Chapter 1146 Tune the tiger away from the mountain
Datong Japanese Army Division Headquarters.
As telegrams came in one after another, the battle situation in the east and south of the city was finally completely exposed to the division commander.
The chief of staff held the newly compiled data, lowered his head, and reported with a solemn expression.
"Sir, all the losses have been calculated: all eight attacking troops were killed by the enemy. The imperial army lost six infantry squadrons, two heavy machine gun squadrons, two mortar squadrons, one mountain artillery squadron, and more than 1,400 people.
"The Imperial Alliance Army lost four main battalions and more than 1,300 people."
"All the weapons and ammunition equipped by the troops were lost. Of the more than 1,300 Imperial Army soldiers, only more than 400 were killed in the battle, and the others were all captured."
"Snapped……"
The division commander became angry and punched the sand table next to him.
Then he shouted with murderous intent: "Blood debt must be paid with blood, and we must avenge this revenge."
"Order the reconnaissance troops to immediately find the traces of these ambush soldiers, and then keep an eye on them until dawn?"
"Chief of Staff, all the troops I asked you to prepare are ready!"
"Hi!" When he got down to business, the chief of staff immediately raised his lowered head and replied with a serious look on his face.
"A total of three infantry squadrons, an artillery squadron, a mountain artillery squadron, and a heavy machine gun squadron were transferred from the humble position to form a mixed brigade."
"The troops have assembled at the gate of the city and can now set out to set up defenses outside the city."
The murderous intent exuding from the division commander's body became stronger and stronger, and he interrupted without hesitation: "The troops are not setting off yet. They will stay at the gate of the city and wait for orders."
"Chief of Staff, you will deploy two infantry squadrons and a regiment of the Imperial Association Army from the city to join the troops that have been assembled at the city gate. You will personally lead the team and set up defenses five kilometers southeast of Datong."
"Wait for the plane to arrive at the battlefield at dawn, find the ambush soldiers under the cover of the plane, and kill them."
"The victory between us and the Jinsui Army must not be lost because of the addition of the garrison."
The chief of staff has not been on the battlefield in person for a long time.
As a soldier, there is nothing more desirable than going to the battlefield and making achievements.
As soon as the division commander's order came out, the chief of staff's eyes became hot and he quickly replied: "Sir, don't worry, I will definitely kill all the ambush soldiers who attacked the imperial army last night and avenge the imperial army who died in the battle."
At this moment, the division commander did not realize that Li Hao was much more courageous than he thought.
Not only did they set their sights on the attacking troops in the east and south of the city, they also set their sights on the west and north of the city, which were dozens of kilometers away.
On the mountain road more than 20 kilometers north of the city, more than 500 prisoners of the Jin-Sui Army, with their heads lowered, hurried toward Datong City amid the screams and curses of the little devils around them.
They were captured by the Japanese army more than an hour ago, and more than two hundred comrades were killed during the battle.
In order to expand the results of the battle, the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops continued to pursue the breakout troops, leaving a reinforced team to escort them back to Datong City.
More than five hundred prisoners, either carrying two rifles with their bolts removed, carrying light and heavy machine guns and mortars without ammunition, or carrying sealed ammunition boxes, rushed to Datong to meet their unknown fate.
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"Da da da……"
A string of machine gun fire suddenly sounded in the bushes on their flanks. Three dazzling tongues of flame spurted out from the muzzle of the gun. The bullets were wrapped in flames and flew towards the little Japs on the road in a fan shape.
"Baga, enemy attack..."
The Japanese squad leader who was escorting the prisoners shouted with a look of horror on his face. He subconsciously lay on the ground, pulled out his command knife, pointed at the location of the gunshot and ordered his men to fight back.
His first reaction was that he had encountered the main force of the Jinsui Army, coming to rescue the prisoners of war he was escorting, and he felt very panicked.
After waiting for two seconds, I found that the opponent only had three light machine guns, and they were stationed nearly 200 meters away. The threat to me was very limited, so I gradually stopped panicking.
The whole person became calm and composed again, raised the command knife and ordered: "They must be stragglers from the Shanxi-Sui Army. They only have less than one platoon when they hear the gunfire. This is a battle achievement that is spoken of. The troops rush up and kill them."
them."
Of the more than 50 Japanese soldiers, except for a dozen who continued to stare at the prisoners, the remaining 40 or so people quickly moved closer to the squad leader, forming an offensive formation. Under the cover of crooked handles and grenade launchers, they charged towards the machine gun 200 meters away.
position.
In a small forest on the flank of the battlefield, more than fifty cavalrymen were waiting in full formation. At the front were the commander and instructor of the second company of the cavalry battalion of the garrison regiment.
The two men stared closely at the battlefield. As soon as the enemy moved, the instructor shouted excitedly: "Company commander, the enemy has been fooled, let's go!"
Then he looked at the company commander with an expression of eagerness to try, wanting to rush out now.
"No hurry!" the company commander shook his head and replied.
"We wait until they are further away from the prisoners before rushing over to minimize the chance of accidentally injuring the prisoners."
They had discovered the prisoners half an hour ago.
A small group of Japs, on the field battlefield, a cavalry company can kill them all with just one assault, cleanly and without any accidents.
But this style of play won't work tonight.
Japanese soldiers and prisoners were mixed together, and there were still many prisoners and few Japanese soldiers.
If the cavalry company attacked directly, the Japanese army and prisoners would definitely be in chaos.
While the Japanese are being eliminated, a large number of prisoners will also be accidentally injured.
There is only one way to avoid this kind of accident, which is to separate the Japs and the prisoners, and use the main force of the cavalry company to attack the Japs, leaving a small number of troops to cut off the connection between the Japs and the prisoners and prevent them from mixing together and causing accidental injuries.
The company commander thought of sending the tiger away from the mountain.
Gather the three light machine guns equipped by the entire company and pretend to be an infantry platoon of the Jinsui Army to attract the Japanese to eliminate them.
The Japanese troops in the west and north of the city have not been attacked yet. They have been chasing the Jinsui Army. They have made great achievements in battle. They must be very arrogant and will not take a platoon of Jinsui Army seriously.
As long as they are fooled, the escort troops will be separated from the Jinsui Army prisoners, and the cavalry company will have the opportunity to surprise them.
"Cavalry company, prepare for assault..."
Seeing that the Japanese were charging further and further away, even if they turned around and retreated now, they could not join the prisoners in front of the cavalry company, so the company commander decisively drew his saber.
More than fifty cavalrymen were like sharp arrows flying towards the battlefield.
The Japanese squad leader stayed with the attacking troops, and he had to witness with his own eyes dozens of enemies being wiped out by his subordinates.
Attacking and attacking, a roar suddenly sounded from their flank, and the sound became louder and louder.
The squad leader is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. His eyes immediately widened and he shouted in horror: "It's the cavalry. There are cavalry coming towards us!"
"Sir, could it be one of our own? I haven't heard of any cavalry troops in the west and north of the city." A commander of Cao answered.
"It's the enemy. Their assault speed is getting faster and faster, and they are obviously in an offensive posture." The squad leader replied with certainty.
Then he began to issue orders: "The troops will retreat immediately, join the prisoners, let the prisoners block the front, slow down the cavalry assault, and buy us time to establish a defense line."
"Immediately send someone to report to the squadron leader that the Eighth Route Army cavalry operating in the east and south of the city has come to the west of the city. Please strengthen their vigilance and send troops back to support us immediately."
The squad leader's defensive methods were very ruthless, using the flesh and blood of the captives to buy him time, and he didn't take their lives seriously at all, but it was very effective.
Once this is achieved, the cavalry company's goal of annihilating them in a short period of time will not be achieved.