Chapter 1065 The Japanese army won three battles and three victories
"Commander, the third battalion has taken down the position!" Hong Linfeng shouted excitedly when he saw the main attack attacking the position.
"Let's go to the position! If we don't figure out how the little Japanese escaped from our shelling, this battle will be impossible." Li Hao said nothing nonsense, picked up the telescope and rushed to the position.
Hong Linfeng followed closely behind, shouting as he rushed: "Security company, protect the regiment leader, it is too close to the second-line position of the Japanese and puppet troops."
On the position, except for one company that maintained vigilance against the second line of defense of the Japanese and puppet troops, the remaining two companies were cleaning the battlefield and treating the wounded.
In order to take out the remaining two bunkers on the position, the main attack company lost an entire infantry platoon.
Many of the soldiers inside were only seriously injured and could still be saved.
Of course, this is also because the main attack company was very lucky. The two bunkers were not together and could not form cross fire, which gave the main attack company the possibility to attack in a roundabout way.
If two bunkers are next to each other, both the frontal feint troops and the flanking troops will be exposed under the eyes of the Japanese army, and they will suppress and attack them. Even if they lose two infantry platoons, they may not be able to destroy the two bunkers.
When Li Hao entered the position, Huang Sheng took him to a bunker with an opening and reported solemnly.
"Captain, this is the bunker built by the little devil."
"It's completely different from the bunkers we've encountered before."
"They are all built with cement, and there are a lot of steel bars inside. Even such a big hole did not collapse. The Japs must have hidden inside and escaped our first round of shelling."
"I checked it again, and all the bunkers on the position are like this."
Just by taking a glance at the exposed steel bars around the hole, Li Hao understood what the problem was, and then a flash of fear flashed through his mind.
These reinforced concrete bunkers have just been built and can be destroyed by continuous fire from heavy artillery.
When they are completely dry and reach their strongest state, it will definitely be more difficult for you to destroy them with heavy artillery, and the price the troops will pay to capture them will also be greater.
Fortunately, he launched an attack in time and figured out this conspiracy, otherwise he would definitely suffer a big loss in the future.
Li Hao took a breath, stared at Huang Sheng and asked: "How many corpses of Japanese and puppet soldiers were found on the position?"
"One squadron of Japanese troops, one battalion of puppet troops, and more than four hundred corpses." Huang Sheng replied.
Li Hao's expression became more solemn.
In the battle just now, the Secret Service Battalion and the Third Battalion alone lost nearly 300 people. The battle between the artillery units has not stopped, and a lot of people must have been lost. This means that until now, the losses of both sides have actually been
It was a tie.
No, to be precise, the garrison was defeated, and it was a disastrous defeat.
It took six to seven hundred rounds of heavy artillery shells to kill this small number of Japanese and puppet troops. It was definitely a loss-making business.
Moreover, the offensive force of the garrison was only slightly more than half of the Japanese and puppet troops in Guanshan Town. If the attack continued at this casualty ratio, the garrison would be depleted before the Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out.
"Captain, how are we going to fight next?" Hong Linfeng suddenly interrupted.
"Judging from pre-war reconnaissance, there are nine such bunkers on the second line of defense."
"And no one can guarantee whether they have a third line of defense."
"The Japanese and puppet troops brought more than 300 truckloads of supplies here, and most of them must be cement and steel bars used to build bunkers."
"In addition, the heavy artillery battalion only brought a thousand rounds of heavy artillery shells."
"I thought we would have enough to take down Guanshan Town, but I didn't expect that we would have to use six to seven hundred rounds to take down the first line of defense. At this rate of consumption, the remaining shells they have are not enough for us to take down the second line of defense."
Li Hao's expression became more and more solemn, then slowly turned gloomy, and finally made a decision with a touch of pain: "Retreat, this battle can no longer be fought."
"Judging from the current situation, without two thousand rounds of heavy artillery shells, we simply cannot take this place."
"The attacking forces will also suffer heavy losses."
"Our family has limited financial resources and cannot afford to fight such a war of attrition."
Hong Linfeng reminded: "Wouldn't it be more difficult for us to attack in the future?
"The Japanese only built a few reinforced concrete bunkers but they allowed us to lose our troops and return without success."
"When all their strongholds are completed, the troops will definitely have to deal with more reinforced concrete bunkers."
A flash of hesitation flashed across Li Hao's face, but it was quickly replaced by firmness: "Execute the order and organize troops to evacuate the battlefield immediately."
"Behind the cavalry camp, if any Japanese and puppet troops break out of their stronghold, just go up to them and kill them."
Seeing Hong Linfeng, Li Hao still looked puzzled and continued: "Chief of Staff, retreating now has advantages and disadvantages for us."
"The disadvantage is what you just said. More and more reinforced concrete bunkers in the stronghold will be built and stronger, making it more difficult for us to attack in the future."
"But there are benefits."
"With nearly 5,000 puppet troops, it is impossible to stay in Guanshan Town forever."
"They will definitely divide their forces to defend the blockade trenches and walls they have worked so hard to build, completely divide our base area, and then continue to launch attacks into the hinterland of our base area and encroach on our base area."
"In this case, the Japanese and puppet troops will inevitably divide their forces."
"As long as they divide their forces, we will have the opportunity to concentrate our superior forces and defeat them one by one."
"We can't take down nearly 5,000 puppet troops in Guanshan Town, but we can always take down a stronghold defended by an infantry squadron!"
"Kill a squadron in one battle, and four battles add up to a large group."
"In just ten battles, we will kill all the little devils in the Japanese and puppet troops along the way."
"I decided to change the tactics of keeping the Japanese out of the base area and let the little Japanese into the base area to fight a war of attrition with them."
"In addition, there is another benefit to fighting like this."
"After the Japanese and puppet troops entered the hinterland of our base, food and drink could only be brought in from their rear areas."
"Aren't the troops short of food? It's time to take advantage of these supply troops to alleviate our food shortage."
"Of course, this is just an idea of mine. We still need to study the specific combat plan."
As the chief of staff of the garrison, the commander's orders must be carried out unconditionally.
Now that he had this explanation, Hong Linfeng was even more convinced when he implemented it, and immediately replied: "Don't worry, commander, I will arrange for the troops to retreat now..."
Taiyuan Japanese Military Headquarters, plus the previous two good news, the good news just sent from Guanshan Town is already the third.
The troops had three victories in three battles, and they were all achieved at the hands of the garrison. The Japanese garrison in Shanxi had not encountered such a good thing for a long time.
From the commander to the ordinary staff officers, everyone was smiling and immersed in the joy after the troops won the battle.
"Commander, this battle further proves that our strategy of this sweep is correct."
"The garrison regiment, which has caused heavy casualties to the imperial army many times, was defeated by us in three consecutive battles. It lost its troops and had to retreat temporarily. It can be seen that they are helpless against our tactics."