Bullets whizzed across the streets, and the defenses of the Japanese camp were watertight. A small group of Japanese soldiers, plus the fleeing puppet troops, actually beat Wu Changqing and the others so hard that they could not even lift their heads.
Seeing the guerrilla officers and soldiers who had been repulsed after several attacks, and the supreme commander of the Japs staying behind, the second lieutenant and team leader finally breathed a sigh of relief on their tense faces.
Although the weapons, equipment and tactical qualities of the squadron that raided Qinghe Town were good, they have now stabilized their position.
As long as Kuroda Ichiro can return reinforcements in time, they will be able to counterattack and eliminate this Chinese team that overestimates its capabilities.
"Yours, come here." Thinking of this, the Japanese squad leader waved to a puppet soldier whose clothes were covered in mud and water.
The puppet soldiers who were defending with the Japs watched helplessly as their companions who were unable to escape in time were ordered to be shot by the Japs squad leader, and their hearts were filled with resentment.
But facing the little devil with a fierce look in his eyes, he still approached him obediently: "Taijun, what are your orders?"
"Yours, take two people to dress up as ordinary people and go out to ask for help. Do you understand?"
Although the Japanese team leader had immediately dispatched two Japanese communication cavalry to ask for help from Kuroda Ichiro, who was going to the countryside to suppress the guerrillas, he still felt that it was not safe, so he prepared to send another group of people.
"I understand, I understand." The puppet army was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Soon, the three puppet soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary people, climbed up a ladder to a wall behind the camp, and entered a small farmyard.
The family in the farmyard hid in their house when they heard the gunshots outside. When they saw someone breaking into their yard, their faces turned pale with fear.
But soon they discovered that the three people who had crossed over from the Japanese camp did not enter their house, but opened the door and left. This made them relieved.
As soon as they stepped out of the yard into the alley, they ran into a group of guerrilla officers and soldiers who were surrounding them from behind.
"Don't move!"
Seeing these three sneaky puppet soldiers, the guerrilla officers and soldiers immediately pulled the bolts of their guns and pointed their guns at them.
"What are you doing?" the leader of the guerrilla platoon asked them coldly.
"Boss, we are...we are ordinary people." A puppet soldier was so frightened that his face turned pale when he was pointed at a gun, and his teeth were chattering as he spoke.
Before the puppet soldier could finish his words, another puppet soldier rushed to speak: "Sir, we are the security forces. The Japanese asked us to send a letter to Kuroda Ichiro for help..."
"Brother, you..."
Seeing this puppet soldier take the initiative to reveal their identity, the expressions of the other two puppet soldiers immediately changed wildly, and they looked at their always trusted eldest brother with shock and confusion on their faces.
"The little Japs are worse than beasts. Our brothers have worked hard for them through life and death. We killed them just now without blinking an eye. I don't want to be a dog for the Japs anymore!" the puppet soldier who took the initiative to reveal his identity said indignantly.
"Sirs, we surrender, we can help you fight the Japanese!" The other two puppet soldiers also knew that the matter had come to this and it was irreversible, so they hurriedly surrendered to the guerrilla officers and soldiers.
"Kill so many of our brothers and just surrender? It's not that easy!" A guerrilla officer and soldier said with anger on his face to the platoon leader leading the team: "Platoon leader, I think it's better to surprise them.
Avenge our fallen brothers!"
As soon as the words of the guerrilla officers and soldiers were spoken, the three puppet soldiers were so frightened that they knelt down on the muddy ground and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Sir, have mercy on me, sir, have mercy on me..."
"Have you forgotten what Chief Yang once said? As long as those who have not committed heinous crimes are willing to surrender and fight the Japanese anyway, bygones are bygones." The platoon leader turned to reprimand the guerrilla officer who wanted to kill the puppet soldiers.
Yang Ling originally issued this order to change the situation of the guerrillas making enemies everywhere, and to undermine the fighting spirit of the traitors in the puppet army from another aspect, so that they would not follow the Japanese all the way to the dark side.
After all, a large part of them surrendered to the enemy because of the pressure of life and received little patriotic education. As long as they are overturned and re-educated, they can become the vanguard of the fight against the Japanese.
The puppet soldiers captured by Yang Ling and others when they first arrived in Qinghe Town have now become the backbone of the guerrillas after a period of education.
After all, they have experienced some military training. As long as they solve their ideological problems, they can adapt to the rhythm of battle faster than those farmers who put down their hoes and pick up their guns.
"Get up. After you go back and pass the review, as long as you haven't committed any heinous crime, you can not only go home, but you can also join our guerrillas. Of course, if you perform meritorious services, there will be rewards."
The three puppet soldiers were like riding a roller coaster at the moment. They had been scared to death, and now they were dizzy from this huge surprise. If they had known what they were doing with the Japanese, they would have joined the guerrillas long ago.
"Sir, sir, we are willing to perform meritorious service!" The puppet soldiers took the initiative to say: "We know the strength of the Japanese inside, and there are our brothers inside. We can let them turn their guns to attack the Japanese!"
Hearing the words of the three puppet soldiers, the guerrilla platoon leader who captured them immediately grinned: "Let's go, follow me to see the battalion commander."
After these three puppet soldiers experienced their companions being shot dead by the Japanese, their goodwill towards the Japanese disappeared without a trace, and they wished they could all be wiped out to avenge their brothers.
Facing the questioning of Second Battalion Commander Wu Changqing, they poured out everything they knew.
In a short period of time, Wu Changqing and the others had a clear idea of the deployment of troops and weapons to guard the Japanese camp.
"What the hell, how dare a small team of Japanese soldiers be so arrogant!" When he heard that there was only a small team inside, a company commander couldn't help but curse.
Wu Changqing was promoted to battalion commander. What Yang Ling valued was his stability: "Although the Japs are few in number, they still have fierce firepower, so they cannot fight forcefully."
At this moment, except for the troops of one company who were searching for the remnants of the enemy near the town, the other three companies rushed over and surrounded the Japanese soldiers' camp.
"The fourth company will feint from the front, and the first and second companies will attack from the rear." Soon Wu Changqing readjusted his deployment.
After receiving the order, the company commanders took action one after another, and soon reported to Wu Changqing and were ready to attack.
"Brothers, I am Wang Goudan. The two regiments of national troops have surrounded Qinghe Town. All Kuroda Ichiro's troops have been wiped out. I have surrendered. You should also surrender quickly. Don't give it to me.
The devil worked hard!"
Before the attack was launched, the surrendering puppet troops shouted at the top of their lungs, with the purpose of shaking the morale of the defenders and creating panic.
"Kuroda's troops were wiped out..."
"There are two regiments, we definitely can't defeat them."
...
Sure enough, as soon as the surrendering puppet army here shouted, the puppet army guarding behind the sandbags there looked at each other with panic on their faces.
Naturally, the squad leader of the Japanese soldiers also heard the shouting, and his face turned livid with anger. He didn't expect to ask them to ask for help, so he turned around and surrendered.
"Shoot! Destroy them!" The Japanese squad leader decided to take a preemptive strike and gave the order to the heavy machine gunner.
"Teng Teng Teng——"
A series of violent bullets flew out following the sound, making the windows and walls crackle with the wind, and the puppet soldiers who shouted were also frightened.
"Little Japs, I'm planning on grandma, come on, kill me! Brothers, surrender, the little Japs are just beasts..." The puppet soldier who was almost shot by a machine gun also risked his life and cursed loudly.
Wu Changqing leaned against the pillar and squinted his eyes to observe the position of the Japanese heavy machine gun, then waved his hand behind him and said: "Mortar, knock out the Japanese machine gun for me!"
The mortar placed in a farmyard has been set up. After receiving the order, the shooting parameters were quickly adjusted. Before the Japanese heavy machine gun could be moved, the shells had already flew away in the air.