Chapter 347: Cutting off the way out
Zhang Yunfei and the deputy commander-in-chief heard the gunfire in front of them and stopped, and not long after, they heard a burst of mortar shelling, and then the gunfire in front was loud, much larger than the last time.
The two of them glanced at each other, and they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes, both of them were people with extremely rich combat experience, and it could be seen from the gunfire just now that the battle situation ahead.
Just now, when everyone just came out of the canyon of the Huangyadong Arsenal, the faint burst of gunfire they heard, judging from the scale of the gunshots, it should be the tentative attack of the little devil.
The mortar shelling must have been hitting some machine gun points on the positions of the Eighth Route Army, and not long after the shelling stopped, there was a loud burst of gunfire, and it must have been the little devil's surname attacking.
Zhang Yunfei and the deputy commander-in-chief glanced at each other, and Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly: "Mr. Peng, it seems that the little devils are playing their old routines again." ”
The old routine of the little devils that Zhang Yunfei refers to is to first test the surname to attack, then shell, and then officially attack on a large scale.
Hearing this, the deputy commander-in-chief also said: "Comrade Yunfei, it seems that the little devils are attacking on a large scale now." ”
The commander of the guard company next to the two interjected worriedly: "Two chiefs, the little devils are attacking in a big way, isn't it very dangerous for our soldiers." ”
Seeing what the guard company commander said, the deputy commander-in-chief thought for a moment and said, "Your guard company doesn't care about us, you speed up the march and quickly support the comrades who are responsible for blocking the attack in front." ”
It seems that the deputy commander-in-chief is still a little worried, worried about Zhang Yunfei's safety, afraid that if the guard battalion in front of him can't withstand the fierce attack of the little devil, if the little devil rushes over, it will threaten everyone's safety.
Zhang Yunfei and the people of the 36th Group Army can be said to be the distinguished guests of the Eighth Route Army, and in their hearts, the deputy commander-in-chief is still quite worried.
Zhang Yunfei listened to the words of the commander-in-chief, and couldn't help but smile slightly, Zhang Yunfei thought in his heart, Liu Xing, they should have arrived at this time, and the little devils should be unlucky.
Zhang Yunfei and the deputy commander-in-chief marched forward in a hurry, and at the same time paid attention to the gunfire coming from the front, sure enough, it didn't take long for the gunfire in front to change significantly, and the sound of the little devil's crooked machine gun and the Type 92 heavy machine gun was silent in less than a minute.
Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei knew that it must be the special combat team members who named the machine gunners of the little devils one by one.
With this discovery, Zhang Yunfei couldn't help but smile and said: "Mr. Peng, listen, the machine guns of the little devils are all silent, and the little devils are going to be unlucky." ”
The change in the gunfire in front, the deputy commander-in-chief, who has rich combat experience, of course, also heard it, but he was a little puzzled in his heart, and he didn't understand that the little devil's machine gun was still firing violently just now, and it all stopped at once.
Now, seeing Zhang Yunfei say this, the deputy commander-in-chief knew that Zhang Yunfei must know the reason, so he hurriedly said: "Comrade Yunfei, why did you say that the little devil's gunfire suddenly stopped?" Could it be that your special operators have eliminated all the machine gunners of the little devils? ”
Zhang Yunfei nodded lightly and said, "Mr. Peng, our special combat team members have arrived, and all the machine gunners of the little devil have been named." ”
"Okay, that's great." The deputy commander-in-chief said happily: "Comrade Yunfei, then let's speed up, the battlefield is not far ahead, let's go and see the specific situation ahead." ”
After saying that, everyone quickened their speed and walked forward.
Eighth Route Army defensive position.
Battalion Commander Han had just ordered the soldiers to put on their bayonets and prepare to fight with the little devils who rushed up, but it didn't take long for Battalion Commander Han to discover the abnormality of the gunshots.
The gunfire of the little devil in front of him was much weaker, and the sound of the little devil's crooked machine gun and Type 92 heavy machine gun seemed to have suddenly disappeared, leaving only the sporadic sound of the Type 38 rifle firing.
Finding the abnormality, Battalion Commander Han hurriedly poked out his head and looked forward, only to see the little devils in front of him retreating backwards in a panic, and the little devils in retreat fell to the ground one after another.
Seeing this scene, although Battalion Commander Han couldn't figure out what was going on, but such a good opportunity, Battalion Commander Han didn't want to let it go, just now the little devil was shelling again, and it was a large-scale attack, and nearly 100 comrades died under the guns of the little devil.
Such a good opportunity, the opportunity to beat the little devil, Battalion Commander Han will definitely not let it go, so Battalion Commander Han shouted without hesitation: "Comrades, the little devil is retreating, give me a hard beating." ”
After speaking, the battalion commander Han took the 20-shot box cannon in his hand and shot fiercely at the little devils not far away.
Not far away, the special combat team members who were hiding nearby, the shooting has not stopped, and the special combat team members' more than a dozen AK-47 assault rifles are constantly firing at the little devils, and the special combat team members' marksmanship is accurate, and all the little devils who are targeted are basically gunshots, and the little devils fall to the ground.
In the distance, at several highest points, the snipers of the special combat team who are hidden are holding sniper rifles and killing the little devils one by one, with a range of 800 meters from the sniper rifle, plus 4 times the optical sight, these special combat team members are condescending again, and they are very enjoyable to fight.
Most of the little devils who were killed were killed by the special combat soldiers, and only a few died under the guns of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.
Now the little devils are very panicked, the little devils can't understand where the guns are shooting, it seems that there are people shooting in all directions, and the teammates next to them fall down one after another without warning.
Those little devils who retreated, I don't know if they will be the next to fall, the little devils began to fight back on the position of the Eighth Route Army, while slowly retreating back.
But as the casualties of the little devils became bigger and bigger, the remaining little devils gave up firing back, and retreated back in a panic, the corpses of the little devils on the ground, the guns scattered on the ground, etc., the little devils completely ignored it, and only cared about running for their lives.
When Zhang Yunfei and the deputy commander-in-chief rushed to the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army, the little devils had not completely withdrawn, and Zhang Yunfei couldn't help but smile when he saw the panicked appearance of the little devils.
Battalion Commander Han, who was in charge of defense, saw the deputy commander-in-chief coming up, and there was a heroic young officer next to him, and Battalion Commander Han knew that it should be Commander-in-Chief Zhang of the 36th Group Army.
So, Battalion Commander Han trotted a few steps, came to the two of them, stood upright, saluted a military salute, and said loudly: "Good deputy commander-in-chief, good Commander-in-Chief Zhang, good leaders." ”
The deputy commander-in-chief looked at the sacrificed soldiers, and his heart was still a little heartbroken, so the deputy commander-in-chief asked with concern: "Battalion Commander Han, how are the casualties of your battalion." ”
Hearing this, Battalion Commander Han was silent for a few seconds, and said heavily: "Report to the deputy commander-in-chief, our specific casualties have not yet been counted, but the preliminary estimate is that there are nearly 100 comrades who have died, and there are dozens of injured comrades. ”
Seeing that the casualties were so large, Zhang Yunfei also became serious, he didn't expect that the casualties of the Eighth Route Army would be so large after such a short exchange of fire with the little devils, and if there were no special combat soldiers today, the casualties of the Eighth Route Army might be even greater.
Fortunately, there are also six or seven hundred soldiers in the guard battalion, and the casualties of more than 100 people are not enough to make this guard battalion hurt, but the sacrifice of nearly 100 soldiers is still very heartbreaking.
At this time, Zhang Yunfei also became serious, and said to the deputy commander-in-chief with a straight face: "Mr. Peng, we have sacrificed so many soldiers, and we want to let all the little devil infantry brigade die for the sacrificed comrades today." ”
The deputy commander-in-chief also had this intention, so many soldiers sacrificed, which made the deputy commander-in-chief very heartbroken, and he had already planned to annihilate this little devil infantry brigade, and now, seeing Zhang Yunfei say this, the deputy commander-in-chief immediately nodded in agreement.
Seeing the deputy commander-in-chief nodding, Zhang Yunfei immediately suggested: "Mr. Peng, our top priority now is to send a small force to bypass it, cut off the little devil's retreat, and let the little devil have no way to escape." ”
"Yes, to cut off the retreat of the little devils." The deputy commander-in-chief agreed.
So Zhang Yunfei said again: "Mr. Peng, I think the guard company that came with us is good, plus the guard platoon I brought, let these soldiers go around and move to the back of the little devil." ”
At present, the big army of the little devils is five or six hundred meters in front of the position of the Eighth Route Army, and the little devils see that they are the troops of the Eighth Route Army, and it is expected that the Eighth Route Army does not have mortars, and with those rifles cannot hit such a far position, the little devils are very arrogant and only open the distance between the two sides by only five or six hundred meters.
Send a force to quietly go around the back of these little devils, which is less than two kilometers away, send a few soldiers who are familiar with the terrain here, and take everyone, as long as it takes less than 20 minutes, you can successfully cut off the back road of the little devils.
After listening to Zhang Yunfei's suggestion, the deputy commander-in-chief also thought it was good, and immediately agreed, so more than 100 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army Guard Company, plus more than 30 soldiers of Zhang Yunfei's guard platoon, led by several soldiers who were familiar with the terrain here, quietly bypassed.
Looking at these soldiers, gradually moving away, a slight smile appeared on Zhang Yunfei's face, and he thought in his heart, the next battle will be exciting.
On the position of the Eighth Route Army, some health workers were treating the wounded of the Eighth Route Army, and some seriously injured soldiers were also carried down.
The deputy commander-in-chief held a telescope with a solemn face, carefully observing the little devils in the distance, while Zhang Yunfei was looking around for the special combat team members who were hiding around.
Others may not find the traces of these special combat soldiers, but Zhang Yunfei still found a lot of hidden special combat personnel through careful observation, among which Liu Xing's location was also discovered by Zhang Yunfei.
Far away, Zhang Yunfei also made a simple gesture to Liu Xing, and Liu Xing smiled at Zhang Yunfei.
(To be continued)