Chapter 51: Masquerade Attack
This is the scary of snipers, the invisible devil, the accurate shooting technique, the fanatical fighting spirit, and the great panic that can be caused by just a few shots.
Without ferocious firepower, it is impossible to judge the approximate location of the sniper, and there is a lack of effective ways to deal with the sniper.
Not to mention the sniper's nemesis, another sniper. The Imperial Association Army doesn't have it, and even the devils can't do it.
At a distance of more than 300 meters, the Imperial Allied Army could only see a vague figure the size of a palm, which appeared and disappeared from time to time. Not to mention shooting, just trying to aim, in a few seconds, it is gone, or it is changed again.
The more the Imperial Allied Army chased after them, the lower their morale became, not only was their physical strength declining, but they were more afraid of constant casualties.
And the opponent almost hit with guns, and the Imperial Allied Army just shot indiscriminately. Even they know that it is impossible to aim and shoot at the opponent, and the purpose of shooting is to strengthen their courage, and secondly, there is a probability of being missed.
Du Ronghe gritted his teeth, his throat and eyes were dry, and he couldn't shout anymore. Already six or seven soldiers, dead or wounded, withdrew from the pursuit.
But the murderer more than 300 meters away in front of him was still seducing his anger.
Moreover, that guy not only seems to be alive and well, but also constantly aggravates their human losses.
He's going crazy, can't he just fight face to face? Even if you don't fight, you can run away, and they can go back to make a difference.
But the attacker in front didn't seem to be being pursued, but fishing for the Imperial Army. The Imperial Association is fast, and he is fast; The Imperial Army slowed down, and he didn't run fast. There were even two times when they dived back a few tens of meters and greeted the Imperial Association Army with bullets.
Du Ronghe felt that he couldn't chase it anymore. It's only been three or four miles, and if you chase it any longer, I'm afraid you'll have to throw it on the road.
But he didn't want to chase it, but the Japanese advisers didn't allow it. Knowing the nature of the Imperial Allied Army to fear death and cower, Sakamoto Eiji came with more than a dozen Imperial Allied troops to supervise the battle.
A few days ago, in a battle on the wooden bridge, five devils were killed, and good marksmanship was the biggest characteristic of the attackers.
Sakamoto Eiji judged that the murderer of the Imperial soldiers was in front of him, and he wanted to catch this guy and kill him with a knife to avenge the death of the Imperial warriors.
Regarding the casualties of the Imperial Allied Army, Sakamoto Eiji didn't take it seriously, these soft bones died if they died, and if they could still be recruited, they were just cannon fodder.
No matter how many people die, as long as the murderer is caught or killed, Sakamoto Eiji thinks it is worth it.
Despite this determination, Eiji Sakamoto is still very cunning. He observed in the back first, thought of a way, and then stepped forward to personally command.
"Yours, bring men from this side; His, bring someone from ...... side"
Sakamoto Eiji called Du Ronghe, and there was a small officer, and ordered them to take ten people each, and quietly outflank them from both sides. He led the rest of the Imperial Alliance army to attract the attention of the opponent from the front, that is, he was not in a hurry to catch up, so that the opponent was not in a hurry to flee, and even retreated a little back to attract the opponent to approach, so as to fall into the encirclement.
According to his deployment, if the opponent is still so sticky, he will definitely fall into the trap.
But Sakamoto Eiji didn't expect that the emptiness of Chen Village gave Zhao Tie an opportunity to lead his people.
The harassment and attack have been fought until now, and the enemy situation is constantly changing, and whoever wins will be able to respond to the situation and have the courage to strategize.
When Du Ronghe led the puppet army in pursuit, Zhao Tie saw it in a hidden place, thinking that combined with Lao Zhou's ambush, he would have a chance to destroy this group of enemies.
But before he could lead his team to the back of the Imperial Army, he found that another group of enemies had left the village and went in pursuit. Zhao Tie began to consider whether to change his plan and take advantage of the emptiness of Chen Village, come in disguise, attack Chen Village, and rescue the masses.
Whether it is important to destroy the enemy, or to rescue the masses, Zhao Tie quickly made a decision, and when the enemy chased farther away, he began to act.
First of all, he sent five or six members of the team to make a detour to the north of the village to hide and wait, and when he heard the gunfire in the south of the village, he bluffed, shot and threw grenades, pinned down the enemy, and created chaos.
Then, Zhao Tie led his men down the mountain beam, through the woods, and ambushed beside the road leading to Chen Village, intercepting two groups of Imperial Cooperative troops returning with the wounded.
"It's still a little little, and the clothes are not enough!" Some team members raised questions.
"It's okay." Zhao Tie said: "There are not too many people to go up, and the enemy is caught off guard, there are more than a dozen of them." ”
After a pause, he added, "The rest of the team is in the back, responsible for greeting and leading the crowd to retreat." ”
This was the first time such an operation, and the players were somewhat nervous. Zhao Tie looked around, pretended to smile easily, and pointed to the dejected captives not far away and said, "See, how soft these guys are, as soon as the gun is pressed and the bayonet is extended, they don't dare to move." The village is also such a guy, what are we afraid of? ”
Some of the team members laughed, and they still had some psychological advantages when they beat the Imperial Army. Even if there is no advantage, at least they are not too afraid of the Imperial Army.
"There was still some muttering, but listening to the confessions of these captives, there are not many enemies left in the village!" Erhuzi grinned and was blindly confident, "Otherwise, let's take the village back directly." ”
Zhao Tie had thought the same thing, but he was worried that it was real. The team members did not have enough combat experience, and if they could not attack the village for a long time and chased the enemy back, they would be blocked from retreating.
Comparatively speaking, it is safest to rescue the masses first and then make a decision based on the actual situation.
After another half an hour, listening to the gunshots, Zhao Tie estimated that the pursuing enemy was farther away, and the team members were ready to stop, so they started to act.
There are really not many Imperial Cooperative troops left in Chen Village, less than twenty people, and they have to be dispersed, supervising the work of the people while guarding them.
But the enemy didn't expect to be attacked in disguise, maybe they didn't have this concept in their heads.
The sentry of the Imperial Association Army at the entrance of the village stood on the roof of the demolished half-demolished house, raised his palms and hit the awning to block the sun, and looked at the figures that appeared on the road in the distance.
Although he couldn't see it clearly, he didn't take it too seriously. Walking over with such a swagger, and carrying someone, you don't have to think about it, you know that it is your own person, and it is the wounded who are being transferred.
As he got closer, he could see clearly the uniforms, hats, and unhurried and even tired steps of the people coming.
The Imperial Sentinel confirmed his judgment and sighed heavily, as it seemed that several more companions had suffered bad luck. In this world, it is not worth it to work hard for the Japanese, but to be able to eat with a mouthful of food.
"Little Liuzi, take the barricades away, our people are back." The Imperial Concorde sentry shouted listlessly below.
For a long time no one answered, and no one came out of the house to remove the barricades. The sentry was a little annoyed, raised his voice and scolded: "Little Liuzi, you sleep × dead, come out quickly, be careful of being slapped." ”
Ah, a lazy voice agreed, and a soldier of the Imperial Concordia Army came out rubbing his sleepy eyes, walked slowly to the middle of the road, and removed the improvised barricade.
Zhao Tie squinted his eyes, the wet soil on his face had dried out, and he was a little uncomfortable. But the barricades at the entrance of the village have been removed, indicating that the enemy is not suspicious.
Yes, what are you suspicious of, your own troops are still outside, how can your opponent suddenly appear in front of you?
As he got closer and closer, Zhao Tie's heartbeat began to accelerate, and his palms were wet. After all, it was the first time, and seeing that success was in sight, I was a little nervous.
"Good work, brothers, hard work." Xiao Liuzi stood by the barricade, smiling and nodding repeatedly. There were dirt and blood stains on his face, and Xiao Liuzi didn't recognize anyone he knew. Of course, he couldn't have known everyone.
Boom, Xiao Liuzi was suddenly hit hard in the back of the head, he shook and fainted.
Immediately someone picked him up and walked towards the next hut. Several agile members of the team had already moved quickly, turned to the back of the house, and climbed up the ladder.
In anxiety and nervousness, Zhao Tie waved his hand violently, and the team suddenly accelerated, crossed the checkpoint, and rushed towards the enemy who was less than a hundred meters away.
"What's going on?" The Imperial Army, who was in charge of supervising the work of the people, made a puzzled inquiry.
Zhao Tie and the others didn't say anything, as if they were panicked, and continued to rush forward.
Click, click! The Imperial Allies pulled the bolt of their guns and asked loudly.
Zhao Tie stopped suddenly, raised his hand and fired three shots, a distance of dozens of meters, the box cannon was still very effective, and this mouthy and vigilant Imperial Cooperative Army fell to the ground in response.
Shots rang out, and the team had already rushed into the village, and the enemy was taken by surprise.
The Imperial Allied Army is a contradictory group, pitiful and hateful.
When the Japanese invaders were wreaking havoc on the land of the motherland, they became accomplices. They ostensibly feared the threat of death and obeyed orders, but in reality everyone struggled blindly in the despair of life and death.
It is precisely because of the emptiness of the spirit, the desire to get by, an atmosphere formed entirely out of selfish desires, that infects their souls like a plague, making them greedy and timid.
As soon as the gunshots rang out here, several team members in the north of the village also responded in time and shot at the village.
The Imperial Association army in the village was confused all of a sudden, and thought that the enemy was attacking from all sides, so they hurriedly picked up their weapons and fired guns indiscriminately, but they did not have specific commands.
Zhao Tie led the team to successfully attack by surprise, and opened fire before the enemy, a burst of random shooting, rushing and beating, the imperial army supervising the people was killed and wounded, and the remaining two or three fled to the village in panic.
"Folks, run!" While directing the team to occupy the surrounding favorable terrain, Zhao Tie shouted loudly, greeting the people who were so shocked by the guns that they squatted on the ground.
The other team members also shouted, pulled, and pushed, and the people slowly woke up, and their tired and weak bodies burst out with amazing strength and rushed out of the village.
Jiro Iguchi rushed out of the house, he didn't know what was going on, but he must have to resist. He howled, kicked and beat, and finally gathered a dozen or so Imperial Allies to protect the courtyard and the house with all their might.
It's not that Jiro Iguchi is timid, it's that he knows how many soldiers he has on hand and what kind of soldiers he has. The situation is unclear, and if you rush to fight back, once you fail, there is no way to recover.
And this courtyard house is a brick and stone structure, which is the strongest place in the village. This is not only his headquarters, but also the stockpiling of ammunition and supplies.
Hold on here, at least not a complete failure. There are Sakata Eiji's men outside, and the enemy must not dare to fight.
If this place is lost and there is no food and supplies, even if Sakata Eiji's men and horses return, how can they gain a foothold in Chen Village?
Zhao Tie led people to block the streets and cover the escape of the people, but he did not encounter much resistance. The Imperial Alliance Army did not fight back, and while he was relaxed, he was a little impulsive again.
From the prisoner's confession, he learned the general situation in the village and where the enemy's supplies were stored. Will they continue to attack, loot supplies or burn them, so that the enemy's plan to garrison Chen Village cannot be realized?
Zhao Tie frowned, and he continued to struggle in his heart.
In the end, Zhao Tie gritted his teeth and gave up. It's hard to predict the timing and outcome of a house-to-house search for enemies or a storming warehouse compound, so it's better to be cautious!
Seeing that the people had fled far away, Zhao Tie ordered the team members to withdraw in batches, and he personally led people to cover and walked at the rear.
The gunfire gradually thinned out and finally died down.
This battle of hemp rod fighting wolves, in which both sides had scruples, finally came to an end.
Chen Cun was still in the hands of the enemy, but the masses were all rescued, and seven or eight enemies were killed and wounded, and the small victory of the guerrillas was certain.
Zhao Tie led the team to withdraw smoothly, and joined the other team members and the people who escaped in the mountains and forests a few miles away.
The crowd of people who had escaped the ordeal hid in a sheltered clearing, weeping and sighing.
Some of the tired people lie down despite the cold; Some are sitting; Some were whimpering and cursing; Some were talking irritably, or looking at the guerrillas around them in fear.
"Light them a few fires, and see if they're too cold to stand it." Some team members couldn't bear it and whispered suggestions.
"Isn't that revealing the target and letting the enemy chase after you?" Some team members disagreed, retorting: "It's better to be cold than chasing and fleeing, right?" ”
Zhao Tie sighed secretly and ordered the team members to give the captured clothes and the blanket rolls they were carrying to the masses, so that they could be somewhat warmer.
It wasn't dark yet, and the smoke from the fire could be seen far away. Zhao Tie could only be ruthless and keep the safety of the masses for the time being.
Leaving a few team members to take care of the masses, Zhao Tie took a dozen people out of the mountains and forests and came to the road to Chen Village.
I don't know if the pursuing enemy can hear the gunshots, but they will have to go back sooner or later anyway. Zhao Tie decided to strike another blow to the enemy, whether it could succeed or not, but this kind of preparation must be done.
When they set out from Zhangzhuang, the guerrillas brought some wooden planks and iron clips, and they collected them temporarily, but not many of them were collected. Even the grenade has not been disassembled and modified, but now is not the time to pursue maximum damage.
The solid ground was all planed with pickaxes, and small ready-made potholes were found, and after a long day of busy work, eight grenades were finally hastily planted. Zhao Tie and others brought soft snow and simply covered it.
After burying the mines, Zhao Tie led people to ambush on the side of the road, preparing to take advantage of the explosion of the mines to give the enemy a random shot.