The real situation on the battlefield is worse than what Tang Bing introduced.
More than four hundred Japanese soldiers marched in a group, with light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars all dispersed in the middle of the march. No matter where they were attacked, there were at least three crooked guns, three grenade launchers, and one heavy
Machine guns and a mortar immediately launched a counterattack.
A dozen wounded people and the heavy soldiers carrying ammunition on their shoulders walked at the end of the team. For each wounded person, three soldiers were assigned to take turns carrying the stretcher, which could not only ensure the marching speed, but also prevent the soldiers carrying the stretcher from being too tired.
Physically participate in the battle.
But no matter how the Japanese officers arranged it, it was a fact that a dozen wounded wounded thirty or forty soldiers.
As he watched, a smile slowly appeared on Huang Yu's face, and he said happily: "I have thought of a way!"
"The little devils don't want to divide their troops, so we'll find a way to force them to divide their troops!"
"Inform the few sharpshooters in the team to continue firing cold shots at the Japanese. The machine gun team and the grenade team will stay put for the time being, but our combat goals will change!"
"In the past, we used cold shots to kill the little devils. This time we only wounded them, not killed them. It is best to have injuries that are not fatal but cannot walk on their own!"
"The more Japanese we injure, the better chance we have of fighting a battle of annihilation!"
Zhong Chengjun couldn't figure out what Huang Yu's purpose was, but he believed Huang Yu.
He looks very young, and his marksmanship and strategy are very good.
If it hadn't been for him, the previous sneak attack team would not have been able to win two battles in a row, killing more than forty Japanese with less than ten men and suffering zero casualties.
Without any doubt, after receiving the order, he moved toward his comrades hiding nearby and prepared to take action.
"Pa bang bang..."
Gunshots continued to ring around the team, and Yoshida Shoichi knew that this was the Eighth Route Army's cold-blooded attack, forcing him to divide his forces to counterattack, creating opportunities for them to defeat each other.
Although each round of gunfire would cause casualties to his men, he continued to move forward as if he did not hear the gunfire.
At eight o'clock in the evening, darkness enveloped the earth, the moon did not appear, and everything was dark.
Yoshida Shoichi did not allow the team to light torches at first, and everyone was discrediting the advance to prevent his subordinates from becoming a living target of the Eighth Route Army. This did increase the difficulty of Huang Yu's sneak attack, but the marching speed of the troops was also affected.
Seeing the remnants of the independent regiment running faster and faster with torches, and the distance between the two sides getting further and further away, if they continued to chase like this, they would definitely lose their target. Yoshida Shoichi had to change his order and have someone light the torch again.
The sparse gunshots then began to become thicker, and it didn't take much guessing to know that it was caused by torches.
Yoshida Shoichi was upset when he heard this, but he had no other countermeasures except asking his men to counterattack with firepower on the spot.
Now he only hopes that the remnants of the Independent Regiment will fall down from exhaustion as soon as possible, and that his men will run faster, so that he can kill the Independent Regiment and no longer have to endure these sneak attacks.
The good times didn't last long, and after running nearly ten kilometers on the mountain road, Captain Toyokawa suddenly came over.
It seemed that something big had happened, and he reported with a solemn expression: "Captain, there is a problem that must be solved immediately!"
"The Eighth Route Army that sneaked up on us started to change its fighting style at 5 or 6 o'clock. The bullets specifically hit the soldiers' stomachs and thighs. It was as if they had eyes. They were very accurate!"
"In just three or four hours, the team already had more than thirty wounded people who were unable to march on their own, and not a single one died in the battle!"
"This must be deliberate by the Eighth Route Army. Three soldiers have to take turns to carry a wounded person so as not to affect the marching speed. In order to take care of them, a squadron is almost exhausted!"
"How about we solve this problem quickly? If the troops have twenty more wounded, the rest of the combat troops will take care of them!"
"Baga!" Yoshida's mind was spinning rapidly, and he instantly figured out the real purpose of the Eighth Route Army's actions.
He scolded with a stern face: "What a cunning Eighth Route Army. They want to use the wounded to wear us down, slow down our march, and buy time for their main force to escape pursuit."
"We can no longer march with the wounded, otherwise the Eighth Route Army's conspiracy will succeed!"
"How many of the wounded only have difficulty with their legs and feet, but their upper bodies can still shoot and fight normally!"
Captain Toyokawa thought for a moment and replied: "I don't know exactly, but there must be more than twenty!"
"Find a place in front to keep them all!" Yoshida Shoichi was a very decisive person, and he started giving orders immediately.
"Leave a combat unit to protect them. The twenty-odd soldiers who can still fight will all be issued with rifles and grenades. Those who can use machine guns and grenade launchers will be given machine guns and grenade launchers. They will also be reinforced with a heavy machine gun and a grenade launcher.
Mortar!"
After hearing this, Captain Toyoda thought of Captain Miyazaki who had just died in battle.
A full infantry squad guarding him was killed by the Eighth Route Army. The captain only left a reinforced unit to protect the wounded. Wouldn't that be sending them to the Eighth Route Army and dying in vain?
Immediately raise your concerns to the captain.
Masaichi Yoshida was very confident in his decision and explained with a smile: "Toyokawa-kun, you are very careful and considerate very comprehensively, but you have ignored a very important factor!"
"Miyazaki-kun ran into the Eighth Route Army's pocket formation on the march and was eliminated. As long as they are well prepared and have enough ambush firepower, the Eighth Route Army can easily defeat the weak against the strong."
"The wounded soldiers we leave behind are different."
"They rely on favorable terrain to conduct defensive warfare, and the terrain advantage is on our side."
"The independent regiment is not equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars. I strengthened a heavy machine gun and a mortar for the wounded soldiers. We also have the firepower advantage."
"We don't suffer in terms of military strength!"
"It seems that there are only a dozen soldiers in one combat unit protecting the wounded, but this is not the case."
"We are fighting a defensive battle. We occupy favorable terrain in advance and place the wounded who cannot move their legs and feet in different shooting positions. They can also participate in the battle and shoot the Eighth Route Army with rifle machine guns."
"The remaining combat units can be used as mobile units in battle. Wherever there are loopholes, they will plug them..."
Captain Toyokawa was confused. He didn't expect that the battle could be fought like this.
After thinking about it carefully, I didn't find any loopholes in the captain's analysis, and there was no reason to refute it.
Yoshida Shoichi continued: "I remember correctly, the remnants of the Independent Regiment have been running for six or seven hours, and their physical strength has been exhausted."
"If we work harder and pursue them fiercely, we will surely be able to quickly surround them and end the battle."
"If the Independent Regiment really dares to divide its troops and attack the wounded, I wouldn't mind killing the remnants of the Independent Regiment and immediately returning to support, and eating up the Eighth Route Army that attacked the wounded!"
Captain Toyokawa's doubts were completely dispelled by Yoshida Shoichi, and he felt that Yoshida's battalion had another chance to eliminate the remnants of the independent regiment.
Immediately accept the order: "I will go to the front to make arrangements now. I must find a good place for the wounded that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!"
