A loud rally call sounded at the head of the village!
A company of soldiers who were eating dumplings a moment ago quickly rushed to the east end of the village from all directions to assemble:
"All in a row!"
"Second rows ready!"
"Three rows ready!"
"All four in line!"
When Li Qing saw that except for the fifth platoon, which was responsible for peripheral security duties, all other personnel in the company had assembled, he began to arrange tasks:
"The four platoons assisted the militia company in protecting the fellow villagers in their evacuation. They took whatever food they could carry and buried all that they couldn't. Time was tight. They must all evacuate within an hour! Remember, it's only one hour! This time the enemy had a whole brigade, and the main force couldn't hold it back. how long"
"Other platoons follow me to stop the Japs! Turn right, run--walk!"
The military situation was urgent, so Li Qing didn't say much nonsense and directly led his troops to stop the Japanese.
The four platoon leaders here began to arrange for the evacuation of the people. This was actually more tiring than fighting!
The common people have the idea that "a broken home is worth a thousand dollars", and they want to move their homes with large and small bags. Such a moving-style escape can easily be blocked by the Japanese;
In addition, many elderly people are unwilling to leave home. They cannot bear the cold in the mountains when it is freezing and snowy, so they refuse to leave home no matter how hard you persuade them;
"Grandma, can I carry you on my back? The Japanese are coming soon!"
"Children, let's go. The old woman has only a few days to live. If she goes into the mountains, she might not be able to come back. Even if the old woman dies, she will die in her own home."
"Uncle, just listen to us, we will take turns carrying you."
"Children, you young ones should leave as soon as possible. I won't drag you down. My old bones can't withstand the cold wind..."
Seeing that an hour was about to pass, the platoon leader discussed with the militia company commander and decided to evacuate first. Those who really didn't want to leave had to be allowed to stay in the village. If they don't leave, they won't be able to leave!
The villagers of Majia Village retreated into the mountains in a mighty manner...
On the unknown slope at the east end of Majia Village, the 1st Company was blocking the invading Japanese troops. In order to hold back more than half of the Japanese casualties, the fifth platoon finally dragged the main force of the 1st Company to arrive;
Then the main force was deployed step by step, blocking layer by layer, and retreated to an unknown slope and stopped retreating;
This is the most suitable place for blocking near Majia Village. Going further back is Majia Village!
This group of enemies consisted of about seven to eight hundred Japs and a regiment of puppet troops. They were strong and fought in a hurry. Without fortifications, they could not withstand their attack.
The team was led by Major Jiro Sakamoto. This time the Japanese gathered more than 20,000 people to launch a winter offensive against the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. Majia Village was not included in the plan, and of course there was no Liu Town, so the Independent Battalion received no news at all. , everyone is celebrating the Winter Solstice Festival happily!
The Sakamoto brigade inadvertently broke into the area where Majia Village was located because of a problem with the map. One of their search teams got into a fight with the fifth platoon in charge of security, and was defeated by the fifth platoon, wiping out half of the team;
This is a hornet's nest!
When Sakamoto saw the Eighth Route Army, he immediately got excited and chased the fifth platoon all the way. The casualties on both sides were relatively high;
At first, Sakamoto thought he was encountering the Eighth Route Army with dozens of people. He thought of wiping out all these Eighth Route Army soldiers, but the result was that they fought more and more. When they chased them to the unknown slope, they found that there were hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers.
"Yo Xi! In front of us is the main force of the Eighth Route Army, Mr. Xiaoquan. Kill them all, and then go to Majia Village to see the beautiful girls!"
Sakamoto decided to use the flower girl to stimulate the warriors of Koizumi Squadron.
Captain Koizumi's biggest hobby is flower girls. When he heard Mr. Sakamoto promised to lift military discipline in Majia Village, he immediately became excited.
"Sakamoto-dono, Koizumi Squadron will definitely live up to your expectations!"
After speaking, Koizumi walked away with his command knife in hand.
Ten minutes later, a new round of attacks began. Koizumi's squadron pulled out a standard skirmisher line and pounced fiercely on the first company's position.
The company had no time to dig trenches, so it could only lie down in the naturally formed ravines on the slopes to stop the Japanese. This was the second round of the Japanese attack, and the entire squadron came up.
Koizumi Squadron had not suffered many losses from the Eighth Route Army, so it was very arrogant, almost to the point of being arrogant. Old Japanese Koizumi rushed to the front with his command knife raised.
"One hundred meters!"
Li Qing mentally estimated the distance of the Japs. Since he did not have complete fortifications, he did not dare to put the Japs too close. His purpose was to defeat the Japs and then evacuate.
"Eighty meters!"
Li Qing aimed at Xiaoquan and decisively pulled the trigger. It was also the old Jaap Koizumi who was lucky. He tripped over a protruding stone. The bullet missed him and hit a young Jaap behind him. Xiaoquan was killed. I was so scared that I broke into a cold sweat.
Li Qing's gunfire was an order, and the entire company's firepower was instantly unleashed, including crooked handles, 38-inch caps, 92-heavy machine guns, grenades, and melon grenades...
After vigorously greeting the Japanese, Koizumi's squadron fell in a large area like a wheat field blown by the wind. Other Japanese who were not hit by bullets also fell to the ground;
They used the weapons in their hands to shoot at the Eighth Route Army, and casualties began to appear on the First Company's side. The Japanese's marksmanship was still good, and the unfavorable situation of attacking from above still put a lot of pressure on the First Company's defense.
"Grenade!"
After the enemy is down, the most suitable thing to use is the grenade!
Tens of seconds later, more than a hundred grenades fell from high altitude and hit the group of Japanese soldiers.
Boom boom boom!
The explosion of more than a hundred grenades was still very lethal. Even if the Japanese were lying down, twenty or thirty people were injured;
The advantage of Yilian is still very obvious. If you throw a grenade from a high position, you can easily throw it to a distance of 80 meters. The Japs can't. They attack from the back, and few can throw it 30 meters, so they can only be beaten passively.
Koizumi believed that this was very detrimental to them and they had to continue attacking to shorten the distance. He did not expect that this eight-pronged firepower would be so fierce!
The Imperial Army's standard grenades were thrown as if they were free, and the Koizumi Squadron could not withstand a few rounds.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Koizumi gave the order to continue the assault, and the Japanese got up from the ground one after another, taking turns to cover and rush forward;
Other troops might be attacked by the Japs, but Li Qing's company would definitely not. The first main force of the independent battalion, it would be a disgrace to Chu Xiong if he couldn't even crush the attack of a squadron!
"Ta-ta-ta"
"Bah hook bah hook"
The Japanese fell again. In just ten minutes, more than half of Koizumi's squadron suffered casualties. They finally couldn't stand it anymore and retreated like a tide.
Li Qing discovered that a squadron of Japs was coming around from the flank. This was the Japs' standard tactic of frontal attack and outflanking. The nameless slope was too open and the Japs could come around from the flank. However, they did not expect that the Koizumi squadron in the front would be defeated.
"withdraw!"
After repelling Koizumi's squadron, Li Qing gave the order to retreat;
If we don't retreat, the Japanese who are outflanking will make a series of dumplings. When the time comes, they will attack from both front and back, and the series will suffer heavy losses.
