Seeing that Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen was sullen and silent, the adjutant continued his analysis: "In addition, there is another worry for the humble position!"
"The Eighth Route Army just blocked us head-on. It must have been to buy time for their people hiding in the mountains to move!"
"Now the blockade has suddenly turned into a sneak attack along the way. It no longer prevents us from attacking into the mountains. Does this mean that the people hiding in the mountains have moved. The Eighth Route Army is not worried about us continuing to enter the mountains, and then it changes the blockade to a sneak attack along the way. In this way,
Come and consume a lot of our troops!"
Lieutenant Commander Yu Wen's already frowning frown deepened now. He thought for a long time before asking: "How long has it been since we entered the mountain!"
"Almost two hours!" the adjutant replied quickly!
Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen immediately analyzed: "With two hours of normal emergency march, we can get closer to fifteen kilometers even on mountain roads, but we only walked less than eight kilometers. This means that the Eighth Route Army has enough time to enter the mountains ahead of us.
Move the people hiding in the mountains further into the mountains!"
"Your analysis makes sense. We can no longer rush forward so recklessly!"
"In the end, not only were no civilians able to be caught, but they also suffered heavy casualties from the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack!"
The adjutant immediately asked: "Sir, do you want to continue to implement the order just now?"
Lieutenant Commander Yu Wen shook his head and replied: "The order is withdrawn!"
"I don't know whether the people hiding in the mountains have moved, but the enemy in front of us is still there! The troops continue to advance. In addition to continuing to find the people hiding in the mountains, they also want to kill the Eighth Route Army who sneaked up on us along the way!"
"Although they are familiar with the terrain and are good at guerrilla warfare and mountain warfare, we have a strength advantage!"
"After they encountered another sneak attack, the troops immediately attacked, outflanked and attacked the Eighth Route Army and killed them. We will kill as many as they come!"
"This way, even if we don't catch the civilians, we won't return empty-handed, and it can also reduce troop casualties!"
As soon as the Japanese army's tactics changed, the company felt the pressure
When the second platoon leader found the company commander, he hurriedly reported: "Company commander, we can't fight like this. We have too few troops. Let's go to a team of four or five people to sneak attack the Japanese. It's better for them. They came up with an infantry squadron to counterattack, and an infantry squad faced them head-on.
Counterattack, the two infantry squads took a roundabout flank, facing the Japanese attack from three sides, the sneak attack troops had no way to retreat!"
"Two of my teams have gone out and never came back!"
"If we continue fighting like this, the Japanese will use their superior strength and exhaustion to wipe out all of us!"
"Then we won't fight, we will break it off!" The company commander quickly made a decision!
"The Japs have an absolute advantage in strength. Even if one of our independent regiments defeats one of them, we will lose miserably in this battle!"
"Only when a soldier kills at least two Japs can we have a chance of winning!"
"So our troops must not be consumed by the Japs using their strength advantage!"
"Order the troops to stop their actions and follow the Japanese from a distance. Let them find the deserted nests! If they decide to retreat, send them away from the mountains. If they continue to go into the mountains to pursue the relocating villagers, we will continue
It’s never too late to fight!”
"Of course, if we encounter a good fighter plane during the march, I will allow each platoon to move freely to fight against the Japanese while ensuring my own safety!"
As soon as the gunshots surrounding the team stopped, Lieutenant Commander Yu Wen's frown relaxed!
The adjutant complimented him at the right time: "Sir, your counterattack method is effective. The Eighth Route Army has been defeated by us!"
"In the counterattack just now, we killed nearly twenty Eighth Route Army soldiers!"
"They don't have many people to begin with. Now that they are missing so many people and a light machine gun, it will definitely make things worse, and they are no match for us!"
Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen was very happy, a smile appeared on his face involuntarily, and then ordered.
"Don't forget our purpose of going into the mountain!"
"Since the Eighth Route Army has been defeated by us, we should seize the time and move forward to find the Chinese hiding in the mountains!"
"Order the troops to speed up their march. We must leave the mountain before dark. Time is running out!"
Half an hour later, a second lieutenant from the forward force hurried over, panting and reporting.
"Sir, we have found the Chinese hiding place in the mountain, but there is no one inside. Judging from the ashes of the campfire, they have been gone for at least an hour and a half!"
"Nani?"
Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen had anticipated this situation when the adjutant reminded him of it, but when it actually happened, it was still difficult for him to accept it!
The troops worked hard all morning and lost many troops, but in the end they came to nothing!
He frowned and ordered: "Let's go, take me there now!"
There are more than a hundred earthen nests built in three rows based on the mountain. It is very spectacular at a glance!
Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen was so shocked that he opened his mouth to say something, but after holding it in for a long time, no words came out!
The forward squadron has searched all the nests, but found nothing, not even a grain of food!
Seeing the captain coming, he quickly reported: "Sir, the common people who have low-level jobs and must have gone into the mountains are hiding here. These earthen nests have just been dug out and then dried by fire. There are also bonfire ashes in the middle of the earthen nests.
It’s still hot down there, and there are at least five hundred people hiding here!”
"The Eighth Route Army is so powerful!" Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen did not respond to his subordinates' report, but said with emotion from the bottom of his heart!
"I actually thought of this way to allow the people to hide in the mountains without getting cold. With these shacks and food, it won't be a problem for the people to hide in the mountains for a month!"
The forward squadron leader hesitated and asked: "Sir, do we want to continue the pursuit?"
"Although they walked for more than an hour, there were too many people, and they brought a lot of old, weak, women and children with them, so they definitely couldn't walk fast!"
"As long as we pursue them with all our strength, we can catch up with them in three hours at most!"
Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen shook his head and replied: "If the Eighth Route Army had not caused trouble, we could have caught them in three hours!"
"But don't forget the Eighth Route Army that has been following us! Even if they haven't attacked us now, once we decide to continue chasing the people who are moving, they will definitely rush towards us, stop us, and slow down our pursuit!"
"Then just kill them too!" the adjutant said.
Several squadron leaders immediately showed expressions of eagerness to try, staring at the group leader with a pair of hot eyes!
Although catching ordinary people can break the Eighth Route Army's mine formations, they are more willing to fight the Eighth Route Army directly!
For them, only by fighting can they achieve military exploits, and can they be promoted based on their military exploits!
Lieutenant Colonel Yu Wen refused, frowning and explained: "I also want to kill two birds with one stone. I can not only catch up with the people who are moving, but also kill the Eighth Route Army who are following us!"
"But we don't have time!"
"Originally we could get here in two or three hours, but because of the harassment and obstruction by the Eighth Route Army, it took us almost four hours and almost a whole morning!"
"If we continue to move forward and walk into the mountains for three hours, we will definitely not be able to get out of the mountains before dark!"
"The Eighth Route Army's sneak attacks during the day brought us so many casualties, and our losses will definitely be even greater after dark!"
"If you are targeted by the main force of the independent group, you may be trapped in the mountains by them!"
"So, before dark, we must leave the mountain under the cover of the plane and return to the temporary location specified by the brigade commander, so that we can be safe at night!"
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