Separated by a layer of heavy fog, the telescope in my hand looked like a decoration.
Although I can hear the sounds in front of me, it is difficult to see clearly what is ahead.
Just as Tamaki Ling was about to send someone to check the situation, she saw a soldier hurriedly emerging from the fog and running towards her.
Seeing his embarrassed look, Yumuling asked anxiously: "What's going on? What happened!"
"Ambush, the imperial army entering the village was ambushed by Tubal Road!" the soldier said anxiously.
"Nani, what did you say?" Tamaki Ling said in surprise, before he could continue to ask.
The gunfire in the village became more rapid, accompanied by several rumbling explosions.
Yumuling's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly looked in the direction of Zhoujiacun. Without the soldier in front of him saying anything, he knew that it was the imperial army who was being beaten inside.
Hoshikora Yuno and Yezuki Meliya looked at Zhoujiacun with surprise on their faces, and did not react for a moment.
Listening to the fierce fighting in Zhoujia Village, Yumuling finally reacted: "Tunnel, it must be a tunnel, the Chinese dug the tunnel!"
"Authentic?" Hoshizora Yuno asked.
Tamaki Ling nodded fiercely: "Yes, it must be an underground tunnel. As expected, these damn China rats can only hide underground!"
"What does authentic mean?" Yeyue Melia, who has been fighting in Jinzhou all year round, is a little confused.
Yumuling took a deep breath and said: "This is a tactic from Jizhou. Those Chinese rats dug tunnels underground to fight against the imperial army."
He had heard many examples of the imperial army suffering losses in tunnel battles. At the same time, the gunfire in the village became increasingly intensive.
Without any hesitation, Tamaki Ling immediately ordered all troops fighting in the village to withdraw.
In the current environment, it is difficult to clearly see the current battlefield environment, not to mention that there are unknown tunnels in the village, and there are countless Tubal roads hidden in them.
The right time, place, and people cannot be taken advantage of. Forced fighting is nothing more than depleting the morale of the imperial army.
Tamaki Ling finally understood why the 28th Regiment abandoned the trenches. It turned out that the commander on the opposite side did it on purpose.
The purpose is to let them send troops into Zhoujia Village, enter their home field, and annihilate them all directly in the village.
pity.
Tamaki Ling thought simply.
Now that they have arrived at Zhoujia Village, Ding Wei will never let them leave easily.
Even though they have come, it cannot be justified if dozens or hundreds of people are not left behind.
The entire Zhoujia Village's counterattacks have been launched one after another, and the right time, place and people are all under control.
Although the village was very large, a regiment of Japanese soldiers poured into the village from three directions, so the streets were naturally very crowded.
Although the strength of the 28th Regiment is much higher than that of the Japanese soldiers in this regiment, they are usually stationed on the periphery.
Troops such as cavalry are basically stationed in the back mountains.
There are only more than 1,000 permanent troops stationed in the entire village at most. The only place where people can be released depends on the intricate tunnels.
It can not only release people and horses, but also store materials and ammunition.
Let’s go back to the battlefield.
Some soldiers who did not participate in the war remembered that they were impatient when they saw other people participating in the war.
To them, the Japanese soldiers on the street were like hungry men who had not had a full meal for a long time and suddenly saw a table of sumptuous delicacies.
When Ding Wei gave the order for an all-out counterattack, the soldiers all worked hard and launched a fierce attack on the enemies throughout the village.
The entire Zhoujia Village was filled with gunshots.
The Japanese soldiers scattered throughout the village lost their lives without knowing what happened.
For them, no matter where they go, they are enemies and there are endless attacks.
Because there were many Japanese soldiers on the streets, this caused heavy casualties to them.
Seven or eight of the Japanese soldiers seemed to be aware of the danger on the street. They tried their best to hide in a house before they could breathe a sigh of relief.
Several cold gunshots sounded again.
After a burst of noisy gunfire, all these Japanese soldiers hid on the ground, not even knowing how they died.
The tunnels Ding Wei has built in the past few months cannot be summed up in a few sentences. To use an idiom to describe it, it is pervasive.
Each private house is connected to tunnels, earthen beds, cabinets, wells in the yard, and even what looks like a chimney, but is actually just a disguised sniper point.
Attacks from the 28th Regiment spread throughout the village.
Not to mention veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, even a group of new soldiers, in this environment, holding a gun in their hands and firing casually into the street, can wound or even kill a kid.
In such a narrow environment, the penetrating power of bullets cannot be underestimated. Under normal circumstances, one bullet can directly penetrate two enemies.
The wails of the Japanese could be heard throughout the village. Seeing the corpses of our own soldiers lying strewn on the streets, one of the leading officers, a major, was so angry that his eyes were red.
He lay on the ground and crawled forward carefully, trying to hide his head as much as possible. Bullets kept passing over his head, and the Japanese major did not dare to raise his head.
He was afraid that if he moved his head, he would be taken away by a stray bullet.
He still doesn't understand how his own troops were attacked and where the enemy was hiding to attack them.
Why can't I even see half of the enemy after fighting for a long time?
The Japs Major's expression became extremely ugly. He had never fought in such a frustrating battle. The invincible imperial army was actually beaten to the point where he had no power to fight back.
The white streets, accompanied by screams that sounded from time to time, kept stimulating his heart.
Chug tug tug…
Several machine gun bullets hit him in the buttocks.
The Japanese Major was about to let out a scream when he suddenly reached out and covered his mouth. The severe pain made the Japanese Major tremble in pain and his face instantly turned pale.
Don't expose yourself at this time, otherwise it won't hurt your butt.
But when he finally climbed along the street and reached the door of a courtyard, he immediately turned over and leaned against the door frame, breathing heavily.
"Sir, sir..."
The Jap Major, who was still in shock, trembled when he heard the voice coming from behind him. He quickly turned his head and shouted: "Who, who is talking!"
"Sir, don't shoot, we are not Tubal!" one of the Japanese soldiers said urgently.
Only then did the Japanese commander see clearly that there were five soldiers behind him, all of whom were his own.
Looking at their disgraced faces, it was obvious that they had just fled and hid in this courtyard.
"Baga, as the imperial army, you are hiding in this place to avoid fighting!" the major shouted harshly.
"Sir, the Chinese are too cunning and we cannot determine the enemy's exact location!" a Japanese soldier said tremblingly.
"Baga, you are not allowed to hide here." The Japanese Major said harshly: "Go to the yard to conduct reconnaissance immediately, the enemy must be in the village.
Even if you dig three feet into the ground and raze this village to the ground, you still have to find all those Chinese rats!"
The Japanese army has strict military discipline, so how could these ordinary soldiers dare to go against the wishes of the major commander in front of them.
They could only bite the bullet, push open the courtyard door, and the five of them walked back to the courtyard together.
These five Japanese soldiers are quite smart. They rely on each other and look around. No matter which direction an enemy is attacking, they can determine their location immediately.
But their cleverness can only go so far.
Not long after these Japanese soldiers entered the courtyard, a human head suddenly popped out of a well in the courtyard.
He vaguely saw the feet of several people walking around in the fog, and he was not polite to the little devil at that moment.
The soldier took out a grenade from his waist, fired it, and threw it at the feet of the Japanese soldiers.
The grenade, which was smoking, rolled towards the Japanese soldiers.
After doing all this, the soldier immediately retracted his head and returned to the tunnel.
The white mist covered the smoke of the grenade very well. One of the little Japs felt something at his feet and picked it up.
When he saw that the thing in his hand was a grenade, he immediately let out a scream.
Before he could throw the grenade out, it exploded with a bang, and a dazzling fire burst out from the thick fog, instantly sending the five Japanese soldiers flying away.
These Japanese soldiers didn't even have time to scream, before they were torn apart by the shock wave generated by the explosion.
Suddenly he heard an explosion in the yard, and the Japanese Major who was hiding at the door of the yard was frightened.
Looking at the looming corpse on the ground, the Japanese major felt a chill in his heart, and he dared not go into the yard to check the situation.
Time passed by, and the thick fog dissipated for a few minutes.
The Japs Major suddenly heard a crashing sound in his ears.
Immediately afterwards, he saw an adobe brick falling off the wall, and a small gap appeared on it.
The Japanese Major felt a little strange. He covered his buttocks and looked at the gap against the wall.
He closed and opened his eyes, trying his best to see clearly what was going on inside, but it was pitch black inside the cave and he couldn't see anything.
Just when he was wondering, the darkness inside seemed to move, and someone could be vaguely seen inside.
At this time, the Japanese Major saw clearly that there was no black shadow there, but the muzzle of a rifle.
The Japanese Major was a little distracted, and a ball of fire suddenly burst out from the muzzle of the gun inside.
"Pfft!"
The bullet pierced the Japanese major's left eye hard, leaving a bloody hole.
The Japanese Major's body went limp and he collapsed on the ground. Before he died, he discovered that the enemy who ambushed them was actually hiding inside the wall. No wonder he couldn't determine the enemy's location.
Tunnel warfare is a battle that these Japanese soldiers have not yet resolved, and it is somewhat difficult for them to start.
This group of Japanese soldiers were like a bunch of lambs waiting for the butcher's knife to slash their heads.
The battle was a one-sided massacre. In fact, there was no need for Tamaki Rei to issue any retreat orders at all.
The Japanese soldiers who had entered the village before to prepare for a big fight were all in a panic and wanted to escape from the village and leave this place that gave them nightmares.
The Japanese soldiers who were waiting outside the village were stunned when they saw that only a few hundred people had escaped.
At least one regiment of imperial troops had entered the village before. What had happened to them to cause them to suffer such heavy losses?
After being defeated again, the three old Japanese did not dare to attack rashly and directly ordered the village to be surrounded.
Wait until the thick fog clears at noon before continuing the battle.
Not even a single regiment of imperial troops captured the village, which made the remaining Japanese soldiers even more frightened. The atmosphere in the army was vaguely atrocious.
In order to prevent fear from spreading, the three old Japanese soldiers even issued an order that no one was allowed to discuss the previous battle. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be shot directly.
After finally pacifying the troops, the three old Japanese soldiers began to count the losses of each unit.
But it's okay not to count them. After counting them, the hearts of the three old devils were bleeding.
In this battle, each of the three regiments deployed a brigade of troops.
The soldiers sent by the Tamaki Regiment lost 625 people. More than half of the strength of this brigade was directly cut off, and only 258 people were left who successfully escaped.
However, 40 of the 258 people were slightly injured.
The Star Wing was not much better. The sent brigade lost 548 people, and only 312 people escaped, and at least half of them were injured.
The Yeyue Regiment suffered the worst. He originally wanted to make contributions on the battlefield and achieve great results, so he was the first to enter the village and go deep into the village. Naturally, the losses were heavier.
A brigade sent by this old devil suffered a direct loss of 712 people, and only 125 people managed to escape, 62 of whom had gunshot wounds.
No one in these three brigades was seriously injured, because no one paid attention to the seriously injured Japanese soldiers. They could only lie in Zhoujiacun and wait to die.
However, despite their heavy losses, they have not even touched the enemy's hair, and they still don't even know what the enemy looks like.
But in the end, they brought back useful information.
All the enemies are hiding inside the wall, and there are enemies everywhere. This statement further confirms Tamaki Ling's inner thoughts.
As expected, the 28th Regiment hid in underground fortifications.
"Tamaki-kun, what should we do next?" Hoshizora Yuno asked with a stern face.
Without even seeing the enemy, our losses have already reached half. If we don't have any countermeasures, we can only retreat in despair.
"Is it possible that we really have to retreat? How should we explain to Major General Hirakata!" Yeyue Meilia looked at Tamaki Ling and said unwillingly.
Yumuling's expression was solemn, and she ignored the two colleagues' desire to pass the blame.
"Since the Chinese are hiding in the tunnel, they won't come out in a short time." Tamaki Ling forced herself to calm down and analyzed.
"If that's the case, then we will continue to fight with them. There are no trenches built by them on the outside. We only need to hold the trenches, and they can't go anywhere!"
"But there is a mountain behind Zhoujia Village." Hoshikora Yuno said with some worry.
"Hmph, since we have surrounded them, what is there to fear? Everything is under the surveillance of the imperial army. Is it possible that they can really dig a tunnel leading to the back mountain?" Tamaki Ling snorted coldly.
road.
This is indeed the case.
Tamaki Ling would never have imagined that the 28th Regiment not only had a tunnel leading to the back mountain, but even the back mountain had been turned into a warehouse.
The Japanese fled in a panic from Zhoujia Village, leaving corpses on the ground, and temporarily gave up the attack.
Ding Wei also began to send people out to clean the battlefield, cleaning up the half-dead Japanese soldiers and picking up the scattered equipment on the battlefield.