On the other side.
The outpost in Xiao Wang Village had just been established when it was attacked by the enemy. Lieutenant Kameda, who was in charge of the area, immediately sent out reinforcements after receiving a plea for help.
But it was too late in the end.
And the supporting force was also ambushed, suffering heavy losses.
This made Kameda Saburo furious.
The 8th Route Army's guerrilla tactics were a real headache.
He couldn't even find them to engage in a decisive battle, which was frustrating.
After calming down, Kameda Saburo began to analyze the situation.
From the fact that the Wang Village outpost was taken so quickly and that the supporting force was ambushed, he quickly reached a conclusion.
The main force of the 8th Route Army was likely hiding in that area.
However, Kameda Saburo didn't act rashly. He began to make plans.
First, he sent a group of puppet troops to investigate the situation under the guise of reconnaissance.
At the same time, he quietly adjusted his troop deployment, gradually forming an encirclement.
The Japanese soldiers at this time, emboldened by their previous victories, were arrogant and overconfident.
They even boasted that they would wipe out China in three months.
Although Kameda Saburo was cautious, his arrogance prevented him from requesting reinforcements.
He believed that his small squad, together with a battalion of puppet troops, was sufficient to annihilate these enemies. He wanted to claim all the credit for himself.
In fact, Kameda Saburo's thinking wasn't entirely wrong.
After all, a squad of soldiers had about 54 men, and their equipment was far superior to that of the Chinese forces.
The Chinese army often needed to deploy a full company to deal with a single Japanese squad, and they were far from able to defeat a Japanese squad.
After all, each Japanese squad soldier was equipped with a Type 38 rifle, and the squad leader also carried a Type 14 pistol.
Most importantly, they were equipped with automatic weapons, light machine guns, down to the squad level.
This means that each squad had at least three machine guns.
The squad was also equipped with a mortar.
The mortar team was equipped with 2 to 3 Type 14 pistols.
During wartime, the ammunition supply was as high as 120 rounds per person.
In contrast, a regular Chinese company might not even have a single machine gun, and their ammunition was far inferior.
Even in a more favorable situation, they couldn't match the Japanese army.
As for our troops, it's even worse.
They probably don't even have a fraction of the Japanese army's firepower.
This is why our troops often resort to bayonet charges, because of the lack of ammunition. It's a last resort.
This is also the reason for Kameda Saburo's arrogance.
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Our military base.
At this moment, Su Yang was leading his squad members in bayonet training.
After almost a month of intensive training, the members had become very proficient.
With practice, Su Yang's bayonet skills had reached a level of perfection.
In close combat, he was confident that he could kill two Japanese soldiers.
Besides his close combat skills, his marksmanship had also improved significantly.
Now he was confident that he could hit a target at 300 meters, 200 meters for a fatal shot, and 100 meters with every shot hitting its mark.
Of course!
Due to the ammunition problem, he had not yet had a chance to test it.
But Su Yang believed he could do it!
At the same time, he was quickly absorbing knowledge about geography, mineral identification, smelting, and so on.
This is why Su Yang said that Old Zhang's family had a wide range of books.
They were truly diverse and covered a wide range of subjects.
He was able to grow so rapidly in a month thanks to the gift of an incredible natural talent from his home planet.
He couldn't help but marvel at the power of this extraordinary talent.
He learned quickly and his comprehension was simply incredible.
Unfortunately, he didn't have any knowledge about gunpowder, otherwise he might have been able to research smokeless gunpowder.
And solve the problem of black powder.
For now, he could only take things one step at a time.
Just as Su Yang was pondering, Zhou Yang walked over with a look of worry on his face.
"Old Zhou, what's wrong? You look so worried."
Hearing Su Yang's question, Zhou Ming first ordered his men to assemble the troops. Then he told him the news he had received.
"We just received news that the Japanese seem to be making a move."
"The troop strength in Li's Village, Shi's Village, and Yang's Fort has increased. The outpost in Xiao Wang Village has been repaired by the Japanese, and almost a full company of Japanese and puppet troops are stationed there."
"They are gradually forming a siege around our base. It's possible that our location has been exposed. This formation may be aimed at us."
Su Yang was also startled.
He had been wondering why the Japanese and puppet troops didn't sweep through after the outpost in Xiao Wang Village was destroyed by our troops. It turns out they were preparing for something big.
From the current situation, they have already formed an encirclement.
They are probably already in action.
"What are the orders from above?"
Zhou Ming: "To be on the safe side, the troops will evacuate."
"The relevant personnel and civilians have been prepared for evacuation."
"Our squad's mission is to hold back the enemy in Xiao Wang Village and buy time for the troops to evacuate."
No wonder Zhou Ming was so worried.
The 9th squad had a total of 11 men, while there were at least 100 enemies in Xiao Wang Village.
According to past experience, the Japanese would leave at least one or two platoons to guard the village, while the rest would be sent out to sweep the area.
That means there would be about 70 or 80 enemies.
Seven times the number of our troops.
"Old Zhou, did the higher-ups..."
Zhou Ming said with a wry smile: "They have allocated an additional three Hanyang rifles, 10 rounds of ammunition per person, three boxes of grenades, and several explosive packs."
"At least the ammunition is plentiful this time, but we're facing an enemy that is well-prepared."
"This battle won't be easy!"
"Let's discuss how to hold off the enemy and buy time for the troops to evacuate."
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