Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Enemy's attack!"

As terrified shouts in Japanese echoed through the train, the entire train's twenty-odd carriages instantly descended into chaos.

None of them expected that someone would dare to attack them on the land they occupied.

Faced with gunfire, no Japanese soldier dared to get off the vehicle from the left side anymore; they jumped out of the right-side window instead.

"Panic, train center, counterattack (don't panic, counterattack around the train)!"

Under the command of the officers, these Japanese troops began to launch a counterattack on the hillside using the train.

However, since their warhorses, heavy machine guns, and artillery were still on the train and had not yet been unloaded, their firepower was far inferior to that of the two regiments.

"Baka!"

Captain Yamazaki, hiding behind the train carriage, said angrily, "Those Chinese are truly wicked! They actually sent their elite German-equipped divisions to launch a despicable and shameless sneak attack on us!"

In his view, the troops that attacked them had such fierce firepower.

There were more than twenty heavy machine guns, just by listening to their sounds, and dozens of light machine guns as well.

In addition, there were dozens of artillery pieces.

In China, a force with such firepower would definitely be a German-equipped division of the Kuomintang's regular Central Army, not some local Eighth Route Army.

After all, according to the intelligence they received, the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army only had 16 60mm and 82mm mortars combined.

The entire 129th Division had only 29 heavy machine guns and 93 light machine guns.

Their firepower is so weak, it's impossible for them to have such a strong presence now.

"Major Yamazaki, I believe this is not a German-equipped division of the Kuomintang!"

The adjutant reminded him, "I only heard 82mm and 60mm mortars, not 75mm Krupp field guns."

"Slap! Slap!"

Upon hearing this, Major Yamazaki frowned and slapped the other man twice.

He stared intently at the other man and said in a deep voice, "Baka! If it's not the main force, then what is it but the Eighth Route Army? Where would the Eighth Route Army get such strong firepower?"

"Moreover, the force that launched the despicable sneak attack on us was not just one division, but two regiments. They naturally had no right to call upon the division's directly subordinate artillery battalion."

"This time we underestimated the courage of the Chinese. We never expected that after so many defeats, they would still have the courage to launch an attack on us."

"Major Yamazaki!"

The adjutant, head bowed, said defiantly, "According to our intelligence, the Nationalist government and the Communist Eighth Route Army have always been at odds. We're going to attack the Eighth Route Army's base area this time. Do you think they'll fight us for the sake of the Eighth Route Army?"

Upon hearing his adjutant's words, Major Yamazaki frowned.

What the other party said does seem to make some sense.

But regardless of the truth, their priority now is to evacuate.

After being attacked so suddenly, they have suffered heavy casualties.

Without sufficient fire support and favorable terrain, the remaining men alone would not be enough to fight against the two Chinese regiments.

Major Yamazaki ordered, "The entire army shall withdraw in an orderly manner and request reinforcements from the North China Area Army Headquarters!"

The main reason for not heading towards Meng County, which is closer, was the fear that it had already been captured.

If that were the case, they would be attacked from both sides by the enemy, caught between their front and rear.

"Hai!"

The adjutant responded and immediately gave the order to the messenger.

"The Japanese are retreating!"

Seeing the Japanese troops below beginning their orderly retreat into the distance, the brigade commander at the forward command post immediately took out his walkie-talkie and ordered, "Initiate an assault! First, wipe out the remaining Japanese and puppet troops covering the train's rear to prevent them from destroying the supplies inside. Then, pursue the Japanese!"

"Also, the cavalry battalion can be deployed now to intercept those fleeing Japanese soldiers!"

"Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!"

After the order was given, soldiers immediately stood up and sounded the charge.

"Charge!"

"Kill the Japanese devils!"

"Brothers, follow me!"

Those who were the first to rush out of the position were all cadres of the Eighth Route Army.

They wore bulletproof helmets and tactical vests with bulletproof inserts in the front and back.

The burly cadre had a bulletproof shield strapped to his left arm and a large machete in his right.

Those who were thinner held a bulletproof shield in one hand and a pistol in the other.

Behind them, even more Eighth Route Army soldiers, dressed in protective gear and armed with AK assault rifles or Type 56 submachine guns, charged toward the Japanese train.

The last to charge were the soldiers without any protective gear.

Not everyone launched an attack; the machine gunners continued to suppress the Japanese troops behind the train.

"Kill the chicken!"

Seeing this, the Japanese officer who stayed behind to cover the rear immediately brandished his command sword and gave orders.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A running target is inherently difficult to hit, and when their bullets landed on those holding bulletproof shields and bulletproof plates, they did not cause the slightest damage to the target.

"Run!"

"If bullets can't kill them, this war is unwinnable."

Seeing that the bullets had hit their targets, but the enemy was still rushing towards them at high speed as if nothing had happened, the already demoralized puppet troops completely lost the will to continue fighting.

They ignored the Japanese soldiers who were still fighting and ran away one by one.

These puppet troops were willing to act as traitors for their own benefit, and naturally they would abandon the remaining Japanese troops to save their own lives.

"Baka yarou!"

The enraged Japanese officer slashed a fleeing puppet soldier with his sword and ordered, "No retreat! Otherwise, you'll all die!"

However, he was just one person, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't kill so many puppet soldiers.

They continued to run desperately forward, ignoring everything else.

After losing a large number of puppet troops, the remaining Japanese troops suddenly suffered a severe shortage of firepower.

Soon, the Eighth Route Army soldiers rushed forward and surrounded the Japanese soldiers.

Political Commissar Xiao of the 770th Regiment ordered the Japanese officers, "Put down your weapons, and we'll spare your lives!"

"what!"

However, the Japanese officer ignored him and brandished his katana, slashing at Political Commissar Xiao.

"Your opponent is me!"

Commander Zhang, wielding a large machete, blocked an attack from the enemy.

That terrifying force directly knocked the opponent back.

"die!"

Commander Zhang swung his sword again, and with a "thud," he severed the opponent's head.

Political Commissar Xiao continued to persuade them to surrender: "Put down your weapons, and we'll spare your lives!"

But the remaining Japanese soldiers all chose to fight the Eighth Route Army soldiers with bayonets.

Commander Zhang asked, somewhat puzzled, "Political Commissar, why do you keep trying to persuade these Japanese devils to surrender? They've killed so many of our people; there's no need to let them live."

Political Commissar Xiao shook his head and said, "This is a task assigned from above. They said to leave as many survivors as possible."