As Tetsuya Koyama was injured and evacuated from the battlefield, rumors that a command headquarters had been seized also began to spread.
Of course, the lower-level soldiers did not know this rumor, but the rumor slowly spread among the middle-level officers.
The Japs have a strict hierarchy and clear distinctions. Once an accident occurs to the top commander, it will immediately lead to a leaderless situation. Middle-level officers can also take command. However, the transition from blind obedience to independent decision-making requires an adaptation process, although this process takes a short time. , but it caused a little disharmony in the entire battlefield situation.
The battlefield is like this, changing rapidly, and one mistake will be regretted forever, not to mention the sudden departure of the top commander.
Shi Zhijian and Gao Bo were both battalion commanders who had experienced hundreds of battles. They constantly used the Japs' weaknesses to reverse the situation. Finally, with the combined efforts of the two battalions, the Japs were suppressed from the front.
As the casualties increased and the battle line moved back, the first soldier who fled appeared. The Japanese's originally stable military morale was also shaken, so the second soldier who fled appeared.
If there are two, there will be a third and a fourth.
Normally when encountering this kind of situation, the Supervisory Team would come forward to suppress it, to scare the monkeys, but the Supervisory Team belonged to Koyama Tetsuya's personal bodyguards, and they also withdrew from the front line because of Koyama Tetsuya's serious injury.
Without war supervision, deserters will only increase in number.
The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an ant nest. From the moment the first soldier who fled was not punished, the Xiaoshan Regiment was destined to be defeated.
On the other hand, the morale of the New Regiment has not decreased. It has been full of morale and murderous for an hour. Although they were suppressed for a while, they quickly fought back with their strong will.
The defeat of the Xiaoshan Regiment had begun, and the new regiment would certainly not waste the opportunity, so Gao Bo shouted, "Kill!" and rushed forward. At the same time, Shi Zhijian on the other side also gave the order to charge.
The trumpet sounded again, and the front lines of the two battalions of the new regiment began to shrink rapidly, completing the suppression of the remaining Japanese.
The battle lines began to shrink, and the hand-to-hand combat became increasingly fierce.
With limbs and arms broken, flesh and blood flying everywhere, the battlefield turned into a huge millstone of flesh and blood that began to strangle the lives of soldiers on both sides.
The Japs are very strong, and even if deserters start to appear, it will be difficult to suppress them, because they also have faith, blind faith in the Locusts.
However, their faith is not strong enough.
They had always had smooth sailing and encountered such a difficult enemy for the first time. They felt that the Locust did not bless them, and their Aunt Tianzhao did not bless them either, so cracks began to appear in their firm belief.
The cracks in faith gradually widened and morale began to decline.
The casualties were increasing, and more and more Eighth Route Army troops were surrounding them.
Finally, after being kicked over by Shi Zhijian, a Japanese soldier immediately threw the gun in his hand, knelt on the ground, raised his hands, "I surrender!"
The broadsword stopped when it was very close to his head.
The ferocious-looking Shi Zhijian gritted his teeth and cut him over with the back of the knife, "Damn, you coward!"
After scolding him, he kicked him again and said to the soldier, "Shout, Eight Routes, preferential treatment, prisoners."
Shi Zhijian's words were in both Chinese and Japanese, and they were very blunt. It took him two times for the surrendered Japanese to understand.
Seeing that his life was saved, the Japanese did not care about their face and immediately shouted loudly, "The Eighth Route Army treats prisoners well and will not kill them even if they surrender their guns! They will treat prisoners preferentially and will not kill them even if they surrender their guns!"
The surrender of the Japanese was like a stone thrown into a pond, causing a large splash of water.
The Japs in the distance couldn't hear or see it, but the Japs nearby could see it clearly, so soon the second Japs dropped their guns and raised their hands in surrender.
Not many people surrendered, but it dealt a huge blow to the already precarious morale.
The battle formation also became greatly loosened at this moment, and at the same time, a large number of fleeing soldiers began to appear on the flanks of the battle line.
In an instant, the compact formation began to commotion, and after a while it became complete chaos.
Until this moment, the new group had completely gained the upper hand in suppression. Hundreds of people almost shouted at the same time, "Come on! Capture Koyama Tetsuya alive!"
The collapse begins!
The Japanese who were originally on the front line became unwilling to fight when they discovered their comrades escaping from the rear. They threw down their weapons and chose to surrender.
Because of the need to deal with prisoners, the advance of the front line was slightly slowed down.
The two battalion commanders Shi Zhijian and Gao Bo finally met. After a brief discussion, they decided that the second battalion would pursue the pursuit, while the third battalion would stay to deal with the surrendered Japanese.
There is no pretense, the third battalion is seriously damaged and is not suitable for pursuit at this moment.
With a machete in one hand and a cannon in the other, Shi Zhijian led the second battalion non-stop, chasing the fleeing Japanese like a dog chasing a rabbit, while the third battalion followed him to take care of the mess for the second battalion.
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Shunliu doesn't have a watch, but he is still sensitive to time.
One hour, that's how long he estimated.
It's been an hour since the high-ranking Japanese official entered the tent and he hasn't come out yet. He must have been seriously injured.
As an excellent hunter, he still maintained a standard shooting posture, like a rock staring at the tent's exit.
Suddenly, his ears twitched because gunshots were fired from a distance, and the panicked figures of Japanese soldiers appeared in the corner of his eyes, and there were more and more of these panicked figures.
Won?
There was a slight movement in his heart, and he wanted to turn his head and take a closer look, but his strong willpower prevented him from turning his head or shaking his body. He still stared at the exit of the tent without moving.
Finally, a Japanese man broke into the tent in a panic.
With a thought in his heart, Shunliu felt that the high-ranking Japanese official should be coming out soon.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before several guards ran out of the tent, found a jeep and drove to the entrance of the tent.
Then, the tent curtain was opened.
Seeing this scene, Shunliu immediately took a deep breath and aimed his gun at the car door with all his attention.
The guards first appeared in Shunliu's field of vision, and then a stretcher was carried out.
There must be a high official on the stretcher!
However, Shunliu didn't know if it was the eldest one. He remembered that three Japanese were carried in, including the eldest one. Although the person who was carried out had his face exposed, it was more than 300 meters away. There was enough light in front of the tent, and he couldn't tell whether this person was the highest official.
Shooting will reveal your position and also make the enemy wary, making it less easy to shoot again.
Difficulty in choosing!
After letting out a gentle breath, Shunliu decided to let go of the Japanese on the first stretcher.
The jeep drove away, but Shunliu did not choose to shoot, but chose to wait. (End of chapter)
