Tushanao is a ravine nearly three kilometers away from Tangjiazhuang. It is the only way for independent groups to enter and exit the mountain.
The two main battalions of the Independent Regiment are ambushed here. Under the cover of night, they blend seamlessly with the surrounding environment.
The regiment leader was lying on the top of a mountain next to the ravine. He was so high up that he could clearly see the lights of the Japanese and puppet army stronghold in Tangjiazhuang.
Suddenly, a team holding torches appeared at the end of the mountain road, stretching for nearly a hundred meters, like a fire dragon, approaching the mountain col.
Two minutes later, a figure appeared dozens of meters away and quickly crawled in front of him.
"Report to the captain, the security company is here."
"The stronghold dispatched an infantry squad of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops to pursue them at a very high speed."
"Captain, this is a piece of meat that's put in your mouth. With the current strength of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions, the battle will definitely be over within twenty minutes." The political commissar shouted with his eyes shining.
The troops were well equipped and he was confident. He wished that the Japanese would get into the pocket formation and wipe them all out. In one battle, he would get rid of the label of independent regiments traveling without attacking and having poor combat effectiveness.
The regiment leader thought for almost a minute and then ordered: "The troops should stand still and let the Japanese and puppet troops enter the mountains. Without my order, no one can expose the target in advance."
"Political Commissar, you personally go to each battalion and I decide to change their combat missions."
"Leave an infantry company to continue to block the reinforcements outside the ravine. The other troops will be personally commanded by the first battalion commander to bypass the ambush battlefield and follow the Japanese pursuers into the mountains?"
"Attack them one kilometer away from us."
"Even if the three main companies cannot kill these Japanese and puppet troops in a short period of time, it will definitely be no problem to trap them in the mountains and suppress them."
"We will continue to rest here and wait to catch bigger fish."
The political commissar immediately reacted: "Captain, you want to call for reinforcements."
The leader nodded and replied: "The strength of the independent regiment is no longer what it used to be. Once its strength is exposed, it will be difficult to encounter such a good opportunity to lure the enemy deeper in the future."
"The Japanese and puppet troops only dispatched more than a hundred people, and the main force is still in the stronghold."
"According to the original battle plan, we can definitely defeat the more than 100 Japanese and puppet troops, and it will be easy. But the blocking pressure of one battalion will be great. It will take one battalion to withstand the attack of at least 200 Japanese and puppet troops.
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"If the Japanese had brought mortars and heavy machine guns, they would have suffered heavy casualties."
"Not only will we not make any profit in this battle, we will actually lose money."
"I decided to temporarily change my style of play and take advantage of this rare opportunity to play a big game with the Japanese."
"Pursuit troops, reinforcements, eat them all!"
When they reached the entrance of the ravine, more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops did not pause at all and continued to pursue forward with guns in hand.
This does not mean that the Japanese are stupid and have poor combat effectiveness, but because their role in this battle is cicada.
The purpose is to attract the mantis that is hunting you through your own carelessness, so that the main force playing the role of oriole can take advantage of it and severely damage the independent group.
The Japanese were disappointed that there was no Eighth Route Army in the ravine where the pocket formation was most likely to be arranged.
The troops rushed all the way out of the ravine, and there was no movement on the slopes on both sides.
"Could it be that the squadron leader's judgment was wrong? The independent regiment did not intend to lure the enemy deeper and there was no conspiracy to attack the stronghold?" the leader of the Japanese squad said to himself.
The thought was quickly thrown out of his mind.
This is a question that the squadron leader should think about and has nothing to do with him.
Regardless of whether the Eighth Route Army has a conspiracy or not, as long as the more than a hundred Eighth Route Army in front are eliminated, it will be a great achievement for himself.
He raised his brows and ordered with shining eyes: "Bagh Ya Road, our speed is too slow."
"The troop pursuit speed must be accelerated. We must catch up with the Eighth Route Army in front within half an hour and kill them."
"Da da da……"
After chasing for less than ten minutes, a series of machine gun fire suddenly sounded in front.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army we were chasing stopped and wanted to stop us on the hilltop ahead." A sergeant ran over and reported.
"Looking for death!" the squad leader shouted excitedly, then ran to the front, drew out his command knife and ordered.
"Heavy machine gun cover, infantry assault, let me rush up and kill them."
The pursuit force only brought one heavy machine gun, but in the opinion of the squad leader, this heavy machine gun was enough to suppress the Eighth Route Army.
Sure enough, as soon as the heavy machine gun fired, the light machine gun on the top of the mountain misfired.
The team leader was deeply afraid that the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain would slip away again, leaving only a dozen of his subordinates to supervise the battle and protect the heavy machine gun positions, while the remaining Japanese and puppet troops would swarm up, like a pack of wolves.
"Da da da……"
When the attacking troops were almost halfway up the mountain, the familiar sound of machine gun fire rang out again.
Four machine gun flames appeared on the top of the mountain at the same time.
The night was so dark that he could not clearly see the specific battle situation, but he could guess that the attacking troops must have suffered a lot of casualties due to the sudden concentrated fire from four light machine guns.
He frowned and ordered: "Shoot all the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to kill these fire points."
"Da da da……"
Just as the heavy machine gun shooter next to him was about to pull the trigger, gunfire rang out, and it came from behind them.
The machine gunner was the first to be shot, his eyes widened with an expression of incredible shock, and he fell on the machine gun with despair.
Three machine gun flames appeared about 70 to 80 meters behind them. The machine gun was held in the arms of several soldiers and used as a submachine gun. They charged forward while holding fire.
There were more than a hundred soldiers accompanying him, protecting the machine gunners and charging forward together. The rifles in their hands were not used as decorations and they kept firing.
Adding the machine gun team, there were only 18 Japs in total around the squad leader. So many weapons suddenly opened fire on them, and the attacks were launched from behind. It was impossible to prevent them. At least half of the 18 Japs were shot and fell to the ground.
Especially next to the heavy machine gun, the machine gunner, assistant shooter, ammunition hand... all were shot in the back and fell to the ground, no one was spared.
The squad leader was surrounded by his subordinates and was lucky to survive.
But there was no expression of joy on his face.
Lying on the ground, he shouted with a look of shock: "The enemy is equipped with seven light machine guns. The Eighth Route Army attacking us must be the main force of the independent regiment. They want to destroy us here."
"Send a signal to the stronghold immediately. We are under heavy siege by the independent regiment and request reinforcements."
"The attacking troops will retreat immediately. They will all retreat towards me. They will form a ring of fortifications with me as the center and wait for reinforcements."
The squad leader was very lucky to be in the heavy machine gun position.
In order to suppress the Eighth Route Army's light machine guns, the heavy machine guns were set up on a small high ground. Although the height was not as high as the hilltop occupied by the Eighth Route Army, there was still a position to defend, and there was no need to sit in a ravine and be suppressed by the Eighth Route Army.
But God seemed to have played a big joke on him.
The attacking troops were only more than a hundred meters away from him. Just as they were about to retreat after receiving the order, another Eighth Route Army army emerged from the flank.
The Eighth Route Army who occupied the top of the mountain also rushed out and launched a counterattack against the attacking troops from a high position.
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