Chapter 561 Isn't this bombing and waiting to die?
"Sir...it was a sudden artillery attack. The station was attacked by long-range artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army!" The adjutant rushed into the tent to report, regardless of whether the captain was sleeping or not.
"Let the mortar squadron counterattack quickly... What's the use of telling me!" the captain asked with a pair of angry eyes.
The adjutant looked embarrassed: "I have issued a counterattack order...but it will take time..."
"The Eighth Route Army assembled at least twelve mortars to attack us... They were scattered around the station... We only have one mortar team that can counterattack immediately, and the remaining two teams have to re-set up their artillery, and it will take at least one minute before they can counterattack...
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"Mortars fire very quickly. They can fire ten shells at the station in one minute... The twelve mortars add up to more than a hundred shells. The headquarters may be attacked at any time. It is too dangerous. You must move immediately...
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The brigade captain did not move. He suddenly thought of a defeat that the brigade commander had discussed with him before he left the city.
Pingyang Town Night Raid: The Eighth Route Army assembled a large number of artillery to attack the Imperial Army's station. In order to reduce losses, the deputy brigade commander immediately ordered the troops to evacuate the station. As a result, the troops were too scattered, which created good opportunities for the Eighth Route Army to defeat them...
After two consecutive attacks, the team of nearly 3,000 people was directly reduced to more than 1,000 people...
If the artillery attack in front of me is a repeat of the Eighth Route Army's old tactics, and I rashly order the troops to evacuate the station, wouldn't I just fall into their trap and repeat the same mistake?
Seeing that the captain was becoming more and more hesitant as he thought about it, the adjutant became anxious and urged again: "Sir..."
"The area covered by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire is getting bigger and bigger, and it will reach here soon. If we don't move, it will be too late!"
"Shut up... why are you panicking? Isn't it just a sudden artillery attack? It scares you!" The hesitant expression on the captain's face was finally replaced by determination. He looked at the adjutant and cursed with dissatisfaction.
"The troops immediately assembled in small groups and were on standby to prepare for artillery attacks!"
"The mortar squadron counterattacked immediately and knocked out the Eighth Route Artillery as quickly as possible!"
"No one can evacuate the station without my order!"
The adjutant was confused. He stared with big eyes and asked with disbelief: "Why... isn't this asking the troops to stay at the station and be bombed... Captain, I'm a humble man and I can't understand!"
"The Eighth Route Army just used the same tactics to wipe out more than a thousand elite soldiers of the Imperial Army in Pingyang Town!" the captain explained angrily.
"The deputy brigade commander commanded the troops to raid the Eighth Route Army base area. The Duer Regiment assembled all artillery to attack their station from a long distance. At that time, the deputy brigade commander had the same idea as you and immediately ordered the troops to move and evacuate the artillery fire coverage area to reduce losses..."
"As a result, the Eighth Route Army lurked a large number of troops outside the stronghold... through ambushes, night attacks, sneak attacks... they continued to consume our troops... a team of three thousand people was directly beaten to more than a thousand..."
"Our troops are only in their early 1000s. If we retreat rashly, we may be completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army!"
"As long as we don't leave the station, no matter how fierce the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire is, it can only consume some of our troops and cannot annihilate us!"
"If we leave the station rashly and fall into the Eighth Route Army's trick, we will most likely be wiped out here!"
"Let everyone hold on a little longer... As long as the mortar squadron launches a comprehensive counterattack, the Eighth Route Artillery will not be able to bomb our infantry like it is now..."
A minute later, the adjutant returned to the battalion leader's tent again: "Sir... the artillery squadron's response: The Eighth Route Army's artillery fire was too scattered. Each gun position could only fire five rounds of shells before moving. The mortar squadron simply could not attack in such a short period of time."
Locking in the target within the time limit and killing them will only serve as a source of harassment!"
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army... No wonder the Baoding princes have been defeated by them one after another!"
"Harassment is harassment, as long as it can reduce the pressure on the infantry to defend against artillery!"
"When daybreak, we will fight out under the cover of the aviation force, and use the minimum cost to wipe out all the Eighth Route Army troops who sneak-attacked us, and let them pay with their blood!"
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On the high ground one kilometer directly south of the stronghold, Huang Yu was observing the Japanese stronghold with a puzzled face.
In his plan, the Japanese would most likely withdraw from their stronghold after being attacked by artillery fire, minimizing the impact of the artillery fire on them.
If the opposing commander is stupid, he may send troops to attack the artillery company.
In this way, the artillery company can take them to circle around Baogu, and the third company and the special agent company will have good opportunities to defeat them.
As a result, the little devils in the stronghold did not choose either path and stayed in the stronghold to be bombed... This is too strange.
"Captain, are the little Japs frightened by the night attack we fought in Pingyang Town? They dare not leave the base rashly even when they are attacked by artillery fire, to prevent us from setting up an ambush outside the stronghold and continuing to attack them..." Participated in Pingyang Town
Zhang Xuan, the spy company commander of the night attack, suddenly said.
The doubtful expression on Huang Yu's face was instantly wiped away, and he continued to observe the battlefield while analyzing: "It's really possible!"
"Three thousand Japanese puppet troops could be severely damaged by us, let alone the more than a thousand little devils here!"
"If I were the captain of the Japanese army, and I thought about the night raid in Pingyang Town after being attacked by artillery fire, I would be worried and tied up, and I would not dare to rashly withdraw from the stronghold!"
"But it's actually a good thing for us!"
"In the night attack in Pingyang Town, we have the main force of the regiment as helpers. We can place pocket formations around the Japanese camp and defeat them one by one!"
"It doesn't work here... Our troops are limited and we don't have that many troops to deploy pocket formations!"
"The Japs' camp is surrounded by a circular trench, and they can only enter and exit through the gate. If the Japs want to evacuate the stronghold, they can only go there. It is impossible to divide the troops, and we have no possibility of defeating them individually!"
"If the Japanese choose to evacuate their stronghold, we will lose the chance to continue to consume their troops!"
"But if they choose to hold their stronghold, we can fire artillery shells at them non-stop!"
"It can not only harass them, prevent them from resting, affect tomorrow's combat status, but also continuously consume their troops..."
"Notify all participating artillery units... Each squad and platoon will withdraw from the battle after another round of artillery fire attack..."
"When the Japs station returns to calm and the little Japs fall asleep again, we will come back and catch them off guard!"
Less than twenty minutes after the bombardment ended, the fifty or sixty corpses that had just been produced in the Japs camp were cleared together. The surviving Japs got into the tents again. At this moment, the chaotic camp became quiet again, with only the remains of the bonfires burning.
The crackling sound.
The captain also returned to the camp bed. Although his face looked ugly, he still forced himself to close his eyes and seize every moment to replenish his strength and prepare for the battle that might break out tomorrow.
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As a result, just five minutes after he closed his eyes, the violent sound of shell explosions reached his ears again.
The area covered by the artillery fire just now was at least a hundred meters away from here... At this moment, the explosion sound was as deafening as ringing in his ears.
The two guards rushed into the tent at the same time. Without any explanation, they stood up one on the left and the other on the right, and then the captain rushed out, very fast...
