The sound of mines and machine guns reached Saburo Nakata's ears again, and then he saw two plumes of black smoke rising from the center of the forward troops a few hundred meters away.
The deputy captain next to him had a very solemn expression and reminded him with a worried look on his face: "Sir, such an attack occurs every five minutes. We have to walk for two hours before leaving the mountain, which is equivalent to encountering more than twenty such attacks.
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"Even if only four or five imperial troops were lost in one attack, the total of more than a hundred imperial troops would be gone."
"We must find a way to solve this problem, otherwise an infantry squadron of the forward force will definitely be lost."
"Let the Imperial Army advance!" Saburo Nakata ordered through gritted teeth.
This problem has persisted since the troops entered the mountain. A few hours passed and all available methods were used, but to no avail.
The only way to solve the problem now is to replace the Imperial Army with the Imperial Alliance Army.
The imperial army has limited strength, and if it dies, it will be gone.
The Imperial Alliance Army is different. There are a lot of Chinese in the occupied area. No matter how many people die, they can be replaced immediately when they return.
The commander of the Royal Association Army next to him was about to cry after hearing this order.
One battalion was lost when entering the mountains.
In the mountains, perhaps the Eighth Route Army deliberately released water, not wanting the Chinese to attack the Chinese. Most of the people attacked were Japs, and the Imperial Army's losses were minimal.
Seeing that the troops were about to leave the mountain, the regiment leader felt a lot more balanced, and the heartache caused by the loss of a main battalion was relieved a lot.
But I didn't expect that I would be targeted again at the last moment.
Everyone knows that whoever takes the lead means that one foot has already stepped into the gate of hell, and death is not far away.
As long as you accept the mission, no matter which troops you send there, they will serve as cannon fodder for the Japanese.
Not only will your strength be lost again, but your prestige in the group will also be hit.
A regiment leader who can't even save the lives of his own men will definitely have few people willing to follow him.
The group leader subconsciously wanted to refuse, but faced Saburo Nakata's intimidating gaze, he backed down.
The whole person panicked and quickly replied: "Don't worry, Taijun, I will send someone to replace the imperial army now."
After saying that, he began to pray in his mind that the Eighth Route Army in the forest would grow in large numbers and let him go.
This time he miscalculated.
During the pursuit, as long as the Imperial Army did not take the initiative to show their faces and rush to sacrifice their lives for the Japanese, for the sake of being Chinese, everyone would let them go if they could.
It's different now.
The Japanese obviously wanted the Imperial Army to serve as cannon fodder at the front to reduce their own losses.
If you let them go again, you will be fooled by the Japanese.
Not only did the combined attacks of mines and machine guns not stop, but because of the poor vigilance of the Imperial Army, the frequency of attacks was even higher than before.
After walking forward for more than half an hour, one company suffered more than half casualties. Most of them were injured and could not march normally.
The Imperial Army soldiers who were sent to the front as cannon fodder were not stupid.
In order to survive, he tried every means to get himself injured and withdraw from the battle.
As long as a landmine explodes nearby, they will immediately use various methods to fake wounds. Some people even shoot themselves in order to leave the forward troops.
Captain Xiao Jiujiu here knew what he knew, but he did not try to expose it.
The order to let everyone be used as cannon fodder was given by me. If I didn't even give everyone a chance to save their lives, my prestige would definitely be ruined. I would be looked down upon by my subordinates if I returned alive, and my position as the regiment leader would not be stable.
"Captain, in addition to the forward troops, the rear troops are also being attacked more and more frequently." The deputy captain found Saburo Nakata and reminded him with a worried look on his face.
"In addition, the number of wounded in the army has exceeded 200, and more than half are from the Imperial Army. Their presence has greatly slowed down our marching speed."
"The slower we go, the longer we stay in the mountains, the more times we are attacked, and the greater the casualties among our troops."
Saburo Nakata frowned, he had already seen this problem.
There is no doubt that the wounded members of the imperial army must be brought back.
He had long wanted to abandon the wounded soldiers of the Imperial Association Army, but he had never been able to make up his mind.
There are hundreds of Imperial Army soldiers in the army. Once they know that the Imperial Army has left all their wounded soldiers alone, their awe for the Imperial Army will immediately turn into hatred. At that time, any small accident may make them betray the Imperial Army.
, then the gain outweighs the loss.
But this problem must be solved, otherwise more imperial troops will die on the way to retreat.
"Da da da..." A burst of gunfire suddenly sounded from the flank of the team, and two imperial soldiers fell to the ground, one dead and the other injured.
In order to maintain the marching speed, the troops nearby did not stop or fight back, but bypassed them and continued on their way.
Seeing this scene, an idea suddenly came to Saburo Nakata's mind: As long as the Imperial Army can be saved and the Imperial Army cannot betray the Imperial Army, it doesn't matter even if the remaining Imperial Army is completely lost.
If all the remaining Imperial Army troops can be dispatched, not only can the Eighth Route Army be held back so that they have no time to take care of themselves, but it can also reduce the number of Imperial Army troops around them, and then the remaining Imperial Army soldiers among the wounded can be given up.
military, then it won’t cause any overreaction.
Just do it if you think of it.
Saburo Nakata immediately ordered: "The Imperial Association Army will immediately send out a platoon to counterattack and find a way to kill the Eighth Route Army that just attacked us."
"From now on, whenever the Eighth Route Army sneaks up on us, the entire Imperial Army will dispatch a platoon to kill them."
"Captain is wise!" The vice-captain saw Saburo Nakata's little thoughts at a glance and said with compliments on his face.
The face of the commander of the Royal Association Army next to him turned pale.
He also saw Saburo Nakata's plan.
Use the Imperial Army to hold back the Eighth Route Army, reduce the pressure on the Japanese army, and buy them time to withdraw from the mountains.
This is a typical strategy in the art of war of losing the chariot to save the commander.
Unfortunately, the Imperial Alliance Army became the car in Saburo Nakata's eyes.
When he still had more than half of the main force in his hand, he couldn't even think of resisting in front of the Japanese.
Now there is only half a regiment left in hand, and the regiment leader does not dare to resist in the face of the Japanese who are looking at him eagerly.
He could only nod his head and order: "The second battalion will kill one company and one platoon..."
In less than half an hour, two companies of puppet troops were sent out by the regimental commander.
At this time, the frequency of sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army dropped significantly.
Saburo Nakata knew that his method worked, and there was only one company of the Imperial Association Army left in the team, which could not make any big waves.
As long as the troops abandon the wounded of the Imperial Alliance Army and march quickly to evacuate the mountains, the remaining Imperial Army in hand can almost be saved.
Saburo Nakata made up his mind, looked at the deputy captain on the side and ordered: "Go to the back and execute, abandon all prisoners of the Imperial Alliance Army, and the troops will march quickly to evacuate the mountain."
"From now on, we will ignore all injured Imperial Army soldiers."
"If there is still an Eighth Route Army sneak attack on us, continue to order the Imperial Army to counterattack, and dedicate a squadron to keep an eye on them. If anyone resists, shoot them to death."
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