Zhou Wen actually also knew that most of these puppet troops were veterans of the Northeast Army, and they were still much stronger than those puppet troops in the later period.
But their courage was shattered by the little Japs not long ago. How can they still have fighting power for a while? It might be okay to fight with the wind and follow the Japs to shout a few words, but when they encounter a mercenary group, that's not the case.
That's it.
The development of the battle situation was no different from what Zhou Wen expected.
The cavalry regiment serving as the vanguard did not even send out its leading troops, but rushed out of Qinglong Mountain, formed a formation, and headed towards the Great Wall.
As a result, there was no need to arrange an ambush formation. They were swept away by a total of 30 machine guns from the machine gun company and the 1st Infantry Company. The cavalry were immediately in chaos.
After the two cavalry companies in front were wiped out 70 to 80 people, Zhou Wen ordered the machine guns to extend their fire and hit the middle section of the cavalry, while he led the infantry to cross over from the woods on both sides and attack from the side.
With such a simple ambush tactic, the puppet cavalry regiment was cut into two parts. The strange thing is that these puppet soldiers can only run and hide, but no one dares to shoot back. It is indeed a new surrender.
Courage and courage are lost.
Zhou Wen didn't even know what the little devil was thinking, and he actually sent such a spiritless puppet army to make up for his numbers.
However, if these puppet troops could be reorganized and trained by the Japanese for half a year, and if they had regained a certain military morale after being coerced and lured by the Japanese, Zhou Wen would not dare to underestimate them so much.
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You must know that during the entire Anti-Japanese War, the combat effectiveness of these so-called puppet Manchukuo troops was no less than that of the Japanese second-line garrison. In particular, they had a large number of cavalry and were very mobile, causing considerable losses to the anti-Japanese troops.
But, now, to the mercenary group, they are just a bunch of weak rookies who can be dealt with at will.
Now this cavalry regiment can only escape the more than 200 cavalrymen who were trailing behind. About 100 people were killed and injured, and the rest were all taken prisoner.
If Zhou Wen hadn't gotten a piece of information while interrogating the prisoners, he wouldn't have been able to take all the prisoners with him, let alone kill them all. In the end, he might have been able to tie them all up and leave them to their fate.
His original intention was not to completely eliminate this group of puppet troops, he just wanted to defeat them. There was no need to waste energy and ammunition on them.
However, Zhou Wen learned from the prisoners that the Japanese supervising the battle at the back turned out to be the engineering regiment, which made Zhou Wen immediately change his mind.
As the saying goes: There is no place to be found if you step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.
Generally speaking, the Japanese engineering regiments are generally not deployed very close to the front line. It is still very difficult for Zhou Wen to specifically find trouble with them. If he only kills a few people, he will not be able to solve Zhou Wen's problem.
hatred.
Zhou Wen was still worried that he wouldn't have a chance to deal with the gang of kidnappers who committed heinous crimes in Qiantan Village, but now they just showed up at his door.
But now there are also some difficulties. If these thousands of puppet troops are not completely defeated, when Zhou Wen attacks the engineer regiment, if he cannot kill the Japanese in a short time, he may be flanked by the puppet troops.
There are more than 700 people in a Japanese engineer regiment, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of these puppet troops. They say dogs will jump over walls when they are anxious. If the battle becomes a stalemate, it will not be advantageous.
When Zhou Wen saw that these prisoners were more obedient and captured so many war horses, he suddenly had an idea.
He knew the courage of generals, not to mention that these big soldiers had little education and knowledge, and few knew the justice of the country. He had no time to do ideological work for them now, so he could only let these officers lead them again and follow his own instructions.
Act with intention.
That's why he temporarily came up with the trick of handing over certificates, which completely cut off these officers' escape route.
At this time, when I saw these officers blushing and having thick necks trying to grab the saber, I almost got angry. I was laughing so hard in my heart, but I didn't stop them. I just looked on with a smile.
At this time, the officer who had grabbed the saber saw a few little Japs who were still yelling curses, and he hesitated again.
Looking at the Japanese man who was showing off his power in front of me dozens of minutes ago, and now looking at him fiercely, he began to feel scared again, and for a moment he didn't even dare to take action.
"There are 20 seconds left."
"Click... click..." The surrounding soldiers began to pull the bolt and load the bullet.
The first deputy commander, Cui Xinwu's uncle, was forced into a critical situation. With a ferocious look on his face, he gritted his teeth and stabbed a Japanese soldier.
After all, he was too afraid. Originally, the knife was aimed at the Japanese soldier's chest, but his shot was a little off, and he stabbed directly into the Japanese soldier's shoulder.
The Japanese screamed in pain, continued to yell and curse, and still looked at the opponent fiercely. The deputy commander was too frightened to look at him.
"Okay! Not bad." Zhou Wen applauded, stroking his hands.
With him taking the lead, several officers with knives stepped forward, stabbing or slashing, leaving a few Japs bloody. However, whether due to cowardice or caution, they did not attack the fatal place.
Several Japanese soldiers were rolling on the ground and screaming in pain.
Zhou Wen ignored him, as long as he took action, it would be easy to deal with. Then he said to several officers who were still fighting for their sabers: "Don't worry, take your time now. No one can run away. Throw down the saber if you have cut it."
The swords were all used to chop him down, taking turns until he was hacked to death."
Seeing these officers finally hacking all the little devils to death, with their knives still on the ground, and then looking at him with flattering eyes, Zhou Wen smiled again and said: "Not bad, all good, I'm afraid this is your first time.
Are you going to cut down Japan? Let’s talk about it, do you feel good about it?”
"It's cool... it's cool..."
"Yeah, yeah, it's cool!"
Seeing these officers rushing to respond, Zhou Wen straightened his face and said loudly: "Speak louder for me, do you feel better?"
"Great!" This time dozens of people shouted in unison.
"Haha, it's nice to feel good, but it's not enough to fully atone for your sins!"
Zhou Wen once again had his signature smile on his face.
Seeing the smile of the national army colonel, these puppet Manchukuo officers almost cried.
"Isn't this enough? Do you have to take my brother's life?"
Zhou Wen looked at the tearful expressions of these officers and felt that the heat was almost over, so he said sternly: "I am going to attack the little Japs behind now. I need your cooperation. This is also my last chance to make a difference."
These officers now somehow have the blood of the Japs on their hands, and in front of hundreds of subordinates, they can't even think of relying on them, and they have no intention of ever joining the Japs again.
In addition, after seeing the blood, they became more courageous, so someone boldly said: "Sir, we have no way out now, but... this... Brigadier Cui treats his brothers well..."
"If you are not allowed to attack your large army, we will bypass the 7th Brigade and directly attack the Japanese behind."