The chief of staff also knew that the Eighth Route Army wanted to buy time for the people in the mountains to transfer, so he immediately proposed.

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, we should give an order to the attack troops, ignore the harassment of the troops by the Eighth Route Army, and march into the mountains to search for the common people, even if it is worth paying some price."

"That's all there is to it!" The co-captain had no other way, his face was calm, and he replied helplessly.

"Hostages are so important, and with them, our problems will be solved now."

"Give an order to the attacking troops: The troops march into the mountains to search for the people, don't care about the Eighth Route Army harassing the troops, I only need hostages, don't want casualty data."

At the Japanese Garrison Headquarters in Huailai County, the chief of staff from Taiyuan sat in the position that should have belonged to the captain of the garrison brigade, with a very serious expression.

Several young Zuo Zhongzuo stood in front of him, looking respectful.

"Report ......," shouted Dazuo, who was in charge of sweeping up all the troops' logistical supplies, at the door.

After getting the approval of the chief of staff, he strode in: "Your Excellency, the supplies, ammunition and artillery for the attacking troops on the eastern route have been prepared, and they are ready to go at any time!" ”

"How many troops are you going to send to escort along the way." The chief of staff asked with satisfaction.

Dazuo thought for a moment and replied: "The attacking troops on the eastern road have entered the garrison base area for about forty kilometers, and the baggage team can pass through the no-man's land in a day after a rapid march, and then it can also send troops and planes to escort it, so safety should not be a problem." ”

"The humble post arranged a reinforced squadron to escort along the way, plus more than 100 people from the baggage team, a total of 400 people."

"After joining up with the attacking forces on the eastern route, they will be replenished directly, and they will not return here."

The chief of staff did not answer immediately, and wrinkled his brow to wonder if there was a problem with this arrangement.

The baggage team marched in the area occupied by the imperial army before entering the base area, and there would certainly be no problems.

The only danger that could arise was forty kilometers left after crossing no man's land.

This section of the road is within the base area of the garrison, and there is a more than 80% chance that it will be attacked.

But the distance was too short, and the baggage team could complete the rapid march in a day.

Even if they were attacked, they would be able to deliver supplies to the attacking forces under the escort of aircraft.

If the convoy is unable to deliver supplies on time due to an accident, the attacking force can still send troops back to meet them.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff no longer hesitated, and decisively ordered: "Just arrange it according to your arrangement." ”

"The convoy will set off now, enter the garrison base at six o'clock tomorrow morning, and deliver the things to the attacking troops on the east road before dark."

"Contact the East Route troops in advance so that they can be ready to respond."

Perhaps because the Eighth Route Army had gone to attack the troops, today's march was much smoother than yesterday's, and it arrived at the temporary camping site at five o'clock in the afternoon.

But the co-captain was not happy at all.

The Eighth Route Army's determination to protect the common people was much greater than he expected, and it was completely desperate to block the imperial army's attacking troops.

In order to gain time, the garrison regiment fought two battles even in positional battles, which they were not good at.

By three o'clock in the afternoon, the attacking troops had only entered the mountain for one kilometer.

The civilians hiding inside moved at least 15 kilometers deep into the mountains, and the distance between the two sides became wider and wider, completely losing the opportunity to catch up with them.

The wing commander decisively ordered the troops to end the operation and withdraw from the mountains to avoid unnecessary casualties.

He walked into the tent with a calm face, sat down and fell into deep thought with a frown.

He wanted to reflect on what he had done in the past two days and use new ideas to deal with the garrison, but his subordinates did not give him this opportunity.

Just five minutes later, the captain of the sortie unit returned, standing at the door and shouting.

"Report to the co-captain, I didn't complete the task at the humble level, and I ask for punishment!"

The co-captain didn't answer, but the look of disappointment on his face betrayed his mood at the moment.

He had high hopes for today's operation, but it turned out to be fruitless, and the attacking troops were also defeated.

The huge gap is unacceptable to no one personal, let alone the co-captain who single-handedly planned the entire operation.

He was so eager to curse that he even had the urge to send the captain to court-martial.

It took a long time to suppress the anger.

This captain is his absolute confidant, otherwise he would not have given him such an important task today.

If he is sent to a court-martialed because of a defeat, not only will it chill the rest of his henchmen, but he will also lose a pillar of support under his own hands.

Take a deep breath, try to calm yourself up, and then answer: "Don't talk about the punishment in advance, you first tell me how many people the troops lost today and how many Eighth Route Army they killed." ”

Hearing this, the captain knew that he was fine, and replied with a long sigh of relief.

"In one day's fighting, the Imperial Army lost 159 casualties, 41 were seriously wounded and lost their combat effectiveness, and the Imperial Allied Army killed 114 people and seriously wounded 12 people."

"But our warriors did not die in vain, we killed at least two hundred Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, plus the wounded, there must be more than three hundred."

"More than one hundred and fifty corpses were found after occupying the positions of the Eighth Route Army alone."

"There are only a few people in the garrison regiment in total, and if we continue to fight according to this casualty ratio, we will be able to exhaust them with more than a thousand casualties."

Hearing this, the co-captain's face suddenly relaxed a lot.

Two or three hundred and three hundred and wounded Route Army were killed, and with this result, the attacking troops did not go in vain.

Staring at the captain, he ordered: "For the sake of the attack troops to destroy so many Eighth Route Army, even if they don't catch the Chinese, the merits are worth it." ”

"Immediately take the troops to the garrison to rest, and we won't leave tomorrow."

"Your Excellency the Chief of Staff has just sent a telegram: The supplies and artillery replenished to us will leave in the morning, and we will be here tomorrow evening, and I have decided to wait for the supplies and artillery to arrive before continuing the attack."

"By the way, take advantage of this day to have a good fight with the nearby Laiyuan Independent Battalion."

"What happened to the attacking troops today reminds me of a way to play."

"Since the Eighth Route Army attaches so much importance to the common people and covers the transfer of the common people at all costs, then we will use this to force them out and fight a few battles."

"Intelligence shows that there are only 1,000 people in the Laiyuan Independent Battalion, and 3 or 400 people were killed and wounded in yesterday's bombing, and another 2,300 people were killed and wounded by the attacking troops today, and there are at most 500 people left."

"We have an absolute superiority in troops, and two people can easily wear them out if they are fought alone."

Speaking of fighting, all the devils became excited.

Several captains discussed it, and replied with bright eyes: "The captain of the wing is wise, and he will prepare now." ”

After the Japanese puppet army stopped, the battalion headquarters of the independent battalion, which had been moving, also stopped.

Zhao Wen sat on the ammunition box with a very heavy expression.

Instructor Liu Wenxuan stood beside him, his face was also very ugly, and several staff officers and clerks were discussing something around a few ammunition boxes not far away, and they spoke in a very small voice, not daring to disturb them.

The action of the two of them lasted for five minutes before Liu Wenxuan interrupted.

"Battalion commander, the battle can't be fought like today, we can't afford it."

"No one knows how long this counter-sweep will last, with nearly 200 people lost in one day, and at this rate of casualties, the two recruits can only last for five days if they are all replenished."

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