The gunfire in Huaiyin City shrouded in gunpowder became more intense, and the Japanese realized that the defenders in the city were retreating.
When the commander-in-chief's retreat order was issued to each battalion, some troops were fighting with the Japs. After they repelled the Japs, they suddenly discovered that all the troops on the left and right wings had been withdrawn.
Without the cover of the flanks, it was extremely dangerous, and they were very likely to fall into the enemy's siege. These troops after the bloody battle ignored their exhaustion and directly crossed their own positions and evacuated towards the north of the city.
The Japanese were certainly not fools. Seeing that the guerrilla troops in front of them were about to run away, they immediately pounced on them with bayonets in hand and howling.
These blood-stained troops could only run and fight the chasing Japanese soldiers, which inevitably slowed down their retreat.
"Hit! Press down the devil!"
Faced with the Japanese chasing troops coming from behind, these troops had to turn around and fight.
Because they all know very well that it is very dangerous to leave your back to the enemy on the battlefield. Now without the cover of friendly forces, they can only repel the Japanese pursuers before they can continue to retreat, otherwise they will be in danger of being defeated by the Japanese.
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Breathing heavily, the brothers relied on the broken walls and street steps and pillars to shoot at the pursuing Japanese. The explosion caused smoke to billow in the streets, and their sight was blocked. Both sides were shooting blindly.
"You outflank us from the alley!"
"Grenade destroys China's firepower points!"
The Japanese were like wild wolves with glowing green eyes, biting the retreating guerrilla troops and refusing to let go. They also divided and interspersed infantry squads one by one in an attempt to surround and eliminate these retreating guerrilla troops.
Bullets rained down on the street, and the two sides were locked in an indistinguishable battle. A battalion commander, Blacksmith, personally led a brother from an infantry company to the rear to cover the evacuation of the wounded in the battalion and the rest of the company.
"Batalion Commander, the Japanese are coming from the alley behind!"
When the blacksmiths and others were blocking the Japanese pursuers on the street, some brothers discovered the Japanese outflanking troops.
"withdraw!"
A battalion commander, a blacksmith, held a light machine gun and fired a long burst at the Japanese at the other end of the street, causing a trail of smoke and dust to escape from the ground. He turned around and left without any hesitation.
Although the blacksmiths and others retreated very quickly and did not allow the Japanese outflanking force to succeed, as soon as they ran out of two streets, a string of bullets came towards them.
"Puff!"
Several brothers who were running with their heads down were unable to dodge. The bullets penetrated their bodies and made transparent holes. They fell convulsively on the rubble-filled street.
"It's a dog day, the front is occupied by the Japanese!"
Some brothers yelled angrily and fought back, but the Japanese had already taken control of a barricade and the brothers could not rush through.
"Where did this little devil come from?"
The blacksmith's expression also changed. They had been blocking the rear, but suddenly the Japanese came around behind them.
"I don't know." The brothers were also full of doubts.
In fact, it is not the fault of the blacksmiths and their misfortune, but that both the west and east gates have been lost at this moment, and a large number of Japanese soldiers have entered the city like mercury pouring down the ground.
The blacksmiths who were fighting and retreating from the south of the city were a step slower, and they were cut off by the Japanese coming from the west of the city.
"Teng Teng Teng -"
The distinctive roar of the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun sent rubble flying across the street and the windows of the houses along the street.
"Grenade, knock out the enemy's machine gun!" The blacksmith, the commander of the first battalion, was also anxious. He hurriedly shouted to the grenade group behind him.
"Batalion Commander, there are no more grenades." Soon, the grenade team's answer made the blacksmith's face look extremely ugly.
"Batalion Commander, the Japanese behind are catching up with us!"
The so-called house was leaking and it rained all night. At this moment, the brothers of an infantry company in the rear led by him were faced with a situation where there was a wolf in front of them and a tiger behind them.
The blacksmith quickly looked around and saw a flour mill dozens of meters away. He immediately waved his hand and led his brothers straight into the flour mill, relying on the flour mill to fight the Japanese.
The little Japanese troops were already running around in the city, and some of the lone guerrilla officers and soldiers were being chased like dogs.
When the blacksmiths and others were blocked by two groups of Japanese soldiers fighting in the flour mill, Sun Liang, the company commander in the other direction, was also having a hard time.
During the retreat, their company was ordered to cover the retreat of the wounded soldiers and medical staff at the medical center, but the Japanese entered the city too fast, and the wounded on stretchers could not move fast enough.
There was fighting everywhere at the moment. Although they were charging all the way and had just wiped out a dozen Japanese soldiers, they were blocked by a group of more than twenty Japanese soldiers with machine guns in front of them.
After the Japanese entered the city, they used tactical squads and tactical teams to infiltrate and create chaos to cut through the defenders surrounding the city.
Although these Japanese tactical teams are not large in number, they are all elite and guard the houses along the street. If they want to rush through, they will have to pay a lot of casualties.
"Grandma, prepare to rush over!"
Company commander Sun Liang was covered in blood and yelled at the fifty or so remaining brothers in the company behind him.
Because he knew that if they could not break out of the way, the medical staff and wounded soldiers behind them would all fall into the hands of the Japanese.
When the brothers were clutching their guns tightly and preparing to tear a bloody path, a group of officers and soldiers wearing guerrilla uniforms rushed out from behind the Japanese who suddenly blocked their way.
"Da da da....."
"Boom!"
As soon as this group of people appeared behind the Japs, they launched a fierce attack on the Japs. Machine gun grenades continued to pour towards the Japs.
"Bagaaaaa!"
When these Japanese soldiers were attacked from behind, they cursed and hurriedly turned around to fight.
But a series of grenades were thrown, and the smoke from the scorching airwaves on the street shattered the bricks and tiles on the ground, and the Japanese howled in agony.
These people who suddenly appeared behind the Japs were extremely fierce. After a round of fire, they rushed towards the Japs with their bayonets drawn.'
Many of the Japanese who were blown away by the explosion did not die, but were still struggling on the ground. When these people rushed forward, they were struck with swords, and streams of blood spurted out, making their faces even more ferocious.
"Our reinforcements have arrived!"
Seeing this group of people dressed in guerrilla uniforms and showing no mercy in killing the Japanese, some brothers shouted excitedly and rushed over to join them.
"Hold on, they are from the Fourth Battalion." Company Commander Sun Liang saw familiar people on the other side and immediately grabbed the excited brother.
Hearing that they were from the Fourth Battalion, the brothers also looked carefully through the smoke and saw that those covered in gunpowder smoke and blood were not from the Fourth Battalion who had surrendered to the enemy. The leader was Hu, a company commander of the Fourth Battalion.
Yi.
The brothers were all holding their guns and were puzzled. They already knew that these people in the fourth battalion had surrendered to the enemy, so why did they suddenly kill the Japanese again?
Before they could react, the officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion who had slaughtered all the Japs were on alert, and company commander Hu Yi, dripping with blood, strode towards company commander Sun Liang and the others.
"Old Sun, take the people out quickly and I'll cover you."
Hu Yi, the company commander of the fourth battalion, stopped when he was more than ten steps away from them and shouted to Sun Liang and the others.
"Hu Yi, didn't you surrender to the enemy?" Sun Liang asked with an uncertain face.
"Damn it, we were deceived by someone named Xie. We can't explain it clearly now. You should leave quickly. The Japs will come over later." Company Commander Hu Yi's face was full of unwillingness and he urged Sun.
Good to them.
"Walk!"
After Sun Liang pondered for a moment, he decided to believe Hu Yi and led everyone to retreat to the north of the city through the passage opened by Hu Yi and others.
"Lao Hu, you should also follow us. Go back and explain clearly to the superiors. They will investigate clearly." At the end, company commander Sun Liang asked Hu Yi to go with them.
The company commander Hu Yi shook his head in pain: "Our hands are stained with the blood of our brothers, and we can't explain it clearly. You should leave quickly, the Japanese are coming soon."
"Lao Hu, you..."
"Let's go! Let's go!"
"Take care of yourself!"
Sun Liang saw that Hu Yi and the others were determined not to leave. Finally, he saluted Hu Yi and the others with a military salute, turned around and chased after the team.
Hu Yi and his brothers, who were being held hostage by Fourth Battalion Commander Xie Zhengxiang, looked at the retreating Sun Liang and others, and many of them had tears in their eyes.
"Company commander, a group of Japanese soldiers are coming." A brother hurried over to report.
Company Commander Hu Yi wiped his tears and said with murderous intent: "Get up there and kill them!"