"Captain, the troops sent by the Japs have killed us again. The guard company is in danger!" Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong promptly reminded him.
"There is also Battalion Commander Yang's third battalion, which is blocked by the rear troops of the Japanese and puppet troops. They may not be able to kill them in time. Cooperate with the guard company to attack the remaining Japanese and puppet troops from front to back!"
Such a good start cannot be ruined by some accidents.
Wang Ping responded quickly: "Order the guard company to prepare for the battle: the guard company will be responsible for the Japs in front, and the reconnaissance platoon and the direct team will be responsible for the Japs behind, and kill them in large numbers through blocking battles!"
"Don't we still have forty pepper shells? The Japs have gas masks, so we can't deal with them, but the puppet troops don't have them. They're just right to use them against the puppet troops!"
"The artillery company was divided into two, and all the pepper shells were fired into the remaining puppet army groups at the front and rear of the battlefield, causing them to become chaotic. As long as they were chaotic, the first and third battalions had the opportunity to quickly defeat them and break through their interception!
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As soon as the artillery shells with chili powder were dropped, the puppet troops panicked.
Everyone from the battalion commander to the ordinary soldiers had expressions of fear on their faces.
"It's a poison gas bomb. There are poisonous gas bombs on all routes. Let's run for our lives!"
"This is a poison gas bomb. If you don't escape, you will be poisoned to death here!"
"Ah...I can't see with my eyes!" All kinds of fear-filled cries quickly sounded from the puppet army's temporary blocking position.
No one knew where the next pepper shell would hit. On the position, even the puppet troops who were not affected by the red smoke dispersed and left the position.
"Comrades, charge with me, cross the puppet defense line, and kill the Japanese..." The two battalion commanders decisively issued the order to attack.
The Japanese deputy captain, who was blocked by the guard company, had a solemn expression on his face. The gunshots in front stopped. As expected, the captain must have encountered something unexpected. Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army would not have been able to detach troops to stop him.
Looking at the few troops at hand, most of which were heavy machine gunners and gunners without much combat effectiveness, the deputy captain realized that if he didn't leave, he would soon follow in the footsteps of the captain.
"The rear team will change to the front team, retreat, directly bypass the Eighth Route Army on the road, and retreat to Linfen City!" the deputy captain ordered decisively.
After seeing the heavy load on the artillery, he followed the order: "Everyone only keeps self-defense weapons and throws away other equipment. As long as we return to Linfen City alive, we will have all kinds of weapons. But if we die in battle, these weapons will also be taken with us."
not going back!"
The artillery squadron, the heavy machine gun squadron, and a dissatisfied infantry squad, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers threw their weapons to the side of the road and began to retreat.
"Da da da..." As soon as many Japanese soldiers left the road, the sound of machine gun fire came over them that they least expected to hear.
The few Japanese who were walking at the front fell down in response.
Then the Japanese discovered the new regiment, the Third Battalion, rushing out of the darkness.
The machine gunner who rushed at the front held the machine gun in his arms and fired while rushing forward. The Japanese gunner and heavy machine gunner who were only equipped with self-defense weapons did not even have a chance to fight back and were directly slaughtered.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has broken through the defense line of our rear troops. The front is blocked. What should we do next?" the artillery squadron leader who did not have much combat experience ordered anxiously.
Gunners have the worst individual ability among all armies. If they are surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, they will only end up being massacred by the Eighth Route Army.
"Bypass them, just rush out. You can go anywhere. Let's go east!" The deputy captain also panicked, pointing in a direction where there was no movement and ordered.
The artillery squadron leader immediately said: "Come to the east with me. We must not be blocked here by the Eighth Route Army!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the familiar sound of machine gun fire came from behind them.
The captain of the infantry team at the rear rushed over: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army pursuers are coming. They are equipped with so many machine guns that we can hardly withstand them!"
The vice-captain didn't say a word, and directly ordered: "Hold on for two more minutes, and do whatever it takes to be energetic. What are the others doing in a daze? Retreat to the east immediately, do you all want to die here?"
Yang Huping, the commander of the third battalion, held a light machine gun and rushed to the front. He did not regard himself as the battalion commander at all.
But there is also an advantage: every move of the Japanese can't escape his eyes, and he can react immediately.
"No, the Japs are going to break out to the east. The 8th Company will rush up to me and block them. The others will continue to kill with me. If you can hit them with your guns, shoot them. Don't save bullets for me."
The three battalions were divided into two and quickly rushed to the battlefield.
At one o'clock in the morning, the gunfire on the battlefield stopped completely.
The chief of staff toured the battlefield with a smile on his face the whole way.
When I walked up to Wang Pingping, I was so happy that I almost couldn't open my mouth from ear to ear.
"Captain, we won. We killed a large group of Japanese soldiers. No one would believe it. Although dozens of Japanese soldiers escaped, including a deputy captain, it's not that we didn't fight well.
, it’s caused by insufficient troops!”
"All the remaining Japs were wiped out. The total number of Japs corpses found on the battlefield was more than 220. According to the judgment of the captured puppet soldiers, there should be more than 40 Japs who took advantage of the chaos and escaped!"
"More than 200 puppet troops were killed and more than 400 were captured. The rest all fled to the battlefield. I have organized six infantry platoons to chase them. I should be able to capture many prisoners!"
Wang Ping nodded, his face as calm as ever, and he didn't show too much excitement.
Zhong Chenggong was not a fool and immediately asked: "Captain, are you worried about the Fourth Battalion?"
Wang Ping nodded and affirmed: "Yes, our new regiment has four battalions. The first three battalions have been crippled, leaving only one fourth battalion. No matter what, the four battalions cannot be crippled. Otherwise, we will just recover
It will take a month or two to gain strength, so there is no need to mention any development!"
Then he asked Zhong Chenggong the question he was most concerned about: "Where are the artillery? The mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars brought by the Japanese were not destroyed by them before they died!"
"No, all the artillery pieces are intact!" Zhong Chenggong replied excitedly.
"If all these artillery pieces are incorporated into the army, our new regiment will definitely have the strength to set up an artillery battalion!"
Wang Ping's calm face finally showed a long-lost smile.
"I don't know if an artillery battalion can be established. But I know that with these artillery pieces, the fourth battalion will be saved!"
Zhong Chenggong's eyes lit up and he immediately asked: "Captain, do you have any idea?"
"I already have an idea!" Wang Ping didn't hide it.
Then he began to issue orders: "The troops will clean up the battlefield immediately. All captured items, especially those artillery pieces, must be hidden before dawn!"
"Chief of Staff, you immediately send a telegram to Commander Rong of the Fourth Battalion. He doesn't have to hold on for two days. He will bring the troops to Tianxin Town at dawn tomorrow and lead the Japanese to Tianxin Town!"
The troops were suddenly attacked, and the new regiment used pepper bombs when they came up. The headquarters was disrupted, and the Japanese captain and the radio operator lost contact.
Until the end of the battle, Major General Matsumoto in Linfen City did not know that his entire brigade was finished!
It was not until the deputy captain entered Linfen City with dozens of remaining soldiers that Major General Matsumoto received the news.
And the moment he received the news, Matsumoto, furious, smashed an exquisite antique vase to pieces.
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