"Boom boom boom!"
The enemy's revenge came, and the field artillery of the two brigades bombarded the Eighth Route Army's second line of defense. This time, the old Japanese Ushijima had spent a lot of money. He no longer planned to play with Chu Xiong, and wanted to make the Eighth Route Army feel The consequences of angering the Imperial Army!
Under the bombardment of dozens of Japanese cannons, the second line of defense was damaged beyond recognition. It had lost the meaning of holding on and might as well give it to the Japanese.
As soon as the artillery fire extended, Tan Tao gave the order to retreat. The soldiers who emerged from the artillery holes retreated to the last line of defense through the communication trenches. The moment of decisive battle had arrived!
The Japanese have invested another squadron and a half of troops this time, and they cannot waste such fierce artillery preparations.
Captain Arai Ichiro commanded more than 200 Japs to advance cautiously. With their skilled tactics and tacit cooperation, they soon entered the most dangerous 50-meter range. There was no movement on the Eighth Route Army's position.
"Bagaya Lu, you won't be playing any tricks again, will you? Hebianjun, you lead a small team up first, I will cover you!"
"Hey!"
Second Lieutenant Zhengxiong led the dozens of Japs in the first echelon by the river and cautiously moved towards the position. Araki led the others lying down dozens of meters away, waiting for news from the team by the river.
After suffering a hardship, one gains wisdom, and the Japanese become wiser!
The riverside team successfully captured the second line of defense. For safety reasons, they also searched everywhere and confirmed that no bombs were buried before sending a safety message to Araki.
The Japanese effortlessly captured the second line of defense. In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from counterattacking, they also stopped to reinforce their positions and sealed off the communication trenches.
The Japanese's idea was to consolidate one after they captured one, and move forward step by step, not giving the Eighth Route Army any chance to counterattack!
"Your Excellency General, the Araki Squadron has captured the second line of defense of the Eighth Route Army. The Eighth Route Army suffered heavy casualties in the artillery fire, and the remaining troops retreated to the last line of defense."
"Yo Xi, Chu Xiong is really difficult to deal with. With only a few hundred troops, he withstood more than ten attacks by the imperial army. Chu Xiong is a worthy opponent!"
"If he wasn't a life-and-death rival, I'd really like to see him!"
Once the old devil Ushijima was in a good mood, he pretended to be cool again, looking like a famous general.
Colonel Kitahara couldn't help but flatter him again:
"Your Excellency, the general, gives your opponents the respect of a warrior, which is quite like the style of famous ancient generals. Chu Xiong should be proud of this even when he goes to hell!"
Ushijima nodded after hearing this, and said with unfinished meaning:
"It's a pity that we and Chu Jun belong to two camps. The greatest respect for the enemy is to completely and cleanly eliminate him!"
"Kitahara-kun, I leave this honor to you!"
"Your Excellency, General, Beiyuan will live up to the great trust and completely wipe out Chuxiong's tribe!"
After Beihara finished speaking, he turned around and left. Naturally, he would not go into battle. Let Araki-kun handle the charge. He would only be responsible for shooting from behind.
Ten minutes later, the Japanese artillery fire was ready to start again. In order to kill with one blow, Beiyuan sent another squadron to Araki.
The artillery preparations this time were slightly weaker than the first time, so some shells should always be left.
As soon as the Japanese artillery preparations were completed, Araki led more than 400 Japanese to launch an attack. The fighting between the two sides was very fierce, and even hand-to-hand combat occurred. The Japanese troops were still weak and insufficient, and the Eighth Route Army fought hard to drive them away, leaving more than 100 soldiers behind. A corpse.
The Japanese did not expect to capture the last line of defense of the Eighth Route Army in one attack. Through this attack, the Eighth Route Army's strength was completely revealed by the Japanese...
"Your Majesty General, I'm very sorry, but we couldn't capture it again. The tenacity of Chu Xiong's troops is beyond my imagination. They even engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the imperial army, and there are less than 300 people left in the army!"
In the round of fighting just now, Major General Ushijima saw clearly through the telescope that the Eighth Route Army was out of ammunition and at the end of its war effort.
"Kitahara-kun, don't be discouraged. The Eighth Route Army has no ammunition. The next round of attack will be a general attack. Araki will support two more squadrons. This time we must prevent Chu Xiong from escaping. The Eighth Route Army's tactics have always been to run away if they can't win!"
"Explain to Huang Mu, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is here, and they cannot be allowed to escape to the high mountains of Liu Town; Chu Xiong is the soul of this Eighth Route Army. If he is not eliminated, he may resurrect at any time, and the task of annihilating the enemy will be exhausted. Remember! "
The old devil Ushijima does have some wisdom. Anyone who can become a general is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Half an hour later, as soon as the Japanese artillery fire began to prepare, Chu Xiong issued the order to retreat...
After running less than two hundred meters, Chu Xiong ordered to throw away all the heavy machine guns and leave with only the mortars.
"Battalion Commander, what a great heavy machine gun, we can lift it!"
Platoon leader Chu Dapeng of the heavy machine gun platoon begged Chu Xiong while running. They were all from Chujiazhuang.
"Execute the order. I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf. I have to throw mortars behind me!"
Chu Xiong was too lazy to talk nonsense to Chu Dapeng and had already issued a stern order.
Although Chu Dapeng had never read any books and did not understand the general principles, he would never compromise on executing orders.
"Throw it all away! Throw it all away, follow the order!"
"Platoon leader!"
"Liu Dazhuang, do you want to overthrow the world? I threw them all away, not a single one is left!"
Liu Dazhuang wanted to keep one, but Chu Dapeng stopped him and threw away all eight heavy machine guns.
Liu Dazhuang threw away his beloved heavy machine gun with tears in his eyes.
A few hundred meters away, old Japs Araki led seven or eight hundred Japs in pursuit.
The Eighth Route Army was just as Ushijima expected, they would run away if they couldn't win. This was in line with the Eighth Route Army's fighting style. If he was still resisting, he would have to suspect that Chu Xiong was up to something!
Colonel Kitahara was now in awe of Ushijima. He had anticipated Chuxiong's every move, except for those bombs, but that didn't hurt.
"Your Excellency, General, Chu Xiong really ran away. They didn't even pretend, they ran very decisively, even throwing away the heavy machine gun!"
Kitahara's reaction made Ushijima feel very contemptuous in his heart. It seemed that the gap between a colonel and a general was not a little bit different. Being able to predict the enemy first was the basic quality of a general.
"Mr. Beiyuan, Chu Xiong is a rare tactician in the Eighth Route Army. The reason why he stopped the imperial army at Chenjialing at all costs was just to buy time for their people to retreat to the mountains. The Chinese people are Chu Xiong's weakness!"
Ushijima's habit of showing off showed up again. Colonel Kitahara's eyes were filled with stars when he heard this, and he bowed cautiously to the old devil Ushijima:
"Your Excellency General, one word from you is worth ten years of reading. Kitahara has learned a lesson!"
"Yo Xi, Beihara-kun, you're welcome, let's clear the way in front of us!"
After repelling Chu Xiong, the main force of the Japs began to break out of camp and march towards Liuzhen. With Araki's vanguard brigade in front of them opening the way, and the cavalry brigade guarding them on both sides, Ushidao began to march towards Liuzhen. He no longer had to suffer in a tent in the ice and snow at night.
When Ushijima rode past the place where Chuxiong threw the machine gun, he couldn't help but stop and take a look. All eight Type 92 heavy machine guns were destroyed.
"Kitahara-kun, do you see that Chu Xiong is a man who does big things? Their ammunition has been used up. Keeping these weapons is just a drag. It's better to throw them away and run away lightly."
"If you give up, you will get something. For Chu Xiong now, saving his life is more important than anything else!"
Kitahara nodded in agreement. Ushijima once again stepped on the high horse and said to Kitahara:
"Order the troops to speed up and move forward. The cavalry brigade will just search within a hundred meters. Don't give the Chinese people too much time!"
Ushijima's defensiveness was reduced a lot, and the Japanese began to speed towards Liuzhen.
A few hundred meters away, the wasteland's pursuit brigade had successfully passed the artillery company's ambush position. These people were not their ambush targets.
Chu Xiong did not organize such a large battle just for the hundreds of Japanese soldiers.
Ten minutes later, a large Japanese force entered the ambush position, which stretched for several miles. The artillery company commander Liu Zhe saw such a large formation for the first time, and excitedly asked the sixth company commander Yan Haoyu:
"Company Commander Yan, the Japanese army is coming, do you want to take action?"
Of the two of them, Chu Xiong made it clear that he was commanded by Yan Haoyu, who had much more combat experience.
"Liu Company Commander, don't be anxious. There are so many Japs. We only have a dozen cannons. Each cannon only carries 3 explosive packets. We only have time to fire these few cannons. After the bombing, we can carry the cannons and go into the forest."
"So we have to pick the important ones to explode, and hit the snakes within seven inches. The most important thing for the Japanese is their baggage team. They often have ammunition and food in them..."
Liu Zhe was also a top student at Kangda University. Once reminded, he immediately understood and said to himself:
"The battalion commander is really shady!"
