"Sir, the chief of staff ordered us to retreat before three o'clock in the afternoon before departure. Now there are only two hours left. If we continue like this, we will not be able to catch up with the Eighth Route Army in front for another five hours." A second lieutenant next to Ishida analyzed
road.
Ishida's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, this was also the question he had been thinking about.
If you can't catch up with the Eighth Route Army in front, any achievements you make and any favors and promotions you get from the Chief of Staff will be in vain.
Looking at the Eighth Route Army disappearing and appearing at the end of the mountain road, he suddenly had an idea and ordered: "If we continue to pursue passively like this, we will definitely return without success. We must find a way to take the initiative."
"Order the second squadron to lead two platoons of the Imperial Army to outflank the left wing, and the third squadron to lead two platoons to outflank the right wing."
"Contact the aircraft in the sky and immediately launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army we are pursuing."
"The artillery set up all the mortars and covered the retreating Eighth Route Army troops with artillery fire. Start taking action now."
The second lieutenant thought he had heard wrongly, and frowned and reminded: "Sir, the terrain here is too complicated, and the Eighth Route Army's retreating troops are scattered. Now that the aircraft and artillery are attacking, the damage to them will definitely be very limited. Maybe it will be in vain."
A waste of shells.”
Captain Ishida snorted and replied: "I don't ask them to severely damage the Eighth Route Army in front."
"It is indeed a waste of ammunition to fight like this, but it will make the Eighth Route Army have many worries when retreating."
"Especially when artillery shells and aerial bombs hit them, in order to reduce casualties, they will subconsciously lie down to hide themselves even if the shells don't hit them."
"Invisibly, their retreat speed slowed down."
"The outflanking troops seized the opportunity to quickly outflank, blocking the Eighth Route Army in front and then surrounding them."
"We can fight a battle of annihilation here and completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army in front."
"Weng buzzing..." The roar of the plane overhead suddenly increased, and then I saw the plane starting from a small black dot and getting bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a white fighter plane with a plaster flag on it, swooping towards everyone.
The commander of the special agent company was shocked and shouted: "Air raid, everyone spread out and take cover!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed towards a crack in the stone next to him.
"Da da da……"
The dull sound of machine gun fire sounded in the air, and three airborne machine guns fired at the ground.
Thick bullets hit the ground in three rows, flying dust, and passed through the middle of the team.
The two soldiers fell down in response without saying a word.
A blood hole as big as the mouth of a bowl was punched in a person's chest, and his internal organs were smashed to pieces. Red and white gushed out from the wound. It was horrible to see.
A soldier's thigh was hit and broke into two pieces on the spot, exposing the white bones...
The speed of the plane was so fast that it passed over everyone's heads in less than two seconds, and then the gunfire stopped.
The company commander looked puzzled. He didn't know why a Japanese plane suddenly hit him like this.
Because judging from the results of the battle, it was obvious that the little devil had lost in the battle just now.
The three large-caliber machine guns fired one to two hundred bullets in a row, and he only lost two people.
You must know that due to the limited ammunition capacity, an aircraft is generally equipped with only more than a thousand rounds of ammunition. In previous battles, unless it encountered a large-scale marching force, the aircraft would never use its airborne machine guns to straf the ground, which wasted
Precious aviation bullets.
If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. There are still little Japanese soldiers chasing you behind. The longer you stay here, the more dangerous you will be.
Looking at the plane flying away, the company commander got up from the ground and ordered: "Take the wounded and continue to retreat. The Japanese and puppet troops are catching up!"
Just after running a few dozen meters, six mortar shells fell from the sky and hit the front of the team.
The three soldiers were blown away in the splash of fire.
"Hidden..." The company commander lay down on the ground again.
Then I heard a deafening "boom, boom, boom..." explosion. This was the second round of artillery shells fired by the Japanese army.
There were a total of six mortars, and the shells were dropped in the middle of the team as if they were free of charge.
Through the thick smoke billowing around him, the company commander could clearly see the nearby teams.
Everyone was scattered and hidden among the bushes and rocks, and they were very scattered. The damage caused by the mortars to everyone was very limited.
Unless there is a direct hit, or the shell hits a soldier next to it, the flying shell fragments will definitely be blocked by bushes and rocks.
"What are the little devils doing? Could it be that they have so many artillery shells that they have no place to use them? This kind of shelling poses no threat to us at all." The instructor shouted with a puzzled look on his face.
"Weng buzz..."
At this time, the plane also flew back to join in the fun, and the roar reached their ears again from far to near.
"Da da da……"
The airborne machine gun fired under the cover of roar, and bullets fell from the sky. Just like before, they hit the ground in three rows. Dust was flying, and earth and rocks were flying. It looked particularly scary, but the casualties caused to the secret agent company were very limited.
The company commander's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He couldn't figure out why the Japanese chose to waste artillery shells here.
Until the squad leader of the investigation squad rushed over.
"Company Commander, there are two groups of Japanese and puppet troops outflanking our flanks, trying to surround us here."
The company commander suddenly came to his senses, and his frown deepened now, and he immediately shouted: "I know why the little devil wasted ammunition."
"They want to slow down our march through shelling and bombing, giving him time to roundabout his troops."
"In order to reduce the losses of troops in the shelling, we will definitely stop and take cover."
"As soon as the troops stop, the enemy's goal will be achieved."
"If we don't stop and continue to retreat despite artillery fire and aircraft bombing, the losses of the troops will definitely increase greatly, so the artillery shells they fired will not be wasted."
The instructor also frowned and gritted his teeth and replied: "Company commander, we definitely can't stay here and wait for the Japs to surround us, otherwise our entire army will definitely be destroyed."
"I suggest retreating under artillery fire and spreading out the troops as much as possible."
"Although the casualties will be higher this way, the troops will not be surrounded by the little devils."
"What time is it now!" The company commander did not answer, but asked with a frown.
"It's almost half past one!" the instructor replied.
"That's almost it!" The company commander's frown softened again, and he replied with a serious face.
"The security company has been active around us. They will definitely not watch our special agent company being surrounded."
"There is also the regimental commander, half past one is the time we agreed on, and as expected, the independent company is also active nearby and is on its way here."
"We are not leaving. We will have a showdown with the Japanese and puppet troops here."
"Order the troops to continue to disperse and prepare for battle."
As soon as the words were spoken, the sound of machine gun fire "click, click, click..." rang out from the left wing of the army.
The company commander became more confident and continued to order: "The guard company must have taken action, and we also started to take action. The troops quickly dispersed, fighting freely in squads and platoons, and tried every means to attack the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to annihilate us.