As soon as the two heavy machine gun squads withdrew from the roof, an explosion sounded behind them.
The last three soldiers who ran were affected and knocked over by the blast, and finally fell to the ground with a scream.
"Deputy battalion commander, there are Japs coming!" Firepower Company Commander Zhao Wen shouted.
More than a hundred little devils, carrying rifles and crooked handles, appeared in Hong Linfeng's field of vision.
Hong Linfeng's eyes quickly became hot, and his eyes shone brightly as he shouted, "You've come just in time!"
"The battle in the village is almost over by the sound of gunshots. When they come, they will be eaten together!"
"Independent company, firepower company, hold on for five minutes at all costs and then we will retreat, bring the Japanese attacking troops outside the village into the village, and then cooperate with several main companies to eat them!"
Hong Linfeng was full of confidence, and Colonel Watanabe was also holding back his anger and had nowhere to vent his anger.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army blocking the entrance to the village still has at least four heavy machine guns and three light machine guns. If we charge hard, the casualties of the attacking troops will be too high!" the adjutant reminded with a worried look.
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe also saw several fire spots that suddenly appeared in the artillery fire.
He frowned and ordered: "Gather all the artillery mortars and blow them up for me. I will level the Eighth Route Army position at the entrance of the village to the ground!"
"After the attacking troops occupy the village entrance, be sure not to rush in. Only after you understand the situation in the village can you enter the village steadily!"
The shells hit the village entrance one after another, and the stone walls and defenses were constantly blown down, burying the soldiers hiding in the corners.
Hong Linfeng's already frowning frown deepened now.
"Deputy battalion commander, the Japanese artillery fire is too fierce. If we continue to hold on, the casualties of the troops will be too great!" Zhao Wen, the firepower company commander, reminded anxiously.
Just now, he saw with his own eyes that a heavy machine gun squad was covered in artillery fire and then misfired.
One minute has passed and there is still no movement from this machine gun squad.
Zhao Wen had a feeling that this machine gun squad was finished.
Under such fierce artillery fire, maybe the heavy machine gun was also blown up.
As a result, the firepower company only has three heavy machine guns left, and it will directly become a firepower platoon after a battle!
"Inform the troops to retreat now. We will not fight and let the little devils enter the village directly!" Hong Linfeng made a decisive decision.
"We will also enter the village and cooperate with the three main forces to quickly end the battle. We will first deal with the remaining Japanese soldiers in the village, and then face the new little Japanese!"
Hong Linfeng led a team that suddenly appeared behind the Japanese army and launched an attack. The powerful machine gun fire not only caught the Japanese army by surprise, but also dealt a devastating blow to the Japanese troops.
"Deputy battalion commander, all the remaining little devils in the village have been killed!" As soon as the gunfire stopped, the independent company commander Zhao Wen went to Hong Linfeng and reported.
A smile quickly flashed across Hong Linfeng's face.
But before he could speak, a platoon leader from behind rushed over: "Deputy battalion commander, the Japs have occupied the entrance of the village, but they did not continue to launch attacks into the village. They occupied a few yards at the entrance of the village and then stood still."
"Didn't come in!" Hong Linfeng shouted with a puzzled look.
"Then the soldiers we just killed with artillery shells at the entrance of the village were killed in vain!"
Li Hao didn't know when he came over and directly interjected: "They will definitely not die in vain!"
"If my guess is correct, the Japanese have realized that there is a problem in the village, and they may have guessed our tactics!"
"Then what are we going to do next?" Zhang Yunha, the second platoon leader, asked anxiously as soon as he ran over.
"Hold still!" Li Hao replied with a serious look.
"The village is not the entrance to the village. This place is very big. Even if the little devils want to use cannons to level this place, they can't do it!"
"The troops are scattered and hiding in the village. The little devils only have two trump cards in their hands. Once they have played all their trump cards, they will continue to attack. We will fight them then!"
"What I'm most worried about right now is that the Japanese will give up attacking us, evade the attack, and quickly pass through the village. In this case, our goal of severely damaging them here will not be achieved!"
After the gunfire in the village completely fell silent, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe frowned even deeper.
The adjutant reported solemnly: "Sir, the Third Squadron has occupied the village entrance, but not a single imperial soldier has escaped from the village!"
"The Second Squadron is finished!" Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe judged with a stern face.
"I roughly guessed that the Eighth Route Army took advantage of the complex terrain in the village to lure the second squadron into the village, and then killed them in street fighting."
"Both enemy and our troops are in the village, and they are fighting together. Even if we have the advantage of artillery fire, we cannot use it."
"But the Eighth Route Army hiding in the village can wait for work and use their familiarity with the terrain to raid our troops entering the village from all directions!"
"That's for sure!"
The adjutant was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and shouted: "The enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light, so our troops entering the village will suffer a big loss!"
"Sir, I humbly suggest that the troops give up occupying the village. We only need to seize the yards on both sides of the road steadily to ensure that the troops can quickly pass through the village!"
Commander Watanabe had to admit that this was the best way to solve the problem at hand.
Stay away from the edge for the time being, complete the tasks assigned by the superiors first, and deal with them later.
Commander Watanabe subconsciously wanted to agree.
"Sir, I object to my humble position!"
At this moment, the captain of the first squadron suddenly spoke.
"Tell me your reasons!" Watanabe hesitated and asked.
The squadron leader quickly replied: "I can be sure that the Eighth Route Army hiding in the village is the independent battalion that has repeatedly hit us!"
"They finally appeared in front of us. If we don't seize this opportunity to kill them, it will definitely be very difficult to find them next!"
"Also, even if we successfully pass through the village in front of us, the Independence Battalion will continue to use other methods to slow down our attack speed!"
"No one can guarantee that when faced with other blocking methods from the Independent Battalion, we will still be able to defeat them as smoothly as we do now!"
"So I believe that instead of temporarily avoiding the edge, it is better to seize the opportunity and completely eliminate this opponent!"
"This way we will have one less powerful enemy for our next attack!"
"We have lost more than two hundred imperial troops in the village. If we leave like this, it will make people think that our Watanabe army is afraid of the independent battalion, and we are also sorry for the warriors who died in the village!"
The reminder from his subordinates made him think only about the hatred between himself and the independent camp. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and his fists became tighter and tighter!
Finally, he couldn't help cursing: "You're right, it's time to completely deal with the Independence Camp."
"Otherwise, in our next attack, they will keep moving around us, sneak up on us piecemeal, and consume us!"
"After entering the base area of the Eighth Route Army Division One, they might cooperate with the Eighth Route Army Division One to attack us!"
"It's settled, destroy the independent battalion here, and then continue to attack the base area of the first division!"
"There are still two hours before dark, so try to end the battle within two hours. Have a night's rest and continue moving forward tomorrow!"
"Hi!" the adjutant and several squadron leaders replied immediately.
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