The shelling had no intention of stopping yet. Listening to the continuous explosions coming from the front, the captain became more and more anxious and kept urging his subordinates to speed up and kill them.
On the pitch-black battlefield, when it was finally possible to see the sparse figures of the Eighth Route Army in the encirclement, the shelling stopped.
"Baga, the Eighth Route Army has begun to break out, rush forward immediately, attack from behind, and stick to them!" the Japanese captain shouted anxiously.
Next, the scene that appeared on the battlefield once again made him look stunned and shocked.
Dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers, almost two of whom had a light machine gun, rushed towards the first squadron and fired at the same time.
The night was shrouded in darkness, and the flames ejected from the muzzle of the machine gun were particularly clear.
More than a dozen tongues of fire intertwined with each other in front of the Eighth Route Army, forming an airtight fire network that enveloped the First Squadron, which had suffered heavy casualties.
It is certain that the First Squadron, which has experienced the artillery bombardment, will not be able to hold on for too long after being suppressed by such fierce offensive firepower.
"The Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is too fierce. The First Squadron suffered heavy casualties and will definitely not be able to stop it!" the captain shouted with a frown.
Suddenly, he remembered that he also had mortars. He had just focused on quickly encircling the Eighth Route Army and holding them back, but it had been to no avail.
As soon as his eyes lit up, he ordered: "The artillerymen set up the guns and fire immediately to support the first squadron!"
The Japanese reacted very quickly. In less than half a minute, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky was heard.
The first round of nine artillery shells hit the encirclement, four of which hit the crowd, killing and wounding a dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers on the spot.
"Don't stop, follow the guard platoon and rush forward. If you rush out, we will win!" Xiao Yunshan shouted with a pair of red eyes.
"Da da da..." On the battlefield with constant gunfire, a series of gunshots from behind did not attract Xiao Yunshan's attention.
"Ah... there are enemies behind us, and the Japanese are chasing us!" However, the screams and screams of his subordinates reached his ears.
Xiao Yunshan knew that he had to make a decision at this time and choose a force to stay and stop the Japanese, even if it only blocked them for five minutes.
However, the troops have limited strength, and staying here means death.
Just when Xiao Yunshan was frowning and hesitating in pain, not knowing what to do, an injured platoon leader next to him suddenly shouted.
"All the wounded will stay with me to stop the Japanese."
"Since we can't leave anyway, why not kill a few more Japanese and bury them with us!"
"Battal Commander, please take the people away. We can't break out and keep up with the team anyway. We might as well stay here and fight with the little devils. Kill one to save your capital, kill two to earn one!"
"Yes, let's fight with the little devil!" dozens of wounded people around shouted, showing a fearless attitude of not fearing death.
This is the result of more than a month of training for the new group.
A group of captured soldiers were forced to become the Eighth Route Army.
If there were outsiders here, they would never believe that they were puppet soldiers working for the Japs more than a month ago.
The reason for this result was Wang Ping's complaints. Through complaints, they could truly integrate into the Eighth Route Army and understand the meaning of fighting the Japanese.
Xiao Yunshan couldn't bear it, but in the end he gritted his teeth and ordered: "As long as you can walk, follow the troops to break out. Those who can't walk should stay with Platoon Leader Wang. Leave two grenades for each of them! Isn't there a heavy machine gun?"
Bury it? Bring it to Platoon Commander Wang. Without heavy firepower, they won't be able to hold on for even two minutes."
"Others, follow the guard platoon and continue to break through and retreat!"
More than a hundred people, facing the shells constantly hitting their heads, rushed forward desperately.
The machine gunner in front fell, and the machine gunner in the back took over, holding the machine gun and continuing to charge.
The soldier in front fell down, and those behind jumped over his body and continued to charge.
At this time, the entire second battalion had only one order, and that was to charge, charge forward, and never stop!
"Battal Commander, we are rushing out!" As soon as he stepped out of the encirclement on the corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers, the instructor Wu Yanrong who was following him caught up and shouted with excitement!
Xiao Yunshan was not happy at all.
Although the casualties have not yet been counted, the queue is so long that one can estimate how many people are left in the Second Battalion at a glance.
In less than an hour, more than a hundred soldiers fell on the way to the breakout. This speed of casualties was definitely the first time since the establishment of the Second Battalion.
After the heartache, Xiao Yunshan still tried his best to stay rational. He frowned and analyzed: "We are not out of danger now. The Japs may catch up at any time. The gunfire from behind has almost stopped. It must be that the wounded in our rear have been beaten by the Japs."
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"Don't stop, keep walking, try to take a small path, the road must have been blocked by the devils, you can't get through!"
"We finally broke out of the encirclement. We must not be blocked by the Japanese again."
At the Taidong stronghold in Tianxin Town, the troops had just taken the stronghold and before they had time to clean up the battlefield, Wang Ping's order to retreat came through.
The commander of the first battalion, Xiong Botao, was very unwilling. He looked at the warehouse of the base and saw that there were thousands of kilograms of grain, all of which were white flour that ordinary people could not eat.
As long as he is given another twenty minutes, he can evacuate the entire stronghold.
However, facing the correspondent's non-negotiable tone, Xiong Changhe could only reluctantly give up the supplies.
He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Bring all your weapons and equipment, retreat immediately, seize the time!"
Third Battalion Commander Yang Huping also faced the same problem.
But his thoughts were much simpler than Xiong Changhe's.
The regiment leader suddenly issued an order to retreat. It was absolutely not for no reason. Something must have happened.
Therefore, after receiving the order, Yang Huping only hesitated for a moment before decisively deciding to retreat.
After rushing to the agreed rendezvous point, Xiong Changhe complained as soon as he saw Wang Ping: "Captain, what happened? You are in such a hurry. In order to rush over, I gave up several thousand kilograms of food!"
"Japanese reinforcements are here, a Japanese brigade, a puppet army regiment, and they also bring mountain artillery and infantry artillery!" Wang Ping replied seriously.
Xiong Changhe, who was just about to continue complaining, immediately closed his mouth, and his face instantly became heavy.
Regardless of the time of day, the two battalions were victorious along the way. To describe them as invincible is not an exaggeration.
However, those are all battles in which the big bullies the small, the strong bullies the weak, and the small fights.
A battalion, plus mortars, heavy machine guns, and even infantry artillery, went to attack the artillery tower defended by only ten or twenty Japanese and puppet troops. If they still couldn't win, then the two battalion commanders Xiao Yunshan and Xiong Changhe should not do it.
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But in front of us, the Japanese army came up with a reinforced brigade, and there was also a regiment of puppet troops.
Needless to say, even if they only come with half of their troops, it will be enough to put huge pressure on the new regiment operating in Tianxin Town. What's more, the Japanese army is now dispatched together, huddled together, and pressing towards them like Mount Tai.
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"Commander, the enemy's troops and firepower far exceed ours. I suggest that we retreat immediately to avoid the enemy's attack!" Xiong Changhe couldn't help but remind him after hesitating for a long time.
This was also the Eighth Route Army's consistent strategy when facing heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army, to avoid their sharp edges and attack them unprepared.
Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong also agreed: "I agree with Battalion Commander Xiong. Anyway, we haven't established a base area yet, so we have no worries about retreating. We can slowly consume the Japanese through mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare on the retreat!"
Wang Ping said nothing and stared at Yang Huping and asked.
"Lao Yang, what do you think?"
"We can't leave, and even if we leave, we can't leave in such an awkward manner!" Yang Huping thought for a while and replied.
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