Their ambush plan was very successful. The Japanese were completely passive, but their fighting will was unexpectedly strong and their resistance was very tenacious.

Even if the Japs did not exert much of the overall combat effectiveness of the unit, the quality of the Japs' individual soldiers was not unsatisfactory. In their annihilation battle, even though they had the advantage, they still suffered hundreds of casualties.

Regarding the casualties of the troops, Zhang Yunfei had no time to feel sorry for the losses. He ordered everyone to quickly clean the battlefield and prepare to block the next large Japanese army. The next battle would be even more cruel.

When Tiedan withdrew back with the remaining fifty or sixty soldiers, Zhang Yunfei was twitching in distress.

They blocked the Japanese army and suffered heavy casualties as expected, but they did not expect the casualties to be so high. They almost killed a Japanese squadron, and the Japanese also caused more than 300 casualties to themselves.

If you include Tiedan and the others, the number of Japanese they killed was only a little more than one to one. The battle damage was still acceptable and met expectations. However, Zhang Yunfei was really distressed in the face of such heavy casualties.

"It's amazing that you can hold back nearly a thousand Japs. Why are you crying and crying? You all look like bears. Cheer up. The battle isn't over yet. The Japs will be here soon." As for Tiedan and the others' huge casualties,

Zhang Yunfei was also in a heavy mood, but he still had to cheer up to cheer up Tiedan and the others.

Zhang Yunfei was not just trying to comfort them. It was indeed not easy for them to hold off the main force of the Japanese with two companies. Reality was not a game, and it was not about killing the Japanese however they wanted.

It's not that Zhang Yunfei exaggerated the ambition of others and destroyed his own prestige. It was really not easy for them to defeat one Japanese squadron, but it was much easier for the Japanese to defeat two of their own companies.

At least Tiedan and the others have not really collapsed, and they have also completed the task assigned to them, which is already commendable. Zhang Yunfei is only a little regretful that Tiedan failed to create a miracle this time and can only complete the task normally.

However, this regret can only be buried deep in my heart. The reason why a miracle is a miracle is that it is difficult to achieve. It is really a fantasy that I can still expect Tiedan to defeat the main force of the Japs.

Although the casualties were huge, Zhang Yunfei was basically satisfied with the current progress of the battle. However, the Japanese Major Ikuta Masami was very dissatisfied with the performance of his troops and even felt humiliated.

The troops were repeatedly blocked by the Eighth Route Army, and the reconnaissance team was attacked. However, the Eighth Route Army actually attacked his own team. This was too outrageous.

What makes them even more angry is that although they defeated the blocking group and almost eliminated the opponent, time was already delayed, and they suffered nearly a hundred casualties. The start of the attack was unfavorable and everything went wrong.

What does that guy at Jiangkou do for food? What road does he drive? If so many people come through, isn't this adding to the chaos?

After taking care of the wounded soldiers on the battlefield, Ikuta Masami ordered the troops to speed up and continue to advance. The lost time must be made up.

Ikuta Masami didn't dare to be careless now, he also admired Tiedan and the others' fighting spirit.

After all, most of Tiedan's training team were veterans who were trained as squad platoon leaders. They fought very bravely. Under their leadership, the reconnaissance company also fought fiercely, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese and making Masami Ikuta dare not underestimate it.

Look at them.

Therefore, he was even more determined to break through and defeat this group of Eighth Route Army at all costs, because he knew that with the fighting power displayed by this Eighth Route Army, they would not let him leave easily. If he did not defeat them, he would only continue to fight with himself.

Not to mention the constant entanglements, it would be better to solve the problem once and for all, otherwise it would delay things even more.

But when he received the news that Eguchi Toshio's front team was almost wiped out, Ikuta Masami was furious. Shame, this is the shame of the imperial army. What does that guy Eguchi do? In a short period of time, a squadron

People were actually wiped out. How incompetent is this?

Before he set off, Masami Ikuta made it very clear that he would use them as bait to attract the main force of the Eighth Route Army so that he could capture them in one fell swoop.

Fortunately for him, he did draw out the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but this idiot was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and was unable to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack.

His defeat caused his own plan to fall short and was completely ruined. How could Masami Ikuta not be angry? If that guy hadn't died on the battlefield, he would have killed him alive.

No one was causing trouble. The Japanese were marching very fast. They had to speed up their pace. The sound of gunfire could be heard in the distance. The battle was very fierce. I didn't know how long the defenders at the airport could hold on.

When the Japs arrived at the mountain pass, they discovered the blocking position set up by the Eighth Route Army. This time Zhang Yunfei set up the formation in an upright manner and was ready.

Well, even if he tried his best to ambush him, he would still have a chance. On such a huge battlefield, the Japanese are not blind, so how could they be careless?

Besides, with the Japs having so many troops, if he doesn't arrange them well and relies on sneak attacks to get the upper hand, it won't be easy for the Japs to withstand his opponent's counterattack once the Japs react.

So he had to occupy favorable terrain in advance and wait for the arrival of the Japanese army.

When Masami Ikuta saw the defense line deployed by the Eighth Route Army, he immediately ordered the front team to launch a tentative attack due to time constraints, while other troops organized themselves to prepare for a general offensive.

Faced with the Japanese getting closer and closer to the blocking position, Zhang Yunfei decisively issued an attack order.

Suddenly, the machine gun rang out, and the bullets were like reaping scythes, tearing apart the Japs' bodies, and blood and flesh flew across the valley instantly.

Regarding the Eighth Route Army's frontal interception, Ikuta Masami was not surprised but delighted. Although he had rich combat experience with the Eighth Route Army, as a regular military officer, he still hated the Eighth Route Army's unscrupulous combat method.

Although the firepower of this Eighth Route Army surprised him a little, it also made him more motivated to fight. He was already struggling against the guerrillas who were as slippery as beggars.

Setting up the battle formation now is the real war. If he hadn't been pressed for time, he would have really wanted to play nice with the opponent. To be honest, since joining the war, their troops have failed to catch up with the previous offensive because of the troops that joined the war later.

It's a cleanup job.

And because of the defense zone, we were dealing with the Eighth Route Army who liked to fight guerrillas, and they were not the main force of the Eighth Route Army. It was such a frustrating fight that Ikuta Masami had already fought happily.

Looking at the weapons and firepower configuration of this Eighth Route Army, they were completely different from those of the Eighth Route Army that he had dealt with before. Masami Ikuta was really happy to see them, and this could be considered a real opponent.

The only fly in the ointment was that he had to rush for time, so he could only fight quickly. After basically testing the defensive firepower of the eight routes, he launched an all-out attack.

The skeleton soldiers set up the grenade, and the grenades roared towards the mountainside, exploding around the soldiers, and the bullets from the 92-heavy machine gun roared towards the defensive position of the New Ninth Regiment.
Chapter completed!