial troops on the positions around the stronghold will die, and they can only retreat to the artillery tower to defend!" The deputy captain hurried over and reminded with a nervous look on his face.

"Bageya Road! I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army of the Turkish Eighth Route Army was so powerful. There were not many defenders around the surrounding areas, and even fewer troops were sent. They must have been defeated and destroyed by the Eighth Route Army of the Turkish Eighth Route Army who attacked us!" The captain said with a calm face that he didn't want to see the result he least wanted.

"Do you want to give the corps captain another telegram to ask for combat guidance! There are no reinforcements, and I am worried that we will not be able to guard the sky. The Eighth Route Army must have taken a fancy to the supplies, weapons and ammunition in our stronghold!" The deputy captain continued to remind.

The captain compromised and lowered his head and thought for a full minute before answering.

"Forget it, I'll send a telegram to the county town right away. Compared with our honor, the materials, weapons and ammunition in the stronghold are more important. We must not fall into the hands of the Turkish Eighth Route Army. To increase the strength of the Turkish Eighth Route Army?"

"Captain, the Tujiao Route Army has started attacking again... Dadadada... Boombo..." As soon as the order was issued, a sergeant guarding the lookout of the artillery tower shouted, and then he heard dense gunfire and explosions sounded outside the artillery tower.

"Baga, why are there so many people from the Eighth Route Army? I'm still here!" The captain who hurried to the lookout entrance saw the Eighth Route Army swarming more than two hundred meters away at a glance. He was shocked first, and then shouted loudly.

"Shoot, shoot immediately to block the rushing Tujia Route Army!"

Three machine guns in this direction immediately fired, and the Eighth Route Army was constantly killed on the charge road.

However, the Eighth Route Army attacked this time seemed to be not afraid of death. The people in front were killed, and the ones behind immediately stepped up and continued to rush forward with a rifle.

"Does the Eighth Route Army have to fight to the death and want to take down the artillery tower in one attack!" The captain immediately had a very bad premonition.

Just as he was about to turn the machine guns from other directions over, a scream full of surprise reached the captain's ears, making him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sir, the Tujiao Route Army has stopped attacking!"

The Eighth Route Army, who was like a wolf and a tiger, was lying less than two hundred meters away from the stronghold, holding a rifle to shoot at the stronghold.

Not long after, the light and heavy machine gun was also mounted and fired at the artillery tower with the rifle. The whizzing bullets hit the exterior wall of the artillery tower, and sparks were splashing everywhere, which was very scary!

"Strengthen the firepower and continue shooting. The machine gun cannot listen. You must block them!" The captain ordered with a sigh of relief!

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