Chapter 314: Reversal of the Battle Situation (Fifth Update!) )
On the mountainside, Li Hao held a telescope and stared at the battlefield motionlessly, his face was very solemn.
The Japanese attacking troops did not retreat but advanced, and were not affected by the artillery platoons.
The heavy machine-gun squadron, which had lost more than half of its weight, also re-mounted its machine guns and continued to support the attacking forces.
Seeing that the little devil was completely desperate, the corners of Li Hao's mouth couldn't help twitching.
But it didn't last long, and a sneer flashed on his solemn face, because he still had a hole card in his hand that had not been played.
"Battalion commander, all six mortars have been transferred to the reserve position, ready to fire at any time!" The correspondent who contacted the artillery company rushed over and reported.
"It's good, they're fast!" Li Hao immediately began to give orders.
"Three mortars are aimed at the new heavy machine gun positions of the Japanese army, each gun is still five rapid fire, and when the fight is over, retreat!"
"The three guns were aimed at the Japanese mountain artillery position, and they also fired five rapid shots, and after the battle, they withdrew to another reserve position!"
"Order the mountain artillery platoon to retreat after three more rounds and move to a reserve position to standby. The Devil's Mountain Artillery Squadron has already begun to set up artillery, and no one dares to guarantee that they will not have the opportunity to open artillery for a counterattack! ”
"The fire company is also ready for battle, the mortars of the artillery company are fired, they are also fired, the target is the Japanese attacking troops, kill them with the most fierce firepower, at least they will be severely damaged!"
"Each heavy machine gun fires for a minute, and when the time is up, it is transferred to the reserve position and standby, and it cannot be fired more than a second!"
"Da Da Da ......"
As soon as the order was given, the remaining six heavy machine guns of the Devil's heavy machine gun squadron went off.
Bullets rained down on the mountainside, and there were only two crooked handles left in the company, and there was no way to continue shooting.
Under the cover of heavy machine guns, more and more devils broke through the grenade interception and launched a final attack on the mountainside.
Jiang Tianhong squatted in the trenches, and the pressure was increasing.
In the face of the heavy machine gun bullets flying overhead, the devils who rushed closer and closer in front of the formation could only throw grenades outside the position one after another, but they were in a hurry but had no other way.
"Company commander, the devil is about to rush up!" Not far away, the instructor shouted.
"All of them, ready to fight bayonets with little devils!" This is the only way Jiang Tianhong can think of now.
Stubbornly, he continued to shout: "As long as there is one person alive in our company, we can't let the devils occupy our position!" ”
"Boom, boom, boom......"
At the last moment, when his life hung by a thread, the sound of cannon fired.
Three shells smashed into the Japanese heavy machine gun position, and three shells smashed into the mountain artillery position that had just been erected.
Captain Shaozo was blindsided at once.
The first second was full of confidence and victory.
Immediately after that, the tide of the battle was reversed, and not only was the victory lost, but the heavy machine gun squadron and the mountain artillery squadron were also likely to suffer heavy losses.
Immediately shouted: "Heavy machine guns and mountain artillery are transferred immediately...... The enemy has mountain artillery, and the mountain artillery squadron is the only way for us to fight them, and there must be no accidents! ”
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army also has heavy machine guns, and our offensive troops are finished!" The subordinate next to him suddenly exclaimed.
"Nani?" Shao Zuo hurriedly raised his binoculars and looked at the battlefield.
I don't know when six heavy machine-gun positions appeared behind the blocking positions of the Eighth Route Army on the mountainside.
Shooting from a high position, more than a hundred people left in the attacking force were completely exposed to their firepower, and the live targets were swept down in pieces.
The remaining Eighth Route Army on the mountainside also came out at this time, with crooked handles, rifles, and pistols, shooting together to strike at the attacking troops.
Shao Zuo's face instantly turned pale, and he shouted with a look of despair: "The attacking troops will retreat immediately, retreat now, and retreat a few if they can." ”
"Six heavy machine guns are in the way, and they don't have a chance to rush over at all!"
Ten minutes later, the gunfire stopped, and calm returned to the battlefield.
But Li Hao and the Japanese army Shaozuo Captain couldn't calm down for a long time.
Beside Captain Shaozuo, there were a total of six squadron leaders, all of whom lowered their heads and said nothing.
His face was also very ugly, and he wanted to get angry several times, but he held it back.
Although the battle was lost, the troops suffered heavy casualties, far beyond their own bearing.
But the whole battle was commanded by themselves from beginning to end, they were only the executors, and if they were to be held accountable for the defeat, then their own responsibility would definitely be the greatest.
After taking a deep breath, he ordered: "Report your casualties!" ”
"The Chinese have a saying, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is victorious, and if you want to defeat the enemy, you must first know the situation of yourself and your opponent!"
"Hey!" The leader of the mountain artillery squadron stepped forward!
"The mountain artillery squadron was attacked by three mortar guns of the Eighth Route Army, and one mountain artillery was blown up, and 14 gunners were killed or wounded!"
"The mortar squadron was attacked by three mountain guns of the Eighth Route Army, three mortars were blown up, and 25 gunners were killed or wounded!" The leader of the mortar squadron followed and stepped forward to report.
After the two artillery squadron leaders finished speaking, they waited for a long time before the heavy machine gun squadron commanders, who suffered particularly heavy casualties, stepped forward.
"Sir, there are still three heavy machine guns left in the heavy machine gun squadron that can be used, and there are 29 machine gunners left!"
"Yaga!" Shao Zuo had been suppressing his anger all along, but at this moment he couldn't help it and scolded loudly.
Staring at the squadron leader, he asked in a deep voice: "That means that your squadron has almost lost its combat effectiveness?" ”
"Hey!" The squadron leader explained with his head down.
"We were attacked twice in a row by the artillery of the Eighth Route Army, the first time we were hit by 30 shells, the second time we were hit by 15 shells, although the troops were transferred at the first time, but the mortar rate of fire was too fast, and we were caught off guard by surprise, and we couldn't prevent it at all!"
Shaozuo's eyes immediately turned red, as if they were about to erupt into flames.
But in the end, he forced himself to endure it.
Quickly shifted his gaze to the captains of the three infantry squadrons.
Although they didn't speak, the three of them still felt a very huge pressure rushing towards them, and it became more and more difficult to even breathe.
Especially the squadron leader who launched the attack just now, he directly lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Shao Zuo.
The adjutant next to him stood up at the right time to relieve the siege and said: "Sir, an infantry squadron where we launched an attack suffered heavy casualties under the attack of six heavy machine guns of the Eighth Route Army!" ”
"A full squadron only returned more than thirty people in the end, and with the losses of the forward squad, our casualties here all add up to more than an infantry squadron!"
When Shao Zuo subconsciously wanted to get angry again, the adjutant didn't give him this opportunity, and then added: "But the humble position thinks that the reason why this battle was lost is not because we are not good at fighting, nor is it that you did not command well, sir!" ”
"Our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, is too cunning!"
"Deliberately hid a strength far beyond our imagination, and caught us off guard on the battlefield!"
"The strength of less than a battalion is not only armed with a large number of light and heavy machine guns, but also with six mortars and three mountain guns!"
"Such a firepower configuration cannot be found even in their central army, a main regiment."
"Watanabe Nakasa's report on the enemy situation is not one of these. Sir, you have been able to adapt to this terrible situation and reduce the casualties of your troops to a single infantry squadron, which is already a blessing in misfortune! ”
"If you let the lowly rank take command, the casualties and losses of the troops will be at least doubled!"
"Humble advice, immediately report the situation here to the brigade headquarters, and inform Watanabe Nakasa, asking for tactical guidance!"
"After all, our mission is to reinforce the Watanabe Brigade, and if all the troops are consumed here, even if we kill the opposite Eighth Route Army, we will be held responsible!"
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