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The 4th Independent Mixed Brigade was notified via radio that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was likely to have moved to the south.

"Inform General Kawamura Dong that our troops have not found any traces of the Eighth Route Army. We are now organizing our forces to search southwards. In case the situation changes, we will quickly advance northwards."

The Japanese vanguard infantry battalion advanced lightly and quickly rushed into the mountains.

Trying to find traces of the Eighth Route Army’s retreat.

The Japanese pilot swore that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was hiding in the valley.

It turned out to be in vain.

Reconnaissance planes were dispatched to continue searching the nearby mountains and forests.

The 4th Independent Mixed Brigade entered a state of emergency preparedness, with Kawamura Dong's two infantry battalions leading the way, setting up the blockade.

If the main force of the Eighth Route Army moves here, it would be courting death.

God has blessed me, Hecun Dong, and I now have a chance to redeem myself.

"All units should be alert, and scouts should be deployed to search all commanding heights and quickly occupy them."

The 4th Brigade entered combat status and quickly attacked the hilltops with good firing range.

The overall sweep situation and the location of Ding Wei's main force

The Japanese reconnaissance plane was also a little puzzled. The main force of the Eighth Route Army was right here, so how could it disappear?

Is it because the army is blind and didn’t find it?

He was flying in the sky. The mountainous area was complex and many places were not clear.

You can't fly too low, what if you hit a mountain?

After walking around in a disorderly manner, he swore that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was in this mountainous area and hoped that the army would search thoroughly.

The troops of the two brigades continued to enter the mountainous area, with the front and rear not far apart, and a few miles apart.

Search repeatedly, leaving no small valley untouched.

Even if the leaves are falling, you still have to step on them with your feet and stab them with your bayonet.

The Japanese were on edge as they had not spotted any trace of the Eighth Route Army. They were so nervous that they would panic at the slightest sign of trouble.

The 4th Brigade moved from south to north, and the 3rd Brigade moved from north to south, forming a mopping-up network of thousands of troops.

Gunshots rang out in the mountains and forests.

Kawamura Dong's soldiers seemed to have discovered a figure in the mountains and forests.

Faintly, someone was wandering there.

Lieutenant General Yoshizawa's soldiers were also very excited, saying that they had spotted the Eighth Route Army and opened fire on them.

"Counterattack immediately and pay attention to the covering fire."

The soldiers opened fire at the top of the hill and swept the forest with light machine guns, aiming at the location of the imaginary enemy.

They were afraid that the main force of the Eighth Route Army might be ambushing on the hill.

When the 4th Brigade saw this, they were surprised to see that the firepower was quite strong.

He called the grenade group forward and started working with a crackling sound.

The two brigade commanders had not noticed anything unusual and thought they had run into the main force of the Eighth Route Army. They ordered their troops to open fire and attack from the north and south.

After searching for most of the day, my feet were almost worn out. I finally released the anger that was pent up in my heart today.

The sounds of gunfire, machine guns, and artillery shells filled the air.

Both brigade commanders received the same news: the enemy's firepower was very fierce.

Fierce firepower?

That’s right, it is definitely the Fourth Military Sub-district. Ding Wei’s troops have fierce firepower, which is different from the other three-gun and eight-route forces.

This group of people is fully equipped with both light and heavy firepower, and is a tough nut to crack.

Lieutenant General Yoshizawa was experienced and calmly gave the order:

"This enemy is very stubborn. Don't charge at them lightly. Cover them with artillery fire and call for aerial bombardment."

"Ask about the situation of the 4th Brigade. The enemy may break out to the south."

The situation here at Kawamura-dono is not good.

As soon as the grenade group went up and suppressed the enemy's firepower, they were immediately counterattacked by indirect fire infantry artillery.

The two commanders exchanged radio calls.

"General Yoshizawa, please rest assured. I have increased my forces and occupied the commanding heights. I will definitely be able to prevent the enemy from breaking out. I suggest requesting air support, first using firepower to strike, and then using infantry to charge and strangle the enemy."

"Great minds think alike. I would like to suggest adding white phosphorus bombs and starting a fire."

White phosphorus bombs are too lethal to humans and against the will of nature, so they are listed as anti-human weapons.

The 1st Flying Regiment is basically assigned to the 1st Army for combat, but the flying units have always been awesome.

During this reconnaissance of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, they were unexpectedly questioned by the army's idiots.

This made the Japanese themselves doubt whether they had really seen it wrong.

Later, the First Flying Regiment received news that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had been discovered and fierce fighting had broken out, so they sought bomber support.

The commander of the flying regiment is also a major general, and his name is Major General Nakamoto Shengxiao, who has a bad temper.

This guy has always looked like an unarmed soldier.

Look, it wasn't the reconnaissance plane that missed the target, it was clearly two groups of the army that got lost in the mountains and couldn't find the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and they still questioned them.

Now that we have found the Eighth Route Army, we still need to rely on air support.

The bombers reluctantly took off and launched an air strike according to the requested coordinates.

Without any confirmation or care about who was fighting below, he dropped bombs after arriving at the location, then turned around and evacuated in style.

The planes came quickly, dropping white phosphorus bombs downwards, and the high-explosive bombs were extremely powerful.

The rumbling sound was deafening.

The Japanese troops of the 4th Independent Brigade, who were engaged in a firefight, looked upward and found that bombs were falling towards their heads.

what happened?

Our own flying troops are helping the Eighth Route Army?

The Japanese lieutenant didn't have time to think more as the flames of the explosion swept him away. A hint of surprise emerged in his mind and his world turned black.

"Baga, the flying unit is actually bombing its own friendly forces."

Kawamura Dong was furious. His frontline soldiers were subjected to indiscriminate bombing, flames rose, and shock waves from the explosion surged.

The flames swept across a large area of ​​forest and at least two squadrons of troops were covered by the flames.

Some other troops were also affected by the aftermath of the explosion.

It is impossible to empathize with people's joys and sorrows. While Kawamura-dono was crying for his parents, Lieutenant General Yoshizawa was clapping his hands with joy.

After the bombing, it was obvious that the enemy's firepower had been weakened.

He straightened his collar, cleared his throat lightly, and ordered the entire army to attack.

The Japanese charged along the mountain road and rushed up to the top of the mountain.

All he saw was a guy dressed in black and dying. Without saying a word, he raised his bayonet and killed him.

The two forces collided with each other, and then felt something was wrong.

"Bagayalu, we are one of us!"

They all speak Japanese, and it’s the authentic local dialect.

They hit the wrong target. This is not the main force of the Eighth Route Army, but the main force of the Fourth Brigade.

The gunfire quickly died down, and the soldiers looked dusty and had dark faces, like charcoal covered with oil.

Many people were burned by white phosphorus bombs and suffered excruciating pain.

Our own people, truly our own people.

Yoshizawa Tadao panicked. It was impossible, absolutely impossible. They were attacking the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

The target of the attack was the Fourth Military Division, how could they hit their own people?

The two brigade commanders rushed to the front line of the battle. Kawamura Dong felt sorry for his soldiers. Three infantry squadrons were lost, and they were still bombed by their own bombers.

Yoshizawa Tadao kept thinking in his mind: where did the Eighth Route Army go, where did Ding Wei go, where did the Fourth Military Sub-district go?

A large-scale variety show, Where Has the Fourth Military Sub-district Gone?, is held in the mountains and forests.

The soldiers turned over the dead soldiers and confirmed over and over again. It seemed that they were all their own people. They did not see any Eighth Route Army soldiers.

"Baga, who on earth said they saw the enemy?"

Who was the guy who spread the rumor that he encountered the main force of the Eighth Route Army?

The Japs lowered their heads, wishing they could hide their faces in their helmets, and fought each other with extreme ferocity.

It has to be said that the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade was quite good at mountain warfare. One charge caused heavy casualties to the 4th Brigade.