"Why are you still standing there? Clean the battlefield immediately and take away all the weapons and ammunition from the Japs. Their reinforcements will be coming soon!" Li Hao shouted loudly, waking up his subordinates who had not yet recovered from the shock.
Then he put the crooked handle in front of him on his shoulder, and with one hand began to untie the armed belt with the ammunition box hanging on the Japanese soldier's body, and hung it around his neck.
"Yes, get weapons and ammunition quickly, the Japanese reinforcements will be here soon!" Hong Linfeng reacted immediately.
Li Hao followed the order: "First take the crooked machine gun, grenade and ammunition, and finally take the rifle. Take as many rifles as you can, and all the ammunition must be taken away."
As soon as he hung the four armed belts with bullet boxes around his neck, the sound of the Japanese's rushing footsteps reached Li Hao's ears.
"Retreat, everyone retreat immediately, the Japanese are coming!" Li Hao shouted anxiously. After hanging the last armed belt around his neck, he picked up the crooked handle, grabbed two rifles and began to retreat.
There were six people in total, five veterans and one recruit. Everyone had armed belts hanging around their necks. They either had crooked handles on their shoulders or carried several rifles on their backs. They followed Li Hao and began to retreat with a look of reluctance.
There are still many weapons and ammunition that have not been taken away from the battlefield, but there is no time.
After they all flashed into the woods and disappeared from the battlefield, the Japanese at the front rushed into the battlefield with rifles and corpses strewn all over the place, which was full of the smell of blood.
"How is that possible?" The little devil stood there dumbfounded.
He was frightened by the tragic scene in front of him.
"Bagh Ya Road! How is this possible? How long has it been before the first team was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army?" The captain of the second team who rushed over was also frightened.
After finding the second lieutenant whose head was directly blown out in the middle of the body, the second team leader's face became even more ugly.
"The Eighth Route Army we are looking for has a sharpshooter. The troops are on heightened alert. I will immediately report to the captain the news that the first team was attacked and the entire army was destroyed. The Eighth Route Army in the mountains is stronger than we imagined!"
Among the stopped Japanese search troops, the captain was furious at a circle of subordinates.
After cursing loudly, his face looked much better, and then he stared at the vice-captain and asked.
"Tell me, how many imperial troops did we lose in total during more than a day in the mountains?"
The deputy captain did not hide anything: "The entire first team was wiped out. We suffered 16 casualties in the night attack last night. We suffered 18 casualties in the Eighth Route Army's grenade attack. We suffered casualties in the surprise attack this morning."
The total of 26 warriors totaled 114 casualties, and 86 people died directly in battle!"
The captain's eyes instantly turned red, and he stared at the deputy and continued to ask.
"What's the result? From last night to now, how many Eighth Route Army troops have we killed in total!"
The vice-captain looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
Compared with the casualties, the results achieved by the imperial army were so insignificant that they were simply not worth mentioning.
"Say, tell me one by one, I want to hear the truth!" the captain continued to ask.
"Hi!"
The deputy captain answered bravely: "We found three Eighth Route Army corpses on the battlefield last night, one this morning, and two on the battlefield where the first team was attacked. A total of 6 corpses were found."
"But I am sure that the casualties of the Eighth Route Army will definitely be more than that!"
"We found a lot of blood stains on the battlefield left by the Eighth Route Army when they retreated, which proves that some of them must have been injured!"
The captain shook his head and replied: "Those are all your guesses. I only recognize the results we saw with solid evidence!"
"This means that we directly lost two infantry squads after entering the mountains, and the result was only a handful of six Eighth Route Army troops!"
"According to this casualty ratio, when we wipe out the dozens of Eighth Route Army soldiers entering the mountain, our own casualties will exceed 300, or even more!"
No one dared to take the captain's word at this time.
Several squadron leaders and squad leaders all lowered their heads, like children who had made a mistake, and said nothing.
"Are you all mute?" The reaction of his subordinates made the captain even more angry.
"Since you don't say anything, let me tell you: Whether it's for revenge or to complete the mission, we must kill the Eighth Route Army hiding in the mountains. This is related to the reputation of our entire brigade!"
"The troops will rest for an hour, and then continue their search to the east of the forest. As long as we find their seriously wounded, those Eighth Route Army troops who sneaked up on us will naturally come out to look for us!"
"In order to prevent any more troops from making the same mistake as the first team, I decided to increase the search force on both wings to two infantry teams to ensure the flank safety of the entire search force!"
"Hi!" several squadron leaders and squad leaders shouted in unison.
"Platoon leader, the kid didn't come after me!" Hong Linfeng, who was carrying dozens of kilograms of weapons and ammunition, gasped and reported.
"Stop to rest and take stock of the results and damage!" Li Hao ordered with a sigh of relief.
Then he sat down on the ground and started panting.
The total weight he carried on his body was more than sixty kilograms, and he marched for nearly a kilometer non-stop, which would make anyone feel tired.
"Platoon leader, we sacrificed two soldiers and injured one. Including the wounded, we still have seven people!" Chen Bing lowered his head and answered with a very ugly look on his face.
Although the troops won the battle, familiar comrades were separated from each other, and heartache was unavoidable.
"They are all heroes!" Li Hao replied seriously.
"And there are so many little devils buried with them, I believe they will be able to rest in peace!"
"Okay, now is not the time to be sad. As long as the enemy does not retreat for a day, the battle will never end. Our own morale and confidence must not be affected. Let's talk about the harvest, make everyone happy, and improve morale by the way!"
"Yes, Platoon Commander!"
Chen Bing quickly hid his heartache and took a deep breath to answer.
"We brought out all three crooked weapons from an infantry squad of the Japanese army. We also brought back eight 38-inch caps, the most of which were ammunition. A total of 29 armed belts were brought out, and each armed belt was hung with two front and one back.
Three bullet boxes and two grenades are basically useless."
"I roughly calculated that there are more than 3,000 rounds of various bullets, more than 50 grenades, and 32 special grenades for grenades!"
"Haha... I'm rich!" Hong Linfeng's eyes sparkled and he shouted excitedly.
"Platoon commander, with these weapons and ammunition, we can fight the Japanese again. The only problem is that there are too few troops. If the main force is here and gathers seven crooked weapons to deal with the Japanese together, it will be a head-on confrontation.
We are not afraid of two infantry squads of Japanese soldiers!"
This victory allowed Li Hao to regain his confidence, and he thought of a very important factor in whether he could defeat the enemy, the initiative on the battlefield.
Keep following the Japs and fight behind them, allowing them to take the initiative on the battlefield. No matter how many troops you have, you can only passively defend and have many worries. You can neither protect the seriously wounded nor attack the Japs, and the casualties will be high.
Only by taking the initiative on the battlefield and not having so many worries can we make the Japanese army worry and eventually repel them.
So from now on, I must firmly hold the initiative on the battlefield in my own hands.
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