Chapter 200 Who is attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold?
"Hey, this is strange. Why hasn't the Japanese in the Dawangzhuang stronghold sent out reinforcements after so long?"
Near the road from Dawangzhuang stronghold towards Linjiaji.
The battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the New 1st Regiment, who was responsible for ambushing the troops sent out to support the Dawangzhuang stronghold, muttered to himself as he looked in the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
"Could it be that the Dawangzhuang stronghold has not received the request for help yet, or is it waiting for their superiors to issue an order to send troops?"
The instructor of the first battalion, who was standing next to the battalion commander, listened to what the battalion commander said and told him the results of his analysis.
The battalion commander of the first battalion listened to the instructor's analysis, shook his head and spoke.
"Impossible. The sound of gunfire from the regiment commander's side is so intense, the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold cannot be unaware of it.
The Japanese had prepared radio stations in every stronghold, and even if the regiment commander and his men blew up the Japanese radio station, it would be fine.
The Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold could also hear the gunshots and report to their superiors using their radio.
The fact that the Japanese arranged so many soldiers to stand guard around the road showed that what they were waiting for must be very important.
Now that what they were waiting for had been attacked, it was impossible for the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold not to report this to their superiors.
More than ten minutes have passed. Even if the Japanese in the Dawangzhuang stronghold didn't have a radio, they could have notified their superiors by phone.
We didn't arrange anyone to cut off the Japanese's telephone lines.
But now there is no movement at the Dawangzhuang stronghold, which is really strange.
First Company Commander, send a few people to replace the scouts outside the Dawangzhuang stronghold. I want to ask if there is any situation over there."
The commander of the first battalion felt something was wrong.
Logically speaking, the fact that the Japanese sent so many soldiers to stand guard on both sides of the road to welcome us means that what they were waiting for must be very important.
Now what the Japanese were waiting for has been attacked. Normally, the Japanese in the Dawangzhuang stronghold should send troops to provide support as quickly as possible.
However, the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold did not make any movement.
This is so strange.
Therefore, the battalion commander of the first battalion wanted to replace the soldiers who were conducting reconnaissance near the Dawangzhuang stronghold to see if there were any special circumstances among the Japanese devils in the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
If the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold are reorganizing their troops, it means that the Dawangzhuang stronghold is indeed waiting for orders.
If the Japanese inside the Dawangzhuang stronghold began to strengthen the defenses of the stronghold, then things would become interesting.
The Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold strengthened the defense of the Dawangzhuang stronghold, or the Japanese soldiers attacked by Ding Wei and his men were not important at all.
Or, the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold were simply unwilling to provide support to the ambushed Japanese soldiers!
However, judging from the fact that the Japanese wasted so many troops on guard, it was obvious that the Japanese who were ambushed were very important.
If the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold did not provide support after hearing the sound of gunfire, but instead began to strengthen the defense of the stronghold.
The Japanese devil's meaning was a bit strange.
"The Japanese don't have the tradition of 'staying firm when friendly forces are in trouble'."
Thinking of his own guess, the battalion commander of the first battalion touched his chin and whispered to the instructor beside him somewhat unconfidently.
The instructor standing by didn't know what the battalion commander meant.
Listening to what the battalion commander said, the instructor was stunned.
“When friendly forces are in trouble, stand firm like a mountain.
Isn't this the tradition in the mountain city?
This is the case with warlords, but it shouldn’t be the case with the Japanese devils…”
"Now let's see what the intelligence from the scouts is. If the Japanese in Dawangzhuang really don't move out, we must prepare for a strong attack..."
"boom!"
Before the battalion commander of the first battalion could finish his words, gunshots suddenly came from the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
The battalion commander of the first battalion, whose words were interrupted by the gunshot, suddenly looked up in the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
"what happened?
Why are there gunshots?
Was it an accident?
Or did the Japanese in the Dawangzhuang stronghold come out and discover the scout?"
Hearing the gunshots coming from the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold, the battalion commander of the first battalion thought that it was an accidental discharge of the Japanese guns inside the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
Or maybe the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold came out, discovered the scout, and were attacking him.
But then more intensive gunfire was heard again from the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold, mixed with several explosions.
Hearing the sounds of heavy machine guns and explosions among the gunshots coming from the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold, the battalion commander of the first battalion realized instantly that it couldn't be an accidental discharge of the Japanese guns inside the Dawangzhuang stronghold, or that the scout had been discovered.
Even if it was an accidental discharge of guns, it is impossible for so many guns to discharge at the same time. Moreover, the sound of heavy machine guns was also heard among the gunshots.
The total number of scouts sent there was no more than five. Even if they were discovered by the Japanese, they would not be able to use heavy machine guns and artillery.
It was obvious that some changes had occurred in the Dawangzhuang stronghold that they were unaware of.
Hearing the gunshots coming from the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold, the instructor immediately began to analyze.
"Type 92 heavy machine gun... Battalion Commander, could it be that someone is attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold?!"
As the instructor of a battalion, he naturally has the ability to distinguish what weapon is being fired based on the sound of the gunshot.
Especially heavy machine guns and rifles. If you can't even distinguish the sounds of these two types of guns, you are not qualified to be an instructor, let alone a cook.
The battalion commander of the first battalion listened to the instructor's analysis and questions, his face also filled with confusion and puzzlement.
The Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold even used heavy machine guns and artillery, which allowed the Japanese soldiers to mobilize so many weapons.
There is only one reason, someone is attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold!
But what puzzled and puzzled the battalion commander of the first battalion was that all their troops were still lying in ambush here. Who was attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold?
Apart from the Japanese, the only other military forces nearby were the Eighth Route Army.
At this time, the only troops that could and dared to attack the Dawangzhuang stronghold were their Eighth Route Army!
Apart from the New 1st Regiment, the only Eighth Route Army unit near Dawangzhuang was the 772nd Regiment.
According to the division of attack targets, the Dawangzhuang stronghold was attacked by their New 1st Regiment.
The 772nd Regiment's attack target was the Linjiaji stronghold.
"Damn it, besides the Japanese devils, we, the Eighth Route Army, are the only ones nearby.
Could it be that the 772nd Regiment made a mistake in their target and is attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold?!"
The battalion commander of the first battalion thought that it might be the 772nd Regiment that was attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold, and he suddenly became anxious.
After all, the straight-line distance between the Linjiaji stronghold and the Dawangzhuang stronghold is only more than ten kilometers. If the military commander in charge of the 772nd Regiment has poor eyesight, it is really possible that he will mistake the target of attack.
Of course, another possibility is that the 772nd Regiment deliberately made a mistake in its attack target.
However, the commander of the first battalion did not think that the 772nd Regiment would deliberately make a mistake in the target of attack. This was not a small fight. If you deliberately made a mistake in the target of attack, you would have stolen the target of the friendly forces and disrupted the friendly forces' attack plan.
Even if no serious consequences were caused in the end, the commander of the 772nd Regiment would still be skinned alive!
By then, forget about any merit or anything, you won’t even be able to keep your position as group leader.
I might really be subject to military law!
However, the battalion commander of the first battalion was not thinking about the consequences of the 772nd Regiment's private attack on the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
Instead, he was thinking about how he would explain to Ding Wei if he failed to take over the Dawangzhuang stronghold as Ding Wei requested.
Ding Wei gave him the task of attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold. If the Dawangzhuang stronghold had not been taken by him, it would have been taken by the 772nd Regiment instead.
Then how does he explain it to Ding Wei?
The meat was already in his mouth, but it was snatched away by someone else. That meant his career as battalion commander was over.
But now it is not convenient for the battalion commander of the first battalion to go there in person to see what the situation is, so he can only wait for the scout to come back and report.
However, the battalion commander of the first battalion remained skeptical about the fact that it was the 772nd Regiment that attacked the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
Since he could think of the consequences, there was no reason why the commander of the 772nd Regiment would not think of them.
Soon, several Eighth Route Army soldiers climbed down from a hill in the direction of the Dawangzhuang stronghold and quickly ran to the side of the battalion commander of the first battalion.
"Captain, something big has happened!"
"An unknown troop attacked the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
Judging from the situation, the enemy is going to storm the Dawangzhuang stronghold!"
These soldiers were the scouts sent by the battalion commander of the first battalion to keep an eye on the Dawangzhuang stronghold and check the movements there.
After the scout came back, he immediately reported to the battalion commander of the first battalion.
“I wonder whose troops they are?
Don't be impatient, drink some water, and tell me what happened in detail."
The scout in charge of reporting took the water bottle handed to him by the instructor, gulped down a few sips, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and began to report to the battalion commander and instructor of the first battalion what he and others had observed.
"Battalion Commander, we began to see the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold reorganizing their troops, as if they were preparing to set out.
But the Japanese moved very slowly and didn't seem to be in a hurry.
We observed for a few minutes and saw that the Japanese had not set out yet, so we were planning to come and report the situation to you.
But just as I was about to send someone back to report to you, a group of people dressed in rags and looking like bandits rushed out from the hills east of Dawangzhuang.
There are about a company of people.
After the group rushed out, they launched an attack on the Dawangzhuang stronghold without saying a word.
At first I thought they were a group of bandits who wanted to take advantage of the battle between our Eighth Route Army and the Japanese to make some money.
But the group of people were equipped with Type 38 rifles, Type 99 rifles, grenade launchers, and I also saw mortars and Type 92 heavy machine guns.
These equipments are not what bandits have at all. At most, bandits have Hanyang-made or Czech-style light machine guns.
Although this group of people looks messy, they give me the feeling of a military unit.
So I suspect that it was a regular army disguised as bandits..."
After listening to the scout's report, the commander of the first battalion had to suspect that the 772nd Regiment had sent people disguised as bandits to attack the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
The scouts said that the enemy's equipment was all Japanese weapons, systematic, and they were regular troops.
Take weapons for example. Apart from the Japanese invaders and the Eighth Route Army, who else around here could come up with so many systematic Japanese weapons?
As for the bandits, anyone with a light machine gun is considered a big bandit, not to mention heavy weapons such as the Type 92 heavy machine gun and mortars.
The scouts reported that they were regular troops disguised as bandits, and the only regular troops nearby were the Japanese and the Eighth Route Army.
Why did the Japanese disguise themselves as bandits to attack our stronghold?
However, the battalion commander of the first battalion was also a little confused. If it was the Eighth Route Army that was attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold, then there would be no need for them to disguise themselves as bandits.
It is also easy to cause misunderstanding.
"Quick, send a message to the regiment commander and ask him to see if there are any friendly forces nearby that are attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold again!"
The battalion commander of the first battalion couldn't figure out what was going on, so he decided to have someone notify Ding Wei and ask Ding Wei to find out whether friendly forces were attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold.
If so, their first battalion should immediately attack the Dawangzhuang stronghold and provide support to the friendly forces.
After all, the troops that the scouts reported attacking the Dawangzhuang stronghold did not carry weapons such as direct-fire cannons.
……
"Captain Ding, listen! Gunshots were heard over at the Dawangzhuang stronghold!"
On the other side, hearing the gunshots coming from the direction of Dawangzhuang, Wei Dayong hurriedly spoke to Ding Wei beside him.
Watching the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment constantly killing the Japanese devils, Wei Dayong could not help but feel itchy.
I wished I could rush down and kill a few Japanese devils.
However, Ding Wei still had to use the Japanese soldiers below as bait to attract the Japanese soldiers in Dawangzhuang, so they could not charge for the time being.
So Wei Dayong could only bear it.
But now gunshots were heard from the direction of Dawangzhuang, which meant that the Japanese soldiers in the Dawangzhuang stronghold were attracted out and engaged in a firefight with other troops of the New 1st Regiment in the field.
The fish has already been hooked, so there is naturally no need for the bait below.
Without Wei Dayong's report, Ding Wei also heard gunshots coming from the direction of Dawangzhuang.
"Well, it looks like the Japanese inside Dawangzhuang have been lured out. Pass on my order to increase the intensity of the attack. After this round, blow the charge horn!
Get rid of these little devils as quickly as possible, then join up with the first battalion and attack the Dawangzhuang stronghold!"
"Yes!"
After Ding Wei's order was issued, the firepower of the troops increased again.
The Japanese soldiers who were originally below were able to seize some opportunities to fire back at the people on the mountain.
However, under the further intensified firepower suppression of the New 1st Regiment, the Japanese on the road no longer had the chance to counterattack.
They could only lie down behind trucks or hillsides to avoid being shot at and pray that the shells would not fall near them.
"Bugler, prepare to blow the charge!"
After seeing that the Japanese soldiers were beaten so badly that they couldn't even raise their heads and didn't dare to fire back, Ding Wei also prepared to have the bugler blow the charge to completely eliminate the Japanese soldiers below.
"Captain Ding, Captain Ding, an urgent message from the First Battalion of the New First Regiment!"
"Wait a minute!"
(End of this chapter)
