The speed of the cavalry is too fast. They come and go quickly.
He didn't even engage the reinforcements sent by the captain, and retreated after defeating the rear troops with lightning speed.
"Sir, the cavalry that attacked us has escaped. Do you want to pursue us?" the squadron leader asked hesitantly.
The captain was worried that he had nowhere to vent his pent-up anger. Hearing that his subordinate asked such a stupid question, he was so angry that he was like a powder keg that suddenly exploded. He did not hesitate to scold: "You are
Pig brain?"
"The cavalry has four legs and we only have two. How can we chase them?"
"If you think you can catch up with a four-legged cavalry on two legs, you should do it now."
The squadron leader quickly lowered his head: "I'm not thinking well for my humble position. Please calm down, sir!"
After saying that, he stood aside with his head lowered, letting the captain vent his anger on him without daring to say a word.
A few minutes later, another squadron leader came over and said, "Sir, our losses have been calculated."
"The infantry squad at the rear was almost completely wiped out. The Imperial Alliance Army suffered more than half of its casualties. Adding the casualties of the attacking troops, we lost a total of 245 people in the battle just now."
The captain finally regained his composure, clenched his fists, and analyzed with a stern face: "The cavalry that attacked us must be part of the Eighth Route Army defending the high ground. While we were concentrating on attacking the high ground, they suddenly launched a surprise attack and caught us off guard."
"Let the troops continue to attack, capture the high ground, and avenge the soldiers who died in the battle."
"Other troops not involved in the attack all defended themselves to prevent the troops from being attacked by cavalry again."
In this way, the Japanese army's back was safe, but the firepower used to attack the high ground became weaker.
The two companies that could only hold the position for an hour had to hold the Japanese troops in front of the high ground for two hours before retreating, which greatly slowed down their marching speed.
Among the reinforcements sent by Yixian County to Baoding, Xiao Yuan was walking beside Luo Wen wearing a puppet company commander's uniform.
"Deputy Commander, this is less than 30 kilometers away from Baoding. We will definitely be able to enter the city before dark. We have limited time. Why don't we start taking action now and find a way to take over all the Imperial Association Army troops?"
Luo Wen thought for a moment and replied: "The troops have already entered the Baoding boundary. The regiment commander will definitely send troops to sneak attack us along the way and weaken the strength of the Japanese troops among the reinforcements."
"We are fishing in troubled waters. We will first kill the commander and deputy commander of the second regiment, take over the command of the second regiment, and then take over the command of other troops."
Xiao Yuan understood: "Don't worry, Deputy Commander Luo, I will make arrangements now to ensure that we quietly take over the command of the two regiments.
"Boom... bang bang bang..."
The troops moved forward for less than five minutes when an explosion mixed with many gunshots came from the front of the team.
"ah……"
Two screams sounded around Luo Yun.
The two close guards who were following the regiment leader screamed and fell to the ground while covering their chests with guns that were bleeding continuously.
Luo Yun reacted quickly and immediately ordered: "Enemy attack...protect the regiment..."
Before he finished speaking, Rowan was already lying on the ground holding his head, looking very scared.
Xiao Yuan and several commandos took the opportunity to get around the group leader.
"Baba...dah...dah..."
The sneak attack continued, and the gunfire became more and more intensive. When he was still more than ten meters away from the leader of the Second Guard Regiment, Xiao Yuan decisively stopped and took out the grenade he had prepared.
While the other puppet soldiers were focusing their attention on the surrounding woods, they rolled the grenade to the regiment leader's side.
"boom……"
An explosion sounded behind Xiao Yuan. The regiment leader who was lying on the ground was blown over on the spot. He fell to the ground on his back with blood on his face. It was obvious at first glance that he was hopeless.
"The group was killed..." a guard shouted, his words full of fear.
"The deputy captain is also injured!" Another exclamation sounded from the crowd.
The remaining officers and soldiers of the regiment reached an agreement and at the same time focused their attention on Luo Wen.
The regimental leader is dead, the deputy commander is seriously injured, and the only person in the regiment who can make decisions is the chief of staff, who is undoubtedly the backbone of everyone.
"Don't panic, everyone, our regiment is definitely being targeted by the Eighth Route Army." Luo Wen seized the opportunity to take over the command of the second regiment and gave a serious order.
"As soon as the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack troops retreat, I will report to Taijun and send someone to send the regiment leader and deputy commander back."
The people lurking in the regiment headquarters immediately cooperated: "The regimental leader is dead, the deputy regiment leader is injured, and the chief of staff is the only one left in the regiment. We listen to the chief of staff."
"Yes, we can do whatever the chief of staff tells us to do!"
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the reinforcements sent by Yi County finally arrived in Baoding.
Looking at the embarrassed reinforcements at the north gate of Baoding, the brigade commander was not only not sad, but also very relaxed.
"General, judging from the length of the team, the reinforcements from Yixian County lost at least 500 people during the rapid march, and the majority were from the imperial army," the deputy chief of staff reported.
The brigade commander replied: "If there are losses, it means that the reinforcements are indeed our own."
The deputy chief of staff immediately wanted to understand why the brigade commander had just ordered the troops to strengthen their alert, and asked with a look of disbelief on his face: "General, you are not worried that these reinforcements are the Eighth Route Army pretending to be the Eighth Route Army, are you?"
The brigade leader nodded: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
"Our opponents were so cunning. They killed thousands of us without a sound. No one can guarantee that they will not attack the reinforcements and use them as a breakthrough to capture Baoding."
"First put a hanging basket down and let the commander of the imperial army go up to the city wall to report to me. You must be 100% sure that the reinforcements are our own before you can open the city gate and let them in."
Ten minutes later, the leader of the team, Lieutenant Colonel Fujino, was pulled up to the top of the city by a hanging basket and strode to the brigade leader: "Hello, General, Lieutenant Colonel Fujino, the humble captain of the Yi County garrison, has been ordered to lead the team to reinforce Baoding. Please give me the order, General."
"First tell me what happened to the reinforcements on the march." The brigade leader asked seriously, without any fluctuation in the expression on his face.
"Hi!" Lieutenant Colonel reported quickly.
Although the brigade commander is not his direct superior, he is a general, several levels higher than himself, and he can decide his future with just a few words. If he is not respectful enough and annoys him, he will suffer in the end.
It must be me.
"From the moment they entered Baoding, the troops began to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army, resulting in a total loss of 268 people from the Imperial Army and 259 people from the Imperial Army."
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked us seemed to have eyes, specifically picking out officers from the Imperial Army and the Imperial Associated Army to attack."
"Originally, they wanted to use landmines to slow down our march so that we could not reach Baoding before dawn, but their humble position did not allow them to do so."
"The humble position is very clear: with aircraft cover during the day, the Eighth Route Army did not dare to encircle Baoding. After dark, the Eighth Route Army, which has temporarily retreated, will re-encircle Baoding. Even if reinforcements arrive on the battlefield in time, they will have to pay a huge price to enter the city, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"In order to break the situation, I made a decisive decision to let the Imperial Alliance Army go to the front of the line to clear the way for the Imperial Army."
"The effect was very good. The Imperial Alliance Army only had more than a hundred casualties and forced the Eighth Route Army to give up the use of landmines, and then marched all the way to get here on time."
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