In another two minutes, the poisonous gas produced by the gas bombs will completely permeate the entire offensive position and kill all the Eighth Route Army soldiers inside. At that time, the troops can launch a counterattack and kill the opponent at the minimum cost.
The co-captain looked at the continuously rotating hands of his watch, his face full of anticipation.
"Boom boom boom..."
At this moment, several explosions suddenly came from the blocking position, instantly waking the commander from his dream.
Several fireballs soared into the sky from the blocking position. In the dazzling firelight, the soldiers, weapons, stones, and soil on the blocking position were blown up everywhere like a goddess scattering flowers.
The commander of the regiment reacted quickly, frowning and shouting: "No, the Eighth Route Army on the offensive position needs to withdraw."
"They were afraid that we would fight out and our retreat would turn into a rout, so they ordered artillery to blow up our blocking positions to prevent us from rushing out."
"The counterattack force can't wait any longer. Order: Counterattack with all the remaining artillery of the regiment and suppress the remaining artillery of the garrison."
"Chief of Staff, send a signal now. All troops on the front line must be killed by me. I will kill all the Eighth Route Army outside the station without leaving a single one behind."
Li Hao stood behind the offensive position, his expression solemn and anxious.
The Japanese even used poison gas bombs, so they would definitely not allow the attacking troops to retreat easily.
The third battalion was equipped with only fourteen artillery pieces at full capacity, and even all-out firing could not suppress the remaining artillery pieces of the Japanese and puppet troops, let alone hold back the counterattack troops of the Japanese and puppet troops.
As long as they react quickly enough, they can definitely catch up with the attacking troops and inflict heavy damage on them.
What the attacking troops need to do now is to compete with the Japs for time, run a few more times before the Japs counterattack, and run faster.
"Captain, the Japs are coming out!" Hong Linfeng reminded anxiously.
What Li Hao was worried about still happened. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly ordered: "The third battalion of the reserve team established a defense line on the spot to meet the retreating offensive troops."
"The cavalry battalion provides flank cover. If the Japanese pursuers rush out of the gas bomb coverage area, they will attack immediately and resolutely block the Japanese and puppet counterattack forces."
The battle lasted for a full hour before it ended. Li Hao led the third battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the remnants of the attacking troops to retreat three kilometers.
There were only more than 1,000 troops left out of more than 3,000 people, and more than 2,000 soldiers died on the battlefield.
The corpses, equipment, weapons and ammunition all fell into the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops.
For the garrison, this was definitely an unprecedented defeat.
Hong Linfeng counted the casualties of the troops while retreating. As soon as the team stopped, he caught up with Li Hao and reported: "Captain, one of our two battalion commanders who went to the battlefield was killed and one was wounded. Several company commanders directly under him have returned, but the troops suffered heavy casualties and retreated."
Less than one platoon returned, and some companies even only returned one squad, with all their heavy weapons thrown away."
"Four of the six main company commanders were killed and one was injured. They were right in the center of the poison gas bomb attack range. Facing the rapidly spreading poison gas, their reaction time was much shorter than that of several direct companies. The total number of soldiers who successfully broke through was less than fifty.
, and all the heavy weapons were thrown away.”
"The third battalion of the reserve lost 86 people during the response, most of which were gunners lost in the artillery battle."
"The cavalry battalion lost 39 cavalry!"
"In total, 2,458 people were lost, including one battalion commander, one instructor, three deputy battalion commanders, two deputy instructors, four company commanders, five instructors, and thirteen deputy company-level cadres!"
"You bastard little devil, I will have to settle this blood debt with you sooner or later. Blood debt must be paid with blood..." Li Hao clenched his fists and cursed with a sullen face.
Then he began to issue orders: "The troops will return to the station immediately to rest."
"Take all the deputies from the third battalion and replenish them to the first and second battalions. If there are not enough, transfer them from the two independent battalions of Laiyuan and Guangling. First build their frameworks, and then add new recruits."
"Send a telegram to Zhang Yun and Zhao Wen: one main company from each independent battalion will be sent out to serve as the backbone to supplement the two main battalions."
"The instructor of the first battalion will temporarily act as battalion commander, and he will return to command the troops after Liu Senyun recovers."
"The commander of the second battalion will be replaced by the deputy battalion commander who returned alive."
"As long as the troops can achieve combat effectiveness within two months, the word "agent" in front of the battalion commander can be removed."
"You decide on the several main company commanders, deputy battalion commanders, and chiefs of staff who died, as well as the instructors, deputy instructors, instructors, and political commissars."
"In two months, the first and second battalions will not have combat missions, but they must train the troops well for me."
Hong Linfeng thought for a while and asked: "What about the special agent company, independent company, guard company, and reconnaissance company?"
"They also suffered heavy casualties, and there was only one infantry squad left in the unit, which directly lost their combat effectiveness."
Li Hao replied solemnly: "The Secret Service Company and the Independent Company are resting and recuperating. The regiment will replenish them with new recruits and strive to restore their combat effectiveness within two months."
"The guard company and reconnaissance company cannot rest yet. They will continue to participate in the battle until all Japanese and puppet troops entering our base area are wiped out."
"Tell Sun Jiawu and Chen Wei that the guard company and reconnaissance company should all be compressed into platoons and continue fighting."
When he mentioned the Japanese and puppet troops he had just dealt with, Hong Linfeng showed a look of fear on his face.
The gas bomb shocked him too much.
The powerful lethality can definitely be described as terrifying, and he still has lingering fears until now.
More than two thousand troops were killed in the blink of an eye, without even a chance to counterattack.
Under normal circumstances, a garrison of more than 2,000 people would not be so miserable against a Japanese army with twice the strength.
If you play well, you still have a chance to break through.
Now the garrison regiment has lost more than 2,000 people, and several independent battalions have their own tasks. The remaining troops that can be used are only one main battalion, one cavalry battalion, and two direct companies compressed into platoons, which add up to less than 1,300 people.
There are hundreds of people, and there are even fewer heavy weapons, especially heavy machine guns and mortars.
The Japanese and puppet troops were no match for them without poison gas bombs, let alone their poison gas bombs.
Quickly remind: "Captain, we have too few people, please don't be impulsive?"
"Although the Japanese and puppet troops are very powerful, they are all caused by poison gas bombs."
"Without the gas bombs, they are just a piece of meat in our mouths, and we can eat them as much as we want."
"Although we still don't know what the ultimate goal of this Japanese and puppet army is? But one thing I can confirm is: they will never dare to divide their troops in our base area."
"In this case, then we will move all the villagers around the enemy, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, so that the Japanese can get nothing in our base area, and then use guerrilla warfare to slowly consume them."
"Poison gas bombs are very powerful, but they are only effective when there are many people."
"Guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare are all about dividing troops to attack the Japanese and puppet troops. It is impossible for them to launch poison gas bombs for just a few of us!"
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "This is a good method, but it takes too much time and causes great damage to the base area."
"The villagers are plowing in the spring. Once they are moved, the spring plowing will be destroyed, which will affect the autumn harvest and finally affect the food rations of millions of soldiers and civilians in the base area for the next whole year."
"In order to prevent this from happening, we must find a way to kill the Japanese and puppet troops quickly and end the battle as soon as possible."
Hong Linfeng agreed with this analysis, but he was not strong enough. He looked at Li Hao and said unwillingly: "I am still very worried about the problem just now. The troops are too small and the heavy firepower is seriously insufficient."
"The Japs have poisonous gas bombs, and the disparity in strength is extraordinary. They are too difficult to deal with. If you attack rashly before you think of a solution, you will definitely suffer a big loss."
Li Hao did not give up his idea. He looked at Hong Linfeng and replied firmly: "We will definitely not lose the same thing twice in a row."
"I will solve the problem of poison gas bombs. Troops and firepower are not problems."
"Don't forget, the battle our garrison is best at fighting is to defeat more with less."
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