"Why wasn't there a pursuit?" Liu Gen asked directly after Xue Bing came back.
Xue Bing was a little confused and explained: "The Japanese are on guard and continue to attack, which will easily cause certain casualties."
"Now that we are the defenders, we don't need to think about killing all this infantry team at once. The Japanese will have other troops coming next. We need to maintain our own strength as much as possible to avoid unnecessary casualties."
Battalion Commander Wang nodded in agreement. He agreed with Xue Bing's point of view. After achieving certain results, he did not continue to forcibly kill this infantry squad.
The strength of an infantry squad was not large, and Xue Bing and others had killed almost half of the Japanese soldiers. If they continued to kill this Japanese squad by force, they would only receive a dying counterattack from this Japanese infantry squad, which would not be worth the gain.
“Well done!”
"It seems that you have made some progress. Very good. Keep up the good work!" Liu Gen patted Xue Bing's shoulder and said with satisfaction.
Xue Bing is older than Liu Gen, but even so, he still maintains enough respect for Liu Gen. When Liu Gen exaggerated, Xue Bing was very excited, and his efforts during this period were valuable. Xue Bing seemed to
Seeing the hope of continuing to stay with Liu Gen as a guard, his eyes showed obvious determination. He must maintain his current status and continue to work hard.
Xue Bing and others returned to the position again. They did not choose to rest directly. Instead, they chose to rest after filling up the rifle magazines and replenishing their own ammunition. It can be seen that the guard company
The soldiers are very cautious and have rich combat experience.
Even without Xue Bing's orders, the soldiers still did very well. This is where the combat effectiveness of an army can best be seen.
Knowing that the Japanese troops would continue to attack, Liu Gen stayed at the front line and asked the soldiers to order the infantry battalion to have a good rest and not rush to join the battle. Battalion Commander Zhang was a little confused at first. In his opinion, the Japanese troops were attacking.
, only if the infantry battalion goes up can the casualties of the soldiers be reduced as much as possible.
Now that the infantry battalion is not allowed to participate in the battle, and only relying on Xue Bing's guard company and Battalion Commander Wang's artillery battalion, can this really hold the position?
Even after receiving the order from Liu Gen, Battalion Commander Wang still couldn't believe it. After coming to the front line to meet Liu Gen in person, he reluctantly returned to the rear infantry camp to rest. Liu Gen's attitude was very firm.
, Battalion Commander Zhang tried his best to persuade Liu Gen to change his mind, which made him very helpless.
Unfortunately, before departure, the command of the troops was in the hands of Liu Gen. This meant that even if Battalion Commander Zhang did not fully understand why Liu Gen made such an order, he could only choose to obey. Through the conversation with Liu Gen,
Battalion Commander Zhang could see that Liu Gen's attitude was very determined. If he really opposed Liu Gen's order, then Liu Gen would definitely not be polite to him at all.
"Comrade Liu Gen, actually it is okay to let the infantry battalion come up."
"With Battalion Commander Zhang's ability and the infantry battalion taking a rest, the combat effectiveness should be restored well." Seeing Battalion Commander Zhang leave angrily, Battalion Commander Wang couldn't help but say.
Battalion Commander Wang appreciates Liu Gen's ability, but he doesn't want the relationship between Liu Gen and Battalion Commander Zhang to be affected by something like this. The relationship between the two is too rigid and can easily affect the battle.
"Batalion Commander Wang, I don't want the infantry battalion to attack directly because I want the infantry battalion to have more time to rest."
"The combat effectiveness of the infantry battalion is not weak. Now the infantry battalion has not been exposed to the eyes of the Japanese. When the time is right, the infantry battalion will definitely become our biggest trump card."
"What's more, the battle the infantry battalion experienced yesterday was so cruel that even if the infantry battalion's combat effectiveness is not weak, it will be difficult to recover in one day."
"..."
While Liu Gen and Battalion Commander Wang were talking, Japanese troops were rapidly attacking towards Nuanquan Town, but there were not many Japanese troops. Now, there were battles taking place in the surrounding areas, even if the Japanese were constantly dispatching
The arrival of troops could not relieve the Japanese troops' tense situation.
This Japanese unit that came to support was the 6th Infantry Squadron of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese. When receiving the task of supporting Nuanquan Town, the squadron leader of the 6th Infantry Squadron, Hirai Ichiro, was very dissatisfied. The 6th Infantry Squadron was
Ichiro Hirai wanted to make a contribution when he was dispatched to support.
Ichiro Hirai has been the captain of the 6th Squadron for several years. He wants to improve himself. At least he must become the captain before he has achieved certain results. Ichiro Hirai does not want to return to his homeland.
Tell your family that you are just a squadron leader.
Ichiro Hirai could almost imagine how disappointed his family would be. He was the squadron leader when he left his homeland, and he was still the squadron leader when he returned. This was a bit too wasteful.
"How far is it from Nuanquan Town?" Ichiro Hirai called to the staff beside him and asked impatiently.
Ichiro Hirai doesn't take it seriously as a mere small town. If Nuanquan Town didn't have a certain strategic value, then Ichiro Hirai would definitely refuse this support mission. In Ichiro Hirai's opinion, if he wants to win a small town,
, an Imperial Army infantry squad is enough, there is no need for an infantry squadron at all.
Sending an infantry squadron to such a small town would be a bit wasteful.
"There are still thirty miles, and within two hours, we should be able to reach Nuanquan Town." The staff officer opened the map and replied quickly.
Hirai Ichiro frowned, "Two hours? Too slow! This is too much of a waste of time!"
"Speed up the march immediately. We must arrive at Nuanquan Town within an hour and launch an attack! I will complete this support mission within two hours! Then participate in more battles!"
"Ha Yi!" the staff officer lowered his head and responded.
The staff officer quickly ran away and gave Hirai Ichiro's order. Two minutes later, the marching speed of the Japanese infantry squadron suddenly accelerated.
An hour later, the 6th Infantry Squadron successfully arrived at the outskirts of Nuanquan Town. Before the Japanese soldiers had enough rest time, Hirai Ichiro issued an order for an all-out attack! Hirai Ichiro did not carefully understand the specific situation of Nuanquan Town. In his opinion,
, a small town would not have many Eighth Route Army troops.
Even if the Eighth Route Army has enough troops in Nuanquan Town, Hirai Ichiro is not too afraid. He believes in the combat effectiveness of the 6th Infantry Squadron under his command. Nuanquan Town cannot stop them at all!
The Japanese infantry squad leader was stunned for a moment when he saw the 6th Infantry Squadron launching an attack directly. He was still thinking of reporting the specific situation in Nuanquan Town to Ichiro Hirai.
Now it seems that there should be no need for him to report.