"Commander, charge forward...the offensive troops have captured the first line of defense of the Japanese army..." The subordinates' exclamations soon sounded in the command headquarters.
Kong Jie's clenched fists hit a sandbag at the same time to vent his inner excitement.
Judging from the sound of exchanges of fire, there were at least three squadrons of Japs plus reinforcements defending the first line of defense. The Japs stationed at the base had limited strength, so it was impossible not to defend other directions. At most, one brigade could be deployed to block them head-on.
The attacking force successfully occupied the first line of defense and eliminated three infantry squadrons, leaving only one infantry squadron in the nearby second line of defense.
As long as the offensive troops continue their efforts and launch continuous attacks, they can take down the second line of defense along the way.
Kong Jie made a decision after thinking for a moment: "The artillery will provide cover, and the offensive troops will continue to attack forward."
"By taking down the Japanese second line of defense, we will win this battle tonight."
"The Junping garrison is ready for battle at the same time."
"As soon as the attacking troops enter the Japanese garrison, they will immediately cover up and kill them. They will cooperate with the main attacking troops to expand the results and eliminate all Su's little Japs stationed in Dongzhuang Town."
After Kong Jie gave the order, he raised his telescope and looked at the battlefield, expecting the attacking troops to take down the Japanese second line of defense in one go.
"Commander, judging from the firepower, the number of Japs stationed on the second line of defense is no more than one squadron at most." the chief of staff analyzed with a smile.
Because the fewer Japanese troops on the position, the less pressure on the attacking force, and the greater the chance of winning the second blocking position.
Kong Jie nodded and answered confidently: "The number of light and heavy machine guns shall not exceed eight."
"Destroy a few of the grenades and mortars equipped by the attacking troops, and the remaining firepower will not be able to stop the attacking troops' offensive."
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of explosions suddenly sounded at the second blocking position of the Japanese army, which just confirmed what Kong Jie had just said.
Three light and heavy machine guns instantly misfired during the explosion, and the attacking troops took the opportunity to charge forward, directly shortening the distance between the two sides to sixty or seventy meters.
"Boom boom boom..."
The second round of artillery shells and grenades fell from the sky, and three more light and heavy machine guns in the blocking position misfired in the explosion.
The attacking troops completely lost their worries and decided not to hide anymore, and moved up to the blocking position in one go.
The corners of Kong Jie's mouth turned up unconsciously, as if he had already seen victory and was waving to him.
“Dong dong dong… da da da…”
But at this moment, the counterattack gunfire from the blocking position not only remained calm, but suddenly became louder.
The four light and heavy machine guns that were still firing suddenly increased to twenty or thirty.
The dense bullets intertwined with each other, like a steel storm, slamming into the attacking troops.
The soldiers in the first three rows collapsed at the first touch. Each of them had several bloody holes in their chests. They didn't even utter a scream and fell directly on the attack path.
"Kill me..."
A scene that shocked Kong Jie even more occurred.
Seven to eight hundred little Japs suddenly appeared from the blocking position, carrying rifles with bayonets mounted on them, and launched a counterattack against the attacking troops.
Kong Jie was so frightened that he almost dropped the telescope in his hand, his face suddenly turned pale, and he cried out: "No, we have been fooled."
"The little devils have set up an ambush on the second line of defense."
"At least there is one brigade."
"Our offensive force only has two battalions, and it is certainly no match for us."
"Retreat, let them withdraw from the battle immediately, and never fight the Japanese."
"Once they are dragged into the battlefield, it will be difficult to retreat."
"Artillery cover..."
"The artillery position immediately fired at the Japanese second line of defense to weaken their blocking firepower and reduce the casualties of the attacking troops."
…………
The attacking troops withdrew from the battlefield ten minutes later, and the result was even more tragic than Kong Jie expected.
More than 1,100 people from the two battalions participated in the attack. In the end, only more than 300 people were withdrawn from the battlefield, and all the remaining 800 people died.
Even the first line of defense that the offensive troops had worked so hard to occupy was recaptured by the Japanese army.
The chief of staff came over with a stern face and reported: "Commander..."
"I just contacted the feint attack troops from the other three directions."
"The Japanese army that blocked them had at least one reinforced squadron, and there was no troop movement during this period.
"So the seven or eight hundred little Japs who attacked us just now were not transferred from other directions of the station."
Kong Jie figured it out as soon as he heard it, and replied with a long sigh: "Ningji Okamura is worthy of being the commander of the North China Front."
"There is simply no chance left for us."
"Eighty percent of these little devils were drawn from other stations and secretly entered Zhouzhuang Town to lurk and wait for us to launch a counterattack when our vigilance is at its lowest to consume our troops."
"The little devil's goal has been achieved."
"I feel bad for killing seven or eight hundred of us in one counterattack..."
"We have just attacked the first line of defense three times, and we have never lost so many soldiers."
"In the end, the Japanese army killed so many of us in one counterattack... I was too careless..."
The more Kong Jie said, the more he regretted it. The operator suddenly walked towards him with a happy face: "Commander..."
"Urgent call from the Deputy Chief of Staff..."
"Ningji Okamura dispatched two reinforced brigades from Yamaguchi Town to reinforce the battlefield. They set up an ambush in front of the Japanese army station and wiped out the Japanese reinforcements in a surprise attack. They also killed two squadrons of reinforcements sent by the Japanese army station and made a big gain.
Complete victory."
"The troops have finished cleaning the battlefield and have begun to retreat. Please leave the battle as soon as possible."
"This kid..." Huang Yu's reaction when he saw the battle plan for the first time immediately came to Kong Jie's mind.
It was no accident. At that time, he had already foreseen that something unexpected would happen during tonight's attack. However, he had no evidence to support his judgment, so he settled for the next best thing and added a preliminary plan to his plan.
In the event of an accident in the storming of the Japanese garrison, the battle plan was immediately changed to encirclement and reinforcements, so that the troops would not return empty-handed and lose their wives and soldiers in the end.
Immediately ordered: "All participating troops on the front line will immediately take turns to cover and withdraw from the battle."
"We won't fight..."
"Although we failed to capture the Japanese garrison, we also eliminated a large group of little Japs."
"Together with the more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers who were ambushed and annihilated by the deputy chief of staff, we will kill at least 3,500 Japanese troops in tonight's battle, which is equivalent to a full infantry regiment."
"You can't become a fat man by eating one bite, but you can't beat him like this."
"The operator immediately called Xiao Huang back: We will retreat immediately..."
"Send another telegram to Deputy Commander Li: "Okamura Neiji demolished the east wall to repair the west wall, secretly sent reinforcements to the severely damaged troops, and also used an ambush situation to catch the attacking troops off guard. Fortunately, Deputy Staff Officer Huang
We made great efforts to turn the tide, changed the battle plan to encirclement the point and mobilize reinforcements, and successfully defeated the two reinforced Japanese brigades."
"Let him be careful in his next actions. Although Okamura Neiji doesn't have many troops, he is cunning and could fall into his trap accidentally. He must be cautious in his actions."
