Chapter 1183: Saving People and Losing Ground (Second Update!) )
At the headquarters of the Japanese division in Linfen City, staff officers were constantly coming in and out.
"Sir, the aviation reports that they have bombed another gathering point of the Eighth Route Army~" a staff officer who had just stormed into the war room reported.
Lieutenant General Fujino didn't show much of a smile on his face.
The chief of staff who rushed back next to him frowned and asked: "Division commander, with this air raid, the aviation has bombed eight times, even if it only bombs one company of them at a time, all eight times add up to one battalion!" ”
"That's the eight times there is a problem!" Lieutenant General Fujino shook his head in reply.
"The exposed troops of the Eighth Route Army only have three infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion, while our aviation has bombed eight times, and these eight bombing points are still very scattered, each bombing point has killed more than a dozen of our imperial troops, and two cavalry squads have been directly killed~"
"Do you know what that means?"
The chief of staff replied thoughtfully: "The Eighth Route Army has divided its troops!" ”
"Yes, they have long guessed that today we will send aviation to bomb them!" Fujino affirmed.
"Since they have been prepared, how effective do you think our bombing will be~ In my opinion, it is already thankful that one bombing can take out an infantry platoon of the Eighth Route Army!"
"Our bombing effect is not as good as we thought!" The chief of staff reacted suddenly.
"It's really possible ......"
"They are too cunning, and if we had been prepared, our bombing really didn't have much effect. Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army in North China would have been bombed by our aviation force long ago! ”
Speaking of this, the chief of staff was directly anxious, glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of the war room and asked, "Division commander, there is less than an hour left until noon...... We really intend to retreat and abandon this occupied area! ”
Lieutenant General Fujino replied with a calm face: "There is a saying in the Eighth Route Army: If you lose your land, you will lose your land, and if you lose your land, you will lose your land~"
"I didn't understand this sentence before, but now I understand that the guerrilla war they fought with us is the best expression of this sentence!"
"Since this sentence is useful for the Eighth Route Army, it must also be useful for us!"
"As long as we keep the troops, no matter how much we lose the occupied area, we will have a way to recapture it from the Eighth Route Army in the future!"
"However, the troops are gone, not only can they not hold the occupied area, but they also have no strength to confront the Eighth Route Army!"
"So, when it's time to retreat, we'll retreat, don't hesitate!"
"Ordered the troops, immediately retreat, under the cover of aviation, to retreat to this line. Relying on the defensive positions of this line, prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to launch an offensive towards Linfen! ”
On the hill where Wang Ping was hiding, it had been half an hour since the bombing of Japanese planes ended, and dozens of soldiers were examining corpses one by one around several huge craters, hoping that something unexpected would happen and that a comrade-in-arms who was still alive could be found here.
The power of the aerial bomb was too great, and after searching again and again, still no living mouth was found, and there were even a few fighters who did not even find their bodies.
"Commander, the casualties have been counted...... 43 people were directly killed, 6 were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, and a whole reinforced platoon was lost, most of which were killed by the bombing of devil planes! The company commander found Wang Ping and reported with his head down.
"I'm to blame for all this, I'm too careless, and I shouldn't be greedy and order the troops to clean up the battlefield. As long as we retreat a minute earlier, at least half of those soldiers who died will survive! ”
"Commander, punish me! Even if you shoot me, I don't have a word of nonsense, it's me who is sorry for those comrades who sacrificed! ”
"I don't blame you!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.
"If you want to blame the little devil for being too cunning, you have done a good job, kill the devil in ten minutes with a cavalry squad! Let the comrades hurry up and rest, and tonight, we will go to the little devil for revenge......"
"Yes, regiment commander......" The company commander replied with a serious face, and a thick murderous aura also exuded from his body!
As soon as the commander of the guard company left, a communications soldier not far away ran over.
"Regiment commander, Captain Zhou of the Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army sent a telegram, and the devils told them to retreat immediately!"
"The little devils we attacked last night are also going to retreat, they will first rush to the station of the Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Cooperative Army, and then retreat with the Fifth Regiment!"
"Did you say where to retreat?" Wang Ping's brows furrowed.
"The devil didn't say, Captain Zhou reported: The devil will tell them where to retreat when they arrive at their station!" The operator shook his head in reply.
Wang Ping, who was frowning, hesitated for a long time before speaking: "The devil commander is very smart! ”
"Knowing that today's bombardment will not have much effect, the troops continue to hold on here, and they will definitely be killed by us tonight, and then they will be ordered to retreat now!"
"Save people and lose land, people and land are saved, people and land are lost, people and land are lost, and the little devil has also covered this truth!"
"They want to keep their troops, and then try to counterattack in the future and retake these occupied areas from us!"
The communication soldier didn't know these big truths, and when he saw Wang Ping frowning and not speaking, he couldn't help but remind: "Regiment Commander, Captain Zhou of the Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army is still waiting for your order!" ”
"In two hours, the devils will rush to their station, join them, and then retreat together!"
"They must not be allowed to join the devils!" Wang Ping shook his head and ordered.
"Their combat effectiveness is too poor, and there are many people who still have little devils in their hearts. As long as they converge together, Zhou Xutian and they will definitely be exposed. With their little strength, they will definitely be killed by the devils......"
"What then?" The communications soldier asked anxiously.
"The little devil plane is overhead, if they don't obey the order and leave the station rashly, they will definitely be suspected by the devil, and then they will be bombed by the devil plane!"
"Telegram back to Captain Zhou!" Wang Ping hesitated for a few seconds before ordering.
"Let him call the little devil in Linfen City, and the reconnaissance unit of the Eighth Route Army has been found near the station, and the Eighth Route Army is likely to have some big conspiracy. In order to avoid being fooled, please don't go over the devils, they retreat by themselves~"
"The first company of the newly formed fourth battalion seems to be the closest to the devils, and immediately contacted them, and the troops took the squad as a unit, and immediately attacked, using guerrilla warfare and movement warfare to harass the devils and retreating troops along the way."
"The troops near the garrison of the Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Allied Army are in squads, move for me, put on a reconnaissance terrain, and prepare for a big battle there!"
"The devils are paying more and more attention to their troops now, which is good and bad!"
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