Nagawa held a telescope in his hand and glanced over the guerrillas shouting and provoking outside the town to check the left, right and rear wings of these guerrillas. He could see green fields, lush shrubs and weeds. Although he expected that there must be guerrillas hiding among them, he really couldn't see them here.
Although Nagawa could not see clearly what the guerrillas were doing for a while, he could not allow the guerrillas to provoke outside the town. This was a great shame for the arrogant Japanese army. Nagawa's officers were clamoring to go out and eliminate those guerrillas.
Nagawa was a cautious man. He ordered all Japanese troops to prepare for an attack, and then called the puppet battalion commander and asked him to first send a company out to explore the reality.
The puppet battalion commander did not pay attention to the guerrillas who appeared in front of him. He felt that this was a good opportunity to please Nagawa, so he immediately sent a company commander and ordered him to lead the team out to eliminate the guerrillas in front. .
After accepting the mission, the puppet company commander led his troops out of the town and rushed towards the guerrillas.
The guerrillas who were clamoring for provocation outside the town did not evacuate immediately when they saw the puppet troops coming out. Instead, they relied on the bunkers they had selected in advance and fired for a while at the puppet troops who rushed over. Although their marksmanship was not very good, the puppet soldiers were large in number and formed in a dense formation, so four or five puppet soldiers were shot and fell.
The puppet company commander was so angry that he personally held a machine gun and charged while firing. The reason why he was so brave was because he wanted to show off in front of Nagawa.
When the puppet troops saw the company commander leading the charge, they were not to be outdone and rushed towards the guerrillas with a roar.
Obviously, the guerrillas could not withstand the fierce offensive of the puppet troops. They jumped up from their hiding place and retreated in panic.
Seeing that the guerrillas were vulnerable, the puppet battalion commander felt that this was also an opportunity for him to show his face, so he asked Nagawa to take the entire battalion of puppet soldiers to dispatch and completely wipe out the guerrillas.
Although he saw the guerrillas retreating in embarrassment, Nagawa still had some doubts in his heart. Since these guerrillas are so rubbish, why do they dare to openly provoke places where the Japanese and puppet troops are heavily stationed? There must be something wrong with this. He insisted on his opinion and stopped the puppet battalion commander and asked him to take a look before talking.
Sure enough, Nagawa's guess came true. Just when the guerrillas were retreating hastily and the puppet troops were pursuing vigorously, suddenly violent gunfire rang out from both sides of the direction in which the puppet troops were advancing. The puppet soldiers who were chasing vigorously encountered a sudden attack, and they were shot and fell down one after another, and they were suddenly in chaos.
When the puppet battalion commander saw this, he was startled and said in a respectful tone: "Your Excellency, the squadron leader, is wise. The guerrillas really have tricks up their sleeves."
Nagawa felt a little proud, as all this was expected. He raised his binoculars and observed carefully, and saw about 200 guerrillas ambushing on both sides, two light machine guns, and about 100 rifles. These guerrillas obviously didn't have much ammunition. Except for the two machine guns, the rest of them fired a few volleys of shots, and then pounced on the puppet company of the company that was attacked. It seemed that they wanted to rush forward and seize the weapons of the puppet troops to replenish themselves.
Nagawa saw clearly the intentions of the guerrillas, and of course he could not let them get their wish. He hurriedly ordered the puppet battalion commander to lead people to rush out to rescue the puppet troops of the company that was attacked, and then he also ordered his squadron to follow the puppet troops. He deliberately kept a distance, wanting to see what new encounters the puppet soldiers would have.
The puppet company commander who had rushed out earlier was a little panicked at first after being attacked, but he immediately calmed down when he thought that there was a large group of Japanese and puppet troops behind him.
He was about to order the troops to block on the spot and buy time for the reinforcements to catch up. At this time, a bullet flew from nowhere and hit his temple squarely. The machine gun in his hand fell to the ground, and he was also He fell to the ground, breathless.
Almost at the same time, among the chaotic gunfire of the guerrillas, several sniper rifles sounded unnoticed, and the puppet army officers and machine gunners were shot to death one after another.
The puppet troops who were already lying on the ground and fighting back lost their command and machine gun firepower, and the puppet troops became even more confused. They watched the guerrillas on both sides rushing over. They no longer had the intention to resist, so they turned around and ran away. These fleeing puppet soldiers continued to fall under the blows of machine gun fire and sniper rifle bullets from behind.
The guerrillas quickly rushed to the place where the puppet troops were ambushed and seized the time to collect the weapons and ammunition dropped by the Japanese and puppet troops.
The puppet battalion commander is also a veteran military officer. Of course, he cannot let his troops abandon their weapons and ammunition and be taken by the guerrillas to increase the strength of the guerrillas. He shouted at the top of his lungs, ordering the puppet troops to rush forward quickly and eliminate the guerrillas in front.
At this moment, the two machine guns of the guerrillas fired at the puppet soldiers in the brigade. Among the guerrillas, some also picked up the machine gun dropped by the puppet company commander, set it on the ground, and pointed it at them. Shooting at the puppet soldiers who were chasing them.
Under the firepower of three machine guns, the puppet soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. The rest had to crawl on the ground to avoid the bullets.
At this time, the guerrillas seized this favorable opportunity, quickly cleaned up the battlefield, and then retreated to both sides.
When the puppet battalion commander organized fire cover and commanded a large group of troops to arrive, the guerrillas had already withdrawn far away. What was left to him was a pile of corpses of puppet soldiers. All the weapons and ammunition of the puppet soldiers had been taken away by the guerrillas.
After counting the number of people, the puppet battalion commander really wanted to cry. In this battle, the puppet company of the company that suffered a blow, including the company commander, lost a total of 76 people. All officers and machine gunners died. It can be said that this company was completely disabled. The puppet battalion commander had to temporarily add the remaining stragglers to the other two companies.
Facing the outcome of this battle, Nagawa also began to regret a little. If I had not been too scrupulous at the beginning, but directly led my Japanese squadron to attack, these puppet troops would not have suffered such serious losses, and so many weapons and ammunition would not have been captured by the guerrillas.
At this time, Nagawa felt that he still underestimated the guerrillas. He did not expect that these guerrillas were so bold. Surrounded by heavy troops, they actually adopted the method of seizing food from the tiger's mouth, crippled a company of puppet troops, and captured a large number of puppet troops. Weapons and ammunition. It was clear that the guerrillas were replenished. The combat effectiveness is greatly improved than before.
Nagawa was so angry that his teeth itched, and he secretly vowed to destroy these damn guerrillas. However, he was helpless now. He knew very well that these guerrillas were familiar with the terrain. If he led a large group of people to catch up, it would be difficult to catch up, and they would lose their traces in a short time. The result of this can only be a waste of people and money, and a waste of energy for oneself and the troops.
Nagawa decided not to continue the pursuit or to entangle with these damn guerrillas, but to adopt pre-planned tactics and pounce directly on the guerrilla base, capture a large number of hostages, and force the guerrillas to fight him.
Just as Nagawa was about to withdraw his troops and return to the camp, the guerrillas who had escaped appeared again. They shot at the Japanese and puppet troops from a distance. The guerrillas' marksmanship was poor, and most of the bullets missed their targets. However, a small number of bullets still flew into the Japanese and puppet troops. A Japanese second lieutenant, a commander Cao, and three soldiers were killed by bullets. Five or six puppet troops were also shot and fell.
This completely angered Nagawa. He pulled out his command sword and waved it forward. He roared and ordered the troops to rush towards those hateful guerrillas.
Nagawa disliked the fact that the puppet troops were timid and afraid of death. They were advancing too slowly and could not catch up with the hateful guerrillas, so he commanded the Japanese army to launch a direct attack.
He did not lose his mind. In order to prevent the guerrillas from repeating their old tactics, he arranged his three infantry squads into a cross-shaped formation, covering each other and chasing after them. Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to order the puppet battalion commander to follow him with a large group of troops.
Just as Nagawa expected, the guerrillas repeated their old tricks. When the Japanese and puppet troops launched a pursuit, guerrillas appeared again on the left and right wings and shot at the marching brigade of the Japanese and puppet troops.
This time the enemy's firepower was significantly increased, which was naturally due to the weapons and ammunition that had just been captured.
Although the firepower of the guerrillas has been enhanced, they are not taken seriously by Nagawa. The equipment of the guerrillas is much worse than that of the Japanese army.
The Japanese army's combat effectiveness is extremely strong. His team captains have already seen clearly the scene of the last battle. Although they encountered the firepower of the guerrillas, they did not panic. The team leaders led their teams to attack the guerrillas on both sides. The team launched an attack.
The guerrillas could not resist the Japanese attack and began to retreat. Of course, Nagawa refused to let go of the guerrillas. He ordered the two team captains through the walkie-talkie to pursue the guerrillas fleeing on both sides. He personally commanded an infantry team to pursue the provocative guerrillas.
He decided to use resolute means this time to catch up and annihilate these guerrillas, leaving them no chance to escape.
Nagawa's wish is good, but unfortunately, those guerrillas are used to fighting guerrilla warfare, and their best skill is to escape. When they saw the Japanese troops chasing after them, those people turned around and ran away. Their speed was so fast that not only did the Japanese army fail to catch up with them, the distance between the two sides was quickly widened.
Nagawa was almost going crazy at this time. In the fire attack just now, more than a dozen of his Japanese soldiers had been lost. Such a huge loss made him extremely angry. He could never let the guerrillas leave, so he personally led the infantry squad under him A desperate pursuit.
In the previous stage of the battle, Xu Dalong only dispatched two squadrons of guerrillas, mixed with a small number of snipers from the special operations team. At this time, he still had two squadrons of guerrillas in his hands, as well as most of the special forces members. At this time, they were lying in front of the guerrillas who came to lure the enemy, preparing to ambush the Japanese troops who came to pursue them.
Although Nagawa's physical fitness is extremely strong, he has served as a captain before. When he goes out, he either rides a car or rides a horse. It is obvious that such a long-distance attack is too much.
He saw that the guerrillas in front were running too fast, and it was already beyond his power to catch up with them. When he was about to give the order to stop the pursuit, the guerrillas in front stopped unexpectedly, lay on the ground and shot at Nagawa and others.
Obviously the guerrillas were so tired that they could hardly run anymore, so they stopped to use firepower to block the Japanese troops to buy time to rest and recover their strength.
When the Japanese officers and soldiers saw the bullets coming, they also took cover. However, even so, two Japanese soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, including a machine gunner.
Nagawa was almost driven crazy. He ordered two squads of Japanese soldiers to outflank the guerrillas from both sides, and he led the rest of the troops to pursue them directly.
When the guerrillas saw the Japanese and puppet troops rushing forward regardless of bullets, they began to panic. They got up from the ground and continued running forward.
The Japanese troops in the two squads responsible for the outflanking saw that the guerrillas had escaped and their so-called outflanking had lost its meaning, so they ran back and continued the pursuit with everyone else.
Most of the terrain in this area is plain. Of course, it is not absolutely flat. There are still some ups and downs. Nagawa and his men chased the guerrillas into a relatively low-lying area.
Since the terrain was not very undulating, Nagawa didn't pay much attention. Suddenly, a large number of guerrillas appeared on both sides, numbering more than 200. It was the two squadrons of the guerrillas led by Xu Dalong, shooting at the Japanese and puppet troops with machine guns and rifles.
This time the guerrillas no longer saved bullets, and the density of bullets completely exceeded the Japanese army's impression of the guerrillas' firepower intensity. Under the fierce firepower, Japanese officers and soldiers were shot and killed one after another.
Nagawa obviously did not expect that so many guerrillas would suddenly appear here. However, he did not panic. He roared loudly and ordered the Japanese officers and soldiers to organize resistance on the spot. He also felt confident in his heart, because in order to curry favor with him, the puppet battalion commander had already led the main force of the puppet army to follow him and rushed over.
However, Nagawa still underestimated Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong was determined to eat his infantry team this time.
Just when Nagawa had just issued an order or two, the sniper of the special operations team who had been staring at him fired a shot, and the bullet penetrated Nagawa's eyebrows. The bullet from the sniper rifle was extremely powerful. It did not stay in his head, but penetrated from behind, bringing out the white brains and a bloody arrow. Nagawa's eyes widened and he fell down with disbelief on his face.
Xu Dalong, like other snipers, held a sniper rifle in his hand, focusing on the officers, machine gunners and grenade launchers in the Japanese army, and quickly annihilated them one by one.
