Chapter 589: Unfortunately Caught Up with Hami Melon
Chapter 589: Unfortunately Caught Up with Hami Melon
"Squad leader, there are traces here!"
"There's some here too!"
These puppet soldiers were all locals who had lived in the jungle for a long time. They were very good at finding traces and soon found traces of two retreat directions.
After seeing the two traces of retreat, the puppet army squad leader quickly arranged six soldiers to continue tracking in two groups, while he himself quickly took the remaining people back to report the situation.
"What? Not a single company is left?!"
When the puppet army commander heard the news, he was so angry that he punched the puppet army squad leader to the ground.
"Damn, these Chinese soldiers are so powerful. How many of them are there?"
"Report, judging from the footprints, there should be no more than fifty people!"
"No more than fifty people?! Impossible, absolutely impossible. That's my entire company, more than 120 people!"
The pseudo-corps commander roared loudly in anger.
Unfortunately, the Japanese captain soon called to inquire about the situation.
In order to save face, the pseudo-corps commander could only lie about military intelligence, saying that there was at least a battalion of Chinese soldiers here and they were now trying their best to capture them.
The Japanese immediately gave him an order to find and kill this team within three days.
The puppet army commander wanted to ask the Japanese army for support, but before he could open his mouth, the Japanese captain hung up the phone.
The angry pseudo-corps commander slammed the phone heavily on the landline.
"Damn it, fifty people killed so many of my men! Come on, notify the battalion commander to lead his men in pursuit quickly. Don't come back until you finish killing these people!"
When the battalion commander heard the order, he was stunned.
But he could only lead the team out to look for people.
Who made him just a battalion commander? He is the regiment commander, and the one who is one level higher in rank can crush the one who is more powerful!
However, the puppet army battalion commander was not stupid. When he left, he asked the regiment commander for two infantry guns and two 2 mortars.
After all, the other side also has 92 infantry guns, and they must have artillery support firepower.
The team leader could only nod.
After all, the Japanese only gave him three days.
If he fails to defeat the enemy in three days, the Japs will definitely kill him and replace him with another person as the regiment leader. Of course, he doesn't want to die.
The puppet army battalion commander led his men in a rapid pursuit through the jungle.
The company that was surrounded and annihilated before was also his company.
Including those who were killed or wounded on the battlefield, the total casualties in his battalion were about two hundred.
However, this guy's battalion is a reinforced battalion.
There were originally four companies.
Although he had lost more than 2 men, he still had two companies of infantry with more than 92 men, and an artillery company with two 2mm infantry guns and two 90mm mortars.
The infantry gun carried two hundred rounds of shells, and the 90 rows of chicken chops also carried more than two hundred rounds of shells.
With these four cannons and more than four hundred shells, everyone became braver.
After running all the way, they arrived at the place where the previous company was wiped out. The puppet army company commander looked at the two directions of retreat and immediately frowned.
Although he was the battalion commander, he did not have much combat experience.
He could only call the three company commanders together to discuss the matter.
"Captain, the enemy is too cunning. They actually split their troops into two groups! But we have no idea how many people they have, and whether there will be an ambush behind us. If we move forward rashly, we might end up like these people and fall into their encirclement!"
"That's right, so we can't act separately, we can only go in one direction!"
"Which direction should we go then?"
Several company commanders have no experience either.
Looking at the direction the two cars were retreating, I couldn't make up my mind.
Suddenly, the artillery company commander said.
"They will definitely think that we will go to a crowded place, so we should go to a place with fewer people. Even if there are fewer people here, we can kill some enemies and report back! If we can capture a few alive, it will be even better. We can attract them to come over to rescue people, and then kill them all!"
"Well, this is a good idea, let's do it!"
The puppet army battalion commander was also afraid of death, so naturally he did not dare to go in the direction where there were many people.
After all, an entire company was wiped out just like that, and he didn't want to die here.
Soon, the team continued to move in the direction where there were fewer people.
However, this direction is not the direction Yuan Shuai retreated.
But in the direction of cantaloupe.
After the Hami melon scouts returned to the camp and reported the situation.
Hami melon frowned.
"Damn it, a whole company was wiped out so quickly, it definitely wasn't done by Yuan Shuai! There must be Chinese soldiers, maybe they are here to rescue the POWs this time too. They wiped out a whole company of puppet troops so easily, this unit must have at least a battalion of troops! Good man, someone is helping us this time!"
Hami melon was surprised at first, but soon he started smiling with pride.
He was just short of manpower, and if a battalion of soldiers really came, he would be much more relaxed.
However, one of the scouts continued.
"When we were scouting, we found the puppet army's scouts, so we didn't chase that team and quickly retreated!"
"Damn it, withdraw?! It's all over! Since there are puppet army scouts, the puppet army will definitely send people out after the puppet army scouts go back. Which direction did that team go?"
"do not know!"
"Damn it! How dare you conduct reconnaissance? You came back without even knowing where the enemy was retreating! What a bunch of good-for-nothings!"
Hami melon yelled at his men.
"Major, now that things have come to this, we should retreat quickly. If we are caught up by the puppet army, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Du Shao, who had been silent, quickly reminded him.
"Retreat, retreat quickly, quickly!"
Hami melon had no other choice but to shout at the team to evacuate quickly.
Just when they had retreated not far.
The three puppet army scouts who followed behind had already arrived at their previous campsite.
Although there is no fire here, there are many footprints and other traces, even empty cans and biscuit wrappers!
"Damn it, they must not have gone far, let's wait for the people behind us to arrive first!"
The three puppet soldiers saw the situation here and estimated that there were at least more than a hundred people. Of course, they did not want to continue chasing.
Lest you be killed.
After waiting for a while, the puppet army battalion commander behind arrived here with his men.
After listening to the report, the puppet army battalion commander gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice.
"Well, I said I would never follow a group of fifty people. Look at the footprints and traces. There are at least a hundred people! Fortunately, the wise old man came with the artillery company!"
"Report, they have been found!"
The artillery company commander was a cunning guy. After coming over, he immediately ordered his men to go up the right hillside.
This guy climbed up a big tree and saw from a distance that someone was retreating far ahead.
"Damn it, add up the cannons and blow them to death!"
"All infantrymen, keep charging forward!"
The puppet army battalion commander roared, and the two infantry companies continued to charge forward.
The artillery quickly assembled the cannons and aimed at the distance.
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