"Heavy machine gun cover, brothers, kill me!" Inside the headquarters, the regiment commander ordered through gritted teeth.
"Da da da……"
Amidst the intensive heavy machine gun fire, more than 400 Shanxi-Sui Army officers and soldiers rushed out of the position like hungry wolves in company and platoon units.
The troops have been on the front line for more than a year. Although they have not fought against the Japanese during this period, they have fought against the Japanese no less than twenty times before.
Except for a small number of new recruits, more than 70% of the entire regiment's officers are veterans who have fought against the Japs and have very rich combat experience.
On the battlefield, most of the soldiers held their rifles in their hands, bent their waists, and rushed towards the town in a curve. When a few green-headed recruits rushed straight up, they immediately caused a burst of laughter from the veterans and officers next to them.
Yell!
Seeing the troops getting closer and closer to the Japanese position at the entrance of the town, the regiment leader's heart suddenly rose to his throat and he did not dare to look any further.
In my mind, I even thought of the tragic scene of the attacking troops being wiped out under the wild fire of light and heavy machine guns after the Japanese opened fire at the entrance of the town.
Even though the incident hadn't happened yet, the nervous leader still closed his eyes with a look of pain on his face.
One minute...two minutes...five minutes passed...
There was no sound of machine gun fire as he expected in the town, and he didn't even hear the sound of rifle fire.
"Captain, the little devils in the town seem to have retreated, and the attacking troops were not attacked at all!" the deputy commander next to him shouted with a dumbfounded look on his face.
"Retreat~" The leader quickly opened his eyes.
The mighty offensive force had already rushed to the entrance of the town, and a forward company had already rushed into the town, but not a single gunshot was heard in the town.
"Whether the little Japs have escaped or not, all the follow-up troops will rush forward, and we will also go up to prevent the little Japs from setting up pocket formations for our attacking troops in the town!" The regiment leader has very rich combat experience, and the battlefield situation shocked him, and he even
A little excited. But he was not dazzled by the victory in front of him. He frowned and ordered.
"Yes, leader!" The deputy leader next to him didn't care so much and answered excitedly.
Regardless of whether it's due to good luck or other reasons, as long as he can capture the town in front of him, it will be a great achievement. When the time comes, he, as the regimental deputy, will definitely become a regular.
"Brothers, follow me and kill the Japanese..."
More than a thousand people carrying heavy machine guns and mortars had just rushed to the entrance of the town when a battalion of communications soldiers rushed over: "Regiment, the little devils have retreated. There are more than a thousand people retreating north outside the town.
Do you want to pursue me?"
"Of course we have to chase!" the group leader replied without thinking.
"Our regiment has been suppressed and beaten by this little devil for such a long time. Now we finally get a chance to beat up a drowned dog. We must not let it go."
"Follow me, the whole regiment, to hunt down the little Japs. If you kill one little Japs, you will be rewarded with ten pieces of gold. If you kill ten little devils, you will be rewarded with one hundred pieces of gold, and you will be promoted to one level..."
"Brothers, kill me~"
"Kill..." As soon as he said the word, the division communications officer came after him on a horse.
"Commander Li, orders from the division headquarters~"
"Your offensive division commander has seen it and decided to give you the first credit. The division headquarters orders you to follow and pursue the Japanese army immediately. However, in order to prevent the Japanese army from biting back and causing casualties to the troops, the troops must keep a distance of more than one kilometer from the Japanese army!"
"Also, don't use cannons during the pursuit to avoid angering the Japanese..."
"What?" After hearing the order, the leader immediately became angry.
"How to hunt them down at a distance of one kilometer? We don't need mortars, rifles, light machine guns, or heavy machine guns. We can't hit the Japanese at this distance. What kind of pursuit order is this?"
The communications officer replied with a serious face: "I don't know about my position. This is the order given to you by the master. I haven't changed a word about my position!"
"In addition, the commander has another sentence: I require you to carry out orders. If you disobey military orders, military law will be enforced!"
"The master will personally lead the division's main force to follow up five kilometers behind you to prevent accidents!"
The regimental deputy next to him had been holding back his anger since he received the order to attack. At this moment, he finally couldn't bear it any longer. He frowned and was about to vent his anger. The regimental commander glared at him and asked him to speak harder.
I swallowed it back alive!
Then he stared at the division correspondent and replied: "Go back and tell the division commander that we will carry out the order!"
As soon as the correspondent left, the regimental deputy next to him couldn't help but ask: "Commander, what kind of pursuit order is this? How can we kill the little Japs if we can't get close to them!"
"Why did you agree without arguing?"
"Also, the brothers have been suppressed and beaten by the little devils in front of us for such a long time. It's not easy for us to get a chance to beat up the drowned dog. It's too frustrating to just watch the opportunity slip away like this!"
"There is a problem!" the leader replied solemnly.
Then he stared at the battalion of communications soldiers in front of him and asked: "How is the formation of the retreating Japs? Are they in chaos? Are they retreating for their lives or are they retreating in an orderly manner? How are their equipment?"
"An orderly retreat, with heavy machine guns, mortars, infantry artillery, and mountain artillery, all with them, more than a thousand people!" the communications soldier immediately replied.
The group leader replied thoughtfully: "That's true! There must be something we don't know about!"
"More than a thousand Japs are defending their strongholds. Even with the support of the division's mountain artillery, we can't take them down. There is no need for them to retreat!"
"Now they are retreating, and they are retreating in an orderly manner. Our superiors only asked us to pursue long-distance pursuits. Isn't it clear that we are not allowed to fight with the Japs?"
"Okay, no more discussion, execute the order!"
"It is a great thing to be able to recover so much land occupied by the little devils without losing a single brother. We are lucky to have encountered him!"
"As for the little devils, I believe there will be opportunities to deal with them in the future!"
On a hilltop two kilometers away, Li Wen, the captain of the direct team, held up a telescope and looked at every move on the battlefield with a puzzled expression.
"Captain, what do you mean, little devil? With their strength, they can easily defeat the Jinsui Army's attack. Not only did they not fight, but they retreated!" A team leader next to him couldn't help but ask.
"The same goes for the Jinsui Army. They punched so hard when they first attacked, but they became timid when it came time to chase the Japanese."
"The distance between the two troops is more than one kilometer. Even with heavy machine gun fire, it will be difficult to hit the Japanese!"
"They are obviously equipped with mortars, why don't they use cannons!"
"The Japs are now completely exposed in the wild. If dozens of artillery shells hit them, they can easily kill dozens of people!"
Li Wen put down the telescope and replied calmly: "There is a problem, there must be something wrong here!"
After I finished speaking, I thought of what the group leader told me before setting off.
"The Japanese troops will definitely cooperate with each other. The directly-affiliated team must figure out how they cooperate and then try to destroy their cooperation as much as possible."
He raised his eyebrows and ordered: "Let's go back and immediately send a telegram to the regimental commander to report the situation and request for combat!"
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