At the end of the attack, less than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops broke through the machine gun interception and rushed into the independent regiment's blocking position.
But these people didn't always stay lucky.
"Pap...tap...tap..."
The defenders, who had also escaped the sudden attack of Japanese artillery fire, emerged from every corner of the position and greeted them with rifles, light machine guns, pistols, submachine guns... all at once.
They were all killed in less than two minutes.
However, the remnants of the defenders were once again exposed to Japanese artillery fire during the exchange of fire.
At the end of the battle, the strength of less than a company was directly blown into a platoon...
Lieutenant General Sato witnessed the entire battle, and his expression became more and more serious. He suppressed his anger and ordered: "The aviation force continues to bombard the blocking position with incendiary bombs!"
"The chariot brigade will transfer another squadron to join the battle..."
"Organize a battalion of puppet troops again, two infantry squadrons, and launch an attack together with the tank squadron..."
"Since the independent group wants to compete with us, let's keep fighting!"
"The entire Shanxi garrison stands behind us. The Eighth Route Army operating in northwestern Shanxi only has three regiments without any foreign aid..."
"No matter which aspect you analyze, the final victory through attrition belongs to us!"
The chief of staff firmly believed in the division commander's analysis and decisively accepted the order: "I'll make arrangements now..."
"In the battle of Duanjiapu, we killed at least three battalions of the independent regiment..."
"In the battle just now, we also wiped out nearly a battalion of the independent regiment..."
"Continue to attack, and it won't take too long to achieve results as rich as Duanjiabao..."
"The total strength of the independent regiment is about ten battalions. If six or seven battalions are killed by our two major battles, plus the heavy artillery battalion that has been severely damaged by aviation, the independent regiment will have no one left, and it will be wiped out by us sooner or later!"
The atmosphere at the enemy headquarters in front of the Independent Regiment was very depressing. The joy brought to everyone by the battle at Duanjiapu was gone. Everyone was immersed in the sorrow of the heavy casualties suffered by the Sixty-seventh Battalion.
"Captain...the accurate casualty data has been calculated!" Li Wensheng walked over with his head lowered and reported in a serious tone.
"Tell me... I can still bear this little setback!" Kong Jie took a deep breath and asked in the calmest tone possible.
"The rapid-fire artillery battery lost two guns and 18 gunners..." Li Wensheng nodded and reported.
"More than half of the death squads arranged by the defense forces suffered casualties, and 68 people were sacrificed..."
"The two companies that held the position were almost completely destroyed... 214 people were sacrificed..."
"The Japanese's indiscriminate bombardment of the blocking position severely damaged two of our infantry platoons, killing 49 people..."
"In the battle just now, we sacrificed a total of 349 people..."
"Including the severely wounded who lost their combat effectiveness, the direct loss was more than 400 people!"
"Visually, the Japs lost two infantry squadrons, a tank squadron, and a battalion of puppet troops..."
"But in terms of casualty ratio, we killed less than 400 little Japs..."
Kong Jie shook his head and retorted: "The account cannot be settled like this..."
"Although the Japanese chariot squadron only has a few dozen soldiers, the combat effectiveness of one chariot squadron is stronger than that of two or three infantry squadrons combined!"
"Without a tank squadron, ordinary infantrymen wouldn't be able to break through even the fire interception of a machine gun bunker!"
"As long as we kill the Japanese chariot brigade, the pressure in the next battle will definitely plummet!"
"There's nothing left for Zuotou's division. They can use our trump card!"
At this point, Kong Jie wanted to add another sentence: "There has been no news since the assault battalion was separated from the main force of the regiment..."
"They won't keep showing off..."
"With Huang Yu's fighting style, he will definitely not take action. If he does, he will give Zuotou division a fatal attack and completely disintegrate their offensive."
But for the safety of the assault camp and to prevent everyone from placing too much hope on the assault camp and relaxing their vigilance, Kong Jie did not say these words.
Facing everyone's gaze, he calmly ordered: "Contact the 6th and 7th battalions immediately..."
"The Sato Division will continue to dispatch tanks to attack blocking positions...Their combat pressure will definitely increase, but the regiment will not send them reinforcements one by one!"
"The two battalions must rely on their own strength to resolutely repel the next round of Japanese and puppet attacks before they can evacuate their positions..."
"The rapid-fire artillery battery cooperates in combat...make good use of the remaining four rapid-fire cannons to cause maximum damage to the Japanese tank troops..."
There is a forest five kilometers due south of Dongshangang. The assault battalion arrived here under cover of darkness last night and was on standby.
After working with the Japanese every day, Huang Yu became a little impatient.
As soon as daybreak, I sent out all the investigators I had in hand, hoping that Zuotou's division would reveal one or two flaws for me today.
At twelve o'clock at noon, he finally received the first good news since the assault battalion was divided.
"Battal Commander...the Japanese chariot troops are dispatched..." the reconnaissance platoon leader ran over with excitement on his face, panting and reporting.
"One tank squadron went straight to the battlefield, and the remaining two tank squadrons were also on standby."
Huang Yu suddenly became energetic, looked at the map and said to himself: "As long as Zuo Teng transfers all the chariot brigade to the battlefield, we will have a chance to raid!"
"Continue to keep an eye on the little Japanese chariot brigade and report to me immediately if there is any situation!"
Half an hour later, Duan Peng ran towards him, looking hurriedly and looking very ugly.
Huang Yu became anxious on the spot and immediately asked: "Did something happen on the front line?"
Duan Peng shook his head and replied: "The Dongshanggang defense line is still in our hands...it's just that we were beaten too badly!"
"The Japanese launched a suicide attack on the blocking position under the cover of tanks and artillery fire... We only had six rapid-fire cannons. Faced with the enemy's artillery fire, we had to hide in the anti-gun holes after firing one round of shells!"
"As a result, all the remaining tanks were destroyed by the defenders sending death squads with explosive packs!"
"In order to block the suicide attack of the Japanese and puppet troops, our troops are not allowed to defend their positions under artillery fire..."
"Although we still don't know the actual casualty data of the defenders, judging from the sound of firefights, their casualties will not be much less than those of the Japs, and may even be more than those of the Japs!"
"Battal Commander... let's take action!"
"If we don't take action, the main force of the regiment will be wiped out by the Japanese!"
When Huang Yu heard "suicide attack", he secretly screamed: "Oops".
The total strength of the Independent Regiment is only half of the mopping-up troops. If Sato uses suicide attacks to fight against the Independent Regiment and exchange lives for lives, the Independent Regiment will be the first to be unable to hold on.
Just as he was frowning and racking his brains to think of ways to break the situation, the reconnaissance platoon leader ran back again.
"Captain, the Japanese have mobilized another tank squadron to reinforce the battlefield!"
"There is only one tank squadron left next to their heavy artillery brigade and baggage troops!"
After hearing this, Huang Yu had an idea in his mind and opened his mouth to order: "The troops will immediately check their equipment, organize ammunition, replenish dry food, and prepare for battle..."
"The reconnaissance platoon continues to keep an eye on the Japanese chariot brigade..."
"At the same time, let me investigate the situation of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade and the transport troops, including the specific locations of their light and dark sentries, the specific locations of the firepower points, and how many people there are...the more detailed the better!"
"Duan Peng will return to the team immediately, and together with Zhang Weiguo, he will command the special team to prepare for battle..."
On the frontal battlefield, the rapid-fire artillery company successfully destroyed five tanks and one armored vehicle at the cost of losing three rapid-fire artillery pieces, greatly reducing the combat pressure of the Sixth and Seventh Battalions...
Fifteen minutes later, the sound of firefights on the battlefield began to fade.
The remaining six tanks and armored vehicles of the tank squadron were all lying on the offensive road.
Some were billowing smoke, and some turned into huge fireballs.
The attacking force of more than 600 people was killed and wounded more than 500 people on the assault route, and the remaining 100 people were wiped out in the trenches!
The Sixty-seventh Battalion also paid a huge price in the battle.
When incendiary bombs and artillery shells once again covered the battlefield, the two main battalions of more than 1,600 people only withdrew less than 900 people, and the remaining more than 700 soldiers all died...
At the Japanese offensive position, Lieutenant General Sato looked very serious and kept observing the battlefield with a telescope. It was not clear whether he was happy or unhappy.
"Division commander...should you also transfer the last squadron of the tank brigade to join the battle?" the chief of staff reminded hesitantly.
According to Lieutenant General Sato's plan just now: the troops should use this offensive method to continue to consume the strength of the independent regiment until they are disabled.
Only by allowing the tank troops to cooperate in combat can the offensive troops kill a large number of independent regiment defensive troops.
"Faster..." Zuotou's division did not object.
"I feel like the independent regiment on the battlefield can't hold on any longer!"
"This attack will definitely defeat them and take down the second line of defense!"
In the woods where the assault battalion was hiding, the reconnaissance platoon leader ran to Huang Yu for the third time. The smile on his face was thicker than the previous two times. Before he could stand still, he hurriedly reported: "Batalion Commander... our chance to raid has come.
Already..."
"The last enemy tank squadron has just left the heavy artillery position and headed straight for the frontal battlefield!"
"The tank squadron that just went to the battlefield has been 80% wiped out by the main force of the regiment!"
Huang Yu's face lit up with joy at the same time. He stared at him and asked, "Have you found out the situation around the Japanese heavy artillery position and the transport troops station?"
The reconnaissance platoon leader nodded while spreading out his hand-drawn sketch, pointing to it and introducing: "In the battle of Duanjiabao, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and had to mobilize a large number of troops from the rear to support the frontal battlefield!"
"There are still two infantry brigades protecting them this morning, and by noon there will be only one infantry brigades left!"
"Of the four regiments of the puppet army, there are only two regiments left..."
"There are four heavy machine gun positions and two squadrons of little devils surrounding the heavy artillery position. The defense is very tight!"
"The baggage troop station is several times larger than the heavy artillery position. It is surrounded by eight heavy machine gun positions, two infantry squadrons, and a mortar squadron..."
Huang Yu did not answer, but turned his attention to Zhang Weiguo and Duan Peng, and asked with a serious face: "Are the special forces sure to use cold weapons to tear a hole in the Japanese defense line, seize their outer guard posts, and carry out the surprise attack?"
The troops were sent to a position 150 meters away from the Japanese..."
"It would be better if it could be sent to a position of 100 meters!"
