Tang Cheng still had some explosives obtained from the gold mine, but the vanguard of the puppet army arrived so quickly that Tang Cheng did not have enough time to bury these explosives on the highway. Just when Tang Cheng lowered his head to look at his watch to calculate the time, the walkie-talkie rang again. It turned out that behind the more than 100 vanguard troops of the puppet army, there were also about 300 mixed troops of the puppet army. This new situation, instead of arousing Tang Cheng's alarm, actually made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"I just felt something was wrong!" Tang Cheng whispered to Captain Zhang. "There were about 1,500 Japanese and puppet troops who left the county. The maximum number of puppet troops we attacked in Huaishu Township was 300. The vanguard of this puppet army was only more than 100 people. That is to say, the puppet troops walking in the middle There are a thousand Japanese and puppet troops. No Japanese commander would arrange their troops like this. Now it’s better. What I was worried about has not appeared." Captain Zhang heard this and was about to ask Tang Cheng what It's what he's worried about.
But Tang Cheng's attention was not on Captain Zhang at the moment. In the telescope, he had seen that among the Japanese and puppet troops appearing behind him, there were not only light and heavy machine guns, but he also saw mortars. "Old Zhang, something is wrong. You and your men should retreat immediately. We may not be able to fight this time." Based on the principle of caution, Tang Cheng planned to terminate the operation. The opponent's firepower configuration was a bit beyond his expectation. Fortunately, they had gone through such a long mountain road to get here, but Tang Cheng wanted everyone to retreat. Captain Zhang first expressed his incomprehension.
"See for yourself!" Tang Cheng didn't bother to explain anything. He just handed Captain Zhang the telescope in his hand and pointed out the direction. Captain Zhang took the telescope and looked in the direction pointed by Tang Cheng, his expression immediately changed. "You understand now! These two groups of Japanese and puppet troops together are close to four hundred in number, and they also have light and heavy machine guns and mortars. If we want to attack them, we must be positioned closer to the front, which is very detrimental to us. .”
"Once they react and use light and heavy machine guns and mortars to suppress us, how can you guarantee that we can safely withdraw into Yangshan?" Tang Cheng's words made Captain Zhang subconsciously turn around and look at Yangshan behind him. Their current location is at least 2 miles away from the foot of the mountain. Such a long retreat distance is indeed very unsafe. Captain Zhang, who put down the telescope, no longer hesitated and immediately followed Tang Cheng's instructions and led his team members to evacuate to the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Tangcheng called Huang Cheng to his side, "You immediately bring the mortar and follow the guerrillas to retreat. As soon as my whistle blows, you will fire to cover our retreat." Huang Cheng was told. , Tang Cheng arranged for his team members to also retreat, leaving only three snipers around. "The three of you find a place for yourselves. After my machine gun has fired three magazines, you can do whatever you want. After each of you has fired one magazine, you will retreat alternately." After Tang Cheng made some arrangements, he is currently in the closest position. forward.
With the help of the cover of weeds in front of him, Tangcheng's current position was only about 200 meters away from the puppet troops on the road. Turning around again and confirming that Captain Zhang and the others had quickly retreated to the foot of the mountain, Tang Cheng opened the safety of the light machine gun in front of him and put his finger on the trigger of the light machine gun. The puppet soldiers on the road, at this time, did not realize that the danger was approaching them. Some tired and panting puppet soldiers were secretly glad that they had almost arrived at Xiaoli Village.
At this time, there was a sudden shooting in Tangcheng. With the rapid gunfire, the puppet soldiers on the road were swept away in a large area with the gunfire. By the time they came to their senses, Tang Cheng had already fired all the bullets in the first magazine. The Japanese and puppet soldiers walking behind them also heard gunshots coming from the front. Just when Tang Cheng replaced the magazine and pulled the trigger again, the puppet soldiers who were caught off guard also launched a counterattack.
Unfortunately, the puppet soldiers who were attacked have not yet found the exact location of the attacker. Seeing that some of them were being shot and fell, a veteran finally discovered the location of Tangcheng. In the shouts of the veterans, many puppet soldiers raised their guns and shot at Tangcheng. Tangcheng is 200 meters away from them. Even if they face the Japanese army, Tangcheng will not worry. So he quickly used up the second magazine and replaced it with a new one in a leisurely manner, but he did not leave immediately.
The Japanese and puppet troops following the vanguard of the puppet army subconsciously accelerated their march after hearing the sound of gunfire. The Tangcheng side had just finished the third magazine, and the Japanese and puppet troops chasing up from behind had already appeared at the turn of the kilometer from a distance. Tang Cheng, who had been paying close attention to the battlefield situation, after using up the third magazine, took the light machine gun and left without looking back, leaving only shell casings on the ground for the Japanese and puppet troops.
The three snipers hiding behind Tang Cheng saw that Tang Cheng was retreating with a light machine gun, and they fired their sniper rifles one after another. The officers and machine gunners among the puppet troops on the highway immediately became the focus of the three of them. In just a few breaths, the puppet troops on the highway became scattered. The three snipers kept Tang Cheng's instructions in mind. After each of them fired one bullet bridge, they immediately retreated instead of staying where they were and continuing to struggle with the puppet troops.
Tang Cheng's retreat speed was not slow, but the speed of these three snipers was not slow either. Seeing that the last sniper had also begun to retreat, Tang Cheng blew the whistle. Huang Cheng, who had been waiting at the foot of the mountain for a long time, heard the whistle and fired three mortars one kilometer in the distance.
. The Japanese and puppet troops who caught up after hearing the gunshots were also shocked at this moment. They did not expect that the attackers actually had mortars in their hands.
The three shells fired by Huang Cheng did not cause much casualties to the puppet troops on the road, but his shelling effectively covered the retreat of several people in Tangcheng. Returning to Tangcheng at the foot of the mountain, I found that Captain Zhang seemed unwilling to give up, so he grinned. "Looking at you, do you feel disappointed? If you feel really annoyed, why don't we tease them here!" Naturally, Tang Cheng said this casually, after what he just saw When the Japanese and puppet troops appeared later, I had an idea in my mind.
Faced with Captain Zhang's confusion, Tang Cheng walked quickly to Huang Cheng and motioned for the other party to adjust the angle of the mortar. "It's no fun to fight against the puppet troops. When I retreated just now, I saw a lot of Japanese puppet troops chasing up from the road. You take a rest first. I will tell you later that when fighting, these shells are fired in groups of two. You first Send me two groups out." Huang Cheng had nine mortars at his feet.
, enough for Huang Cheng to fight for four rounds.
While Tang Cheng was talking, the three snipers also retreated to the foot of the mountain. The puppet troops on the other side of the road were still in chaos. Tang Cheng climbed up a big tree behind him and saw that the Japanese and puppet troops who were catching up were about to enter the ambush section. He immediately called Huang Cheng to fire artillery shells for kilometers. Two groups of four artillery shells were fired continuously by Huang Cheng. Judging from the impact point of the artillery shells, they all landed accurately on the road. Many puppet troops were affected by the explosion.
The Japanese and puppet troops who had just arrived at the scene immediately noticed the foot of the mountain based on the direction in which the shells were fired. How could the Japanese major who was leading the team swallow this bad breath? He was so angry that he immediately commanded a group of Japanese troops and two groups of puppet troops to rush towards the foot of the mountain. Upon seeing this, Tang Cheng on the tree branch immediately called Captain Zhang to whisper a few words, and then asked Huang Cheng to continue firing another round of artillery shells at the Japanese and puppet troops on the road.
The combat capability of the Japanese army is definitely higher than that of the puppet army. When I hear the mortars
With the whistling sound in mid-air, the Japanese soldiers on the road had already begun to take cover. The puppet troops were not good at fighting, but they were very capable of saving their lives. When they saw the Japanese troops jumping off the roadbed, they naturally rushed down the road too. The two shells fired by Huang Cheng did not hurt the Japanese and puppet troops, but this naked provocation made the Japanese major officer black-faced. The three snipers hiding at the foot of the mountain also opened fire at this time, killing the Japanese and puppet troops rushing towards the foot of the mountain.
There was a distance of more than 2 miles. Before these Japanese and puppet troops could rush to the foot of the mountain, more than 30 people were shot and fell in succession. When the Japanese major on the road side saw this, he was even more annoyed. Regardless of the dissuasion of other Japanese officers around him, he mobilized more than fifty Japanese soldiers and headed towards the foot of the mountain. The second batch of Japanese troops who rushed over were obviously much smarter. They did not come straight towards the foot of the mountain, but divided into two groups and moved in a circuitous way towards the foot of the mountain.
What the Japanese Army Major could think of, Tang Cheng had naturally already thought of. Captain Zhang and the others, who had left early, were hiding around Tang City, waiting for the Japanese soldiers to fall into their trap. The sound of gunfire was sparse and monotonous, but among the Japanese and puppet troops rushing towards the foot of the mountain, someone kept being shot. In the short distance of more than 2 miles, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy losses, but without orders from their superiors, they could only hold on but did not dare to retreat.
As the Japanese and puppet troops caught up later, the gunfire gradually became more intensive. Tang Cheng simply stayed on the branch of the tree and did not get down. Being condescending, his shots never missed, which put great pressure on these Japanese and puppet troops. More than a hundred people have been dispatched, but they still failed to reach the foot of the mountain. The Japanese major on the road was already about to burst his lungs. But at the same time, he suppressed the anger in his heart and felt more and more that this group of attackers was not simple.
Could it be a regular unit of the Eighth Route Army? The Japanese major with a grim expression began to think secretly. He knew the fighting power of Tubalu, and no armed force of Tubalu had the guts to attack them in large numbers. Although he was full of doubts, he did not lose the qualities that an officer should have. He also heard that the number of people on the other side did not seem to be large. There were only a few people coming and going, shooting and fighting.
