However, Li Congjing thought so, but Ichiro Hirata thought that they should use the Imperial Association Army's Lei She as cannon fodder to concentrate their forces and take down the small sharp mountain first. Otherwise, if the military police team attacked the Grass Shoes Ridge at this time, the casualties would be too great.
However, Lei She, who was forced by the Gendarmerie to concentrate his forces on attacking the small sharp mountain, had already cursed Hirata Ichiro countless times in his heart.
However, under the roof, one had to lower their heads. Moreover, Ichiro Hirata was someone who could kill people.
Behind him, a small team of Japanese soldiers was supervising the battle with machine guns. Lei She, the old man, had no choice but to personally supervise the rest of the Imperial Association Army to attack Xiaojian Mountain.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
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At the mountain pass, the grass shoes ridge and the small sharp mountain on both sides of the mountain were densely packed with firepower. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, bullets kept pouring down the mountain.
After seizing the weapons and ammunition of Qian Bojun's unit of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, Li Congjing had withdrawn more than 20 light and heavy machine guns back to the Black Cloud Stronghold and deployed these machine guns in the grass shoes ridge, Xiaojian Mountain, and the mountain pass.
As expected, the machine gun fire and artillery fire of the Tiger Troop poured down together. The rest of the Royal Association Army of the Lei She Troop, who were attacking the small mountain, cried out in pain.
Lei She's heart ached. He watched as his troops attacked the small sharp mountain and were crushed by the machine gun fire of the defenders. In addition, the other party actually had a flare. It was simply attacking the mountain in broad daylight. Wasn't this courting death?
"Damn it, let our brothers pretend to attack! Don't rush in. I'll immediately ask Mrs. Hirata if we should withdraw temporarily. If they fought like this, one division wouldn't be enough!”Lei She watched as his troops were killed one by one, and his heart ached.
If this continued, his troops would be wiped out. At that time, Ichiro Hirata would probably not even look at him!
After Lei She finished speaking, he immediately ran back.
At this moment, Ichiro Hirata's face was ferocious as he watched the fierce battle with a gloomy expression.
The Imperial Association Army's attack was not successful, and they did not manage to reach the top of the small pointed mountain. Instead, they were suppressed by the enemy's firepower at the foot of the mountain. At this moment, the Tiger Troop's flares shot into the sky, and the sky was instantly lit up.
In other words, it was time to retreat! It was meaningless to continue fighting!
At this time, the first battalion commander of the Imperial Association Army, Lei She, who had retreated in a hurry, ran to Hirata Ichiro's side and said anxiously,""Mr. Hirata, our troops have suffered heavy casualties. We have less than 200 people left! They had lost more than half! Requesting to retreat. If you don't retreat now, all of our troops will die in battle!”。
"Eight grid tooth path!"
When Hirata Ichiro saw this, he slapped Lei She and roared,""Retreating without my order, damn it!”。
"Taijun, we really can't fight anymore. The enemy is on guard. Our surprise attack has been discovered by the enemy! This is clearly prepared!" Lei She wasn't a guy who didn't know anything. He could tell that the defending troops didn't come in a hurry.
Most likely, the other party already knew about their night raid!
"Taijun, retreat!" Lei She even took a break to look in the direction of his troops. He saw that the 1st Battalion of the Imperial Association Army was still attacking. Screams of pain could be heard continuously. It was the screams of the soldiers of the Imperial Association Army after they were hit by machine guns.
At this time, Tanaki Jiro, who was in charge of commanding the artillery squad of the Gendarmerie, also withdrew and said anxiously,""Sir, something is wrong! The enemy has deployed three 70mm cannons and has begun to bombard our artillery positions! One of our two cannons has been destroyed, and I've already moved the remaining one. However, the enemy's artillery fire will probably hit the hidden starting point of the Imperial Army soldiers! I suggest that we withdraw from the battle immediately!”。
"Can't you work harder?" Ichiro Hirata felt indignant. They had walked on the mountain road for more than an hour, and it was still late at night when they had gone through so much trouble to attack the Black Cloud Stronghold.
Seeing that Hirata Ichiro was still thinking of continuing to attack the Black Cloud Stronghold, he could already see the machine gun firepower of the garrison troops at the Grass Shoes Ridge and the Small Sharp Mountain. In addition, more than half of the Royal Association Army of the Lei She Tribe had suffered casualties. It was not impossible for the Tiger Legion Army to gather their forces and rush out from the depths of the Black Cloud Stronghold to wipe them out at any time.
'What are you thinking about? Why are you still hesitating at this time?' Tanaki Jiro complained in his heart!
"Sir, don't hesitate anymore. The enemy of the Black Cloud Stronghold already knows about our actions. They are already prepared. I suggest that we retreat immediately. "Otherwise, if the enemy of the Black Cloud Stronghold really knows about our actions, will they ambush a troop behind us and block our retreat?”Taki Jiro reminded Ichiro Hirata.
It was only at this moment that Ichiro Hirata was horrified. Forget about this! Lei She, you, lead the troops to cover the rear and block the grass shoes ridge. The enemy on the small sharp mountain will rush down and cover the retreat of the imperial army! Tian Qi-kun, immediately order the military police to retreat!”
After being reminded by Taki Jiro, Hirata Ichiro finally came back to his senses! Half of Qian Bojun's troops had been taken away by the prisoners of war of the Central Army who had occupied the Black Cloud Stronghold. At this moment, the enemy forces of the Black Cloud Stronghold had far surpassed their coalition forces. If they still did not rush out at this time, did it mean that there were troops buried behind them to intercept them?
As he thought about it, Ichiro Hirata's entire body trembled!
"Ha Yi, sir!"
Taki Jiro heaved a sigh of relief and left in a hurry.
At this time, Li Congjing looked down the mountain with his binoculars from the observation hole of the machine gun bunker in Grass Shoes Ridge. He saw that the Imperial Association Army attacking the mountain suddenly began to retreat! Then, under the illumination of the flare, the Japanese soldiers hidden in the forest at the foot of the mountain turned around and ran!
"Damn it, you want to run away? I didn't ask!"
In less than ten seconds, a huge signal flare suddenly exploded in the sky above the Grass Shoes Ridge. It could be seen for miles!
Lin Dahai's 3rd Battalion, which had been lying in ambush in the woods on both sides of the path that Hirata Ichiro's main force would have to take to retreat, immediately moved out and attacked the retreating Japanese soldiers. At least ten light and heavy machine guns were gathered together and fired at each other, blocking the retreating Japanese military police.
"Sir, we have a large group of enemies behind us. The first squad at the front suffered heavy casualties! We lost almost fifty people!" When Tanaki Jiro saw that his troops had their retreat blocked, he knew that the other party had taken their retreat. He immediately reported to Hirata Ichiro in horror!
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