The resistance of the Japanese army was unexpectedly tenacious.
In the end, more than 20 Japanese soldiers gathered together and fought hard with the help of several bombed-out trucks.
Machine guns couldn't hit them, and the corpses around the Japanese were piled so high that even bullets couldn't penetrate them.
The mortar shells didn't carry many, and they were all used up in the wave of shelling just now.
However, these little devils are very good at marksmanship. They can take away a county brigade soldier just by showing their heads a few times.
Finally, Liu Yu couldn't bear it anymore and asked Ma Chao and the others to set up their guns. Then with an order, everyone fixed their bayonets and rushed towards the remaining Japanese.
Naturally, several more soldiers fell during the charge, but the few Japanese who showed up were also named by Liu Yu's snipers.
When they got closer, there were only 16 Japanese soldiers left.
Facing a county brigade of nearly 300 people, these little devils dared to be arrogant and rushed towards Liu Yu and others with bayonets drawn.
Then, there was the famous scene where nearly 300 people surrounded and beat 16 people!
After killing the last Japs, Liu Yu loudly ordered: "Clean the battlefield quickly, move fast!"
Although I have guessed that Sato did not call for reinforcements, we can't gamble at this time. We must be steady when we should be safe. If a group of Japanese reinforcements arrive at this moment, the county brigade will be in danger.
The ammunition consumption is huge, and the physical strength has reached its limit. If another group of Japs comes, the county brigade will be in trouble!
It was different from when they first came out of the county. Although they were all tired just now, they were very excited emotionally.
Because after practicing for so long, I finally got to fight the Japanese!
But when they actually faced the Japanese and saw their comrades falling around them, the nerves of these recruits became tense.
When they cleaned the battlefield and saw the corpses and blood everywhere, their tense nerves finally broke, and most of them started to vomit.
Sitting on a stone by the roadside, Liu Yu lit a cigarette for himself.
Looking at the performance of the new recruits, he did not scold them, but smoked silently.
People always have to go through something when they grow up, and the growth of soldiers is even more cruel!
After the battle, Liu Yu's county brigade suffered heavy casualties, and this was only his first battle with the Japanese since time travel...
The new recruits are not used to the cruelty of the battlefield, so why is he, a "newbie" commander?
Those brothers who died in the battle were all hand-delivered to him by the old fathers and mothers in the surrounding area!
While smoking, Liu Yu told himself that kindness does not control soldiers.
The best way to reduce casualties is to end the war as soon as possible!
Soon, Wu Hongbo counted the seizures and battle losses, and walked happily to Liu Yu, looking very happy.
But just when he was about to speak, he realized that Liu Yu's interest was not very high, so he calmed down his expression: "Captain, in this battle we seized a total of 280 intact 38-guns, 8 crooked handles, and grenades. 3, ammunition..."
"Okay!" Liu Yu suddenly raised his hand and interrupted: "Tell us about our own casualties."
Wu Hongbo was stunned for a moment, and then said immediately: "The casualties are not bad, 57 people were killed and 51 were injured, 16 of them seriously injured! The casualties were quite large, but we killed a total of 512 Japanese! Oh, there was also a lieutenant, two A major!"
Hearing that there were 108 casualties, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel his heart twitch.
But on the surface, he still tried to pretend to be calm and said: "Take the remains of the fallen comrades and withdraw!"
"Yes!" Wu Hongbo responded, and then asked, "What about our retreat route?"
Liu Yu thought for a moment and said: "Just follow the Gantao River, take the official road, and go to Fenghuang Mountain for repairs. The transport team will take the mountain road back to Yangcun, and we will go through the official road with great fanfare, so that the Japanese and traitors in the strongholds along the way can see As we enter Phoenix Mountain, firstly, we can help Xing'er and the others attract the attention of the enemy, and secondly, they will not harm the surrounding people. In addition, the comrades are too tired, so it is easier to go to Phoenix Mountain via the official road, and it is closer. Otherwise, everyone might have to spend the night in the wilderness tonight."
The county brigade took advantage of the Japs this time, and the Japs would definitely not give up. If Liu Yu and his troops stayed in a certain village, and the Japs found out, the village would probably be massacred by the Japs in a few days.
The Japanese locust army is such a piss-poor. Every time it suffers a loss, it will definitely take out its anger on the common people. It is full of cheapness!
"That's indeed what happened!" After Wu Hongbo thought about it for a while, he agreed to Liu Yu's plan.
Soon, with the scouts in front and the large troops behind, less than 300 people from the entire county brigade were walking south along the official road.
This time everyone walked very slowly.
The Japanese and traitors in the strongholds along the way saw the county brigade's arrogance and did not dare to provoke them.
After all, there are nearly 300 people, and all of them are in sharp military uniforms, full of murderous looks, and most of them are covered in blood. They are not easy to mess with at first sight.
The Japanese are not all the kind of idiots who are ready to fight when they see the Eighth Route Army. At least these troops who have been guarding the rear all year round are still very smart. Under an absolute disadvantage, they still understand the principle that doing more is worse than doing less.
Besides, they can enjoy the leisurely life of guarding the stronghold and going out to bully the surrounding people from time to time. Why do they have to risk their lives with the Eighth Route Army?
In this way, the county brigade headed south until five o'clock in the evening, and finally arrived at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain.
Just as everyone was preparing to go up the mountain, the scouts sent news that a group of puppet troops had appeared near Shangping Village. There were only more than 200 people, but they were well equipped, with about 10 heavy machine guns, 8 mortars, and 2 infantry cannon.
Liu Yu was shocked at the time and asked whether the puppet soldiers had become spirits? Is this at best a battalion equipped with so many weapons?
But then Liu Yu realized that it was not just the Japanese who invaded Yangcun, but also more than 200 puppet troops.
At that time, he was happy: "What a coincidence, isn't it?"
Wu Hongbo also reacted and said: "I said that there were no artillery among the weapons and equipment seized just now. It turns out that the Japanese were anxious to return to the county and gave all the artillery and heavy machine guns to the puppet troops for safekeeping! Captain, what do you say?"
Liu Yu rolled his eyes at him: "What else can I say? How can I not eat the fat meat delivered to my door?"
With that said, Liu Yu turned around and looked at the soldiers of the county brigade, and said loudly: "Comrades, there is a group of puppet soldiers in front of us to send us equipment, and they are full of heavy firepower. They are so polite, and we have no reason." Isn’t it a refusal? After walking slowly for so long, you are almost rested, right? What, let’s go meet these traitors again?”
Liu Yu's relaxed tone made other soldiers laugh, which diluted the sadness lingering in their hearts over the sacrifice of their comrades.
"Kill the traitor!"
"Kill the traitor!"
"Kill the traitor!"
Although they were exhausted, everyone still held on and raised their guns to respond to Liu Yu.
"Okay! As expected of my soldiers, stay with the wounded and hide on the spot! Erdou, you lead a squad to stay and take care of the wounded!"
"Yes!" Wang Erdou responded.
He was originally an artilleryman, but now that he had run out of artillery shells, he was just carrying a mortar, so he simply obeyed Liu Yu's orders.
You can't just wield a mortar and fight the puppet troops hand-to-hand, right?
"Everyone else, follow me!"
Liu Yu waved his hand and headed south first.
When the puppet troops appeared in Shangping Village, they must have planned to go to the Quanzhuang stronghold on Guandao in the southeast. It was the Japanese stronghold closest to Shangping Village, so Liu Yu planned to ambush them halfway along the road.
. . . . . .
At the same time, Shangping Village.
As Liu Yu expected, this group of puppet troops had just passed the entrance of Shangping Village and were marching eastward along the country road.
The Japanese army, carrying heavy equipment, could not move fast on this undulating terrain, let alone the puppet army.
After the Japanese left, the puppet battalion commander didn't dare to stay in Yangcun any longer. He didn't know if there were any other Eighth Route Army troops around, so he just pulled his equipment and walked back.
Without the restraints of the Japanese, this group of puppet troops had to stop and go, especially those carrying heavy machine guns and infantry artillery accessories. They had to stop and rest after walking two miles.
And the puppet battalion commander didn't want to rush it.
Why go back so early? We still have to look at the Japanese people's faces when we go back. It's already afternoon anyway, so why not walk slowly and spend the night at Jingzhuang stronghold later.
Ever since, they walked from Yangcun to Jingzhuang for a whole afternoon and still didn't get there.
Otherwise, Liu Yu was just unlucky. An unintentional decision brought him face to face with this group of puppet soldiers.
