"Shunzi, machine gun cover, the rest of the people retreat!"
Yang Ling didn't expect that the Japanese would be so cruel, and even kill their lieutenant and commander, forcing them to fall into a passive state again.
However, Yang Ling did not hesitate at all. Since the bargaining chip in his hand was gone, he had no choice but to run away quickly, otherwise he would all die here.
Yang Ling and the others took away the Japs' command post in Maogu Village and brought all the officers to a boil. The communication radio station was also beaten to pieces. It can be said that the Japs' command center was destroyed.
The only thing that needs to be considered now is the issue of escape. Originally, with the hostages in hand, there was a 80% certainty of escaping unharmed, but now that the hostages are gone, we can only try our luck.
Like an enraged beast, the Japanese soldiers watched the infiltrated Chinese soldiers kill all their commanders and kill so many of their companions. At this moment, their eyes were red, and they wished they could cut Yang Ling and the others into pieces in order to vent their anger.
The hatred in my heart.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Boom!"
There were intensive gunshots and constant explosions in Maogu Village. The murderous Japanese soldiers pressed against Yang Ling and the others and launched a crazy revenge.
Shunzi rolled on the ground, his whole body covered with wet mud. He put the Type 96 light machine gun thrown by a brother on the ground and swiped at the Japanese soldiers who were rushing over.
In this narrow alley, the powerful machine gun was a killing weapon. All the Japanese soldiers within the ballistic range were beaten with blood splattered and fell to the ground in a mess.
The bullets were as dense as a line of fire, the mud and water were flying, and the Japanese soldiers' counterattacks were equally ferocious and violent. Shunzi originally wanted to take a shot, but he couldn't lift his head in the face of the ferocious firepower, so he had to turn around and continue running with the machine gun.
"Boom!!"
Shunzi had just ran out more than ten steps when a Japanese mortar blasted a large one-meter-square crater where he had been lying. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and secretly thought he was lucky.
Yang Ling and the others were fighting and retreating, with troops chasing behind them. From time to time, they encountered reinforcements of Japanese patrol units in front of them, and the two sides fought bloody battles in the darkness.
"Bang!" Yang Ling led several brothers and ran forward to clear the way. All the Japanese soldiers blocking the way were shot down with one shot. Shunzi was behind the cover and Wang Dongming and other wounded soldiers walked in the middle.
But the Japanese were like wild wolves smelling fishy smell, coming from all directions. More and more Yang Ling and others were losing money, and the fight became more and more difficult.
Soon Yang Ling and the others were blocked from both ends. The Japs in front blocked the way with machine guns, while the Japs in the back rushed forward.
"Enter the courtyard! Hold on!" Seeing that there was no hope of breaking out, Yang Ling turned his gun butt and smashed open a closed courtyard door on the street, preparing to lead people back in.
But just as he was about to step forward, a bullet flew past him. Yang Ling's head shrank, and the bullet was embedded in the wall across the street.
"Damn, there are Japs in there too! Grenades say hello!" Yang Ling lay down, and a brother threw the smoking grenade over Yang Ling's head into the yard.
There was a violent explosion in the yard. Taking advantage of the explosion, Yang Ling led people to rush in. They took care of several Japanese soldiers who were covered in tatters due to the explosion.
"You guys go clear the yard, and you come and block the gate! Shunzi, set up the machine gun for me and aim it at the gate!"
Yang Ling's tone was short and powerful. Only eight of the brothers who could still fight were left and they immediately split up.
When the Japanese saw Yang Ling and the others entering the yard, they immediately blew away the wooden door with a grenade. With a loud bang, the wooden door was blown to pieces and sawdust flew away.
Several Japanese soldiers dug in with bayonets in hand, but Shunzi had already set up the machine gun, and a shuttle came in front of him. All the Japanese soldiers were beaten into sieves and fell into a pool of blood.
Seeing that the main entrance was blocked by machine guns and unable to rush in, the Japanese used a ladder to climb over the wall. However, as soon as they emerged, they were hit on the head with a rifle by the brothers and fell down with a thud.
Because of the cover of the courtyard wall and the pitch black darkness, the battle between the two sides temporarily turned into a tug-of-war.
"Send a signal flare and tell the brothers in the regiment that we have succeeded!" Seeing that the Japanese could not attack for a while, Yang Ling ordered a signal flare.
In the wet fields outside Maogu Village, regiment leader Zhang Handuo was quietly lurking with his brothers from nine companies.
They also heard the fierce exchange of fire in Maogu Village. The leader Zhang Handuo's heart was in his throat. He wondered whether he could destroy the Japanese headquarters and break through Maogu Village in one fell swoop.
"Flag flare, flare!"
When the regiment leader Zhang Handuo thought that Yang Ling and the others had failed, he suddenly saw the signal flare rising in Maogu Village, and his face flushed with excitement.
"Blow the trumpet! Attack!"
The loud bugle sound suddenly sounded in the wilderness shrouded in night, full of penetration.
The Japanese soldiers nestled in the wet trenches were staring intently at the stockade. They didn't know why a firefight occurred. Suddenly, a bugle sounded, which shocked them.
"Flare bombs! Fire the flares quickly!" A Japanese officer reacted in the darkness and screamed miserably.
But before they could fire off the flares, artillery fire suddenly swept across the horizon in the distance and rushed toward them, and the entire space was filled with sharp whistling sounds.
These Japanese soldiers who were part of the army were very familiar with this sound. They wanted to hide in the bunker in fear, but the rain of shells had already fallen.
The Japanese army has always used tanks and heavy artillery to clear the way, and there are also aircraft in the sky to assist in the battle. They are invincible in battles, because their opponents cannot withstand the baptism of strong firepower.
But now the situation is reversed. Their 14th Division is trapped and their logistical supplies are cut off. On the other hand, the Chinese army has deployed a large amount of weapons and ammunition in order to encircle and annihilate them, which makes the Japanese miserable.
"Boom!"
Deafening explosions exploded in the Japanese positions one after another, like dazzling lotuses blooming in the dark night.
The Japanese barbed wire flew into the sky, and the bunkers and trenches were razed to the ground. The Japanese soldiers who were scurrying for cover were like frightened grasshoppers, their flesh and blood flew everywhere, and they were soon buried in the blood-red soil.
"The Chinese Army launches a large-scale attack! We need support! We need support!"
The Japanese officers in the outer positions kept calling the command post, but there was no response.
Watching the artillery fire turning the Japanese position into a sea of smoke and fire, the brothers in hiding were excited.
"Brothers! Kill the Japanese!" As soon as the artillery fire stopped, the courageous regiment leader Zhang Handuo stood up with a machete.
"Come on!"
Encouraged by the regiment leader Zhang Handuo, the brothers of the nine companies also raised their roars and launched an assault on the Japanese on a wide defense line.
The artillery fire had destroyed most of the firepower points of the Japs' positions, and the Japs also suffered heavy losses under the sudden artillery fire. The remaining Japs soldiers were soon overwhelmed by the surging Chinese army.
When the 301st regiment launched the charge, another regiment also launched an attack. Faced with the siege from all sides by the Chinese army, the Japanese lost their command system.
In this pitch-black night, the various Japanese troops suddenly became confused and fell into fighting on their own. They were quickly divided, surrounded and eliminated by the numerically superior Chinese army.