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They held up the weapons and military flags in their hands and shouted long live, celebrating another victory.
"Our army has captured Yichang, please instruct whether to pursue the retreating Chongqing army."
After capturing Yichang, the head of the 13th Division of the Devils immediately sent a telegram to the commander of the 11th Army to report the battle situation as soon as possible.
For the fanatical devil frontline troops, they can't wait to go up the river and capture Chongqing now.
But the commander of the Devil's 11th Army knew very well that it was easy for them to capture Yichang by relying on the powerful combat effectiveness of their aircraft, tanks and three field divisions, but it was very difficult to hold it.
The mountains around Yichang are full of Chinese troops. With their current strength, it is quite difficult to consolidate such a large occupied area.
Therefore, the commander of the 11th Army immediately ordered the three divisions that captured Yichang to prepare to retreat at any time.
"The purpose of this operation has been achieved, immediately organize the troops and prepare for the next maneuver."
When the devils were looting loot and destroying Yichang's military facilities, the Chinese troops who retreated from Yichang to the nearby mountains gathered again.
The 18th Army unit in charge of guarding Yichang faced the siege of the devil's three divisions. Although they withdrew in time, they suffered heavy losses and basically lost their combat effectiveness in a short period of time.
In the mountainous area, there are Chinese officers and soldiers covered in gunpowder smoke and depressed everywhere, and there are countless wounded. In the temporary rest camp, there is a low atmosphere of pessimism and disappointment.
"This battle is useless..."
When the staff sent a long list of scarlet death lists to the hands of Army Commander Peng Shan, he couldn't help but sigh a long time.
The battle of Yichang not only failed to defend Yichang, but caused heavy losses to their 18th Army, and even made them lose face. It can be said to be an unprecedented defeat.
"Military seat, our brothers have tried their best, but the disparity in strength is too great. If our reinforcements can arrive in time, it won't be like this." Luo Wenyuan, the commander of the 18th Division, was also full of grievances.
They resisted the attack of the devil's three field divisions with a thin force, but the reinforcements have never been seen. It would be strange if they could hold on.
"Hey, it's too late to say these things now. If Yichang is lost, it's hard for you and me to say goodbye."
Their 18th Army is a direct descendant of the Central Army, and it is also one of the attacking troops. The soldiers have always been given priority to supplement, and the weapons and equipment are also the best.
But this time, it was such a big defeat. Not only did they embarrass Chief Hu, other troops may have started to see their jokes now. Thinking of this, their mood is extremely depressed.
"Report, Chief Hu's telegram!"
Just as the morale of everyone in the temporary command post of the 18th Army was low because of the defeat, a communications staff officer strode into the tent.
Hearing the telegram from Commander Hu, Army Commander Peng Shan immediately had a bitter expression on his face, knowing that anyone who should come would come, and there was no way to avoid it.
After all, the 18th Army is Chief Hu's direct lineage. It's no wonder he wasn't angry after being defeated in disgrace this time.
Commander Peng Shan took the telegram and read it. Sure enough, Hu Zongnan scolded them and threatened to hold them accountable for the defeat.
Seeing this, Army Commander Peng Shan knew that he might not be the Army Commander for long, after all, someone had to bear the burden of losing a battle, and the Army Commander himself was the first to bear the brunt, ranging from being dismissed from office to being court-martialed.
"Organize troops to counterattack immediately! Retake Yichang!"
After all, the 18th Army is his own direct line army, and Hu Zongnan didn't want others to see it as a joke, so besides scolding and warning, he still gave the army commander Peng Shan a chance. As long as Yichang can be recaptured, then things will turn around.
Seeing Commander Hu's order to gather troops to counterattack Yichang immediately, Army Commander Peng Shan's face was full of bitterness. With their mere broken soldiers, they were going to attack the devils several times their own. Isn't it better to touch the egg with the stone?
"Sir, what shall we do?"
After the chief of staff took over the telegram and browsed through it, he was also in trouble.
Their 18th Army has fought hard against the devils so far, the officers have lost a lot, and the soldiers are also very tired. Now it is urgent to rest and replenish the army. Now it is a bit difficult for them to fight back.
"Our army's morale is low now, and we don't have enough weapons and ammunition. If this is a forced counterattack, once it is blocked by the devil's powerful troops, it is very likely to collapse." Facing the order to counterattack, the division commander Luo Wenyuan also had a sad face.
"But if you don't counterattack, it's hard for Chief Hu to explain." Gao Shen said.
Everyone is in a dilemma for the order to counterattack Yichang. Let's continue to fight. If we can't fight, it's hard to explain if we don't fight.
"Army seat, Yangling's Lieyan special warfare brigade is very powerful. Let them guide us to form a group of elite small troops and let them infiltrate back to Yichang to attack the devils. Even if they can't take back Yichang, they can still disgust the devils. If they can kill them A few high-ranking officers from the devil would be great."
After hearing this, the eyes of the officers in the tent lit up.
Let their 18th Army immediately launch a counterattack against the devils. Now that they have just lost the battle, morale is low and there are not enough weapons and ammunition.
But if we send out an elite small force to fight back against the devils, we can give an explanation to the superiors, and maybe we can achieve unexpected results.
However, someone soon voiced doubts: "Although the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade is very famous, they performed mediocrely in this Yichang defense battle. I doubt their real combat effectiveness. Don't fight back against the devils. Instead, let them fight back." Our brother died."
"What are you talking about? What is mediocre performance? I think you are jealous." Hearing this, Luo Wenyuan, the commander of the 18th Division, immediately snorted coldly and opened his mouth in dissatisfaction.
"The Flame Special Warfare Brigade is good at performing special combat missions, such as beheading, infiltrating and destroying behind enemy lines, etc., but it's a waste of us to force them to fight positional warfare. Besides, when they are defending the third area , There are quite a few little devils who have been annihilated. If they weren't there, the devils would have broken through Area [-] long ago..."
After hearing the words of the division commander Luo Wenyuan, the senior officer who questioned the combat effectiveness of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade was speechless. It is indeed not easy for an elite team equipped with a submachine gun to be able to defend until retreating.
"Mr. Luo, then you can proceed to make arrangements, form a few death squads to infiltrate back, and launch attacks against the devil's command post, material warehouse, etc. Our main force will cooperate with the outside to create a sign of our massive counterattack for the devil. It would be great if we can confuse the enemy tactically and frighten the devils away without fighting."
"That's all we can do now. It's too risky to counterattack with our current meager force. If the Death Squad can make a contribution, we can also win the round."
The first thousand and 360 chapters of the four missions
After being seconded to the fifth theater of the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade, everything went wrong. Although they were elite, they still had difficulty taking advantage of the devil's troops who had an absolute superiority in the frontal battle, and instead suffered a lot.
Although the officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade had tried their best to fight, the disparity in strength was too great, and Yichang still failed to defend in the end.
The officers and soldiers of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade who retreated into the mountains all looked depressed. After all, they were defeated and many brothers were killed or injured, and they all seemed depressed.
Yang Ling also knew that he had underestimated the enemy. Although the Lie Yan Special Operations Brigade had a strong combat capability, it was more suitable for special operations missions. It was a wrong decision to lead the brothers to defend the city and fight in positional warfare.
Even though they are elite special operations troops, their combat quality in all aspects is much better than that of conventional combat troops, but they are still flesh and blood after all, and they will be wiped out in ashes when faced with the devil's artillery fire.
And this time the little devils are overwhelming the situation. Although they have caused a lot of damage to the devils, the follow-up troops of the devils are continuous. In such a war of attrition, it is no wonder that they can take advantage of it.
After Yang Ling and the others withdrew to the mountainous area north of Yichang, he immediately called a meeting with the officers of the Lieyan Special Forces Brigade, and summarized the reasons for their failure after arriving in the fifth theater.
When they were in the Sulu theater, they were behind the enemy lines, and the Lieyan special warfare brigade attacked the Japanese and puppet troops surreptitiously, and they always received good results.
But in the fifth war zone, it was just in time for the devils to attack heavily, and their small Lie Yan special warfare brigade was involved in the confrontation of such a heavy force group. It would be a high incense if the entire army was not wiped out.
During the several-hour experience summary meeting, the officers of the Lieyan Special Operations Brigade also spoke freely, expressing some of their thoughts.
After everyone's discussion, Yang Ling also corrected his thinking in time, that is, the Raging Flame Special Operations Brigade is a special operations force, and unless it is absolutely necessary, it should not fight like a regular army.
They should rely on an effective intelligence network and carry out special combat missions. If they go to fight positional warfare or defend the city, then it is the wrong place to use good steel, and it will not be effective.
Although after some experience summarization, the future combat direction of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade has become clear, but this time's defeat still seriously hurt the vitality of the Lieyan Special Warfare Brigade.
When they set off from the Sulu war zone, there were more than 50 troops. After two fierce battles in Zhijiang and Yichang, there are only [-] officers and soldiers who can fight.
Although the tempering of the flames of war has made the living officers and soldiers more combat experienced and stronger, this is not the reason for their failure.