Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Although there is always a searchlight on the bunker, it is not omnipotent and has many blind spots.

The first battalion took the lead and slowly approached the barbed wire.

They began cutting the barbed wire and pulling out the wooden stakes. Then they continued forward, cutting the barbed wire again and pulling out the stakes. The Japanese army had not one or two layers of barbed wire, but several.

The outer barbed wire is layer upon layer.

The first battalion cut off one after another.

The First Battalion slowly crept forward, while the Second, Third, and Fourth Battalions each sent a company to follow behind.

It wasn't until they were cutting the fourth barbed wire and removing the wooden stakes that the Japanese army made a discovery. Of course, they didn't spot the Eighth Route Army troops, but they saw something amiss with the barbed wire. So, the searchlights from the Japanese bunkers immediately swept in this direction. But as they did, they suddenly dimmed.

The Eighth Route Army cut off the Japanese army's electrical wires.

"Bang one

"Da da da! The Japanese army immediately panicked.

The sudden power outage, coupled with the fact that they had noticed something was wrong with the barbed wire, caused the Japanese to immediately start shooting. However, in the pitch-black night, the Japanese did not know what was happening, nor did they see the route of the Eighth Route Army troops. They did not even realize what was wrong. So the shooting was just to boost their courage and did not have much impact on the advance of the First Battalion. At this time, the detachment's mortar company had already followed the First Battalion in, and then took advantage of the darkness to quickly disperse.

Troops set up mortars.

These are all mortars that have been modified in the arsenal.

A mortar that can fire horizontally and is specially built for attacking artillery towers.

"boom"

"Boom—why did it need to be converted into a flat-firing cannon?

Because compared to the indirect fire mortar, the flat-fire cannon is much more accurate. More importantly, the power of the mortar shell is much greater than that of the flat-fire cannon shell.

The Japanese army's flat-fire artillery was primarily designed to destroy enemy machine gun positions, so accuracy was key, not the sheer power of the shells. Mortars, on the other hand, were considered artillery, and their impact was immense. When Japanese troops lacked artillery, they used mortars as artillery.

The column's pursuit mortar company was specifically trained on how to destroy Japanese forts.

That's the case this time.

The Japanese army built three bunkers inside Kangzhuang.

Two of the forts were relatively small, and the other one was tall and strong. Two of the forts were built on the periphery.

The first bunker the First Battalion encountered when they entered Kangzhuang was a small one. Inside was a small Japanese unit. The Japanese were confident, but they were unexpectedly bombarded by a battery of mortars, which collapsed with just three rounds.

It really took three shells to bring him down.

One reason was that the bunker was not strong enough, and the other was that the mortar was very powerful after it was converted into a flat-fire gun. It hit the middle of the fort directly, and the fort was unable to stop the mortar shell from exploding in the middle, resulting in the bunker collapsing.

A squad of Japanese soldiers was buried inside.

Jiang Hebai was overjoyed. Although he knew that this modified mortar was a powerful weapon for breaching Japanese bunkers, he hadn't expected it to be so effective. With just three rounds, the Japanese bunker collapsed.

In the past, it would have cost countless lives to capture such a small bunker. But with this modified mortar, it only took three shells to successfully destroy a Japanese bunker.

In other words, there are not so many shells.

If there were thousands or tens of thousands of artillery shells, it would be possible to destroy all the forts along the Pingsui Road.

The first battalion responded quickly.

Seeing the first bunker collapse, they immediately rushed forward and threw grenades through the machine gun holes in the bunker. The Japanese troops trapped underneath the bunker must not be allowed to escape alive. After the bunker collapsed, there were actually quite a few Japanese soldiers still alive inside. However, they were completely killed by the multiple grenades thrown by the first battalion.

In just a few minutes, the New 1st Regiment destroyed a bunker and killed more than 100 Japanese and puppet troops.

As soon as the shots were fired, the other two Japanese forts reacted quickly.

However, without lights, it was too dark outside, and they couldn't accurately determine the position of the Eighth Route Army. However, after determining the general direction, they also began to shoot. At this time, the second, third, and fourth battalions following behind quickly attacked according to their previous deployment.

“When Hong saw another bunker firing, the mortar company immediately began to shift targets.

The flat-fire artillery, adapted from the mortars, had a considerable range. It even surpassed the Japanese flat-fire artillery, operating within 2,000 meters. However, at 2,000 meters, the accuracy dropped. Now that they had followed the First Battalion into the station, only about 300 meters from the fort, their accuracy had increased significantly. After their shift in target, their effectiveness was even greater.

It took only two shots to bring down another bunker.

This time, too, someone quickly stepped forward and threw grenades at the fort, completely killing the Japanese and puppet troops inside.

Then the largest bunker remained.

This bunker is very strong.

After all, Kangzhuang Station was the most important station on the Pingsui Railway, and the bunkers inside were definitely stronger than those outside. A large amount of stone and cement was used.

Several shots were fired, all of which hit the target. Although some damage was done to the fort, it was not as effective as before.

"Change the shells."

"beat!"

"boom"

Guarding Kangzhuang Station was the 4th Independent Battalion of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army.

There were approximately 2000 Japanese troops surrounding Kangzhuang. The leader was Nagato Sakuji, the colonel commander of the th Independent Battalion. Besides his th Independent Battalion, there was also a garrison battalion.

However, this garrison battalion obeyed the orders of Changdu Zuo Er, because Changdu Zuo Er's military rank was colonel.

Changdu Zuoer was extremely anxious now, and sent a telegram asking for troops outside to come to support Kangzhuang Station. At the same time, he sent telegrams to the Second Independent Mixed Brigade in Huailai and the headquarters of the Mongolian Army for help.

It was too dark outside, my vision was obstructed, and I couldn't see clearly what was happening.

Only when you shoot can you see the general direction of the opponent.

But Changdu Zuoer was also a veteran officer. He could tell the general situation outside by the sound of gunfire. Initially, there was still the sound of machine gun fire from the two forts guarding their largest stronghold. But soon, the sound of artillery fire was heard, and then the machine guns fell silent.

Changdu Zuoer immediately understood that there was a problem with the two bunkers.

So he was very anxious.

A year earlier, when the North China Front Army mobilized over 14 Japanese and puppet troops to sweep through the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area, the Chadong Detachment breached the blockhouse network along the Ping-Sui Railway. At the time, the Chadong Detachment employed flat-fire artillery. Later, to prevent the Eighth Route Army from using flat-fire artillery again, the Japanese and puppet troops reinforced the blockhouses. Today, flat-fire artillery shells are difficult to penetrate the blockhouses along the Ping-Sui Railway.

However, Changdu Zuo Er did not expect that even though they had reinforced those forts, the Chadong detachment could have taken down the two outer forts so quickly.

It's really incomprehensible.

Of course, now wasn't the time to worry about that. Changdu Zuoer now understood his predicament, so he kept sending telegrams asking for help. If he weren't so low-ranking, he would have even considered sending a telegram to the North China Front Army for help.

"boom-

"Colonel, this is a mortar."

"How could it be a mortar?"

Changdu Zuoer was very surprised.

The mortar's indirect fire posed a limited threat to the bunker. Furthermore, the mortar's indirect fire path was already there, and Chang Du Zuo Er had seen mortar fire before. But why did this mortar fly towards him like a flat-fire cannon?

Fortunately, due to the importance of Kangzhuang, the largest stronghold bunker in the middle is made of real reinforced concrete, with a large amount of stone and cement used. Even if infantry artillery came up, it would take some effort to blast the bunker open.

"yawn!"

"cough cough"

"what is this?"

Suddenly, Changdu Zuoer felt something pungent.

After just a small puff, his throat was already sore. Then his eyes and nose started to hurt. Changdu Zuoer suddenly thought of something and said anxiously, "Quick, evacuate the bunker. These are chemical weapons from the Eighth Route Army."

Changdu Zuoer immediately covered his nose.

He was terrified. Was this a Chinese chemical weapon? A biological weapon?

The Japanese army often used poison gas bombs during the Anti-Japanese War. During the Hundred Regiments Campaign, Japan used poison gas bombs extensively. So after smelling the pungent odor, Chang Du Zuo Er's first thought was poison gas bombs.

This is the Eighth Route Army using poison gas bombs.

So he could only order the troops to evacuate the bunker quickly.

"beat!"

To ensure the success of the Ping-Sui Railway raid, the New 1st Regiment, the main force in the attack on Kangzhuang Station, had undergone extensive training. The mortar company changed its shells, and the First Battalion immediately changed its attack mode.

Quickly occupy advantageous positions around.

As expected, chili powder was added to the mortar shells, and after the explosion, the effect was very good. The Japanese thought that the Eighth Route Army had used poison gas bombs and immediately evacuated the fort. After all the Japanese troops withdrew, the first battalion quickly began to open fire.

"boom"

"Da da da!" The Japanese soldiers nervously emerged from their bunkers, but before they could react, they were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.

It caught the Japanese army off guard.

In just one blow, the Japanese army lost more than 30 people.

Very confused.

Jiang Hebai heard the first battalion firing and judged from the situation in front that the Japanese were forced out. Although the Japanese were forced out of the bunker, this was still a Japanese stronghold after all. The Japanese still had many small forts.

Jiang Hebai couldn't let the Japanese army reorganize their defense.

So he drew his revolver from his waist and said, "Guards, follow me."

A battalion of 500 people.

Although the initial attack went smoothly, the remaining Japanese troops defending the bunker consisted of a squadron of approximately 120 soldiers. Together with the puppet troops accompanying them, the total number was nearly 300. Even after being hit, over Japanese and puppet troops remained combat-ready. Jiang Hebai led his own guard company and personally charged forward.

Jiang Hebai led the way.

Want to eliminate the Japanese army as soon as possible.

Zhang Dahu, who was outside, heard the gunshots and said, "The New 1st Regiment has broken through."

"should be."

"Political Commissar, you stay here. I'll bring the guerrilla detachment in to help, and we'll quickly eliminate the enemy in Kangzhuang.

Zhang Dahu listened to the gunshots inside Kangzhuang Station and judged the situation inside.

Kangzhuang must be occupied as soon as possible.

After daybreak, the surrounding Japanese troops would inevitably swarm in. If Kangzhuang was not captured by then, the Chadong Detachment would be attacked from both inside and outside by the Japanese troops.

"No. You are the commander and cannot leave the command post at will.

I estimate that the Japanese troops from the surrounding strongholds will soon send troops here. You must stay at the command post and lead the battle."

Xiahou Wen shook his head.