The casualties caused by landmines are not hit, but they have a great impact on morale.

Because, as long as it is blown up by a mine, it will either be killed on the spot or will be blown up without arms and legs, of which the latter also accounts for the majority.

Carrying these bloody wounded on the march together, and listening to their constant screams, no matter how good the morale is, will suffer.

Just when the forward troops continued to pursue the Eighth Route Army with scruples, Zeng Quan commanded more than a dozen machine gunners to attack Qiushui Shaozuo again, killing and wounding more than 30 people.

"You can't chase anymore, unless there are enough mortars, and as soon as they are attacked, they will be covered with artillery fire and killed them!" Qiushui exclaimed with a pained face.

Then he ordered the telegraph man who followed him: "Send a telegram to the brigade commander immediately, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and the troops will not lose more than they lose if they continue to pursue." I propose to stop the pursuit, end the battle and avoid unnecessary casualties! ”

Ono was very unwilling, but finally agreed to Akisui Shaoza's request.

But just let him swallow this bad breath, obviously impossible.

As soon as the brigade was formed, the unit was attacked by the Eighth Route Army many times and suffered heavy losses. If you don't have any of the exploits to give an explanation to your superiors. Even if this responsibility does not allow him to lose the position of commander of the brigade of major generals, he will leave a very bad impression on the commander of the military headquarters.

The chief of staff, who didn't know what Ono was thinking, came over and comforted: "General, you haven't had a break since it got dark!" Now that it's almost dawn, I would like you to go and rest now. As for tonight's defeat, I believe that sooner or later we will all take revenge from the Eighth Route Army. ”

Ono, who was frowning, suddenly asked, "Chief of Staff, you just said that it was almost dawn!" ”

"Hey! You haven't had a night of rest, it's almost dawn, you should take the time to rest! The chief of staff affirmed, wondering why Ono suddenly became excited.

Ono didn't explain and kept his eyes on the map again!

"The Eighth Route Army attacking the west of the city retreated for less than two hours, plus they fought all night without rest, and they carried a large number of baggage vehicles, even if they were in a hurry, they would not be able to retreat to the mountains until noon!"

"I plan to use the morning of the day to beat them on the road where the Eighth Route Army must retreat, and strive to inflict heavy losses on them, and at least destroy the materials and equipment that the Eighth Route Army has snatched from us!"

"With so many weapons and ammunition, if they are used by the Eighth Route Army, the strength of the Eighth Route Army in Laiyuan will definitely be greatly improved, and I will never allow this kind of thing to happen!"

The chief of staff frowned and directly said a very cruel truth!

"But, General, we don't have troops on the path that the Eighth Route Army must pass. Even if we send troops now, it's too late. ”

"And the strength of this Eighth Route Army is far beyond our imagination, and it is also equipped with a lot of heavy weapons. Even if we can send troops to attack in front of them, then our own losses will definitely be very large, and it will still be a bit more than worth the loss! ”

Ono shook his head and sneered without everyone understanding: "Tonight's battle has proven to us that the recruits who have been replenished by the military department must not go to the battlefield until they have completed their training. Otherwise, it's to let them die. So, I'm sure I'm not going to send them into battle again until I'm done training! ”

"If you don't send infantry, what is it, isn't it right to send artillery!" The chief of staff said to himself with a frown.

In less than five seconds, the frowning brow on the chief of staff's face relaxed, and a look of surprise appeared.

"Air Force, I understand, Your Excellency General, you mean to request aircraft support from the military headquarters to bomb the retreating troops of the Eighth Route Army."

"Not bad! Well-equipped separate regiments can defeat our infantry, which has not yet completed its training. However, there is no way to deal with the planes in the sky, so they can only be beaten passively, and bombing them with planes will definitely damage them and destroy the materials and equipment they have just captured from the county seat. ”

The excited chief of staff immediately said: "General, I will immediately send a telegram to the military department, requesting aircraft support to bomb the independent regiment!" ”

"One more thing! In a decisive battle with the main force of the Eighth Route Army, now is not the time. However, the reconnaissance units in our hands are all veterans and well-trained. Therefore, all the reconnaissance units were immediately sent out to determine the specific location of the independent regiment. As soon as our planes arrive, we can stare at them and bomb! ”

"Hey! Humble duty immediately go and arrange it! The chief of staff replied in a loud voice.

On the highway nearly 15 kilometers away from Laiyuan City, a convoy of more than 80 large vehicles rushed to the station under the protection of the Eighth Route Army on both sides of the convoy.

At this time, the sky was already bright, but after a night of fighting, everyone, including the regiment commander Wang Ping, had a tired expression on their faces.

But there is one exception, and that is political commissar Cheng Xiao.

Follow the convoy and look through the results of each unit as you go.

"Regiment commander, this time we really got rich, in terms of heavy weapons, we captured two mountain guns, three mortars, and two heavy machine guns from the Imperial Army, and then captured three mortars and three heavy machine guns in the devil's material warehouse. These cannons alone will be enough for us to form an artillery company and a heavy machine gun company! ”

Speaking of the harvest, the tiredness on Wang Ping's face instantly decreased a lot.

"The harvest is really good, with these cannons, Zhang Bing's artillery company is worthy of its name! However, it is not too early to rejoice. There are still nearly four hours to go from here to the station, and no one dares to guarantee that the devil will jump off the wall in a hurry! ”

"Smack!" As soon as he finished speaking, two gunshots rang out at the back of the line.

The soldiers of the Independent Regiment on the march suddenly recovered from their exhaustion, and then they took the rifles on their backs in their hands, loaded their bullets, and pointed them at both sides of the road.

Political Commissar Cheng Xiao immediately said: "Regiment Leader, shouldn't your words come true!" ”

"It shouldn't be, I've arranged an advance guard unit around it, if it's a big army of devils, it can't be just two gunshots!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied!

At this moment, Chen Hu, the commander of the reconnaissance platoon, rushed over from behind, and as soon as he saw Wang Ping, he was out of breath and reported.

"Commander, it's a devil scout, who suddenly broke into our sight, and then was killed by us!"

When Cheng Xiaochang breathed a sigh of relief, Wang Ping's brows furrowed.

Staring at Chen Hu, he asked rhetorically, "Are there any other devil scouts around us!" ”

"Yes, there are quite a few of them. It's just that they don't come near us, and we can't do anything about them! After all, there are too few people in the reconnaissance platoon, and there are so many places to take care of! ”

"There's a problem, commissar, there's definitely a problem here!" Wang Ping judged with great certainty.