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Chapter 294, Man Ushishima who must admit defeat

Udoman was woken up in his sleep, put on his coat and gas mask, and moved to a safe place.

Seeing the raging fire in the camp, he could no longer express his anger in words.

He touched Tubalu and set it on fire.

What a shame, what a shame!

Ushidoman's face was already distorted, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the body under the coat couldn't help shaking.

After a while, the news from all over the place came together.

"General, the fire has been brought under control. We lost a lot of supplies, and because the fire spread to the field hospital and the wounded barracks, most of the wounded were killed before they could escape."

Niu Daoman's face turned even paler.

Thousands of casualties were caused by the battle, and even if half of them suffered misfortune, it would be a terrifying number.

To make matters worse, the field hospital was attacked, there was a lack of medical treatment, and the officers could not receive timely treatment.

"According to the report of the medical soldiers, the enemy used mustard gas. So far, 400 people have been infected and have completely lost their combat effectiveness."

The subordinate's report made Ushidoman's face paler, and his brows were furrowed together.

He is all too familiar with mustard gas, and he has used this poisonous gas against his enemies frequently.

Meson gas mainly attacks human skin. After skin exposure, it can cause erythema, edema, blistering, erosion, necrosis, secondary infection and slow wound healing.

It directly caused 400 combat attrition, and perhaps even more.

So far, more than half of the 6000 troops he has brought have suffered casualties.

"Where's the enemy?" Ushijima asked.It is said that the eyes seem to be breathing fire, and the face is ferocious as if it wants to choose someone to devour.

Facing the gaze of the head of the brigade, the combat staff officer who brought the news trembled unconsciously, and replied bravely, "I have already sent someone to investigate, I think there should be news."

what to say.

Track down the enemy guards and bring back the news.They were not slow to react, but they were already late, and they only saw ammunition boxes and messy footprints all over the place.

The ins and outs of the whole matter have also been sorted out.

Tubalu lurked nearby at night and fired nearly a hundred gas bombs and incendiary bombs at the camp.

Then ran away.

"Ran?"

Ushido roared angrily, this was not the answer he wanted.

"Tell Mukai that if you want to see people alive, you need to see dead bodies. If you can't catch the sneak attacker, you should cut open your stomach and apologize!"

The officer who brought back the information couldn't help trembling, he knew very well that what the brigade commander said was not angry.

Captain Mukai really wanted to apologize if he couldn't catch the saboteur.

The captain was cornered, and they naturally did not have a good life.

After dismissing his subordinates, Noda Takeshi sat there in the middle of the night, his mind in chaos.

In eight days, Nanjing was captured, but he couldn't even capture a small Huangya Cave.

He couldn't help wondering, was it the Eighth Route Army he encountered?

The answer must be yes. The enemies who fought for eight days were all wearing earth-gray Eighth Route Army uniforms.

No one will pretend to be the Eighth Route Army and fight the Imperial Army to the death.

But why is the enemy's fighting power so strong?
He wanted to break his head, but he couldn't figure it out.

The point is that the Eighth Route Army still has gas bombs and incendiary bombs.

In his impression, the Eighth Route Army was just a beggar army, and their government did not provide weapons, ammunition and military supplies.

They lacked everything, and half of them didn't even have guns, so they could only use cold weapons to fight the imperial army desperately.

These days, the eight-way weapons that have been fought against each other are complete, with sufficient firepower, and there is not even a shortage of shells.

It's all because of the arsenal, and Udo is so full that he can figure it out.

But poison gas bombs and incendiary bombs cannot be produced by Tubalu Arsenal.

And who provided it for Tuba Road?
When it was dawn, Ushishima Man didn't think about it, he just had a few guesses and lacked strong evidence.

"Is something wrong?"

The chief of staff did not know when he stood by his side, "General, the chaos overnight not only caused a lot of casualties, but also consumed a lot of supplies. What should we do now, please make up your mind."

More than half of the 6000 men and horses suffered casualties, and the strong attack made the morale of the troops extremely low.

The Chief of Staff had already begun to think about quitting, but he didn't dare to say that, otherwise he would be blamed.

Ushijima also knew that the situation was not good, but he was not reconciled!
After paying such a high price, the arsenal of the Eighth Route was not cracked, nor did it cause a large number of casualties to the Eighth Route, let alone wipe out the main force of the Eighth Route.

Ushijima was reluctant to admit that he had failed.

But the reality is like this, he doesn't have much capital on hand, and he is unable to continue to support it.

The chief of staff knows Ushidoman's character too well, he is tough and cold, and he will not look back until he hits the south wall.

Hitting the south wall is enough.

He had to find someone to give him a step down, otherwise, he would knock his head against the south wall and die.

With a wink, the combat staff officer who came with him listed the current casualties of the troops, the situation of supplies and ammunition, and finally came to a conclusion: "General, it's time to retreat."

What he said was well-founded, and if it was an ordinary commander, he would immediately get off the donkey and order to retreat.

But Niu Dao was quite different, with a sharp gleam in his eyes: "Take out all the ammunition, and gather all the squadrons with a fairly complete organization."

"Tubalu is just a stone, I will chew it up today!"

With a flash of the knife, the empty ammunition box in front of him was smashed to pieces, showing the general's determination.

Niu Daoman killed people at every turn, like a tyrant.But as long as he is the brigade commander of the Ninth Brigade, the officers and soldiers below must obey orders.

Even though, they are full of complaints and complaints.

Still obediently carry out the order.

Half an hour later, a combat force of 200 people made up of five squadrons had been assembled.

The artillerymen also moved out all the shells at the bottom of the box.

"In this battle, if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. Everything is for the glory of the empire. Long live His Majesty the Emperor."

Ushijima mobilized before the war in a few words, and for the soldiers who have been brainwashed by the Communist Party, there is no need to say too much.

"Fire ready!"

According to past practice, 5 minutes of artillery coverage.

The artillery shells fiercely bombarded the hill that the enemy held on to yesterday. Under the cover of artillery fire, a squadron of Japanese troops launched an attack.

Ushijima came to the front line today, and he has already reached the area where the eight-way artillery fire can reach in the past, watching the combat situation at close range.

The smoke and dust raised by the shells gradually dissipated, and the soldiers under his command opened up the skirmish line and climbed up carefully.

On the way forward to attack, you have to choose a bunker with multiple bunkers. It is the experience and lessons they have learned from fighting these days.

Halfway through the climb, the attacking Japanese army realized something was wrong.According to the past, Tubalu's grenade should have greeted him long ago, why hasn't there been any movement?

A vanguard was ordered to climb up desperately and quickly conveyed a good news: "The enemy is gone, disappeared."

"The enemy is gone?"

Niu Dao frowned, what kind of conspiracy is Tubalu doing?
He didn't act rashly, a small scout force opened the way ahead and went straight to Huangya Cave.

Soon, news came from the front.The reconnaissance force went unimpeded all the way, and no enemy was found.

Niu Daoman led a large force to follow up, and he didn't know whether to be happy or worried at this time.

The Eighth Route Army disappeared and retreated, leaving him with a sense of emptiness as if his fists were hitting cotton.

At the same time he could breathe a sigh of relief.

The road leading to Huangya Cave is really like a Verdun meat grinder during World War I.

A large number of imperial troops were strangled here, and the Ninth Brigade had already paid too much for it.

Passing through the narrow road for more than one mile, you can see the buildings that look like small villages from a distance, just like ordinary villages.

Niu Daoman took a glance and stopped caring, but looked at the entrance of the cave on the mountain in the distance.

There is a natural cave with a height of 25 meters, a width of 20 meters and a depth of 40 meters on the steep wall, which is like the huge mouth of a monster, beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"Is that the Huangya Cave?"

Niu Daoman Why did Baituba Road put the arsenal here? It is difficult for aircraft to detect the situation inside the natural cave.

If the mountain is strong enough, aircraft bombing is also ineffective.

It really is a treasure.

Niu Daoman couldn't help but have a question: Why did the Tuba Road have to be withdrawn? Could it be that the arsenal was no longer there?

His doubts were quickly answered.

Soldiers scouting and exploring the road have entered Huangya Cave and brought back news that the machinery inside has been removed, leaving only an empty factory building.

This can explain why the eight roads have been withdrawn, the machinery in the arsenal has been moved away, and the empty factory buildings have no value for guarding.

But a new problem arose again, the only two roads leading to Huangya Cave were all under the siege of the imperial army.

Which road did Tuba Road pass to disassemble and transport the machinery of the arsenal?

"Search for me!"

He needs an explanation, either a more covert path or the enemy hiding the mech.

A large number of Japanese troops scattered to search all suspicious places.

The Japanese soldier kicked open the half-hidden door, and within two steps of walking in, there was a bang.

Stepped on a mine.

I stumbled inadvertently, and the string of the grenade in the corner was pulled out, with a bang, and another explosion.

There were explosions one after another, and one mine after another was waded out by the Japanese army, and the price was life.

The Japanese army performing the search mission discovered at this time that they had inadvertently broken into the minefield.

Tubalu seemed to have guessed what they were going to do, and when they left, they did not forget to place a large number of mines to disgust them.

"asshole!"

Niu Daoman suddenly felt a kind of anger at being teased, and the beam was finally settled.

After eight days of hard work, I saw a cave like a giant's mouth and a village full of landmines.

Ushishima was drained of energy and energy, as if he had aged ten years, and his tall and straight body suddenly became stooped.

Looking at his figure walking back, he was full of loneliness.

The officer who carried out the search mission looked back, his subordinates were still in the village.

"Set it on fire, and follow me carefully."

The order is passed on.

It's just that it's easy when coming, but difficult when going out... The landmines that exploded from time to time seemed to mock them for getting out of bed.

The burning houses and billowing black smoke could not heal their traumatized hearts at all.

After withdrawing from Huangyadong, 18 people were killed by landmines and 21 people were injured by landmines.

Didn't fight a face-to-face, and almost another team disappeared.

The enemy disappeared and there was no target, and Ushijima Manlian had no reason to continue to persevere.

The only option left to them is to go back.

……

"Damn it, these little devils are crazy, and they really followed."

"You didn't say how much trouble we caused the devils. The whole camp was set on fire. It is conservatively estimated that at least four to five hundred people were killed."

"It's you, don't be in a hurry!"

"That's right, but it's not a solution to always do this. Team leader, you can ask the team leader what we should do?"

The two panted heavily while running and communicating.

Not long after the bad deeds were withdrawn, the special forces team members found that the little devil followed his footprints.

Footprints in the snow were too clear to be concealed.

They didn't dare to light torches, and they couldn't run fast in the dark, so they could only lay out two booby traps from time to time to delay them.

After running for more than five hours, I persisted until dawn.

The warriors who often boast that they are all iron-footed soldiers are exhausted enough to run.

Without hesitation, Wang Xikui approached Li Yunlong: "Regimental Commander, you retreat first, and I will take the special forces to stay behind."

Li Yunlong has been fighting all year round, and his body is better than ordinary soldiers, but he is also out of breath when running.

He stopped, crossed his hips, and panted heavily: "There are at most a hundred or so little devils. Now that they have opened up the distance, they have no reinforcements. Find a suitable place to kill them all."

All the special forces members are veterans of hundreds of battles, and all are equipped with automatic weapons. With their impressive record, Li Yunlong has great confidence in them.

"Leader, that's why you retreat first, I will lead the team to stay, and join you after the devils are eliminated."

Li Yunlong was unhappy, his face, which had been blown by the cold wind all night, looked even livid with anger.

"Why, are you afraid that I will hinder you from fighting? When I was fighting in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, you didn't know where you were!"

"Commander, it's just for your safety."

Wang Xikui was habitually cautious, he didn't pay attention to the hundred devils.

But bullets don't have eyes on the battlefield, and if something happens to the commander, it won't be enough to pay for his life.

But he persuaded the wrong person and for the wrong reasons.

Li Yunlong was the one who took the lead in charging and fighting the devils with a big knife.

It was absolutely impossible to back down. The more he fought, the more excited he became. Under the deliberate guidance, the group quickly came to a terrain suitable for an ambush.

They are all veterans of the battlefield. Without too much words, they each choose a place, take up their weapons and prepare to fight.

Yuan Lang had never traveled so much before, and he was too tired to die.I didn't have time to find the best place, so I just lay down on the ground.

After about ten minutes, he had just caught his breath when the little devil who was chasing after him followed.

Dive headlong into their ambush circle.

Li Yunlong rubbed his frozen face, seeing that my old Li hadn't had a good night, he offered to give away the head.

Nothing to say, just one word: "Hit!"

Bobo Sha Da Da Da played crisp music, and the golden bullets were the best courtesy to the Japanese army.

(End of this chapter)