The enemy's three crooked equipment are inferior to the second company in terms of performance and quantity!
As soon as the crooked gun started firing, at least two machine guns from the second company came out to fight back, crushing the crooked gun so hard that it couldn't move!
"Climb forward and touch it!" Li Zhiyong ordered in a deep voice!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhiyong crawled towards the Japanese with his pistol in hand!
Although the speed is very slow, it is very safe!
Five minutes later, the trench where the Japanese were hiding finally entered the grenade throwing range!
Li Zhiyong took out the grenade, pulled the string, waited for three seconds, and then threw it out with all his strength!
"boom……"
The grenade exploded in the air, fragments rained down from the sky and flew into the trench, and the screams of the Japanese reached Li Zhiyong's ears!
"Boom boom boom..."
Other soldiers of the second company also started to take action, one grenade after another, flying into the trench like rain...
The Japanese military headquarters in Taiyuan is brightly lit, looking for staff officers and radio operators, coming and going in a hurry, very busy!
The military commander stood in front of the huge combat sandbox, staring at the ever-changing enemy situation above without blinking, his face gloomy and terrifying!
"Sir, telegram from Hunyuan Guards!"
The communications staff rushed in and handed the telegram to the chief of staff while reporting: "A stronghold in the area they occupied was occupied by the Eighth Route Army. We lost a reinforced squadron and two companies of the Imperial Association Army!"
"The Eighth Route Army attacking them is equipped with a large number of mortars and mountain artillery, and has powerful firepower!"
A small flag on the sand table representing the imperial army's stronghold was quickly pulled out by the search staff and replaced with a flag representing the garrison!
The commander's face became more and more gloomy, and he raised his eyebrows and asked: "Did the garrison use their secret weapons in the attack?"
"Not yet!" the chief of staff replied, shaking his head!
Perhaps in order to ease the tension in the war room, he immediately added: "Sir, your method must have worked!"
"The troops have built a large number of ring fortifications outside the stronghold, and the troops are scattered inside! No matter how powerful the secret weapon is, a single shell can only kill a few of us!"
"Compared with ordinary artillery, the shells of this secret weapon must be very precious, and there is no way to capture them from us. Every time you fire one, you will lose one!"
"If we disperse our troops, the lethality of every shell they fire will be greatly reduced!"
"For the garrison, such efforts and gains are definitely not proportional, so they gave up using secret weapons!"
The commander's face didn't look any better because of this compliment. He kept staring at the sand table without moving!
The chief of staff could only close his mouth again and stand motionless!
Suddenly, the military commander made some noise!
He stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Since the war started, we have lost several strongholds and how many troops have been lost?"
"Also, what was the result of the army's victory?"
The chief of staff quickly replied: "Three strongholds have been lost, Laiyuan, Hunyuan, and Guangling. Each of the three counties has lost a stronghold, and each has lost a reinforced squadron. The total adds up to nearly a brigade!"
"As for the result of the battle..._because all the troops stationed in the three strongholds were destroyed, it is not clear yet!"
"Baga!" the commander yelled!
"Even if the garrison didn't use their secret weapon, we still lost a brigade. What's the use of shrinking the defense line!"
The chief of staff quickly explained: "Sir, the firepower of the garrison is really too strong!"
"Use secret weapons to attack us suddenly and kill three of our reinforced brigades in one night!"
"These three brigades are our main force and vanguard in encircling and annihilating the garrison in the future, and they also undertook the important task of sealing off the garrison before being eliminated!"
"Although there are some troops that are not fully organized, each brigade's heavy weapons are neatly equipped and the ammunition is sufficient!"
"Each brigade strengthens a mountain artillery squadron, plus their own infantry artillery squad, mortar squadron, heavy machine gun squadron, and nearly twenty light artillery pieces!"
"The three brigades were completely wiped out overnight. All the heavy weapons they equipped must have fallen into the hands of the garrison, and the large amount of ammunition they had stored must have been captured by the garrison!"
"If I'm not wrong in my judgment, 80% of the heavy weapons they used to attack us tonight were seized from the three brigades!"
"Although we have shrunk our defense lines on a large scale, abandoned almost all small strongholds and checkpoints, and concentrated our forces in county towns and large strongholds, as far as the garrison regiment is concerned, our troops and firepower are still very scattered!"
"Except for the county seat, we only station one reinforced squadron in each large stronghold, equipped with three mortars and three heavy machine guns!"
"But the garrison that attacked them was equipped with heavy weapons such as mountain artillery and infantry artillery, as well as secret weapons that they didn't show up!"
"The advantage in troops and firepower is all on their side!"
The military commander stopped talking again and fell into deep thought with a sullen face!
Suddenly, a communications staff officer broke in, very nervous!
"Sir, there is an urgent call from the Lingqiu garrison headquarters. They have just lost two strongholds at once. They have lost two reinforced squadrons. Please ask for tactical guidance!"
"Nani? Two reinforced squadrons were lost at once, how could they be so fast?" The army commander was also anxious at this time and couldn't help shouting!
It's only midnight now, and the army has already lost five reinforced squadrons!
If the garrison continues to attack until dawn, the army will lose not only ten reinforced squadrons, but three infantry brigades!
The military commander was frightened by the idea that suddenly appeared in his mind!
His face became more and more gloomy, and then he yelled: "We can't continue to be so passive. We must change the situation and change from passive to active. We simply cannot afford this rate of loss!"
"Chief of Staff, you are right. Although our troops and defense lines have shrunk a lot, in the eyes of the garrison, they are still very scattered, giving them opportunities to defeat each one!"
"In every battle, superior troops and firepower can be concentrated to attack us!"
"So I decided to continue to shrink the defense line and troops!"
"Order: The troops stationed in all strongholds in Hunyuan, Guangling, Laiyuan, Lingqiu, and San4 County must all break out and retreat. They must march quickly to the nearest county seat and hold on to the county seat!"
“We don’t want any of these counties except the county seat!”
"Since these places will be occupied by the garrison sooner or later, no matter how hard you defend those strongholds, the entire army will be destroyed! Then it is better to give up voluntarily and let the garrison retreat and survive, leaving a useful body instead of being guarded without any meaning.
The group is destroyed!"
"When the time is right in the future, we will fight back!"
"At that time, these garrison troops who took the initiative to break through and retreat will transform into the main force of our offensive garrison!"
The strong man cuts off his wrist!
This was the first thought that came to the Chief of Staff's mind!
Although this meant that the imperial army failed in the counterattack of the garrison, he had to admit that this method was very good for the current Japanese army!
In several months of raids, the entire North China Front lost troops and generals!
As long as the strength of the army can be maintained, with the strength of the imperial army, even if the territory is lost now, there will be a chance to regain it in the future!
At this time, he thought of a combat idea of the Eighth Route Army: if people survive and the land is lost, both people and land will survive!
The commander's decision is exactly the same as this combat idea!
Thinking of this, he immediately replied: "Sir is wise, I am humble enough to give orders now!"