"Sir, something seems a little wrong!" the adjutant standing next to Captain Ishida reminded.
"There are more and more Eighth Route Army troops operating around us, and they have far exceeded an infantry company."
"The mortars have also increased from the initial two to four, and there are at least ten light machine guns, and the support from aircraft to us is also very limited."
"Three bombs have been dropped, but the number of mortars attacking us has not decreased, and the Eighth Route Army's offensive has not weakened."
"Moreover, they are attacking us from all directions. Many security posts have been killed, and our troops are completely defenseless."
The sounds of gunfire and gunfire in his ears became increasingly dense, and anyone who was not a fool could tell that the battle in front of them was extraordinary.
It is no longer a sneak attack as I thought at first, harassing us in order to buy time for the retreating troops, but an attack, attacking us from all directions.
The serious expression on Captain Ishida's face has been replaced by solemnity. He stared at the battlefield with a sullen face and said nothing.
"Sir..." A communications trooper rushed towards us very quickly.
Before he could stand still, he gasped and reported: "The troops on the left flank were attacked from the left and right by the Eighth Route Army. The troops suffered heavy losses and cannot continue to penetrate forward."
"What?" Captain Ishida couldn't hold back his anger.
He stared at the signal soldier and asked anxiously: "How many people are there in the Eighth Route Army attacking you, and how are their equipment like?"
The communications soldier quickly reported: "There are two platoons attacking directly, equipped with several light machine guns. The troops are divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right to attack us."
"There are also two or three infantry squads that make sporadic sneak attacks. Each infantry squad is equipped with a light machine gun. They will attack us when they get the opportunity."
Captain Ishida got angry and cursed loudly: "Bagel Ya Road, is your captain a stupid pig? You have an infantry squad and two infantry platoons of the Imperial Alliance Army, with a total strength of more than a hundred people. The Eighth Route Army attacking you only has one company.
If I beat you until you can't move even an inch, are you still the Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan?"
The communications soldier gritted his teeth and explained: "Sir, please calm down. Before this, we were sneak-attacked seven or eight times by small groups of the Eighth Route Army. The troops followed orders and ignored these sneak attack units. They marched quickly to outflank the Eighth Route Army in a roundabout way."
"Although these sneak attacks did not stop our outflanking troops, they caused a large number of casualties to the outflanking troops."
"Before the battle just started, the imperial army of a full squad had lost more than one-third."
"When we were attacked just now, two platoons of the Eighth Route Army caught us off guard and killed nearly ten of our imperial troops in just a few seconds."
"The remaining twenty or so imperial troops were directly suppressed by the Eighth Route Army's machine gun fire. They didn't even have a chance to raise their heads to counterattack, let alone attack?"
Captain Ishida continued to scold with a sullen face: "Where are the Imperial Alliance Army? What do they do for food?"
"I assigned you two full platoons of the Imperial Army, not for you to use them as decorations."
The signal soldier continued to answer: "Those Imperial Alliance troops are useless at all."
"The Eighth Route Army deliberately did not attack them when they launched a sneak attack, and they also deliberately flooded the battlefield during the battle."
"The guns were firing loudly and the bullets were flying into the sky. No Eighth Route Army soldier was killed or injured."
"Because they did not violate battlefield discipline, did not retreat from the battle, and kept raising their guns to shoot, the imperial army was not able to enforce battlefield discipline."
"Asshole!" Captain Ishida yelled.
"I knew that these Chinese people who even betrayed their own ancestors were unreliable. They did one thing on the surface but another secretly. They ate food from the Imperial Army and took military pay from the Imperial Army. Not only did they not do anything for the Imperial Army, they also secretly collaborated with the Eighth Route Army.
"
"When this battle is over, I will report it to my superiors and make things right so that they pay the price for today's stupid behavior."
The adjutant said: "Sir, it's better to withdraw the detour troops first!"
"Minus the Imperial Army's inaction on the battlefield, the superiority in strength and firepower is in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. If the roundabout troops continue to hold on, they will definitely be defeated."
Captain Ishida immediately ordered: "Tell your captains that the troops will take turns to cover and retreat immediately."
"Yes, sir!" The signal trooper rushed towards the battlefield like wind and disappeared from Ishida's sight.
"Rumble..."
Suddenly, an earth-shaking explosion reached Captain Ishida's ears, and then he saw a large fireball tens of meters high rising from the place where the outflanking troops on the left wing were engaging in firefights. Black smoke rose into the sky wrapped in the fireball.
Soar into the sky.
"It's a thunder cannon!" Captain Ishida, who was well-informed, shouted, and then his face turned pale.
He clenched his fists and cursed through gritted teeth.
"It's over, the left wing roundabout force is over. The Eighth Route Army actually moved the thunder cannons to the battlefield to deal with our roundabout troops. It's too abominable."
Despite the scolding, Captain Ishida did not lose his cool.
Under the attack of flying thunder cannons, the troops on the left flank would be dragged down even if they did not die, resulting in heavy casualties.
The Eighth Route Army can use thunder cannons on the outflanking troops on the left wing, and it can certainly use them on the outflanking troops on the right wing.
Thinking of this, a lot of cold sweat broke out on Ishida's forehead, and he ordered anxiously: "The messenger, immediately catch up with the right-wing outflanking troops and ask them to withdraw immediately and not intercept the Eighth Route Army. If it is too late, they will not be able to withdraw."
"We were fooled again by the Eighth Route Army in this battle."
"In addition to the Eighth Route Army we are chasing, there are also a large number of Eighth Route Army activities around us."
"The troops divided up and outflanked us. Not only were they unable to encircle the Eighth Route Army in front, but they also gave other Eighth Route armies the opportunity to defeat us."
Before the messenger could move, he saw a blood-covered sergeant rushing towards him from the right wing of the battlefield.
"Sir, the right-wing roundabout troops were besieged by the Eighth Route Army. The troops suffered heavy casualties. Please support us."
Captain Ishida was shocked.
If something happened to the right-wing roundabout troops, then more than half of the troops he brought into the mountains would suffer casualties, and not even a single Eighth Route Army unit would be wiped out.
More importantly, he will also be in danger due to losing too many troops.
Staring at the sergeant with a pair of big eyes that couldn't believe it, he asked.
"Tell me clearly, what's going on?"
The messenger quickly replied: "When we were about to return to our position, the Eighth Route Army, which was suppressed by artillery fire, suddenly launched a counterattack against us. The two sides exchanged fire on a hillside more than 600 meters away from here."
At first, the imperial army was able to turn their defense into an attack, using firepower to push them back onto the mountain road."
"But at this moment, an Eighth Route Army force suddenly appeared behind us, with a strength of about one company. It was equipped not only with light machine guns, but also with heavy machine guns and mortars."
"The imperial army's offensive was suppressed in an instant, and they had to counterattack to defend. The number of troops became smaller and smaller, and the casualties were heavy."
"Under the cover of all the firepower of the outflanking troops, I desperately rushed out to ask for help."
"Sir, please quickly send troops to rescue our squad leader. If no reinforcements arrive, they will definitely be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army."
Captain Ishida had a sullen face and said nothing.