Today's mission is to attack the Japanese and puppet troops and consume a large amount of their manpower, not to stop them.
Li Zhiyong has the final say on the location of the battlefield and how to fight, without any combat pressure or burden.
So today's battle went very smoothly.
After confirming that the Japanese and puppet troops were chasing him following the traces left by the troops, Li Zhiyong's worries were completely gone: "The whole company is ready for battle, and we will act separately in squads and platoons. We will kill the Japanese however we feel comfortable!"
"Everyone has to kill at least two Japanese and puppet troops for me before the Japanese troops withdraw from the mountain at night. If you can't complete the task, don't come back to see me."
"In addition, while killing the Japanese, you must ensure your own safety. The mountains are the territory of our Eighth Route Army. We must make good use of the terrain and don't do somersaults in front of your own home."
Outside the mountain, the main force of the independent battalion's attack on the baggage train has ended.
The escort aircraft launched a total of three attacks with aviation machine guns, but withdrew from the battle due to lack of fuel.
The next escort plane would arrive on the battlefield in half an hour. The independent battalion seized the opportunity to launch an assault, quickly annihilating the remaining enemy and capturing the baggage train.
"Battal Commander, we actually killed the baggage team in one battle. It was so unexpected. I even wondered if I had made a mistake..." The guard company commander rushed to Zhao Wen as soon as he got off the battlefield. His face was already happy and excited.
He yelled, completely unable to see the painful expression on the guard company's expression due to the heavy casualties.
"I'm surprised too!" Zhao Wen also had a smile on his face.
According to the original plan, the battle ended after the guard company killed part of the Japanese escort troops in Lizhuang.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese army continued to send troops to Lizhuang and dropped the only six bombs they flew into Lizhuang to minimize the threat from aircraft to the independent battalion.
Zhao Wen keenly sensed the opportunity to kill the baggage company here, so he immediately changed the battle plan and ordered the baggage company to join the battle.
The battle went smoothly beyond imagination.
Without the threat of aircraft, the Japanese are like tigers without fangs, and their combat effectiveness plummets.
In fact, it is not that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness has become worse, but that the time, location, people and people are not on their side.
The baggage train stretched for one kilometer, and more than a hundred baggage soldiers were scattered beside each baggage truck. No matter where they were attacked, there were no more than twenty Japs who could fight immediately. This caused the little Japs to be too distracted.
tail, giving the independent battalion every opportunity to defeat them.
Facing the Eighth Route Army, which has absolute superiority in troops and firepower on local battlefields, no matter how strong the enemy's combat effectiveness is and no matter how hard they struggle, it will be in vain and they cannot escape the fate of being killed.
Excited as he was, Zhao Wen did not lose his cool.
Under normal circumstances, the next plane will arrive on the battlefield in twenty minutes.
If they see that the baggage train is finished, they will definitely launch an attack and destroy the supplies. They would rather blow it up than give it to the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, the mission was not completed yet. He looked at the guard company commander and immediately ordered: "Killing the baggage train is only half of the mission. Our mission will be considered complete only by transferring all the materials, weapons and ammunition on the road into the mountains, otherwise we can only endure the pain and blow them up."
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"This is fat meat that has been bitten into your mouth. I don't agree to blow it up under any circumstances."
"The guard company made the greatest contribution in this battle and suffered heavy casualties, so it will not participate in the subsequent material transfer."
"You immediately command the troops to clean the battlefield and rescue the wounded."
"Before the next Japanese plane arrives, send all the wounded and the remains of the fallen soldiers to the mountains to hide them."
"The new recruit company and the baggage company will immediately change into Japanese military uniforms, disguise themselves as Japanese escort troops, and continue to advance along the highway with all the baggage vehicles."
"Before leaving, I disguised the corpse of the Japanese so that the Japanese pilots in the sky could not see it and mistakenly thought that their baggage train was still there."
"I just calculated that one plane can escort us for an hour. An hour later we will arrive at Hongjia Town, which is close to the mountains and all the people from more than a dozen nearby villages are hiding there."
"As long as the baggage train arrives safely at Hongjia Town, we can mobilize the people to move all the captured goods into the mountains within half an hour. At that time, we will attack the Japanese baggage train and cut off their logistical supply lines. Our mission will be complete."
"The communications class will immediately send people to Hongjia Town and order the local troops and guerrillas there to quickly organize the villagers to prepare for the response."
The Japanese and puppet troops temporarily set up camp. At 12 noon, the regiment commander who had been waiting for news at the headquarters could not sit still.
He went to the chief of staff and ordered: "Immediately send a telegram to the two attacking troops to inquire about the battle situation."
"It stands to reason that they arrived at the hiding place three hours ago. After three hours, they should be able to pursue the relocating people, and there should be results."
The telegraph operator acted quickly. After getting the telegram signed by the wing leader, he started calling the other party and then sent the telegram.
In less than five minutes, both telegrams were sent, and then I stared at the radio waiting for a call back.
"We've got a call back!" the operator, who had been wearing headphones, shouted excitedly.
Skillfully, I took out a paper and pen and started to receive the message.
Ten minutes later, the translated telegram appeared in the hands of the chief of staff.
After just a glance, the chief of staff's face became solemn, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he hurried to the wing leader's side to report.
"Captain, the telegram was sent by the aviation force, not a reply from the sortie unit."
"Aviation notice: They did not find the baggage convoy assigned to us by the base on the road. Let us immediately send troops to search for them."
"Something happened to the baggage train?" the captain looked shocked.
Comparing whether the two-pronged attack force can successfully complete the mission and capture the hostages, the baggage team plays a greater role.
The troops will be out of food in a few days and are in urgent need of ammunition supplies.
If something happens to the baggage train, it will take at least two days for the base to re-send troops to replenish ammunition and supplies.
And there is a prerequisite: the offensive troops continue to stay here and stand still.
Otherwise, the logistics base will definitely not be able to deliver the food to itself within two days, and the troops will be in danger of running out of food.
The more I thought about it, the more solemn the captain's expression became, and his anger surged up.
He stared closely at the chief of staff and asked: "What do the aviation troops do for food? Aren't they always staying over the baggage train to escort them? How could they disappear for no reason and not be found?"
The chief of staff explained while handing the telegram to the wing commander: "The baggage train disappeared during the handover of the second and third escort aircraft."
"Due to the time difference, the baggage train was not escorted by aircraft for about half an hour during each handover."
"Originally I thought that the main force of the Eighth Route Army was near us, and there were 400 escort troops and heavy troops. Even if we were attacked for half an hour, there would be no problem."
"I didn't expect something would happen."
After the commander quickly scanned the electrical board, he strode to the map, pointed at an area where the baggage train might be missing, and gave orders.
"The investigation team will go here immediately to investigate. We must find out how the baggage team disappeared. I want to see people dead and corpses."
"Hi!" the chief of staff replied immediately, and then called two staff officers to start issuing orders.
Because of this bad news, the captain's good mood suddenly disappeared.
The people in the headquarters were pacing back and forth, looking anxious.
Something may have happened to the baggage train. The two-pronged attack force that captured the hostages has not yet responded to the telegram. Could it be that something happened to them too?
The commander's expression became more and more solemn. After he couldn't bear it any longer, he looked at the telegraph operator not far away and asked, "Hasn't the attacking unit called back yet?"
As soon as I finished speaking, the sound of "tick tick..." was heard sending and receiving telegrams.
The commander breathed a sigh of relief and followed the radio operator closely for news.
The chief of staff knew what the commander was worried about. He took the telegram and glanced at it and reported: "Commander Commander, Saburo Nakata called back. They are about to catch up with the hostages."
"The fighting was the same as yesterday. In order to buy time for the hostages to be transferred, the Eighth Route Army fought and harassed them without risking their lives."
"At present, the casualties of the attacking troops are still within control. It is initially estimated that the hostages can be caught up within an hour."
The captain finally received the good news and replied with a long breath: "That's good."
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