Bright Sword: Rebirth of Kong Jie

The dozen or so Japanese soldiers who retreated in a panic hurried back to the vanguard command to report the situation.

The Japanese second lieutenant team leader Yamaguchi had a gunshot wound on his arm, but it was obviously not a wound caused by a rifle bullet, but a wound caused by a submachine gun bullet.

"Sir, we encountered a reconnaissance unit of the Eighth Route Army in the forest. The enemy's Eighth Route Army only has 20 to 30 soldiers, which is far less than the number of our reconnaissance team.

But they were exceptionally well-equipped.

The team of less than 30 people was equipped with four light machine guns, two submachine guns for close-range shooting, including rifle grenades, and several modified grenade launchers.

This level of equipment has completely surpassed the firepower configuration of the Japanese army with the same strength.

The two sides suddenly met in the mountains and forests.

Under the rapid suppression of submachine gun and machine gun fire, the reconnaissance team of the Eighth Route Army had no time to react and were mowed down in a row by the fierce fire.

By the time the Japanese army hastily came to their senses, two machine gunners had just set up their Type 99 light machine guns.

The enemy's Eighth Route Army fired rifle grenades directly at them.

Boom——

After several explosions, the two light machine gun fire points of the Japanese army that had just demonstrated their power were directly knocked out.

As the elite field reconnaissance unit of the Japanese Army's 36th Division, it has always been composed of veterans with rich combat experience.

However, these old devils had never seen the Eighth Route Army with such sophisticated equipment, solid combat skills and tacit cooperation.

The two sides almost met each other in an instant.

The Japanese reconnaissance team suffered more than 20 casualties.

There was no way the battle could proceed.

In a hurry, Lieutenant Yamaguchi left a few soldiers behind to cover their retreat and gave all the grenades he carried to them. After temporarily stopping the Eighth Route Army by throwing grenades, he escaped in a panic with the remaining dozen or so Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese vanguard commander Colonel Inoue listened to Yamaguchi's report.

Also shocked.

"Have you seen clearly what those Eighth Route Army soldiers look like?"

Lieutenant Yamaguchi quickly replied, "Sir, their uniforms are very uniform. They all wear helmets and military boots. They use the standard Type 11 rifles. The machine guns are also our Taisho -year light machine guns. In addition, there are some additional machine guns, grenade launchers, and a grenade launcher that can fire several shells in succession."

After hearing this, Colonel Inoue blurted out, "So, this is the elite steel-helmeted soldiers of the Eighth Route Army that were rumored!"

He looked up at the endless mountains in the distance. It seemed calm, but he knew clearly that there were turbulent waves hidden within.

The defeat of the vanguard reconnaissance unit alone made Colonel Inoue consider retreating for a moment.

He quickly contacted the central army command through the radio.

The specific situation was reported to the Japanese division commander, Lieutenant General Wu Chuannan, during the communication.

After listening to the report, Wu Chuannan's expression became more solemn.

The Japanese Chief of Staff at the side could not help but sigh and said, "Just make do with it. I heard that the elite steel helmet soldiers of the Eighth Route Army are well-equipped and have very strong combat effectiveness. If we run into the elite of the Eighth Route Army here, I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle."

Wu Chuannan sneered and said, "It seems that the Eighth Route Army wants to give us a warning, even the reconnaissance troops are so well-equipped.

Are you trying to use this method to intimidate our troops into retreating?

They are wishful thinking.

The Eighth Route Army has limited resources, and I don't believe that elite steel-helmeted soldiers like these can be deployed on a large scale in their ranks.

Pass on my order, the entire army enters a state of first-level alert, ready to engage in combat at any time, and continue to advance! "

"Hi!"