Southwest foothills of Taihang Mountain.
Mountain ridges stretch down from the mountains. The terrain between the ridges is open and gradually turns into hills further away.
A canyon more than 200 meters wide divides the mountain into northern and southern halves.
A rugged road stretches out from the mountain pass.
There is a large open area directly after the road leaves the mountain pass. The mountain ridges on both sides of the road are like big trumpets, far apart.
The open areas are filled with rocks and thorny jungles.
In an ambush in such terrain, both sides can find cover, so the ambush is not easy to fight.
There are only twenty or thirty Japs, and most of them are puppet troops.
The enemy's combat effectiveness is not strong.
However, the Japanese and puppet troops without cover are not difficult to defeat!
Therefore, Hu Yi decided to directly engage in positional warfare, and the battlefield layout was relatively complicated.
Captain Qin led three students and a platoon of Sacrifice League members brought by Li Heshui as bait.
One mile east of where the mines are buried, directly attack the Japanese and puppet troops head-on with open swords and guns.
After the battle begins, wait for an opportunity to retreat and lure the enemy from the rocky ground to an open area with little cover.
Then gradually increase the number of troops from both wings.
An ambush in an enemy-occupied area without a mass base must be penetrated through the enemy's arrogance at once.
Otherwise, the Japs would have figured out the situation on the Eighth Route through the patrol teams on both sides of the mountain ridge, and then set up camp step by step. The Japs and puppet troops are not pigs. Who would enter the ambush circle knowing that someone was ambushing them.
The terrain is open.
We also had to guard against the Japanese and puppet troops running up the mountain ridge on both sides after the battle started.
Hu Yi added another platoon of Lihe Sailors' Sacrifice League members to the reconnaissance platoon, commanded by Qi Laobandi, and responsible for the northern mountain ridge.
The main force of the attack consisted of more than a hundred soldiers from the Second Battalion and the First Company, which were placed on the southern ridge.
The first company commander and Hu Yi could be considered classmates of the Anti-Japanese University.
We studied together at the Anti-Japanese University for a period of time years ago. Now that Gao Yidao is away, Hu Yi has the highest position. Although the second and ninth battalions disagree with each other, the first company commander still has an overall view and readily agrees to follow Hu Yi's command.
Hu Yi is not worried about the combat effectiveness of the Second Battalion. Both sides know the basics.
Scouts spotted an unidentified team emerging from the north.
Luo Fugui took Li Heshui's remaining platoon and was responsible for battlefield security.
Dirty Face put down the telescope: "Damn it, it's a broken army"
Luo Fugui, who was watching the Japanese and puppet troops two miles away, turned back: "How many people are there? Why are they here to join in the fun?"
Dirty Face muttered: "Are they here to help?"
Li Heshui shook his head: "The Japanese have occupied this area for more than a month, and the defeated troops did not dare to attack the puppet army. As soon as we took action, he came. Hehe, we cannot let them come at this juncture."
Dirty Face probably understood the general thoughts of these defeated soldiers. They used to be the masters of this land.
After being beaten away by the little devil, he had no choice but to admit defeat because he was inferior to others, but he would definitely not be happy if someone else came to seize the territory.
Just like the dogs occupying the territory in the village, if a lion comes, it can only hide in a corner, shut up and lick its wounds.
But when other dogs enter its territory, it will definitely bark more happily than anyone else!
Dirty Face is trying to kill some Japs and puppet soldiers to avenge his dead brothers.
It's so exciting to fight the Japanese. Even if you come to help, hey, you don't need it now!
Looking at the defeated troops coming from a distance, these cowards clearly thought that the Eighth Route Army was easy to bully.
An unknown team appears behind them, and they will fight with the Japanese and puppet troops. They will be attacked on both sides.
As long as you're not one of our own, it doesn't matter who you are coming over at this time!
The messenger kept waving the flag: "The battalion commander said, give them a warning first to scare them away."
Dirty Face immediately pulled the trigger of the machine gun.
Wen Wuquan next to him shouted: "Brother Zhang, pay attention, they have an official behind them."
The battlefield may change at any time, and no one knows whether the mines placed on the ravine road will be effective.
Dirty Face began to look for the commander of the friendly forces who was hiding among the bushes and rocks.
The crooked machine gun can also be aimed, although its accuracy is not very good.
Missing the ball is a warning, and hitting the back of the ball is a warning.
Beigou, Shanliang.
"Report, there are eight roads on the mountain ridge"
The defeated company commander stared: "I know there are eight routes, how many are there?"
"More than thirty."
"Hurry back and report to the battalion commander." How dare more than thirty Eighth Route Army soldiers be so arrogant? The defeated company commander waved his hand: "Is there any law for causing trouble on our territory?"
As soon as the words fell, bah
Gunshots were heard from the mountain ridge.
Phew. The defeated company commander felt a bullet flying over his head and back, and his soul was almost taken away.
It's a bit like the sound of gunfire during the March 8th Massacre. Tuba Road had previously ambushed the Japanese and probably got a few good guns. How dare you point the gun at me and shoot?
I don't even dare to steal the little devil's things.
When will it be your turn to let the Tubal guerrillas run wild here?
Before the Japanese came, they had seen those Tuba Road guerrillas in the north, with old sleeves and shuttle marks.
I can't beat the little devil, so why am I afraid of you idiots?
The distance has to be one mile, are you afraid of him throwing a ball?
The defeated company commander thought about it for a while and immediately became angry: "Brothers, get up here!"
The defeated soldiers had the same idea and didn't pay attention to Tubal Road at all. They immediately dispersed and approached the mountain ridge obscenely.
A mile away, a person is like a grasshopper, so naturally he cannot aim.
It's probably okay to give it a try.
The Japanese and puppet troops coming out of Goushan are constantly approaching, and they cannot expose their machine gun fire for the time being.
Dirty Face planned to use the crooked machine gun as a rifle.
Next to him, Wan Duan took out a chemical bomb.
Although the origin of the defeated soldiers below is unknown, at any rate, he was once a national soldier and had no intention of killing them.
"Attention, the fourth row, the third guy from left to right is holding a machine gun." The observer raised his binoculars and muttered to the dirty face.
The machine gun muzzle began to adjust.
The Tudiba Road on the mountain ridge actually beat up the 38 rifles like it was raining.
The defeated soldiers who had just advanced more than a hundred steps immediately slowed down.
The defeated company commander immediately shouted: "Machine gun. Where did the machine gun die?"
The defeated soldiers nearby quickly reported: "Wang's machine gun was hit."
"Who else knows how to play with a machine gun? Hurry up and catch up."
There was a moment of silence, whoever becomes the machine gunner will die first, the iron law of the battlefield!
Wasn't this verified again just now?
None of the defeated soldiers who could survive the hail of Japanese bullets and escape from the Japanese encirclement was a fool.
"Damn, you cowards?" How could the defeated company commander not know what his subordinates were thinking? He raised his hand and pointed at a squad leader next to him: "Hurry up and set up a machine gun to organize a counterattack."
Being able to serve as a squad leader during a rout means he is certainly capable.
He knew the temper of the company commander. If he didn't go, the guy would get violent and even pull out a gun and kill one of his own men on the spot.
He had to crawl on the ground and shout at the same time: "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and cover me?"
In the drought years, there were many strange things. In the past, only machine gun fire provided cover for the attackers. This time, rifles were used to cover the machine gunners. The defeated soldiers took the rules of the battlefield to a new level.
Three or four hundred meters, it's just a dream to be able to hit a covered eight-way.
Likewise, the likelihood of being hit by an eight-way is very small.
Now.
The shooting stopped on the ridge, and wretched figures followed the defeated squad leader toward the machine gun among the bushes and rocks.
Bang bang bang.
Da da da.
The Czech machine guns that returned fire finally began to fire.
Before the Japanese came, fighting started in the north.
Dirty Face was a little confused. What kind of fun did the defeated soldiers at the foot of the mountain play?
Bullets flying into the sky?
The firing stopped, and both sides ceased fire.
The machine gunner who had been shot was still alive. He was rolling on the ground, still moaning, and the bullets fired from the ridge came out from his back and into his chest.
I couldn't even scream.
The machine gunner's deputy was applying a tourniquet.
Everyone knows what this injury means.
Just peace of mind.
After the squad leader finished shooting, he lay down behind the stone and slowly loaded the bullet into the magazine.
The deputy shooter was busy bandaging and didn't even take out the spare magazine.
There was no more fighting back on the mountain ridge.
I lay down in the wilderness for a long time and no one dared to get up.
The commander of the defeated company behind said angrily: "The Eighth Route Army doesn't have many bullets. Get up quickly. Get up and charge for me!"
One by one, they stood up helplessly and suddenly heard a thud in the bushes.
There was no explosion, so it was certainly not a cannonball.
The guy who was scared half to death next to the landing point immediately stepped forward to pick it up: "Oh, I'm going to burn me to death...cough cough."
The person next to him heard the words and took a look: "Hey, there's still smoke coming out? Is there a monster?"
