"Sir, the grenadier soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The Eighth Route Army's siege artillery fire was too fierce. There was no way to hide on top of the city. There was no way to set up the artillery and shoot. Moreover, if you stood up, you would be bombed to death!" The subordinate's report pulled the squadron leader away.
Back to reality!
Just now, all the grenadier soldiers were half-crouching in the open space at the head of the city. The shells suddenly hit them, and they were the first to bear the brunt!
If I remember correctly, the soldier with only half his body left after being bombed was the grenadier!
A flash of heartache quickly flashed across the squadron leader's pale face, and then he ordered?
"All grenadier soldiers have left the city. We can no longer stay in the open space at the city head. They all hid behind the city wall and continued to fire grenades. The grenadiers are direct-fire artillery that can cross the city wall to attack enemies outside the city!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Before the order was issued, the second round of mortar shells fired by the independent regiment had already hit!
In the violent explosion, many soldiers were blown over and fell to the ground screaming, their life or death unknown!
At this time, the best way to solve the problem of shelling is for everyone to leave the city, hide behind the city wall to avoid the shelling, and come back after the shelling is over!
The squadron leader thought so too, but Li Hao didn't give him this chance!
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city did not stop or retreat. It continued to approach the city and attack us!" shouted a second lieutenant!
"Nani?"
The squadron leader looked incredulous and shouted: "Aren't they afraid of attacking us under such fierce artillery fire that their own people will be bombed? These Eighth Route Army troops are too ruthless!"
A second lieutenant who had some knowledge of artillery hesitated and reminded: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Their artillery positions are located in the bushes less than 500 meters outside the city. Such a close shooting distance can be achieved as long as the gunners are trained.
Control the shooting error to within ten meters!"
"The Eighth Route Army attacking us can approach us more than ten meters outside the city under the cover of artillery fire without worrying about accidental damage!"
"It's over!"
These two words suddenly popped into the squadron leader’s mind!
Then he shouted: "They can rush to the foot of the city wall with a single assault from a distance of more than ten meters, rush to the city gate, and then blow up the city gate. If we retreat behind the city wall now, we won't even have time to react when the bombardment stops. This battle
How else to fight!"
"Bageya Road, these Eighth Route Army are really cunning enough to think of placing artillery at such a close distance. Aren't they worried about our counterattack?"
After saying this, the squadron leader showed a wry smile on his pale face, and then retorted to himself!
"No, we have no way to fight back!"
"All the Eighth Route Army troops here have figured out. They know we don't have artillery, so they dare to deploy artillery at such a close range!"
"Order the troops to defend the city. We can hold it as long as we can!"
"Also, report to the general immediately, we have been fooled!"
"The artillery unit of the independent regiment was not destroyed at all, and not a single one was bombed."
"Now they are shelling the south gate with mountain artillery and mortars. The reserve team has suffered heavy casualties. I don't know how long they can hold on. Please think of a solution immediately!"
After the order was given, the squadron leader started throwing grenades outside the city!
The riflemen and machine gunners who were still alive hiding behind the city stamps threw grenades outside to prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching the city wall!
The mountain artillery shells, mortar shells, and grenade grenades flying over from close range continued to rain down, raising a large amount of black smoke and blowing up the living Japanese one after another!
As long as the shelling continues, the Japanese and puppet troops at the city's head will continue to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye!
At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters, the calm expression that the Major General Brigade Commander had always maintained was gone!
A flash of panic flashed across his nervous and serious face from time to time!
Although it was hundreds of meters away from the south gate, they could still distinguish the explosions of mountain cannons and mortar shells!
In an instant, the brigade leader realized that he had been fooled!
As soon as the acting chief of staff put down the microphone, he reported with a sullen face: "General, the guard reported that the Eighth Route Army assembled a large number of mountain artillery and mortars to attack them at close range. The troops suffered heavy casualties. Please support!"
"Report to the general, the North Gate was attacked by the Eighth Route Army. The enemy's attack firepower was very fierce. The troops have begun to suffer casualties. It is impossible to send troops to reinforce the South Gate!" Another staff officer ran over and reported!
"We can't draw out troops from the east gate!" a staff officer reported afterward!
Hearing this, the brigade commander who had no troops available also panicked. He stared at the deputy chief of staff and asked: "Are there any troops in the city that can be mobilized?"
The deputy chief of staff quickly replied: "All available troops are on the battlefield, leaving only ammunition depots, material warehouses, and the headquarters' security troops, a total of more than 40 people!"
"No one is left, all reinforce the south gate!" the brigade leader ordered decisively!
The deputy chief of staff's eyes widened, and then he showed a look of disbelief. It took him a long time to react: "General, in this way, there will be no soldiers of the imperial army in Lingqiu City. If the Eighth Route Army lurks
If the intelligence agents in the city make a sneak attack on these places, they will definitely be lost!"
The brigade leader replied angrily: "Lingqiu City is gone, why do we still have the ammunition depot and material warehouse?"
"When that time comes, the troops will blow up the material warehouses and ammunition depots, and the Eighth Route Army will not be able to get what we can't get!"
"As for the brigade headquarters, immediately arm all logistics personnel, documents, and staff. All of us will go to the battlefield at the critical moment!"
"Now we have only one goal, guard the south gate, and we must not let the Eighth Route Army rush into Lingqiu and drag them outside the city!"
"Also, send a telegram to the frontline mopping up troops, asking them to abandon all their baggage and march back to Lingqiu City to aid!"
"Send a telegram to the military headquarters. Lingqiu City has been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The county is in danger. Please ask them to contact the aviation force to reinforce us at dawn!"
"Originally, we planned to consume a large number of the Independent Regiment's troops through defense, while buying time for the front-line mopping up troops to completely destroy their base area, and then return to Lingqiu to aid, attack them from both front and rear, and completely eliminate the Independent Regiment!"
"Now it seems that this plan has to be interrupted. Our opponent is too cunning. He actually set up such a big situation for us, making us mistakenly think that they have lost their troops and their artillery! It turns out that what we saw and heard
...Everything is an illusion. We have been deceived, and even after being deceived, we feel complacent, thinking that victory is coming to us again!"
"Now there is no chance to completely eliminate the Independent Regiment with one stone!"
"But, even if I risk my life and lose myself in Lingqiu, I will still kill the main force of the independent group here!"
At this point, the brigade commander also became murderous, frowned and continued to order: "Tell the returning troops and the military headquarters that from now on, I, the major general brigade commander, will be the bait to drag the main force of the independent regiment here.
The bait!”
"If they reinforce in time, I, the decoy, may still be alive! If the reinforcements are late, not only will I, the decoy, be gone, but the main force of the independent group will also run away, and in the end both men and money will be lost!"
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