"Tick-tick..." The Japanese troops, who had just recovered from the panic, had not yet organized an effective counterattack, when the loud sound of the charge bugle reached their ears.
On both sides of the road, two dense rows of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly emerged from the ditches that had not encountered any movement just now.
Some were holding rifles with bayonets fixed, some were holding machine guns, and some were holding pistols.
He shot while rushing towards the road.
The whizzing bullets were flying down the road.
"Ah! Baga, I was shot..."
"Counterattack quickly, the machine gunners will fire immediately to stop the Eighth Route Army!"
"Hold on, the main force is coming, hold on!"
Various screams came from the Japs' mouths, and some Japs continued to fight back with their rifles, braving the incoming bullets.
However, under the attack with absolute superiority in troops and firepower, the Japanese troops, which were originally small, continued to suffer casualties.
Although several companies of the Eighth Route Army also suffered casualties, these casualties can be ignored.
In less than half a minute, hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops rushed to the side of the highway.
"Tell the remaining Japs with grenades and throw grenades!" the platoon leader of the leading company shouted loudly.
More than two hundred white-smoking hand grenades and hand grenades hit the road and exploded. The violent explosion sound was as scary as thunder.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese were bombarded by a hail of grenades and suffered heavy losses, hundreds of people rushed onto the road in one go.
"Replenish the enemy's guns immediately, take away those who can be taken away immediately, and retreat immediately after one minute!" Hearing the explosion of artillery shells behind him, Feng Tao, who knew only this raid personally, immediately realized that the enemy reinforcements were coming.
, and then ordered.
Three shells in a round continuously hit the road and exploded. At first, the Japanese who were on their way were caught off guard and were killed and injured more than a dozen people.
But as everyone quickly dispersed and took cover, although the shells were still scary when they came down, it was difficult to achieve the result of blowing up a large area.
Unless the shell hits the enemy directly, even if he is lying down, the hot air waves and shock waves can injure or kill him.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army must be planning to use artillery fire to block our support for the First Squadron!" the deputy captain said anxiously, looking at the imperial army that fell under artillery fire not far away.
The captain reacted quickly and made a decision with a frown: "They only have three mortars. They wanted to stop our delusions at that time!"
"Order the troops to bypass the road and rush forward. The Eighth Route Army's firepower attacking the First Squadron is very powerful. The First Squadron will definitely not be able to hold on for too long!"
By the time the order reached the ears of the soldiers in front, almost two minutes had passed. Including the time delayed by the artillery shelling, more than 600 Japanese soldiers were intercepted by three mortars and stopped for a full three minutes before continuing to rush forward.
And in these precious three minutes, Feng Tao commanded the troops to successfully fight on the road. One minute to end the battle, another minute to simply clean the battlefield, and then everyone carried a lot of seizures and withdrew from the battlefield with excitement and continued to carry out the task of holding the enemy's nose.
Task.
The captain on horseback had just rushed forward less than 200 meters when a cavalry messenger rushed back along the road.
"Captain, the entire First Squadron was destroyed, but we found at least fifty Eighth Route Army corpses on the battlefield!"
"Baga Road, it's still a few minutes late. The cunning Eighth Route Army, they have already figured it out and concentrated all their firepower to eat up our first squadron and give us a disincentive! Baga, I must catch them and kill them all.
They, take revenge!" The captain's anger suddenly surged up, and he cursed loudly.
The communications soldier continued to report: "Also, the main force of the Eighth Route Army ran away after cleaning the battlefield. Now they are retreating due east. They must want to return to their base!"
"It's not that easy to slip away from under our noses!" the captain said solemnly, his words full of murderous intent.
"Order the troops to continue the pursuit. The Eighth Route Army must have brought a large number of wounded and cannot move fast. As long as we pursue them, we will surely catch up with them!" The captain, whose whole body exuded anger and killing, began to give orders directly.
"Also, tell several squadron leaders that no one can take the lead in the following pursuit. The whole brigade should unite as a group to pursue us. We must not give the Eighth Route Army another chance to defeat us! Everyone has remembered this!"
Feng Tao led his troops and ran less than a kilometer before catching up with Yan Song.
"Battle Commander Yan, the battle just now was so exciting. In just a few minutes, more than a hundred Japanese in a squadron were killed. They were clean and efficient, and many were captured. This is almost unimaginable in the old army!"
As soon as he saw Yan Song, Feng Tao said excitedly.
This battle was not only the one that Feng Tao personally commanded after joining the Independent Regiment, but also the first time he saw the powerful firepower of the Independent Regiment. It was normal to be excited.
Yan Song understood his current mood very well. He recalled that when he was still the company commander, he fought with the regiment commander for the first time. He used firepower to eliminate the enemy according to the regiment commander's combat method, and wiped out a Japanese infantry squad at once. He was not at all excited at that time.
No less than Feng Tao now.
But with the enemy at hand, Feng Tao didn't have much time to get excited.
"Deputy commander, it's good if we can capture it. In this way, we have another company of recruits that can be fully armed!"
"The position in front has been repaired. I plan to leave a main platoon and a new recruit to hold off the Japanese for ten minutes. This will give the Japanese an illusion that they are chasing us too closely, so we have to leave troops behind to stop them, so that they can pursue us more confidently.
.I wonder if you, deputy leader, have any other ideas!"
Feng Tao, who was in a good mood, shook his head and replied: "This is a good idea. Let's fight like this. I don't have any objections!"
"Besides, it's me who stays to stop the Japs, but I have to keep all the tricks I just captured from the Japs. The stronger the firepower is, the more the Japs will believe that we are desperate!"
More than 600 Japanese soldiers who were pressing forward quickly rushed to the blocking position.
At this time, Feng Tao was commanding the troops to further strengthen their positions.
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army's temporary blocking position was still being dug out of soil, the captain's heavy expression turned into a fanatical one.
"Yo Xi, my inference just now is indeed correct. The Eighth Route Army must not be able to run fast because it carries a large number of wounded, otherwise they will definitely not leave behind the troops. You must know that during the retreat, there is only one outcome for the troops behind them, and that is the complete destruction of the entire army.
!” the captain shouted with confidence.
"Your Excellency, Captain, my Second Squadron requests the main attack, and strives to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line with one attack and destroy them!" A squadron leader immediately stood up and asked for a fight.
"Yo Xi, it's up to you. Order the artillery and heavy machine gun teams to cover, and the second squadron to attack!" The confident captain did not hesitate and ordered directly.
Due to the limited terrain, the Second Squadron only dispatched one infantry squad.
The remaining two squads, together with the heavy machine gun squad, provided fire cover from behind.
