Three hundred and twentieth chapters fight one to earn one
"Platoon leader, what should I do? The Japanese are so cunning. They actually used the Imperial Army to block bullets and mines for them!" After seeing what the Japanese troops had done, the squad leader of the reconnaissance platoon frowned and asked Chen Hu.
"We can't control that much, just do it!" Chen Hu's face sank and he made a very decisive decision.
"Since they became the Imperial Alliance Army and chose to work for the Japanese, we can't blame them. If we don't kill them now, when they reach our base, they will kill us together with the Japanese. They will definitely not be merciless when killing our people!
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"Yes, Platoon Commander!"
The guerrillas, district teams, and reconnaissance platoons, more than a hundred people, stayed around the Japanese army and tried almost every method they could think of to slow down the Japanese and puppet troops' sweep.
However, this place is too close to the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, and the Japanese army does not regard the lives of the Imperial Association Army as human lives at all. No matter how heavy the casualties of the Imperial Association Army are, the Japanese have no intention of stopping and continue to press their bayonets into their backs.
, forcing them to move forward.
At the headquarters of the independent regiment, the chief of staff walked in with a frown on his face and a very ugly look on his face.
"Commander, political commissar! The Japanese really didn't retreat!"
"The remaining two mopping up troops are coming towards us at a very fast speed. Within two days at most, they will engage in firefights with our troops deployed at the mountain pass!"
"It's really here!" Cheng Xiao asked with an expression of disbelief.
Seeing the chief of staff nodding seriously, Cheng Xiao's face quickly turned gloomy.
"Captain, you are right, Xiaoye will not give up until we are eliminated this time, right?"
"The total of the two mopping up troops exceeds 6,000. Even if we kill another 1,000 people along the way, that is still 5,000 well-equipped Japanese and puppet troops, and they are also supported by aircraft and artillery. Commander, we are blocking our way into the mountains.
No matter how strong the position is, it will definitely not be their opponent!"
"Captain, the disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great. I suggest you abandon the station and rush out to fight guerrillas with the Japanese before the enemy blocks the passage out of the mountain!"
Regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a territory, retreating if the battle cannot be won is a tactic often used by the Eighth Route Army when facing heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army. At this time, this method is perfect for the independent regiment.
Chief of Staff Zeng Quan also stared at Wang Ping, with an expression that said this was the only way, hoping Wang Ping would agree.
"The political commissar, chief of staff, and the main force can break out and move out, but what about the logistics troops? What should we do with these families in the mountains? How can they move out!" Wang Ping did not answer directly, but asked with a serious face.
"Also, last night we had more than 300 seriously injured people who could not move. What should they do? It is definitely unrealistic to carry them to break out and fight together!"
"The last thing I want to talk about is the situation outside the mountain. After breaking out, can we really avoid the Japanese army's heavy encirclement and suppression?"
Deng Hongtao, who was in charge of intelligence, suddenly walked in: "The political commissar, chief of staff, and regimental commander are right. Even if more than a thousand of us rush out of the mountain, we can't escape the heavy encirclement and suppression by the Japanese army."
"According to the intelligence compiled by the guerrillas in each village, the Japanese and puppet troops did not ignore these villages after their raids. Troops were left in many places. As soon as the people in several villages returned to the village, the Japanese and puppet troops became murderous.
After killing them, the local troops had to fight tooth and nail to block the Japanese and puppet troops and cover the movement and retreat of the villagers!"
"So far, people from dozens of villages along the highway have not returned."
"And these villages are all under the control of the Japs, and they have spies of the Japs. As soon as the villagers return, the Japs will surround them, and then they will take them to the battlefield to mine mines, or directly kill them!"
"In addition, the Japanese have also deployed a cavalry brigade and an infantry brigade with cars for transportation outside the mountain!"
"As soon as we come out of the mountain, the Japanese will know about it right away. Then their cavalry and motorized infantry will pounce on us and hold us back!"
"At that time, without the cover of mountains and facing the artillery and aircraft in the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops, we will have no chance of winning. We might as well stick to our position!"
Cheng Xiao was the first to react and said cruelly: "Then fight. The worst we can do is fight with the Japanese, one life for another."
"Yes, we have killed many Japanese in this counter-encirclement and suppression campaign. Even if we wipe out all the troops, we will still make money! Commander, there is nothing to say, just one word, fight!" Chief of Staff Zeng Quan also reacted and said:
He answered firmly.
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "It's not that desperate yet. After all, we still have nearly six kilometers of defense line to use!"
At the Japanese brigade headquarters in Laiyuan City, Major General Ono was in a very bad mood.
Both aerial reconnaissance and ground forces repeatedly confirmed to Ono that Lieutenant Colonel Aoba and Colonel Kato were both in pieces. Especially Colonel Kato, the ground forces even found his body, but he was almost stripped naked.
"General, we seem to have found out the reason why all of Lieutenant Colonel Aoba's troops in Hongqiao Village were shattered!" The chief of staff walked to Ono with a shocked and disbelieving expression and reported.
"Say!" Ono asked, staring closely at the chief of staff, unable to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied quickly.
"A large number of bomb craters and wires were found in Hongqiao Village. The engineers determined that the Independent Regiment had buried a large amount of explosives in Hongqiao Village and connected them with wires. After the imperial army entered Hongqiao Village, they suddenly detonated the explosives, and then..."
"That is to say, Lieutenant Colonel Aoba stationed himself on a powder keg last night and could kill thousands of us at any time!" Major General Ono suddenly realized, and then asked with a gloomy face!
"Hi!" the chief of staff affirmed, lowering his head.
Ono became angry and used a bunch of explosives to kill an infantry brigade, an artillery brigade, and two regiments of the Imperial Army.
If this incident reaches the ears of his colleagues, he will definitely become the laughing stock of his colleagues.
Because since the Imperial Army entered China, such a large-scale force has never been so frustrated and crushed. This is simply a shame for the Imperial Army.
"Baga, what do the engineers under Lieutenant Colonel Aoba do? There is so much gunpowder and they didn't find it!" Major General Ono cursed loudly.
The chief of staff quickly replied: "No one thought that the Independent Regiment would do this. To blow up a village at one time would require tens of thousands of kilograms of explosives alone, and it would also require high explosives to do it. I really don't know how the Independent Regiment did it."
In addition, this requires professional engineers... Under various conditions, with the strength of the independent regiment, it is impossible to do it, but they did it, it is incredible!"
"It is understandable that the engineers under Lieutenant Colonel Aoba did not think of it, and they are already broken and have to pay the price for their mistakes!"
"I have ordered the remaining two mopping up troops on the front line to be on guard! I have also informed the military headquarters to prevent other encirclement and suppression troops from falling into the trap!"
