Chapter 598 The chief of staff also has a big appetite
At the Lingqiu City Independent Regiment Headquarters, Hong Linfeng looked very unhappy. He held a telegram in his hand and read it over and over again before putting it down!
Huang Sheng stood nearby and couldn't help but ask: "Chief of Staff, what did the commander say?"
"Did something happen to the troops outside the city?"
Hong Linfeng shook his head and replied: "Nothing happened, but it is almost like an accident, and the entire garrison is going to be in trouble!"
"The Eighth Route Army headquarters gave us an order directly, asking our garrison to guard Lingqiu City for another three days!"
"Although no more Japs will come to Lingqiu in the past three days, the remaining four brigades here and the two brigades that are about to come are not good at all!"
"According to the plan discussed by the leader and I, we will break out of the encirclement tomorrow night and leave Lingqiu!"
"With the regiment leader cooperating outside the city, it should be no problem for more than half of the 600 people left in the city to break out!"
"Now that we have this order, I don't know how many people will be able to break out in three days, but the three days of defensive battle will definitely cause us heavy casualties!"
"The Japs hate our garrison so much now that they will attack us at all costs as soon as dawn breaks!"
A look of worry quickly flashed across Huang Sheng's face, and he immediately asked: "There will definitely be a bloody battle waiting for us after dawn!"
"Chief of Staff, I just discussed it with several battalion and company commanders. If nothing else happens, the Japanese will definitely send out planes and artillery tomorrow to level the houses and yards in the county, causing us to lose the battlefield for street fighting with them.
Break up our street fighting!"
"As a result, the bloody battle tomorrow will definitely be more difficult for the troops, and the casualties will be greater!"
"If we really fight like this for three days, it would be good to have more than 100 people left out of the 600-strong army. Otherwise, the whole army may be destroyed!"
Hong Linfeng's face became increasingly ugly!
But he quickly calmed down, took a deep breath, and replied with a serious face: "We will fight even if the entire army is wiped out!"
"The leader is right, for the sake of the overall situation and for the common people, sacrifices must be made!"
"If this kind of thing were done to other main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, they would definitely execute the order unconditionally!"
"Even if they know this is a dead end, they will not hesitate to go down it!"
"Our garrison is also the Eighth Route Army. We can do what other units of the Eighth Route Army can do, and we can't make any discounts!"
"But you don't need to be too nervous. Judging from the telegram, the captain is still very confident that we can defend Lingqiu City!"
"The regiment commander ordered that in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the front-line combat troops and facilitate command, all troops in the city will cancel the platoon leader level establishment, and the infantry squads directly under the company will try to ensure that every infantry squad is fully staffed!"
"After daybreak, we will continue to use street fighting to deal with the Japanese, killing and injuring them as much as possible!"
"But when fighting in street battles, you can't just be limited to frontal defense and wait for the enemy! You should also learn to make circuitous maneuvers, take advantage of the complex terrain in the city, actively attack the enemy, hit and run, and make the Japanese unable to defend themselves!"
"The regimental commander specifically mentioned He Jun, commander of the first company, in the telegram. He is now the acting commander of the first battalion!"
"He uses the penetration tactic very well!"
"Frontal blocking, detours on both wings, active attacks... these tactics were combined with each other, and we were able to use half a company of troops to withstand a squadron of Japanese soldiers, and also severely inflicted heavy damage on the opponent!"
"If the Japanese hadn't been so fast, it would have been possible to annihilate them all in one go!"
"Such tactics must be promoted by the whole group and used by every company!"
"If each of our companies can use this method to severely damage one Japanese squadron, the total number of the entire regiment will severely damage nine Japanese infantry squadrons, which means that two infantry brigades will be crippled!"
"There are only a few Japs in Lingqiu in total. If we cripple two of their brigades, and the captain kills some more outside the city, their combat effectiveness will be gone!"
Huang Sheng quickly replied: "Chief of Staff, don't worry, as long as the regiment commander has confidence, our garrison will have confidence!"
"Now that I have the commander's order, I have more confidence!"
"I will immediately summarize the tactics and tactics of the first company yesterday afternoon and inform all battalion commanders so that everyone can become familiar with it as soon as possible and use it on the battlefield!"
Hong Linfeng continued: "Also, you just said that the Japanese are likely to use aircraft and artillery to destroy the houses in the city tomorrow. This worry is not unreasonable, but we don't need to be too nervous!"
"Tell the soldiers, no matter how powerful the enemy's aircraft and artillery are, it is impossible to truly raze Lingqiu City to the ground!"
"Even if hundreds of artillery are concentrated to carry out saturation bombardment on Lingqiu City, a large number of ruins and broken walls will still be left in the city. People can still be hidden, and our troops can still weave in and out of the ruins and appear elusive!"
"And it is obviously impossible for the Japanese to concentrate so many artillery. There will definitely be more ruins and broken walls left in the city, and there will be more places to hide!"
Huang Sheng's eyes lit up, and the last worry in his heart disappeared!
He immediately replied: "The chief of staff is right, we didn't think carefully! I will spread the news now so that everyone can rest assured and fight the Japanese with peace of mind!"
As soon as Huang Sheng finished speaking, a company commander rushed in!
"Chief of Staff, we won!"
"In less than an hour of sneak attack, we not only killed nearly two hundred Japs, seized a large amount of equipment and ammunition, but also drove the Japs to the top of the city!"
The chief of staff frowned and looked puzzled: "Why are you rushing to the top of the city? Please explain clearly!"
The company commander was very excited, his face had already blossomed with joy, and he quickly replied: "Under our sneak attack, the Japanese security forces suffered heavy casualties!"
"There are also sneak attack troops who directly occupy the courtyard where the Japanese security forces are stationed and throw grenades at the Japanese garrison!"
"In order to keep a distance from our sneak attack troops and reduce casualties, the little devil directly moved the troops to the top of the city and planned to camp on the top of the city from a high position!"
"Does that mean the little devil is afraid of being beaten by us?" Hong Linfeng said to himself, and then fell into deep thought!
A few minutes later, he suddenly shouted: "Captain Huang, do you think it is possible for us to continue the attack and force the little Japs out of Lingqiu City!"
"In this way, if the little devil wants to kill us tomorrow, we will have to attack the city again!"
"If I don't say too much, I will definitely have no problem killing more than a hundred of them with machine guns on the front line of the city wall!"
Huang Sheng thought for a moment and replied: "As long as the Japs lose some more troops on top of the city and let them feel the danger, they will definitely withdraw from Lingqiu City!"
"We suffered heavy casualties in the afternoon, and they were not much better!"
"Even the loss of one soldier can make them heartbroken for a long time!"
Hong Linfeng immediately made a decision: "That's enough. The sneak attack troops will continue their efforts, kill some more Japanese, and force them out of Lingqiu City!"
Huang Sheng was not so optimistic. He frowned and replied: "It's very difficult?"
"The Japs are at the top of the city. They are condescending and protected by the city's stampede. Bullets will definitely not be able to hit them!"
"As for the grenades, the city wall is twenty meters away from the houses. It is almost impossible for us to hide in the yard and throw them on the city wall!"
Hong Linfeng answered confidently: "Old Huang, you are confused!"
"Grenade and bullets really can't kill them!"
"But don't forget, we still have grenades and mortars!"
"Although it's not much, the city is so big, so the Japs must be very concentrated!"
"And you have a clear view from the top of the city. Except for some bomb craters, there are no anti-gun fortifications at all!"
"A cannonball hits it and explodes. Needless to say, it will definitely kill one or two Japanese!"
Huang Sheng reacted suddenly, suddenly realized and shouted: "I understand, let's make arrangements now!"
"Concentrate grenades and mortars to attack the city. Kill as many Japanese as you can and force them out of Lingqiu City!"
Hong Linfeng affirmed: "Just fight like this!"
"We were bombed by Japanese planes and artillery in the afternoon. Now that it's dark, let the Japanese feel what it's like to be bombed!"
"But we must tell our artillery and grenade launchers that the Japanese also have artillery and grenade launchers, and their numbers and combat effectiveness of the gunners are stronger than ours! Once targeted by them, it will be a dead end, so the artillery fire must be continuous.
Move your position and don’t get targeted!”
"Chief of Staff, don't worry, the soldiers are all proficient in this style of fighting, and there will definitely be no mistakes!" Huang Sheng answered confidently!
At the top of the East Gate City, the Japanese who had been struggling for an hour fell asleep again!
There is still a tough battle waiting for them tomorrow. If they don't get a good rest tonight, they will be in bad spirits when they go to the battlefield tomorrow, and their reaction speed on the battlefield will be slowed down, making them a living target for the Eighth Route Army!
Every devil knows this truth!
So as soon as the gunfire in the city stopped and the threat was lifted, they fell asleep at the top of the city!
"Boom boom boom..."
The explosion suddenly sounded in their ears, waking up all the sleeping Japanese!
Several Japanese were killed in their sleep without even having a chance to open their eyes!
"Shelter, bombardment!"
Although the captain had a tent to keep him warm, the tent could not stop the shells falling from the sky, nor could it stop the flying shell fragments!
When the explosion went off, he was lying on the camp bed to rest. He rolled over subconsciously, rolled off the camp bed, and lay on the ground holding his head!
It was only then that three guards rushed over and used their bodies to protect the surroundings!
The Japs on top of the city are all veterans!
New recruits are afraid of cannons, and veterans are afraid of machine guns. This is an eternal truth on the battlefield!
So after only a short period of panic, the Japanese calmed down and all lay down on the ground, trying to stay on all fours with their mouths open to avoid the gunfire!
By doing this, as long as the shells don't hit them, the debris flying overhead will basically not threaten them!
The captain lying on the ground also thought so. He had confidence in his men, and they would definitely be safe from such a nonsensical bombardment!
But he soon realized that his judgment was wrong again!
The area at the top of the city was too small. Hundreds of people rushed up at once, and they were all lying down. The distance between people was not even two meters!
The artillery shells fall from the sky, no matter where they hit, they will explode at close range to the Japanese next to them!
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