Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

"Retreat, everyone retreat, retreat back into the city!" All the Japanese along the coast were wiped out under the city, and the latest order came from the battlefield.

So, whether on the city wall or on the earthen ridge, the soldiers evacuated in an orderly manner. The ordinary infantrymen were actually fine, their backpacks were all in the city, with only the chest mounts on their bodies and the guns in their hands, so they could just stand up and walk; the comrades in the light machine gun team were also very convenient, one person carried the gun, and the other carried the ammunition box and maintenance tools and they could just stand up and walk.

The grenade launcher team also had two people in each team, and sometimes the two people in the grenade launcher team were very far apart, so they could evacuate easily. The more difficult part was the soldiers in the shotgun and machine gun teams. They needed to work together to carry the heavy machine gun or shotgun, and then the ammunition carrier would carry the ammunition boxes and other sundries, and the heavy machine gun team would also carry the buckets, so that they could leave.

But no matter what, the soldiers evacuated at a fast speed. The telephone soldiers even had time to dismantle the telephones and take them to a safe place.

Why do we need to evacuate? Because according to the nature of the Japanese, if the attack of the troops in front is blocked, the retaliatory artillery fire will soon arrive! Therefore, evacuation is a necessary means to reduce casualties, not to be afraid of fighting! If they really were afraid of fighting, they would not have left observation posts on the two positions to check the enemy situation!
However, the hasty evacuation did not lead to the enemy's artillery fire, but the puppet troops that followed arrived at the crossfire outside the South Gate. The puppet troops were not stupid, and they knew that if they went forward, they would fight to the death, so they hesitated. At the same time, in the city, Xing Weiguo also frowned on how to deal with the attack of these puppet troops.

"No matter what, let's clear the city wall, clear the outer positions, and let the puppet army in! Have the new directional mines been deployed? If so, let's blast them again!" Inside the city, Xing Weiguo made the final decision. As for the street inside the South Gate, the barricades were only on the surface. The walls of the shops were broken through, so the soldiers could move between the shops and fire from the firing holes at any time.

Such an arrangement can be found in shops on both sides of the street! Some shops have backyards and stairs to the second floor or rooftop! This gives the defending team more firepower points to set up.

Therefore, even if the Japanese invaders and puppet troops were allowed in, Xing Weiguo was confident that he could fight them for a while. Moreover, there were the main regiment and the first battalion outside, as well as a quick reaction company and even a heavy mortar battalion. With so many backups, as long as the Japanese invaders did not bomb every day, they could really do something wonderful.

Therefore, even when the puppet troops reached the crossfire, Xing Weiguo did not continue to deploy personnel on the city wall, and even ordered the observation posts not to open fire. Well, it was a game of falsehood, true and false.

The Eighth Route Army did not open fire, which made the puppet army somewhat blind and really in a dilemma! However, at this time, a very smart man stood up and said, "Brothers, we are here to collect the bodies of the imperial army. We will take the bodies of the imperial army back. We are the body collection team!"

"Yes, we are here to collect the bodies!" Someone suggested, someone else agreed, and the puppet soldiers quickly put their rifles on their backs, bent down, picked up the bodies on the ground and took them away. The more energetic ones immediately bent down to work, while the slower ones could only move forward to carry the bodies.

This kind of thing, there was no discussion before and after, but everyone acted quickly, and the observation post on the wall was also confused. However, the squad leader gave the order not to shoot, so they just watched.

The puppet soldiers cautiously moved forward, then lifted the bodies and ran away. Some of the more spirited ones even left the Japanese's guns behind to show their care for the Eighth Route Army... In short, under Xing Weiguo's order, the Japanese's bodies were taken away smoothly. Of course, those outside the city were taken away, and the puppet soldiers did not have the courage to enter the city. In fact, some puppet soldiers also wanted to enter the city and then find an opportunity to surrender decisively. After all, so many imperial troops had been wiped out, and they thought they could not beat the Eighth Route Army. If you can't beat them, join them. The idea of ​​these puppet soldiers is very unique. It's just that the puppet soldiers are carrying corpses, leaving these surrenderists with no room to play.

Things continued in this somewhat absurd way. The puppet soldiers carried the bodies of the Japanese all the way south and finally returned to the starting point, and then carefully placed the bodies on the railway line. As for why more than 500 puppet soldiers were able to carry more than 300 Japanese bodies back? Some puppet soldiers were still very strong and directly carried the whole bodies of the Japanese on their shoulders and took them away...

The devils seemed to want to use these puppet soldiers, so they did not punish them for their cowardice, and even praised the puppet army battalion commander who took the lead. However, the faces of these devil commanders were not very good, and they were frowning and thinking about how to deal with it next?

This is just a county town. After only half a day of fighting, more than 500 imperial soldiers were lost. The commanders of the Japanese army were a little worried. The key is that Yangquan still needs to be taken. These Japanese soldiers feel the pressure. So, a major who led the team thought of the beginning of the war of resistance.

"Gentlemen, do you still remember the Baoshan in Songhu? I got the news from the military newspaper and Chinese newspapers! It was a small county town located on the river bank, and the defenders were an ordinary infantry battalion of the 98th Division of China! They faced the bombardment of our naval guns and heavy artillery, and the attack of a regiment, and held on for seven days and nights, but in the end, the whole army was wiped out!"

"Although that battle was only an insignificant one in our war history, it still made the attacking troops lose face! And now, we are facing such a situation again!"

"If every county town we encounter at the beginning of the war is so difficult to conquer, then we probably won't be able to occupy so many places!"

"Mr. Asada, we understand what you said. So how should we respond now? We don't have any armored vehicles coming, and a strong attack hasn't worked. Do we have to divide our forces and surround them? I think the troops defending the city will definitely prepare enough supplies and hold on to the end!" At this time, a Japanese officer raised a question.

"No, we still have to divide our troops, but we won't besiege the county town. Instead, we'll take a detour! In this way, I will lead the troops to continue attacking the county town, and you can pass through the mountains in the east!" Asada said.

"Divide the troops? Divide the troops again? Whether it is our front army or the army headquarters, they always like to divide the troops to attack and besiege from multiple directions, but every time they fail to achieve the desired effect! The method of dividing the troops and besieging is feasible against the Central Army, because the Central Army will collapse if it is besieged, but it is different for the Eighth Route Army!" said the person who raised the question.

"Then what can you do?" Asada asked. (End of this chapter)