On top of the east gate of Lingqiu, Liu Senyun also saw the explosion of heavy mortar shells!
The fireball mixed with a lot of black smoke directly jumped four to five meters high. Its power was not much different from that of the thunder cannon equipped by the garrison. It looked very scary!
He has seen the power of the thunder cannon with his own eyes. If an explosive pack hits it, the enemies within twenty meters of the impact point will be killed without a doubt, and those within thirty meters will be killed or injured!
Even if the shells fired by the Japanese are less powerful, they will definitely have a killing range of more than ten meters!
Seeing the artillery shell hit the middle of the second company, Liu Senyun frowned and looked very ugly!
He seemed to have thought of the heavy casualties of the Second Company in his mind, and immediately shouted: "What are the artillerymen still doing? Fire immediately! Find the little Japanese artillery position and destroy it!"
"From the sound of artillery, it seems that the little devil is using a heavy mortar, but I haven't heard that the Lingqiu garrison is equipped with heavy mortars! It must have been sent in by the cavalry during the day!"
"Immediately report to the regimental commander that the Japanese have heavy artillery and are launching a counterattack against us. The attacking troops have suffered heavy casualties and have already retreated!"
When the artillery company and infantry artillery company directly under the battalion counterattacked, the sound of artillery in the city had stopped!
Just one round of artillery shells flew over, and the Japanese artillery position was enveloped in artillery fire!
Before Liu Senyun had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the Second Company retreating towards the city wall under the pursuit of the Japanese!
His eyes were so wide open that he almost didn’t recognize him!
The entire second company had a hundred and fifty men when they attacked, but now less than thirty have returned, which is very embarrassing!
As for the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers that were brought into the city, they are all gone!
There are only two light machine guns left, and the machine gunner is holding them in his arms. As he retreats, he fires behind him to slow down the enemy's pursuit!
Liu Senyun reacted quickly and immediately ordered: "The third company will cover, stop the Japs chasing troops, and the second company will withdraw, and shoot quickly!"
Li Zhiyong ran up to the city with more than 20 soldiers with a heavy look on his face. When he saw Liu Senyun, he lowered his head and wished he could crawl into the stone peak!
Liu Senyun wanted to curse, and even had thoughts of killing someone!
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back!
He had seen everything on the battlefield, and Li Zhiyong in front of him not only failed, but actually had merit!
It was he who led the troops all the way into Lingqiu City for more than 200 meters!
It was he who commanded the troops to kill more than a hundred Japanese with very few casualties!
If this had been done last night, it would have been an impossible task!
As for the final shelling and the heavy casualties of the troops, it had nothing to do with him!
No commander can change the situation in that situation!
Taking a deep breath, Liu Senyun forced down his anger! Looking at Li Zhiyong who looked heartbroken and regretful, he was just about to say a few words of comfort!
"Boom boom boom..."
Three explosions forced him to refocus his attention on the battlefield!
"Battal Commander, you guys still have heavy mortars. Our artillery position has been attacked and is being moved!" the instructor rushed over to report!
"Boom boom boom..."
Before Liu Senyun could speak, increasingly dense explosions had already sounded in the artillery position!
In the blink of an eye, eight or nine fireballs shot up from the artillery position!
"It's over!"
These two words came to Liu Senyun's mind subconsciously!
Although heavy mortars also belong to the category of heavy artillery because of their high power! However, some of the advantages of mortars are not much less!
In particular, the advantage of fast rate of fire is almost not affected by the fact that it is a heavy artillery!
Powerful artillery shells rained down on the artillery positions, and in the blink of an eye they were enveloped by artillery fire!
It is conceivable that under such a violent bombardment, the gunners on the position must not even have time to react, and they will be directly overwhelmed and lose their lives!
"Boom boom boom..."
Before anyone could react from the shock, three more violent explosions suddenly sounded!
The impact point was on the top of the city, very close to him. Liu Senyun witnessed the entire explosion process with his own eyes!
Fireballs mixed with black smoke rose into the sky and quickly spread around. Several soldiers didn't even have a chance to lie down, and were directly blown into the sky!
Several soldiers further away were blown over on the spot and fell to the ground motionless!
"Da da da……"
As soon as the explosion ended, gunfire rang out in the city!
The heavy machine gun, with its crooked handle, was set up behind a broken wall more than a hundred meters away, and it fired at the top of the city!
Several soldiers who poked their heads out from the battlements were hit on the spot and fell on their backs on top of the city!
Some people had a bloody hole the size of a fist punched in their heads, and some had half of their heads cut off, with red and white brains splattering everywhere, and the blood and flesh were blurred. It was very tragic!
Under the cover of machine guns and artillery, the hiding little Japanese slowly emerged from behind the ruins and broken walls, ready to move, as if they were ready to attack forward at any time!
"The little devil wants to fight back and kill us!" Liu Senyun shouted with a stern face!
"We must not let their conspiracy succeed. With machine gun cover, the troops immediately retreated, left the city head, jumped directly from the gap in the city wall, and quickly retreated to the offensive position to set up defenses to prevent the little devils from continuing to launch counterattacks on our offensive position!"
As soon as the explosion of heavy mortar shells was heard at the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison, Li Hao realized something was wrong!
Grab the telescope and rush to the high ground next to the headquarters!
Under the cover of night, the flames caused by the explosion of the artillery shells were so dazzling that Li Hao could see clearly even without a telescope!
"This is a large-caliber artillery shell, otherwise it would not have such a powerful explosion!" Li Hao shouted!
Then a look of realization appeared on his face: "I understand!"
"The little devil asked the cavalry to send heavy artillery into Lingqiu City during the day!"
"Only when the troops are equipped with heavy artillery can the Japanese have the confidence to defend Lingqiu City and no longer worry about the flying thunder cannons we equip!"
"As for the heavy artillery that can be quickly transported by war horses, if I remember correctly, there are only heavy mortars!"
"And judging from the flight trajectory of the shells and the screams that broke through the air, the shells just now were probably fired by mortars!"
"What a cunning little devil, he sent so many heavy mortars into Lingqiu City quietly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a messenger rushed over: "Commander, the Second Company of the Special Agent Battalion was attacked by Japanese heavy mortars. The troops suffered heavy casualties and have retreated..."
"Report to the leader, the independent battalion's offensive troops are also going to be attacked by heavy mortars and are retreating!"
"Commander, the artillery company of the special agent battalion and the infantry artillery company of the artillery battalion were attacked by heavy mortars during the counterattack against the Japanese army. They suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy equipment losses!"
"Captain, the secret service battalion was attacked on top of the city, and the Japanese even used heavy mortars!"
"The troops have withdrawn from Lingqiu City and set up offensive positions outside the city, but the troops have suffered heavy casualties!"
Li Hao's face suddenly became extremely gloomy: "The little devil wants to use heavy artillery to hit us back and hit us hard. Maybe we will all have the same idea tonight!"
"However, the little devils are too arrogant. They want to eat us with just a few heavy mortars, and they are not afraid of knocking their own teeth and forcing themselves to death!"
"Order: The special agent battalion and the independent battalion immediately set up defenses in the offensive position, deploying more light and heavy machine guns and mortars. As long as the Japanese dare to leave the city, they will be resolutely eliminated!"
Hong Linfeng immediately reminded: "What should I do with the heavy artillery equipped by the Japanese?"
"The cannonballs are so powerful that they can explode into a large area, and they can also kill people with shock waves!"
"If they concentrate their artillery fire on our offensive positions, even if the two battalions withstand the Japanese counterattack, they will suffer heavy casualties!"
"And the little devils in the city now have an extra cavalry unit!"
"First blow up the offensive position with heavy artillery, and then the cavalry and infantry will attack together. The possibility of us holding the position is not high!"
"Not afraid!" Li Hao replied confidently!
"We have weapons to deal with the Japs' heavy mortars!"
"Although heavy mortars are powerful, they are only as powerful as artillery shells. Their range is not as far as real heavy artillery. It is about the same range as the mortars we equip!"
"The two battalions concentrate all their mortars to counterattack. Even if they cannot destroy them, they can hold them back and force them to move around without having a chance to reinforce the infantry to counterattack. This can definitely be done!"
"And there are still two mountain artillery batteries in the artillery camp that haven't moved!"
"Order Yuan Qingfeng, one artillery battery to support one battalion. If any battalion can no longer hold the offensive position, immediately fire on the open space between the offensive position and the city wall!"
"Although the little devils in the city have been supported by heavy artillery, their strength has not increased much?"
"I don't believe the Japanese have the guts to counterattack our offensive positions regardless of casualties!"
"As long as we hold the offensive position, we will figure out how to fight next!"
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Lingqiu City, Colonel Aoki is in a very good mood!
Facing good news one after another, Colonel Aoki, who always showed a serious expression, rarely showed a smile!
The battle situation in front of me is completely within my plan!
If the current situation continues to develop, there is at least an 80% chance of defeating the defense group tonight!
This means that I am one step closer to my dream of being a general!
"Sir, the garrison has been defeated by us, everyone is leaving the city!" the lieutenant communications officer rushed in and reported!
"With heavy artillery cover, the troops rush out of Lingqiu City and continue to counterattack the defense regiment's offensive position!" Colonel Aoki ordered seriously!
Then he turned his attention to the adjutant: "Order the cavalry to be on standby!"
"As soon as the garrison on the offensive position is defeated, rush out immediately and kill the enemy to pieces!"
"Hi!" the adjutant replied excitedly!
In his eyes, the imperial army has already won this battle!
What everyone needs to do next is to expand the results and try to kill the defense group!
If Colonel Aoki is promoted to general because he killed the garrison, he will definitely be promoted to a higher rank!
Thinking of this, the adjutant rushed out of the headquarters like the wind!
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as the adjutant's back disappeared from Colonel Aoki's field of vision, the sound of explosions reached the command headquarters!
"The artillery of the garrison has begun to counterattack. Order the heavy mortar squadron to find them immediately and kill them!" Colonel Aoki was full of confidence in the heavy mortar he had just obtained. His face was calm and he ordered arrogantly!
"Hi!" A staff officer immediately took the order and rushed out of the headquarters!
"Boom boom boom..."
A few minutes passed, but the explosions didn't stop and kept coming!
More importantly, the sound of heavy mortar shelling also became sparse!