Once one crisis is resolved, the next one will follow!

As soon as the Japanese army that broke into the town was divided into two and mobilized, the soldiers pressed by Japanese troops from other directions were breathless.

If they continue to fight like this, the little devil will be able to exhaust them to death.

"Continuing to fight like this is not an option!" Zhao Zhiguo also realized the seriousness of the problem, "There are still two and a half hours until the sun sets, and we have to hold on to these two and a half hours."

"Give the order, each company and platoon will set up a defense line around several yards around the Pang family compound, and hold on until dark!"

In order to hold on until dark and preserve most of their troops, Zhao Zhiguo and the others had only this option to choose.

However, just when Zhao Zhiguo and the others gathered their troops and prepared to hold on, the platoon leader who gave Zhao Zhiguo advice led ten soldiers into the tunnel of the Pang family compound.

The tunnel in Pang's courtyard is very hidden. After all, it was Pang Qing's preparation for his own escape.

The platoon leader had noticed that the balance on the battlefield was tilting towards the Japs. At this time, someone had to make sacrifices for the sake of the overall situation.

Although Zhao Zhiguo has strictly ordered him not to let him take risks.

However, in order to let more soldiers survive, he took ten soldiers who had no regard for life and death to attack the Japanese bridgehead position regardless of his own wealth and life.

After arriving at the river, several soldiers immediately alerted themselves and found that no Japanese army had noticed them. They disguised the exit and then approached the bridge along the river bank.

The two places were not far from each other, and the Japanese army did not notice that eleven Chinese troops were approaching the bottom of the bridge.

Under the bridge, in the blind spot of the Japanese army's field of vision, the Chinese soldiers were only one step away from the Japanese light machine gun position at the bridgehead.

"Brothers, the Japs' machine guns are right above our heads. We will use grenades to clear the way and we will take over the Japanese machine gun positions."

The platoon leader assigned tasks to every soldier to ensure that they could successfully control the Japanese machine guns during this attack.

The force was divided into two, and five people walked around from under the bridge to the other side of the bridge.

After everything was ready, the soldiers decisively threw the grenades.

"Boom boom boom"

The grenade exploded, and the machine gun position at the bridgehead kicked up heavy dust. The soldiers jumped up, rushed straight to the Japanese machine gun position, and shot the wounded Japanese soldiers with one more shot.

The Japanese army also had a heavy machine gun position on the other side of the bridge. After discovering that the light machine gun position was attacked, they immediately opened fire on the eleven warriors.

"Da da da"

The bullet hit the bluestone-paved bridge and sent sparks flying.

"Platoon commander, the Japanese heavy machine gun firepower is too fierce!"

A heavy machine gun was enough to suppress them and they were unable to raise their heads. Even if the little devils had arranged a machine gun bunker in advance, the heavy machine gun bullets whizzed past their heads. If they dared to show their heads at this time, they would be destined to die.

"Wait until they change bullets!"

The platoon leader didn't panic. No matter how great the threat from the Japs' heavy machine guns, there was still time to change the bullets.

The kid's heavy machine gun kept pulling the trigger, and the bullets quickly ran out.

As the sound of the heavy machine gun stopped, a soldier immediately set up the Japanese light machine gun and aimed at the Japanese heavy machine gun position.

This time it was the Japanese heavy machine gun firepower that was suppressed.

"Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, the Chinese army attacked our bridgehead machine gun position and took control of our two light machine guns!"

The bridgehead position changed hands, which was a big deal. If the bridge was lost, it meant that their troops were separated by Zhao Zhiguo.

If these Chinese soldiers blow up the bridge again, they have fought for two days and sacrificed so many people to gain the victory, which will be in vain.

"How could this happen? They came out of nowhere!"

Tsutani Kazuo was shocked when he heard that the bridgehead position had changed hands.

If their bridgehead is lost, the whole body will be affected, and the consequences will be disastrous.

"Send a signal to the other side. No matter what the cost, they must take back control of the bridge!"

Tsutani Kazuo no longer cares about where these Chinese soldiers came from. Now he only has one idea, which is to take back the bridge and must firmly hold the control of the bridge in his own hands.

The little Japanese's semaphore soldiers began to frantically send semaphores to the troops on the other side, telling them that the bridge had been lost and that they should immediately mobilize troops to recapture the bridge.

The Japanese army was launching an attack on Zhao Zhiguo and others, and suddenly learned that the bridge was lost. They had to retreat temporarily, switch from offense to defense, and then mobilize their troops to return to the bridgehead position.

"Captain, something seems to have happened over there at the bridge!" a soldier reported.

Zhao Zhiguo immediately found an angle and observed with a telescope. He saw his soldiers exchanging fire with the Japanese army.

"Who asked them to go!"

Only then did Zhao Zhiguo realize that the platoon leader and his troops acted without authorization and seized the Japanese bridgehead.

Although the attack was successful, it was a dead end for them.

The Japanese army returned to support, and the other side of the bridge was also controlled by the Japanese army. The eleven people had no way to retreat, and there was no possibility of survival.

Seeing this situation, how could Zhao Zhiguo not feel heartbroken?

"Maybe the platoon leader made a decision while we were fighting with the Japanese army." Qin Dongsheng said, "The heavy machine gun position on the opposite side poses the greatest threat to them."

"Where is Qin Dongsheng's mortar? Even if we shoot out all the shells, we have to blow up the Japanese heavy machine gun position."

How could Zhao Zhiguo not understand that the heavy machine gun was the greatest threat to the bridgehead.

As long as the heavy machine gun is there, the bridgehead position will not be able to exert its maximum firepower.

Now that it has become a fact, Zhao Zhiguo can only try every means to provide fire support for the eleven of them to make their sacrifices more valuable.

Qin Dongsheng had no time to answer Zhao Zhiguo and returned to the Pang family compound with two soldiers. Their mortars were hidden somewhere and had not been used.

Two mortars were dug out of the rubble by soldiers.

"Listen up, I have to get rid of the Japanese heavy machine guns on the other side of the bridge!"

Qin Dongsheng did not care about exposing his position and directly ordered the soldiers to fire.

Even though their gunners were very experienced, the shells were not always on target. The two mortars fired eight shells in a row before hitting the target, destroying the Japanese heavy machine gun position.

The Japanese heavy machine gun positions were wiped out, and the soldiers at the bridge knew that their comrades were risking their lives to provide them with fire support.

The two machine guns immediately aimed at the supporting Japanese infantry, and the continuous output of firepower suppressed the Japanese reinforcements.

The bridgehead position became the strongest exposure for a time. Every time the Japanese army wanted to launch a charge, they were suppressed by the intensive firepower of machine guns.
Chapter completed!