Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2196 The dumbfounded old devil Sato!

chug! Chuchuchu!

The machine guns on the east and west sides of the guerrillas opened fire at the same time, and dense bullets swept towards the climbing Japanese soldiers like a rainstorm.

Under this sudden attack, the Japanese soldiers who were climbing up with all their strength were panicked, but there was nowhere to hide.

The bullets ruthlessly penetrated their bodies, blood spurted out, and dyed large areas of the cliff blood red.

The wounded Japanese soldier could no longer hold on to the rocks on the cliff and fell off the cliff, screaming in despair.

The bodies of the Japanese soldiers fell at the bottom of the cliff, piling up at least half a person's height.

When the Japanese officers saw this scene, they felt like cursing. How could they climb to the top of the cliff under the enemy's machine gun fire?

However, there was also good news for the Japs at this time, that is, the enemy only had machine gun fire and rifles could not hit them at all.

But even so, the frontline officers reported the difficulties they encountered to Kitahara Hiroyuki one by one.

Kitahara Hiroyuki responded immediately. The first thing he did was to order the artillery to fire at the top of the cliff. Even if they could not hit the enemy accurately, they had to create smoke to cover the Japanese soldiers climbing the cliff so that they would have a chance to climb up the cliff.

The second was to order the troops to choose cliffs that were far apart on the east and west sides to climb.

Because the range of the machine gun is also limited, as long as they are out of the enemy's effective range, they only need to focus on climbing the cliff. A cliff of only more than 30 meters can be climbed up quickly.

  boom! boom!

Soon the Japanese began to fire artillery towards the top of the cliff, and it was a carpet bombing.

The shells fell randomly over the cliff as if they were free.

Moreover, the Japanese were very purposeful, so a machine gun team was actually injured in the explosion.

Duanwu immediately ordered everyone to retreat.

At this moment, Ma Sanpao also came back with his men, carrying a lot of weapons and ammunition.

Duanwu immediately ordered a retreat.

This battle should not be fought as the Japanese have absolute artillery advantage.

Although they also have grenade launchers and mortars, the consumption of artillery shells and grenades was very large in previous battles, so firing a few shells here would be meaningless.

Moreover, their tactical goal had been achieved. Not only did they slow down the enemy's marching speed, but they also killed and wounded more than 50 enemy soldiers, the strength of an infantry squad, at a very small cost.

So Duanwu should stop while he is ahead and don’t wait until the Japanese start to retaliate wildly, because then it will be difficult for them to leave.

And Duanwu has always been worried about one thing, which is the Japanese planes.

Although we arrived in Northeast China and fought several battles without seeing any Japanese planes.

But this does not mean that the Japanese have no planes.

But the most important thing is that Duanwu currently has no effective weapons to deal with aircraft.

Thinking of this, Duanwu felt that he should take his troops north as soon as possible. It was too dangerous to stay near Lushunkou, and they could only rely on the free donations from the Japanese devils for the source of weapons.

But what Duanwu needs are automatic weapons and anti-aircraft weapons.

If he had enough automatic weapons, he would not have been so passive in the battle of Dashan Bay, and so many recruits would not have been sacrificed.

  Although casualties are inevitable in war, who isn’t raised by their parents?

If the troops suffer too many casualties and the casualty ratio with the Japanese is not even one to one, then it is the commander's dereliction of duty.

So next, there are many things that Duanwu needs to consider, especially air defense.

Of course, it would be nice to have his own airport, but it was unrealistic to think about it. With his current financial resources, he could not afford to buy an airplane unless the Soviet Union donated it for free.

So Duanwu ordered his troops to withdraw from their positions in stages, making the Japanese think that they were still afraid to advance, and then quickly evacuate after leaving the battle, first retreating to the original Hongtianlei stronghold to rest.

Of course, we are just resting here temporarily, because the Japanese will attack soon.

At the same time, Kitahara Hiroyuki found that the machine gun on the cliff had stopped, and he was a little surprised. Could it be that the enemy thought that the machine gun was no longer effective and retreated to the valley entrance?

But it didn't matter, because the first imperial army that climbed the cliff had already reached the top of the cliff and built a temporary defensive position. And the subsequent imperial army was also climbing up the cliff in waves.

  Kitahara Hiroyuki felt that even if he was in a hurry, he would not lose a moment. In half an hour at most, the Imperial Army that climbed up the cliff would be enough to deal with the guerrillas, and by then, they could march straight in.

Then, Kitahara Hiroyuki and the others were dumbfounded. There was no one on the cliff. And there were no mines at the entrance to the Tiger Skin Ditch, which they were most afraid of.

Kitahara Hiroyuki, Sato and Takahashi looked at each other for a while, and then none of them said anything.

In fact, Takahashi and Sato wanted to blame Kitahara Hiroyuki, after all, it was he who gave the order.

But think about it, they all agreed at the time, so there was nothing to say.

It was a pity for the Japanese soldiers who were climbing the cliff. Not only did many of them die, but many of their fingers were rubbed and bleeding, and there were countless injuries from falls.

But the Japanese could only curse behind the commander's back and they would never dare to accuse him to his face.

However, at this time, Kitahara Hiroyuki and Japanese commanders such as Sato and Takahashi were faced with a difficult choice.

Because just now, General Takeda sent a telegram saying that the reconnaissance plane that Kitahara Hiroyuki had been thinking about had taken off from the airport and would only take about half an hour to reach the Evil Valley area.

Kitahara Hiroyuki thought they should proceed step by step and wait until the reconnaissance plane arrived before pursuing the enemy.

But the angry Sato had lost his mind a little. Their enemy was obviously very weak, but it brought such heavy casualties to his troops.

Moreover, the other party played a trick on him, which made him even more unable to suppress his inner anger.

Moreover, we have already left Hupi Gorge and the road ahead is wide, so even if the enemy wants to set an ambush, it will not be so easy.

So Sato thought that they should pursue immediately and attack directly without giving the enemy a chance to breathe.

So Kitahara Hiroyuki and Sato began a heated debate.

Of course, Sato was the more intense one, while Kitahara Hiroyuki had been restraining himself.

Kitahara Hiroyuki said: "I understand Sato-kun's feelings, but the enemy's escape does not mean that they will not ambush us again. The terrain in the Valley of Evil is also very complex and very suitable for guerrilla warfare, so we still need to be careful."

Sato retorted: "I know the terrain of the Evil Valley. There are indeed many places suitable for ambushes. However, as long as our enemies appear, we will never let them escape this time.

This is no longer Dashanwan or Hupigou, and the forests in Evil Ridge are not that dense. "

Kitahara Hiroyuki had no choice but to say, "Let's chase them. I guess they should be staying in the original bandit nest."

"Hum hum!"

Sato sneered complacently, then ordered his troops to take the lead in pursuing the fleeing Chunjianghao guerrillas.

Boom!

Less than 500 meters away from the entrance of Hupigou, a Japanese soldier stepped on a landmine and was blown away.

The Japanese soldiers nearby were also affected. At least four or five of them were injured, and two of them were seriously injured. They were hit in the chest and abdomen by the fragments produced by the explosion of the landmine, and directly lost their combat effectiveness.

  Sato was stunned and stopped chasing after him!

(End of this chapter)