Neither Chang Yong nor Oda Jiro knew that they were facing the most elite troops of both sides, and the more they fought, the more frightened they became, although the weapons and equipment of both sides were similar, and in terms of quantity, the reconnaissance company of the first assault brigade was a little more, and in terms of quality, the Japanese search team was slightly superior, and the two sides were firing at each other around the southern slope of the village of Tandigou.

Although the automatic fire on both sides was quite strong, the gunfire was not so intense, and the fighters on both sides were extremely experienced veterans, knowing that intensive fire would allow the enemy to discover their position and be devastated. As a result, both sides engaged in rapid burst fire through weeds and low trees, and the mortar grenadiers carried by their respective units were fired at each other's positions without a single life.

Although the intensity of the gunfire was limited, the intensity of the battle was far from comparable to that of ordinary battles. Almost every shot is bloody, and although not always a single enemy is killed, the casualty rate on both sides is increasing rapidly. In just half an hour, there were less than 100 soldiers left in the reconnaissance company led by Chang Yong, including more than 20 seriously wounded, and more than 80 others were all killed. And Oda Jiro was also horrified to find that there were only more than 120 elite infantry left in a reinforced squadron of nearly 220 people, including all nearly 30 wounded, and the casualty rate of the troops reached an astonishing 50%.

But Oda Jiro and Chang Yong, as the supreme commanders of the battlefields on both sides, both of them knew that they could not retreat even if the whole army was wiped out now, otherwise the troops retreating at such a close distance would become a live target for the other side, with nearly an hour of fierce fighting, Oda Jiro and Chang Yong had a certain understanding of the opponent's combat effectiveness, and they both understood that there was basically no possibility of survival if they retreated. Therefore, the two most elite units of the 1st Assault Brigade and the Yamashita Brigade sent a telegram for help to their superiors at the same time.

After receiving the telegram from Chang Yong asking for help, Jiang Yunshan, the head of the regiment, was taken aback and did not dare to slack off, and while gathering troops and rushing to Chongdigou Village, he sent a report to Yang Chengwu to report the situation. On the other side, the captain of the first brigade of the first infantry wing of the Yamashita brigade, Yui Kabayashi, was even more flustered to send a report to the commander of the wing, Lu Yi'an, and the brigade commander, Major General Yamashita Fengwen, and at the same time, he also counted the soldiers and horses of the headquarters and rushed to Tandigou Village overnight.

Kamibayashi Yuichi Nakasa knew that the search team under his command was the heart and soul of the brigade commander, and if he was so inexplicably damaged in that small place in the village of Tandigou, even if he could eliminate the cunning and mysterious branch, the brigade commander would not let him go. Therefore, this time, Kamibayashi Yuichi did not bring those imperial alliance troops whose combat effectiveness was almost zero in his eyes, and who were as timid as a mouse in case of trouble, and rushed to the aid of Oda Jiro with more than 900 elite infantry from his headquarters.

Xiaocunzigou Village, where Shanglin Youyi was stationed, was less than ten miles away from Chongdigou Village, and Hexi Village, where Jiang Spruce's regimental headquarters was located, was only about five kilometers away from Chongdigou Village, so the two troops arrived at the battlefield almost at the same time.

Jiang Spruce asked the 1st Battalion to quickly replace the reconnaissance company, while the remaining 2nd Battalion rebuilt a simple defensive line not far behind the 1st Battalion, and he crawled to a small dirt slope not far away under the protection of the guards to look around the terrain.

Jiang Spruce saw through the telescope that there was a group of devils not far from the battlefield who were also building positions quickly, although Jiang Spruce couldn't see how many devils there were in the dark, but judging from the firepower of the two sides that were fighting, Jiang Spruce was sure that the devils on the opposite side had at least one brigade.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, only the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Regiment rushed to the rescue this time, and the remaining 3rd and 4th Battalions and the artillery battalion directly under the regiment had not yet had time to assemble. Except for the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth battalions of the original new regiment, as well as the cavalry battalion, the other officers and weapons and equipment were not moved, and the remaining battalions of the first to fourth battalions were all elites selected from the tens of thousands of people in the new regiment, and it can be said that the first regiment is the most elite infantry regiment of the first assault brigade.

Although the current regiment has less than 3,000 people, which is only a quarter of its heyday, the combat effectiveness of the regiment is definitely among the best among the more than 100,000 troops of the Inner Mongolia Military Region. So even though there are less than 1,200 people now, Jiang Spruce is not worried at all. ,

However, when he returned to the makeshift headquarters and saw the tragic condition of the reconnaissance company that had just been replaced by a battalion, he became a little worried about the battle. Jiang Yunshan was surprised to see that the original 180 sturdy men in the trump card army in his hand were now less than 20 people left, and the more than 20 people who survived were all injured, and the scene was extremely miserable.

Jiang Yunshan said angrily: "Chang Yong, you idiot, get out of here!" ”

A soldier with only one arm left and covered in blood whimpered: "Regiment commander, company commander, he ....... he died, he was hit head-on by the mortar of the devil, we can't even find his body..."

Jiang Yunshan was stunned on the spot, his mouth opened wide, he didn't know what to say, and after a while, Jiang Yunshan finally asked again: "What about your instructor Liu?" ”

The one-armed soldier wiped the blood on his face and saluted Jiang Spruce with his only remaining arm, and said loudly: "Report to Comrade Regiment Commander, Liu Jianfeng, instructor of the reconnaissance company of the First Brigade and One Regiment of the Assault of the Eighth Route Army's Inner Mongolia Military Region, report to you, please instruct!" ”

Jiang Yunshan solemnly gave Liu Jianfeng a military salute back, and asked in the loudest voice: "Liu Jianfeng, report your situation." ”

"Report to the regiment commander, we met the Japanese troops on the opposite side an hour and fifteen minutes ago, the enemy's strength is about a reinforced squadron, but those devils are obviously different from ordinary Japanese soldiers in terms of weapons and equipment and personnel quality, we found at least twelve snipers on the opposite side, we have two platoon commanders and a deputy platoon commander and five squad leaders died under the enemy's sniper rifles. In the fierce fighting for more than an hour, 162 people, including the company commander Chang Yong, were killed, and now there are only 17 soldiers left in our company, including four seriously wounded. However, the enemy on the opposite side did not take advantage of it, and according to our estimates, the enemy's casualties were at least 180 or more. Liu Jianfeng bit the iron and said loudly. The still dripping left arm and his hoarse but tragic voice completely shocked everyone present, and most of the soldiers were moved to tears.

Jiang Spruce Tiger said with tears in his eyes: "Okay! You are all good, you are the heroes and soldiers of our Eighth Route Army, and you have not embarrassed the Eighth Route Army, let alone Commander Han. Rest assured! Your enemy, Jiang Yunshan, will avenge you even if you fight for this cheap life. ”

At the same time, Yuichi Kamibayashi was also on the verge of collapse, and when he replaced the search team from the position, the entire reinforced squadron of the Imperial elite infantry was now less than forty remnants, and Captain Odajiro, who had always been praised by the head of the Yamashita Fengwen Regiment, was now only one arm and one right leg, and half of his face was also ruined like a yam egg, and the tumbling flesh and the blood that followed reflected Oda Jiro like a devil who had just crawled out of hell.

Now Oda Jiro is already delirious, and even he, the captain, can't recognize it, and Yuichi Uebayashi knows that Oda Jiro is finished, and even if he is so seriously disabled, he can only return to China to retire.

Kabayashi Yuyi Zhongzuo looked at the remaining thirty or so members of the search team, and looked at the proud elite who had always been the Yamashita Brigade before, but now they were like frosted eggplants, with a wilted face, and they had long lost their previous arrogance.

Kabayashi Youyi Zuoxin was dripping blood and his legs and feet were trembling at the same time, but he knew the status of this search team in the heart of the brigade commander, and now this search team was lost here, if he didn't completely destroy the enemy here, then the angry brigade commander would definitely order him to apologize.

Yuichi Uebayashi was a standard Japanese iron-blooded soldier who was not afraid of dying on the battlefield, and on the day he decided to join the army, he was ready to be shrouded in horse leather, but he didn't want to die in shame after half his life of fighting.

Kamibayashi knew that there was only one way to save his life now, and that was to wipe out all the Shina troops in front of him, completely defeat them and tear them all to pieces.

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