The Japanese troops themselves were insufficient. In order to attack the main formation protected by Qi Dajiu, they could not mobilize many troops to stop Zhang Yunfei's partial division.

The only ones blocking Zhang Yunfei's third battalion were a detachment of Japanese troops and a platoon of puppet troops. This was the largest force the Japanese could mobilize. If there were more troops, it is estimated that with their strength, they might not be able to defeat Qi Dajiu.

They defend their troops.

The Japanese and puppet troops formed a defensive force and took advantage of the favorable terrain to cause a large number of casualties to Zhang Yunfei's third battalion. However, they were also hastily constructed defensive positions and had limited troops. They were unable to stop Zhang Yunfei's third battalion at all costs.

storm.

The situation in Qi Dajiu was very bad now. After defeating the Japanese and puppet troops who blocked them, Zhang Yunfei and others did not even take a breather and directly led the troops towards the Japanese position.

Facing Zhang Yunfei's third battalion, who was attacking Qi Dajiu, the Japanese who were besieging Qi Dajiu became angry and without any hesitation, they came towards him with bayonets in hand.

The two armies collided fiercely, with bayonets, gun butts, engineer shovels, and even fists and teeth becoming weapons.

Seeing Zhang Yunfei's reinforcements arriving and attacking the Japanese and puppet troops' lines, Qi Dajiu also commanded the soldiers of the Second Battalion beside him and rushed out with bayonets in hand.

The two sides were in a chaotic battle along the entire mountain front, and the narrow mountainous area was full of fights between the enemy and ourselves. At this time, Zhang Yunfei led the crowd to charge forward, shooting with guns when they were far away, and prodding with bayonets when they were closer.

The entire battlefield, from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, became a chaotic battlefield, and the non-combatants couldn't help but be stunned at the sight. They were all logistics personnel.

To be honest, I have never seen such a bloody battlefield. In the previous breakout battle, I only focused on escaping, but now my side is no match for ghosts.

How could it be as spectacular and exciting as the current situation of evenly matched fighting against each other? The male soldiers in the team all wanted to go down to help, but were blocked by the soldiers from the Nine Divisions of Qi who had left behind to protect them.

This group of weak scholars could do nothing but stir up trouble. A few dozen meters away, Zhang Yunfei and Qi Dajiu were fighting back and forth with their respective men.

All the non-combatants were nervously paying attention to the battlefield. As the Eighth Route Army soldiers fought less and less, a few female soldiers clutched the grenades that Zhang Yunfei had handed out before, ready to fire them when necessary.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army below were locked in a hard fight. Everyone was prepared for the worst. After several rounds of fighting, they had more and more effective strength in their hands. This kind of hand-to-hand combat would have killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses.

Moreover, although Qi Dajiu's second battalion was changed from the Xinqing detachment, to be honest, the Xinqing detachment is a guerrilla force, and the nature of the guerrilla force determines that there are much fewer opportunities for bloody battles.

Moreover, after several rounds of counter-mopping operations, the troops have undergone serious replacements. Now, even though they say they have a good foundation, it is not always true.

This kind of consumption is unbearable for the Eighth Route Army. Non-combatants are always struggling with the battle situation in the mountain col and are already prepared for the worst.

However, the soldiers of the second and third battalions who entered the battlefield were facing increasingly severe situations and felt more and more inadequate.

Although they had an advantage in numbers, their performance on the battlefield was not the same. Their hand-to-hand combat skills were very rough. Fortunately, there were only a hundred or so Japs, and the rest were useless puppet troops.

If they were all replaced by the Japs, they might not be able to withstand it. Now they can barely compete with the Japs, and they are gradually gaining a slight advantage.

The enemy is gradually losing strength. No matter how good the Japanese soldiers are in physical condition, they are not invincible. The Eighth Route Army relies on its superior strength to kill this group of enemies.

Although this kind of confrontation is not what Zhang Yunfei and the others want to see, they are currently entangled with this group of enemies and can only do this.

Although the fight was a defeat for both sides, it did not do any good to one of the Eighth Route Army. Even if they destroyed all the enemies in front of them, no matter what, the Japanese reinforcements might arrive at any time.

If their combat personnel are severely reduced, the situation will become difficult again.

Although they know that the longer their troops stay here, the greater the danger they will face, but now they have an increasing advantage on the battlefield.

But most of the enemies here are Japs, and their fighting will is very tenacious. It is not easy to defeat or eliminate the opponent in a short while.

Now they can't kill them and they can't leave. This is the situation they have been avoiding and the last thing they want to see. The current predicament leaves Zhang Yunfei and the others at a loss.

Although Zhang Yunfei and the others stepped up their attack, the Japanese soldiers took the initiative to shrink their forces and carried out passive defense. This group of Japanese and puppet troops were firmly stuck here, and they could block their retreat without doing anything.

In the current critical situation, there is no point in thinking about it. They have no other choice but to fight against the Japanese and defeat the enemy in front of them, and completely get rid of the entanglement of this group of Japanese and puppet troops before the Japanese and puppet troops arrive in other areas.

Otherwise, if there is such a group of guys following behind, they will broadcast information about themselves and others at any time, that is the biggest threat.

The Eighth Route Army is good at ambushes, but the Japs are not inferior at all in ambush warfare. The Japs' ambush warfare level is still quite high.

He marched with this tail, and when he couldn't forcefully get rid of the opponent, any of their actions, including the route of action, no matter how they adjusted it, could not escape the eyes behind him.

Qi Dajiu and the others were ambushed by the Japanese for no apparent reason this time. Fortunately, this time they were ambushed by the same group of Japanese who had been tracking them.

If the Japanese reinforcements arrive, they don't need to be large. Just a reinforced squadron may kill them.

Now this group of enemies is determined to bite them, and unless they are defeated, their safety cannot be guaranteed.

Things have reached this point, and they have to fight even if they don't want to fight. At this moment, they can only launch a fierce attack on the remaining enemies.

Rather than waiting for the enemy's reinforcements to arrive and pursue and block you, it is better to take advantage of the moment and take a chance, at least to gain some initiative.

Of course, if there are brother troops active nearby, it would be better if they can be attracted by the sound of gunfire here.

After their battle, the defense force will become stretched again, and they will not be able to protect the safety of so many people in the mountains.

As for asking for help, it is even more impossible. In such a vast land, if you want to find troops who can disperse their activities and avoid the enemy's sweep, they are most likely to be operating in a battalion or company structure.

If we want to find them, how many people need to be sent to search for them? If there are so many people, why should they be worried now.

However, Zhang Yunfei relied on his battlefield intuition and his limited knowledge of history and geography, and felt that there should be brother troops operating around them. Although he did not know how many there were, there must be brothers of his own.

After all, this place is one of the base areas for the dirty money. From the strategic location, the Eighth Route Army is definitely operating here, and even the main force of the division headquarters. Of course, it is also possible that their independent brigade retreated here.

This is also the reason why he wants to knock off the enemy's tail at this time. As long as they make a noise, the possibility of the brother troops here discovering them will greatly increase.

If they don't cut off the tail behind them, once they get close to the fraternal troops, they may also put the fraternal troops into danger.

Therefore, they must get rid of the following tail and eliminate the threat in advance before joining together. This group of Japanese and puppet troops is not terrible, but they can mobilize other Japanese and puppet troops through the radio, which is a considerable threat.

The way they envisioned to clear up the threat could not be to block the enemy and make them lose the movement of their troops.

However, things in the world are unpredictable, and it eventually turned into a fight to the death. In the end, only one side could stand. Although this method of eliminating danger was very thorough, the price paid was too high.

In the end, they completely defeated the Japanese. Only a small number of Japanese and puppet troops saw that they were out of strength and finally chose to flee. Seeing the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops escaping, Zhang Yunfei's troops, which had almost exhausted all their strength, were no longer able to pursue them.

However, these guys no longer posed a danger to them, because their radio station was also seized by them. Unfortunately, the Japanese saw that the situation was over and destroyed the radio station. What they seized was only a pile of scrap parts.

After the battle ended like this, both Zhang Yunfei and Qi Dajiu looked very ugly. Now the total number of Zhang Yunfei's third battalion was no more than a hundred.

Qi Dajiu's second battalion was not much better. They were attacked by the enemy and suffered heavy casualties. The casualties of hundreds of people made his second battalion equally injured.

They could only hastily bury the remains of the martyrs and evacuate the battlefield with everyone.

Although the cost of this battle was huge, they also completely got rid of the tail behind them. Although their situation did not improve in any way, without the tail, everyone felt a lot more relaxed, and they were no longer as nervous as before when marching.

Depressing atmosphere.

While the troops were resting, Zhang Yunfei climbed to the high ground and began to observe the surrounding situation, hoping to find signs of activities by his brother troops.

After a fierce battle, what should be the next step? Now their army is really in trouble.

If we can find the main force of the division headquarters or the brigade headquarters, this group of non-combatants will be safe. Once we hand them over, we and others will be completely relaxed.

Seeing Zhang Yunfei holding a telescope and constantly observing his surroundings, Qi Dajiu had a gloomy face and said nothing.

This battle was so frustrating that Qi Dajiu was ambushed by the Japanese, although no one expected this.

It cannot be said that it is all his responsibility, but it was Qi Dajiu who fell into the enemy's ambush. Any excuses are feeble sophistry.

The relationship between him and Zhang Yunfei also became tense again. After all, in order to rescue them, the soldiers of the third battalion risked their lives to save them, resulting in many additional casualties.

Of course, Qi Dajiu was not in the mood to argue with Zhang Yunfei. His second battalion also suffered heavy casualties.

"If I'm not wrong, if you want to fish, you will not only attract the Japanese, but your colleagues will also attract our own people. Aren't you afraid of attracting a group of jackals?"

After hearing Qi Dajiu's words, Zhang Yunfei was silent for a while before saying: "You are right, the situation is pressing. We have no choice now. We have to take some risks. We can take these people away, but we cannot fight.

If we fight, we can fall behind by more than half in a forced march. This time we were lucky, we escaped the enemy ambush and were able to crawl out safely, but we are not so lucky every time."

Qi Dajiu: "..."

Could you please stop telling me about the ambush? This is not to rub salt into people's wounds.

"Although we defeated the group of enemies who followed us, you and I both know that a large number of Japanese and puppet troops are surrounding us. Who knows how long we can avoid the enemies."

"Maybe we will be discovered by the enemy next moment. If we are not lucky, maybe there is a pair of eyes staring at us now. Maybe the Japanese are digging a big hole waiting for us to jump. If we are ambushed by the enemy again,

, then you’re really out of luck.”

Qi Dajiu: "..."

Qi Dajiu's face was so dark before that his mother Zhang Ergou always mentioned the ambush in front of him and said it was not intentional, but he didn't believe it.

"The current situation is like this. In fact, we have been forced into a corner. The so-called dog jumps over the wall when it is anxious. People must take a gamble when they need it. Otherwise, we will be waiting for our inevitable consequences.

It's a Japanese encirclement, and then you won't have to gamble even if you want to."

"You're a fucking dog." Qi Dajiu said angrily, while Zhang Ergou kept returning the favor.

Zhang Yunfei: "..."

This guy was so crazy that he shouted something all of a sudden, but Zhang Yunfei didn't care about him.

The one with the big fist is the uncle. Now his third battalion has almost become a third row, and now the protagonist of this unit is the second battalion.

So, I have to rely on Qi Dajiu's second battalion for my tactical ideas. There is no need for me to get into trouble with this guy over a trivial matter. The overall situation is more important.

"The Japs have radio stations and strong mobility in forced marches in the mountains. Moreover, they have reconnaissance aircraft all the time and can mobilize Japanese and puppet troops with a radius of dozens of kilometers to encircle them at any time."

"It's not a problem for us to rush around recklessly. Maybe we will be discovered by the enemy without knowing it. Maybe we will fall into the enemy's trap. Instead of running around like headless chickens, it would be better to not move.

Just be quiet."

Qi Dajiu: "..."

It looked like it was really an ambush.

"I also want to find our brother troops, but the question is where to find them? This is our core base, and there must be our troops nearby. When the gunshots sound here, they should come over on their own and start an attack.

You are a good player. But when fighting guerrilla warfare, you need to be smarter."

"The quality of our soldiers and the enemy's, as well as the ability to replenish weapons, equipment and ammunition, are all very different. If we fight hard, the troops will have to use up all their foundation after a few battles."
Chapter completed!