The indiscriminate shooting of the Japanese puppet army caused huge casualties to everyone, and the villagers who participated in the operation became more and more chaotic, which invisibly increased the difficulty of the retreat of the troops.

After everyone evacuated the battlefield, starting from the road, they walked more than 300 meters along the retreat route of the Eighth Route Army, and there were corpses everywhere, including soldiers and villagers, of which villagers accounted for the majority.

Garrison regimental headquarters, bad news was sent one after another.

Wang Hong stood in front of Li Hao with a look of self-blame.

"The regiment commander's destruction of the blockade ditch and the blockade wall is a task given to me by the regiment headquarters, and I have not completed it, and it has also caused a large number of casualties, especially the common people, and I have suffered heavy casualties, and I am fully responsible for this, and I will send a telegram to my superiors now, requesting punishment."

"Otherwise, I won't be able to give an explanation to the villagers."

Li Hao's face was heavy, holding a pen to write and draw on the paper, and from time to time he picked up the battle report that the army had just sent to read it, and then began to write and draw again.

It took a full ten minutes before he spoke: "Commissar, it's not your fault!" ”

"It's us who underestimated the little devils. Underestimating the blockade ditches and walls they are building.

"I didn't expect that they could not only cut our base area, but also divide our base area into small pieces that are not connected to each other, and they will be able to break each other in the future, and have so many functions."

"You see, tonight alone, the blockade ditch has exposed three functions."

"One is to hide soldiers, the other is to use it as a trench, and the other is to arrange it as a minefield to prevent us from destroying the blockade ditch, and by the way, we can also kill people."

"Look at these sketches I made."

"The blockade ditch is more than two meters deep, and the little devils can dig a few hiding holes in the ditch wall, hide the troops in it when we are not paying attention, and then hide it, and when we get close to the blockade ditch, they will suddenly kill and catch us off guard."

Wang Hong thought for a moment and affirmed: "The Japanese puppet army that attacked us tonight must be hiding in these hidden caves. ”

"Before the operation began, each company conducted reconnaissance of the breached road section."

"If the Japanese puppet army hadn't hidden, it would definitely not have been able to hide from the scouts."

Li Hao nodded and continued: "I'll talk about its second function again. ”

"The blockade ditch is more than two meters deep, and without preparation, even the most elite fighters will have to climb out of it with great difficulty."

"As for being used in the trenches, don't even think about it."

"The trenches are so deep that people can't shoot out when they stand in them with their guns in their hands."

"So as soon as our people enter the blockade ditch, it will become our dead place."

"As long as the Japanese puppet army smashes down a few grenades, no matter how many of us are, we can't withstand the bombing."

"So you never thought that the little devils would use the blockade ditch as a trench to fight us."

"Now it seems that we miscalculated, and they caught us off guard."

"The blockade ditch was made by them, as long as you are ready, one person brings a small ladder or a small bench, and the blockade ditch can be turned into a trench, hiding in the blockade ditch and fighting us."

"And the blockade wall, this trick is even better?"

"The blockade ditch is a road on one side and a blockade wall on the other."

"We launched an attack from this side of the road, because the blockade wall was in the way, and we didn't know anything about the situation on the other side of the blockade ditch, and we didn't know that the little devils were coming to reinforce the troops." ”

"If the reinforcements come in are your own people, the problem is even bigger."

"Because the blockade wall is blocked, we can't see them, they can't see us, and the two sides can't cooperate at all, so they can only fight indiscriminately and fight their own."

The more Li Hao said, the more solemn his face became, and the faces of Hong Linfeng and Wang Hong also sank.

"Commander, since the blockade ditch and the blockade wall are such a great threat to us, we can't let them build them."

"The ditches and walls that the devils have already repaired must be destroyed at all costs."

Li Hao once again showed a helpless expression, shook his head and replied: "No way!" ”

"If nothing else, a single mine can cost us a lot."

"It's like tonight, the Japanese planted mines in the blockade ditch, and our people jumped into it to trigger the mines, which can not only give early warning to the nearby Japanese puppet army, telling them that someone is sabotaging or crossing the blockade ditch, but also killing and injuring us in large numbers with mines."

"Coupled with the Japanese puppet army hidden in those hidden caves, no matter how many sabotage teams we dispatch, we will return in vain."

Wang Hong showed an expression of approval: "This style of play of the little devil is indeed very powerful, but there is another point that we must pay attention to." ”

"The withdrawn troops reported that when they fought with the Japanese puppet army, the Japanese puppet army did not attack them with all their might, but allocated a part of their forces and firepower to shoot the civilians involved in the operation."

"This didn't exist before."

"Even if there are civilians on the battlefield, they will skip them and stare at our troops."

"I feel like the little devils have changed their approach to our operations."

"According to statistics, among the more than 800 people who directly lost tonight, only more than 300 were the main force and local troops, and the remaining nearly 500 people were villagers who participated in the operation."

"It is certain that after this defeat, when there is such action in the future, the people will not support us as much as they used to."

"This trick is even more ruthless!" Li Hao let out a long sigh.

"By killing people, the courage of the villagers to resist them is shattered, so that the common people are afraid of them and dare not oppose them."

"First of all, let some ordinary people dare not support our Eighth Route Army because they are afraid, which will affect the unity and popular will of our base areas, and then disintegrate the military spirit and morale of the troops."

Hong Linfeng was an anxious person, and immediately asked, "What should I do then?" ”

"It's impossible to watch the little devils repair the blockade wall and blockade ditch and divide our base into several pieces."

"Watch them mess up our base area and strike at the foundation of our Eighth Route Army."

"Here!" Li Hao pointed to Guanshan Town on the map and replied categorically.

"The key to all problems is here, as long as we take Guanshan Town and kill the Japanese puppet army inside, all problems will be solved."

"Political commissar, the task of breaking the blockade ditch and the blockade wall has been suspended, and the most important thing for you now is to minimize the bad impact of tonight's defeat on the base area, and you must not let the little devils achieve the goal of breaking the hearts and morale of the people in our base area by killing people."

"Chief of Staff, you continue to mobilize troops and supplies and prepare to attack the stronghold of Guanshan Town."

"As soon as the heavy artillery battalion is in place, we will launch an attack and strive to take Guanshan Town in a battle."

"Without the support of thousands of puppet troops in Guanshan Town, no matter how badly the blockade ditch and blockade wall are repaired, they are still ornaments and vulnerable."

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