The Independent Regiment was indeed attacked by the Japanese.

It is not the entire regiment, but the newly formed Fourth Battalion, with a force of about 800.

The attacking Japanese belonged to the 41st Division. They were responsible for cutting off the rear.

After Luyang fell, the 41st Division also gave up Anze County in accordance with the orders of its superiors and retreated westward. It was preparing to retreat to Linfen.

Kong Jie led the independent group to catch up.

Because the Fourth Battalion was newly formed, Kong Jie personally squatted.

Originally, it should be the fastest runners of the main force's first and second battalions.

Unexpectedly, by accident, the Fourth Battalion ran the fastest, but ended up encountering the Japanese troops with the cut-off.

In fact, the number of Japanese troops with the rear cut was not large, only about 400. However, these Japanese soldiers with the rear cut were very brave and launched a counterattack without fear of death.

The Fourth Battalion was caught off guard and caught off guard by the Japanese. Kong Jie hurriedly picked up the gun and attacked counterattack.

After all, it was a newly formed army and its combat experience was not as rich as the other three battalions. A brief chaos occurred in the early stage.

Fortunately, the regiment commander Kong Jie personally took the battle and shot many Japanese in a row to finally stabilize the front line.

"Luckily..."

"This gun is good."

Kong Jie looked at the Garland sniper rifle in his hand.

Fortunately, he got more than ten sniper rifles from Li Yunlong before, and he personally took one.

As apologize, Li Yunlong also gave Kong Jie eighteen Garland sniper rifles in addition to one million bullets. Of course, these were all handed over by Yang Yue. Yang Yue didn't care about how Li Yunlong distributed it.

Originally, Kong Jie's shooting skills were only average. He could not compare with Li Yunlong and Ding Wei. However, with the help of the scope, he could also hit every shot at a distance of three or four hundred meters, greatly boosting his morale. The most brutal Japanese attackers were killed by him with one shot. The Japanese's morale was inevitably hit and the impact force gradually weakened.

However, the remaining Japanese still rushed upwards frantically.

Of course, the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment would not regress. They shot fiercely.

Both sides quickly entered a white-hot state.

The Japanese tried to eat up the pursuing Eighth Route Army, so that the Eighth Route Army behind them dared not pursue them.

The Eighth Route Army tried to eat the Japanese's troops cut off their backs. Give the Japanese some lessons first. Don't think that if you evacuate Anze, you will be safe.

Let me tell you that our next plan is to attack Linfen.

Where is Linfen? It is the location of the 41st Division of the Japanese Division. It is also an important node on the Tongpu Line.

If the Eighth Route Army conquered Linfen, the 20th Japanese Division stationed in Yuncheng would be surrounded by the Chinese army. The Eighth Route Army was on the north and east, the Central Army was on the south, and the Jinsui Army was on the west.

Obviously, Linfen is related to the life and death of the two Japanese divisions, and no one dares to sit idly by.

Even the Japanese base camp has already turned its attention to the battlefield in Shanxi.

The Japanese army's counterattack was very fierce.

The Eighth Route Army's firepower was also very fierce.

"Does the shells still exist?" Kong Jie asked nervously.

"And," replied Wang Haisheng, the commander of the Fourth Battalion, "There are more than 300 more."

"Okay!" Kong Jie felt relieved.

As long as there are enough shells, the Japanese will not rush up.

Kong Jie was actually not very confident about the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Battalion. After all, he was expanded from the spy company.

The original spy company had only more than 150 people. After it was expanded into the Fourth Battalion, the other more than 600 people were basically new soldiers. Only a small number of people had combat experience.

And their opponents, the Japanese who were hit, were almost all veterans, with a military service of at least three years.

If it was a one-on-one battle, the fourth battalion of the Independent Regiment would be completely defeated.

Fortunately, the battalion commander of the Fourth Battalion, Wang Haisheng, is an old revolutionary and a first-class sharpshooter. He also has a Garland sniper rifle in his hand.

It was with two sniper rifles and nine mortars that successfully stopped the enemy.

In order to intercept the Japanese charge, the nine mortars were all crazy and shells kept falling.

The effect is of course great.

The Japanese are also flesh and blood, and are no match for shells at all.

However, the continuous launch caused the shells to consume a lot. Kong Jie was worried that the shells would be killed soon.

"How many shells are there?" Kong Jie asked again after a while.

"Report to the regiment commander, there are more than 300 shots." The cannon platoon leader replied.

"Okay!" Kong Jie felt relieved.

I vaguely felt something was wrong, but I didn't care.

As long as there are shells.

Keep booming!

Boom me!

Blast all the Japanese to death!

Don’t think that only you have cannons! Our independent group also has it!

Japanese, I tell you, our independent regiment now has more than 100 mortars, enough for you to drink a pot!

"boom!"

"boom!"

In fact, the shells are indeed falling.

The fearless Japanese devils were blown to pieces on the charge road, and soon suffered heavy casualties.

However, the battle situation changed quickly. The nearby Japanese reinforcements came. The total Japanese troops also increased to 800, which was almost the same as those around Kong Jie.

The battle became more intense.

The Japanese launched a crazily counterattack.

The Japanese army's goal is still the same. It is to eat this Eighth Route Army.

In fact, it is indeed possible to use the Japanese army's combat power. With one-on-one force, they can eat any opponents on the East Asian battlefield. Of course, the Soviets did not count.

A large group of Japanese soldiers can easily encircle and annihilate a regiment of the National Army.

Even a standard regiment of the Eighth Route Army (about 1,200 people) is no match for a brigade of the Japanese.

The shortcomings of the Fourth Battalion as a new force were once again revealed.

Weak combat power.

The waste of bullets is serious.

Soldiers hit a very low hit rate.

At the same time, the various heavy firepower of the Fourth Battalion is relatively small.

The most outstanding heavy firepower is the nine-door 60mm mortar. They are the most powerful combat power of the Fourth Battalion.

"laugh!"

"laugh!"

Mortars are firing wildly.

It was entirely reliant on shells to block the Japanese's attack.

The three consecutive waves of impacts launched by the Japanese were all smashed by fierce shells. The Japanese were at least hundreds of casualties.

However, the remaining Japanese were still launching attacks frantically.

They judged that the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells should have been consumed.

But……

"boom!"

"boom!"

The shells are still exploding.

No matter how the Japanese attacked, shells always fell.

Most of the Japanese were blown down. Only a very few lucky ones did not fall down, but were also killed by Kong Jie and Wang Haisheng with sniper rifles.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The sound of Garland's semi-automatic sniper rifle was almost covered by mortars.

Nine mortars were fired in turn, and the consumption of shells was still very large. Kong Jie couldn't help but start to worry again. If the shells were shot, the Japanese would rush up.
To be continued...