On the battlefield, 1,670 puppet troops were defeated and more than 80 were left.
Everyone looked desperate and had no hope that they could survive today.
The counterattack firepower of the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside was too fierce and showed no sign of weakening. Without destroying the machine gun bunker, it was impossible to pass through the interception of such a dense fire net by relying solely on the infantry to rush forward.
Retreating was not an option. The Japanese army was watching from behind, even more ruthlessly than the Eighth Route Army on the mountain. As long as I rushed a little slower, they would shoot without hesitation.
"Company commander, the Japs...the Japs command team has retreated!" a puppet soldier suddenly shouted.
Hope was rekindled on everyone's despairing faces.
The company commander reacted the fastest and shouted for the first time: "It's not a retreat, it's an escape. The main force of the regiment has also withdrawn!"
Although he didn't know what had just happened behind him, the corpses of the Japanese at the foot of the mountain and the heavy machine guns firing at the retreating Japanese troops a few hundred meters away told the company commander that the main force had been defeated.
However, his face did not show the pain after the failure. Instead, he was very happy and even flashed a smile.
If there were no unexpected surprises at hand and he led his troops to continue the attack, he would definitely be defeated and he would die here.
Now that the main force has withdrawn and the little devil's team has escaped, he does not have to risk his life to continue the attack.
He ordered as soon as his eyes lit up.
"Retreat, retreat immediately... The Japanese have escaped, and we must retreat too. We cannot die here in vain!"
The subordinates were waiting for these words, turned around as soon as they heard the order, and then retreated as hard as they could. The reaction speed was very fast!
Hong Linfeng didn't want to kill them all.
Captain Li Hao said more than once that it might not take long for these puppet soldiers to become his comrades-in-arms.
As long as it is not a life-and-death situation, try not to use deadly force against the puppet troops and be as liberal as possible.
On the high ground, seeing that the Japanese had withdrawn from the range of the heavy machine guns, Li Hao and Chen Bing stopped decisively to avoid wasting bullets.
As the leader of the fire platoon and the best machine gunner of the guerrillas, Chen Bing was very dissatisfied with his performance just now.
As soon as the gun stopped, he lowered his head and begged for punishment: "Captain, I didn't fight well. Thirty little devils escaped and more than a dozen escaped~"
"If what was in front of me was a Maxin heavy machine gun, I would definitely be able to kill all the thirty Japs just now!"
Li Hao shook his head and comforted: "Don't be anxious!"
"The situation has changed. Now the initiative on the battlefield is in our hands. As long as we are willing, there are plenty of opportunities to defeat them!"
"Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here!"
"See the retreating puppet troops on the battlefield? There are about seventy or eighty of them. If the Japanese escape, we will use them to compensate!"
"Get ready for battle immediately and kill them!"
Li Hao had just loaded the bullets of the heavy machine gun in front of him and was about to take aim and shoot when the second platoon leader Yang Ping rushed over, followed by an officer wearing a puppet army uniform.
"Captain, wait a minute, don't shoot yet!"
"This is Comrade Huang Sheng, the company commander of the puppet army who was on the battlefield just now. He has a way to help us deal with the dozens of puppet troops that have withdrawn from the battlefield without firing a shot!"
Huang Sheng hurried over and saw Li Hao's young and scary face. He was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing.
He quickly saluted and reported: "Hello, sir, sir, please be merciful and let go of those brothers who have retreated from the battlefield!"
"They are all heroes who once fought against the Japs. They had no choice but to become puppet soldiers because of the coercion of their superiors. In fact, they don't want to sacrifice their lives for the Japs. They were all forced!"
"Sir, please give me a chance and I will persuade them to surrender!"
"If they don't listen, it won't be too late for the commander to shoot again!"
Li Hao was very excited inside, but he didn't show it.
It is definitely better to persuade them to surrender than to kill people. These puppet troops are the best source of troops to supplement the guerrillas. If one less person is killed, the guerrillas may have one more recruit who has been on the battlefield in the future.
Staring at Huang Sheng and asking: "How confident are you!"
"At least 80%!" Huang Sheng affirmed.
"I understand that the commander of this company does not want to sacrifice his life for the Japanese in his heart. In addition, the Japanese just forced them to die and killed them without treating them as human beings. The possibility of persuading them to surrender is even greater!"
"Okay, I'll give you this chance!"
"If you can persuade these dozens of puppet troops to surrender, I, Li Hao, will take credit for your success!"
"You go over now and tell the retreating puppet troops that I will only give them five minutes to think about it, and we will shoot after five minutes."
"In addition, no one can cross their starting position."
"If someone does not believe in evil, we will shoot regardless of whether the five minutes is up!"
"I have two heavy machine guns and five or six light machine guns here. I don't believe they can retreat faster than the speed of bullets!"
Huang Sheng replied with a grateful look on his face: "Thank you, sir, I'll go now!"
More than eighty puppet troops retreated in panic.
All of them understood that the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside had deliberately let them go, otherwise half of their brothers would have been lost on the way back.
"Company Commander, the Eighth Route Army is much more righteous than the little Japs. They don't expect us to sacrifice our lives for them. They don't treat us as human beings at the critical moment!" A puppet army squad leader looked happy, and then sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"Shut up!" the company commander replied with a frown.
"Don't forget that we are still wearing the skin of the puppet army. Keep the Eighth Route Army's kindness to us in our hearts and don't say it out loud. We will repay the kindness when we have the opportunity in the future!"
"As for the Japanese, we should have expected this day since we were led on this road by the regiment leader."
"In the eyes of the Japanese, we are just dogs. Sometimes we are worse than dogs and can only be used as cannon fodder for them!"
The company commander's words made all the puppet soldiers feel bad.
You should be lucky to have escaped from the brink of death.
But when they think about their current situation, everyone has no hope for their future.
If the Japanese can use themselves as cannon fodder once, they can certainly use them a second time.
I was lucky enough to survive this time, but I won't be so lucky next time.
"Company Commander, there is someone blocking the road ahead~" A soldier suddenly rushed over, breaking the solemn and depressing atmosphere.
"Charge over, this time we won't attack even if the Japanese come!" The company commander subconsciously thought of this man as a little devil supervising the team.
He just saved his life from the edge of death, and without even taking a breath, he asked everyone to continue to die. Even if he is a dog, he will have a temper!
The puppet soldier quickly replied: "Not Japanese, he is Captain Huang of the Fifth Company, and he is accompanied by two Eighth Route Army soldiers!"
"Huang Sheng! He surrendered to the Eighth Route Army!" The company commander was stunned for a moment and judged.
He quickly recalled the sudden change in the battle situation in his mind, and then became more sure of his judgment, hesitated and gave the order.
"We all know Captain Huang's character, and he will definitely not harm us!"
"Everyone, stop and be on alert. I'm going to see him now. Several platoon leaders are coming with me!"
"Hello, Captain Zhang, things will be much easier to handle if you are still alive!" Huang Sheng said with a happy face when he saw the company commander and his men coming out, without giving me a chance to speak.
"To tell you the truth, I am here to persuade you to surrender on behalf of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Old Zhang, you should know that the reason why you were able to retreat from the battlefield intact is because the Eighth Route Army deliberately let you go. Otherwise, at least half of your brothers would have died on the way back!"
"Also, you must be very confused as to why the Japanese and the main force of the regiment gave up on you and retreated suddenly."
"Let me tell you, all this was done by the Eighth Route Army."
"The Eighth Route Army raided the Japanese artillery positions and heavy machine gun positions, and used the captured Japanese heavy machine guns to attack them and force them to retreat."
"If it hadn't been for this surprise attack that forced the Japs to retreat, you would have been forced to death on the battlefield by the Japs. So your lives belong to the Eighth Route Army and were left to you by the Eighth Route Army!"
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