The sun in the sky has disappeared, and the dark red afterglow slowly fades like a brocade, indicating that the night is coming.
The pursuing Japanese offensive was stronger than expected, because they knew that once the Eighth Route Army successfully crossed the Wei River, it would definitely enter the Weinan Plain overnight.
At that time, the imperial army could only pursue them, but they did not have enough troops to encircle them!
The result will be another sweep!
The Imperial soldiers have a bigger goal, which is not to clear out the security forces in the occupied areas.
The job of sweeping up should be done by the security forces themselves.
To be honest, the imperial army can hardly afford to sweep them away now...
Too many troops were deployed in the Pacific battlefield. Many troops on the plains were even domestically recruited reserves. Even warriors who were disabled due to injuries on the battlefield joined in the rule of the occupied areas. China is really too big!
Not long after the vanguard launched the attack, another team joined the battlefield. There was no need for echelons. There were eight routes everywhere on the plain. You could attack anywhere you wanted.
The Eighth Route Army fought tenaciously, but in front of well-trained imperial soldiers, what was the use of it?
Another squadron arrived, and the Japanese infantry who had no time to rest were also making preparations before entering the battlefield.
All of them were exhausted, their faces were covered with dust under their helmets, and there were streaks of sweat on them. Their eyes were red, and they were assigned tasks under the command of the officers.
After preparing for more than a month, I originally expected to take advantage of the destruction of traffic lines in the Balu Daqi County to set a trap and completely wipe out these Tubal Roads in the southern Hebei Plain.
He even used the loyal and loyal National Salvation Army who had secretly taken refuge in the war zone to deliberately ask for help from the First War Zone, and then led the Eighth Route Army out of the mouse hole!
Unexpectedly, the Eighth Route Army stopped attacking after fighting all night and just ran away.
The weather was so hot, the Eighth Route Army soldiers were really able to run, and they broke out of the encirclement directly!
If nothing else, the Major of the East Route Cavalry will most likely be demoted, and may even have to commit seppuku...
Fortunately, this stone bridge on the Wei River brought hope to the pursuers who had overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles.
The last attack before dark caused the attacking Japanese to try their best, hoping to capture the Hexi area in one fell swoop and then occupy the stone bridge. The Eighth Route Army wanted to cross the river, just dream!
The Eighth Route Army was fighting with its back against the enemy. In the face of absolute strength, it was useless to fight against the enemy!
A Japanese major came to the front line to direct the attack. As soon as he came into contact with the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops, the battle became fierce.
The Eighth Route Army kept falling, and then people kept adding to it.
The heavy firepower of the Japs was still on the way, and the eight-way firepower at this time was not even worse than that of the Japs, with dense tongues of flame spewing out from the machine gun muzzles.
Both sides had no time to establish positions, so they found a suitable position in the field and opened fire.
The Eighth Route Army was obviously fighting a trapped beast. The pursuers relied on their good marksmanship to shoot from a distance. Only the Eighth Route Army machine gun caused little casualties to the Japanese.
Another Japanese squadron of more than 200 people arrived. They were ordered by the major to turn north quickly and tightly bite the Eighth Route Army in front of them who turned north and fled.
The Major had a hunch that the Eighth Route Army fleeing north probably wanted to bypass the stone bridge and find a ford to cross the river!
A company of the cavalry regiment quickly headed north, found a place where the river surface was not too wide, and prepared to cross the river.
The faster the river flow, the less sediment there is in the river!
The company commander immediately sent out a squad of soldiers, who took off their clothes, rolled themselves into a ball, and slid down the embankment into the river beach.
Running from the sand into the mud, which is only hard on the surface, there is a footprint every time you step on it.
Staggering around, I pulled out my feet and continued walking towards the river. The mud was getting deeper and deeper, and became softer and softer. Before I even touched the water, the mud was almost up to my waist!
Their straw sandals were gone and their bodies were covered in mud and sand. The soldiers carefully protected their guns.
He put the rifle across his shoulder, supported it with one hand, and pulled away the mud and sand with the other hand, but it didn't work at all.
Until more soldiers behind, under the orders of the company commander, continued to shovel dry soil and pour it into the mud, more people joined the team crossing the river, each thinking of a way.
The two soldiers who were stuck in the sand were also pulled out by the soldiers who came after them.
Finally, a soft road slowly extended into the river.
Several soldiers jumped directly into the river and swam directly to the east bank.
Captain Zeng, who was following on the shore, was very anxious. He loudly ordered the soldiers to shovel sand and fill the mud, and arranged for the soldiers crossing the river to shovel the soil and fill a road out.
Gunshots suddenly rang out in the west, and then became intensive immediately.
The battle started when the Eighth Route Army wanted to cross the river.
The Japanese hurriedly dug a shallow ditch and shot at each other across the open space with the Eighth Route Army lying on the river beach.
Soon, the Japanese with sufficient ammunition pressed down on the Eighth Route Army on the river beach. The light machine guns with crooked handles poured out dense bullets and fired at the Eighth Route Army. Four grenade launchers held their breath and bombarded the Eighth Route Army crossing the river.
The explosion sent up a cloud of mud rain, which fell into the river. The explosion sent water columns into the sky, and then fell like rain.
Machine gun bullets burbled into the soil on the side, or flew across the river to the east bank, hitting several soldiers who were struggling in the mud, and their bodies sank directly into the mud.
The Japs did not charge due to lack of troops, and soldiers continued to sacrifice themselves. More climbed up to the other side, raised their guns and fired at the flaming machine guns in the distance...
In the eyes of many people, the county seat is a symbol of the Japanese.
It is the enemy's base camp, and many comrades have died in the county. It is the place where the Eighth Route Army's intelligence organization battles wits and courage with the enemy. You must be careful every second here.
Everyone in the armed work force thought so, and Captain Yu was no exception. However, he suddenly discovered that the county town suddenly became strange. The Japanese had left the city, the puppet soldiers had left, and the traitors had left. The police force only had one person standing guard at the door. ⋯
All this was getting weirder and weirder. He felt that even if there were only about twenty people entering the city, it would be easy to occupy the gendarmerie, puppet army camp, detective team, and police team.
A large number of security regiment soldiers gathered inside the West City Gate. Before dark, they discovered that the overall combat effectiveness of this group of security regiments was not strong!
I learned from the intelligence officer that this security group was a newly transferred unit, and they were said to be the Zhangde Water Conservancy Protection Group!
There is a soldier in the team whose identity is not simple. He must be an elite veteran who has been in battle for a long time!
The exchange of fire outside the city has been going on for almost half an hour. Could it be that the troops attacking Huaxian County have already started attacking?
The sound sounded wrong. They were not attacking the city, but fighting by the river west of the city!
Outside the city, where the Eighth Route Crossed the river, more than ten soldiers were lying in a ditch more than 300 meters away on the east bank of the river.
"Captain Four, something's not right. Why are all the people ashore Japanese?" a low voice asked.
"Take a look and then talk!" The fourth captain looked carefully at the two sides that were exchanging fire.
"Why do they sound similar to us?" The team members heard the sound of someone commanding one after another in the distance.
"The man on the opposite side who is directing the cavalry to cross the river looks a bit like Commander Zeng of the cavalry regiment!" another team member muttered.
"Do you know him?" The fourth captain turned around and asked.
“I’ve seen them before during meetings, but now the distance is too far and the sky is too dark... I can’t see clearly...”
"Could it be that they were made up to look like Japanese soldiers?" the team member who spoke earlier analyzed.
"Why hasn't the scout come back yet?" the fourth captain suddenly asked without answering his question.
"The Japanese suddenly blocked the stone bridge at the crossing. He must find a place to cross the river!"
“I’m really anxious to death…”
"Captain, I think the one crossing the river must be one of our own!"
"Why?"
"You think, if they are enemies, wouldn't it be better to walk directly from the bridge? Is it necessary to get into the mud of the river beach? And there are still people attacking them..."
"That seems to make sense..."
"How about I go over and take a look?"
"Okay, be careful."
"Don't worry!"
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Another half hour passed.
"The security group is gathering!" A puppet soldier ran from the suspension bridge to the Japanese military police position.
The captain of the gendarmerie didn't care much. The security team was a bunch of rabble and everyone knew it, so there was no need to have high hopes.
Tubalu must have seen the explosive packs arranged by the imperial army to blow up the bridge. Even if most of the troops in his hands were mobs, he was still confident that he could stop this group of Tubalu. Not even a single Tubalu could cross the bridge!
Blowing up the bridge would not be beneficial to the imperial army, and future traffic would be much more troublesome. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army did not take the initiative to attack from the bridge. He even let out a long sigh.
Therefore, he did not intend to take the initiative to attack the Eighth Route Army. Of course, he did not have the ability.
The only support was the pile of explosives under the bridge. I had already received from the phone that the troops who had left the city to participate in the siege were among the pursuit teams in the west of the city. Therefore, as long as we persisted until the squadron leader came back, everything would be perfect.
As for the security team in the city, they are still dawdling, which is in line with their usual behavior.
Let’s give them some color after this thing is over!
