On a small island in the middle of Taihu Lake, Hu Kai looked at the returning brothers from the 1st and 2nd Battalions, and his eyelids couldn't help but jump.
He never thought that the casualties this time would be so huge.
Brothers from two battalions actually lost nearly 400 men, which is equivalent to the entire army of brothers from one battalion being wiped out.
The battalion commanders of the two battalions were also standing in front of him, their heads lowered, almost to the ground.
There were even tears in their eyes. After all, in this operation, the brothers from the two battalions suffered heavy casualties.
"I'm sorry, captain, it's all my fault. You shot me. It was me who made all the brothers suffer. Really, you can punish me if you want. It's all my fault!"
"Captain, please punish me if you want. It was my unplanned actions that prevented countless brothers from coming back. It is all my fault. I am willing to atone for the sins of my dead brothers. Please punish me, captain."
"It's me, it's me, it's all my fault."
"Second Battalion Commander, it's all my fault. Stop arguing. You have to live for me and avenge the dead brothers. If it weren't for me, the brothers wouldn't have suffered so many casualties."
The two of them were almost in tears. After all, it was their command error this time that caused heavy casualties to the brothers in the two battalions, and the Japanese only lost more than 200 people in one squadron.
Logically speaking, this record is already quite terrifying, but for Hu Kai and the others, it is far from enough. Even if it is one to one, it is unacceptable.
Large casualties are not allowed in Zhang Tianhao's army. They would rather spend more time and money than cause a large number of casualties due to personal command errors.
You know, it takes a long time for each person to train. If casualties occur easily, the entire army may be wiped out after a few battles.
Without the army, there is still a ghost to fight.
"I beg the young master to punish us, even let me be a soldier. I am really sorry for my brothers."
The two battalion commanders spoke out almost at the same time, and then knelt down in front of Hu Kai in front of everyone.
"Okay, grown men, why are you crying? Stand up. Stand up for me. Look at you, you are such a coward. Do you still look like a soldier? Aren't you just going to have more casualties? You won't use your brain in future wars?"
"This time is a bloody lesson. You must use your brain when doing things in the future!"
Hu Kai was also very angry, but he couldn't do that. After all, if he did it to the entire army, what would the brothers below think of the two battalion commanders.
Soon, in the squadron headquarters, Hu Kai sat there, watching the two people still standing in front of him recount the battle process, and even became more and more sad as he talked.
It turned out that the blame was not entirely on the two of them, but that they had never encountered biological and chemical weapons before, and the entire battle went smoothly. However, they overlooked an important point, which was that this time the Japanese were transporting poison gas bombs.
As a result, the grenade blew up the gas bomb transport truck, and the gas bomb naturally exploded, causing a large amount of poison gas to leak, and they were at a disadvantage. The poison gas directly poisoned them, and also poisoned more than a hundred Japanese soldiers.
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They also poisoned about three hundred people, which was a result they never expected.
This can be said to be an accident, and it is an unexpected result.
When arranging the battlefield, they even ignored the characteristics of this gas bomb, causing them to suffer direct casualties of more than 300 to nearly 400 people despite their initial victory.
"Oh, you guys, you guys, how can I say good things to you? Didn't I train you before? Why have you forgotten it now? That poisonous gas is not ordinary smoke. It disappears as soon as you blow it."
Hu Kai also had the expression of hating iron for failing to become steel. He didn't expect anything to happen. Success is poisonous and failure is poisonous.
"Poisonous gas, that's gas. If it blows over, you won't hide, but will you stay there looking for death?"
"Squadron leader, you also know how strong the wind is in this winter. By the time we reacted and wanted to run away, it was already too late. As a result, a large number of brothers died directly on it."
"Captain, it's our fault. We are willing to be reduced to squad captain, please, even to soldier."
"Okay, I made a command mistake this time. I will ask the young master for punishment. You also know how much it costs for the young master to raise our entire squadron and how much energy it takes. Every soldier is our foundation and cannot be easily
It’s a pity to lose you!”
He shook his head again and waved his hand directly: "Go back, reorganize your team, and avenge your brothers. Don't expect me and the young master to avenge you. You still have to avenge this revenge yourself."
"yes!"
The two men immediately performed a military salute, turned around and left the team headquarters, heading towards their respective stations.
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At noon, at Liu Zhiya's house, Zhang Tianhao and his group sat there and started eating.
"By the way, Master, there is news from the 7th Squadron. Their losses this time are a bit big. They have lost more than 900 people, almost reaching 1,000 people. However, the captain has led them out of Japan.
The encirclement of people and puppet troops has now entered the mountains and begun to rest and recuperate."
"Also, the battalion that attracted the most casualties, about 500 people, now has less than 50 people left. The others were all killed in the battle, but they have returned to the base area."
"That's good. It's just that the strength of the current base area is a bit too weak. If Japan sends a squadron, it is possible to solve the entire base area. What should we do if you ask us over there?"
'Unable to defend, evacuate immediately!!'
He didn't even raise his head. He didn't care about the base area. As long as the people were still there, everything was possible.
"Have they completely forgotten about guerrilla warfare? Wouldn't it be transferred if it doesn't work?"
When Zhang Tianhao heard this, he suddenly became a little depressed. What was going on with the 7th Squadron? Could you please help me a little bit?
"Master, there's half a regiment over there, plus a division of puppet troops. They can't stop it at all, and there's nothing they can do!"
Doesn't he understand this principle? He understands it, but he doesn't have any good solution to the current problem.
"Is it possible to transfer? If not, let's fight guerrillas and develop slowly. I think they should find some time to take a good rest."
"Master, can't you provide some support over there?"
Sun Xinxin also couldn't figure out why he couldn't provide some support there, but he still raised some questions.
"Xinxin, we are in Shanghai, not An Zheng's side. It is impossible to Fuyao. They are the only team there. Who should we look for? Maybe we can ask him to inform their political commissar and talk to that Contact the people nearby and you can go through them, there is really no other way."
At this time, Ah Ying seemed to have thought of something and spoke directly.
"This is indeed a good idea. It seems that this is the only way. However, it is still unrealistic. There are not many strong troops there. It will not work if there are less. It is a puppet army with one regiment and one division. , it’s not a small amount at all.”
Zhang Tianhao no longer thought about having lunch, but tapped the table with his right hand gently, and began to think about how to get this team out of the current predicament. As for the main force's escape, it was already destined, so he didn't need to worry. .
And the problems in the base area still need to be solved urgently.
"Break them into parts. This is the only way at the moment. Aren't there still nearly fifty of them? With the addition of a company left behind in the base area, I believe a company has developed into at least a battalion, right?"
"All are divided into county brigades, developed into each county, and then based on the county, so that each county can support each other and have room for maneuver."
"The most important thing is that it might be better to divide the army into various villages, or circulate it back and forth between various towns and villages, just like we did before."
After looking at the girls, he still expressed his thoughts. After all, he really needed to pay attention to this matter, and he could not destroy the seeds, as that would outweigh the gains.