Chapter 1339 A plate of loose sand is useless no matter how many people
"Da da da..." The gunshots coming from the forest became increasingly dense.
The guards around the captain screamed repeatedly and were beaten to death one after another on the way to retreat.
You can clearly feel that there are not many guards left around you, and the bullets flying behind you are whizzing past your head, which is very scary.
At this time, the word "nervous" could no longer describe his mood at this moment.
Cold sweat broke out from his forehead like rain, and his face was pale and full of fear.
His legs moved as fast as a rabbit, running forward as hard as he could.
I kept praying in my heart: Bullets flying out of the forest would not hit me.
"Chichi...ah..." A stinging pain spread quickly from the back to the whole body, and then the whole person seemed to be hit hard by something. He staggered forward and hit the ground hard, causing a dog to eat its shit.
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Then I felt a warm liquid flowing out of my back, quickly soaking the surrounding military uniforms.
Along with this liquid, the physical strength quickly drained from the back...
Yamaguchi guarded two reinforced companies, lurking in the woods on both sides in squad and platoon units, ready to go.
Although the number of troops was small, the huge capture of the Japanese and puppet logistics bases allowed them to be equipped with twice or even twice as many light and heavy machine guns as the Japanese.
As long as the soldiers knew how to use light and heavy machine guns, all of them should have one.
On average, each infantry squad is equipped with at least one light machine gun, and two infantry squads are equipped with at least one heavy machine gun.
Although there were more than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops who rushed over, they were too scattered and came first and then later.
The Japanese and puppet troops in front had already started exchanging fire, while the Japanese and puppet troops in the back were still being bombed 700 to 800 meters away.
The two reinforced companies faced 300 Japanese and puppet troops who had to fight head-on. Their firepower advantage was several times greater than theirs. In a head-on confrontation, it was difficult to win.
The Japanese military wing headquarters is also moving to the mountain pass.
The remaining forty or so mortars equipped by the two regiments were staring at them. In order to reduce casualties, they marched in separate directions like the troops in front.
While running, two messengers suddenly rushed over from directly in front, with heavy expressions and panting heavily to report.
"Captain, we were intercepted by artillery fire and troops of the Eighth Route Army at the mountain pass. The troops suffered heavy casualties and could not rush through. They have retreated now. Our captain also died in the battle. Please reinforce!"
"Nani?" The captain stopped with a face full of shock, and quickly raised his binoculars to look ahead.
The mountain pass more than a thousand meters away was still shrouded in gunpowder smoke, shells rained down on it, and black smoke continued to rise in the splashing firelight.
There were gunshots everywhere on both sides of the mountain pass, and many corpses of the Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army lay motionless outside the forest.
The troops who followed up and rushed towards the mountain pass were not safe either. The shells falling from the sky were like eyes and kept hitting them.
Fire splashed and smoke billowed, killing and injuring them.
"Rumble..." An earth-shaking explosion suddenly sounded at the mountain pass.
A thick column of black smoke quickly rose from the ground and shot straight into the sky.
"They are aircraft covering us, and they are also assisting ground troops in attacking the mountain pass," the wing chief of staff shouted.
The commander of the wing made a decisive order immediately: "Let your deputy captain take over the command, concentrate the superior forces, create a gap from the place where the plane bombed, cover the troops to rush out, and leave here as soon as possible."
"The artillery fire at the mountain pass is too fierce. As long as the Eighth Route Army has enough ammunition, our small force will definitely not survive if we force a charge. It would be a huge loss."
"Rumble..."
A violent explosion sounded again. This was the second bomb dropped by the aviation force to cover the breakout force. It was also the last bomb carried on the belly of the aircraft. It was only thirty or forty meters away from the impact point of the previous bomb.
Under normal circumstances, these two aerial bombs can blast a gap of at least 100 meters wide.
But this is the woods.
Densely packed trees, protruding rocks from the ground, and rugged mountains... greatly reduce the lethality and destructive power of bombs.
The Eighth Route Army hiding inside also used the special terrain here to reduce the threat of bombs to themselves.
The captain didn't know this and quickly raised his telescope to look at the explosion point.
At least two hundred Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance troops rushed towards the bombing site from all directions, like hungry wolves preying on prey, all trying to take the opportunity to rush out and leave the place.
"Da da da……"
Gunfire rang out. Light machine guns and heavy machine guns fired at the outside of the forest.
The subordinates rushing past were like ripe wheat, being swept to the ground piece by piece.
The sudden accident shocked the captain, and it also meant that his breakout plan had failed before it even started.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
At this moment, the familiar signal bomb exploded, this time it was three white signal bombs.
The captain's heart skipped a beat, and the bad feeling in his heart became stronger.
"kill……"
The first thing that came into view was the Eighth Route Army hiding in the woods on both sides of the mountain pass.
They carried rifles, carried light machine guns, carried heavy machine guns, and rushed out of the forest howling.
Your own troops are too spread out. Although this can reduce the damage caused by the rain of shells, it also brings about a problem.
The troops were scattered, and the firepower of the troops was also scattered. Facing the oncoming Eighth Route Army, these scattered troops had at least a few rifles and as many as one light machine gun, and they were completely unable to parry.
Under the frenzied fire of the Eighth Route Army's light and heavy machine guns, it collapsed at the first touch.
The captain was stunned and opened his mouth. It took him a long time to react.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army has appeared behind us, and the offensive is very fierce!" A subordinate ran over to report, with a very serious expression.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army is also coming from the flanks. The Eighth Route Army is from all four directions. We are surrounded." Another subordinate reported with a nervous look on his face.
The commander of the wing looked surprised and shouted: "Captain, our previous judgment was wrong."
"The Eighth Route Army's purpose in gathering so many mortars to attack us was not to inflict heavy damage on us. They wanted to destroy us here."
"The humble position recommends that the troops concentrate their forces and firepower to rush out of the mountain pass at all costs."
"Although it is easier in other places, the speed is too slow. There are many Eighth Route Army troops besieging us nearby, and they will definitely not give us this time. If they form an encirclement around us, it will be difficult for us to rush out."
The commander of the regiment quickly ordered: "The Second Brigade will immediately launch a desperate assault on the mountain pass and occupy it."
"All other troops will retreat to the mountain pass, the sooner the better."
"Contact the aviation force and immediately launch an attack from the sky on the Eighth Route Army near the mountain pass to cover the second group's assault."
The chief of staff immediately took the order, and two minutes later, seven or eight staff officers and orderlies dispersed to issue the latest orders to the already chaotic troops.
At the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison, everyone noticed signs that the Japanese troops were concentrating on the mountain pass.
Without waiting for Hong Linfeng and Commander Zhou to remind him, Li Hao began to give orders: "Contact all mortar groups. From now on, all mortars on the battlefield will fight independently. In the past, bombing in places where there were many puppet soldiers must not be carried out."
Keep them focused."
"Although our troops are small in number, they have firepower advantage."
"As long as the Japanese and puppet troops attacking them are not concentrated and their firepower is not concentrated, it will be like when they attacked the mountain pass just now and a pile of scattered soldiers rushed over, no matter how many people were there, they would die."
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