The situation of the battle was completely out of the control of the Japanese captain.

Less than ten rounds of five mortars were fired, five new mortars appeared outside the city.

The shells they fired were like eyes and smashed right into the artillery positions behind the walls.

The captain turned and ran to the other side of the wall, raising his binoculars just in time to see the second round of shells falling.

The rate of mortar fire was too fast, the first round of explosions was over, and the gunners on the positions had just risen from the ground and had not had time to transfer, and the second round of shells had already fallen from the sky.

A huge fireball quickly rose from the ground, and the smoke of gunpowder quickly spread around, enveloping one gun emplacement after another......

"Da Da Da ......"

The increasingly dense sound of heavy machine gun fire outside the city drew the captain's gaze back to the battlefield.

Five more heavy machine guns were also placed in the offensive position, and together with the heavy machine guns that emerged from the front, they fired at the head of the city.

Soldiers were constantly shot and fell to the ground, especially machine gunners who operated light and heavy machine guns, and they were the key targets of the Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower.

A machine gun stares at a battlement and strafes it.

Dozens of bullets rained down on the city, and even one or two bullets from the battlements of the blind cat killed the rat could drill through the battlements and hit the soldiers behind.

The attacking forces also continued to move forward, and although they suffered heavy casualties, they did not have the slightest intention of retreating.

The captain saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.

With his left hand tightly clenched with his command knife and his right hand clenched into his fist, he continued to give orders after slamming it the battlements.

"The artillery will send five more mortars to participate in the battle, and all the remaining heavy machine guns at the head of the city will join the battle, so we must suppress the offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army and repel them."

More and more troops joined the battle, and the firefights on the battlefield became more and more intense.

Two minutes later, an even more violent explosion rang out behind him.

The captain had no time to turn around to see what was happening behind him, and the battle on the city walls alone left him with no time to distract.

After all ten heavy machine guns joined the battle, five more heavy machine guns appeared in the offensive position of the Eighth Route Army.

In the face of the strong offensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army, he could only order his troops to hold on with the firepower of the opponent.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has five more mortars to join the battle!" The artillery staff ran over to report.

"Bage Yalu, can anyone tell me where the Eighth Route Army got so many heavy machine guns and mortars, and there are even more than us?" The captain scolded with shock and reluctance.

Amid the heavy gunfire, no one answered the question.

The captain could only grit his teeth and suppress this question in his heart, and then find out later, and then ordered with a painful face: "We will also add five more mortars to the battle." ”

The east of the city was the main direction of attack of the garrison regiment.

The troops of the Huaiyuan Independent Regiment and the Laishui Independent Regiment were all concentrated here, plus the troops brought by Wang Xin from Yi County, the Hunyuan Independent Battalion, the Garrison Regiment Guard Company, the Reconnaissance Company, the Special Service Company, the Independent Company, and the Heavy Artillery Battalion......

The infantry alone numbered four thousand.

There are more artillery and heavy machine guns, some of which are equipped by themselves, and some of which are captured by the troops and strongholds of the Japanese puppet army out of the city, and the number is definitely more than that of the Japanese puppet army in the east of the city.

The Japanese captain tried to repel the attacking troops by fighting attrition, but it was almost impossible to succeed.

The battle ended after ten minutes, and the attacking troops retreated like a tidal wave to their positions.

Nearly 50 corpses of the Eighth Route Army were scattered on the offensive road.

These were the "results" of the Japanese puppet army in the east of the city, but the captain was not happy at all.

As a defending side, the result of such a battle is normal to destroy forty or fifty enemy casualties and not exceed twenty casualties.

But the losses of the defending troops far exceeded this number.

"Sir, the casualties and losses have been counted!" The squadron leader walked over with his head down, and his face was very unsightly.

The captain was very uninterested in this result, for fear of being hit.

But the military situation was urgent, and the second offensive of the Eighth Route Army could begin at any time.

As the commander of the eastern part of the city, he must know himself and his opponent in order to better command the troops to fight, otherwise he will command blindly and will definitely suffer a big loss.

Take a deep breath and try to keep yourself as calm as possible before commanding: "Say!" ”

"The garrison at the head of the city lost a total of 89 people, of which 45 were imperial troops, and the rest were imperial troops and police."

"Also lost three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun."

"The artillery suffered 29 casualties and lost four mortars."

As the defending side, there are also strong city fortifications to protect everyone, the losses are even twice as much as the attacking troops, the captain is about to be mad, his stomach is full of fire, his face is also flushed, and the whole person is like a powder keg that may explode at any time.

The subordinates stood next to him with their heads down, and in the face of this result, some people looked angry, some people looked aggrieved, and some people looked helpless...... But no one spoke.

Everyone knows that the chief is angry, and whoever speaks will suffer.

I don't know how long it took for an exclamation to break the atmosphere and make everyone nervous again.

"Sir...... The Eighth Route Army has begun to attack again......"

The captain forced himself to calm down and quickly ordered: "All prepare for battle, listen to my orders and shoot again!" ”

"What about the heralds? Immediately report the battle situation we have just reported to His Excellency the brigade commander! ”

The Japanese command, the brigade commander, was analyzing the battle outside, his brows were furrowed, and he must have encountered some unsolvable problems and questions.

At this time, the operational staff officer sent another battle report: "General, Chengdong reports that the Eighth Route Army attacking them is equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars. ”

"During the battle, no matter how many heavy machine guns and mortars our troops used, they were able to muster together more heavy weapons than we fought back."

"The first round of attack has just been repulsed by us, but the losses of the garrison in the east of the city are twice as large as the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army."

"At the time of the herald's report, the Eighth Route Army was launching a second round of offensives."

The deputy chief of staff immediately replied: "General, the situation of the garrison at the East Gate is exactly the same as that of the other three city gates. ”

"It's certainly not a general offensive."

"Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army has no reason to take the initiative to withdraw when it has a firepower advantage."

The brigade commander frowned and replied: "If it's not the main attack, it's a feint!" ”

"Through round after round of feints, a lot of our troops are consumed."

The deputy chief of staff's eyes lit up: "It's really possible!" ”

"In the first round of attacks just now, more than 300 casualties were reported on the four city walls, not including the lost equipment."

"If we fight five rounds of such an attack, our casualties will definitely reach two thousand."

"Then launch a general attack, they will definitely be able to enter Datong City at the lowest cost."

By the time he said the last sentence, the deputy chief of staff's face had already become very embarrassed.

Because he suddenly found that with the current strength of Datong City, in the face of this style of play, there was almost no power to parry.

As long as the Eighth Route Army is given time, Datong City will be broken.

The expression of the brigade commander was diametrically opposed to him, and the more he thought about it, the happier he became, and he replied confidently when he saw him: "The Eighth Route Army can't kill Datong City." If they really plan to attack Datong like this, that's exactly what I want. ”

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