"Sir, the enemies who sneaked into the camp broke out. They were assisted by the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops and provided artillery support by three mountain cannons. Under attack from both inside and outside, the entire imperial army in their way was wiped out!" the adjutant reported with his head lowered.
When I said the last two words, my voice was like a mosquito chirping, very quiet.
The Major Captain's red eyes were about to spit out fire, and he was very angry.
His first subconscious reaction was to curse, and he even had the urge to kill, but in the end he held back.
He asked with a stern face: "How many Eighth Route Army troops did we wipe out tonight, and how many soldiers did we casualty?"
The adjutant hesitated for a long time before lowering his head and replied: "It is not yet clear how many Eighth Route Army troops were destroyed outside the station!"
"The troops are mainly defensive and have not launched an attack. We still don't know the results of the battle!"
"We found a total of 22 Eighth Route Army corpses in the station. They all wore imperial army uniforms and sneaked into the station. They consumed our troops through sneak attacks and assassinations. In the end, the soldiers killed each other without distinction between you and me in the station!"
"Baga, I don't want to hear this. I want specific figures. In less than an hour of fighting, how many imperial troops have we lost in total?" The angry expression on the major's face became more and more intense. He stared at the adjutant and finally couldn't help cursing.
The adjutant's body trembled subconsciously, and he felt a hint of killing intent from the major's order.
Being frightened, he did not dare to neglect and immediately replied: "Three squadrons of supplementary soldiers and two artillery squadrons in the station were all attacked by the Eighth Route Army!"
"A total of 159 people of the supplementary troops were killed in attacks and cannibalism, and 46 were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness. Two artillery squadrons killed 56 people and seriously injured 11 people and lost their combat effectiveness. In addition, three mortars and a mountain cannon were attacked
Got blown up!"
"Five infantry squads and five reinforcement squads outside the station suffered 258 additional casualties. Among them, one infantry squad and one squad of supplementary troops were completely destroyed!"
"Nani?"
The major was frightened and almost fell to the ground.
He threw the adjutant who was supporting him away with all his strength, forced himself to hold himself up and cursed: "I don't need help, I can still hold on!"
Then he stared at the embarrassed adjutant and asked, "Are there any errors in your statistics just now? In just one hour of fighting, we lost more than 500 people. I don't believe it!"
The adjutant replied bravely: "The casualty data are compiled by each squadron and squadron, there must be nothing wrong!"
"Although the exchange of fire between us and the Eighth Route Army was very short, our forces were too scattered. Each unit fought independently and could not reinforce each other. The limited artillery could not provide artillery support to all combat units, and it also had to deal with the Eighth Route Army's attacks.
artillery!"
"In addition, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops is not weaker than ours, and we can only rely on temporary bunkers at the station to defend. Without a complete defensive position, the casualties are so high!"
The Major Captain was not satisfied with this explanation and continued to question: "This can only explain the casualties of our peripheral combat troops!
"Moreover, the casualties of the peripheral combat troops accounted for less than half of the total casualties. The real majority of casualties were inside the garrison!"
"And what makes me most angry is the battle inside the station. Only twenty-two Eighth Route Army corpses were found in the entire station. This means that the Eighth Route Army only used 22 people to cause at least 270 casualties to us!
"
"The casualty ratio is one to thirteen. If such a result is reported, we will definitely become a joke to the entire army. Maybe the military will know about this defeat and send us to a military court!"
The adjutant immediately explained: "Sir, I probably figured out how these Eighth Route Army troops caused so many casualties to us!"
"Our troops were too scattered. After being attacked by the Eighth Route Army, we could only fight on our own, and defense loopholes appeared between squads!"
"These Eighth Route Army troops used these loopholes to sneak into the station wearing imperial army uniforms!"
"Because most of the remaining imperial troops in the garrison are supplementary troops and are not organized into organic units. They are very chaotic. Unless they are mixed with our people, it is difficult to tell them apart unless they talk!"
"These Eighth Route Army troops are so cunning. They used the cover of night to sneak into our camp quietly and carried a large number of grenades."
"Using grenades in the crowd to attack the imperial army can not only cook quietly and retreat after hitting them, but it can also cause a large number of casualties to the imperial army and even cause panic in the entire station!"
"After the station was in chaos, because the supplementary troops were not organized, they could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and they were very panicked. The Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to open fire, sow discord, and caused everyone to misunderstand, and then a firefight broke out, causing the imperial army to kill each other!"
The Major's current mood is very complicated, including despair, ruthlessness, struggle, and pain...
It took a long time before the decision was made: "The troops will continue to strengthen their vigilance, wait until dawn to clean the battlefield, and then report to the brigade headquarters!"
"More than five hundred imperial troops were lost in one hour. No matter what the reason was, this result may bring us to a military court!"
"So we must try to reduce casualties as much as possible in the next march and make up for our guilt!"
The battle that just ended can be said to be a night attack, or it can be said to be a tough battle.
Several main companies exchanged fire with the Japs for nearly half an hour.
Marksmanship is definitely the most proud asset of the little devils. Even though it is night and the Eighth Route Army is in the dark, it will greatly affect their shooting.
But Li Hao is not too optimistic.
So when he made this action decision, he was already prepared to kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses to himself.
Some people may ask, since this night attack is likely to cause more losses than gains to the independent battalion, why do we still fight this battle?
Li Hao had his own idea: There were more than 600 recruits in the three supplementary squadrons. Now that they were gathered together, he could still fight them as recruits.
Once they arrive in Lingqiu County and replenish their troops, led by those battle-hardened veterans, their combat effectiveness will definitely increase exponentially.
At that time, if the independent battalion wants to kill them, it will not kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.
Instead, he will kill 800 enemies and suffer 1,000 losses. If he is unlucky, the casualties will further increase!
Compared with the latter, Li Hao is more willing to choose the former!
Even if the Independent Battalion would lose more than it gained in this night attack, for the future of the Independent Battalion and for the sake of dispersion, Li Hao had to fight this battle.
"Batalion Commander, Guard Company Commander Xiao Yuan has been ordered to complete the mission!" Xiao Yuan suddenly rushed over and brought Li Hao back to reality, reporting loudly.
Seeing that Li Hao didn't speak, Xiao Yuan followed closely and reported, but his voice was obviously much louder than before.
"It's just that out of the thirty soldiers in the commando team, only eight of them rushed out of the Japanese camp with me!"
"All the remaining twenty-two warriors died!"
"But I think their sacrifice was worth it. Although there is no specific statistics on their results, I can be sure that their results must be great."
"When we went in, each of us brought six grenades, which caused the little devils to fight among themselves and kill each other!"
"Even if a grenade only kills one kid, plus the casualties caused by the kid's internal strength. In the entire operation, for every soldier who died, there will be at least ten little Japs to pay for their lives!"
Li Hao answered with satisfaction: "Not only that, you also blew up three mortars and a mountain cannon. This is also a great achievement, no less than the achievement of killing ten little devils!"
"Tonight's night attack, no matter what the result is, your action team deserves the first victory!"
Li Hao's affirmation was the greatest recognition of their merits. Xiao Yuan was happy and replied with a look of relief: "With your words, battalion commander, those team members who sacrificed their lives will have no regrets!"
"Even if I let them choose again, I believe they will follow me into the Japanese camp without any scruples!"
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