Zheng Yunshan, deputy commander of the Xiyang County National Salvation Army, ran in with excitement: "Captain, the Chief of Staff has succeeded!"

"Last night, more than 400 Japanese sent by Pingding City were killed by aggression points, and more than 100 Japanese were killed on the railway line. More than 100 puppet troops were captured and nearly five kilometers of railway line was destroyed!"

"I just received the news that the Japanese military brigade command has issued an order to transfer troops. The infantry brigades they sent to several county towns must be transferred to the Zhengtai Railway within one day to ensure that the Zhengtai Railway will not be attacked again?"

"The Japanese are still catching the soldiers along the railway to build the railway. This shows that the Japanese are attracted by the Chief of Staff's actions last night!"

"That's great!" Zhou Cheng almost jumped up from the ground with joy.

Without the help of field troops, those garrisons that have not yet formed combat effectiveness will definitely not dare to leave the city rashly.

As long as the attacking troops successfully kill the Japanese in the two strongholds and create a wide enough gap on the blockade line, no Japanese and puppet troops can threaten the safety of the transport team tonight.

Thinking of this, Zhou Cheng decisively looked at Tang Yufeng beside him: "Old Tang, how are you preparing here!"

"The Chief of Staff has created the transportation conditions for us. As long as the transportation process is not unexpected, the arsenal will be moved before dawn, and we will win this transportation operation!"

The confident smile on Tang Yufeng's face already shows everything: "Don't worry, leader!"

"The large carts equipped by the logistics company have been sent to the edge of the blockade line, and there are a total of ninety-six."

"After repeatedly confirming with the captain of the fleet, each car can pull four large trucks to the arsenal without affecting the speed of the car. A total of forty-eight large trucks are loaded. Once the blockade line is opened, you can set off."

"The mules and horses that pulled the cart set off last night. They walked a small path with the baggage company and the reconnaissance team around the Japanese and puppet army strongholds. They have now arrived at the arsenal and are resting."

"As soon as the car and the baggage truck arrive, they can load and unload ammunition and equipment, and march back to our defense zone."

"The 150 large trucks and 1,000 new recruits collected from the defense zone also arrived at the blockade line and could be dispatched at any time!"

The more Zhou Cheng heard the smile on his face, the more he couldn't help but sigh: "Everything is ready is not enough for the east wind. I ordered the troops to hurry up and rest. As soon as six o'clock arrives, all participating troops will start to act immediately!"

The Zengjiayan stronghold was a newly built stronghold by the Japanese army after the National Salvation Army captured Xiyang.

Because he happened to be stuck in an official road entering and leaving Xiyang, he could be so angry that he blocked the National Salvation Army. His location was very important, so the Japanese army directly built this place into a medium-sized stronghold.

Although the Japanese army was stabbed in the back by the National Rescue Army last time, the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties. In order to shrink their troops to defend the county town and transportation roads, many strongholds were given up. However, the Japanese army in the Zengjiayan stronghold was not transferred, but increased by nearly 100 people, all of which were two small strongholds nearby retreated here.

To this day, there are more than 230 Japanese and two companies of puppet troops in the Zengjiayan stronghold.

The second battalion commander Huang Hu lay behind a small hill more than 600 meters outside the stronghold. His eyes had never left the stronghold, because the second battalion would launch an attack in another two hours, and he would take the stronghold within an hour to tear a hole for the transport team to enter the enemy-occupied area.

The offensive plan had long been decided, and he wanted to find two more flaws of the Japanese and puppet troops to make the attack smoother after a while.

But the Japanese are not vegetarians.

After suffering several losses, they gradually became familiar with the fighting style of the National Salvation Army, and made up for the loss of the sheep and strengthened their defense in a targeted manner, making it increasingly difficult for the National Salvation Army to find a breakthrough from them.

As time passed, the disappointed expression on Huang Hu's face became stronger and stronger.

Because until now, he has not found any loopholes in the Japanese that are beneficial to him.

Put down the telescope and glanced at the watch. The disappointed expression on his face was slowly replaced by firmness. He retreated to the back of the hillside and began to give orders: "The Japanese are too cautious. There is no loophole that allows us to take advantage of the situation. We can only capture the stronghold through strong attacks."

"Are the firepower company and the mountain cannon company ready?"

This is the first time since the establishment of the National Salvation Army, the use of mountain cannons is concentrated in cooperation with the troops to attack.

In order to accumulate more experience in attacking the artillery battalion, the artillery battalion commander Tan Wei personally went on the battlefield. Looking at the six mountain cannons that had raised their gun barrels not far away, he replied confidently: "Battleman Huang, don't worry, the mountain cannon company guarantees the starting shot to hit the target!"

Huang Hu immediately ordered: "Then we will prepare for the attack according to the combat plan!"

"Boom boom boom..."

The four mortars equipped by the Second Battalion Firepower Company successfully fired the first shot of this battle, and all four shells were smashed into the stronghold. As for whether the results were achieved, I don’t know.

The Japanese strongholds were too large, and it was impossible for Japanese and puppet troops to be present in every place.

The quiet stronghold immediately sounded loudly, and countless Japanese and puppet troops rushed out of the barracks, picked up their weapons and ammunition and rushed towards their own combat positions.

The squadron leader who was about to have supper was also alarmed and climbed to the top of the cannon tower as soon as possible.

At some point three or four hundred meters outside the stronghold, hundreds of soldiers of the National Savior Army emerged, holding guns and bent over, and some people were carrying heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, quickly approaching the stronghold.

"Enemy attack...attack counter immediately!" The squadron leader, who was shocked, quickly ordered.

"The artillery immediately set up the mortar, find the artillery position of the National Salvation Army, and destroy it."

"The light and heavy machine guns in the artillery tower and the castle are all fired to block the rushing national rescue army, and they must not be allowed to get close to the stronghold!"

In less than ten seconds, the stronghold became loud gunfire. The Japanese who had not yet entered their combat position immediately accelerated after hearing the gunfire...

In less than a minute, hundreds of Japanese and puppet troops entered the battle position and hid in artillery towers and castles to shoot outside the stronghold.

The National Salvation Army that attacked them looked bad.

As soon as the gun in the stronghold was fired, hundreds of national rescue troops all lay on the ground.

Seeing this scene, the squadron leader let out a sigh. Faced with such a group of opponents, he was very confident in defending the stronghold.

I originally wanted to call the county town for help, but when I saw the National Salvation Army lying down, I gave up this idea.

He decided to rely on his own strength to defend the stronghold and severely damage his national-savior army.

"Woo woo woo woo..." A string of harsh whistles suddenly reached the ears of the squadron leader.

I was shocked. Before I could understand what was going on, a series of explosions that were more violent than before sounded in my ears, and the artillery towers under my feet shook a few times in the explosion.

The squadron leader quickly looked at the explosion point.

A shell was hit on the position more than 30 meters ahead, and a large pit of half a meter deep was blown out where the rolling black smoke rose. Three soldiers fell around, two of whom were their subordinates...

A cannonball was also hit by a castle twenty meters away, and instantly exploded a corner of the castle, revealing a big hole.

The machine gun arranged in the castle was silent at the same time, and I don’t know if there are any soldiers inside...

Seeing this, the squadron leader's face turned pale and he cried out in a daze: "Bageya Road, it is a mountain cannon. The national-savior army that attacked us is equipped with mountain cannons..."

"Boom..."

The second round of shells quickly flew into the artillery tower with a roar. Several mortar shells exploded together. In the blink of an eye, the stronghold was blown up from thick smoke. The artillery tower standing in the center of the stronghold was too conspicuous, and two shells were hit in a short time.

One of the shells happened to hit the exterior wall of the artillery tower. In the violent explosion, a large hole was blown out of the exterior wall made of bricks and stones. All four subordinates on the first floor were killed. The solid artillery tower also became a dangerous building because of this shell.

Some subordinates suggested that everyone give up the artillery tower, but the squadron leader refused.

The location of the stronghold does not have any terrain advantages. The only thing everyone can rely on is the artillery tower and the castle.

The advantage of artillery fire is also in the hands of the opponent. If everyone loses the artillery tower and the castle and is completely exposed to the ground, the National Salvation Army only needs to spend some artillery shells to cause heavy casualties to the stronghold garrison.

The squadron leader didn't want to be killed by artillery shells without killing his country.

As for the artillery tower under my feet, although there was a big hole on the first floor, if I wanted to blow it into a pile of ruins, I would have to get at least two more shells. This little time is enough for me to rely on the artillery tower to kill several national rescue troops...

From the perspective of the Japanese squadron leader, his persistence is right.

For Huang Hu, the commander of the second battalion, it doesn’t matter whether the Japanese squadron leader insists on it or not.

The Japanese gave up the castle and artillery tower exposed to the ground, so they could spend less shells to severely damage them.

If you choose to defend the artillery tower and the treasury, you will use more shells to directly destroy the artillery tower and the treasury inside, and bury the Japanese inside in the ruins.

Therefore, the artillery bombardment of the Mountain Cannon Company and the Second Battalion Fire Company did not change anything because of the Japanese squadron leader's decision.

Mountain cannon shells and mortar shells continued to fall from the sky, and a large amount of black smoke rose from the stronghold.

"Boom..."

After five minutes of shelling, the artillery tower standing in the stronghold was finally blown up, and more than 20 Japanese were buried in the ruins because of the squadron leader's insistence.

This is also the offensive opportunity agreed upon by Huang Hu and several company commanders.

The soldier lying on the ground seemed to be injected with chicken blood in an instant, jumped up from the ground, rushed towards the stronghold with a gun.

The heavy machine guns that attacked with the team also joined the battle, desperately pouring bullets into the stronghold and providing fire cover to the infantry.

The mountain artillery company began to extend the artillery fire and continued to fire into the stronghold to prevent the Japanese from reinforced the outer positions in the castle behind.

Because of the high shooting accuracy, the four mortars are still attacking the Japanese on the outer positions of the stronghold.

The Japanese military's outer positions have been bombed everywhere, with at least one corpse lying on each crater, and many corpses have been blown upside down...

All the few Japanese troops left were huddled in the few trenches left, praying that the shells would not hit them.

In addition to the dense heavy machine gun bullets above your head, there is even less chance to look up.

Facing the National Salvation Army rushing over from outside the stronghold, they were helpless and could only wait.
Chapter completed!