This change happened so suddenly that the colonel was not prepared in any way.
Every gap where the attacking troops entered the garrison was crowded with soldiers, who were rushing out to retreat.
After a few seconds, the number of soldiers at the gap began to decrease, but casualties appeared. People kept rushing to the gap and were hit by bullets flying from the station.
When the last soldier fell to the ground, a large number of corpses had fallen in the gap, one next to another. In some places, because there were so many corpses, they were directly stacked together to form a pile of corpses. They were densely packed and looked particularly terrifying...
Looking at the soldiers who successfully evacuated the station, everyone's face showed an expression of joy of surviving the disaster, but more of them were fear...
Something must have just happened in the station that I don't know about, otherwise these subordinates who are not afraid of death would not be like this.
What makes the colonel even more heartbroken is the strength of the attacking troops.
A few minutes ago, at least 2,000 people were dispatched from the four attacking directions, and now there are still over 1,000 people left.
Although most of the losses were to puppet troops, the price was still very high for myself, who only had more than 5,000 people.
The more Colonel looked at it, his face became heavier. He clenched his fists and roared to the subordinates around him: "What are you doing here? Go to the offensive force immediately and find some officers. I want to know what happened in the station?"
"Obviously all the advantages are on our side. How could the attacking troops be defeated and lose so many troops inside the garrison?"
Ten minutes later, two captains and a major were brought to the colonel.
On the way here, they figured out the purpose of the commander's search for them. After saluting, the leading major made a report without waiting for the colonel to speak.
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army defending the garrison is too cunning."
"They abandoned their positions near the courtyard wall and stayed inside the garrison. They waited for us to enter the garrison and then suddenly counterattacked us."
"The heavy firepower covering the attacking troops could not bypass the garrison wall to provide us with cover. The Eighth Route Army that counterattacked us was equipped with a large number of light and heavy machine guns. All troops were exposed to their firepower. The soldiers had no way to hide and were directly beaten.
He was caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties."
"If we don't exit the station as soon as possible, within two minutes at most, the attacking troops will be completely killed."
"In order to avoid unnecessary losses, I have no choice but to order the troops to retreat!"
The colonel understood it as soon as he heard it.
There was not much usable terrain on the battlefield, and the Eighth Route Army could only use the wall surrounding the station.
The troops were hiding in the garrison, with the ruins of walls blocking the enemy and ourselves. The heavy firepower covering the attacking troops could not threaten them.
The Eighth Route Army, on the other hand, could kill a large number of attacking troops who entered the garrison through the gap, killing two birds with one stone.
Colonel felt like he had been slapped in the face, and his anger was rising up. His left hand holding the command knife kept shaking, like a powder keg that could explode at any time.
After a few seconds, he ordered with a murderous expression: "Contact the aviation force, I will continue to bomb the garrison defended by the Eighth Route Army, and blow up the remaining Eighth Route Army into pieces."
"The artillery is ready to fire. Half of the artillery is aimed at the inside of the station. The artillery fire will be fired after the aircraft bombing."
"Half of the artillery is aimed at the wall around the station. I will level all the remaining ruins. When will the heavy machine guns covering the attacking troops be able to drive bullets into the station? When will the bombardment stop?"
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the plane came to the battlefield again.
They also formed a group of three, dropping bombs on the ground one after another.
In less than half an hour, the ground was blown up and smoke billowed.
Colonel Colonel was determined to annihilate the Eighth Route Army hiding in the camp in one battle. The plane dropped twice as many aerial bombs as before before allowing them to retreat.
Then came the artillery bombardment, which lasted for twenty minutes before it was the infantry's turn to attack.
At this time, there were ten minutes left before 5:30 in the afternoon, and it was impossible for Japanese aircraft to come again at this point.
Li Hao, who was also paying attention to this battle, began to issue orders: "Chief of Staff, order the detour troops to start taking action."
"Send more scouts when crossing, try to avoid the Japanese and puppet troops encountered along the way, and do not engage in direct confrontation with them, so as not to expose the target and alert the enemy."
"An hour later, it was 6:30 in the evening, and the troops were encircling and attacking on time,"
Inside the garrison, the Laiyuan Independent Battalion suffered heavy casualties.
But Zhao Wen is very confident in this battle.
Although he, like the original Japanese and puppet garrison in Datong, became a bait to attract the opponent's troops and firepower.
But the baits are also different.
The Japanese and puppet troops garrisoned in Datong are treated as bait for abandonment. There is no hope except fighting to the death.
I am different.
The regimental commander was watching the battlefield just a few kilometers away, and he would definitely not watch the Laiyuan Independent Battalion being killed.
The bombproof hole where Zhao Wen was hiding was the strongest in the entire station.
Come out as soon as the shelling stops.
The ruins surrounding the station have been blown into rubble. The heavy machine gun bullets covering the attack flowed unimpeded and easily flew into the station, whizzing in everyone's ears.
Five or six hundred meters away, layers of Japanese and puppet attacking troops began to appear.
Some were carrying rifles, some were carrying light machine guns, and some were carrying heavy machine guns and mortars and followed the team.
The colonel obviously learned from the experience and lessons of the previous attack.
In order to avoid insufficient heavy firepower after the troops entered the station, a part of the heavy machine gun and mortar troops were directly ordered to attack with the troops and provide fire cover at any time.
The instructor came over panting heavily and reported with a serious look on his face: "Battalion Commander, the troops suffered heavy casualties."
"Almost one-third of the artillery holes were destroyed, and all the soldiers inside were sacrificed. After deducting the casualties in the battle just now, there are less than 400 people left in the entire battalion."
The deputy battalion commander frowned and reminded: "The Japanese attacking troops brought heavy machine guns and mortars, and the courtyard wall in front of us was also blown up. The attack method just now will definitely not work."
The instructor continued: "It's not possible to carry it by force. The superiority in troops and firepower is in the hands of the Japanese. We will definitely be killed if we can't hold on for a few minutes."
Zhao Wen remained sullen and silent until the Japanese and puppet troops rushed around the razed wall before speaking: "All troops retreated to the barracks area."
"Although the houses there were bombed, there are still a lot of ruins and broken walls, and the area is also very large. It brought the Japanese and puppet troops closer and used street fighting to beckon them."
"According to the time agreed upon by the regiment leader and I, as long as we persist for more than half an hour, the main force will launch an attack. The Japanese and puppet troops attacking us will automatically retreat without us fighting."
"So let the comrades hold on for a little longer, for as little as half an hour or as much as an hour. The final victory will definitely belong to us."
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