As the old saying goes, listen to others and eat enough. Ota Ryuji can be considered an experienced officer on the battlefield, and of course he knows the risks of staying here.
As soon as the staff officer finished speaking, he ran towards the rear in a hurry. As soon as the two of them ran more than a hundred meters, they heard another violent explosion from behind, and the temporary command post had disappeared.
Into the thick smoke.
Ota Ryuji, who was sitting on the ground, looked at the headquarters that had been swallowed up by the sea of fire. He was scared, anxious and angry: "Baga... Damn China people, where did they get so many artillery shells? They even eat food."
How can the hungry Chinese get so many artillery shells?"
However, what made Ryūji Ohta somewhat fortunate was that the Chinese army's artillery bombardment stopped after this round, and the battlefield fell into a strange silence, which made people who were just accustomed to the roar of artillery shells feel a little uncomfortable.
After calming down, Ota Ryūji helplessly said to his staff: "Ono-kun, you immediately order the Third Squadron to withdraw. There is no point in continuing to fight."
The staff officer did not persuade, he just bowed and went down to convey the order.
Soon, the miserable sound of trumpets sounded on the Japanese army's position.
At first, there was no movement on the position. After a while, someone started to move slowly, followed by the second, third...
One after another, Japanese soldiers got up from their hiding places. Many of them were still shaking when they stood up. These were soldiers who had survived the previous shelling. After hearing the retreat bugle, they
Subconsciously he stood up and prepared to retreat.
It's just that attacking is easy, but retreating is not so easy.
The commander of the fourth battalion, Nong Tiancai, was also an experienced veteran who had been in the Shanxi-Sui Army for more than ten years. Seeing the retreat of the Japanese army, he naturally would not miss this opportunity and immediately ordered: "The bugler... blow the charge horn."
..Everyone with bayonets on, charge at me!"
After saying that, he was the first to jump out of the trench and rushed toward the Japanese army with an MP40 submachine gun.
Seeing that their officers had already rushed forward, the soldiers of the fourth battalion dared not stay in the trenches. They jumped out of the trenches one by one with rifles with bayonets attached.
"Battal Commander...you stay here and let me get on...my grass..." Before the deputy battalion commander behind him could pull him down, he saw that his battalion commander had rushed several meters away and cursed angrily.
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But the man had already run away, and there was no way he could catch up. He could only go to the communications soldier, grab the mobile phone and yell, "Firepower company... Are you all fucking dead? Didn't you see that the battalion commander was already there?"
Rush out, and quickly provide fire cover to prevent enemy reinforcements... If something happens to the battalion commander, I won't be able to spare you!"
The firepower company is a new unit added by Gao Hongming after the army expansion. It includes 8 81mm M1 mortars and 4 M30 107mm mortars. Especially the latter, in addition to being able to fire high-explosive shells,
It can also launch smoke bombs, illumination bombs and even poison gas bombs.
Soon, more than a dozen mortars launched a barrage in the direction of the retreating Japanese army.
More than 600 soldiers from the fourth battalion swarmed out and quickly overtook the Japanese troops who were only two to three hundred meters away from them.
There were artillery shells in front of them blocking the road, and they were pursued by soldiers. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the Japanese soldiers became desperate. They spontaneously formed a group of two and rushed towards the soldiers of the fourth battalion, but they were mostly greeted by the crisp sound of submachine guns.
"Da da da..."
Amidst bursts of crisp gunfire, the Japanese troops continued to fall. For a moment, the clash of bayonets and the crisp gunfire of the MP40 submachine gun were intertwined.
Facing waves of soldiers from the fourth battalion of militia groups rushing up one after another, the remaining Japanese troops quickly collapsed, like a small boat in the sea that was quickly submerged in the turbulent waters.
After the battle, Nong Tiancai did not dare to let the troops stay on the battlefield. He left one platoon to continue cleaning the battlefield, and the rest immediately returned to their positions.
"Well...well done to the Fourth Battalion!"
After Qixia was closed, Gao Hongming was very happy to see the whole battle and couldn't help but praise him.
"This Nong Tiancai was able to seize the opportunity of the Japanese to retreat and attack decisively to eat up the Japanese. This shows that he is very decisive."
Xiao Zhankui had a different opinion, "That's what I say, but I always feel that the old farmer's action is too risky. Like the attack just now, as long as the Japanese come with a burst of artillery fire, all the more than 600 or 700 people in the fourth battalion will have to answer."
over there."
Wu Chengfeng retorted: "Hey... Lao Xiao, your words are too harsh. The only four 92 infantry guns the Japanese have have been blown up by us, and they only have a few mortars and grenades at best."
It doesn't pose much of a threat to us."
"There are no absolutes. It's better to be careful in everything."
"Fighters are fleeting on the battlefield. What if we don't seize them as soon as possible?"
"Then you can't gamble with the safety of the entire battalion, right?"
"War is inherently a gamble, just like Pai Gow among the people. It either takes all or loses all. Is there any business in the world that is guaranteed to make a profit without losing any money?"
The two of them couldn't help but started to quarrel. Gao Hongming's head got a little big when he heard it, and he said impatiently: "Okay, you two are too old to be young, why are you arguing all the time? If you quarrel again, get out of here. Don't stay here."
Annoying!"
Seeing Gao Hongming getting angry, the two of them became silent.
"Come... sit down."
Gao Hongming sat down on a pile of dirt, took out a box of red cigarettes from his pocket, and handed one to each of them.
When the two of them saw the cigarette that Gao Hongming took out, they all took it with a smile and couldn't wait to light it and started smoking.
Xiao Zhankui, an old smoker, took a deep breath, with a look of intoxication on his face, "The cigarettes from Tuanzuo are better, they are fragrant and mellow."
"You guys have it."
Gao Hongming said with a smile: "You are also the battalion commander after all. I remember that you only have five quotas every month. Why is it not enough for you to draw?"
Wu Chengfeng hummed and said: "If you say so, then send us the one you smoked."
Gao Hongming couldn't help but be speechless for a moment.
Both soldiers and officers of the Liantai Militia have a monthly quota of cigarettes. Ordinary soldiers receive a pack a week, lieutenants receive a pack a day, and school-level officers receive five packs a month.
And the cigarettes issued to different ranks are also different. Soldiers smoke Camel, lieutenants smoke Marlboro, and school-level officers smoke Good Luck.
Therefore, some people jokingly say that if you meet people from the Liantai Militia, you don't need to look at their military ranks, you can tell their rank just by looking at the cigarettes they usually smoke, and it is more accurate than military ranks, because military ranks can be faked, but cigarettes cannot.
That’s it for Camel and Marlboro, but there are also subdivisions of Good Luck cigarettes.
Good Luck cigarettes come in three colors, namely red, silver and green.
The silver one is light flavored, and the green one is mint flavored. Officers at the school level can choose any one of these two cigarettes. As for the red extra strong type, they are not issued. Only one person in the whole group is smoking this cigarette.