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Chapter 44, Retreat, Pursuit

"Captain, we've confirmed the situation. The attackers are the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They have at least seven machine guns, and they use the firearms captured from us!" Captain Inukai received the latest combat intelligence at a house in the town.

Inukai Yasuo was a lieutenant colonel. When he heard his adjutant's report, his brows slightly furrowed and then relaxed: "So, tell me, what are our losses? What are the enemy's movements?"

"Captain, the enemy is retreating. We are organizing a pursuit, but their covering fire is very fierce, and we have not been able to chase them out of the town yet. In addition, the report I received is that our Bird Squad, which is responsible for guarding the east gate, was the unit directly attacked. According to the report, they lost 49 soldiers, including the sentry squad and the reinforced heavy machine gun squad!" said the adjutant.

"49 soldiers... 49 soldiers..." Inukai Yasuo's expression became a little ferocious: "Last year, when we led you to fight Xinkou, we didn't lose more than 40 soldiers. Are they gone just like that?"

"You haven't counted the losses suffered by the Orange Commando in Shanghe Village the night before yesterday... All told, our losses this time have exceeded 80 people," said the adjutant.

"Baga... Well, the loss was not in vain. At least we found the main force of the Eighth Route Army, right? Go send a telegram to the brigade headquarters and tell them that we were attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army 15 kilometers away in the Yingli River Valley. At this time, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is retreating to the east. Our unit has decided to pursue and annihilate the enemy!" Captain Inukai did not become furious and maintained his aristocratic composure.

"Ha Yi..." The adjutant bowed. At this moment, a violent explosion was heard from the east, and it sounded like it was near the town gate.

"What? Isn't this the sound of a cannon? What's going on?" Inukai walked into the yard and looked to the east. There was actually dust flying.

"Bagayalu... Baga... Medical soldiers, hurry up... save people..." At this time, on the east gate side, the sky was full of dust. There were about a dozen Japanese soldiers lying on the ground unconscious. A captain was waving his command knife, directing the Japanese soldiers to provide treatment.

That's right, when the Japanese soldiers chased to the east gate and were about to chase them out, the booby trap set by Tian E exploded! The power of the five cluster grenades exploded, destroying the Type 5 heavy machine gun, blowing away a Japanese soldier who was stepping on the line, and also knocking down other Japanese soldiers in the same class.

The Japanese were delayed by the cluster grenade and could not chase them out immediately. They could only watch through the smoke and dust as the group of Eighth Route Army soldiers ran along the winding path towards the eastern hilltop.

The Japanese also wanted to shoot, but at this time a string of bullets came from the hilltop, directly blocking the gate. The Japanese could only hide in the dead corner inside the gate and wait for the next order.

The battle connection of the Eighth Route Army was very smooth, and the reaction of the Japanese to the surprise attack was a bit chaotic. But soon, as Captain Inukai arrived at the east gate, the Japanese immediately became orderly.

Gululu... Two Type 92 infantry guns were pushed onto the street by the Japanese, and the artillerymen picked up their telescopes and began to measure the distance. With the guns, they could knock out the Eighth Route Army's firepower points, and the Japanese could pursue them.

"Comrade Company Commander, I found the Japanese infantry artillery. Should we destroy them?" On the mountain, Li Yuexuan, who had not fired, put down the telescope and asked.

"What? The Japs set up artillery? Shoot them, shoot them down!" Captain Huang gave the order quickly after running to the top of the hill and without even taking a breath.

After receiving the authorization, Li Yuexuan did not hesitate. He stabilized the barrel of the grenade launcher with his left hand and adjusted the scale to about 440 meters with his right hand. There was a height difference here, and the drop distance of the grenade launcher grenade needed to be added. The calculation was more complicated... Fortunately, the auxiliary panel in front of him gave the data directly.

This is not a sniper attack at a distance of more than 400 meters, that would be too much of a test of the human body! This is a grenade launcher, and you just need to fire the grenade within a radius of 8 meters from the target. So, adjust the scale, stabilize your left arm, pull the trigger with your right hand... Boom... the grenade flies out of the barrel.

Li Yuexuan didn't even need to give any instructions. When he stretched out his right hand and spread out his palm, Bai Dashan placed a special grenade with the safety removed on his palm, with the base of the grenade right at the edge of the seal.

Li Yuexuan did not waste any time and put the grenade directly into the barrel. After it hit the bottom, he steadied his left hand again, fine-tuned the scale and direction, and fired again.

Li Yuexuan moved quickly, firing two grenades within a few seconds of each other, with the first one still flying in the air.

In the town, the Japanese infantry artillery team was still busy setting up the gun barrel when they heard a whistling sound in the air. They were immediately stunned: Isn't this our grenade from the grenade launcher?
Then, the devils realized something was wrong and quickly fled in all directions...

However... boom... boom... boom... boom... four grenades fell from the sky in succession and exploded around the Type 4 infantry gun, also detonating a box of shells that had just been opened and fused.

Boom... A louder explosion echoed in the town, and several houses around were blown down.

"Oh my god, just this one hit, the Japanese are going to be in big trouble, haha..." Captain Huang was still feeling sorry for the four grenades he had fired, but when he saw the destructive effects, he immediately stopped feeling sorry.

"What a pity, with these grenades, every time we fire one, we have one less!" Instructor Lian Sheng was delighted, but he lamented that the ammunition was running low.

"If we don't have it, seize it! Haha, pause the machine gun and let the Japs chase them out. We have to lead them on their way through the mountains!" Captain Huang gave the order decisively.

On the mountain, the machine guns stopped firing, the rifles stopped firing, and the grenade launchers naturally stopped firing. Then, at the signal from the company instructor, bugler Xiao Cui pulled out a blue sky and white sun flag from his arms, found a white wax pole to tie it to, and waved it on the top of the mountain.

This is definitely a provocation. They are afraid that the Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain will not dare to catch up!
Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain. Inukai Yasuo's anger value had reached the highest value at this time. The command knife in his hand pointed directly at the top of the mountain: "Chase..."

"Haha, the Japs really fell for it and are catching up with us!" Seeing hundreds of Japs rushing out of the town angrily, Captain Huang laughed and said, "Comrades, retreat!"

After saying this, Captain Huang took the initiative to carry the few Type 38 rifles that had not been taken away, and led his troops towards the mountains in the east.

"Chase, chase, we must not let these Eighth Route Army soldiers go! We must kill them and avenge Kanazawa Ken'o!" Kanazawa Ken'o mentioned by Inukai is a direct descendant of the Kanazawa family, but unfortunately he was just killed in a bombing.

(End of this chapter)