Shinzo Kuwata held up a telescope to observe the situation, and then ordered: "Send a small team immediately to launch a probing attack."
"Hai~!"
A Japanese officer next to him responded respectfully and then passed on the order.
Kuwata Shinzo also wanted to annihilate this enemy army with his own strength. After all, they lost more than a hundred cavalry in this battle. If he didn't take the credit, he really couldn't explain it.
However, this old devil was not stupid. He was afraid that the enemy might have an ambush, so at first he just sent a small team to launch a tentative attack.
Due to terrain restrictions, a cavalry charge was tantamount to seeking death.
Therefore, these Japanese cavalry could only choose to dismount and fight on foot.
Under Shinzo Kuwata's order, dozens of little Japs spread out, holding rifles, and cautiously approached the opposite position.
On the position, a soldier who was hiding in a big willow tree to observe the enemy's situation discovered this situation first, and then made a few gestures to the people below.
A soldier below quickly ran to Lin Yi and said, "Sir, the enemy has launched an attack."
"how many people?"
"Only a few dozen people!"
"Hmph~!"
Lin Yi snorted coldly, with a sneer on his lips, and said, "This is the little devil's tentative attack."
"When the enemy comes within 150 meters, shoot immediately."
“The machine gun doesn’t have to expose its firepower, just use the rifle against the enemy and drive them back.”
"yes!"
The soldier responded quickly and then passed on the order.
Lin Yi carried a rifle and came to a forward position, lying in the trench and looking into the distance.
Sure enough, not long after, Japanese figures suddenly appeared in the cornfield in the distance. They held rifles and slowly advanced.
On the periphery of the position, within a range of about 200 meters, there is a large wasteland with overgrown grass and some trees, but they are relatively sparse, and the field of vision is still wide.
Dozens of little Japs soon entered the area. Lin Yi raised his gun and aimed at one of the Japs.
Since it was a tentative attack, the main purpose of the Japs was to test the enemy's firepower.
So from a distance, more than 200 meters away, the Japanese raised their rifles and started shooting randomly at the opposite position.
"Pah hook~!"
Clear gunshots kept ringing out, and bullets fell on the position one after another.
Due to the long distance, Lin Yi did not order a counterattack.
Seeing this, the little devil took courage and continued to move forward.
Soon we reached a distance of about one hundred and fifty meters.
At this time, Lin Yi aimed at a Japanese soldier and decisively pulled the trigger.
"Pah hook~!"
A crisp gunshot rang out, and a blazing bullet quickly flew towards the little devil.
"Boom~!"
With a bang, the bullet successfully penetrated the Japanese soldier's helmet. The young Japanese soldier groaned and fell to the ground, killing him on the spot.
The gunshot was an order. Following Lin Yi's gunshot, the other soldiers also raised their rifles and aimed at the little devil and shot.
For a while, intensive gunshots rang out one after another, and bullets flew quickly toward the Japanese.
But because the distance was too far and the Japanese were on guard, the result was not obvious.
Only a few little devils were shot and fell to the ground.
Under normal circumstances, real battles are fought within a hundred meters. The farther the distance, the lower the probability of hitting. After all, this is not a dead target, and the opponents are all experienced veterans.
Each of them is skilled in tactical movements and as cunning as a fox. It is very difficult to shoot a little devil like Lin Yi.
The other little devils were so frightened that they all fell to the ground, raised their guns, pointed at the opposite position, and began to fire back.
The two sides were more than a hundred meters apart and began to shoot at each other.
Lin Yi's marksmanship was superb, and the gunshots kept ringing out. He shot one kid at a time, and in just a short time, he killed four or five little Japs.
After a shootout, the little Japs suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining Japs turned around and tried to escape.
How could Lin Yi let them go and continue to shoot. One after another, the fleeing Japanese fell to Lin Yi's gun. In the end, no one of the dozens of little Japanese escaped back, and they were all killed.
When Kuwata Shinzo saw this scene, he yelled angrily: "Bagaya Deer!"
A Japanese officer next to him said quickly: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, please calm down. The enemy is very cunning and did not expose the machine gun firepower at all."
"And their marksmanship is very good. They are obviously elite veterans."
"Judging from the sound of gunfire, the enemy's riflemen alone number more than a hundred."
"This shows that the enemy's strength exceeds our previous judgment."
At this time, Kuwata Shinzo also realized the problem, frowned and said, "This shows that their strength is definitely more than one hundred and eighty people."
Another Japanese officer said: "But based on the intelligence we received before and the pursuit all the way, the enemy's strength should only be 180 people."
Kuwata Shinzo pondered for a moment, and then said: "This shows that the enemies we were chasing before were not all their forces. Maybe this is their home base, and they still have some of their forces left here."
At this time, Kuwada Shinzo's frown deepened, because although they had a cavalry regiment, the Japanese cavalry regiment only had more than a thousand people.
And relatively speaking, they were not good at infantry fighting. In addition, he also sent some troops to cross the river to cut off Lin Yi's retreat.
As a result, the troops that can be deployed are even more limited. I think if the enemy has two to three hundred people and occupies a favorable terrain, it may be difficult to eat them with their current strength.
Kuwata Shinzo quickly asked: "When will the Shimamoto and Suzuki teams arrive?"
At this point, he could only place his hope on these two infantry brigades, and no longer dared to have the illusion of annihilating them alone.
A Japanese lieutenant replied: "In half an hour at most, the main forces of these two brigades can arrive at the scene."
Kuwata Shinzo immediately ordered: "Immediately build machine gun positions and mortar positions and prepare to launch an attack."
"After the Shimamoto and Suzuki teams arrive, we will assist them in launching the attack."
"Hai~!"
Several Japanese officers present responded respectfully.
At this time, the little devil's cavalry regiment was no longer a pure cavalry unit. It was also equipped with a certain number of machine guns and mortars, but the number was relatively small.
"Sir, the Japs are setting up machine gun positions and mortar positions."
Lin Yi snorted coldly and said, "They must be waiting for the follow-up infantry to arrive."
"Don't worry about them. No matter how many little devils come, I will stay with you till the end today."
