The battle situation was worse than Furuta Nakasa had expected.

Originally, they could arrive at the battlefield at 1 a.m., but the troops stopped and stopped, and sometimes they had to stop to repair roads, and by 1 a.m. they had only walked halfway.

What's more, the troops had nearly two hundred more corpses and wounded.

Who are the specific people Furuta Nakasa didn't count, otherwise he would definitely be alert.

Because at least half of these people are heavy machine gun squadrons and mortar squadrons.

"Da Da Da ......"

The gunshots rang out at the front of the line again, and this time Furuta Nakasa's brows were visibly furrowed, and then he subconsciously shouted.

"Something is wrong, this is not an ordinary sneak attack, in addition to light machine guns, there are also heavy machine guns that shoot together."

"Dada...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

The increasingly dense gunshots and several explosions that suddenly rang out directly proved Furuta Nakasa's judgment.

In the previous sneak attack, the Eighth Route Army was all hit-and-run, and the gunfire was very short.

Now the gunfire has been going on for half a minute, and not only does it not mean to stop, but it has intensified.

"Sir, there is an Eighth Route Army blocking force in the village ahead!" The communications officer galloped over on horseback to report.

"The road passes through the middle of the village, and if the troops want to move on, they can only take the village."

"The opponent's firepower is very fierce, and it is also equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars, and the forward troops were caught off guard and were attacked, suffered heavy losses, and have retreated."

Furuta Nakasa snorted coldly and replied, "Our opponent is in a hurry!" ”

"Ordinary sneak attack tactics can't threaten us, and there is no way to really stop us, so we can only stand up and resist us and block us head-on."

"We have wasted a lot of time, we can't delay here any longer, order three or four two squadrons to launch a joint attack and take them in one battle."

"Heavy machine gun squadrons, mortar squadrons provide fire cover."

"Tell the two squadron leaders that we were all chased and beaten by these Eighth Route Army along the way, and now that the opportunity for revenge has come, I ask them to annihilate these Eighth Route Army, avenge the warriors who died in battle, quickly open the breakthrough, and continue to advance."

"As long as we kill them, the next rapid march will definitely go much smoother."

"Hey!"

The adjutant replied with a twinkle in his eyes.

Having served as a guard for the heavy artillery brigade for so long, he was also very eager to go to the battlefield.

I finally came across such an opportunity to try my skills, and I will definitely not let it go.

He then added: "I personally command this attack, and I will definitely kill all the Eighth Route Army blocking in front of us." ”

After saying that, the adjutant rushed to the battlefield with an excited face.

On a raised hill a kilometer away, Xiao Yuan was lying on the ground, holding a telescope, motionless.

It wasn't until the devil began to mobilize his troops that there was a trace of movement in the whole body, and he shouted excitedly.

"The devil was fooled, there are two squadrons left in the infantry brigade, a mortar squadron and a heavy machine gun squadron, all of which have gone to deal with the reconnaissance company."

"Order the cavalry battalion to prepare for the assault."

"There are only some reinforcements left around the heavy artillery brigade, although they are also very combative, they have never been on the battlefield, and they are not equipped with heavy weapons."

"If we are suddenly attacked, we will definitely not be able to establish a defensive line to stop us in a hurry, and we will only fight separately!"

"On the field battlefield, without heavy weapons and a solid defensive line to support it, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of ordinary infantry is, it cannot withstand the cavalry assault."

Speaking of this, Xiao Yuan seemed to have seen the picture of the devil being slaughtered by the cavalry battalion, and his face became more and more excited.

After taking a deep breath and forcing himself to calm down, he turned his head and asked, the deputy leader of the commando team beside him.

"Are our snipers, firefighters, and assaulters lurking in place?"

"They are escorting the cavalry battalion, and with their presence, the cavalry can rush onto the road and kill devils at the lowest cost."

"Especially the assault troops, in addition to supporting the reconnaissance company and reducing the combat pressure of the reconnaissance company, they must also prevent the devil artillery squadron and the heavy machine gun squadron from coming back."

The deputy captain hurriedly replied: "The devil was in place before he rushed over." ”

"They are all lurking in a single bunker less than a hundred meters away from the road, the surrounding terrain is complicated, and there is bush cover, and the devil scouts can't find them when they come to them!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

A violent explosion soon sounded in the village, directly interrupting the vice-captain's words.

"The devils are attacking!" Xiao Yuan raised his binoculars again and looked at the village.

Eight fireballs mixed with thick black smoke had risen in the village, lined up along the entrance of the village.

"Da Da Da ......"

Immediately after, heavy machine guns also joined the battle.

Eight heavy machine guns lined up outside the village, and they set fire to the entrance of the village, and the bullets flew towards the village like meteors.

More than 200 devils lined up in a skirmish line, covered by heavy machine guns and mortars, and pressed towards the village.

"The devil wants to eat our reconnaissance company with an attack and open a breakthrough." Xiao Yuan judged.

As the commander-in-chief of the battle, he must be worried about the survival of the reconnaissance company at this time.

But Xiao was far from it, not only was he not nervous, but he was getting more and more excited.

The deputy captain on the side couldn't help it, and hurriedly reminded: "Captain, I suggest that the cavalry battalion immediately launch an attack to reduce the combat pressure of the reconnaissance company." ”

"The devil's offensive artillery fire is too fierce, and more than 200 elites will attack together, and the reconnaissance company is less than half of their strength, if they really collide together, the reconnaissance company will definitely not be an opponent."

Xiao Yuan shook his head and refused: "Don't worry! ”

"The two forces have just started fighting, and if the cavalry battalion strikes now, the devil attack force will definitely withdraw from the battle immediately, and then return to the heavy artillery brigade with artillery and heavy machine gun troops."

"Our assault team has limited strength, and even with all our might, we can only stop the artillery and heavy machine gun units. If more than 200 little devils also participated in the battle, the total annihilation of the commando team would not be able to stop them from attacking with all their might, and finally they would not be able to stop them. ”

"In order for the cavalry battalion to be able to assault smoothly and ensure that they will win with one blow, the more than 200 devil elites on the battlefield must not come back to help."

"Only when the reconnaissance company hangs them together can it be held back, and there is no way to withdraw from the battle."

"As for the safety of the reconnaissance company, you can rest assured."

"The reconnaissance company is the most combat-effective unit of our garrison regiment except for the commando, and every soldier in it can be called elite."

"If you can't even cover the fire of eight mortars, then the word elite will be called in vain."

"Those more than 200 devils are not to worry: their combat effectiveness is strong, even higher than that of the reconnaissance company."

"But don't forget, although the reconnaissance company is a tough confrontation with them, it is not a positional battle, but a street battle that we often train, and even the terrain advantage is on our side!"

"I believe that the reconnaissance company can not only drag more than 200 devil elites in the village with street fighting, but also consume them little by little, win more with less, and eat them."

Xiao Yuan's judgment was not wrong at all.

From the very beginning, Chen Wei had no intention of fighting a positional war with the Japanese army.

The devils want artillery and artillery, and they want heavy machine guns and heavy machine guns, and if they fight a positional battle, they will be sent to death.

The reason why such a strong firepower was deployed at the entrance of the village at the beginning had two purposes.

One is that the Devil's forward troops were too arrogant, and they carried out Furuta Nakasa's orders too thoroughly, and they didn't pay attention to the sporadic sneak attacks of the reconnaissance company at all, and only cared about the burrowed head and marched forward.

This made Chen Wei see a good opportunity to hit them hard.

Concentrate firepower, put the forward troops closer and open fire, and take them by surprise.

The second reason was to confuse the Japanese army into believing that they were concentrating their forces to defend the entrance of the village and to block them head-on.

In this way, the offensive artillery fire of the devils will be concentrated at the entrance of the village.

Don't look at the little devil who is fighting fiercely now, the cannonballs don't need money, and they are smashed down round after round, but the actual effect is very poor, and the results are almost zero.

Because when the Japanese forward troops retreated, the troops concentrated at the entrance of the village by the reconnaissance company also withdrew and scattered in all corners of the village, preparing for street fighting.

More than 200 devils rushed to the village with murderous spirit.

I thought there would be a fight waiting for me, but I was disappointed.

A punch that was thrown out vigorously was like hitting cotton, and it was weak and weak.

"Da Da Da ......"

Heavy machine-gun fire suddenly rang out at the end of the road that ran through the village.

Under the cover of night, the vice captain of the devil led the team not very clearly. But the flames from the muzzle of the gun were particularly dazzling, and he could see them clearly.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has gone to the village, do you want to kill it!"

"Our task is to take the village, open a breakthrough in the battlefield for reinforcements, and of course continue the offensive." The vice-captain became excited again.

An infantry squadron leader hesitated and reminded: "Do you want to contact the artillery and heavy machine gun squadrons in the back and let them cover the village with artillery fire first, and then attack." ”

In peacetime, this method is certainly the most prudent, and it is also in line with the combat style of the Japanese army.

But today is too special, the vice captain refused without hesitation: "No need." ”

"Time is the first thing we have to consider now, the village is so big, I calculate according to the minimum standard, the artillery moves the position, covers the village with artillery fire, half an hour is definitely indispensable. And after the shelling, we have to attack, all the time added up to maybe more than an hour.

"If you attack directly, half an hour of artillery preparation will be saved."

"However, in order to prevent accidents, artillery still has to participate in the battle."

"The troops attacked directly, taking small teams as units, and dividing troops to eliminate the Eighth Route Army in the village."

"Heavy machine guns and mortars immediately rushed over, divided troops to reinforce the various squads, and directly reinforced the infantry to fight."

The sound of the firefight soon sounded in the village, and then reached Xiao Yuan's ears.

Especially after seeing that the devil artillery squadron and heavy machine gun squadron also entered the village, Xiao Yuan completely relaxed.

The vice captain couldn't help it for a long time, and immediately reminded: "Captain, it's almost there, the devils have entered the village." ”

"Success or failure is here!" Xiao Yuan's face immediately became serious.

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