Landmines cause no casualties to troops, but they greatly affect morale.
Because, as long as they are blown over by landmines, they will either be killed on the spot or be left with missing arms and legs, with the latter accounting for the majority.
Carrying these bloody wounded soldiers while marching together, and then listening to their constant screams, will affect morale no matter how good it is.
Just as the forward troops continued to pursue the Eighth Route Army with scruples on their faces, Zeng Quan commanded a dozen machine gunners to launch another sneak attack on Major Qiu Shui, killing and wounding more than thirty people.
"We can no longer pursue them unless we have a sufficient number of mortars to cover the attackers with artillery fire as soon as they are attacked and kill them!" Qiu Shui shouted with a heartbroken look on his face.
Then he ordered the telegraph operator who was following him: "Send a telegram to the brigade commander immediately. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning and the troops will continue to pursue. The gains outweigh the losses. I suggest stopping the pursuit and ending the battle to avoid unnecessary casualties!"
Ono was very reluctant, but finally agreed to Major Qiu Shui's request.
But it was obviously impossible for him to swallow this bad breath.
As soon as the brigade was established, it was attacked by the Eighth Route Army many times and suffered heavy losses. If I didn't have the military exploits to show off to my superiors, even if this responsibility didn't cause me to lose my position as the major general brigade commander, I would still be there.
It left a very bad impression on the military commander.
The chief of staff, who didn't know what Ono was thinking, came over to comfort him: "General, you haven't taken a break since it got dark! It's almost dawn now, and I hope you can take a rest now. As for tonight's failure, I believe we will
Sooner or later they will take revenge from the Eighth Route Army."
Ono, who frowned, suddenly asked: "Chief of Staff, you just said it was almost dawn!"
"Hey! You haven't rested all night. It's almost dawn, so you should seize the time to take a rest!" the chief of staff affirmed. I don't know why Ono suddenly became excited.
Ono didn't explain and stared at the map again!
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked the west of the city retreated in less than two hours. In addition, they fought all night without rest and brought a large number of heavy vehicles with them. Even if they were in a hurry, they would not be able to retreat into the mountains until noon!"
"I plan to use the whole morning to hit the Eighth Route Army on the only way they must retreat, and try to inflict heavy damage on them. At the very least, I will destroy the supplies and equipment that the Eighth Route Army stole from us!"
"If so many weapons and ammunition are used by the Eighth Route Army, the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan will definitely be greatly enhanced. I will never allow this to happen!"
The chief of staff frowned and directly told a very cruel fact!
"But, General, we don't have troops on the road the Eighth Route Army must pass. Even if we send troops there now, it's too late."
"Moreover, the strength of this Eighth Route Army far exceeds our imagination, and it is also equipped with a lot of heavy weapons. Even if we can send troops in front of them to attack, our own losses will definitely be very heavy, and it is still a bit outweighed by the gain!"
Ono shook his head and sneered when no one understood: "Tonight's battle has proved to us that the new recruits given to us by the military must not go to the battlefield before they complete their training. Otherwise, they will lose their lives.
.So, before completing the training, I will definitely not send them to the battlefield again!"
"If you don't send infantry, why send artillery? That's not right!" the chief of staff frowned and said to himself.
In less than five seconds, the frown on the chief of staff's face relaxed and he showed an expression of surprise.
"Air Force, I understand, General, you mean to request aircraft support from the military headquarters to bomb the retreating Eighth Route Army troops."
"Yes! A well-equipped independent regiment can defeat our infantry who have not completed training. However, there is no way to deal with the aircraft in the sky. They can only be passively beaten. Using aircraft to bomb will definitely hit them hard and destroy them just from the county seat.
Seized supplies and equipment.”
The excited chief of staff immediately said: "General, I will send a telegram to the military department immediately, requesting aircraft support to bomb the independent regiment!"
"One more thing! Now is not the time for a decisive battle with the main force of the Eighth Route Army. However, the reconnaissance troops in our hands are all veterans and well-trained. Therefore, send all the reconnaissance troops out immediately to determine the specific location of the independent regiment. Wait for us
As soon as the planes arrive, you can watch them and bomb them!"
"Hi! I'll go make arrangements right away!" the chief of staff replied loudly.
On the road nearly 15 kilometers away from Laiyuan City, a convoy of more than 80 large vehicles rushed to the station under the protection of the Eighth Route Army on both sides of the convoy.
At this time, it was already broad daylight, but after a night of fighting, everyone including the regiment leader Wang Ping showed a tired expression on their faces.
But there is one exception, and that is political commissar Cheng Xiao.
Follow the convoy and look at the statistical results of each unit while walking.
"Captain, this time we really made a fortune. Taking heavy weapons as an example, we seized two mountain cannons, three mortars, and two heavy machine guns from the Imperial Alliance Army. Then we also seized forced labor from the Japanese material warehouse.
Three cannons and three heavy machine guns. These cannons alone are enough for us to form an artillery company and a heavy machine gun company!"
Mentioning the harvest, the fatigue on Wang Ping's face instantly disappeared.
"The harvest is indeed good. With these guns, Zhang Bing's artillery battery is worthy of its name! However, it is not too early to be happy. It is still nearly four hours away from here to the station, and no one can guarantee whether the Japanese will
The dog is so anxious that he jumps over the wall!"
"Bang bang!" As soon as he finished speaking, two gunshots rang out from behind the team.
The soldiers of the independent regiment who were marching suddenly recovered from their fatigue, and then they conveniently held the rifles on their backs in their hands, loaded the bullets, and pointed at both sides of the road.
Political commissar Cheng Xiao immediately said: "Captain, your words must have come true!"
"Probably not. I have deployed advance guard troops around me. If it was a large Japanese army, there would be no way there would only be two gunshots!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied!
At this moment, the investigation platoon leader Chen Hu rushed over from behind and reported breathlessly as soon as he saw Wang Ping.
"The leader, a Japanese scout, suddenly broke into our sight and was killed by us!"
When Cheng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, Wang Ping frowned.
Staring at Chen Hu, he asked: "Are there any other Japanese scouts around us?"
"Yes, there are a lot of them. But if they don't get close to us, we can't do anything about them! After all, there are too few people in the reconnaissance platoon, and we have to worry about so many places!"
"There is a problem, political commissar. There must be a problem here!" Wang Ping judged with certainty.
