As soon as the enemy's fire on the hill was suppressed, the two light machine guns of Da Niu and Tie Shu immediately poked their heads out and shouted with joy.

The lethality and coverage of the repeating machine gun are far better than that of a single-shot rifle, and the devil who is charging is suddenly strangled by the crossfire made by the two light machine guns.

In addition to the devils in the charge being shot by machine guns on the spot, several people were killed, and the formation was also disrupted, and the scattered devils could only fight on their own, which just gave Xiucai and their riflemen a chance.

Xiucai saw that the devil's machine gun and mortar were frightened and were ready to start hitting the third target, only to find that this target disappeared in an instant.

It's also normal, at this time, the people in front are constantly falling, and the people in the back will naturally hide, although Xiucai is a little regretful, but he immediately turned his gun and began to face those scattered devil infantry.

These devils who were scattered and charged in formation, now their doom has come, they have not received the order to retreat, and they have to continue to move forward.

Second, after the momentum of the charge has weakened, it is really difficult to ride a tiger, even if there is an order to retreat, it is difficult to complete, and no matter how fast you run, you can't outrun the bullets.

Xiucai and his apprentices played at their maximum level at this time, and they could almost hit a moving or hidden devil with a few shots, only beating the devils to the point of crying wolf.

If shooting athletes will play at an extraordinary level in key competitions, then Xiucai and their veterans who are on the front line of life and death can play at an extraordinary level, after all, a gold medal in a competition is far less valuable than their own lives.

The second wave of charging devils was beaten so hard that they could not advance or retreat, and Watanabe saw that he could not do it, so he hurriedly called mortars and heavy machine guns to reopen fire to cover the retreat of the soldiers.

Watanabe was the one who was about to shoot the third person who was about to shoot, and when he saw the two people in front of him fall inexplicably, he was so frightened that he immediately shifted the place, and he could be regarded as picking up a life.

Now that I see that the front cannot be attacked, and that there are many casualties, I have to calm down and rethink this battle, and it is very naïve to act on my own will.

Even if they try their best, it is estimated that they will get close to the hill, but the rest of the men and horses should have reached the end of the strong crossbow, and if they go one step further, the sacrifice will be greater.

For the sake of this nameless hill, he couldn't afford to put all the lives of his squad on the line, so Watanabe stopped the loss in time and issued an order to retreat, recalling the attacking team members in front.

But it is not possible to withdraw so simply, and it needs fire cover to allow one's people to get out on the basis of minimizing the tracking by bullets.

Therefore, Watanabe ordered mortars and heavy machine guns to fire again, and the fire covered the frontal position of the hill, and the attacking soldiers were able to quickly retreat.

Xiucai saw the devils retreat again, while breathing a sigh of relief, he watched these devils retreat with a little pity, if they had soldiers at hand, they would definitely be chasing now.

As long as the mortar and heavy machine gun of the devil are suppressed, and then a counterattack, the retreating devil can be chased and killed halfway, even if not all of them can be killed, at least the results can be expanded and the defensive line can be extended.

The devil's retreat was very clean, and this cleanliness did not mean that the people ran out, but that even the bodies of their dead comrades were dragged back, and even the guns and ammunition were picked up.

The devil is to pick the door, to pick on himself, to others even more, knowing that the Chinese on the hill lack soldiers and ammunition, even if they do not leave some ammunition, as a meeting gift.

Watanabe saw that the Chinese did not come out to pursue, so it can be seen that the Chinese on this hill either have few men or ammunition, and according to these two points, Watanabe did not withdraw his troops very far, but set up observation posts to keep an eye on this part of the Chinese and kill them.

Watanabe and Matsuda finally agreed on tactics, but each made his own calculations, Matsuda intended to take revenge and carry out the mission, although Watanabe also had some such ideas, but more from the law of war.

Since they can't help each other, then hold each other, anyway, their Japanese army can afford to consume, there is a small railway station next to them, and now the large army is ready to attack Kaifeng, and the large army and materials have begun to be transported to the front of Kaifeng.

Even if their small station picks up some leaks and scrapes a little oil, it is also rich and oily, and there is no need to rush to fight hard, and on the other hand, this group of Chinese is attacked on all sides on the hill, and there is no time to be idle.

The point is that they have no supplies, whether it is food or ammunition, they will be hungry for two days, and they will wait a few more days, and when they starve to death, they will just go and collect the corpses.

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The enemy retreated, Xiucai let go of half of his heart, and now there are still a bunch of things waiting for him to solve, first, whether to retreat now and flee to the west.

But you can't escape, being targeted by the devil, as soon as you move, the devil will follow, losing the terrain advantage of the hill, and they have the disadvantage of personnel and weapons, plus they have to carry three dogs, the chance of winning can be said to be close to zero.

It's better to wait and see if you leave at night, or wait for the three dogs to get better before leaving, but I don't know when it will be good to wait.

Now everyone's food is enough for three days, even if it is eaten evenly, that is, a week's ration. This week, I don't know if I can get rid of the entanglement of these devils, and if I can escape to Zhengzhou.

In fact, I almost succeeded last night, but unfortunately it fell short in the end and caused such a big loss.

Whether it was from the long-term plan or focusing on the present, Xiucai still called a few people to go to the houses in the west, picked up some planks, wooden rafters, etc., and brought them back to the mountain.

These timbers can be used as construction materials and fuel, and in addition, everyone also took some daily necessities such as wheat straw, pots and pans, etc., which the villagers did not have time to take away.

I wanted to find something to eat, I rummaged through a few houses, but there was no sign of them, and in those days, there was a lack of clothes and food, and it was impossible to leave anything to eat.

Everyone had no choice, so at the behest of Xiucai, they demolished all these houses, and even pushed a few feet thick earthen walls to clear the shooting boundary.

Because of the lack of stones, most of the houses in the northern plains were rammed with mud, so the walls had to be made very thick, and the roots of the walls had to be several feet thick to support the mud walls and roofs above.

In addition to the supporting role, the thick earthen wall also played a role in keeping out the cold, the north was cold, and there was no insulation material back then, so it could only make a fuss on the wall.

After demolishing all the houses in the west, the entire field of vision and shooting range is wider, so you don't have to worry about the devils sneaking up from here at night.

Whether it is to escape at night, or to prevent the devil from sneaking up at night, or to fight a protracted war, and so on, these things are all things that Xiucai has to consider, and now that Sangou is seriously injured, he has to take on this burden.

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