Chapter 193: Delaying time, I'm waiting for the cannon, what are you waiting for? "Colonel, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is too strong. We are no match for them!" As the deputy captain of the special forces team, Hayamura Tengshan hid behind the mound, listening to the continuous gunfire from the cliff behind him and the sound of bullets constantly hitting the mound behind him, and whispered to Yamamoto Ikki beside him. "Colonel, please lead the first team to retreat first!" Feeling the dense firepower and constant explosions behind him, Hayamura Tengshan knew without turning around that the wounded soldiers who were responsible for covering their retreat must have been completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. As Yamamoto Ikki's adjutant and deputy captain of the special forces, Hayamura Tengshan understood what Yamamoto Ikki wanted to do next after Yamamoto Ikki gave the order to let the wounded soldiers carry out the rearguard mission. Let the wounded soldiers be responsible for covering the retreat, use them to hold back the Eighth Route Army on the cliff, and then use the time bought by the wounded soldiers to quickly withdraw the special forces team from the Baihuling area. Then they would attack other places of the Eighth Route Army to support the Fourth Brigade's battle. But now the wounded soldiers did not delay time at all, and the Eighth Route Army did not come down from the cliff directly to attack them. They just set up machine guns on the cliff to suppress them and prevent them from leaving the area. Now that they have been discovered by the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army will definitely mobilize troops to besiege them.
At that time, let alone continuing to attack the Eighth Route Army's supply lines or other regimental-level troop headquarters. It would be considered lucky for them to be able to leave here alive and return to the 4th Brigade. Moreover, they had an agreement with the 4th Brigade at the beginning that once they successfully eliminated the headquarters of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, the troops of the 4th Brigade would immediately attack in the direction of Baihuling and then support them. Now that the mission has failed, it is naturally impossible for the 4th Brigade to continue to come to support them. After all, the 4th Brigade also has to prepare to deal with the attack of the Eighth Route Army. What's more, the firepower strength of the Eighth Route Army was not at all as lacking in weapons and equipment as described in the intelligence. On the contrary, the firepower was extremely fierce. According to Hayamura Tengshan's understanding of the Eighth Route Army's weapons and equipment configuration, generally speaking, the fewer combat opportunities a unit has, the worse its equipment will be, which is almost the opposite of the army in the mountain city. And now, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army serving as the guard force of the 386th Brigade at Baihuling is so ferocious, so even if the firepower of the troops carrying out combat missions on the front line is not much higher than that of the guard force, it is at least on the same level as the guard force. With such powerful firepower and so much equipment, it is no worse than the firepower and equipment of the army of the Empire of Japan. So Hayamura Tengshan thought clearly that instead of everyone being trapped here and waiting to die, it would be better for him to stay with a pair of soldiers to cover Yamamoto Ikki. Let Yamamoto Ikki lead the most elite soldiers of the first combat group of the special forces team to withdraw. Hayamura Tengshan believes in Yamamoto Ikki. After this lesson, Yamamoto Ikki will definitely be able to train a more powerful special forces team! "Hayamura-kun, what did you say?!" When Yamamoto Ikki heard his most trusted adjutant telling him to retreat, he looked at him in disbelief. Hayamura Tengshan looked at Yamamoto Ikki with a very sincere gaze, and spoke to him calmly and confidently. "Your Excellency, our decapitation operation against the Eighth Route Army's 386th Brigade Headquarters has failed. It is now obvious that the Eighth Route Army intends to trap us in this place and annihilate us all after their large forces arrive. Colonel, please lead the first group to retreat. I am willing to lead the remaining warriors to cover your retreat. Colonel, I have always believed in you. Your special operations must be a great and epoch-making combat method.
The failure of this mission is not because there is something wrong with your combat method, nor is it because the warriors you trained are not strong enough. It was all because of our bad luck, lack of knowledge of the Eighth Route Army's intelligence, and being too anxious. I believe that as long as you can lead the first combat team of the special forces to withdraw, you will be able to learn the lessons from this time and train a more powerful special forces team! And as long as you retreat back to the 4th Brigade, then with so many troops in the 4th Brigade and the remaining special forces warriors, I believe there will be other opportunities! As long as the 4th Brigade can cooperate with the other two brigades to capture Linyuan County and Shiquan County, we can still take back the Shangdang area. At that time, Commander Yoshio Shinozuka will not step down, and Commander Yoshio Shinozuka will still support you. Colonel, please retreat with the First Combat Team! please! " At the end of his speech, Hayamura Tengshan excitedly knelt on the ground and bowed to Yamamoto Ikki. Yamamoto Ikki listened to what Hayamura Tengshan said, and his lips moved a few times, as if he had thousands of words in his heart that he wanted to say to Hayamura Tengshan. If Hayamura Tengshan could figure it out, why couldn't Yamamoto Ikki figure it out? But Yamamoto Ikki was really unwilling to accept this. Now that the wounded soldiers who were left behind have been killed, if they want to continue retreating, they must allocate at least half of the special forces soldiers to cover their retreat. Otherwise, there would be no way to evacuate the Baihuling area. But after separating half of the soldiers, Yamamoto Ikki's plan to raid the Eighth Route Army's supply lines and regimental headquarters would not be completed with the remaining forces. After all, there are only a dozen people left, or even less. If the raid plan is carried out, the success rate will be greatly reduced. At that time, all the remaining manpower will be involved. Therefore, once we choose to retreat, we can only return to the 4th Brigade. But Yamamoto Kazuki was unwilling to accept this. He had worked so hard to train the special forces team for such a long time, but the first mission they actually carried out ended up being a failure. More than half of the hard-trained special forces team were killed. If he retreated to the 4th Brigade in disgrace, his dream of crossing the class barrier would remain just a dream. The special forces suffered such heavy losses, someone must be held accountable. It goes without saying that the person in charge is Yamamoto Kazuki. Moreover, after seeing the powerful firepower of the Eighth Route Army, Yamamoto Ikki remembered his initial speculation that the Eighth Route Army wanted to wipe out the Fourth Brigade. Originally, Yamamoto Ikki and Hirata Isamu believed that it was basically impossible to completely wipe out the 4th Brigade with the equipment of the Eighth Route Army. However, if the equipment level of the Eighth Route Army was similar to that of the Fourth Brigade, or only half of it, then it would not be impossible for the Eighth Route Army to completely annihilate the Fourth Brigade. In other words, the 4th Brigade is now really at risk of being wiped out by the Eighth Route Army. Once the 4th Brigade was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, Yoshio Shinozuka would definitely step down as he was responsible for the loss of the Shangdang area. Without the support of Yoshio Shinozuka, the First Army would be under the command of Yoshio Iwamatsu. By then, Yoshio Iwamatsu would definitely withdraw his special forces team because he had consumed so many resources and failed to achieve the expected results. At that time, not to mention whether you can keep your job, even your life will be a problem. Moreover, even if he left someone behind to cover his retreat and then led his men to retreat, unless the Eighth Route Army did not pursue him, the possibility of a successful withdrawal would be extremely small.
After all, even if he retreated to the 4th Brigade, judging from the current situation of the Eighth Route Army, it was obvious that they were preparing to surround the 4th Brigade and then annihilate it. Thinking of this, Yamamoto Ikki felt a little funny. In the past, it was their Imperial Japanese Army that surrounded the Chinese Army and then destroyed it. Unexpectedly, the situation turned out to be the opposite. The Eighth Route Army, which they had always believed to be just a group of militia that could only carry out harassment and attacks, actually surrounded them and wanted to wipe them out. And directly surrounded an entire brigade. Therefore, Yamamoto Ikki actually did not have much hope for retreat. Instead of retreating in a panic, it would be better to fight the Eighth Route Army here. Rather than going back and possibly being killed by Iwamatsu Yoshio, it would be better to die here. Originally, Yamamoto Ikki was planning to die in battle, and was ready to give the order to fight against the Eighth Route Army. However, what Hayamura Tengshan said directly broke Yamamoto Ikki's idea of death in battle. Yes, if we successfully retreat to the 4th Brigade, then with the strength of the 4th Brigade and the combat effectiveness of the remaining special forces soldiers, we will still have a chance. Even if the Eighth Route Army wanted to completely wipe out the 4th Brigade, it was not impossible for it to counterattack given the 4th Brigade's manpower and combat effectiveness. As long as the Shangdang area can be recaptured, Yoshio Shinozuka will not be held accountable and will not be able to step down directly. At that time, even if Yoshio Iwamatsu becomes the commander of the First Army, he will have to consider Yoshio Shinozuka's ideas. Thinking of this, Yamamoto Ikki took a deep breath, helped Hayamura Tengshan up, and patted him on the shoulder. "Hayamura Jun, I'm leaving it to you then! As long as the new special forces team is trained, I will definitely avenge you! I will never forget your contributions. When the time comes, I will personally report your achievements to Commander Yoshio Shinozuka and the North China Front Army Headquarters!" After figuring it out, Yamamoto Ikki quickly made a decision and began giving orders to the remaining special forces soldiers. "The first combat team is preparing to retreat, and the rest of the personnel will be responsible for covering the rear!" After giving the order, Yamamoto Ikki looked at Hayamura Tengshan. Yamamoto Ikki was somewhat grateful to Hayamura Tengshan for taking the initiative to offer to cover his retreat. What's more, Hayamura Tengshan was his adjutant who had followed him for a long time and was also the first officer to support him. They are subordinates and friends... "Hayamura-kun, is there anything you need my help with?" Hayamura Tengshan listened to what Yamamoto Ikki said, thought for a while, and then spoke to Yamamoto Ikki. "Sir Colonel, when I joined the army, I had a wife and a child... They were growing rice in the countryside of Hokkaido... My child... I hope you can help me take care of the family..." Speaking of the latter, Hayamura Tengshan approached Yamamoto Ikki and spoke in a low voice. "Yamamoto-kun, my child, I hope you don't let him go to war... He has always wanted to be a doctor... If he joins the army, I hope you can help me take care of him. please. " Yamamoto Ikki listened to what Hayamura Tengshan said and nodded seriously.
“Hayamura-kun, don’t worry, your child will become a great doctor in the future! I will take good care of your family. If your child joins the army, I will transfer him to my side to take care of him." Under Yamamoto Ikki's order, the remaining special forces soldiers quickly began various preparations according to Yamamoto Ikki's order. Several Japanese soldiers took off all the extra equipment on their bodies and handed them over to the Japanese soldier who was responsible for covering their retreat. "Prepare the smoke bombs!" Yamamoto Kazuki took out a cylindrical grenade from his equipment and shouted to the special forces soldiers around him. The rest of the special forces soldiers followed Yamamoto Ikki's orders and took out the smoke bombs they were carrying. The Japanese soldiers who were responsible for covering the retreat not only held the smoke bomb in one hand, but also held their weapons in the other hand ready to attack. It was obvious that Yamamoto Ikki was preparing to throw a smoke bomb to block the view, and then use the firepower of the soldiers who were left behind to suppress the Eighth Route Army on the cliff. Finally, the special forces team took advantage of the fire suppression and seized the opportunity to rush out of the open area behind the mound and reach the next bunker. Yamamoto Ikki made a gesture to the rest of the special forces soldiers to prepare for throwing, then leaned against the mound and shouted loudly to the Eighth Route Army on the top of the cliff. "The Eighth Route Army on the cliff, I am Colonel Yamamoto Ikki! I request to negotiate with you!" Yamamoto Ikki's idea was very simple. He wanted to use his negotiation skills to temporarily let the Eighth Route Army relax its vigilance. Then take the opportunity to throw smoke bombs and finally evacuate. After all, smoke bombs can only interfere with vision briefly and can only last for a short time. If we fail to seize the opportunity, the Eighth Route Army will let down its guard. At that time, even if smoke bombs were thrown, the Eighth Route Army could directly set up machine guns and fire at the area covered by the smoke. You still won't be able to escape then. So Yamamoto Ikki thought very clearly that if he wanted to use smoke bombs to cover his retreat, in addition to throwing a large number of smoke bombs, he also needed to let the Eighth Route Army relax its vigilance. On the top of the cliff, Lin Sanhuo, who was listening to Yamamoto Ikki's shouting, turned around and spoke to Qin Yangming who was loading bullets. "Captain, the Japanese soldiers below seem to want to negotiate with you." Because Qin Yangming’s Japanese teaching was not specifically targeted at the assault platoon, Qin Yangming would teach anyone who was willing to learn. Lin Sanhuo also studied there for a while, so he knows a little Japanese. Qin Yangming naturally heard Yamamoto Ikki's call. He glanced at the mound below and then spoke. "Yes, I heard that the Japanese wanted to delay time. Go, have someone bring me the mortars and Type 92 infantry guns. It's not a good idea to keep on in this stalemate. Since the Japs want to delay time, then let them delay. We have to wait for the artillery to arrive anyway. I want to see what Yamamoto Ikki wants to do by delaying time."
(End of this chapter)