Takeuchi Nakazuo's mood in the afternoon was like a roller coaster, with ups and downs.
When attacking three blocking positions, every time the attacking troops suffered heavy losses, they could be easily defeated in the next round of attacks, which made him angry and excited at times.
But I also slowly figured out the opponent's fighting style from these battles.
After three attacks, the opponents seemed to be conducting another drill. They all repelled one of their own attacks before giving up their positions. Not surprisingly, the next attack will be the same.
Takeuchi's left eye rolled and he made a decision: "First send a company of the Imperial Association Army to the village to take a look!"
"If there are not many Eighth Route Army soldiers in the village, the follow-up troops will rush in!"
"If there are still a lot of Eighth Route Army troops inside, the artillery will continue firing!"
"We have enough artillery shells, there is no need to risk the lives of soldiers to fight with them!"
Five minutes later, more than a hundred puppet troops cautiously rushed towards the village...
When we were still a hundred meters away from the village entrance, there was no movement in the smoke-filled village...
After the puppet troops had rushed fifty meters to the village entrance, no counterattack gunshots were heard in the village.
The puppet troops gradually began to become more courageous, subconsciously thinking that all the Eighth Route Army in the village had been bombed, and the speed of the assault unconsciously began to speed up.
In less than two minutes, more than a hundred puppet troops all entered the village. Takeuchi's tense nerves in the middle and left also relaxed at this moment, feeling that he was almost certain to win the village of South Korea.
"Bang bang bang..."
Several gunshots suddenly rang out in the village. Takeuchi's hope of taking over the South Korean village was shattered at this moment. He quickly raised his telescope and looked into the village.
Within the field of vision, apart from the billowing smoke, there were ruins and ruins one or two meters high. There was no trace of the puppet soldiers, and only the gunshots in the village were heard becoming increasingly dense.
"Chief of Staff, I will lead a squadron to fight in..." the captain of the first brigade suggested with an eager look on his face.
Seeing a hesitant expression on Takeuchi Nakazuo's face, he did not immediately nod his head to answer, and continued to invite the battle...
"There is only the sound of rifle shooting in the village, and there are not even light machine guns... I think the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties in the artillery fire just now, and only a few riflemen are still alive... An infantry squadron can definitely kill them!"
"Give me the order... If we don't rush in, a whole company of puppet troops will be killed!"
No matter how much the puppet troops were cannon fodder, it was impossible for Takeuchi Nakazuo to watch them being wiped out and remain indifferent.
After all, the next battle will require the continued contribution of other puppet troops.
There was indeed no sound of machine gun fire in the village. He couldn't find a reason to refute his subordinates' analysis, so he had no choice but to accept it.
Immediately ordered: "Only one infantry squadron can be brought in, and the speed must be fast..."
"If there really aren't many Eighth Route Army troops in the village, we must kill them quickly!"
"If the Eighth Route Army hides its strength again, you must withdraw from the village immediately, and you must not give the Eighth Route Army any opportunity to take advantage of it!"
The reaction speed of the Japanese was much faster than that of the puppet troops. It took only three minutes for nearly two hundred Japanese troops to enter the village.
"Bang bang bang..."
The gunfire in the village continued, but compared with just now, it was obviously much denser. As soon as Takeuchi Nakazuo heard it, he knew that it was the work of the reinforcements.
The gunfire just now was mainly from Hanyang, and the gunfire at this moment is mainly from Sanba Dagai.
It means that when the reinforcements join the battle, they will take the initiative on the battlefield and suppress the Eighth Route Army in the village.
The balance of victory clearly favored the reinforcements, and Takeuchi's face became increasingly ugly.
“Boom… da da da…”
As the battle continued, explosions and machine gun fire began to be heard in the village, but Takeuchi Nakazuo did not find it strange.
The reinforcements brought a lot of machine guns into the village, and the sound of machine gun fire must have been caused by them destroying the Eighth Route Army.
Five minutes later, the firefight in the village became more and more intense, with no intention of stopping.
Ten minutes later, the firefight in the village continued, and Takeuchi even heard the sound of heavy machine gun fire.
At first he thought he had tinnitus and misheard...
Only after the sound of heavy machine gun fire became louder and louder did he believe it was true.
The reinforcements were not equipped with heavy machine guns, so the heavy machine gun fire they heard must have been caused by the Eighth Route Army.
Before the reinforcements entered the village, the Eighth Route Army in the village only had rifles, not even a light machine gun!
Now there are not only light machine guns participating in the battle, but also heavy machine guns, which shows that they have once again played a trick on themselves.
His expression changed instantly. He looked at the village and said anxiously: "Bageya Road, we have been fooled!"
"The Eighth Route Army wants to engage in street fighting with us in the village... No matter how powerful our artillery fire is, it cannot be used in street fighting. They want to use street fighting to offset our firepower advantage and consume our troops!"
"By hiding our strength, we can send reinforcements into the village and take the opportunity to eliminate them..."
"What a cunning opponent..."
"If I had reacted a little later, the reinforcements would have been wiped out by them!"
"Why are you still standing there? Send a retreat signal to the reinforcements immediately and ask the troops in the village to withdraw immediately..."
"If they continue to fight, they won't be able to retreat even if they want to."
Ten minutes later, the Japanese bombarded the South Korean village with revenge and fury.
Takeuchi Zhongzuo's face was gloomy and scary. Looking at the regretful captain of the First Battalion in front of him, he had the idea of killing someone.
The attack that just ended was not only infuriating, but also very frustrating.
More than 110 Japanese soldiers from a company entered the village, but only a dozen were withdrawn. The rest were either killed or captured.
The attacking force was captured by the opponent. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it.
Takeuchi Nakazuo has been fighting for more than ten years. It was the first time that he encountered such a weird thing. He felt that he was completely humiliated.
And that wasn't what annoyed him the most.
After all, the puppet army has always been responsible for cannon fodder. No matter how many people die, he will not be heartbroken. He just feels a little embarrassed.
What really made him heartbroken and angry were the reinforcements.
More than 180 soldiers entered the village. They fought back and forth in less than ten minutes and lost more than 100 people. Only about 40 people returned.
When they attacked the Eighth Route Army's blocking position just now, the troops did not suffer such heavy losses in taking down even one of their trenches.
The captain of the second brigade suddenly suggested: "Chief of Staff, why don't we stop fighting today!"
"It will be dawn in half an hour at most, and the chance of capturing South Korea Village is very low!"
"The troops have been fighting all afternoon, and everyone is very tired and in urgent need of rest."
"It also takes time to build camps and defense lines!"
"According to my humble knowledge, the Northwest Shanxi Independent Regiment likes to fight in the field very much. They will definitely not let us sleep peacefully tonight!"
"I suggest that the troops surround South Korea Village, establish a defensive line based on the blocking position that the troops have just captured, and set up camp. After the troops recover their physical strength and energy, they can then attack South Korea Village and eliminate them!"
Takeuchi Zhongzuo was very unwilling, but not stupid. He knew that his subordinates' proposal was the best result at present, so he immediately nodded: "Let the artillery fire for another five minutes and stop, and after an interval of three minutes, fire another two minutes of rapid artillery fire, and then End the fight!"
"Try to kill some more Eighth Route Army troops before dark!"
"The Second Brigade will dispatch a reinforced squadron, and the Imperial Association Army will dispatch a battalion. The troops will be divided into three groups. They will establish defense lines in three directions: west, north, and south of Nanhan Village to surround Nanhan Village!"
"Deploy another reinforced squadron and two companies of the Imperial Association Army to garrison the blocking position we just captured!"
"Concentrate our forces to defend the third trench, prevent the Eighth Route Army in the village from attacking the blocking position at night, and retake the blocking position that we worked hard to win!"
"Other troops camped in front of the first line of defense, and the number of security posts and patrols was doubled.
If the Eighth Route Army really intends to attack us at night, we must make it impossible for them to come back! "
In the tunnel of South Korea Village, Wei Dayong was sitting on the ground with anger and cursing: "The little devil is really not a good bird. The battle is over, and he still kills us with artillery fire!"
"Fortunately, I ran fast at that time and went back into the tunnel when I saw that the situation was not going well. Otherwise, I would definitely have confessed here!"
After saying that, he stared at Huang Yu and asked for a fight: "Captain, you are not a gentleman if you don't take revenge for this. I will not let the little devil have an easy time tonight. Please give me the order, how will we fight tonight!"
"So many soldiers were sacrificed during the day, and I have to make up for it tonight!"
"Our second battalion doesn't boast about Haikou. When will we kill a hundred little devils tonight, we will quit the battle!"
