Since the first team broke out of the village, the squadron leader's eyes never left them.

The squadron leader was very glad that the National Savior Army that had attacked him did not disperse in a flash, so that the first team did not have to leave the base too far and remained in their sight. In case of an accident in their operation, the main force could kill him in just a few minutes.

Gunshots kept ringing around the first team, and bullets from both sides came and went, fighting very lively.

Although the fire exchange point is less than a kilometer away from the village, under the night, the squadron leader could not see anything and could only wait at the entrance of the village.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the first team had been attacking for more than an hour, and the gunfire surrounding them had not stopped at all.

The third company, which had been rushing for five or six hours, also reached the battlefield at this time.

In the eyes of company commander Chen Hao, the Japanese devils, who had been killed by the militia, were completely gifts given to the Third Company by God. It would be too embarrassing to let them slip away from their mouths.

He gave up his rest decisively and arranged a pocket array in front of the first team, waiting for them to fall into the trap.

At the same time, the squadron leader guarding the entrance of the village also received an order from the brigade command center: "Sir, superiors asked us to finish the operation immediately, march quickly and withdraw from the national rescue military defense zone, and return to the county town!"

"In order to prevent the troops from being ambushed by the National Rescue Army on the retreat route, our superiors also asked us to choose the retreat route on our own, and it is best not to return to the county town as the same route."

Although the squadron leader rarely comes into contact with brigade-level officers and does not know if there are other operations above, he still knows some of the most basic military common sense. He frowned after hearing the order: "It must be something happened, otherwise the brigade command will definitely give us orders through the brigade command, rather than directly giving us orders over the level!"

The deputy captain next to him nodded: "Then what should we do next!"

"Strictly implement the orders of the Brigade Command!" The squadron leader replied without hesitation.

"The brigade commander sent us a telegram to retreat, which means that the situation they encountered was very nervous, and the longer we were delayed here, the more dangerous it was."

"The troops in the village gather immediately and are ready to retreat at any time."

"Send a signal to the first team outside the village to withdraw from the village immediately and let us evacuate the National Rescue Army Defense Zone together."

"Dadada..."

The sudden and dense gunfire outside the village interrupted the order that the squadron leader had not finished yet.

The squadron leader suddenly became nervous and quickly raised his telescope to look in the direction where the gunshots came.

The night can block the figure of the troops, and cannot block the flames spurted out from the muzzle of the machine gun.

A total of seven machine guns lined up and fired bullets in one direction at the same time. The long tongue of flame means that several light machine guns are firing bullets at the target with their fastest rate of fire...

The first team that attacked was only equipped with three light machine guns, so the seven machine guns that were shooting were definitely not theirs.

"Sir, the first team is in danger..." The deputy captain also became nervous.

Seeing the squadron leader clenching his fists, his eyes were on fire, and he was red and gritting his teeth, but he just didn't say anything, the deputy captain was anxious and quickly suggested: "The first team only has three light machine guns, and the gun has not sounded until now. He is definitely not an enemy. If he doesn't send troops to reinforce them, they will be finished!"

"Or I'll take the second team to kill and pick them up and withdraw them back to the village!"

The anger on the squadron leader's face gradually turned into heartache, and he refused decisively!

"You can't go. The enemy has equipped seven machine guns, and the first team has only three. When the reinforcements are killed, the first team will definitely be completely wiped out. In the end, not only will they not be able to save them, but they will also trap the reinforcements."

"The troops in the village continue to assemble, and we retreat in ten minutes."

"Send a retreat signal to the first team directly to break through the siege by themselves, and how many people can rush out are!"

A main force is facing less than forty Japanese devils in a company. If there are still fish that escapes the net, Chen Hao, the company commander, will be in vain.

The Japanese squadron leader judged the result, but he didn't expect the first team to lose so quickly.

The seven machine guns stopped in less than two minutes, leaving only a few sporadic rifle shooting sounds.

Another minute later, the sound of rifle shooting stopped.

The squadron leader waited until the troops were assembled but did not see a single subordinate breaking out of the battlefield...

My heart hurts even more than just now, and I regret it very much.

If they persisted for a little more than an hour ago and did not send the first team out, they would follow them to withdraw back to the county town...

But there is no regret medicine in the world. It happens when it happens. He clenched his fist and smashed it hard on the earth wall in front of him, and ordered with an indignant look: "Retreat, I will always remember the account today. I will kill you one day and fight for tooth!"

When the ambushed the battlefield, Chen Hao was very disappointed when he saw a group of Japanese soldiers rushing out at the entrance of the village. He could only order the troops to clean up the battlefield temporarily and wait until he found an opportunity in the future before cleaning up the remaining Japanese troops.

A figure suddenly rushed towards him, with a fast speed. Before he could stand firm, he gasped and reported: "Report to Company Commander Chen, I am a militia in the village, monitoring the Japanese in the west. They had just left the village with weapons and ammunition, and marched quickly to the southwest!"

Chen Hao didn't understand the current behavior of the Japanese army, frowned and asked, "We just killed them, one of the infantry teams, is about to run away. When did the Japanese become so indifferent?"

The deputy company commander of the Third Company shook his head: "I don't understand which drama the Japanese army is singing!"

"But we certainly can't let the Japanese slip away from their eyes. No matter what conspiracy they have, we have to chase after them. If we can kill one more, we will kill one."

"This is our defense zone. There are militias staring around the Japanese. It is difficult to have the opportunity to ambush us. I think we can catch up with you with confidence."

Chen Hao agreed with his partner's analysis and immediately ordered: "The battlefield is left for the militia to clean up. The third company will gather immediately. All the troops that can still move will follow me to chase and kill the Japanese!"

"The guard squad and the first row follow me first, and the second and third rows and the grenade squad will catch up and chase us after the assembly!"

At the command of the Yangquan Japanese Army Corps, dozens of officers, including the commander of the brigade, Major General Honda, all did not sleep all night.

By nine o'clock in the morning, everyone was wearing dark circles and was particularly tired.

Major General Honda stood in front of the sand table, then returned to his desk, tossed and turned to check the battle reports that the combat staff had already summarized, and reflected on the various mistakes he made when fighting with the National Savior Army.

"General, there is news about the three strengthening squadrons in the defense zone of the National Rescue Military!" The communications officer suddenly walked up to him with a very heavy expression.

Major General Honda knew when he saw his face that the telecommunications room was not good news. He said bluntly, "Is their losses a lot?"

The communications staff member was silent for a moment and replied: "A reinforcement squadron was destroyed. They were besieged by two infantry companies and one cavalry company of the National Salvation Army. They had no power to fight back. They were completely wiped out yesterday afternoon!"

"The other two strengthening squadrons suffered more than half of their casualties, and they were both besieged by a company of the National Salvation Army and a large number of local troops."

"Fortunately, we issued a retreat order in time last night. If we dragged until this morning, these two strengthening squadrons would also encounter unexpected problems!"

Major General Honda was helpless. His reaction speed was already fast enough. Unexpectedly, he gave the National Savior Army an opportunity to take advantage of it and waved his hand to order: "I understand, you go down first!"

After saying that, he stood up from the chair and walked to the sand table with a gloomy face.

Since I took office as the commander of the brigade, I have never won, whether I was fighting against the Eighth Route Army or the National Salvation Army. This was simply unimaginable before.

Looking at the snobbish distribution map of enemy-to-me on the sand table, Major General Honda's fear of the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army has reached an unprecedented level.

The repeated defeats told myself that I could no longer be as impulsive as before when dealing with the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army.

If you want to fight, gather all your strength to attack them, and don’t give them any chance to resist, and knock them down at once, so as not to rekindle them again.

Major General Honda decided to continue to adjust his tactics and tactics: "Order, all the main forces, garrisons, and Imperial Army in the occupied area... from now on, there is no order that they will not actively attack the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army, and provoke war without authorization."

"From today on, we will work with the National Salvation Army, the Eighth Route Army, and the well water will not violate the rivers, and we will rest assured to restore our strength in the occupied areas. After the troops form combat power, we will fight with them and defeat them in one battle."

The deputy chief of staff felt that Major General Honda was too ideal. If this order was really passed on, it would not only be thrown into the face of the Imperial Army, but also the occupied areas would be in chaos.

Immediately reminded: "General think twice, if the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army send troops into our occupied areas, can the garrisons and main forces operating in various places not attack?"

"If this is the case, our occupied area will become a defense zone for the National Salvation Army and the Eighth Route Army base in less than two months."

"I think we should give the following autonomy and order not to be too dysfunctional, so that everyone can act cheaply without taking the initiative to provoke war!"

Major General Honda shook his head: "Just as I said just now!"

"I know very well that the captains below are all restless people. Once they are given the right to act cheaply, they will try every means to provoke the war. Our opponents are too cunning. As long as the troops reveal their flaws, they will stare at the flaws and attack fiercely, and then retreat whenever they take advantage of them, without giving us a chance to fight back."

"We have suffered enough such losses during this period. We must not make up for the same thing."

"As for the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army to attack our defense zone, I don't think they will."

"We paid a huge price in this battle that just ended. Although the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army are very powerful, the Imperial Army is not a vegetarian. I believe their losses will not be smaller than ours."

"We need time to rest our troops and restore combat effectiveness, and they also need it."

"So I'm sure they won't take the initiative to provoke the war at this time. For a long time in the future, all three of us will not break through the river and accumulate strength for the next decisive battle."
Chapter completed!