On the hilltop defended by the Sixth Company of the Second Battalion of the Royal Association Army, the reconnaissance platoon and commandos were cleaning the battlefield.
Every rifle, every bullet, and even bullet casings were collected by the soldiers and packed into boxes.
"Battal Commander, there is no movement on the hilltop defended by the Fifth Company of the Imperial Association Army, and there is no intention of coming for reinforcements!" Xiao Yuan reported to Li Hao.
"Everything the prisoner told me is true!" Li Hao replied.
"Before they divided their troops, the Japanese had an order that, except for the mobile troops, the ten companies guarding the mountain highlands should not move no matter what happened. It was said to be to prevent us from attacking from the east and west, and to prevent loopholes in the highway defense line!"
Chen Wei, the leader of the reconnaissance platoon, said with excitement: "The Japanese would have never imagined that just because of his order, we would kill each of them individually and kill six of their companies in one night!"
"Battal Commander, since the Japanese and puppet troops strictly abide by their orders and defend the high ground on the mountain, and don't know how to adapt, I suggest that we continue to fight and kill the two companies before the Japanese reinforcements come over!"
"Yes, take down two more hills!" Xiao Yuan also showed an eager expression on his face.
Li Hao shook his head and refused: "No more fighting..."
"You are not tired, comrades are!"
"We captured four hills in a row and killed two mobile companies at the same time. We traveled more than ten kilometers on the light night road. Everyone must be very tired!"
"When fighting under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will definitely be greatly weakened, and they will not be able to concentrate. Even if we win in the end, the casualties of the troops will be huge, and the gain will not be worth the loss!"
"Also, our attack is a sneak attack, defeating more with less. When fighting during the day, the enemy can see our true strength at a glance, and there is no way to attack them sneakily!"
"Order the troops to take time to rest and replenish their strength. I will only give you three hours. There will be bigger operations waiting for you by then!"
Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up and he asked: "Battalion Commander, are we going to fight the Japanese reinforcements next?"
Li Hao did not deny: "Last night we defeated each other and killed nearly half of the Imperial Army's regiment, and there were more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. More importantly, we also captured a large number of puppet troops and six mortars.
Cannons, six heavy machine guns!”
"Originally, our plan did not include this next step. After the night attack on the Imperial Alliance Army, our mission was over. But the capture last night and the puppet army's order to guard each hill gave me an idea."
"Standing to the position means that the puppet troops on other hills do not know the situation of the hills we have captured. We can completely replace them and continue to defend these hills pretending to be puppet troops. When the Japanese reinforcements arrive, we will give them a beating.
Caught off guard!"
"If I remember correctly, of the four hills we occupied, two are right next to the road. A single heavy machine gun can cover the entire road!"
"What a great idea!" Xiao Yuan shouted with excitement.
Chen Wei's eyes became hot as he analyzed.
"Including the seizures, we now have seven mortars, six heavy machine guns, and more than 20 light machine guns!"
"If we gather together and give the Japanese reinforcements one or two concentrated fire strikes, we can at least severely damage them!"
Xiao Yuan was still excited just now, but after hearing these words, he couldn't get excited anymore. He reminded with worry: "Batalion Commander, there is a question!"
"We simply don't have that many troops to operate these light and heavy weapons!"
"Fighting in one night, although our results were great, the casualties were also considerable."
"The reconnaissance platoon and the commando team lost a total of 34 people, and 14 people were directly killed. Now the two units have only 31 people after full battle!"
"With this little force, it's just enough to operate six heavy machine guns!"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "No, Captain Xiao, we are not short of troops!"
Xiao Yuan replied subconsciously: "Battalion Commander, you are talking about the guerrillas and the district team that just arrived last night!"
"Their training is not as good as that of a company of new recruits. Can we just let them go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese?"
Xiao Yuan's suspicion was not unreasonable. The guerrillas and the district teams were both semi-full-time troops, and their training time was less than half that of the recruit companies.
Apart from firing a gun, he probably doesn't know anything else.
Such troops go to the battlefield not to fight the Japanese, but to die in vain.
But Li Hao still had a calm expression on his face. Not only was he not worried, but he answered confidently: "They are indeed not good at fighting the Japanese, but they must be fine guarding the prisoners?"
Xiao Yuan immediately reacted: "Let them replace the recruit company and the guard platoon to guard the prisoners, and free the recruit company to participate in the battle!"
Li Hao shook his head and said in denial: "The new recruit company has not yet formed a combat effectiveness. It's okay to fight against the Imperial Alliance Army, but if we really let them fight against the Japanese, the firepower is still a little low."
"Besides, they are all infantry. What we want are machine gunners and gunners. It is useless to replace them!"
Xiao Yuan's frown deepened, but it didn't last long before his eyes widened and he asked with shock: "Batalion Commander, in addition to the guerrillas, the district team, and the recruit company, we have only the remaining
Hundreds of puppet soldiers have been captured, you are not going to let them go!"
"You guessed it right, it's really them!" Li Hao replied with a smile on his lips.
At this time, not only Xiao Yuan, but also Chen Wei also showed a shocked expression on his face!
Li Hao had anticipated this scene, so he explained before they could speak: "Only among the captured puppet troops can we find the machine gunners and gunners we need, so they must be allowed to go to the battlefield!"
"As expected, the battle in the base area is over."
"Watanabe should have known that he was deceived. The main force of our independent battalion has not been transferred from the base area."
"In this way, Watanabe will regard us as a small force and look down upon us."
"In this case, I will give Watanabe a trick today, so that the Japanese reinforcements can be caught off guard. Watanabe will not know where the main force of our independent battalion is and how many troops there are. He will be afraid of us again and kill two birds with one stone!
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"Platoon leader Chen, captain Xiao, comrades can rest but you can't. Immediately organize the troops and hand over all the prisoners to the guerrillas who came over last night. They will give them as many rifles as they need, ensuring that each person has one rifle and ten rounds of ammunition.
, specifically responsible for guarding prisoners!"
"The district team, the recruit company, and the guard platoon picked out all the machine gunners and gunners among the prisoners, and stared at each prisoner one by one. Tell them that as long as they help our independent battalion win this battle, we will do what they did before.
The Eighth Route Army will let bygones be bygones. After the battle, if you are willing to join the Eighth Route Army, you can join us. If you are not willing to join our independent battalion, you will be released directly!"
"Captain Xiao, you pull out all the artillery team and fire team of the commando team. Platoon leader Chen, you also pull out the three fire teams of the reconnaissance platoon, and command the machine gunners and gunners among the prisoners to fight respectively!"
"Other team members are free to move!"
"After our mortars and light and heavy machine guns fire, the Japanese reinforcements will definitely be in chaos!"
"The more chaotic the enemy is, the more opportunities we have. When the time comes, there will be a competition between the reconnaissance platoon and the commando team. Whoever kills the most little Japs and has the fewest casualties will be rewarded by the battalion headquarters with free funds of 100 yuan and 100 yuan in free funds after returning to the base area.
Five box guns!”
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