Chapter nine hundred and forty-two great victory (seventh
"Retreat..." Seeing more and more subordinates being killed around him, the squadron leader who was eager to show his loyalty finally calmed down.
When he saw the vice-captain, his face turned pale and he stared at him for a full minute before speaking.
"Nakata-kun, you disobeyed military orders on the battlefield, resulting in the loss of more than half of an infantry squadron leader. Now I will temporarily remove you from the position of squadron leader, and the squadron leader will be temporarily led by the squad leader of the first squad. I will formally punish you after the squad leader is rescued!"
In the battle just now, if I successfully broke through the Eighth Route Army's defense line and rescued the captain, there would be no problem at all.
The key is that he did not break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line, and he also disobeyed military orders in front of everyone. Although he was very reluctant, the deputy captain's punishment was justified, and he could only accept it with his head down, and then think of a solution after rescuing the captain.
Restore his position as squadron leader.
Seeing that the squadron leader didn't speak, the vice-captain couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Then he began to issue new orders: "The captain is on the other side of the mountain ridge. We are here. As long as we break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line in front of us, we can reach the captain..."
"Artillery, heavy machine guns, provide full fire cover. The light machine guns and grenade launchers we brought have all been strengthened to the fourth squadron, and in five minutes we will launch a new round of assault on the Eighth Route Army's blocking position!"
The six mortars brought by the Japanese opened fire quickly, and rounds of shells hit the mountain ridge as if they were free of charge.
Soon, the mountain ridge was shrouded in smoke and dust from the shells, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
But the Japanese artillery did not remain arrogant for too long. As soon as the mortar company under the first battalion began to counterattack, they changed their targets and began to engage in guerrilla fire with the mortar company...
"Can the artillery kill the Eighth Route Army artillery immediately and continue bombarding the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions~" the deputy captain, who was staring at the battlefield, frowned and asked with dissatisfaction.
"No... the Eighth Route Army is too cunning. It keeps moving artillery positions. It is difficult for us to lock them and carry out precise attacks on them!" The runner squadron leader has always walked sideways on the Chinese battlefield. This is the first time he has encountered such a difficult enemy.
He faced it and reported with anger.
"Bagya Road..." the vice-captain couldn't help but curse.
Without artillery cover, the attacking force will have less advantage and a lower success rate.
But the captain had no choice but to save him, and he was separated by a mountain ridge in front of him.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he could only grit his teeth and order: "Heavy machine gun cover, the fourth squadron begins to attack..."
"The troops spread out as much as possible to weaken the damage caused by the Eighth Route Army's blocking firepower to us!"
With more than a dozen light machine guns from two squadrons, plus the heavy machine guns covering the rear, the Japanese offensive firepower on the battlefield finally exceeded that of a company.
Seeing the troops getting closer and closer to the ridge, the deputy captain finally regained some confidence.
"Da da da……"
Just when he thought victory was beckoning to him, a burst of gunfire suddenly sounded behind him, and became more and more intensive.
A series of more piercing screams followed, and then violent explosions sounded on the battlefield.
"Sir, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops appeared on our flanks and rear, with at least two companies in strength. They came towards us, and the firepower was very fierce..." A sergeant rushed over and reported, with panic on his face.
"No, we are surrounded!" The vice-captain reacted instantly.
"Da da da……"
Under the darkness of night, at least ten tongues of fire appeared around him, constantly approaching his location.
"Sir, artillery, the artillery is over... At least one company of the Eighth Route Army attacked our artillery position... Dozens of artillerymen don't even have self-defense weapons. They have no way to fight back and can only be beaten passively~"
"The offensive force was attacked by at least six mountain artillery and infantry artillery pieces of the Eighth Route Army. Mortars equipped by the Eighth Route Army also began to bombard our attacking force... They suffered heavy losses and requested to retreat..." Another report rang in the ears of the deputy captain.
The deputy captain also despaired. He glanced at the battlefield and made a decision: "The offensive troops will withdraw immediately...the gunfire on the left wing will be weaker. We will concentrate our forces to break out from the left wing and return directly to the county seat~"
"What about the captain on the other side of the ridge?" The captain of the 3rd Squadron, who was still waiting for the captain to reinstate him, became anxious.
The deputy captain became angry and cursed unceremoniously: "Don't you see that this is a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army?"
"Let us reinforce the captain, and then concentrate our forces to kill us... This is a typical Eighth Route Army siege and reinforcements. If we continue to stay here, we will be wiped out in a few minutes!"
"The Eighth Route Army surrounding us has mountain artillery, infantry artillery, mortars, and dozens of heavy machine guns. Can't you see where such powerful firepower comes from? If I guessed correctly, the Eighth Route Army has been wiped out.
If you don’t know the captain, where else would the mountain artillery and infantry artillery in their hands come from!”
"Then what's going on with the gunshots on the other side of the mountain ridge!" The squadron leader was still unwilling to give in.
"False, all fake... The Eighth Route Army deliberately created the sound of gunfire on the battlefield, and then attracted us to attack their defense line with all our strength. After we were almost exhausted, they gathered together... They were too cunning, and they linked up one by one.
In one link, we have thought of all the loopholes we can think of, just waiting for us to take the bait..."
"Quickly...the troops will assemble immediately, break out from the left wing, and return to the county seat...we can break out as many people as we can!"
At the new regiment station outside Xiangfen City, the smiling chief of staff rushed into the headquarters and reported hurriedly.
"A great victory... Commander, Xiong Changhe and the others won a great victory... I originally thought they could only kill most of the Japanese infantry brigade, but I didn't expect that he had such a big appetite, so he made a decisive decision to fight continuously. In two battles, he directly killed a full Japanese brigade.
And a squadron of mountain artillery!”
"However, their casualties were not small, especially the new camp that was used as a bait was directly disabled, and the main force also lost a company in the final encirclement and annihilation battle..."
Wang Ping's face immediately lit up with joy, and he answered with certainty: "The casualties are indeed very large ~ but after this battle, the situation of the first battalion has opened up!"
"Now our opponents have only two choices. Continue the encirclement and suppression, let their remaining troops control the county, and let the first battalion cause chaos behind their backs!"
"Either move troops from the frontline encirclement and suppression troops to support their rear!"
"Xiong Changhe was able to eat one of their infantry brigade in one go, and also captured a large number of light and heavy weapons. If the Japanese want to kill them, they will need at least two brigade troops~"
"If the Japanese decide to take away the two brigades, their frontline blockade will definitely be full of loopholes. By then, we will have many opportunities to seize!"
"However, no matter what the little devil chooses, we will take action tomorrow night!"
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