"Sir... there is a cave entrance here..." a little devil who was checking next to the earthen stove suddenly shouted.
Cao Chang rushed over immediately, and sure enough, a black hole with no bottom appeared under the opened iron pot.
He was stunned for a moment, and then he made a judgment with shock on his face: "It's authentic..."
"The Eighth Route Army that just attacked us must have been hiding in the tunnel..."
A soldier immediately stood up and asked for a fight: "Sir..."
"The Eighth Route Army has just entered the tunnel, and they will definitely not be able to run far... I will enter the place now to hunt them down..."
Chief Cao had heard about tunnels and knew that tunnels were very powerful, but he had never actually fought in a tunnel.
All the knowledge about the tunnels in my mind came from hearsay, and I didn't think there would be any risk in entering the tunnels.
Moreover, it is a fact that the Eighth Route Army killed four of his subordinates through a sneak attack. If he had not killed one Eighth Route Army and retreated in disgrace, not only would he lose face, but it would also be difficult for the squadron leader and squad leader to explain themselves.
After a brief hesitation, he made a decision: "Catch up immediately and kill the Eighth Route Army who just escaped into the tunnel..."
The two subordinates who had been impatient for a long time immediately jumped into the tunnel. After two more subordinates entered, Cao Chang got into the tunnel.
After walking less than five meters along the underground passage, the tunnel space began to expand, and there were more footprints on the ground. It was very messy. It can be seen how panicked the Eighth Route Army and the people were when they retreated into the tunnel...
The corners of Cao Chang's mouth immediately turned up, and he confidently ordered: "Yo Xi..."
"Follow the footprints on the ground and you will definitely find the Eighth Route Army and the civilians hiding in the tunnels..."
"Kill them all and we will complete the mission... Stay vigilant and keep moving... bang bang..."
Before Captain Cao finished speaking, two pistol shots rang out directly in front of everyone, and a blurry figure flashed past everyone's eyes at the same time and disappeared around the corner of the tunnel.
The little devil walking at the front of the team was shot twice and fell to the ground.
Captain Cao did not have any thoughts of retreat because his subordinates were killed. Instead, he became particularly excited, just like a hunter who found his prey and shouted with excitement.
"The Eighth Route Army is right ahead, catch up with them, kill them, hurry up, don't let them run away again..."
Just when all the Japs were staring at the front of the tunnel to prevent the Eighth Route Army that had just attacked everyone from appearing again, the last Japs walking at the end happened to walk next to a very small cave entrance.
It's too late, it's too late.
A spear suddenly came out of the hole at a very fast speed.
The little devil who was at the end hadn't noticed the presence of the spear. The sharp blade had already broken through his uniform and pierced his stomach...
"idiot……"
The screams of the Japanese alarmed the little Japanese in front, but the guerrillas operating the spears had already dropped their weapons and got into another tunnel next to them...
"Pa bang bang..."
Just when the little devil stared at the bloody scene behind him with his big eyes, his face full of shock, the familiar sound of pistol shooting reached the devil's ears again.
The four pistol bullets happened to hit the two little Japs who were walking at the front of the team, just out of reach.
There were twelve little Japs in a combat unit. Four were killed outside the tunnel. After entering the tunnel, four more were killed as soon as they saw their opponents. In the blink of an eye, the last four were left, including Chief Cao himself.
Faced with these unpredictable sneak attacks, all the little devils were stunned, showing expressions of shock and despair.
A soldier suddenly reminded: "Sir..."
"Are we still going to move on?"
Cao Chang's face turned pale with fright, and he said angrily: "How can we fight when everyone is dead..."
"Return to the evacuation tunnel immediately, and go faster..."
"If you don't go, the Eighth Route Army will have another round of sneak attacks..."
"boom……"
An explosion came from his ears, interrupting the command that Chief Cao had not finished speaking. The hot air wave rushed towards him, and Chief Cao was instantly blown over, and there was a stinging pain on his arm.
Captain Cao knew he was injured without having to think about it. He didn't care about the choking smoke in the tunnel. He got up from the ground and ran towards the tunnel entrance. His agility was faster than that of a rabbit.
…………
On the high ground at the entrance of the town.
The Japanese squadron leader was holding a telescope to observe the battle situation in the town, his brows furrowed and his expression very serious.
The surprise battle in front of me was so strange.
The two villages that were attacked before also had Eighth Route Army guerrillas and local troops attacking them, but their troops were too few and their combat effectiveness was too poor. They were defeated in one attack and the battle ended immediately.
Judging from the battle that took place at the entrance of the village, the Eighth Route Army protecting the town was no more than one platoon, and it was not equipped with any heavy weapons.
I sent two teams into the town. Their strength and firepower were many times that of the opponent. They should be able to quickly fight and eliminate the opponent quickly.
But judging from the gunshots coming from the town, the fighting that broke out in the town had no intention of ending, and there was a feeling that the fighting was getting more intense.
Although he got rid of the Eighth Route Army's pursuers, he did not pass by the Eighth Route Army's base area.
It is very likely that those chasers who were abandoned will suddenly appear again.
The squadron leader was particularly worried that the troops would be mired in a certain battle and unable to get out.
If the Eighth Route Army pursuers suddenly attack while the battle between the two sides is in full swing, it will be too late for him to withdraw.
"What's going on? Why hasn't the battle in the town ended yet?" The squadron leader became more and more anxious as he waited. He couldn't help but frown and asked.
"Send someone to investigate immediately..." The squad leader who was guarding the squadron leader immediately made arrangements.
The two soldiers were just about to rush into the town to understand the situation when they saw two soldiers rushing out of the town entrance and going straight to the squadron leader. Their expressions were much more serious than expected.
"Sir..." the leading soldier gasped and reported before he could stand still.
"There are tunnels in the town..."
"When we entered the town, all the people in the town went into the tunnels. The guerrillas who blocked us at the entrance of the town also hid in the tunnels to attack us. The troops suffered heavy losses."
His subordinate, Chief Cao, had heard of tunnels but had never actually fought a tunnel battle, so he did not know the true power of tunnels.
The squadron leader had fought tunnel battles with the Eighth Route Army in the wing, and he knew very well how difficult it was to break through tunnel battles.
Not to mention two squads, even if you have two squadrons in your hands, once you are trapped in a tunnel battle, it will be difficult to escape safely, let alone defeat your opponent.
I was shocked and quickly ordered: "No..."
"We, we forgot that the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong dug a lot of tunnels in their base area."
"Assembling the main force to fight a big battle with the Eighth Route Army, the role of tunnels on the battlefield is minimal, so we didn't pay much attention to them."
"Once we divide our forces, those tunnels will become our nightmare."
"Immediately send a rally signal and ask the attacking troops to withdraw from the town. They can no longer fight, let alone enter the tunnels to fight tunnel battles with the Eighth Route Army."
"Otherwise, even if the opponent is a guerrilla or local force that cannot stand up to the challenge, they can still use tunnels to eliminate us here and retreat quickly..."
