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Knowing that the ambusher had disappeared, looking at the corpses that were carried down one after another, as well as the wounded soldiers who were carried on stretchers, the Japanese infantry captain who arrived later also looked a little solemn and helpless.

Although it was only a confrontation between scouts, his outpost guard was undoubtedly defeated. Even from the beginning to the end, the outpost guards did not know who had ambushed them on the hillside before.

Even if they all thought it was the Eighth Route Army, they didn't see the Eighth Route Army until the end of the battle. Such a situation undoubtedly made the infantry captain who commanded the operation feel a chill from the heart.

When did the troops under his command fail so completely in such a confrontation? If it is said that those conscripted ordinary soldiers are not useful, the more than 20 Japanese soldiers who can be killed and injured are all the elite of the infantry brigade!

These people, in the previous battles, also did not play their due effect, and became the first soldiers to die in this battle out of the city. In the face of such a blow, how good can the infantry captain be?

After the infantry brigade briefly cleared the battlefield, a small team was sent to transport the wounded soldiers and corpses back to the city, and the rest of the troops continued on their way. For them, fate seemed to be predestined from the moment they left the city.

Either they break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and find a glimmer of life outside the city. Either they will be surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, beaten half-crippled or completely wiped out outside the city, so that the Japanese troops in the city know that it is a very risky thing to get out of the city.

Compared with the infantry brigade that hit a bag as soon as it left the city, the atmosphere on the blocking position of the first battalion at this moment seemed much more joyful. Looking at the reconnaissance detachment that returned safely, the officers and men of the first battalion all looked very happy.

"Battalion commander, we took a look just now, and the little devil who went out of the city didn't carry any heavy weapons. However, there is a mortar squadron, and in addition the grenadiers are equipped with quite a bit. Wait a minute, let the comrades be careful. ’

'Good! Thank you for the news that the chief of staff had already called, and the mortar company directly under the regiment would come to reinforce it. In addition, our battalion also has a mortar platoon, and the little devil wants to pass through my blocking position, it's not so easy! ’

As the main division of the independent column, He Zhengdao basically assigned mortars to units at the battalion level. Similar to the 2nd Division and 2nd Regiment, which is currently responsible for encircling the Japanese army in Datong, it is equipped with a mortar company.

Most importantly, the 1st and 2nd Divisions were also independent columns, and the main divisions equipped with the most Japanese-style weapons. As far as the current battalion is concerned, they are all using Japanese standard rifles.

In contrast, the infantry brigade that drove out of Datong at this moment, and the guns used by many infantry were not 38 Dagai. Most of the weapons they used were guns used by the anti-Japanese troops captured by the Japanese army.

It's just that the weapons are relatively unified. But like grenadiers and mortars, these infantry brigades are equipped. But if it is the 92 infantry gun, the independent garrison will still not be able to equip it.

Traveling only about five kilometers from the outside of the city, I looked at the obvious fortifications on the two mountain beams in front of me. The outpost guard, which was served by a squadron, chose to stop the advance at the right time, and report the news to the follow-up brigade.

'Yo! These eight-way people are too arrogant to work, and they dare to set up a blocking position so close to us. Ba Ge Yalu, today I want to let them know how serious the price of angering our Great Sun Bowl Emperor is! ’

The captain of the infantry brigade who said this also ordered the troops to move forward quickly. Not far from the blocking position of the 1st battalion, preparations for the attack began at the right time. For them, it is also good to be a little closer to Datong.

But the captain of the infantry brigade also knew that it was only five or six kilometers away from Datong. However, in this kind of weather and road conditions, if the troops in the city want to come over for reinforcements, it will be difficult to arrive without an hour or two.

If you are carrying a heavy weapon, similar to a gun that needs to be pulled by a car, it is estimated that the speed will be slower. And after two kilometers out of the city, most of them are hilly and hillside areas, which is very suitable for some ambushes!

In fact, as the captain of the infantry brigade thought. When he learned that the Japanese army had sent an infantry brigade out of the city to prepare for a battle with them. The 4th Battalion of the 2nd Regiment, which served as a reserve, had already begun to march on a detour.

What they had to do, in addition to cutting off the retreat of this infantry brigade, was to block the enemy's reinforcements. As for the Japanese troops leaving the city from other directions, they would be blocked by the 2nd Regiment. If you want to leave Datong easily, it is naturally not so easy.

Although it is a bit too bold to use a main battalion to block a Japanese infantry brigade. However, for the commander of the second regiment, he only had four main battalions and a reconnaissance company directly under the regiment, and his strength was also not very abundant.

As for the guerrilla brigades that cooperated with him, they were now more often ambushed in other places. If Datong's little devils really swarm out of the city, it is estimated that he will need to rescue from above and send troops to reinforce him.

Fortunately, judging from the current situation, the Japanese army in Datong City only sent one infantry brigade out. Judging from the past situation, there should be no problem for a Japanese infantry brigade to deal with a main regiment of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War forces.

Sending an infantry brigade out of the city is more to test how many blocking troops the Eighth Route Army has set up on the road from Datong to Zhangjiakou. As for other directions, the Japanese army is not interested in testing for the time being.

Looking at the Japanese infantry brigade below the mountain, they began to prepare for the attack. The commander of a battalion on the hill also ordered the troops to be ready for battle. For a battalion, it was still a bit stressful to deal with a Japanese infantry brigade alone.

It's just that many officers and soldiers know that since the little devil took the initiative to send it to the door, they can't let it go no matter what. After all, for many soldiers of the first battalion, this is a trophy sent to the door!

As the main force of the independent column, most of the officers and men of the first battalion lying in the blocking position at the moment had experience in fighting the Japanese army. Looking at the little devil under the mountain, send a squadron to attack, and know what the little devil has in mind.

Many company platoon commanders who commanded the battle said: "Pay attention, the little devil is testing the firepower, and the heavy machine gun is not allowed to fire." Just use rifles and light machine guns to drive them down, the little devil retreats, the light machine gun shifts, remember! ”

'Yes, even the (platoon) commander, the little devil's three-plate axe, we all know it! ’

For many Japanese troops, when they fought this kind of blocking positional warfare, they would first send small forces to carry out a tentative attack. The purpose of this is to find out the firing points arranged by the opponent on the blocking position.

If they don't know their routine, the blocking force exposes their heavy machine gun positions in advance. Then at the moment at the foot of the mountain, the artillerymen who have already established mortar positions will carry out artillery bombardment according to calculations.

In this way, the heavy machine guns erected by the defenders could be destroyed. In the absence of heavy machine guns to assist in defense, for the attacking Japanese army, it will undoubtedly reduce the casualties of the attacking troops.

But this set of tactics, not to mention the four main divisions of the independent column, even the commander of the garrison of the column, is already very clear. Even in order to prevent the destruction of heavy machine-gun positions, reserve machine-gun positions were often set up on the positions.

In addition, the Japanese army's good infantry and artillery coordinated operations, roundabout outflanking and wave-like offensive tactics are no longer new tactics for today's Eighth Route Army. But the attacking Japanese army did not know about this situation.

Watching the bows begin to spread out, the Japanese troops who launched an attack on the blocking position fired at the position from time to time. The officers and men of the battalion on the position did not pay much attention to this kind of tentative shooting.

Just to avoid being hit by stray bullets, many soldiers even lie directly in the trenches. The soldiers who acted as observation posts constantly reported the position of the Japanese troops from the trenches, providing a distance reference for the troops to counterattack.

'The little devil is within 300 meters!' ’

'Keep watching!' Riflemen, loaded and ready to fight! ’

'Yes! ’

In the trenches, the grassroots commander, who commanded the battle, quickly gave the order to fight. Most of the soldiers lying in the trenches pushed their bullets into the chambers of their guns and began to adjust their breathing to prepare for a counterattack.

And the Japanese troops, who were not in a hurry to climb the slope at this moment, looked a little surprised when they entered the range of 300 meters, and the defenders above still did not shoot. But the captain of the infantry group under the mountain looked a little dignified.

He said in a low voice: "The commander of this army is a very experienced military commander. It seems that this battle is not easy to fight! ”

Even if he knew their intention to go out of the city, for the infantry captain, this was the unit he commanded. If the whole army is really wiped out with this, I am afraid that he will also feel very distressed. After all, this is the unit he is responsible for commanding!

'Little devil soldier, it's in the range of 200 meters! ’

Hearing the data from the observers, the fighters who were originally squatting in the trenches, under the orders of the commander, quickly set up their guns on the trenches. It's just that everyone seems to be very careful in their movements, and they don't stick out their heads or shoot indiscriminately.

'Ready! Beat! ’

With three simple words, as the commander of each trench gave the order, the riflemen in the trenches began to aim and shoot. The light machine guns, which had also been erected, also began to strafe the Japanese troops under the muzzle.

Watching the gunshots rang out, the spearheads who rushed to the front fell as if they had been harvested. The captain of the infantry group who stayed at the bottom of the mountain said with a somewhat stunned expression: "Na! This is the sound of our rifle? ”

The sound of the Type 38 rifle is somewhat different from that of the Zhongcheng or Hanyang-made used by the Chinese Anti-Japanese War troops. As an infantry captain in the Japanese army, it is naturally possible to judge what weapons the opponent uses by the sound of gunfire.

Equally stunned were many Japanese soldiers in the brigade who used the 38 rifle. For them, most of the captured Chinese rifles are not worth it, and they prefer to use domestically produced Type 38 rifles.

And now, they suddenly found that their domestically produced rifles were actually heavily equipped by the Eighth Route Army, which was their enemy. It's natural to be surprised. But this can also show that the troops blocking them in front of them are really not simple! (To be continued.) )