"Retreat, we can't stay here any longer, retreat immediately!" Colonel Watanabe decided.
The adjutant next to him immediately reminded: "What about the heavy artillery regiment? They require us to hold our position and protect those heavy artillery!"
Colonel Watanabe scolded angrily: "Bagaya Road, although those heavy artillery are very important to him, the soldiers under his command are equally important to us~"
"The Eighth Route Army obviously used their mortar group as bait to attract us to attack, and then surrounded and annihilated us here!"
"We must not let their goals succeed. The troops will retreat immediately, retreat now!"
"Also, don't forget, we are not subordinates of the heavy artillery regiment captain and have no obligation to obey his orders!"
"But as friendly forces, we need to tell them our next move. Then go over to a staff officer and tell them that the Eighth Route Army is coming from all directions to encircle and annihilate us. If we continue to defend our position, not only will the heavy artillery regiment be completely destroyed, but our infantry regiment will also be destroyed.
The team will also be wiped out here!"
"Only by retreating can our soldiers survive!"
"It is recommended that they abandon all their heavy artillery, take the gunners and retreat quickly. They cannot stay here any longer, otherwise they will not be able to evacuate even if they want to!"
After saying that, Colonel Watanabe began to arrange the retreat of his men.
"Heavy machine gun cover, comrades, follow me~" a company commander shouted a few hundred meters away.
"Da da da……"
Three heavy machine guns fired fiercely, and the more than thirty Japanese who were blocking the front were immediately suppressed and unable to lift their heads.
More than a hundred soldiers, armed with five light machine guns, charged forward while shooting and shouting.
"Boom boom boom..."
The three grenade launchers of the infantry company directly under the small artillery squad were not idle either.
The three gunners simply took aim and fired a round of three grenades.
There was an explosion, and dozens of Japs lying on the ground were killed on the spot and four or five others were injured, including a machine gun team!
"Comrades, rush with me...the little Japs are about to run away. Kill the dozens of Japs in front and we can intercept them~"
The company commander raised his pistol and was the first to rush towards the Japanese!
After arranging the troops to stay at the rear, Colonel Watanabe retreated back in great embarrassment under the protection of the guards.
Just now, the regiment was attacked from another direction.
In just a few minutes, the troops were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on three sides, and the gunshots were getting closer and closer.
More importantly, the remaining artillery pieces of the rapid-fire artillery squadron were targeted by the Eighth Route Army as soon as they were sent to the battlefield.
Twenty mortars stared at them. In less than a minute, the two artillery squads and dozens of surrounding infantry were blown up completely.
An infantry regiment of the Imperial Army is equipped with a rapid-fire artillery squadron, the only unit that can pose a direct threat to armored vehicles. Now that the artillery is gone, the few remaining armored vehicles of the Eighth Route Army are invincible.
No one knows how long it will take for the Eighth Route Army, protected by armored vehicles and artillery, to reach them.
Colonel Watanabe was also afraid of death, and he didn’t want to die here! Therefore, he was very embarrassed during the retreat and wanted to leave here immediately.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army armored forces are coming!" Colonel Watanabe, the more afraid he was, the more he would come. The fear-filled report from his subordinates suddenly sounded behind him.
"Boom~"
Immediately afterwards, the roar of the armored vehicle's huge engine also reached his ears.
"Bagya Road, how come they came so fast!" Colonel Watanabe also panicked, and then pretended to be calm and cursed.
After scolding, he ordered: "Adjutant, move another infantry squadron to the rear. The other troops should retreat as quickly as possible!"
Where the Japanese Heavy Artillery Regiment is stationed, the communications troops sent by Colonel Watanabe have not yet arrived. However, the sound of gunfire getting closer and closer makes the Captain of the Colonel's Regiment vaguely feel that the heavy artillery in front of him may not be able to be saved.
"Sir, our company commander asked you to lead your men to retreat immediately. The position cannot be defended, and our company leader has already begun to retreat!" The panting communications soldier reported as soon as he rushed over.
The captain of the Dazuo Alliance was very dissatisfied and cursed: "Bagh Yalu, didn't we give him his time?"
"There are so many heavy artillery pieces, including the most advanced howitzers in the empire. Once they fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, we will become the sinners of the empire!"
The communications soldier hesitated and replied: "Sir, calm down!"
"Our regiment commander said that the Eighth Route Army's offensive is too fierce. Even if it has artillery and armored vehicles, it cannot be defended. By then, dozens of heavy artillery will also fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and our Watanabe regiment and thousands of gunners will also
I will be buried with him!"
"Retreat now, at least several thousand soldiers can save their lives!"
"Since these heavy artillery will fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army either way, then why don't we retreat now and save thousands of imperial troops first!"
The captain of the Colonel-General was silent for a long time without speaking.
"Da da da~"
Suddenly, a string of bullets fired from the armored vehicle flew towards this side.
Although it had little power, two guards not far away were still hit by bullets and fell to the ground screaming.
"Sir, if we don't retreat, it will be too late!" the anxious communications soldier next to him immediately reminded.
"The Eighth Route Army armored forces have already come over. We don't have rapid-fire artillery. We can't stop their offensive at all!"
The tangled captain finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Retreat, all retreat..."
The headquarters where Kato Division Commander was located was brightly lit by several lanterns.
Five or six combat staff officers and communications staff officers came and went in the small headquarters, making it very busy.
"Sir, the Watanabe Regiment reported that the Eighth Route Army's offensive was very fierce and concentrated a large number of artillery and armored vehicles to attack them. The troops suffered heavy losses and are retreating in an orderly manner!"
"Sir, the heavy artillery regiment has also begun to retreat!"
"Sir, the field artillery regiment was attacked by the Eighth Route Army's mountain artillery group. It suffered heavy losses and almost lost its combat effectiveness!"
"The heavy artillery group position was occupied by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Stop!" Captain Kato, who had been listening silently, suddenly interrupted.
Then he stared at the communications staff officer and asked, "What did you just say?"
"The heavy artillery position is occupied by the Eighth Route Army!" the communications staff officer said again.
"Baga!" Captain Kato finally heard clearly and cursed loudly.
"Are they all a bunch of stupid pigs? With so many troops, they can't even defend a heavy artillery position! Doesn't Colonel Watanabe know that without heavy artillery, we can only be passively beaten by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery attack?"
"Order Colonel Watanabe to counterattack immediately and recapture the heavy artillery position for me. The heavy artillery must not be lost, and it must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army will become stronger and stronger, and our strength will become weaker and weaker.
One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, which is very detrimental to us!”
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