Chapter 605: Lure the snake out of its hole (first update)
The battalion commanders on the other end of the phone were frightened, feeling excited and envious because the victory in Peishan was not fought by them.
Before they could react from the shock, Liu Sen's order sounded again.
"We are the main force of the regiment and cannot be outcompeted by several garrison regiments."
"Now that we have no worries, I have decided to continue attacking Yixian County and strive to enter the county seat within half an hour and end the battle within an hour. Do you have confidence?"
"have……
The four battalion commanders almost shouted the word.
They were also people who wanted to save face. Each one of them was so excited by the chief of staff that they wanted to rush into Yixian now.
"Then let's start working. Whoever enters the county first will be the first to win..." Liu Sen gave the final order.
"But I want to remind everyone, don't forget the ratio of new to veteran troops in the army, and take it easy when attacking. Not only do I want you to capture the county seat of Yixian, but I also want everyone to end the battle at the minimum cost."
"At that time, I will punish whichever battalion has the highest casualty ratio. We will fight like this later. If the kid is fooled, we will take Yixian. If the kid is not fooled, the troops will immediately return to the offensive position and attack Yixian."
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At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Yixian County, the captain was pacing back and forth in the room with an anxious face, looking up from time to time at the clock hanging on the wall.
Although the Eighth Route Army's offensive outside the city has slowed down, they may attack again at any time as long as the reinforcements do not arrive in Yixian for one minute.
In order to defend Yixian County, he sent all the soldiers who could fight in the city to the top of the city. Even the few Chinese guards in the city who worked for the imperial army were not spared. Each of them was given a gun, thirty rounds of ammunition, and three bullets.
Hand grenades were forcibly added to the garrison to join the battle.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army outside the city still has no sign of launching a general offensive." The telephone soldier put down the phone and reported to the captain with a happy face.
"Reinforcements should be arriving soon. The Eighth Route Army attacking us is afraid of being attacked from both sides and does not dare to fight!" The adjutant was very happy after hearing the good news and immediately expressed his thoughts.
"The reinforcements are numerous, well-equipped, and powerful. Even if the Yizhong Eighth Route Army sends all other troops to Peishan for reinforcements, it will not be enough."
"The Eighth Route Army outside the city must be waiting for news. If their reinforcements can stop our reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army will definitely continue to attack. If their reinforcements cannot stop our reinforcements, the Eighth Route Army outside the city will definitely retreat immediately and not give us a chance to attack them from both front and rear.
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"I think we must not only defend the county seat, but also find ways to hold back the Eighth Route Army outside the city. If they want to retreat, we can delay it as long as possible to create opportunities for reinforcements to gather and annihilate them."
The captain agreed with his deputy's analysis, but he was still worried until he got the exact results.
The garrison of Yixian County has dropped sharply from more than 900 people before the war to more than 400 people. More than 100 of them are guards recruited from the city to make up the numbers. Their combat effectiveness is very poor.
If we are attacked by the Eighth Route Army again, the city defense troops may not be able to stop even one of their attacks.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone in the room suddenly rang, and the phone soldier responded very quickly, grabbing the receiver before it rang the second time.
Half a minute later, he covered the microphone and reported: "Sir, the garrison in the east of the city reported that the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city seems to be retreating..."
The captain looked happy and felt very happy, but he still pretended to be calm and ordered: "What does it mean to be possible? Let them find out and then report..."
"Hai..." The telephone soldier immediately released the receiver and began to chatter.
Before he put the phone down, another phone rang. The adjutant personally grabbed the receiver and listened for a full minute before putting it down.
He walked quickly to the captain, grinned and reported excitedly: "Congratulations, sir, the Eighth Route Army that attacked us outside the city has really retreated, and we have defended Yixian County!"
"Report from the garrison in the west of the city: The Eighth Route Army that attacked them is quickly withdrawing from the battlefield."
"It must be that the Eighth Route Army defending Pei Shan is about to be unable to stop them. Please notify the Eighth Route Army outside the city in advance to retreat."
"Peishan is only over an hour away from here. If we send troops to hold back the Eighth Route Army outside the city and prevent them from retreating, we can attack them front and back with the reinforcements."
"Sir, this is our only chance for revenge. If we miss it, it will be gone. Please consider it carefully."
The Eighth Route Army attacking troops in one direction outside the city began to retreat. It may be an accident or the city defense troops misread the situation.
Now that the Eighth Route Army has withdrawn from all directions at the same time, it makes no sense to explain it by accident.
Proving that the adjutant's previous analysis was all correct.
If the reinforcements have already broken through Pei Mountain and you send troops to hold back the retreating Eighth Route Army troops, you will most likely be able to annihilate them.
But the risks of doing so are also high.
The Eighth Route Army outside the city has a large number of troops. Although its combat effectiveness is not very good, its equipment is very good.
If they kill him and turn around after he sends troops, they will not only lose all the troops leaving the city, but they may also lose the county seat of Yixian that they guarded for half a night.
But he felt very unwilling to just let the Eighth Route Army leave and watch the cooked duck slip away from his mouth.
The adjutant is a good person and is particularly good at observing the situation with his eyes. He can tell the captain's concerns at a glance.
He really wanted the captain to pursue the Eighth Route Army outside the city and hold them back.
Only by cooperating with the reinforcements to annihilate the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops can the Yixian garrison achieve military success in this conflict and have hope of promotion. Otherwise, they will always be an adjutant in name only, with less power than the next squadron leader.
He immediately analyzed the situation to the captain, hoping to relieve his worries: "Sir, after the reinforcements break through Pei Mountain, it will only take more than an hour to reach Yixian County."
"Even if our attacking troops encounter an accident outside the city, the Eighth Route Army will not be able to enter the county town in more than an hour."
"Taking a step back, even if they successfully enter the county town, we can still use street fighting to drag them inside the city and hold on until reinforcements arrive in time."
The captain finally made up his mind and looked at the adjutant who gave a serious order: "Immediately call the garrison in the south and north of the city to make sure that the Eighth Route Army attacking them is also withdrawing. Then each city defense force will arrange a reinforcement team to go out and actively attack the retreating Eighth Route Army."
, drag them outside the city and prevent them from retreating."
The adjutant was overjoyed and immediately accepted the order: "I'll call you right now."
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Outside the city of Yi County, Liu Sen was observing every move of the Japanese and puppet troops at the top of the city through a telescope.
The siege troops have already begun to retreat as planned. If the little devils in the city are not fooled after ten minutes, he will have no choice but to lure the snake out of the hole and launch a forceful attack.
The hard work paid off, and just when it seemed like we could no longer wait any longer, the closed city gate at the east gate was suddenly opened.
More than sixty Japanese and puppet troops swarmed out of the city gate, formed a battle formation at the city gate, and marched quickly towards the retreating battalion to pursue them.
Liu Sen's clenched fists instantly unclenched, and he said excitedly and expectantly: "The little devil has been fooled."
"Notify all battalion commanders to continue to lure snakes out of their holes as planned and eliminate all Japanese and puppet troops leaving the city."
"As soon as the ambush battle is over, we turn around and fight back to Yixian County, trying to pursue the victory and capture it in one go."
In order to hold back the retreating Eighth Route Army as soon as possible, the Japanese and puppet troops left the city and ran very fast.
After a while, they crossed the unoccupied offensive position and pursued them in the direction of the Eighth Route Army's retreat.
At this point, they were already nearly 500 meters out of the city.
Liu Sen also focused his attention on these Japanese and puppet troops. If he remembered correctly, the pocket formation prepared by the first battalion was right there.
"Da da da……"
The sound of gunfire was so sudden that the running Japanese and puppet troops were not prepared. In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the soldiers were knocked down by bullets.
The remaining half of the Japanese and puppet troops knew without thinking that they had been fooled, so they turned around and fled back, hoping to withdraw to Yi County.
However, the speed of the bullets far exceeded their escape speed. Some people were constantly shot in the back and fell to the ground while running.
An infantry platoon appeared out of nowhere from the offensive position that was empty just now.
Although there were only a few people, they were equipped with three light machine guns. They climbed into the bunker and started firing.
Bullets hit them head-on like a rain of bullets. The first seven or eight Japanese and puppet soldiers were all beaten into sieves and fell to the ground without any movement.
"Comrades, all fight with me, eliminate the little devils in the pocket formation, and capture Yi County..." The Eighth Route Army disappeared on the battlefield and came out from different places. Some of them went towards the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops leaving the city, while others went straight to
The wall of the city has been blown open.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several mortars joined the battle at the same time, and heavy machine guns were also brought out and set up in the offensive position to fire at the city head.
Excluding the attacking troops, there were less than fifty Japanese and puppet troops left in the city.
Seeing the hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops that suddenly appeared outside the city and the troops leaving the city that were instantly wiped out, many people were frightened, especially the guards who had been dragged to the top of the city by the puppet soldiers and the Japanese to make up for their losses.
They stretched their necks and froze at the entrance of the battlements. It was not until the rain of bullets hit the battlements that the group of people were frightened and retracted their heads.
But there are always a few unlucky ones who get beaten to death.
In addition to those who had just been killed by artillery shells, the already small city defense force was reduced by more than a dozen people.
The remaining thirty or so remnants were hiding behind the battlements like turtles, refusing to come out despite bullets flying overhead.
A dozen Japanese soldiers still wanted to fight. Although the bullets they fired successfully hit the Eighth Route Army outside the city, they were also targeted by several light and heavy machine guns outside the city.
No matter how fast his reaction speed is, it can't beat the too many bullets fired at him.
As long as they dare to show their heads, they will have no way to hide and will be beaten into sieves by bullets.
"Comrades, charge... rush into the county town and eliminate all the little devils..." A company commander rushed to the gap in the city wall and shouted while throwing a grenade into the ruins. Two guards followed closely behind, and then
Crouch down and hide in the corner of the city wall to prevent yourself from being accidentally bombed.
"Boom boom boom..."
Three grenades were fired one after another, and countless city wall bricks and soil were blown away and fell on them, but no screams were heard, indicating that this gap was not defended by the Japanese and puppet troops.
The company commander quickly stood up, holding the box cannon in one hand, and climbed up to the gap with the other, keeping his eyes fixed on the front, ready to shoot at any time any Japanese and puppet troops that might appear.
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