Chapter 567: Evacuation

On the devil's position not far away, the squadron leaders of the two devils gathered together, and their faces were extremely ugly.

The artillery bombardment from the Eighth Route Army just now made the captain and a squadron leader who were discussing the next battle plan directly killed, and the two devil squadron leaders were able to survive because they were not with the captain, otherwise they would definitely be killed directly.

The mood of these two devil squadron leaders was a little heavy, and it was not a difficult thing to come to support Liulin County in the eyes of these devils. It is even said that in the eyes of these devils, this kind of thing will not have any waves, and they can also successfully arrive in Liulin County and complete this support mission.

But who would have thought that before arriving in Liulin County, they would encounter the resistance of the Eighth Route Army, and the firepower of the ordinary Eighth Route Army troops was not strong, and it would not cause too many casualties to block them. However, the blocking force of the Eighth Route Army encountered this time was different, they had so many artillery pieces in their hands, and they not only killed their artillery, but also the captain of their infantry brigade.

"The captain is unfortunately broken, and with our remaining forces, it will be difficult to break through the resistance of this Eighth Route Army force." Devil squadron leader Sakata Mayu spoke.

Sakata looked towards the position of the Eighth Route Army, and he could see that there was no movement on the position of the Eighth Route Army, as if the Eighth Route Army defending in the position had disappeared. But Sakata Masei knew that it was impossible, it was impossible for this Eighth Route Army unit to leave easily, and it was not easy for them to break through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army.

When the troops were sufficient, they could not break through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army, and now the captain was killed by the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and the soldiers also suffered so many casualties, and now it is too difficult to forcibly take the position of the Eighth Route Army.

"Report it to Headquarters! Request for reinforcements, otherwise we will not be able to break through the defenses of this Eighth Route Army unit. ”

"Before the order of the headquarters is issued, Sakata-kun will take over the command first, and I will fully cooperate with you." Squadron Leader Jiro Ono said directly. Ono Jiro didn't have any idea of taking over the command, he knew his own abilities, and he wanted to be the captain of the infantry brigade, but he couldn't do it yet.

What's more, taking over the command of the infantry brigade now is not a good choice.

It is difficult to break through the resistance of this Eighth Route Army unit, and it is also extremely difficult to complete the task of supporting Liulin County. It can be said that after taking over the command of the infantry brigade, it is also difficult to make certain achievements, and when the battle is over, the command will definitely send others to take over.

Sakata Masei was a little helpless, he didn't want to take over the command of the infantry brigade, but unfortunately he didn't say it in advance, otherwise this situation would not have happened.

As the captain of the infantry brigade, Sakata Masei has thought about it, he has been in the position of squadron leader for several years, and it is not so simple to get promoted. Now there was a chance to take over the infantry brigade, and even though Sakata knew that he couldn't sit in this position for long, he still couldn't resist the temptation.

"Then please be sure to cooperate with Ono-kun." Sakata Masashi bowed and said.

Ono Jiro nodded with a smile, and said with a serious face: "Sakata-kun, don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with your command." ”

After getting Ono Jiro's promise, Sakata Masei relaxed a little, he was most worried that after he took over the command, he would not be able to get Ono Jiro's cooperation, after all, now only the two squadron leaders were left. Once Ono Jiro does not cooperate, then even if Sakata wants to do something, it will be difficult to have enough troops to support it.

"Very well, let's wait for orders from the headquarters."

"Before the order of the headquarters was given, the soldiers were allowed to rest, and until now, our warriors of the Great Japanese Empire are also very tired." After pondering for a moment, Sakata commanded.

Sakata Masei wanted to attack the Eighth Route Army's blocking position again, but thinking of the Eighth Route Army's display of firepower and artillery fire, he knew that organizing soldiers to attack the Eighth Route Army's position again would not have any effect. In the absence of sufficient vitality and artillery support, it is simply impossible to successfully take the position of the Eighth Route Army.

In the previous battle, Sakata had been waiting for the artillery of the Eighth Route Army to consume all the shells, and with his combat experience with the Eighth Route Army, he knew that the Eighth Route Army should not have enough shells in its hands. It's just that Sakata Masei is a little puzzled, judging from the performance of the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, it seems that this Eighth Route Army unit has enough artillery shells in its hands, could it be said that this is the main force of the Eighth Route Army?

"Ono-kun, which unit of the Eighth Route Army is this unit on the other side? The combat effectiveness is inevitably a little too strong. Sakata said with a frown.

Ono Jiro shook his head and said helplessly: "I can't be sure, it can only be determined that the troops of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army exist, and only the troops of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army exist in this area." ”

"It's just that the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army has the important task of defending Yan'an, and its main force should not appear here, we are an infantry brigade, and it should not be worth the Eighth Route Army to use the main force to kill us."

Sakata Masei fell into deep thought, and after fighting until now, he could not determine the specific information of the Eighth Route Army unit on the opposite side, which gave him a headache. Sakata realized more and more that it was not a good choice for him to take over the command of the infantry brigade, at least he could not think of any way to deal with the blocking force of the Eighth Route Army.

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On the position of the artillery battalion, the soldiers of the artillery battalion are quickly disassembling the mortars and preparing to evacuate the position.

The shelling of the rear troops of the devils just now almost exhausted all the shells of the artillery battalion, and even if there were some shells left, it was not enough for a salvo of the artillery battalion. This time, the artillery battalion was dispatched and brought a lot of shells, but the helpless thing was that the artillery battalion participated in a lot of battles, and the shell consumption was very large.

Without shells, it would be worthless to continue to let the artillery battalion stay on the position, and Liu Gen was ready to let the artillery battalion retreat before the devil could react. Otherwise, after the devils perceive the intention of the artillery battalion to evacuate, they will inevitably be entangled by the devils, and at that time the artillery battalion will need to pay a lot of price if it wants to successfully evacuate.

"Battalion Commander Wang, you take the artillery battalion to evacuate to Nuanquan Town first, strengthen the defense of Nuanquan Town, and then Battalion Commander Zhang and I will also withdraw to Nuanquan Town to meet peace." Liu Gen instructed Camp Commander Wang beside him.

Liu Gen is not ready to evacuate with the soldiers of the artillery battalion, he needs to stay here and keep abreast of the movements of the devil's troops at all times to ensure that the soldiers of the infantry battalion can evacuate safely. The evacuation of the infantry battalion is not so simple, the devil has paid such a big price here, it is naturally impossible for the infantry battalion to evacuate easily.

Liu Gen can be sure that as long as Battalion Commander Zhang waits for the slightest idea of wanting to withdraw from the position, then the devil will attack as soon as possible, bite the tail of Battalion Commander Zhang and the others, and will not let Battalion Commander Zhang and the others evacuate easily.

"Comrade Liu Gen, you take the comrades of the artillery battalion to Nuanquan Town, and I will stay!" Camp Commander Wang spoke.

Liu Gen smiled bitterly, he knew that Battalion Commander Wang would say this, "Battalion Commander Wang, you should evacuate first with the comrades of the artillery battalion, you know my ability, I will stay, if there is any accident, it can help a little." ”

"Comrade Liu Gen, it is precisely because I know your ability that I want you to evacuate with the artillery battalion." Battalion Commander Wang said very seriously.

Before leaving, Camp Commander Wang was instructed by Master He to do his best to ensure Liu Gen's safety, and at that time, Camp Commander Wang still didn't know a little. To tell the truth, in Camp Commander Wang's opinion, Commander He's explanation like this will not have any effect at all, on the battlefield, the guns have no eyes, and no one dares to say that they can guarantee Liu Gen's safety.

But after seeing Liu Gen's ability and Liu Gen's artillery technology, Battalion Commander Wang found that Commander He's instructions were correct, that is, he should make every effort to ensure the safety of Liu Gen's life.

As the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, Battalion Commander Wang clearly knew how difficult it was to find such a good artillery as Liu Gen, and he dared to say that it was difficult to find such a powerful artillery as Liu Gen in the entire Eighth Route Army. Facts have proved that Liu Gen played an extremely important role in the battle, and these battles were all greatly related to Liu Gen's superb artillery skills.

Battalion Commander Wang knew that Liu Gen had the value of protection, and he would rather stay himself than let Liu Gen stay here. Without the artillery battalion's artillery support, no one can be sure how long Battalion Commander Zhang and his soldiers can hold out in the position, and even if Liu Gen stays, he can't play much of a role.

"I know Comrade Liu Gen that you want to stay and help, but now that we don't have enough shells, it will be difficult for you to stay and play a big role."

"It even said that after knowing that Comrade Liu Gen and you stayed, Battalion Commander Zhang still needed to send soldiers to protect you, and he couldn't keep enough focus in battle. In my opinion, it is better for Comrade Liu Gen to evacuate first, so that Battalion Commander Zhang will not have to worry about anything when he evacuates his position. Seeing the helplessness on Liu Gen's face, Camp Commander Wang had no choice but to say so.

Battalion Commander Wang knew that he had been instructed by Commander He, so Battalion Commander Zhang must have received similar instructions, and it was not a correct choice for Liu Gen to stay. Staying will only cause trouble to Battalion Commander Zhang, so it is better to evacuate directly, so Battalion Commander Zhang will not consider the protection of Liu Gen.

Liu Gen was a little silent, he had to admit that what Battalion Commander Wang said was right, there were not enough shells, and he couldn't play much role if he stayed. Even if Liu Gen's marksmanship is good, he can kill a lot of devils by staying on the battlefield, but the devils can't be killed, and Liu Gen's strength alone is limited after all and cannot play a decisive role.

"Okay, I'll evacuate!"

"But Camp Commander Wang, you don't have to stay, if you want to withdraw, we will withdraw cleanly." Liu Gen took a deep breath and made a decision.

Battalion Commander Wang did not object, since Liu Gen agreed to evacuate together, then he naturally did not have to stay. It's not that Camp Commander Wang is afraid of death, but he clearly knows that there is no need for worthless sacrifices. Instead of staying and fighting hard, it is better to train more artillery fighters and let them take the lives of more devils with accurate shelling.

"Battalion Commander Wang, you first let the soldiers prepare for evacuation, lay traps and tricks on the road behind our position, and even if we evacuate, we must delay the advance of the devils as much as possible."

"I'll go to the front to find Battalion Commander Zhang, so that the infantry battalion is also ready to evacuate, without our artillery battalion, Battalion Commander Zhang and they don't need to continue to stick here." Liu Gen said.

Battalion Commander Wang nodded, he didn't have any opinions, even if Liu Gen didn't go to tell Camp Commander Zhang, he would go. The combat effectiveness of these devil soldiers is not weak, and if they continue to let Battalion Commander Zhang and others stay and hold on, then the entire infantry battalion will have to lose here, and this kind of loss-making business cannot be done.

The only pity is that there is no way to clean up the battlefield after killing so many devils, so this battle is still a bit of a loss.

When he came to the frontline position, Liu Gen could see many soldiers resting in the trenches, and he tried his best to lighten his steps, not wanting to affect the rest of these soldiers. But even if Liu Gen slowed down, the warriors who were resting with their eyes closed would still notice it, and whenever Liu Gen passed by, they would open their eyes and take a vigilant look.

After confirming that it is their own people, the soldiers will close their eyes and rest again, saying that they are resting, but on the battlefield, how can they really fall asleep and rest?

"Comrade Liu Gen, why did you come to the position again? Hurry back quickly, the devil may attack at some point. When Camp Commander Zhang saw Liu Gen coming, he immediately frowned and said.

It was not safe on the position, and Liu Gen was so important, Battalion Commander Zhang did not want Liu Gen to encounter danger because of coming to the position. On the battlefield, anything can happen, and now the devil seems to have no idea of attacking, but who can be sure that the devil will not attack at the next moment?

"The devil should not attack anytime soon, and if I guess correctly, the commander of the devil should be killed by a few rounds of our artillery bombardment." Liu Gen didn't have too much to worry about, judging from the performance of the devil's troops, there was a great chance that the devil commander would be killed by the shelling.

In this regard, Liu Gen was a little happy, it seemed that there was no problem with his speculation, and the devil commander was in those areas.

"The devil commander was killed by shelling?" Camp Commander Zhang frowned and thought about it seriously.

Liu Gen smiled and nodded, "Battalion Commander Zhang won't think that the few rounds of shelling of our artillery battalion are a joke, right?" We have speculated on the area where the devil commander may be, and carried out artillery bombardment to kill the devil commander directly. ”

"Judging from the changes in the devil's troops, there is a high chance that the devil commander will be killed by us, otherwise the devil will not give up and continue the attack."

Battalion Commander Zhang suddenly realized, it is true, the devils have been attacking frantically before, and the intention of the devil commander is obvious, that is, to continuously consume the ammunition and strength of the infantry battalion, and then win the battle. And now the devil doesn't seem to have the slightest idea of attacking, obviously the devil's commander has changed.

"Battalion Commander Zhang, I have prepared the artillery battalion for evacuation, and your battalion is also ready to evacuate."

"Next, the devil will definitely have more reinforcements to arrive, there is no need to continue to stay and defend, according to the battle plan, the Death Squad should withdraw from Liulin County tonight." Liu Gen opened his mouth and said in a deep voice.

Battalion Commander Zhang nodded and said directly: "I will make the comrades of the infantry battalion ready for evacuation, your artillery battalion will take some of the wounded with you when you evacuate, and we will evacuate an hour after the artillery battalion is evacuated." ”

"Good! Then we'll meet in Warm Springs! Seeing that Battalion Commander Zhang had no opinion on the evacuation, Liu Gen was very satisfied.