The Japanese grenadier had no cover from the terrain and was directly exposed to the bare road. He also lost the distance advantage. Like his heavy machine gun, he failed to play any role.

The three most powerful weapons used by the Japanese against the Chinese army were machine guns, infantry cannons, and grenades. These three weapons were not outstanding in this era, but the Japanese used their power to the limit.

Especially against the Chinese army, it is really invincible, but without the fire support of these three weapons, the infantry tactics that the Japs usually use cannot be used, and they lose their usual strong combat effectiveness.

Although the Japanese resisted tenaciously, they were unable to contend with the intensive firepower coming from all directions.

Without the threat of grenades and heavy machine guns, Tiedan's commandos easily suppressed the enemy's firepower, and the enemy's light machine guns were also seen to death. The machine gunners were already finished. Who dared to approach the Japanese riflemen?

Whoever dies with the machine gun will have a clear area around the Japanese machine gun. No living person dares to approach the area where the machine gun is placed.

Without fire support, the Japanese and puppet troops could no longer hold on under the superior firepower of the New Ninth Regiment. Under the orders of the Japanese commander, they began to break out.

The Japs commander at this time was no longer Masanobu Yoshida. Under the intensive care of the Tiedan riflemen, not a single Japs officer was left. The man commanding the battle at this time was a Japs commander.

After taking over the command, he could not do anything and decisively ordered a breakout. Faced with the desperate attempt by the Japanese and puppet troops to break out, Zhang Yunfei did not issue an order to charge.

When he had the advantage, it was really not worthwhile to fight with the opponent's bayonets. Zhang Yunfei would rather let some of the Japanese and puppet troops escape than pay extra casualties.

To put it bluntly, it would be better if he died on the spot, but if he was injured, he would be tortured. The Eighth Route Army did not have any medical conditions.

The Eighth Route Army really couldn't afford to be injured, so the health workers could only do simple bandaging, leaving the rest to God.

At present, relying on superior firepower, everything is controllable, and the casualties of the troops are not large. However, once the opponent is in close combat, it is equivalent to giving up the firepower advantage.

In a hand-to-hand fight with the opponent, especially when the Japanese and puppet troops are eager to escape for their lives, they will really fight tooth and nail, trading lives for lives, and the casualties will be difficult to predict.

The lives of his own soldiers are still precious. Zhang Yunfei would rather consume more bullets than sacrifice the lives of his soldiers. Therefore, Zhang Yunfei just ordered everyone to open fire with all their strength to block the breakthrough of the Japanese and puppet troops who were blocking the ambush circle, and only used firepower to attack.

, and never launched a charge.

In the end, a small group of Japanese and puppet troops broke out of the encirclement and fled in panic toward the south.

Zhang Yunfei had anticipated this and didn't feel much regret. In an ambush battle, one had to grasp the opportunity and the rhythm. When it was time to strike, he must strike hard, and when it was time to stop, he must strike hard.

Decisive.

Not only did they have this group of enemies, but they also wiped out this group of Japanese and puppet troops. If they won the war of resistance, it would be worthwhile to kill them all.

But the reality is not like this. Now they are equivalent to poking a hornet's nest. Next, they will only face an even more crazy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese. They will suffer too many casualties or wounded people and lose too much combat power, which will be very detrimental to their future battles.

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After the battle, Zhang Yunfei ordered a quick sweep of the battlefield. Zhao Wenzhou still had some objections to Zhang Yunfei's battle: "Why not completely deal with them, Lao Zhang, we can completely block the enemy and kill them with one charge.

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Regarding Zhao Wenzhou's dissatisfaction, Zhang Yunfei glanced at the troops who were cleaning the battlefield and explained: "Old Zhao, that's not how the accounts are calculated. Our New Ninth Regiment is now the only force active on the outside. We must always maintain the best condition.

, brother troops may need to coordinate at any time, and this is more important than how many enemies are destroyed."

"Don't forget, we are alone at the moment. Every additional casualty becomes more disadvantageous for us. Even if we eliminate this group of enemies, so what? Will the surrounding enemies be weakened?"

"To block them, we need to pay more casualties and ammunition. That is a unnecessary price. One more wounded person is a serious burden for us now. We have to eat one bite at a time and expect to eat it in one meal.

It’s impossible to become fat, you’ll only choke or hold on, so we still can’t be too greedy.”

Zhang Yunfei persuaded and comforted Zhao Wenzhou, and then urged the troops to speed up the cleaning of the battlefield.

He could understand the political commissar's mood. The Eighth Route Army without logistical support could only do everything possible to seize loot from the enemy for supplies.

In the battle in front of them, they were fully capable of keeping all the enemies behind, but some of them still escaped. The weapons and ammunition they took away should have been theirs. This cannot be thought of, it makes my heart hurt just to think about it.

The skill of cleaning the battlefield is contagious, even new warriors are extremely good at cleaning the battlefield.

No one comes from a good background and has to make a living. Those soldiers from the puppet army and the Kuomintang were not very proficient in this matter at first. However, over time, under the words and deeds of the veteran soldiers, they soon became proficient.

So the cleaning was called a clean one. The belts, ammunition boxes, helmets, water bottles, leather shoes, etc. on the Japanese and puppet soldiers were basically wiped away.

It's a bit of a pity that the Japanese heavy machine gun was damaged by the explosion, but some parts were still usable. They were dismantled and taken away, and maybe they could be exchanged for something with their superiors.

This time, a lot of weapons and ammunition of the Japanese and puppet troops were seized, which was still very rewarding for Zhang Yunfei.

When the Japanese carried out raids, they carried a very large amount of ammunition. The amount of ammunition prepared by a small team sometimes exceeded that of a regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

This is also the reason why it is difficult to defeat the Japanese with full firepower. They are too powerful for the Eighth Route Army. Of course, you can kill them and gain a lot.

With this harvest, his new Ninth Regiment now has strong troops and can be equipped with machine guns up to the platoon level.

After cleaning the battlefield, Zhang Yunfei used three consecutive breaks to cover, and the entire regiment immediately retreated to the northeast. This time, Zhang Yunfei did not lead his troops into the new city he was familiar with, but crossed the Qinghe River and entered the territory of Jianyang.

Zhang Yunfei left with a full harvest, but the escaped Japanese and puppet troops were in a different mood. When the Japanese leader Cao stopped to gather his troops, he discovered that there were only seven people left in the imperial army, including him, and he was the only commander.

one.

Looking at the security army, only about 300 people escaped. Originally, there were eight or nine hundred people in the two battalions of the security army.

The Japanese commander Cao really couldn't accuse them of not fighting well, after all, they also suffered huge casualties.

But when he saw the officers of the security army, he still had the urge to kill people. Although these officers of the security army were a little embarrassed, they had two battalion commanders and six company commanders, all with beards and tails.

No less.
Chapter completed!