Chapter 144: It's Not Simple
The whole firepower raid, for Lao Maozi, came and went quickly......
In less than half a minute, Lao Maozi could only see the shadow of the Liaodong Army retreating in a hurry. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, the commander of a colonel regiment closest to the battlefield subconsciously wanted to order the troops to pursue the first company and eliminate this Liaodong army that dared to pluck tiger hair.
However, as soon as the order came to his lips, he was swallowed back by the regiment commander himself.
Because, before the troops set off, the commander, Lieutenant General Kondelachchenko, explained to them more than once that during the entire battle of the attack on the Liaodong Army, the attacking troops could not be divided. And once the troops are divided, they may have fallen into the trap of the Liaodong Army.
So, the colonel could only take back the order with grievance and helplessness.
Then, he ordered several heavy machine guns that had been set up to immediately shoot at the retreating troops of the Liaodong Army, hoping to leave some corpses of the Liaodong Army.
But, as said earlier.
Because there is a small forest between the Liaodong Army and the official road.
If the flying heavy machine gun bullets want to hit the Liaodong Army, they must pass through this forest.
As a result of the bullets passing through the woods, more than eighty percent of the heavy machine gun bullets were directly blocked by the woods.
The remaining heavy machine gun bullets, even if they can catch up with the Liaodong Army and cause some casualties to the Liaodong Army, it will be useless and cannot change the fact that the Liaodong Army's raiding troops have successfully retreated.
Soon, the Liaodong Army's raiding troops disappeared without a trace.
Colonel Lao Maozi could only be helpless, and ordered the heavy machine gun to stop firing, clean up the battlefield, and count casualties......
"458 people were killed, 183 were wounded and incapacitated...... Only 17 corpses of Liaodong Army soldiers were found on the battlefield...... Lieutenant Colonel, are you sure you didn't make a statistical error......" Looking at the casualty report, the colonel could hardly believe his eyes, and asked again and again.
After receiving repeated confirmation from the lieutenant colonel, the colonel did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and found the division commander to report the situation.
There is no doubt that the division commander was also shocked by this result, and was speechless for a long time.
At this time, the colonel, who had witnessed the entire raid, couldn't help but remind with a worried face.
"Division commander, the assault unit is armed with a large number of light machine guns that the empire is not yet equipped with...... The casualties of the soldiers were caused by these light machine guns...... I think that from the number of machine guns, we can be sure that the strength of the Liaodong Army in Hutou Town is far beyond our estimates, and we must be cautious and cautious......"
Even the Liaodong Army lost a battalion and a half without seeing the shadow, and it lost inexplicably.
Lao Maozi, who has never fought this kind of battle, can imagine the degree of grievance in his heart......
So, the whole person was like an angry lion, and he couldn't help but curse loudly.
"It's all those Qing Dynasty people...... Didn't they say that there were only a few hundred Liaodong troops in Hutou Town? How could hundreds of Liaodong troops be equipped with really multiple machine guns, and how could they still have the strength to send people to raid us......"
After venting, the division commander, who had calmed down a lot, directly ordered: "Now it seems that the words of the Qing Dynasty people cannot be fully trusted......
"Ordered, the troops moved on...... After arriving at Hutou Town, do not attack lightly...... It is necessary to wait for all the artillery and heavy machine guns to be in place before launching an attack on the Liaodong Army......"
"I want to use artillery fire to tell the Liaodong Army that any conspiracy and trickery will disappear in the face of real strength......"
At this moment, Yang Xingguo, who was far away in the Liaozhong Headquarters, finally received the news of Lao Maozi's sudden attack with heavy troops......
"Check, find out immediately, why Lao Maozi hit us, we only know the news......" Yang Xingguo, who was shocked, asked directly with anger on his face.
Zhou Zhongju, who was also frowning, hurriedly replied: "Commander, more than 5,000 old Maozi, this is not a small target......
"Although the intelligence bureau has not yet been perfected, there are already our people in several surrounding counties...... The army crosses the border, and these people can be found even by fools...... So, there must be some secret in this that we don't know......"
"I'm going to contact these people right away and ask what the hell is going on......"
"It's just that these five thousand old Maozi have already attacked Hutou Town...... There is only one battalion in Hutou Town, and what to do next is the ...... we urgently need to solve."
"Immediately reinforce Hutou Town and block Lao Maozi's attack......" Yang Xingguo replied without thinking about it.
Subsequently, he continued: "We have just opened up the situation in Liaozhong, and the people's hearts have just been annexed...... Once these old Maozi enter Liaozhong, then our hard work in Liaozhong will be completely turned into ashes......"
Zhou Zhongju hurriedly replied: "Yes, Commander...... I will immediately send people to contact the 2343rd Battalion, and ask them to immediately bring people to reinforce Hutou Town......"
At this moment, Yang Xingguo, whose face was solemn and his brows had been frowning, suddenly spoke: "Wait a minute...... Problematic ......"
"You just said that five thousand old Maozi are coming to Hutou Town without knowing it, there must be some conspiracy in this...... And Lao Maozi should also know that we have just eaten their four thousand elites, and with our current strength, we will definitely be able to block them, and even inflict another heavy blow on them......
"Lao Maozi is not a fool, do you think they will take the initiative to stick out their heads and let us cut them......
"Commander...... What do you mean? ”
"Conspiracy...... There must be some conspiracy in this that we don't know about......" Yang Xingguo said affirmatively without thinking about it.
At this time, Zhou Zhongju's already frowning brows were even deeper at this moment.
He asked Yang Xingguo, "Commander, what should we do?" ”
After a short hesitation, Yang Xingguo said very decisively: "There is only one battalion of Zhou Qiangsheng in Hutou Town, and reinforcements must be carried out...... And Lao Maozi may have a conspiracy against us, and we can't help but guard against ......"
"The order was given to each of the three battalions to transfer a company to quickly reinforce Hutou Town...... Other troops, defend in place ......"
"The reconnaissance company, the cavalry battalion recruit baggage battalion one, two or two companies, commanded by me personally, reinforce Hutou Town!"
"Second uncle, I'll leave Liaozhong Town to you...... I have a hunch that Lao Maozi's conspiracy this time is definitely not as simple as we imagined...... There is also a possibility of dangerous ...... in Liaoning"
In order to make Yang Xingguo feel relieved, Zhou Zhongju hurriedly opened his mouth and comforted: "Commander, don't worry, there are so many troops around Liaozhong, Lao Maozi can't fly even if he puts on his wings...... Even if it really comes, there is also a reinforced guard company in Liaozhong, and there is no problem......"
When he beat Lao Maozi in the past, no matter how many people Lao Maozi came, Yang Xingguo was not afraid.
Because, Lao Maozi's every move is carried out under his own gaze.
On the battlefield, you only need to make moves according to Lao Maozi's actions, and even take the initiative to grasp the initiative on the battlefield, and everything on the battlefield will be under your control.
But now it's very different.
The battle has already started, but he hasn't even figured out the specific situation of Lao Maozi.
As soon as this is opened, he can only be beaten passively and cannot control the initiative on the battlefield.
Therefore, in the face of Zhou Zhongju's comfort, the expression on Yang Xingguo's face did not change in the slightest.
In the middle of the week, he raised his eyes and left the headquarters in a hurry with a solemn and worried face