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According to Ding Wei's idea, the Japanese devils in Wanjia Town were nothing big.

It’s just an infantry battalion. If they really find Xingjiazhuang, the New 1st Regiment will be enough to deal with it.

Taking into account combat consumption and casualties.

And the new regiment has one third of new recruits, who need to be properly trained and digested.

Transferring to Chenjiazhuang, close to the Zhengtai railway line, is more in line with the brigade commander's deployment and arrangements.

There was a battalion of puppet troops stationed in Chenjiazhuang, with three small artillery towers in front and behind for cover.

With the Japanese on their backs, this group of people usually hid in their strongholds, set up heavy machine guns, and cut off the north-south route.

Destroy this group of puppet troops and ensure that the New 1st Regiment can directly contact the Zhengtai Line.

It was just the right time to find an opportunity for Zhuzi to fire a shot. It was like a pillow coming when he was sleepy. He would use the Chenjiazhuang stronghold to fire an attack for the infantry artillery.

For the Eighth Route Army, which was short of guns and bullets, any artillery tower posed a certain challenge.

The brick and stone turret was not strong, and its firepower was no more than a dozen guns. Any shell was enough to destroy it.

The problem was there was no artillery.

Even if the troops from several counties were combined, they couldn't find a single piece of artillery.

No matter whether you are the main force or the guerrillas, if you want to attack the artillery tower, you have to come at night.

The common way is to sneak over in the dark and destroy it with explosives.

Rely on physical strength to start the fight and fight with flesh and blood.

Everything was different when Ding Wei had the infantry gun.

After notifying the first battalion in advance, Zhang Dabiao led the team towards Chenjiazhuang.

Find out the enemy's deployment and make sure there are no additional enemies stationed in the area.

Afterwards, he led Zhuzi and others and pushed the infantry artillery to Chenjiazhuang.

The location of the Chenjiazhuang stronghold is very tricky, as it is located at the intersection of three roads.

To the northwest, northeast and south are mountains several hundred meters high. A clear river flows outside the stronghold and has been converted into a water conservation ditch.

The stronghold was surrounded by a wall, enclosing three artillery towers.

The puppet troops entered the stronghold and basically blocked the road into the mountains.

Use the three-story watchtower to patrol day and night.

When Ding Wei arrived here, Zhang Dabiao's battalion had already ambushed nearby.

Observing the deployment of the Chenjiazhuang stronghold from a distance, there are three artillery towers guarding it, and there is a heavy machine gun inside the stronghold.

"Captain, I have learned from the people nearby that the puppet soldier in the artillery tower is called Chen Damazi."

"He used to be a bandit in the mountains. He was ruthless and cruel. After he surrendered to the Japanese, he formed a team of more than 200 people."

"When the night comes, the brothers will go over there and blow it up."

Zhang Dabiao was eager to try it out and also wanted to see the lethality of the infantry gun.

at night?

It can have a deterrent effect like a fart at night.

Ding Wei wanted to attack during the day.

"Da Biao, have the two companies of the first battalion go around to the flank of the stronghold. Let them see us without hiding. Tell them that we are the main force of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. If they know what's good for them, surrender quickly. We will open fire and attack soon."

"Pay attention to the artillery attack."

The soldier crouched down and moved towards the flank of the stronghold, alarming the patrolling puppet troops.

"Captain, there's a situation."

Chen Damazi hid in the stronghold every day and ate delicious food and drank spicy drinks. This was much more comfortable than going up the mountain to be a bandit.

The Japanese served us flour and fat meat, so the brothers had no worries about food and drink.

Before he could enjoy the good times, his brothers came running over and said they had discovered something unusual.

"A group of Eighth Route Army soldiers came over here. We counted their heads and there must be hundreds of them."

"How many people exactly?"

"I didn't count them clearly, but there were at least 200 people on both sides. They were definitely the main force of the Eighth Route Army."

The startled Chen Damazi immediately woke up all his brothers and asked them to pick up their weapons.

A group of people lay down beside the shooting hole and carefully peeked out.

I heard shouting.

"Listen up, puppet soldiers in the stronghold. We are the New 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and we have been ordered to clear out the artillery tower. If you know better, surrender. We are about to open fire and attack."

Chen Damazi has a fierce look, especially his pockmarks that almost cover his entire face.

"Don't panic. The Eighth Route Army doesn't have any artillery. They are just trying to scare people."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Wei pushed the artillery out from the front and deliberately placed it in a very conspicuous position.

Zhuzi was carefully adjusting the gun body and aiming the muzzle at the turret.

"Brother, we have cannons. This group of Eighth Route Army soldiers have cannons."

The sharp-eyed brother pointed outside and immediately became panicked.

Chen Damazi was also frightened. Was this true? Where did the Eighth Route Army get the cannons from?

"Brother, I know that the Japanese on Wangmu Mountain have artillery. The New 1st Regiment wiped out the Japanese on Wangmu Mountain a while ago. The brothers in Wanjia Town said it themselves, so it can't be wrong."

"The Japs are looking for this gun."

"Why don't you contact the Taijun quickly and ask the Taijun of Wanjia Town to come to support us as soon as possible."

Wanjia Town is more than a hundred miles away. Even if Taijun runs as fast as she can, it will take three or four hours.

The New 1st Regiment did not give the puppet army much time to think.

Zhuzi aimed at the firing hole in the turret. To be honest, he was a little nervous. He wanted to try and fire a shot to see if it would work.

Ding Wei greeted directly,

"Bring the shells and load them."

The soldier dragged the shell with both hands, moved it carefully and stuffed it into the barrel.

Wang Chengzhu was worried and aimed again to confirm.

"Zhu Zi, stop being so silly, just listen to my orders and fire like a woman."

At the command, the shells flew out and headed towards the artillery tower a thousand meters away.

The whistling sound of the artillery shells came straight towards them and penetrated into the ears of the puppet soldiers.

With a loud bang, the firing hole of the turret was shattered and a large piece of the three-story turret was lifted off.

The puppet soldiers were stunned by the shock. Some of them who had never experienced shelling were so frightened that they wet their pants.

The puppet soldier at the center of the explosion was covered in blood, with half of his arm sticking out.

Even those who were not injured had their ears buzzing from the noise.

Chen Damazi realized that something was wrong. It was too late to wait for the Japanese reinforcements, so he decided to run away with his trusted brothers.

He has been a bandit, killed people, and is braver than others.

He pulled his brothers, packed up his belongings from the house, took his gun, opened a reserved hole in the backyard, and decisively went out to the back.

The puppet soldiers who remained in the stronghold looked at each other in amazement.

Zhuzi breathed a sigh of relief. He hit the target. This thing was easier to aim than a mortar.

But the power was a little less than expected.

It takes three shots to take down a turret, and one shot can only open half of its face at most.

"Captain, let me fire one more shot, I'm sure I can destroy it."

"What are you fighting for? Did you see the white flag raised by the higher-ups?"

Ding Wei held a telescope and admired the effect of the infantry artillery. He saw the puppet army lifting up the white cloth with bamboo poles and shaking it continuously.

"Grandpa Eighth Route Army, stop firing, we surrender."

The remaining puppet troops were very decisive and had no intention of resisting.

With guns in both hands, he emerged from the stronghold.

Zhang Dabiao was not satisfied yet and captured him without firing a single shot?

He rushed forward with his brothers and disarmed the puppet troops.

After a brief interrogation, they found that 18 people were missing. The puppet army leader Chen Damazi escaped through a dog hole at the back and ran all the way into the mountains.

Not catching the bandit is a small flaw.

"Da Biao, arrange for someone to count the supplies and dismantle the other two artillery towers."

"Captain, we are stationed here. We built this with great effort. Why would we tear it down?"

"Will you be able to defend it when the Japanese raid? You have to tear it down in advance to prevent it from being used by the puppet army. Take my orders and tear it down."