After the fighting broke out quickly, the battle around the slope on the south side of Pingshan became more and more intense.
The battle lasted no more than five minutes and the battle was over.
Lei Dasheng, who was leading the team to fight, met with Xu Lienzhong. The two ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield quickly while discussing the next battle plan.
"Deputy Commander Xu, our battle is going very fast right now, and the Japs probably failed to pass on the news in time. After the battle breaks out, the surrounding Japanese troops will definitely send reinforcements here. We might as well turn around and continue to ambush the Japs' reinforcements.
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Lei Dasheng suggested.
Xu Lianzhong, who had just cooperated with the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to fight a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle, was very high-spirited for a while and said with a smile: "It's just what I want, Commander Lei, I don't think it's better to do this. Let's spread out the troops and leave some of them behind."
Troops, continue to pretend to clean the battlefield in the slope area.
Build defenses in advance on the back side of the slope.
In addition, the two troops were extended from the left and right wings, as if they were opening their arms, waiting for the Japanese to fall into the trap.
The enemy only needs to plunge headlong into our wide-open pockets, quickly circle back with both wings, tie up the pockets, and surround and eat the enemy."
Lei Dasheng's heart moved when he heard this, "As expected of Deputy Commander Xu, I think this method will work."
"But we have to spread the scouts out in advance. If there are too many Japanese reinforcements, we will have to adjust our tactics and think of other ways."
"That's the truth." Xu Lianzhong nodded.
The two of them arranged scouts to spread out around to guard the area.
Not long after, a reconnaissance squad leader of the independent regiment hurriedly returned and reported to Lei Dasheng: "Report to the battalion commander, a Japanese squadron is coming quickly from the east. No heavy weapons have been found in the team for the time being. Now we are leaving.
It's less than a kilometer away from our place, and we expect to arrive in five minutes."
A message came from the scouts of the new regiment: "Report to the deputy commander that a Japanese army is coming from the west."
"How far away?"
"Almost three miles."
"What is the firepower configuration of the Japs? How many people are there?"
"I met a squadron of Japanese soldiers and the No. 100 puppet army. I saw two heavy machine guns in the marching team."
Xu Lianzhong nodded and said to Lei Dasheng: "Captain Lei, it seems that the Japanese army has only two lines of reinforcements coming over, which is not too much. Our battle plan can continue, we just need to send out a reinforcement force.
Hold back the Japanese troops heading west."
Lei Dasheng said: "Don't worry, Deputy Commander Xu. The task of fighting for reinforcements is left to our independent regiment. One platoon of soldiers is enough. How about trying to get one hour? Is it enough?"
Xu Lienzhong said: "It won't take so long. It's just a squadron of Japs without heavy weapons. We can eat this Japs in thirty minutes at most."
"After quickly eating the Japanese army heading east, we can outflank the Japanese squadron heading west again. Maybe both squadrons can be eaten."
Lei Dasheng said happily: "Our regiment leader often said that Captain Ding has always had an amazing appetite. Now it seems that it is the same. Deputy Captain Xu, you have a big appetite!"
Xu Lianzhong laughed and said: "If we start a fight with each other, Lao Kong, that would be even more audacious!"
Hahahaha——
The two quickly reached an agreement, and Lei Dasheng sent a platoon of soldiers with enough weapons to intercept the Japanese troops coming from the west.
Then the two men quickly deployed the remaining troops, arranged some troops on the slopes, pretended to continue cleaning the battlefield, and deployed the main force on both sides of the mountain forest, aiming at the Japanese troops coming from the east, lurking in secret, waiting for the Japanese troops to take the initiative to attack.<
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This was all deployed quite quickly.
On the other side, the Japanese troops coming from the east were walking on the road, and suddenly they couldn't hear the sound of gunshots coming from the distance.
Japanese squadron leader Tamura frowned.
"Strange, why did the gunfire stop?"
The adjutant on the side came over and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, could it be that the Wilderness Squadron has already eliminated the Eighth Route Army we encountered? In that case, our trip was in vain."
Tamura shook his head and said: "This seems unlikely. We received a request for help from Mr. Yuan Ye, so we rushed here."
"If the Wilderness Squadron can easily defeat the enemy, why would it need to ask for help from us?"
The adjutant hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly: "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, is it possible that you think..."
"It's hard to say yet, but I'm afraid the worst will happen. We'll pass it on, speed up the march, and have the reconnaissance team investigate the situation in advance."
"Hi!"
When they were less than 500 meters away from the slope area, the Japanese scouts returned and reported the situation:
"Reporting to the commander, an Eighth Route Army was found five hundred meters away in the direction of the slope. It seems to be cleaning the battlefield. A large number of remains of imperial soldiers were found around the position."
Tamura was shocked when he heard this, and looked at the adjutant next to him. Both of them had horror in their eyes.
The worst case scenario has occurred, and the Yuanye Squadron may have been completely wiped out.
"How many people are there on Tubal Road? What is the firepower configuration?"
The Japanese scout said: "We interviewed more than two hundred people and saw no heavy weapons, only some light machine guns."
Tamura thought: "There were only more than two hundred people who destroyed the Wilderness Squadron in such a short period of time. We didn't even have time to support them. This seems a little unusual."
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, do you mean that this may be a trap of the Eighth Route Army?" the adjutant asked.
Tamura shook his head and said, "I can't tell..."
Just as he was talking, another Japanese scout returned and reported: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army is nearing the end of cleaning up the battlefield. Their soldiers have begun to carry guns and machine guns have begun to withdraw. It seems that they are preparing to evacuate."
Tamura hesitated for a moment. He still understood the principle that opportunities should not be missed and they will never come back.
More than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops quickly wiped out the Yuanye Squadron. It seemed impossible, but the Eighth Route Army they faced this time was well-equipped and had plenty of ammunition. It was really hard to say.
If we don't seize the time to attack now, we will miss a good opportunity by the time this Eighth Route Army clears the battlefield and evacuates.
In addition, Tamura Squadron had previously received communication that Sato Squadron was approaching the slope area from the west. The two forces may be able to join together and attack the Eighth Route Army from both front and rear.
As long as the battle against his Tamura Squadron begins, Sato Squadron will definitely come to reinforce.
By then, even if Tubal Road has any conspiracy, it will not be able to stop the absolute force.
Thinking of this, Tamura no longer hesitated and ordered: "The scouts spread out for reconnaissance, and beware of ambush by the Eighth Route Army at any time. The first, second, and third combat teams immediately moved forward. After the bombardment, machine gun cover launched an attack to kill this group."
No one will be left on Tubal Road."
"Hi!"
In this way, after Tamura gave the order, Tamura's squadron quickly advanced from the east towards the soil slope.
As for the Japanese scouts who spread out, they naturally failed to discover the Eighth Route Army soldiers lurking in the dark.
Some scattered Japanese scouts were secretly shot by the soldiers and killed directly.
Tamura Squadron was closer to the slope, and coupled with the initiative to initiate a rapid attack, they approached the slope area ahead of Sato Squadron.
Then came the old attack method, bombarding the slope area with a rear-mounted grenade. Under the cover of firepower from more than a dozen Japanese light machine guns, the Japanese infantry took the opportunity to launch an attack.
When the Japanese army launched an artillery bombardment, Tamura observed the situation on the slope not far away through the telescope:
The Eighth Route Army, which was cleaning the battlefield, was suddenly bombarded. It seemed that it was caught off guard. The soldiers stopped seizing it one by one, took their guns from their backs, and fled toward the back of the slope in embarrassment.
This is consistent with the appearance of being suddenly attacked, and everything seems reasonable.
The grenade bombardment, coupled with the Japanese light machine gun fire cover, prevented the Eighth Route Army from even responding with fire immediately. Subsequent fire counterattacks were relatively sparse, and the three Japanese infantry squads advanced smoothly.
Tamura, who was commanding from the rear, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had been too careful.
The attacking Japanese troops continued to advance and were less than 300 meters, 200 meters, or 100 meters away from the slope fortifications.
When there were less than 80 meters left, in order to prevent accidental damage, the Japanese artillerymen in the rear stopped bombarding.
Sixty meters.
On the top of the earthen slope fortifications, the Eighth Route Army's fire counterattack was still pouring, and only a few dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers were left exposed. The rest may have been killed by the artillery fire in the eyes of the Japanese.
Fifty meters.
As they continued to approach, the Japanese opened the skirmisher line and rushed forward quickly.
At this moment, seeing the breakthrough of the fortifications took place in the blink of an eye, even Tamura felt that he was already winning.
"Hit!"
A loud shout came from the earthworks a few hundred meters away. The sudden sound made Tamura's heart skip a beat when he heard it.
Then Tamura saw through the telescope that a large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared on the slope fortifications where only forty or fifty people had originally appeared.
At a glance, I estimated there were one or two hundred people.
The key is the number of standing light machine guns, which is astonishing. A rough estimate is that there are nearly thirty.
"No, I was fooled!"
Tamura, who could no longer stabilize his mentality, was shocked.
Although Tamura didn't know how these Tubal roads avoided the bombardment under the previous fierce bombardment.
But what he can be sure of is that the previous artillery bombardment and light machine gun attack did not cause much damage to the Eighth Route Army behind the slope.
These cunning Tubalu deliberately put the empire's offensive troops at close range and then suddenly started fighting.
Under the sudden burst of firepower at close range, coupled with the large amount of light machine gun firepower held by the Eighth Route Army soldiers above the slope, the bullets formed a dense net and covered the Japanese soldiers who launched the attack.
Under the fierce firepower, although the Japanese offensive troops opened the skirmish line in advance, casualties spread rapidly.
Tamura hurriedly issued the order to retreat. He was waiting for the opportunity. As long as his vanguard troops retreated another thirty meters, he would immediately bombard the eight routes suppressing the fortifications and cover the retreat of the three infantry squads.
But then everyone in Tamura was stunned. The Eighth Route Army on the slope suddenly launched a counterattack, and soon repulsed the attack of Tamura's squadron. At the same time, the mountains on both sides of the slope suddenly heard shouts of killing, and there were a large number of people.
The Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared and fired wildly at the imperial soldiers who were flanked from three sides.
At this moment, Tamura finally realized that the trap set by the Eighth Route Army was far bigger than he imagined.
"Covering artillery fire!"
Japanese squadron leader Tamura pulled out his command knife and issued an order, trying to save the situation with rear-mounted grenade fire.
Boom——
The explosion sounded, but it was not in the area where the Eighth Route Army was located, but in the artillery position of his Tamura Squadron.
When the Japanese bombarded the earthen slope fortifications earlier, Lei Dasheng, who was hiding on the flank, had already arranged the 50 small artillery to lock the exposed grenade position of the Japanese, and was waiting for this moment of attack!
Before the Japanese grenade could open its fangs, it was knocked out by ten fifty-zero cannons from the fourth battalion in a concentrated fire.
The sudden scene completely woke up Tamura.
He has realized that this Eighth Route Army is powerful and absolutely invincible.
The soldier's keen sense of smell told Tamura that if he did not retreat, his entire squadron would be annihilated here.
"Machine gunner cover, make strategic transfer immediately!"
Tamura issued an order, and now he placed his hope on the Sato Squadron not far away. He wanted to temporarily retreat, stick to the danger, hold back this eight-pronged group, and then wait for the Sato Squadron to attack from two sides.
But not long after, the sound of gunfire coming from the west directly shattered Tamura’s extravagant hopes.
Tamura finally understood that Sato's squadron was probably being restrained by the Eighth Route Army's troops.
There is only one way before Tamura Squadron - retreat!
Under the cover of firepower before the Japanese light machine gun firepower was knocked out by the Eighth Route Army's artillery, Tamura led the troops to retreat quickly.
Trying to escape.
Until the gunfire from the back suddenly rang out.
Tamura, who was completely desperate, knew that the time had come for him to serve the emperor and choose Yushang.
It turned out that during the gap between the two sides, the Eighth Route Army soldiers took the opportunity to detour from both wings, tied the mouth of the big bag, and deployed machine gun fortifications from the back and side to block the retreat of the Japanese army.
"Long live——"
"Long live——"
This little devil's will to fight is indeed good. Even though he is a second-rate unit of the B Division, when faced with a desperate situation, under Tamura's order, the howling Japanese soldiers still launched a long-lived charge, or a death charge.<
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Under the obstruction of machine gun fortifications on the back and side, the roles of the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army were reversed.
The Japanese soldiers rushed frantically towards the fortifications defended by the Eighth Route Army soldiers. After losing their artillery, these little Japanese soldiers tried to close the distance to within 40 meters, and then threw grenades to counterattack.
Unfortunately, what they faced was not the ordinary Eighth Route Army.
Those who detoured to the back and tied their pockets were the soldiers of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
The soldiers of the Independent Regiment have not slackened off their training in the past six months. The regiment leader Kong Jie specifically requested that the soldiers practice accurate shooting within two hundred meters.
According to Kong Jie's standards, it doesn't require too far, but it requires absolutely rapid shooting within two hundred meters, one bullet for each enemy.
Coupled with the light and heavy machine guns arranged in advance.
The lives of the Japanese who launched the charge were harvested like leeks.
But looking at the Japanese who fell one after another and followed one after another, will the soldiers feel pity and soft-hearted?
Not at all!
The soldiers will only feel a spontaneous and hearty feeling.
Invaders like the Japanese invaders are no different from animals, so how can we talk about mercy?
Machine gunner immediately became the most sought-after profession at the moment.
"Squad leader, you have killed thirteen Japanese, let me kill them for a while!"
Some soldiers from the independent regiment spoke up and used bolt-action rifles to fight the Japanese. Although they shot one at a time, it was not very enjoyable and the speed was too slow.
The old squad leader turned his head, showed his crooked teeth, grinned and said: "Why are you so anxious? At least let me kill twenty more people to enjoy myself. Prepare the barrel of the gun for me quickly. I will hurry up and replace it later. I don't dare to
It delayed the time to kill the Japanese."
"Yes!"
Chapter completed!