The captain of the third squadron who had just retreated lowered his head, like a defeated rooster standing in front of the captain and being scolded, letting his spit spray splash on him, lowering his head and not daring to say a word.
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Perhaps because he was tired of scolding, seeing the serious expression on the captain's face relieved a lot, he mustered up the courage to speak!
"Sir, you must bear the responsibilities that belong to your humble position and will never shirk it! However, sir, even if you remove the position of squadron leader from your humble position, you still have to say some things that are humble to you!"
"The third squadron failed to reinforce the troops and the troops suffered heavy casualties. It is true that there are disadvantageous factors due to the humble command, but the more reason is that the Eighth Route Army is too cunning!"
"They are hiding in every corner of the city. We are in the light and they are in the dark. They are attacking us from all directions. The troops are completely defenseless!"
"During the battle, the Eighth Route Army hiding in the yard next to the street had obviously been eliminated by us. After we killed them, some new Eighth Route Army troops appeared in the yard and attacked us from behind, catching us off guard!"
"On the way back, I thought about this problem and finally came to the conclusion that when we were attacking, the Eighth Route Army detoured from other places to check behind us!"
"In the county town, apart from the streets, there are houses. We only occupied the streets, not the houses on both sides of the streets!"
"The Eighth Route Army is familiar with the terrain and can completely avoid our sight, go through the walls or climb the walls through the yards and houses, get behind us, and attack us!"
"Unless we fight against the Eighth Route Army and kill them all bit by bit, this kind of unpredictable sneak attack will always be around us, killing and injuring our soldiers."
The captain had much more experience than his subordinates. He frowned and judged: "This is a typical street fight. I didn't expect Tubal Road to not only fight guerrilla warfare, but also be so proficient in street fighting!"
"Now I understand, the reason why we entered Lingqiu City so easily was not because the Imperial Army was too powerful, nor was the Eighth Route Army too weak! Moreover, the Eighth Route Army voluntarily abandoned the city defenses, deliberately let us enter the city, and consumed us through street fighting.
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"Bageya Road, if I had figured out all this earlier, the Fourth Squadron and the three reinforced squads that attacked at the beginning would not have been so easily wiped out by the Eighth Route Army in the city!"
Having said this, the captain's face turned red with anger. He gritted his teeth and his eyes were filled with anger. He wished he could find the Eighth Route Army right now and cut them into pieces to vent his pent-up anger!
The adjutant also reacted at this time!
He doesn't know much about street fighting!
On the Chinese battlefield, as long as nothing happens, the destruction of the city means the end of the battle, and street fighting is rare!
But he had learned it in the military academy. He frowned and analyzed with the limited knowledge in his mind: "Sir, if the Eighth Route Army really decides to consume us through street fighting, then this battle will definitely be difficult to fight!"
"In my humble memory, except for fighting against the Eighth Route Army, fighting for each house, and killing them bit by bit, there is almost no solution to street fighting!"
The captain had a calm face and said nothing!
A minute later, he suddenly shook his head and said, "No, there is another way!"
"There are houses and yards in the city, so the Eighth Route Army can have a position to fight with us in street battles!"
"If all these houses are gone, they will have nowhere to hide in the city, and street fighting will be impossible. They will have no choice but to come out and fight us!"
The adjutant took a breath and shouted: "Destroy all the houses in the city, how is it possible!"
"How can we destroy so many houses?"
"Destroy one by one!" the captain replied with a sneer!
"Each of the four brigades has a mountain artillery squadron and an infantry artillery squad. Six artillery pieces in each direction are firing at the same time. The advancement speed cannot be too slow!"
"Street fighting has caused too many casualties to the troops, we must avoid it!"
"As long as we can save a few imperial troops from being killed, we spend more time and use more artillery shells. If we can't call for aviation support and use planes to bomb it, it's worth it!"
"Immediately send a telegram to the other three brigades: ask them to stop the shelling!"
"The other three brigades should also be troubled by the Eighth Route Army's street fighting!"
"Let them immediately count the casualties, as well as the tactics and tactics used by the Eighth Route Army in street fighting, and summarize them all to me!"
"As long as the battlefield situation is as we judged, and the Eighth Route Army does continue to engage in street fighting and consume us, then we will change the method of attack!"
The independent regiment headquarters in the city!
As soon as Third Battalion Commander Huang Sheng put down the phone, his face darkened.
"Chief of Staff, I have bad news here!"
"The battle of one battalion encircling and annihilating a Japanese infantry squadron was already won, and their reinforcements were severely damaged! But I didn't expect the Japanese to cover the battlefield with artillery fire at the last moment!"
"Fortunately, the enemy used mortars, which have limited power, and our troops retreated in a timely manner, so the casualties are still within our acceptable range!"
"But the first battalion commander Chen Bing was seriously injured in the artillery fire and died before being sent off the battlefield!"
"What?" Hong Linfeng was anxious and stood up from his seat!
Chen Bing is an old man in the Independent Regiment. He was the squad leader when the Independent Regiment was a guerrilla force, the platoon leader when the Independent Company was in the Independent Battalion, and the company commander when the Independent Battalion was in the Independent Battalion... He has established a very deep relationship with both the regiment leader and himself.
Comradeship!
Now Huang Sheng actually told himself that this old brother died!
Hong Linfeng’s first reaction was that he couldn’t believe it!
After being stunned for a long time, he finally realized: "What exactly happened? He is the battalion commander. There must be guards around him. How could he die?"
"Our independent regiment has been established for so long, and there has never been a precedent of the main battalion commander sacrificing his life. Now that Chen Bing has died, how do you want me to explain to the regiment commander!"
Huang Sheng replied seriously: "Their instructor reported that when Battalion Commander Chen came close to the front line to command the operation, the Japanese army suddenly opened fire, and a shell hit him right next to him!"
"The guard died on the spot. He was seriously injured! But he did not last for a few minutes before he died due to excessive blood loss!"
"But the results of the first battalion are very great!"
"Before, the three companies each killed a reinforced squadron, and then three reconnaissance squadrons! Now they came together and not only successfully wiped out the Japanese reinforcements of a reinforced squadron, but the company they sent also severely damaged another Japanese squadron sent to the battlefield.
Only reinforcements!"
"If the little devil hadn't reacted quickly and retreated under the cover of artillery fire in time, the last reinforcements would have been killed in one fell swoop!"
"But the first company also paid a huge price! The entire first battalion had the greatest results, accounting for almost half of all the first battalion's results! However, the casualties were also the highest. There were less than thirty people left in the whole company, and they were directly compressed into three squads.
The company commander becomes the platoon commander!”
Hong Linfeng frowned and asked: "How many people are left in the entire first battalion!"
"There are less than two hundred people in the reserve team. The second and third companies only have about fifty people. The guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon are reserve teams, with seventy people!"
Hong Linfeng's frown deepened: "In just one afternoon, one battalion suffered more than two hundred casualties, which is too many!"
"As expected, the casualties of the other two battalions are not much smaller. Adding them all together, the casualties must exceed 700. In this case, more than half of the entire regiment will suffer casualties!"
Speaking of this, both of them looked ugly!
I also started to worry about the regiment leader’s battle plan!
The regiment leader wanted to rely on Lingqiu City to use street fighting to kill a large number of Japanese attacking troops, and then break out!
But once the troops are out of strength, it will be very difficult to even defend Lingqiu City, let alone break out of the encirclement. It would be a pipe dream to kill a large number of Japanese troops!
Hong Linfeng felt that he had failed the group leader's expectations and analyzed with regret on his face!
"We did not fight this battle well, and it is very likely that we will not be able to complete the tasks assigned to us by the regiment commander. We must report the true situation to the regiment commander as soon as possible, so that he can prepare early and leave an extra way for the troops to retreat. Otherwise, we will definitely be completely defeated.
it's here!"
"Jingle Bell……"
The ringing of the phone broke the increasingly oppressive atmosphere in the headquarters!
Huang Sheng quickly picked up the microphone and listened for a minute. The solemn expression on his face was obviously much more relaxed!
He put down the phone and reported: "Chief of Staff, this is good news, the Japanese have retreated!"
"The little Japanese who attacked us are retreating across the board, and our people are counterattacking, trying to kill a few more!"
"Retreat now!" Hong Linfeng couldn't understand, and his brows wrinkled involuntarily!
After looking at his watch, he said to himself and analyzed: "It will get dark in an hour. If the little devils don't take advantage of the last hour before dark to continue attacking us, do they want to fight us in a night battle?"
"If this is the case, our pressure will be much less!"
Hong Linfeng became more and more excited as he spoke. His expression was still solemn just now, but now he was as relaxed as Huang Sheng!
Then he stared at Huang Sheng and ordered: "Contact all the troops you can contact immediately, quickly summarize the results and casualties, and then seize the time to rest! Everyone will definitely not have time to rest after dark!"
"The Japanese suddenly retreated. Although the pressure on us has been reduced a lot! But the overall situation of the enemy being strong and us being weak has not changed!"
"After the reports from each company arrive, they will be summarized immediately and reported to the group leader, so that he can know the true situation in the city before making a decision!"
"Also, contact the regimental commander and appoint the acting battalion commander of the first battalion as soon as possible!"
"There are still more than two hundred of them. They must have a unified command and there can be no chaos!"
At the Japanese headquarters at the south gate of Lingqiu, looking at the casualties summarized by the adjutant, the captain had the idea of having a caesarean section to apologize!
The brigade plus mountain artillery squadron, cavalry team, and baggage team have a full strength of more than 1,300 people!
We started to attack Lingqiu City at noon and fought against the independent regiment. In less than one afternoon, we lost more than 700 people. Two of the four infantry squadrons were completely destroyed, one suffered more than half of the casualties, and the other was almost completely destroyed!
He had already thought of this result, but when he actually saw the bloody numbers in his hand, he was still frightened!
My already red eyes became even redder now, as if they were about to burn!
His fists were clenched, his veins were raging, his teeth were gnashing, he was almost on the verge of becoming furious and losing his mind!
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