The power of the explosion was huge, because the soldiers ignited ten kilograms of TNT, and its explosion power was enough to blow a private house directly into the sky, let alone dozens of little Japs.
So this explosion killed nearly thirty Japanese soldiers, and at least a dozen were injured.
A reconnaissance team of the Little Devil was almost wiped out.
The Japanese officer was at the end of the entire team. Fortunately, he survived and retreated in embarrassment with the remaining troops.
Of course, the little devils did not give up the attack, but because the damage was too great, they went back to report to Captain Ito that they encountered a tenacious resistance from the Chinese troops in Liutaizi Village, and the Miss Tang Jiujiu they wanted to arrest was probably Just inside Liutaizi Village.
Ito was very satisfied after hearing the report.
He brought a large force with him on this trip, just to capture Tang Jiujiu. And he also issued a military order in front of Kitashirakawa, if he could not catch Tang Jiujiu, then he would commit seppuku to express gratitude to the emperor.
Of course, Ito didn't actually want to say that, because who wants to die if he can live? What's more, Ito will soon be promoted to the rank of major general.
So he didn't want to die even more, and he didn't want to die in China.
He was sure that Duanwu had led his people to Laoye Ridge, and since there were no decent Chinese defenders near Liutaizi Village, capturing Duanwu's wife was a sure thing.
In order to avoid accidentally injuring Tang Jiujiu, Ito ordered that all women must be captured alive. You can kill all the men.
So in addition to the frontal attack by the two infantry squadrons of the Ito regiment, the other two infantry squadrons surrounded them from the left and right, trying to trap everyone in Liu Taizi Village.
It was only during the Japanese movement that I discovered that the Chinese seemed to have been prepared for it. Many people, including the baggage troops, had already gone very far.
Ito frowned and ordered the outflanking Japanese troops to march quickly to stop the baggage troops and Chinese people who had left the village, because he felt that Tang Jiujiu might have left early with the baggage troops of the Independent Regiment.
But little did he know that Tang Jiujiu had not left. Tang Jiujiu has always regarded herself as the leader's wife. Even if Lao Baanpan calls her "wife", she has never denied anything.
At this time, Duanwu was away, and Tang Jiujiu believed that he had the responsibility to lead the troops to resist the Japanese and cover the evacuation of the baggage troops.
So at this time, Tang Jiujiu did not leave, and was commanding the troops to divide into four groups according to Duanwu's order to harass the Japanese.
The tactics of the Dragon Boat Festival were very effective. No matter how many groups the Jaap troops were divided into, whether they were outflanking the enemy from the left or right or attacking from the front, they made no progress.
His infantry squadrons outflanking him were the first to be attacked.
The Japanese ignored him at first, because their mission was to quickly intersperse and stop the independent regiment's baggage troops and capture the Dragon Boat Festival's wife.
But the troops that attacked the Japanese were two companies of nearly a hundred people.
If the Japs ignore them, they will keep chasing the Japs. If the Japs stop, then these people will retreat quickly.
The Japs wanted to divide their forces. Some of them intercepted these nasty raiding teams, while the other part of the Japs prepared to continue the pursuit.
But at this time, the troops that were harassing the Japanese immediately divided their forces, completely consumed by the little Japanese.
The little devil was so angry that his teeth itched, but there was nothing he could do. Because they hit each other and run away, and if they ignore it, their enemies will chase and fight.
Although the opponent's marksmanship is not very good, they can't stand up to the large number of people. Even if ten bullets kill a person, the little devil can't bear such a loss at all.
The outflanking troops on the left and right were blocked, and Ito also had a headache after receiving the report. He had never seen such tactics before, and even felt that the Chinese were too cunning and did not dare to confront the Japanese Imperial Army head-on, so they would hide aside and shoot cold shots.
But Ito was experienced in combat after all, and after a short period of thinking, he decided to quickly annihilate the enemies blocking them.
Ito ordered the troops that crossed to the left and right to quickly encircle them, but they did not pursue the attacking troops, but instead seized the nearby commanding heights.
Because they control these commanding heights, no one among the Chinese troops surrounded can escape.
Ito had already seen the battle between the Japanese army and the independent regiment's supply camp before. He felt that his enemy was not strong, and could be said to be very weak. But they were as slippery as loaches, making it impossible for his imperial army to catch them.
So he changed his tactics and directly occupied the commanding heights of major intersections and surrounded and blocked a five-kilometer radius.
He surrounded the Chinese army in this area, and then only needed to send out a squadron of imperial troops to end the battle.
For Ito, his opponent was simply too weak.
At the same time, Lao Abacus was also aware of the troops. The little devil made a show of chasing them, but when he was halfway through, he immediately changed his route and occupied the main intersection, which was obviously to circle them and beat them.
Although this old abacus doesn't know how to fight, he still has good eyesight after being with Duanwu for a long time.
He quickly found Tang Jiujiu and said, "Madam, the little devils are going to surround us and then annihilate us in one fell swoop. We must break out immediately and jump out of the enemy's encirclement, otherwise we won't be able to get out."
Tang Jiujiu had no idea, because all she had seen were either commanders or generals. He looked at the map and pointed, and then said: Let a certain army occupy this position. Tell a certain army to resist, and so on. So she was good at giving orders, but she didn't know how to fight.
However, Tang Jiujiu pointed to the north intersection and said, "Quickly seize the commanding heights of the intersection and let's fight out."
"yes!"
Lao Abacus had no idea at this time, so he could only respond, and then asked the first company commander to lead people to seize the Japanese position at the north crossing. The second company was responsible for covering during this time.
Because the little Japs were very fast, after completing the blockade, a squadron of Japs came in directly.
These little devils were extremely arrogant and did not take their enemies seriously at all.
But it is true that in front of them, apart from some wounded soldiers, they were soldiers from the baggage troops. There is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, and there is no comparison at all.
So it was precisely because of this that the Japanese came right in and went on a rampage.
If I saw such a devil in Dragon Boat Festival, I would probably laugh again. Because this kind of arrogant devil is the best to fight. If you dig a hole for him, he will jump into it.
It's a pity that Dragon Boat Festival is not here at this time. There is only Tang Jiujiu, who has seen the big world, and an old abacus who only knows how to manage accounts.
These two people are both outstanding in their respective fields. But it's not good to go hand-to-hand with the Japs.
Soon, the battle situation took a turn for the worse. A series of attacks on the north crossing were blocked and they quickly retreated. The Second Company, which was responsible for blocking, also suffered heavy casualties in the Japanese attack. In just ten minutes, more than fifty soldiers died heroically, and the Japs were still attacking fiercely. Seeing that the second company was defeated, it was only a matter of time before they retreated!
(End of chapter)
