Chapter 070 The Independent Regiment Comes Prepared
"Bagaya Road, who can tell me what happened here?" Major Kuroki, captain of the second battalion of the Sakata Alliance, cursed angrily.
The command knife in his hand slashed hard, and with a swipe he cut off a small tree as thick as an arm in front of him.
The field hospital and the baggage train station in front of me were in a mess, with corpses of subordinates everywhere, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, which was very tragic.
"Sir, there are still several seriously injured people alive in the field hospital..." A scout ran over to report with a panic expression.
"They said that this place was raided by the Eighth Route Army. All the wounded and heavy soldiers who resisted were killed, and medicines and ammunition were stolen..."
"Without medicine, several of the wounded will hardly be able to survive!"
"It's the Eighth Route Army again, I swear to destroy you all!" Major Kuroki's eyes immediately turned red, like spitting fire, and he clenched his fists and cursed.
"Send all the reconnaissance troops out, we must find out the specific whereabouts of this Eighth Route Army, catch up with them at all costs, eliminate them, and avenge the imperial army who died in the battle!"
"Ha Yi..." A captain next to Mamoru immediately rushed towards the troops.
"Go to the artillery position!" Major Kuroki raised his legs and rushed towards the artillery position.
The mountain artillery and infantry artillery equipped by the Bantian Regiment are all there. If they are destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, the Bantian Regiment will lose its ability to attack fortresses, like a tiger without its fangs, and its combat effectiveness will be much worse than before.
"Baga, how could this happen? Where have all our artillery gone?" Looking at the artillery position in front of him, except for corpses and the shadow of artillery, Major Kuroki was so frightened that he almost lost his balance and cried out.
All the subordinates were speechless when asked.
Facing the empty artillery position, they had no idea what was happening here.
"Sir, Captain Okada is back..." An exclamation not far away helped them get out of the siege.
Captain Okada, who had escaped from Kong Jie's hands, came over with a guilty conscience, fearing that Major Kuroki would hold him responsible for running away from battle and failing to protect the artillery and heavy machine gun squadron.
"Asshole, you still have the nerve to come back... You have lost all our artillery, how can we attack the Eighth Route Army base area next!" Major Kuroki became furious when he saw Okada, pointing at the empty artillery.
Zhanzhi yelled angrily.
"Sir, calm down..." Captain Okada quickly begged for mercy.
What has happened has already happened, and there is definitely no chance of reversing it.
Either give Major Kuroki a sufficient explanation for his escape, or shirk responsibility and put the responsibility for the defeat of the remaining troops on others.
Okada chose the latter and faced the angry look of Major Kuroki and explained: "It's not that I don't want to take back the artillery position, it's that Heavy Machine Gun Squadron Eguchi-kun doesn't agree with my counterattack of the artillery position!"
"More than one battalion of the Eighth Route Army raided the artillery position. When I saw it, I wanted to reinforce the artillery position. Even if I couldn't defeat the Eighth Route Army, I could drag them on the battlefield until the main force came back for reinforcements!"
"But Mr. Eguchi disagrees with anything he says. Without heavy machine guns to provide fire support, the infantry squadron will definitely not be able to attack the artillery position."
"With this delay, the artillery position was occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Also detach some troops to continue attacking the heavy machine gun position!"
"We originally wanted to rely on the heavy machine gun squadron to defend our position, but the Eighth Route Army who attacked us did not attack us forcefully, but dispatched six mortars to bombard our position!"
"We had no way to fight back and could only be passively bombed. In order to reduce casualties, we had to order the troops to evacuate their positions..."
"Only 127 people from the two squadrons survived. All other warriors including Eguchi-kun were killed in the battle. All twelve heavy machine guns in the heavy machine gun squadron were lost!"
Major Kuroki was still very angry, but his anger towards Captain Okada was obviously not as strong as before.
Staring at him with a serious look on his face, he asked, "Is everything you said true?"
As soon as Okada saw Kuroki's reaction, he knew that he believed him and explained it to him. He immediately relaxed his suspense and quickly assured: "Everything I said just now is true. If you don't believe it, sir, you can go to the living soldiers to verify it."
"If there is a lie, I am willing to be punished by military law!"
"I believe you!" Major Kuroki's face lost a lot of anger, and he stared at him and continued to ask.
"But Cangyunling was raided by the Eighth Route Army and lost all its artillery, baggage, medicine, and heavy machine guns... You still have an unshirkable responsibility!"
"I decided to give you a chance to redeem yourself and make meritorious service!"
"As long as you can lead the main force of the regiment to catch up with the Eighth Route Army who raided Cangyunling and kill them!"
"Not only will you not be punished, but you will also be rewarded!"
"I have done meritorious service. What do you want to ask, sir? I must tell you everything I know in my humble position!" Okada didn't want to miss this good opportunity and nodded quickly.
Major Kuroki was very satisfied with Okada's reaction and opened his mouth to ask, very anxious.
"How many people are there in the Eighth Route Army that raided Cangyun Ridge, and how are their equipment..."
"In which direction did they retreat..."
"With so many trophies and heavy weapons, the troops will definitely not be able to run fast..."
"As long as we hurry up, we will definitely be able to catch up with them within an hour, gather together to annihilate them, and regain all the lost heavy weapons and ammunition!"
Okada quickly reported: "The Eighth Route Army that raided Cangyunling exceeded two battalions and was less than one regiment!"
"The combat effectiveness is no less than the new group we attacked in the morning!"
"The equipment is better than that of the New Regiment, with mortars and heavy machine guns providing fire cover!"
"After cleaning the battlefield, we will march to the northeast of Cangyun Ridge and retreat!"
"But I'm a little afraid of disappointing the commander!"
"This Eighth Route Army seems to be well prepared for the attack on Cangyun Ridge!"
"Come prepared, what does that mean?" Major Kuroki didn't quite understand, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"They brought a large number of mules and horses to the battlefield... After taking down the artillery positions, they began to dismantle the artillery!"
"Our ammunition, weapons, and artillery were seized...all transported by mules and horses. Ordinary soldiers had almost no weight and were marching very fast!"
"Even if we pursue them now, it will be difficult to catch up with them in a short time!"
Another captain suddenly reminded: "Kuromu-kun, whether you can catch up with the Eighth Route Army who raided Cangyunling is one thing, but whether you can annihilate them all after catching up is another question!"
"Don't forget, the baggage train was attacked, and all the reserve ammunition carried by the regiment was snatched away by the Eighth Route Army. We were seriously short of ammunition, and the only mountain artillery and infantry artillery we had were gone. They also seized a large number of mortars and heavy machine guns.
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"If we pursue it rashly, we won't have any advantage in terms of firepower!"
