The Japs suffered a big loss this time. The lethality of three rounds of sixty or seventy grenades was still terrible. Dozens of Japs were sent back to their hometowns, while other Japs rolled and crawled back.
At this time, Chen Erxi led the second group to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Japanese and chased them several hundred meters away.
After killing more than a dozen slow-running Japanese, the Japanese retreated for nearly a kilometer before taking hold.
Chen Erxi gave up when he saw the situation was good. He chased for a few hundred meters and then stopped. He had to go back to clean the battlefield and replenish ammunition.
After Chen Erxi and others rushed back, Li Chendong's group relaxed their vigilance. They had to guard against the Japanese chasing them back.
In this battle, the two groups cooperated to ambush the Japanese, killed more than 60 Japanese, and seized many weapons and ammunition.
After several rounds of fierce fighting, the national weapons carried by Li Chendong and others did not have much ammunition left, so they simply brought another 38-gai each.
There were a lot of guns and ammunition seized this time. They could only pick out the important ones, such as grenades, crooked handles, bullets and a small amount of 38 caps. The rest could only be hidden in the bushes first.
There's still a battle ahead, and you can't run if you bring too much equipment.
After two ambushes, the Japanese had suffered at least 80 or 90 casualties, and only 180 people were left. Even if they found the villagers of Lijia Village at this time, they might not be able to beat the militia company who was waiting for work.
"Company Commander Chen, what's the next step?"
"Start with the enemy first, sixteen words: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we advance."
Chen Erxi's words made Li Chendong suddenly realize that this was their "Guerrilla Warfare Policy". He had learned it before, but he couldn't learn it. He felt that this was the tactic used by bumpkin. To fight the Japanese, you had to fight in position with real swords and guns!
After this practice, he seemed to have grasped a little bit of the truth. The country bumpkin style still had some effects. Dozens of people not only restrained a squadron of Japs, but also defeated half of the squadron.
"Company Commander Chen, the Japanese have shrunk into a ball now. Are we going to harass us now?"
Chen Erxi admired Li Chendong's ability to draw inferences from one instance. He began to regret telling him the sixteen-word policy.
"Captain Li, you guys take a rest first, while our group goes to see what the Japs are doing. Our two groups are two hundred meters apart and look out for each other."
Li Chendong nodded in agreement, and Chen Erxi took the first group to explore the enemy.
When Chen Erxi and others walked away, Li Chendong led the rest of the group and followed them 200 meters behind, acting as a defender for the first group.
Li Yuanzheng wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Li Chendong's eyes. There were still seven or eight members of the martial arts team in their group, and now was not the time to speak.
When Li Yuanzheng approached again, Li Chendong whispered:
"Look more, talk less, and learn more!"
When Li Yuanzheng heard this, he immediately understood that he should learn some of these methods of fighting sap. Now he no longer thinks that guerrilla warfare is just "traveling without attacking."
After fighting dozens of them in one battle, you can save a lot. The key is that you have few casualties. You will have to learn a little more when you go back to fight the Japanese in the future!
We can no longer act foolishly and forcefully, destroying all the troops and leaving no one to replenish them.
Captain Tokugawa was completely beaten this time. The full squadron before entering the mountain now only had a hundred and a few people left. The casualties were close to half, and almost all of them were absolute losses, that is, broken jade.
The most fatal thing is that they are now in high mountains, completely unfamiliar terrain, exhausted soldiers, enemies everywhere, and the current situation of lack of food and ammunition made the old Tokugawa finally understand the situation.
Now it's not a matter of whether they can find the Chinese people, but how they withdraw. Maybe the entire army will be annihilated.
He decided to take a rest first and replenish his energy, and he hadn't had breakfast yet.
This time, everything went wrong during the raid on Liu Town. First, we heard that the quick reaction brigade had been annihilated, and then we were harassed along the march. We finally made it into Liu Town, but it turned out to be empty, with no money, no food, and no flowers. Girl, there's nothing!
When we came out, everyone only brought a few days' worth of dry food with them, and it was almost running out.
I thought of trying my luck in the mountains, but I got bad luck and suffered heavy casualties. I lost everything!
Captain Tokugawa was eating his rice balls while thinking about how to evacuate from this annoying mountain. Coming from an island, Tokugawa had completely understood the horror of mountains. Mountains were connected to each other, and it was impossible to see either side. Every mountain looked the same.
From the top of this mountain, look at the top of that mountain. It is clearly right in front of you, and walking on it can break your legs.
"Boom boom boom!"
More than a dozen grenades flew into the Japanese temporary camp, killing another seven or eight Japanese, and critically wounding several more. In the mountains, the wounded were a big problem.
"Ta-ta-ta"
The Japs' machine guns began to fight back, firing rainy bullets into the forest, sending branches and leaves flying. Unfortunately, no one was knocked down, and the attackers had long since moved away.
The Japanese were about to chase him out, but Tokugawa stopped him. After suffering a big loss, he became smarter and stopped being fooled, which made Li Chendong and others waste their expressions.
In order to prevent further sneak attacks, Tokugawa sent two detachments of Japanese soldiers to guard, and the large troops evacuated back along the mountain road they came from.
Chen Erxi's group only had about 20 people, and they didn't dare to pursue them too close. It would be troublesome if they were attacked and counterattacked.
We can only follow them at a distance, just like the wolves in the African savannah, which have been following the migrating wildebeest herd, and when they have the opportunity, they will rush up and take a bite.
Li Chendong's group was two or three hundred meters behind, ready to meet Chen Erxi's group at any time.
The goal of Chen Erxi's group was changed to deal with the security detachment that the Japanese were dragging behind. Whenever there was an opportunity, they would go up and take a bite and eliminate two or three Japanese.
After several rounds of attacks, the Japanese security detachment was also frightened, and they did not dare to stray too far from the main force.
Chen Erxi fought very patiently, not like a harassment, but like an armed escort.
He had no choice, the troops were too few, and the purpose was not to eliminate many Japs, but to drive the Japs out of the mountains.
After suffering several losses, Tokugawa no longer had unrealistic illusions, and just wanted to exit the mountain safely.
But now they are lost and don't know how to get out of the mountain. They can only follow their feelings and follow the path wherever they find it!
Chen Er was overjoyed to prevent them from getting into the valley where the villagers of Lijia Village were hiding.
Tokugawa's luck was quite good. They turned him around and then to the place where he was attacked for the first time.
There are two mountain roads in front of them, and to the right is the valley where the villagers are hiding. If they enter, they will encounter more than 80 militiamen waiting for work. They will be attacked from both sides and may be completely annihilated. Of course, they may also be able to defeat the militia company's blocking.
There was a big risk, and Chen Erxi didn't want them to go in.
The straight path is the way out of the mountain. As long as they turn around a few times, they can always get out.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the way out of the mountain is ahead, I remember it very clearly!"
A sergeant reported to Tokugawa.
After being reminded by the sergeant, the sergeant also remembered that this was the place where Matsubara's team was attacked, and many memories were imprinted in his mind.
He suddenly realized that the road on the right might be where the Chinese people were hiding!
"Absolutely! Otherwise, the enemy would not sneak attack you at this position and lead you to the left in the opposite direction..."
"Eight!"
Tokugawa, who figured out the key issue, couldn't help but cursed, and then burst into laughter.
