Although the thick smoke blocked the field of vision, it could not stop the bullets flying overhead.
As soon as the number of bullets fired from the opposite side decreased, the Japanese team leader discovered it.
"On Bage Ya Road, the Chinese on the opposite side have escaped! Warriors, attack immediately, reinforce the squadron leader, and kill them!"
More than fifty Japanese soldiers rushed forward shouting slogans that no one understood, and then easily rushed to the high ground just occupied by the reconnaissance platoon.
The Japanese team leader followed at the back, and before he had time to show the smile of victory on his face, "Boom boom..." Several explosions rang out on the high ground.
"What's going on!" the squad leader asked subconsciously, staring at the subordinates around him.
"Report to the captain, it's a booby trap. The enemy has deployed booby traps on the high ground!" A sergeant rushed over and reported.
The squad leader immediately ordered: "The enemy is retreating very quickly, and they will definitely not be able to lay out too many booby traps. The troops continue to rush forward and reinforce the squadron leader."
"Boom, boom, boom..." After several more explosions were heard on the high ground, it turned out that no more booby traps were stepped on by his subordinates.
Less than forty Japanese soldiers charged towards the smoke-filled battlefield like hungry wolves.
The team leader also rushed to the high ground where eight Imperial Army corpses were dumped.
At this time, the gunfire on the battlefield had completely stopped, and the Eighth Route Army that was blocking him took the initiative to retreat. The squad leader had a very bad feeling about the squadron leader's safety.
Sure enough, on the road more than 100 meters long, five military vehicles were swaying and listening, and two more military vehicles were smoking from the front. It was obvious at a glance that they had been bombed during the battle and were no longer usable.
Among the seventy or eighty imperial corpses, some fell on the ground, some fell in the carriage, and some were hung on the railings of the carriage. They must have been hit by bullets when they were about to jump out of the carriage.
"Report to the captain, your Excellency the squadron leader and more than 80 warriors have all died in the battle, and there is no one left alive!" A sergeant rushed over with a shocked expression of disbelief on his face.
Seeing that the captain did not speak, the sergeant immediately suggested: "The enemy just retreated, they must not have gone too far, and they have wounded people, so they must not be able to run fast! Should we pursue them immediately?"
The squad leader, who had suppressed his anger, yelled: "If you want to die, don't hold me back!"
"Your Excellency, the squadron leader, so many of you are no match for the enemy. We only have a few people. If we continue to pursue, what's the difference between that and death? It's stupid!"
After several subordinates lowered their heads with aggrieved expressions, the team leader directly ordered without saying a word: "Clean the battlefield immediately, load all the corpses of the dead soldiers into the vehicle, then cover them with canvas, and declare them to the outside world as the enemy's corpses."
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"Then we will just watch the enemy slip away from us!" A sergeant who obviously only had courage but no wisdom shouted unwillingly.
"It's just to let them live for a few more days!" the team leader said with murderous intent in his words.
"The enemy just now must be the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. During this period, our brigade has been training hard to eliminate the Independent Regiment and take revenge. Now that the troops are trained, it will definitely not take long before the brigade commander will lead us to attack the Independent Regiment.
, it’s not too late to take revenge when the time comes!”
"Execute the order and return to the county first!"
The Japanese army left the city and only seven of the ten military vehicles returned, and only half of an infantry squadron returned. However, the enemy did not see even a single corpse.
When the news reached the brigade headquarters, many staff officers clamored to take the squad leader who had withdrawn privately to a military court.
Thinking that he is a coward and should not just watch the enemy leave.
However, the brigade commander, Major General Ono, did not say a word from beginning to end.
Of course, some people believe that the squad leader's decision to retreat is correct. If the pursuit continues, the remaining dozens of imperial troops may be wiped out by the enemy.
"Baga, shut up, this is the headquarters, not the market!" Listening to the annoying noise around him, Ono frowned and shouted with great dissatisfaction.
"Instead of arguing here about whether a squad leader's decision is correct or not, we should think more about how we can retaliate against the enemy. The enemy has caused us such great losses under our noses and made us lose face. Are you planning to
Such a ninja!"
No one has the guts to bear the wrath of a general.
The dozen or so staff officers who had been arguing just now all lowered their heads, like children who had done something wrong.
Ono continued: "Since you all want to know whether that squad leader is right or wrong, let me tell you that not only is this squad leader not wrong, but he also has merit!"
"If it weren't for his correct decision, dozens of imperial warriors would not have safely withdrawn to Laiyuan City!"
"If he hadn't announced that the corpses of the imperial soldiers in the carriage were the enemies who attacked us last night, the entire Laiyuan City would still be in panic!"
"Also, how could he be cowardly? According to intelligence, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that ambushed us out of the city also lost a lot of people. If he hadn't led the follow-up troops to desperately reinforce and forced the Independent Regiment to fight a positional battle with us, the losses of the Independent Regiment would definitely not have been
So big!”
After some astonishing analysis, Major General Ono directly ordered: "Chief of Staff, recruit people from the supplementary team to complete this squadron, and promote this squad leader to squadron leader. I believe that under his command, this squadron will definitely
You can become the elite of our brigade!"
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
At this time, Ono didn't mean to stop yet. He stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"How is the training of the troops? If I remember correctly, it has been almost a month since the last battle with the independent regiment."
"The effect is very good!" As soon as he mentioned his own job, the nervousness on the chief of staff's face disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of confidence.
"General, after a month of running-in training, the combat effectiveness of each infantry brigade has been significantly improved, and they are ready to participate in battle at any time."
"The cavalry brigade, baggage brigade, and engineering squadron that were added later have also initially formed combat effectiveness!"
"In addition, all the light and heavy equipment of each infantry brigade have been replenished as required! Each infantry brigade has four infantry squadrons, a heavy machine gun squadron, and an infantry artillery squad. Because of the particularity of fighting the Eighth Route Army, each infantry brigade is equipped with
A mortar squadron more suitable for mountain warfare!"
"The artillery brigade directly under the brigade includes a field artillery squadron, two mountain artillery squadrons, and a rapid-fire artillery squadron, all of which have formed combat effectiveness!"
"Yo Xi!" A rare smile appeared on Major General Ono's serious face.
But it didn't last long before he was overtaken by seriousness again. He glanced at the dozen subordinates in front of him and said, "As I said just now, the Independent Regiment has brought such great shame to us, and we must take revenge."
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. If a small group of troops attacks, we will definitely suffer. So I decided to concentrate the main force of the brigade and, with the cooperation of the artillery and air force, directly attack the independent regiment's station and force the independent regiment to fight us."
"Now that the troops have been trained, we won't wait any longer. Chief of Staff, give me two days to formulate a complete combat plan!"
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