Seeing the colonel showing an expression of approval, the major continued.
"If we don't send troops to support them, the responding troops will definitely be blocked at the mountain pass."
"The Eighth Route Army attacking them has a firepower advantage, and night fighting is what they are good at. They will definitely launch endless attacks on the responding troops."
"When the Eighth Route Army retreats at dawn, the responding troops will suffer heavy casualties even if they are not completely wiped out."
"This price is too high and we simply cannot afford it. Please consider it carefully, sir."
"I led the troops to break out of Laiyuan City. I could rush to the mountain pass in twenty-five minutes and cooperate with the supporting troops to launch an attack. Attack from the front and back. I would definitely capture the mountain pass within ten minutes. Then I would join the supporting troops and return to Laiyuan City. The entire
The process only takes an hour and is definitely not dangerous."
The colonel was moved and gritted his teeth and ordered: "Then let's do this, send troops to reinforce the supporting troops."
"There are not many imperial troops left in the city. I can only give you an infantry squad, and replace the rest with the Imperial Alliance Army. I will give you two companies, plus a mortar squadron. We will set off in twenty minutes to cover the response.
The troops crossed the mountain pass and fought back to Laiyuan City."
The Japanese Major's analysis was absolutely correct. The three main companies of the Independent Battalion were blocking the Japanese and puppet troops at the mountain pass, and only one company was staring at the mountain pass.
But Zhao Wen gave them half of the heavy machine guns in the entire battalion.
Not only that, the air defense company and heavy artillery company reinforced by the regiment were all deployed outside the city, cooperating with the company to keep an eye on Laiyuan City.
They really couldn't arrange a big bag to put all the Japanese and puppet reinforcements in and catch them all at once.
But if the three companies work well together, it won't be a problem to hit them hard.
More than a hundred Japanese and two hundred puppet troops came out of Laiyuan City. In order to hide, they did not light torches, but they were still seen by the independent battalion's scouts guarding the city gate.
The news reached instructor Liu Wenxuan immediately.
"The troops are ready for battle and will meet the Japanese and puppet reinforcements according to the original battle plan." Liu Wenxuan ordered with eyes shining.
Tonight's battle plan was formulated by the regiment leader Li Hao, so there will definitely be no problems.
Liu Wenxuan is very confident.
After thinking for a moment, he continued to order: "Get the signal gun ready. This is our most direct tool to contact the heavy artillery company..."
"The instructors and the Japanese are here..." the first company commander warned, his eyes gleaming, he wished he could rush up and fight with them right now.
"Hold on, without my order, no one can shoot in advance and expose the target." Liu Wenxuan patted the shoulder of the company commander and ordered.
One company of puppet troops rushed to the front, followed by Japanese infantry and artillery, and the remaining one company of Imperial Army troops came to the rear, trotting towards the first company's position.
"Fire..."
When the front puppet soldier was less than thirty meters away from the position, Liu Wenxuan spoke.
Four heavy machine guns, six light machine guns, and more than a hundred rifles were firing simultaneously.
The bullets shot out were like rain, densely packed, hitting the puppet troops rushing towards them head-on.
The first few rows of puppet soldiers didn't even have a chance to react. They were hit with several bloody holes on their bodies and fell to the ground with a groan.
The Japanese troops followed the puppet troops, and no one was injured in the first round of rapid fire attacks.
But none of them took it lightly.
Dozens of infantrymen quickly dispersed to protect the artillery squadron.
The gunners were not idle, and immediately squatted on the ground to assemble the mortars, providing artillery cover for the infantry at any time.
"Dong dong dong..."
A series of different shooting sounds sounded on the battlefield, and the gunfire was at least 300 meters away from them.
On the high ground more than 200 meters behind the Eighth Route Army's blocking position, several thick tongues of fire entered the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The flames were thick and long, and looked particularly dazzling under the cover of night. Even though they were hundreds of meters away, they could still see them clearly.
But there was no time to surprise them.
The bullets wrapped in tongues of flame were like meteors, passing over the Eighth Route Army and the Imperial Alliance Army blocking the front, and flew towards everyone from a high position.
"Baga, it's an anti-aircraft machine gun. The Eighth Route Army actually used an anti-aircraft machine gun to shoot at us." The major was the first to react and shouted with a look of despair.
"Ah... Baga..." The screams rang in his ears.
If you are hit by an anti-aircraft machine gun bullet, you will either die or be injured.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of soldiers had fallen beside the major. Either their arms or legs were broken, or their bodies had blood holes the size of bowls. The internal organs shattered by bullets were mixed with blood and flowed out. It was too horrible to watch...
"Get down..."
An officer shouted with fear.
"Baga, the anti-aircraft machine gun is set up on the high ground and is shooting at us from a high position. There is no use lying down..." another sergeant shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, a bullet drilled a hole in his back. He didn't even scream, his eyes turned white, and he lost his life!
"Bang bang bang..."
Three signal bombs suddenly rose into the air and exploded above the heads of the Japanese and puppet troops.
A bad premonition immediately arose in the Major's heart.
Immediately afterwards, the shrill sound of "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooft
His already pale face turned even paler at this time. His face was full of panic, and he was speechless. He shouted loudly: "It's a heavy artillery shell, and it's flying towards us. Everyone, take cover."
"Rumble..."
There was an explosion, which made his ears buzz.
The nearest cannonball was only thirty meters away from him, and the hot air waves blew past his back like wind, strong and powerful.
If he didn't lie down in advance, he would definitely be overthrown.
At this time, the panic on the major's face had been replaced by despair.
The heavy machine guns intercepted us head-on, and the anti-aircraft machine guns fired at us from a high position. Now the heavy artillery also joined in. Even if they couldn't completely wipe us out, they could still beat us to the point where we were helpless and could only be beaten passively.
As for breaking through the Eighth Route Army's interception and reinforcing the supporting troops, don't even think about it.
Immediately ordered: "Retreat...all troops will return to Laiyuan City..."
In the past four hundred days, the puppet troops fought their way out of Laiyuan City. In the end, only more than a hundred returned to Laiyuan City like bereaved dogs.
The artillery squadron and infantry squad suffered more than half casualties, and they also lost all the heavy equipment they brought out of Laiyuan City.
The two companies of puppet troops retreated less than two platoons.
The rest were either beaten to death or lying on the ground pretending to be dead. They would rather be prisoners of the Eighth Route Army than return to Laiyuan City.
Everyone knows that Laiyuan City is an isolated city. If you continue to defend it, you will either coexist with Laiyuan City or die in it.
Either wait until Laiyuan City is defeated and surrender to the Eighth Route Army.
Instead of returning to Laiyuan City and continuing to suffer in pain, not knowing which day he will die on the battlefield, it is better to surrender now and become a prisoner.
There are not many opportunities to go out of the city. If you miss it, it will be gone.
