It takes half an hour to travel three kilometers, but these three kilometers determine the order of this Japanese and puppet army.
With nearly 2,000 days of puppet troops in the vanguard, they could already see the temporary station selected by the brigade commander when three signal flares suddenly rose from the woods on both sides of the road.
The quick-reacting Japanese subconsciously thought of an ambush, and without saying a word, they lay down on the ground.
"Da da da..." At this moment, the gun rang out.
In the woods on the west side of the highway, a row of fifty or sixty light and heavy machine guns suddenly appeared.
It was already a little dark because of the hot weather, and the orange-red gunpowder spit out from the muzzle of the machine gun was particularly dazzling, forming a tongue of flame directly at the muzzle.
Dozens of tongues of fire intertwined with each other, killing as many Japanese and puppet soldiers as possible on the road who had not yet reacted.
In order to end the battle as soon as possible, a division of more than 4,000 people assembled two regiments to deal with them.
As soon as the light and heavy machine guns fired, more than a dozen mortars opened fire immediately after. More than 3,000 infantrymen quickly rushed towards the road, surrounded them, and then gradually reduced the living space of the Japanese and puppet troops.
At the same time, the troops of another regiment were like a sharp knife, thrust directly into the road, dividing the Japanese and puppet forwards and the main force into two.
"General, the forward troops were ambushed by heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army!" A Japanese lieutenant officer rushed to the Japanese major general brigade commander with a look of embarrassment and reported.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the brigade commander: "Isn't it an ambush on Bageya Road? Why panic? Don't forget, you are an officer of the Imperial Army of Japan. How unbecoming is it to panic like this!"
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After the scolding, the brigade commander made a decision: "The Second Infantry Brigade and the First Tank Squadron will immediately reinforce the forward troops and attack us from both inside and outside to kill the Eighth Route Army that ambushed us!"
"The Third Infantry Brigade, the Fifth Brigade of the Imperial Army, is outflanking on both sides. Set off now. Block all the retreat roads for the Eighth Route Army's ambush troops. No one can let them escape! Artillery, add up the artillery and radio now.
Contact the forward troops and provide them with real support!"
"We have been wandering around here for so long and finally encountered a main force of the Eighth Route Army. We must not let them escape again!"
After the order was issued, the Japanese army began to take action.
The confident brigade commander had just waited ten minutes when a cavalryman rushed over.
"General, we have found a large number of Eighth Route Army troops around us, and they are coming towards us!" the cavalryman reported as he jumped off his horse and rushed to the brigade commander's side.
"Nani?" The major general brigade commander had not yet reacted, frowning and staring at the cavalry lieutenant in front of him.
"Da da da..." Soon, gunshots rang out one after another around the main force reached the brigade commander's ears.
The confident expression just now was suddenly replaced by solemnity.
The cavalry lieutenant immediately added: "The Eighth Route Army that came over must have exchanged fire with the security troops we deployed around it!"
"Bageya Road and Tubal Road don't want to eat our forward troops at all. They want to fight us and destroy us!" The major general brigade leader finally reacted and shouted loudly.
Then he stared at the cavalry lieutenant and asked: "How many people are there on Tubal Road and how are their equipment?"
"They are all over the mountains and plains. They are well-equipped. They must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They are all hidden in the woods one or two kilometers away from the road. As soon as the gunfire from the direction of the forward troops rang out, they all rushed out, and they were also equipped with a large number of artillery!
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"General, the patrol troops will definitely not be able to support us for too long. They must be coming towards our main force!"
The brigade commander's brows furrowed even deeper, and he said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The target of Tubal Road must be us, not just our forward troops!"
"Is it possible?" The brigade commander's judgment immediately triggered a rebuttal from the chief of staff.
"Our brigade plus the two brigades of the Imperial Association Army, even if we lose two to three thousand people in front, the total strength will still be nearly 13,000 people. Can Tubal Road have such big teeth to eat us in one bite? Your Excellency, Brigade Commander
,Are you worrying too much?"
The brigade commander shook his head and replied: "Don't forget, a few months ago, the Eighth Route Army had the experience of eating one of our field infantry regiments in one bite. If an infantry regiment can eat it, a brigade can definitely eat it too!
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"As for the three brigades of the Imperial Army, we all know what their combat effectiveness is. As long as the Imperial Army is there, they still have the strength to fight. Without the Imperial Army, I am sure that they will surrender in the face of the Eighth Route Army without attacking!"
"That's different!" the chief of staff argued.
"There are more than 10,000 of us. No matter how powerful the Eighth Route Army is, they cannot wipe us out in one night. As soon as daybreak, the aviation force will come to support us. By then, unless the Eighth Route Army does not count casualties, no matter how many troops we have, we will use bombs.
Blast to death!"
The brigade commander, who looked confident just now, also hesitated.
The well-equipped Central Army could only be passively beaten and collapsed in front of the Imperial Army Air Force, not to mention the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army.
It is conceivable that as long as the aviation troops come over, the Tubal Road attacking the imperial army will be blown up by planes in pieces.
At the very least, he could create a gap under the cover of the aircraft and stand out from the Eighth Route Army's encirclement.
Thinking of this, the Major General's brigade leader's solemn face looked much better, and he ordered calmly.
"Order all troops, with me as the center, to immediately occupy the high ground on both sides of the road and organize defense on the spot!"
"The artillery team added up all the mountain and field artillery, kept in contact with all brigade headquarters radio stations, and provided artillery support to the infantry at any time!"
The chief of staff immediately reminded: "Should the troops who reinforced the forward captain be asked to retreat? If Tubalu really wants to eat us in one bite, it will be very dangerous for them to break away from the main force!"
"Retreat immediately, occupy the high ground closest to the forward troops, organize defense on the spot, and be ready to attack at any time to meet the forward troops."
"Find a way to contact the forward troops, immediately get rid of the contact with the Eighth Route Army ambush troops, break out and retreat in the direction of the main force, the speed must be fast!"
After the order was issued, the major general brigade leader visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
After being taken to a blind spot by the security forces, I sat on a marching chair and watched my subordinates set up a temporary headquarters, waiting for the frontline troops to report the final battle situation.
The first detachment headquarters acted together with the first regiment. After breaking out of the hiding forest, they rushed to the front.
After successfully wiping out several Japanese and puppet patrols, the forward company was left with only the last 500 meters from the road.
However, there was no smile on Captain Chen's face. He knew that this was a tough battle. The closer to the highway, the stronger the obstruction he might encounter. And what he had to do was to lead his troops to break through these obstructions regardless of casualties.
Quickly hit the highway, split the approaching Japanese soldiers into two, and then split them into four again, just like cutting a cake, cutting the large cake into small pieces, and then eat them slowly in one bite!
Just when he kept urging the troops to move forward and speed up, the thing that detachment leader Chen was most worried about appeared.
"Click, click, click... bang, bang, bang..." The sound of machine gun fire and rifle shooting suddenly sounded in front of the company.
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