It was the detachment led by Yincheng County Captain Li Husheng and a squadron from the special operations brigade that blocked the Japanese retreat. They joined forces on the road and came to block the Japanese retreat.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro are very experienced in combat. Faced with such a situation, they knew that the only way to defeat them and rush into the mountains was to take advantage of the small number of enemy troops blocking their retreat and before they received reinforcements.
way of life.
Therefore, they immediately ordered their troops to launch a fierce attack on the Eighth Route Army blocking the road.
The Japanese soldiers also knew how dangerous the current situation was, and they launched a desperate charge.
These Japs originally thought that there were only more than 200 Eighth Route Army soldiers blocking their way, and it was impossible to block their way. However, what they did not expect was that they were greeted by a large number of machine guns and even artillery. The equipment of the Mawushan Special Operations Brigade was the most advanced.
Okay, the firepower of an infantry squadron is even more than that of a battalion of ordinary troops. Each squad is equipped with a light machine gun, and the squadron headquarters also has a heavy machine gun and an artillery squad.
Such fierce firepower made it impossible for the little Japs to raise their heads. The terrain here was so empty that the Japs couldn't even find a bunker. It was really difficult to break through the enemy's fire net.
Yamahara Ichiro ordered the troops to set up artillery, and then divided the troops into three groups with three infantry squadrons to attack frontally and outflank the Eighth Route Army blocking the road.
The Japanese soldiers knew that being able to break through the interception was the key to survival. Their eyes were red and they rushed up desperately.
The members of the special operations squadron and the county brigade also suffered heavy casualties under the fierce firepower of the enemy, but the soldiers also knew that they must not let go of the Japanese soldiers in front of them. Once they escaped into the mountains, they would have to encircle and suppress them.
They will face many difficulties and cause greater casualties.
So the soldiers put on a desperate posture and fired fiercely at the Japanese soldiers who were rushing over, never letting a single Japanese soldier pass.
The Japanese soldiers were very crazy. Those in front fell down, and those behind them rushed up. They rushed forward while shooting. Many Japanese soldiers had prepared grenades. As long as they rushed to the bombing range, they could shoot at the enemy.
The army threw grenades, causing heavy casualties to the enemy.
The special operations team members and members of the county brigade tried their best to shoot at the Japanese soldiers. After all, there were too many Japanese soldiers, and they could not defeat them. Although they eliminated a large number of Japanese soldiers, many Japanese soldiers still rushed to the position.
From the front, grenades were thrown towards the defenders' positions.
With the violent explosion, many special forces members and members of the county brigade died heroically, and the firepower on the position weakened a lot. The Japanese took advantage of the situation and rushed into the defender's position, and the two sides started fierce hand-to-hand combat.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro were very satisfied this time. Seeing that the main force had rushed into the enemy's position, they also rushed forward with their brigade headquarters.
The special operations team members and the members of the county brigade launched a desperate struggle with the enemy. There were too many enemy troops, and they were soon at a disadvantage. Soldiers continued to fall under the enemy's siege, and they saw that they were slowly resisting.
Can't stand it anymore.
At this moment, the sound of a charge horn sounded from the side of the position, and a company of the Eighth Route Army rushed over. Although they were very tired from running for a long time, the soldiers still rushed into the enemy group with bayonets in hand without hesitation.
A few minutes later, another county brigade of more than 200 people arrived.
The enemy and ourselves were already fighting together, and the weapons they carried were of no use, so they simply joined the battle group with bayonets in hand.
At the beginning, Hirota Koki and Mihara Ichiro were very excited when they saw that the enemy army was about to be wiped out. However, the enemy reinforcements kept appearing, which made them anxious. They did not know how many reinforcements the enemy had.
, but they knew that a large group of people had already rushed over behind them. If they continued to struggle and were surrounded by the approaching enemy troops, they would only die. The only way was to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in front of them as soon as possible, so that they might have a way out.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro simply pulled out their command swords, rushed forward with the guards, and started a desperate struggle with the Eighth Route Army.
The command sword of the Japanese army officer is not just a decoration. When the officers were studying in the non-commissioned officer school, they received special training in sword skills. In normal times, they also conduct continuous combat training. Combat-experienced soldiers like Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro
The old devils in the formation were very skilled in swordsmanship, and ordinary Eighth Route Army soldiers were really no match for them. Several Eighth Route Army soldiers fell quickly under the swords of the two of them.
When the members of the special operations team saw the two Japs leaders, they immediately sent out several people to fight them.
The special operations team members were well-trained and fought hard with the two Japanese leaders. The two sides were evenly matched and locked in a stalemate.
So far, the Japanese soldiers still have an advantage in numbers, and the situation on the battlefield is still favorable to the Japanese army. The officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were besieged by the enemy, and some people continued to die heroically, but the soldiers still fought to the death and blocked the way of the Japanese soldiers.
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At this moment, another Eighth Route Army unit of more than 200 people caught up from behind. They also entered the battlefield regardless of fatigue and participated in hand-to-hand combat.
While fighting, Guangtian Hongyi took the time to look around. He saw people from the Eighth Route Army and the county brigade rushing over not far away, and he became more and more anxious.
He didn't bother to ask for Yamahara Ichiro's opinion and shouted loudly: "Warriors of the Yellow Army, don't get entangled with the enemy and charge towards the mountainous area!"
He roared and lunged forward.
The Japanese troops heard the roar and began to gather together and rush towards the northwest.
The members of the Eighth Route Army and the county brigade participating in the war were unwilling to let them leave. They rushed towards the Japanese troops desperately, entangled them tightly, and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
The Japanese troops gathered together and fought desperately. The Eighth Route Army in front of them was relatively scattered. Under the fierce attack of the Japanese troops, they gradually became unable to withstand it.
The Japanese troops broke out of the encirclement and rushed forward.
Seeing the Japanese troops escaping, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and the members of the county brigade were naturally unwilling to give up and chased them.
Yamahara Ichiro immediately left an infantry squad to serve as cover. Under the blocking of the Japanese infantry squad, the pursuers gradually distanced themselves from the large Japanese army.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro saw that they were about to reach the mountainous area ahead, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, their excitement did not last for five seconds, and the scene in the distance suddenly made them frightened, as if they were discouraged.
Like a rubber ball, it deflated directly.
Just in front of them to the left, a cavalry team of thousands of people had arrived on horseback. It was the special operations brigade led by Monk Wei. Along the way, they continued to receive notifications from Lin Husheng and could grasp the movements of the Japanese army at any time. They went out
After arriving in the mountainous area, they hurried towards Huangbizhuang, just in time to block the way of the Japanese.
When Monk Wei saw the Japanese soldiers running towards them, he did not immediately order the troops to attack. Instead, he asked all the troops to dismount and take a defensive posture in front.
Monk Wei is now very experienced. He will never let the special forces fight against the Japanese. He knows that the Japanese in front of him have already run out of ammunition and food. As long as they can surround them, it will be very easy to eliminate them.
matter.
So he just ordered the troops to defend, as long as they blocked the way of the Japanese, and waited until the rest of the troops came over, surrounded the Japanese army, and then calmly eliminated them.
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro looked at the thousands of Eighth Route Army troops in front of them, as well as the large number of machine guns and artillery placed there, and knew that they had no ability to rush through.
They looked around, hoping to find a favorable terrain for defense. Unfortunately, they were surrounded by plains, and the only place that could be used as a bunker was the abominable Huang Bizhuang just now.
Thinking about the horrific scene in Huangbizhuang, they didn't have the courage to rush back, not to mention that there were countless people from the Eighth Route Army and the county brigade coming behind them.
The two felt very desperate. They knew that they were doomed this time, so they decided to organize a defense on the spot and make a last stand with the enemy. They also tried to pull in a few more backers before they died.
Yamahara Ichiro immediately issued an order for the troops to defend on the spot. The Japs were well-trained. Some of them lay on the ground to block the Eighth Route Army that besieged them, and some took the time to dig bunkers. The Japs' training was very methodical. If there was any
If they have enough time, they will first dig out bunkers, then continue digging down, and then connect them into trenches. Then they will connect the trenches together to form a whole defense system. By then, it will be difficult for the Japanese army to fight.
According to normal circumstances, the members of the Eighth Route Army and the county brigade should have launched an attack immediately before the Japanese troops dug trenches, without giving the enemy time to calmly defend.
However, Monk Wei did not do this. Instead, he sent cavalry messengers to inform the members of the Eighth Route Army and county brigade who were coming over, telling them not to get too close to the Japanese army and just surround them. He asked all ministries to follow the example of the Japanese army and dig bunkers.
, to guard against enemy breakthroughs.
At first, Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro thought that the Eighth Route Army and the Tubal Route Army were very stupid. Instead of launching an attack while they were still on a weak footing, they gave themselves time to calmly dig trenches and build defensive positions.
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But their excitement soon passed. Hirota Koki carefully analyzed why the enemy did what they did. As he thought about it, the expression on his face changed drastically, and he thought of the enemy's terrifying bombers again.
.If they are bombed by the enemy's air force, the trenches they dug will be of no use at all under the power of the huge aerial bombs.
Hirota Koki's idea was to quickly take advantage of the enemy's unsteady foothold to launch a charge. He looked at the more and more enemy troops gathering around him, and at the exhausted soldiers who lacked ammunition and couldn't help but sigh.
He took a breath. He knew that they no longer had the ability to break through the encirclement, and repairing the defenses was the only thing he could do at the moment.
Yamahara Ichiro also gradually understood his situation, and he was also very frustrated.
Like Hirota Hongyi, he did not send a telegram to ask for help from his superiors. Because they knew that the reinforcements were very far away, and there was still the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Licheng County. Even if other Japanese troops knew that they were in a difficult situation, they would not be able to send reinforcements.
Rescue them. Instead of doing this, they don't want to lose this person. After a series of failures, they don't want to go back alive and be sent to a military court and suffer greater humiliation. It is better to die here and their family members can
Received the care of Zheng Mansion.
So the two put away other ideas and just urged the soldiers to seize the time to dig trenches.
A Japanese squadron leader had already counted the number of people, checked weapons and ammunition, and came over to report to Yamahara Ichiro and Hirota Koki.
He said in frustration: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, our army currently has 615 troops, including 139 wounded and 55 seriously wounded. The machine gun bullets are already less than a base. Each soldier has an average of 35 bullets and two guns."
Mortars and 26 artillery shells. All food is gone."
Hirota Koki and Yamahara Ichiro looked at each other, their eyes full of despair and bitterness.
Troops of the Eighth Route Army, county brigades and militiamen kept coming, and the number had exceeded 10,000. This didn't matter to Hirota Kouki, Yamahara Ichiro and the Japanese soldiers now. They couldn't break out anyway. How many enemy troops there were.
I don't care anymore.
Not long after, Gao Zhiyong also drove over in person.
He saw Monk Wei and asked, "Why don't you kill these little devils in front of you?"
Monk Wei said with a smile: "Let those little devils dig trenches. Tire them half to death first, and then send a telegram to Mr. Long and ask him to send bombers over to kill those little devils. Isn't this easier?"
Gao Zhiyong said: "Bombers can be used to deal with the Japs, but aerial bombs and fuel are so expensive. Wouldn't it be a waste to use them to deal with these half-dead Japs? It's better to keep them to support the main force fighting on the front line.
Woolen cloth."
Monk Wei asked: "Gao Zhengwei, what do you think?"
Gao Zhiyong said: "We have an arsenal and there is no shortage of artillery shells. Artillery shells are much cheaper than aerial bombs and fuel. Why not just use artillery to blow up these little devils."
Besides, there are many troops in our base area who have never fought a major battle with the Japanese. With such a good training opportunity, why not use it to train the troops?
My opinion is that we bring in more artillery to blast the little Japs in front of us. When the Japs are almost dead, we can then let the troops surrounding the Japs take turns to attack to increase their actual combat experience. Such a good opportunity for practical training,
But we can't waste it in vain." Lan
Monk Wei understood what Gao Zhiyong meant. He looked at the surrounding Eighth Route Army and county brigades. The number of militiamen had already exceeded tens of thousands. It was impossible for the Japanese soldiers who were surrounded to escape. Instead of doing this, it was better to put this
Credit goes to Gao Zhiyong and the remaining Eighth Route Army troops. There is no need for his special operations brigade to stay here.
So he said: "Okay, Commissioner Gao Zheng, I'll leave this to you. I'm going to lead the special forces team back to the front line."