"Give up the seriously wounded!" The captain understood the meaning of the adjutant's words.

In fact, this kind of idea has appeared in his mind for a long time, but he has never dared to put it into practice.

More than 200 seriously wounded, more than half of them were imperial soldiers.

If there is no reason to throw them away, it will definitely hurt the morale of the troops and affect the prestige of his subordinates.

Seeing the constant change in the captain's expression, the deputy captain knew what he was worried about, and said in a timely manner: "Sir, you leave this matter to me, I have a way to deal with it, and it will not affect the morale of the troops." ”

The captain's eyes lit up, and he looked at the adjutant with disbelief on his face.

But soon the heart was impressed.

If the adjutant could really solve the problem without affecting the morale of the troops, without the wounded dragging them down, the troops would definitely be able to march twice as fast.

Even if you can't get to the no-man's land before dark, it won't be too far away, and the military department won't hold you accountable if you know about it.

Ten minutes later, the adjutant caught up with the group leader with a wounded squadron leader.

The adjutant spoke first: "Sir, I just received a report from the reconnaissance force, and a large number of Eighth Route Army troops are catching up behind us. ”

"They divided their troops into a squad and platoon to pursue, and it was difficult for the planes covering us to threaten them, and only by leaving a force behind them to block them, the main force could reach the no-man's land on time."

After speaking, the adjutant looked at the squadron leader beside him and motioned for him to speak.

The squadron leader understood his heart and immediately asked for battle: "Sir, take the initiative to ask for orders and command all the seriously wounded to stay behind the palace." ”

After hearing this, the captain understood that the way the adjutant just said was to leave the wounded behind the palace.

Although it is a bit cruel to do this, it is also a common way for the Imperial Army to deal with the pursuers, and other troops have done this, and it will definitely not cause everyone to resent it if they do it themselves.

As for whether the chasing soldiers who suddenly appeared behind him were real or not, the captain didn't care.

All he wanted was a reason, as long as he could take advantage of the situation to keep the wounded behind and not drag down the march of the main army.

Looking at the captain with an injured arm, he pretended to be reluctant and asked, "Those wounded are all voluntary!" ”

"Hey!" The squadron leader replied firmly.

He is a complete **** element, as long as he can serve the emperor, he doesn't take death in his eyes at all, so after the adjutant found him, he agreed without thinking about it.

As for the other wounded, the squadron leader did not care whether they agreed or not.

In his opinion, it is the dream of every imperial soldier to die for the emperor, and now that the opportunity is in front of him, he will definitely not refuse.

Watching the captain continue to ask for battle: "As long as it is for the sake of the empire and His Majesty the Emperor, everyone will voluntarily stay in the palace." ”

"Although we were wounded, we could not continue the march. But almost all of them were wounded in the legs and feet, and they were still able to continue fighting with guns in their hands. ”

"As long as the commander orders the troops to hide us behind cover, we can block the Eighth Route Army that is chasing and kill us, and buy time for the main force."

"Yo Xi ......" The captain finally showed a satisfied expression on his face and looked at the squadron leader's order.

"I am proud of your choice, you are worthy of the most elite warriors of the Japanese Empire, I agree to your request for war, and now order the troops to establish a defensive line for you to block the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army."

After His Royal Highness's order was issued, the captain looked at the adjutant and asked, "Is there really the Eighth Route Army catching up behind?" ”

The adjutant shook his head and replied, "The commander is angry, and the Eighth Route Army has not caught up." ”

"But there must be the Eighth Route Army around us staring at us, as long as we leave the wounded soldiers behind, they will definitely pounce on them, and the pursuers will appear!"

The captain guessed correctly, and the chasing soldiers were indeed a temporary reason made up by the adjutant.

But his explanation is also reasonable, as long as the wounded soldiers are left, the Eighth Route Army will definitely find a way to eliminate them, and the so-called chasing soldiers will be there, and the reason that the adjutant made up temporarily will become a fact.

After glaring at his subordinates, he ordered: "Don't take an example!" ”

Without the seriously wounded, the speed of the troops immediately increased, from three kilometers per hour at the beginning to five kilometers per hour and six kilometers per hour......

If you keep going at this rate, you'll definitely be able to reach the no-man's land before dark.

On a small hill one kilometer away, the commander of the second battalion of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment witnessed the scene of the Japanese puppet army leaving the seriously wounded.

"The little devil is ruthless enough, more than 200 wounded, they will give up when they say they will give up, aren't they worried that this will affect the morale of the troops?" The second battalion commander said in a heavy tone, his face was very ugly.

Because after the Japanese army did this, the speed of the march was significantly accelerated.

If he hadn't done anything to slow down their marching speed again, the Second Battalion would definitely not have been able to complete the heavy task of dragging the Japanese puppet army until dawn tomorrow.

"Instructor, how many mines do we have!" The second battalion commander asked.

There are planes in the sky staring, and he can only pin his hopes on the mines.

"Less than fifty!" The instructor replied.

After hesitating for three seconds, he reminded: "But the Japanese army is too cunning now, they don't take the road at all, and now they are not dragged down by the wounded, and they rely less on the road, and we can't figure out where they will go next, so it is difficult for them to step on the mines planted in advance." ”

The second battalion commander's expression became more solemn, and he replied helplessly: "Then we will cast a net all over the place and bury mines in all the places where the devils may go." ”

"If the thunder is not enough, use grenades to arrange tricky mines instead, and we can also injure a few devils if the blind cat hits the mouse."

"Order the sneak attack troops to increase the frequency of sneak attacks, use light and heavy machine guns, and mortars, and get a few more wounded for the devils."

"They just gave up more than 200 wounded, and I don't believe that the captain of the devil brigade would dare to leave another batch of seriously wounded people alone in two or three hours."

The instructor replied helplessly: "There is only one way!" ”

"But if we fight like this, we will definitely have more casualties and lose a lot of equipment."

"Heavy machine guns and mortars are not as easily diverted as light machine guns, and once they are targeted by aircraft in the sky, it is very difficult to survive."

The second battalion commander gritted his teeth and ordered: "That's it." ”

"As long as a heavy machine gun can inflict ten wounded on the devil, it will not lose if it is blown up."

"It's the same with mortars, if one mortar inflicts twenty wounded on the devil, we won't suffer."

"We have a total of three heavy machine guns and two mortars, which add up to seventy or eighty seriously wounded."

"Combined with the mines and the results of other troops, the number of wounded will definitely exceed a hundred."

"As long as the Japanese don't lose them anymore, the speed of the march will definitely be affected."

"Our second battalion will have a luxury today, exchanging equipment for the wounded."

"Tell the artillerymen and heavy machine gunners that once they are targeted by aircraft, they must unconditionally give up their equipment and save their lives."

"The regiment commander promised us that the Japanese would blow up one of our heavy machine guns and replenish us with two after the battle."

"So as long as people are alive, the second battalion firepower company can be rebuilt immediately."

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