The rain stopped again, but the sky still did not clear up, and the moon was still hiding in the clouds, reluctant to give out any light. The autumn wind rustled across the hills, blowing away the smoke but bringing bursts of blood.
After Gao Bo, the commander of the third battalion, spit out a mouthful of bloody sand from his mouth, he looked at his watch and said to himself, "There are still ten minutes left, I have to hurry up!"
After saying that, he jumped into the trench and began to inspect the fortifications.
After saying that, he picked up his gun and began to inspect the fortifications.
The Third Battalion repelled two waves of Japanese attacks in succession, with nearly a hundred casualties, almost reaching 20%. This seemingly large number was nothing to the Eighth Route Army. If they really wanted to defend the high ground, he would Even if the battalion of about 500 people is defeated, they will never retreat!
Although he could do this, his third battalion would have to abandon this high ground during the next wave of Japanese attacks.
At this moment, many places in the trench were reinforced with wooden planks. Gao Bo walked to a wooden plank and turned on his flashlight to shine it, then raised his foot and kicked over it.
"Crack!"
The board broke, and then a soldier emerged from the cat-ear hole behind the broken board. When he saw it was the battalion commander, he immediately saluted, "Hello, battalion commander!"
"What a fart!" Gao Bo cursed, then reached out to pick up the broken board, "The gap in the middle of the board is so big, I can see you hiding behind it with a flashlight! Are you stupid or blind as a Japanese?" Can you see such a big flaw? Go and replace it with a bigger one quickly, don’t leave such a big gap!"
"Yes!" The soldier didn't say much and immediately ran out to look for materials.
"Huh~" Gao Bo exhaled and continued to patrol. He wanted to make sure nothing went wrong.
According to Ding Wei's plan, he needs the Japs to retreat when they attack next time. Not only must he retreat, but he must also hide fifty or sixty soldiers in this position as coverts, waiting for the opportunity to annihilate the Japs occupying this highland.
From a tactical point of view, it is similar to what Shi Zhijian used on the duck dock last time. They are both return rifles and can catch the Japanese off guard. However, there are big differences in details. Last time, Shi Zhijian left a few weapons on the battlefield. A time bomb and a poison gas bomb, but this time the high wave left behind people. Compared to the duck dock, leaving people behind in this rainy night is obviously a more suitable choice.
When Gao Bo was inspecting the position, the 2nd Company of the 3rd Battalion had already begun to quickly evacuate the high ground. With two machine guns and a large number of grenades, they marched towards the predetermined location. After arriving at the location, they skillfully spread out their formation. A pocket is formed, waiting for the enemy who is about to enter the urn.
After a round of inspections, Gao Bo raised his hand and looked at the time again, and then told the orderer beside him, "Go and inform each squad to retreat immediately after hearing the order to retreat. You are not allowed to fight, and you must Evacuate according to the predetermined route, no running around!"
"yes!"
"Also, don't shoot in the back when retreating to avoid accidental injuries!"
"yes!"
Seeing the messenger go down to convey the order, Gao Bo spoke to the guard next to him again, "Inform the guard squad to assemble!"
Not long after, the nine soldiers from the security squad gathered together.
Gao Bo glanced at the soldiers in the guard squad and found that two people were missing. He knew that these two soldiers had been sacrificed. In order not to affect the mood of the guard squad, he kept silent and said, "When the enemy attacks again later, we will proceed. Tactical retreat!"
After finishing speaking, Gao Bo looked at the nine young warriors in front of him and found that there was no change in their immature faces before he said, "Not only do we have to retreat, but we also have to retreat as the last batch, and we also have to act as bait! The enemy introduced the encirclement we set up in advance."
This time the words finally changed the faces of several soldiers, so the squad leader of the guard squad said, "Batalion Commander, I'm not afraid of death, I think it's not too risky for you to be the bait yourself? What if you have to have one?" If the official comes to serve as bait, I will just change into your clothes."
Gao Bo smiled, stretched out his hand and squeezed the squad leader's arm, "Your little arms and legs are fake at first glance. Besides, do you know the retreat route? Also, do you know when to make a comeback? Can you do this? Can you do it?”
The squad leader lowered his head and said nothing. Although he knew almost all the details of this strategy, he thought he would not be able to do it well if he was asked to do it.
"Okay! Come with me! Although our retreat this time is an act, the act must be staged, otherwise the Japanese will not be fooled!" As he spoke, Gao Bo led the soldiers from the guard squad towards the left wing of the position.
On the way, the squad leader asked again, "Battalion Commander, how many Japs can we attract with our bait this time?"
Gao Bo paused for a moment, "I'm not sure about this. If I act like it, I guess I can attract a team of sixty or seventy people? And I'm just a small battalion commander, so I can't attract many!"
Squad leader: "Battalion Commander, how can we act like you and attract more enemies?"
Gao Bo scratched his head, "I don't know about this. I guess I have to let the little devil know that I am a battalion commander." After saying that, he frowned and said with an uncertain tone, "How about you guys? When we retreat, shout loudly, Battalion Commander, run quickly, can I cover you?"
A little more time passed, and Gao Bo also walked to the edge of the left wing of the position. He looked at the halo on the edge of the clouds in the sky and thought, who are the comrades who are cooperating with us? I heard from the team battle that it was a puppet army. How can I tell the difference? What if I accidentally hurt him? Damn it, the leader didn’t make it clear either.
The Japanese's third attack began. Compared with the previous two attacks, the Japanese invested more troops in this attack.
One company was withdrawn and two machine guns were taken away. The firepower of the third battalion was also weakened a lot. Compared with more enemies, in the face of this attack, the third battalion could clearly see that it lacked firepower this time. However, the third battalion is still persisting!
The soldiers fell one by one, and the Japs' front line moved closer and closer. Finally, a green signal bomb slowly rose into the sky from the Japs' position.
Xu San looked at the signal flare in the air, raised the machine gun next to him, took a step forward, stepped on a large bluestone, and shouted loudly, "Brother, the time has come to make a contribution! Let's go for a sneak attack. The Eighth Route Army will beat them hard in a while, but if you can catch them alive, let me catch them alive. If you catch a regiment commander, you will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan! If you catch a battalion commander, you will be rewarded with 1,000 yuan. If you catch a company commander, you will be rewarded with 100 yuan. .”
As Xu San's words fell, a group of puppet soldiers shouted, "Catch the Eighth Route Army! Receive the reward! Capture the Eighth Route Army! Receive the reward!" (End of Chapter)
