Half an hour later, the adjutant came back with bad news that Colonel Aoki wanted to commit suicide!
"Sir, the casualties have been counted!"
"After a night of bloody fighting, there are still more than 460 infantrymen left to continue fighting, including the headquarters guard troops, ammunition depot and material warehouse guard troops..."
"More than 280 people from the cavalry brigade had no casualties and were stationed next to the headquarters!"
"The heavy mortar brigade lost three artillery pieces, and there are still nine available!"
"We have enough weapons and ammunition because we have been stockpiling them for several months!"
Colonel Aoki stared at the adjutant with his big eyes, and was stunned on the spot. It took him a long time to react!
Surprisingly, he was surprisingly calm this time and did not get angry!
After several days of fighting, he had unknowingly gotten used to the surprise of the garrison, to their various novel tactics, and even to the fact that a battle would bring him casualties that would have been impossible in a previous decisive battle!
So faced with this unexpected casualty, he calmed down after only a brief shock!
He asked calmly: "Where is the garrison that attacked us? Have they retreated? Especially the Eighth Route Army latent troops hiding in the city!"
"Retreating!" the adjutant replied quickly!
Then he added with certainty: "I asked the troops to search the city. No Eighth Route Army soldiers were found alive in the city, and there were troops who watched them climb over the city and withdraw from Lingqiu City!"
Colonel Aoki's eyes immediately became hot and he looked at the map and replied: "Just withdraw!"
"Contact the aviation force immediately and get in position as soon as possible to ensure that no garrison attacks us during the day!"
"Order the troops to rest immediately and replenish their strength. There will be a fierce battle waiting for them tonight!"
"This time I must defeat the garrison and avenge the death of the imperial army!"
"Order the cavalry brigade to take action and search Lingqiu City carefully to make sure there is no Eighth Route Army inside!"
"Finally, contact the military headquarters to confirm when their second batch of heavy mortars and ammunition will arrive!"
The adjutant hesitated and reminded: "Sir, there are only more than 400 infantry left. We continue to counterattack the garrison as planned tonight. Will the number of troops be too small?"
"Our casualties are heavy, and the casualties of the garrison must be also large!"
"More than four hundred infantrymen counterattacked under the cover of heavy mortars, and the cavalry followed closely and attacked. Even if the garrison that besieged us still had a thousand people, we could easily kill them!"
"Execute the order. I will avenge my disgrace tonight and take revenge!"
After saying that, Colonel Aoki closed his mouth again, looked at the map and fell into deep thought!
Continuing to counterattack was not an impulsive move on his part, but a decision made after careful consideration.
He has very rich command and combat experience. One of the reasons why he suffered losses for two consecutive nights is that he did not understand his opponent and underestimated him!
One reason is that several of the orders he issued were made impulsively, without thorough consideration, and there were many loopholes, which he then allowed his opponents to take advantage of!
The last reason is that the opponent is too cunning and uses all kinds of weird and weird playing methods to make it hard for you to guard against!
Now after two days of fighting, he has a good understanding of the garrison regiment's strength, combat style, and the garrison regiment commander's command style, and he will definitely not underestimate the enemy again!
After consecutive failures, I have completely calmed down from my anger and impulsiveness, and I will definitely not make any impulsive decisions again!
As for the cunningness of the garrison commander, as long as the military headquarters replenishes its own follow-up artillery, it won't be a problem!
He firmly believes that no matter how cunning the plot is, it will be vulnerable in the face of absolutely powerful strength!
As long as the heavy artillery is in place, you will have absolute strength to crush your opponents!
In front of the enemy headquarters of the garrison outside Lingqiu City, Hong Linfeng followed Li Hao with a puzzled look on his face and asked as he walked!
"Commander, I don't understand why the troops have to stop attacking!"
"We are already in a melee with the Japanese. Even if the Japanese come over at dawn, we won't dare to bomb!"
"We can definitely continue fighting and take down Lingqiu City in one go!"
Li Hao thought for a moment and analyzed with a serious face: "What about the casualties? If we fight during the day, the situation will definitely be more favorable to the Japs. How can we control our casualties!"
"What about the supplies, weapons and ammunition that the Japanese have hoarded in the city?"
"Last night, the Japs were heavily guarded and had not mobilized the security forces from the material warehouse and arsenal. The latent troops had no chance to take action. They were also afraid that the Japs would jump over the wall and blow up those treasures at the last moment!"
"After daybreak, we will definitely have no chance of seizing the material warehouse and ammunition depot quietly!"
"What's more important is that there are little Japanese planes watching in the sky!"
"Even if we are lucky enough to capture them, the Japanese will definitely send out planes to blow them up from the sky after they know they can't take them back!"
"At that time, we will get nothing but Lingqiu City, which was bombed into ruins. The bamboo basket will be empty!"
Seeing Hong Linfeng's thoughtful expression, Li Hao continued: "There is one more important point!"
"I'm attracted to the heavy mortar equipped by the Japs!"
"As far as I know, the only large-caliber mortar currently equipped by the Little Devils is 150 mm. This mortar has a range of more than 3,000 meters and weighs more than 1,000 kilograms. It is the same size as the mountain cannon we are equipped with.
almost!"
"The range is far enough, and the explosive power of the shells is more than twice that of ordinary mountain cannons. If used properly on the battlefield, it can definitely bring a devastating blow to the Japanese army. It is very suitable for us!"
"If it can be captured, our mountain artillery battalion can be upgraded to a veritable heavy artillery battalion!"
"It's hard to make a sneak attack when fighting during the day. We're worried that the enemy will jump over the wall and blow it up at the last moment!"
"Another worry is the Japanese planes in the sky. Even if we successfully capture them, they can bomb them from the sky, further increasing the difficulty for us to successfully capture these mortars!"
At this point, Li Hao changed the subject: "But if the attack time is moved to the evening, these problems will disappear!"
"First of all, the threat from airplanes is gone!"
"Second, under the cover of night, as long as we consume some little Japs, we will have a chance to quietly take over the material warehouse, arsenal, and the heavy mortar I just spotted through sneak attacks, without giving it to the Japs.
A chance to jump over the wall!"
"It really is!"
Hong Linfeng suddenly realized and shouted, with an expression of admiration on his face!
Thinking about the problem yourself is still too incomplete. Thinking of this and ignoring that, compared with the group leader, it is more than a little worse!
Li Hao continued: "There is also a third item!"
"Most of our troops are hiding in the city, but the little devils definitely don't know and will think that we are all out of the city!"
"After dark, the enemy's key defense direction must be towards the outside of the city, and the interior will become very empty!"
"The latent troops suddenly come out from all corners of the city. They will definitely catch the Japanese by surprise. They will kill the Japanese in the face in the moment of the fight. It is possible to directly capture the Japanese material warehouse and ammunition depot!"