Three red flares rose into the sky together and exploded, just in time to be seen by Colonel Watanabe who was on his way.
A soldier's sixth sense told him that he had made a big mistake.
Just as he was about to remind his men to prepare for battle, a violent explosion sounded in his ears.
The sounds mainly came from two directions, and they were all at the junction between the main force, the forward force, and the rear force.
Faced with this surprise, Douda's sweat dropped from his forehead like rain, because he had figured out his opponent's fighting method.
As a commander of the regiment and a senior commander of the Kwantung Army, if he can't figure out such a simple tactic of cutting off the head and attacking the middle, then his decades of service in the army will have been in vain.
Although he was very nervous and even a little panicked, Colonel Watanabe calmed himself down immediately, took a deep breath and sternly ordered: "Don't be anxious..."
"We have more than 2,000 people, and the Eighth Route Army only has a few hundred people... Even if they strike first, their overall strength and combat effectiveness are still far inferior to us."
"Let the forward troops and the rear troops quickly move closer to the artillery brigade, first establish a defense line with the artillery brigade as the center, stabilize the position, and then launch a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army that besieged us..."
"I just wanted to annihilate them all outside the mountain, but they actually took the initiative to hit our guns. It was so effortless..."
"Faster..."
As soon as Colonel Watanabe gave the order, the security forces escorted him behind a huge rock.
This can block most of the attacks from both sides of the mountain road. As long as the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops are not allowed to reach them, the commander of the regiment can rely on this place to command the troops in combat.
"Tick tick... rush..."
Colonel Watanabe quickly raised his telescope and looked around, wanting to see the latest battle situation around him. The loud sound of charging horns and the shouts of the Eighth Route Army suddenly sounded from the mountains not far away.
Quickly turn your head and look over.
Hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers suddenly appeared on the bush-covered hillside.
Holding rifles and light machine guns, they formed a battle formation and charged toward the junction of the main force, the rear troops, and the forward troops.
The troops there were being attacked by dozens of mortars, with violent explosions and shell fragments flying everywhere.
Two to three hundred little Japs were either killed or injured, and fell into a pool of blood losing their fighting ability.
Or they would lie down on the ground to avoid artillery fire. Faced with the Eighth Route Army suddenly coming out of the hillside, they would subconsciously raise their guns to fight back. As a result, as soon as several Kwantung Army soldiers raised their heads, sharp shell fragments penetrated into them. The Kwantung Army was more miserable.
Half of Jun's head was directly destroyed by the fragments, and red and white brains were scattered everywhere.
The two commandos attacking the Kwantung Army's joint headquarters seemed to be in uninhabited territory, and quickly rushed onto the road, dividing the more than 2,000 Kwantung Army into three.
The dozens of mortars that blasted the junction seemed to be negotiating, and they quickly adjusted their muzzles to target the Kwantung Army's forward and rear troops.
The total strength of these two groups of little devils is more than 500, a standard half infantry brigade. They are being ordered to move closer to the company commander, establish a circular position on the spot, and turn to defense.
As a result, as soon as the troops completed their assembly, dozens of artillery shells fell from the sky and hit the middle of the assembled troops.
Black smoke billowed and fire splashed. None of the little Japs standing next to the impact point were spared, and they all fell into a pool of blood...
"Disperse quickly and avoid the gunfire..."
The Japanese squad leader and squadron leader who were mixed in the group immediately shouted, fearing that the soldiers under their command would be blown up by a blast of artillery fire without even seeing the shadow of their opponent.
The Kwantung Army is well-trained, powerful in combat, and quick in response to battle.
After the commander gave the order, the team of several hundred people quickly dispersed around the highway like a group of frightened raiders. At the same time, they threw themselves on the ground and held their heads to avoid the continuous shells hitting their heads.
At this moment, Colonel Watanabe, the leader of the Japanese regiment, was hiding behind a boulder and furious, because he had just received the bad news that the main force, rear troops, and forward troops were cut off by the Eighth Route Army.
The troops of more than 2,000 people were divided into three by the Eighth Route Army. If they could not be gathered together as soon as possible, the Eighth Route Army could concentrate their superior forces and defeat them one by one, wearing down their troops bit by bit until they were all wiped out.
"Bagya Road, the Eighth Route Army has a huge appetite and is not afraid of being overstuffed..." Colonel Watanabe was like a powder keg exploding, gritting his teeth and cursing.
"Find a way to contact the forward troops and rear troops, ask them to kill the Eighth Route Army that is dividing us, and come immediately to join me...
"The artillery brigade established artillery positions on the spot..."
"Provide artillery support to the forward troops and rear troops..."
"The Eighth Route Army can concentrate artillery fire on our junction and severely damage our troops guarding there... We can also retaliate in kind and severely damage the Eighth Route Army that divides us."
"Rush..."
Before the order was sent to the headquarters, the shouts of killing from the Eighth Route Army reached Colonel Watanabe's ears again.
Colonel Watanabe could clearly feel that the Eighth Route Army attacking this time was very close to him. He immediately stuck his head out from behind the boulder, raised his telescope and looked in the direction of the sound.
The Eighth Route Army, which had crossed two companies, moved diagonally toward its position under the cover of light and heavy machine guns.
Colonel Watanabe's face suddenly turned pale, and before he could make any reaction, another cry of death reached his ears.
A battalion of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared on the hillside next to the artillery brigade. Under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, the troops divided into three groups and launched an attack on the artillery brigade.
Because the distance between the two sides was too close, many Eighth Route Army troops charged and robbed at the same time.
Coupled with the bullets fired by light and heavy machine guns at the artillery brigade, at least a hundred gunners on the road were killed in just a few seconds.
The total number of gunners in the entire artillery brigade was only three to four hundred, and one-third of the force was suddenly wiped out. For this group of gunners who rarely go directly to the battlefield to fight face-to-face with their opponents, the blow was very heavy.
, many people were so frightened that they had expressions of panic on their faces, not knowing what to do next.
It doesn't matter how many Eighth Route Army troops are attacking.
Their mission was to capture the Japanese artillery brigade in the shortest possible time, eliminate all Kwantung Army artillerymen, and not give them a chance to blow up the artillery.
Seeing the Japanese gunners in chaos, every soldier seemed to be on fire, trying to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The pace of his feet suddenly accelerated, and he pulled the bolt of the gun at the same time to ensure that there was always a bullet in the chamber of the gun in the firing state.
When you see a Japs gunner trying to get closer to the artillery, aim at them and pull the trigger.
The machine gunners holding light machine guns in their arms were even more fierce. Thirty-round bullet magazines provided them with sufficient ammunition. They fired while assaulting. They fired wherever there were many Japs, directly beating the Kwantung Army gunners to pieces...
