Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 239: Battle in the Prisoner of War Camp

The Japanese prisoner-of-war camp here is more like a valley dug by humans. The entrance is narrow, but the space inside is very large.

The Japanese deployed two squadrons on the periphery, with seven or eight heavy machine guns pointed at the entrance, and there was also an artillery squadron inside the camp.

Normally, no one would dare to attack directly in this situation, but they encountered Gu Changfeng, an exception.

After he dealt with the Japanese sentries, he directly chose to set up artillery positions on the road which was only two or three meters wide.

Then, while the Japanese were being bombarded, they escaped from the narrow entrance and faced the Japanese head-on.

The Japanese were first bombarded and then faced powerful fire suppression, so the battle was naturally very difficult.

"Bagayaya Road,"

The highest-ranking Japanese officer here, Colonel Shichiro Amagi, was awakened by the shelling and stood up and shouted angrily.

"Hurry up and find out who is outside and how many people there are."

Amagi Shichiro calmed down and listened for a while, then ordered the guard at the door to go out and find out what was going on.

Just as the guard was about to leave, the squadron leader in charge of the perimeter ran to his door and said anxiously.

"Sir, an unknown armed group attacked us with powerful firepower, and our warriors suffered heavy casualties.

The perimeter is almost undefendable, so quickly request tactical guidance from Lingqiu City!"

Just as he finished speaking, gunshots suddenly rang out near them.

The special forces have arrived...

After landing from the cliff, Xiao Wu led the team to charge directly, holding a Type 99 rifle, and fired a barrage of bullets at the Japanese when he saw them.

The foot of the cliff was almost where the Japanese officers lived. The Japanese only placed a few teams on guard here, and they were killed in a short while.

Amagi Shichiro never imagined that someone could attack them from behind.

"Baga, get out of here quickly,"

He panicked, picked up his clothes and ran out.

The gunshots were nearby, and the shadow of death gradually enveloped his heart.

The Japanese squadron leader protected Tiancheng Shichiro and quickly ran towards the regiment headquarters. They now had to contact Lingqiu City immediately and request support.

Otherwise, with the current level of chaos, it is really hard to say whether they can hold on to this place.

Da da da!

There are more than one hundred special forces with Type 99 rifles, and they feel great when fighting.

Some Japanese officers who came out of the house wanted to run away, but they ran into the special forces head-on and were all wiped out without any surprise.

"Mexi, mexi, this is the Lingqiu Brigade Headquarters, where are you from?"

"Mexi, mexi, I'm from the Tiancheng Unit of the Fangshan Iron Mine. The mine has been attacked by a large number of unknown armed forces. The number of people is unknown."

"They possess a mortar battalion, dozens of heavy machine guns, and a large number of Imperial light machine guns. Requesting tactical guidance."

Fortunately, Shichiro Amagi escaped the disaster and successfully contacted the brigade headquarters in Lingqiu City.

Because of the Fangshan Iron Mine, Lingqiu City naturally became an extremely important existence.

The Japanese Sakagami Division directly deployed a brigade of troops in Lingqiu, with a total number of more than 5000.

Add to that the more than 2000 Imperial Army troops and a gendarmerie of more than 1000 people, and the military force is considered sufficient.

Fangshan Iron Mine also needs the help of Lingqiu City, so after receiving the call for help from Tiancheng,

The Japanese brigade commander, Shibuya Takaharu, directly sent a regiment and all the Imperial Army for support.

China's various mineral resources are too important for a poor country like the Japs.

After they came to China, in addition to occupying cities, they also used every possible means to plunder resources.

One of Shibuya Ryuji's missions in Lingqiu was to protect the safety of this large iron mine.

When faced with the attack on the iron mine, he directly sent most of his troops to provide support.

prisoner-of-war camps,

Gu Changfeng's breakthrough was too fast. After suppressing the Japanese in the front, he directly ordered three companies to charge and quickly occupied the commanding heights of the Japanese camp gate.

Just as the companies were in place, the Japanese artillery squadron stationed in the middle of the prisoner-of-war camp took action, firing six Type 6 70mm infantry guns at the camp gate.

The casualties of each company began to increase, but the Japanese artillery squadron did not remain arrogant for long.

There was a special forces team behind them, and they were found by the special forces after only four or five minutes of fighting.

Under the intensive firepower of the special forces, the Japanese artillery squadron was wiped out without any surprise.

The entire prisoner-of-war camp was in chaos, and most of the Japanese officers were killed by the special forces immediately.

Because the Japanese soldiers had not received orders from their superiors for a long time, they often fought on their own and were unable to organize an effective counterattack.

"Da Zhuang, you take a team of brothers to guard these cannons," Zhao Ziqing said excitedly.

After destroying the Japanese artillery squadron, the threat has disappeared. All that remains is to completely annihilate the Japanese here. He couldn't help but be excited.

Hearing this, Liu Dazhuang smiled and said, "Hurry up and go. I'll be watching so the devils can't get in here."

As he said that, he began to look for a commanding height. He didn't plan to sit idle, so he could kill the Japanese here as well!

Zhao Ziqing turned to look at Xiao Wu and ordered, "Take a group of brothers and release the prisoners of war to see if there are any willing to fight the Japanese."

There is strength in numbers, and he knew that support from Lingqiu City would come quickly.

However, it would be difficult to wipe out all the Japanese here in a short period of time without the help of the prisoners of war.

Xiaowu agreed, gathered about twenty brothers and ran to the place where the prisoners of war were held.

They had noticed this when they were going down the cliff, and they could just go straight over it.

On the far right side of the prisoner-of-war camp, in a dozen or so simple barracks, some of the prisoners were already ready to make a move.

"Captain, I went out to check. There are no Japanese guards. They should have left."

When the battalion commander heard this, he became excited and spoke to the prisoners of war.

"Brothers, we've all been here for different lengths of time. The Japanese didn't treat us as human beings at all. We all know how many of our brothers have died here."

"There's fierce fighting going on in the prisoner-of-war camp right now. Apparently, a large force is attacking here."

"Take this opportunity and follow me if you are willing to fight the devils. I want to avenge my brothers."

After saying this, he led the way out of the barracks.

The battalion commander was Zhang Guofu, originally a member of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but was captured after Lingqiu fell.

After being inspected by the Japanese, they were sent to the Fangshan prisoner-of-war camp to mine.

At first everyone thought it was no big deal, but later on it became unbearable because the food was poor and the work was the most tiring.

The Japanese supervisors often bullied them, resulting in the death of many prisoners of war here.

Zhang Guofu was also a cunning man. He would flatter and flatter the Japanese devils whenever he could. That was how he and most of his brothers survived.

Now that the opportunity has come, he naturally refuses to endure this humiliation again.

After all, there were some people in this barracks who had become tough and unwilling to fight the Japanese.

They are scared, and some of them have become like zombies.

Zhang Guofu ignored them and ran towards the place where the gunfire was heard with the prisoners who were willing to follow him.

Soon, some people picked up the guns left on the ground and started fighting with the scattered Japanese squads.