One kilometer in front of the Japanese army on the mountain road, a unit was also marching in a hurry.
But the total force strength is only more than 200 people, not the more than 300 people mentioned by the Japanese scouts.
A very important reason why there was such a big error was that the Eighth Route Army did it deliberately.
Let the Japanese realize that they have strong troops, and then they will pounce on them, creating opportunities for other troops to surround them and call for reinforcements.
A figure hurriedly caught up with the team and ran all the way to the front of the team before stopping.
"Company commander, the Japanese are chasing us. There is a reinforced squadron with two mountain cannons, four mortars, and four heavy machine guns. They are all carried on mules and horses, and they are very fast."
The company commander did not stop, and ordered as he rushed to the roadside: "The reconnaissance team will continue to keep an eye on them for me, and report any situation immediately."
After speaking, he asked the instructor beside him: "How far is it from the blocking position we repaired last night?"
"Three kilometers!" the instructor thought for a moment and replied.
"You still have time."
Lian Lian breathed a sigh of relief.
"We will fight the pursuers there and kill them directly if possible."
"The Japanese have artillery, and so do we. Not only are they more powerful, they are also more powerful. It's not like we don't have a chance."
"The troops speed up, the guard squad, use grenades to lay a few booby traps to slow down the pursuing troops."
"After arriving at the battlefield, we still have time to set up defenses, especially the artillery. We must set up the artillery positions before the Japanese arrive."
At one o'clock in the morning, when the pursuers arrived at the blocking position, there was no movement at all.
The hidden blocking positions also become more mysterious under the cover of night.
The barrel of the gun protruded from the thatch used for concealment, pointed directly at the Japanese scouts who were getting closer and closer, and moved with their figures.
Until they reached 50 meters in front of the formation, the outgoing reconnaissance team did not realize the danger.
"boom……"
The company commander decided to catch them off guard and pulled the trigger decisively.
The gunfire rang out, and the Japanese he was targeting fell to the ground.
Dozens of riflemen scattered on the battlefield pulled the triggers at the same time, and at least three soldiers aimed at a Japanese soldier.
The gunfire was dense and short.
The Japanese scouts were all elites who had fought many battles, but in this situation they had no chance to fight back. They watched helplessly as one or two bloody holes were drilled out of their chests, and then they fell to the ground, dying with their eyes open.
"The enemy is attacking, the Eighth Route Army is in front, kill them and stick to them." The squadron leader was like a hungry wolf smelling the smell of blood, waving his command knife and shouting with his eyes shining.
After arriving at the battlefield, he was dumbfounded.
Eight corpses of the reconnaissance team were lying on the ground in various postures, but no trace of the Eighth Route Army was found in front of them, not even the position.
Just now, I was thinking of using artillery bombardment as soon as they came up to give the Eighth Route Army a disincentive.
Now my whole body is filled with a sense of powerlessness, as if I threw a punch with all my strength and finally hit the cotton.
But he did not lose his mind, and analyzed calmly: "Listen to the gunfire, there was at least one platoon here just now, and it was only a few seconds after the gunfire ended, so the talk will definitely not disappear without a trace so quickly."
"They must be hiding in front of us."
"A small team will attack immediately and find them."
"Artillery and heavy machine guns will set up positions immediately to provide fire support to a small team at any time."
In the trenches covered by thatch, not a single move of the Japanese army escaped the company commander's eyes.
As soon as the Japs moved, he shouted excitedly: "Another little Japs is here to die."
"There is a total of one infantry squad. This time we don't have to hide our firepower. When we hear the order to fire, all the light and heavy machine guns will fire. I will kill them in the shortest time. If they can't be eaten, they will be severely injured."
"As soon as the Japs retreated, everyone took cover to avoid the Japs' artillery counterattack."
"Especially the machine gun group, you must be the enemy's main target for revenge."
"Remember our combat principles, it is better to lose weapons than to save lives."
"If the weapons are gone, you can seize them from the Japanese in front of you. If the people are gone, no one will use them even if the weapons are seized."
More than 40 Japanese troops formed a skirmish line and approached the blocking position.
When we were still fifty meters away, ten tongues of flame suddenly appeared in the grass.
Two heavy machine gun flames and eight light machine gun flames were lined up in a line, and bullets intertwined into a large net like meteors, instantly covering dozens of Japanese soldiers.
Including the bullets fired by the riflemen, at least two hundred bullets collided with the Japanese attacking troops in just two seconds.
The squadron leader was dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly, the targets he had worked so hard to pursue were all blocked in front of him.
Then I also understood the fact that with such powerful blocking firepower and shooting at close range, a small group of more than 40 soldiers would still be dragged away even if they didn't die.
After reacting from the shock, he shouted: "Artillery, heavy machine guns, counterattack immediately!"
"I will cover the enemy's positions with artillery fire and blow them all into pieces."
"The second team is ready. As soon as the artillery fire stops, they will rush forward and fight with the enemy. If they can kill them, they will kill them. If they cannot kill them, they will hold them back."
On the other road arriving here, more than two hundred Japanese soldiers were also marching in a hurry.
They were still five kilometers away from the battlefield, and could already vaguely hear the sound of some artillery fire.
The squadron leader was very anxious. The sound of artillery coming from the battlefield was too dense, and the battle must be very fierce.
Either the imperial army participating in the war already has the upper hand and is suppressing the Eighth Route Army.
Either the Eighth Route Army has the upper hand and is overwhelming the Imperial Army.
No matter what the situation is, you must rush to the battlefield as soon as possible.
If it is the first situation, if you arrive too late, the participating Imperial Army may have wiped out the Eighth Route Army, and then your trip will be in vain, and you will not get any military exploits in the end.
If it is the second type, if you arrive too late and the Imperial Army is killed by the Eighth Route Army, then you will have to bear the main responsibility for the heavy casualties of the attacking troops.
He didn't want either outcome.
The best way is to get to the battlefield quickly.
Sitting in the passenger seat of the car, even though the car was going very fast, he kept urging the driver to speed up, without any thought that he would be attacked.
Of course, it's not his fault.
Including Nakata Yamaro, no one knew about the nine reinforced companies of the guerrilla zone lurker garrison.
In addition to the three companies that have emerged, the remaining six companies have become hunters.
And there was one just five hundred meters in front of him.
The pocket array has its mouth wide open, just waiting for them to get inside.
The commander of this ambush was Liu Senyun, the commander of the special agent battalion. He wanted to avenge the Third Company with the lives of more than 200 Japanese on the road.
In order to devour his opponent, he prepared two reinforced companies with more than 400 people.
Moreover, three heavy mortars, four medium mortars, and twelve flying mine cannons were arranged behind the position.
There are also three very large mines placed on the road, specially used to blow up Japanese armored vehicles.
