The little devil's arsenal finally exploded, and the mission was finally completed, but no one was happy for either side of the enemy.

For the little devils, the destruction of the arsenal by the enemy has a fatal effect and impact on the current battle.

The same is true for those on this side of the assault company. And the reason why they don't have that excitement is that the comrades-in-arms who were still bragging together yesterday have lost too much at once, so much that it makes everyone's heart ache and makes everyone cry......

This is war!

To be precise, at the beginning, everyone was still very excited, and the scenes of jubilation could be seen everywhere, as if everyone had moved away from the battlefield and was celebrating the victory behind enemy lines.

And Zhao Shanhe's face was also full of excitement, but as Zhao Shanhe walked in front of the group of soldiers, the smile disappeared quickly, and he glanced at it roughly, and his brows began to wrinkle.

When he asked clearly, a squad of twelve soldiers, together with a platoon commander, went down a total of thirteen people, and four people came back - originally six people came back, but when they retreated, the little devil chased after them urgently, and the situation was very dangerous.

This made Zhao Shanhe's good mood that had just risen suddenly painful: the soldiers of the assault company were all good at one in a hundred, and almost every soldier was selected by him personally from various companies, militia, and even rivers and lakes. It can be said that every warrior is his disciple, his relatives, and his brother, and even if he loses one, he will feel distressed. What's more, he lost nine of them at once, and there were now four of the twelve fighters left in a squad, and all of them were wounded, two of them were seriously injured, how could he still be in a good mood.

Not to mention, there is also the sacrifice of a platoon leader. You must know that the platoon commander came out of the same squad with himself, and he has experienced many life and death together, so that Zhao Shanhe is thinking in his heart that after this battle is over, he will promote the platoon commander to the deputy company commander, and after he leaves the assault company, he will suggest to his superiors that the platoon commander take over him. But he never expected that the platoon leader would be gone here, which made Zhao Shanhe's heart ache even more.

To tell the truth, everyone understands that there is no such thing as a war that does not kill people, but when you really face death, especially when you see your comrades sacrificed in front of your eyes, this truth is immediately ignored, and the rest is the hatred of the enemy and the desire to avenge your comrades. Therefore, even if Zhao Shanhe, who has rich command experience, even if he was prepared in his heart at the beginning, there would be casualties in the assault company, and even, when he bought time for the first class, even if he saw his comrades sacrificed in front of his eyes, he could restrain it, because he understood that if he wanted to buy time for the first group of soldiers and complete the task, sacrifice was inevitable. But now, the task was completed, but he suddenly heard the bad news of a platoon leader, which made Zhao Shanhe feel extremely sad, and he hated to die instead of his comrades.

However, he understands more clearly what the most important thing for him is now: to lead the remaining living comrades-in-arms home safely.

So, although he clenched his fists in grief, his eyes were red, and his teeth were gritting loudly, he still tried his best to restrain the idea of taking everyone back.

After enduring it for a while, he could barely suppress the grief and indignation in his heart with reason, and after a few words of reassurance to the soldiers, he shouted loudly to the comrades who were still celebrating around him: "Assemble! Retreat as planned...... Lao Peng, you come and take care of me, I'll go over there for something. ”

Then, without looking back, he stepped aside and hid behind a broken wall...... Although everyone doesn't know how Zhao Shanhe walked behind the wall at this time, everyone can see it very clearly, when Zhao Shanhe walked over, his shoulders shrugged, and when he was under the corner of the aisle, his right hand seemed to wipe his eyes - Zhao Shanhe is also a flesh-and-blood man, and he also has his own feelings, he needs to vent and cry, but as a company commander, he can't do it in front of everyone, because it will have an impact on morale, so he can only find a place where no one is there to vent his emotions alone.

When the soldiers were assembled again, Zhao Shanhe also walked out from behind the wall.

Anyone could see his eyes turn red, and there were even tears in the corners of his eyes, but Zhao Shanhe still held his head high. Seeing that everyone looked at him suspiciously, he still shouted as before: "What are you looking at? Gather for Lao Tzu, and next, let's go home." ”

The bombing of the ammunition depot is like a watershed, affecting both the enemy and us, and the most direct manifestation is the morale on the battlefield in Baoyuan County.

At the beginning, both the enemy and the enemy, whether attacking and defending, fought extremely fiercely, because both sides held their breath and thought that they could defeat their opponents.

However, when the huge explosion spread throughout the county and its surrounding areas, the whole county remembered the cheers as the cheers from the assault company spread. And such cheers, for the assault company, the third battalion, and the main regiment, they were naturally cheering and greatly boosting their morale.

However, on the other hand, for the little devil's side, it must have been a huge mental blow: after all, the ammunition depot was still blown up by the enemy in a desperate battle, so what else could it be said? Under this kind of thinking, low morale was inevitable.

Generally speaking, when a strength, even if it is a partial strength, is almost the same, once the two sides fall into a stalemate war, it basically has little to do with weapons, numbers, etc., and what really determines the outcome can only be the fighting willpower of both sides.

And now, the morale of one side has risen sharply, and the morale of one side has plummeted, and there is hardly any need to think about victory or defeat.

As far as the current situation is concerned, when the morale of the little devil falls, the fighting willpower begins to weaken sharply, and there is no fighting spirit anymore. Of course, there is also a situation where after receiving a huge blow, a unit will become a mourning soldier, so that it will burst into extremely terrifying combat effectiveness.

However, if you want to become a mourner, you must have a premise: you have been forced into a corner.

And now, although the ammunition depot of the little devils has been blown up, the spiritual pillar of the little devils is still there, because they still have a responsibility: to guard the county seat and the military camp.

In other words, unless the third battalion commander Qi Zixuan wants to take the opportunity to take the entire county seat, it will once again arouse the desperate heart of the little devil, otherwise, as long as the third battalion commander retreats, the little devil may not even have the mind to pursue.

In fact, on this issue, the third battalion commander really hesitated, after all, on the premise of having completed the task, it is the truest desire in everyone's heart to obtain greater combat achievements and fight the little devils more.

Moreover, in the eyes of many people, the little devil is now demoralized, and the morale on his side is high, it can be said that it is the best time to take the entire county, and the absolute opportunity must not be lost again.

However, Luo Yingjie strongly objected to this, on the grounds that since the task has been completed, then don't make any more extraneous branches. Moreover, the arsenal of the little devils was blown up, but the main force of the little devils did not suffer big losses because of this, and the combat effectiveness is still very strong, especially if the little devils are forced into a corner, and the little devils jump over the wall in a hurry, with our people, not to mention whether we can attack the county or not, even if we capture it, can we really hold it? Even if we can hold it now, when the little devils in front come back, at that time, can we still hold it?

There is another point, the regiment is fighting to the death with the little devils in the county seat of Sanqiao County, and the casualties must be huge, so let's rush over to help as soon as possible. And once we are dragged here, the county seat of Sanqiao County needs our reinforcements, and when the time comes, it will really be unflattering to both ends, and neither end will be able to get it.

Rather than this, it is better to stop here and urgently reinforce the county seat of Sanqiao County...... In fact, the victory here was immediately reported to the regimental headquarters, and the regimental headquarters replied directly, the county seat of Sanqiao County has been broken by little devils, and street battles are being conducted. The regiment headquarters actually said such things to the battalion headquarters below, so you can think about how difficult and tragic the assault regiment fought in the county seat of Sanqiao County.

To tell the truth, this is Luo Yingjie's calm move, it can be seen that he has been fighting guerrilla warfare with Lao Jiang in Sanqiao County and its surroundings for so many years, and the more he fights, the stronger he becomes, his own leadership skills are still very good, at least, not greedy for merit, which is difficult for many people to do.

I don't know which one moved Qi Zixuan, and in the end, Qi Zixuan reluctantly gave up the idea of taking the opportunity to take all the county seats in Baoyuan.

Qi Zixuan has a huge advantage: since he has made up his mind, he will definitely implement it seriously and strictly.

No, as soon as he gave up his desire to take the county seat, he immediately began to deploy, so that everyone hurriedly followed the prior plan, covered each other, and retreated alternately. In particular, we would like to remind everyone that the wounded are given priority! We must try our best to check on the battlefield and never miss the wounded.

Sure enough, as everyone expected, under such a huge mental blow, the little devils temporarily lost the previous crazy energy, and even, when the last soldier left the city, the little devils had no intention of pursuing out of the city at all, but only fired a few shots at the men and horses of the assault group that had disappeared into the night at the break of the city wall, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a gift to leave the country.

This made Qi Zixuan's original plan to wait for the little devil to chase him out of the city, and his plan to ambush the little devil halfway also failed.

But this is okay, everyone can rest assured: although the battle just now, although it lasted less than an hour and a half, the tension and intensity in it were absolutely thrilling. For the men and horses of the assault group, the slightest carelessness is very likely to lead to the danger of total annihilation. Fortunately, the result was very good, and they completed the task victoriously.

Worthy of the heavy responsibilities in the regiment, worthy of the sacrificed comrades-in-arms, worthy of the support of the villagers, and worthy of their own military uniforms, they have a satisfactory explanation to everyone, and they do not disgrace the mission and the Chinese soldiers!

When all the surviving soldiers successfully retreated from the city and came to a small hillside five or six miles outside the city, Qi Zixuan asked everyone to stop, turned around on the spot, and saluted - to pay tribute to the comrades who died bravely in this battle!

Immediately, everyone made a detour to meet with the main group, and after a little celebration, they hurriedly marched towards the county seat of Sanqiao County overnight.

Compared with the three battalions and the assault company, which was only less than an hour and a half, on the county seat of Sanqiao County, Zhang Qingshan and the little devils fought street battles for several days and nights, and the intensity was definitely not comparable here......