The captain of the Kwantung Army reinforcements was very cautious along the way.
The Eighth Route Army operating in Xijiagou could severely damage the two infantry brigades personally commanded by the regiment commander through ambush battles and destroy the regiment headquarters. It would certainly also be able to kill the two infantry squadrons led by itself.
In order to prevent himself from repeating the mistakes of the main force of the regiment, he not only sent forward troops, but also sent a large number of search teams to the roadside to prevent the Eighth Route Army from using the complicated terrain on the roadside to ambush him.
In case the forward troops were attacked, the main reinforcements would immediately turn around and retreat, not giving the Eighth Route Army any chance to ambush them.
The forward team was suddenly attacked. The opponent heard the sound of gunfire and was equipped with at least two heavy machine guns, five or six light machine guns, seven or eight mortars and grenades.
Such strong firepower suddenly launched an attack on the forward troops. Even if the forward team was not destroyed immediately, it was not far away from total annihilation.
Although he has two reinforced squadrons equipped with eight heavy machine guns and eight mortars, no one can guarantee that the troops attacking the forward troops are all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army.
If they still have ambushes on the battlefield and you kill them rashly, you will hit their guns and it will be too late to retreat.
Instead of risking the destruction of all the reinforcements and continuing to advance, it would be better for the warriors to cut off their wrists, abandon the forward team, and return to Chaoyang with more than a squadron of troops left in hand.
Chaoyang City has a tall city wall to rely on, and a large number of puppet Manchurian troops to help defend the city. Even if there are four to five thousand Eighth Route Army troops operating in the Xijiagou area, they cannot easily capture it.
He raised his eyebrows and began to give orders: "Retreat..."
"The front team becomes the rear team, and the rear team becomes the front team. Return to Chaoyang City immediately, quickly..."
The Kwantung Army responded very quickly to the battle.
Less than half a minute after the brigade commander issued the order to retreat, the three or four hundred little Japs completed the U-turn and marched towards Chaoyang.
"Dong dong dong..."
As a result, less than five minutes after walking, the sound of heavy machine gun fire, which the Kwantung Army captain least wanted to hear, rang directly from the front of the team.
In less than five seconds, the sound of heavy machine gun fire was replaced by the sound of fierce firefights, including the sound of grenades and artillery shells exploding.
"Bagh Ya Road, why are there enemies behind us?" The captain's face turned pale. His first subconscious reaction was that the Eighth Route Army wanted to block him here and gather together to annihilate them. He asked directly with a look of shock and confusion.
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"I don't even know if I'm in a low-level position..." The squadron leader walking next to the squadron leader also had a confused look on his face.
Everyone had just passed here more than ten minutes ago, and the reconnaissance troops had also searched. There were no enemies nearby, so why did an Eighth Route Army suddenly appear and block behind everyone.
"Captain..." The messenger rushed over to report with fear on his face.
"The Eighth Route Army built a temporary defense line at the intersection ahead, equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars..."
"Our squadron leader sent a small team to attack, but they were all killed before they even got close to the Eighth Route Army's blocking position..."
Before the captain could make a decision, a report came from behind him.
"team leader……"
"The forward team has been completely destroyed. The Eighth Route Army attacking the forward team is coming towards us. There are at least two battalions of troops. They are about to fight with our rear troops..."
"Bagh Ya Road, how can it be so fast?" The captain's already pale face turned even paler at this time.
He had tried his best to overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, but unexpectedly he underestimated their strength in the end.
The forward troops and the scouts involved in the search numbered 70 to 80, all of whom were the most elite Kwantung Army soldiers.
On the frontal battlefield, it is no problem to hold up a main battalion of the Chinese army.
As a result, they encountered an ambush unit of the Eighth Route Army and were completely wiped out before they could hold out for five minutes. The speed was too fast.
There is an interception in front, and a pursuer behind, and the strength of the pursuer far exceeds that of the interceptor in front.
If he wants to get out of the crisis and fight his way back to Chaoyang City, the best way is to break through the Eighth Route Army's interception position, otherwise everyone including himself will die here.
The captain became anxious and quickly ordered: "The rear troops will stop the pursuing Eighth Route Army troops at all costs."
After saying that, he turned his attention to the squadron leader beside him and continued to order: "You personally lead the team..."
"Launch a squadron-scale attack directly on the Eighth Route Army's defense line, use all light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and break through it at all costs. This is our only chance to fight back to Chaoyang..."
"Hayi..."
The squadron leader who was named by the group leader also realized the seriousness of the situation and answered directly with a serious face.
Then he drew his command sword and led his men around him to charge towards the frontal blocking position.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Although the interception troops were not equipped with as many mortars and heavy machine guns as the Kwantung Army's reinforcements, they were on the defensive side. The troops relied on favorable terrain and were dispersed and hidden in the blocking positions. As a result, the Kwantung Army's artillery strike effect was not as good as expected.
The Eighth Route Army's artillery strikes achieved exactly the opposite effect.
The Kwantung Army was on the offensive side, and everyone, including the squadron leader led by the Japanese, was exposed to the Eighth Route Army's blocking force.
The Egyptian artillery shells dropped from the sky and hit the attacking troops. As long as the accuracy was not too bad, they were almost always accurate and exploded in a large area.
The rain of bullets flying towards the enemy formed an impenetrable iron wall in front of the enemy. As long as the enemy bumped into it, they would all be beaten into pieces without exception.
"Tick-tock...tick-tock... Comrades, rush..."
As the captain looked more and more desperate, a loud charge horn suddenly sounded behind him. When he turned around, he saw the densely packed Eighth Route Army crossing the defense line of the rear troops, holding rifles with bayonets and holding light machine guns, roaring towards where he was.
Kill the position.
The machine gunner also pressed the trigger while charging, using the light machine gun directly as a submachine gun.
Screams kept ringing in his ears. They were the sounds made by the guards after they were hit by bullets.
"Sir, be careful..."
A guard suddenly rushed towards the captain and shouted a warning.
As soon as the captain was thrown to the ground, a string of bullets whizzed past his head.
Cold sweat flowed from my forehead like rain.
If he had just laid down for a second too late, his chest would have been smashed into a sieve by a hail of bullets, and he would have lost his life.
But luck will not favor him alone.
The pale-faced captain was just about to get up from the ground when an explosion of "Boom..." suddenly sounded in his ears. A ball of white light burst out in front of his eyes, and then he flew up from the ground, lost consciousness, and landed.
It becomes a corpse.
This was a way of death that the Kwantung Army captain never expected.
But now that he is dead, no matter how much he regrets before he dies, it is useless.
