Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 47, the turning point is just around the corner
On the battlefield, the first battalion was suppressed, but not completely! The Japanese had more than 530 soldiers, and the first battalion had more than 350. The Japanese did not have an absolute advantage. The key point was that the Japanese ran all the way here, and finally accelerated. They had not stopped for a minute, and were still panting.

If your breath is unstable, it will be difficult to hold the gun steady when shooting, and the bullet will not be accurate! Therefore, although the Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain were fighting fiercely, on the ridge a few dozen meters to the south, the casualties of the Eighth Route Army were very few, and only three unlucky guys were hit by stray bullets.

As for the Japanese troops now, the overall team is somewhat disconnected because of the pursuit of the assault team, but most of them are still concentrated in the valley of more than 400 meters that turns east on the west side of Heshanggou.

The terrain of Heshanggou looks like a huge check mark, or a spoon. The ravine on the west side of Heshanggou, after several consecutive turns, runs from northwest to southeast, and there is a relatively straight valley of more than 200 meters. Then, from here, the valley turns to the northeast, which is the valley of more than 600 meters for the final sprint.

After the Japanese chased the commandos for more than 300 meters, even though they chased them for a distance, the Japanese at the front of the team were still about 150 meters away from the commandos.

Zhang Dabiao deployed his troops by placing two companies on a ridge more than 400 meters high on the west side, which was just enough to control the Japanese on both sides of the bend.

Moreover, the slope of the ravine here is quite steep, and there is a ridge a few dozen meters from the bottom of the ravine, which is a very good ambush terrain. This is why the first battalion was able to kill dozens of enemies at the beginning of the battle - the distance was too close, and the Japanese also focused all their attention on the commandos in the east, so they were just sitting ducks, right?
The location of the supplementary battalion is on the northern mountain, which is farther from the enemy, but no more than 200 meters away. Because the slope here is relatively flat and suitable for infantry charge, the troops were placed here.

Of course, Li Yunlong was a little too arrogant this time. He shouldn't have split up the troops! But it's not his fault. Who would have thought that the 3rd company commander could bring back a battalion of Japanese soldiers with such a small number of people?
Well, the so-called battalion that Inukai led was not a standard 1100-man battalion, but a detachment-style battalion specially formed for mopping-up operations, similar to the Yamazaki Battalion.

But because Inugami followed with all his troops, Zhang Dabiao felt the pressure. After all, the two companies of the supplementary battalion only had 20 guns in total. Even though Lao Xu and Xiao Wen from the 3rd Company had just sent back a few Type 25 rifles, there were only guns. Such firepower intensity was not as good as rushing into the enemy's team and engaging in hand-to-hand combat.

Moreover, the Japanese were attacked before they woke up in the morning, and they had been running for more than 10 kilometers on the mountain road and had not eaten breakfast yet, so their physical energy was greatly depleted. If they rushed up to fight hand-to-hand at this time, the supplementary battalion would have the advantage, after all, they were well rested and waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out!

Therefore, Captain Niu Youtian planned to attack with his hands, at least to mix with the devils first. Otherwise, if the battle lasted for a long time, the devils' breathing would be stable and their physical strength would be restored, and it would be even more difficult to fight!
However, at this moment, the commando team, which had been ignored by everyone, finally made a move!
That’s right, the commandos are still on the mountain east of Heshanggou. They have found a shooting position and it’s time to start counterattacking!
There is a time point here: the commando team accelerated, stopped at the big rock, turned around to find cover, pulled the bolt to load the bullet, and consumed about half a minute. At the same time, the Japanese pursued for a hundred meters, then stopped, and Inukai ordered the Yoshino Squadron to attack. Then, at the time when they stopped, the first battalion launched a fire attack, and then the Japanese fought back, and the battle lasted for half a minute.

That is to say, in the first minute, the 40 members of the commando team did not choose to shoot, but kept quiet. Now, the commando team finally made a move, that was the sound of 6 crooked-handled machine guns and 28 rifles firing together.

"Just follow your respective targets and shoot hard. Don't save bullets!" On the other side of the stone in the east, Captain Huang's breathing had become much steadier. After all, he had rested for more than half a minute.

What Captain Huang specifically reminded was none other than the six Type 6 light machine gun crews! That’s right, the machine gun crews that had not had any outstanding combat performance were finally put to good use!
Captain Huang had never been to a military academy, but he had fought in so many battles! With hundreds of battle experiences, he naturally chose the best firepower position in this battle!

Why is it the best position? The valley is more than 600 meters long and straight. They found a commanding height on the east side of the valley and placed 6 Type 600 light machine guns. Doesn't the firing range just block the -meter valley? At that time, the Japanese's attention was attracted by the battalion commander, so they had more time to choose a position and set up their positions.

So, the turning point of this battle came just when Zhang Dabiao felt that the Japanese's firepower was getting stronger and stronger and Niu Youtian decided to fight to the death!
The unique rhythm of the gunfire from the Type 99 light machine gun rang out on the east side of Heshanggou. The Type 99 light machine gun, which was known for its accuracy, had poor penetration and often broke down, but at this time it kept firing, sending bullets from one end of Heshanggou to the other.

As for the Japanese? They were crowded at the bottom of the less than 5-meter-wide Monk's Ditch, each of them holding their guns and firing at the southern ridge, once again becoming a sitting duck!
"Bullets, hurry up..." Machine gunner Lao Qi shouted loudly, but his eyes were fixed on the front of him.

Just now, he had used up all 30 bullets in a magazine, and directly pierced through the enemy's team, creating a bloody trail. It was really exciting! From a distance, the enemy stood in a cluster, so dense that even if their breath was unstable, as long as the bullets went all the way to the west, they would hardly take away any empty space!
Well, this is the effect of looking at things from different angles! The Japs we saw one after another were scattered and disorganized, with several meters between them or a few together, with no pattern at all.

But in the eyes of the machine gunners of the 3rd Company, weren't the Japs crowded together?
Therefore, the six machine gunners fired the bullets from their guns as quickly as possible, and the ammunition handlers kept pressing the magazines into the magazine hopper, for fear that the shooting speed would be too slow!

"Huh?" In the south, on the mountain ridge, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd companies, who were being hit by the Japanese bullets, suddenly found that the pressure from the Japanese suddenly decreased.

(End of this chapter)