A soldier's sixth sense is very powerful, and Colonel Aoki immediately realized something was wrong!
"Baga! What does the heavy mortar squadron do? Why haven't we destroyed the enemy's artillery unit yet?"
"Let them speed up, counterattack quickly, kill them, and then reinforce the infantry to counterattack!"
The adjutant rushed over and reported: "Sir, the garrison is too cunning!"
"The artillery they used to counterattack were all mortars. They moved away immediately after hitting them. Our heavy mortars had no chance to lock on to them!"
Colonel Aoki frowned and thought of a solution: "Then ignore them and order the heavy mortar squadron, while ensuring their own safety, to concentrate firepower on the offensive positions of the garrison and cover the infantry counterattack! The garrison will attack them, we will
Hit us!"
The adjutant shook his head and replied: "No! It's too difficult!"
"The assembly and disassembly speed of heavy mortars is slower than that of ordinary mortars, and the transfer speed is also slower!"
"In order not to be targeted by the mortars of the garrison, they must move after firing up to three rounds of artillery shells from an artillery position, otherwise they will be targeted!"
"So if they don't kill those mortars, they won't be able to concentrate their firepower to support the infantry attack!"
"Unless the headquarters allows them to fight at all costs and risk the artillery being destroyed!"
"No! The heavy mortar squadron is the only heavy firepower we have left, and we must not let anything happen again!" Colonel Aoki refused without thinking!
Last night, he experienced the battle process in which his troops were suppressed by the opponent because there was no artillery support. When the battle started, he was helpless. Even if he had a brain full of tactics and tactics, he had no chance to use them in that situation!
This experience is so frustrating!
As an excellent commander, I never want to experience it again!
"Report!"
A lieutenant suddenly rushed in, the smile on his face obviously disappeared from before, and he reported with a serious face: "Sir, the garrison has established a defense line at the offensive position outside the city, and deployed a large number of light and heavy machine guns! We counterattacked twice, all
It was all in vain and a lot of people were lost!"
"The counterattack force requested artillery support to completely destroy the defense line of the garrison, and then continue the attack to kill them completely!"
Twelve heavy mortars must be preserved. This is Colonel Aoki's bottom line!
With them, even if the garrison regiment escapes this time, and they can concentrate twice as many troops to attack Lingqiu City in the future, they will have the confidence to defend it!
Therefore, Colonel Aoki had almost no hesitation or embarrassment, and decisively began to issue orders: "All counterattack troops stop attacking, return to the city, and occupy all city defenses!"
"From now on, no Eighth Route Army soldier is allowed to approach Lingqiu City!"
"Also, count the results and casualties immediately. I want to know how many Eighth Route Army troops we killed in the counterattack just now!"
"I will personally report the victory to the military headquarters, and then request the military headquarters to continue to reinforce us with more heavy mortars!"
"As for the Eighth Route Army outside the city, let them go this time!"
"When all the heavy mortars from the military headquarters' follow-up reinforcements are in place and we have a more powerful artillery unit, we can go out and kill them!"
At the enemy headquarters of the garrison outside Lingqiu City, after hearing the news of the Japanese retreat, the tense atmosphere at the headquarters suddenly relaxed!
Hong Linfeng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief: "Captain, your judgment is right!"
"The Japs don't have enough troops. Unless they are absolutely sure to kill us, they will definitely not compete with us!"
"Since their heavy mortars were held back by our artillery, their offensive has slowed down. Now they are retreating directly into Lingqiu City. They definitely don't want to fight!"
Li Hao had settled this situation long ago!
His face remained calm, without any change!
After leaving the lookout and returning to the map, he began to issue orders: "Chief of Staff, count the casualties immediately!"
"We must have suffered a lot of losses in the battle just now. Look how many people we still have and how many heavy weapons we have. Only by knowing ourselves and our enemies can we win every battle!"
After saying that, Li Hao frowned and fell into deep thought!
If the garrison regiment wants to develop and grow, the base area must be as stable as Mount Tai, with a safe rear area to provide a steady stream of logistical supplies and troops for the main force!
And Lingqiu City is the only cancer that threatens the security of the rear area!
Therefore, for the future of the garrison, Lingqiu must be captured!
Even if the little devil inside is a hard bone, it must be ground up and swallowed!
Nowadays, the Secret Service Battalion and the Independent Battalion have failed to attack one after another, and the artillery battalion has also suffered a lot. It will definitely not work if we continue to fight with the original tactics!
As the regiment leader, we must find a way to solve this problem so that the troops can regain their confidence and morale and capture Lingqiu with minimal casualties!
Half an hour later, Li Hao still had no clue!
Continue to frown and stare at the Lingqiu city defense map!
Hong Linfeng walked in at this time, his face was very solemn!
Li Hao hesitated for a long time before speaking: "Captain, the casualties have been counted!"
"The two main attack companies were almost completely wiped out! The second company of the special agent battalion returned less than a platoon of more than 20 people, and the third company of the independent battalion only returned one squad!"
"On the city wall, the two battalions each lost half a company due to the Japanese counterattack!"
"The blocking battle on the offensive position just now also suffered a lot of losses!"
"Almost all caused by Japanese heavy mortars, each lost half a company!"
"Including artillery casualties, in less than an hour of fighting, we directly sacrificed 682 people, seriously injured 105 people and lost combat effectiveness, and an entire main battalion was wiped out!"
"I have ordered the two battalions to replenish their respective recruit companies to ensure that each battalion has two unsatisfied infantry companies with more than 200 people who can continue to fight!"
"In addition, the loss of heavy weapons is also huge!"
"The heavy mortar is too powerful. It explodes at close range and can directly destroy our artillery!"
"A total of eight mountain guns, two infantry guns, five mortars, seven heavy machine guns, and nine grenades were destroyed in the two artillery companies and the artillery battalion. Almost half of them were lost!
Li Hao's face turned gloomy at that moment!
A few months ago, the troops defended Lingqiu and faced several Japanese sieges. The troops had never suffered such a heavy loss!
Now, with the garrison completely in the ascendancy, it unexpectedly failed and lost so many people in one battle!
The price is too high!
For Li Hao and the entire garrison, it can definitely be called a defeat, an unprecedented shame!
In Li Hao's heart, he felt a little more hatred towards the little devil who was directly responsible for the Lingqiu garrison and the garrison's heavy losses!
I secretly vowed in my heart that in this battle I would not only capture Lingqiu City, but also kill them at all costs and avenge the sacrifice of my subordinates!
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