The captain of the Japanese army's leader was Ichiro Sanmoto, a veteran who had fought several battles with the Eighth Route Army.
He discovered it as soon as the first battalion started to retreat, and then he shouted with a fanatical look.
"Bageya Road, the fault of the Eighth Route Army warriors is that they want to escape if they can't win. Order the troops to attack the Eighth Route Army with all their strength and stick to them!"
"Send a signal to the Second Squadron and speed up the roundabout. We must not let the Eighth Route Army escape from under our noses again!"
More than 50 Japanese troops mixed in with more than 100 Imperial Army troops, rushing towards the first battalion position without mercy. The three heavy machine guns never stopped from the beginning, and dense bullets were flying close to the edge of the trench.
It flew away, overwhelming the entire battalion without even a chance to fight back.
Mortar shells in groups of three continued to hit the position and exploded as if they were free, taking away the lives of soldiers one after another.
Zhang Qing frowned and ordered helplessly: "The Japanese commander is very powerful. He will know that we are going to retreat as soon as we move. Order: The fire company will immediately launch a counterattack. The Japanese and puppet troops must first repel this attack before we can retreat!"
"Aim at the Japanese artillery position and fire immediately to kill them!" the firepower company artillery platoon leader shouted loudly.
"Boom boom boom!"
Soon, three artillery shells hit the Japanese artillery position and exploded. Seven or eight Japanese artillery pieces were blown away on the spot, and a mortar was submerged in the artillery fire.
"Continue to fire, cover the infantry and repel the Japanese attack!" The first hit, the artillery platoon leader continued to order while his eyes quickly shot out two rays of light.
The leader of the heavy machine gun platoon next to him also ordered at the right time: "Shoot them all, first suppress the heavy machine guns of the Japanese and puppet troops and support the infantry!"
Both the enemy and ourselves had three heavy machine guns, but because the Japanese machine gunners were more experienced, the heavy machine gun platoon of the first battalion was obviously much weaker during the shooting. The machine gunners were constantly shot and then replaced with new machine gunners.
But no matter what, the heavy machine gun platoon still used human lives to attract the Japanese heavy machine gun firepower.
"Counterattack, counterattack immediately, repel the Japanese and puppet attack!" The two company commanders immediately seized the opportunity and ordered.
A total of eight crooked guns and six grenade launchers were fired first. The intensive firepower caught the Japanese and puppet troops by surprise.
The riflemen also seized the opportunity and fired a round of volley fire at the Japanese attacking troops.
The Japanese and puppet troops, which had been marching forward just now, finally stopped and lost thirty or forty people.
"Machine gunner, there is a Japanese grenade over there, shoot it down immediately!" a platoon leader pointed at the Japanese setting up a grenade not far away and shouted.
"Da da da..." The two crooked handles were swept over at the same time. The two Japanese grenade soldiers who were squatting on the ground were instantly beaten into a hornet's nest, and the grenade that had just been set up also fell to the ground.
"There is a Japanese machine gun position there, counterattack quickly and suppress the Japanese machine gunners!" Another platoon leader ordered to the machine gunner next to him.
"Hygienist, someone here has been shot, please get him down quickly!"
"Two people will come from behind to fill the gap. We must defeat the Japanese and puppet troops!" As soon as the two soldiers beside him were felled to the ground by Japanese machine guns, the platoon leader shouted loudly, then raised his pistol and fired at the two soldiers who were about to rush forward.
One of the Imperial Alliance troops was killed.
Bullets were flying in and out, and grenades with white smoke were constantly flying in and out of everyone's heads.
Amidst the intensive gunfire and violent explosions, people on both sides continued to fall to the ground.
It took a full five minutes and more than a hundred days before the puppet troops retreated, leaving eighty or ninety corpses on the small battlefield.
The position held by the first battalion was also littered with corpses, and there were many wounded who were screaming and being carried to the back by the soldiers in the baggage train.
"The guard platoon stays in the rear, and the others retreat. Take the time to retreat back. The Japanese will definitely continue to attack!" Battalion Commander Zhang Qing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered.
Major Ichiro Mimoto did not expect that such a fierce attack would be repelled by the Eighth Route Army.
He Geng did not expect that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army in front of him was so good, on par with a reinforced infantry squadron in the empire.
Although he received the notification from the headquarters before leaving the city, he was still frightened when he actually saw it.
Facing his subordinates who retreated in embarrassment, Sanben wanted to scold them as cowards. But he swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips.
The offensive force had tried its best and formed an infantry squad. Although many of them were wearing Imperial Army uniforms, Sanben was still certain that less than ten Imperial Army warriors returned alive.
With this small force, even if you don't retreat and continue to charge forward, you will die in vain.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army has begun to retreat!" the squadron leader beside him immediately reminded him.
"After killing so many of our warriors, we will definitely not be able to let them retreat. The third squadron, the third company of the Imperial Association Army, continues to attack and must stick to the Eighth Route Army on the position. As long as the second squadron blocks their retreat, they
That's it, attack immediately!" Sanben quickly regained his serious expression, and then ordered with a calm face.
In the first battalion position, one company of troops had already withdrawn from the position with the wounded, and the remaining company was seizing the time to run back.
Battalion Commander Zhang Qing and the company and platoon commanders below had anxious expressions, constantly urging their men to hurry up.
At this moment, the Japanese attack began!
As soon as the Japanese and puppet troops rushed to 200 meters, Zhang Qing ordered: "We must not let the Japanese and puppet troops get close to our position!"
"The artillery platoon will keep an eye on the enemy's remaining mortars and try to kill them, and then shoot their heavy machine guns to cover the guard platoon!"
"Machine gun platoon, first suppress the Japanese heavy machine guns. Guard platoon, attack the Japanese attacking troops! Kill every one you can!"
By virtue of preemptive strikes, in the artillery battle just now, the Japanese's three mortars were blown up until only one remained.
During this attack, as soon as the Japanese's only mortar fired three shells, three shrieking shells hit it, and then the gunner and the gunner next to it were blown away in the explosion.
"Quick, adjust the muzzle, blow up the Japanese heavy machine gun, hurry up!" the artillery platoon leader ordered with excitement on his face.
In less than half a minute, the three cannons fired their first round of shells.
A heavy machine gun that screamed happily misfired immediately, and then was covered by the thick smoke that exploded around it.
"Yes, just fight like this, specifically blow up their heavy machine guns, and keep firing!" the platoon leader of the artillery platoon that hit the first hit continued to order.
The Japanese heavy machine gun team, which had the advantage just now, panicked. Regardless of the bullets flying around them, they formed a group of three, raised their heavy machine guns, and prepared to move.
In the position of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment, neither the heavy machine gun platoon nor the artillery platoon left in the rear missed this opportunity.
There were three heavy machine guns in total, and they fired at the Japanese who stood up and prepared to move.
The gunner next to the mortar was more direct, firing shells at the Japanese heavy machine gun position as fast as he could.
