"Sir, the pursuit troop's request for assistance is just one kilometer away." On the highway, his subordinate pointed to the exploding signal bomb in the sky and reported.
The captain frowned and then relaxed. Just like the captain commander's first reaction on the battlefield, he did not show any worry, but his eyes shone brightly and he shouted: "It seems that we have encountered a big fish, give it to us immediately."
The division headquarters sent a telegram requesting aircraft support."
"I'll bring a reinforcement team over first for reinforcements, and you stay here to guard the prisoners."
"After understanding the situation on the battlefield, we will determine whether to seek assistance from other nearby pursuit forces."
More than sixty little Japs, under the personal command of Captain Major, carried a heavy machine gun and a mortar and marched towards the battlefield.
"Bang bang...ta da da..."
The gunfire on the battlefield continued. The closer he got to the battlefield, the more intensive the firefights he heard. He was afraid that the Jinsui Army on the battlefield had escaped, so he gave orders in a hurry.
"The battle of the pursuing troops is still going on. They must have encountered a big fish. The troops must speed up and kill them as soon as possible. We will support the pursuing troops and kill them together."
"Rumble..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the roar of galloping war horses reached his ears, directly suppressing the sound of gunfire coming from the battlefield.
"Cavalry, sir, there are cavalry coming towards us..." the second lieutenant captain pointed at the cavalry running towards the end of the road and shouted in a panic.
The major didn't know where these cavalry came from, but he knew that if these cavalry were allowed to charge over, everyone here would be killed.
After forcing himself to calm down, he ordered loudly.
"The heavy machine gun will fire immediately to stop them."
"All the light machine guns are also firing. We must not let the cavalry get close to us."
The heavy machine gun team walking at the back of the team quickly moved to the front of the team. The three light machine gun teams reacted faster. They rushed out of the team and fell to the ground. They put the machine gun on the ground and started to fire with the butt of the gun on their shoulders.
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The cavalry was still nearly three hundred meters away from them, and the light machine gun could hardly threaten them due to its limited range.
It wasn't until the heavy machine guns were set up on the road and started shooting that the cavalry that rushed over began to suffer casualties.
"Boom boom..."
Just as the captain was about to breathe a sigh of relief, two explosions rang out not far from him, and then he saw two plumes of black smoke rising near the heavy machine gun.
"Da da da..." Before he could figure out what the sudden shelling was about, gunfire also rang out, and it was right next to him.
At least four light machine guns suddenly appeared on the left and right wings of the army, staring at the riflemen on the road and shooting.
Japanese riflemen are very powerful, and most soldiers can be called sharpshooters.
But only between riflemen and riflemen.
If you encounter a machine gun with powerful firepower, you will still be beaten passively.
Four light aircraft suddenly launched an attack from the flank. Dozens of riflemen were caught off guard, and nearly ten of them were knocked down in an instant.
The remaining riflemen quickly fell to the ground, trying to fight back.
But the firepower that attacked them was too fierce, and the number of machine guns was increasing. The four machine guns turned into six and finally eight at some point.
The bullets fired whizzed and danced above their heads, creating an airtight net of firepower that gave them no chance to raise their heads and fight back.
At this time, the opponent they had been chasing finally revealed himself.
Dozens of riflemen, wearing imperial army uniforms, holding 38-meter caps, and under the cover of light machine guns, quickly approached them.
The second lieutenant, who had panicked when he saw the cavalry, was immediately blinded, and then a look of despair appeared on his face.
Looking at the captain, he looked panicked and shouted: "Sir, we also have enemies on both sides, at least two platoons, equipped with a large number of machine guns. Our machine guns are all blocking the cavalry in front. The riflemen behind are no match at all. They have already suffered heavy casualties."
, I can’t stand it anymore.”
"Moreover, they all wear imperial army uniforms and are very powerful in combat, unlike the Jinsui Army we chased last night."
The captain also had a look of despair on his face.
Hearing the sound of gunfire coming from the direction of the battlefield suddenly disappeared, he suddenly realized: "No, we have been fooled."
"The pursuit force we originally sent out has been killed by this enemy. The gunfire just now was a bait they deliberately released to attract us here."
"Then the cavalry made a frontal assault to attract our machine gun fire and attention, while the infantry outflanked us on both sides and eliminated us."
"The cavalry's assault speed is too fast. If we don't pay attention, they will kill us right in front of us, so the machine guns in front cannot move."
"Order the riflemen behind to immediately shrink the defense. We will retreat while fighting and join the troops guarding the prisoners."
"There is also a heavy machine gun and a mortar there. As long as the two heavy machine guns fire together, I won't be afraid of twice as many cavalry from the enemy."
"As for the identity of this group of enemies, I suspect they are the garrison groups that were active in the east and south of the city last night."
The Fourth Company did not give the Japanese a chance to retreat.
Under the cover of machine guns, riflemen pounced on the Japanese from all directions, and when they got close, they used grenades to greet them.
The smoke rising from the explosion became the best cover for the attacking troops, allowing them to continue to approach the remaining Japs.
Following closely behind them, when the Japanese troops retreated to defend themselves, the attacking troops followed suit and narrowed the encirclement.
When all the remaining Japs gathered around the major, there were less than twenty riflemen left in a full infantry squad, surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.
Rifles, light machine guns, and grenades were all fired at them.
"Sir, the enemy's firepower is too fierce. Without machine gun cover, we can't rush out at all." The second lieutenant shouted with despair on his face.
Dozens of cavalrymen have been launching probing attacks in front. You can be sure that as long as you move the machine guns away, they will rush over in just ten or twenty seconds and chop everyone into pieces with their sabers.
Therefore, the machine gun must not be moved unless absolutely necessary.
Just when he looked hesitant, the sound of heavy machine gun fire in front suddenly stopped, and then he saw a subordinate rushing towards him.
"Sir, the enemy's artillery shell hit the machine gun position behind it, and it was also attacked by heavy machine gun fire from the enemy's flank. The machine gunner suffered heavy casualties."
The major's face turned pale in a flash, and he suddenly realized: "It's over, the enemy must have transferred the heavy machine guns that destroyed our pursuing troops!"
"Rumble..."
As soon as the light and heavy machine guns misfired, the sound of horse hooves that the Major didn't want to hear could be heard hundreds of meters away.
In an instant, these cavalrymen with sabers raised rushed to a hundred meters away, and their assault speed reached the extreme.
On the machine gun position where we had high hopes, bullets from two heavy machine guns, one on the left and one on the right, were still flying across it, making the position filled with dust.
The heavy machine gun was overturned by the shells, and the machine gunners were everywhere dead and wounded. All the survivors were lying on the ground, unable to raise their heads.
"It's over..." Major's face turned even paler.
Then he plucked up the courage to draw his command knife and ordered with a murderous look on his face: "We have no chance to break out. Inform the troops to fight to the end."