Chapter 604 Good steel is used on the blade (second update)
Huang Yu's request to them was to use more troops to attack fewer troops, and to concentrate superior forces and firepower to completely annihilate the small group of Japanese troops.
But this kind of battle cannot be fought just because you want to. You have to wait for the Japanese to divide their troops, and arranging rear troops is the only chance to force the Japanese to divide their troops.
Only then did the pursuit begin.
Through the endless pursuit, Colonel Miyazawa realized the danger and divided his troops to the rear, creating opportunities for the pursuing troops to fight for annihilation.
As they chased after each other, the familiar firing sound of light and heavy machine guns suddenly sounded from the flank of the team.
Nearly twenty tongues of fire suddenly appeared on the roadside, and the soldiers around him were knocked down in droves, leaving them no time to react.
The battalion commander was a veteran. The moment the gunfire rang out, he instinctively threw himself on the ground and yelled at the same time: "There are Japs, get down quickly..."
"Battal Commander, we are surrounded by Japanese soldiers, at least two infantry squadrons..." the instructor lying not far away reminded.
"I can see that the little Japs want to kill us here and annihilate us all...Immediately organize the machine gunners and grenade launchers to counterattack to suppress the Japs' ambush fire, otherwise we will be targeted by bullets when we raise our heads.
There is no chance to break out and retreat..."
After saying that, he crawled towards a machine gunner who was killed not far away.
The machine gun fell next to the body. The battalion commander skillfully placed it on the ground, held the gun butt with his shoulder, pointed it at a tongue of flame on the roadside, loaded the bullet, and decisively pulled the trigger...
On the Japanese position, the captain of the Third Battalion had a smile on his face.
Many Eighth Route Army soldiers did not lie down immediately after being attacked. The soldiers were like a group of frightened rabbits, running back and forth in the crowd. It was obvious at a glance that they had nothing to do with the elite veterans. The deputy brigade commander's judgment on the pursuing soldiers was correct.
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At the same time, I made up my mind: I must seize the opportunity to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in the pocket formation, avenge the warriors who died on the battlefield, avenge the shame of the past, and at the same time boost the low morale of the troops.
Seeing that there were only a few machine guns firing back on the official road, I became more sure of the deputy brigade commander's judgment and immediately gave orders to the heavy machine gun team and grenade team on the side.
"First kill the firepower points on the official road... They are the only veterans among the pursuing troops. Eliminate them, and the remaining Eighth Route Army will be a bunch of lambs to be slaughtered. We can kill them as much as we want..."
"Dong dong dong..."
The heavy machine gun immediately fired at a fire point. Before all the bullets were fired, the machine gun he was targeting misfired.
"Boom boom boom..."
The grenade launchers joined the fight at the same time, fire flew out, and two more machine guns misfired in the explosion.
The captain decisively drew out his command knife and prepared to wait for the grenade cans to kill the few remaining fire points before ordering the troops to attack and use the bayonet, which the imperial army was best at, to deal with the remaining enemies.
"Boom boom boom..."
The second round of grenades soon sounded on the official road. The captain raised his command knife at the same time, waved it forward, and ordered with excitement: "The time has come to avenge the shame. Warriors, show your bayonets and annihilate all the Eighth Route Army."
, kill me..."
Except for the heavy machine gun team, which did not move, the other little Japs all got up from the ground and charged forward while attaching bayonets to their rifles. They did not notice at all that a troop was outflanking them behind them.
The battalion commander was lying on the official road, relying on his keen vigilance to avoid the grenades falling from the sky.
Just as he was about to set up his crooked gun and continue firing, more than three hundred Japanese soldiers rushed out from their hiding spot, holding rifles with bayonets fixed, ready to annihilate them all.
Looking around, there are less than 200 subordinates who can still breathe. At least 80% of them are new soldiers. They are holding their heads and lying on the ground shivering. They have no courage to continue fighting, let alone fighting the Japanese with their bayonets.
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When he knew the army was finished, his face turned pale.
Gritting his teeth, he decided to kill a few more little Japs before he died. He pulled the gun bolt and shouted to the surviving subordinates around him.
"The men who don't want to be captured by the Japanese are all fighting against me... If you don't dare to shoot, prepare grenades and throw them out when the Japanese come close. Kill one to earn enough money, kill two to earn one... ta ta ta...
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After saying that, the crooked handle in his hand rang, and the three Japanese who were rushing towards him fell to the ground. However, the bullets in the gun chamber were soon shot out. Just as he was about to switch to a machine gun and continue shooting, the Japanese suddenly appeared behind him.
A row of tongues of fire appeared, denser than the tongues of fire that ambush them just now.
A large group of the little Japs who had already rushed fifty or sixty meters away instantly fell down. They were all shot in the back and fell to the ground face to face.
"Reinforcements..." the battalion commander's eyes lit up and he shouted.
The crooked handles in his hands opened at the same time, and while pulling the trigger, he ordered: "Comrades, our reinforcements have arrived, everyone does not need to die..."
"Cheer up for me, raise your rifle and shoot at the little devil. Don't lie down on the ground and be a coward. I will look down on you..."
"The little devils are finished, I will kill them all to avenge the sacrifice of my comrades..."
This encounter came very suddenly and ended very quickly.
In just five minutes, the lively firefights became sparse, leaving only a few sporadic gunshots that wiped out the remaining enemies.
"Report to the Deputy Chief of Staff. I was too vigilant when chasing the Japs. They killed me and almost wiped out the whole army. Please punish me by the Deputy Chief of Staff..." The battalion commander found Huang Yu and apologized with regret on his face.
"We often walk by the river, where are our shoes that don't get wet... We have beaten the little Japanese and lost our troops. They will definitely want to come back and bite us..." Huang Yu patted the other party's shoulder to comfort him.
"Besides, this is not all your fault: there are too many new recruits in the army and too few veterans, so everyone has no strength to resist after being attacked. If you are allowed to train for another three months, even if you are ambushed on the march, the loss will be
It won't be that big, and maybe we can even fight back against the Japanese."
"Don't be mentally burdened, seize the time to rescue the wounded, clean up the battlefield, and leave the remaining pursuit mission to the commandos. We will definitely make up for the losses suffered by our comrades just now."
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Excluding the two reinforced squadrons that the captain of the Third Battalion had just taken away, the troops around Miyazawa dropped sharply to more than 1,200 people, half of whom were artillerymen and machine gunners with no melee capabilities.
Hearing the sudden fierce exchange of fire behind him, Colonel Miyazawa's first reaction was for the rear troops to take action.
Two minutes later, the gunfire began to weaken, and the corners of Miyazawa's mouth turned up at the same time, thinking that this was a sign that the rear troops had the upper hand.
The rear troops have two reinforced squadrons, while the pursuers only have one reinforced battalion for the time being. Not to mention that victory is certain, even if they lose, they cannot be defeated in just two minutes.
The exchange of fire only lasted for two minutes, and there was only one possibility.
My judgment about my opponent was correct.
The pursuers looked strong, but they were actually a bunch of new recruits with almost zero combat effectiveness.
The rear troops suppressed them as soon as they attacked, severely injuring them within two minutes, and then launched an attack.
The whole face became expectant at the same time.
If the opponent is really just showing off and is bluffing with you, then there will definitely be no need for you to continue escaping.
Even if there are only more than a thousand people left around him, he can still fight back and bite off a piece of meat from his opponent.
The current Eighth Route Army camp is celebrating victory on the battlefield and is very vigilant.
If I turn around and fight back now, I might be able to kill them with a single shot.
Colonel Miyazawa became more and more excited as he thought about it, and the look of anticipation on his face slowly turned into a smile.
"Da da da..." The sound of firefights coming from behind suddenly became thicker, and the intensity was even worse than before.
The smile on Colonel Miyazawa's face began to solidify, and soon turned into seriousness, and then into solemnity.
The sound of the firefight just now suddenly weakened, indicating that the rear troops had taken the initiative on the battlefield.
Now the exchange of fire has become louder again, and it is definitely not caused by the troops behind the scenes.
There is only one possibility: the Eighth Route Army pursuers who were attacked are coming with reinforcements, and the strength of the reinforcements cannot be underestimated.
The captain of the second brigade also noticed this and immediately reminded Colonel Miyazawa: "Sir, we can't wait here any longer, we must retreat immediately."
"Even though the Eighth Route Army that was chasing us was a new force, the several commandos they assembled from elite veterans were not wiped out by us."
"Good steel is used on the blade. If these commandos come to kill us, the troops behind us will definitely be no match."
"If we let these commandos attack us, we will lose one or two hundred men with the remaining strength of our army."
Colonel Miyazawa didn't want to accept this cruel fact, but the sound of firefights from behind proved everything. No matter how unwilling he was, he had to take the overall situation into consideration.
He nodded and ordered with a serious look on his face: "The troops will continue to retreat, retreat fifteen kilometers directly, and then stop and rest after completely getting rid of the Eighth Route Army's pursuers."
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Outside Yi County, the main regiment's attack on the county town has slowed down.
Although the city wall has been blasted with several gaps by field artillery, and many stacks have been blown to pieces, and there are still corpses of Japanese and puppet soldiers hanging upside down in many places, perhaps it only takes one forceful attack to get through.
However, Chief of Staff Liu Sen still gave up the victory at the last moment and asked the siege troops to postpone the attack and prepare to retreat at any time.
The reinforcements dispatched from Baoding not only frightened Kong Jie, but also shocked him greatly.
There were nearly four thousand elite Japs, a field artillery brigade and several mountain artillery squadrons to help out.
Even if the regiment leader has more than 6,000 elite troops, the chance of winning by encircling the point and calling for reinforcements is less than 10%.
If the regiment commander failed to block the reinforcements from the Japs and was caught in a siege, and failed to evacuate the battlefield in time, the two thousand troops surrounding the city would be attacked by the Japs from both front and rear and wiped out outside the city of Yi County.
Liu Sen must prepare for the worst in advance.
As a result, the regiment leader not only successfully blocked the Japanese reinforcements, but also fought a large-scale rout in Peishan Mountain.
In just one hour, 4,000 Japanese puppet troops were severely damaged, and they were forced to retreat for more than ten kilometers in embarrassment.
Faced with this unexpected surprise, Liu Sen was excited and looking forward to it. He immediately contacted all the main battalion commanders under his command: "Comrades, I just got good news."
"The regiment commander, with the assistance of Deputy Chief of Staff Huang, used three garrison regiments to severely damage the Japanese reinforcements, wiping out more than 2,500 enemy troops. The Japanese reinforcements had been defeated and retreated for more than ten kilometers in embarrassment."
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