"All the inferences just made are our guesses, there is no real evidence." Okamura Neji immediately expressed his thoughts.
"What if the Eighth Route Army outside the city deliberately shows weakness and hides its troops, waiting for us to leave the city and die."
"Not only will we not be able to take revenge, but we will also put Baoding City into crisis due to insufficient troops."
"As long as we keep Baoding."
"No matter how provocative the Eighth Route Army outside the city is, they will stand still."
"The front-line mopping up troops can continue to launch attacks, destroy the tunnels, and ultimately eliminate the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong."
The deputy chief of staff finally understood and continued: "The main force of the Eighth Route Army has been destroyed, and the base area has been destroyed..."
"The Eighth Route Army that surrounded us outside the city has no way out. We can kill them however we want in the future."
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Zhangjiatun is the only way for the Japanese and puppet troops from Pingyang Town to return to Baoding.
The Duer Regiment was lurking nearby in company units, ready to go to the battlefield at any time.
In order to reduce the chances of the troops coming into contact with the outside world, not to expose the target, and to catch the Japanese by surprise in the future, Kong Jie directly set up the headquarters in a small river ditch.
Soon after dark, troops scattered in various places began to gather on the road to prepare pocket formations for the Japanese.
As a result, after waiting for most of the night, no Japanese and puppet troops were seen.
"Report to the leader..." The communications platoon leader hurried over.
"Deputy Commander Li sent an urgent message. The Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding are very vigilant. The troops are staying behind closed doors and are strictly guarding. They can only consume part of the defenders tonight, and it will be difficult to inflict heavy damage on them."
"Please ask the reinforcements to evacuate the battlefield immediately and continue to lurk on standby."
"Please tell the regiment headquarters to tell Deputy Chief of Staff Huang that the Shunping garrison must persist for one more day."
"Tomorrow night we will definitely hit the Baoding garrison and force Neji Okamura to send troops back for reinforcements."
Kong Jie smiled bitterly and said, "I knew this battle wouldn't be that easy to fight."
"If Okamura Neiji was so easy to deal with, he would not have become the commander of the North China Front and repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on our Eighth Route Army."
"This is a strong enemy. It is not surprising that Li Yunlong suffered in his hands."
"Immediately call back the deputy leader: Everything is about stability and absolutely no rash advances."
"We must believe that the Shunping garrison, with Deputy Chief of Staff Huang here, will be able to complete its mission."
"All participating troops have withdrawn from the battlefield and returned to their lurking points to remain on standby."
"No one can expose the target without my order."
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On the battlefield of Pingyang Town, eight demolition teams were replenished by Major General Fujita and rushed into the town at dawn.
"Rumble..."
Explosions soon sounded, and the battlefield that had been quiet all night became lively again.
Wei Dayong slowly poked his head out of the pile of rubble.
There is a section of tunnel here that was blown up by the Japanese, which can be used to hide an intensive class.
The demolition team closest to him was more than sixty meters away, forming a battle formation around the tunnel.
Several Japs stood facing Wei Dayong, holding Sanba Gai in their hands, watching the surroundings carefully, but did not find Wei Dayong's presence.
The soldiers came out of the tunnel one after another.
Some people were holding crooked handles, and some were holding rifles, and quickly touched the battlefield chosen last night.
The shooting positions are all arranged by the soldiers themselves using the surrounding environment, and the retreat route is also planned in advance. Hiding inside can minimize damage from the outside world.
Wei Dayong personally set up a crooked gun, turned the muzzle of the gun slightly, and put the four or five Japanese who had gathered together into the crosshairs.
There was a second lieutenant and team leader inside, and the remaining Japanese were surrounding him.
Looking from his position, these people happened to be living targets in a row next to each other.
"Da da da……"
The sound of gunfire suddenly rang out, and the butt of the machine gun hit the shoulder hard with strong recoil. The bullets flew out along the barrel and swept towards the target in a fan shape.
The distance between the two sides was very close, and as soon as the gunshot was fired, the bullets penetrated the little devil's body.
Three Japanese were beaten into pieces on the spot.
While holding the fire, Wei Dayong adjusted the shooting angle and put the little Japanese next to him into the crosshairs.
"Bang bang...ta da da..."
Another crooked gun and ten rifles joined the battle at the same time.
On other battlefields, this little firepower only scratched the Japanese and puppet troops' itch.
But the Japanese and puppet troops here were too densely packed, and the shooting range was also close. The bullets fired by the soldiers had an 80% hit rate, not to mention ricocheting around the flesh.
The dozen or so little devils lying on the ground are the best proof.
The Kwantung Army is indeed the most powerful army in the Japanese army, and its response to battle is particularly quick.
The moment he lay down, he held the rifle flat in his hand.
Aim at Wei Dayong's shooting position and pull the trigger.
Especially the machine gunner who had been lying on the ground, the time to start the attack was only two or three seconds later than Wei Dayong.
Wei Dayong was soon suppressed in the ruins.
The two combat units took the opportunity to get up from the ground, bent down and flanked Wei Dayong, intending to gather together the Eighth Route Army that was attacking them and annihilate them.
"boom……"
A puff of black smoke suddenly rose from the middle of the little Japs who were outflanking them on the left wing, and the two Japs were blown over in response.
The other Japs lay on the ground together, thinking that the team was under another unknown attack.
After confirming that the explosion just now was a landmine, he stood up and continued moving forward.
But the outflanking speed is obviously much slower.
Be cautious every step you take, for fear of stepping on another landmine.
"Boom boom..."
Two puffs of black smoke rose from the middle of the little Japs outflanking them on the right wing, and five of them were blown over.
Wei Dayong took the opportunity to get up from the shooting position, bent over and retreated back.
This is not the only position they have.
If you want to hold on to the ground position longer, you must keep wandering among the ruins, shooting in the east and throwing a grenade in the west, annihilating the enemy on the move without being surrounded.
Otherwise, the Japanese and puppet troops could annihilate them all in a battle of annihilation.
The commotion in the town quickly attracted the attention of Major General Fujita.
As soon as he raised his telescope, the chief of staff rushed towards him: "General, there are Eighth Route Army troops hiding in ground positions to sneak attack on us."
"It has more than a hundred troops, a lot of firepower, and is equipped with a large number of light machine guns."
"The demolition team is dividing its forces to destroy them and strive to end the battle within half an hour."
The opponents stationed in Pingyang Town are very cunning, and they must not be inferred based on their establishment.
Major General Fujita understands this very well.
A series of conspiracy theories suddenly popped into my head.
I feel that the Eighth Route Army hiding from the ground and attacking the demolition team is not as simple as it seems.
While observing the battle situation, he analyzed: "I remember that half of the tunnels in the town are still in the hands of the Eighth Route Army."
"If I were the commander of the Eighth Route Army, I would definitely not let the troops come out of the tunnel to die."
As soon as he finished speaking, a battle scene that stunned him suddenly appeared in front of him.
Half a small group of Kwantung Army quickly encircled and suppressed a dozen Eighth Route Army troops.
Somehow, half of the soldiers fell down as soon as they rushed out twenty or thirty meters.
The dozen or so Eighth Route Army troops in front were frantically fleeing for their lives. They did not turn around to fight back, and the pursuing troops did not step on any landmines.
The huge losses meant that there were other Eighth Route Army troops lurking around them.
Major General Fujita seemed to want to understand something. He slammed the table and said with a look of realization: "I understand."
"The Eighth Route Army wants to disrupt the battlefield, so they have an opportunity to sneak attack the demolition team."
The words awakened the dreamer, and the chief of staff immediately reacted: "Send a force to take the initiative to attack and disrupt the demolition team."
"Other Eighth Route Army troops were lurking in the tunnels, taking advantage of the chaos to attack and attack the demolition teams everywhere, consuming their strength."
"Commander of the brigade, this move of the Eighth Route Army is too cruel."
"Whether we retreat or continue to fight, it will be very detrimental to us."
Major General Fujita quickly made a decision: "Retreat is definitely not possible."
"We have been dragged by Pingyang Town for two or three days."
"If we retreat now and suspend tunnel blasting, the troops won't be able to take it down even if they fight for two more days."
"There are many such tunnel fortifications in the Eighth Route Army Wing Center Base Area."
"If we keep fighting at this rate, we won't be able to decide the winner against the Yizhong Eighth Route Army for a month."
"Do you think the ammunition supplies collected by His Excellency the Commander are enough for us to hold on for so long..."
"Do we have the strength to hold on for so long?"
"Even if we only lose 200 people a day, we will lose 6,000 people a month."
"When all the troops are exhausted, what can we do to fight the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong?"
"Let the troops in the town not be in chaos, try not to divide the troops during the battle, and fight more annihilation battles."
"If you find an Eighth Route Army member and destroy another one, you must not be led by them to beat him."
"Kill out the Eighth Route Army hiding in the surface positions and restore order on the battlefield. The Eighth Route Army in the tunnels will not dare to come out to attack us."
When Major General Fujita quickly adjusted the combat plan, Duan Peng was leading an assault team to quickly move in the tunnel.
In the just-concluded raid, he and his three subordinates won the first battle. Each of them killed two Japs before retreating to the tunnel.
"Just go up from here..."
Duan Peng suddenly stopped and pointed at the tunnel entrance and exit above his head to give an order.
When I poked my head out, I saw dozens of Japs attacking an infantry squad of the Second Battalion.
The soldiers fought very tenaciously, but their troops were too few and their firepower was too weak. One of the machine gun groups was even killed. They were attacking the Japanese with their backs, causing the Japanese and puppet troops to surround them with smaller and smaller pockets. At most, they could hold on.
They will be wiped out in two minutes.
The ground troops were the guarantee that he could continue to attack the Japanese and puppet troops. Duan Peng could not just watch them being eaten by the Japanese no matter what.
With a wave of his hand, the three team members behind him moved towards the Japanese army and surrounded them.
Each soldier keeps an eye on two to three little Japs, and when they are outflanked, start grabbing them.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
The four submachine guns opened fire and blinded the little devil who was hoping for victory.
The encirclement was torn open at the same time.
After firing half of the bullets, the three special forces members still couldn't get over their grudges. They took out their grenades, fired them, and threw them hard at the little Japs who were farther away.
"Boom boom..."
The grenade exploded in the air, and four or five more Japanese fell to the ground in a pool of blood.
The other little Japs on the battlefield finally reacted, quickly lying down and suspending their attack.
The remaining eight soldiers in the encirclement took the opportunity to move and break out of the pocket formation.
"Let's withdraw too... bang bang bang..."
Duan Peng shouted an order and at the same time raised his submachine gun and continued shooting at the Japanese to buy time for his men to withdraw from the battlefield.
"Boom boom boom..."
On another battlefield, a chain mine consisting of five landmines was detonated together. Smoke filled the air, billowing black smoke rose from the explosion point at the same time, and five large craters were instantly blasted out of the flat ground.
The seven Japs gathered here were all blown over, dead and wounded, and the outcome was very tragic.
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