Chapter seven hundred and eighty third joint operations
"boom……"
The traveling convoy traveled less than ten kilometers before it stopped amid a violent explosion.
The chief of staff frowned and jumped out of the passenger seat of the military vehicle. Just as he was about to speak, a series of more violent explosions came over, deafening.
It lasted for half a minute before the explosions stopped intermittently.
A lieutenant whose uniform sleeves were stained red with blood rushed over, with a face full of horror and breathless report: "Sir, mines, we have encountered the Eighth Route Army's electrically detonated mines again!"
"A military vehicle loaded with artillery shells was bombed, and then the artillery shells on the vehicle were detonated. There were too many artillery shells on the vehicle, and they were blown up everywhere. A total of four military vehicles in front and behind were not spared, and were blown up by the exploding artillery shells.
It was destroyed, and the surrounding imperial troops were also bombed, almost dead!"
"Nani?" Five military vehicles and all the equipment and ammunition on them were lost at once. Hearing this, the chief of staff became impatient. Without saying a word, he raised his legs and hurried forward.
Soon, a tragic and bloody scene appeared in front of the chief of staff.
Five military vehicles were either blown over or ablaze with raging fires. The roads in front and behind the military vehicles were full of craters caused by artillery shells. It was obvious at a glance that the overturned military vehicles of the Eighth Route Army were loaded with mountain artillery shells.
Not counting this, on this section of the nearly 100-meter-long road, there were no less than a hundred corpses of the Imperial Army scattered here and there. Everyone was covered in blood and flesh, and many people were directly blown to pieces, not even one of them intact.
The corpses are all pieced together!
"Bageya Road, the cunning Eighth Route Army, I want to kill them all!"
The captain of the cavalry brigade next to him immediately said: "Sir, I will immediately send someone to counterattack, find and kill them!"
The chief of staff, who had suppressed his anger, unexpectedly did not agree impulsively. Instead, he quickly calmed down and shook his head in reply.
"Calm down and don't be impulsive. This must be a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army!"
Then he stared at the cavalry captain and asked, "Have the troops you sent just come back?"
"Not yet?" The captain shook his head and replied. Because it was his first time fighting against the new group, he didn't realize anything was wrong.
The chief of staff frowned for a moment, and then replied in a serious tone: "Baga! If you haven't come back yet, something must have happened!"
"Even if the two armies are one mile apart, with the speed of the cavalry, they can catch up with the Eighth Route Army in five minutes at most, and then launch a direct attack. How much time has passed now, and there is still no news. You said, there is no accident.
what reason!"
The captain's face, which was still arrogant just now, suddenly turned pale.
The entire cavalry brigade totaled more than 300 people, and the loss of two squads directly accounted for one-sixth of the total strength.
More importantly, if the Eighth Route Army that attacked us could eat up two of our cavalry squads in such a short period of time, even if we sent a cavalry squadron there, it would be equally dangerous and of no use.
However, judging from the current situation, it is obviously impossible to send a cavalry squadron out without knowing the enemy's situation.
After hesitating for a moment, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Sir, what should we do next?"
"Cavalry brigade, step up vigilance. From now on, we will search within a hundred meters on both sides of the highway. Try not to give the Eighth Route Army a chance to sneak attack on us!"
"The mixed brigade dispatches an infantry squadron to cooperate. If there is a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army, the infantry will cover it and the cavalry will counterattack. They will be killed with lightning speed, but the cavalry unit cannot go deep into chasing them alone!"
"The engineering squadron and the baggage squadron will repair the road immediately. We will continue to move forward in half an hour and return to Linfen City as soon as possible!"
"As long as we have this batch of equipment and ammunition, it won't take long before the brigade will be back to full strength, and there will even be one more infantry group than before. Coupled with the reinforcements sent to us by the headquarters, we will
We will definitely be able to bloodbath the Eighth Route Army base areas and eliminate all the Eighth Route Army!"
The chief of staff had suppressed his anger and had nowhere to vent it, but he was not impulsive and remained calm. He knew what was most important to him now.
Stopping and walking along the way, the journey that should have been completed in two hours took a full four hours.
More importantly, the Japanese lost equipment and ammunition for sixteen military vehicles, a cavalry squadron, and most of the infantry squadron.
Of course, the guard company also suffered heavy losses due to the joint counterattack of the Japanese cavalry and infantry.
An infantry platoon was completely wiped out in a sneak attack and all were hacked to death by the Japanese cavalry with sabers.
Another infantry platoon responded faster, but also suffered heavy losses.
"Your Excellency, General, I have betrayed your great trust in my lowly position. Please convict me!" As soon as he saw Major General Matsumoto, the chief of staff lowered his head and replied.
Matsumoto was not angry, but answered happily: "I already know the whole battle process, Chief of Staff, you did a good job!"
"In addition, I have ordered all the garrison troops along the highway to strengthen their vigilance and defense. As soon as they find the Eighth Route Army attacking you, they will immediately counterattack and kill them!"
The chief of staff looked much better, but soon showed a helpless expression.
"Thank you for your trust, General. However, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and there are not many of them. It is getting dark now, so we will definitely not be able to catch them!"
Matsumoto's expression turned gloomy.
But it didn't take long for him to regain his senses. He stared at the chief of staff and replied with confidence: "Don't worry, with the equipment and ammunition you just brought back, even if those cunning Eighth Route Army escape now, they will not be able to escape the imperial army in the end."
Revenge on them!"
"I looked at the list of remaining weapons and ammunition. The main losses were ammunition, and the loss of weapons was not very serious. And our brigade originally had some weapons in stock!"
"With these equipment, we can not only bring all the garrison troops to full strength, but also ensure that the five infantry brigades are at full strength!"
"Coupled with the infantry regiment that is about to be sent by the headquarters, our special brigade will definitely be able to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in Linfen!"
The heavy losses suffered by the guard company at the New Regiment Headquarters in Sanquan Town did not surprise Wang Ping.
After all, this time the Japs were fighting in a joint operation, involving not only infantry, but also cavalry and armor.
It has been a long time since I have been with the New Regiment and this is the first time I have encountered such a Japanese. If the political commissar and chief of staff had not objected, Wang Ping would have definitely gone over to fight with them in person.
Now it seems that the powerful combat effectiveness of the joint operations between various Japanese units is indeed beyond the reach of simple infantry.
The guard company is the most powerful unit in the new regiment besides the direct team and the reconnaissance platoon. It is well-equipped, and it was just a sneak attack. It lost so many people in just four hours. Wang Ping could not imagine that if the Japanese assembled a large number of troops and sent out such a
If a joint force comes to attack the base area, will the base area be able to withstand it?
After thinking for a long time, Wang Ping only came up with one solution, and that was to fight tooth for tooth!
The Japanese have cavalry, and they also form their own cavalry.
Thinking of the more than 30 intact horses brought back by Hong Rui's army and all the equipment of the two Japanese cavalry squads, Wang Ping strengthened his determination to form a cavalry.
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