At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops who broke out also took advantage of this opportunity to quickly move forward with alternating cover, and fired dense bullets from their crooked light machine guns at the positions defended by the militiamen to suppress the fire.

Fortunately, the militiamen had obeyed the order and calmed down and stopped firing randomly. Otherwise, they would have suffered additional casualties under the orderly attack by the Japanese and puppet troops.

At this time, they all obeyed the order and squatted in the trench without even daring to poke their heads out, silently waiting for the enemy to approach.

The previous militiamen took the lead in shooting randomly, but they only knocked down a few unlucky guys. Their behavior made Kato Shigesuke even more confident. In front of them were not only the regular Eighth Route Army, but also the Tubal Route Army. .

Neither the regular Eighth Route Army nor the local Eighth Route Army would shoot at random in such a hasty manner, and the Eighth Route Army, which was always known to be stingy in the use of ammunition, would not shoot accurately at such a long distance.

As an experienced officer on the battlefield, he could obtain a lot of information from the opponent's gunshots. His judgment was correct. This place was indeed defended by Eighth Route Army recruits.

At this time, Kato Shigesuke felt humiliated. The opponent actually withdrew the main force at this time and replaced it with a group of ragtag troops, using himself to practice.

This was a great shame and humiliation for him, but although Kato Shigesuke was angry at this time, he would not lose his mind because of it.

After all, if he fails to seize this opportunity, he may lose his life here, and then there will never be a chance to clear the penetration.

The key now is to break out. As long as you break out, everything is possible. If you die here, you will be nothing.

So this guy was very calm, and in order to save ammunition, he only let the crooked gun fire when he got close. Anyway, the opponent's accuracy was very low, and there was really no need to suppress fire and waste bullets when he was far away.

Kato saw the opportunity to close the distance between the machine gun fire points, which posed a greater threat to the defending troops.

From a temporary command point of view, Kato Shigesuke was already impeccable. The Japanese machine gun fire was very rhythmic and the firepower was very powerful. The militiamen who were on the battlefield for the first time were so excited that their tactical movements were a bit deformed. If you accidentally reveal your body, you will be bitten by a Japanese bullet and knocked down.

The militiamen were organized into villages, and many of them were even related to each other. They were still living well, but in an instant they fell into a pool of blood and groaned.

This made the excitement of these guys completely disappear. The Japanese machine guns fired accurately and hard. When these militiamen reacted, even their courage was gone and they felt terrified.

They have never experienced this before. This is a real face-to-face fight with the Japs. This kind of battle is only life and death. This is still a bit cruel to them now.

Most of them have never experienced this kind of test. Just as Zhang Yunfei expected, they did not regard it as a collapse. In fact, they were already given a lot of face, so they passed the test.

It's a long story, but in fact it only took a short time for Kato Shigesuke to discover the weakness of the militia's defense line, respond, and organize troops to break out.

Shortly before Zhang Yunfei and Chen Yunhao, who had been paying attention to this area, made any reaction, the two sides were already in close combat.

The Eighth Route Army soldiers silently calculated the distance to the enemy. When the enemy approached the throwing distance, they ordered the militiamen to throw grenades, and at the same time they directly grabbed the grenades beside them, pulled the safety rope, and threw them out as fast as possible. Throw out all the grenades around you.

In the New Ninth Regiment, this tactic of bringing the enemy very close has become less and less used, but when commanding this group of militiamen, they had to resort to this tactic again.

Led by the Eighth Route Army soldiers, the militiamen also threw grenades one after another.

With the chaos caused by the explosion of grenades in the enemy's formation, the enemy's attack formation immediately became chaotic, and the rifles in their hands also fired one after another.

These militiamen are not regular guerrillas. They don't have many opportunities to shoot. Most of them have never even fired a gun, but they still practice how to aim and fire.

Their rate of fire is slightly slower, but at a distance of only tens of meters, their accuracy is actually much improved, and they also pose a certain threat.

After the volleys were fired, the Japanese and puppet troops who finally reached the militia position were beaten back by grenades and volleys.

This made Shigesuke Kato extremely depressed. He knew that there was not much time left for him.

He had picked up the persimmon softly, and he was full of confidence and prepared to defeat him with one blow. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, this gang actually rose up and blocked his attack.

At this time, with the increasingly thinner gunshots in the surrounding area and the closer and closer shouts of killing, Kato Shigesuke knew that there was not much time left for him.

After being defeated in the first round of breakout, he directly launched the second wave of breakout operations without saying a word. At the same time, he also fully understood the defense situation of the opponent's Eighth Route Army position.

After all, these militiamen were inexperienced. When they saw the enemy coming up, they only knew how to fire with all their strength. Kato Shigesuke could clearly see the distribution of firepower on the position.

After all, the Eighth Route Army soldiers were limited. They commanded and took care of the surrounding militiamen, while the militiamen in positions far away from them could only perform freely.

Such a front naturally cannot escape Kato's attention. Since some places are a bit hard and some are completely soft, in order to seize the time, Kato Shigesuke naturally chooses a point that is easier to break through.

At this time, every second he was delayed was becoming more dangerous. At this time, he completely lost the pride of the imperial army, and he felt no shame. He even hoped that the Eighth Route Army would be weaker and better.

He is just picking on the weak. As long as he can stand out, it is more important than anything else. Standing out means victory, no one cares about using any dishonorable means.

At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops led by Kato Shigesuke also understood their situation. Under the command of Kato Shigesuke, they launched a fierce attack on the militia formation without risking their lives. Now they were bent on opening a gap in the Eighth Route Defense Line.

As the saying goes, a dog jumps over a wall when it gets angry. These militiamen have never seen the Japanese in such a desperate posture. If they were really the Eighth Route Army or guerrillas, facing the Japanese attack, they should engage in hand-to-hand combat to block the Japanese attack.

However, these militiamen did not have the experience to deal with this kind of situation, and they were completely confused when faced with the Japanese who rushed in front of them.

Their defense line was broken by the Japs who broke through. Fortunately, the Japanese and puppet troops at this time only wanted to break out and had no time to take care of the retreating militiamen.
Chapter completed!