In the end, Lieutenant General Ito had to accept this reality.
After a moment of hesitation, he ordered: "The troops will camp on the spot and stay here to rest tonight!"
"The cavalry has stepped up their vigilance. The Eighth Route Army has prepared such a large mine array for us here. It must still be hidden around us. We cannot rule out the possibility that they will take advantage of it and continue to sneak attacks on us!"
"Also, send two infantry brigades out and capture some Chinese people from nearby villages. Now that there is no union of engineers and soldiers, a large number of manpower must be used to build roads for us. The Chinese people are the best labor force!"
"Hi!"
Lieutenant General Ito's tent was put up first by his subordinates.
Entering the warm tent, I was just about to close my eyes and rest my mind, sum up the various encounters I had encountered since I sent out troops, and judge the combat effectiveness and fighting style of my opponent from it, so that I could better defend myself during the next march.
"Bang bang bang... da da da... bang bang..."
Suddenly, a burst of gunfire reached his ears.
It was very short, lasting less than half a minute. However, the sound of various gunshots came together and sounded very dense, making it feel like at least three machine guns were firing!
Lieutenant General Ito opened his eyes suddenly, and then a pair of sharp eyes shot out two sharp rays, just like the glasses of a falcon.
He shouted at the door of the tent: "Combat staff...order the cavalry troops to counterattack immediately and kill the Eighth Route Army that just attacked us!"
As soon as the order was given, the chief of staff rushed in.
"Division Commander, your judgment just now is absolutely correct. There are artillery and Eighth Route Army troops around us. Just now, a dozen Eighth Route Army troops attacked one of our cavalry squadrons. This cavalry squadron has organized a counterattack on the spot and killed them. Two cavalrymen nearby.
The squadron also rushed over, planning to make a detour to kill them!"
"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army has killed so many of our warriors, and they must pay the price for their actions!"
"Also, contact the aviation forces above us, closely monitor the combat area, report any situation immediately, and be ready to provide air support to the ground troops at any time!"
"Division commander, you are worried that the Eighth Route Army has other conspiracies!" the chief of staff reacted immediately.
"It's not a worry, it's definitely possible!" Lieutenant General Ito affirmed.
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning. Although we only fought with them for two or three days, I am sure that their commander is a thoughtful and strategic combat command genius!"
"With such a person commanding the battle, do you think they would let a dozen of their subordinates rush in front of us to die for no reason?"
The chief of staff's face gradually became serious, and he frowned and replied: "Absolutely not. If the Eighth Route Army only has these dozen people to attack one of our cavalry squadrons, they will be wiped out by the cavalry squadron if they can't hold on for five minutes!"
"I will go and give the order right away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of more intensive gunshots came over.
"Sure enough, there is a conspiracy, division commander, I will give the order right away..." The chief of staff's face changed, and after saying this, he rushed out of the tent!
"Da da da……"
Six light machine guns, three submachine guns, three automatic pistols, plus more than a dozen rifles and a sniper rifle, fired alternately, and soon formed an airtight net of bullets in front of the Japanese cavalry squadron.
The five or six Japanese cavalrymen at the front were caught off guard, and they fell to the ground together with their horses.
"Snapped……"
The sniper fired a second bullet, and the cavalry lieutenant who was rushing at the front fell off his horse with a look of disbelief on his face as he looked at the blood hole in his chest that kept pouring out blood.
Until my death, I still didn’t understand how the Eighth Route Army allowed bullets to shoot into my chest even though I was lying on the back of a horse.
This is about a temporary arrangement Li Wen made before he started to attack.
In order to minimize the losses that the Japanese air strikes may cause to the troops, Li Wen made a temporary decision: two machine guns, one submachine gun, one automatic pistol, and three rifles formed a combat team, separated by twenty or thirty meters from each other, and arranged in the third
A line of defense. As for the snipers, they act alone and no one knows where they are hiding?
Three powerful firepower points suddenly appeared. Coupled with the cold shots fired by snipers, the casualties of the cavalry squadron reached more than a dozen people in just half a minute. The powerful offensive was also contained.
But at this moment, the sudden sound of horse hooves from both wings made the Japanese excited again.
"The reinforcements are coming~ Warriors, keep charging forward and kill them..." The captain of the Japanese Cavalry Squadron became excited again, brandishing his saber and shouted loudly.
"Retreat..." As long as these more than 20 soldiers persist for one more minute, they will be surrounded by two detouring Japanese cavalry squadrons and then be completely wiped out. Tang Guangxin, the reconnaissance platoon leader guarding this line of defense, knows this very well.
situation, decisively issued a retreat order.
"Baga... the Eighth Route Army is about to run away, catch up with them, kill them... kill them all~" The squadron leader of the fat Japanese army must not let him escape. In addition, he has already lost nearly thirty subordinates. If
If I can't kill them, I won't be able to explain it to my superiors.
Fifty meters...thirty meters...
Just when they subconsciously raised their sabers and prepared to slash at the backs of these Eighth Route Army soldiers, an accident happened.
"Da da da……"
Six more tongues of fire shot out from the bushes 70 to 80 meters ahead.
"Ah... Baga..."
Several screams rang out, and four or five cavalrymen turned over and fell off their horses at the same time, turning into corpses.
"Bageya Road, why are there still Eighth Route Army troops... hiding, continue to attack forward..." The Japanese squadron leader was shocked and shouted loudly!
At this time, even if he knew that the Eighth Route Army was intercepting him in front, he could only bite the bullet and rush forward. He had to kill the Eighth Route Army in front of him, give an explanation to his superiors, and comfort his subordinates who died in the battle!
At this time, the two cavalry squadrons that were detouring also merged with the cavalry squadron in the middle due to the terrain.
The strength of the troops was increased to three cavalry squadrons at a time, and the squadron leader became more confident. Although the troops suffered heavy losses, Harassment decided to continue the forward assault and had no intention of retreating.
The number of Japs increases, and with the same firepower density, the hit rate more than doubles.
This time, the three Japanese cavalry squadrons lost nearly forty cavalrymen before they could reach a position thirty or forty meters away from the fire point.
"Retreat, the submachine gunners cover each other's retreat and retreat towards the third line of defense..."
The fat in his mouth slipped away again, and the Japanese chose to continue the assault without any surprise...
Soon, they hit the third line of defense prepared for her by Li Wen, and then the fourth line of defense...
During the whole process, they killed several Eighth Route Army soldiers with horse rifles and trampled the bodies of the Eighth Route Army soldiers who fell on the ground into pulp. However, compared with their own losses, the squadron leader even had the idea of committing suicide.
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