The sudden scream of artillery shells overhead woke up the captain.
Seeing that the mortar squadron behind him had begun to counterattack, the captain looked much better, and then quickly adjusted his deployment.
"The artillery continues to counterattack and kill the Eighth Route Army's artillery units...Other units move to defense on the spot...Also, contact the division headquarters immediately. The Eighth Route Army's attack on our troops transporting water by the river is just a decoy. Their real purpose is to attack
Our reinforcements...the tank troops have been blocked by the Eighth Route Army's anti-tank trenches and minefields. The infantry and cavalry were besieged by the Eighth Route Army and are holding on for reinforcements. However, the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower was very fierce and it was equipped with a large number of artillery. The troops suffered heavy losses.
Big, request reinforcements!"
Lieutenant General Ito was guarding the tent where the war room was located. He wanted to avenge his past humiliation and take revenge on the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, he planned to stay here and personally wait for the news of victory.
"Division Commander, we have been fooled. This is a request for help telegram from the reinforcements..."
Lieutenant General Ito's first reaction was disbelief: "Impossible, what kind of reinforcements do they need... Chariots and chariots, cavalry and cavalry. Even if they encounter the main force of the new regiment, I believe they can fight with the Eighth Route Army."
It’s a tie~”
The chief of staff quickly explained: "But, division commander, we all made a mistake..."
"The Eighth Route Army attacked our water transport troops by the river. It was not the Eighth Route Army who was fooled, but us. They were encircling a point to get reinforcements, and attacking our troops by the river was a bait they released. If I guessed correctly,
They want to swallow up our reinforcements and water transport troops..."
"As for the tanks that went out with the reinforcements, they were intercepted by the eight-way anti-tank trenches and mine arrays. Not only did they lose one tank and one armored vehicle, but they were also separated from the infantry and cavalry~"
"If there were tanks, our reinforcements would definitely not be afraid of the Eighth Route Army's siege. But now they have no tanks!"
"How could this be?" Lieutenant General Ito finally believed it.
"A plan within a plan, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, linking up one link after another. They must have seen our plan, and then they responded tit-for-tat, using our water transport troops by the river to ambush our reinforcements... Bagya Road
, I didn’t expect that despite all the calculations, we were finally tricked by the Eighth Route Army~”
Having said this, Lieutenant General Ito's face turned red with anger.
He frowned and ordered: "Immediately mobilize a main force, march quickly to kill them, surround the Eighth Route Army ambush troops, and kill them!"
"Contact the reinforcements and ask them to wait for reinforcements. The follow-up troops will arrive soon..."
"Rumble..."
After another violent explosion sounded by the river, the last car parked by the Japs by the river was finally blown into scrap metal, along with the four or five little Japs hiding behind the car.
"Send the signal, the troops will attack in full force and eliminate the remaining Japs..." Xiong Changhe, who was staring at the battlefield, ordered decisively.
“Comrades, kill me... da da da…”
The cry of killing quickly rang out on the battlefield along with the sound of machine gun fire. In less than five minutes, the gunfire by the river stopped. A total of more than 290 Japanese were killed.
"Battal Commander, we won the battle. All the Japs were killed, 62 intact war horses were captured, and all the others were killed... In addition, 228 rifles of various types, 12 light machine guns, three heavy machine guns, and thrown
Nine cartridges, all the equipment of an entire infantry squadron and a cavalry squadron, only more than thirty guns were destroyed in the battle, and everything else was intact!"
"Take them all away, including the bodies of the war horses~" Xiong Changhe replied with excitement on his face.
With these equipment, the combat effectiveness of the newly formed first battalion can be increased by at least 50%. In the event of a battle, the newly formed first battalion can be used as the main force.
Hearing the sound of gunfire still coming from the blocking battlefield more than a thousand meters away, Xiong Changhe continued to order: "Send a signal to Jiang Chao, the troops will cover each other, choose your own retreat time, contact the Japanese to accumulate contact, and withdraw from the battlefield!"
Not long after, the sound of gunfire on the battlefield stopped completely. The main force deployed by Lieutenant General Ito had just completed its assembly. Before it had time to leave the station, it received an order from the headquarters to stop and stand by.
Lieutenant General Ito turned into an angry lion and became furious at the two captains.
"Where is the main force, the main force of the Eighth Route Army? Didn't you say that you were ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army? How long did it take before they disappeared... With so many troops, how could they all fly!"
Facing the anger of Lieutenant General Ito, the infantry and cavalry captains of the reinforcements could only bear it with their heads down, without even a reason to quibble.
The Eighth Route Army, which quickly retreated, told them with facts that they had been fooled again. The so-called main force of the Eighth Route Army was just made up by themselves.
More importantly, because they were deceived, they not only failed to reinforce the water transport troops by the river in time, causing their entire army to be destroyed. They also used passive defense throughout the battle, causing almost no casualties to the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops, and wasted a whole day.
An army of more than a thousand people!
Seeing that Lieutenant General Ito's anger had subsided a lot amid the scolding, the Chief of Staff quickly advised: "Division Commander, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning. It used the cover of night and powerful machine gun firepower to make our two captains make mistakes.
Judgment, the blame cannot be entirely placed on them."
"And this is the Eighth Route Army base area. They are unfamiliar with the place and don't even know where is suitable for an ambush. Facing the Eighth Route Army's retreating troops, they will definitely not dare to go deep alone without sufficient intelligence support..."
"It's already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and almost all the troops haven't rested in the first half of the night. We will continue to travel and fight tomorrow. I think we should give the two captains another chance to have a good rest tonight and make meritorious service tomorrow.
, kill more Eighth Route Army troops and wash away the shame the Eighth Route Army has brought to them..."
A few kilometers away, at the assembly point of the New Regiment and Battalion, I saw that the blocking force brought back by Jiang Chao was only missing two infantry guns, and there was almost no loss in strength.
Liang Cheng and Xiong Changhe's eyes widened, showing expressions of disbelief.
It wasn't until Jiang Chao narrated the entire battle process that the two of them recovered from their shock.
"Good fight...Jiang Chao, the equipment and ammunition we just captured by the river, apart from replenishing the troops for consumption, all the remaining equipment has been organized into a new battalion!"
"Also, some of the horse meat we brought back was stewed and made into dry food. The troops are likely to be fighting continuously in the past few days, so they must have enough meat to supplement their nutrition!"
The next day, almost all the Japanese soldiers walked out of the tent with dark circles under their eyes.
There is no doubt that this is the contribution of the first battalion of guard companies and reconnaissance platoons.
Just as the Japanese were preparing for a day's battle, Xiong Changhe led the first battalion and the newly formed first battalion to sleep soundly in the woods to replenish their strength.
Before the battle began, in order to ensure the physical strength of the troops and reduce the threat of the Japanese aviation force to a minimum, Wang Ping issued a special order. Unless there was a really necessary battle that required the participation of the main force, all sneak attacks on the Japanese during the day would be handed over to squad units.
Action guerrillas and local garrison battalions.
At night, the main force can emerge, taking advantage of the darkness to gather a large number of Japanese troops in the trenches.
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