Chapter 814 The price of underestimating the enemy
The captain did not answer the orderer's words, but stared at him with a serious face and asked: "How many people from the Eighth Route Army are attacking you..."
The ordering soldier replied with a guilty conscience: "The scattered pieces add up to about one platoon..."
"Nani?" the captain laughed angrily.
On the spot, he showed an expression of hatred and cursed: "A bunch of stupid pigs..."
"A platoon of the Eighth Route Army scared you like this. The Kwantung Army has lost all face by you."
"Go back and tell your squadron leader: "There are dozens of Eighth Route Army troops, and you should wipe them out with a spitting breath, instead of asking your superiors for artillery support."
"The troops continue to attack and clear out the remaining enemies in the village as quickly as possible. I will not provide him with any support..."
Ten minutes later, the team leader led the team and successfully penetrated the entire village.
But the sound of firefights on both sides of the main road showed no signs of weakening.
According to the planned battle plan, several squadrons should move forward together, like plowing a field, sweeping across the entire village and clearing out all the Eighth Route Army soldiers inside at once.
As a result, except for myself, the remaining squadrons all fell behind.
No, to be precise, he was dragged into the village by the Eighth Route Army, unable to rush forward as fast as himself and keep up with his pace.
The captain decided to help them.
Leading the troops, they headed towards the area where the exchange of fire was the loudest.
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"Sir, why are you here? It's too dangerous here..." The squadron leader was startled by the sudden appearance of the captain. He asked with a worried look on his face, fearing that a bullet would come from somewhere and kill the captain.
"Baga Yalu, how did you beat me..." The captain looked very ugly and cursed while staring at his subordinates.
"We have been fighting for so long, why are the troops still here, unable to advance or retreat..."
"Is it that difficult to eliminate dozens of Eighth Route Army troops?"
The squadron leader was very embarrassed when he was scolded. He lowered his head and hesitated for a while before raising it up and reported: "Captain, calm down..."
"Although the enemy's troops are not many, they are very cunning..."
"Moving around through tunnels, they always attack us with firepower from places we don't expect."
"The troops were unable to find a target in the counterattack and were constantly being passively beaten."
"Two of the three squads in the humble hands have been defeated. Only one squad is still holding on. Please punish the captain."
"Nani..." This time the captain was really frightened.
When attacking the third line of defense outside the village, the total casualties of the entire brigade were less than one squad.
After the troops entered the village, they faced the remnants of the Eighth Route Army who only dared to fight coldly and did not dare to confront them head-on. It was incredible that one squadron lost two squads.
If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he wouldn't have believed it.
At this time, another idea suddenly popped into the head of the brigade leader: "The second brigade lost two squadrons in just over ten minutes. The other two squadrons in the village are also in a dilemma. Their losses must not be small."
After such calculation, a full infantry brigade under his command had already suffered more than half casualties.
However, their opponent, the Eighth Route Army, was still hiding in the tunnels and firing cold shots at them, consuming their troops.
The captain became a little anxious and immediately said: "We must find a way to make a quick victory and eliminate the remaining soldiers of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible. We cannot let them continue to sneak attack on us."
"The losses are too great. No matter how many troops we have, we can't bear it."
"Da da da……"
The familiar sound of machine gun fire soon sounded not far away. The captain pulled out his command knife and pointed there and ordered: "What are you doing standing still? The troops will attack immediately and kill the machine gunners."
"Captain, we can't send troops there..." The squadron leader quickly stopped him.
"There must be other Eighth Route Army troops hiding around. Once the troops attack, they will be attacked by numerous sneak attacks."
"The enemy who attacked us just now has already escaped. If we kill them, we will gain nothing. We will lose a lot of manpower in vain on the way to attack."
The captain became anxious and asked loudly: "You didn't fight back after being attacked..."
"Is it possible that we just watch the Eighth Route Army continue to consume our troops with cold guns?"
"You can use grenades to counterattack..." the squadron leader quickly explained.
"This way the losses will be minimized, and it is possible to kill the opponent. It is much more cost-effective than sending infantry to attack."
As soon as he finished speaking, two explosions rang out at the machine gun position just now, and the gunfire stopped abruptly. As for whether the explosions hurt the Eighth Route Army, no one knew. Anyway, the squadron leader did not dare to send people rashly to tally the results of the battle.
The captain quickly realized the benefits of this style of play and immediately ordered: "Then why are you stunned..."
"Hurry up and order the troops to continue the assault..."
"The troops prepare grenade launchers in advance, and when attacked, they directly use the grenade launchers to counterattack."
The squadron leader replied with a wry smile: "The grenades are not useful all the time..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Perhaps to prove what the squadron leader said, several explosions reached the squadron leader's ears at the same time.
When he turned around, he saw six or seven of the men he had just brought down, with black smoke rising from the impact point.
"It was a grenade attack..." the squadron leader quickly judged.
"This is another way for the Eighth Route Army to sneak attack us."
"Soldiers were hiding in ruins, behind broken walls, in hidden tunnel entrances and exits, and suddenly threw grenades at us."
"Throwing grenades makes no sound. Many of the grenades attacking us were not discovered until they exploded. It would be too late to move away."
"We can't find the specific location of the enemy who threw the grenade, and we can't counterattack even if we don't have the grenade."
"Ever since we entered the village, we have been unable to defend ourselves against attacks."
Hearing this, the captain finally showed a solemn expression on his face, realizing that although the Eighth Route Army in the village was small, it was harder to eliminate than a battalion of Eighth Route Army facing each other face to face.
At this time, a messenger from the 4th Squadron suddenly ran towards him: "Report to the captain."
"The Eighth Route Army in the village is so cunning that we cannot guard against them."
"The troops suffered heavy losses. Our squadron leader begged us to withdraw from the battle and let the artillery raze the village to the ground before launching a new round of attack."
This time the captain did not rebuke the ordering soldier.
He glanced around and made a decision: "Retreat..."
"Send a retreat signal immediately and all troops should evacuate the village as quickly as possible."
He turned around and ordered to the messenger: "Go and report to the division commander. Our unit was strongly blocked by the Eighth Route Army in the village. The troops suffered heavy losses. We request artillery support."
"Please ask the artillery troops to immediately cover Chenjiazhuang with artillery fire and raze the buildings in the village to the ground."
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After the Japanese army attacked the position and listened to the attacking troops' request for artillery support, Lieutenant General Sakuragi couldn't believe his ears. He stared at the messenger and confirmed it twice before believing what he heard.
Although I am very curious about the battle in the village, I wish I could ask for all the details now.
But business is more important.
Not daring to waste a second longer, he ordered with a stern face: "Artillery and aviation, immediately cover Chenjiazhuang with artillery fire and raze the buildings in the village to the ground..."
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