Chapter 784 Encirclement and reinforcements
The walls, bunkers and guard posts of Boli were all staffed by guards wearing Japanese military uniforms.
Doihara pointed and roared, "Quick! Kill the devils."
Zang Dong stepped forward and said with a smile: "Platoon Leader Zang! Those are all our own people."
"One of our own?!"
Doihara Kan'er looked confused.
Yamashita Yoshiaki said happily: "Squad leader! Didn't you hear the company commander call you platoon leader?"
Doihara Kenji said excitedly: "I, I was promoted to platoon leader?"
The instructor nodded and said, "Zang Tu! You fought bravely, so you will be promoted to platoon leader on the front line."
"Thank you, Captain! Thank you, instructor!"
Doihara Kan'ei saluted excitedly.
At this time, the guard soldier wearing the Japanese military uniform took out the Eighth Route Army uniform from his bag and put it on.
The drawbridge was lowered, the city gates were opened, and the wounded were immediately sent into the city.
Doihara Xian'er clapped his hands and laughed, "He really is one of ours!"
There were rumbling sounds of gunfire in the south, but the puppet troops were still putting up a desperate resistance.
Zang Dong ordered loudly: "Quick! Support the Second Battalion in combat."
"Yes!"
Doihara Kan'ei was the first to receive the order and rushed to the south like a gust of wind.
Cuijia Village, arsenal and clothing factory.
Gan Rong brought Wang Sande and 50 guardsmen dressed as fake Japanese soldiers and came here from the Boli Command Headquarters through an underground passage built of reinforced concrete.
More than 20 guardhouses were built around the factory, as well as electric fences, trenches, wooden fences, and piles, ensuring strict security.
Gan Rong was shocked and thought to himself, "If we hadn't come through the tunnel, we would have had to sacrifice a lot of soldiers to take over these two factories."
In order to save his life, Wang Sande took the initiative to cooperate with the play and said flatteringly:
"Taijun! I will gather everyone together to listen to your lecture."
Gan Rong nodded and said, "Yoshi! Let's gather."
Wang Sande shouted loudly: "Everyone gather, the Queen will give a lecture."
Soon, hundreds of people from the two factories gathered in the large yard.
The Guards immediately took control of all guard buildings, factories and personnel.
Gan Rong stood at a high position, exerted his strengths as a teacher, and trained the puppet troops and factory technicians:
"Everyone! We are not the devils, but the Langya Detachment of the Eighth Route Army. The devils are ravaging China, committing all kinds of evil and having no conscience. You are also Chinese and should not be accomplices to the devils. The reason is to fight against the enemy and save the country..."
He spoke eloquently and made those who worked for the Japanese feel ashamed, and they all expressed their desire to work for the Eighth Route Army.
The sounds of gunfire around Boli became increasingly sparse. The puppet troops in the south and north had been defeated and fled towards Rizhao. The second, fourth and fifth battalions of the Langya detachment met in Boli City.
There were mountains of weapons, ammunition, food and supplies inside.
Liu Zhengxiong said excitedly: "I didn't expect these puppet soldiers to be so rich. We are going to make a fortune!"
Ning Qiang nodded and said, "Indeed! I think it would be enough to march westwards and attack Ningjia Village."
Ye Shian smiled and said, "It is said that Lao Gan also robbed a large arsenal and a clothing factory. We don't have to worry about weapons, ammunition and clothing."
Liu Zhengxiong said happily: "There are many puppet troops surrendering. Our Langya Detachment can be expanded into a headquarters."
Zhang Linmao reminded him, "Chief of Staff! Isn't it time for you to ask the detachment commander for instructions on the next move?"
"You reminded me well!"
Liu Zhengxiong smiled awkwardly and immediately ordered the radio operator to send a telegram to Xiang Chu: "Captain! Our three battalions have defeated the defenders outside Boli City and entered Boli City."
Xiang Chu immediately replied: "Send the Second Battalion to guard the fortifications in the west and south of Boli City to prevent Li Yunpin from leading his troops to counterattack. Send the Fourth Battalion to the north to attack the Wangtai Japanese stronghold and obtain the supplies in the stronghold. The Fifth Battalion and the wounded will stay in Boli to clean up the battlefield, investigate the puppet troops, and lock up the most heinous crimes first."
Liu Zhengxiong heard the sound of gunfire coming from the direction of Cangma Mountain and called back to ask, "Why don't we send some people to help the first brigade eliminate the Japanese squad?"
Xiang Chu called back: "I am surrounding the enemy and attacking the reinforcements. Now the only remaining Japanese squad in Wangtai has come out. You can ask the Fourth Squadron to go there quickly."
Liu Zhengxiong called back: "You are a monster!"
Southeast of Zangma Mountain, there is a steep cliff.
Li Tong led a large team to surround the Japanese Guanyuan squad in the valley.
The gunfire was not intense at all, and no one even bothered to fire the mountain cannons and grenade launchers.
The Japs charged left and right, but were always shot back by dense rain of machine gun bullets.
The First Battalion was a reinforced battalion with 2000 people, so it was no problem for it to deal with 60 or so Japanese devils.
The Japanese Sekigahara squad was reduced to a small half of its men after the teasing ambush.
Luo Jiaojiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Li Tong! Junior Master-Uncle is really amazing. He even staged a siege and attack on the reinforcements."
Li Tong smiled and said, "Master Junior has led us to fight countless big and fierce battles. To be honest, we don't even take this small group of devils seriously."
At this time, the radio operator reported loudly:
"Captain! The detachment commander said that the Japanese reinforcements from Wangtai are coming here. Let's quickly eliminate the Guanyuan squad."
Li Tong nodded and said, "Okay, brothers! Practice artillery and grenade launcher shooting and kill the Japanese soldiers in the valley."
"Yes!"
The artillerymen and grenade throwers hurriedly received the order.
Four Type 4 infantry guns and 20 grenade launchers began firing.
"Boom! Boom!"
Artillery fire blanketed the valley below.
The Japanese squad leader Sekigahara Goroku was observing through a telescope when he was hit by shrapnel from a shell and fell into the gutter.
The Japanese sergeant pulled him out of the gutter and said anxiously: "Sir Captain! The reinforcements are not coming, withdraw!"
Sekigahara Goroku yelled loudly, "Baka! How is it possible that the soldiers of the Empire can't even defeat the Eighth Route Army?"
The sergeant cried and said: "How can this unit be called the Eighth Route Army? It is even more powerful than China's regular ace army."
Sekigahara Goroku drew his command sword and roared, "Warriors of the Empire! Follow this squad leader to charge the Chinese army's artillery. Kill!"
"kill!"
There were less than ten remaining Japanese soldiers, who roared and rushed towards the artillery on the hillside.
"Da da da!"
The sound of heavy machine gun fire rang out, and the charging Japanese soldiers fell one after another.
"Bang!"
A sniper bullet shot into Sekigahara Goroku's neck.
Sekigahara Goroku pointed at Li Tong who fired the gun but was unable to make a sound and fell to the ground and died.
The Japanese sergeant took off his military uniform, changed into civilian clothes, and fled.
At this time, an Eighth Route Army team appeared on a nearby hill.
Liang Chuxue and Yang Jiang led their troops over from Zhangjia Village upon hearing the sound of gunfire.
Their radio had no batteries, so they couldn't send a message to Xiang Chu to ask which unit was ambushing here, so they couldn't get too close.
Yang Jiang suggested: "Captain! Why not send a scout over to ask."
Liang Chuxue nodded and said, "Okay! Send Chen Aniu over. He grew up in this mountain and can run fast."
"Yes!"
A young soldier hurriedly took the order.
Yang Jiang wondered, "This unit has artillery, grenade launchers, and heavy machine guns, why don't they just come up and kill the Japanese in the ambush?"
Liang Chuxue laughed and said, "It's probably my nephew. He wants to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, so he deliberately doesn't wipe out these devils."
Yang Jiang laughed and said, "That's right! He must have taken a fancy to the mountains of supplies in Wangtai, so he deliberately lured out the defenders of Wangtai and then wiped them out all at once."
At this time, a scout ran up the hill and reported loudly:
"Captain! Another group of Japanese soldiers is coming from Wangtai."