The continuous explosions caused Yasuda Squadron to suffer a heavy loss, killing and injuring more than a dozen people, especially the injured personnel, which was even more annoying. One wounded person had to be taken care of by at least three people. Fortunately, the brigade had a large number of puppet troops.
Yasuda already figured out what was going on. The cunning Eighth Route Army actually used the corpses of the Imperial Army warriors to make bombs. How abominable!
"Baga Yalu! These Eight Roads are cunning and cunning!"
After Yasuda vented his anger, he still ordered other personnel to collect firewood. Two teams were responsible for guarding, and the others were responsible for cremating the brave warriors. This time it was a serious matter!
Many Japanese soldiers were blown into parts. Yasuda burned them as soon as possible. When burning, Yasuda also organized a ceremony.
"My emperor's royal tradition has been passed down for thousands of generations,
It has been passed down to eight thousand generations;
Until the pebbles turn into boulders,
Until the giant rocks grow moss. "
It's "Kiminoyo" again, but it's a pity that Shitou and the others have left. Otherwise, there might be some extra content for them!
After the cremation, Yasuda ordered people to collect some of the ashes, then carried the wounded and evacuated. Anyway, this kind of cremation has more symbolic meaning than practical significance. It only gives the living people a little thought.
After Yasuda returned to the brigade, he reported the situation to Taniguchi. Old Japanese Taniguchi didn't have any good ideas. During the war, anything could happen. Even if the jade was broken, more than 20 people could only hold their noses and admit it.
After this attack, Gu Tian began to pay attention to the Eighth Route Army and was no longer arrogant.
He specifically ordered the remaining dozen cavalrymen to only search on both wings and not to chase them out to avoid being ambushed by the enemy.
This round of ambush delayed the Japanese for nearly two hours, and Taniguchi was no longer optimistic about the prospects of the trip to Liu Town.
The opponent is far more difficult than he thought!
Yasuda Squadron continued to move forward, and soon it was time for lunch.
Yasuda ordered the cavalry team to be on guard, and the others ate where they were, using field rations, which was very convenient.
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese supplies were still very good. Each person had a salted fish rice ball and a can of beef. There was a little bit of beef in the can, which could supplement the huge consumption of long-distance marches.
The same cannot be said for the puppet troops. One pancake per person is too dry to swallow.
"Damn it, these devils, they enjoy the spicy food themselves, and they give it to me!"
"Erkui, what the hell are you mumbling about? If you eat some, it's good. If the imperial army hears it, you'll have to twist your head off!"
“Platoon leader, if we eat this stuff every day, why should we sacrifice our lives for the little devil!
It’s better to go up the mountain and become a bandit than this, so you don’t have to be stabbed in the spine every day.”
"Erkui, shut the hell up! If you disturb the morale of the army again, I will kill you before the imperial army can wait!"
"What are you looking at? If you want to survive, just keep your mouth shut!"
After the puppet platoon leader finished speaking, he stuffed the rock-hard pancake in his hand into his big mouth.
"Damn it, I haven't had a good meal at the Jinsui Army while working for the Japanese..."
"Boom!"
"Ta-ta-ta!"
The sound of submachine guns and grenades exploding, the Eighth Route Army attacked again, and no one was even fed!
"Eight, enemy attack!"
Taniguchi reacted quickly, and the Japanese who were eating also picked up their weapons and prepared to fight.
The attack came and went quickly, and the firing time did not exceed two minutes. Before the Japanese army could react, the attacker had already escaped.
Just hit him and go away without any entanglement, leaving the enemy with no one to fight back against.
"Your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army has been repulsed. Our army has more than 20 casualties, half of which are cavalry. There are only 7 cavalry left in the cavalry squad!"
Yasuda's report made Taniguchi's heart bleed, and more than twenty people were injured or killed!
"Yasuda-kun, send an infantry search team to assist the cavalry in searching both sides of the road. We must eliminate all the cunning Eighth Route Army!"
"Hey!"
Yasuda took the order and left.
The Taniguchi brigade, which had received two sap blows, shrank into a hedgehog. They were moving as fast as a turtle crawling.
The goal of the Tigers Special Forces was achieved. After the Japs huddled together, Shitou selected a few members with the best marksmanship and used the 38-meter shield to harass them from a distance and eliminate three or five Japs at a time.
When the enemy chases many people, they mount their horses and run away. When there are few people coming, they give them a stick.
The focus of the attack was the Japanese cavalry. After several harassments, the Japanese cavalry was finally wiped out, and the Taniguchi brigade became a pure infantry brigade.
It was dark in a blink of an eye. The original plan was to reach Liuzhen that night, but in fact they only walked less than half of the way, losing more than 30 cavalry and more than 20 infantry.
Taniguchi now began to regret that he went to Liuzhen to clean up the Anping garrison. What a beautiful job it was!
"Yasuda-kun, you must be more vigilant at night. Once you find an attacker, use heavy machine guns to suppress it. Don't chase him. Our goal is to spend the night safely."
After suffering several losses, Major Taniguchi has become very realistic. The night is the most dangerous. He can feel that there are many evil wolf-like eyes staring at his team in the dark, and they may pounce at any time. Take a few bites.
"Your Excellency, Captain, this group of Eighth Route Army troops is too cunning. They should number around twenty people and are very well-equipped. They should be an elite squad of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Their purpose should be to delay us and buy time for their main force to evacuate."
After hearing this, Taniguchi nodded repeatedly. He very much agreed with Yasuda-kun's judgment.
"Yasuda-kun, you must build a ring of fortifications tonight. Don't be afraid of trouble. Let the Imperial Alliance Army come and do it. Adjust the marching formation tomorrow and let the Imperial Alliance Army open the front door!"
"Hey, I'm going to notify Masang right now."
Ten minutes after Yasuda left, the puppet troops began to dig trenches.
The Japanese are all prairie dogs. As long as they camp outdoors at night, they will dig field fortifications. This is written into their infantry training code.
After building field fortifications, it would be difficult for the Eighth Route Army to conduct a sneak attack. Unfortunately, what they encountered was an unconventional combat force.
The night is the best ally for special forces!
Naturally, Shitou would not be stupid enough to attack the Japanese's heavily guarded position. His target was the Japanese's night patrol unit.
In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching and attacking at night, Yasui dispatched several patrol teams within 50 meters of the field fortifications. Each patrol team consisted of about one detachment of Japanese soldiers.
The patrols were only ten minutes apart, leaving no opportunity for the Eighth Route Army to take advantage of them.
Shitou has been observing the patterns of the Japanese patrols in the dark, and is in no hurry to take action. He has to wait for the right time.
He only wanted to come once in the whole night, and teach the Japanese a profound lesson once!
At three o'clock in the morning, there was only a faint starlight in the sky, and the Tengjing detachment of the third squadron of Yasuda Squadron was performing a night patrol mission.
Sergeant Tengjing is an old soldier who has been in the army for seven years and has rich battlefield experience. He knows that at this time, he must be more vigilant!
Three o'clock in the morning is when the human body is most tired, and it is also when an attack is most likely to occur. The Eighth Route Army did not launch an attack throughout the night, which was not in line with the norm.
Tengjing believed that the Eighth Route Army must be lurking there, waiting for an opportunity to attack. His ears almost stood up...
Tengjing suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind. He reflexively prepared to fight back with the Nanbu pistol in his hand. Unfortunately, his reaction was a step too slow, and a huge hand held his mouth.
The Adam's apple was crushed by the attacker's other hand, and Shi Shi's throat-locking fingers, which he had trained in Wudang Mountain, ended Tengjing's life in just one stroke.
Before Tengjing was killed, the Japs at the end of the queue had long been dragged into the darkness...
The Tengjing detachment disappeared quietly as if it had been swallowed by the night.
Two minutes later, the "Tengjing Detachment" set off again and continued their patrol.
This time they advanced deeper into the Japanese...
