The Japanese and puppet troops on the highway immediately spread out to both sides of the highway, preparing to repair fortifications to block the Eighth Route Army.
At this moment, a series of explosions rang out, and the Japanese and puppet troops fell to the ground one after another amidst the violent explosions.
"Landmines, there are landmines." The Japanese and puppet soldiers shouted in horror.
The Eighth Route Army planted roadside bombs and a large number of landmines on both sides of the road. They were spreading the Japanese and puppet troops to both sides of the road. When they saw the people in front of them stepping on the landmines, they were all scared to death. No one dared Keep running forward. They gathered on the highway and made a mess.
At this moment, many cavalrymen rushed out from the Eighth Route Army. They quickly arrived four to five hundred meters away from the road. Then they jumped off their horses, set up mortars, and headed towards the Japanese and puppets on the road. The army bombarded.
The situation of the Japanese and puppet troops was really embarrassing. A large number of landmines were laid on both sides of the road. Their movements were restricted to a small area. Every mortar shell fired could cause many casualties to the soldiers.
The Japanese and puppet troops had no other choice. Remembering that they had not stepped on any landmines on the way here, they turned around and fled along the way they came.
Soon they found that a large number of enemy troops were rushing over. The cavalry of the Eighth Route Army dismounted one after another. Some officers and soldiers set up machine guns to suppress the Japanese and puppet troops, while others seized the time to repair fortifications on the ground.
The retreat route of the Japanese and puppet troops has been completely cut off, and the Eighth Route Army officers and soldiers from other directions are approaching step by step, and the encirclement is getting smaller and smaller.
In the explosion just now, the Japanese captain was not killed by luck, but he was also hit by several iron particles. Knowing that the situation was urgent, he ignored the wound and endured the pain, commanding the Japanese and puppet troops to launch a counterattack.
He has rich combat experience and quickly made judgments on the situation on the battlefield. The situation in front and on the left and right wings was unclear. Only the road they passed through when they came was relatively clear. He immediately made up his mind and ordered the troops to attack along the road they came from, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity before the Eighth Route Army's defensive positions were completed to quickly break through the enemy's blockade and join the large Japanese army.
There were a large number of cavalry troops surrounding the Japanese and puppet troops. They were Sun Desheng's cavalry brigade and Wei Monk's special operations brigade. They had been observing the movements of the Japanese troops. When they saw the Japanese and puppet troops choosing a direction, they quickly went to intercept them.
Seeing the Eighth Route Army blocking the front, the number of people increased.
The Japanese troops were all very panicked. They lay down on the ground and fired at the encircling Eighth Route Army in an attempt to stop the encircling Eighth Route Army.
The firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops still caused a lot of casualties to the rushing Eighth Route Army. The various units of the Eighth Route Army quickly stopped advancing and built bunkers in place.
The captain of the Japanese army knew that this was not the way to go. Seeing that the Eighth Route Army to the east was relatively weak, he called a puppet army commander and asked him to command the troops to attack the Eighth Route Army to the east.
The puppet soldiers all knew that there were landmines buried along the road. They were very frightened and did not dare to rush forward. Many people simply lay on the ground and refused to get up.
Seeing this situation, the Japanese captain was very angry and personally killed a battalion commander and a company commander of the puppet army with his command knife. Then he called in a squadron of Japanese soldiers and pointed their machine guns at the puppet soldiers, forcing them to Charge forward.
The puppet soldiers had no choice but to rush forward. Many people stepped on landmines and were blown to pieces.
After all, the number of landmines laid by the Eighth Route Army was limited, but a large number of puppet troops still rushed to the side of the road.
The Japanese captain was very happy to see this situation, and hurriedly led the main force of the Japanese army, following the puppet troops to charge forward.
The Japanese and puppet troops had always looked down upon the Eighth Route Army, because the Eighth Route Army had backward equipment and lacked bullets. It was no match for them in field conditions. After they broke through the minefield, their confidence suddenly doubled, thinking that they would soon be able to break through the Eighth Route Army's blockage.
Driven by this psychological trend, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese and puppet troops rushed forward with sharp bayonets in their hands, howling.
To their surprise, the Eighth Route Army in front had so many machine guns, and the bullets were fired at them as if they were free. The Japanese and puppet troops rushing in front fell down in pieces, and the Japanese and puppet troops behind had to lie on the ground again.
The captain of the Japanese army did not believe in evil. He believed that the Eighth Route Army had concentrated its machine guns in one direction. Even if they did, they would not have many bullets. As long as they work harder, the Eighth Route Army will run out of bullets and they will soon be able to break out of the encirclement.
So he ordered the troops to charge again.
The fact is cruel. The bullets in the Eighth Route Army's machine guns seemed to be endless, raining down like raindrops. The Japanese and puppet troops rushed towards them, killing as many as they could. They had to get down on the ground again.
What made the Japanese and puppet troops even more desperate was that the cavalry troops of the Eighth Route Army relied on their rapid maneuverability. When they saw that the Japanese and puppet troops chose to break out to the east, they immediately rushed to the east and increased the number of people blocking the attack.
In this case, no matter which direction the Japanese army chose to break through, it was all in vain.
In the understanding of the Japanese and puppet troops, the Eighth Route Army lacked artillery and even more artillery shells. Therefore, they lay on the ground and used firepower to block the approach of the Eighth Route Army, believing that the Eighth Route Army could not do anything to them in a short time. At this time, they had already sent a telegram requesting reinforcements to the commander of the Sangmu Brigade. They lay on the ground and sniped at the Eighth Route Army, waiting for reinforcements to arrive."
What happened next completely subverted their understanding. As the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army continued to shrink, they began to set up artillery and began shelling the Japanese and puppet troops on the road and on both sides.
The Eighth Route Army had so many artillery pieces and sufficient artillery shells that its firepower could completely crush the Japanese and puppet artillery.
Not only that, the Eighth Route Army's artillery fired very accurately, and the Japanese and puppet army's artillery was completely destroyed in a short time.
The Eighth Route Army's artillery kept firing. In this case, the Japanese and puppet troops lay on the ground, still causing a large number of casualties.
It's the Eighth Route Army. On the battlefield. many people. Start shouting. Let the surrounded Japanese and puppet troops surrender.
Huang Xiejun bullied the weak and feared the strong, and was only good at fighting against the wind. The forces on the battlefield in front of him had already frightened them.
They knew that persisting would lead to death, and many of them thought of surrendering. At the beginning, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one dared to take the lead in surrendering. As the puppet soldiers around them continued to lose their lives under artillery fire, some Huang Xiejun finally couldn't stand it any longer. They threw away their guns and ran towards the Eighth Route Army's position.
At this time, the puppet soldiers were all frightened. Seeing someone taking the lead, the officers and soldiers of the puppet army dropped their weapons and ran towards the Eighth Route Army's position.
(End of chapter)
