I really came here to fight against Japan

Captain Ma shouted, "Retreat! Move faster! Don't let the Japanese catch up with us."

After Captain Ma finished shouting, he pulled Xiao Zheng back down the hillside, got on his horse and started running back.

Captains Tanaka and Tanashita, who arrived later, once again received the corresponding information.

Tanaka looked at the bullet shells on the ground and said, "What? You mean there were more than a hundred of them and they fired three or four hundred shots.

It only caused casualties of three imperial soldiers?

Mr. Tanashita, it seems that these Chinese soldiers are really a group of mob.

Even if they used the Empire's Type 38 rifle, due to their lack of training, they could only achieve this level of performance with only three or four hundred rounds?

I am now basically certain that they are not trying to lure the enemy deep into our territory, so we should resolutely pursue them."

Captain Tianxia also nodded, he thought so too.

There is no dangerous terrain here. If the Chinese army wants to eat them up, I'm afraid they don't have enough teeth.

You have to know that their two divisions have more than 40,000 people, and they have trucks and armored vehicles.

If you want to encircle their two divisions, it is unrealistic without 200,000 regular army troops.

The Eighth Route Army in Hebei was compressed into a base in the Ji-Zhong Plain.

It is simply impossible here in Wei County, with so many Chinese troops daring to ambush them.

Unfortunately, both of them, including their division commander, calculated wrongly.

This time Qin Haichuan led the team personally, and he brought a lot of main players with him.

The Sixth Gannan Guerrilla Division was led by its commander Pan Dahe.

Two infantry columns and an artillery brigade from the division came over.

As the main blocking force, they have a total of more than 50,000 people.

Three days ago, they secretly arrived at Yehu Valley and set up an ambush.

This time, all three divisions of their First Cavalry Army were brought out.

Along with them came two Mongolian cavalry divisions, totaling more than 50,000 people.

They were just hiding behind secretly, and once the battle started in Yehu Valley, they would come over and deal a fatal blow to the Japanese.

As for their own hometown, it was handed over to the Eighth Route Army in the Daqingshan base.

At the same time, two Mongolian cavalry divisions also remained as mobile forces.

With the addition of the deputy commander's 80,000 national troops, it would be more than enough to hold out for a few days.

Don't forget that they have the protection of Eternal Heaven. Now the entire Mongolian military force is relying on the guerrilla division.

If a decisive battle really breaks out, the Japanese will find themselves in an embarrassing situation.

Without the support of the Mongolian prince's cavalry, they could only be isolated in the city and dared not come out to raid.

As Captain Ma and his men continued to fight and retreat, they got closer and closer to Yehu Valley.

The terrain also changed from a standard plain area to a hilly area with slopes everywhere.

The search team sent by the Japanese was chasing closely behind.

The main forces of their two battalions also caught up in trucks.

Tanaka heard cheers coming from outside the truck and immediately looked out the window.

A Japanese soldier came over on horseback and reported the situation to their two captains.

"Report to the captain, we found a dead draft horse and some dead Eighth Route Army soldiers ahead."

Tanaka: "How did you confirm their identities?"

Soldier: "Report to the captain, they are wearing the uniforms of the National Army.

But underneath the uniforms were the grey uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, so their identities could be basically determined."

Tanaka said, "Yoshi, Tanaka-kun, it seems your analysis is correct.

These Eighth Route Army soldiers were able to capture the county seat of Wei County by disguising themselves as national soldiers to embolden themselves. "

Outside Yehu Valley, Commander Ma asked Political Commissar Liu suspiciously.

"Political Commissar Liu, you just killed the puppet army prisoners like this. Aren't you afraid that your superiors will hold you accountable for violating discipline?"

Captain Ma: “Hahaha, Brother Ma, don’t worry.

We are still a national army unit with bad military discipline. If we kill a few puppet soldiers, which superior officer would be willing to take care of us? "

Commander Ma, who had previously served in the National Army, expressed his understanding of what Captain Ma said.

But he was now a member of the Eighth Route Army after all, and he felt uncomfortable no matter how he thought about what Captain Ma said.

Political Commissar Liu: "Commander Ma, don't listen to his nonsense, these puppet soldiers are traitors who have committed numerous crimes.

They have all been screened by our comrades from the Weixian County Party Committee.

That's why we gave them all the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army and then shot them.

Using them as bait to lure the enemy deeper into our territory and throwing them to the Japanese soldiers behind us can also be considered as a way for them to make meritorious deeds and atone for their sins."

At this moment, Commander Ma’s doubts were finally resolved.

It turns out that all comrades from the Wei County Party Committee were involved, so it seems that this was arranged by the higher-ups.

There is no need for me to keep dwelling on this matter.

They finally retreated into Yehu Valley and blocked the entrance of Yehu Valley with some messy things.

Several soldiers were picking up the Japanese helmets with their Type 38 rifles, and seemed to be cheering something.

Captain Tanaka: "Artillery squadron, get ready, use mortars to bombard that small mound first."

When the "Tubalu" soldiers on the hillside saw the Japs starting to set up artillery, they immediately rolled and crawled and ran into the dense forest behind.

“Boom boom boom… Boom!”

As mortar shells exploded on the opposite hillside.

Those "Tubalu" soldiers ran even faster, and soon they disappeared from sight.

Tanaka laughed and said, "Tanaka-kun, the Tubalu are indeed a mob. Let's attack together!"

Behind them they were supported by the main force of their own regiment and two divisions of more than 40,000 soldiers.

Even if those Eighth Route Army troops had an ambush, they would have run away when they saw so many Japanese troops coming!

Tanaka: "Order the artillery squadron to build artillery positions. After five minutes of artillery preparation, start the attack with the first squadron as the spearhead."

The artillery squadron's six Type 92 infantry guns were quickly installed and began shelling.

Their mortars had been put away, ready to follow the infantry battalion and attack Yehu Valley together.

Commander Ma retreated into the mountains with the Cavalry Division. He looked at Political Commissar Liu with concern.

"Political Commissar Liu, Commander Ma, you said that this group of devils has two divisions, so we should retreat as soon as possible.

If you still want to set up this ambush, I will go and call the main force of my ethnic detachment.

In this way, with 5,000 troops against 40,000, the gap between our military strength and that of the Japanese will not be too big."

Captain Ma was looking at Commander Ma from the side and thought that Commander Ma didn't look like a guerrilla at all.

Things like "the difference between 5,000 and 40,000 is not that big" were just his casual remarks.

It can be seen that Commander Ma’s courage and heroism are no less than his own.

No wonder they were able to make such a big name in the Ji Zhong area and even formed an ethnic detachment.

Political Commissar Liu said: "Commander Ma, please follow me. Our captain Yunzong is here too.

He is at the front-line headquarters in the mountains. I will introduce him to you."

Yun Guichuan was the former commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade. After the reorganization of their 6th Guerrilla Division, he also became the commander of the 1st Column.

After several expansions, the Sixth Guerrilla Division now has nearly 80,000 troops.

For ease of command, it was divided into three infantry columns (reorganized divisions), an artillery division and a guard brigade.