When the poisonous gas almost dissipated, Tamaki Ling began to count the losses of the troops.
After excluding the soldiers whose throats were cut, there were 328 imperial soldiers who died from mustard gas. Each one of them died in an extremely miserable and inhuman shape.
Worried that these corpses would cause secondary harm, Yumuling decisively ordered that all the corpses be burned on the spot.
In addition, 173 imperial soldiers had their throats cut, and their headquarters was also taken away by the enemy.
Tamaki Ling only felt a little scared, if she hadn't gone to any meeting with Hoshizora Yuno and the others yesterday.
It is very likely that I will break my jade on the spot and meet the Amaterasu in my heart.
Moreover, their only tank was driven away by the enemy who attacked at night, and the trucks accompanying the army were all turned into scrap metal in the explosion.
They arrogantly attacked the Imperial Army and caused heavy damage to the Imperial Army. In the end, they stole the Imperial Army's tank.
But our own side actually has no ability to counterattack, and there is not even a single enemy left.
Night attack…
Yumuling sat on a stone, her eyes so angry that they were about to burst into flames.
He originally wanted to launch a night attack, but someone beat him to it.
If it were just a loss of troops, forget it, the regiment's arms warehouse was also blown up, and with the spread of poisonous gas, they had no chance to save these supplies.
All the supplies were burned to the ground. Seeing her own supplies burned by the fire with her own eyes, Tamaki Ling felt indescribably uncomfortable.
Another problem arises, the Tamaki Alliance has no logistical supplies.
They can only use the equipment they previously transported to the front line.
The battle must end today, otherwise the Tamaki Rei unit will face the embarrassing situation of no ammunition and no food.
Although he could ask for help from the friendly forces on both wings, Tamaki Ling was a very face-conscious person and could not bring himself to talk about this matter.
What made Tamaki Ling even more distressed was that Major General Ping Lu contacted him yesterday.
Of course, he couldn't be contacted. Finally, he was contacted through the subordinate brigade radio station.
When he learned that Tamaki Rei had reported what happened on the battlefield to Tamaki Rei, he naturally received a scolding from Hirakabi Yufu.
Hiragakuo Yufu directly issued a death order, and they only had one day to deal with the 28th Regiment.
After a day, no matter what the outcome is, they will have to withdraw from the battlefield to support other battlefields.
Because the Eighth Route Army's attacks in various places have already made Hirakata Yongfu very busy, he must not continue to waste his troops on one regiment.
After receiving the order from Isamu Hiragaku, he wanted to end the battle within one day, but he also had to have a chance.
Tamaki Rei also took the opportunity to issue a request for help to Hiragakuo Yuuo, hoping that he could support some equipment.
Isamu Hiragaku refused very simply.
The reason is simple. Because the railway lines have been destroyed and the Eighth Route Army ambushes are everywhere on the roads, it is impossible for supplies to reach Zhoujia Village easily in a short period of time.
If it had to be forcibly transported, the Eighth Route Army might even capture it and take it away.
Tamaki Ling had nothing to say, so she could only bite the bullet and comply with the order to resolve the battle within one day.
He originally thought there was no chance, but suddenly he found that there was heavy fog here, and everything around him was shrouded in white mist, as if he had entered the legendary fairyland.
Tamaki Ling was keenly aware that this was an excellent opportunity to attack.
Hoshizora Yuno and Yozuki Melia also realized this opportunity. They took the initiative to find Tamaki Rei and prepared to take advantage of the thick fog to launch a final attack on the 28th Regiment's position.
The opportunity to fight is fleeting, and naturally the three old devils are not willing to miss it easily.
The three old devils finally decided that each regiment would once again send a squadron of soldiers to take advantage of the heavy fog to approach the 28th Regiment's position.
Until they approached the 28th Regiment, they launched an attack again, using wave tactics to defeat the enemy's position in one fell swoop.
By then, the imperial army had already approached their position, and the 28th Regiment would certainly not be able to parry the waves of human attacks in a short period of time.
After finalizing the attack plan, the three old Japanese soldiers immediately made arrangements and set the attack time in one hour.
1 hour later.
The thick fog showed no sign of dissipating, and the sun hung in the sky like a poached egg.
The three regiments are also ready for battle, and all offensive forces use squadrons as combat units.
After the first squadron moved forward and moved in.
ten minutes later.
The second unit will immediately follow, and so on.
During the attack, everyone lay down on the ground and crawled forward. No one was allowed to shoot or make any noise.
They had suffered the losses of the previous attacks, and the 28 regiments had fierce firepower, so they were smart and knew how to avoid their sharp edges.
This time.
The Japanese army abandoned the traditional tactics of artillery bombardment, infantry charge, and infantry charge after the artillery bombardment.
Of course, this doesn't mean they don't want to use cannons to blow them up first.
It was mainly the artillery battalion of the 28th Regiment yesterday that brought a great psychological shadow to them.
And even if they wanted to use artillery, it would be useless to give the 28th Regiment the illusion that they were attacking. They didn't have many artillery to use.
Because of the heavy fog, they were unable to determine the specific location of the 28th Regiment, so they had no choice but to give up and let the infantry approach directly.
Following the orders given by the three Japanese commanders.
Three squadrons of Japanese soldiers immediately launched an attack in the direction of Zhoujiacun. They lay on the ground and crawled slowly, like turtles.
A rustling sound appeared on the silent battlefield.
Thousands of Japanese soldiers appeared on the battlefield, slowly advancing towards the 28th Regiment's position.
28th regiment position.
"Captain, why hasn't the kid made any move yet?" Lu Fang asked with some confusion.
Huo Guangdao: "Didn't they all run away?"
Ding Wei said nothing and looked at the battlefield ahead. His long-sightedness and night vision were useless in this foggy weather.
The silent battlefield made Ding Wei detect an unusual smell.
"Huo Guang, send a few scouts and ask them to investigate the situation ahead and see what the little devil wants to do." Ding Wei didn't turn his head.
"Check carefully all around Zhoujia Village, including our back mountain!"
On such a foggy day, even looking at it, I wanted to attack the Japanese, let alone the little Japanese who were suffering losses one after another.
Ding Wei even suspected that the Japs would take the trouble to bypass the mountains behind Zhoujiacun and launch an attack from the mountains.
"Yes!" Huo Guang stepped forward and immediately went down to make arrangements.
20 minutes later, Huo Guang came back to report.
"Captain, guess what?" Huo Guang said with a smile: "Our scouts really discovered something unusual!"
Ding Wei looked surprised and said: "Say it quickly!"
"When the scouts entered the Japanese position, they found that they were all lying on the ground and attacking us," Huo Guang said.
"Lie on the ground?" Ding Wei was a little surprised.
Huo Guang nodded and continued: "Swarms of Japanese soldiers were all lying on the ground and crawling forward. Because of the heavy fog, they couldn't count how many Japanese soldiers there were.
What is certain is that there are a lot of them, and not only at the entrance of our village, there are also enemies crawling on the left and right flanks, and they are currently less than 800 meters away from us."
Ding Wei frowned and said: "Where is the back mountain? How is the situation in the back mountain?"
"Everything is normal, and there is no trace of the presence of the Japanese." Huo Guang replied.
"Creep forward, what do you want to play, little devil?" Lu Fang was a little confused.
Ding Wei thought for a moment and instantly understood that the little devil wanted to take advantage of the fog to get closer to the 28th Regiment's position.
Fortunately, we sent scouts to investigate, otherwise we might have been tricked by the Japanese.
The current visibility is very low. If you wait until the little devil is close before reacting, you will definitely suffer a loss.
These little devils are indeed very smart, and they also know how to crawl forward, so that no one will notice the movement on the ground.
But their cleverness ends there.
Do you really think that if you lie down on the ground, I won't be able to hit you?
Since the enemies are eager to come and die, Ding Wei will naturally fulfill their wishes.
"Commander, what should we do?" Lu Fang suggested: "Machine guns, artillery, and machine guns work together to give the Japanese a breakfast first?"
"No." Ding Wei shook his head and said with a smile, "I have a better plan."
"Plan, what plan?" Lu Fang and Huo Guang asked in confusion.
"Send my order and everyone evacuate from the trenches quickly and enter the underground passage!" Ding Wei said directly.
"Yes!" Lu Fang didn't think much and immediately stood up to take the order. As soon as he ran to the door of the command post, Lu Fan suddenly realized that something was wrong.
He looked at Ding Wei and said, "Commander, what did you just say? We won't attack and we will all retreat into the tunnel?"
"Captain, the little Japs are right in front of us. What are we going to do when we enter the tunnel?" Huo Guang was puzzled: "Let's just blow them up with cannons and shoot them with machine guns."
Ding Wei shook his head and said: "I don't know how many people the Japs have sent out this time, and it's difficult for us to judge. It's better to just put them closer to our home court.
When the time comes, close the door and beat the dog directly for them, so that they will never come back!"
After a pause, Ding Wei said again: "Without further ado, you two, don't stand there in a daze, enter the tunnel as quickly as possible and be ready for battle!"
"Yes!" Lu Fang and Huo Guang stepped forward to accept the order and quickly went down to make arrangements.
The other soldiers in the command post also started to get busy, packed up all the useful things, and entered the underground command post.
Following Ding Wei's order, all the soldiers of the 28th Regiment began to take action, and the soldiers entered the tunnel in an orderly manner.
Not long after, all the soldiers, including the cavalry brigade, successfully entered the underground passage, and all the war horses were placed in the mountain behind the village.
The soldiers quickly entered their fighting positions in the tunnel and waited for the arrival of the Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers in the thick fog felt a little scared when they looked at the thick smoke in front of them. This white fog looked like wild beasts that could devour people at any time.
They were also very worried that a bullet would suddenly appear from the thick fog, or a cannonball fired from the opposite side would blow them to pieces.
But after crawling on the ground for a long time, they didn't encounter anything like this. Gradually, these devils couldn't help but speed up their crawling.
Tamaki Ling followed the team, always listening to what was going on ahead.
Since it was already the final attack, as the captain of the alliance, he naturally had to fight with the team.
Because she never heard the sound of gunshots or cannons, Tamaki Ling gradually became excited.
The 28th Regiment did not realize its offensive intention, and victory was about to come!
An infantry squadron at the front of the Japanese army gradually approached the battlefield of the 28th Regiment, and they even touched the edge of the trench.
But what surprised them was that the trench was completely empty. Not even a human figure could be seen, not even a bullet casing could be seen.
When they braved themselves and jumped into the trenches, they were not attacked.
The Eighth Route Army, which had been like wolves and tigers before, now disappeared without a trace.
Looking at the empty trenches in front of them, the Japanese in this squadron seemed a little confused.
Where are people?
Where have all the eight people gone?
The surrounding environment was strangely quiet, and the silence made them feel a little scared. They immediately reported the current encounter and reported it.
Just when Tamaki Ling was excited, a soldier suddenly ran over and reported: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, the first squadron has successfully occupied the trenches of the 28th Regiment, but has not been attacked by the Eighth Route Army."
"Nani?"
This time, Tamaki Ling also lost some skills.
Without any sacrifice, they successfully occupied the trenches that they had only dreamed of occupying before?
Not only Tamaki Ling, but the Japanese troops on the left and right wings also encountered the same scene.
"Is it possible that these Chinese people ran away?" Tamaki Ling suddenly had a ridiculous thought.
But it shouldn't be. They clearly gained the initiative on the battlefield, so how could they retreat inexplicably without alerting anyone?
"Your Majesty Colonel, what are we going to do next?" the Japanese soldier asked: "Should we continue to move forward, or should we occupy the trenches of the Eighth Route Bureau first and see what tricks they want to play?"
Yumuling pondered for a while and said: "Order the troops to stop creeping closer and speed up their advance towards Zhoujia Village.
These Tubal roads may have been hidden in the village, let's go into the village to search!"
Following Yumuling's order, the Japanese soldiers who were lying on the ground got up one after another and headed towards the direction of Zhoujiacun.
Starry Sky Alliance and Yeyue Alliance also issued the same order.
Ten minutes later, the three old devils successfully gathered at the entrance of the village.
Looking at the empty battlefield around them, not even half of the Eighth Route Army could be seen. These three old devils were a bit lost.
They wondered why the Eighth Route Army abandoned this trench.
After entering the trenches of the 28th Regiment, they finally understood why these guys were able to avoid the bombardment of their own artillery.
First, their trenches were dug very deep, and the trenches were winding and curved. The trenches were reinforced with sandbags. Unless the shells fell into the trenches, it would be difficult to cause damage.
There are also cat-ear-like caves in the trenches, which not only allow people to sleep, but are also reinforced because they go deep underground.
Even if artillery shells hit it, it will be difficult to shake it, unless you directly use large-caliber artillery to blast several times.
Just looking at the trenches, these three old Japanese soldiers became more and more sure.
The commander of the 28th Regiment was anything but ordinary. This was the first time they had seen the cave in the trench.
But why did they abandon this strong trench and retreat into the village?
They didn't know that the 28th Regiment had retreated underground. Seeing no one in the trenches, they subconsciously thought that everyone had gone to the village.
The little Japanese suffered a lot of losses one after another. Although they had occupied the trenches, they did not dare to approach the village easily.