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Whether it is the tunnels of Fuliangshan Fortress or the tunnels of other villages in the base area, they will be divided into different areas because of their different functions.
The living area is for people to live in.
The combat area, that is the combat.
The maze area is the middle transition.
The living area is generally hidden in the deepest part, and can only be reached through the combat area and the maze area. As the name suggests, the maze area is designed to make devils circle around.
The purpose of the combat area is to fight.
Xu Yougeng brought a platoon of troops and was in the combat area at the moment.
Tunnels in the combat area may have parallel tunnels on both sides, in front, behind, above, or even below. The Eighth Route Army can ambush in the parallel tunnels in advance, and use bayonets, rifles, or submachine guns to attack those in the combat area through the shooting holes all over the tunnel walls. Devils attack.
Xu Yougeng's position at this time is straight ahead.
Without warning, a beam of light dispelled the darkness in the tunnel.
Xu Yougeng immediately patted the head of the soldier behind him, and that soldier immediately patted the head of the soldier next to him. Through this order, the order was quickly conveyed.
Immediately, more than 40 soldiers armed with submachine guns, [-] caps with bayonets attached, or light machine guns, silently entered the parallel tunnels on the left, right, front, rear, and above the combat area.
Soon light leaked through the gun holes in the wall and into parallel tunnels.
The sound of the devil's footsteps, panting and talking came from the shooting holes.
It's a pity that the soldiers in the guard company can't understand Japanese. I don't know what the Japanese devils are talking about?
Without any warning, a large [-]-barrel shot out of one of the shooting holes, followed by a bang, but it was the devil who first shot at the parallel tunnel through the shooting hole.
The shooting holes are two-way, the Eighth Route Army can use them, and so can the devils.
But unfortunately, the Eighth Route Army already knew the existence of the devils, but the devils didn't know the existence of the Eighth Route Army at all, so the shooting just now was just nonsense.
Bright lights leaked from more and more firing holes.
This shows that the devils are gradually going deep into the combat tunnel.
At a certain moment, Xu Yougeng, who was right in front of the combat tunnel, opened fire.
The fighting method Xu Yougeng adopted was relatively rough. As soon as he fired, more than 40 soldiers in the entire platoon opened fire in unison. More than 20 submachine guns and two machine guns were fully fired at the same time, and the remaining dozen soldiers were also armed. The rifle with a good bayonet stabbed wildly at the devils in the combat tunnel through the shooting hole.
The devils who entered the combat tunnel instantly became a mess.
The battle ended quickly, and the thirteen devils who entered the combat tunnel were all shot to death or stabbed to death by the guards with bayonets in less than half a minute.
Soon, Xu Yougeng led a few soldiers into the combat tunnel.
The thirteen devils were really killed this time, and none of them pretended to be dead.
At that moment Xu Yougeng said: "Put away the weapons and ammunition, and return the corpse."
"A geomantic treasure like Fuliang Mountain doesn't bury devils."
……
Outside Fuliang Mountain, the Japanese army's forward observation post.
Miyano Michiichi was staring at the entrance of the passage through the sight of the artillery mirror.
"Matsumoto-kun." Miyano Michiichi asked his adjutant Matsumoto Masanori, "How long has it been since the Toda team entered the tunnel?"
Masanori Matsumoto took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. He paused and said, "Division Commander, the Toda team has entered the tunnel entrance of Fuliangshan Fortress for more than half an hour."
"Half an hour?"
Miyano Michi's face collapsed.
There has been no news for half an hour, and it seems to be in trouble.
Miyano Michiichi said in a deep voice, "Order the Okabe Squadron..."
Before the words fell, Masanori Matsumoto suddenly said: "Master, there is a situation."
When Miyano Michi looked anxiously, he saw the corpses of Japanese soldiers one after another, and they had been pushed out from several sniper positions above the entrance of the passage.
The Eighth Route Army hid very well.
Only the corpses of Japanese soldiers were pushed out one by one.
Then it rolled down the hillside and finally landed in front of the four previous passages.
No more, no less, a total of 54 corpses of Japanese soldiers were finally pushed out, and the entire team was wiped out!
Such a result was expected by Miyano Daoichi, but it was unexpected. He expected that it would not be easy to attack Fuliangshan Fortress, but he did not expect it to be so difficult.
In less than half an hour, an infantry squad was wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
So how long can an infantry squadron last?What about a battalion of infantry?
Although the Second Guards Division has more than 6000 imperial soldiers, 2000 of them are scattered in more than 6000 bunkers, and there are only more than [-] people in the Fuliangshan Fortress.
More than 3000 of them are artillery!
Miyano Doichi suddenly felt that things were a little tricky.
Compared with Li Yunlong's independent regiment, the Second Guards Division had an absolute superiority in strength and firepower, but because the independent regiment hid in the Fuliang Mountain Fortress and could not come out, the artillery group of the Second Guards Division became a display. Although a mobile strike brigade still has a strength advantage, but because the troops in the tunnel cannot be deployed, only one squadron can be put into battle one by one.
Or, to attack simultaneously from thousands of sniper positions all over the surface of Fuliang Mountain?
In this way, one infantry brigade could be invested at a time, but Miyano Michiichi did not dare to take this risk.
Because the passages behind the sniper positions all over the surface of Fuliang Mountain are extremely narrow, they cannot be compared with the sixteen passages on the ground.
Those narrow passages can be easily blocked by only one Eighth Route Army.
After thinking about it, Miyano Michiichi felt a sense of powerlessness not knowing what to say.
However, Miyano Michi was very certain of one thing. Today's attack must not end in such a hasty way. No matter what the final result is, at least one infantry squadron should be used to try.
Immediately Miyano Michiichi said in a deep voice: "Matsumoto-kun, order the Mori Battalion to immediately organize four infantry squadrons to attack from sixteen passages at the same time!"
"Hai!" Masanori Matsumoto nodded.
Chapter 380 Unable to Conquer
The shelter at the core layer of the Fuliang Mountain Fortress.
Zhao Gang, Lao Gou, and Xu Yougeng are counting the captured spoils.
Old Gou dipped his fingers in some saliva and opened the notebook, writing while saying, "That is to say, this time, a total of 41 Type [-] rifles, eight Nanfang Type [-] pistols, and three Type [-] machine guns were seized?"
"Oh, there are more than 6.5 rounds of [-]mm plated rifle ammunition?"
"Not bad, our supply department has accumulated more than [-] rounds of ammunition."
There were 30 rounds of 6.5mm rifle ammunition and 20 rounds of 7.7mm rifle ammunition in the original inventory of the Independence Regiment.
But after breaking it down into pieces, the 50 rounds of ammunition were allocated to more than 100 classes, and the number of bullets that each class could get was actually more than 4000 and less than [-] rounds.
There are also Type [-] grenades, and each class is assigned about [-] grenades.
There is no equal distribution of Type [-] grenades, and they are only given to infantry squads equipped with grenades. A total of [-] squads are assigned to grenades, and each group is allocated [-] rounds of grenades.
The remaining more than 8000 grenades are still in the warehouse of the Supply Department.
From this, we can see how poor the Eighth Route Army is, and the Independent Regiment is already considered rich, and that's all.
This is also the reason why the Eighth Route Army seldom fought tough battles during the entire Anti-Japanese War.
Old Gou gave Xu Yougeng a Fuliang brand cigarette, and said with a smile, "Yougeng, you performed well this time, let's continue next time."
"What is this capture?" Xu Yougeng said, "The devil will definitely launch a larger-scale attack in the future, and I will directly give you [-] rounds of bullets."
"One hundred thousand hairs?" Old Gou said, "Just blow it."
While talking, Wang Ye walked in with a dignified expression.
"Company Commander Xu, the devil's second wave of attack has begun."
After this pause, Wang Ye said again: "The devil's attack this time is no different than before. Four infantry squadrons were deployed at one time, and the squadron launched a centripetal attack from sixteen passages at the same time."
"Ah?" Xu Yougeng's expression immediately collapsed upon hearing this.
The devils attacked from sixteen passages at the same time, which meant that the guard company had to be divided into sixteen passages, so what's the point?There is only one squad left in each route, what can be used to stop a small squad of devils?
You can't stop the devils from attacking even if you plant a Tianluo map inside the tunnel.
This is not an emperor's tomb, and the emperor's tomb doesn't have so many institutions.
The so-called traps at every step and traps everywhere are all made up.
Zhao Gang also realized the seriousness of the problem, and said in a deep voice: "I will immediately organize all the left-behind personnel of the regiment headquarters to participate in this battle."
After finishing speaking, Zhao Gang also took out his pistol.
"Political commissar, don't take part in the battle." After Wang Ye finished speaking, he said to Xu Yougeng, "Commander Xu, your guard company only needs to guard the four entrances on the core floor."
"Leave the rest to our Wolf Warrior Squadron."
"We will attack from behind the devils."
"In short, the devils will never be allowed to attack unscrupulously."
"Yes!" Xu Yougeng promised and shouted sharply.
"First platoon leader, you take the first and second squads to the No. [-] aisle."
"Second platoon leader, you take the fourth and fifth squads to the second passage."
"Third platoon leader, you take the seventh and eighth squads to the third aisle."
"Class three and class six, follow me to passage number four."
Zhao Gang went on to say: "Class Nine will follow me as a reserve team, ready to support at any time."
On the other side, Wang Ye also gave orders to Wei Dayong and Lu Changsheng. Lu Changsheng led a combat team to stay at the core of the fortress to ensure the safety of the regiment headquarters. Wang Ye and Wei Dayong led the other two teams to fight.
……
Outside Fuliang Mountain, the Japanese army's forward observation post.
Miyano Michiichi was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.
Mori Hirohiro, Onoda Jiro, and several other team captains and even the joint captain's eyes moved back and forth following the figure of Miyano Doichi.
At this moment, there are quite a few devil officers gathered here.
There are eight captains in total, plus an artillery regiment captain.
Time passed slowly amid the suffocating waiting, the sun rose to the mid-heaven, and after noon, it began to slant westward and became weak.
Miyano Michiichi stopped suddenly.
He raised his watch to check the time, it was already 02:30 in the afternoon.
It has been four and a half hours since the Maori brigade launched the attack at ten o'clock in the morning, but there is still no news of the four infantry squadrons entering the Fuliangshan Fortress.
At this time, Miyano Michiichi was not the only one who felt anxious.
Officers such as Hirohiro Mori also felt anxious.
The main reason is that I can't see the battle scene, and I don't know what happened inside?
"Division commander." Mao Li Guangbo said in a deep voice, "Why don't we send four more infantry squadrons in?"
"Impossible." said the regiment captain carrying the rank of Lieutenant Assistant, "Unless you have a clear understanding of the internal structure of the fortress, you must not rush to launch a general attack with troops at the brigade level."
After a pause, he continued: "After all, there are only three battalions of infantry assembled in the Fuliang Mountain Fortress. If two battalions are lost in a row, the siege of Fuliang Mountain will be difficult to maintain."
Mao Li Guangbo said in a deep voice: "Maybe the four infantry squadrons that broke into the fortress are in trouble, and sending another four infantry squadrons at this time will just rescue them, and if we don't send reinforcements, maybe the four infantry squadrons It is not known if an infantry squadron is really broken collectively."
"Don't send reinforcements!"
"I think reinforcements must be sent!"
Several officers were divided into two factions, and the dispute could not be resolved.
Miyano Doichi also felt a little hesitant.
At this moment, Masanori Matsumoto, who had been watching behind the artillery mirror, suddenly shouted: "Division Commander, come out, the infantry that broke into the fortress has come out!"
"Nani? Finally came out?"
"Let me see, how many people came back?"
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