I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 492: Bazooka on the Wall

They had all surrendered to the Eighth Route Army, and had been told in advance that they had to lay down their arms.

You still have weapons on you, what do you want to do? Are you planning to launch a sneak attack?

It is not unfair to shoot them, because it is wartime now and there is no time to screen you one by one.

Finally, they dealt with the Imperial Army in the stronghold and hurried to the east gate to support the first company commander Zhuo Tefan and his men.

A lot of things happened on their side, including the complete capture of the Huting stronghold.

But in fact, it was only half an hour since Captain Sato called Huang Huaishui.

Captain Sato was lying on the road, sweating profusely under the afternoon sun.

In half an hour, he had no idea how many times he had raised the telescope.

Unfortunately, the terrain on his side was too low, and he couldn't see what was happening inside the stronghold.

Now the Eighth Route Army's artillery bombardment on Liulang Mountain has slowly stopped.

Now we can only hear the intermittent sound of machine gun fire coming from the Huting stronghold.

Sato now felt a little regretful that he had left in too haste.

They didn't even bring enough water, so many of the imperial soldiers were thirsty.

Under the scorching summer sun, some soldiers were almost dehydrated.

Layers of salt also formed on the military uniforms on their backs.

He had already tried to contact the Imperial Army using the telephone in the bunker next to the trench.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get through to him on the phone.

It was probably because their telephone lines had been cut off by the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells.

He was considering whether to send someone back to inform Huang Huaishui.

Asking him to bring some water to the imperial army was a bit embarrassing.

Previously, they had forced the Imperial Army to stay behind and fight, and now they were asking them to fetch water for them. This really undermined the dignity of the Imperial Army.

Alas, why did I give an order to close the door when I escaped just now?

It is now impossible to see the situation inside the stronghold.

I thought that closing the gate would slow down the speed of the Eighth Route Army's pursuit.

But how long does it take to open a door? It won't take more than half a minute. I am just trying to cover up the truth.

Ma Laosan and his company had already arrived at the east gate of the Huting stronghold.

He was quite smart. After bringing his men here, he did not rush to the wall of the stronghold to stand guard.

He knew in his heart that as soon as he showed his head, he would be caught with his gun pointed outside.

The Japanese soldiers outside behind the road would know that their Imperial Army had rebelled.

So he ordered all the Imperial Army to quietly climb up the wall and no one was allowed to show their heads.

He squatted behind the door and looked outside through the crack.

Tsk tsk tsk, the Japs outside are in such a miserable state. I estimate that at least half of the people in a fully-strength battalion have died!

Thinking about them being exposed to the sun in the wild, Ma Laosan felt weird in his heart.

It had an inexplicable feeling of happiness. This must be the enlightenment of the mind, hahahaha…

The two cavalry battalions under Sun Desheng have already rushed towards the east gate.

When they were halfway there, they ran into the people left behind by Ma Laoliu, who kept waving at them.

"what is your job?"

The commander of the cavalry battalion, holding a submachine gun, asked the soldier of the Imperial Army.

"Eighth Route Army commander, I am waiting for you here on the orders of our company commander.

Now the east gate of the stronghold has been controlled by our company, and the Japanese outside have not discovered it yet.

Our company commander told you to go through quietly and not to alert the Japanese.

This will buy more time for the deployment of the large force."

The cavalry battalion commander laughed after hearing this. These people from the Imperial Army are really cunning and shrewd.

They could even think of this kind of trick to trap the Japanese.

People of that era were quite strange. Some teams were not good at fighting the Japanese and they just ran faster than anyone else.

However, once they surrendered to the Japanese, they turned around and killed anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians with extreme cruelty.

Some people are like this group of Imperial Army soldiers. When they are working for the devils, they always look confused.

Once they returned to the embrace of the people, they immediately came up with all kinds of clever strategies and beat the Japanese devils to a pulp.

The battalion commander of the cavalry regiment also arrived at the East Gate following the Imperial Army who led them.

He also imitated Ma Laosan and looked outside through the gap in the gate.

After watching for a while, he turned around and waved, calling the company commander of the artillery company over.

Then he quietly called Ma Laosan and they walked out of the doorway together.

After they came out, the battalion commander asked Ma Laosan in a low voice.

"Captain Ma, do you have any other gates in this Huting stronghold?"

Captain Ma said quickly: "There is another small door on the south side, but it has been blocked.

However, the suspension bridge outside is still usable and can be used to cross the trench.

Commander of the Eighth Route Army, are you planning to go through that door and attack the Japanese from behind?

I have just sent people to check, and there are no Japanese soldiers guarding outside the trench over there.

Maybe they don't have enough troops, so they gathered all the Japanese outside the east gate."

First Battalion Commander: You know how to draw inferences from one instance. This group of Imperial Army soldiers who revolted on the spot are all smart.

He called the second battalion commander and said to him, "Lao Li, take your men to the South Gate and wait for me to send you a signal.

You lead your battalion to charge out and outflank the Japs, leaving no one alive."

Captain Li did not hesitate and left all the heavy machine guns to the first battalion commander.

Then he asked Ma Laosan to find someone to lead the way, and they headed straight for the south gate.

After a while, the artillery company commander came running over with a smile on his face.

"Captain, the Japs have really found a good place.

They were already two hundred meters away from the road, and the Japanese grenade launchers just couldn't hit the wall.

Seeing how badly they were bombed just now, they only have a few small cannons left.

I'll set up my artillery position right away, and give me ten minutes to have my mortars ready."

The battalion commander immediately ordered the soldiers to carry all the heavy machine guns onto the wall.

Once the artillery battery had finished firing, their heavy machine guns opened fire.

Fortunately, the Browning air-cooled heavy machine gun was light enough, so they carried it to the top of the wall.

The Japanese soldiers lying on the roadbed outside didn't notice anything at all.

If it were the Maxim or the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun, there would be no such chance.

Just the weight of more than 200 kilograms alone would be enough for the Japanese to discover their tracks once four people carried it onto the wall.

After a short while, the artillery company's mortars were aimed and waiting for the battalion commander to give the order to fire.

They also sent rocket launchers to the city wall, which were specifically used to deal with the Japanese heavy machine gun positions.

The rocket launcher was aimed directly at the heavy machine gun position. It was so fast and fierce that every hit was silent.

However, they cannot open fire now because there is no result yet from Sun Desheng.

If any mistakes were made when persuading the Imperial Army to surrender, they would have to provide quick support.

One was at Captain Li's place at the South Gate, where they were still clearing the blocked gate.

If they fought too hard and Captain Li failed to attack in time, the Japanese might escape.

Sun Desheng has already dealt with those surrendered Imperial Army troops.

He brought Captain Zhang and Translator Xia, whose head was covered with gauze, to Dongdaemun.