With the cooperation of two heavy machine guns and a large number of grenades, a strengthened team of Japanese soldiers conquered six yards that were defended by three platoons.
"Heavy machine gun cover, the troops circle around the courtyard wall, first throw grenades inside, and then fight in. Everyone must pay attention to their steps and not rush in alone!" the squadron leader ordered, pointing to the courtyard in front of him.
"Da da da... boom boom..."
After the violent gunfire and explosions ended, the Japanese leader, Cao Chang, rushed out with excitement.
"Sir, three Eighth Route Army corpses were found in the yard. We killed two warriors, seriously injured two, and lost four people!"
"Yo Xi!" The squadron leader was very satisfied with the result.
Before the attack, the more than seventy imperial troops who had fought all the way here had suffered more than one-third casualties. Including the losses just now, there were still a little more than forty people left.
Although the casualties were a bit larger, they were still within his tolerance.
As long as the troops continue to maintain this attack momentum and capture the next three courtyards, the Eighth Route Army will be compressed into the last two courtyards, and then concentrate their firepower to attack them.
He pulled out his command knife, pointed at the next courtyard and ordered: "The troops continue to attack and win the next courtyard quickly!"
"Hi!"
The second lieutenant team leader replied with excitement.
Then he ordered the troops to disperse quickly and rush towards the courtyard.
"Da da da... bang bang..."
Suddenly, a burst of gunfire rang out behind him, and the screams of soldiers reached the ears of the squadron leader.
Two heavy machine gun teams and more than a dozen machine gunners were caught off guard and all were shot in the back, screaming and falling to the ground!
The squadron leader was shocked. He glanced at the bare courtyard around him and saw all the Eighth Route Army troops hiding behind the courtyard wall and shooting at him. He immediately reacted and ordered!
"Baga, the enemy is attacking. There are enemies behind us. Return to the courtyard immediately!"
Less than thirty Japanese soldiers dropped their heavy machine guns and swarmed into the yard like bereaved dogs.
"Everyone, go over and block the remaining Japs in the courtyard!" Behind the courtyard wall, the guard company commander shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Contact the Second Company and let's eat these little devils together!"
"The first and second platoons, the machine gun squad, and the fire company will cover the attack from the front and attract the little devil's attention!"
"The third platoon brought grenades to attack in a roundabout way, and dug holes in the side yard to attack the remaining Japanese~"
Outside Dongtian Village, Lieutenant Commander Watanabe also judged the battle situation through gunshots and explosions.
The mood was very good at the beginning. The imperial army, divided into six groups, covered each other and advanced layer by layer, constantly compressing the independent battalion's activity space in the village.
In less than half an hour, half the village was occupied by the imperial army.
Just when everyone thought victory had begun to beckon to the imperial army, a particularly dense burst of gunfire and explosions came over.
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe immediately raised his telescope and looked at the area of firefight.
But the terrain in the village is too complex, with houses criss-crossing and stone walls everywhere.
Apart from gunshots and explosions, I couldn't even see a single figure.
"Sir, when the gunfire stopped, it must have been the Imperial Army that destroyed an Eighth Route Army unit!" the adjutant complimented.
The six infantry squads had been attacking for such a long time, and it was always the imperial army that launched the attack with overwhelming force. None of the Japanese, including Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe, thought that the imperial army would be able to defeat them.
After the adjutant's compliment, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe's tense nerves relaxed significantly, and a smile appeared on his face again.
"Da da da... boom boom..."
The good mood did not last long, and a more violent sound of gunfire rang out again.
"Our attacking troops must have blocked an Eighth Route Army and are annihilating them all!" the adjutant judged subconsciously.
"The gunshots were all filled with the firing sounds of the Empire-made Type 38 rifles and Type 92 heavy machine guns. It must be that the Imperial Army has an absolute advantage and is encircling and suppressing the independent battalion of the Eighth Route Army hiding in the village!"
This time Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe did not agree immediately.
Although he couldn't see much with the help of a telescope, he still stared at the battlefield with the telescope, trying to find some clues.
Soon, Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe frowned.
"Something's wrong!"
"The gunshots first rang out from behind our attacking troops!"
"The Independent Battalion of the Eighth Route Army was clearly in front of us and was being chased and beaten by our attacking troops. How could it run behind our attacking troops!"
The terrain of Dongtian Village is so complicated that no one knows what is happening in the village.
The adjutant frowned and reminded: "Sir, I will send someone to the village immediately to understand the situation!"
Before Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe could speak, a lieutenant next to him shouted: "Sir, someone is rushing towards us. They are the imperial troops who are staying at the entrance of the village!"
The second lieutenant gasped, rushed over and shouted with a look of despair: "Sir, we have been fooled!"
"The Eighth Route Army in the village is too cunning. They don't know how to get behind our attacking troops and surprise us!"
"Three infantry squads have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army from both front and rear. They are trapped in several yards and are waiting for help. They are in danger!"
"Nani?" Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe was stunned for a moment.
Then he suddenly realized: "I understand, the gunshots and explosions just now were not the Imperial Army encircling and annihilating the Eighth Route Army, but the Eighth Route Army using tactics to encircle and annihilate our troops. They opened a breach in our defense line and got behind our attacking troops from the breach.
Attack our attacking troops in a pincer attack!"
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army!"
"If we respond slower, the several troops that enter the village may be wiped out by them!"
The adjutant also reacted and immediately asked: "Sir, what should we do next?"
"Retreat, order the attacking troops to withdraw from the village immediately!" Watanabe ordered without thinking.
"The artillery fires immediately to cover their withdrawal!"
The artillery squadron leader hesitated and asked: "Sir, the terrain in the village is complicated, and the imperial army is also in the village. Now the shelling can't distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and it will definitely hit our own people!"
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe's face sank and he ordered: "Fire at areas that the Imperial Army has not yet attacked and occupied!"
"Even if we can't blow up a few Eighth Route Army troops, harassing them can reduce a lot of pressure on our offensive troops!"
The artillery squadron leader's eyes lit up and he took the order: "Hey, the artillery will fire right away!"
By digging holes, it took Xiao Yuan and three platoons ten minutes to reach the room that was only separated by a wall from the Japanese.
Thinking that behind them was the courtyard where the Japanese were stationed, the faces of the dozen or so soldiers all had expressions of excitement.
"Go to the roof, bring enough grenades, and throw the grenades from the roof into the yard. I will blow up all the little Japs under me in the yard!" Xiao Yuan ordered with a serious look on his face.
The solid stone walls in the village provided the best cover for the independent battalion in street fighting, and also became the best cover for the Japanese soldiers.
Compared with the Eighth Route Army, they were better at using these stone walls.
As soon as they retreated to the yard, the squadron leader ordered his men to dig seven or eight shooting holes in the stone wall.
The only two remaining crooked guns fired through the shooting holes, not only repelled two attacks by the Independent Battalion, but also killed and wounded seven or eight Eighth Route Army troops. More importantly, his own casualties were very small, only one imperial soldier died.
, injured one!
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