No matter how fast the Japanese escape, they cannot escape faster than the shells and grenades can drop.
In the end, only a dozen Japanese from a squadron escaped.
They were still in shock, fearing that there were other Eighth Route Army traps here, so they continued to run for their lives without stopping at all, and rushed directly in the direction where the main force was coming.
At this time, a total of thirty grenades and thirty grenades had exploded.
Most of the more than 160 Japanese soldiers who stayed in the stronghold were killed by the bombing, and many others were blown into pieces. Not even a complete corpse was left.
However, many Japanese soldiers survived in the small stronghold.
Some were safe and sound hiding in the rubble, while others were injured and fell to the ground screaming in pain.
Wang Ping, who was hiding behind the stronghold, didn't care about this. The main force of the Japs was only one kilometer away from the forward squadron. He could arrive there in five minutes with a rapid march. The shelling had already taken one minute, and excluding the two minutes he had to use to retreat, this would be
This means that he must end the battle in the next two minutes.
Therefore, as soon as the explosion stopped, he loudly ordered: "Comrades, rush with me and kill the Japanese the way I just said."
Because a large number of Mauser pistols equipped by the puppet troops were seized in front of him, Wang Ping directly held a gun in one hand. As soon as the order was given, he rushed into the stronghold with guns in both hands. Then, regardless of the bloody corpses of the Japanese soldiers at his feet, he fired at the Japanese soldiers who were still moving in front of them.
shot.
The dozen or so Japanese soldiers hiding in the ruins reacted quickly, picking up their rifles and preparing to fight back.
However, the three sharpshooters left by Wang Ping were not vegetarians. Instead of charging together, they lay down on a commanding height next to the stronghold, holding rifles and staring closely at the stronghold.
As long as a Japs threaten Wang Ping's safety, they will definitely kill the Japs as soon as possible.
Of course, the others who charged with Wang Ping were not so lucky.
Many people were hit by bullets and fell on the charge.
But these Japs who are still alive often only have a chance to fire one shot. Once they fire, their position is exposed. Because the stronghold is not large, whether it is a crooked gun or a pistol, it can cover the entire stronghold. Therefore, their position is
Exposure can attract several rounds, even dozens of bullets.
In the end, it only took one minute for the two squads to rush from the back of the stronghold to the front. At this time, there was not a single living Japanese in sight in the small stronghold.
The dozen or so people following Wang Ping were looking at the stronghold filled with Japanese corpses with dumbfounded expressions. No one could believe that almost a squadron of Japanese soldiers had been killed like this, and they had been killed by dozens of themselves.
Although he himself was also killed by seven or eight comrades by stray bullets fired by the Japanese, these casualties were obviously nothing compared to the results achieved in front of him?
Wang Ping did not stay in a daze with them. He glanced at the watch on his wrist and ordered: "There are still three minutes until the main force of the Japs will rush over. One minute to clean up the battlefield. First get the crooked handle, then the grenade tube and grenades."
, and finally take the 38 caps and bullets, each person can’t carry more than 20 kilograms, and then retreat immediately!”
"There is a crooked handle there! There is also a grenade. There must be grenades. You guys go over there!" The two squad leaders immediately reacted and followed the order.
In less than a minute, under Wang Ping's urging, the remaining dozen or so people from the two squads left the stronghold with a look of reluctance, then joined the artillery platoon and retreated to the rear.
As for the retreat direction, it must be different from the main force's retreat direction.
Less than two hundred meters away from the stronghold, the main force of the Japanese army holding torches appeared at the gate of the stronghold.
Perhaps because he was worried that the Eighth Route Army might still have an ambush at the stronghold, Colonel Ono, who was led by his parents and his son, did not rush in and ordered his imperial troops to rush in. Instead, he ordered the puppet troops who were cooperating with the attack to mobilize a group of puppet troops to attack in a row.
The puppet troops are even more afraid of death, not to mention this kind of action which is close to stepping on landmines in the front.
Therefore, after nearly five minutes of dilly-dallying, the puppet troops finally walked into the stronghold fearfully when a Japanese squad used machine guns to force them. Then it took them nearly ten minutes to walk out of the stronghold and report all the imperial troops to Ono.
They were all killed in battle and the stronghold was deserted.
"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army has eaten another of my infantry squadrons. I must catch you and cut you all into pieces!" After pulling out his command knife and slashing at the earthen wall beside him, Colonel Ono instantly turned into a head.
The angry lion cursed loudly!
Then he ordered to the chief of staff beside him: "Chase, pursue immediately, we must catch up with the Eighth Route Army and destroy them!"
The chief of staff quickly stood up and reminded: "Captain, please calm down. The Eighth Route Army was able to kill one of our squadrons in such a short period of time. It shows that they are very powerful. We pursued them rashly. We are so humble and worried about falling into the trap. The Eighth Route Army is really too cunning!"
"Then what do you think we should do? Do we just watch the Eighth Route Army Tao Zhiyaoyao, and more than two hundred warriors here died in vain!" Ono asked with a look of reluctance!
Then he directly waved his hand to stop the chief of staff from continuing to speak, and shouted with a murderous look on his face: "If I don't even have the courage to avenge the warriors, how can I, the commander of the company, convince the public, and how can our company expand into a brigade!"
"Stop talking, immediately determine the Eighth Route Army's retreat direction and pursue it with all your strength. This time, I will definitely destroy them!"
"Hi!" A team leader immediately took the order and led his men to investigate several roads around the stronghold.
The chief of staff looked very ugly, but in the highly hierarchical Japanese army, he had no choice. Who made Ono his superior?
Of course, even if he has been holding back his anger and has no place to express it, as long as he is still in the position of chief of staff, he must fulfill his duties as chief of staff.
After confirming that Ono's order could no longer be changed, the chief of staff could only retreat and reminded: "Captain, the Eighth Route Army is very cunning, and its best at ambushing. If we plan to pursue it with all our strength, we must make relevant preparations!"
"Yo Xi!" Ono did not refute this time, and nodded in affirmation with great satisfaction!
"This is a timely reminder. There must be troops in front of the main force to conduct reconnaissance and clear the way. But in this case, the forward troops will be attacked by the Eighth Route Army and the entire army will be destroyed in a short period of time, just like the forward squadron in the stronghold in front of us!"
Ono's brows relaxed without frowning for too long, and then he breathed an obvious sigh of relief and ordered: "Why did I forget about the security regiment? We can ask the security regiment to dispatch a company to the front to investigate and clear the way!"
Having said this, a meaningful smile appeared on Ono's face. Because there was one sentence in his heart that he had not said: "Anyway, the security regiment is all Chinese. No matter how many people die, it has nothing to do with the imperial army. The worst thing is to arrest more people when the time comes."
Some young men and women will replenish the guard regiment!"
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he added: "In order to prevent the puppet troops from fighting timidly and not conducting careful investigation, we can also detach a combat detachment of the imperial army to supervise these puppet troops and act as a vanguard force together!"
"Yo Xi, this is the decision. As soon as the reconnaissance team finds the retreat direction of the Eighth Route Army, the forward troops will set off. The main follow-up force will be separated by 500 meters before setting off. We must catch up with the Eighth Route Army and eliminate them!" Colonel Ono made a decision directly, with a look on his face.
