At five o'clock in the morning, there was finally movement on the brigade headquarters radio station.
The chief of staff kept an eye on the operator and grabbed the telegram as soon as it was translated.
After a quick glance, a long-lost smile finally appeared on his serious and solemn face, and then he rushed into the war room next to him like the wind.
Nakata Yamaro was also anxious, but as the brigade leader, he had to sit still and calmly.
No matter how anxious you are, you can't show it, otherwise the entire independent mixed brigade will definitely be demoralized because of you.
Seeing the chief of staff rushing in with a smile on his face, even though he hadn't spoken yet, his expression said everything, and his tense nerves immediately relaxed.
"Sir, good news, some troops have found the moving Eighth Route Army."
"Twelve large-caliber mountain cannons, as well as countless ammunition and supplies, are all there!"
"Those Eighth Route Army troops were so cunning that they even thought of dismantling the artillery into parts for transportation. They could march very fast, and they could also take small paths away from the road to avoid our pursuit."
"Where?" Nakata Yamaro asked with gleaming eyes.
"Here!" the chief of staff replied, pointing to a point on the sand table.
The smile on Nakata Yamaro's face suddenly disappeared, and he became serious again.
It was already fifteen kilometers away from the battlefield, and it was surrounded by complex hilly terrain.
More importantly, this Eighth Route Army marched another fifteen kilometers before entering the mountains.
Once a troop of several hundred men and a dozen artillery pieces dismantled into parts penetrates deep into the vast mountains, it will be a fish into the sea. Finding them will definitely be more difficult than reaching the sky.
Therefore, the opponent only left himself less than three hours.
If you want to get the artillery back, you must catch up with them and eliminate them before entering the mountain.
Otherwise, the only option is to destroy the artillery.
This was not the result Nakata Yamaro wanted. He raised his eyebrows and asked the chief of staff beside him.
"Within two hours, is there any main force that can catch up with this Eighth Route Army and surround them?"
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "It's difficult!"
"This road is all mountainous. Neither cars nor horses can walk on it. We can only march on two legs. In two hours, we walked 15 kilometers more mountain road than the Eighth Route Army who was marching in a hurry. This is equivalent to walking closer to 15 kilometers per hour. The infantry
It’s almost impossible to do.”
"Bagya Road, do you really want to destroy these heavy weapons and have no chance to snatch them back?" Nakata Yamaro shouted unwillingly.
The chief of staff was silent.
He had thought of everything that the brigade leader had thought of. Time was tight and the distance was far. Even if the divine soldiers came down to earth, it would be impossible for them to cover more than 20 kilometers in two hours.
"That's it!"
Nakata Yamaro sighed and decided to accept this fact.
With a sullen face, he ordered through gritted teeth: "Contact the aviation force and take off as soon as possible. With the cooperation of the ground troops, blow up these artillery pieces."
"Tell them to send a few more planes, drop a few more bombs, and blow all those artillery pieces into scrap metal with no possibility of repair."
"I want a large-caliber mountain cannon from the garrison, but I can't get it."
"There are also those Eighth Route Army troops who attacked the mountain artillery brigade. We can't let them go either. We will blow them up together."
"Weng buzz..."
The roar of the plane slowly reached Chen Wei's ears from far to near.
Soon, a few small black dots appeared on the edge of the sky.
The roar became louder and louder, and the black spots gradually became larger, and then the silver-white figure of the aircraft was revealed.
"Spread out and take cover, the Japanese plane is coming!" Chen Wei ordered in a loud voice.
Then he left his mules and horses behind and headed into the nearby ravine.
Dispersing and hiding, avoiding air attacks and artillery attacks... are the most basic training for a reconnaissance company.
As soon as Chen Wei moved, dozens of figures disappeared from the mountain road, wandering through the ravines like monkeys, looking for hiding places.
Of course, they did one more thing before disappearing.
Holding a dagger in his hand, he stabbed it hard into the buttocks of the mules and horses.
The injured mules and horses became crazy on the spot and ran around on the mountain road. The neat team of mules and horses was instantly in chaos, as if they were being attacked.
"Weng buzz..."
The roar became louder and louder, and in the blink of an eye, three planes were already overhead.
"Yo Xi, the Eighth Route Army on the ground is in chaos. There are still gun barrels on the horses. They must be the target of our bombing!" Lieutenant Kawamoto shouted with a sneer.
He was the commander-in-chief of this bombing. He was very familiar with the scene of more than a hundred mules and horses fleeing on the ground. He could see it everywhere the imperial army planes went on the Chinese battlefield.
He decisively pulled the aircraft's control stick, pressed down the nose of the aircraft, and circled and dived towards the ground.
"Weng buzz..."
The fighter plane dived faster and faster, and the engine roar became louder and louder. Lieutenant Kawamoto wore earmuffs, but his ears were still buzzing from the shock.
Frowning, this was Lieutenant Kawamoto's only reaction to this discomfort.
Then it returns to normal, eyes fixed on the ground, and continues to dive towards the ground.
"Woooooooo..."
After the most suitable bombing airspace arrived, Lieutenant Kawamoto decisively pressed the bombing button.
The three bombs separated from the fuselage in a finished shape, and under the action of gravity and huge inertia, they screamed and hit the ground.
The sound of explosions kept ringing in his ears, making Chen Wei's ears buzz and even made him feel dizzy.
The instructor squatted next to him, his face looking very ugly. He was shaken by the shock wave of the explosion.
After five minutes of suffering, the explosion stopped, and the roar of the aircraft engine gradually weakened and finally disappeared.
Chen Wei climbed up from the crack in the stone. It took him a long time to realize what he was doing. He shouted excitedly: "It's successful. Order the troops to clean up the battlefield immediately. Except for the bomb craters, the fake cannons that were blown up, and the mules and horses that were blown up, all of them are taken away, so as not to let the enemy die."
The Japanese discovered that they were bombing fake artillery pieces. At the same time, they called back to the regiment headquarters: the target had been bombed."
In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison, Hong Linfengxing hurried in.
"Captain, the reconnaissance company is sending an urgent message: Japanese planes have bombed."
"Three planes dropped a total of 18 bombs, and all 12 fake cannons we made were blown to pieces."
Li Hao's expression did not change, he stared at Hong Linfeng and asked seriously: "What's going on with the Japanese?"
"Captain Xiao's commando team is watching. Telegrams have been sent. The three reinforcements have begun to retreat. The destination should be the station last night. The march is very fast." Hong Linfeng answered after looking at the telegram.
"Among them, the Yamamoto Regiment still had 1,900 people after the battle last night, but we wiped out nearly 2,000 people."
"In order to increase their strength, Nakata Yamaro added all the garrison teams that reinforced the heavy artillery brigade to the Yamamoto Regiment, allowing their total strength to exceed 3,000 men again."
It was only then that Li Hao's serious face showed a long-lost smile.
"Okay, our goal of producing those fake cannons has been achieved."
"The current movements of the Japanese and puppet troops show that they have determined that all heavy artillery has been destroyed. Otherwise, given the importance they attach to these artillery, they will definitely search frantically until they are destroyed."
Hong Linfeng also looked in agreement and immediately asked: "Then what should we do next?"
"Fight back!"
Li Hao blurted out without any hesitation.
"Although the heavy artillery brigade is Nakata Yamaro's trump card, it is not enough to weaken the independent mixed brigade, otherwise they would not continue to encircle and attack us."
"Only by completely wiping out their attacking troops will Nakata Yamaro truly feel the pain and have to retreat in order to avoid greater losses."
"Then let's do this. Concentrate our troops and firepower, especially the twelve heavy artillery pieces we just captured, and eat them all to mop up the troops."
Having said this, Li Hao had already turned his attention to the sand table, thoughtfully.
Hong Linfeng is very familiar with his regimental commander. He can predict the enemy first on the battlefield. Take one step and watch the next...
Looking at his expression now, you can tell that he already has an idea.
He immediately asked: "Captain, do you already have an attack target?"
"Here!" Li Hao replied, pointing to a point on the map.
Hong Linfeng's first reaction was that the group leader had made a mistake.
He immediately asked: "Captain, this is the strongest of the three Japanese and puppet troops. If we hit them directly, will we be choked to death?"
"Last night, the Yamamoto Regiment was beaten by us and suffered heavy casualties. In fact, we also suffered a lot of losses."
"Not to mention half of the artillery shells in stock were used up in one battle, and the troop casualties were also very high."
"The independent mixed brigade is so awesome, every soldier can be described as an elite soldier."
"We would rather die than surrender on the battlefield, and look for every possible opportunity to counterattack us and attack our attacking troops."
"Many soldiers were killed by wounded Japanese soldiers in the battle."
"A total of more than 3,600 people participated in the battle, including the special agent battalion, independent battalion, guard battalion, mobile battalion, artillery battalion, additional reinforcements, local troops, and baggage troops. Only 2,000 people left the battlefield alive and could continue to fight.
, a direct loss of 1,600 people."
"The cavalry battalion, reconnaissance company, and commando team suffered considerable losses, with a total of 453 casualties."
"The 2nd and 3rd battalions suffered the greatest losses."
"The Japanese and puppet reinforcements were headed by tanks and armored vehicles. When encountering a sneak attack, they used artillery and machine gun fire. The two battalions suffered heavy casualties."
"The entire Second Battalion plus the local troops who cooperated with their actions and the supplementary troops, there are only about 400 people left who can continue to fight, with more than half of the casualties."
"The Japanese battalion dealt with were closer to the battlefield, and the combat pressure was greater. There were more than 300 people left, and the losses exceeded 70%."
"I just made statistics and found that in the entire guerrilla zone, there are less than 3,000 people left in the garrison to continue fighting. Among these 3,000 people, the real main force is only 2,000."
"With this small force, it would be too risky to go directly to fight the strongest Japanese and puppet troops, more than 3,000 old Japanese soldiers, more than 1,000 local garrison troops and puppet troops, as well as tanks and armored vehicles. You might even be trapped.
Go in."
"I suggest we still use the old method, pick the weak ones and beat the Yamamoto United."
"They are the weakest, with only half of them being real veterans and elites, and the rest are all garrison troops. We have also destroyed half of the tanks and armored vehicles. It is best to fight, and the price paid by the troops will be much smaller."
Li Hao was unmoved, with a calm expression on his face, and firmly refused: "No, just fight the strongest Japanese and puppet troops."
"The old devils in the independent mixed brigade are indeed very powerful. Looking at the garrison, it is estimated that only the commandos and reconnaissance companies can resist them."
"But they are not invincible. No matter how powerful they are in front of heavy artillery, they are still scum."
"So I have the confidence to eat them with the twelve heavy cannons I just captured."