"Chief, are you alright?" Zhang Dehui asked. Li Zihao, who was covered in blood, seemed to have experienced a bitter battle. The corpses on the ground could explain the cruelty of the battle.
The Japanese were also humans. They would be afraid if they wanted to eat. Goto did not pursue the responsibility of the leading officer, and only when he heard that the enemy was a German Machinist from the national army did he realize that only the elite troops of the national army had such combat power.
His brigade was almost half-crippled, and there was even a squadron that was not even organized. After hearing that the national army had reinforcements, he already had the thought of retreating.
However, this was equivalent to giving the right to clean up the battlefield to the opposing army. Should they fight or retreat? After an entire hour, Goto still could not make a decision.
Li Zihao's 1st Battalion had almost been wiped out, and only a few dozen people were left. He then handed the position to the 2nd Battalion and went to the back to rest and bandage his wounds.
The quality of the 2nd Battalion was much worse than the 1st Battalion, but at least they managed to fool the Japanese. Goto had no choice but to send a telegram asking for help. Ono did not waste any time after receiving Goto's telegram. For his arrogant subordinate to ask for tactical guidance (reinforcement), it seemed that his enemy must be an elite team.
Ono's order was quickly passed down, and the entire regiment was to set out. They would be able to reinforce Goto in half a day, even though the sky was already getting dark.
"What are the Japanese doing? They're not fighting or retreating.”Zhang Dehui felt that something was wrong. According to the Japanese's personality, there was no reason for them to cower after suffering a loss.
"Forget it. We'll retreat when it gets dark. The mission has been completed. There's no need to fight the Japanese to the death. First, he packed up the bodies of his brothers and took them away.”Li Zihao said. He didn't feel the pain in the front, but it started to hurt when he put it on the bag.
There was plenty of time to play with the Japanese. When night fell, Li Zihao and the others had already retreated. They would just let them collect the corpses of the Japanese themselves!
This time, the two sides were tied, but the casualties of the Japanese were at least twice as many as theirs. The slope of Xiaolonggou was filled with the corpses of the Japanese. Unfortunately, this battle was destined to be unknown.
The group returned to the stronghold. Most of the remaining system soldiers were also lightly injured. The valuable thing was that Luo Zhizhi was still alive. His situation was much better than Li Zihao's. He was completely fine.
Li Zihao opened the system. He had leveled up and unlocked the Combat Barracks. He could finally produce a mortar squad. It was a Grw36 with a caliber of 50mm. There was also a SdKfz251 half-track that could be modified into a flamethrower and a walking Stuka (similar to the Katyusha rocket launcher).
Li Zihao had already unlocked the National Defense Forces 'Grenadier, so it didn't matter anymore. The last item was the anti-tank cannon, the AK-36, with a caliber of 37mm. This thing would definitely not be eye-catching in the European battlefield, but it was a tank killer in China. After all, the Japanese tanks were all thin skinned and had big stuffing.
There were also resources. The manpower was only 4,000, probably because of their poor performance. Ammo was 300, and fuel was 60. All of the fuel could only be used for one Panther tank, but the No. 4 tank was cheaper, only 45 fuel resources were needed.
To be honest, the Japanese's Type 89, Type 95, and Type 97 were all light tanks. According to Western planning, a tank that weighed more than 20 tons was considered a medium-sized tank. However, the Japanese army believed that their opponent's national army did not have many anti-tank weapons. Some readers who have read Girl and Chariot, do you still remember the loading hand of the main character's train crew? Akiyama Yuka said that the Type 95 won the title of invincible in China. It could be seen how crude the equipment of the Chinese defenders was at that time.
The thickest armor on the front of the Type 95 was only 12mm, and the side was only 6mm. It could not even block a large-caliber machine gun.
The Grenadier Squad of the National Defence Force was completely gone. The survivors were the Commando Squad. After all, in all aspects, the Commando Squad was better than the Grenadier Squad.
Regardless of the price and the number of people, Li Zihao naturally preferred to use the Storm Assault Team. In the later stages, they could be upgraded to use MP44 assault rifles and rocket launchers. Before the Iron Cross Elite Guards came out, they were still pretty good. In terms of combat power, they were comparable to Yamamoto's special agent team, but they were not as all-rounded as the special agent team. After all, the assault team was a professional soldier.
All in all, he had suffered a little this time. The Japanese's mountain cannon had made Li Zihao suffer enough. He was completely passive.
There was still some good news. Li Zihao clicked on the skill line on the left. He could choose to recruit a No. 4 Howitzer. It had a population of 6 and 600 manpower. The cooldown time was three days. Although it was not as strong as the large-caliber self-propelled artillery, it was at least a tank!
The population had also increased by 150. The current situation was still 23/477 population, 95350 manpower resources, 500 ammunition resources, and 110 fuel resources.
Can recruit National Grenadier (auxiliary), National Defence Grenadier, Engineer Squad, Storm Commando, MG42 Machine Gun Squad, Sniper (not unlocked for next phase), Mortar Squad, 251 Half-tracks, Pak36 Anti-Tank Gun, No.4 Assault Howitzer.
Forget about the auxiliary soldiers, they couldn't even compare to the bandits. Their morale and combat strength were not good. The engineers were not bad. They could clear mines and dig trenches faster than others. They could be recruited in small numbers. The Grenadiers were the absolute backbone of the military force and the backbone of the system soldiers.
Li Zihao recruited 25 squads of the National Defense Force in one go. At the same time, he made up for the commando team and planned to use it as an ace force. However, the weapons were too poor. Other than rifles, the grenades were only passable.
Engineer soldiers were also needed to repair bridges, roads, trenches, and mines. Li Zihao also ordered four squads of engineer soldiers. These soldiers added up to exactly 360 infantrymen. There was no need for too many machine gun squads. Other than some that were destroyed by the explosion, the rest were mostly brought back. Li Zihao just ordered a few to make up for 20. He also ordered ten groups of mortars. It was so expensive. A group actually required 320 people, which was much more expensive than in the game.
He also wanted the Anti-Tank Anti-Defense Cannon. Although the caliber was not big, it was good enough to take down the Japanese's vehicles, motorcycles, and infantry. It had three gunners and three people. The price was 340 human resources, which was not bad.
Counting, 402 people had already gone, so it would be 6! There were just 420 people and a tank, a total of 426 people. Fortunately, the four-stun howitzer that the skill called did not require fuel. However, it still cost him almost 1.60,000 manpower. Li Zihao was also shocked. Even a landlord could not withstand such a torment. After a few more rounds, he would be finished. In one battle, he had lost more than 10,000.
Compared to the cannon fodder that the Japanese could recruit for 15 yen, the system soldiers were indeed much more expensive. This made Li Zihao realize that the system was not omnipotent sometimes. It was useless to say anything without resources.
However, Li Zihao was still happy when he thought that he would have a powerful team again in a day. The wounds on his body didn't hurt as much anymore.
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