Li Hao led the reconnaissance platoon and fire platoon only to retreat fifty meters before stopping.
The Japanese and puppet troops held torches, and even without a telescope, Li Hao could clearly see their every move under the cover of night.
"The Japanese and puppet troops on the right wing are outflanking them. They want to attack one platoon from the front and back!" Dong Xulin, the reconnaissance platoon leader, frowned and judged.
Li Hao replied confidently: "It's not that easy!"
"I told Jiang Tianhong just now that I will never fight head-on with the Japanese and puppet troops who are chasing them. Jiang Tianhong has sense and will definitely retreat in time!"
"As for the Japanese and puppet troops on the right wing, they are holding such bright torches that they can be seen clearly even without a telescope. It is impossible for Jiang Tianhong not to see them!"
"Even if they don't hold up torches, our two platoons are still moving around the right-wing Japanese and puppet troops, and the sound of gunfire will reveal their positions. Moreover, those two platoons will not easily let the Japanese and puppet troops come over and block the retreat of one row.
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"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
As soon as Li Hao finished speaking, gunshots and grenade explosions rang out from the right-wing Japanese and puppet troops.
"It must be the guard platoon and the fourth platoon that are raiding them, alert the first platoon!" Dong Xulin exclaimed with a sigh of relief.
Then he showed an eager expression on his face, stared at Li Hao and asked: "Captain, how are we going to fight next? We can't just stay here and watch the show!"
"Block the retreat of the Japanese and puppet troops!" Li Hao decided.
"These two groups of Japanese and puppet troops have already suffered more than half of their casualties. Regardless of whether they capture a platoon or not, their chances of retreating are greater than continuing to pursue them!"
"If they choose to continue the pursuit, then we will follow them. There are three platoons in front of them to harass and attack them. We don't need to join in the fun, we just need to block their retreat."
"If they choose to retreat, then we will set up a pocket formation on the only route they must take to retreat. We will first eat up part of their troops to weaken them, and then concentrate our forces to kill them!"
"In a word, I don't care what these Japanese and puppet troops choose, I want them to die on both sides!"
The right-wing Japanese and puppet troops finally got rid of the harassment and raids by the guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon and rushed to the battlefield. One platoon had already retreated without a trace.
"Ono-kun, why do you have so few troops left?" Second Lieutenant Tanaka, the commander of the right-wing Japanese and puppet troops, asked with a surprised look on his face.
"We are covering both wings. Only the front may be attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Why are the casualties of the troops so high?"
"Tanaka-kun, you don't seem to have many troops in hand. The Imperial Alliance Army has lost almost a company, and the Imperial Army seems to have also suffered losses!" Second Lieutenant Ono asked with a frown.
"It's hard to explain in one sentence?" Second Lieutenant Tanaka replied with a long sigh.
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. They keep raiding us along the way, trying to force us to divide our forces to pursue them!"
"I will definitely not be fooled. I will always protect you on your right wing. Every time you are attacked, I will use machine gun fire and grenade launchers to repel them!"
"One raid killed more than ten people, and several raids added up to kill one company!"
"The situation here is also very bad!" Second Lieutenant Ono replied solemnly.
"I was attacked by an eight-pronged army just now. They were equipped with two heavy machine guns and at least four light machine guns. In order to reduce the casualties of the imperial army, my pursuit formation was very dense. I was caught off guard and was attacked. The firepower was intensive, so I killed them in one surprise attack.
There are nearly a hundred of us!”
"Originally, I planned to work with you in a flanking attack to kill the Eighth Route Army that I was chasing. Unexpectedly, when they saw that the situation was bad, they slipped away without giving us a chance. They are as cunning as foxes!"
Second Lieutenant Tanaka's face also became solemn. He hesitated and suggested: "We can't pursue him any longer!"
"The purpose of the Eighth Route Army is obvious, to force us to divide our forces, and then defeat each of us and kill us!"
"Now the casualties of the troops are too great. The total strength of the two troops is only equivalent to one troop at the time of departure. Moreover, it is far away from the station in Taiyuan. Once attacked, it is difficult to ask for help from the station. It happens that our two troops have converged together. In order to avoid the incident
Unexpectedly, I suggest you retreat directly!"
Second Lieutenant Ono originally had the idea of retreating, but he just wanted to make a fortune before retreating and give an explanation to his superiors after returning to the station.
Now the idea is shattered. Although I am very disappointed, I can only accept this reality and save the remaining subordinates in my hands first!
Now that I see that the casualties of the troops attacking on the right wing are not small, compared with my own, even if my superiors really punish me because of the heavy casualties of the troops, they still have to consider that the law will not be punished.
Then he made a decisive decision: "My idea is to retreat, and retreat now, the sooner the better!"
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning and unpredictable. We can't defend against it, so we can only be passively beaten. This kind of strategy simply doesn't work!"
"Then retreat!" Second Lieutenant Tanaka made the decision.
After more than two hundred days, the puppet troops quickly turned around and returned the same way.
One platoon, four platoons, and guard platoons, follow and turn around.
A round of bullets flew from the east, and two grenades flew from the west, continuing to consume the remaining Japanese and puppet troops.
"Sir, the frequency of raids by the Eighth Route Army is getting more and more frequent. Do you want to order the troops to fight back!" The sergeant saw with his own eyes that a soldier next to him was beaten into pieces by bullets flying in the night. The sergeant who had never been so passively beaten became angry.
, the anger was rising, and he went to the squad leader to ask for a fight.
"No!" Lieutenant Tanaka refused without hesitation.
"It takes time to counterattack. With this time, more and more Eighth Route Army troops will rush towards us. By then, we will be harassed more often and the casualties will be greater!"
"Continue to retreat, march quickly to retreat to the station in the shortest possible time!"
"We are fighting against them now so that the Eighth Route Army that is harassing us cannot keep up with us. Only in this way can the casualties be reduced!"
"Hi……"
The sergeant curled his lips and retreated with a look of unwillingness.
Li Hao lurked in the bushes next to the retreat route of the Japanese and puppet troops, watching the torches getting closer and closer in the night, his face full of excitement.
There is a heavy machine gun on one side, and two light machine guns next to the heavy machine gun, with riflemen scattered in the middle.
The black muzzle of the gun pointed directly at the path that the Japanese and puppet troops must pass.
Everyone looked solemn and stared straight ahead, ready to shoot at any time.
"Old rules, heavy machine guns to fight the Japanese, light machine guns, riflemen, free cover shooting, follow my orders to shoot, retreat when I tell you to retreat, not one more bullet!" Li Hao loaded the rifle bullets in his hand.
He ordered.
"shot……"
"Bang... da da da..."
Gunfire rang out, and the scene of Japanese soldiers being slaughtered appeared on the battlefield again.
I originally thought this was just an ordinary harassment, but I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army even used heavy machine guns.
Caught off guard, the Japanese and puppet troops gathered together were like ripe rice, being mowed down by bullets in patches.
Lieutenant Ono could ignore the general harassment, repel the opponent with a burst of fire and then continue to retreat.
But the surprise attack in front of them was not enough. The Eighth Route Army used heavy machine guns, and the counterattack with firepower was no match for them.
If the troops continue to retreat regardless of the order, the casualties of the troops will definitely be very high, reaching a point that they cannot bear.
He frowned and shouted: "The enemy is attacking, it's the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Get down in hiding and counterattack immediately!"
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