On the battlefield, sometimes retreat is also a technique that requires skill and courage. Even though the 77th Army was ready to retreat, the speed of the front's defeat was also somewhat beyond the expectations of Feng Zhi'an and others.

Even if some veterans were retained, many recruits faced overwhelming artillery fire and Japanese troops pouring into the position. The officer in charge of directing the retreat, even though the order to alternately cover the retreat was given, was not carried out.

As soon as they heard that they could retreat, both recruits and veterans were eager to have two more legs, hoping to get the news from the little devil's sight as soon as possible. The originally well-laid out retreat plan naturally turned into a mess because it was not thoroughly implemented.

The officers and men of the reconnaissance battalion, who had already arrived in the battle area, were also speechless when they saw this duck-like scene: "What kind of battle is this fighting?" If you run away desperately, the final result will only be faster death! ”

As the troops sent to assist in the evacuation of the 77th Army, the officers and men of the reconnaissance battalion also knew that this was not a good errand. But the more difficult the task, the more troops are expected to carry it out.

After all, for many officers and men of reconnaissance brigades, the more arduous the task, the more valuable they can be. Being able to get such a task also shows that the superiors trust them. And they, naturally, do not want to live up to this trust.

Looking at the little devils who also accelerated the pursuit of the 77 officers and soldiers who fled from the blocking position, the reconnaissance platoon commander who was deployed in the second-line position also said in a timely manner: "Okay!" Don't talk nonsense, get ready to fight, buy them a little time to evacuate. ”

Listening to the words of the reconnaissance platoon commander, an old scout smiled bitterly and said: "Platoon commander, how long can we stop the little devils with just a few dozen of us?" Damn, this time the little devils really used all their milk strength, and there are their troops everywhere! ”

Wouldn't that be better?' The more of them, the more opportunities we have. Okay, what we're going to do is just stop their pursuit speed, and we don't let you fight hard with the little devils. Listen well, remember to change places after a few shots. ’

'Yes, platoon commander! ’

By the way, the demolition team is also starting to prepare! I believe that those cannon battles on the road below the mountain will sober up the little devils who are pursuing. As soon as the little devils stopped, we rushed to the back and joined the battalion commander as soon as possible. ’

After giving the combat order, the snipers of the reconnaissance platoon took the lead in concealing their positions. At this time, a large number of 77 officers and soldiers who had fled from the front line did not notice it at all, and ran by like a gust of wind in front of the blocking position of the reconnaissance platoon.

In the face of these officers and soldiers who were desperately running away, the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon paid little attention. Just as the last retreating soldiers of the 77th Army left on their front feet, the Japanese troops, who had been hanging a hundred meters behind them, soon appeared.

Looking at these pursuing Japanese soldiers, from time to time someone stopped shooting and shooting, and the little devil next to the little devil who shot continued to pursue. This method of alternating shooting and pursuing also led to the soldiers of the 77th Army who fled, and from time to time some people were killed on the ground.

As for the wounded soldiers, they will be chased by the little devils and directly stabbed to death with bayonets. The reconnaissance platoon commander who saw this scene, although he felt very resentful, still strictly ordered the soldiers in the platoon not to shoot in advance.

When a little devil entered the section of the highway where the explosives had been planted in advance, the reconnaissance platoon commander nodded and said, "The demolition team is ready to detonate at any time." Sniper squads, machine gun squads, ready to stop the pursuers of the little devils. ”

'Yes! ’

On the orders of the reconnaissance platoon commander, the sniper squad opened fire first. Several little devils who looked like they should be little devils Juncao fell on the spot with crazy and somewhat stunned expressions after a few gunshots.

'Yaga! There is an ambush! The enemy is on the opposite hillside! ’

This sudden gunfire instantly took away the startling changes of several sergeants and ensigns in the pursuing force, causing the pursuing Japanese infantry to quickly stop the pursuit. Many little devils soon began to look for shelter on the side of the road.

At this time, in addition to the chaotic sound of rifles, the roar of machine guns sounded on the hillside. The machine guns equipped by the reconnaissance brigade were not crooked handles of captured Japanese soldiers, but Czech light machine guns with relatively excellent performance.

This kind of light machine gun, which is very popular among the Chinese Anti-Japanese War troops, is more popular among officers and soldiers in terms of performance than the crooked handle of the little devil. And the sudden fire of the machine guns naturally aggravated the casualties of the pursuing Japanese troops.

The defeated soldiers who were desperately fleeing heard the gunfire behind them, and many recruits breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's too dangerous!" Damn, I was almost caught up by the little devil, and I was about to lose my breath. ”

'Don't talk nonsense! That's our blocking force, but I'm afraid there aren't many of them. If you want to die, go ahead and rest here! How many little devils were chasing us just now, and how long can they help us stop it? ’

Some veterans quickly judged by the sound of gunfire that there were not many troops blocking the Japanese pursuers for them. It can be said that these troops who are blocking the little devils for them may not be long before they are all wiped out.

Even if you ignore these blocking troops, it is a shame that you still bury your head and run away. But it's better to be ashamed than to lose your life, right?

It is also this kind of psychology that ordinary people have, even if someone wants to turn around and help. I can see that the others are still running desperately, and in the end they can only run together. Everyone knows that if you fall into the hands of a little devil, you will definitely die!

None of the fleeing troops turned to help, and the fighters of the reconnaissance platoon did not feel a little angry. In their opinion, their task itself is to cover the retreat of these people. They turned back to help, but they were afraid that they would help more and more.

The commander of the Japanese infantry group in charge of the pursuit was also a little surprised when he heard the sound of firefighting coming from the intersection ahead. But he quickly said: "Let our grenadiers and artillery go over and get rid of the enemy who is blocking our attack as soon as possible." ”

'Hey! ’

Not long after, the reconnaissance platoon commander who was hiding on the hillside and constantly shooting the little devil soon saw the little devil grenadiers and mortars began to be erected. He seems to have been prepared for such a quick counterattack by the Japanese army in such a short period of time.

Quickly said: "The machine gun squad is ready to retreat!" Sniper squad, take cover! Demolition Squad, Blast! ”

After the calm and decisive order was given, the demolition team, which had been waiting for the order for a long time, immediately pressed the bombs that had been planted on the road and on the mountain beams on both sides. As the detonator was pressed, a continuous explosion sounded in an area of nearly a kilometer of road.

'Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ’

The sound of explosions one after another made the captain of the Japanese infantry brigade, who was waiting for the news of the breakthrough in front, instantly startled: "Baga, go to the front and see, what's wrong with our troops?" Damn, how did they plant so many bombs? ”

In the eyes of the Japanese captain, the explosion was not the sound of an artillery shell. And where the smoke rises, it is the area where their forward troops are located. How many people can survive such an explosion is really unknown!

Without checking the final result, looking at the road filled with dust and gunsmoke, the reconnaissance platoon commander waved his hand: "Quick!" Take the wounded and evacuate as soon as possible! Don't forget, place a few tricky mines on our way back! ”

'Yes, platoon commander! You can rest assured! ’

The sudden explosion on the highway provided the best time for the reconnaissance platoon to block the little devils to retreat. Even if the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon are still unsatisfied, they also know that they are not able to resist the pursuit team of the little devils.

When the smoke and dust on the highway cleared, the little devils who were lying around the highway before naturally suffered heavy losses. Even the grenadier squad, which had just arrived on the battlefield, was all buried by the collapsed rocks in the previous explosion.

These bombs that were planted on the road in advance were detonated from the ground, and many little devils who were originally lying on the ground were also stunned or shocked to death by the huge blast wave. So much so that the originally fierce gunfire suddenly fell into a brief state of stop.

With the arrival of the Japanese infantry who came later, they also looked very angry when they looked at the tragic situation on the road. The Japanese mortars, whose shelling had been interrupted by the explosion, began shelling almost as the smoke had dissipated.

Many of the Japanese infantry, under the command of their soldiers, launched an attack on the small hillside that had been blocked earlier. It's just that if you attack again at this time, you will naturally find nothing, and you won't see a single person on the hillside for a long time.

There were even a few little devils, following the footprints of the reconnaissance platoon leaving, and it didn't take long to trigger the trick mines placed when the reconnaissance platoon left. Several explosions sounded, and these chasing little devils were naturally blown up half to death without exception.

The captain of the Japanese army, who learned the news, rushed over, and saw that an infantry squadron in his hand was close to the annihilation of the whole army, and he was naturally angry. But more than that, they don't even know who is stopping them.

'Yaga! These damn cowards know how to use this kind of sneak attack! ’

This is not happening here, but it is also happening elsewhere. As long as there were sections of the road where the retreating troops of the front line passed, and in some places where the terrain was dangerous, the Japanese troops who were biting the rout and pursuing them suffered heavy casualties.

There were not many troops that were afraid of dead and wounded, most of them were a small squad or a Japanese squadron, but several places added up. The Japanese troops who pursued them suffered more casualties than they had previously broken through the positions of the 77th Army.

The commander of the Japanese brigade, who was the commander of the pursuing force, was naturally very angry when he heard the news. But he also quickly ordered: "Order our troops in front of us, don't be afraid of casualties, and continue to speed up the pursuit." ”

In the view of the brigade commander, the blocking efforts made by these blocking units are more in the hope of buying time for the withdrawal of the front-line troops. In this case, how could the commander of the Japanese brigade give the 77th Army enough time to retreat!

Their two blocking positions had already been suddenly closed, and the last blocking line was left to open up the passage into Guyang, how could he give up?

Even if the pursuing troops paid some casualties, didn't these small blocking forces eventually escape? At this time, they should take advantage of the situation to pursue, only then can they achieve a greater victory! (To be continued.) )