"Bang bang bang!" At this moment, three signal bombs suddenly exploded above everyone's heads, and the Japanese cavalry who were retreating frantically had a very bad premonition.
"Da da da!" Immediately afterwards, intensive gunshots rang out from both sides of the army.
In the darkness, the flames spitting out from the muzzles of the machine guns were particularly clear. At a glance, nearly ten machine guns were shooting in my direction.
Not to mention, the machine gunner holding a machine gun was rushing toward him crazily.
There were nine heavy machine guns chasing behind them, which made the Japanese cavalry tired of dealing with them and they retreated in embarrassment.
Now so many Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared on the flanks, the flying bullets were like death scythes, constantly knocking over the cavalrymen on their war horses and dying on the way to retreat. What's more, both men and horses were killed. Make it a hornet's nest!
The Japanese cavalry who were retreating frantically had a glimmer of hope a moment ago, but suddenly fell into a trough, and then turned into despair.
"Baga, this is a conspiracy, a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army, we have been fooled!" Unfortunately, the captain of the cavalry squadron did not escape the bullet from the flank. Before he died, he shouted with a look of reluctance.
Of course, there are also Japanese who are not willing to die here, and shout out orders to the cavalry who are retreating crazily: "Stop, the enemy's firepower is too strong, we will definitely not be able to get out!"
"Everyone dismounts, uses the corpses of the war horses as cover, and defends on the spot. There are more than a thousand infantry behind us. As long as they come over, we can survive!"
In the end, a cavalry squadron had about forty Japanese alive.
Hiding behind the corpse of the war horse, he counterattacked with a rifle to prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching him.
Although these devils are cavalry, their marksmanship is not durable at all.
On a battlefield where they can't see their fingers, as long as they shoot, they will hit the target nine times out of ten.
Therefore, as soon as the Japanese army stopped retreating and switched to local defense, the guard company suffered more than ten casualties.
"Suppress the machine gunner fire, fire the grenade, kill them!" I thought it was a one-sided massacre, but I didn't expect that there would be more than ten casualties as soon as the troops came up. As the company commander, one can imagine Zhong Yusheng's anger. , he ordered with a frown.
Major Aso, the newly appointed captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Ono Brigade.
As soon as the cavalry squadron left the transfer station, he led the troops on a rapid march and chased them out.
As a newcomer, if you want to gain a firm foothold in the Ono Brigade and gain the trust of the brigade commander, Major General Ono, in addition to being appointed by the military department, you must also have military merit that completely convinces your superiors and subordinates.
After receiving the order from Colonel Kato to attack on his own and eliminate the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops outside the transfer station, Major Aso subconsciously thought that this was an excellent opportunity for him to gain military merit.
Therefore, as soon as the action order was issued, he kept urging the troops to speed up their march.
Just after walking a few hundred meters, gunshots were heard from ahead.
Major Aso, who was just suspicious just now, had already confirmed that there must be military exploits waiting for him ahead, and then ordered with a fanatical look on his face: "Warriors, there must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army ahead, charge forward and annihilate them all!"
For more than a thousand days, the puppet troops roared and rushed towards the direction of the gunshots, as if they had been given blood.
News that the guard company's attack was frustrated soon reached Zeng Quan's ears. Zeng Quan was very surprised at first, but when he heard that the Japanese army had abandoned their war horses, converted cavalry into infantry, and hid behind their horses to defend on the spot, the chief of staff was not surprised.
"Night is very beneficial for independent regiments to attack, but it does not have much impact on well-trained Japanese soldiers.
High-intensity training and rich combat experience allow them to determine the enemy's position by relying on the faint flame produced by the muzzle of the rifle when firing, and then decisively shoot to kill the opponent."
In addition, my mission tonight was a sneak attack, and I had set casualty targets for each unit before setting off. Without fighting against the Japs, it was normal for the guard company to be unable to capture dozens of Japs in a short period of time.
But as long as the Japanese were given time, Zeng Quan was confident that the security company would be able to kill them.
However, the devil will not give himself time.
Just when Zeng Quan was about to order the guard company to retreat immediately and look for an opportunity to deal with the Japanese again.
The squad leader of the first battalion's reconnaissance squad suddenly rushed over.
"Chief of Staff, there are enemies. The puppet troops have been rushing here for more than a thousand days. They are still 500 meters away at most!"
Zeng Quan was startled at first, and then reacted quickly.
Although the chief of staff lacks the experience of independently commanding operations, he has been following Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao and learned a lot from them.
"We prepared a trap for the Japs and wanted to eat up their cavalry. The Japs in turn prepared a counter-measure for us, wanting to send out the main force to hold us back and then eliminate us here. The regiment leader and the political commissar were right.
, The Japanese are all a bunch of tough opponents!" Zeng Quan couldn't help but sigh.
Then without hesitation, he started to give the order directly: "Contact the guard company, don't be reluctant to fight, retreat immediately!"
"Battle Commander Zhang, take one battalion, two companies, and a heavy machine gun company to the only way to our next artillery position, and prepare a pocket formation for the Japanese infantry!"
"There are more than a thousand puppet troops. Although we can't kill them, we can attack them at will. First we will attack the Japanese who are at the front, and then we will attack the Imperial Army."
"But one thing you have to remember is that you must not be reluctant to fight. You will retreat after giving the Japanese pursuers a good beating, and do not give the Japanese and us a chance to fight. At that time, I will order the security company to cover you. Tonight, we
Just use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to deal with them!"
Zhang Qing did not hesitate and immediately led his troops to a position he was familiar with.
"Company Commander Zhong, the Chief of Staff ordered you to retreat immediately!" A communications soldier rushed to Zhong Yusheng and reported.
"One more charge and the Japanese will be wiped out. If you wait for me for five minutes, the guard company will definitely end the battle within five minutes!" Zhong Yusheng shouted with a look of reluctance.
The communications soldier replied helplessly: "Captain Zhong, let alone five minutes, there is not even one minute now. The puppet troops will come over in more than a thousand days, and if they don't retreat, the guard company will be made dumplings by the Japanese. The chief of staff ordered:
The guard company will retreat as soon as it receives the order, without delaying even a minute!"
"Retreat!" Zhong Yusheng is not a person who can't distinguish priorities. Although he was very reluctant, he still gritted his teeth and ordered.
As soon as the front leg of the guard company retreated, Major Aso followed with the follow-up troops and came over to kill them.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has retreated. It has just left. It is still too late to pursue!" A lieutenant and captain of the cavalry squadron who was still alive reported as soon as he saw Major Aso.
"You are the only ones left in the cavalry squadron? How many people are there in the Eighth Route Army that attacked you, and how are their equipment?" Major Aso asked, staring at the opponent, his eyes full of anger.
"Hey, the Eighth Route Army that attacked us could only have two companies at most, but they were equipped with a lot of heavy machine guns!"
"It must be a main battalion with enhanced firepower!" Major Aso immediately made a judgment!
