No matter how scolded, the problem still needs to be solved!
Seeing that the communications officer lowered his head and said nothing, he could only accept the telegram and ordered with a look of helplessness!
"You continue to guard the radio and cannot stop calling the attacking troops. If there is any news, report it as soon as possible!"
"I will go see the commander now and report this matter personally!"
After saying that, the chief of staff rushed to the war room next to him!
As usual, the commander will stay in front of the sand table no matter how big or small the battle is!
The combat staff will immediately mark the battlefield situation on the sand table, so that the commander can learn the latest battle situation immediately, and then make judgments and issue orders!
"Sir, something happened to the attacking troops!" the chief of staff rushed in and reported solemnly!
The commander's first reaction was the same as that of the chief of staff. Although he was shocked, he was calm!
The attacking troops are very powerful. With the strength of the remaining Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan, they cannot threaten their safety at all!
Even if they were attacked, it would be a small-scale sneak attack, a small episode in the entire battle, nothing to worry about!
The chief of staff saw what the commander was thinking at a glance and knew that he had misunderstood and regarded the incident he was about to report as a minor accident!
He immediately explained: "They were ambushed by unknown enemies on the way to Gongqiao Village. The troops suffered heavy casualties. They are organizing troops for a breakout..."
"The signal suddenly disappeared when the telegram was received halfway. No matter how we called, they had no response!"
"So we only received this half of the request for help telegram. We only know that they were ambushed and the troops suffered heavy casualties. We don't even know who the enemy is, how many troops they have, and what firepower configuration they have!"
"Nani?" The commander was confused!
No longer calm, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Are you sure the telegram was sent back by our attacking troops?"
"As far as I know, apart from the Eighth Route Army that is attacking Gongqiao Village, there are no other Eighth Route Army troops in Laiyuan, and there are no other anti-Japanese armed forces. How could the attacking troops suddenly encounter an ambush, and suffer heavy casualties, directly to the point of breaking out?
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The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "I don't know even if I am in a humble position!"
"The contents of the telegram are too little, and there is almost nothing for reference!"
"And we haven't contacted them since the signal was interrupted. I judged that there must be something wrong with their radio station!"
"It must be so!" the commander replied silently!
In fact, the moment he gave this answer, another possibility appeared in his mind!
The attacking troops have encountered unexpected events on the ambush battlefield!
But this idea was rejected by him as soon as it came up!
The attacking troops are very powerful. Even if the enemy dispatches one regiment, or even two regiments, it is impossible to kill them in such a short time!
Of course, the commander did not dare to think about this possibility!
The attacking troops are all the mobile troops that Laiyuan City can dispatch. If something happens to them, the imperial army's advantage in Laiyuan City will be gone!
When the time comes, I can only be a coward, trapped in Laiyuan City!
As for launching an attack like this, giving the Eighth Route Army two mantises to catch cicadas and squirrels behind them, consuming their vitality, I would definitely not even think about it!
Both rationally and psychologically, we believe that the possibility of the troops encountering an unexpected event does not exist, so the only possibility left is the one mentioned by the Chief of Staff!
However, the commander also understands that on the ever-changing battlefield, no matter how carefully he considers it, accidents may happen!
In order to reassure himself, he must find a way to confirm his judgment just now!
The telegram failed to contact the attacking troops. The commander's first thought was the intelligence staff!
"Call the Border City Captain here immediately. There is an urgent military situation here that requires his intelligence support. The sooner the better!" the commander ordered decisively!
After waiting for less than two minutes, Captain Border Town rushed in, with an expression of uncontrollable excitement on his face.
After receiving the order from the commander to meet him, he subconsciously thought that the battle went smoothly and the commander wanted to commend him!
But he soon realized something was wrong!
Not only did the war room not have the relaxed atmosphere after winning a battle, it was actually very solemn!
"problem occurs!"
As the head of the intelligence department, Captain Biancheng's sense of smell is more sensitive than that of ordinary people, and these three words came to his mind subconsciously!
The excited expression on his face quickly disappeared, and he ran directly to the commander and reported seriously: "Sir, I have been ordered to report from this humble position!"
"Read this telegram first, and then tell me what you think!" The commander didn't waste any time and handed over the half of the telegram he had just received!
The content was very short, only a few dozen words. Captain Border Town read it in one glance, and then shouted with disbelief!
"This is impossible, the telegram must be fake!"
"There are no enemies in Laiyuan who can threaten the attacking troops!"
"Even if the attacking troops were attacked, it was a small force sent by the garrison to ensure that they captured Gongqiao Village. They harassed and slowed down the marching speed of the attacking troops and bought time for their main force to capture Gongqiao Village!"
The chief of staff immediately asked: "Is it possible that they are the troops sent by the Eighth Route Army in the past two days!"
"The territory of Laiyuan is full of Chinese who are working for the imperial army. With them watching at all times, every move of Laiyuan cannot escape the eyes of humble officials!"
"Even if the opponent only dispatches one company, it is impossible to enter Laiyuan City silently!"
"Not to mention the large number of enemies that can threaten the attacking troops!"
The commander stared closely at Captain Biancheng and asked: "Mr. Biancheng, your answer is related to the life safety of more than 800 imperial troops. I hope you will think about it again and give me a affirmative answer!"
Captain Border Town believed in the intelligence network he had built by himself, and also believed in the local snakes controlled by his intelligence network. He answered with certainty: "I guarantee that no enemy has entered the territory of Laiyuan in the past few days, especially a large group of enemies. That is even more impossible."
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"Yoshi..."
The commander felt relieved immediately after mentioning it!
With this guarantee, the possibility of the attacking troops encountering an unexpected incident on the march was completely rejected!
Since no other Eighth Route Army troops participated in this battle, the attacking troops must have encountered a small group of blocking troops sent by the garrison!
Although it is unclear how these blocking troops caused heavy casualties to the attacking troops, why did the attacking troops send such a telegram asking for help, and what exactly happened on the battlefield?
But one thing is certain for both the commander and the chief of staff: with the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan, even if they use conspiracy and tricks to severely damage the attacking troops, it is impossible to eat them!
The chief of staff also thought of this, took a deep breath, and then suggested: "Sir, I humbly suggest that you contact the aviation force immediately and ask them to send aircraft to reinforce the battlefield and see what happened there?"
The commander did not answer directly, but stared at the chief of staff and asked!
"How long does it take from the time we send a telegram to the aviation force to the time the plane takes off, and then when the plane arrives over the battlefield?"
The chief of staff thought for a moment and replied: "If the aviation force is prepared, the plane will take off immediately after receiving the telegram. It will take twenty minutes!"
"It will take thirty minutes if you are not prepared!"
The commander continued to ask: "If we send the cavalry directly, how long will it take to get to the battlefield?"
The chief of staff stared at the sand table and analyzed: "If the attacking troops march normally, the battlefield should be between fifteen and twenty kilometers away from the county seat. It will take thirty to forty minutes for the cavalry to rush to the battlefield!"
"Then send the cavalry directly!" the commander made a decisive decision!
"The planes are too noisy. Once they are dispatched, the Eighth Route Army attacking Gongqiao Village will definitely retreat!"
"And the aircraft's reinforcement effect on the battlefield is not great!"
"Especially in small-scale battles, if a bomb drops, it might blow up one of our own people too!"
"Cavalry is different!"
"Battlefield assault, reinforcements, anything!"
"If the attacking troops are really surrounded by the enemy, the cavalry can attack and respond from the outside of the battlefield!"
"We can also cooperate with the attacking troops to directly attack Gongqiao Village and attack the Eighth Route Army there!"
Although the attacking troops were ambushed and something was likely to happen, the commander still didn't want to give up the great success of annihilating all the Eighth Route Army in the territory!
This is the real reason why he dispatched cavalry to reinforce the battlefield!
On the ambush battlefield, Li Hao didn't know that an explosive pack hitting the right place at the right time would actually bring another fighter to his lips!
At this moment, the flying thunder cannon has thrown out all three explosive packets!
The mortar fire has also stopped!
On the battlefield that stretches for more than 500 meters, there are huge craters more than one meter deep everywhere!
Around the bomb crater, the corpses of the little Japanese were lying on the ground in various postures, motionless!
There were also many corpses that were directly blown into pieces.
Exploded internal organs, broken limbs, and blood... were spread all over the battlefield like a goddess scattering flowers!
"Tick tock..."
The loud charge horn suddenly sounded and reached Liu Senyun's ears!
He was equipped with a telescope and could clearly see the battlefield, and then he was frightened!
Even though I was prepared in my heart, I also thought about how brutal the battlefield might be!
But actually seeing it is one thing!
I am already a veteran. I have seen countless Japanese corpses on the battlefield and been on many battlefields. At this moment, facing the scene in front of me, I still feel sick to my stomach!
The battlefield was so tragic that if I really had to find a word to describe it, only the four words "hell on earth" would be the most appropriate!
At this time, the sound of the charging horn woke him up from his trance, and the mission given to him by the regiment leader suddenly appeared in his mind!
Resisting the feeling of vomiting in his heart, he got up from the ground and shouted: "Comrades, the little devils are done playing, all rush to me, deal with the remaining enemies, and end the battle quickly!"
"The Japanese plane is coming soon. We must end the battle before the plane comes, clean up the battlefield, and then retreat!"
After saying that, Liu Senyun rushed towards the battlefield, like a leopard, rushing faster and faster!
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