The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1407 Paper Tiger (Second update)

"Captain, is there a situation outside the station?" The messenger rushed into the wing headquarters like a soldier, and hurriedly reported without waiting for Colonel Koike to speak.

"The counterattack force did not successfully eliminate the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack force. Instead, it was besieged by the Eighth Route Army's sneak attack force... Moreover, the Eighth Route Army also deployed a large number of mortars around the battlefield to support the sneak attack force at close range."

"Those mortars were very dispersed and pre-emptive. They killed the mortars equipped by the counterattack forces as soon as possible."

"From the beginning of the battle to now, these mortars have been pressing down on our counterattack troops."

"And because the enemy and we are fighting together, there are a large number of firepower points of our army scattered around the battlefield, and the mortars of the Eighth Route Army participating in the battle are very scattered. Two or three mortars form an artillery position. After a few rounds of firing, the position will be moved. We set up The artillery in the station is completely unable to counterattack..."

"I was ordered to go back to the base to ask for reinforcements. Please ask the commander to send more troops out of the base to support the counterattack troops and help them withdraw to the base."

"Otherwise the counterattack force will definitely suffer a devastating blow outside the garrison."

From the moment he heard the report from his subordinates, Colonel Koike had a look of genuine shock on his face. He opened his mouth and casually stuffed an egg in. Apparently he didn't believe what the messenger said.

Because before the counterattack troops attack, no matter which aspect you analyze, the final chance of victory is on your side.

Only a short time had passed before the messenger in front of him actually told himself that the counterattack force not only failed to defeat the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack force, but was instead besieged by the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack force. The entire army was close to being destroyed and reinforcements were urgently needed.

This is completely opposite to the battle that Commander Koike imagined.

"Captain..."

Another messenger rushed into the headquarters with a panic-stricken face, panting and reporting: "The squadron leader asked the humble officer to return to the station to ask for help..."

"We were besieged by a large number of Eighth Route Army troops outside the station. Although they were not many in force, they were equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, as well as many mortars and grenade launchers..."

"We have lost the initiative on the battlefield and suffered heavy losses. We are in urgent need of reinforcements..."

Two messengers in a row reported the same thing. Colonel Koike had no choice but to believe this fact no matter how unwilling he was.

The first reaction that came to my mind was to retreat.

I thought that there were only some Eighth Route Army sneak attack troops outside the station, and I could easily kill them by sending four reinforced squadrons to counterattack.

As a result, the four reinforced squadrons were besieged by a large number of Eighth Route Army sneak attack troops as soon as they left the station, and were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army's concealed artillery units.

No one knew whether there were other ambush troops from the Eighth Route Army attacking them outside the station.

If the Eighth Route Army has other trump cards and they continue to send troops to attack and fall into their trap, the losses will be huge.

Retreating the garrison immediately can not only preserve the existing counterattack forces and minimize their casualties, but also stop losses in time.

Colonel Koike did the same thing.

He immediately gave the retreat order to the two messengers.

But the two messengers did not leave. They responded together as if they were discussing: "Report to the commander..."

"Although the Eighth Route Army that besieged us has troops, it is everywhere and is very well-equipped..."

"We have been blocked outside the station by the Eighth Route Army's light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and the troops have suffered heavy losses. We will definitely not be able to withdraw from the station by relying on our own strength..."

"Sir, please immediately send troops to reinforce the battlefield and coordinate our retreat..."

Hearing this, even though Colonel Koike did not personally visit the battlefield, he felt the huge risk faced by the counterattack troops from the answers given by the messenger.

It was impossible for him to ignore the situation and watch the counterattack force being wiped out by the Eighth Route Army's surprise attack force before his eyes, otherwise he would not be able to take the position of captain under his butt.

Although his next order may bring danger to his troops, Colonel Koike has to take the risk.

Clenching his fists, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Chief of Staff..."

"Immediately organize two infantry brigades to be divided into four, rush out of the station to meet the counterattack troops, and the artillery unit is on standby to provide them with fire cover at any time." "Go faster, in case the counterattack troops have an accident outside the station, or are attacked. It was severely damaged and lost its support value..."

"The two brigades will retreat immediately. We must not easily fight with the Eighth Route Army outside the station..."

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Directly south of the station.

The commander of the second company of the third battalion of the first regiment of the northward detachment was commanding three reinforced squads to launch a final attack on the thirty or so little devils in front of them, and annihilate them in one battle.

It was also because of the good luck of these little devils that they encountered two hidden firepower points on the way.

As two light and heavy machine guns joined the battle, dozens of Japs who were on the verge of collapse managed to regain their morale and re-establish a defense line with the light and heavy machine guns as the center.

This is not...

The battle that should have ended five minutes ago has been dragged on until now.

In order to kill them, the company commander immediately called the artillery platoon, planning to use artillery to knock out the firepower points and knock out the little devil's fangs before launching an attack.

"Company commander..."

Just as he was about to give the order to fire, a scout suddenly ran over beside him, reporting anxiously from a distance.

"The main force of the Kwantung Army is coming towards us. It has at least two companies, and it also brings mortars and heavy machine guns. It can kill them in two or three minutes at most."

The company commander was very unwilling. He slammed his clenched fist on the mound in front of him and cursed angrily: "You son of a bitch, you came at the right time."

"If we had come five minutes later, we would have rounded up the little devils in the pocket array."

After saying that, he turned off the box gun safety, put the gun back in the holster, and reluctantly ordered: "Retreat..."

"Time is limited, and we have lost the opportunity to fight a battle of annihilation... let the little devils in front of us go for now, and we will come back to deal with them tomorrow night."

"withdraw……"

"Hurry up, the Kwantung Army reinforcements will be here soon."

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The sound of the exchange of fire outside the station disappeared in just ten minutes.

Captain Koike, the commander of the team, was not happy at all.

Because he suddenly found that he had once again misjudged his opponent.

I thought they were watching me eagerly outside the station, and they must have other tricks.

In order to reduce casualties, Colonel Koike specifically ordered the reinforcements to retreat as soon as they received the counterattack troops. They must not confront the Eighth Route Army head-on to avoid being fooled.

Judging from the rapid cessation of firefights on the battlefield.

The Eighth Route Army's sneak attack troops did not have any back-ups, not even an ambush, otherwise they would not have been able to withdraw so cleanly.

This means that the Eighth Route Army that just attacked us is a paper tiger and vulnerable to attack.

But because of his misjudgment, he wasted a good opportunity to kill a large number of the Eighth Route Army's effective forces.

Having been fooled by the Eighth Route Army twice in a row, Colonel Koike was so humiliated that he couldn't even be happy even if he wanted to.

(End of this chapter)