Most of the Japanese troops were deployed by Major Kuroda Ichiro to encircle and suppress the guerrillas in the countryside, but there were not many Japanese and puppet troops left behind.
In addition, they have to station at various checkpoints to conduct inspections to prevent anti-Japanese people from infiltrating into Qinghe Town, so their military strength is now stretched thin.
This is also why the officers and soldiers of the second battalion of the guerrillas led by Wu Changqing were able to reach Qinghe Town with great momentum, and the weakly manned strongholds along the way were easily captured.
Under Yang Ling's conditioning during this period, the current Third Guerrilla Detachment is no longer the ragtag group it used to be. Not only is its military discipline strict, but its combat effectiveness has also been significantly improved.
Now the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops who were left behind were also careless. I thought that Kuroda Ichiro would lead the main force to encircle and suppress the guerrillas, and they would definitely be able to defeat the guerrillas and flee.
Unexpectedly, instead of escaping, the guerrilla officers and soldiers knocked on the door. When they saw these guerrilla officers and soldiers wearing uniform gray military uniforms appearing in front of them, they did not even have a chance to react before they were disarmed.
"The guerrillas are coming! The guerrillas..."
The puppet squad leader guarding the west gate of Qinghe Town was stunned when he saw the guerrillas appearing, and then he shouted to warn them.
"Fuck you!" Seeing the puppet squad leader yelling, Wang Dongming was so angry that he kicked him to the ground, which made the puppet squad leader scream in pain.
The shouts of the puppet squad leader also made the confused puppet soldiers react, and some people hurriedly grabbed the rifles leaning against the wall.
"boom!"
A guerrilla officer raised his hand and fired a shot. With a crash, a hole was punched in the roof, and the broken tiles fell down.
"I will kill anyone who dares to move!" the guerrilla officer warned loudly.
Seeing the fierce guerrilla officers and soldiers, the puppet soldiers were also frightened and hurriedly squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, not daring to move any more.
"Go and block the east entrance of the town. Seal it for me!"
"The Second Company and the Third Company will comb forward along these two streets. The Japanese and puppet plainclothes teams will kill all those who do not surrender!"
"Leave one platoon of the Fourth Company on guard, and the rest will follow me!"
The guerrilla officers and soldiers of the second battalion took advantage of Qinghe Town's lack of troops and attacked Qinghe Town in one fell swoop. This was beyond the expectations of battalion commander Wu Changqing.
The task Yang Ling gave him was to pretend to attack Qinghe Town and attract the Japanese soldiers who went to the countryside to encircle and suppress them. However, he never thought that the defense of Qinghe Town was so weak, so he took the decision without authorization and simply raided the Japanese lair.
Qinghe Town was shrouded in mist and rain, like a thick and colorful ink scroll.
But at this moment, the gunshots coming from the west had already made the residents of the town aware of something unusual. They closed their doors one after another and hid in their houses early. In these chaotic years, they had already learned how to protect themselves.
Although the simple houses cannot guarantee their safety, they have reached a consensus that staying at home is safer than outside.
The guerrilla officers and soldiers rushed into the street with loaded guns and ammunition, causing the water on the street to splash everywhere.
"Something to do!"
A Japanese patrol team heard the gunshots and ran along the street. When they saw a team rushing out of the heavy rain, they were suddenly startled and shouted questions from a distance.
"It's a little devil! Beat him!"
The leader of this team was Second Battalion Commander Wu Changqing. He led the guerrilla officers and soldiers of the Fourth Company to block the camp of the Japanese and puppet troops, but unexpectedly they encountered a Japanese patrol on the way.
"Bang! Bang!"
The brothers didn't hide, they raised their hands and pulled the trigger, and the bullets like splashing water hit the Japanese patrol head-on.
"Puff!"
The Japanese patrol just stood in the middle of the unobstructed street and immediately became a living target. Blood spattered and their bodies fell unwillingly into the stagnant water under the impact of bullets.
"It's the guerrillas!"
A few Japanese soldiers standing behind the patrol team realized something was wrong when they saw the people on the opposite side raising their guns. They hurriedly moved covertly towards the houses on both sides of the street and fired back with their guns raised.
But what they faced was a large number of guerrilla officers and soldiers. The bullets were hitting the muddy water with thunderbolts, and sawdust from the houses behind them were also flying everywhere. They were suppressed and could not lift their heads.
"Throw the grenade!"
These Japanese soldiers who reacted quickly also had outstanding marksmanship. They shot almost one at a time, knocking down several guerrilla officers and soldiers who tried to rush over.
Battalion Commander Wu Changqing knew that their advantage lay in making surprise attacks. If they were to confront the Japs head-on, they would suffer a loss due to the large number of recruits. He immediately relied on the street wall to covertly fight back while ordering grenades to be thrown.
In fact, the few remaining Japanese patrols also saw that the guerrillas were outnumbered and had the intention of retreating, and they were already fighting and retreating towards the camp.
But as soon as I took cover and retreated less than a few meters, I watched helplessly as a grenade dropped in the rain and fog.
"It's a grenade! Concealed!"
Seeing the grenade flying towards him, the Japanese were so frightened that they hurriedly lay down on the street full of water, causing water to splash everywhere.
The grenade did not explode on the ground, but exploded in the air. No matter where you lay, you could not avoid the wreath of shrapnel flying horizontally.
The popping shrapnel embedded in the backs of the Japanese soldiers, immediately leaving their backs bloody and bloody, and the severe pain made them scream in pain.
"Charge over!" Seeing the grenade explode, Wu Changqing took the lead and led the charge.
It is said that soldiers will be courageous. In the second guerrilla battalion with many recruits, seeing how brave the battalion commander Wu Changqing was, the recruits who were hiding under the eaves also became courageous and rushed out.
Looking at the guerrilla officers and soldiers who were rushing over with shouts of death, the Japanese who were slightly injured in the explosion helped the seriously injured ones who still had the energy to resist, and hurriedly got up and turned around to run away.
"boom!"
"puff!"
"ah!"
Shooting while on the move has always been a training subject for guerrilla officers and soldiers. Although the recruits' marksmanship is not good, there are many who can't stand it.
There was a loud crackling sound, and the remaining Japanese soldiers in the patrol were shot and fell into a pool of blood. The patrol was declared annihilated.
When the brothers led by Wu Changqing killed the Japanese patrol team on the street, on another street, the brothers who were responsible for cleaning up along the street also used puppet troops and plainclothes teams to exchange fire.
For a time, the entire Qinghe Town was shrouded in the sound of gunfire. Hearing the intensive exchange of fire, the second lieutenant of the Japanese soldiers who stayed behind also knew that something was wrong.
"Go to Chief Kuroda quickly, the guerrillas have invaded Qinghe Town!"
The first reaction of the Japanese second lieutenant was to ask for help. After all, there was only a small team left behind, and there were only more than a hundred puppet troops.
Soon, two Japanese messengers on horseback rushed out of the camp in the heavy rain and detoured to the east gate to ask for help.
The Japanese second lieutenant urgently gathered all the Japanese soldiers who stayed in the camp and prepared to fight to support the puppet troops and repel the guerrillas.
"Taijun, Taijun, there are too many guerrillas, they are everywhere..."
As soon as the Japanese soldiers were assembled, puppet troops covered in blood stumbled into the camp.
Seeing the puppet troops retreating in embarrassment, the Japanese second lieutenant also realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Machine gunners come to the room! Hold on to the camp!" The Japanese second lieutenant gave up the order to attack and turned to defense.