Predator Reborn

Chapter 288: Disturbing Guerrilla Warfare

It turned out that after the Second Battalion started taking action, the reconnaissance squad of the First Battalion closely followed the main force of the Japanese army and monitored their every move. When they learned that the Japanese army had accelerated their march because of the two interceptions of the Second Battalion,

Speed. When the cavalry regiment's search for the surrounding areas eventually became very lax, the first battalion commander knew that his opportunity had come.

So after figuring out the terrain along the way, I looked at the four heavy machine guns in the only heavy machine gun platoon behind me. Immediately, a tactic of using heavy machine guns to attack the Japanese army from a long distance and killing as much as possible the main force of the Japanese marching army emerged.

In his mind, the hilltop in front of him happened to be the best position for the battalion commander.

The first battalion commander who made the decision did not hesitate and immediately ordered the heavy machine gun platoon around him to move to the position he expected. After more than ten minutes of hard work, the four heavy machine guns and dozens of soldiers of the heavy machine gun platoon were quickly

The good ones were hidden on the high ground, and the blue-light muzzles of the four heavy machine guns were accurately pointed at the Japanese marching column less than 500 meters away.

Facing the Japanese engineer regiment, the first battalion commander did not take it seriously. Similarly, the artillery regiment and baggage regiment in the middle of the marching column, because of the carts and cannons, the little Japanese were very scattered, and it was impossible to do so.

The maximum power of the heavy machine gun was exerted. Therefore, the battalion commander easily let go of these targets.

Finally, the 43rd Japanese Infantry Regiment walking at the end of the team came under the muzzle of four heavy machine guns. Because the troops were in a state of rapid march at this time, coupled with the slow movement of large vehicles such as the heavy artillery in the middle, the entire army at this time

The 43rd Regiment at the rear was almost huddled together, and the little Japs running forward in a four-way formation appeared densely in front of the soldiers. You must know that in such a dense formation, if arranged properly, four heavy machine guns will definitely hit

causing them maximum damage.

"Fire..." the battalion commander coldly ordered the four heavy machine gun gunners beside him. In an instant, four tongues of flames suddenly appeared on the hilltops flanking the Japanese army. The dense rain of bullets accurately hit the dense

In the middle of the Japanese army. It can be said that as long as the bullet hits the road, it will definitely hit the Japanese army's body. For more than half a minute before the Japanese army fully reacted, the four machine gunners had no idea of ​​saving bullets.

, they all pulled the trigger crazily at the Japanese marching column, fired wildly at crowded places, and fired countless bullets at the Japanese 43rd Regiment that was behind them.

"Baga... Enemy attack... Enemy attack... Artillery, cover immediately... Eliminate the fire points on the flanks, quickly..." He saw his soldiers being fired by four heavy machine guns five hundred meters away.

They fell one by one, and commanders at all levels reacted one after another and gave orders loudly. It should be said that these Japanese troops were indeed field divisions that had just withdrawn from the front line. Under the orders of commanders at all levels, they only passed by less than

After half a minute of chaos, each unit began to organize an effective counterattack.

However, the bullets fired by these riflemen and light machine guns were far from causing much damage to the Eighth Route Army five hundred meters away. To achieve suppression, heavy weapons such as heavy machine guns and grenades must be used.

However, it is impossible for these heavy weapons to be used immediately like rifles and light machine guns. However, under the orders of commanders at all levels.

A grenade hand came to the forefront with a grenade and began to take aim. Heavy machine guns were moved to the forefront and began to build positions... "Boom, boom, boom... da

Ta-ta..." Finally, the Japanese heavy machine guns and grenade launchers rang out, and immediately, the hilltops that had just fired a dense rain of bullets were covered by these artillery fires.

However, at this time, more than a minute had passed since the heavy machine gun platoon opened fire. Long before the Japanese army opened fire, the heavy machine gun platoon quickly evacuated the position with weapons under the order of the first battalion commander, leaving an empty place.

On the top of the mountain, let the little devils waste ammunition. It turned out that before the war started, the battalion commander had stipulated that each heavy machine gun could only fire for half a minute. After half a minute, no matter how the Japanese army reacted, they must retreat.

When soldiers from a squadron of the Japanese army, under the cover of a heavy machine gun grenade, rushed onto the hilltop that had just caused huge casualties to their regiment, the entire hilltop was covered with weeds and grass burned to ashes by the grenades fired by the grenade.

Outside the trees, there were only bullet casings all over the ground, and there was not even a shadow of the Eighth Route Army sneak attack. The Japanese squadron leader, who found nothing after searching, had to return without success...

"Reporting to your Excellency, Captain, the Eighth Route Army's long-range sneak attack just now caused casualties to two squads of imperial troops. Among them, 45 people were killed, 6 were seriously injured, and 58 were slightly injured... In addition, the Eighth Route Army that attacked us opened fire in the middle of the attack.

Minutes later, they had already retreated, and our search squadron returned without success." After counting the losses, the chief of staff came to the angry-looking commander and reported.

"Baga...the cunning Eighth Route Army...immediately report this situation to the division commander...We can no longer march in such a hurry, we must protect our flanks...quickly...

"The captain roared loudly. However, this incident will not make any commander feel good. After all, so far, he has not even seen the shadow of the enemy, and he has lost more than a hundred soldiers for no reason.

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At this time, the Japanese division commander Seishiro Itagaki, who was in the middle of the entire unit, was also puzzled by the sudden sound of heavy machine gunfire behind him. After receiving the casualty report from the captain of the 43rd Regiment, the division commander Seishiro Itagaki

He was also shocked. What he didn't expect was that his actions were clearly understood by the Eighth Route Army, and these Eighth Route Army simply took a bite of his weakness, making him unable to defend himself.

Faced with the suggestion of the commander, Itagaki Seishiro knew that the casualties of more than a hundred elite imperial troops could have been avoided. However, because of his order, the Eighth Route Army took advantage of the loophole...Thinking of this, and then seeing the telegram

Later, the captain of the 43rd Regiment suggested. As the division commander, Itagaki Seishiro immediately understood the truth that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. So, orders were issued one by one. The Japanese army began to stop the rapid march. At the same time, in addition to sending out cavalry regiments,

In addition to the troops, a lot of infantry were also dispatched to patrol the surrounding area to ensure the safety of the main force.

However, although this method can ensure the safety of the main force, the patrols 500 meters away from the main force have once again become the target of attack by each company of the first battalion. Faced with the small patrols around the main force of the Japanese army,

, the soldiers of the first battalion hidden around the main force of the Japanese army were very jealous.

Less than twenty minutes after the first battalion commander led the heavy machine gun platoon to sneak attack on the little Japanese, the first battalion and company, who were looking for fighter planes around the main force of the Japanese army, were like kittens smelling fish, aiming at the distance accurately.

A Japanese patrol less than 500 meters away from the main force of the Japanese army.

This patrol of the Japanese army belongs to a small team with enhanced firepower. It has more than 60 soldiers and is equipped with four light machine guns and four grenade launchers. In terms of firepower, it is very powerful. On the other hand, a battalion and a company have 180 soldiers in the whole company.

There are many people, equipped with 4 light machine guns and 8 submachine guns. The rest are all single-shot rifles, without grenade launchers and other heavy weapons. If the two troops fight head-on and are fully deployed, then a battalion and a company will definitely not be Japanese troops.

The opponent. However, if the ambush is properly arranged, the first company commander believes that if a small group of Japanese troops are not allowed to expand and they are unable to exert their firepower advantage, then his company can achieve unexpected results.

Thinking of this, the first company commander found the instructor and expressed his thoughts. After the company commander's detailed analysis, the instructor quickly agreed with the company commander's idea. So, the two men began to search for ambush terrain and provide each platoon with

Arrange combat missions...

In this way, in less than ten minutes, an ambush circle was quietly formed in a hilly area less than 500 meters in front of the Japanese patrol team. Nearly 200 soldiers, holding weapons, lay quietly in the grass, quietly

He quietly looked at the little devils not far away, waiting for these little devils to take the bait.

It only takes five minutes to reach the 500-meter distance. But for the soldiers who are anxiously waiting for their prey to take the bait, five minutes is a very difficult time. Not only do they have to wait, but they also have to prepare for the Japanese army to find them.

.Finally, 5 minutes passed without any danger. The little devil finally began to slowly get into the ambush circle arranged for him by the soldiers.

One, two... one by one, the little devils, with almost no defense, slowly walked into the battlefield chosen by the soldiers. Finally, the last little devil entered the ambush circle of the soldiers. He was responsible for piercing the pockets.

The security squad also slowly moved back behind the little devils, blocking the escape route of this group of little devils.

"Comrades, beat me hard..." Seeing that the entire encirclement had been completely formed, the first company commander shouted loudly to the surrounding soldiers. At the same time, his right finger also pulled the trigger of the shell gun in his hand, and fired several times

The gunfire rang out, and the two little devils in front of him were knocked to the ground by him.

And the moment he fired, nearly two hundred soldiers who were ambushing around opened fire. Especially the four light machine guns arranged at the four corners of the ambush circle, with almost no blind spots, fired crazily at the Japanese army.

Their bodies were sprayed with ammunition. The soldiers fired a neat volley, fired a bullet from their rifles, and then threw a grenade they had prepared into the crowd of Japanese soldiers.

Suddenly, dense machine gunners and grenade explosions rang out. There were less than 70 little Japs. Under the first round of volley fire from the soldiers and the intensive firing of four light machine guns, more than half of them were killed or injured. There were only less than 30 soldiers.

The human little devil luckily escaped the dense rain of bullets and lay on the ground preparing to fight back, waiting for help.

However, more than a hundred grenades that followed completely shattered the dreams of the Japanese army. As the grenades exploded one after another in a defensive circle where the Japanese had just besieged the city, the little Japanese were also eliminated one after another. When the smoke cleared,

, in the entire ambush circle, there was almost no kid who could continue to fight back, and only the sparse wails of family planning could be heard.

At this time, the battle had lasted for less than two minutes. When the main force of the Japanese army heard the gunshots, they quickly sent a large group of troops to rush here in an attempt to surround these Eighth Route Army guerrillas. However,

, it was already too late at this time. After there was no movement from the little Japanese in the ambush circle, the first company commander led the soldiers and quietly evacuated the battlefield without caring about collecting the weapons and ammunition on the child. To provide reinforcements to the reinforcements.

The little devils left more than sixty little devils' corpses, waiting for them to come over and accept them.

Under the influence of the first company, the remaining two companies began to take action. However, due to the limitations of the terrain, although both companies achieved the same results as the first company, they also suffered great losses. But regardless of

However, the continuous ambush battles and guerrilla warfare made the Japanese soldiers hold the weapons and ammunition in their hands with high tension during the march, ready for battle at any time, and did not dare to relax at all.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, our patrols have been ambushed by the enemy three times, and almost every patrol has been completely destroyed. Now, we have lost a squadron of elite imperial troops. Your Excellency, Division Commander, must

We must find a way to stop this behavior of the Eighth Route Army." After reading the damage report in his hand, the chief of staff suggested.

"Yoshi, Chief of Staff, I am also thinking about this problem. I don't know what Chief of Staff has to do to solve this current problem." Japanese division commander Seishiro Itagaki asked modestly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, I don't dare. I think the easiest way to solve our current problem is to increase troops. Add troops to the surrounding patrols. Use two squadrons as one patrol... I think,

With such a strong force, the Eighth Route Army guerrillas would not dare to go head-on anyway." the chief of staff suggested.

"Yo Xi, although the chief of staff's method is simple, it is very practical. I think that even if the Eighth Route Army has enough troops to completely wipe out our patrol, the strength of the two squadrons of the patrol is enough to hold on until we reinforce the troops.

The arrival of the Eighth Route Army. If so, we can easily annihilate this main force of the Eighth Route Army." The division commander Seishiro Itagaki continued.

"Hi, your Excellency, the division commander, is very thoughtful. I think this order must be issued immediately." The chief of staff smiled and nodded, reminding him.

"Yoshi, Chief of Staff, I leave this matter to you..." Itagaki Seishiro ordered.

The harassment of the surrounding guerrilla warfare was solved, but the landmines of the second battalion were not so easy to deal with. After the second battalion commander learned from the experience at the entrance of the enemy's camp, he no longer concentrated on laying the limited landmines in his hands. Instead, he took several intervals to

Bury one or two bombs a hundred meters away to make it difficult for the enemy to guard against them. At the same time, continue to destroy these roads and hinder the enemy's marching speed...

Faced with the tactics of the Second Battalion, the Japanese army was completely defenseless. After less than an hour of marching, the Japanese vanguard squadron had stepped on at least fifteen landmines. However, they often used grenades in their own hands to detonate bombs.

At that time, there were no more landmines on the road in front of us. And these fifteen landmines were enough to kill a small group of soldiers in the vanguard squadron, and at the same time, a small group lost its combat effectiveness.

Finally, after his avant-garde squadron stepped on a landmine again, the squadron leader of the avant-garde squadron couldn't bear it anymore. He resolutely ordered the troops to stop advancing and asked the division commander for combat guidance...

"Report to the division commander, the avant-garde squadron has an urgent telegram..." The operator handed the avant-garde squadron's telegram to the hands of Seishiro Itagaki, who was deep in thought at this time.

"Chief of Staff, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Most of our vanguard squadrons have suffered casualties and have basically lost their combat effectiveness. Look at this telegram. We must find a solution. Otherwise, no matter how many imperial soldiers there are, we will not be able to reach the goal."

Liujiahe Village will be completely destroyed by these mines. More importantly, such guerrilla warfare and mine warfare will greatly affect the morale of the Imperial Army of Japan..." After reading the telegram in his hand, the division commander

The regiment leader frowned. He handed the telegram in his hand to the chief of staff beside him and said with a worried look on his face.

"Hey, division commander... Since we can't use engineers to detect mines, let's detonate all the mines on the road... Division commander, we still have a lot of spare mules and horses in our baggage regiment.

We can use these mules, horses and carts to go at the front of the team and help us navigate the mines." After reading the telegram, the chief of staff immediately thought of a way.

"Use mules and horses to wade mines...Yo Xi, this is a good idea. Order the baggage regiment to immediately send a group of mules and horses to the front of the troops to wade mines for the troops. Also, immediately order the 11th

Wing Commander Nagano Yu-Lang Colonel sent a squadron of Imperial Army troops to replace the vanguard squadron that had lost more than half of it." Division Commander Seishiro Itagaki gave a decisive order.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander..." The communications soldier took the order and left.

With the support of dozens of mules, horses and carts, the Japanese army's marching speed was obviously much faster. However, the roads destroyed by the soldiers still slowed down the Japanese army's marching speed. In the deep ravines that continued to appear,

Blocked by the pits, the Japanese army could only cover an average of less than 3 kilometers per hour, which greatly delayed the Japanese army's marching time and provided sufficient time for the Third Battalion to build street fighting fortifications in Gong Village.

At this time, Xie Guohua, the leader of the independent regiment, was leading his chief of staff around Gong Village, which was about to become a battlefield, instructing the soldiers to build various fortifications and bunkers. After nearly a day of hard excavation by a battalion, two soldiers were finally found at the entrance of the village.

A solid trench was built on the ridge between the mountains. More importantly, the soldiers connected this trench well with the tunnels in the village, so that the soldiers holding on to the trench could receive reinforcements and reinforcements at any time.

retreat....