Under the pressure of the Japanese, the remaining 30 or so puppet troops tremblingly attacked the militia company's position. The bent man was almost lying on the ground, ready to lie down at any time.
"The heroes of Lijia Village are all fellow villagers. Please show mercy!"
"Young and old men in Lijia Village, stop resisting. You can't defeat the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army has said that as long as you surrender, forget about it and go home to celebrate the New Year!"
The puppet troops were charging and playing psychological warfare at the same time, and they were not afraid of Feng Da's tongue flashing.
After hearing this, Li Sanyong let out a "poof" and loaded the bullets in the machine gun. He was so angry with these treacherous traitors that he was ready to teach the puppet soldiers a lesson.
When Li Chenxi saw that there were only dozens of puppet troops and not a single Japanese, he thought of picking up some weapons and ammunition after destroying them, and shouted loudly:
"Comrades, we are all a bunch of idiots, don't be anxious, just get closer and then fight!"
The puppet soldiers climbed up all the way through the snow.
80 meters!
There was no movement at all on the Tubal Road position. The Japanese became a little bolder, and some puppet soldiers shouted again:
"Heroes of Lijiacun, a good man will not suffer the immediate consequences. The imperial army has said that as long as you surrender, hand over your guns and not kill, the imperial army will treat the prisoners preferentially!"
50 meters!
Everyone could clearly see the wretchedness of the puppet troops. Gen Chennan had not given the order to fire yet, which gave the puppet troops a false impression...
Tubalu is scared!
The puppet soldiers felt happy, straightened their waists, and quickened their pace. They were about to make the final sprint...
"beat!"
Li Sanyong's machine gun was the first to fire
"Ta-ta-ta!"
Since the formation of the puppet troops was very dense, two or three were wiped out at once;
The militia company's three machine guns and dozens of rifles concentrated fire within a 50-meter range. They dealt with more than 30 puppet troops. More than half of the puppet troops fell when they came face to face with them. The remaining dozen or so people were eliminated during the retreat. Only seven or eight people escaped.
Li Chennan sent a squad and took the opportunity to pick up a lot of guns and ammunition and came back. The few puppet soldiers who fled back were also shot by Japanese machine guns.
Li Youchai, a scumbag, also died under the machine gun fire of the militia company and was shot five times. This is the fate of a traitor!
After two rounds of exploratory attacks, the Japanese also figured out the strength of the militia company. The total strength of the militia company did not exceed one hundred, and there were twenty to thirty others outside. They were well-equipped, including three machine guns, and had received military training. , occupying favorable terrain and having peripheral support, it is not very large.
In order to prevent the Eighth Route Army on the periphery from causing trouble, Captain Garner sent a small team of Japs to cover the flanks. He himself led the remaining 100 people to launch a general attack on the position held by the militia company.
The offensive momentum of the Japanese and puppet troops is completely different. Their team cooperation is very tacit, the firepower configuration is also scientific and reasonable, the distance, medium and close are properly matched, and the fighting will is very tenacious;
Li Chennan did not dare to put them too close like he did with the puppet troops. After entering a range of 70 or 80 meters, he began to block them with all his strength. The Japanese also fought back one after another.
The trenches that Li Chennan forced everyone to dig played a huge role. Because they were protected by the trenches and from a high position, the militia company did not suffer during the exchange of fire;
The biggest advantage is grenades. Some people can even throw grenades more accurately than guns. Once the enemy approaches, the militiamen will greet them with grenades and throw them from a high position. It is still very easy to throw them six or seventy meters away.
The advantage of the Japs was their grenade launchers, which were so accurate that two machine gunners had already been killed by them. Fortunately, the guns were still usable;
Li Chennan thought for a while and felt that it would definitely not work to continue fighting like this. The Japs were obviously consuming their ammunition. Since the Japs wanted to use up all the ammunition of the militia company, then they would pretend to have no ammunition and trick the Japs into getting close to them and give them a hard time!
He just did what he said, he called several squad leaders together and gave them an explanation, and they conveyed it to everyone...
Captain Garner suddenly discovered that the enemy's firepower had suddenly weakened a lot, and he felt happy. He estimated that Tubal Road would be out of ammunition;
After fighting for so long, not to mention Tuba Road, there are not many ammunition left in Lao Balu Road.
In order to confirm his judgment, he signaled the attack line to advance another ten meters. There were only a few sparse bullets coming from all directions, and no machine guns were fired.
"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army is out of bullets, give me the killing intent!"
Following Garner's order, the Japs began to get up and charge forward gropingly, still bending over and lowering their heads and advancing cautiously. They advanced another ten meters, and only forty or fifty meters were left...
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
A few dozen meters only lasted a while, so the Japs straightened up and prepared to charge. However, they overlooked one thing. This was an uphill slope and there was snow, so running was much slower than on flat ground.
"3, 2, 1"
"Throw!"
Dozens of figures suddenly appeared in the trench, quickly threw a grenade at the Japanese, and then quickly retreated in;
The enemy's gun fired, but it was still a beat too slow!
"Boom boom boom!"
At the same time, dozens of grenades fell into the group of Japanese soldiers and exploded, and some even exploded right above their heads.
The Japanese were so miserable that a large area was knocked down in an instant. Before they could react, the machine guns and rifles from the opposite position opened fire at the same time. A rain of bullets hit them. They were only 40 to 50 meters away. I can even blindfold a few...
"Come on!"
Li Chennan shouted and rushed out first. He was about to fight back!
Dozens of militiamen took advantage of the situation and rushed out, throwing grenades as they rushed. The Japanese finally collapsed and retreated downwards like a tide. The militia company took the opportunity to chase them for dozens of meters, and killed a dozen more people.
"Stop, hurry up and pick up some ammunition and go back!"
The militiamen stopped after chasing for dozens of meters, picked up some ammunition nearby and then retreated. These were all tactics explained in advance. Don't underestimate the militiamen. The wisdom of the masses is infinite.
This time the Japanese suffered a big loss. After returning to the starting position and gathering the troops to count the number of people, Garner was even ready to commit suicide by caesarean section.
A total of more than 40 people were lost. In addition to the more than 40 people lost before, nearly half of the casualties were accidentally lost, and all the puppet troops were also lost.
There are only about 90 people left in the total force, and the group of Tuba Road relying on the fortifications has much fewer casualties. Another group of Tuba Road is staring at them like wolves, and may pounce on them at any time to bite them.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, we can't continue fighting like this. Tubal Road occupies a favorable terrain and has foreign aid. We have to find a way to eliminate the group of Tubal Road outside first."
The squad leader, Second Lieutenant Okada, suggested to Captain Garner.
"Yo Xi! Then concentrate your forces to eliminate these Tubal people outside first, and defeat them one by one."
Garner decided to adopt Lieutenant Okada's suggestion and eliminate the armed workers team first.
