Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 183 Air Strike (Third Watch!)

The casualties caused by landmines to the troops are not hit, but they have a great impact on morale.

Because, as long as they are blown over by landmines, they will either be killed on the spot or be blown up without arms and legs, and the latter accounts for most of them.

Carrying these bloody wounded and marching together, and listening to their constant screams, even the best morale will be affected.

Just as the vanguard continued to pursue the Eighth Route Army with a look of scruples, Zeng Quan commanded a dozen machine gunners to launch another sneak attack on Shaozuo Qiushui, killing and injuring more than 30 people.

"I can't chase anymore, unless there are enough mortars, and as soon as they are attacked, they will immediately cover the attackers with artillery fire and blow them to death!" Qiu Shui cried out with a heartache.

Then he ordered the telegraph operator who followed him: "Send a telegram to the brigade commander immediately. The Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and the troops continue to pursue the pursuit. I suggest to stop the pursuit, end the battle, and avoid unnecessary casualties!"

Ono was very unwilling, but finally agreed to Shao Zuo Qiushui's request.

But it was obviously impossible for him to swallow this bad breath like this.

As soon as the brigade was established, it was attacked by the Eighth Route Army many times and suffered heavy losses.If you don't have a combat exploit that you can take out, give an explanation to your superiors.Even if this responsibility does not cause him to lose his position as the brigade commander, he will leave a very bad impression on the commander of the military department.

The chief of staff, who didn't know what Ono was thinking, came over to comfort him and said, "General, you haven't taken a break since it got dark! It's almost dawn now, and I hope you can go to rest now. As for the failure tonight, I believe you. Sooner or later, they will get revenge from the Eighth Route Army."

Frowning, Ono suddenly asked back: "Chief of Staff, you just said that it is almost dawn!"

"Hi! You haven't rested all night, it's almost dawn, you should take the time to rest!" The chief of staff affirmed, not knowing why Ono suddenly became excited.

Ono didn't explain, and stared at the map again!
"The Eighth Route Army attacking the west of the city retreated in less than two hours. In addition, they fought all night without rest and carried a large number of heavy vehicles. Even if they rushed, they would not be able to retreat to the mountains until noon!"

"I plan to use the whole morning of the day to hit them on the only way the Eighth Route Army must pass to retreat, trying to inflict heavy damage on them, and at the very least destroy the supplies and equipment that the Eighth Route Army has stolen from us!"

"If so many weapons and ammunition are used by the Eighth Route Army, the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan will definitely be greatly improved. I will absolutely not allow this to happen!"

The chief of staff frowned, and directly said a very cruel fact!

"But, General, we don't have troops on the road that the Eighth Route Army must pass through. Even if we send troops there now, it's too late."

"And the strength of this Eighth Route Army is far beyond our imagination, and it is equipped with a lot of heavy weapons. Even if we can send troops to attack in front of them, then our own losses must be very large, and it is still a bit outweighed!"

Ono shook his head, and sneered when everyone didn't understand: "Tonight's battle has proved to us that the recruits given to us by the military department must not go to the battlefield until they have completed their training. Otherwise, they will die. .So, I will definitely not send them to the battlefield again until the training is completed!"

"If you don't send infantry, why not send artillery? That's not right!" the chief of staff frowned and said to himself.

In less than five seconds, the frown on the chief of staff's face relaxed, and he showed a surprised expression.

"Air Force, I understand, Your Excellency General, what you mean is to request aircraft support from the military to bomb the retreating troops of the Eighth Route Army."

"That's right! A well-equipped independent regiment can defeat our infantry who have not yet completed their training. However, there is no way to deal with the planes in the sky. They can only be passively beaten. Using planes to bomb them will definitely hit them hard and destroy them. seized supplies and equipment."

The excited chief of staff immediately said: "General, I will immediately send a telegram to the military headquarters, requesting aircraft support to bomb the independent regiment!"

"One more thing! Now is not the time for a decisive battle with the main force of the Eighth Route Army. However, the reconnaissance troops in our hands are all veterans and well-trained. Therefore, send all the reconnaissance troops out immediately and determine the specific location of the independent regiment. Wait for us As soon as your planes arrive, you can watch them and bomb them!"

"Hi! I'll arrange it right away!" The chief of staff replied loudly.

On the road nearly 80 kilometers away from Laiyuan City, a convoy of more than [-] carts, under the protection of the Eighth Route Army on both sides of the convoy, rushed to the station.

At this time, the sky was already bright, but after a night of fighting, everyone including the regiment leader Wang Ping showed a tired expression on their faces.

But there is one exception, and that is political commissar Cheng Xiao.

Follow the convoy, and look at the statistics of the various troops while walking.

"Regimental Commander, this time we really got rich. Take heavy weapons as an example. We seized two mountain cannons, three mortars, and two heavy machine guns from the Imperial Association Army, and seized forced guns from the devil's material warehouse. Three mortars and three heavy machine guns. These guns alone are enough for us to form an artillery company and a heavy machine gun company!"

When mentioning the harvest, Wang Ping's face instantly lost a lot of fatigue.

"The harvest is indeed good. With these cannons, Zhang Bing's artillery company is worthy of the name! However, it is not too early to be happy. It is nearly four hours away from here to the station. No one can guarantee whether the devil will The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry!"

"Papa!" As soon as he finished speaking, two gunshots rang out from behind the team.

The soldiers of the independent regiment who were marching suddenly recovered from their exhaustion, and then they held the rifle on their backs in their hands, loaded the bullets, and pointed to both sides of the road.

Political commissar Cheng Xiao immediately said: "Leader, your words must have come true!"

"Probably not. I have deployed advance guard troops around. If it is a large army of devils, it is impossible to only have two gunshots!" Wang Ping replied shaking his head!
At this moment, Chen Hu, the investigation platoon leader, rushed over from behind and reported out of breath as soon as he saw Wang Ping.

"Captain, it's a devil scout who suddenly broke into our sight and was killed by us!"

When Cheng Xiao let out a long sigh of relief, Wang Ping frowned.

Staring at Chen Hu, he asked, "Are there any other devil scouts around us?"

"Yes, there are quite a few. It's just that they don't approach us, and we can't do anything about them! After all, there are too few people in the investigation platoon, and there are so many places to worry about!"

"There is a problem, political commissar, there must be a problem!" Wang Ping judged with certainty.

(End of this chapter)