Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

Since leaving the county town, the Eighth Route Army has been constantly shooting at the locust army nearby at night.

The most outrageous scene was that suddenly a large group of locust soldiers passed by, and then several light machine guns appeared near a bush and began to fire at the locust soldiers less than a hundred meters away.

The terrain occupied by the damn Eighth Route Army was high, and it was difficult for the Locust Army to cross the terrain to pursue and destroy this hateful Eighth Route Army.

After waiting for a long time for the Eighth Route Army to withdraw, another locust army in front had its legs blown off.

Since crossing the river, the casualties of the Locust Army have been increasing, and according to the report of the signalman, they can no longer contact the Third Battalion.

For a moment, Yamashita Kenya had a bad feeling in his heart.

It is highly likely that the Eighth Route Army has already invaded the mining area. Maybe Xiao Pu is now commanding the locust army to resist bravely and waiting for his support.

Thinking of this, Yamashita Kenye immediately ordered the First Battalion to speed up their march and not to worry about casualties on the road. He and the Second Battalion would follow.

By the time the 16th Regiment wiped out all the Japanese troops in the mining area, the first battalion of Japanese troops had already marched past Macao Ridge, while the second battalion was in the area of ​​Jiangou Village not far behind.

At this time, the casualties of the two Japanese battalions began to increase.

Especially the First Battalion, more than 300 people had been killed along the way, either by the Eighth Route Army's hidden gunfire or by the explosion of explosives buried on the roadside.

The captain of the first brigade, Sota Komura, looked worried.

His First Battalion had lost so many people before even engaging in a fight with the Eighth Route Army. If Xiao Pujun had not held on, his battalion would have been in danger once the Eighth Route Army came to support.

Not long after, what Komura Tōta worried about happened.

After the 1st Battalion of the 16th Regiment entered the mining area under the cover of the artillery battalion's firepower, the artillery battalion immediately began to support the 17th Regiment in accordance with Commander Lu's order. At the same time, the 18th Regiment sent two battalions of troops to bypass the rear of the Japanese army and block its evacuation route into the city.

After the First Battalion crossed the Grasshopper Ridge, it was immediately ambushed by the 17th Regiment.

Relying on the terrain, the 17th Regiment detonated the explosives buried on the road. For a time, the entire Japanese brigade was blown to pieces.

At the same time, some soldiers passed through the tunnel and hid less than 100 meters away from the main Japanese force. They set up gasoline barrels and began to light the fuses.

As the huge bomb was thrown at the Japanese army, what Komura Sota worried about finally became a reality.

Seeing their troops being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army, the entire brigade began to fall into chaos.

Komura Sota's mood couldn't be worse.

Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid the locust army in the mining area is in great danger.

Without any hesitation, Komura Sota immediately ordered the troops to retreat, and at the same time sent a signalman to inform the commander that there was no need to reinforce the Jingxing mining area.

If he continued to send reinforcements, he was afraid that the entire regiment he was in would be in danger.

Ever since he was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army when he left the city, Komura Chongta has become increasingly certain that the Eighth Route Army that appeared outside the city tonight is most likely targeting his own regiment.

After all, my family knows their own affairs.

The regiment he was in was no longer the Class A regiment it used to be. Ever since the entire regiment was wiped out last time, the morale of the regiment's locust troops had never recovered.

Moreover, as the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi fought more and more bravely against the Locust Army, the losses of the Locust Army became heavier and heavier, and the soldiers below began to be timid in fighting against the Eighth Route Army in southeastern Shanxi.

Angered, Sota Komura could only rage helplessly. This was still a locust army loyal to Tianhuang.