His seventh battalion also suffered heavy losses in the sudden artillery fire. At least half of the two companies attacking the headquarters were blown up, and those who stayed in the position to shoot black guns were also blown to pieces.
What's more important is that they lost their command. They were originally a ragtag group of people who finally mustered up the courage and arrogance to be dwarfed by this explosion...
Surrendered soldiers usually have this characteristic. When they surrender, they will work particularly hard in order to perform well in front of their new masters so that they can be reused.
In addition, they believed in their hearts that the Japs would win this battle, and if they followed the Japs, the victorious side would survive, so they were particularly arrogant and able to fight.
But as long as they were given a blow head-on, they would know that their opponent was not someone to be trifled with. Their greed for life and fear of death soon became apparent, and they all hid in their hiding places like bereft dogs and did not dare to move.
The guard battalion led by Sun Ming had now had some breathing time to stabilize its position. Following Sun Ming's order, they fought back and killed the rebels before they fled.
At this time, the 358th Regiment's defense line had been torn open by the Japanese. The rebels ran back and ran into the Japanese army head-on.
The rebels ran away as if they had found reinforcements and shouted:
"Taijun, don't shoot, we are one of our own!"
"We are from the seventh battalion, the surrendering troops!"
"The one behind is the enemy!"
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However, the Japanese did not hesitate at all. They were hit by a hail of bullets, and the machine guns in the tanks were still firing fiercely. They immediately mopped up a large area of the rebels.
In fact, the Japanese did not know that these were surrendered troops. Anda 23 had told them to be careful not to accidentally injure the surrendered troops.
This is not that the Japanese are benevolent, but that they should be "tolerant" to surrendering troops during war, otherwise it will cause a chain reaction and no one will be willing to surrender.
The devils also understand this.
The problem is that a group of enemies are closely behind these surrendered troops... These enemies have the same faces and uniforms and are impossible to identify.
If the Japanese surrender troops come in, a large number of enemy infiltration troops will easily lead to chaos.
Whichever is the lesser of two evils.
Major Koga, who led this unit, only hesitated for a moment before giving the order to fire indiscriminately.
At this moment, the rebels collapsed. They thought they could survive by holding on to the enemy's lap, but they did not expect that they were now in a desperate situation, being hunted by both the enemy and ourselves.
Some of them collapsed on the spot and collapsed on the ground, some raised their hands and surrendered, and some felt that they had no face to face their comrades again, so they simply cursed and charged at the enemy's muzzle with their guns...
Sun Ming knew that these rebels were desperate, but he still showed no mercy, commanding his men to point their guns at the rebels and kill them one by one, even those who had raised their hands to surrender.
Sun Ming knew this very well. If these rebels were allowed to surrender, it would mean that other troops could surrender at will, which would be unfair to the soldiers who fought bravely.
So these rebels must die.
The battlefield is a cruel place, and there is no place for these wallflowers to survive.
Fortunately, it was Sun Ming's troops who held off for a while, and the reserve team came up with reinforcements. After firing a few rockets and destroying a tank, they were able to stop the Japanese attack and fill the gap.
In the end, Sun Ming fought on the defensive line for more than three hours, during which the main force of the 358th Regiment retreated first, leaving only more than a thousand people behind for cover.
Sun Ming stayed at the end with more than a thousand people.
At that time, they had almost run out of ammunition and food, and there was no rocket launcher or rocket left.
Sun Ming knew that in the next wave, as long as the Japanese came up with a few more tanks, they would have no choice but to rush forward with explosive packs in their hands.
He looked at the sky and felt that there was no need to continue fighting, so he decided to retreat.
Just like what Wang Xuexin analyzed before.
If this rear force retreats along the roads and plains, it will only be chased and killed by the enemy, and eventually all of them will be killed or injured.
Therefore, Sun Ming could only retreat from the flank, which was the Eighth Route Army defense area with dense mountains and dense forests.
As for whether it violated the agreement between the Eighth Route Army, Sun Ming at this time no longer cared so much in order to preserve his troops.
What Sun Ming didn't know was that Li Yunlong had been waiting at this end for a long time. While listening to the fierce sound of gunfire over there, he praised: "Well done, you look like a Chinese! We didn't give our ancestors any money."
Shame on you! Regardless of whether they join us in fighting the Japanese or not, these people will be saved!"
Then the sentry who was scouting in the front hurried back with his gun in hand and reported to Li Yunlong: "Commander, here we come, they are withdrawing!"
"How many people are there?" Li Yunlong asked, "Are the Japanese following closely?"
"About a thousand people!" the sentry replied: "There are many wounded, and the Japanese are right behind them!"
Li Yunlong did not hesitate, waved his hand and ordered: "Everyone is here, prepare for battle!"
After a pause, he confessed again: "Keep your eyes open, don't accidentally hurt your own people, aim at the Japanese!"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded.
However, this is actually really difficult to control, especially since the guns in the hands of many soldiers still shoot reloaded bullets.
It didn't take long for the Jinsui army to retreat.
The medical soldiers were at the forefront, carrying stretchers and supporting the wounded, and some were even carrying wounded soldiers on their backs.
They were stunned when they saw the Eighth Route Army's defense line ahead, and some guards were lying on the ground in preparation for battle.
Li Yunlong opened his throat and shouted at them: "Don't stop! Keep going! We Chinese people don't fight Chinese people, come here first! Move quickly!"
As soon as the medical soldiers heard this, they no longer hesitated and immediately stood up and continued to move forward.
Li Yunlong waved his hand, and a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed forward to greet them, took the stretchers and wounded people in their hands, and then turned back and rushed towards the defense line.
Next to withdraw were the combat troops of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Sun Ming was worthy of being the adjutant of the 358th Regiment. He divided the troops into three parts, blocked the Japanese in layers, and then retreated in an orderly manner.
At this time, Sun Ming was evacuating here with his guards. He was startled when he saw the Eighth Route Army's defense line... As far as he knew, the Eighth Route Army had retreated, so why was there still a defense line?
When it became difficult to advance or retreat, I heard Li Yunlong's cry from the other end: "Is it Adjutant Sun? I'm Li Yunlong!"
"Captain Li!" Sun Ming replied, but still holding the gun in his hand.
It's no wonder that Sun Ming is wary. The Jinsui Army has never been soft on the Eighth Route Army before, and now there is no guarantee that they will not add insult to injury.
Unexpectedly, the next second, Li Yunlong shouted to him anxiously: "Get out quickly! Why are you still standing there? Let's cover!"
At that moment, Sun Ming didn't know what to say.
Even his comrades would rebel at a critical moment, but the Eighth Route Army, which had always been regarded as the enemy, offered a helping hand regardless of past grudges.
This made Sun Ming feel ashamed and sad at the same time.
However, when he heard a burst of gunfire coming from behind, Sun Ming did not hesitate, and with a wave of his hand, he led his men to withdraw into the Eighth Route Army's defense line.