"Boom, boom, boom......"

The explosion soon sounded on the battlefield, it was a shell fired by a mortar squadron in the city!

Very accurate, almost all of the twelve shells in the first round hit the target, raising a lot of flames and white smoke on the battlefield!

Soon, the battlefield was blown up in smoke and dust!

It was a wasteland, and there was nothing but bushes and withered yellow thatch!

Under such intensive artillery fire, as long as there are people there, even if they lie on their stomachs, they will be blown up and their bones will be gone!

But the commander didn't show any smile on his face, it was still the same as just now, his expression was both serious and solemn!

Because he could see it clearly, when the first round of shells exploded on the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army had already withdrawn!

Except for the corpses of his subordinates who were killed, there was not a single active Eighth Route Army!

The shelling in front of you seemed fierce, but it didn't work at all except wasting shells!

No, there is one more effect!

Ordinary soldiers didn't know that the Eighth Route Army had slipped away, and in their eyes, under such a fierce artillery fire, the Eighth Route Army must have suffered heavy casualties, which greatly boosted their low morale caused by the total annihilation of a reinforced squad!

This is also the reason why the commander knew that firing the cannon was a waste of shells, but he did not stop it!

Seeing the increasingly excited expressions on the faces of his subordinates, and even some people clapped their hands when they saw the battlefield covered by artillery fire, the commander knew that his purpose of firing the artillery had been achieved!

Putting down the binoculars, he ordered in a deep voice: "The artillery will stop shelling in five minutes!" ”

"I won't go out to clean up the battlefield tonight, the enemy is too cunning, no one knows if they have other pockets outside the city!"

"In order to avoid being fooled again, wait until dawn tomorrow and confirm that there are no enemies outside the city, and then we will go out of the city to clean up the battlefield!"

Although the commander was frightened by the battle just now, he did not lose his mind and was very calm!

I am afraid that the troops will go out now and see that there is not a single corpse of the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, and this shelling that wasted shells will further affect the morale of the troops!

And it's no problem to strike again after dawn!

Even if the corpse of the Eighth Route Army is not found on the battlefield, everyone will not have any doubts about this shelling!

Because one night is enough time for the Eighth Route Army outside the city to return to the battlefield and take away the corpses of their own people!

After saying that, the commander walked out of the dark castle with a calm face!

The chief of staff followed!

Although the scale of this battle is small, the shock it brings to yourself is very large!

There are so many questions to think about for yourself!

As the chief of staff, he must report what he sees and analyzes to the commander as soon as possible, as a reference for him to give orders!

The chief of staff believes that the commander, as a veteran of the battlefield, must have seen some clues from this battle!

But he still underestimated the huge impact that this battle had on the commander!

As soon as he arrived in the war room, he sat down in his chair, like an old man whose breath of life was passing quickly, and he couldn't tell at all that he was a middle- and high-ranking officer commanding thousands of troops!

Seeing the chief of staff walk in, looking at his reaction with a stunned face, the commander first took a long breath, and then said helplessly: "Chief of staff, it's not me who is demoralizing, Laiyuan is really going to change!" ”

"I'm sure that the Eighth Route Army hidden outside the city just now has at least two battalions, and it's possible to mess with one regiment!"

"And they also used their secret weapon in the battle just now!"

"In addition, more than 1,000 people we lost this morning were also killed by them!"

"More than a thousand imperial troops can lose their combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and they don't even have the opportunity to send a telegram for help, there is only one possibility!"

"They used the secret weapon that used to take out three of our infantry brigades in one night!"

"The military department once reminded us of this matter, but because the garrison group has not used it since it entered Laiyuan, and the elimination of their two companies has not found those so-called secret weapons, we slowly ignored its existence, and then suffered this big loss!"

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, the garrison regiment is really very cunning!"

"The situation is so bad that we don't need secret weapons, let's be careless and let our guard down." ”

"Then suddenly use the secret weapon at the critical moment and eat more than a thousand of us in one bite!"

"This hand is too ruthless, it directly caught us off guard!"

"If it was yesterday, I'm definitely not afraid of them!"

"They have secret weapons, we have heavy mortars!"

"And the strength advantage is also on our side, it's no problem to take the initiative to attack and fight with them!"

"But not today, more than half of the troops have been lost, and all those heavy mortars have been lost!"

"If our attacking forces don't destroy those heavy mortars before they are destroyed, they will definitely fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army, further increasing the strength of the Eighth Route Army!"

"This means that our opponents have both secret weapons and heavy mortars, and they are no less powerful than us!"

"At this time, we can't do anything but defend Laiyuan City and be shrinking turtles!"

The Chief of Staff was silent!

He also saw that the Eighth Route Army outside the city was very strong, but he didn't think as much as the commander.

Now after listening to this analysis, although I don't want to admit it, the facts are the facts.

Superiority in troops, superiority in firepower...... They are all on the side of the Eighth Route Army outside the city, and if they attack rashly, they will definitely be swallowed by the enemy in an instant, just like the reinforced squad just now!

There are more than 1,000 imperial troops left in Laiyuan City, and if you lose two more squadrons because of a rash attack, the remaining troops will not even be enough to defend Laiyuan City!

In order to defend Laiyuan City, no matter how reluctant he is in his heart, he can only accept the reality, let go of his previous arrogance, and be a turtle with a shrunken head!

He took a deep breath and asked, "Sir, I will study the plan immediately and defend Laiyuan City!" ”

"Yes!" The commander nodded and added.

"From tomorrow onwards, no troops can leave the city without my order!"

"The city defense troops rotate every three days, and we must strengthen vigilance to prevent the enemy from sneaking attacks!"

"Scouts, intelligence officers, tomorrow all disguise the common people to go out of the city, take a few more radios out, contact the Chinese lurking outside the city, and reconnoiter the enemy!"

"Although we have decided to defend Laiyuan City, we can't be blind and deaf!"

"The Eighth Route Army can block the ground and prevent our intelligence agents from entering the city!"

"But you can't block the sky, you can't block the radio signal!"

"Tell our intelligence officers and agents, in addition to collecting intelligence, they also have to find a way to sabotage the organization of the Eighth Route Army to establish a base in Laiyuan!"

"You must know that once the base area is established, their status and wealth will all be gone!"

"The Imperial Army is responsible for protecting their families and wealth that have been transferred to the city, and providing them with weapons and ammunition!"

"I'll report the situation here as soon as possible and ask for reinforcements!"

"I believe that the military department never wants to see the garrison regiment grow bigger step by step, and in the end, it can't get rid of the tail and become a bigger henchman for the empire to eliminate!"

"So they will definitely find a way to reinforce us and fight the garrison!"

"As long as the intelligence department organizes those Chinese to drag the Eighth Route Army, it won't take too long, and the imperial army will launch a full-scale counterattack and take out the garrison!"

Gongqiao Village, there is a lot of laughter from every household tonight, and it is definitely happier than the New Year!

In the humble courtyard of the Zhang family, several family members stood by the stove, waiting for the steamed buns to come out of the pot!

Although the pot is covered with a wooden lid, the steam still mixes with the strong noodle fragrance, which the whole family has not smelled for months since the Chinese New Year!

Today's steamed buns are still dominated by cornmeal!

But the addition of a pound of white noodles can definitely make the steamed bread taste several times better!

"It's time to boil!"

The old lady who was busy on the stove suddenly spoke, and her face was full of uncontrollable smiles!

When you open the lid, a stronger smell of noodles comes to your face!

More than a dozen big steamed buns are placed in the steamer, steaming!

The steamed buns are out of the pot, plus the horse meat stewed radish that has been boiling for nearly half an hour in another pot!

For the Zhang family, tonight's meal is definitely more hearty and delicious than the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner a few months ago!

Everyone ate three big steamed buns, a big bowl of stew, and then put down the dishes and chopsticks with a full burp!

"If only I could eat such a good meal every day in the future!" After the youngest son ate the last piece of horse meat, he said with a look of longing!

A wry smile quickly flashed on Daddy Zhang's face!

If it weren't for the Eighth Route Army giving the Zhang family twenty catties of white noodles as promised today, maybe the Zhang family would run out of food in a few days!

Don't say that this kind of steamed bun with white flour can't even eat multigrain cakes!

The eldest son sitting next to him is an adult, but the family is too poor, and he has not married a daughter-in-law in his twenties!

As another pillar of the Zhang family, he is also very aware of the family situation, and has been trying to improve the situation at home, not wanting his younger brothers and sisters to go hungry!

Today, I will help the Eighth Route Army clean up the battlefield, according to my father's wishes, he will go alone, and if there is a Japanese retaliation in the future, it will only take revenge on him alone!

But the eldest son doesn't do it!

The corpse of the two dogs eliminated by the Eighth Route Army was at the entrance of the village, he went to see it, and more than half of the spies in the village who worked for the devils were inside, although there were a few fewer people, but he was not so afraid of them in his heart!

In front of the bullets, even if they have the support of the Japanese, they can't escape death!

At that moment, the happiness of relieving anger appeared in my mind!

He has also been bullied by these two dogs for several years, as a young man, he must be very unconvinced, why can he only be bullied!

The arrival of the garrison regiment, and the killing of so many two dogs at one time, made him see the hope of turning over!

In addition, there is also white noodles to take, although the father disagrees, the eldest son still decides to gamble and insists on helping!

In the end, not only did he have a deeper understanding of the Eighth Route Army, but when he saw their strength, he also took back twenty catties of white flour and fifteen catties of horse meat!

With these things, the whole family can survive at least a month without going hungry!

But if you want to survive the autumn harvest, you need more food!

At this moment, he thought of the words of the Eighth Route Army before the disbandment of the village, and his face became complicated, with expectations and worries! 2k reading web