The troops rushing towards the mountain road went very smoothly at first, and soon the nearly 400 Japanese soldiers were divided into five or six pieces and scattered in the ravine that stretched for nearly one kilometer.
However, when they launched the final attack on the dozens of Japanese soldiers in the encirclement, an accident happened.
Although there were only a few dozen Japs, they were equipped with a large amount of automatic firepower.
"Brigadier Commander, why do the Japanese have so many automatic weapons? Dozens of people are equipped with seven, eight, or even ten machine guns!" Seeing the large amount of flames that suddenly appeared on the battlefield, the chief of staff was shocked and confused.
exclaimed with an expression of disbelief.
According to his understanding of the Japanese army, a standard infantry brigade of the Japanese army is equipped with 27 light machine guns and eight to 12 heavy machine guns.
In the battle just now, needless to say, the two regiments killed at least half of the Japanese automatic firepower.
Then the Japs should have only ten or twenty light and heavy machine guns left on the battlefield and they can continue to fight.
However, when all the automatic firepower suddenly appeared on the battlefield was added up, there were forty of them.
Under the crazy fire of so many automatic weapons, the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties without rushing into the Japanese positions.
"That's not a light or heavy machine gun, it's a submachine gun!" The brigade commander also frowned into a big "Sichuan" sign, and then looked incomprehensible.
"What kind of devil are these? Why are they equipped with so many submachine guns? Aren't the devils lacking in resources and their field troops are not equipped with submachine guns? Who are they?"
Because the Japanese special forces appeared in the Taiyue area for the first time, and they fought together with the main force. Until now, Brigadier Chen did not know of their existence.
In the nearly ten days of fighting ahead, the fundamental reason why Brigadier Chen's troops and guerrillas suffered heavy losses in guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare was the existence of Japanese special forces.
They are not good at field combat, but they are very good at sneak attacks, tracking, and mountain warfare.
Dealing with small groups of Eighth Route Army troops and local guerrillas was completely easy.
The atmosphere in the command headquarters was tense. No one could answer the brigade commander's questions. Everyone was staring at the battlefield, hoping that the front-line troops could make a breakthrough.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly appeared on the edge of the battlefield.
There are not many troops, about fifty or sixty people.
He rushed to the battlefield with his gun in hand and killed directly towards the first encirclement.
Since their arrival, the automatic weapons equipped by the Japanese have become less aggressive and misfire constantly.
In less than two minutes, the firepower of light machine guns and submachine guns in the encirclement was reduced by more than half. Moreover, the remaining firepower was intermittent.
Multiple battalions of troops nearby took the opportunity to rush forward and fight with the remaining Japanese troops.
At this time, dozens of people appeared in Brigadier Chen's field of vision again.
They did not attack with the troops, but rushed towards the next encirclement with guns in hand.
In less than three minutes from the time they joined the battle to the time the offensive troops began their attack, the Japanese's automatic firepower was reduced by half.
"Who are they? Chief of Staff, do we have such troops in our brigade? There are only a few dozen people, but they are so powerful!" If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Brigadier Chen could hardly believe his eyes. He stared at the battlefield and said to the Chief of Staff
asked.
The chief of staff was also shocked and replied to himself: "Our brigade certainly does not have such troops!"
"Brigadier, their fighting power is too strong. Only a few dozen of them changed the stalemate on the battlefield. If they hadn't suddenly joined the battle and knocked down the Japanese automatic firepower, our offensive troops would definitely not have been able to rush up and fight with the Japanese so easily.
Together."
"Never mind, we'll know their identities once the battle is over!" The battlefield was changing rapidly. Even if the small team played a very important role, Brigadier Chen couldn't keep an eye on them.
I saw that there were already two encirclements of Japanese soldiers and attacking troops on the battlefield, fighting for their bayonets.
Brigadier Chen immediately ordered: "Notify the troops to end the battle as soon as possible, then quickly clean the battlefield and retreat!"
"If we delay here for one more minute, the blocking force will suffer one more casualty. The Japanese have strong troops and sufficient ammunition. We will definitely not be able to defeat them if we waste our energy!"
In the next twenty minutes, the small team suppressed the remaining three Japanese encirclements on the battlefield, and then, together with ordinary soldiers, strangled the Japanese directly.
At this time, Brigadier Chen was shocked again.
Dozens of soldiers, each armed with a Mauser pistol, took roll call at the Japanese who were fighting with their bayonets.
On the battlefield, in any hand-to-hand combat involving them, many Japanese soldiers were killed by bullets flying from nowhere before they could even react from the shock.
"These people are all equipped with two guns, brigade commander, one is long and the other is short. Does our Eighth Route Army have such a well-equipped unit?" Before Brigadier Chen could speak, the political commissar on the other side couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Report!" At this moment, the guard company commander's voice suddenly sounded from the command department.
"Chief, there is a group of troops coming outside the headquarters. They are the 1st Battalion of the Headquarters Security Regiment. Their Battalion Commander Zhang is already outside and wants to see you!"
"It must be the reinforcements sent to us by the headquarters! Only the headquarters can take such a big step to organize the troops on the battlefield!" the chief of staff immediately reacted and shouted.
Brigadier Chen was also very curious and immediately ordered: "Let him in!"
"Reporting to the leader, the commander of the first battalion of the headquarters security regiment was ordered to report! We were ordered to escort a batch of weapons and ammunition, which are now hidden in a valley two kilometers away from the battlefield. In addition, the headquarters ordered that the first battalion does not need to return to the establishment. It will be left to you.
The chief takes command!"
"The reinforcements from the headquarters arrived in time, Battalion Commander Zhang. The battle is not over yet. You will report the specific situation after the battle is over. I ask you if you brought the dozens of comrades who suddenly joined the battle just now!" said happily!
Brigadier Chen did not forget the business and stared at Battalion Commander Zhang and asked.
"Report to the commander, I brought them, but they do not belong to the headquarters security group!" Battalion Commander Zhang reacted immediately.
"They are a special force formed secretly by the headquarters, with only over fifty troops. As soon as they arrived at the edge of the battlefield, Captain Zhang discovered that there was a newly formed special force of the Japanese army among the Japs you ambushed."
"Because the special forces are very powerful in combat, if ordinary troops are not familiar with them, they will definitely suffer a big loss or even be defeated!"
"Captain Wang saw that the attacking troops and the Japanese were in a stalemate, so he joined the battle without an order!"
At this point, Battalion Commander Zhang, who mistook the special forces for causing trouble, quickly asked: "Chief, is it because the special forces suddenly joined the battle and disrupted your combat plan?"
Brigadier Chen quickly shook his head and replied: "No, not only did they not cause trouble, but they also helped us a lot. After the battle, I will personally ask the headquarters for credit!"
At this time, the chief of staff suddenly patted himself on the head: "Brigade commander, I understand!"
"The headquarters has informed us about the special forces. On the battlefield, especially at night, the combat effectiveness of a Japanese special operations team is equal to that of our battalion. Both the headquarters and the division have suffered heavy losses. Unexpectedly, they also suffered heavy losses during this raid.
Participated. No wonder our guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare seem to have lost their effect in this anti-encirclement and suppression battle. It turns out that all this was caused by the Japanese special forces!"
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