In the canyon, the little devils of the 9th Brigade were all tortured by the chili pepper and couldn't open their eyes, becoming a group of blind men.

Coupled with the inner panic, their combat effectiveness was reduced to less than one tenth.

Some little devils waved their weapons indiscriminately, causing many accidental injuries.

It's too easy to beat a blind man.

The new group of soldiers swarmed forward, and each knife was aimed at the little devil's heart, lower abdomen, neck and other fatal parts.

Many little devils just opened their eyes a little and wanted to see the surrounding situation clearly, but they felt a sharp pain in their chests. They lowered their heads suddenly and realized that at some point, a bright bayonet had pierced their own chest.

Body.

As the bayonet was pulled out fiercely, a large stream of blood suddenly spurted out like free tap water.

Then, a sense of powerlessness flooded into their minds, their vision went dark, and their consciousness was swallowed up by endless darkness. Immediately, their bodies paralyzed uncontrollably.

Massacre, this is completely a one-sided massacre,

Soon, hundreds of little devils were either stabbed through the body or had their necks cut off, with blood flowing freely, and they fell to the ground like dead dogs.

A defeat is like a mountain, and this also applies to the little devil.

At this time, the little devils had no fighting ability at all. When they tried to open their eyes and vaguely saw the surrounding situation, they immediately ran towards the east exit of the canyon as if they were running away.

Escape is also contagious. As some little devils take the lead in escaping, more and more little devils will join the escaping army.

In their view, they did not have to defeat the pursuing Eighth Route Army; they could save their lives as long as they outran their companions.

The road at the bottom of the canyon is not easy to walk. There are rocks everywhere. Because it is difficult to open your eyes for a while, many little devils either slip on their feet or trip directly to the ground. They crowd each other and many stampedes occur.

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Some of the rocks were quite sharp. With the continuous trampling by their companions, the chests, heads and other parts of these little devils were directly cut open by the sharp rocks. Some of them died or were injured, and they all let out shrill screams.

The scene became extremely chaotic for a while.

The soldiers of the new group behind took advantage of the victory to pursue them, stabbing those who were close with bayonets, and shooting those who were far away with bullets.

They would also stab some injured little Japs who fell to the ground without mercy.

In the canyon, in order to run faster, the little devils of the 9th Brigade were no longer limited to escaping along the cliff. Many of the little devils also ran to the middle of the canyon.

In this way, they were completely exposed to the muzzles of the independent regiment soldiers on the top of the mountain.

Many soldiers of the Independent Regiment had been persecuted by the little devils. They would not show mercy, so they decisively pulled the trigger according to these little devils.

"Thud, tug, tug, tug!"

“Pah, pah, pah, pah!—”

The dense bullets poured over them, and the little devils in the canyon were like cutting wheat with a knife, screaming and falling into a pool of blood.

Some soldiers of the independent regiment also fired grenades and dropped them. The grenades landed among the Japanese and exploded into a large area.

Facing the front and back attacks of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment, the morale of the Japanese 9th Brigade was extremely low. They could not think of any resistance at all, so they could only continue to run towards the east exit of the canyon and continue to become the New First Regiment.

A living target for the soldiers of the regiment and the independent regiment.

Along the way, little Japs were constantly being hit by bullets, blown up by grenades, or accidentally falling down, and being pierced in the back by pursuing Eighth Route Army soldiers...

"Baga! Stop, stop. There is machine gun fire from the Eighth Route Army at the exit of the canyon. Yamamoto-kun's reinforcements have not arrived yet. Even if we escape to that side, we can't get out."

Watanabe Kazuo looked at his subordinates who kept falling, his heart felt like a knife, and his face was extremely ugly, so gloomy that he could almost shed water.

However, no matter how He scolded him, the little devils around him didn't seem to hear his orders and were still running frantically toward the east exit.

"Signal Corps!"

"Signal Corps!"

A communications soldier carrying a Taipower on his back squeezed through the chaotic crowd, came to Kazuo Watanabe and asked for instructions: "Brigade commander, are you looking for me?"

Watanabe Kazuo: "Immediately send electricity to Mr. Yamamoto, explain the situation here to him, and then ask him to break through the China Eighth Route Army's blocking line as quickly as possible and come over to provide us with tactical guidance."

The Japanese communications soldier looked at the situation around him and said with an ugly look on his face: "Commander of the brigade, I'm afraid this will be difficult to handle."

Kazuo Watanabe's face darkened and he asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Japanese Communications Corps: "Brigade Commander, there is no signal at the foot of the cliff. If I want to generate electricity, I have to go to a more open location, but look..."

The Japanese communications soldier pointed to an open space nearby, which was crowded with fleeing soldiers, and bursts of bullets rained down from time to time. There was no space or opportunity to send a telegram.

Kazuo Watanabe glanced around with his red and swollen eyes and discovered this situation.

However, if they do not request tactical guidance now, there will be only a dead end waiting for them, so he scolded with a heavy face: "You go to an open area to generate electricity immediately, and I will let the guard squadron cover you!"

"Guard squadron, immediately cover the communications troops to generate electricity!"

"Hiyi!"

After the order was issued, the Japanese communications troops immediately arrived at the open area in the middle of the canyon under the cover of the guard squadron.

Dozens of Japanese soldiers from the guard squadron set up a cordon and separated some of the young Japanese who fled.

The signal soldier kept blinking to make himself feel as comfortable as possible while constantly changing positions to look for signals.

Finally, after searching for half a minute, he found a location with a signal. He immediately started tinkering with the radio and started to generate electricity for Kazuki Yamamoto.

"Didi-di-di, di-di-di-di-"

The Japanese communications soldiers controlled the radio and kept tapping with their fingers. Finally, one minute later, the complete telegram for help was sent out.

At this moment, a large rain of bullets suddenly poured in this direction like a plow.

The Japanese communications soldier had no time to dodge and was hit directly, falling to the ground on his back.

At this time, a new group from behind was about to pursue them.

Kazuo Watanabe had no choice but to escape with the army towards the east exit of the canyon under the protection of the guards.

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The front of Jiangjun Ridge.

Kazuki Yamamoto had already commanded the 22nd Infantry Regiment and the Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment to surround Wang Chengzhu's independent battalion from front to back.

Under the attack from the front and rear by the two Japanese regiments, the independent battalion suffered very serious casualties, exceeding 30%.

From the perspective of modern warfare, if the casualty rate of a general army reaches 20%, it will be in danger of losing combat effectiveness, and 30% is the casualty rate limit recognized around the world.

If the casualties exceed 30%, the battle will be unwinnable.

It is as powerful as Germany in World War II. Once casualties exceed 30%, the troops will lose their combat effectiveness.

However, the Japanese army, which was brainwashed by militarism and bushido ideas, would not be defeated even if the casualty rate reached 50%. This is an anomaly in the history of war.

The Japanese 9th Brigade, which was besieged in Hulu Gorge, was an exception. After all, they had never had a direct confrontation with the Eighth Route Army from the beginning, and had always been passively beaten.

Just like a wild boar, even if it is ferocious, if it falls into a hunter's trap and is attacked by the hunter using various means one after another, its temper will be tempered and it will lose its wildness.

Of course, China also does not lack hard-core troops. Especially during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, many volunteer troops did not retreat or surrender until the last person.

Although the independent battalion suffered heavy casualties at this time, it was far from being defeated and losing its combat effectiveness.
Chapter completed!