Chapter 1443 tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and there is not much time for the captain to analyze the battle situation.
"Boom boom boom..."
In the blink of an eye, more than fifty grenade launchers had joined the battle. Grenades rained down towards the city, and at least twenty grenades hit Cheng on the head.
This number is nearly double the captain's estimate.
There is an unobstructed view from the top of the city, with nothing blocking it.
Although the grenade is not very lethal, its destructive power here is not weak at all.
During the explosion, the flying debris was like a violent storm, quickly sweeping across the entire city. Nearly thirty soldiers were blown over, either dead or injured and fell to the ground.
"We can't let those grenade launchers continue to fire!" The captain roared in despair from the bottom of his heart.
Decisive order: "Immediately assign some light and heavy machine guns to attack those grenadier soldiers and kill them, otherwise our few people will not be enough to blow them up."
There were not many light and heavy machine guns on the city wall to begin with. After dedicating some of them to deal with the feint attacking troops, it was difficult for the remaining light and heavy machine guns to completely seal the gap.
The Eighth Route Army who attacked the gap suffered heavy casualties, but their offensive pace was not blocked and they continued to attack forward.
If some light and heavy machine guns are allocated to attack the grenade troops at this time, the remaining firepower will definitely be more difficult to block the attacking troops.
This is a typical example of demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall.
But military orders cannot be violated, and the commander's orders must be carried out.
And they also know that compared to attacking troops, grenade launchers pose a greater threat to the city.
Although this would cause the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops to rush into the gap and even rush into Datong City.
But there is a line of defense behind the gap, and they will definitely be able to kill the Eighth Route Army coming in through the gap.
You don't need to hold on for too long. As long as the light and heavy machine guns are separated to kill the grenadier soldiers, you can refocus your firepower on the attacking troops and cooperate with the imperial army on the second line of defense to completely defeat them.
"Comrades, kill me..." A company commander of the Hunyuan Independent Battalion was keenly aware that the firepower blocking everyone had weakened, and shouted loudly while speeding up the charge.
The commando attacking the gap took him as the leader and rushed forward dozens of meters in just a few seconds.
"Continue to fight with me and occupy the gap..." the company commander ordered while charging.
Battalion Commander He Jun did not join the attack, but his inner nervousness was no less than that of the attacking troops.
Standing in the offensive position, staring at the attacking troops without blinking.
Heavy machine guns and mortars were set up nearby, each pouring ammunition at the top of the city at their fastest rate of fire, covering the attacking troops as they entered the gap.
"The artillery firepower needs to be strengthened. Keep an eye on the walls on both sides of the gap and blow them up. The commando team is about to reach the gap. We must not allow the Japanese to send troops to reinforce the gap." He Jun ordered with a serious look on his face.
At this time, he happened to see the heavy casualties of the grenade troops, and immediately followed the order: "All the grenade troops who reinforced us from the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and Laishui Independent Regiment rushed forward to distract the enemy's counterattack firepower and cover
Commandos seize the gap!"
The captain at the top of the city was desperate. He thought that by destroying more than a hundred grenadier soldiers outside the city, his subordinates could concentrate their firepower on the commandos and kill them.
Unexpectedly, these grenadier soldiers had not yet been eliminated, and a large number of grenadier soldiers rushed out of the Eighth Route Army's offensive position. They seemed to be endlessly killed, and they continued to flow towards the scene.
The grenade launchers posed too great a threat to the city. Although the commando team had already rushed to a position 70 to 80 meters outside the gap and could enter Datong City at any time, the captain had to ignore them for the time being and continue to concentrate firepower on the grenade launchers.
"The gap is right in front, kill me all!" the company commander who was running at the front of the commando team continued to shout.
When the gap was still forty or fifty meters away, he decisively took out the grenade and threw it out with the help of the huge inertia brought by the charge.
The soldiers around him followed suit and threw grenades, and the gap in the city wall was immediately hit by nearly a hundred grenades.
In the violent explosion, bricks, stones and soil were blown up into the sky and flew everywhere, causing the entire gap to be shrouded in thick smoke and dust, making it so gray that you could not see your fingers.
At this time, even the little Japs hiding in the gap in the city wall were destroyed by the explosion.
The commando did not miss this perfect opportunity to attack and rushed towards the gap as fast as possible.
"Come up, the commandos are charging up!" shouted a staff officer next to Li Hao, who was so excited that he almost jumped up from the ground.
"Don't be anxious yet!" Li Hao was much calmer.
Staring at the battlefield analysis: "Reaching the gap in the city wall is only the first step. Next, you need to control the gap, occupy it, and then rush into Datong City."
"There can be no accidents at every step, and only then can the victory be stabilized."
"The Japanese will definitely not watch us occupy the gap."
"During the shelling just now, they all rushed towards the gap at the risk of their lives, trying to block the gap with sandbags."
"Now that the real attack has begun, they will definitely fight back desperately and compete with us repeatedly for gaps."
"Order the artillery to continue firing, especially the mortars blasting the city walls near the gap. They must not stop to prevent the little Japs from counterattacking the gap and buy time for the commandos to occupy the gap."
"The covering troops quickly moved up with a heavy machine gun company and several mortars to support the commandos at close range."
There is a problem with the command line exit and the gap in the wall.
The first dozen soldiers who went up were all shot, and then fell from the top of the gap.
The commandos behind were obviously affected, and their offensive was not as fierce as before.
Chief of Staff Zhou on the side was the first to react and judged with a stern face: "The Japanese must have built a new defense line behind the gap in the city wall. If the commando is intercepted by them, they will definitely not be able to kill them if they charge hard, and they will die in vain."
Li Hao's serious face also flashed a hint of solemnity, but he soon relaxed because of the scene on the battlefield.
After the first attack suffered a setback, the retreating commandos did not recover, nor did they give up the gap.
Instead, they reorganized their formation outside the gap and launched a new round of assault.
Many soldiers replaced their rifles with engineer shovels and grenades, built fortifications on the side of the gap near the outside of the city, and blew up bunkers.
The attacking force was divided into three. They first occupied part of the gap along the trenches and bunkers created by grenades and engineer shovels, and then set up guns to engage in shooting with the Japanese in the city.
With the two attacking forces centered on the gap, quickly climb up the walls on both sides of the gap, attack on both sides, and expand the occupied area.
Some troops climbed up the city wall and took advantage of the height of the city wall to suppress the little devils in the city, covering the troops and completely occupying the gap.
Li Hao saw the purpose of the attacking troops at a glance, and his expression returned to seriousness. He looked at Chief of Staff Zhou and replied confidently: "Don't worry, chief, this little trick can't stop our attacking troops."
"As long as they rush to the gap, they won't be beaten back so easily."
After saying that, he ordered the staff on standby: "Tell He Jun to deploy five more heavy machine guns to the gap."
"The troops of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment also began to attack, distracting the firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops on the city top, covering the commando team to completely seize the gap and advance into Datong City."
"Order the siege troops in the other three directions: Immediately strengthen the offensive. If the Japanese army wants to retreat, the attacking troops will immediately bite them and beat up the drowned dogs."
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