The Japanese captain immediately mobilized an infantry squadron, spread out, and charged against the attacking guerrilla snipers on both sides. He sent an infantry squadron over the barrier to attack the guerrillas who were digging trenches.
He then directed other soldiers to rush to remove the obstruction on the road.
Twelve sniper teams, five artillery squads, and multiple newly formed guerrilla groups used swarm tactics to constantly harass the Japanese marching brigade. Their tactics were very flexible, and they were not greedy for more every time. After approaching the enemy's marching group covertly, they suddenly launched an attack and quickly evacuated. Sometimes they could kill seven or eight Japanese, and sometimes they could only kill one or two.
Even so, the Japanese army could not bear it. The ones that did the most damage to the Japanese army were the sniper teams composed of special forces snipers. They had sniper rifles with scopes, good equipment and excellent shooting skills. They shot continuously from 300 meters away, giving the Japanese army Caused a lot of casualties.
After Xu Dalong made the combat arrangements for each guerrilla brigade, he went on the field again in person. He also led three snipers and a machine gunner to form a sniper team and joined in the attack on the Japanese marching brigade.
Xu Dalong's eyesight was excellent, and he could see farther than ordinary people even at night, not to mention it was broad daylight with the sun high in the sky. Coupled with the scope on the sniper rifle, the Japanese troops can be seen clearly from 400 meters away, and even the expressions on their faces can be described in detail.
Xu Dalong and his sniper team originally wanted to get closer to the Japanese marching group about 300 meters away, but for his safety, the other special forces members did not agree. When they reached a distance of 400 meters, they firmly asked Xu Dalong to stop. Three snipers were sniping at the Japanese troops about 100 meters in front of him, leaving Xu Dalong and the machine gunner behind them to serve as cover.
Xu Dalong understood that this was the team members' love for him, so he attacked the Japanese troops on the road from a distance of 400 meters.
Not to mention, such an arrangement would allow Xu Dalong to achieve high efficiency. At a distance of 400 meters, Xu Dalong did not need to hide and could kill the Japanese troops one after another.
Xu Dalong's shooting speed was extremely fast, and he fired more than 100 rounds of bullets in just ten minutes. These bullets were fired without missing a beat. Although there was no guarantee that all the enemies hit would be killed, even if they did not die, they would still be seriously injured.
Such a horrific blow is unbearable for any army. The Japanese commander kept looking around on the battlefield, and finally discovered the terrifying lethality of Xu Dalong and his sniper team.
The Japanese captain and a squadron leader led an infantry squad and rushed towards Xu Dalong's sniper squad. This time they carried three light machine guns, specially reinforced from other infantry squads. According to their experience, when they launch a charge, the enemy snipers will retreat while fighting, and their bodies will inevitably be exposed during the retreat.
The Japanese army planned to use machine gun fire to attack the retreating snipers. Even if the snipers would not be killed on the spot, it would be difficult for them to escape under the suppression of such ferocious firepower. The Japanese officers and soldiers could take the opportunity to rush forward and eliminate them.
However, they still underestimated the power of snipers. When the Japanese infantry squad rushed over, the three snipers in front had to cover Xu Dalong who was behind him. Regardless of their own danger, they decisively showed their heads and shot at the running Japanese troops. .
Xu Dalong also targeted this Japanese infantry squad. Needless to say, Xu Dalong's marksmanship was accurate. Even the three snipers' marksmanship became more accurate as the Japanese army continued to approach. The three sniper masters fired every shot, and with every shot fired, a Japanese soldier was shot and fell to the ground. How could a mere infantry squad withstand such a blow? Before they could rush to a place 150 meters away from the enemy, they were beaten down to only a dozen people.
The Japanese who were lucky enough to be alive dared to rush forward, lying on the ground one by one to fight back against the snipers.
When the snipers encountered enemy counterattacks, they could only keep changing their sniper positions, and their shooting speed slowed down. But Xu Dalong, who was far away, was not affected at all. His bullets hit even the Japanese who were lying on the ground and shot.
After a short time, the Japanese team leader who was lucky enough to be alive could no longer hear the sound of his own people shooting around him. He hid behind a bunker, looked around, and finally found that except for a wounded soldier lying next to him, groaning there, he was the only one who survived.
An infantry squad said this, and the squad leader was completely frightened. He only had one idea now, to escape from this terrible place. So he crawled on the ground and crawled towards the road.
He was very careful when climbing. After climbing a few steps, he stopped and disguised himself as the corpse of a Japanese soldier. It was more than 100 meters away from the road. He just kept climbing forward and finally reached the edge of the road.
When the Japanese squad leader saw that the marching group had run far away, he got up, bent down, and used the cover of bushes to catch up with the marching group. Unfortunately, his figure was still exposed. When he was running between two bushes, he was spotted by a sniper team member and was ready to snipe in the gap between the bushes.
When the figure of the Japanese team leader was exposed again, the sniper of the special operations team opened fire decisively, killing him with one shot.
In this battle, everyone in Xu Dalong's sniper team was happy, except the machine gunner. He was on a cover mission, and until now, he didn't even have a chance to shoot.
Seeing that the Japanese marching group had gone a little far, Xu Dalong and others pursued them again.
The Japanese marching brigade was in a panic under the attack of numerous sniper squads, artillery squads and guerrilla groups, but they did not dare to stay. They knew very well that behind these enemy troops, who were as annoying as wasps, were also followed by the main force of the enemy army. They were now helpless, and the only thing they could do was to run away.
The officers and soldiers of the Yunnan Army witnessed the embarrassing appearance of the Japanese army along the way. Unable to restrain their inner desire to fight, they also imitated the special forces, mobilized a group of soldiers with good marksmanship, formed a guerrilla group, and joined in the attack on the Japanese army.
Suddenly, a dense rain of bullets flew in front of the Japanese marching brigade. This was the special operations detachment led by Wei Dayong, Li Qiulin and others, as well as Cao Zhanxiong's guerrilla brigade. They took advantage of the familiar terrain to take shortcuts, rushed to the front of the Japanese marching group, chose blocking positions, and attacked the fleeing Japanese troops head-on.
The Japanese officers and soldiers running in front encountered fierce firepower and suffered heavy casualties, and had to stop and fight back.
At this time, the mentality of Watanabe, Takakura and Tanaka has changed a lot. From the beginning, they were single-mindedly focused on annihilating the guerrillas. Later, they wanted to preserve their strength and escape from the battlefield. Now they are worried that the entire army will be destroyed. The idea is scary and creepy.
Especially Captain Watanabe. When he was in Shanxi, he had experienced such a feeling when he faced a terrifying attack by troops from the Mawushan Military Division commanded by Xu Dalong. He knew very well that not to mention his current defeated troops, even the extremely powerful 21st Brigade were no match for Xu Dalong.
Watanabe didn't want to get entangled here. At this moment, he no longer wanted to seek the opinions of Takakura, Tanaka and others, and directly ordered all the troops to charge towards the enemy blocking the road.
Wei Dayong and Li Qiulin saw the enemy troops rushing over desperately, and knew that with their few men, they simply could not stop so many enemy troops. They immediately led their troops to fight and retreat on both sides of the road.
They retreated to a place more than 100 meters on both sides of the road, stopped, lay on the ground, and shot at the enemy troops on the road.
The Japanese officers and soldiers didn't care about so many, leaving a large number of corpses and running towards the front.
While Wei Dayong directed the guerrillas to continue attacking the Japanese troops on the highway, he ordered Li Qiulin to take his special operations team, led by the guerrilla guides, to take a shortcut to intercept the Japanese troops.
The battle was going on, and the guerrillas and soldiers who were following behind them couldn't help themselves when they saw the embarrassing appearance of the Japanese army, and they all asked to join the battle.
Xu Dalong knew very well that this was not the time to devote all his troops. In this case, the two sides are likely to engage in a real positional battle, the Japanese army's advantages can be fully exerted, and the anti-Japanese army is likely to turn a victory into a defeat.
It has now been more than an hour and a half since the Japanese troops evacuated from Maiba Town. Although Watanabe and Tanaka are also soldiers, in their prime and strong, they are usually very pampered, and they travel by car or horseback. They are obviously not used to long-distance marches like this on foot. .
Since vehicles could not pass, they also ran with the officers and soldiers under them. After a while, they felt exhausted and had to be supported by the soldiers to run. Especially Hechi. He usually does less exercise. In addition, he gained weight prematurely. After running with a big belly for a long time, he was as tired as a dead dog. It was very difficult for two strong Japanese soldiers to drag him, and they had to replace him with two other soldiers every time he ran, so that he would not fall behind.
Although the other officers and soldiers of the Japanese army were all young and strong men, they had to march long distances and had no time to rest since last night. Their physical strength also began to decline seriously, and their retreat speed became slower and slower. Those annoying enemies seemed to have endless energy and kept coming to harass them.
Watanabe looked back while running. In the distance, he could see a large group of enemy troops following them slowly. He looked at the panting officers and soldiers around him and felt that this was not the way to go. , I am afraid that they will be defeated by the enemy on the way before they can reach Zhencheng.
Watanabe looked around, trying to find a place with relatively favorable terrain to organize defense and get out of the predicament at hand. Finally, as he wished, Watanabe discovered a small village in front of him on the left.
He immediately ordered his troops to seize the village, and then prepared to rely on this village to organize defense and win a chance for the soldiers to rest.
After receiving the order, the Japs in front of the team who were already out of breath from exhaustion cheered up and rushed towards the village.
Just as they were approaching the village, many heads suddenly appeared from the roofs of the village, from behind the walls, and from the ditches beside the village. They stretched out their black muzzles and fired another head-on attack at the Japanese army.
It turned out that Li Qiulin and others arrived here in advance. Based on his combat experience, he guessed that the Japanese army might take advantage of this village, so he occupied it first.
The Japanese officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties and had to stop and lie on the ground to fight back. These Japanese soldiers were already exhausted, and they suddenly felt grateful to the enemy troops who appeared in front of them. Otherwise, they would have had no chance to lie down and rest.
Watanabe originally had high hopes for this village, but unexpectedly it was occupied by the enemy in advance. He wanted to send troops to attack and seize the village, but there were so many enemy troops around, leaving him no time to calmly organize an attack.
He was so helpless that he had to give up the idea of taking the village and continue to rush forward with his troops.
Hechi had already seen the village. He was so tired that he couldn't bear it anymore. He thought that by occupying the village, he could have a good rest. But now his hope was dashed, and he just couldn't bear it anymore.
He used his last bit of strength, ran to Watanabe, and begged: "Watanabe-kun, I really can't run anymore, please stop and rest for a while."
Watanabe looked at him with some disgust. If Hechi was his subordinate, he would definitely scold him. But he still wanted something from Hechi.
Watanabe saw Hechi's embarrassment and knew that this guy couldn't hold on any longer. Watanabe looked at the Japanese officers and soldiers around him. They all looked tired and out of breath. He also knew very well that if he continued like this, the troops would be exhausted without fighting.
Fortunately, there is a relatively high cemetery not far ahead that can be used. So Watanabe shouted loudly: "Occupy the cemetery in front and organize defense on the spot."
When the Japanese officers and soldiers heard that they were going to stop and rest, they immediately became energetic and rushed towards the cemetery with their last bit of strength.
After occupying the cemetery, the Japanese officers and soldiers wanted to lie down and rest immediately, but they also knew very well that enemy troops were swarming in and they must build defensive positions immediately. It must be said that these devils are very tenacious. Although they were so tired that they could hardly walk, they still used their last strength to dig bunkers.
At the beginning, Xu Dalong did not want to confront the enemy head-on, but now the enemy's actions played into his own hands.
