Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

After the Japanese army took the first defensive action, they sent a detachment to search forward.

They soon discovered the location where the guerrillas had ambushed. By then, the special forces had vanished. Kong De and Zhang Shan followed Wei Hongjun's orders to the letter. After the attack, they fired a maximum of two shots and then retreated immediately, not even bothering to see the outcome.

So the Japanese army searched but could not find any trace of anyone.

"Where are the casualties?"

"Two Imperial Army soldiers were killed, one was seriously injured, one was slightly injured, and seven Security Corps soldiers were slightly injured."

"Damn it."

Aso Akashi was a little annoyed.

Although only two people died, there were nine wounded. Two people died before the battle officially started, which made him unhappy.

"The enemy only fired a few shots just now, how come there are so many minor injuries in the security team?"

"Lieutenant, the wounded members of the security team were all self-inflicted during the panic."

Aso Akashi frowned.

Damn the Security Corps! They were given weapons, ammunition, and a unit, but they couldn't fight. The wounded who emerged were all injured in the panic. If it weren't for the higher-ups trying to win over the Zheng family, Aso Akashi would never have agreed to give the Security Corps a full unit.

"Let's be careful and go."

"Yes."

The messenger shouted: "Move out!"

"boom"

"bang bang bang"

Just as everyone lined up again and prepared to march, gunshots rang out again.

But this time the gunshot came from the other side.

Aso Akashi quickly lay on the ground and saw another of his men being hit. He was furious and shouted, "Fight back, fight back!"

"Da da da"

This time the other Japanese troops were also very angry.

Less than two minutes after the attack, the Japanese heavy machine guns opened fire. The Japanese were elite troops, and just by listening to the gunfire, they could roughly determine the source of the fire. Heavy machine guns are heavy firepower, and in terms of firepower intensity, even seven or eight light machine guns put together could not compare to a heavy machine gun.

If the person was still there, he wouldn't even be able to lift his head if he was shot at by a heavy machine gun.

The special forces who had just escaped from their ambush were all sweating profusely at the sight of the heavy machine gun fire. If they were to encounter a heavy machine gun head-on, how would they stop the enemy?

"How about it?"

"One Imperial Army soldier was killed and one was slightly injured. Two Security Corps soldiers were killed and four were slightly injured."

"Bagaya Road."

Aso Akashi is really unbearable.

It had only been a short while, and the number of casualties had already reached nineteen. Although most of the injuries were minor, three of his own Japanese soldiers had been killed, one seriously injured, and two slightly wounded. This loss was truly unacceptable to Aso Akashi.

"These cowards and rats of China are not soldiers. They are not worthy of being soldiers. Troops, speed up your actions. I want to wipe them out completely."

"Yes."

From the September 18th Incident to the January 28th Incident, the Rehe War, the Great Wall War, and the July 7th Incident, the Japanese army's opponents were generally large-scale Nationalist forces. Both sides fought face-to-face positional warfare.

The Japanese defeated the Nationalist army due to their superior weaponry, air power, and tactics. In positional warfare, the Nationalist army favored a long, straight line formation, which lacked defensive depth. The Japanese, on the other hand, often employed flank attacks. This allowed them to penetrate the Nationalist flanks, and once they did, the entire Nationalist defense collapsed.

As for the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army was really unfamiliar with it.

Including the Eighth Route Army's tactics.

This was the first time that Aso Akashi had experienced such an annoying sticky tactic.

The two sneak attacks were just the beginning.

The six groups of special forces engaged in a game of "sparrow warfare." They would launch attacks every few minutes, sometimes more than ten minutes. Sometimes they would attack only one side, sometimes both sides simultaneously. And they would fire one or two shots before fleeing.

Don't give the Japanese army a chance to counterattack.

Moreover, the Japanese army was too small in number.

There were only 167 men, more than a third of whom were manning grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and light machine guns. Therefore, Aso Akashi couldn't commit many troops to pursue the enemy. If Aso Akashi had a battalion, he could have spared one or two squads to pursue the Eighth Route Army. Unfortunately, Aso Akashi only had 167 men, leaving him no room for other forces.

The security team was originally a very good force. Unfortunately, Aso Akashi had already discovered that the security team had no fighting power at all.

As a result, I suffered setbacks all the way.

To prevent surprise attacks from both sides, Aso Akashi had no choice but to slow down his march. The troops were ready for battle at any time, with soldiers on both wings holding their guns. If a surprise attack came, they could immediately retaliate without preparation.

Although this method is very tiring and the new army is very slow, it can indeed effectively prevent sneak attacks.

The special forces also began to suffer casualties.

After all, the Japanese army was not prepared before, so they could launch sneak attacks at will. But after the Japanese army was prepared, the special forces would immediately be counterattacked by the Japanese army as long as they launched a sneak attack. The Japanese army was far superior to the special forces in terms of marksmanship and firepower.

Chapter 016 Tired Enemy

Although they were still attacked by the guerrillas, the effectiveness of the attacks was getting worse and worse.

Aso Akashi felt a little relieved.

The special forces had been conducting surprise attacks continuously since the beginning, with over twenty such raids already underway. Fourteen Japanese soldiers had been killed, eight seriously wounded, and nineteen slightly injured, totaling forty-one casualties.

These are all Japanese troops.

As for the casualties of the security corps, Aso Akashi didn't care at all. Because for Aso Akashi, the security corps was there to do hard labor and be cannon fodder, and he never expected them to fight.

The Japanese army suffered 41 casualties, which was definitely a heavy price to pay. Fortunately, 19 of them were slightly wounded and could still participate in the battle.

Fortunately, it’s much better now.

Not only the Japanese army, but also the security group had already gained experience and knew how to deal with sneak attacks. Moreover, by this time, Aso Akashi had already realized that the enemy was outnumbered. Only a small-scale sneak attack like this could be carried out.

Although the marching speed was much slower, Aso Akashi was still very satisfied.

Because of the current speed, the troops can attack Zhangjiagou Village today. As long as they can capture the enemy's main force and fight face to face, Aso Akashi will not be afraid.

"Da da da"

There has been no sneak attack for almost twenty minutes since the special forces team suffered casualties in the previous sneak attacks.

Aso Akashi was very happy.

Aso Akashi believed that the enemy was afraid to continue the attack due to the increasing casualties. But just when everyone relaxed their vigilance, the sound of machine gun fire suddenly rang out. It was the sound of the Japanese Type 96 light machine gun.

Aso Akashi, who was lying on the ground, suddenly looked ugly.

Because it wasn't gunfire coming from the wings, it was gunfire coming from behind.

This light machine gun had not been moved since it was brought to the battlefield by Wei Hongjun. At this moment, he suddenly fired from behind the enemy's buttocks. Compared to the Japanese "Type 96" light machine gun, the Type 96 light machine gun is much easier to use. It can fire more bullets in a short period of time and does not jam easily. In addition to the light machine gun, he was also equipped with a small team. Since the conventional two-wing sneak attack was prepared, the team and the light machine gun group were placed from behind to launch a sneak attack on the rear of the Japanese army.

After the fight, run away immediately.

The Japanese army had been guarding its flanks but neglected its rear, which resulted in it being completely unprotected and directly exposed. After being attacked, it had no time to counterattack.

"what happened?"

"This is our Type 96 light machine gun. They must have captured it during the last ambush."

"Counting casualties?"

"The Imperial Army had one killed and two seriously injured. The Security Corps had one killed, one seriously injured, and two slightly injured."

"Despicable Chinese. This is not what a soldier should do."

Aso Akashi was furious.

Although Aso Akashi did not take the Security Corps seriously, they were still helping the Japanese fight. The Security Corps had suffered heavy casualties along the way, and now they were in high spirits.

There have even been cases of escape.

This time, the Security Corps suffered so many casualties, and even more of them would flee. Without the Security Corps, the Japanese army would be completely exposed to these despicable attackers. The casualties on our side would surely skyrocket.

And the pressure along the way is too great.

It was not easy for the Japanese army to maintain combat mode at all times during marching, let alone the security corps.

"How far are we from Zhangjiagou Village?"

"Less than twenty miles."

"Hurry up and ignore these rats. Let's go straight to Zhangjiagou Village and destroy their nest."

"Yes."

Less than twenty miles, for an elite force, it would only take an hour. Even if it were slower, it wouldn't take more than two hours. Aso Akashi no longer cared about the losses on the road.

Previously, the battle mode of marching could only cover a few miles in an hour. Now, if we want to speed up the march, we have to abandon the original battle mode.

Wei Hongjun has been observing the Japanese army.

Wei Hongjun was deeply impressed by the powerful combat capability of the Japanese army.

The special forces had clearly launched a surprise attack, and they had chosen a well-placed ambush location. However, the Japanese counterattack still resulted in six casualties. The Japanese reaction speed and their marksmanship were too formidable.

This made Wei Hongjun quite helpless.

But the results are still very satisfactory.

The total casualties among the Japanese and puppet troops, plus those who escaped from the Security Corps, exceeded 100. Of course, among these casualties, there were also many minor injuries, all caused by the Security Corps itself. But even if they were minor injuries, such a result was still very good.

Seeing the Japanese army speeding up their march, Wei Hongjun ordered: "Let the troops increase their sneak attacks. But they must protect themselves."

Since the Japanese army had abandoned their original combat mode of marching, it would create opportunities for the special forces regiment to launch a surprise attack. There were still twenty miles to Zhangjiagou Village, and the special forces regiment could launch a dozen or even twenty surprise attacks.

"Yes."

"Chief of Staff, what do you think?"

“It’s more effective than I thought.”

Zhang Dahu looked at the Japanese army that suffered heavy casualties and felt very surprised.

It's only been a few hours.

A special forces unit of around forty men inflicted such heavy casualties on the Japanese army. It was truly unexpected. Whether it was the Rehe War, the Great Wall War, or the 29th Army's campaign after the July 7 Incident, inflicting such heavy casualties on the Japanese army would have required suffering several, even ten times as many casualties themselves.

I really can’t imagine it.