"Captain Xiong, no one thought that the Japanese would be so ruthless and would not even spare their own people!" Li Wen, who couldn't think of any other words to comfort Xiong Changhe, could only say it bravely.
"However, one thing we have to be lucky about is that the artillery is at the back and has not been shelled. All the mortars are good. It is only three o'clock in the morning, and there are still a lot of shells brought. I think we should continue
Use artillery to sneak attack on the Japanese and avenge the fallen soldiers!
"Revenge!" Xiong Changhe gritted his teeth and said these two words.
The Japanese army captain was very happy. The troops who followed up the attack reported that more than a hundred Eighth Route Army corpses were found on the battlefield and many light machine guns that the Eighth Route Army did not have time to take away.
Weapons are the most important thing after life for soldiers, and even more important for the Eighth Route Army with low-level equipment.
Even weapons like machine guns were no longer needed. This shows how heavy the losses suffered by the Eighth Route Army that attacked us were in the shelling. In order to survive, we had to give up those equipment.
"Congratulations, sir, for wiping out so many Eighth Route Army troops!" the adjutant said with a compliment.
The deputy captain next to him followed up and said: "Finally, you can have a good rest. Sir, the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops suffered heavy losses. They retreated like lost dogs. They will definitely not dare to sneak attack us again. Should you order the troops to take the time to rest!"
"Okay!" the captain replied confidently.
Amidst the compliments from his subordinates, the captain was just about to return to his tent when the gunfire he least expected to hear rang out again.
The captain was stunned and it took him a long time to react.
"These Eighth Route Army soldiers haven't left yet. Do they really want to fight with us here to the end?" The captain, who was slapped in the face by the Eighth Route Army soldiers again, couldn't help but cursed when he spoke.
The subordinates who had just left gathered again.
The deputy captain directly suggested: "Sir, I think we should continue to use the method just now to deal with them until they are all eliminated!"
The captain frowned and made a decisive decision: "Okay, you can make arrangements!"
To his disappointment, Xiong Changhe had no intention of fighting with him this time.
Although he was jealous, he still ordered rationally: "Captain Li, the old rules are the same. You take your people and the guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon, and fight guerrillas with them, slowly wearing them down and holding them back until they retreat!"
"I will take the artillery platoon and continue to bombard the Japanese camp!"
For the next three hours, every half hour, the Japanese camp would be hit by more than a dozen shells.
The pursuing troops could have easily caught up with the artillery platoon commanded by Xiong Changhe, and then pursued Xiong Changhe, leaving the artillerymen no time to set up artillery.
However, Li Wen had too many ways to deal with them.
A long-distance sneak attack, setting up booby traps with grenades along the way, or even setting up traps directly...
Various levels of tactics forced the Japanese troops to slow down their attack speed in order to reduce casualties.
We finally waited until dawn, and the bombardment that the Japanese found annoying finally stopped.
The captain walked out of the tent with a pair of dark circles under his eyes. As soon as he saw the adjutant, he asked anxiously.
"Immediately count the casualties of the troops. Know yourself and know the other side and you will win every battle. The Eighth Route Army harassed us for half the night yesterday. Many troops must have been maimed!"
The deputy captain walked over with a solemn look on his face, and directly stopped the adjutant who was about to leave.
"There's no need to go, I've already counted the casualties!"
"Sir, except for the 38 brave men of the second squadron who took the initiative to survive, all others died in the battle. Among the 38 men, 11 were lightly or seriously wounded and lost their combat effectiveness and were unable to participate in the next battle!"
"The first squadron of the first squadron was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army during the attack! The remaining two squadrons lost 26 people in their artillery attack!"
"The Third Squadron also attacked. Under the attack of a small group of Eighth Route Army troops along the way, it lost 42 people, 29 of whom were killed directly in battle!"
"The Fourth Squadron was responsible for patrolling and guarding. It lost two patrol teams and some guard posts, with a total of 32 people."
"The troops directly under the Eighth Route Army lost a total of 51 people under the artillery attack from the Eighth Route Army!"
"Including the lightly and seriously wounded who lost their combat effectiveness, the entire army lost nearly 400 people in total, and 316 people were killed directly in battle!"
The captain opened his mouth with a shocked expression.
Unexpectedly, one night would cause so many casualties to the troops.
What's more important is that, until now, he has never faced the opponents who caused him so many casualties.
At this time, the deputy captain spoke again: "In addition, air support will arrive in one hour. Do we want to continue the attack today? If so, we should start preparations now!"
"Attack, according to the plan made yesterday, start on time and launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army!" The captain finally came to his senses and ordered through gritted teeth.
After thinking about it for a while, he added: "However, because the imperial army suffered too many losses, today's attack will require the puppet troops who cooperate with our actions to bear more tasks."
"Also, dismantle a few disabled troops and replenish the ones that can still fight to other troops. All the baggage brigades are also added to the combat troops. If there are not enough troops, people will be transferred from the guard troops. We must ensure that the three infantry squadrons are fully staffed!
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On the way back to the station, Xiong Changhe kept frowning and said nothing, with a worried expression on his face.
Last night, one battalion wiped out more than 200 Japs in sight. Including those killed by artillery shells, 300 people were definitely indispensable.
However, the results were great, but the casualties were also great.
Of the more than 300 subordinates, he was beaten down to only a hundred or so, not even a company.
The equipment also suffered heavy losses. Of the three heavy machine guns equipped by the entire battalion, all but one were lost on the battlefield covered by Japanese artillery fire. Only four of the nearly twenty light machine guns were brought out, and the rest were lost.
With such a huge loss, plus the nearly two hundred mortar shells he had used in half a night, Xiong Changhe himself did not know whether he had won or lost the battle.
I don’t even know how I can give an explanation to the leader after meeting him.
In particular, the nearly two hundred soldiers who died in the shelling were all elite members of the New Regiment who had been trained for more than a month.
Because they only use the regiment leader's method for training, even if there is still some gap in combat effectiveness with the old Eighth Route Army who came from the old Red Army, they can definitely be described as elite.
Originally, they were going to the battlefield to compete with the Japanese.
Unexpectedly, a barrage of artillery fire came down, and all the Japanese were killed without even seeing their shadows.
"Captain, I failed to carry out the sneak attack last night and lost so many troops and equipment. How about you punish me? Even if you kill me directly, I won't say anything nonsense!" When he saw the regiment leader Wang Ping, Xiong Changhe said
He lowered his head and answered, with no trace of his usual arrogance on his face.
"We'll talk about your business later. Let me finish this battle first!" Wang Ping replied to Xiong Botao and began to check the results of last night.
Although the cause of such a huge loss was not Xiong Changhe's fault. Even if he had commanded it himself, the loss would not have been much smaller. However, Wang Ping was still angry.
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