After only ten minutes of happiness, the reconnaissance platoon leader of the Second Regiment rushed over panting: "Chief, it's an emergency!"
"A Japs who strengthened the squadron and a battalion of puppet troops, a total of more than 500 people, are also rushing towards the Yakou stronghold. Moreover, they are closer to the Yakou stronghold. They can reach the stronghold in ten minutes!"
"Trouble..." Commander Wang's face, which had been relaxed just now, suddenly turned serious.
"They will definitely rush into the Yakou stronghold ahead of the Second Regiment. With more than 500 days of puppet troops, and the terrain of the Yakou stronghold being easy to defend but difficult to attack, even if the Second Regiment brings infantry artillery there, they will not be able to take advantage of this!
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"Chief of Staff, how long does it take for the first batch of convoys to transport supplies to arrive at the Yakou stronghold!"
"One and a half hours!" the chief of staff replied seriously.
Commander Wang's face became even more ugly: "This means that the Second Regiment will take down the Yakou stronghold and the more than 500 puppet troops who will enter the stronghold within an hour~"
The chief of staff's face also became solemn, and he replied with a stern face: "Yes, Commander! How about sending a regiment over and capture the Yakou stronghold at all costs, even if both regiments are wiped out!"
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"It's useless!" Commander Wang replied, shaking his head.
"The Japanese are defending the stronghold from a high position, with fierce firepower and ample ammunition. We are feigning an attack. No matter how many people go up, it will be useless, and we will die in vain!"
"There is only one way, use limited artillery shells to destroy the firepower points of the cliff mouth as much as possible and reduce the offensive pressure on the infantry~"
"Then the troops will launch attacks from four different directions to disperse the enemy's troops and firepower. Maybe there will be a chance!"
"In this way, Chief of Staff, you stay here, and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 1st Regiment stay. You must help me guard the gap just created by the 2nd Regiment. I will take the 1st Regiment, 1st Battalion and the firepower company and march quickly to reinforce the 2nd Regiment!"
"The Yakou stronghold must be captured. Commander Wang and his colleagues have taken the risk of being annihilated by the Japanese and have captured Liulin County. Seeing that the food we urgently need is about to be delivered to the base area, we must not have an accident at this time!"
"Boom boom boom..."
In the violent explosion, the last four shells of the infantry artillery battery hit the Japanese stronghold, sending up four fireballs mixed with a large amount of black smoke.
Commander Wang decisively ordered: "Twelve mortars from the two regiments continued to fire. After two minutes of rapid artillery fire, attacks were launched from four directions at the same time. There is no distinction between feint attack and main attack. Whoever enters the stronghold first will be the main attack."
force!"
After nearly two hundred mortar shells hit the stronghold and exploded, the Eighth Route Army, with more than 500 men, divided into four groups, rushed towards the stronghold with rifles in hand and a desperate attitude.
The stronghold where only the sound of explosions could be heard just now was soon followed by sporadic gunfire.
The closer the attacking troops were to the stronghold, the more intense the gunfire, and more and more soldiers fell on the offensive path.
"Commander, the shelling just now destroyed at most one-third of the Japanese heavy firepower~" the deputy commander analyzed with a frown on his face, a look of heartache on his face.
"There are still many firepower points that have not been destroyed, and the Japanese's marksmanship is accurate. The bullets fired from the rifles almost bite the flesh. The casualties of the troops are too great..."
"We have to attack even if there are heavy casualties. That is more than one million kilograms of food. Do you know how many people can be fed by transporting it back to the base area? The troops continue to attack. Without my order, no one can take a step back. The Yakou stronghold must be captured!
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The sound of gunfire and explosions continued to envelope the battlefield.
In less than ten minutes, a large black body had fallen around the Yakou stronghold, all belonging to the Eighth Route Army.
The Chief of Staff of the Second Regiment came over with a heartbroken look and reported: "Chief, there were more than 400 people in the four companies that went up just now, but less than 200 people came back, resulting in a direct loss of more than 240 people, basically all sacrifices!"
Both the Second Regiment Commander and Commander Wang felt pain in their hearts.
In just ten minutes, the two companies were gone. At this rate of loss, the entire second regiment would be wiped out in half an hour.
Seeing the pained and heartbroken expression of the second regiment commander, Commander Wang hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and ordering: "Pull out four more companies and attack again. I don't believe we can't take this cliff mouth stronghold! And
, order the firepower companies of the two regiments to shoot out all the artillery shells we brought, and then use heavy machine guns to provide cover and infantry assault!"
"During shelling, heavy machine guns and infantry should be as far forward as possible to shorten the attack distance. Don't be afraid of accidental damage!"
In less than twenty minutes, the results of this attack came out.
The four companies directly lost nearly three companies, and only more than one company's strength was returned.
After hearing the result, the second regiment leader, a man in his thirties, burst into tears.
The Second Regiment is finished, even if there is no fighting, it will take at least half a year for the Second Regiment, which has lost its comrades, to regain its combat effectiveness.
For a moment, everyone focused their attention on Commander Wang.
Commander Wang's face was very ugly, maybe because he was angry, maybe because he was aggrieved, his face turned red immediately.
At this time, he also looked embarrassed and didn't know what to do!
There was artillery cover just now, but the infantry was unable to capture the Yakou stronghold. Now that the artillery has no shells, it is even more impossible to capture the Yakou stronghold.
However, the convoy transporting supplies and food will arrive here in more than half an hour. If he cannot capture the stronghold, the food that the troops took great risks to seize will only be blocked on the other side of the mountain ridge by the Yakou stronghold.
, there is no way to send it back to the base.
Just as he was getting more and more anxious, the commander of the first company of the reconnaissance battalion suddenly rushed over.
"Chief... Commander Wang asked me to tell you that he has a way to take down the Yakou stronghold. He will keep you waiting for ten minutes!"
"Aren't you following Commander Wang? Why are you here!" Commander Wang asked with a frown.
"Commander Wang is here too, and he will be there shortly~ When we were halfway there, we heard that the troops were attacking the Yakou stronghold and the losses were very heavy. He asked me to go ahead and get here in advance to persuade you to suspend the attack!"
Seeing that the commander of the second regiment couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Commander Wang was also very happy and answered immediately.
"Then I'll wait for him to come over!"
Soon, Wang Ping's figure appeared in Commander Wang's field of vision. At the same time, Commander Wang also saw a scene that surprised and shocked him.
Eight field cannons and eight mountain cannons, pulled by horses, appeared in front of him one after another.
Before Commander Wang could react from the shock, Wang Ping ordered Li Wen behind him.
"Set up all the mountain and field artillery, aim it at the little Japanese stronghold at the entrance of the cliff, and fire the artillery fire for ten minutes. I will level the stronghold at the entrance of the cliff!"
Commander Wang finally reacted: "Let our artillery come over to help, and by the way, we can learn from the direct team how to use these mountain field artillery!"
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