"Sir, the attacking troops and the Eighth Route Army are fighting together!" the adjutant shouted excitedly.
He had the same idea as the squadron leader: as long as the two sides fought together, the Eighth Route Army on the mountain would definitely die.
The squadron leader made a decisive decision: "The second team will also rush forward."
"The attacking force only has one small group of imperial troops, which is too small. While the two armies are strangled together and inseparable, let's add another small group, so that the Eighth Route Army on the mountain will be completely unable to escape."
In less than five minutes, more than fifty Japanese soldiers rushed to the mountainside, bayonets drawn, and joined the battle like tigers.
"Sir, there are still Eighth Route Army troops on the mountain blocking position," the deputy captain standing nearby shouted.
Sixty or seventy more Eighth Route Army troops emerged from the mountains, wielding box cannons, broadswords, and rifles with bayonets, and joined the battle together.
"There are many officers with pistols inside, and some are equipped with swords. They must be the last reserve team of the Eighth Route Army." The squadron leader shouted with excitement.
"God is really helping me. The Eighth Route Army in the blockade area can't escape even if they want to escape this time."
"Order the third squadron of the Imperial Army to join the battle. The Imperial Army is responsible for protecting the artillery and heavy machine gun units. Today I will kill all the Eighth Route Army on the mountains."
At the mountain blocking position, Huang Sheng, the commander of the Yuxian Independent Battalion, and Liu Yutian, the commander of the second battalion of the garrison regiment, stood at the lookout point of the headquarters to observe the battle situation.
"Battal Commander, the little devil has sent out another infantry team and is about to enter the battlefield." A scout rushed over and reported.
"How many Japanese and puppet troops are there at the foot of the mountain?" Liu Yutian asked.
"A mountain artillery squad, a mortar squad, and a heavy machine gun squad, a total of more than eighty little Japs, all of whom are technical soldiers." the investigator answered.
"The puppet army still has two companies, which have been fully deployed to protect the Japanese artillery and heavy machine gun troops."
Liu Yutian breathed a sigh of relief: "Captain Huang, the regimental commander's refueling tactic was successful."
"Using the enemy's best skill of fighting with bayonets, their habit of underestimating the enemy was indeed committed again. They neither dispatched artillery nor called for air support. The three infantry squads were forced onto the battlefield little by little as if we were squeezing toothpaste out of them."
Huang Sheng agreed: "The leader's move is indeed powerful. If I were a little devil, I would definitely fall for it."
"They never imagined that we would dare to fight them with the stabbing force they are good at."
"As expected, they still don't know that they have been deceived and think that we are destroying ourselves."
Speaking of this, Huang Sheng's face also flashed with worry: "Liu Battalion Commander, although the regiment commander's tactics were successful, we do not have much strength advantage on the battlefield. Are you sure we can win against the Japanese with bayonets?"
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"There are still casualties, which is what the regiment leader is most worried about."
"If the casualties of the troops are too great, even if we win the battle, the regiment commander will still punish us."
Liu Yutian replied confidently: "Captain Huang, don't worry."
"We are indeed no match for the Japs in a one-on-one bayonet fight, but we have the magic weapon to defeat them."
"Now it's to lure the Japs into being fooled. The soldiers have been holding back to no avail. When the Japs' third infantry squad joins the battle, they can fight back."
The Japanese and puppet troops attacked the position. When they saw the third team joining the battlefield, the squadron leader smiled proudly, as if he was sure of victory.
"Sir, there's a situation on the mountain!" the adjutant suddenly shouted.
"It's the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army is still in the mountain blocking position and has not participated in the battle!"
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops emerged from the mountains and rushed towards the battlefield with bayonets drawn, without stopping for a second.
The deputy captain's face quickly turned pale and he continued to shout: "Sir, we have been fooled. The Eighth Route Army has hidden an ambush in the mountains!"
"Adding them together, the imperial army not only loses its advantage on the battlefield, but also loses more than a hundred people!"
The squadron leader's face was also terrifyingly gloomy, but he was not as panicked as the deputy captain. He cursed in a deep voice: "Why are you panicking?"
"We are not afraid even if the Eighth Route Army has more than a hundred people."
"Don't forget that the enemy and we are fighting with bayonets. If I remember correctly, the Imperial Army has never encountered an opponent fighting with bayonets on the Chinese battlefield."
"So the final victory definitely belongs to us, let's wait and see!"
When he said the last sentence, the confident expression that had just disappeared returned to the squadron leader's face.
"Pa bang bang... bang bang bang..."
A burst of gunfire broke the squadron leader's dream.
At first, there were only a few intermittent gunshots, but the squadron leader didn't pay much attention. After a few seconds, the gunfire became intensive.
The squadron leader quickly raised his telescope.
On the chaotic battlefield, people kept falling to the ground, and most of them were imperial soldiers.
Less than a minute after the Eighth Route Army ambush troops entered the battle, more than half of the more than a hundred imperial troops had fallen.
The remaining imperial troops were obviously suppressed by the Eighth Route Army and continued to retreat.
The Eighth Route Army followed closely behind them, clinging to them.
"What's going on? How could the Imperial Army lose to the Eighth Route Army in a bayonet fight?" the squadron leader exclaimed incredulously.
The deputy captain was also frightened. Just as he was about to speak, the sound of machine gun fire suddenly sounded behind them.
Two heavy machine guns emerged from the high ground behind them and fired at the Imperial Army behind them.
A gap was instantly opened in the protective circle surrounding the artillery and heavy machine guns, and more than a dozen Imperial Army soldiers fell to the ground.
"Kill...charge..."
Amidst the loud blast of the charge, more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops emerged from the bushes, each wearing a camouflage net and a straw hat made of thatch on their head. With bayonets pointed out, they charged towards the gap like a pack of wolves.
This is the unit of the Yu County Independent Battalion.
One lurks on the enemy's flank, waiting for the critical moment to rush out and deliver a fatal attack to the enemy.
The squadron leader also panicked at this time, and shouted anxiously: "Hold on, don't mess up the troops. The Imperial Association Army's third company is behind the scenes, and fire immediately to block the Eighth Route Army behind."
"Artillery, heavy machine guns, fire now, cover the third company, and wait for reinforcements."
"The second company of the Imperial Army retreated from the battlefield."
"The remaining imperial troops are responsible for supervising the battle. No one can take a step back without my order, otherwise military law will be imposed."
"Operator, send a telegram to the stronghold immediately. We are ambushed. There are 500 Eighth Route Army troops attacking us. Please send aviation troops to reinforce us as soon as possible."
The Japanese squadron leader responded quickly, but Huang Sheng did not give him this chance.
The mortars equipped by the Independent Battalion and the Second Battalion were always on standby. When the Independent Battalion began to attack, they immediately opened fire.
"Boom boom boom..."
More than ten artillery shells fell from the sky and hit right near the squadron leader.
The operator, who was less than ten meters away, had no time to lie down when a shell exploded next to him.
The whole person was blown away. When it fell from the sky, his legs were blown off and his flesh and blood were bloody...
The squadron leader was protected by guards, but he was thrown to the ground at the last second and saved his life.
But his luck ended there.
Before he could get up from the ground, the second round of shells had already hit him, and one shell landed right next to him.
"boom……"
The sound of the explosion rang in his ears, and then he lost consciousness.
