Bright Sword: Let my company hold off the Yamazaki Battalion

Chapter 48 Emergency Call for Help! Yoshio Shinotsuka: "Baka! Hurry and get help!"

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"No, what happened?"

Li Yunlong was completely dumbfounded, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Are we attacking the Huting stronghold?"

Chu Yunfei was also somewhat bewildered, unsure of what was causing the sudden explosions and gunfire.

"Commander, what should we do?"

Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao, who was standing to the side, was also getting a little anxious and hurriedly asked Li Yunlong a question.

Upon hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, Li Yunlong paused, his expression turning somewhat grim and uncertain: "First Battalion, don't move. Let's get closer and see what's going on."

After saying that, he darted off towards the Tiger Pavilion stronghold.

Chu Yunfei, along with Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao and others, quickly followed.

Meanwhile, inside the Huting stronghold.

Faced with the sudden artillery barrage and the Eighth Route Army that had suddenly appeared, the Japanese were somewhat bewildered.

"What?! How did these Eighth Route Army guerrillas end up here?"

The Japanese major general leading the troops, his expression grim and even ugly, shouted: "Baka! Order the troops to launch a swift counterattack!"

At the command of the Japanese major general, the Japanese soldiers at the Huting stronghold sprang into action.

The Japanese major general glanced at the pillbox that had been destroyed by a single shell, his expression growing increasingly grim. After a moment's thought, he said, "Send a telegram to General Shinotsuka, saying that we were attacked at the Huting stronghold. The Eighth Route Army has very strong firepower and is equipped with a large number of artillery pieces, including 75mm mountain guns."

He came here to observe and exchange ideas, and he didn't want to lose his life here.

As soon as he finished speaking, a Japanese soldier responded, "Yes, General! I'll send the telegram right away." With that, he turned and quickly left.

Outside the base.

"pretty!"

Watching the cannon fire blow the top of the pillbox off, Chu Feng smiled broadly.

Aside from being dissatisfied with the training attitude of the company commander and political instructor, he still recognized the capabilities of his artillery company, even though their abilities, calculated by the system's standards, were only at a basic level, but enough to fight the Japanese.

"Fight like this!"

Chu Feng's voice continued: "Concentrate all artillery fire! Don't rush the charge, just bomb it! I don't believe it! This place is so small, even if we have to bomb it, we'll bomb it down today!"

The morale of the guard regiment's officers and soldiers soared, and they roared with excitement. Grenade launchers, mortars, Type 92 infantry guns, and 75mm mountain guns rained down on the Huting stronghold as if they were free.

How could the seemingly tall and sturdy Huting outpost withstand such a bombing?

In particular, the two 37mm rapid-fire cannons were a powerful source of firepower for attacking fortified positions, and they demonstrated their strength at this time.

At this time, the company commanders of the first, second, and third companies also led their troops to approach the stronghold.

Among the attacking ranks, some flamethrowers carrying fuel canisters stealthily blended in without revealing their identities.

"Da da da! Da da da!"

"Thump thump thump!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Clusters of fire exploded continuously in the Huting stronghold, and the Japanese and puppet troops inside the stronghold, facing this powerful and dense firepower, made their counterattacks seem like a desperate struggle.

Taiyuan City, First Army Headquarters.

When the telegram requesting assistance reached Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinotsuka, his expression instantly turned extremely grim.

His face showed shock, disbelief, anger, and frustration: "Baka! Have those Eighth Route Army guerrillas gone mad?"

"I'm supposed to be performing a play with Colonel Yamamoto Ichiki, and now they're jumping out and heading straight for the guests of this play."

"If there are no customers, who will watch this show for?"

Enraged, he couldn't help but curse again, "Baka!" but it still didn't quell his anger and panic.

After his initial anger subsided, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinotsuka quickly regained his composure. After a moment's thought, he turned to his major general chief of staff and ordered, "You, immediately issue the order for both brigades to converge on the Tiger Pavilion stronghold. Ensure the safety of the battlefield observation group!"

"At the same time, order the air force units to take off immediately and head straight for the Huting stronghold!"

"Yes, Commander! I'll take care of it right away!" The Japanese major general chief of staff replied and strode away.

Once the order was given, the Japanese troops, as if possessed, began to stride toward the Huting stronghold.

One by one, the planes were pushed out of the hangar, and after inspection, they roared into the air and flew rapidly toward the Huting stronghold.

The movement of the Japanese and puppet troops frantically approaching the Huting stronghold was quickly learned by the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

Knowing all along that Chu Feng was going to take action against the Tiger Pavilion stronghold, the headquarters leaders immediately understood upon seeing this intelligence.

The core issue of this bizarre situation before him, which he couldn't quite grasp, lay precisely in the Tiger Pavilion stronghold. He couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Haha! Brilliant, excellent!!"

"Immediately send a telegram to the guard regiment, asking if they have already started fighting, and also inquiring about what exactly is attracting the Japanese soldiers there?"

At this point, the headquarters commander paused, then continued, "Give all units another order to block the enemy across the entire front. Stop the Japanese devils and make sure they don't advance an inch."

"I'm going all in. If I don't figure out what those Japanese devils are up to today, I won't be able to sleep or eat properly for three days and three nights!"

Seeing the excited headquarters leader, a leader next to him smiled and immediately replied, "Yes, sir, I'll send the telegram right away."

Shortly after, the division headquarters also received orders from headquarters.

"Um?"

The division commander looked at the order with some surprise: "Huting stronghold? Isn't that the place that brat Li Yunlong is going to? It really is him. That kid's intuition is too sharp."

The division commander was clearly unaware that the person at the Tiger-Taking Pavilion stronghold was someone else, not Li Yunlong as he thought.

A nearby officer asked, "Commander, what should we do? Should we send Li Yunlong back with the First Battalion?"

The division commander thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Notify the Independent Regiment to hold their position, to defend Chenjiayu, and absolutely not allow a single Japanese soldier to pass through here!"

"If anything goes wrong, make Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong come to me with their heads!"

In an instant, because of the small location of the Huting stronghold, the entire southeastern Shanxi was thrown into chaos, with Japanese and puppet troops frantically trying to get closer.

The Japanese and puppet troops were going crazy, and the Eighth Route Army units were not idle either, launching continuous attacks to stop reinforcements. However, they could only stop the Japanese on the ground, but were somewhat powerless against the Japanese planes in the sky.

The battle continues at the Huting stronghold.

Five minutes had passed since the battle began, and the seemingly solid defenses of the stronghold had already been breached by 75mm mountain guns and two 37mm rapid-fire cannons.

Meanwhile, the landmines and barbed wire that had been laid were cleared away by artillery such as grenade launchers and mortars, opening up an attack route for the first, second, and third companies.

Inside the stronghold, a large number of Japanese and puppet troops were killed or wounded by artillery fire, with more than one-third of them losing their lives.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this, Chu Feng grinned from ear to ear, gesturing wildly: "Artillery company, quickly turn your guns around! Mortars and Type 92 infantry guns will provide suppressive fire, while 37mm rapid-fire cannons and 75mm mountain guns will continue to launch precision strikes against the remaining fortifications!"

"In short, after the battle, I don't want to see a single Japanese building still standing."