"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is blocking us in front and slowing down our march!" Beside the captain of the Sixth Infantry Battalion, a second lieutenant communications officer hurried over and reported.
"The forward troops concentrate their firepower to defeat them. The troops must maintain their marching speed and get to the Fifth Brigade's station as soon as possible!" the captain ordered expressionlessly.
He has received the telegram from the commander of the regiment. Maybe they will be able to kill two or three battalions of the Eighth Route Army in this operation!
In addition, before the troop sweep began, the division commander, Lieutenant General Ito, repeatedly stated that the troops must not be divided under any circumstances, but must at least operate in large groups, and cannot go deep into the Eighth Route Army base areas alone.
Therefore, after receiving the reinforcement order, the captain led a thousand subordinates and more than 300 Imperial Army troops towards the battlefield.
At this time, he had only one idea: to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible and have a good fight with the Eighth Route Army.
There were constant bursts of intense firefights coming from the direction of the forward troops. Although the captain kept urging the troops to speed up, the marching speed of the troops was still greatly affected by the battle.
On the road less than two kilometers away from the Japanese Fifth Battalion's station, a company of the Eighth Route Army was desperately digging fortifications and building positions.
"The Japs are coming soon, get into position and prepare to fight!" After an order rang out in the night, more than a hundred people dropped their engineering shovels and jumped into the waist-deep trench. They put their guns in front of them and loaded their bullets.
, half-crouched and ready for battle.
"Shoot~"
"Bang bang bang..."
As soon as the figures of a dozen Japanese soldiers came into their sight, gunshots rang out in the position.
The Japanese who were not killed quickly fell to the ground and fought back.
However, it only took a few seconds for them to realize that they were no match.
"Bagheya Road, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking position in front. At least one company of the Eighth Route Army is blocking the front, and there are heavy machine guns... Retreat immediately, we are no match!" The Japanese second lieutenant who led the team saw more and more of his subordinates being killed.
, quickly ordered.
We are very close to the Fifth Brigade here, and the sound of gunfire from the battlefield can be clearly heard. As soon as the captain received the news, he ordered.
"Concentrate the heavy machine gun squadron and mortar squadron, use the most powerful firepower to cover it, and the first infantry squadron will forcefully assault and break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line within five minutes!"
The Japanese's reaction speed was very fast. In less than three minutes, the first round of artillery shells hit the blocking position and exploded.
"Da da da..." Immediately afterwards, the sound of intensive heavy machine gun fire also sounded on the battlefield.
Soon, the battlefield was enveloped in the sound of gunfire.
Suddenly, a series of gunshots sounded behind the captain, and became more and more intensive.
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ah..." Then there was the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky, violent explosions, and thunder like thunder from the artillery position not far away.
The fireballs rising into the sky directly illuminated the artillery position as brightly as day.
Many artillerymen were overturned by the powerful shock wave before they realized the danger, and several mortars were directly blown away and disintegrated into several parts in the air.
"What's going on?" The captain, who was full of confidence just now, suddenly became confused and shouted loudly.
"Sir, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops are appearing behind us and are rushing towards us!" A communications officer rushed over and reported with a look of horror on his face.
"The troops at the rear are on the spot to stop them~" the captain who reacted decisively ordered.
"Da da da……"
Intense heavy machine gun fire interrupted his order.
Dozens of thick heavy machine gun flames suddenly appeared from the side and back of the road, and bullets flew towards the road like a meteor shower.
Although the road was also dark, the faint screams had told the captain that there was no hidden road, and the troops behind the scenes suffered heavy casualties before they had time to counterattack.
"Sir, at least one battalion of the Eighth Route Army is attacking our rearguard and baggage troops~"
"Sir, the artillery position was severely damaged... The Eighth Route Army artillery began to shell our heavy machine gun position again..."
"Sir, there are a large number of Eighth Route Army troops on our flanks, and they are coming towards us quickly. The firepower is very powerful~"
In less than a minute, the captain received several messages in a row, and each message was worse than the last!
"Isn't the Eighth Route Army attacking the Fifth Brigade? Where do all the Eighth Route Army around us come from? Who can tell me?" the captain shouted with confusion on his face.
"Encircling the point for reinforcements~ Sir, I guess the Eighth Route Army must be using their usual tactics of encircling the point for reinforcements and want to kill us here!" The adjutant next to him made a quick judgment.
Then reminded: "I suggest that the troops break out immediately and break out to the fifth brigade station~"
"If we are the main attack target of the Eighth Route Army, then the Eighth Route Army in the Fifth Brigade must be empty troops. As long as we get there and join up with the Fifth Brigade, we will be safe!"
"We can't break out!" The captain was about to agree subconsciously, but his reason made him swallow back the words that came to his lips.
"By breaking out now, the Eighth Route Army can take advantage of the victory to attack and fight a rout. Our losses will be even greater!"
"You are right, the target of the Eighth Route Army is us, not the Fifth Brigade... Give me an order: Everyone should move closer to me, form a circular position, and hold tight, waiting for reinforcements!"
"Contact the wing commander immediately, inform the wing headquarters of our encounter, and ask the Fifth Battalion to break out immediately for reinforcements. The Fourth Battalion will also come together to strive for an internal and external attack to kill the Eighth Route Army that is attacking us~"
After the order was issued, the chaotic Japanese gradually stabilized. The captain could clearly feel that the offensive of the surrounding Eighth Route Army was blocked.
The good mood did not last for a minute. A report from the adjutant made him become gloomy again.
"Sir, the baggage squadron and the rear guard squadron failed to get closer and were cut off by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Ignore them!" the heartbroken captain ordered through gritted teeth.
"We still have three infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, and a mortar squadron. We will definitely be able to hold on until the fifth group comes over!"
"Tell the warriors to hold on, the Eighth Route Army's offensive has been suppressed by us!"
What puzzled the captain was that the Eighth Route Army did not seem to intend to kill him here.
After the first round of attacks was easily resolved by himself, the next attacks were more tentative.
Ten minutes later, this tentative attack seemed to have stopped. The lively battlefield suddenly became quiet.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army seems to have retreated~" the adjutant reported with an expression of disbelief.
Then I saw a subordinate rushing over: "The Fifth Battalion is coming, a forward squadron has joined us, and there is no obstruction from the Eighth Route Army!"
"They indeed retreated~ They must have known that the Fifth Battalion was coming and were afraid of being surrounded, so they had to retreat!" The captain thought of a decent reason.
It wasn't until all three infantry brigades converged and the battlefield was cleaned that they realized that they had been tricked by the Eighth Route Army again!
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