On the railway line 20 kilometers east of Yi County, more than a dozen trains are lined up, stretching for several kilometers.
More than 200 Japs and more than 300 puppet troops built nearly 20 positions on both sides of the railway, relying on light and heavy machine guns and mortars to protect the safety of the trains.
Two kilometers away from the railway is hilly terrain. Chief of Staff Hong Linfeng led the cavalry battalion, the second battalion and fourth company, and the firepower company, all hiding here.
As soon as the radio was set up, the sound of "tick tick..." was heard.
Ten minutes later, the telegraph operator put down his earphones, walked up to Hong Linfeng and reported with a serious face.
"Chief of Staff, telegram from the regimental commander!"
"He has already learned about the enemy situation here from the commando team. He suggested that we use the method of encircling the points to provide reinforcements and try to make full use of the mobility advantage of the cavalry battalion to kill the Japanese and puppet troops here in the shortest time and at the lowest cost."
Hong Linfeng is worrying about how to kill the Japanese and puppet troops here.
They were too spread out and relied on small circular positions built with sandbag logs for defense. Each position was an independent fortification.
If the troops attack one by one, it will take too much time, and the cavalry is not good at attacking. If they attack rashly, the troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
It is even more inappropriate to divide the troops into an assault.
The superiority in troops and firepower lies with the Japanese, and they still have positions available.
A dozen people went to attack more than 20 Japanese and puppet troops. Even if they had elite troops, they would not have the confidence to win.
Just when he was frowning and couldn't think of a better solution, the telegram from the group leader came.
Like an enlightenment, all the problems in his mind were solved in an instant.
Looking at the sketch of the Japanese defense layout sent by the commando team, within half a minute, a bold idea appeared in my mind.
His frown suddenly relaxed, and his eyes lit up as he replied: "Just fight, let's have a good rest during the day, and we will deal with the little devils on the railway after dark.
At twelve o'clock at noon, Lieutenant Colonel Miki sat on the ground like an ordinary soldier, drinking boiled water and eating dry food.
The dry food that was already difficult to swallow was even more difficult to swallow because of my bad mood.
After just two bites, I lost my appetite. I climbed up to a high ground not far away and looked at the surrounding terrain with a telescope.
The rolling hills and mountains are endless as far as the eye can see.
As for the Eighth Route Army he was looking for, there was no trace or figure at all, as if he had disappeared from the mountains.
"Sir, why don't we retreat? The soldiers are too tired. Instead of searching aimlessly in the mountains, it is better to set up a net outside the mountains and catch them all when they destroy the road." A captain walked up.
The person next to me suggested.
Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Miki remained silent, the captain continued: "If the troops wander aimlessly in the mountains all day long, it will be a waste of energy. The soldiers will definitely be very tired after dark."
"If the Eighth Route Army takes the opportunity to sneak attack us and destroy the highway again, the vigilance and combat effectiveness of the troops will be greatly reduced."
"In the end, not only will the repaired roads fail to be protected, but the troops will also suffer heavy casualties, and the gains outweigh the losses."
Lieutenant Commander Miki's frown deepened.
This morning I risked my life to issue a military order to the headquarters. At first I was full of confidence, believing that I would be able to kill the Eighth Route Army in the mountains during the day.
Unexpectedly, these Eighth Route Army troops did not show up all morning, and did not even give me a chance to exchange fire.
As long as they are willing to continue to hide from themselves and gather all the troops together to avoid being defeated individually by the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely not be able to find them unless they sweep the troops along the way.
Thinking of this, Lieutenant Colonel Miki no longer had any hope that he could eliminate the Eighth Route Army in the mountains before dark.
Thinking about the reminder just now by his subordinates, the idea of ​​retreating came to mind.
What my subordinates said was right. If we continue to search aimlessly in the mountains and eventually affect the combat effectiveness of the troops, causing the Eighth Route Army to easily attack us at night and destroy the highway again, the losses will be huge.
The more he thought about it, the stronger Lieutenant Colonel Miki's desire to retreat became, and he finally gritted his teeth and ordered.
"The troops retreated after half an hour, withdrew from the mountains and continued to protect all nearby roads with the Weizhuang stronghold as the center."
"Sir, you are wise. I am humble enough to give orders now." The captain sighed in relief and complimented.
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye. Hundreds of days later, the puppet troops had packed up their weapons and equipment and had just retreated less than a kilometer. The Eighth Route Army, which had not shown up for a whole morning and half the night, suddenly appeared.
On a hilltop more than 300 meters away on the left side of the retreating troops, at least three heavy machine guns suddenly opened fire. The flying bullets instantly cut off the Japanese and puppet troops' line that stretched for several hundred meters. At least fifteen Japanese soldiers fell to the ground.
, some were motionless, while others were screaming and lying on the ground squirming.
"Boom boom..."
Heavy machine gun fire was just the prelude.
Before the gunfire stopped, the sound of explosions reached Lieutenant Colonel Miki's ears.
Nearly a hundred meters away from him on the mountain road, three plumes of black smoke rose into the sky.
Soil, bushes, turf, stones... were blown away together, scattering everywhere like flowers.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is on the mountain on our left flank, equipped with three heavy machine guns and three mortars." The captain who was following Lieutenant Colonel Miki called out.
"The troops stopped advancing." Lieutenant Commander Miki quickly shot out two rays of light.
"The fifth team will encircle the left wing, and the sixth team will encircle the right wing. The others will attack head-on, and the artillery and heavy machine guns will fire. Kill the Eighth Route Army's heavy machine gun fire points and artillery units first."
"This is an opportunity given to us by God. We must take the opportunity to eat them and we cannot let them escape again."
"Boom boom..."
The Japanese responded quickly. The mortars were fired quickly and skillfully. As soon as the retreating troops were deployed, the artillery team opened fire.
Six clouds of black smoke rose into the sky on the top of the mountain, and a heavy machine gun misfired and became silent on the spot.
The rain of shells hitting the foot of the mountain also stopped.
"Artillery platoon, heavy machine gun platoon, move to the reserve position immediately!" Wang Xin, the captain of the guerrilla brigade, shouted heartbroken from the top of the hill.
Just now, he saw with his own eyes that a heavy machine gun and a mortar were submerged and motionless in the fire.
A few minutes later the messenger came over: "Captain, the mortars and heavy machine guns have been moved, but in the shelling just now we lost one heavy machine gun, two mortars, and 18 soldiers."
"Are there any losses to the infantry?" Wang Xin, heartbroken, asked.
The messenger shook his head and replied: "They were guarding the mountainside, forty or fifty meters away from the heavy machine gun and artillery positions, and they were not affected!"
"That's good!" Wang Xin let out a long sigh of relief, and then his expression returned to seriousness.
"Order the troops to prepare for battle, and the remaining heavy machine guns and mortars are also preparing to fire in the preparation positions."
"After the infantry repelled an attack by the Japanese and puppet troops, they followed my order and fired together to cover the infantry's retreat!"
In order to hold back Lieutenant Colonel Miki and prevent him from retreating, Wang Xin pulled away all the units of the guerrilla brigade that could still fight.
The total strength is less than half of what it was ten days ago, but the combat effectiveness and spirit are no longer the same.
Not only has the equipment been replaced, it is sophisticated and the ammunition is sufficient. It is either Japanese equipment supported by the regiment, or it was captured by the Japanese last night.
The combat effectiveness has also improved by more than one level, and each warrior has experienced the baptism of fire at least three times.
Especially last night's battle, which brought each of them into close contact with death and the corpse of the little devil.
At this moment, facing the little Japanese attacking the mountain like a wave, the fear in everyone's eyes was obviously much less than before.
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