Is this really the legendary Eighth Route Army that lacked guns and ammunition, and even had problems with food and clothing? If the Eighth Route Army was like this, who were they?

Being treated as both a grandson and a dog to the Japanese, in the end his life was not as good as the Eighth Route Army. Huang Haohai's mentality collapsed.

Huang Haohai was following the group of eight soldiers, and his mood was getting worse the more he followed them. Without comparison, there would be no harm. Seeing how arrogant the group of eight soldiers in front were, now he felt the urge to rush forward and kill each other.

But I had to hold it back. This eight-way firepower was so powerful that I couldn't fight with them. That would only cause more casualties, but I was still very angry.

Li Ergou, who was running in front, naturally didn't know what Huang Haohai was thinking behind him.

At this time, they were already running away in panic after being chased by the Japanese and puppet troops. Because Huang Haohai was jealous and even held a grudge against them, the Japanese and puppet troops subconsciously pursued them a little faster. Li Ergou and the others were naturally under pressure.

It has increased a lot.

"Hey, Lao Xu, do you think this kind of place is particularly suitable for an ambush?" Li Ergou said, looking at the terrain in front of him.

"Indeed, but these Japanese and puppet troops are pursuing them too closely, and we don't even have time to ambush them." Xu Zhengshan said helplessly.

Ambush, as the name suggests, means that the enemy does not notice your actions before launching an attack. Now, the distance between the two sides is very close, especially in such mountainous areas. In many cases, each other's movements can be clearly seen.

Many times, they engage in blocking rather than ambushes. The opportunities for sneak attacks are getting less and less, and these puppet troops are becoming more and more slippery. The blocking effect is already very unsatisfactory.

And because of the huge disparity in military strength, the gains outweigh the losses, so this suitable ambush location was of no use to them.

"You still have some military knowledge. Can we only ambush the enemy and not allow the enemy to ambush us?" Li Ergou said dissatisfied.

Can you be a little more vigilant? They will also have to pass through the terrain ahead, and they may be ambushed by the enemy.

Now they are only dealing with the enemy in the south. Who knows where the Japanese and puppet troops from the other two groups have gone.

Especially the enemies on the western front may still be able to outflank them. Besides, they have been notified that the Japanese army has also moved south. In theory, it is also possible to turn back and ambush them.

"No way. If there were Japanese and puppet troops, why would they be here waiting for us? They would have outflanked us long ago." Xu Zhengshan disagreed with his point of view.

And now he is particularly sensitive to the topic of military capabilities, so he immediately refutes it.

"What you said makes sense..." Li Ergou said hesitantly, "Let's pass through quickly. Looking at such terrain, I feel a little panicked. It's not comfortable to stay in such a place."

Li Ergou still agreed with Xu Zhengshan's point of view. In the eyes of the Japanese and puppet troops, they already had an overwhelming advantage. The most worthwhile thing to do at this time was to encircle them as soon as possible, rather than play an ambush. It did not make sense logically.

But the cautious Li Ergou still asked the troops to be more vigilant. Li Ergou always felt that something was going to happen, but when all of them passed the area, nothing happened.

Compared to their caution, the Japanese and puppet troops were much more generous and quickly pursued them and entered the area without even hesitating or stopping.

After all, there are too many places suitable for ambush in the mountainous terrain. As long as they keep an eye on their target, there won't be any big problem.

Now the frequency of sneak attacks and ambushes by the Eighth Route Army in front is getting lower and lower. There is no need to be suspicious of every dangerous spot. As long as they don't let the Eighth Route Army in front escape their sight, nothing can happen.

"I just said, there can't be an ambush." ​​Xu Zhengshan, who was observing the behavior of the Japanese and puppet troops behind him and observing the situation behind him, smiled happily at Li Ergou.

He really needed to prove his military capabilities in front of Li Ergou. The hurdle where he led the team to stop the rescue and suffered huge casualties had not yet passed.

"Click...boom..." Suddenly, in the valley behind them, machine guns and explosions rang out, completely covering up Xu Zhengshan's laughter.

At this time, Xu Zhengshan's entire smile froze on his face, and his expression was extremely weird.

"Old Xu, don't be stunned. There is indeed an ambush, but it's just for the Japanese and puppet troops." The expression on Li Ergou's face was not much better than that of Xu Zhengshan.

Although the ambush was not aimed at them, they did not notice it. If it were really aimed at them, their situation would be the same as that of the Japanese and puppet troops behind them.

The Japanese and puppet troops who were caught off guard were struck by light and heavy machine gun and mortar fire, and fell like crops under a harvester.

The Japanese and puppet troops did not expect to encounter an ambush at all. They saw the Eighth Route Army passing through this area with their own eyes, but as if by magic, they were attacked inexplicably. This was a serious setback.

The machine gun bullets were like reaping scythes, tearing apart the Japanese's bodies. Flesh and blood flew across the valley in an instant, turning it into a Shura field.

The puppet army was a little stunned by this sudden attack. In order to avoid the hail of bullets from the Eighth Route Army, the formation of the entire team was in chaos, but the Japanese were quickly organizing a counterattack.

The Japanese commander Ishihara Seiji used a knife to kill the puppet troops who blocked his team in panic and began to organize a defense line.

The discipline of the Japanese battlefield is indeed top-notch. No matter how critical the situation is, these guys can quickly calm down.

The Japanese grenade hand set up the grenade, and the whizzing stray bullets flew towards the light machine gun fire on the mountainside, and the shells exploded next to the machine gunner.

This was still their test launch, but it was very close to the target.

Then in the second round of shooting, the grenade exploded on the position, sending stone fragments flying. Several soldiers who had no time to escape were knocked down at once, and even more were injured.

Another wave of grenades flew over, and more soldiers fell in a pool of blood. The Japanese in the valley were morale-boosted and launched a charge.

However, this group of Japs underestimated the combat effectiveness of this Eighth Route Army. Although the Japs grenades made many light machine guns misfire.

However, the ambushing Eighth Route Army's firepower was extremely powerful, and the Japanese's few grenades could not completely suppress them.

Dozens of light and heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time, and grenades and mortars from the Eighth Route Army also began to suppress the enemy's firepower points. The firepower of the squad and platoon that the enemy was proud of was completely suppressed.

The ambushing Eighth Route Army's firepower was much stronger than that of the Japanese. At this time, Ishihara Seiji had no choice but to let the troops charge.

Ishihara Seiji generally observed the situation of the Eighth Route Army. Although they had strong firepower, they did not have many troops, only about 300 people.

However, the Eighth Route Army had the advantage of firepower and terrain. Although they had fewer people, they had the advantage. Instead, the Imperial Army became the suppressed party.

The only way to reverse the predicament is to rush forward and engage in close combat with the Eighth Route Army. Only in this way can the firepower gap between the two sides be evened and the advantage of large numbers of people be fully utilized.

This kind of tactics was often used by the Eighth Route Army to deal with the Japanese, but here, it was completely different.
Chapter completed!