Li Hao did not confront the Japanese army head-on at all.
Two bullets per person, and then retreat without stopping for a second.
When the Japanese's third detachment rushed over, preparing to suppress them with machine gun fire, and when the infantry attacked and outflanked them, Li Hao had already fled with his rifle and disappeared into the vast night.
"Da da da……"
Chen Bing, who moved to a new shooting position, fired again.
A string of bullets flew past, and the two Japs were shot in the back, and were instantly beaten into pieces.
"Sir, I am sure that this machine gun is the light machine gun that attacked us just now. They moved to the east and changed the machine gun position!" the sergeant shouted with a frown.
Another sergeant added: "The gunfire from the direction of the third team's counterattack has stopped. It must be that the Eighth Route Army that attacked them has retreated!"
"Sir, there is also the Eighth Route Army in the north of the position. They hit us and ran away~"
"There is also the Eighth Route Army to the west, killing and wounding three of our warriors!"
"Why are there Eighth Route Army troops everywhere? Could it be that their real target is us, not the third team!" The team leader was completely confused.
I forced myself to calm down and thought about it for a long time before making a decision.
"Everyone should stop and go to defense on the spot. If the Eighth Route Army sneaks up on us again, we will directly use machine gun fire to fight back. No one can take the initiative to expose themselves and die!"
"Also, send a signal immediately and tell the two and three teams closest to us that we are being attacked by the Eighth Route Army and tell them to come over quickly!"
As soon as the signal flare was launched into the air, the sporadic gunshots rang out all around stopped.
"Captain, it seems that the Eighth Route Army that attacked us has retreated?" the sergeant asked carefully.
"We retreated!" the team leader said with regret.
"If we don't retreat, our reinforcements will block their way back, making them unable to retreat even if they want to!"
"Had I known this would be the result, I should have ordered the troops to switch to defense on the spot from the beginning, and then directly requested reinforcements from the two neighboring teams. The casualties of the warriors would have been greatly reduced."
"But it's too late to say anything now. Treat the wounded immediately, count the casualties, and prepare to return to the station!"
The Japanese army captain was stationed at the station, and the deputy captain was reporting to him the casualties of several squads just now.
"Captain, the battle just now was mainly about the third and fourth squads being attacked by the Eighth Route Army!"
"Because the second team reinforced the third team in time, and the Eighth Route Army that sneaked up on them attacked them from a long distance, they only suffered three casualties in the entire battle. One of the imperial soldiers was killed and the other two were injured!"
"The Fourth Squad was attacked by the Eighth Route Army on their way to reinforce the Third Squad. Their losses were a bit heavy. There were a total of 15 Imperial Army casualties, eight of which were killed on the spot!"
"How many Eighth Route Army troops did we kill who came to attack us?" the captain asked with a frown.
The deputy captain hesitated for a long time before answering with his head lowered: "A total of three corpses were found on the battlefield that the Eighth Route Army had not had time to take away!"
"They judged that the Eighth Route Army's casualties must be more than these. The real casualties were at least ten!"
The casualty ratio of ten to fifteen was an absolute shame for the imperial army, which had been invincible since the beginning of the war.
The vice-captain lowered his head, already prepared to be yelled at by the captain.
Surprisingly, the captain didn't curse.
After a brief thought, a smile appeared on his frowning face, and he said unexpectedly.
"Okay, good fight!"
The vice-captain looked at the captain with a dumbfounded expression, thinking that he heard wrongly.
The captain seemed to see the doubt in his mind and explained directly.
"A few days ago we faced a surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army. Not to mention the casualties of more than 70 imperial troops, we don't even know how these imperial troops were killed by the Eighth Route Army."
"Now we can not only reduce the casualties of the warriors, but also prevent the Eighth Route Army from taking away the bodies of our own people when they retreat. We have also caused a lot of casualties to the Eighth Route Army. Do you know what this means?"
Seeing the deputy captain's frown deepening, the captain answered directly.
"We are making progress, but our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, has reached the point where we are at the end of our rope."
"In the face of our progress, they have not changed much, and they still deal with us according to the old routine."
"If this continues, it won't take long for us to kill all the remaining Eighth Route Army troops in the forest."
"I understand!" The vice-captain finally showed a look of realization on his face.
"Our tactics of going into the mountains to encircle and suppress them are effective, and they have broken down the guerrilla warfare and night warfare that the Eighth Route Army is good at!"
"Not bad!" the captain affirmed.
Then he began to issue an order: "Tell each squad that from now on, any squad will switch to defense immediately after being attacked, and then request reinforcements from two neighboring infantry squads, and take the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops' rear route.
Kill them one by one!"
In the woods near the Japanese Fourth Squadron, Hong Linfeng reported with a frightened look on his face: "Platoon commander, thank you for letting us retreat in time. Otherwise, once the Japanese reinforcements arrive, even if we have three heads and six arms, we will not be able to avoid the Japanese front and rear attacks."
Li Hao didn't speak. He was waiting for Yang Ping, the second squad leader who was counting the casualties of the troops.
"Platoon leader, the casualties have been calculated. Four soldiers were killed, all of them were new recruits. The bodies of three of them were not taken away in time. They were left on the battlefield and were taken back to the station by the Japanese."
"Two people were injured, a recruit and a veteran. There is no life-threatening danger!"
"Snapped……"
Li Hao moved and punched the tree trunk next to him, feeling very aggrieved and angry.
I originally thought that the night attack just now would go very smoothly, and I would not suffer any casualties.
But the result is exactly the opposite.
The Japanese army's powerful combat effectiveness and battlefield response speed were so great that they far exceeded my imagination.
Although the casualties of the Japanese army in the sneak attack were definitely greater than his own, the result of killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred himself was not what Li Hao wanted.
The Japanese army had what they wanted, and they had strong troops and sufficient ammunition.
I only have a small number of people in the fourth platoon, my family is limited, and I don't have the capital to fight against the Japanese.
The only way is to use strategy to kill more Japanese with minimal casualties.
He sighed and replied: "The soldiers suffered too many casualties. Four died and two were injured. We simply cannot bear this rate of casualties."
"I order the operation just now to be officially cancelled. Before I come up with new tactics, everyone should stay put and have a good rest!"
"The Japs are so cunning. There is a distance of 500 meters between the stations. It only takes a few minutes to reinforce the neighboring stations, and they are more cautious than what we encountered before. The first reaction after being attacked is no longer to take the initiative.
, but instead turned to defense on the spot, holding us back, waiting for the reinforcements to come over, and then attacking us from the front and back to kill our sneak attack troops!"
"Such a big conspiracy was placed in front of us, and I didn't even see it. It was really careless!"
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