The battle situation was completely beyond the control of the Japanese captain.
The five mortars had fired less than ten rounds when five new mortars appeared outside the city to join the battle.
The shells they fired seemed to have eyes, and they hit the artillery position behind the city wall.
The captain turned around and ran to the other side of the city wall. He raised his binoculars and saw the second round of shells coming down.
The mortar fire rate was too fast, and the first round of explosions ended. The gunners on the position just stood up from the ground, and before they had time to move, the second round of shells fell from the sky.
Huge fireballs quickly rose from the ground, and smoke quickly filled the surroundings, wrapping one gun emplacement after another...
"Da da da……"
The increasingly dense sound of heavy machine gun fire outside the city drew the captain's gaze back to the battlefield.
There were also five more heavy machine guns in the offensive position, and together with the heavy machine guns that emerged from the front, they fired at the city head.
Soldiers continued to be shot and fell to the ground, especially machine gunners operating light and heavy machine guns. They were the key targets of the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower.
A machine gun stared at a battlement and fired.
Dozens of bullets flew towards the city head like a rain. Even if a blind cat killed a mouse, one or two bullets would get through the battlements and hit the soldiers behind.
The attacking troops also continued to move forward. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they showed no intention of retreating.
The captain saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.
He held the command knife tightly in his left hand, clenched his fist in his right hand, smashed it hard on the battlement, and continued to give orders.
"The artillery will send out five more mortars to join the battle, and all the remaining heavy machine guns at the top of the city will join the battle. We must suppress the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower and repel them."
More and more troops joined the battle, and the sound of firefights on the battlefield became increasingly intense.
Two minutes later, a more violent explosion sounded behind him.
The captain had no time to turn around and see what was happening behind him, as the battle on the city wall alone gave him no time to be distracted.
After all ten heavy machine guns joined the battle, five more heavy machine guns appeared from the Eighth Route Army's offensive position.
There were no extra heavy machine guns on the city wall to continue fighting. Facing the powerful offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army, he could only order the troops to hold on with firepower that was outmatched by the opponent's.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has added five more mortars to join the battle!" the artillery staff officer ran over to report.
"Bageya Road, who can tell me where the Eighth Route Army got so many heavy machine guns and mortars? There are even more than us?" the captain cursed with shock and unwillingness.
Amidst the fierce sound of gunfire, no one answered this question.
The captain could only grit his teeth and suppress this problem in his heart, waiting to find out it later, and then ordered with a painful look on his face: "We will also add five more mortars to the battle."
The east side of the city is the main attack direction of the garrison.
All the troops from the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment are concentrated here, plus the troops brought by Wang Xin from Yixian County, the Hunyuan Independent Battalion, the Guard Company of the Garrison Regiment, the Reconnaissance Company, the Special Agent Company, the Independent Company, the Heavy Artillery Battalion...
There are four thousand infantrymen alone.
There were more artillery and heavy machine guns, some of which were equipped by oneself, and some were captured by troops and strongholds that attacked the Japanese and puppet troops when they left the city. The number was definitely greater than that of the Japanese and puppet troops in the east of the city.
The Japanese captain tried to repel the attacking troops through attrition, but it was almost impossible to succeed.
The battle ended after ten minutes, and the attacking troops retreated to their positions like a tide.
Nearly fifty Eighth Route Army corpses were scattered along the offensive road.
These are the "results" of the Japanese and puppet troops in the east of the city, but the captain is not happy at all.
As a defensive side, if forty or fifty of the enemy are eliminated and no more than twenty of your own casualties are suffered, then the result of the battle can be considered normal.
But the losses of the defending troops far exceeded this number.
"Sir, the casualties and losses have been calculated!" The squadron leader walked over with his head lowered and his face looked very ugly.
The captain really didn't want to know the result for fear of being hit.
However, the military situation is urgent and the Eighth Route Army's second attack may begin at any time.
As the commander in the east of the city, you must know yourself and your enemy in order to better command the troops in combat. Otherwise, you will command blindly and you will definitely suffer big losses.
Take a deep breath, try to stay calm, and then command: "Speak!"
"The garrison at the top of the city lost a total of 89 people, 45 of whom were from the Imperial Army, and the rest were from the Imperial Alliance Army and the police."
"We also lost three light machine guns and one heavy machine gun."
"The artillery suffered 29 casualties and lost four mortars."
As a defender, there were strong city fortifications to protect everyone, but the losses were twice as much as those of the attacking troops. The captain was going crazy, his stomach was full of anger, his face was flushed, and he looked like a
A powder keg that could explode at any time.
The subordinates stood nearby with their heads lowered. Facing this result, some looked angry, some looked aggrieved, and some looked helpless...but no one spoke.
Everyone knows that the chief is angry and whoever opens his mouth will suffer.
I don’t know how long it took, but an exclamation broke the atmosphere and made everyone nervous again.
"Sir... the Eighth Route Army has begun attacking again..."
The captain forced himself to calm down and quickly ordered: "Everyone, be ready for battle. Listen to my order before firing!"
"Where is the messenger? Immediately report the truth about our battle situation to the brigade commander!"
At the Japanese military headquarters, the brigade commander was analyzing the battle outside, his brows furrowed. He must have encountered some unsolvable problems and questions.
At this time, the combat staff sent another battle report: "General, report from the east of the city that the Eighth Route Army attacking them is equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars."
"During the battle, no matter how many heavy machine guns and mortars our army used, they could muster more heavy weapons than us to fight back."
"We have just repelled the first round of attacks, but the losses of the troops stationed in the east of the city were twice as much as those of the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops."
"When the messenger reported, the Eighth Route Army was launching its second round of attack."
The deputy chief of staff immediately replied: "General, the situation encountered by the garrison at the east gate is exactly the same as that at the other three city gates."
"This is definitely not a general attack."
"Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army would have no reason to retreat voluntarily when it has superior firepower."
The brigade commander frowned and replied: "If it's not the main attack, it's just a feint attack!"
"Through feint attacks one after another, a large number of our troops were consumed."
The deputy chief of staff's eyes lit up: "It's really possible!"
"In the first round of the attack just now, more than 300 casualties were reported from the four walls. This does not include the lost equipment."
"After five rounds of such an attack, our casualties will definitely reach 2,000."
"Then they launch a general attack. They will definitely be able to enter Datong City at the minimum cost."
When he said the last sentence, the deputy chief of staff's face became very embarrassed.
Because he suddenly discovered that with the current strength of Datong City, it was almost impossible to resist this kind of attack.
As long as the Eighth Route Army is given time, Datong City will be destroyed.
The expression of the brigade commander was completely opposite to his, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became. Looking at him, he answered confidently: "The Eighth Route Army cannot enter Datong City. If they really plan to attack Datong like this, then it is exactly what I want."
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