Chapter 711 Li Yunlong: You are too young (second update)
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Chapter 711 Li Yunlong: You are too young (second update)
"Bangdang..."
The heavy iron door of the stuffy tank car was suddenly opened.
There were no mountains of ammunition and supplies inside, only a few bunkers made of sandbags. Light and heavy machine guns were set up behind the bunkers, firing at the oncoming Eighth Route Army.
There are ten tank cars, each equipped with two heavy machine guns and four light machine guns.
A total of sixty light and heavy machine guns fired together, firing five to six hundred rounds of ammunition in a few seconds.
The soldiers of the only regiment launched a head-on attack with almost no vigilance.
The soldiers in the first two rows were caught off guard and were beaten into pieces.
It wasn't until the soldiers in the third row were shot and fell to the ground one after another that the soldiers behind them reacted and threw themselves on the ground to fight back with guns raised.
But the Japanese placed light and heavy machine guns in the carriage and fired from a high position. It was useless even if the soldiers lay on the ground.
Taking advantage of this moment, a steady stream of Japs had already poured out from both sides of the carriage, formed a fighting formation under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, and launched a counterattack towards the Solitary Regiment.
"This is a trap..." Li Yunlong's expression suddenly changed, and he said with a look of shock.
"The artillery will fire immediately. Knock out the firepower of the Japs' heavy machine guns and cover the retreat of the attacking troops."
"The offensive troops will retreat immediately. Cover with light and heavy machine guns to block the Japanese counterattack troops. Quickly..."
"We are also preparing to withdraw..."
The Japanese counterattack force did not pursue the Duer Regiment in depth.
It was night now, and no one knew if there were ambushes around. They left the battle one kilometer away from the railway and retreated to the military ranks.
Under the light of the fire, the corpses of a single group of soldiers were everywhere on both sides of the railway.
Especially at a location fifty or sixty meters away from the railway, the corpses were placed one next to the other, with no place to even put their feet.
More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns were scattered on both sides of the railway, all left behind when the Solitary Regiment retreated.
The attacking troops suffered heavy losses and had no one in their hands. No matter how heartbroken Li Yunlong was, he could not take them away, so he could only reluctantly part with them and leave them on the battlefield.
A little further away, a mountain cannon and three mortars were lost.
The remains of dozens of soldiers were scattered around the artillery piece.
The Japanese mortar squadron also hid in the tank car. As soon as the counterattack started, they rushed out to establish a temporary position and shelled the artillery position of the only regiment.
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"Captain..."
The commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment caught up with Li Yunlong and reported.
"The Japanese counterattack troops chased for one kilometer and stopped..."
"We have withdrawn all the troops we can."
"The soldiers who did not withdraw should have been... sacrificed..."
"You stupid little devil..." Li Yunlong's eyes were red with anger, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"I didn't expect that I, Li Yunlong, would also be plotted by them."
"I will get back the loss we suffered tonight sooner or later."
"Let's talk about the losses of each battalion and company first..."
The chief of staff reported solemnly: "The first battalion was the main attack battalion and suffered the greatest losses. A total of 148 people were sacrificed and 21 were seriously injured... More than one company was lost."
"We also lost four light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, and a mortar."
"The Second Battalion sacrificed 91 people and seriously injured 11 people... lost three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, and one mortar..."
"The third battalion sacrificed 88 people, seriously injured 9 people, and lost three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, and one mortar."
"Twenty-six people from the artillery battery were killed, three were seriously injured, and one infantry gun and one mountain cannon were lost..."
"The troops stop advancing..." Li Yunlong suddenly ordered, and his entire face was replaced by anger.
The chief of staff became anxious upon hearing this: "Commander, this place is too close to the battlefield."
"The devils may come after you at any time."
"I suggest that the troops withdraw for another hour and stop for repairs."
Li Yunlong shook his head: "Who told you that I wanted the troops to stop for repairs?"
"What do you want?" The chief of staff was confused and asked quickly.
"We suffered such a big loss tonight and just left in such a dejected manner. It's not my Li Yunlong style."
"Even if I lose the battle, I still have to find a way to break off one or two of the Japanese's teeth."
The chief of staff was shocked by Li Yunlong's bold idea and asked with disbelief: "Commander..."
"You don't want to kill the Japanese with a counterattack..."
Li Yunlong did not hide his thoughts and said bluntly: "You really guessed it right."
"The Japanese just won a great victory and killed us so much that we fled in disgrace."
"My vigilance is definitely very low now, and maybe I'm even starting to celebrate."
"If we fight back now, even if we can't turn defeat into victory, we can still tear off a piece of fat from them."
The shocked expression on the chief of staff's face was immediately replaced by a heartbeat. He thought for a few seconds and then replied: "Now is really the best time to fight back against the little devil."
"Judging from the sound of the exchange of fire just now."
"The Japs on the military column are just one reinforcement group."
"We killed one or two hundred people, and at most there are eight or nine hundred left."
"After the war is won, we must not only divide our troops to clean the battlefield, but also divide our troops to repair the railways and rescue the wounded..."
"It would be good to have two hundred little devils on guard duty."
"We will fight back quietly."
"A sudden attack will definitely catch them off guard."
Li Yunlong shook his head: "The idea is good, but you are too young and think of the Japanese too simply."
After saying that, he recruited several battalion commanders to his side; "The first battalion suffered the greatest losses."
"The next carbine will assume the role of feint attack."
"Take all the mortars and heavy machine guns and go around to the other side of the military column. Concentrate all the firepower to launch a feint attack. The louder the better, to attract the attention of the Japanese."
"We attack from the front."
"Infantry artillery, mountain artillery, artillery and machine guns, all participate in the battle."
"Bombard the Japanese canned carriage."
"A sudden artillery attack will at least knock out half of my machine gun firepower."
"The artillery is dispersedly arranged. Each gun fires three shells. After firing, it moves to the reserve position."
"Heavy machine guns and grenade launchers provided fire cover, and the infantry carried out scattered assaults in company units, approaching the military columns and launching attacks with grenades."
"Blow up the little Japs hiding in the military column."
"If the Japanese are heavily fortified and the troops' attack is not going smoothly, we will retreat after taking advantage and will never get into trouble with them."
"If we can't defeat the military columns, we can still attack the railway Yanxia gun towers and outposts."
"You must not let your impulses lead you to lose your life here."
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On the battlefield, several squadron leaders were reporting the results of the battle to the group leader.
"Captain..." the adjutant reported with a beaming face.
"The enemy left more than 350 corpses on the battlefield, plus the seriously wounded they took away. In the battle just now, we wiped out at least one reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army."
"Our army suffered more than 160 casualties during the counterattack, mostly caused by shelling."
"The Eighth Route Army was killed by us and fled in embarrassment, like a group of bereaved dogs."
"If the headquarters had not strictly ordered us not to stray too far from the railway, our troops could have eliminated one or two hundred more Eighth Route Army soldiers."
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