flstandardbreds Chapter 184 Rescue of the West 2nd Regiment
Chapter 184 Rescue of the West 2nd Regiment
By evening, Xiao Liu finally caught up with Bai Luo and his group, who were accompanied by a company from the Second Regiment of the West.
Through Xiao Liu, we learned that the main force of the Second Regiment of the West had begun to withdraw, Lijiapo had fallen, and the closest Japanese soldiers were no more than 20 li away.
"How are the casualties?"
After hearing Xiao Liu's report, Zhuge Ming pondered for a moment before speaking.
"The casualties were heavy. The Japanese soldiers sent out bombers to bomb the area before dawn. The Second Regiment of the West suffered heavy casualties under the Japanese surprise attack, and their positions were successively captured by the Japanese soldiers."
Xiao Liu's eyes reddened as he spoke, and he continued.
"Zhang Liang, the commander of the Second Regiment of the West, has been killed in action, and the political commissar is wounded. The battalion commander of the Second Regiment of the West is currently in command. He knew that you, Chief of Staff, were being pursued by the Japanese here, so he immediately sent me to bring over the company with the best combat strength."
He then led his troops to retreat northwest, hoping to lure away the pursuing Japanese forces.
"Nonsense, there's nowhere to hide in the northwest."
Zhuge Ming knew that he had to help the Second Regiment of the West, otherwise the Second Regiment of the West would be gone.
How many Japanese soldiers were there?
"A large battalion of Japanese soldiers is pursuing the Second Western Regiment."
Xiao Liu answered quickly.
"A whole brigade..."
Zhuge Ming fell into deep thought. He only had less than 150 combat personnel at most, and he had to spare some of them to escort these seriously wounded soldiers.
There was no shortage of weapons and ammunition; in fact, it could be said that there was a surplus.
But against more than 1000 Japanese soldiers, it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Just then, Bai Luo strolled back from outside, munching on a can of Japanese meat.
The blackened command sword he had blasted behind him hung like a little tail, occasionally slapping Bai Luo's heels.
Seeing Zhuge Ming frowning, seemingly lost in thought, Xiao Liu, standing to the side, had red eyes.
Bai Luo quickly finished the can of meat in his hand and pulled the black knife from his tactical belt.
He quickly walked to Zhuge Ming's side and handed him the dark, unremarkable officer's knife.
"Uncle Zhuge, this knife is for you, even though it's a bit dark."
Bai Luo was also a little embarrassed, after all, the knife did look rather shabby.
Zhuge Ming was brought back to his senses by Bai Luo's interruption.
He forced a smile at Bai Luo.
"What? Xiao Luo, you're not keeping it?"
"Heh, it's just a field officer's sword, I don't need it. I can't even handle the Japanese... cough cough... let's not talk about that. Uncle Zhuge, what happened? Why do you look so worried?"
Zhuge Ming took the dark, unremarkable command sword and placed it aside, then slowly began to speak.
"The Second Regiment of the West at Lijiapo has fallen and is now retreating to the northwest. A large Japanese battalion has already caught up with them, and Uncle is worried that they will not be able to shake off the Japanese pursuit."
As Zhuge Ming was saying this, he suddenly remembered that although the child was young, he had killed quite a few Japanese soldiers. He could ask the child if he had any new ideas that he could consider.
He quickly asked.
"Xiao Luo, if you were given 100 men, what methods would you use to delay the movement of a Japanese battalion?"
Bai Luo had just sat down next to Zhuge Ming when he heard about the situation of the Second Regiment of the West. He was about to say something when he heard Zhuge Ming ask a question.
"Simple, just like the Japanese. Just take out the Japanese battalion commander on the other side."
"Oh, tell me more."
Zhuge Ming was somewhat attracted by Bai Luo's idea.
"Simply put, it means sending a small elite force to wipe out the enemy's command post or commander when the enemy is not prepared, leaving the troops in a state of commandlessness."
This way, while the Japanese soldiers were in disarray, the Second Regiment of the West could take the opportunity to escape their pursuit.
Upon hearing the narration, Zhuge Ming immediately understood Bai Luo's meaning.
But then I thought that this small unit that went to attack the Japanese command post would probably have a hard time retreating; it was practically a matter of life and death.
Seeing that Zhuge Ming didn't ask any more questions and instead fell into deep thought, Bai Luo didn't disturb him.
He sat quietly to one side and then took out a can of meat from a Japanese soldier.
With sheer force, a miracle occurred; the outer sheet metal was ripped off in one go, leaving Xiao Liu, who was standing nearby, speechless.
He had eaten this canned food before, and it took him a lot of effort just to open the metal shell.
Bai Luo's sound of opening a can once again interrupted Zhuge Ming's thoughts. After hesitating for a moment, Zhuge Ming still spoke.
"Isn't this method equivalent to the Japanese suicide squad? They infiltrated the Japanese command post, and once they took action, they basically wouldn't come back."
Bai Luo was taken aback when he heard this. What Zhuge Ming said made sense. After all, it would be like sending untrained soldiers to their deaths if they went in.
"Uncle Zhuge, if you want to help the Second Regiment of the West get rid of the Japanese pursuit, right? This is simple, leave it to me."
Bai Luo stopped eating the canned food and stuffed it directly into Xiao Liu's hand.
"Xiao Luo, wait a minute, do you really have a way?"
Bai Luo waved to Zhuge Ming and quickly walked out of the dilapidated house where he was temporarily staying.
Zhuge Ming watched Bai Luo walk towards the door, opened his mouth but didn't say anything to refuse, based on their interactions over this period of time.
Zhuge Ming already had a deep understanding of Bai Luo's abilities.
He can no longer treat him like a child. Not to mention the distant past, just look at that group of Japanese soldiers this afternoon. Even if he had a whole battalion, let alone a platoon, he might not be able to defeat them.
Not to mention annihilation.
But he was still a child after all, a fact that Zhuge Ming could never get over.
So, half an hour after Bai Luo set off, Zhuge Ming divided the team into two groups, and led 100 men, dressed in the Japanese soldiers' equipment, towards the direction of the main Japanese force.
He had to go and provide protection for Bai Luo. If anything went wrong during Bai Luo's operation, he would lead his men to rush in and rescue Bai Luo.
The Dragon Kingdom is not so far from needing a 9-year-old child to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.
10 pm.
Bai Luo had been lying on the earthen slope for half an hour, while Sha Niu was catching up on sleep below the slope.
Below the earthen slope was a small village, which had now been occupied by the Japanese. One kilometer behind the village was a small hill where the remaining soldiers of the Second Regiment of the West were defending.
However, the two sides have not exchanged fire yet.
Bai Luo held up his night-vision binoculars, searching for the most likely location of the Japanese command post.
At this point, he had already mentally listed three suitable locations for the Japanese army's command post.
After identifying the target, Bai Luo called Sha Niu through his earpiece.
Upon receiving Bai Luo's call, Silly Girl immediately opened her eyes and quickly climbed up the slope, carrying a single-chain backpack and holding her long-unused XM556 handheld Gatling gun.
Bai Luo left the Barrett and the 191 marksman rifle here so that Silly Girl could provide cover for him.
Just as Bai Luo was about to take action, he suddenly noticed about 100 Red Party symbols behind him.
Bai Luo subconsciously stopped what he was doing, thinking to himself, "Is there someone else who thinks the same way as me?"