One hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters...
The Japanese with bayonets were unstoppable and quickly rushed in front of the commandos.
The first company commander had not moved yet, holding the submachine gun in his hand, staring at them motionless.
"Twenty meters~"
Just when he was about to be exposed if he didn't move, the first company commander who was squatting in the crater finally moved.
He jumped up, held a submachine gun and shot at the Japanese.
"Da da da……"
In the blink of an eye, dozens of light machine guns and submachine guns joined the battle, and dozens of Japanese soldiers were enveloped in a rain of bullets.
"Baga, there is the Eighth Route Army ahead, continue the assault, kill them, kill them all!"
"Comrades, follow me and kill the little devil in front of you!"
The squadron leader and the first company commander of the Japanese army ordered at the same time. Hold the submachine gun and continue to charge forward while holding the fire!
The firepower of dozens of light machine guns and submachine guns fired together was so fierce that a disabled squadron of the Japanese army was no match at all.
The rifleman had just fired a bullet, but before he had time to load the bullet, a flurry of bullets flew towards him. He had no way to hide, and he was beaten into a sieve in an instant.
The commando team was overwhelming, with three sharp blades piercing directly into the heart of the Japanese army.
Soon, dozens of remaining Japs were hanging with them.
The Japanese held their bayonets straight, and in groups of three they prepared to fight with their bayonets.
But the commandos didn't give them a chance to fight with their bayonets.
As long as the submachine gun still has bullets, fire at them.
The fierce Japanese was stunned for a moment. He stared dumbly at the bloody hole in his chest made by the bullet. His face suddenly turned pale, and he finally fell to the ground in despair.
At the Eighth Route Army's siege headquarters outside Taiyuan City, Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong rushed in with excitement on his face.
"Captain, Commander Cheng, good news!"
"Xiao Yunshan just organized his troops to fight back against the Japanese attacking troops and successfully killed two of their infantry squadrons!"
"Very good!" Wang Ping replied with a smile on his face.
"If I remember correctly, after these two infantry squadrons are eaten, there should be only a thousand or so little Japs left around Xiao Yunshan!"
"Send a telegram to Xiao Yunshan immediately and tell him to be prepared for air defense. The Japanese will definitely carry out retaliatory bombing against them!"
"As long as they kill two more squadrons of Japs, the remaining Japs won't be a concern. Then you can kill them however you want, and maybe you can follow them into Taiyuan City!"
At Sunset Command in Taiyuan City, the Lieutenant General just launched another fire.
Little did he expect that after dawn, with aviation reinforcements, the imperial army would still lose the battle and lose two infantry squadrons in one battle!
"Bagh Yalu, they are too impulsive and have been fooled by the Eighth Route Army from the beginning~" the lieutenant general scolded with a stern face.
Then he ordered: "We must take this as a lesson and order our troops not to advance rashly even if there are aviation reinforcements. They must attack and occupy a place step by step!"
"Compress the Eighth Route Army's living space on the battlefield bit by bit, and finally eliminate them!"
"Contact the aviation force and continue to send additional aircraft to reinforce us!"
"I require that there be six aircraft cruising over Taiyuan at all times to provide reinforcements to the ground troops at any time!"
"We must use the daytime to kill more Eighth Route Army troops. Only in this way can we block their attack at night!"
The Japanese planes bombed one after another. After the planes were bombed, the artillery came up, and after the artillery bombed the infantry, they came up again.
Under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the Japanese made full use of their three axes.
As night fell slowly, and the last batch of six planes reluctantly left the battlefield, Wang Ping's tense nerves finally relaxed.
"Everything has changed, now it's our turn!"
"Chief of Staff, order our offensive troops. I will give them an hour to eat, adjust their strength and deployment. After an hour, launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese positions outside Taiyuan City! I agree with them to use heavy artillery in this attack, and strive to kill them before dawn.
Outside Taiyuan City, launch a siege battle!"
"Order Xiao Yunshan and the Independent Regiment to counterattack immediately and kill the Japanese troops besieging them!"
"We suffered so many casualties during the day under the joint attack of aircraft and artillery. Now that it's dark, it's time to let the Japanese feel what it's like to be beaten!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Mortars, infantry artillery, mountain field artillery, and heavy artillery all started roaring at the same time with an order.
The usually indestructible concrete bunker was instantly blown apart by heavy artillery attacks.
The Japanese positions around Taiyuan City were filled with huge fireballs rising into the sky and billowing smoke!
The circular fortifications led by Xiao Yunshan were now reduced to less than half of what they were last night.
Outside the fortifications, there were dead bodies everywhere.
There were Japs and Eighth Route Army soldiers, intertwined in various poses.
There were also many soldiers who did not even leave their bodies behind. The huge power of the aerial bombs directly blew the corpses into pieces.
"How many of us are left?" Xiao Yunshan asked with a solemn face.
"There are less than 800 people, there are more than 200 wounded, and only 600 people are intact!" the new battalion commander of the second battalion replied with a painful look on his face.
Yesterday, there were more than 500 people in my battalion, but now there are only more than 200 people left. Excluding the wounded, I directly changed from battalion commander to company commander.
"Don't be sad!" Xiao Yunshan replied seriously.
"The sacrifice of the soldiers is worth it. Look at the corpses of the little Japanese outside the position. If we don't eliminate them here and let them return to Taiyuan alive, we will have to sacrifice at least twice or even three times as many soldiers!"
"Immediately mobilize the soldiers who can still move and give them all the best weapons and ammunition we have!"
"Artillery, use all our remaining mortars, fire at the Japanese in front, and knock out all the shells!"
"The shelling is over, let's fight back and kill them!"
"We suffered heavy casualties during the day, and the enemy's losses were also considerable!"
"I estimate that the Japanese in front of us, including the wounded and technical troops, will only be 600 in total."
"Nothing to say, kill them and avenge the sacrificed comrades!"
"Revenge..." several battalion company commanders shouted loudly with their red eyes staring at them.
At the secret headquarters of the direct team in Taiyuan City, Li Wen also gathered all the squadron leaders and team leaders, including the special team cadres from the headquarters and independent divisions, in this small room.
"Comrades, according to the original battle plan of the siege headquarters, it will take three days to capture Taiyuan City. Now the situation has changed. The headquarters has decided to take advantage of the lack of troops in the city to capture Taiyuan City one day early, that is, tonight!"
Li Wen said straightforwardly, without any concealment!
"The siege troops outside the city have begun to attack. We must also move and cooperate with the main force to take down an intact Taiyuan City!"
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