While Wang Ping was busy instructing the engineer platoon to build a fortification group and find a way to change the logistical supply of the independent battalion from capture to self-sufficiency, the second and third companies had already begun their second operation since they left the mountain.

The two companies launched attacks on the Japanese puppet army at the target stronghold one after another, with an interval of less than two hours.

At the headquarters of the Japanese army brigade in Laiyuan City, the chief of staff was walking towards Ono's office with a solemn face.

"General, the situation is the same as you judged, we have two more strongholds under attack and have lost contact. The Eighth Route Army really planned to break through various breakthroughs, a large number of our veterans, and sabotage our brigade formation, which was really too cunning! As soon as he entered the door, the chief of staff reported with anger and grievance.

What he was most worried about became a reality, and Ono's face instantly became gloomy.

"Smack!" After slamming his clenched fist on the table in front of him in anger, he scolded loudly: "Baga, it's just a little bit, I have a large team of troops in my hands." The cunning Eighth Route Army, they must have done it on purpose, sooner or later, one day, I will destroy them! ”

"Chief of Staff, contact the defenders of our other strongholds outside the city, immediately abandon the stronghold, withdraw to Laiyuan City, and bring back all the equipment and supplies hoarded in the stronghold. Didn't the Eighth Route Army want to break through and consume our veterans, and if they have the ability, they will attack the county seat! ”

The independent battalion did not know that the Japanese had made the decision to abandon all positions outside the city. However, when so many Japanese puppet troops returned to Laiyuan City, they inevitably had to pass through the guard platoon and the four city gates blocked by a company.

"Company commander, there is a situation, more than a hundred days later, the puppet army has driven in the direction of the city gate, and it has brought a lot of baggage!" On a hillside outside the north gate of Laiyuan City, when Zhang Qing was holding a telescope and staring condescendingly at the city gate, a soldier suddenly rushed over and reported with a nervous face.

"Rushing from the outside in the direction of the city gate, you are not mistaken?" Zhang Qing asked rhetorically with a frown.

The stronghold outside the city was attacked, and no matter how you think about it, it should be the devils in the city who went out of the city to reinforce. Now it's the other way around, a Japanese puppet army has emerged outside the city and rushed into the city, and no one can figure out why!

I don't understand, but Zhang Qing knows a principle, no matter whether the devil goes out of the city or enters the city, as long as he walks under his nose, even if he can't wipe them out, I want them to take off a layer of skin and leave something behind.

Therefore, although I don't understand where these Japanese puppet troops came from, what is the purpose of rushing to Laiyuan City. Zhang Qing still reacted quickly: "Order the troops to assemble immediately, and we will go to meet this group of Japanese puppet troops for a while." ”

There are two city gates that the first company is responsible for, namely the south gate and the west gate, and the instructor Zhao Wenhua leads a platoon to be in charge of the west gate, and he takes the rest of the troops to be in charge of the south gate.

However, because the first company suffered heavy losses in the battle to attack the Xiaguan stronghold, although the instructor only took one platoon, Zhang Qing had only more than 50 troops at hand.

Compared with the Japanese puppet army of more than 100 people, it is definitely a great loss in terms of troops. However, Zhang Qing didn't mean to be afraid or worried at all.

Because the equipment of more than 50 people under his command is really good, there are five crooked handles, and the rest are all three or eight big covers, and there is an average of one out of ten people!

"Comrades, more than a hundred Japanese puppet troops are rushing towards us, and we have been hiding here for so long that we are finally going to open meat. My idea is, kill them and seize the equipment and supplies they carry! Zhang Qing directly told everyone his thoughts.

Then under the gaze of a pair of hot eyes, he ordered: "The Japanese puppet army will come in five minutes, this is very close to the city gate, and there is no suitable place for ambushes." So, we can only end the battle quickly by raiding, fighting quickly! ”

"It's still the old rule, fight the devil first and then the puppet army, all of us are hidden in this forest, and the Japanese puppet army will kill it as soon as it comes, shoot the head with a machine gun, and directly attack the little devil in the middle of the team!"

The grove is more than 50 meters away from the official road, and although it is very close, it is almost impossible to use the grove to ambush because there is no height advantage. So, Zhang Qing thought of a way to raid the devil from the grove.

The distance of 50 meters only takes a dozen seconds for a fast assault fighter, plus the suppressive strafing of the enemy by five machine guns on the way of the raid. Zhang Qing was sure that there was no problem at all with the smooth surprise attack of the troops on the official road. As long as the troops reach the official road, the troops with absolute firepower superiority will definitely be able to take down dozens of devils.

One platoon of puppet soldiers was in front, more than fifty devils followed, and then two platoons of puppet soldiers dragged seven or eight carts to the end.

The formation, which stretched for nearly two hundred meters, soon appeared on the official road directly opposite Zhang Qing.

More than thirty puppet troops in front passed, and as soon as more than fifty devils entered the raid range, Zhang Qing decisively ordered.

"Blow the trumpet, everyone charges, kill these Japanese puppet troops!"

As soon as the loud charge horn sounded, more than 50 Eighth Route Army troops rushed out ......of the grove.

In particular, the five machine gunners who rushed to the front shot at the devils on the official road while rushing.

......A string of dense bullets swept over, and seven or eight unprepared devils fell directly to the ground, and four or five puppet soldiers nearby were not spared, and they were shot and fell to the ground together.

No one in the Japanese puppet army of more than 100 people thought that they were about to enter Laiyuan City and were suddenly attacked. Therefore, whether it is a puppet army or an elite Japanese army, their first reaction after being attacked is incredible, and then they react and lie on the ground to prepare for a counterattack.

The Japanese lieutenant who led the team received a clear retreat order to bring dozens of elites of the imperial army back to the county no matter what.

Seeing that there were only a few dozen people in the Eighth Route Army rushing towards him, in peacetime, he would definitely order his subordinates to launch a counterattack on the spot. But not now, every officer and soldier of the imperial army under his command is a treasure for the mixed brigade that is about to be formed, and he can't afford to lose a single one.

Therefore, Lieutenant Devil immediately made the decision to break through and retreat to the county seat.

"The Imperial Alliance Army left cover, and the warriors immediately broke through and retreated to the county seat!"

Although the more than forty devils were very unwilling, they still carried out the order quickly, held their guns, and retreated to the back under alternate cover.

As for the puppet army, except for a few traitors who showed their unwillingness and anger because they were left here by the devil to die, most of the remaining people calmly accepted the ending of being abandoned by the devil. Then lie on the ground, do not counterattack, and wait for the Eighth Route Army to rush over before surrendering.

Those traitors who were unwilling to be prisoners wanted to threaten their subordinates to counterattack and block the attack of the Eighth Route Army.

However, in the face of the suppressive strafing of the five machine guns of the Eighth Route Army, they may not even be able to save their own lives, let alone show off their might here. In the end, they could only watch the Japanese retreat to the back, and the Eighth Route Army rushed here.