The highway was repaired in more than 20 minutes, and the convoy that had been parked for half an hour set off again.
This time, no explosion sound reached the squadron leader, and there was no sign at all. The rapidly advancing convoy stopped again.
"Sir, something happened to the cavalry squadron!"
It was still the captain of the forward team who rushed over, but compared to before, this time the captain's face was paler, and he stuttered a bit because of his nervousness.
"Cavalry squadron, aren't they chasing the Eighth Route Army that attacked Lijia'ao? What could happen?" the squadron leader shouted with dissatisfaction.
From the bottom of his heart he disliked the cavalry.
Relying on his strong fighting ability, he always looks superior and arrogant no matter where he is.
Ever since the group of cavalry arrived in Lingqiu County, I, who was originally a superior, was suddenly overpowered by the cavalry, and I felt very aggrieved and dissatisfied.
The squad leader hesitated for two seconds and then replied: "Sir, I don't know how to report this because of my humble position. You'd better go to the front and take a look yourself!"
"It's really tragic. Not a single one of the more than 80 cavalrymen is alive, they are all dead~"
"What?"
The squadron leader couldn't sit still anymore and jumped out from the co-pilot. He grabbed the squad leader by the collar and looked into his eyes closely and asked.
"Say again what you just said?"
"What do you mean, not one of the more than eighty cavalrymen survived? They are all dead!"
"Sir, please let go first," the second lieutenant replied with a blushing face.
"The entire cavalry unit was wiped out, and the bodies were all in front, piled on top of each other on the road. It was so miserable!"
"Go over now!" the squadron leader ordered hurriedly.
Although he didn't like those cavalry, it didn't mean he wanted them to die.
In any case, they are all imperial soldiers and comrades-in-arms. They are stationed in Lingqiu County at the same time and have a common enemy.
More importantly, when a squadron of cavalry is used well, its combat effectiveness is no worse than that of two squadrons of infantry.
Now the cavalry squadron, which everyone thought would be safe, had an accident, and the whole army was destroyed.
There was only one situation: the Eighth Route Army they were chasing was not as simple as everyone knew. Otherwise, they would not have been able to wipe out a Japanese cavalry squadron in just half an hour, or even less.
Thinking of this, the squadron leader couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The cavalry squadron is not an eight-way opponent. If an infantry squadron rushes over to attack them, isn't it going to end in death?
He was anxious to find out how the cavalry squadron was killed, and then reported to Lingqiu County to ask for instructions whether to continue the pursuit.
Soon, a tragic battlefield appeared in front of him.
The squadron leader is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, but after seeing the scene in front of him, he actually felt nauseous and even felt like vomiting.
Corpses that were trampled into disgrace by horse hooves, four horse legs cut off, internal organs and blood flowing everywhere, were intertwined with each other and piled densely on the road, which looked particularly eye-catching.
And the ground, the road covered with corpses, was stained red with blood, and there was no place to even step down.
"ah……"
Several soldiers around the squadron leader were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and then they couldn't help squatting next to them and starting to vomit.
"Bagh Yalu, how could this happen? How powerful is our enemy? They actually killed one of our cavalry squadrons!"
"Have you ever figured out how these cavalry warriors died in battle?"
"Hi!" the forward team leader replied with a pale face.
"Most of them were killed by machine gun bullets, and only a small number of warriors were killed by bombings!"
"The humble position concluded that the Eighth Route Army first used trees cut down from the nearby woods to block the road to form a roadblock to slow down the cavalry assault, and then used machine guns to kill them, and concentrated a large number of light machine guns. Otherwise, they would not be able to guarantee the firepower and would not be able to stop the cavalry.
offensive!"
The squadron leader replied solemnly: "This means that our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, is not only cunning, but also very well-equipped, and its firepower is powerful enough to block the assault of one of our cavalry squadrons!"
The second lieutenant quickly replied: "Sir Mingjian, I thought the combat effectiveness of this Eighth Route Army was stronger than we thought!"
"Judging from the distribution of corpses on the battlefield, our cavalry squadron was all killed by them after only one charge!"
The squadron leader couldn't help but take a deep breath.
This was the outcome I was most worried about when I heard the news.
If this Eighth Route Army is really very powerful, and you only have one reinforced squadron in hand, and the terrain in front is getting more and more rugged, which is not conducive to your use of firepower and troops, you definitely can't continue to pursue it, otherwise you will be giving food to the Eighth Route Army in vain.
Die.
The squadron leader was frightened. After suppressing the fear and fear in his heart, he gave a decisive order.
"This matter must be reported to the county seat immediately. Set up a radio station. I will send a telegram to the county seat!"
"Hi!" the lieutenant's deputy who was following behind immediately replied.
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Lingqiu County, Major Noda had a gloomy and terrifying face.
She was holding the telegram that Captain Tanaka had just sent her in her hand, and she was shaking constantly.
Standing in front of him was the commander of the newly established security battalion in the county. He was trembling, and he didn't dare to speak out because of nervousness and fear.
"Bageya Road~Are your security camps a bunch of pigs? It's been so long and you haven't even figured out how many Eighth Route Army troops there are in Lingqiu."
"Battle Commander Tian, let me ask you again, how many Eighth Route Army troops are hidden in our Lingqiu territory!"
Tian Chengzhi lowered his head, feeling confused inside.
I was hurriedly called over by the captain, and before I could figure out the situation, I was scolded by him. No one was more aggrieved than him.
He knew that the reason why Major Noda was so popular must be related to the telegram in his hand.
And he didn't know the contents of the telegram, so he didn't dare to answer hastily, fearing that if he said something wrong, he would further anger the captain.
Cold sweat poured out like rain.
Seeing the captain staring at him motionless, his sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through him.
Tian Chengzhi knew that he was running out of time and had to answer immediately.
In front of outsiders, he is the superior commander of the security battalion, and anyone dares to bully him. But in front of the Japanese, especially in front of Major Noda, he is just a dog. If he wants, he can kill him at any time and replace him with a more obedient one.
dog.
After being unable to hesitate any longer, Tian Chengzhi could only bite the bullet and answer: "Sir, the report I made before I humbled myself is true!"
"According to my humble position and long-term investigation by my subordinates, there are no more than 150 Eighth Route Army troops operating in Lingqiu, and about half of them are seriously wounded without combat effectiveness."
"We killed more than 30 Eighth Route Army soldiers in the battle at Lijia'ao. The remaining Eighth Route Army soldiers should not exceed 120 people, and the number of Eighth Route Army soldiers who can fight should not exceed 60 people..."
"Sixty people, that is to say, less than sixty Eighth Route Army troops can not only kill two of our infantry squads, a company of guard troops, and a cavalry squadron, all the battles are carried out in one day!"
"What!"
Tian Chengzhi stared with big eyes, an expression of disbelief.
He was scared too!
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