The artillery brigade of the Matsushita Wing was left behind during the march, which was originally a measure taken by Matsushita Kihide in order to rush to the Nantou military camp as soon as possible, but now, it made Komura Shaosa's request for fire support for the sake of failure. The herald quickly ran back panting, "Your Excellency, I didn't find the artillery, they, they don't know where the road is. ”

"Eight grids!" The village was furious, and he gritted his teeth and held back without scolding. The mountain artillery brigade has no hope, so it can only rely on the mortar squad of the brigade. Many of the Japanese troops who were conscripted and transferred to Taiwan this time were retired soldiers, and their operational thinking was still stuck in a few years ago, and what they most advocated was artillery tactics. Under his command, the mortar unit of the little devil began to fire continuously into the mountains and forests in front of the left, and as if to prove how targeted this tactic of the small village was, as soon as the mortars on this side fired, the gunfire on the opposite position immediately fell down.

Although the time for the cadet army to enter Taiwan was still too short, and although it seized a gap and gained an opportunity to grow rapidly, it also caused the following facts: In addition to the old squad that came from across the strait, the Taiwan Corps had a good combat effectiveness, and the newly recruited local soldiers were too weak in combat effectiveness because of their lack of training. If we look at the numbers alone, the current size of the Taiwan Corps is a bit scary. When it first came over, the Taiwan Corps had only about 5,000 people, but now, there are about 5,000 people in each division, and together with the independent brigade directly under the Corps under Jiang Dahe's personal command, it has more than 25,000 people. Perhaps because it has expanded so fast, there are less than 10,000 people in the corps who really have combat effectiveness and can compete with the little devils.

This is also the reason why Jiang Dahe has to adopt contraction tactics during this time.

At this time, it was still March, Ouyang Yun was busy with the Sino-Japanese peace talks, and he didn't have too much energy to pay attention to this side, and in his instructions to Jiang Dahe, taking into account the above factors, he did not ask Jiang Dahe to be at this stage, but clearly pointed out: Your main task now is to survive; It doesn't matter if the troops don't have time to train, combat is the best training. Taiwan has a complicated topography, and if you can make full use of this, rely on the strength of the local people and the maneuver of the little devils, give full play to the characteristics of guerrilla warfare, and use war to nourish and train troops in battle, then the Taiwan Corps will certainly be able to grow up in time.

As soon as they seized the opportunity, they would bite the Japanese fiercely, biting them painfully, and also letting the people of Taiwan see the strength of the Taiwan Corps.

Among the five independent units of the Taiwan Corps, the independent brigade commanded by Jiang Dahe is the team with the largest number of veterans, while in the 101st Division, the total number of veterans is less than 600, and this number of people is assigned to Xie Chang'an, only more than 50 people. Of these more than 50 people, 13 people came from the Spark Brigade, and they spent much more time in the place than the troops, like this ambush, nine people did not participate because of other tasks. Most of the other people have become officers, and even if they are not officers, they can still take charge on their own, for example, nine of the 35 people in the reconnaissance platoon are veterans.

The first ferocious blows at the beginning of the ambush basically came from these veterans. The veterans have good psychological quality, accurate marksmanship, and it is no exaggeration to say that every bullet bites the flesh. It was precisely because of their presence that the four regiments looked menacing as soon as they made a move, which directly aroused the vigilance of Komura Shaozuo, thinking that he was ambushed by a superior enemy, so he did not dare to launch a counterattack, but sought heavy fire support as soon as possible.

However, after the first round of ferocious attacks, the fourth regiment seemed to have insufficient follow-up strength. After the little devils took concealment measures and began to bombard with mortars, the fire of the veterans was suppressed, and as for the recruits, although there were still a lot of them shooting, the efficiency was much lower all of a sudden.

Komura's sense of smell for battle is very sharp, and he immediately smells this. He made a judgment: this must be the unit that the people of China stayed to serve as a sniper, and the number will not be too large, so this is the opportunity of the imperial army.

"Kill, charge!" Komura drew his command knife, and he stood next to a small tree and yelled at the devils who were prostrate on the ground.

Many Japanese veterans felt that although the gunfire on the mountain was very dense, the accuracy was much lower, and after the machine gun fire point was focused on mortars, it was no longer possible to form an effective suppression. At this time, it is indeed the best time to charge. Under the command of various military commanders, squad leaders, and squadron leaders, the devils got up, and then began a menacing charge with the 38 big covers.

After this round of observation, Matsushita Muxiu has calmed down. The enemy is not as strong as imagined, it turns out that the previous round of ferocious attacks was just because they caught the imperial army by surprise. Now that the enemy's only advantage has faded over time, it's time for the Imperial Army to perform.

Matsushita Kihide, as an outsider from the navy, needs to establish a certain martial arts rank if he wants to gain a foothold in the army. He was in such a hurry, on the one hand, he wanted to win the battle as soon as possible and establish his personal prestige. A small group of Chinese troops who stayed behind to serve as snipers, is there a better chance than this? Matsushita Kihide gave the order to the heralds to charge the whole army, then got into the armored car and ordered the driver to speed up, he was to rush to the front and personally direct the battle.

The dense devils rushed towards the position of the fourth regiment in the last glimmer of light, and many soldiers who had not yet experienced night battles had a feeling of powerlessness at this time. They suddenly found that aiming had become difficult, and many of them were beating side drums in their hearts, and suddenly they lost the confidence of victory.

Xie Changan has been closely monitoring the reactions of the fighters. Since the establishment of the Fourth Regiment, although there have been several battles, considering that those are all tailwind battles and are following the main force to pick up leaks, he knows that this is actually the first battle of the Fourth Regiment in the real sense. The psychological quality of the fighters is still not good, at this time, the battle is actually not too dangerous, the Japanese mortars are already firing in depth, and in that direction, the fourth regiment has no ambush at all. Listening to the division, white-knuckle combat is the most tempering of people's courage, and it is also what a team must experience to truly mature, and now is an opportunity, but looking at the performance of the brothers, choosing to retreat at this moment may be the best decision.

"Tuanza, brothers can't stand it, is it according to the established plan-" The commander of the first battalion, Xiao Yong, walked over and asked him for instructions.

"Hold on for a while and tell the brothers that the sky is still bright, and retreating at this time will become a live target for the little devil. If we want to retreat safely, we must hold back the momentum of the enemy's offensive. Zhang Quanyou! ”

"In!" Zhang Quanyou, as Xie Changan's guard platoon leader, has been following him closely, and he answered proudly at this time.

"Let the brothers prepare, and we Yao will launch a counter-charge!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Yong saw Xie Chang'an's posture and seemed to personally command this counter-charge, but he immediately stopped: "Tuanzao, you are the chief officer, how can you risk your life?" Let me take my brothers to rush. ”

"No, I must personally lead the team," Xie Changan said categorically, without any room for negotiation.

Although Zhang Quanyou has not followed Xie Changan for a long time, he knows the character of Tuanza. He said to Xiao Yong: "School battalion commander, don't worry, I will ensure the safety of the regiment." ”

The thirty-three men of the guard platoon, plus the veterans drawn by Xie Changan from the companies along the way and the recruits who usually performed well, soon, a stormtrooper of about the size of a company was formed. Under the leadership of Xie Changan, these more than 100 people braved the flying bullets to touch the bottom of the mountain, and when they appeared in the position of the first battalion, the most advanced part of the devils were only more than 50 meters away from them.

"When the grenade is ready, throw it as far away as possible," Xie Changan issued the order.

Except for the independent brigade, the Taiwan Corps is seriously underequipped with heavy weapons, so grenades and machine guns are very important. Xie Changan hung a crooked machine gun around his neck, holding it in his left hand and holding a grenade in his right hand.

Xie Changan's famous battle was to sweep away a squad of devils by himself with a crooked machine gun, and after that battle, he was promoted from a machine gunner to a platoon commander, and then rose to his current position like a rocket.

The dense devils rushed closer, even if the dense gunshots rang out like beans, Xie Changan and the others could still clearly hear the sound of the ghosts on the opposite side.

The devils of the small village brigade were very excited, they had rushed out for more than 200 meters, and they had only lost more than 30 people during this time, which made the little devils look down on the quality of the troops on the mountain. This group of devil soldiers, who are mainly veterans, still have a combat mentality stuck in a few years ago, and their favorite thing to do is to fight bayonets. Some devils pulled the bolt of the gun with a rattle, which was to start withdrawing bullets and preparing to pick out the Chinese soldiers.

The soldiers of the first battalion were still holding their positions, and many soldiers looked at the shadows in front of them, and their breathing became very heavy. If it weren't for the fact that the commander of the Zhilu Dao stayed by their side with the stormtroopers, these warriors would have automatically carried out the order to retreat.

Xie Changan was also a little nervous. This was the first time he had commanded such an operation, a counter-charge, which sounded very cool, but the danger in it was not enough for outsiders. These devil soldiers are of good quality, from the beginning of the battle to the present, the first battalion has lost more than 300 people. This loss has exceeded his bottom line. It was precisely because of this that he considered that if the troops wanted to retreat safely, they had to distance themselves from the Japanese, so he wanted to countercharge.

"Rush!" When he could almost see the face of the devil on the other side, he finally roared angrily, then removed the pull ring with his teeth, and threw the grenade out of his hand with a flick of his right hand.

"Kill!" A thunderous shout of killing sounded, and more than a hundred sturdy men rushed out of the simple fortifications of a battalion -