"As soon as the Japanese plane comes over, our casualties will definitely increase greatly!" Cheng Xiao asked with a worried look on his face!
"Casualties are definitely inevitable!" Wang Ping replied seriously.
"If we want to capture Taiyuan City, which is so big, we can't do it without a certain amount of casualties!"
"However, as long as we prepare in advance, we can definitely reduce casualties to a minimum!"
"Order all attacking troops to continue to maintain pressure on the Japs and prepare for air defense. Each regiment must dedicate at least one company of troops to release smoke on the battlefield so that the Japs' planes will not be able to bomb us to their heart's content even if they arrive on the battlefield!
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"Also, each regiment must draw a certain number of light and heavy machine guns to shoot in the air!"
"After we release the smoke, if the Japanese planes want to ensure the hit rate of their bombs, they can only carry out low-altitude bombing."
"The airspace of two to three hundred meters is exactly within the effective range of our light and heavy machine guns."
"Organizing light and heavy machine guns to conduct air-to-air shooting, even if they fail to hit an aircraft, it can still have a considerable harassment effect, making it difficult for low-altitude Japanese aircraft to drop bombs and hit the target!"
"Also, after daybreak, all attacking forces should try to avoid using mountain artillery that is inconvenient to move, and use mortars and infantry artillery instead!"
"Boom boom boom..."
In a series of violent explosions, more than thirty people of a squadron of Japanese attacking troops fell instantly.
"Comrades, follow me, rush out and kill them!" The commander of the first company of the second battalion of the New Regiment waved his hand and rushed out holding a submachine gun.
More than 20 soldiers followed closely, holding either submachine guns or light machine guns. At the very least, they were holding a pistol, and few were holding rifles.
While launching a counterattack against the Japanese, he fired.
"Da da da……"
The dense bullets flew like rain towards the bombed little Japanese on the battlefield.
"Attack! Continue to attack, hang with them, and kill them!" the Japanese squadron leader shouted with a look of shock on his face.
He did not expect that so many people from the Imperial Army had been attacking for half a night, with field artillery and mountain artillery firing shells at the Eighth Route Army. There were so many Eighth Route Army soldiers in the encirclement, and they also had the ability to counterattack.
However, the Eighth Route Army that rushed out to counterattack also gave him an excellent opportunity to advance into the Eighth Route Army's position.
Fight with the counterattack troops of the Eighth Route Army, repel them, and fight in with them.
"No matter what, you can't retreat, keep charging forward!" Seeing the hesitant expressions on the faces of many of the subordinates around him, the squadron leader swung the command knife forward in his hand and ordered with a murderous look on his face.
However, he overestimated the combat effectiveness of his men.
The subordinates now are no longer the veterans they were a few years ago. When given an order, no other orders are needed. Even if they know that rushing forward will lead to death, they still rush forward without frowning.
The current subordinates are all new recruits who have been through several rounds, and there are even child soldiers who joined the army directly from school.
Regardless of combat effectiveness or fighting will, they are all down by more than one level compared to before.
The squadron leader's murderous orders forced them to rush forward.
However, the firepower of the counterattack force of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side was too fierce.
The light machine guns, combined with submachine guns and pistols, fired more bullets than a full infantry squadron, not to mention that their own squadron had already suffered more than 30% casualties.
Dozens of Japanese soldiers got up from the ground and took a few steps forward when bullets flew over and beat them into pieces.
"The Eighth Route Army's firepower is too fierce and we can't get through it at all!" shouted a second lieutenant.
Just as the squadron leader gritted his teeth and was about to order the troops to charge again, the communications officer rushed over.
"Sir, the captain ordered us to retreat immediately! Our air reinforcements have arrived, and we will continue the attack after the aviation bombing is completed."
"Retreat~" the squadron leader ordered unwillingly.
Surrounding a very inconspicuous underground headquarters, a rare smile appeared on Xiao Yunshan's serious face.
"The first company commander's counterattack was good. He killed dozens more little devils one after another!"
"But the Japanese offensive troops clearly still have the ability to attack. Why did they suddenly retreat? While they were still retreating, they were defeated in a rout and lost more than a dozen people in vain!" the new commander of the second battalion asked with a frown.
"The plane, it must be the Japs' plane is coming. They want to attack us under the cover of the plane to reduce casualties!" Xiao Yunshan's face returned to seriousness.
Then he stared at the instructor and asked: "Are all the smoke-making tools ready? As soon as the little devil's plane comes, let off the smoke immediately!"
"There are also heavy machine gunners who are shooting in the air. All of them are on standby. As long as the Japanese plane comes into range, don't hesitate and shoot decisively!"
"In addition, after the Japanese planes arrive, our tactics must also change, otherwise the casualties of the troops will definitely be very high!"
The new commander of the second battalion immediately asked: "How to change?"
"At night we relied on the mortars in our hands to defend the enemy to the death!"
"Now the Japanese planes are coming. If we continue to hold on, one bomb may wipe out our entire company. The casualties will be too great and it's not cost-effective!"
"The counterattack just now gave me an inspiration. We can engage in close combat or even melee with the Japs! The troops are strangled together, and no matter how powerful the planes in the sky are, they will not dare to drop bombs on our own people!"
"Each of the three battalions organized a commando team. We don't need too many troops. Two platoons are enough."
"However, the firepower of the commando team must be fierce enough, and it is best to have an automatic weapon in hand!"
"Put the Japs in and fight, or put them directly into our position, and the commandos will immediately fight back, fight with them, and use submachine guns, light machine guns, and pistols to kill them quickly!"
"What a great idea!" the new battalion commander of the second battalion replied with a flash of light.
"There are still 1,500 people in our three battalions, and there are less than 2,000 Japs around. If the troops are strangled together, even if one life is exchanged for another, we can almost consume them. By then, the Taiyuan City in front of us will
It will become an empty city!"
"As long as the main force reaches the outside of the city, it will be easy to enter Taiyuan City!"
Xiao Yunshan shook his head and replied confidently: "Exchanging human lives for human lives is a loss-making business, and I won't do it!"
"The commandos each have an automatic weapon. Needless to say, each team member must kill at least three Japs before they die, otherwise they will lose money!"
"Tell the soldiers, fight me hard and protect yourselves. After we kill the little Japs surrounding us, I will lead everyone into Taiyuan City, capture the Little Japs Lieutenant General, and make new achievements!"
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