"Yamamoto-kun, you are responsible for intelligence. Please tell me whether what we know about the Eighth Route Army in the street stronghold is true! If so, what is the reason for so many light and heavy weapons that suddenly appeared on the battlefield!" Ono said calmly.
He asked with an open face.
Yamamoto's face immediately turned red.
Continuously providing wrong intelligence to the headquarters, resulting in the loss of troops and generals of the imperial army. Although the general did not say anything, it is conceivable that once the battle is over, he and the intelligence department will be greeted by an unprecedented storm.
At this time, Yamamoto really didn't want to show his face and become the laughing stock of his colleagues again.
But faced with Ono's non-negotiable questioning, Yamamoto could only bite the bullet and answer: "General, I happen to have information to report here!"
Ono waved his hand and refused: "The fighting in the street direction is tense. I only ask you to answer the question I just asked. As for the rest, I will report it when I have the opportunity in the future!"
"Hi!" Yamamoto knew that Ono's trust in himself and the entire intelligence agency had dropped to the lowest point, and he looked completely disbelieving.
If an officer is not trusted by his superiors, or even disliked by his superiors, then as long as this officer is not transferred, he will have basically no future.
Yamamoto was very desperate and helpless, and then he lowered his head and answered.
"General, everything we know about the Eighth Route Army at Shangjie Stronghold is true. They are just a small unit of the Independent Regiment. I am 100% sure of this!"
"Then what's the matter with so many heavy weapons popping up at the stronghold on the street? Also, since they are a small force of an independent regiment, how come they have so many people!" Ono stared at Lieutenant Commander Yamamoto and asked with a frown.
"The reason is the information I just wanted to report to you!" Yamamoto replied hesitantly.
"Say!" He has been plotted against by the Eighth Route Army too many times tonight. The Eighth Route Army took to the street stronghold because he believed that he wanted to recover the interest. In any case, Ono did not want any surprises to happen in the final battle tonight.
Although he was full of doubts about the information provided by Yamamoto and the intelligence agency, Ono decided to listen to it in order to avoid accidents.
After staring at Yamamoto for almost half a minute, he replied in a deep voice: "Speak!"
"Hi!" Yamamoto was obviously relieved, and then he didn't dare to neglect and answered directly.
"It is true that the main force of the Independent Regiment is only more than 2,000 people, but there are still more than 1,000 new recruits in the Independent Regiment. According to intelligence, these recruits are training while fighting. In tonight's battle, the Eighth Route Army dispatched at least two recruit battalions.
It’s a humble position, for sure, the extra Eighth Route Army soldiers taking to the street strongholds are these so-called new recruits!”
"The reason why Major Aoki regarded the small Eighth Route Army as the main force of the independent regiment was because there must be these recruits in it!"
Ono reacted immediately: "In other words, the Eighth Route Army replaced veterans with new recruits and deceived Major Aoki!"
"That's it! This information was just received by my subordinate half an hour ago. It was sent back by one of our intelligence officers from the independent regiment station at the risk of death. It is absolutely reliable!"
"Then how do you explain the sudden appearance of so many weapons at the Shangjie stronghold? If the small units of the Eighth Route Army have such good equipment, then doesn't the equipment level of their main force exceed ours?" the chief of staff suddenly interjected.
Yamamoto quickly replied: "General, Chief of Staff, those equipment are easy to deal with. They were all seized by Tubal Road from our stronghold on the street!"
At this time, Ono's face showed an expression of sudden realization.
Although the Independent Regiment was his opponent, he still sighed without hesitation: "I understand, they want to use their powerful firepower to make up for their lack of troops, scare Major Qiu Shui, and buy time. The Eighth Route Army is indeed extraordinary, the commander is so
Awesome, so surprising!”
"General, what should we do next?" the chief of staff immediately asked.
"Keep fighting. We have suffered such a big loss tonight and we must recover some interest from the Eighth Route Army. Immediately tell Major Qiushui our analysis and tell him that the Eighth Route Army is insufficient in strength. He can divide his troops to make a surprise attack, leaving the Eighth Route Army defenseless.
But beware, the heavy weapon in your hand will be useless!" Ono made the decision without hesitation.
After successfully repelling the Japanese attack and launching a counterattack, nearly half an hour had passed.
Zeng Quan was very happy to see that each of the attacking troops came back carrying at least two rifles.
"Company Commander Zhou, the counterattack just now was good. Nearly two hundred rifles were seized at once. It can be called an unexpected gain!"
Zhou Zhengyang did not expect that this counterattack would go so smoothly.
However, it just proves that the Japanese who attacked us were really frightened by the powerful firepower that everyone just exposed.
"Chief of Staff, what should we do next? After all, the Japs still have six to seven hundred people. When they react and know that we are bluffing, they will definitely have ways to deal with us!" Zhou Zhengyang was not dazzled by the victory and stared at Zeng.
Quan asked.
"Retreat!" Zeng Quan replied simply and neatly.
"Almost half an hour has passed. Deputy Political Commissar He should be almost there. We only have a small number of people. It would be foolish to continue fighting against the Japanese here!"
While he was talking, a communications soldier ran over panting.
"Chief of Staff, the deputy political commissar asked me to inform you that the supplies at the Shangjie stronghold have been transferred and all troops have withdrawn from the stronghold. The troops can retreat at any time!"
"Then retreat!" Zeng Quan decided without any hesitation.
Just then, another person ran over.
"Chief of Staff, there is a situation, the Japanese are on the move again!"
"Why are you moving?" Zeng Quan asked with a frown.
"Divide the troops into four groups, take the squadron as a unit, and attack from different directions. Among the four groups of Japanese, only one is fighting along the road. The other Japanese have gone around to other directions, but I have sent people to follow them. Once the direction of attack is determined,
They will come back and report." The investigation squad leader replied immediately.
"The Japanese must have found out our details before they dared to do this!" Zeng Quan judged.
"Chief of Staff, how should we fight? Our troops are limited, and the Japanese troops are divided into four groups. We can't divide our troops into four groups. We only have this few troops that can fight!" Zhou Zhengyang asked with a worried look on his face.
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"No more fighting, retreat!" After a few seconds, Zeng Quan said in shocking words.
"No matter how we fight, we will be surrounded by heavy Japanese troops. Only by retreating and not fighting the Japanese can we leave here safely!"
"Company Commander Zhou, arrange for the troops to retreat immediately, don't let the Japanese see it! Next we have only one task, which is to cover the deputy political commissar and his companions as they return to their base!"
Less than ten minutes after we evacuated the position, a squadron of Japanese soldiers came over to kill us.
"Nani, how is it possible that there is no Eighth Route Army in the position?" Looking at the empty position at his feet, not even a body, the squadron leader led by the Japs almost couldn't believe his eyes.
Then he immediately thought of a possibility: "Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army must be worried that they will be wiped out here, so they retreated to the Shangjie stronghold and defended it. The target, the Shangjie stronghold, kill them!"