"Hit, I just hit the Japanese!" On the high ground, a gunner almost jumped up with excitement and shouted loudly.
"Keep shooting!" the district squad leader behind him reminded.
"We all remember, one cannonball costs five oceans. I'll give it to you after this battle. You still have a chance to get four more cannonballs!"
The gunner quickly calmed down, took the shell from his deputy and stuffed it into the barrel!
"This shell missed, keep trying and try to hit the little devil with the next one!" shouted the squad leader of the district team.
The gunner said nothing and took the shell again and stuffed it into the barrel.
The heavy machine gun positions are more lively, and compared to artillery shells, they kill the Japanese more directly.
The thick heavy machine gun bullets are fired, and as long as they hit the little devil, they will be seriously injured even if they are not killed on the spot.
The machine gunner held the handle tightly with both hands, kept swinging the machine gun, adjusted the shooting direction, and shouted while holding the fire.
"Two Japs, I killed two more!"
"There are three little devils there, shoot and kill them!" the deputy shooter reminded!
"Da da da……"
As soon as the gunfire rang out, the machine gunner shouted excitedly: "Hit, three more little Japs are in!"
When he was about to continue shooting at the next target, a blank gunshot sound came directly from the barrel of the gun.
"Bullets!" the machine gunner shouted anxiously.
"There are still a few little devils there, I promise to kill them!"
The deputy shooter replied helplessly: "The Eighth Route Army only gave me two bullet plates, and they were all used up. It's time to retreat!"
"Then retreat, go to the next hilltop and continue fighting!" the machine gunner shouted with a look of unwillingness.
On the mountainside, Xiao Yuan was lying next to two snipers from the commando team, with a smile on his face.
Under the cover of the explosion of artillery shells, the two snipers fired three shots in a row and successfully killed six Japs, all of them officers and machine gunners.
What's more important is that after three shots were fired, the Japanese on the road still didn't know they existed.
However, the good luck did not last long. The sound of artillery soon stopped, and the sniper's chance to hide himself was gone.
"Stop shooting, it's the assault team's turn next. The firepower team, sniper team, and artillery team are responsible for covering their safe retreat!"
Under the cover of the explosion, several commandos in camouflage had reached a location less than thirty meters away from the road.
As soon as the Japanese set up their mortars and light and heavy machine guns, they started moving.
"Pa bang bang..."
Seven box cannons were fired at the Japanese machine gunner and gunner who were squatting on the ground.
Although the power of pistol bullets is not great, the accuracy is very good, almost reaching the level of bullets biting flesh.
In the blink of an eye, a dozen gunners squatting in a row fell to the ground, their bodies covered with bloody bullet holes, like a hornet's nest.
"Baga, the enemy is hiding next to us, fight back immediately and kill them!" the major shouted in fright.
"Where are the Imperial Alliance Army? What do they do for food? Why don't they attack from behind the enemy?"
"Da da da..." A Japanese machine gunner next to the major opened fire quickly, and the bullets hit the forest as if they were costless.
However, before a bullet clip was discharged, the gunfire stopped.
The machine gunner fell to the ground, a bloody hole was drilled between his eyebrows by a bullet, and his brains gushed out like a fountain of blood. It was too horrible to watch!
The deputy shooter reacted quickly, grabbed the machine gun, put the butt of the gun on his shoulder, and started to fire.
"Da da da... bang..."
The machine gun suddenly stopped after just two shots, and then the machine gunner fell to the ground with his big eyes wide open, his face full of unwillingness, and he was also shot between the eyebrows.
"Sir, the enemy has sharpshooters!" a Japanese lieutenant shouted in panic, and then he hid his head behind a rock, fearing that he would be targeted.
The major was much calmer and cursed with a murderous look on his face: "Asshole, coward, a few sharpshooters scared you like this, are you still a warrior of the empire!"
"Even if the enemy has sharpshooters, there are not many of them. The troops will counterattack immediately. Use a squadron of recruits to move around on the left and right wings. I want to kill these cunning sneak attackers!"
Quick victory was what Li Hao emphasized repeatedly after the formation of the commando team and the reconnaissance platoon.
What the two armies are best at is fighting skillfully, not tough battles.
Once they are held back by the Japanese, the troops' mobility and combat effectiveness will not be fully utilized, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Therefore, after a successful attack, the two troops began to retreat very quickly, giving the Japanese no chance to counterattack.
"Sir, the enemy who attacked us has escaped!" the garrison squadron leader reported with lingering fear on his face.
"Sum the casualties and losses immediately, and then continue on your way!" the major ordered with a stern face.
He hesitated and added: "By the way, send a telegram to Captain Watanabe and report the situation truthfully~"
"Didn't he say that there are Imperial Army soldiers guarding the hills on both sides of the road to protect us? Why did the Imperial Army soldiers become the enemy? And after we were attacked, no Imperial Army soldiers came to reinforce us and protect us!"
As soon as the order was given, the commander of the garrison squadron ran over with a solemn look on his face.
"Sir, the losses have been calculated!"
"We were attacked by seven enemy mortars and six heavy machine guns, causing heavy casualties."
"Although the enemy only fired five rounds, the hit rate was very high. Almost half of the shells hit the road!"
"According to statistics, we have a total of 57 dead, 21 seriously injured, and 27 slightly injured. We have directly lost more than an infantry squad!"
"In addition, 19 mules and horses were killed and injured, and they were unable to continue walking!"
The major's eyes immediately turned red, his fists were clenched, and he had thoughts of murder.
But in the end, I forced myself to endure it, and kept comforting myself to calm down. It was too dangerous here. Only by bringing everyone safely to Lingqiu could I be qualified to get angry and take revenge.
After taking a deep breath, he ordered: "Report the casualties to Captain Watanabe and ask for tactical guidance!"
"The captain has had many fights with the Eighth Route Army here, so he must have more methods than us!"
"All the injured and killed mules and horses were abandoned, and the cavalry squadron was ordered to be divided into two small groups to march on foot. The injured horses were used to assist in transporting supplies and equipment, as well as the corpses of the imperial soldiers who died in the battle, and the seriously wounded who could not walk!"
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Lingqiu City, the attacking troops were severely defeated last night and the entire army was destroyed, which reduced the defensive strength of Lingqiu to a historical low.
If the defenders want to regain their strength and retaliate against the independent battalion in the future, reinforcements are particularly important.
Watanabe, who had lasted all night, had no intention of resting and stood motionless next to the combat sandbox, waiting for news.
The adjutant stayed directly in the telecommunications room to ensure that any news would be delivered to Watanabe as soon as possible.
The sudden beeping sound of the telegraph machine made the adjutant's nerves tense up. His eyes were fixed on the operator, eager to understand the contents of the telegram now.
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