Chapter seven hundred and thirtieth victory and defeat in one fell swoop
Suddenly, the rapidly advancing team stopped.
"Da da da..." Immediately afterwards, a string of machine gun fire sounded in front.
Then an officer rushed over: "Sir, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking position ahead. However, their position seems to have just been built halfway and is still being built. The trenches are very shallow and there are not many troops!"
The captain frowned and ordered: "Then what are you waiting for? Seize the opportunity, organize the troops to attack immediately, and rush over directly. After they have repaired the position, it will not be that simple to rush over again, Bagh Ya Road!
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"Hi!" the second lieutenant officer replied immediately, and then rushed towards the forward team.
After scanning the surrounding terrain, the captain climbed directly to a small high ground dozens of meters away, lay on the ground, held up his binoculars, and stared at the battlefield.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
The Japanese attack began not long after.
Under the cover of three grenade launchers and three light machine guns, dozens of Japanese infantry lined up in a skirmish line, bent over with guns in hand, and rushed toward the position that had appeared in front.
Dozens of Eighth Route Army troops relied on crude positions and four light machine guns to desperately block the attack.
However, because the positions were not repaired, many soldiers fought with at least half of their bodies exposed outside the trenches.
In front of the Japanese, who are famous for their marksmanship, fighting like this is tantamount to suicide! Under the rain of bullets that come and go, some people are constantly hit by the Japanese's precise marksmanship, and they fall to the ground.
"Good fight, order the offensive troops to increase their offensive firepower. The Eighth Route Army will soon be unable to hold on!" the captain, holding a telescope, ordered with excitement on his face.
After one machine gun after another was silenced, the Eighth Route Army in front of them finally chose to retreat.
Leaving behind the extra weapons and the corpses of the fallen soldiers, they exited the battlefield in disgrace.
The captain breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up from the ground. However, his face did not show any smile after winning the battle, but instead frowned.
"Sir, we should be happy when the forward troops break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line!"
The captain shook his head and replied: "It's a fluke. The reason why we won the attack just now is definitely a fluke!"
Seeing the unbelieving expression on the adjutant's face, the captain explained with a stern face: "If the Eighth Route Army in front of us has repaired their positions and are all hiding in their positions to block us, with their firepower, they may be so easily defeated by our advance.
Are the troops defeated?"
The adjutant replied thoughtfully: "No way, we might have to use artillery, and even if we break through, the forward troops will suffer heavy losses!"
"That's right, I'm worried that the Eighth Route Army is still building a blocking position ahead. If they build it, a blocking position will delay us for at least an hour. In this case, we will not be able to leave the Eighth Route Army base area before dark. During the day,
Because the aviation force can come over at any time, they still have some scruples about ambushing us. At night, this place will become the domain of the Eighth Route Army, and they will have no scruples about annihilating us!"
The adjutant's face quickly became heavy, and he stared at the captain and asked: "Then what should we do next? No matter what, we must leave their base before dark!"
"Continue to speed up the retreat!" the captain made a decisive decision.
"Even if the Eighth Route Army is really building blocking positions ahead, we can't let them finish building them. Only if we retreat quickly enough can we achieve this goal!"
The adjutant immediately reminded: "But, sir... this way, it will be impossible for the forward troops to conduct serious search and reconnaissance on both sides of the road!"
"Don't be afraid!" the captain replied firmly.
"I was too cautious at first. Even if the Eighth Route Army really planned to ambush us on the way back, let them do it. Don't forget, we have air support. Once the planes arrive, no matter how many Tubal ambush troops there are, they will be bombed.
It's a shame. When the time comes, we might be able to fight back against the Eighth Route Army and avenge our past humiliation!"
The adjutant's worry disappeared immediately, and he immediately ordered: "I understand! Please don't worry, sir, I will give the order right away!"
"The forward troops' search and reconnaissance will be changed to fire reconnaissance, and they will withdraw from the Tubal Road base area as quickly as possible!"
Xiong Changhe was following the fire company on a small road towards the ambush battlefield he had prepared for the Japanese, when suddenly, the reconnaissance squad leader chased him.
"Battal Commander, the second fire we set for the Japanese has worked!" the reconnaissance squad leader reported excitedly as soon as he caught up with Xiong Changhe.
"The search and reconnaissance of the Japs forward troops has been changed to fire reconnaissance. The speed is much faster than before. It will take up to two hours to arrive at the ambush battlefield you determined!"
"It only takes an hour to get to the ambush battlefield from here and take the small road there. We still have time!" Xiong Changhe heaved a sigh of relief and analyzed with excitement on his face.
Then he ordered: "Company Commander Chen, our opportunity has come, let comrades speed up. As long as we finish today's daytime battle, I will give everyone two days to rest!"
"Squad Leader Wang, please work harder, find the Third Company, and ask them to leave a platoon to continue harassing the Japanese along the way. The others will follow you and rush to the battlefield quickly to participate in the decisive battle against the Japanese and puppet troops!"
The troops retreated faster, and there were a lot less gunfire surrounding them.
After walking for more than an hour without any accidents, the captain's tense heart completely relaxed, and he became more sure of his judgment on the Eighth Route Army.
Because they were wary of the imperial army's air support, Tubal Road only dared to sneak attack on itself during the day and did not dare to concentrate its forces to ambush itself.
In this way, retreating as quickly as possible not only did not bring danger to the troops, but also reduced the casualties caused to the troops by the Tubal Road sneak attack, killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, the captain no longer had any scruples and continued to order: "Continue to increase the speed. We will be able to break out of the Tuba Road base area in more than ten kilometers. Everyone, hold on!"
One kilometer away, next to the only section of the entire road that passes through the edge of the hills, Xiong Changhe led the fire company, the guard platoon, the disabled company, and the third company that lacked a platoon, using the mountain ridge on one side of the road as a
The position is quietly lurking on the side of the road, like a hunter waiting for the prey to take the bait!
"Battal Commander, the Japs are coming!" the reconnaissance squad leader panted and rushed over to report.
"Has the formation changed?" Xiong Changhe asked, staring at the reconnaissance squad leader.
The reconnaissance squad leader immediately replied: "It seems that there is a small team for the forwards, a small team for the rearguards, and there are more than a hundred people left in the middle!"
Xiong Changhe breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "That's good, we don't even need to change the ambush formation."
Then he ordered nervously and excitedly: "Comrades, the opportunity has come, victory or defeat depends on this, try to end the battle in half an hour!"
"According to the arrangement just now, the three heavy machine guns and the first company will attack the Japanese forward team! The three heavy machine guns and the guard platoon will attack the Japanese rear team, and the remaining light and heavy machine guns and the second company will attack the Japanese and puppet troops in the middle of the team. The old rule is to attack first.
Japs, fight the puppet troops again!"
"Artillerymen, prepare for bombardment and fire freely. Fire wherever there are many little devils gathered. You must not let them gather together!"
The forward team originally had more than fifty Japs, but when they attacked the first company position, they lost eight men, and now there are still more than forty people left.
Three heavy machine guns plus a reinforced battery of five light machine guns were all aimed at them with black holes in their wounds.
"Bang..." Suddenly, the attack signal flare was launched into the sky.
"Comrades, concentrate your firepower and hit me hard!" The company commander who personally controlled a light machine gun shouted loudly. The light machine gun on his shoulder also made a very crisp sound of machine gun fire because he pulled the trigger.
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In the blink of an eye, a total of eight tongues of flames formed an airtight fire network around the Japanese forward team.
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