765 Taijun, we bumped into the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
The bullets and artillery shells were almost empty, and Yan Sanfu slowly issued an order for a temporary ceasefire.
"The first regiment commander immediately arranged for the communications troops to report the matter to Taijun, saying that we encountered the main force of the Eighth Route Army here. The Eighth Route Army's firepower was strong, our army suffered heavy casualties, and it was temporarily unable to advance."
"Yes!" the leader of the first puppet regiment responded quickly.
"Do you know how to report it specifically?" Yan Sanfu asked.
The commander of the first regiment said without changing his expression: "Reporting to Taijun, our unit encountered the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the direction of Xigou. The enemy's strength is initially estimated to be less than one regiment."
"And it has a considerable number of light and heavy machine guns and artillery."
"They have more than a dozen heavy machine guns, thirty or forty light machine guns, and as many as a dozen small-caliber artillery pieces. Our brigade organized many brave attacks, but they couldn't get through. Our troops therefore
Heavy casualties..."
After hearing this, Yan Sanfu nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, that's what I said when I met the Japanese army."
As he spoke, he looked at the other officers of the Imperial Association Army and said: "Each battalion, company, or even platoon, take good care of your own team and be sure to have a unified voice. In addition, brothers, please keep your mouths shut. Today
Whatever you saw, what you heard, what you can say, what you can't say, if you want to survive, let it rot in your stomach."
"Yes -" the puppet army officers responded in unison.
Adjutant Wang Dacong stared at the area where the Eighth Route Army was ambushed not far away, "Brigade, do you think the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side is still there?"
Yan Sanfu said: "Whether he is here or not, we are pouring all our firepower towards the deserted mountain. The Eighth Route Army should understand that we are deliberately selling their favor.
With this kind of favor, I don’t believe he can kill us if we meet the Independent Group again in the future.”
"Still a smart traveler!" Wang Dacong smiled and flattered him.
On the hillside not far away.
Since the puppet army did not launch an attack, Zhao Ming and others naturally would not take the initiative to attack, but would just guard the pass.
The puppet army poured a large amount of bullets and artillery fire on the deserted hilltop. It seemed like a funny scene, but Zhao Ming thought about it a little more.
"Probably this is for the little devil!"
Some soldiers felt it was a pity: "These Japanese devils are really rich. With so many bullets and cannonballs, it would be great if they could fall into our hands."
After the two sides were in a stalemate for another ten minutes, Zhao Ming, the captain of the district team, looked at the pocket watch in his pocket and said with a smile:
"Comrades, the 30-minute blockade time mentioned by Commander Shen has expired. Let's evacuate immediately!"
"Captain, are we leaving now? This is not a fun fight at all!"
Zhao Mingle said: "Okay, let's just be content. I thought this was a hard battle, and maybe our entire team would die here. Now half of us have not sacrificed, and we have completed the task. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
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"In this way, leave a few booby traps when you leave, which can be regarded as a gift to these Japanese devils."
"Yes!"
After the order was issued, the comrades of the district team quietly and secretly evacuated from the hillside where they were ambushed.
When conducting reconnaissance from the direction of the puppet troops, no movement was detected.
As time went by, Yan Sanfu, who was not far away, was so anxious that he was sweating: "I'm so smart, this is not the way to go. The Japanese have received the news, and if they send someone over to investigate, we will be exposed."
I’m done.”
"Is the Eighth Route Army ambushed on the opposite side still there?"
Adjutant Wang Dacong said: "Brigade, why don't we send a team of scouts to take a look?"
"Okay!"
In this way, a group of reluctant and wary puppet army scouts were sent out, and gradually moved towards the place where Zhao Ming and his party originally lurked.
After a while, one of the puppet soldiers shouted happily:
"Bridge, the Eighth Route Army has evacuated, the Eighth Route Army has evacuated!"
Before he finished speaking, a companion not far away tripped the booby trap set by the soldiers of the district team. With a loud bang, the two puppet soldiers received their lunch boxes on the spot.
The sudden explosion frightened the puppet troops of the entire Eighth Mixed Brigade like frightened birds. They hurriedly hid in all directions. After waiting for a while and no movement, they came out one after another.
"Host, these gangsters are really cunning. Everyone has already left, but they even secretly set up booby traps!"
The remaining scouts did not dare to investigate randomly. After watching casually for a while, they returned to report the situation.
One of the scouts said hesitantly: "Brigade, judging from the footprints in the ambush area, there don't seem to be many people on the Eighth Route Army."
"Bullshit!" Yan Sanfu cursed: "How can I not know whether there are many Eighth Route Army? That is just the vanguard force of the Eighth Route Army. If we dare to attack, the follow-up main force of the Eighth Route Army will definitely come up, and then we can even attack them all.
The army was wiped out, can you bear this responsibility?"
After scolding the scout, Yan Sanfu looked at his adjutant Wang Dacong: "You're so smart, I guess the Japanese have received the news, and they might even send someone over to investigate."
"I'm afraid it's hard for us to get away with things like this. If you think about it again, is there any other way?"
Wang Dacong's brain twisted and a plan suddenly came to his mind.
He pointed to the corpses of the puppet soldiers who died in the previous attack, "Brigade, look at it, if those corpses were put on the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, would they look like the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were killed by us?"
Yan Sanfu was stunned, and nodded from Jian Ruliu.
"Brigade Master, then this matter will be easy to handle. We can put some of the bodies of these brothers in the military uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and disguise them as the Eighth Route Army members who were killed by us. Maybe we can go back to the Japanese army to collect the reward!"<
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"The other part is our sacrificed soldiers. In addition, we can also find a group of brothers in our team to wrap them up with bandages. No matter whether the inside is injured or not, let's finish the outside surface work first."
"The main force of the Eighth Route Army has fierce firepower. We followed the Japanese army's orders and attacked from the direction of Xigou. As a result, we suffered heavy casualties. It's hard for the Japanese to say anything, right?"
Yan Sanfu nodded in sudden realization, then he gritted his teeth and said to Wang Dacong:
"You're so smart, this is all a show, so you can shoot me again."
"Ah???"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Just hit me on the arm. You won't die. At most you will suffer a little pain. It will heal in a little half a month. The devils will see that I, the brigade commander, am injured, so they won't embarrass me." "It's... Traveler, but I really can't do it!"
"I'll do it myself."
Bang——
After a gunshot, Yan Sanfu, grinning in pain, quickly called the hygienist to bandage him.
Then according to Yan Sanfu's plan, some of the puppet soldiers who died in the battle were put into the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army. Many soldiers in other teams who were not injured at all were also bandaged in a pretentious manner.
In order to win over the morale of the army, Yan Sanfu also said that the pensions of the brothers who died would be doubled. If the Eighth Route Army killed this time received a reward from the little devil, everyone would have a share.
Soon after, the Japanese officers at the Yangquan Japanese Army Headquarters received the message:
The Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army encountered the main force of a regiment of the Eighth Route Army in the direction of Xigou, and suffered heavy casualties.
According to what the signal soldier said with a miserable look on his face: "Taijun, we have hit the main force of the Eighth Route Army."
"At least one regiment is definitely the main ace of the Eighth Route Army. They are all wearing clanking military boots and have more than a dozen heavy machine guns. The light machine guns and grenade launchers are even more invisible at a glance. It's just a wave of charge. We
The battalion that pressed forward was almost wiped out..."
Nanbu Toshiro was greatly disappointed, "One brigade's troops were of no use at all. The main force of the Eighth Route Army in one regiment was able to block five or six thousand of them at the bottom of the Western ditch. These damn Imperial Alliance troops can do nothing but eat."
What?"
On the other hand, some Japanese officers teased: "Your Majesty Colonel, the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Alliance Army has always been like this. Their team is greedy for life and afraid of death."
"When you play against the Eighth Route Army, your organization is often one level behind, and you are no match for them."
What does it mean?
A battalion of the Imperial Army may not be the opponent of a company of the Eighth Route Army.
A regiment of the Imperial Army may not be the opponent of a battalion of the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, it is reasonable that the Eighth Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Association Army cannot defeat a main group of the Eighth Route Army.
If the poor little Japs knew that the 8th Mixed Brigade they were fighting did not dare to advance, it was just a district team under the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, with 50 or 60 men, the Japs would not know what to think.