The Japanese army has a strict hierarchy, and strict military regulations have been engraved in the bones of every Japanese soldier.
In the eyes of ordinary little devils, military orders are more important than anything else. As long as the captain is watching, they will strictly carry out the orders even if they die.
But once the commander who issued the order ran away, the opportunists in the team would not continue to carry out the order as before.
The superiors have followed the example, and the superiors have all run away, so don't expect the soldiers below to work as hard as before.
A second lieutenant who was resisting the Eighth Route Army's attack saw the battalion leader starting to run away and retreat, and immediately followed him.
Even if someone were to be held accountable on the summit in the future, it would be the team leader who was in front, and he would not be able to say anything.
In this case, the fool will continue to stay here and wait for death.
The second lieutenant was not the only Japanese soldier who had this idea.
The twenty or so subordinates in his hands who could continue to fight were the first to react.
The captains all ran away. As ordinary soldiers, they were sure to follow whatever their superiors did.
Although the two dozen Japanese soldiers were in force, they defended a frontal battlefield more than thirty meters wide.
As soon as they ran away, a gap appeared in the defensive line maintained by the Japanese army.
The Eighth Route Army attacking them was like a pack of hungry wolves that smelled blood and quickly rushed towards the gap.
The destruction of a thousand-mile embankment by an anthill is the battle before us.
Faced with the suddenly intensified offensive of the Eighth Route Army, the little Japanese on both sides of the defensive gap were unable to hold on at first.
On the one hand, it was because the Eighth Route Army's offensive was too fierce, and on the other hand, it was because of the little thoughts in my mind.
They are also ordinary soldiers. Why can they run away with their commanders and temporarily save their lives? Why should they die here?
When one kid turned around and ran for his life, the remaining kid could no longer hold on and turned around and ran away.
Several officers hurriedly stopped them. They pulled out the bastard box and even killed several people, but they could not change the outcome of the army's defeat on the battlefield. Some officers even pretended to be aggrieved by the soldiers and followed the rout to escape for their lives.
The army was defeated like a mountain.
The retreat of the Japanese army meant that they had completely lost their determination to continue fighting, and could only be pursued and killed by the Eighth Route Army, and the entire army was destroyed.
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At the headquarters of the Japanese 105th Regiment, Duan Pengxing, commander of the assault company, hurried towards Huang Yu: "Captain..."
"We got rich..."
"You'll never guess what goodies we seized in this town."
"A total of eight armored vehicles and four tanks are all intact and can be used by the equipped troops. The remaining armored vehicles and tanks were destroyed in the battle."
"I have strictly ordered the troops to keep an eye on which battlefields and not allow anyone to approach them."
"With these gains, the armored battalion will not only be able to make up for all its previous losses, but it may also be able to form another armored company.
"We also found the Japanese temporary ammunition depot, which is located in the yard next to the Japanese wing headquarters."
"Several rooms are filled with ammunition..."
"By visual inspection, there are tens of thousands of various artillery shells, as well as countless bullets and grenades."
As soon as Duan Peng finished his report, the commander of the First Regiment of the Sole Brigade rushed over with the same smile. When he saw Huang Yu, he saluted first and then reported: "Deputy Chief of Staff..."
"We successfully captured four Japanese artillery positions..."
"After preliminary statistics, there are about 20 artillery pieces left in the four artillery brigades that can continue to be used. The other artillery pieces were all destroyed in the artillery battle. It may not be clear yet whether they have been repaired."
"There are four large-caliber mountain cannons among the intact artillery pieces..."
"I really made a fortune..." Upon hearing this, Huang Yu couldn't help but sigh.
Although the Yizhong Eighth Route Army suffered several heavy losses in this counter-mopping operation, losing a large amount of equipment and soldiers.
But in general, we still win more and lose less, and those heavy equipment losses are almost made up in successive victories.
This means that the heavy artillery captured by the troops from destroying the 105th Regiment tonight will be earned. When they return to the base area, they can form another artillery battalion and a heavy artillery company.
As I thought about it, the corners of my mouth turned up unconsciously.
Gao Gao ordered: "Bring them all back to the base."
"Whether it's good or damaged, not a single part can be left to the little devil."
"Although the commander is here to help us with reinforcements, the troops must leave as soon as possible."
"Inform everyone to evacuate the battlefield and return to the base in one hour. Tonight's raid mission is completed."
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Japanese Army Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Okamura Neiji did not get the news from the intelligence department until three in the morning that the 105th Regiment had been completely wiped out.
The whole person seemed to have aged several years in an instant, with all the sharpness and sharpness on his face disappearing. He slumped down on the chair, staring at the sand table with dull eyes, motionless.
The deputy chief of staff held a piece of intelligence just sent by the intelligence unit. The content was equally shocking, and the matter was very serious, but he did not dare to say a word.
He has been with Okamura Neji for three or four years.
In his eyes: The commander is a military commander who never gives up and has almost no opponents on the Chinese battlefield.
Whenever I look at him, he always has a high-spirited expression, and I don't realize at all that he is already an old man in his fifties or sixties.
At this moment, the deputy chief of staff saw the vicissitudes and helplessness from him for the first time, and the image of the little old man was clearly displayed in front of everyone.
The whole person is like a defeated rooster, completely losing confidence.
"Your Excellency, Commander..." The operator suddenly rushed into the war room with a furious expression, instantly breaking the oppressive atmosphere here.
"One of the brigades that reinforced the 105th Regiment successfully reached the battlefield..."
"But the Eighth Route Army that attacked the 105th Regiment has withdrawn from the battle."
"The artillery, tanks, rifles, and ammunition equipped by the 105th Regiment were all taken away by the Eighth Route Army..."
"All the more than 3,000 imperial troops below the captain were killed in the battle, not a single person died."
Okamura Neiji suddenly raised his head and asked with a pair of red eyes: "Aren't there two troops to reinforce the 105th Regiment? Where are the other reinforcements?"
"The journey should have been completed in more than an hour, but the reinforcements had to walk for two or three hours. The reason why the 105th Regiment did not wait until they arrived on the battlefield in time and the entire army was destroyed, the two reinforcements bear unshirkable responsibility."
After hearing Neji Okamura's question, the deputy chief of staff knew that it was his turn to speak next. Although he was very reluctant, military orders could not be violated, and he could not afford the serious crime of delaying military information.
I can only stand up and say: "Commander, please calm down..."
"Another line of reinforcements was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army about two kilometers away from the 105th Regiment, and the entire army was destroyed..."
"The tanks and artillery equipped by the troops were all snatched away by the Eighth Route Army."
"I have the latest information just sent by the intelligence department."
"The battlefield is littered with corpses."
"Judging from the sounds of firefights coming from the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army dispatched a total of two main regiments, more than fifty mortars of various types, a cavalry battalion and a large number of flying thunder cannons to participate in the battle."
"First block the reinforcements head-on, then outflank them with two flanks, and finally launch a general attack with the entire army to gather together and annihilate them..."
After saying that, he handed the information in his hand to Okamura Neji.
