Staring at the battlefield and seeing the troops finally rushing into the Eighth Route Army's position, Ono's first reaction was happiness, happiness from the bottom of his heart.
"Yo Xi, we finally broke through. We finally broke through the blocking position that lost hundreds of warriors! Don't stop the attacking troops and continue to attack forward. The Eighth Route Army must have deployed more than one line of defense in front of us!"
"Boom, boom, boom..." Before the order was given, several explosions were heard!
Major General Ono was startled at first, then his face turned pale, and he shouted: "Why is there still an explosion? Is there any conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army!"
It can be seen from this sentence that Ono was frightened by the dazzling tactics of the Independent Regiment today. When something happened, he subconsciously thought that he was being plotted by the Eighth Route Army again.
Fortunately, the squadron leader sent them the semaphore in time.
"Report to the general, it's a landmine. The attacking troops reported that the Eighth Route Army has laid a mine on the position and requested engineering support!"
Ono subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered: "Bagya Road, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning, and they use it endlessly, even using landmines."
"Ask the engineering squadron to send a small team up to clear the mines immediately and clear the way for the main attack!"
In less than half an hour, a dozen or so unexploded mines were dug out, and a casualty report was sent to Ono.
The chief of staff reported with a stern face: "General, this is the loss of the first line of defense of the Eighth Route Army when we captured it."
"The Imperial Army killed 534 people and seriously injured 128 people. Among them, more than 40 seriously injured people were caused by the landmines just now. Even if they survive, they will leave the army because of their disability!"
"289 people of the Imperial Alliance Army died in the battle, and the seriously wounded were all left on the battlefield because it took too long and they all died!"
"In addition, we also lost 7 heavy machine guns and nearly an infantry squadron's worth of other light weapons!"
"Baga, we lost so many people just by taking down one line of defense of the Eighth Route Army. There are still several lines of defense to attack next, so why don't all the thousands of imperial troops we brought out have to be lost here!" Ono suddenly became angry and said
Like an angry lion, roaring loudly.
"In the next attack, our losses will definitely not be so big!" the chief of staff answered with certainty, and then analyzed with a serious face.
"We didn't know that the Eighth Route Army had actually built a permanent firepower point on the position. If we had known in advance, we would not have dispatched three infantry squadrons at a time to launch a cluster attack. In this case, our losses would have been reduced by at least one or two infantry squadrons!
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"Also, for the next attack, the Army Aviation must have a bomber cruising over the battlefield to destroy the Eighth Route Army's exposed permanent firepower points and artillery positions at any time!"
"In this way, our losses can be reduced to a minimum, and more Eighth Route Army troops can be eliminated on the battlefield through attack!"
The gloomy expression on Ono's face relaxed a lot. He took a deep breath and replied: "Chief of Staff, your analysis makes sense!"
"Just do it! Give me the order and the troops will continue to attack. If you encounter the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, attack according to the method you just did! In addition, I will add one more thing. When attacking, the Imperial Association Army can coordinate with the Imperial Army to launch an attack.
Reduce the losses of the imperial army on the battlefield!"
When the Japanese were charging towards the second line of defense of the Independent Regiment, Yang Xiong, whose face was covered with gunpowder smoke, his arms were still wounded, and his uniform was stained with blood, was brought directly to Zhang Yunshan.
"Reporting to the battalion commander, Zhang Yunshan was ordered to complete the mission and hold his position for three hours without being breached by the Japanese army... However, the casualties of the troops were heavy, and many soldiers died!"
"Do you know how many Japanese and puppet soldiers you have killed?" Zhang Yunshan stared at Yang Xiong and asked.
Seeing Yang Xiong shake his head, he did not hesitate and answered directly: "At least 600 Japanese soldiers, and nearly 300 Imperial Army troops. Even if all the soldiers we lost on the battlefield were sacrificed, you still achieved a casualty ratio of one to three.
You know, this is a frontal battlefield, not an ambush battle like we usually fight. This is simply a miracle, you know? You Yang Xiong created a war miracle here. If this result is reported to the regiment headquarters, I am sure that the regiment commander and political commissar will
I will personally go to the military branch to ask for your merit!"
There was still no smile on Yang Xiong's face, and he answered with a frown: "But no matter what, it is true that there were hundreds of casualties. There were still living lives this morning, and in just a few hours they were all turned into corpses!"
Zhang Yunshan quickly comforted him: "Captain Yang, our losses are not as big as you think!"
"Most of the soldiers were blown up by artillery shells. The artillery shells are not bullets fired by the Japanese. They are specifically aimed at fatal places. Lao Wang, please give us Company Commander Yang a detailed introduction to our casualties!"
"Yes, battalion commander!" Instructor Wang Liang stood up and introduced.
"You have a main company, plus a recruit company, and a garrison company, a total of more than 480 people. In the end, 169 people returned safely, with a total of 315 casualties, all of which were carried down by the stretcher team."
"After simple first aid and bandaging, 189 of the 315 people died, and the other 126 were only injured. There will definitely be no problem in surviving!"
"The other thing is that among these 126 people, more than 80 people can directly return to the army after recovery!"
"According to the order of the regiment commander before the war, all the troops who retreated from the front line were reorganized in order to ensure their combat effectiveness. All new companies were added to the main company, and some were added to the garrison company, but the combat effectiveness of the main company must be guaranteed.
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"So, the first thing you have to do when you go back later is to reorganize the troops. The soldiers who have returned safely, except the garrison company, will all be integrated into your first company. If there are not enough people, they will be left temporarily vacant until the seriously injured in the hospital recover.
, I will supplement it directly for you!”
Yang Xiong knows the situation of the remaining 169 people better than anyone else.
Although the 1st garrison company entered the battlefield last, its casualties were no less than those of the main force.
The garrison company of nearly 150 people persisted until only 53 people were left. The others were either sacrificed or seriously injured.
According to the reorganization plan just introduced by the battalion commander, the remaining 116 people are considered to be a company of soldiers.
Although the number of troops is one infantry platoon less than that of the previous company, because these people are all battle-hardened veterans, after the unit is reorganized, its combat effectiveness is not much weaker!
"What about the equipment? The garrison company still has two Czech-made guns, and the main force and the recruit company only have three of the eight crooks left. Even if there is no recruit company, the remaining three crooks are not enough for our company!"
Yang Xiong chased Zhang Yunshan and asked.
"I don't have any equipment here!" Zhang Yunshan shook his head and replied.
Just when a flash of disappointment quickly flashed across Yang Xiong's face, Zhang Yunshan changed the topic and continued.
"However, don't worry too much. The regiment leader said that he will replenish us as much equipment as we lost in this bloody battle. So, all you need to do is lead the troops!"
