"Lying down, lying down" Chief Cao and the sergeant exclaimed loudly, and the Japanese and puppet soldiers fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, the two... shots of a crooked machine gun "da da da da da da..." came from the opponent's position.

When the first mortar shell exploded, Sakamoto's first reaction was almost the same as Inoue, that was, he encountered a powerful enemy and was likely to have encountered battalion-level units of the regular troops of the National Army. When the sound of the opponent's crooked machine gun fired, Sakamoto was shocked.

Before the July 7 Incident, Japan dumped some gold hook rifles and 38 caps in China for various purposes, and some Chinese arsenals also imitated some 38 caps. Therefore, it is not new to have 38 caps on the battlefield when shooting down. However, the squad machine gun is a squad machine gun dedicated to the Japanese army. So far, it has almost never been imitated in China. The other party has a squad machine gun in his hand, which means it was definitely seized from the Japanese army. Sakamoto then came to a terrible conclusion that the opponent must have fought with the Japanese army and defeated them before he obtained the squad machine gun.

The mortar and the crooked machine gun belong to the machine gun platoon of the direct squadron. Li Qinglin assigned them to the 10th squadron, just to give Sakamoto a fatal blow at the necessary moment.

Zhang Ergou was full of confidence before the war. He believed that the eighth squadron and the seventh and nineth squadrons who had reinforced before the war were enough. The first line of defense he set up could at least block the enemy for more than an hour. He did not expect that Sakamoto broke through the defense line in less than an hour. Zhang Ergou began to realize that if he only relied on the existing power in his hands, the second line of defense could not effectively hold the enemy back. He immediately proposed reinforcements to Feng Zheng.

Feng Zheng's 10th Squadron was on standby in Sangyu Town. They originally planned to wait until the Eighth Squadron and the Cavalry Squadron led the enemy to the third line of defense to attack, but now the battlefield situation is very urgent. In addition, the remaining soldiers from the Inoue have already received information, and the remaining soldiers from the Inoue Town were approaching Sangyu Town. Feng Zheng made a quick decision and sent a cannon platoon to reinforce Zhang Ergou, and his 10th Squadron stayed to annihilate the remaining soldiers from the Inoue.

The firepower of the machine gun platoon played a huge role, and Sakamoto's troops were really blocked in the second line of defense. But the stoppage was only temporary. Sakamoto estimated his strength and thought that his troops were not very weak, so he issued another order: "Attack"

Under Sakamoto's strict orders, the Japanese and puppet troops pressed forward step by step towards Zhang Ergou's second line of defense. Zhang Ergou's second line of defense was the two platoons and some militias. Although there were also machine gun platoons to help, under Sakamoto's fierce attack, the second line of defense began to be in danger.

While the two sides were fighting hard, a unit ran over from afar. It turned out that the remaining soldiers of Inoue finally arrived here, and Inoue finally met with Sakamoto.

Seeing that Inoue had only thirty Japanese troops back, and all the other people and the puppet troops disappeared, Sakamoto knew that Inoue must have suffered a defeat. According to his previous temper, Sakamoto would immediately force Inoue to have a caesarean section, but now it is the critical point of the battle. Sakamoto only suppresses his anger and asks about the situation on Inoue.

Inoue came back, and a lot of reinforcements suddenly increased from the opposite position. It turned out that the 10th Squadron had not waited for Inoue, so they had to temporarily change the plan and reinforce Zhang Ergou's second-line position. Almost at the same time, the direct squadron of Li Qinglin who was chasing Inoue was also far away, and they also approached the battlefield. Sakamoto took a breath after observing these situations in the telescope.

Sakamoto looked back and wanted to find Matsui's guard team, but the guard team had been attracted by Dong Zhao's cavalry squadron, and there was no sign of the guard team behind them.

I was still the dominant just now, but now the opponent suddenly invested a large number of new forces on the battlefield. Through Inoueguchi Sakamoto, he also learned that the pursuing troops also had mortars in their hands. These two mortars were heavy firepower that the crusade troops led by Sakamoto could not confront.

Looking at the Inoue Squad who had just escaped, these remaining soldiers ran away and were panting. From the eyes of some soldiers, Sakamoto actually saw some fear. It seemed that the Inoue Squad's combat power had basically been completely lost.

Sakamoto's brain was turning rapidly and he evaluated his strength again. Seeing that the opponent's attack was about to take shape, if he continued to fight, the best result of his troops was to fight with the opponent and both sides. This was a result that Sakamoto didn't want to see, so Sakamoto finally made a painful decision: "Retreat"

The Japanese and puppet troops were moving very quickly, and this retreat was still the leader of the puppet army. The Japanese soldiers of Sakamoto Squadron were cut off. Before Li Qinglin's direct squadron arrived at the battlefield, the siege team led by Sakamoto began to retreat quickly.

The Japanese army is known for their tenacity, and they usually never give up until they achieve their goals. It is the first time that they retreated after just attacking on the second line of defense. In addition, Sakamoto's order was issued very suddenly, and his troops were also very quick. When Zhang Ergou and Feng Zheng realized that the enemy was really retreating, Sakamoto's troops had already withdrawn from the range of the rifle.

Zhang Ergou and Feng Zheng, who have been organizing soldiers to strengthen defense, also changed their tactics and issued orders to pursue.

The return of Inoue Squad shows that Sakamoto's squadron has been united. Although Inoue Squad lost more than 20 soldiers, Sakamoto's side also lost more than a dozen soldiers, and Sakamoto's squadron still has more than 100 soldiers; plus the puppet army still has more than 200 people, this is still a powerful force.

The Japanese army that was cut off the rear was still very strong. They were busy but not in chaos. The troops covered each other and retreated in a row. The pursuers sent by the Eighth Squadron and Tenth Squadrons were beaten back by the Japanese several times. Except for the artillery guns that blocked the shooting within the range, the others could only watch the Japanese and puppet retreat step by step. When Li Qinglin's direct squadron arrived at the battlefield, the Japanese and puppet troops had already withdrawn from sight.

The explosion of the mortar shell also aroused Matsui's alertness. Because the Japanese army did not carry mortars this time, he probably encountered annoyance when he went to Sakamoto, so he threw away Dong Zhao's cavalry and rushed to the side. Matsui's guard team less than half an hour later, he finally met Sakamoto who was retreating rapidly. The crusade team finally joined forces again.

At this moment, snow began to rise in the sky. The snow came quickly and fell heavily. The surrounding fields soon became white and the north wind became heavier and heavier. The snowflakes stirred by the strong wind covered the sky, and the sky seemed to be connected.

Seeing that Li Qinglin was coming, Zhang Ergou and Feng Zheng were still suggesting that they would send troops to pursue him. Li Qinglin looked at the snowy sky, sighed, and said, "How to chase this snowy day? It's cold and snowy, if the troops are lost, the losses will be great. The Japanese cannot fight in one day. Even if they are kept for the time being, let's fight again next time."

Li Qinglin said, and naturally the two of them were not good enough to say anything. After the troops cleaned the battlefield, they rushed back to Sangyu Town.

Li Qinglin still has regrets, Zhang Ergou and Feng Zheng even felt that the fight was not enough, but Sangyu Town had already had a big upset.

When the troops came back, the people also came back. The Third Brigade won a great victory this time, especially the direct squadron of the Third Brigade, which also transported back twenty Japanese corpses and twenty puppet army corpses, and took back more than a dozen puppet army prisoners. Such a result was not very brilliant, but it was indeed avenging the one-arrow attack by the last time the Japanese attacked. Sangyu Town was immersed in a sea of ​​joy.

The puppet army prisoners were locked up in an empty room. Han Jizhongzheng arranged for Li Qifan and others to strictly identify the prisoners. Although the third brigade repelled the Japanese this time, their casualties were still quite serious. If these puppet troops could be corrected, Li Qinglin would recruit these puppet troops to supplement their troops.

In order to boost morale and inspire the people's hearts, the weapons seized in this battle were placed in a large room and the people of Sangyu Town were invited to visit; the bodies of the Japanese and puppet troops were placed in the open snow, and the people were also allowed to visit.

Since Li Fuhe surrendered to the enemy, Sangyu Town has suffered several disasters from the Japanese and puppets, especially those whose families were destroyed and killed. They hated the Japanese and puppets to the core. Even if these Japanese and puppet troops had turned into cold corpses, the people still picked up stones and rods to hit the corpses.

In the morning of Laba, we had to drink Laba porridge. In order to block the enemy, the officers and soldiers of the third brigade and the militia members didn't care about drinking porridge at all, but what was this? Many ordinary people had already started to sharpen their knives and boil water. They insisted on killing New Year pigs in advance to comfort these warriors who fought to kill the enemy.

The scale of this battle was not very large, but it was full of twists and turns, and the battle process was very fierce. The officers and soldiers of the third brigade and the militia suffered considerable casualties.

At this time, the people stood up and spontaneously helped the third brigade to collect the remains and treat the wounded. At this time, the peasant women were still very traditional. Under normal circumstances, they would not contact strangers, nor would they take care of strange men. However, for these bloody warriors, they abandoned the old concepts that had been for thousands of years and participated in the team to treat the wounded.

Snowflakes were falling, the north wind was whistling on the Central Plains, and the snowflakes that had fallen in the sky were stirred up, and the world seemed to have entered a chaotic world again.

The crusade team led by Sakamoto was rushing back in the wind and snow. Fortunately, the road in Tongshuizhi in Sangyu Town is very wide and the signs along the way are very obvious, otherwise the team would really get lost.

Inoue, who had suffered a defeat, was frightened. He knew that he would be punished after returning, and his heart was full of evil fire. The commander-in-chief of this attack was even more depressed. This time, the so-called attack was because he violated the orders of the North China Front Army and was strongly opposed by Kondo before the war. This attack was frustrated, and he would have to review it with his superiors after returning. Compared with his comrades in other troops, such a defeat might become a stain on his military career, and the door to promotion in the future might be closed if he failed this attack.

But there is another person in this team who has different ideas from Sakamoto. He is in a good mood and is even a little excited. This person is Matsui, the captain of the security team...
Chapter completed!