"Quickly, all soldiers must enter the artillery holes. Hurry up, the Japs' retaliatory bombardment is coming!" Li Binshan ordered loudly as soon as the gunfire ended.
When Yang Xiong was guarding the first line of defense, he had already suffered a big loss because he retreated too late. Li Binshan did not want such a loss to happen to him again.
Sure enough, as soon as all the people on the position were gone, a violent explosion sounded outside the artillery hole.
At the same time, the troop casualties were also counted by the instructor.
"Company Commander, the casualties of the troops are too great, they are simply risking their lives!" The instructor's tone was extremely heavy as soon as he spoke.
"Since it has happened, you have to accept it. Tell me, Lao Liu, I can bear it!" Li Binshan also realized that something was wrong and stared at the instructor and asked.
"The exact number of sacrifices and serious injuries is not clear yet, but we have a main company and a recruit company. We had 318 people before the war started. Until now, there are 131 people left in the entire position, and more than half of them have been lost. And our opponents, except the puppet troops,
, only one infantry squadron was lost, almost one of us exchanged a Japanese life!"
Although Li Binshan was mentally prepared, he was still frightened by this number.
The casualties were more than half. If it weren't for the fact that most of the soldiers lost were from the new company, the entire second company could almost be said to have lost its combat effectiveness.
"What's going on? How could the casualties be so heavy!" Li Binshan asked the instructor with an expression of disbelief.
"The little Japs are so cunning. Each platoon reported that at the beginning of the battle, the Japs hid behind the puppet troops and attacked. The bullets we fired could not hit them, but the bullets they fired could hit us. After all,
The enemy's marksmanship is there."
"There are also the Japanese artillery, grenade launchers, and mortars. The whole battle never stopped. I analyzed it and found that nearly half of the casualties among all the losses were caused by the Japanese grenade launchers and mortars.
.Especially the machine gunners, who have been stared at and beaten by Japanese grenade launchers from the very beginning!”
Li Binshan frowned and couldn't help but cursed loudly: "The little Japs are cunning, and the puppet soldiers are not much better. Since they know that the Japs are using them as cannon fodder, and they still work for the Japs, they are indeed trained by the Japs!"
"
"Tell our soldiers that when they encounter the puppet army again, there is no need to show mercy and they will be beaten to death by me. Since they are determined to work for the devils and even become cannon fodder, let them pay the price!"
The instructors also hated these puppet troops.
If they had not been used as cannon fodder for the Japanese, the losses of the troops would not have been so great, and it would not have been possible for more than a hundred Japanese to rush to the front of the formation more than ten meters before wiping them all out.
He immediately replied: "It's time to deal with these traitors, and I will pass on the order soon!"
Then the conversation changed, and he stared at Li Binshan and asked hesitantly: "Company Commander, how will we fight next? The Japanese will definitely launch another attack, and the offensive will only become more and more fierce. And we only have this few troops left.
, even the grenades are almost used!"
"We can only ask the battalion commander for help in advance to see if we can use the three machine gun bunkers behind the position in advance!" Li Binshan replied helplessly.
"Ding ding ding..." Before she could finish her words, the phone rang.
"Company commander, it's the battalion commander who wants to talk to you!" The communications soldier who answered the call immediately handed the phone to Li Binshan.
As soon as I put the receiver to my ear, Zhang Yunshan's voice came over!
"Captain Li, I saw the battle just now. It was a good fight. Although the casualties were a bit high, I don't blame you. So, don't have any psychological burden, and you must fight well in the next blocking battle!"
"Thank you, battalion commander, thank you instructor!" Li Binshan, who was expecting a scolding, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Don't be too happy too early!" Zhang Yunshan's serious voice came from the receiver.
"I just discussed it with the instructor. In the next attack, the Japanese will definitely let the puppet troops take the lead and serve as cannon fodder for them to cover their attack. So, you are under a lot of pressure! However, you must stop another Japanese attack.
Only then can we retreat. This is the death order given to me by the regiment leader, and it is also the death order I give to you!"
Li Binshan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly asked: "Battalion Commander, if you only blocked one Japanese attack, does that mean that the three machine gun bunkers behind the position can be used!"
"Okay, but I still said what I just said, don't be too happy too early!" Zhang Yunshan affirmed.
"The Japs already know that we have built permanent firepower points on the position, so they are already prepared when they attack!"
"Have you seen the bombers that have been cruising above your heads? They are the machine gun bunkers prepared by the little devils for us. As soon as these machine gun bunkers are exposed, the Japanese bombers will destroy them like hungry wolves as soon as possible. So, even if it can
If you use a machine gun bunker, the battle will not be as easy as you think!"
Li Binshan fell silent for a moment.
Zhang Yunshan cursed directly into the microphone: "Is there no way out? Let me tell you, the solution leader just told me. Now, I will tell you everything word for word. But you must fight this battle for me.
Try to kill another Japanese infantry squadron!"
"After calculation, there is a total of one minute between when our machine gun bunker is exposed, when the Japanese artillery fires the signal bomb, and when the Japanese bomber dives and drops the bomb according to the signal. Whether we can defeat the Japanese enemy or not depends on this minute!"
"The advice given to us by the regiment leader is to move the Japanese and puppet troops closer! After the light and heavy machine guns of the machine gun bunker are fired, they should specifically attack the Japanese in the back, and they should fire from one machine gun bunker to another. In this way, our permanent firepower will be
It can last for three minutes.”
"As long as three machine guns are guaranteed to fire at the Japanese attacking troops in three minutes, they will suffer heavy losses even if they are not completely wiped out by us!"
"But one thing you have to remember is that the machine gunner of a machine gun bunker must evacuate the bunker one minute from the time he starts shooting, and then withdraw as far away as possible. He cannot stay for more than a second!"
Li Binshan reacted immediately, his frown suddenly relaxed, and then he answered confidently: "Please rest assured, battalion commander, I promise to complete the mission! But, can you give me some more reinforcements, even one platoon!"
"I know you don't have enough troops. The second garrison company has already come up. We can enter the position as soon as the bombardment stops!" Zhang Yunshan replied readily.
The garrison company is not like the recruit company. Although its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the main company, there is absolutely no problem in defending.
Thinking of this, Li Binshan not only became more confident, but also felt more confident.
Thinking that when the first company used the machine gun bunker, it also packed the light machine gun into the bunker to increase the firepower density of the firepower point. Without saying anything, Li Binshan directly strengthened the four Czech-made bunkers brought by the garrison company to the two machine gun bunkers on the left and right wings of the position.
As for the machine gun bunker on the front, after the four Czech-made machine guns on the two wings were withdrawn, Li Binshan planned to stuff them all in, as long as there was space and shooting holes inside!
At the temporary headquarters of the Japanese army, Ono still stared at the battlefield under heavy artillery fire with his binoculars, his expression calm and unchanged.
But the chief of staff was different. Standing next to Ono, he felt very nervous!
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