Volume 1 Chapter 062: They were actually beaten back?
Seeing the Eighth Route Army everywhere, the puppet army was frightened and panicked.
Under the scolding of the battalion commander and the company commander, the puppet army's first regiment finally returned to normal. They followed the drill, took up advantageous positions, and lay on the ground to resist the attack of the new second regiment.
The machine gunners also quickly set up light and heavy machine guns and fired at the attacking Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Bang bang…
Whether anyone was killed or not does not matter; the sound of the gunshot was loud .
Just hearing the continuous gunshots, the bandits would probably be scared and turn around and run away.
But the soldiers of the New Second Regiment grinned.
They're shooting from two or three hundred meters away. Who are they trying to hit?
mob!
When the gunshot rang out, Li Zijian, the brigade commander of the Imperial Army, jumped up as if he was pricked by a needle in the buttocks.
"Where are the gunshots coming from? Are the Eighth Route Army here? Send someone to find out what happened!"
The scout had not returned yet, but the messenger sent by Wang Yong arrived first.
"Sir! Sir! It's bad. The Eighth Route Army is coming!"
Li Zijian asked anxiously: "How many people are here?"
"I don't know, but their people are everywhere in the mountains and plains. There are too many of them to count. Sir, our second and third battalions are on their way here, and it will take some time. Now there is only one battalion at the front, and we are almost overwhelmed. Sir, please send support quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"
Li Zijian quickly gave the order. "Second Regiment Commander, send people to support the First Regiment and strengthen the defense line. We must stop the Eighth Route Army. Send a telegram to the Imperial Army and tell them that we have been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army and request support. Captain Li!"
Li An, the commander of the cavalry battalion, shouted, "Here we go!"
"Brothers, get ready for battle!"
Li Zijian said that he was preparing for battle, but in his heart he was thinking that if the situation at the front line became bad, he would immediately ask the cavalry battalion to escort him away.
The cavalry battalion commander Li An has followed Li Zijian for so many years, so he knows what the other party is thinking.
He shouted quickly: "Yes!"
The cavalry battalion and all the guards were on their horses, ready to escape at any time.
At the front line, the New Second Regiment had advanced to within only 200 meters.
The machine gunners of the New Second Regiment set up their light machine guns to suppress the puppet army's firepower points.
The other soldiers continued to disperse in squads , led by the company commander and battalion commander, and continued to rush forward with their backs bent.
They hid behind rocks and trees and fired at the puppet troops , taking turns to quickly approach the enemy's front line.
The closer we got to the puppet army's position, the more powerful their firepower became.
At such a close distance, the puppet soldiers could hit the target with their eyes closed.
From time to time, soldiers were shot and fell, but no one was afraid.
Despite casualties, they advanced to about thirty or forty meters in front of the puppet army's position. The soldiers of the New Second Regiment took out the grenades from their waists, quickly unscrewed the safety covers, pulled the fuse, and threw them hard at the puppet army's position.
Boom boom boom…
Compared to rifle bullets, these homemade grenades are the most powerful weapons in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
Whether it was the puppet army or the Japanese army, they were most afraid of these grenades.
Its power is not as strong as the Japanese melon-shaped grenades. Even if there are a lot of them, they can only explode in two and make a noise.
But the number is too large.
In their horrific memories, after the hand grenades, the Eighth Route Army would launch a charge.
Having fought with the Eighth Route Army many times, the puppet troops were familiar with the Eighth Route Army's combat tactics.
In fact, not only the puppet army and the Japanese army, but even the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were equally clear about this.
Sure enough, after the grenade was thrown, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment shouted and charged towards the puppet army's positions.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army soldiers charging, Wang Yong screamed: "Fight them, fight them to death. We can't let them rush in, otherwise we will all be doomed!"
But no matter whether it was machine guns or artillery shells, they could not stop the charge launched by the fearless Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Seeing that the Eighth Route Army soldiers were about to charge into the makeshift position, Wang Yong panicked and was about to order his men to retreat.
The Second Regiment of the Puppet Army arrived in time.
The addition of this fresh force stabilized the puppet army's defense line.
The soldiers of the New Second Regiment were very brave, but they had only 1,200 of them and were facing the firepower of nearly 3,000 puppet troops.
The New Second Regiment was caught in a tough battle.
Kong Jie had been keeping an eye on the battlefield, and he was extremely anxious when he saw the soldiers falling one by one.
Did the plan succeed?
Just when Kong Jie was getting anxious, the reconnaissance company commander Li Feng came running over.
"Captain, the second regiment of the puppet army has moved. They have already gone forward to support the front line!"
"All right! Bugler! Bugler!"
The bugler following behind the regiment commander immediately ran out, stood at attention and shouted, "Here!"
"Blow the bugle for retreat!"
"yes!"
The bugler picked up the bugle and blew the retreat.
Hear the bugle call!
The battalion commander and company commander shouted loudly: "Retreat. Retreat quickly!"
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers at the back quickly fired at the enemy, and the soldiers at the front line withdrew from the battle and ran back quickly.
They continued to retreat quickly in squads, platoons and companies.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army retreat, Wang Yong, who had been nervous, was overjoyed.
Repelled the Eighth Route Army.
They were able to actually repel the Eighth Route Army!
We can actually beat back the Eighth Route Army!
I can't believe it!
The Eighth Route Army’s ammunition supply was too poor, so they had to fight to the death in every battle.
This requires the Eighth Route Army's soldiers to think carefully and be well prepared before taking action.
The art of war says: He who plans for victory before the battle has made many calculations; he who plans for defeat before the battle has made few calculations… How much better is it to make many calculations than to make few calculations, let alone to make no calculations at all?
Compared with the puppet army, the Eighth Route Army was better prepared, so naturally they won more battles and lost fewer battles.
It was extremely rare for the puppet army to be able to repel the Eighth Route Army.
Great! I've saved my life! I'll have to report this to the host and the queen when I get back.
Wang Yong was thinking about getting praise from the lady this time.
Seeing that his men actually wanted to catch up, Wang Yong almost burst into curses.
Are you so anxious to die?
Who doesn't know that the Eighth Route Army likes to pretend to retreat and then lure the enemy into an ambush?
Defeating the Eighth Route Army is already a great achievement.
What the hell are you still chasing?
Wang Yong yelled, "Don't chase me! Don't chase me! Come back, come back!"
As the order was passed down layer by layer, the puppet army stopped the pursuit and retreated.
Upon hearing that the Eighth Route Army had retreated, the brigade commander, Colonel Li Zijian, forgot his previous intention to escape and brought his guard company to the front line.
Wang Yong followed him like a loyal pug.
After inspecting the battlefield and listening to the casualty report, Li Zijian said to Wang Yong very happily: "Captain Wang, you did a good job. When I get back, I will commend you to Marshal Qi!"
Why work so hard? It's just to save face in front of the boss. Of course, the most important thing is to move your butt up.
Wang Yong stood at attention and said, "It's all thanks to the brigade commander for his command!"
Very satisfied with Wang Yong's attitude, Li Zijian nodded and said, "Pass the order down, tell the brothers to speed up the construction of fortifications. Although the Eighth Route Army has been repelled, they may come again. We must be careful and cautious."
"Yes! I will tell my subordinates."
"Communicator!" Li Zijian said excitedly, "Send a telegram to Taijun. Tell her that my brigade was attacked by the Eighth Route Army, but after a heroic fight, we have repelled it... We have defeated the Eighth Route Army!"
After the communicator wrote down the content, he turned around and sent the telegram.
Considering the attack this time by the Eighth Route Army, it means that the main force of the Eighth Route Army is nearby.
This time, not only did they find the main force of the Eighth Route Army and complete the order of the Imperial Army, but they also defeated part of the Eighth Route Army, which was also a great achievement.
Li Zijian was so happy that he didn't want to continue on his journey.
Anyway, we have found the main force of the Eighth Route Army, so why bother to continue the journey with so much effort?
The 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army was stationed on the spot and building fortifications.
The 358th Regiment took advantage of the fact that the puppet army's attention was focused on the front line and quietly approached.
Now they are hiding behind a hill less than 2 miles away from the puppet army.
The commander of the reconnaissance company, Sun Bin, bent over, ran to Chu Yunfei's side, and said, "Commander, the second regiment of the puppet army has moved forward and is building fortifications with the first regiment. The third regiment has also escorted supplies forward, and they should be preparing to make a fire and cook. Now the puppet army's headquarters only has the cavalry battalion and the guard company!"
"Good! Here comes the opportunity! Tell the artillery company to prepare for bombardment. The 1st and 2nd Battalions will attack head-on, and the cavalry battalion will take a detour and head straight for the puppet army's headquarters. We must paralyze the puppet army's command!"
"yes!"
It was still 1 kilometer away from the position built by the puppet army.
Lieutenant Colonel Liang Guoping, the artillery battalion commander, hurriedly whispered, "Quick, hurry up! Set up the mortars!"
The artillery quickly moved the Jin-made 82mm mortars and 75mm mortars from Numa and assembled them.
Each mortar was placed seven or eight meters apart.
Upon hearing Chu Yunfei's order to fire, Lieutenant Colonel Liang Guoping, the artillery battalion commander, shouted:
"fire!"
As soon as the shell was placed into the barrel, the main gunner and the deputy gunner immediately turned around and kept their bodies as far away from the muzzle as possible.
bump!
There was a dull sound and white smoke coming out of the muzzle.
The shells shot up into the sky, drew a streak, and headed straight for the puppet army's position.
Most of the puppet troops were building fortifications, and a few officers like Li Zijian and Wang Yong were sitting on the saddles drinking water and chatting.
Just as they were busy with their own things, they suddenly heard the sound of a cannon breaking through the wind.
Everyone was stunned.
Why are there gunshots?
The next second, Li Zijian opened his eyes wide with horror on his face.
"Artillery fire! Get down!"
