"So that's it!" He Jun shouted with a look of sudden realization.
Then he stared at Li Hao with bright eyes and asked: "Captain, how can we fight now that the little devil has been fooled!"
"I just did the math. After subtracting the two attacking troops, we are left with three artillery squadrons of less than 300 artillery pieces, one infantry squadron, and two companies of puppet troops, a total of more than 500 people."
"As long as we kill these two attacking troops, we will definitely be able to eliminate the remaining Japanese and puppet troops before they withdraw to Datong."
Li Hao thought for a moment and replied: "Do you still remember the wolf pack tactics I once told you?"
"Remember!" He Jun replied with his eyes shining.
"Then we will use wolf pack tactics to deal with these two attacking troops." Li Hao made a decision immediately.
"The first step is to retreat the sneak attack troops while fighting, leading the Japanese and puppet troops deeper into the mountains."
"The terrain there is more complex, with thick bushes and many woods. The troops hide in squads and platoons to fight the enemy. Even if the Little Japanese plane flies close to the ground, it cannot find any trace of us."
"When the Japanese and puppet troops entered the pocket formation, the ambush troops launched attacks from all directions, giving the enemy the illusion that the mountains and plains were filled with the Eighth Route Army. They were unable to defend themselves and could only be beaten passively. They were wiped out bit by bit by us."
"The entire Hunyuan Independent Battalion is under your command to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops coming out of the artillery positions."
"The regiment headquarters is directly affiliated with the security company, the special agent company, and the independent company. I will personally command them to deal with the Japanese and puppet troops who came out of the assembly area."
"The flying thunder artillery unit is divided into two and cooperates with us in the battle."
"The reconnaissance company stays here to keep an eye on the remaining Japanese and puppet troops."
Captain Ishida was the commander of the Japanese and puppet troops who was killed at the assembly area.
As a veteran who was promoted step by step from an ordinary soldier based on his military exploits, he has rich combat experience and is very brave.
After receiving the order to lead the attack, Captain Ishida's first reaction was that he had an opportunity to perform meritorious service.
The chief of staff has the rank of colonel and is the senior officer closest to the division commander.
I am just a lieutenant and squadron leader. No matter the rank or position, I am several levels apart from the chief of staff. I rarely have the opportunity to meet each other.
If he can defeat the garrison attack force in the next sortie, he will definitely attract the attention of the chief of staff, and then get his recognition and promotion.
I have earned enough military merit to be promoted to Major Captain, but what I am missing now is an opportunity.
If I can seize the opportunity and get the recommendation from the Chief of Staff, my promotion to Major Captain will definitely be a sure thing.
With this idea in mind, Captain Ishida led his troops to attack first as soon as he received the order to attack.
He clung tightly behind the assault force of the garrison, fearing that they would slip away if he was not careful.
"Company Commander, the Japanese are biting us too hard. If we continue like this, they will catch up with us in ten minutes at most, and then outflank us from both sides." The instructor of the special agent company said anxiously.
The company commander was not anxious at all, and confidently comforted him: "Don't panic, I can tell you for sure that the closer the Japanese follow, the more miserable their death will be."
"Just wait and see the good show! The leader has already thought of these problems and has prepared solutions for us."
"boom……"
As soon as he finished speaking, an explosion sounded behind him.
The company commander's eyes lit up and he said: "The regiment commander must have started to take action. We continued to retreat and took the Japanese to the mountains, where the regiment commander prepared a table of big dishes waiting for them."
After the garrison regiment was reorganized, the commando team was still the most powerful unit in the regiment, followed by the guard company.
Among the security companies, the most powerful one is undoubtedly the security squad.
In the words of commando team leader Xiao Yuan, every soldier in the guard class has reached the level required to join the commando team. If there is a vacancy in the commando team, they can join the commando team directly without any assessment.
The explosion just now was caused by the security squad.
The mountainous terrain is complex and the ground is overgrown with weeds, making it a natural battlefield for booby traps.
Before the secret service company retreated, they had placed many booby traps on the road. After the secret service company passed by, they immediately strung these booby traps and waited for the Japanese to hit them.
"Boom boom..."
Two consecutive booby traps exploded at the same time. Black smoke rose rapidly in the splashing firelight. The three Japs screamed and fell to the ground. Two of them soon became silent. One Japs held his right leg that was blown off.
While squirming, he made a painful wail.
"Sir, the terrain ahead is too complicated. We have no way of guarding against the booby traps laid by the Eighth Route Army." A second lieutenant from the front ran up to Captain Ishida and reported with heartache and helplessness.
"We only encountered three booby traps, and three of our imperial troops were killed and two injured."
"If this continues, the casualties of the imperial army will definitely increase and their morale will become lower and lower."
"Let the Imperial Alliance Army take the lead." Captain Ishida ordered through gritted teeth.
After thinking for a while, he continued to order: "You lead the forward troops to personally supervise the battle. If anyone is afraid and refuses to move forward, directly engage in military law."
"I don't care what method you use, you must ensure that the troop's marching speed is not affected."
"Hi!" the second lieutenant replied immediately.
The lower-level officers of the Japanese army were generally veterans, killed countless people, and were very ruthless.
In their eyes, the lives of ten Imperial Army soldiers are not worth one Imperial Army.
As long as there are no casualties in the Imperial Army, they will not be heartbroken no matter how many Imperial Army soldiers die.
The garrison's view of the Imperial Alliance Army was exactly the opposite.
Although the Imperial Alliance Army was also an enemy, they were Chinese after all, and most of the Imperial Alliance Army were forced to go rogue before working for the Japanese.
If he can be captured, he has a high chance of joining the Eighth Route Army and becoming his comrade-in-arms.
So we definitely can't deal with them as indifferently as we deal with the Japanese.
Seeing that the Japanese were trying to clear the way for the puppet troops, the guard team decisively stopped setting up booby traps.
"Blow it up with mortars!" the guard squad leader made a decisive decision.
"Our mission is to slow down the enemy's pursuit and reduce the pressure on the secret service company, not to block them."
"As long as we can kill the Japanese and make them worry when they pursue us, our goal will be achieved."
Two hours later, Captain Ishida's energy had obviously worn away a lot, and he was no longer as arrogant and confident as he was at the beginning.
The Eighth Route Army that he was chasing seemed to deliberately speed up its march when it was close to him, and slow down its march when it was far away from him. The two troops always kept a distance of 400 meters, and it was obvious that they could not hit each other, which made me feel itchy.
The dozen or so Eighth Route Army soldiers who were active around him made Captain Ishida grit his teeth with hatred.
Booby traps, artillery shells, and bullets were used to target the imperial army.
In just two hours, more than 20 of the more than 300 imperial soldiers under his command had already died, and a dozen more were seriously injured. They were carried on stretchers by the Imperial Alliance Army, and an infantry squad was almost wiped out.
