The Japanese were not prepared to fight at night, at least in Matsushita's heart, he thought that before entering the Nantou military camp, there would be no bad battle in the headquarters. The Japanese reconnaissance plane seemed to have taken advantage of the Japanese army, but now it seems that it provided an opportunity for Zhang Zhengyong to carry out the "open plank road and dark Chen Cang".

No matter how the battle in front of the four regiments is, at least for now, the strength shown by the four regiments is not weaker than the strength of a strong army. By the way, among the more than 100 people, more than 50 people are equipped with Weiqing guns, and more than 10 people are directly machine guns. The decline shown by the Fourth Regiment before largely paralyzed the Japanese. The only advantage of the four regiments, the explosive power of its automatic weapons, was vividly brought into play in this round of counter-charge.

More than 100 grenades were thrown at once, and at such a close distance, they caused great damage to the little devil. Within about 50 to 70 meters from the position of the first battalion, a large number of devils fell into the flames caused by the grenade explosion, and as the gunfire rained down, the hundreds of devils of the small village brigade that charged at the front were immediately swept down.

"The people of China are despicable, they don't dare to fight with our imperial army with bayonets at all, they only dare to hide in a dark corner and put cold guns......" This is a passage written in the diary of a second lieutenant named Kiyoshi Sasaki that day.

This round of counter-charge personally organized by Xie Changan was very despicable and very weird, the remaining more than 900 devils of the small village brigade suffered heavy losses again in this round of fighting, more than half of the devils fell in the strafing of automatic weapons, and more than 100 devils and more than 100 devils of the Zhonghong brigade who followed them fell directly under the fragments of the grenade.

The devils approached in rows with bright bayonets, and for Xie Changan and them, this was the target. Xie Changan ran out of two boxes of bullets in just five minutes, and when he was about to change them again, a flare hung over the battlefield, and he immediately gave the order to retreat. The Japanese have artillery, which is the most taboo Japanese equipment in the Taiwan Corps at present. The Taiwanese Corps also has artillery, but it is all in the Independent Brigade. There is no artillery that can suppress the enemy's artillery, and some tactical means are played to annihilate the enemy through movement warfare, which is also a helpless move by Zhang Zhengyong's troops.

A large battalion of infantry was lost in just an hour and a half, and Matsushita Kihide hated it. At this point, he finally realized that he had underestimated the enemy, but because his prestige had not yet been established, he would not admit it. He completely put the fault on the captain of the artillery brigade, Inoue Hanji, believing that it was precisely because of the delay in the arrival of the artillery units on the battlefield that the defeat in this battle was caused. The people were cunning and cunning, and their own artillery rushed to the battlefield, and only then did they start preparing for the shelling, well, they actually ran away.

Not only the captain of the Panasonic wing, but in fact, all the devil military managers were. This battle was too aggrieved, and the imperial army obviously had a huge advantage, but it couldn't find a place to punch. What is hateful is that as soon as the person who had been hiding and tucking in the middle of the box punched, he came to record a heavy punch and was almost smashed to the ground by the imperial army.

Hatred sometimes blinds people's eyes, and the chief of staff, Suki Kaichiro, who has always been very wise and forward-looking, was also stupid at this time, and he actually asked: "Your Excellency, do you want to pursue!" ”

Matsushita has lost his mind at this time, this battle has lost so much, if he can't get back on the field and can't achieve a little success, then he, the wing captain, will not only come to an end, but may even go to a military court, so how can he be worthy of the governor who deliberately cultivated himself?! "Chasing, of course you have to chase, if you want to get a little cheap, run away? There is no such thing. Pass on my order, the whole army will advance lightly, and bite this branch army to the death! ”

A counter-charge achieved fruitful results, which made the soldiers of the fourth regiment ecstatic, and the timidity in the hearts of many people was washed away at once, and the soldiers of the first battalion were still trembling and only thinking about escaping, but suddenly found that these devils were so unbeatable that they actually had the feeling of taking the opportunity to make a profit.

Xie Changan behaved very soberly from beginning to end. He knew that he had just hit a big luck, but he didn't expect that the little devil was not vigilant at all, and this kind of luck was indispensable, so he still had to follow the established strategy. "Retreat!" He gave the order quickly, and his hands and feet were fast enough, so he carried the machine gun on his shoulder and turned around and ran.

"Tuanzao, let's withdraw, take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle!" Suggestions were made.

Xie Changan didn't talk nonsense with him, and shouted: "Execute the order!" ”

The four regiments retreated like a tide, and according to the retreat plan formulated before, with the company platoon as a unit, nearly 1,000 people quickly got into the mountains and forests with the help of the afterglow of the flares, and then they didn't know where to run.

"To be sure, this is indeed the sniper unit of the China!" The retreat of the four regiments fell into the eyes of Suki Kaichiro, and the little devil knew even more in his heart. The shepherds of sheep all over the hills, rather than an orderly retreat, can at least conclude that this branch of the army is not here to lure the enemy. Moreover, the people of China ran away as soon as they grabbed a handful, apparently to complete the sniper mission. In this case, it is the wisest choice to seize the situation.

Matsushita actually relied on Suki very much in his heart, after all, he had always been in the army and had been in China for a long time. Of course, you can't say that on the face. He forcibly suppressed his anger, nodded and made a wise statement: "Let those who run up the mountain go for the time being, and we will chase along the road." The people of China are definitely going to retreat to Nantou, and we will speed up to catch up and eat most of them correctly. Inoue, you go with the baggage troops, Zhonghongjun, the artillery brigade and the safety of the baggage brigade, I will leave it to you. Don't forget your duty in order to chase down the small ones! ”

"Hello!" Several devils responded in unison.

There is no exact place name for the place where the four regiments were used for ambushes, because the mountain they used to ambush is just called "Shanlin" among the local population. The terrain of the "mountain forest" is actually not too dangerous, but Xie Changan was able to turn a sniper battle into an ambush battle, relying on its less dangerous terrain.

In Zhang Zhengyong's arrangement, the second regiment led by Lin Xiaoyu was the first ambush team. The place where they ambushed was about 10 kilometers away from the "mountain forest" in a straight line, which was the only way for the Japanese army to enter the Nantou barracks, and its place name was called "Xiaowokan" by the locals.

When a battle broke out in the mountains and forests, the soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon of the 4th Regiment ran towards the "Xiaowokan" as fast as they could, and finally arrived there an hour after the end of the battle.

The scout who arrived first was named Zhao Chunlan. As soon as Lin Xiaoyu saw him, he asked, "How is it?" Is the sniper mission of your regiment still going well? Are there many casualties? ”

When Zhao Chunlan came, the battle had just started, so he didn't know the specific situation. He said: "It shouldn't be too difficult, the artillery brigade of the little devils has derailed from their main forces, strangely, the Japanese don't seem to know that we are going to snipe them." Well, the sniper of our regiment may have a chance to turn into an ambush! ”

"The artillery of the Japanese and their main forces derailed? Are you sure? Lin Xiayu was very interested in this matter. The 101st Division did not have artillery, so it did not dare to fight hard with the little devils, and seized the enemy's artillery for his own use, which Jiang Dahe had already explained, so as soon as his mind jumped, he had other ideas.

"Yes."

After receiving Zhao Chunlan's affirmative answer, and later confirming the news from other scouts of the Fourth Regiment, Lin Xiaoyu decided not to play his cards according to the layout of the division seat. There was still some time for the little devil to come over, and he asked the three battalion commanders to discuss: "Brothers, how about we make a big deal of tickets?" ”

Soldiers, aside from some big frames, what you want to develop depends on military merits, Lin Xiaoyu's words were finished, and they immediately aroused the strong interest of the battalion commanders: "Tuanzao, what do you have any ideas?" ”

Lin Xiaoyu first shared the information brought by Zhao Chunlan with everyone, and then said his plan: We won't ambush the little devil's infantry anymore, we will engage in their artillery. There's a problem here, we don't know how many escort units the little devil artillery has, so we have to find a way to figure this out first.

Among the three battalion commanders, two of them are bold, one of them is named Ye Shun, who was a well-known underworld boss in Kaohsiung County before joining the army. Didn't the commander encourage us to borrow the things of the little devils for our own use? When we have artillery, the next battle will be much easier. ”

"Then it's decided, let's go according to the previous arrangement first, and then wait for the latest information to come back before making plans! The division is there, let's not talk about it first. ”

With the decision made, the reconnaissance team sent out first, and at the same time, the infantry in ambush at the bottom of the mountain were raised or something.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, the rout of the four regiments first appeared in front of Lin Xiaoyu and them. The little devil chased closely, so the people of the fourth regiment fled very embarrassed, at this time, the team that went to reconnoiter had not yet heard the news, and Lin Xiaoyu was a little anxious. To fight or not to fight, this is a difficult question! If you don't fight, the four regiments will definitely suffer heavy losses if they are bitten left and right by the Japanese, but if they fight, don't think about the little thought of the devil artillery.

On the road down the mountain, after finding that there was a "small sleeper" in front of him, Xie Changan breathed a heavy sigh. Maybe it was the charge that stimulated the little devils to be ruthless, these devils bit tightly in the back, and they didn't let people relax for a quarter of an hour. Originally, they could have been scattered all over the world like several other departments, but considering the task of luring the enemy, they had to stick to this path, but fortunately, they could finally get rid of it now.

At night, the speed of the Japanese trucks was the same, less than five kilometers per hour. Of course, the Japanese could also drive faster, but considering the terrain and the cunning Shina people in front, Matsushita did not dare to give this order in the end.

Eating a trench and growing wise, he didn't dare to stretch the troops too long after being ambushed once. The people in front of them are cunning, so I can't give them a chance. So, slow down, slow down, as long as you can bite it. The imperial army has a car to travel, and the people can only run on two legs, and there will always be a moment when the imperial army will catch up, and at that time, it will be the death of these people - looking at the people who died from time to time on the side of the road, Matsushita Muxiu's mood is gradually improving.