Anti-Japanese Black Wolf Special Forces

Chapter 789: Regret Only After Death

The company commander looked solemn.

Fortunately, he only sent out one company.

If the entire company were to be dispersed to look for people, I'm afraid his company would be no different from other companies.

Although his second platoon was crippled and the platoon leader was killed in battle, there was still one squad left.

The entire company still has two platoons and its combat effectiveness is still there.

But he didn't know how to fight the next battle.

He could only look at Yuan Shuai and ask.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

"no!"

Yuan Shuai refused outright.

"The entire battalion is almost defeated now, which means that if they rush forward rashly, there will be no reinforcements. Even if there are reinforcements, they will not arrive in time! Once they are surrounded by the devils, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"So, you still have a solution?"

A glimmer of hope flashed in the company commander's eyes.

"Wait for reinforcements. If reinforcements arrive, we can act. Otherwise, you can try again!"

Yuan Shuai’s words made the company commander break out in a cold sweat.

He has already lost nearly a platoon of soldiers. If he tries again, he still has a few platoons to lose.

He could only nod helplessly.

"Okay, let's wait until the reinforcements arrive!"

Yuan Shuai didn't say anything else, but closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

However, the soldier on guard in the tree soon shouted down.

"There is a situation!"

Yuan Shuai's eyes, which had just been closed, suddenly opened.

"what's the situation!"

The company commander looked at the tree anxiously.

"There are fires, there are fires in the distance on both wings!"

"It can't be the devils!"

Everyone suddenly became nervous.

If the Japanese are on the left and right wings, then it means that they may be surrounded by the Japanese.

Should we retreat?

Almost everyone had the same thought in their mind, but no one said it out loud. They just looked at their company commander.

The company commander gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath.

"Damn it, it must be the devil!"

"Did the fire move?"

Yuan Shuai blurted out something.

“…Not moving!”

The sentry on the tree craned his neck to take a few looks before answering.

"They're not the Japs, they should be people from other companies! Damn it, these bastards actually dared to light a fire here, aren't they courting death? Company commander, contact the others and put out the fire immediately!"

The company commander nodded and quickly asked the signalman to contact the battalion commander, who then contacted other companies.

The battalion commander was with his men at the rear, but this time they had suffered heavy casualties, and he was so angry that he had no place to vent.

Moreover, the sea breeze was strong and cold at night, and he was warming himself by the fire.

When he heard that Richard had advised him not to light the fire, he became angry and yelled.

"Richard Wen, what right do you have to order me around?"

"That's right. This place is far beyond where the Japanese fired their artillery before. The Japanese mortars can't reach us at all!"

"It's so cold at night, how can we not light a fire? If we catch a cold or have a fever, there will be non-combat casualties!"

"We don't have many people to begin with, we can't afford to lose any more!"

"The fire has been burning for so long. If the Japs really wanted to open fire, they would have done so long ago!"

All the men started shouting as well.

The battalion commander did not issue an order to extinguish the fire. Instead, he asked the signalman to contact the rear and send in reinforcements as soon as possible.

After all, the people in his other two companies were almost wiped out.

But what they didn't expect was that

The dense jungle does block the view.

But if you burn a fire in the jungle in the dark, you may still be discovered by the Japanese.

Look, gusts of wind are shaking the big tree.

After the Japanese scouts saw the fire through the shaking branches of the trees, they immediately reported the situation to their superiors.

The Japanese artillery captain's eyes suddenly lit up.

Immediately move the artillery forward and extend its range to the location of the fire.

A few hours later, the Japanese mortars suddenly opened fire.

The six mortars were divided into three groups and fired at the campfires of Company C and Company D.

Here at the fire, American soldiers are warming themselves around it.

Hearing the sound of the whistling artillery shells, the American soldiers were frightened and turned pale and quickly looked for a place to hide.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

A series of mortar shells flew and exploded around the fire.

Several people were killed on the spot and many American soldiers were injured.

"Damn it! Retreat, retreat, retreat!"

The U.S. troops were so frightened that they turned around and retreated.

Although they all carried 60mm guns, the range was not enough, and they did not know the specific location of the Japanese artillery.

At this time, they could do nothing but retreat.

But during the hasty retreat, some soldiers stepped on traps and mines, and many died.

The entire jungle was filled with the painful howls of death.

Listen to the sound of artillery shells and the sounds of painful wails.

The battalion commander behind him stood up suddenly.

His livid face was filled with regret.

If he had given the order to put out the fire, those people would not have died.

But things had already happened, so he quickly asked someone to put out the fire and notified the team to come and rescue.

Here at Yuan Shuai's place, everyone was secretly thankful that they did not light a fire, otherwise, they would have ended up like the other two companies, bombed by the enemy's artillery shells.

"Alas, for not listening to good advice, you will suffer the consequences. A bunch of self-righteous people, only regret it after they die!"...

Early the next morning, the Japanese planes flew over to take revenge.

At the same time, planes were sent over to look for the paratroopers.

Unfortunately, the revenge plane approached the Japanese anti-aircraft position and was shot down by the Japanese anti-aircraft guns.

Those low-altitude reconnaissance planes were often hit by the Japanese light and heavy machine guns on the ground and were often left smoking.

The U.S. military had to withdraw the planes and let the infantry continue to advance and search for the paratroopers.

Look, Yuan Shuai received another order from the battalion commander, asking them to find someone quickly.

The company commander had no choice but to go find Yuan Shuai with a pack of cigarettes and a wine jug.

Yuan Shuai didn't hesitate to take the cigarettes and wine and said.

"If there were still paratrooper survivors in our area, they should have moved closer to us when the three of us were fighting yesterday. Even if they were injured and unable to move, they would have fired to tell us their location! But that didn't happen!"

"So, it's almost impossible for there to be paratrooper survivors in our area! If there are any, there are only a few possibilities!"

"First, he's injured and can't move around, so he can only stay in one place!"

"Second, he lost his gun, or he ran out of ammunition and couldn't shoot. He used grenades to tell us his location!"

"If we go separately, there are so many traps here. For one person, we are all willing to sacrifice our lives. What do you think?"

Hearing this, the company commander fell silent.

But he knew that since his superiors had specifically asked for this person, he had to find him.

But he couldn't joke with the lives of the entire company.

"What should I do? I know you have a solution!"

He looked at Yuan Shuai with pleading eyes, as if he were his savior.

"There is no other way. We can only rely on luck. I will lead the troops in the front, and you will lead the troops in the back. I will leave someone behind to cover our retreat because I am not sure if we will have reinforcements or if they will arrive in time. If we are surrounded, the last troop left behind will have a chance to rescue us! So, I hope you will cover our retreat."