The Japanese army's strong combat effectiveness is indeed not just a boast.
More than 500 people were forced to form three infantry squadrons on the march, and an infantry squad was sent forward as the vanguard.
"Sir, there is the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery position ahead. I heard the roar of the cars and they seemed to be moving." Captain Cao of the forward team ran over and reported.
"Where is your captain?" The fatigue on the chief of staff's face instantly disappeared, and he stared at Captain Cao and asked.
Captain Cao reported: "The captain led everyone to continue approaching the artillery position, trying to figure out the deployment of surrounding troops."
"Bah, bah, bah..."
As soon as he finished speaking, several gunshots were heard in front of him.
"The forward troops have been exposed!" The chief of staff reacted very quickly, and started to issue orders with a raised brow.
"The troops spread out. The first squadron attacked from the front, and the second and third squadrons attacked from the flanks. We did not distinguish between main attack and feint attack. The three squadrons went together to attack the heavy artillery position. Whoever entered first would be the first to attack. Destroy the position at all costs.
heavy artillery."
The three squadron leaders all wanted to get the first victory, and watched as the chief of staff rushed to answer: "Sir, don't worry, I will lead the troops to kill it right away."
After saying that, they rushed towards their troops.
The teams quickly dispersed, forming their own attack formations while rushing towards the battlefield.
If the Japanese army wants to advance into the heavy artillery position, it must occupy a small hill.
Yuan Qingfeng led less than a hundred men to defend here. Although the number of troops was small, he was not worried at all.
There were investigators lurking around everywhere, keeping an eye on the approaching Japanese and puppet troops, and then sent the news to Yuan Qingfeng.
"Batalion Commander, the Japanese soldiers are coming towards us in three groups." A scout ran over to report.
Yuan Qingfeng thought for a while and then made a decision: "I will deal with the little Japs who attack from the front."
After finishing speaking, he looked at the two messengers and ordered: "You two go find Battalion Commander Chen of the air defense battalion. He will be responsible for the Japanese attacking from the east."
After they left, they stared at the two messengers next to them and continued to order: "You two go to the guard company commander Zhou. He will be responsible for the Japanese attacking from the west."
"The cavalry battalion is ready for an assault. As soon as the Japanese troops withdraw, they will rush out and beat up the drowned dogs."
The Japanese chief of staff led more than a hundred soldiers to attack, his face full of excitement.
He could already hear the roar of the car.
The vehicles towing the heavy artillery are still there, which means that the heavy artillery battalion has not been moved yet. As long as everyone rushes into the heavy artillery position, the heavy artillery battalion will be finished.
But the next attack will definitely not go smoothly. There will definitely be guard troops protecting the artillery battalion blocking the way.
As we walked, we reminded: "Keep your eyes wide open. If you find a suspicious target, use bullets to greet it. Rush into the artillery position as quickly as possible. We must not let the heavy artillery battalion escape from under our noses."
"Baba...dah...dah..."
As soon as the order was uttered, the surroundings became lively.
Rifles and light machine guns shoot around continuously, which can not only eliminate potential enemies, but also give everyone more confidence to attack.
Surprisingly, no matter how much his subordinates fired, there was no movement in front and no one fought back.
At that moment, the chief of staff almost thought that there were no guards blocking the way.
But this idea was rejected by me as soon as it came up.
Placing guards around artillery positions is the most basic common sense in combat. The Eighth Route Army will definitely not make such a low-level mistake.
The reason why they haven't appeared yet is because there are too few of them and they have to concentrate all their forces to defend the last line of defense.
Either they are hiding some conspiracy and are waiting for their own death.
The chief of staff chose the former.
The enemy's goal is to eliminate themselves in Chentouling, and the main force must be concentrated there.
I just didn't expect that I would react so quickly. The strong man broke his wrist and not only successfully broke through, but also fought his way here.
So there definitely aren't many guards here.
Even if the Eighth Route Army temporarily mobilized troops for reinforcements, it would be too late.
Thinking of this, the chief of staff felt relieved. His eyes flashed and he ordered: "Speed up and rush into the artillery position. This is our only chance."
"Warriors, kill them all..."
The chief of staff said as he drew out his command knife and swung it forward with all his strength.
What Yuan Qingfeng wanted to stop was the Japanese army led by the Chief of Staff.
Looking at the Japanese and puppet troops killing them in front, I kept reminding my subordinates to be calm, especially the few special machine gunners.
The gun in his hand was at least twice as big as the light machine gun. The barrel alone was more than one meter long. It required five soldiers to wait on it. It was more troublesome to operate than the heavy machine gun.
They are the anti-aircraft machine guns equipped by the air defense battalion, and they are also the source of Yuan Qingfeng's confidence in blocking the Japanese.
There are five of them in total, placed in a row on high ground, forming an air defense company.
"Machine gun ready!" Yuan Qingfeng ordered while squatting next to an anti-aircraft machine gun.
"Kaka..." The soldiers immediately pulled the bolts of their guns.
When everyone could vaguely see the Japanese soldiers, they decisively ordered: "Fire..."
"Dong dong dong..." The anti-aircraft machine gun rang,
The two soldiers lay on the ground, pressing the machine gun bipod with both hands to steady the gunfire.
A tongue of flame nearly two feet long spurted out from the muzzle of the gun, and the bullet flew out wrapped in flames.
In the blink of an eye, a scream came from the front of the position.
The chief of staff was so frightened that even when he was running at the end of the team, he felt the god of death waving at him again.
I saw with my own eyes that three soldiers in front and behind were beaten to death by a bullet skewered like a gourd.
The last soldier fell five meters away, with a bloody hole the size of a fist appearing in his chest, and flesh and blood rolled out.
Their painful screams filled my ears.
"No, the guard troops protecting the artillery are equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns!" Although the chief of staff was frightened, he still judged the opponent's weapons immediately.
Then a look of fear appeared on his face.
I have just seen the power of anti-aircraft machine guns against infantry, and it is very terrifying.
If they were allowed to shoot at the infantry, two more infantry squadrons would not be enough to kill them.
This kind of attack is not what I want.
Not to mention charging into the heavy artillery positions, they couldn't even touch the blocking positions of the security forces.
At this time, he suddenly remembered the telegram from the brigade commander: "If we can kill the heavy artillery battalion, we will fight. If we can't, we will withdraw and bring more troops back to Datong."
At that time, I had a vague feeling that this telegram had a profound meaning, but I didn't understand it and didn't ask why.
I get it now.
The brigade commander wanted to bring more soldiers back to protect Datong.
The Eighth Route Army had heavy artillery and killed the 3,000 Datong garrison in two days. If they had the courage to attack Datong City, it would be dangerous.
Although the chance of this happening is low, the battlefield changes so fast. No one knows what the enemy is thinking. If you don't fear ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. It will definitely be no problem to bring more troops back to Datong.
Immediately shouted: "Retreat, the whole army retreats."
"Send a signal to the other two squadrons and ask them to withdraw as well. We will march back to Datong City in a hurry. It's too dangerous here."
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