More than 2,000 days of puppet troops, excluding those who were wiped out, there are still more than 1,500 people.
On a battlefield that stretched for more than a kilometer, more than 1,500 Japanese puppet troops were divided into three parts.
Lieutenant Colonel Matsushita had the largest number of people around him, with more than 400 Japanese soldiers and almost a battalion of Imperial Army troops. There were two groups of Japanese and puppet troops on both sides of the road, each numbering more than 300 people. Moreover, there were more Imperial Army troops and fewer Japanese troops.
If the Japanese had not used guns to force the Imperial Army to fight, these two groups of Japanese and puppet troops would have been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army with lightning speed.
Chen Zhengxiang, who had been staring at the battlefield with a telescope, saw that the troops had completed dividing the Japanese and puppet troops, and were still suppressing them to fight, so he immediately gave an order to the chief of staff beside him.
"Command the first group, I will give them ten minutes to kill the more than 300 puppet troops they surrounded!"
"The third regiment also took ten minutes to kill the Japanese and puppet troops surrounded by themselves!"
Just after completing the division of the Japanese and puppet troops, the First Regiment launched an attack on the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement.
However, the situation is very bad.
Although there were less than a hundred Japs in the encirclement, their marksmanship was very good. Coupled with the encircling Imperial Army, they managed to block their own attack with rifles, and even left dozens of corpses behind!
"Go away, First Battalion Commander, how did you defeat more than 300 Japanese and puppet troops? Are the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers in your hands just decorations?" The first battalion commander stared with a pair of angry eyes.
He cursed without mercy.
Then he ordered to the chief of staff behind him: "See that hilltop? Mount all the heavy machine guns and shoot down the Japanese and puppet troops in the encirclement!"
"Gather all the grenades that can be used and blast them at the Japanese positions. As long as these Japanese and puppet troops are killed, I will replenish them with as many grenades as they have used."
"Yes, commander!" the chief of staff replied fiercely, staring with a pair of red eyes.
Then began to organize the troops.
Soon, nine heavy machine guns were concentrated on the top of the hill, lined up in a row, and fired at the Japanese positions.
The condescending bullets were like rain, whizzing towards the Japanese.
In an instant, more than half of the few Japanese soldiers were killed or injured.
"Shoot the grenades immediately, keep an eye on the Japanese and blow them up!" the regiment leader ordered with a stern look on his face.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Soon, a violent explosion exploded among the Japanese and puppet troops.
Because they are so concentrated, every grenade explosion takes away one or two lives.
The puppet troops, who had been able to stabilize themselves under the pressure of the Japs just now, faced death threats, and the Japs were almost dead. They could no longer hold back the fear in their hearts, and fell directly into chaos.
The regiment commander seized the opportunity and immediately ordered: "Stop the bombardment, cover with machine guns, and attack!"
This time, the Second Battalion easily entered the Japanese and puppet positions.
After more than 20 remaining Japs were shot to death by the Second Battalion, less than 200 Imperial Army soldiers were left. They had no courage to resist, so they surrendered directly and became prisoners.
"Detachment leader, the first regiment has ended the battle. All the Japanese and puppet troops have been wiped out, and nearly 200 puppet troops have been captured!" the chief of staff happily rushed to Chen Zhengxiang and reported.
Immediately afterwards, the good news that the third regiment ended the battle also came.
"Not bad!" Chen Zhengxiang answered with satisfaction as his tense and serious face finally showed a smile.
But at this moment, the Japanese and puppet troops in the middle of the battlefield moved.
Five mortars stared at a point, as if the shells were free of charge, firing desperately.
Seven or eight heavy machine guns also fired wildly at this point. As for the Japanese in the encirclement, they were vaguely concentrated towards the explosion point. Because it was too dark, the detachment leader could not see very clearly.
However, as an old commander, the detachment leader was still keenly aware that something was wrong with this move of the Japanese army.
He frowned and shouted: "No, the remaining Japanese are going to break out! And the direction of the breakout is right over the group."
The chief of staff reacted quickly and reminded directly: "The whole regiment is cleaning the battlefield without any preparation. If the Japanese suddenly rush over, they will definitely be able to break through successfully!"
Chen Zhengxiang's reaction speed was faster, and he started to issue orders while staring at the battlefield.
"A group will organize a defense on the spot and must block the Japanese who break through. For twenty minutes, as long as they hold the Japanese back for twenty minutes, other troops can re-encircle the Japanese who break through!"
"Tell the commander of the first regiment that the Japanese who broke out are equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. They cannot be underestimated. Let me take your time and attack them. Try to take a preemptive strike and kill their heavy machine guns and mortars before the Japanese."
"Send a signal to the Second Regiment and immediately launch an attack on the encircled Japanese and puppet troops!"
"Breaking through is when the Japanese and puppet troops are at their weakest, and when the defense line has the most loopholes. We must seize this opportunity to kill more Japanese and puppet troops! Reduce the pressure on the group!"
Mortars and grenade launchers were the first to speak, blowing up more than a dozen Japanese and puppet troops in one fell swoop.
"Baga, Tubal Road is staring at us, knowing that we are about to break out!" The sudden artillery fire made Lieutenant Colonel Matsushita react suddenly, and then shouted loudly.
He frowned and began to give orders: "Mortars and heavy machine guns provide cover, start breaking out immediately!"
"The Imperial Army is in front, the Imperial Army is behind, rush out at all costs and kill everyone!"
Lieutenant Colonel Matsushita personally went into battle, drew out his command sword, and swung it hard at the breach. The Japanese next to him were like hungry wolves asking for the smell of blood, driving the Imperial Army forward with their bayonets.
"Comrades, if the Japanese want to break out of the encirclement, follow me and kill them all!" As soon as the Japanese moved, the Eighth Route Army surrounding them also rushed towards them.
A light machine gun is held in the arms, just like a submachine gun, firing bullets forward continuously!
The breakthrough point chosen by the Japanese was originally guarded by troops from the Second Regiment and Three Companies.
Following the retreat of the Japanese, they divided and surrounded them all the way to this point. They never expected that the Japanese would break through in such a hurry. Everyone lay on the ground, preparing to continue to attack.
But at this moment, the Japanese were about to break through. And as soon as they came up, five mortars were staring at them and firing continuously.
Completely exposed to artillery fire, they had no other option but to continue lying on the ground and being beaten passively, while praying that the shells would not fall around them.
In the end, more than a hundred artillery shells fell, killing nearly half of the soldiers in the company.
However, for Sanlian, today's bad luck has just begun.
As soon as the bombardment ended, seven or eight heavy machine guns stared at them and fired. The whizzing bullets intertwined directly above their heads, creating an airtight bullet net that clung to their scalps.
No matter who it is, as soon as they raise their heads, they will be beaten into a hornet's nest in an instant.
The company commander who was lying in the team saw with his own eyes that the heads of seven or eight soldiers had multiple bloody holes punched in them, with red and white brains splattering everywhere. It was very tragic.
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