The Japanese army was stationed temporarily, and the commander of the regiment was furious in the tent, scolding anyone he caught.
Several operational staff members stayed nearby, not daring to take a breath and doing things very carefully, for fear of alarming the regimental commander and drawing his anger onto themselves.
The chief of staff hesitated at the door of the tent for a long time before he bravely walked in, lowered his head and reported: "Liant commander, the losses of the baggage train have been calculated."
"They were attacked a total of 46 times on the march, including landmines and shelling."
"Although the ammunition supplies were delivered to us on time, the losses were very heavy."
"A total of 268 casualties were recorded among the escort troops and the heavy baggage train, and 29 heavy baggage vehicles were completely destroyed during the march. Some were blown up by mines, some were blown up by artillery shells, and a large amount of ammunition and supplies were lost."
"There are still seven days of ammunition supply for ten days in total."
"The two-pronged attack force to capture the hostages also returned in vain, with the loss of one and a half battalions of the Imperial Army and 249 Imperial Army personnel."
The already angry face of the co-captain immediately turned red because of these bloody figures. His fists were clenched tightly and his veins were exposed. He gritted his teeth and wanted to curse, but he swallowed the words as they reached his lips.
go back.
The only ones who lose the battle are his own subordinates. If you scold them all, who will sacrifice their lives for you in the future?
After a long silence, he ordered in a deep voice: "The troops will continue to attack in the direction of Lingqiu tomorrow."
"This is the edge of the garrison base area, and there are few Chinese people. Once we enter the hinterland of their base area, there will definitely be Chinese people everywhere, and it will be much easier to capture hostages then."
"With the hostages, we will take them with us no matter what we do. If the Eighth Route Army attacks us again, we will be worried."
The chief of staff quickly replied: "The commander of the regiment is wise and humble. Go and give the order now."
The atmosphere in the Laiyuan Independent Battalion Headquarters today is much better than last night.
Every time the troops attacked, they killed many Japanese and captured more than 300 prisoners.
Using the instructor's mobilization methods, in two days, at least 250 people will choose to join the Eighth Route Army and become independent battalion supplementary soldiers.
"Battal Commander, the little devil has received ammunition supplies today and will definitely continue to attack the hinterland of the base tomorrow." Liu Wenxuan reminded.
"That's for sure!" Zhao Wen replied.
"They stayed here for several days, but other than the loss of troops, they did not achieve any results. If I were the Japanese commander, I would definitely leave this sad place immediately and continue to go deep into the hinterland of the base to search for fighters."
Liu Wenxuan's face slowly became serious. He looked at Zhao Wen and reminded: "As the Japanese continue to penetrate deeper into the base area, our combat pressure will definitely increase."
"The further you go in, the denser the villages and towns become, and the more people there are. Just covering them requires a lot of troops."
Zhao Wen raised his eyebrows and replied: "Then let them walk slower!"
"All infantrymen in the camp should seize the time to rest and slow down their attack speed at all costs after dawn."
"Including the first battalion, all the artillerymen are assembled and on standby. I want to bite another piece of flesh off the Japanese soldiers before they leave."
Although the Japanese military garrison and the former baggage train garrison were bombed with craters everywhere, they are still very safe.
Because it is close to the highway and easy to transfer, the 72 large baggage trucks that just arrived today will continue to be arranged here.
Zhao Wen's goal tonight is to destroy them one by one and weaken the baggage reserves of the Japanese and puppet troops as much as possible.
"Battal Commander, all artillery units are ready. Among the mortars we have equipped ourselves, plus those captured by the Japanese in the past few days, and brought over by the first battalion, there are a total of three large-caliber mortars and 17 ordinary mortars.
"The firepower company commander came to Zhao Wen and reported.
Looking at the Japanese military station two kilometers away, I didn't notice anything. It was the same as an hour ago, and there was no change due to my arrival.
Zhao Wen knew that the little devil hadn't realized the danger yet.
Staring at the Japs station, he ordered with expectation: "According to the original battle plan, each gun will fire five shells as fast as possible. After the shooting is completed, we will move separately."
"Yes, battalion commander..."
In less than five minutes, the sound of "rumbling..." cannons rang in Zhao Wen's ears.
A total of twenty artillery shells passed overhead and flew toward the Japanese station with a faint scream.
The Japanese would never have imagined that the garrison station that had been attacked once would be attacked a second time.
Because this style of play obviously goes against military common sense.
Zhao Wen just did this.
The shells roared down and made an explosion like thunder.
The splashing firelight was particularly dazzling under the cover of night. Thick black smoke rose into the sky from the impact point, and the diffuse smoke quickly enveloped everything around the impact point...
In just one round of shelling, two large vehicles were shrouded in artillery fire.
If there is ammunition on it, it will definitely explode under the influence of high temperature and flame...
The Japanese stationed here panicked, and under the command of their respective officers, they rushed towards the heavy baggage vehicles in a panic, trying to pull them outside the artillery fire coverage area.
But it is too difficult to do this.
The large baggage cart plus the ammunition and supplies on it weighed two thousand kilograms. It took two mules and horses to pull it together. Several people rushed over and tried to push it away. The difficulty was not ordinary.
The cart could not be pushed, and soldiers were running around inside, making the station even more chaotic.
"Rumble..."
The second round of shells came very quickly. Before the cart was pushed, the shells were already falling from the sky.
The moment the fire splashed, several more carts were wrapped in flames and smoke.
"Rumble..."
Suddenly, a more violent explosion sounded in the area covered by artillery fire, and then a large cloud of thick smoke was seen rising into the sky.
A large vehicle was instantly enveloped in flames, and an ammunition box weighing hundreds of kilograms was thrown into the sky like a toy, and then smashed to the ground like a goddess scattering flowers.
The ammunition boxes are filled with artillery shells. Although they have not been installed with fuses, severe vibration and high temperature can still detonate them.
Many ammunition boxes exploded the moment they hit the ground.
Twenty artillery shells smashed into the baggage train station, causing a powerful explosion that could only be achieved by hundreds of artillery shells exploding at once.
Smoke filled the air and flames shot into the sky...
More and more carts were shrouded in gunfire, exploded, or were ignited and turned into a raging fire.
The regimental commander rushed out of the tent and glanced in the direction of the fire, and knew that the baggage train station was under attack.
Thinking back to the scene of the baggage train being bombed a few days ago, his face quickly turned pale.
The baggage and ammunition there were so important that I stopped here and waited for several days before getting them.
If it is blown up again, tomorrow's battle plan to attack Lingqiu will definitely be affected, and the entire offensive force will be in crisis due to insufficient ammunition supplies.
The commander of the regiment was furious and ordered anxiously: "The artillery will counterattack immediately and cover the transfer of the baggage train..."
"The troops near the baggage train will immediately reinforce the baggage train and help them rescue the baggage and ammunition. As much as can be rescued."
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