"What are you still doing?" Duan Peng ordered with a frown.
"Immediately lead the troops to their respective positions... The little Japs are about to run away. We must not let them leave easily. If you can kill one more, kill one more..."
"Let the Kwantung Army have a good taste of the power of our guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare..."
"certainly……"
"If anyone thinks that just injuring a little Japanese is too easy, it is not enough to reflect the combat effectiveness of our Eighth Route Army's northward detachment, and wants to keep all the Kwantung Army in the mountain... I have no objection..."
"But there is a precondition!"
"I don't care how you fight, the first thing you have to ensure is the casualties of the troops..."
"Otherwise, no matter how many little devils you kill in the woods, I won't reward you, and I will give you a punishment."
"We have just established a base in the Northeast. We will recruit a steady stream of new soldiers in the base in the future. Every veteran in your hands is a seed for our future expansion of the army. You must protect me."
"Don't expand the troops at that time. We have veterans, and the main company can be expanded into a main battalion immediately."
"I don't have any veterans, so the main company can't be expanded into a main battalion... Then there's nothing I can do to help you. After all, I can't conjure veterans out of thin air for you..."
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The Kwantung Army commander called the troops together and made the withdrawal order in less than ten minutes of discussion.
Including the three captains, no one had ever fought such a frustrating battle before.
The troops were constantly attacked on the march. They wanted to fight back but could not find an opponent, so they could only be beaten passively.
Facing the heavy casualties of the troops, and facing the inexorable Eighth Route Army, if they wanted to save their troops, they could think of no other way to break the situation except retreat.
From the moment they received the order to retreat, the Kwantung Army, whose nerves had been tense for several days, instantly relaxed and felt that they had finally saved their lives and no longer had to be as worried as before.
"Papa..."
Two crisp rifle shots reached the kid's ears again, and a Kwantung Army soldier fell to the ground with a bloody hole in his chest...
The other Kwantung troops around immediately squatted down, rifles with flat ends, and stared at the surroundings with vigilance...
Unfortunately, apart from the gunshot just now, there was no sound around.
Under the arrangement of the squadron leader, the three soldiers carried the bodies of their killed comrades on stretchers and continued to retreat out of the mountain. However, the relaxed mood in the team became obviously tense.
I thought that when the commander of the regiment issued a retreat order, the troops would no longer pursue the Eighth Route Army, and everyone would be safe...
As a result, there are still various murderous intentions hidden in the surrounding woods.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The sound of heavy machine gun fire mixed with the sound of shell explosions reached the ears of the little devils again, further confirming their bad premonition.
Even if they retreat, they are surrounded by dangers.
The one who reacted the most fiercely was the co-captain.
He decided to withdraw in order to preserve his troops. As a result, the sneak attacks around him that were difficult to guard against did not stop because of his retreat.
Since the sneak attacks continue, why should I retreat? Why not continue to chase the Eighth Route Army, and maybe I will have a chance to kill some of the Eighth Route Army who sneak attack me.
Now that the troops were attacked during their retreat, those soldiers who were killed died in vain.
"Captain...the forward squadron was once again attacked by the Eighth Route Army's firepower..." The orderly soldier gasped and rushed to the commander to report, not noticing the increasingly gloomy expression on the commander's face.
Continue the report: "The enemy is equipped with four mortars, four heavy machine guns, and at least ten light machine guns. After a sudden round of firepower, he withdrew from the battle under the cover of artillery..."
"The forward squadron was completely unable to counterattack. 48 people were killed directly and 18 were seriously injured..."
"Bagh Yalu..." the captain clenched his fists and cursed through gritted teeth.
"The Eighth Route Army bullied us too much... We all decided to retreat... They are still clinging to us. Do they really plan to leave us in the mountains and gather together to annihilate them... This is too arrogant!"
"Order……"
"The forward troops will retreat immediately... From now on we will no longer send forward troops. The whole army will huddle together and retreat at the same time..."
The chief of staff on the side suddenly said: "If the Eighth Route Army gathers heavy troops again to attack us with light and heavy firepower...should we send troops to outflank..."
The captain shook his head and refused: "How to outflank..."
"We didn't do this yesterday...what was the result?"
"Not only failed to kill the Eighth Route Army that sneaked up on us, but the outflanking troops also suffered heavy casualties during the operation..."
"Do you still want to make the same mistake again..."
The chief of staff frowned and answered: "Then we will be attacked by the Eighth Route Army all the way?"
"Even if we decide to evacuate the mountain, we won't be able to really fight out until tomorrow..."
"If the frequency of sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army does not decrease..."
"According to yesterday's casualty data analysis, we will have to lose at least a thousand people before we can break out of the mountain..."
"Since these casualties are inevitable, it is better to fight with the Eighth Route Army..."
"If we successfully outflank an Eighth Route Army, it will not only deter the Eighth Route Army hiding around us and make them dare not act rashly... but it will also take the opportunity to improve the morale of the troops..."
The captain was persuaded and gritted his teeth and replied: "Then let's fight again..."
"In the previous counterattack, we only sent two squadrons of outflanking troops... This time we sent four infantry squadrons..."
"Two infantry squadrons were outflanking the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops in the mountains to fight guerrillas and hold them back..."
"Two squadrons secretly outflanked... formed a larger encirclement around the battlefield, and then slowly narrowed the encirclement, compressed the scope of activities of the Eighth Route Army, and strived to completely wipe out one of their sneak attack troops..."
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As the planner of the entire guerrilla war and mobile warfare, Duan Peng has been active on the flanks of the Kwantung Army, adjusting the deployment according to the battlefield situation at any time...
At this moment, he was listening to the gunshots coming from the battlefield.
Very happy at first.
The Second Company relied on strong firepower to successfully catch the Kwantung Army by surprise, killing and wounding more than 30 Kwantung Army members...
They originally planned to retreat after a successful attack, but the Kwantung Army actually sent two squadrons to outflank them.
In the eyes of the Second Company Commander, this is simply fat meat that is put on the lips, and if you don't eat it, you won't eat it for free!
Immediately decided to tear off a piece of fat from the Japanese outflanking troops before retreating...
In the end, God played a big joke on him.
As the troops fought more vigorously, fought more smoothly, and achieved greater results, a dozen squad leaders suddenly appeared behind him and pulled the triggers on the backs of the soldiers!
On the battlefield, the second company, which had been victorious in consecutive battles, was able to kill more than a dozen soldiers in an instant.
If the Second Company hadn't been well-equipped and quickly assembled three light machine guns for counterattack, they would have been attacked from both sides and suffered heavy casualties.
