Despite this, a Japanese soldier moved a little too slowly and was shot in the head by a guerrilla sniper.
Other Japanese soldiers shot at the snipers of the special operations team. After the sniper fired a shot, the man was already hiding behind the bunker. The bullets made dust fly in front of his eyes, but did not hurt him at all.
Xu Dalong did not immediately stick his head out and raise his gun to shoot. He knew that the Japs must be staring at his position. He took off his hat, picked up a branch from beside him, and stretched out with the hat on his head. Two bullets flew over immediately, knocking his hat off.
Xu Dalong climbed five or six meters to the side and then quietly stuck his head out. A Japanese soldier was shooting at the place where he had just been hiding. Xu Dalong shot him again, killing him.
After shooting, he immediately hid, and the bullets fired by the enemy missed again.
Two Japs sharpshooters were killed, and the remaining six Japs knew that the other side was powerful, but at this time they still had an absolute advantage in numbers, so they didn't panic too much.
They briefly discussed and divided the six people into three groups. One group attracted Xu Dalong's attention from the front, while the other two groups circled around from the left and right wings.
It is the most normal operation for the enemy to take advantage of the large number of people to outflank them. Of course Xu Dalong couldn't let them get their wish. He gestured to the special forces sniper, telling him to evacuate first and take cover himself.
Of course the sniper hoped that he could stay and cover Xu Dalong's retreat first. But he knew Xu Dalong and knew that this was not the time to argue, so he immediately obeyed the order and began to retreat. The terrain here is complex and the vegetation is dense. He climbed back quietly, and the enemy gunners couldn't see him at all.
After climbing a certain distance, he stood up, bent over, and continued forward, walking about 100 meters. At this time, he stopped and began to prepare to cover Xu Dalong's retreat.
The sniper has followed Xu Dalong for many years and knows how to cooperate. He tied a rope to a shrub branch, found cover, hid, and then pulled the branch to attract the enemy's attention.
Sure enough, the Japanese soldiers were attracted by the shaking of the bushes and immediately shot there. At this time, Xu Dalong did not evacuate and was looking for a fighter plane.
The enemy fired in the direction of the sniper's commotion, revealing his location, and was hit by Xu Dalong with one shot.
Another enemy hurriedly shot at Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong rolled over, moved to the side, and then quickly drew out his gun, killing the enemy with one shot.
After killing the two enemies in front, Xu Dalong knew very well that there were four more Japanese sharpshooters who were outflanking them. Those enemies will definitely look this way during the outflanking process. If Xu Dalong goes to join his comrades at this time, his whereabouts are likely to be discovered by the enemies, which will be very dangerous.
Xu Dalong decided to do the opposite. Not only did he not retreat directly to join his comrades, but he moved in the direction of the enemy who had just been eliminated, and then tracked the enemy who came to outflank him from the left wing.
The special force sniper cooperated very well with Xu Dalong. He saw that Xu Dalong did not follow him, heard the gunfire just now, and knew Xu Dalong's intention.
In order to attract the attention of the Japanese army and cover Xu Dalong's actions, he began to retreat again. While retreating, he continued to make noises to attract the enemy's attention while protecting himself.
The terrain here is complex and the vegetation is dense. It is not easy for the enemy to find Xu Dalong, and it is also not easy for Xu Dalong to find them.
It took a lot of effort for him to track down the two Japanese gunmen who were outflanking them. After careful observation, he found traces of someone walking by, and then followed the traces left by the two Japanese gunmen.
He observed carefully as he walked, and at the same time listened carefully to what was going on in front of him. Suddenly he noticed a slight shaking in the bushes in front of him and determined the enemy's current location.
Xu Dalong stepped lightly and tried to get as close to the enemy as possible. After more than 20 minutes of tracking, he finally discovered the figures of two Japanese sharpshooters.
At this time, the sniper of the special forces team made noise again, and the two Japanese soldiers' attention was completely attracted by him. They held their guns and pointed in the direction of the sniper's noise. They moved very carefully and moved forward step by step. near. They didn't notice at all that Xu Dalong had quietly approached them.
The two Japanese soldiers were about 5 meters apart from each other. It was difficult to kill them simultaneously with a sniper rifle. Xu Dalong put his sniper rifle on his back, took out the Browning pistol from his waist, and shot the two Japanese soldiers in the back.
Xu Dalong's marksmanship was so accurate that he only fired two shots, one each, all of which hit the Japanese gunmen in the back of the head, finishing them off neatly.
When the snipers of the special operations team heard the gunfire of the Browning pistol, they knew that Xu Dalong had killed two more enemies. Now there were only two Japanese gunmen left, so he turned his attention to the other side.
Xu Dalong went over to prepare to join his comrades. Although he knew that his comrades must know that he was behind him, in order to avoid misunderstanding, Xu Dalong still imitated a bird call and then came to the side of the special operations team sniper.
Xu Dalong briefly discussed with the sniper, and then the sniper still attracted the enemy's attention. He made a roundabout outflank to eliminate the last two enemies.
Xu Dalong had just taken a few steps when he heard a noise in the distance. He poked his head out from behind a tall tree and saw a large number of Japanese troops rushing towards him. It turns out that these Japanese troops are here to meet these sharpshooters.
Xu Dalong knew very well that under such circumstances, it was impossible to eliminate the remaining two Japanese sharpshooters, so he ordered a retreat.
Soon after, Xu Dalong joined the other special operations team members. They called Li Qiulin and after confirming the location of Li Qiulin and others, Xu Dalong and the special forces team members went to join him.
After meeting Li Qiulin, Xu Dalong asked each guerrilla brigade to report the situation to him. Soon news came from each brigade, saying that they had evacuated Maiba Town and moved to the mountains according to the original plan.
Xu Dalong never heard Gao Xiling's voice, so he asked him again about the situation there. The other party reported that Gao Xiling was talking to someone and would report to Xu Dalong later.
Xu Dalong waited for another moment, and Gao Xiling's voice came from the intercom. His voice was a little anxious, and he said: "Mr. Xu, it's not good. The mayor of Maiba Town is unwilling to evacuate, and those members of the self-defense group also stayed, saying that they would resolutely defend Maiba Town. Not only that, he also Ask the guerrillas to stay and join them in preventing the Japanese from entering Maiba Town. What should we do?"
Hearing this situation, Xu Dalong couldn't help but frowned. The mayor of Maiba Town has a stubborn personality and is very difficult to talk to. He is the type who doesn't look back even if he hits the wall. He was very supportive of the cause of the war of resistance. After the guerrillas entered Maiba town, they helped him form a self-defense group with more than 50 people.
The mayor once vowed to protect the town and never let the Japanese and puppet troops come to harm the town again. This is understandable. After the Japanese and puppet troops occupied Maiba Town last time, they did a lot of outrageous things and Maiba Town suffered great losses.
When the residents heard that the Japanese army was coming to invade and the guerrillas were about to withdraw, they were very dissatisfied and went to the town mayor one after another, asking to protect their hometown and prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from entering the town again.
Xu Dalong once persuaded the mayor. At that time, the mayor said that he would stay, but he would not object to the guerrillas taking away the family members of the Self-Defense Group and other guerrillas. Xu Dalong knew very well that the mayor had already given in, so he did not do more persuasion.
Unexpectedly, the mayor has changed his mind again. He believed that the guerrilla detachment established its headquarters in Maiba town, and the residents of Maiba town had provided a lot of help to the guerrillas. In this case, once the Japanese and puppet troops occupy Maiba Town, they will definitely retaliate. Therefore he was determined to defend the town of Maiba.
Gao Xiling told him that the Japanese army was large and difficult to stop, and advised him not to act recklessly. The mayor refused to listen at all and even asked the guerrillas to stay, saying that the guerrillas could not only care about their own safety and ignore the people of Maiba Town. Gao Xiling's persuasion didn't work, so he asked Xu Dalong what to do next.
Xu Dalong had a headache and was also very angry. The mayor's behavior was purely reckless and completely disrupted Xu Dalong's plan.
Xu Dalong made a prompt decision and ordered Gao Xiling to persuade the mayor to leave for the last time. If he doesn't listen, take him away by force.
He also asked Gaoxiling to seize the time and mobilize those who had helped the guerrillas and whose identities had been disclosed to evacuate Maiba Town.
Gao Xiling admired Xu Dalong's decisiveness very much, agreed, and immediately went to persuade the mayor.
Things in Maiba Town are currently what Xu Dalong is most concerned about. He is patiently waiting for Gao Xiling's report. As long as things over there are taken care of, the combat plan can proceed smoothly.
Suddenly, Xu Dalong heard fierce gunfire from the walkie-talkie, and soon Gao Xiling's voice came over again.
This time his voice was even more anxious, and he said: "Mr. Xu, it's bad, a large number of Japanese troops have appeared outside the town, and it's too late to retreat."
Xu Dalong was very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. He calmed down his emotions and asked Gao Xiling to report the situation there in detail.
Gao Xiling said it was not too clear yet. He had sent scouts to conduct reconnaissance and would report to Xu Dalong soon.
Before long, the situation became clear. It turned out that two other infantry brigades of the Japanese army formed an encirclement on Maiba Town from the southeast and northwest directions. Now not only the mayor and the self-defense group cannot evacuate, but even Gaoxiling and the first brigade of the guerrilla detachment are all surrounded in Maiba Town.
It's useless to say anything now. Xu Dalong ordered Gaoxiling to organize a defense and hold on to Maiba Town. He would lead other troops of the guerrilla detachment to rescue.
It's really hard to keep up with the changes in plans. In order to rescue Maiba Town and the first brigade of the guerrilla detachment, Xu Dalong had to change the original battle plan.
Xu Dalong knew very well that in broad daylight, relying on the relatively flat terrain of Maiba Town to fight the main force of the Japanese army, the guerrillas were no match at all. If we fight head-on with the Japanese army, it is very likely that the entire guerrilla detachment will have to surrender here.
After Xu Dalong thought for a moment, he made up his mind. He asked his correspondent to call the second, third, and fourth brigades of the guerrilla detachment, and asked them to surround the Japanese troops in Maiba Town from the southeast, northeast, and northwest, and conduct harassment. Specific combat methods are subject to the opinions of the special operations team members assigned to each brigade.
The captains of each guerrilla brigade knew that the situation was critical, but lacked the experience to deal with such a situation, so they expressed their willingness to follow the command of the special forces members.
Xu Dalong received the assurances from the captains of each guerrilla brigade and felt a lot relieved. With the command of the special forces members, each brigade of the guerrilla detachment will not suffer heavy losses.
After the Japanese gunmen chased Xu Dalong and others, Watanabe, Gao Cang and others also led a large group of Japanese troops to Maiba Town. Just when they were about to arrive at Maiba Town, they heard good news: Two Japanese infantry brigades had surrounded Maiba Town and surrounded a large number of guerrillas in the town.
This is really good news. Watanabe and others felt refreshed after hearing it. Although they were not sure whether Xu Dalong and Mr. Chen were among the surrounded guerrillas, they would gain a lot if they could surround so many game players.
Not only that, these guerrillas are a huge bait. Even if Xu Dalong was on the run, he had to lead other guerrillas to come to the rescue. The current situation is that the Japanese army has completely taken the initiative, and Watanabe and others believe that they will be able to achieve great gains this time.
Watanabe ordered this good news to be conveyed to every soldier of the Japanese army. The Japanese soldiers felt refreshed after hearing it. Along the way, they encountered many attacks, but they couldn't find an opponent, and everyone was very angry. When they heard that the guerrillas were surrounded, they were very happy and planned to vent their anger. The morale of the Japanese officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, and the marching speed was significantly accelerated.
After Watanabe and others arrived at Maiba Town, the two captains came over after hearing the news and reported the situation to him. Based on the reports of the two captains, Watanabe judged that the surrounded guerrillas were only part of the guerrilla detachment, and the main force should be outside.
In order to attract the enemy's main force to come to rescue, he asked the Japanese army's various brigades to strengthen their offensive on Maiba Town. However, he was not in a hurry to attack the town. He only put huge pressure on them and forced them to ask for help from the main force of the guerrilla detachment.
About an hour later, three Japanese infantry brigades were attacked by guerrillas. Watanabe, Gao Cang and others were very happy, knowing that their strategy worked.
Watanabe issued an order requiring each infantry brigade to leave some people to monitor the guerrillas in the town, and concentrate the main force to defeat the guerrillas who came to attack.
However, the ensuing battle gave Watanabe and others a headache. There were only a few dozen guerrillas who came to attack.
The Japanese officers and soldiers couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when they saw that they were not the main force of the guerrillas. Of course, they are not willing to let these guerrillas go. After repelling the guerrilla attack, a large number of Japanese troops pursued the guerrillas.
