Two light machine guns suddenly appeared on the earthen walls on the left and right sides of the village entrance. As soon as they appeared, they fired at the three people.
In the blink of an eye they were dead.
But the gunfire didn't stop after killing them. He turned the gun and continued shooting at them, bullets flying over them.
"Ah... Baga..."
The two soldiers who were squatting at the front screamed and fell to the ground, and the others quickly fell to the ground.
"Retreat..." The squadron leader knew he couldn't stay here any longer, so he put away his command knife and ordered.
"Kill... da da da... bah bah..."
Before anyone could move, there was a cry of death coming from behind.
Dozens of Eighth Route Army troops rushed over with guns in hand. The most eye-catching ones were the three machine gunners in front.
The light machine gun is held in the arms and used as a submachine gun, charging forward and firing at the same time.
The three riflemen beside him were caught off guard and beaten into pieces.
The squadron leader was thrown to the ground by his subordinates and escaped injury, but that was where his good luck ended.
Excluding the one who had just been killed, there were three subordinates beside him, all of whom were riflemen.
Faced with fire from both front and rear, they all lay on the ground with their heads in their hands, not daring to raise their heads.
The Eighth Route Army, which was rushing from behind, was still two hundred meters away just now. It took the opportunity to charge forward and was close to everyone in the blink of an eye.
"Da da da……"
The light machine gun fired one after another, and the bullets hit the ground next to the Japanese, causing dust to fly.
The squadron leader was desperate. As long as dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed forward another thirty meters, he would definitely die.
On the highway, because there were many people involved in road construction, the Japanese and puppet troops built the road faster than expected.
In less than half an hour, the troops advanced more than a thousand meters.
After hearing the good news, the captain's mood suddenly improved.
"Sir, according to the current speed of road construction, we can advance at least three kilometers in an hour, which is only 1.5 kilometers slower than the normal march. In total, we can advance at least 25 kilometers in the whole day." The chief of staff of the regiment.
I was very happy after receiving the news.
Looking at the smooth road ahead, the captain's face also beamed with joy: "I can still accept this attack speed. It would be better if it could be faster."
The chief of staff understood and said: "I will send two more battalions of the emperor's alliance troops to build roads in front, which will definitely increase the marching speed of the army."
The captain nodded in agreement.
"Boom boom boom..."
Three consecutive explosions suddenly reached the commander's ears. Following the sound, he saw three plumes of thick smoke rising on the highway.
"It's a landmine," the captain said solemnly.
If aircraft and artillery are the most commonly used weapons by the Imperial Army, then landmines and grenades are the most commonly used weapons by the Eighth Route Army.
With low technical content and low production cost, every unit of the Eighth Route Army can mass-produce and equip them.
These two types of equipment are what the Imperial Army hates the most.
Although their power is limited, they are more numerous and difficult to guard against, especially mines.
Just like now, several landmines suddenly exploded without any preparation by the troops.
Before we could figure out what was going on, the troops had already killed and injured several people.
Five minutes later, a messenger came over and reported: "Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, the Imperial Alliance Army encountered a mine while building the road. Four were killed and three were injured."
"Boom, boom, boom..." The commander of the unit said with a sullen face, and just as he was about to curse, the explosion of a mine rang out again.
Several plumes of black smoke rose from two different locations on the highway.
The Imperial Army who were building the road were obviously affected. Even the soldiers one or two hundred meters away stopped and did not dare to move around with their engineering shovels. They were afraid that they would hit a landmine as soon as they shoveled down.
Very bad.
The commander of the regiment knew what the Imperial Alliance Army was worried about.
If we don't solve this problem as soon as possible and force them to continue to detect mines despite the threat of death, it may be counterproductive and force them to rebel, which is not worth the gain.
Thinking of this, a trace of cold sweat broke out on the commander's forehead, and he quickly ordered.
"Send all engineers to the front to detect mines first, and then build roads."
"Hi!" A staff officer on standby hurriedly gave the order.
"Boom boom... boom boom boom..."
Twenty minutes later, another landmine was detonated, and the person who detonated it was the engineer unit he had high hopes for.
"Your Excellency, Captain, the landmines used by the Eighth Route Army are made of stone shells, and mine detectors have no effect." The engineer squadron leader ran over and reported with his head lowered, not daring to look at the commander's red eyes that could almost breathe fire.
The chief of staff reminded: "Commander, if the mine detector cannot find these mines, we can still detonate these mines."
"And you are already doing this: the 1st Cavalry Squadron was ordered to go to the surrounding villages to capture people."
"As soon as they come back, we will let the hostages go to the front to explore the road and detonate all the mines."
"The Imperial Alliance Army followed closely and repaired the road."
The commander's face looked much better. He immediately ordered: "Let the Imperial Alliance Army stop temporarily."
"Wait until the cavalry squadron captures the people and let the prisoners trample all the roads before continuing to build roads."
Twenty minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and there was still no sign of the cavalry squadron in the direction of Taojiazhuang.
The commander of the regiment couldn't wait any longer and said anxiously: "What are the cavalry squadron doing? It's been an hour and a half since they set out, why haven't they come back yet?"
The chief of staff also couldn't understand what was going on: "Under normal circumstances, one and a half hours is enough for the cavalry squadron to capture the person."
"I will send someone to Taojiazhuang immediately to take a look."
The reconnaissance team ran back and forth between the army and Taojiazhuang in less than half an hour, rushed to the side of the regiment leader, and reported with a puzzled look on his face.
"Sir, I haven't found anything in Taojiazhuang."
"Neither the Chinese nor the cavalry squadron that the commander asked us to find were found, but we found signs of the cavalry squadron's activities in the village."
"Investigation found that the cavalry squadron went to Huangcun after leaving Taojiazhuang."
"The humble position sent half of my subordinates to continue the investigation in Huangcun and came back in person to report the situation to the superior."
The chief of staff reacted quickly. He spread out the map before the colonel could speak, found Huangcun on it and introduced it.
"Captain, Huangcun is the closest village to Taojiazhuang. The Chinese in Taojiazhuang must have escaped in advance. In order to complete the mission, the cavalry squadron took the initiative and ran to Huangcun."
Seeing the fleeting expression of concern on the commander's face, he continued: "Huangcun is only five kilometers away from Taojiazhuang, and the cavalry can kill it in more than ten minutes."
"The terrain there is flat, which is very suitable for cavalry assault. There will definitely be no danger for the second squadron to kill it."
"In case of danger, the cavalry squadron can rush back to the main force for reinforcements."
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