Chapter 22: Siege from all sides
"Report! The devils from the northeast and southeast had entered the city, but they did not launch any further attacks. ”
"Got it."
Xiao Zhan judged that the devils did not take any further action, their purpose was just to gain a firm foothold and contain part of the defenders' troops.
At this time, a squad of devils rushed in from the city gate, and the area of fifty meters in front was an open field, and they could not find any cover as protection, so they quickly dispersed and made a defensive posture on the spot.
On the other side, Xiao Zhan's company was only hidden in a defensive line, with no conspicuous fortifications, and was simply camouflaged. Some soldiers were on rooftops, some by windows, some in alleys, and behind rocks on the side of the road.
The devils who entered did not notice any movement, so they went up to the city wall and set up machine guns to control the commanding heights, and the follow-up devils poured in from the city gate.
"Bang!" , suddenly a gunshot rang out, and a bullet hit one of the machine gunners on the ramparts.
"Hit!"
"Dadada" "......"
After a gunshot, there was a loud gunfire in front of him, sparks flew on the roof, windows, and on both sides of the street, and the devil in front was shot dead before he could fight back.
"Retreat! Fall back! ”
“……”
A ghost soldier Cao shouted outside the city gate, and the remaining devils threw out grenades and withdrew from the city under the cover of flames.
Only then did Xiao Zhan realize that the other party was just trying to attack, and he had no intention of attacking the east gate at all. If you are the opponent's headquarters, you will not enter from the city gate at all, but go up to the city wall from the gaps on both sides, first occupy the commanding heights, then let the troops enter and gain a foothold, and finally gradually encroach.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”“……”
Not long after the devils withdrew, explosions were heard in the south and north cities, followed by fierce gunfire, and the devils' troops began to attack from the south and north again. The sappers are not strong in combat and can only use explosives to blast and kill the enemy.
Xiao Zhan suddenly realized that he really knew the enemy's combat intentions at this moment.
Either direction, it is not the main attack, but to spy on the reality of the defenders and the direction of the deployment of the main forces. After a few battles, his troop deployment was completely exposed to the devils.
Xiao Zhan jumped out of his hiding place and shouted loudly: "Order all troops to withdraw to the second defense area!" Fast! Fast! ”
The first company had just withdrawn from the first line of defense, and before it had run a few steps, it only heard a piercing sound of "whoosh~whoosh~" from the sky.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”“……”
Dozens of shells fell from above, carrying out a cover-up bombardment of the first line of defense. The ground trembled, and waves of heat swept wildly around them.
Looking at the fire in the sky, Xiao Zhan broke out in a cold sweat. If he retreats a few seconds late, Lan Feng will not have to guard. But Xiao Zhan didn't know that all the illusions were just a prelude to Kondo's fumigation.
After withdrawing to the second defense area, the troops gathered in one place to wait for further orders from Xiao Zhan.
The platoon commander palpitated and said: "Company commander, it's so dangerous, if we withdraw a little later, we will all become roast pigs." ”
Xiao Zhan still had palpitations. The first defense zone on the periphery has been abandoned, and the second and third defense zones are their main battlefield. The reason is simple, the larger the spread area, the more troops are committed.
In the next battle, the defenders must fight for every inch of land, and the real urban war will start at this moment.
Immediately, Xiao Zhan ordered: "According to the prior plan, order all the troops to take their positions." ”
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
“……”
The platoon-level commander quickly dispersed with his team and went to the predetermined position to block the enemy one by one.
Last night, Xiao Zhan had already arranged it very carefully. Coordination between individual soldiers, cooperation between squads, cooperation between platoons, and direct or indirect cooperation between various arms of the armed forces. Make full use of the advantages of familiar geographical advantages, and make use of the city fortifications built in advance by the engineer company to launch an all-round urban warfare.
Not long after the troops dispersed, a puff of black smoke rose in the direction of Xicheng. This method of communication, similar to the ancient wolf smoke, is the fastest and most effective, and it also means that Xicheng has been captured by devils.
Xiao Zhan didn't know what was going on, if the devil was found outside the West City, the communication soldiers would have time to tell him, and now it was just a matter of a moment, and the devil had already attacked the city.
"Company commander! We're back. ”
At the scheduled assembly site, Zheng Binghao rushed back with a platoon of guards. The guard platoon has full command of Xiao Zhan, and the other units fight independently, and the guard platoon is responsible for the coordination of the battles in various places.
Xiao Zhan asked, "What about the casualties?" ”
Zheng Binghao replied: "No one sacrificed. After beating the devils, we withdrew, and they did not pursue. ”
"Come with me to the West Side."
"Yes!"
Xiao Zhan led the team to Xicheng immediately to find out.
On the way, a soldier rode a horse to meet him, and after seeing Xiao Zhan, he dismounted and saluted: "Report to the company commander, a devil foot cavalry suddenly appeared in the west." ”
"The number of people! Equip! ”
"There were about eighty people, and there were all kinds of heavy weapons. They occupied the city walls and nearby vantage points, erected fortifications at various important junctions, and showed no signs of further attacks. ”
"His uncle's!" Xiao Zhan took off his hat, revealing a frustrated expression for the first time.
"Company Commander ......"
"! was put on a fight by the devil, and I admit this battle. Went back. ”
Xiao Zhan put on his hat again, his frustrated expression had disappeared from his face, and some of them had a strong fighting intent, even stronger than before.
At this stage of the battle, it was indeed Kamizu Kondo who was victorious. He grasped the weakness of the defenders' insufficient troops, attacked from all sides, and successfully detected the general strength and deployment of the defenders, creating conditions for the second phase of the offensive.
In addition, he successfully used the rapid mobility of the infantry cavalry to occupy the western city and trapped the defenders in the city.
Devil Brigade Headquarters.
The previous captain was still confused, and he only understood half of the game between masters, so he asked, "Why don't you give way to the cavalry and directly raid Forte?" Why not just besiege it from all sides and do it in one hand? ”
Kondo felt helpless about the brainless question, but the troops were his, so he patiently explained: "The enemy has a very good commander, and your defeat in the morning is due to being too light on the enemy and aggressive." ”
Xiao Zhan has made careful arrangements in every link, if he lets the captain do it, in less than an hour, the more than 400 devils who went in will be wiped out by Xiao Zhan.
Kondo then explained: "The enemy must have been prepared in advance, and I have achieved the goal of the first stage, the strength of the defenders is more than three hundred, and the heavy troops are in the east. There are two reasons why I did not give in to the cavalry to attack: first, our main force was in the east, and the logistics could not be guaranteed; Second, defend the West City, the enemy will be very uncomfortable, and will always care. ”
Kondo looked at the Lanfeng map on the table, and finally said: "The enemy in the battle just now didn't want to entangle with us at all, which shows that they want to put the main battlefield in the middle." There are dense houses and complicated roads, which are easy to defend and impossible to attack. Our battle has only just begun, and we cannot rush it. ”。
That Shaozo nodded slightly after listening to Kondo's explanation, no matter what, the outer city had been captured by himself, and he had gained a firm foothold. The enemy numbered just over three hundred men, and now they were the turtles in the urn, and it was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.
But Kondo is not so optimistic. He has the advantage of troops, and the other party has the advantage of geographical advantages, and in the end, it is impossible to determine who will die.