A few days of smooth attack was originally a good thing.
However, every day wherever the troops went there was no one, and they could only advance five kilometers every day. The Japanese soldiers also had no place to vent their pent-up anger.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese Fifth Battalion arrived at the village where their destination was.
More than a hundred Japanese and Imperial Army troops rushed into the village like hungry wolves, intending to loot it.
The captain of the brigade, Major Miyamoto, also had some hope on his face. For the past few days, the troops had been marching and fighting. They had marching meals every day, and his mouth was almost sick. Now, what Miyamoto wants to see most is that his subordinates can be in the village.
Find some chickens and beat them for yourself!
"Sir, the village is still deserted. We haven't found anything. Even the wells were blocked by the cunning Eighth Route Army..." Soon, a lieutenant ran over and reported with disappointment on his face.
"Bagya Road, these Eighth Route Army are so cruel, they didn't even leave anything for the imperial army!" Major Miyamoto yelled.
Then he ordered: "Stop the troops and rest here tonight... Vice-captain, you will make arrangements. Allocate an action team and a platoon of the Imperial Association Army. Now occupy a place in the village and wait for the Chinese to come back."
They arrested us and built turrets for us, completely occupying the village!"
"Hi!" the adjutant replied immediately.
He hesitated and asked: "Will the main force stay inside the village tonight or outside the village?"
"Of course it's in the village!" Major Miyamoto answered without hesitation.
"The weather is getting colder and colder now. Living in a room is definitely warmer than a tent. However, patrols and guard posts must be arranged!"
"Your Excellency, the division commander, has repeatedly stated that the Eighth Route Army likes to operate at night best, and we cannot give them any opportunity to take advantage of it. Moreover, our opponent, the New Regiment, is indeed very powerful. I remember clearly that a year ago, an infantryman under my command
The brigade suffered more than half of its casualties directly in a night attack by the Eighth Route Army. If it were not for its quick response and timely retreat, it is very likely that it would not be alive today!"
The best room in the middle of the village is undoubtedly that of Major Miyamoto. Because the well in the village was blocked, the troops did not find a clean water source until eight o'clock in the evening. At nine o'clock, a portion of rice and a
Dinner consisting of canned beef was served to Miyamoto.
Although canned meat is also meat, it has no other taste except saltiness.
Major Miyamoto took a few bites before losing his appetite, and then prepared to rest.
At twelve o'clock in the evening, the entire village was plunged into darkness except for the bonfires lit by patrols and security posts around the area.
"Bang bang..."
Suddenly, the police sentry outside the village fired a shot.
"Da da da~" A series of intensive machine gun fires sounded outside the village. The warning post that only fired two gunshots suddenly fell silent.
"The guard post has been attacked. Get into position quickly and prepare to counterattack!"
The Japanese patrol team and the machine gun team quickly rushed behind the earthen wall surrounding the village and prepared for battle.
It was pitch dark outside the village, and the enemy could not see anything.
Just as they were holding their guns and searching for targets with their eyes wide open, artillery shells with a slight scream came over them.
"Sheltered bombardment~" Before the Japanese officer finished speaking, a violent explosion sounded around them.
When the adjutant knocked on the door of Major Miyamoto's room, Major Miyamoto had already been awakened by the sound of gunfire outside the village.
"Sir, we are under attack. The enemy is equipped with mortars. We don't know their strength yet!" Seeing that Major Miyamoto was fully dressed, the adjutant reported quickly.
"Go directly to the entrance of the village and get all the troops up and ready for battle," Major Miyamoto ordered as he walked towards the door.
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, a squadron of Japanese soldiers had already gathered here and were arranged alternately behind the earthen wall.
Mortar shells in groups of three continued to rain down, but the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops were never seen outside the village.
"Woooo...Boom..."
At this moment, two more piercing screams reached Miyamoto's ears, and then two explosions sounded not far away.
Two fireballs flying into the sky blew up a section of the earth wall on the spot, and five or six imperial troops hiding behind the earth wall were blown away. Their lives and deaths were unknown.
"Bagya Road is an infantry artillery! The one attacking us must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army!" Miyamoto was surprised at first, and then made a quick judgment.
"Other troops, all on standby, get ready for battle!"
The adjutant hesitated and reminded: "Captain, do you want to report it to the captain and ask them to send troops for reinforcements?"
Miyamoto shook his head and replied: "No need for the time being, maybe this is just a bluff by the Eighth Route Army, using tricks to deliberately mobilize us, and then kill a large number of our troops during the movement!"
"There is also a possibility that one of the Eighth Route Army's favorite ways of fighting is to encircle a point and mobilize reinforcements. On the surface, it is attacking us, but in fact it is attacking other imperial troops who are reinforcing us. After all, for the Eighth Route Army, it is better to fight in the field at night.
It’s much easier to fight the tough battle!”
"Woooo...boom, boom, boom..."
Soon, the Japanese artillery, which had numerical superiority, began to counterattack.
The number of artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army at the village entrance suddenly decreased.
"The Eighth Route Army...the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack ~ da da da…"
Under the darkness of night, some vague figures finally came into view of the Japanese. Light machine guns, heavy machine guns, and rifles quickly opened fire to fight back.
On a small highland one kilometer away from the village, Xiong Changhe, commander of the 1st Battalion, Jiang Chao, commander of the new 1st Battalion, and Zhou Tao, commander of the Independent 1st Battalion, all held up binoculars and remained motionless as they watched the sound of gunfire not far away.
A constant battlefield.
At this moment, it was the Independent 1st Battalion and 1st Company that was launching the attack.
Under the cover of six heavy machine guns, a company of more than 100 people formed a skirmish line and quickly attacked the village entrance.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The attack went very smoothly at first, but when it was still seventy or eighty meters away from the village entrance, the offensive was suddenly blocked.
A dozen mortar shells and grenade grenades hit among the skirmishers, killing and wounding more than a dozen people at once.
At this time, the Japanese also saw the attacking troops clearly, and the bullets fired seemed to have eyes, constantly killing the attacking soldiers!
Xiong Changhe frowned and ordered: "The artillery fire can't compare with the Japanese, and the firepower of light and heavy machine guns can't match it. If you charge hard, you will die. Order the troops to withdraw immediately!"
"Mountain artillery company, first battalion artillery company, heavy machine gun company, all go up, suppress the Japanese firepower, and then attack!"
The village is only that big, and relying on its advantage in the number of artillery pieces, the captain of the Japanese artillery squadron is very arrogant.
Twelve mortars and two infantry guns have been set up in the open space in the middle of the village and have never been moved!
The commander of the mountain artillery company found the artillery company commander of the independent first battalion who had fought with the Japanese. After confirming the shooting of Zhu Yuan, he directly commanded six mountain cannons, four infantry guns, and six mortars, all aimed at the Japanese artillery positions, preparing to fire them
Use a volley to kill them, or at least hit them hard!
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