Chapter six hundred and seventy seventh ambush all out
"Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, fire immediately to suppress the Eighth Route Army's firepower, and cover the troops to continue their forward attack!" Major Kawabebe ordered in time.
The Japanese came with two squadrons, plus the puppet troops, with a total of eight light machine guns and one heavy machine gun.
After shooting together, the bullets flew towards the shooting hole like rain, causing sparks to fly around the shooting hole and a hail of bullets flying across the field.
The three machine guns sticking out of the firing holes finally went silent under the watchful eyes of Major Kawabe.
After a full five seconds, a new machine gunner was replaced and the gunner continued to fire.
However, under the suppression of Japanese firepower, the three machine guns never fired a continuous fire from that moment on.
Most of the Japanese troops outside the gun tower are veterans, and they know very well when to attack and when to hide. Only then can they win the battle at hand with the minimum cost.
Without the need for orders from Major Kawabe, he led the puppet troops directly towards the stronghold.
In less than a minute, more than two hundred puppet troops rushed under the gun tower.
"Yoshi, the light and heavy machine guns continue to increase their firepower output. As long as we persist for ten seconds, we will win!" Major Kawabe stared at the battlefield and shouted with excitement.
"Da da da..." Suddenly, the sound of gunshots that he least expected to hear sounded in the gun tower.
There were more than a dozen other silent shooting holes, and a gun barrel emerged from each shooting hole, and then these barrels began to fire bullets.
"Baga, what's going on? Why are there so many light and heavy machine guns coming out of the turret!" Major Kawabe, who stared at his big eyes and was stunned for several seconds, cried out.
Then he quickly reacted: "We were fooled. The Eighth Route Army in the artillery tower deliberately concealed its firepower and must have wanted to annihilate us. The attacking troops immediately retreated, and the others quickly gathered, left here, and returned to Fengyun Town. We were tricked by the Eighth Route Army!"
After the order was issued, a scene that surprised him appeared.
More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns fired condescendingly. Even though the imperial troops were hiding behind the puppet troops, the bullets falling from the sky still swept them to the ground in flakes.
In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking the stronghold, when the stronghold's gun tower was built, a deep trench was dug around the gun tower as the center to block the enemy's attack. The remaining area of several tens of meters was completely cleared.
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As long as you enter this area, you will be completely under fire from the turrets, and there will be no place to hide.
The current Japanese offensive troops, to put it bluntly, are suffering from their own losses.
After all, the gun towers, positions, and strongholds in front of them were all built by them themselves.
Seeing the troops being massacred outside the gun tower, but having no choice but to do anything, Major Kawabe's expression gradually became desperate.
And this is just the beginning.
"Bah, bang, bang..." Amidst the intensive gunfire, the explosion of three signal flares was particularly harsh, reaching the ears of everyone on the battlefield.
The despairing Major Kawabe stared at the signal bomb exploding with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't understand what it meant to suddenly launch a signal bomb when the Eighth Route Army had already secured victory.
"Da da da..." The sound of gunshots suddenly sounded behind him, making him understand instantly.
"The Eighth Route Army actually has an ambush and is encircling us. I understand that this reinforcement was a big scam from the beginning. The Eighth Route Army wants to annihilate us all here!"
In the blink of an eye, at least three companies of the Eighth Route Army appeared around them: attacking at three different locations, but their goal was very consistent, to kill themselves.
The machine gunner took the lead, holding the machine gun in his arms and using it as a submachine gun, and fired while charging toward him. Faced with the Eighth Route Army's usual charging methods, the first to bear the brunt was the artillery position he deployed at the rear.
The mortar squadron consisted of more than twenty imperial troops, fired intensively by more than a dozen machine guns, and more than half of them were killed in one encounter.
Such a blow would be absolutely devastating to the artillery, which has basically no ability to protect itself.
The remaining gunners, regardless of the mortars still on the spot, turned around and rushed towards them.
"Retreat, retreat immediately. Ignore the attacking troops, we will retreat directly to Fengyun Town!" The desperate Major Kawabe didn't want to die here yet, so he issued a retreat order at the last moment.
More than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops followed him and began to flee.
The Japanese heavy machine gunners who stayed behind could only obey the orders even though they were unwilling to do so.
He put his gun on the ground and fired at the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were rushing towards him from behind.
Second Company Commander Fan Wenlong, who was at the forefront of the charge, escaped unhurt under the protection of the guards. Lying on the ground, he clearly felt the burning sensation of the heavy machine gun bullets flying backwards against his scalp.
The soldiers next to him were not so lucky. Seven or eight of them were hit by bullets one after another.
Heavy machine gun bullets are different from ordinary bullets. As long as they are touched, the lucky ones will lose their arms and legs, and the unlucky ones will be killed directly on the battlefield.
Therefore, those who fell on the ground around them who died in battle, even if they were not directly sacrificed, would have completely lost their combat effectiveness.
Fan Wenlong was very heartbroken. He frowned and shouted: "Captain Jin, Captain Yang, you bypass the Japanese rear troops and continue to hunt down their retreating troops. Let me take care of the Japanese here!"
After receiving the approval of the two company commanders, Fan Wenlong began to issue orders: "The first platoon will attack from the front, and the second and third platoons will make detours on both wings to kill the Japanese rear troops and take revenge!"
Major Kawabe and his men had been running for less than ten minutes when a sergeant behind him caught up with him out of breath: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army pursuers behind us are coming to kill us!"
"Da da da..." The sound of gunfire that followed directly proved that there was nothing wrong with the subordinate's report.
Major Kawabe's reaction was quick, and he made a decision with a frown: "The Imperial Association Army will stay behind and block the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army!"
The puppet battalion commander who was following him turned pale in a flash.
Major Kawabe was clearly asking the puppet troops to stay and die in order to buy time for him to retreat.
Just as he was about to object, Major Kawabe glared at him with almost murderous eyes, and subconsciously put his right hand on the holster of his gun.
As if he dared to say no, he would quickly draw his gun and kill him.
In the end, the battalion commander could only swallow back the unwillingness and frustration in his heart, and then lowered his head and replied: "Yes, sir!"
At this moment, his face turned from pale to desperate.
There is at least one battalion of the Eighth Route Army that has been exposed on the battlefield, but the full strength of the troops on hand is only two platoons. Anyone who understands knows that he is definitely no match for the Eighth Route Army, and he cannot even withstand one of their attacks.
I usually follow the Japanese and do many evil things, and I lose several lives. No matter whether it is a bloody battle or being captured by the Eighth Route Army, I can't escape death in the end!
"Da da da..." Suddenly, there was a burst of gunshots on the road ahead.
A glimmer of hope suddenly ignited on the face of the puppet battalion commander who was still in despair.
Then a sergeant rushed over with a look of horror on his face.
"The Eighth Route Army, sir, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking the road ahead. There are many of them, at least two companies of the Eighth Route Army, blocking us in front of us, and they are starting to surround us from both sides!"
"Where did they come from with so many troops? How could a small Tianjia Village hide so many troops? There are three companies in the back, two companies in the front, plus the strongholds, that's nearly two battalions of troops. Who can tell
How did they develop?" Major Kawabe's desperate face showed another expression of confusion.
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