~Date: ~November 03~

In the early stages of anti-sweeping operations, the Eighth Route Army usually used small groups of troops to attack, block, or even restrain the enemy in order to lead the Locust Army into the ambush circle. (,Green Literature Network 1 (1 The Locust Army clearly knew that the opponent was in the dark, and the Locust Army could find them, and sometimes even bite the opponent, but the Eighth Route Army usually had very mobile and flexible troops. Not only could they escape safely after fierce battles, but sometimes they could even concentrate their forces to make the Locust Army suffer a great loss.

This guerrilla tactic made the Locust Army very angry. The Japanese invading China later called the Eighth Route Army in North China "Cancer of North China". They both hated it but had no choice. In order to solve their problems, the Japanese urgently dispatched various tactical talents to North China to study tactics against guerrilla warfare and mountain warfare.

After long-term research, the North China Front Army has found that only with high mobility attacks can the Eighth Route Army effectively deal with this guerrilla tactic. This time, the Iijima troops were transported through long distances and then advanced lightly, in order to give the Eighth Route Army a devastating blow.

The tactics of the Locust Army seem to have been effective. At least yesterday afternoon, the troops marched very quickly and were not harassed at night. It seems that this sudden attack was an accident from the Eighth Route Army. The effect of the new tactics of light attacks was still very obvious. Therefore, Iijima gathered the team early in the morning, and he wanted to strive for greater results before the Eighth Route Army responded correctly.

Iijima's actions cannot be said to be unhappy, and his thoughts were also wishful thinking. Just as his team was strideing forward, gunfire sounded.

It was normal to be on the battlefield and the gunshots were fired. The well-trained Japanese soldiers quickly found a hidden place and entered a combat state. The lower-level officers in front of the team began to organize soldiers to counterattack the blocking Eighth Route Team. Because this was the first exchange of fire in the Eighth Route Base, the commander Iijima, who was at the end of the team, immediately rushed to the front line. He held a telescope in his hand to observe the opponent's blocking position.

According to the classic Japanese tactics, when encounters like this occur, everyone must first stabilize their position and then send a small group of troops to conduct a tentative attack. After finding out the opponent's strength, they will conduct a formal attack.

Iijima came here lightly this time, and his boss gave them advice before the war: According to general practice, the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops were generally small teams, and their task was to delay or lure them. The purpose was to cover their main force to transfer or lure the locust army into their ambush circle.

For this kind of battle, the boss gave the solution to not conduct a tentative attack, but adopts a direct attack tactic, so that the Locust Army can directly disperse or eliminate the opponent with powerful force; the Locust Army is definitely not entangled with the opponent, and then continues to advance according to the goals set by it before the war.**(..)

A small-scale encounter like this is expected, and there is no need for a supreme commander like Iijima to personally direct the commander. "The commander of the line is a squadron leader.

The weather is very good today. Looking through the telescope, the situation of the offensive and defense between the two sides on the battlefield is clear at a glance.

The Eighth Route Army's blocking position was set on a small hill, and there was a small forest on this hill. Iijima estimated that this small forest could at most hide the strength of a strengthening squad. On the other hand, a small team of locust troops was organized on his side. These locust troops attacked and advanced in combat formation under the command of a second lieutenant.

The wicked-bar light machine gun was firing, and a grenade launcher was also firing at the Eighth Route Route's position. They were providing firepower cover for the charge troops. The Eighth Route's weapons and equipment have always been very poor. Basically, those who can equip machine guns are leveling units. Iijima estimated in his mind that the firepower of his machine gun and grenade launcher was enough to suppress the opponent. It seems that this powerful charge of the Locust Army can disperse the opponent.

Everything is like a military exercise stipulated in the "Infantry Practice". Under the cover of firepower, the locust army quickly entered a distance of 300 meters from the enemy. At this time, the opponent only had three or two rifles on the scattered shooting. Although it disturbed the Locust Army a little bit, it did not stop the Locust Army's advance. The Locust Army's attacking team quickly entered 250 meters away from the opponent, and then quickly advanced to a distance of 200 meters.

This distance will be the last place to charge this attack, and the locust army in the attack each found cover for individual soldiers. They began to organize their equipment, check guns, and wait for the commander to issue the last brave charge.

"Strike! Strike!" Chief Cao, who led the team to charge, finally issued the order to charge.

Iijima saw from the telescope that after a new round of firepower preparations just now, Chief Cao, who was leading the front line, pointed his sword forward, and the brave locust army got up from their respective invisibility. They held guns and slapped towards the position of the Eighth Route Army with their guns down, swaying in a font-shaped route.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. The Eighth Route Army began to queuing guns, and the gunfire became more and more intense. Some people began to fall in the attacking team. However, Iijima was not nervous at all. Since it was a battle, there must be sacrifices. It would be his supreme glory to be able to sacrifice for the Emperor!

Everything seemed to be under the control of the Locust Army. Although the eighth Route Army's platoons were powerful, they seemed to be unable to stop the warriors from moving forward. They quickly advanced to about 150 meters away from the front.

At this moment, unexpected situations occurred when Iijima and the others appeared, and a Czech machine gun on the other side opened fire!

"Da da da! Da da..." The eighth Route Army Gun Shooter is obviously an old shooter. With the help of his assistant, the shooter is aiming and shooting calmly.

The two or three points of the Eighth Route Army Czech machine gun shooter was very accurate, and the strings of bullets swept across the Japanese queue like fire-breathing whips.

The Locust Army, which was charging at full strength, was caught off guard by the opponent's hidden strongest firepower, and people in the storm team were constantly knocked down by bullets.

The Japanese who were killed fell on the charge road and remained motionless; the injured soldiers screamed and asked comrades to rescue them; while the soldiers who had not been knocked down all lay on the ground to avoid the strings of life-seeking bullets.

The appearance of this light machine gun surprised Iijima. According to the equipment level of the Eighth Route Army, the machine gun troops must have more than one company of troops. With the current attacking forces of the Locust Army, they will attack the position guarded by a company of the Eighth Route Army, which is to die!

"Retreat! Retreat!" The commander at the front line was very clear-headed, and he immediately issued the order to retreat.

The attacking troops quickly withdrew, leaving several corpses at the front of the position. Iijima no longer dared to be careless this time. He took over the command from the second lieutenant and began to organize a new round of powerful attacks for the soldiers.

The opponent should have a company of troops. Iijima would never dare to be careless this time. He sent two teams of troops to attack. Before the attack, he organized heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to prepare sufficient firepower for the grove where the Eighth Route Army was hiding.

After a random gun and cannon, the Eighth Route Army's position was silent. Iijima felt that the other party might have suffered huge losses. He pointed his command knife forward: "Attack! Attack!"

Iijima was very confident, but his soldiers were becoming more and more careful. Although there was no shot in the woods, who could guarantee that the cunning Eighth Route Army would suddenly appear again? The soldiers were still covering the tactical actions stipulated in the "Infantry Practice" and leaping forward step by step!

The Japanese machine guns shot the branches and leaves of the woods everywhere, and the grenades also turned the trees in a skewed manner. The smoke of gunpowder rose from time to time. However, the opponent's position was still unshot, and it was so calm that it was frighteningly quiet. The Eighth Route Army was best at night battles and close combat. Did they have all their ammunition? Are they really ready to fight in close combat?

The calmer the opponent's position, the more nervous the Japanese soldiers' emotions and the more cautious they will be. No one dares to determine whether the opponent will suddenly attack. For these fanatical fascists, their lives are also very important.

After the soldiers occupied the woods tremblingly and after some necessary searches, they found that except for some traces of personnel's activities, there was no bullet shell left on the ground - the Eighth Route Army had already withdrawn!

Iijima also entered this small woods, and he was puzzled. There was obviously a company of Eighth Route Army here just now, so why did they fight for a while and then retreat? Didn’t there be a company soldier here just now? If there weren’t so many troops, what would happen to be a Czech style?

In fact, because the soldiers with good quality and good weapons were allocated to Yuan Dahuzi, many of the so-called battalions in Liu Zhenghong's hands were military personnel without weapons. The soldiers who could fight had only a hundred rifles in their hands, and only one light machine gun was only one, and there was a serious shortage of ammunition.

However, Ma Chunchang's arrival in the morning gave Liu Zhenghong great support. He made a quick decision to take the machine gun to the front line, and he wanted to give the Japanese a warning. Zhenghong believed that if his side fought abnormally, it would definitely make the enemy who had always been suspicious to act more slowly, and our personnel would be more time to transfer safely.

Before the war, Liu Zhenghong gave instructions to the platoon that was fighting and blocking. This first battle must be sudden and the enemy must be killed or injured, and then the troops immediately withdrew from the battle.

Liu Zhenghong's suspicious plan really played a role, at least it made Iijima very confused at the moment, because he really didn't know if the Eighth Route Army was the main force of the Eighth Route Army that he had just blocked. In Iijima's mind, various questions kept appearing.

If the main force of the Eighth Route Army was just blocking, where did they hide now? When will the next battle happen and where? The tactics of the main force of the Eighth Route Army retreating this time must be a tactic. Are they luring their troops into the ambush circle that the Eighth Route Army had already set up? (To be continued...
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