Li Zhiyong shook his head and replied: "I'm not crazy, this is the only way we can hold back the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"As long as we can buy enough time to cover the safe retreat of the villagers, even if our entire platoon is wiped out, we will still fight this blocking battle!
"You must know that once the villagers fall into the hands of the Japanese, our mine array will be ineffective! Even if the company commander brings all the main forces of the company, without the cooperation of mines, they will not be able to do anything in front of the powerful Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese and puppet troops pose a threat, hold them back!"
"The losses to the folks and troops in the base area will then be even greater!"
"Order comrades to prepare for battle. The Japanese are about to attack. Just follow my orders and shoot!"
More than two hundred meters away, on a mountain road littered with footprints, a small group of elite Japs in the vanguard were marching forward in a hurry!
"Boom boom boom..."
Five serial thunderbolts suddenly exploded under their feet, raising five pillars of black smoke. Six Japanese soldiers were lying on the ground. Some were killed on the spot without making a sound, and some were lying on the ground covering their wounds, screaming in pain!
"Baga, it's a mine again!" the forward team leader cursed with a heartbroken look on his face, and then ordered.
"Abandon the mountain road. Let's walk along the mountain road. As long as we follow the direction of the footprints, we can find the Eighth Route Army civilians hiding in the mountains. Don't stop the troops and keep moving forward!"
"Da da da... bang bang..."
As soon as dozens of Japanese soldiers left the mountain road, gunshots rang out halfway up the mountain ahead!
"Enemy attack..."
The squad leader's expression changed, he fell to the ground subconsciously, and then shouted!
He can ignore landmines, but not bullets!
Flying over from a high position, if you lead the troops and rush forward without counterattack, the dozens of soldiers left in your hands may be killed before they can even charge forward!
The team leader quickly glanced at the battlefield situation and made a judgment, then ordered!
"Baga, what are you doing standing still? There are not many enemies blocking us, and they only have two light machine guns and no heavy weapons. The machine gunners immediately counterattacked and fired grenades to kill their machine gun fire points. The others are ready to attack!"
"Da da da! Bang bang...boom..."
The more than 40 Japanese soldiers are very powerful and react quickly. They lie down behind the bunker they have chosen and start shooting!
Both sides have two light machine guns, but the Japs have more riflemen, and their marksmanship is more accurate!
Coupled with the continuous firing of two grenade launchers, a row of blocking firepower was immediately suppressed!
"The machine guns and grenade launchers continue to shoot and cover, and the riflemen attack and kill the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside!" The Japanese second lieutenant adjusted the order in time!
More than twenty Japanese soldiers quickly got up from the ground, rifles in hand, and moved towards a row like monkeys!
"boom……"
A landmine was detonated by the attacking troops, and the two Japs walking next to them were instantly blown over, but the remaining Japs remained unmoved and continued to attack forward!
The main force of the Japanese and puppet troops behind the forward also made some movement at this time!
Zhongzuo Yuwen held up the telescope and shouted with excitement.
"The brigade commander's plan is indeed effective. The common people are indeed the Eighth Route Army's weakness!"
"Seeing that we were going into the mountains to arrest the people, they actually came out to stop us! They must be buying time for the people hiding in the mountains to move. We must not let their plot succeed, and it is not easy to kill the people in front.
The Eighth Route Army emerges!"
"The Second Squadron has sent out two squads. Let's set off now, bypass the frontal battlefield, and outflank the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside from both wings. I want to annihilate them all!"
"The Independent Regiment only has so many troops. Kill dozens here and dozens there. If we fight a few more battles of annihilation like this, they will have no one left!"
"Hi!" the adjutant replied immediately!
"I am here to give you the order to cooperate with the forward troops and annihilate the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside!"
The battle on the mountainside was particularly difficult for the platoon. The Japanese offensive firepower was so fierce that the bullets flew towards them like nothing. It was so difficult for everyone to even raise their heads, let alone raise their guns to fight back!
Special grenade grenades falling from the sky have destroyed a machine gun team in the platoon!
In order to prevent another machine gun group from making the same mistake, Li Zhiyong decisively ordered them to cease fire and become mute. They must not be targeted by Japanese grenade launchers again!
The deputy platoon leader looked for an opportunity and just fired a bullet at the foot of the mountain. A string of bullets flew up from the foot of the mountain. As soon as he quickly lowered his head to hide, there was still a bullet flying back to his scalp. He was frightened and broke into a cold sweat, and then a look on his face
He shouted with lingering fear!
"Platoon leader, the Japanese are coming. There are more than 20 of them! We have already killed nine soldiers and there are still 18 left. We are definitely no match for them if we fight head-on!"
"Prepare grenades and hand grenades!" Li Zhiyong ordered!
"We are condescending and can throw a grenade on the kid's head from a distance of forty or fifty meters, but the grenade cannot be thrown up by the kid. This is our only chance!"
As soon as the deputy platoon leader took the order, the second squad leader shouted after him, looking anxious!
"Platoon commander, there are Japs outflanking us from both sides. There are more than a hundred Japs in total!"
The Japanese outflanking troops did not fire a single shot and acted very covertly!
But with more than a hundred people walking through the mountains, no matter how hidden they are, they can't escape a row of condescending eyes!
Li Zhiyong's already frowning frown deepened now, and he immediately replied: "The devils want to annihilate us all here!"
"We can no longer fight. Once the Japanese outflank troops come up, we will have no way to escape. We can only fight them here to the death!"
"We have fewer people, but they have more people. If we can't hold on for even five minutes, we will be killed. The time is too short, and it is not enough for the folks in the mountains to retreat!"
"What should we do?" the deputy platoon leader was anxious!
"No fight. Retreat! Rush to the next position and continue to block them!" Li Zhiyong made a decision immediately, and then began to give orders at the top of his lungs!
"Comrades, retreat immediately, take the wounded with you, retreat now, immediately!"
At this time, Li Zhiyong had to face a problem!
Among the casualties, five were seriously wounded. If you take them with you to retreat, you will definitely not be able to go fast!
The three-pronged attack force of the Japs is chasing after them. They are fast and will surely catch up quickly. By then, the first platoon will still be unable to escape!
The injured deputy squad leader of the second squad saw this problem at a glance and replied: "Platoon commander, we stay to cover, you retreat!"
"If you take us with you, the entire platoon will die here. You can't die yet. The villagers need your cover when they move!"
Then, without waiting for Li Zhiyong to react, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Stay all the wounded with me, continue to fight the Japanese, and cover the retreat of the platoon leader and others!"
"Each person prepares two grenades, throws one at the little Japs, and keeps one for himself. When the time comes, he and the Japs who come up will perish together!"
It is not the style of the Eighth Route Army to leave the wounded behind to defend themselves!
But due to the situation, there are still people in the mountains who need to be protected, so Li Zhiyong has no choice but to do this!
He took a deep breath and ordered: "Retreat, let's go to the next position and continue to block the Japanese!"
"For the sake of the folks in the mountains, everyone must be prepared to sacrifice at any time!"
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