The Japanese gunners, mules and horses were all shot without exception.
The heavy machine gun was so powerful that many bullets penetrated the body of one Japanese and then continued to penetrate the body of the second Japanese before stopping.
Like going through gourds, the two Japanese soldiers fell to the ground together, with fist-sized blood holes drilled into their bodies. Blood gushed out like a fountain, killing both men in an instant.
The luckier Japs were not killed on the spot, but the tragedy was no worse than those of the dead soldiers.
Either an arm was missing or a leg was broken, and he was lying on the ground squirming, letting out bursts of painful screams.
Wherever he went, there was a trace of blood on the ground, which was shocking.
In the blink of an eye, the entire section of the road was enveloped by the strong smell of blood. Corpses and broken arms were everywhere. It was very bloody.
"Baga, the enemy has a heavy machine gun, we are no match, retreat immediately!" The squadron leader was frightened by the scene in front of him, his face turned pale with fright, and he cried out.
Then they turned around and retreated under the protection of the guards.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has not come to kill, the heavy machine guns have stopped firing!" the adjutant who was following reminded him, with a frightened expression on his face.
The experience just now was too thrilling. Amidst the intensive heavy machine gun fire, soldiers behind me kept screaming and falling to the ground.
Any later, and the bullets flying overhead will smash you into a sieve.
The squadron leader wasn't much better, especially after looking at the body lying on the road behind him, his already pale face turned even paler.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has occupied the entrance of the village. They want to block us in the village!" a second lieutenant pointed at the entrance of the village and exclaimed.
As soon as he finished speaking, the captain of the baggage squadron rushed over panting heavily.
"Ono-kun, we were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Their firepower was too fierce. They were equipped with at least six light machine guns and launched an attack on us from behind!"
"The troops were caught off guard and a squad was killed directly!"
The mountain gun squadron leader forced himself to calm down.
Because he was a major and had the highest military rank, he took over the command without hesitation and ordered with a serious face: "From now on, all the troops here will obey my command!"
"The entrance to the village was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, and the supply troops behind it were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army. We have been blocked in the village by them!"
"The Eighth Route Army is equipped with heavy machine guns, and they are definitely no match for us if they charge head-on. I decided to wait for reinforcements and wait for the captain to come back and take back the entrance to the village and take us out!"
Li Hao's eyes did not escape Li Hao's every move at the independent battalion headquarters, the village and the Japanese troops outside the village.
"Battal Commander, there are nearly 200 Japs blocking the village. They are building temporary positions based on the ruins next to the road, and they seem to be preparing to hold on!" reminded the injured Third Company Commander Huang Sheng.
"I saw it!" Li Hao replied.
"Ignore them for now, the most important thing now is to repel the infantry that the Japs turned around and came back to force them to abandon the baggage and artillery units in the village!"
"Order: Guard Company, Second Company, Fire Company Light Machine Gun Platoon, Heavy Machine Gun Platoon, immediately surround the Japs in the village. Try to use our firepower advantage to kill and injure the Japs and put pressure on them!"
"Independent company, the remaining two heavy machine gun platoons of the firepower company are hiding and waiting to face the Japanese counterattack troops!"
"The artillery battery is on standby. The mortars are aimed at the Japanese army assembly area, and the mountain artillery is aimed at the area 100 meters in front of the village entrance. Listen to my order and fire!"
Behind the ruins at the entrance of the village, more than thirty soldiers from the independent company were assisting the fire company in deploying heavy machine guns.
"Place a heavy machine gun here!" Zhao Wen, the independent company commander, pointed at a broken wall and shouted.
"Let's guard here!" shouted a squad leader from the firepower company.
Then he and several of his subordinates rushed over carrying a heavy machine gun, along with a box of heavy machine gun bullets.
"Company commander, the Japanese have begun to attack!" As soon as the heavy machine gun was set up, an observation post nearby shouted.
"It's a kid from the squadron!" Zhao Wen glanced outside the village through the gap in the broken wall and made a judgment.
"They are very cautious and their formations are spread out, obviously to prevent us from shelling them!"
Firepower company commander Chen Bing also rushed over at this time, frowning and analyzing: "It's difficult for our heavy machine guns to unleash their firepower!"
"The formation of the Japs is too spread out. Even if eight heavy machine guns fire at the same time, they won't be able to kill a few people. If they withdraw their troops in time, they will kill even fewer Japs!"
"Old Zhao, you are rich in experience. Do you have any way to hit them hard?"
"With so many heavy machine guns and light machine guns, if you can't even eat up half a squadron of little Japs, then it would be a shame for such good equipment!"
After saying that, Chen Bing turned his attention to Zhao Wen.
"Showing weakness to the enemy..."
Zhao Wen didn't let Chen Bing wait too long and made a decision after hesitating for a few seconds!
"The battalion commander often uses this tactic when fighting the Japs. He first shows weakness to make the Japs think they will win, making them despise us, and then gives them a fatal blow and severely injures them!"
"The firepower company stayed still first, and the independent company fired first, which made the Japanese mistakenly think that there was only an independent company at the entrance of the village."
"Wait until they rush fifty meters in front of the formation, then the fire company will fire again."
"Even if the formation of the little devils is very scattered, eight heavy machine guns can still achieve considerable results if they fire at a close range of 50 meters!"
"To put it further, even if the little devil reacts quickly and retreats as soon as the fire is fired, he still has to run more than a hundred meters to completely withdraw from the heavy machine gun's damage range. Such a long distance is enough for the heavy machine gun to harvest them!"
Chen Bing's eyes lit up and he replied: "Just fight like this, I will listen to you!"
At the Japanese army assembly area more than 200 meters away from the village entrance, Lieutenant Commander Watanabe stood at the front of the team, staring at the battlefield with a pair of red eyes, his expression constantly changing.
At this time, he had a feeling: from yesterday to now, the Watanabe Brigade has been played by the independent battalion. It has been passively beaten from beginning to end and has not taken the initiative on the battlefield.
Especially the unexpected one in front of me.
Setting up an ambush at the same location twice was a taboo for military strategists, so out of caution, he sent cavalry to investigate again.
I thought everything was safe and the troops could pass through Dongtian Village smoothly.
Unexpectedly, the Independent Battalion went in the opposite direction and made some slight changes, changing the second ambush into an interception. It easily escaped the fire reconnaissance of the cavalry squadron and once again led itself into their trap.
The two artillery squadrons, the three remaining heavy machine guns of the group, and almost all ammunition supplies were all blocked in the village by the independent battalion.
If you don't rescue them, your biggest advantage against the independent battalion will be gone.
So as soon as Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe received the news, he ordered the troops to turn around, and then sent an infantry squadron back to the village entrance to rescue them.
Seeing the attacking troops advancing further and further away, but there was still no movement at the entrance of the village, Watanabe felt something was wrong.
The independent camp is so cunning that it is difficult for people to guard against it.
He was deceived and defeated continuously, making him less and less confident when facing the independent battalion.
"Bang bang...ta da da..."
The sudden sound of gunfire at the entrance of the village brought him back to reality.
He frowned and saw someone in the attacking force was shot and fell to the ground without moving.
"Sir, there are not many Eighth Route Army troops guarding the entrance of the village, and they only have three light machine guns!" the adjutant made his judgment immediately.
Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe nodded and said nothing.
Although I felt a little uneasy, I still prayed in my heart that the adjutant's judgment was true.
He stared closely at the battlefield, fearing that he would miss some clues that would affect his judgment of the battle situation.
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