Chapter 278: Breakthrough (2)
Li Ziyuan was quite decisive, and the bayonet in his hand was specifically aimed at the neck of the Japanese army. Even though his target reacted in pain, he was unable to make any sound because the carotid artery had been severed. This was learned by Li Ziyuan and an old scout from the Red Army, even though the scout didn't know what the carotid arteries were.
But that didn't affect the old scout, who had made a lot of achievements, knowing that part of his body was more likely to cause a quick death when needed, and he wouldn't make any noise. At that time, Li Ziyuan, who knew that these things were old-timers and exchanged blood for experience, studied them very carefully.
And at this time, any slight noise will bring a lot of trouble to their breakthrough operation. Therefore, Li Ziyuan directly took the most direct method, and when he acted, he taught his own hand to those veterans. And repeatedly told that as long as the neck could be touched, the bayonet should not be lowered to other parts.
Li Ziyuan cleanly solved his target, and the soldiers around him also used bayonets to solve the other two Japanese officers in the tent. However, after dealing with the Japanese officers in the tent, Li Ziyuan did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he carefully turned on the lantern in the tent and carefully searched for the information in the tent.
The map that marked the situation of the Japanese troops around Cross Ridge naturally became the first target, which was what Li Ziyuan was most eager to find. With this map, his follow-up breakthrough action can be said to be twice the result with half the effort. Except for the rest of this map, Li Ziyuan didn't care too much.
However, some of the photos found from the three Japanese officers were put in his satchel after Li Ziyuan glanced at them. These photos are all photos of the massacre, rape, and plundering of the Japanese army, which were taken privately during the current sweep, and it is still beneficial to the political education of the troops to bring them back.
As for the two cameras found in the three officers' tents, plus five or six unopened films, Li Ziyuan also unceremoniously confiscated them directly. He didn't bother to check the rest of the documents that he couldn't read, so he put them all into the bag of an officer of the Japanese army and took them away.
After taking away all the belongings of the three Japanese officers in the tent, Li Ziyuan cautiously left the tent. At this time, a squad led by Wang Changfeng had already solved the heavy machine gun position of the Japanese army. The Type 92 heavy machine gun was turned to the Japanese camp on the mountain road.
A platoon responsible for monitoring the puppet army over there, with the cooperation of some non-combatants who were temporarily recruited, also touched the position of the puppet army. However, their task is to spy on those puppet soldiers. Once there is anything abnormal, the puppet army can be disarmed directly. But these more than 200 puppet troops, Li Ziyuan can only watch them for the time being under the condition of limited troops.
The puppet army is not strong in combat effectiveness, and the will to fight is even worse. Compared with those puppet armies that defected to the enemy in formation and reorganization, although they were more tightly controlled by the Japanese army, their equipment was much better than that of those puppet armies that defected to the enemy in formation. But at the critical moment, the combat effectiveness is far inferior to those puppet armies that are tightly controlled by their own generals.
It's in the night battle again, and I can't figure out my true strength. As long as the Japanese army is eliminated first, it is still easier to solve it. However, considering the number of puppet troops, Li Ziyuan also incorporated those intellectuals who had no combat effectiveness into the monitoring team. As long as there is any movement of the puppet army here, they will be disarmed immediately.
Li Ziyuan took advantage of the carelessness of the Japanese army thinking that the Eighth Road on the mountain had no combat effectiveness, and cautiously touched the blockade position of the Japanese puppet army. Along the way, the actions of the puppet army on the rest day on both sides of the pass were solved with bayonets, at least at the beginning of the game, which went quite smoothly.
But things can't be smooth sailing. Just when Li Ziyuan and the soldiers around him had already solved most of the Japanese army. When a soldier was moving, he accidentally kicked a sleeping Japanese soldier with a steel helmet pillowed under his head. All of a sudden, the rest of the Japanese army woke up even if it was dead.
Seeing that the Japanese army was awakened, Li Ziyuan was not polite. Directly pulled out the Japanese saber captured from that tent, and a beautiful horizontal slash cut off this unlucky guy who had not yet woken up. The soldiers around him also raised their bayonets one after another and stabbed at the Japanese soldiers who had been awakened.
Before the breakout operation, Li Ziyuan repeatedly told him that as long as the Japanese puppet army blocked in the place where he had to break through the siege was dispersed. As long as the Japanese puppet army did not shoot, they must not shoot. If the Japanese were awakened, they would all use bayonets to solve them. Therefore, after the remnants of the Japanese army woke up, all the soldiers did not shoot and directly engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.
However, this hand-to-hand combat has become a one-sided posture. The Japanese soldiers, who had no guns and no power to fight back, also became toothless tigers in front of rows of bayonets. Even if it's not a lamb to the slaughter, it's not getting any better.
In addition, all the officers and non-commissioned officers who were prioritized for care were basically killed, and at this time, there were some dragons without a leader. A considerable number of people are still in a daze and half-asleep, and have not yet fully woken up. It wasn't until the soldier in front of him stabbed his chest with a bayonet that the Japanese army who reacted directly fell into chaos.
Although some die-hards are still playing with sticks and stones when they can't find weapons. However, some clever Japanese soldiers had already taken advantage of the fact that the Eighth Route had not been killed here, and scattered all the way to the mountains. For these Japanese troops who ran away, Li Ziyuan, who was eager to break through, did not send anyone to pursue them.
For him, the most important thing is how to take the hundreds of old, weak, sick and disabled people behind him and get out of the Japanese encirclement of Cross Ridge as soon as possible. A few scattered Japanese soldiers ran away, as long as they moved faster, and by the time the Japanese troops from other directions received their report and rushed over, they had already rushed out.
However, although he ran away from a few Japanese soldiers, Li Ziyuan was not polite to the puppet army. The puppet army who was awakened saw the muzzles of the black holes in the surrounding eight roads, and they simply disarmed them directly. This batch of puppet troops, together with three Belgian machine guns and a batch of Hanyang-made rifles, and a large batch of ammunition fell into Li Ziyuan's hands.
In particular, the dozens of boxes of Northeast-made grenades seized from the puppet army can be said to have solved the most needed things for Li Ziyuan. Looking at the large number of weapons and ammunition seized, Li Ziyuan hesitated. A grenade was distributed to each unarmed male soldier, as well as to those female soldiers in the ranks.
Looking at the grenade sent by Li Ziyuan, everyone in the team understood what he meant. Dozens of female soldiers looked at the grenade in their hands, hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. Looking at these non-combatants, with rather nervous expressions on their faces, Li Ziyuan shook his head and didn't explain too much.
It was still a little too close to the Japanese troops from other directions, and although the Japanese troops did not run out much in the previous melee, they also ran out a few people after all. After receiving an attack from this side, the Japanese puppet army in other directions will definitely reinforce quickly with the habits of the Japanese army. At this time, staying here for a long time is to find something to do for yourself.
I have to get out of here as soon as possible, which is the best way. So after distributing the grenades, Li Ziyuan did not give any explanation. With the troops, as well as captured weapons and ammunition, as well as some supplies captured from the Japanese puppet army.
Carrying more than 200 disarmed and unbolted weapons, as well as ammunition and puppet soldiers carrying several pregnant women on stretchers as coolies. Avoiding the main direction of the surrounding Japanese troops, they retreated quickly to the southeast along a northwestern, southeastern-trending ridge.
On the way to retreat, Li Ziyuan did not dare to take the mountain road. Only the ridge operation on the mountainside was chosen, and a spearhead squad was placed in front. All the puppet troops used to act as coolies were also closely guarded on both flanks by escort troops composed of non-combatants mixed with veterans.
Li Ziyuan didn't dare to have any delay along the way, even if those non-combatants couldn't run anymore, Li Ziyuan, who knew that he was still in the core area of the Japanese encirclement, did not agree to rest. Although almost all of them have not eaten anything since yesterday morning, when the Japanese army discovered the location of the headquarters breakthrough, until now.
When breaking through, the superior firepower of the Japanese army and the rapid encirclement of heavy troops brought huge psychological pressure. So that many people's physical fitness, which has been seriously reduced, is not suitable for long-distance and fast marching. But Li Ziyuan still didn't do any rest, and directly withdrew more than ten kilometers in one go.
It wasn't until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day when the sky had already entered dusk, and the troops who broke through the siege had plunged into a big mountain southeast of the Cross Ridge, that Li Ziyuan saw that not only those non-combatants, but even the veterans of his own troops were already a little unable to hold on, so he breathed a sigh of relief and ordered to rest.
However, before arriving at the resting place, Li Ziyuan did not embarrass the more than 200 puppet soldiers who were disarmed and used as coolies by him. After stripping off his military uniform, he tied the bare-ass guys to a forest with ropes. In order to mitigate the risk as much as possible, Li Ziyuan did not release these puppet soldiers on the spot in accordance with the policy.
Considering that it is very likely that they will need to rely on the skin on their bodies if necessary. Li Ziyuan took off the puppet army uniforms on these puppet soldiers and tied them to the woods with ropes to tie up ammunition. As for whether they can be discovered by other Japanese puppet troops and rescued, it depends on their fate.
After retreating to this piece of mountainous land, which should have been searched by the Japanese army, Li Ziyuan buried all the surplus weapons and ammunition in a hidden mountain col. The captured dry rations of the Japanese puppet army were also distributed to everyone. A few cans were also opened for several pregnant women and stuffed into the hands of these female soldiers.
Originally, according to the number of people around Li Ziyuan now, there was no problem in taking these weapons and ammunition away. But in addition to the more than 100 combat troops on hand, the rest of these people who are usually enough to do a long-distance run, let them carry these weapons and ammunition to follow them to break through, isn't that their own trouble?
These scholars and female soldiers can not fall into chaos when they encounter the Japanese army, and they will run into chaos by themselves, and they will not be disrupted by their own troops. It is thankful that Li Ziyuan can keep up with the actions of the troops when he is forced to march, and there are no large numbers of people left behind. And dare to let them act as porters and take away the captured weapons and ammunition?