Returning to the headquarters, the Second Battalion had already eliminated more than 300 Japanese soldiers it had ambushed.
Although they had a certain advantage in troops and firepower, they also caught the Japanese by surprise.
However, the two companies still suffered nearly a hundred casualties, including more than fifty direct casualties. Especially the first and second platoons that attacked first, each platoon lost almost ten soldiers.
After the battle was resolved, the two companies immediately divided their forces, used machine guns to clear the way, and attacked the two wings.
The three infantry companies arranged on both wings immediately carried out the order after receiving Wang Ping's order to shrink their troops and stick to the spot.
But the Japanese seemed to have an unreasonable and unforgiving idea. After seeing that the Eighth Route Army was suppressed by them and began to shrink their troops, without saying a word, they directly ordered the troops to start a counterattack, hoping to kill the hilltop where the Eighth Route Army was hiding and turn defeat into victory.
At this time, the Japanese officer who was still alive also made a fatal mistake: he believed too much in the combat effectiveness of his recruits.
Although these new recruits are becoming more and more adaptable to the battlefield, their endurance is still not comparable to that of the veterans.
First, four mortar shells came down, instantly blowing up a dozen screaming Japs, and directly blasting three Japs into pieces.
During their subsequent attack, the Eighth Route Army's rounds of gunfire killed more than a dozen people.
The recruits' newly revived will to fight suddenly disappeared, and they were once again frightened of the battlefield.
In particular, the pieces of meat and broken arms scattered everywhere around them further intensified their inner fear and made them aware of the cruelty of the battlefield.
At this time, another artillery shell came down with a screaming sound. The Japanese who had seen the power of the artillery shells all fell to the ground. However, seven or eight people were still killed and injured, especially one whose thigh was blown up.
The injured soldier, who had been broken apart, let out heart-rending screams while dragging his bloody legs on the ground, leaving behind a blood stain that was covered with minced meat for a day, which was particularly oozing.
The Japanese officer had already reacted at this time and knew that it was impossible to take down the Eighth Route Army in front of him in one attack, even if they were more and more damaged as they fought.
Therefore, they immediately ordered their subordinates not to rush directly to the mountain ridge, but to shoot and kill a large number of Eighth Route Army troops through precise shooting. At the same time, they crawled forward and approached the Eighth Route Army position little by little to reduce casualties.
At this time, the squadron leader, who only relied on signal flags for communication, did not know that the squadron leader's squadron had been destroyed in a burst of intensive explosions.
Not to mention, the 70 or 80 Eighth Route Army troops holding machine guns with crooked handles were like sharp blades thrust directly into their backs.
On the road two kilometers away from the ambush battlefield, there were more than 300 Japs left with more than 260.
The captain strengthened his artillery, heavy machine gunners, and even rifle gunners and grenade gunners. They were all dead.
In order not to affect the march and the combat effectiveness of the troops, the squadron leader gave an order to directly send the extra heavy equipment to the heavy baggage vehicles behind.
At this moment, the independent regiment's ambush started.
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army actually gave up on ambushing us and directly ambushed our follow-up troops!" The squadron leader frowned and muttered to himself with a look of disbelief.
Soon, the communications soldier rushed over and reported: "Captain, the battalion captain sent an urgent message, asking us to return immediately for reinforcements and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army ambush troops from the flanks!"
"The Eighth Route Army is indeed going to ambush our main follow-up force!" the squadron leader said with a calm face.
However, those who are familiar with the squadron leader will find that although the expression on the squadron leader's face is ugly, when he says this sentence, if you are careful, you will definitely hear a bit of happiness.
After all, he only has one reinforced squadron in hand. If the Eighth Route Army chooses to ambush him, he will suffer heavy losses even if the main force can be reinforced in time. If he is unlucky, he may be completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army here.
It's different now that I go to reinforce the follow-up troops intact. Because when I reinforce, I control the pace of the battlefield. Others cannot guarantee that the squadron leader himself can guarantee the casualties of the troops, especially the casualties of the imperial army.
Yes.
Thinking of this, the squadron leader immediately ordered: "According to the squadron leader's order, the rear team will become the front team, and the front team will become the rear team. Immediately reinforce the captain! The third company of the Imperial Association Army will stay and guard the supplies on the spot. Implement immediately!"
For nearly five hundred days, as soon as the puppet troops received the order, they began to march quickly to the rear.
At this time, Zeng Quan and the Third Battalion happened to insert 500 meters behind them, because the road happened to have a sharp bend here, and the Japanese and puppet troops who quickly returned to support did not notice the Third Battalion on the other side of the bend.
"Quick, bring the sandbags we have prepared long ago to build a bunker. Time is limited, so we can only use bunkers like this!" Chief of Staff Zeng Quan ordered loudly as soon as he rushed to the road.
It turned out that when he received the call to intercept the Japanese army, Zeng Quan was thinking about how to complete the mission.
Facing the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops, the Third Battalion must have a strong enough position to block them at the minimum cost. However, the Japanese may leave the Third Battalion two minutes to prepare. If they want to use two minutes to dig out a
Getting out of the trenches is almost impossible.
After much deliberation, Zeng Quan finally came up with the idea of preparing sandbags filled with soil in advance. Two people had one sandbag. The three battalions added up to 300 sandbags filled with soil.
Four bags of soil were piled up to form a bunker. It only took less than a minute for 300 sandbags to build a bunker that was more than 40 meters wide, enough to block a position on the road.
At that time, one company will be guarding behind the bunker, and two companies will occupy the hills on both sides of the road. No matter how powerful the Japanese and puppet troops are, they will not be able to break through the layers of resistance of the three infantry companies in a short period of time!
Therefore, when the Japanese and puppet troops turned a corner, a bunker piled with sandbags stood directly in front of them.
Behind the sandbag bunker, a row of Eighth Route Army troops were lying down. Dozens of black gun barrels protruded from behind the bunker, and their muzzles were pointed at the Japanese and puppet troops who were rushing over.
Because the Japanese and puppet troops had already rushed a hundred meters in front of the third battalion when they turned the corner, so as soon as they appeared, the black holes in the rows of guns fired a row of bullets at them.
"Bang, bang, bang!" A volley of gunshots rang out, and the seven or eight Imperial Army soldiers who were charging at the front were caught off guard and were killed on the road.
The Imperial Army and the puppet troops behind immediately stopped, some lying on the ground subconsciously, and some hiding behind stones and bushes beside the road.
"Bagaya Road, what's going on with these bunkers? There were nothing there a few minutes ago?" the squadron leader asked with a look of disbelief on his face.
"It must be the Eighth Route Army!" the deputy captain next to him replied.
"I know it's the Eighth Route Army. What I'm asking is, how did the Eighth Route Army manage to build a line of defense in just a few minutes?" the squadron leader frowned and asked with a stern face.
Seeing his subordinates shaking their heads, he continued to order: "No matter, the captain is being attacked by the Eighth Route Army. No matter how the Eighth Route Army builds this line of defense, we must break through it and reinforce the captain!"
