Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

"How many people are here this time?!" Captain Ghost Elbow asked.

He wanted to know how many people attacked the checkpoint.

"I'm not very clear about this. At the beginning, there were only a dozen gunshots, and then more than a dozen people were killed on my side.
Later, I did not let anyone leave the checkpoint, and even called the commander..." Lieutenant Ida told the story one by one.

"In other words, when they attacked later, judging from the sound of gunshots, there were still only a dozen people?!" Captain Ghost Elbow said.

He was lost in thought for a moment. Could it be possible that there were really only a dozen enemies who attacked the checkpoint? !

"Yes, they still have several light machine guns shooting at us. I think this may be an illusion. There should be about a hundred enemies, or even more, but not all of them fired.
They did this to lure me out and make me think there were only a dozen of them. "Lieutenant Ida guessed.

According to his impression of the Chinese army, it would be good for an army of hundreds of people to have one light machine gun, but this army is stronger, and it is normal to have three or four machine guns.

This firepower is not considered weak. Their two teams and hundreds of people only have five or six machine guns.

"It's not impossible. This group of enemies is very powerful and good at night fighting. There are many sharpshooters among them, which are difficult to deal with." Captain Ghost Elbow nodded and said.

He knew the tragic conditions of other watchtowers and checkpoints. Most of them were knocked down in a short period of time.

You know, they had a geographical advantage, and yet they were beaten like this.

"If the other party is really just here to harass, then I'm afraid they will find opportunities to come again. In this case, you will be exhausted from supporting them." Lieutenant Ida said.

The enemy deliberately used this method to drag them down. When one day Captain Ghost Elbow and the others thought it was harassment and did not choose to support them, the enemy would probably launch a real attack.

"It's really troublesome!" Captain Ghost Elbow frowned. There were still quite a lot of watchtowers and checkpoints to guard, and there was no one left for the commander to continue dispatching.

Now that we are sending people here, do we still need to defend other counties? !

"How about telling the commander that this checkpoint has also been abandoned?!" Lieutenant Ida suggested.

Since we can't defeat the enemy and we can't defend against it, we just don't need this checkpoint.

"No, the location of this checkpoint is very important. There is no way the commander will give up!" Captain Ghost Elbow directly rejected this statement.

Checkpoint No. 15 needs to guard multiple intersections. It is impossible to give up just like that. Just give up at the edge. The location here is more important and cannot be given up easily.

"Alas...what should we do? We are completely led by the enemy." Lieutenant Ida sighed, feeling troubled for a moment.

It's hard to defeat, hard to defend, and the enemy runs very fast, making it difficult to encircle and suppress them.

"No, it won't be easy if this continues." Captain Ghost Elbow said. This was the first time he had encountered such a difficult enemy.

"That's true, but it's still very difficult to deal with this group of enemies." Lieutenant Ida said.

"I will go back to the county town tomorrow and report this matter to the captain in person." Captain Ghost Elbow decided to go back to the county town in person and let the captain come up with a solution.

"That's all we can do!" Lieutenant Ida nodded.

"We will stay here tonight to prevent the enemy from suddenly attacking again." Captain Ghost Elbow said. He was worried that once they left, the group of enemies would continue to come.

"Hi!"

Later, Captain Ghost Elbow also took the time to call Ichiro Shimogami to report on the enemy's retreat. At the same time, he also had people start lurking around the checkpoint. If the enemy dared to come and attack, they would immediately outflank him from both sides.

.........

At this time, two groups of soldiers from the reconnaissance company also attacked two empty watchtowers. The watchtower guarded by more than a dozen Japanese soldiers could not be defended at all. They were all killed by the soldiers of the reconnaissance company in a single encounter. Even the phone calls Didn't even have time to fight.

"Quick! Find the enemy's ammunition depot and remove all the ammunition and food inside!" A platoon leader leading the team immediately ordered.

They destroyed the watchtowers not just to kill a dozen Japs, but to remove the Japs' supplies from the watchtowers.

The soldiers entered the watchtower one after another. After finding the warehouse where food and ammunition were placed, they moved the things out directly.

The platoon leader looked at the wooden houses built in the open space of the watchtowers and had an idea in his mind. The watchtowers were not blown up because he was worried that the Japanese would continue to arrest people to build the watchtowers. However, the Japanese would probably let the puppet soldiers build these houses themselves.

After all, if you guessed it correctly, these dormitories are used for the puppet soldiers to sleep, and the Japanese will not help the puppet soldiers.

A few minutes later.

"Platoon leader, everything has been moved!" A squad leader came to the platoon leader to report. Behind him were more than 40 soldiers, most of whom had things on their shoulders!

"Okay, let some people get some firewood and burn these dormitories!" the platoon leader ordered, the corners of his mouth raised. Although he failed to cause more trouble to the Japanese, it was not bad to cause trouble for the puppet troops.

"Yes! You guys come with me!" Without saying a word, the squad leader took people to the kitchen and moved a lot of firewood to stack them one by one in the dormitories.

"Platoon commander, it's done."

"Set fire! Burn!" the platoon leader ordered decisively.

Soon, the firewood piled in the dormitory ignited a fire, and thick smoke billowed into the sky.

"Retreat!" The platoon leader ordered the team to retreat. When the fire started here, less than a minute before and after, thick smoke also burst into flames from the other watchtower. Apparently, the soldiers from the reconnaissance company over there did the same thing. !
The soldiers of the two reconnaissance companies quickly retreated as planned.

.........

Around eleven o'clock in the evening, checkpoint No. 15.

Captain Ghost Elbow lay on the ground and waited quietly, wanting to see if the enemy would attack again. He had already sent people to patrol a few hundred meters around the checkpoint. It was certain that the enemy had retreated, but would it be possible? It's hard to tell when you come here.

"Hey... I still feel like something is wrong." Captain Ghost Elbow frowned, and then he suddenly thought of something and quickly got up and ran to the checkpoint.

"Open the door!" Captain Ghost Elbow shouted immediately as he came to the door.

Lieutenant Ida inside was also awakened. He quickly got up and left the house, just in time to see Captain Ghost Elbow walking into the checkpoint.

"Captain, what's wrong?! An enemy is coming?!" Lieutenant Ida asked.

"Where's the phone?!" Captain Ghost Elbow didn't answer.

"This, this way." Lieutenant Ida pointed to the room not far away. He saw the serious expression on Captain Ghost Elbow's face and felt a little frightened. He didn't know what was going on.

Captain Ghost Elbow walked over immediately, walking quickly. As soon as he entered the communication room, he picked up the phone and started making calls. However, after calling several times but no one answered, Captain Ghost Elbow only knew that something had happened.

Something happened to both watchtowers!

"Captain, what happened?!" Lieutenant Ida couldn't help but ask.

"The enemy didn't even want to attack the checkpoint. They did it deliberately. The purpose was to attack the watchtower!" Captain Ghost Elbow gritted his teeth.

The enemy deliberately sent a small number of people to attack the checkpoint, and then asked the checkpoint to call for help. At this time, he led the people away. The only remaining soldiers in the watchtower could withstand the attack of this group of enemies!
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain?!" Lieutenant Ida was also stunned. No wonder he felt something was wrong there. The target of the romantic partner was not a checkpoint.

"Captain, please go back and take a look quickly?!" Lieutenant Ida urged.

"There is no need for this. The phone numbers in the two watchtowers have been blocked. It is obvious that something has happened. If I take people away, I may play into the enemy's hands. When the time comes, the enemy may directly attack the checkpoint." Captain Ghost Elbow He shook his head. Now that something happened in the watchtower, there can't be any more trouble at the checkpoint.

"But there aren't many people in the watchtower, so why did the enemy choose to attack the watchtower?!" Lieutenant Ida asked in confusion.

"Grab supplies, grab ammunition." Captain Ghost Elbow said, basically all the supplies in the watchtowers and checkpoints that were knocked down by the enemy were removed by the enemy, and not even a grain of rice was left for them.

"From this point of view, the number of enemies should not be very large. After all, it does not take many people to move the materials of two watchtowers." Lieutenant Ida said.

"It's still unclear. If only our side is attacked tomorrow, then I'm afraid there really aren't many enemies." Captain Ghost Elbow shook his head and said.

They were attacked in many places before, and they were attacked at the same time. It is not yet certain whether anyone was attacked in other places.

"Don't say anything yet. I'll call the commander to report the situation." After Captain Ghost Elbow finished speaking, he picked up the phone and started talking.

"Captain, I am Captain Ghost Elbow."

"Well, how's it going? Did the enemy continue to attack the checkpoint?!" Ichiro Shimoro asked. He knew Captain Ghost Elbow's plan.

"The checkpoint is okay, but the two watchtowers have probably been knocked down by the enemy." Captain Ghost Elbow hesitated for a while, but finally said it.

"Nani?! Lost?!" Hearing this, Ichiro Shimoro's voice was filled with disbelief. Did the enemy do this on purpose? ! The purpose from the beginning was watchtowers? !

"Yes, I just thought of this. I called two watchtowers to inquire. No one answered. It was most likely lost." Captain Ghost Elbow replied.

They had just come to support them. It was impossible that all the soldiers were asleep, so something must have happened.

"How many soldiers did you keep at the watchtower?!" Shimogami Ichiro asked.

"Only a dozen people were left guarding the two watchtowers."

"That's okay, there aren't many people in Yusui." Shimogami Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that there would be hundreds of people in Yusui this night, but it was only about twenty people, which was acceptable.

"Captain, I was careless this time. I didn't guess the enemy's purpose in time, so I fell into the trap. Please punish me, captain!" Captain Ghost Elbow decisively admitted his mistake.

"It's okay, it's not your fault. It's your duty to bring people to support when the checkpoint is attacked, but I didn't expect the enemy to be so cunning!" Shimogami Ichiro comforted.

He didn't blame Captain Ghost Elbow because he didn't even think of this.

Moreover, if a checkpoint is attacked, it is impossible not to provide support.

"Thank you, captain!" Captain Ghost Elbow thanked him quickly. He thought he was going to be punished by the captain, but he didn't expect that the captain didn't blame him at all!

"By the way, Captain, have you received any calls from other places about the attack?!" Captain Ghost Elbow asked.

"I've already asked, no. I think most of this group of enemies have already withdrawn, leaving only a small number to harass them.

But don't be careless, they are very cautious and powerful enemies. "Shimo Ichiro has already called other places to inquire about the situation.

"Understood!" Captain Ghost Elbow nodded.

"You continue to stay at the checkpoint and return to the watchtower tomorrow to avoid being attacked on the way." Shimoichiro warned, he was really afraid of this group of Jinsui troops.

You can never guess where the other party will come out to attack, they will appear and disappear.

The key is, after being lost in so many places, even an enemy's body was not found. It must have been taken away.

Sometimes he doubted that what he encountered was not a ghost or something, but the ghost probably couldn't use a gun, so it must be a human.

"Hi!" Captain Ghost Elbow nodded and said, "Captain, I'm afraid all the supplies in the watchtower have been removed by the enemy. We need you to send someone to send new supplies."

"Well, I understand. I will send someone to deliver it tomorrow. Let's do this for now." Ichiro Shimoro said and hung up the phone.

"What did the commander say?!" Lieutenant Ida put down the phone when he saw Captain Elbow and asked quickly.

"The captain said that our side was attacked tonight, and there were no attacks elsewhere." Captain Japanese said.

.........

After Ichiro Shimoro put down the phone, he looked at the Japanese Lieutenant Colonel in front of him.

"Captain, who called?!"

"Captain Ghost Elbow's call. He said the watchtower was lost." Shimogami Ichiro replied.

"It's really troublesome. Why can't this group of enemies fight us head-on? It's better to fight during the day!" The Japanese Lieutenant Colonel was also very angry after hearing this, but he was more afraid.

"It's difficult to deal with. This group of enemies is not something we can handle. Fortunately, only a small number of people were left behind. The others probably went to other places." Ichiro Shimogami felt a little lucky.

Fortunately, the commander of this unit still cares about the casualties of his men. Otherwise, if the other party really wants to gather troops to attack their checkpoints and towers, there is a high probability that they will not be able to defend them.

"If this is the case, we only have a small number of enemies here. Although the opponent is very powerful, we have many people. As long as we can eliminate this small force, we can relieve the hatred in our hearts." Japanese Lieutenant Colonel suggested.

When the opponent has many people, they may not be able to defeat it, but the opponent only has a small number of people now. If they can't defeat the opponent, then why fight?

To be honest, for the first time, he felt a little ashamed. In the past, the national army had to use human sea tactics to deal with them, but now they were actually beaten by the enemy and had to use human sea tactics.

"Let's forget it. We don't know which mountain the enemy is hiding in. If this is the enemy's plan and we foolishly send people into the mountain, we might be playing into the enemy's hands!" Shimogami Ichiro said, although he also wanted to gather his troops and destroy them. He wanted to give up this small part, but considering the enemy's fighting style these days, he thought it was better to forget it. The opponent was too insidious.

(End of this chapter)