"Batalion Commander, the Japanese reinforcements are coming!" the reconnaissance squad leader reported excitedly as soon as he rushed to Xiong Changhe's side.
"Only two infantry squads were dispatched from the stronghold, without heavy machine guns. One company of the Imperial Association Army, totaling more than 200 people!"
"We are fully capable of killing them!"
"First company commander, second company commander, fire company, get ready for battle!" Xiong Changhe ordered directly without saying a word.
"Da da da……"
The battle started very suddenly. Facing a road with corpses everywhere but not a single grain truck, the first thought of the Japanese squadron leader was that the Eighth Route Army had robbed the grain and retreated. Without any hesitation, he led the troops along the way.
Chase the ruts left by the cart.
And just when all the Japanese and puppet troops did not realize that the danger was hiding under their noses, the first battalion opened fire.
Including the four light machine guns that had just been captured, a total of nineteen tongues of flame intertwined with each other, forming an airtight bullet net that enveloped more than a hundred Japanese.
"Baga, there is the Eighth Route Army here. We have fallen into a trap. Everyone, please fight back and kill them!" The Japanese squadron leader reacted quickly and ordered while lying on the ground.
Soon, he regretted this order.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's firepower is too fierce, we are no match at all!" A second lieutenant crawled over with a wounded shoulder and reported.
When they left the stronghold, there were more than a hundred imperial troops in the two infantry squads, but now less than half of them were still able to move.
Suddenly, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky reached his ears, and then a violent explosion sounded around them.
Several Japs lying on the road were blown away without even saying a word!
And all of this happened right in front of the squadron leader.
"It's a mortar. There are actually mortars on the 8th Route!" the second lieutenant team leader who had just crawled over shouted, and then a look of fear appeared on his face.
"It's over, we must have encountered the main force of the new regiment!" The squadron leader immediately made a judgment.
Then he frowned and ordered: "Retreat, return to the stronghold immediately, this battle cannot be fought again, otherwise our few people will definitely be defeated!"
In the first battalion position, the first company commander lying next to Xiong Changhe reacted quickly. As soon as the Japanese made a move, he shouted: "No, battalion commander, the Japanese and puppet troops are trying to escape!"
The fat man in his mouth couldn't just watch him fly away. Xiong Changhe decisively ordered: "Take your people and chase him. Remember, you can only chase five hundred meters, and you can kill the puppet troops for as many days as you can."
Puppet troops, retreat immediately as soon as they reach 500 meters!"
"The others will clean up the battlefield, and we will withdraw as soon as we return. We have eliminated enough Japanese today. As long as we fight a few more battles, the hundreds of puppet troops who have been grabbing food in our base area will be completely consumed."
It wasn't until the Japanese squadron leader returned to the stronghold with the remaining soldiers and contacted the captain through the radio. The captain who was on his way to the next village received the news that the food had been robbed.
"Bageya Road, I asked you why we were not attacked after we entered the base area. It turns out that the Eighth Route Army has always been ninjas. They waited for us to transport food to the base and attacked us. Not only did they destroy our troops, but they also robbed our food.
, they are so cunning!" the captain shouted with a look of sudden realization.
The adjutant asked anxiously: "Then what should we do next? Sir, that is 80,000 kilograms of grain, the entire grain tax of a large village!"
Then he tentatively suggested: "How about we go back to Gaojia'ao Village and ask them to prepare another 80,000 kilograms of food for the imperial army!"
"No!" The captain refused without hesitation.
"Gaojia'ao Village has already paid the grain tax as required by the Imperial Army. If the Imperial Army goes to collect a second grain tax, it will be breaking its promise. When the news spreads, do you think there are still Chinese people who are willing to give grain to the Imperial Army?
Tax?"
"Also, the entire Gaojia'ao Village has less than 20,000 jins of autumn grain this year. We have just collected 8,000 jins. If we collect another 8,000 jins, it will push the Chinese people to a dead end and force them to survive.
And join the Eighth Route Army to attack us!"
"Also, it was the Eighth Route Army that robbed us of food, not the Chinese people in Gaojia'ao Village. As a soldier, if you want to rob, you should go to the Eighth Route Army and get the lost food back from them. Vent your anger to the Chinese people.
What a warrior!"
The adjutant lowered his head and replied: "What the general taught you is, what should we do next?"
"Go to the next village first. After the grain tax is collected, we will personally escort the grain back to the stronghold without giving the Eighth Route Army a chance to sneak attack us!" the captain ordered with a frown.
"Da da da!" As soon as he finished speaking, a series of gunshots rang out not far away.
"The enemy is sneaking up on me, protect me, sir!" The adjutant's expression changed and he shouted anxiously, and then several guards rushed over.
The captain strongly shook off the guard who came to pull him, and then cursed: "What are you afraid of? Didn't you hear that this was just a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army? A few machine guns scared you like this, are you still a brave warrior of the empire who is not afraid of death?
"
As soon as he finished speaking, the harsh gunshots stopped, and a squadron leader hurried over.
"Sir, there are more than a dozen Eighth Route Army troops on the left side of the highway attacking us. They are equipped with three light machine guns and have strong firepower, but we have been beaten back!"
The captain's brows suddenly wrinkled.
"Three machine guns, it seems that Tubal Road is targeting us! How many casualties are there in the troops?"
"Six imperial soldiers were killed in battle, and three imperial soldiers were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness!" the squadron leader hesitated before answering.
"Baga!" the captain was angry.
Earlier, because the food was robbed and the transportation team was completely destroyed, the captain had been holding back his anger and had no place to vent it. Now he was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and nine imperial soldiers were injured or killed. The anger that the captain was holding was like a decision.
All the water supply from the embankment surged out at once.
In order to let the captain put out the fire, the squadron leader hesitated and suggested: "Sir, do you want me to send someone to fight back and kill them?"
"How can we fight back when everyone has run away!" the captain cursed without thinking.
The squadron leader continued to propose unwillingly: "If the Eighth Route Army dares to come and attack us again, I will personally lead the attack and kill them!"
The captain continued to scold: "Bage Yalu, are you confused?"
"Have we forgotten the purpose of sending troops? The troops have been divided into chasing the Eighth Route Army. How can we raise military rations!"
"Also, haven't you seen the cunningness of the Eighth Route Army? Are you sure that this is just an ordinary sneak attack and not a conspiracy by the Eighth Route Army to lure the enemy deep and take the opportunity to eliminate our pursuing troops?"
At this point, the captain seemed to be still angry and continued to curse: "We also have machine guns for the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops. We not only have light machine guns, but also heavy machine guns, grenades, and mortars. These weapons are not fire sticks.
This is for you to attack the enemy!"
"If we encounter the Eighth Route Army sneak attack troops again, directly use heavy machine guns, grenades, and mortars to counterattack and kill them!"
The squadron leader replied seriously: "Sir, don't worry. If the Eighth Route Army dares to come over again, we will definitely teach them a big lesson and kill them."
Guerrilla warfare is a tactic that every Eighth Route Army soldier knows from the time he joins the army.
This is especially true for the commander of the third company. As a veteran of the Red Army, he has been exposed to guerrilla warfare for at least five years. Various tactics and tactics of guerrilla warfare have long been ingrained in his bones.
After the second sneak attack suffered heavy losses due to heavy Japanese counterattacks, the third company commander decisively changed his tactics.
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