The closer the devils got to the blocking position of the first battalion, the casualties increased greatly because of the increase in the rate of bullet hits. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

plus two rounds of infantry artillery shells smashed down from time to time and took the lives of more than a dozen devils.

Finally rushed to the front of the formation, forty meters in front of the formation, an infantry squadron still had less than a squad of troops left.

At this time, the infantry artillery had already begun to shell the second infantry squadron following the devils, and the machine gunners were also shooting bullets at them to weaken them as much as possible.

As for the dozens of remnants left in the 1st squadron, the 1st battalion had prepared almost two hundred grenades and grenades to greet them.

"Grenade preparation...... Throw! "The two company commanders on the position gave the order at the same time.

More than 200 black grenades and grenades, emitting white smoke, flew towards the devil like rain.

In the dense and violent explosion, the thick smoke of gunpowder quickly enveloped dozens of devils.

The Japanese 2nd Squadron, which followed closely, also lost nearly an infantry squad at this time.

In addition, many of the machine-gun fire points that attacked with the team were knocked out by the Eighth Route Army, and their casualty rate was much greater than that of the first squadron, and people were constantly killed on the offensive road.

"Captain, you can't fight anymore, and if you continue to fight, the second squadron will be gone!" The vice-captain frowned and reminded anxiously.

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, I didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to be so fierce and not afraid of death!" Qiushui Shaozuo first scolded, and then frowned and ordered: "Retreat first, cover with fire, and the attacking troops will retreat immediately, be quick!" ”

As soon as the Japanese army retreated, Zhang Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

His own people knew their own affairs, although the defenders of the position eliminated many devils, but many of the results were achieved by two infantry guns.

What's more, under the sharp attack of the devils, the casualties of the two companies were also very large. If it weren't for the fact that there were trenches in the two companies, the losses would have been about to be equal to those of the devils.

But at this time, Wang Ping ordered: "Order the infantry artillery platoon to immediately extend the artillery fire, use your range advantage, continue to fire artillery, and shoot wherever there are more devils, disrupt the devils, and delay the time for their next round of attacks!" ”

The aimless extension of artillery fire could not have caused too many casualties to the devils, but the shells that fell from the sky from time to time could cause them a lot of panic. Because no one knows when the next round of two shells will come down, and where they will fall.

In this way, in order to ensure the stability of the troops, the devils are bound to withdraw from the range of infantry artillery and stabilize the morale of the army before launching a new round of attacks.

Whether it is to retreat or to prepare for the attack, it takes time, and what the independent regiment lacks most now is time.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qing's expression when he looked at Wang Ping became admirable again. As long as there is a fighter, the regiment commander Wang Ping can seize it. And his own Taoism is obviously a lot, it wasn't for Wang Ping to say the order, and he didn't even find out what the opportunity was.

In the west of Laiyuan City, after receiving Ono's order, I stopped fighting the Japanese puppet army that had been reinforced, and directly blocked the defense on the spot to prevent the independent regiment from expanding the occupied area.

This was exactly what the Independent Regiment wanted, and it helped him.

Because, so far, the devil has not affirmed the true purpose of the independent regiment tonight.

According to the general idea, since it has entered Laiyuan City, it will definitely continue to expand the results and directly take the entire Laiyuan City.

But who would have thought that Wang Ping, who was self-aware, had no intention of occupying the entire Laiyuan City from the beginning. It's not that I don't have ideas, it's that I don't have that strength.

The Japanese army did not counterattack the west of the city, and Cheng Xiao, who entered the city, was happier than anyone else, and immediately stopped the troops from forcibly transporting supplies.

"Political commissar, a total of fifteen carts of ammunition have been transported out of the city, and we are rushing to the station, and now we are rushing to transport clothing and food, but there are too many materials in the warehouse, and we don't have enough carts in our hands!" As soon as the commander of the baggage company rushed in front of Cheng Xiao, he reported anxiously.

"Transport the food first, and the clothes are light, so that people can carry them back. Didn't we take three hundred prisoners, and one person carried back five sets of quilts, that is, fifteen hundred, if it was not enough, our own soldiers could carry it. It's hard to seize so many supplies, and you must not leave them behind! Cheng Xiao, who was used to being poor, replied with an affirmative face.

Compared with ammunition, food is not so much attention, and the speed of strong transportation is much faster.

Originally, it could only hold a cart of 2,000 catties, but it was piled up with 2,500 catties, and it was only after the baggage company collected more than a dozen carts in the west of the city that all the grain hoarded by the devils was transported away.

And then there's the quilt! A prisoner of the Imperial Association Army carried five sets, and then directly followed the baggage company to withdraw from Laiyuan City.

"Report to the commissar, the materials in the warehouse have been emptied!" The commander of the baggage company ran over and reported with a sigh of relief.

"Good job, notify Zhang Yunshan, alternate cover, withdraw from Laiyuan City, it's best not to let the devils find out. Also, send someone to contact the head of the regiment, we have already begun to retreat! ”

The two infantry guns chased the retreating troops of the devils, and they fought until the devils attacked the position without stopping.

"Baga, what does the Eighth Route Army want to do, bully us and have no infantry artillery to counterattack?" Qiushui Shaozuo exclaimed with a look of grievance.

"They want to force us back with infantry artillery, so that we don't have a chance to gather troops!" The vice-captain replied with a frown.

"The solution! I want a solution! Qiushui Shaozo stared at his deputy and asked.

It can't be fought again, and there is no weapon to confront the Eighth Route Army. Apart from retreating, as the Eighth Route Army wished, the deputy captain could not think of any other solution.

Seeing that the deputy captain lowered his head and didn't speak, Qiushui Shaozuo understood at once.

Because he couldn't think of a solution himself, he had to reluctantly order: "Then retreat, keep out of the range of the infantry artillery of the Eighth Route Army, and then attack." ”

More than a thousand devils tossed for nearly twenty minutes before they completely retreated.

At this time, Qiushui Shaozuo's face was already gloomy to the extreme.

For them, time is also very important. But before he knew it, he was delayed for another twenty minutes.

Then, without waiting for his subordinates to react, he anxiously ordered: "Organize the troops immediately, continue the attack, and be sure to break through the defense line of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"This time, go directly to the two infantry squadrons, regardless of the front and rear, and the two squadrons will attack forward together!"

As soon as more than 300 devils lined up in a straggler line, Zhang Qing's brows wrinkled into big Sichuan characters.

In the attack just now, although he won, he narrowly won.

This time, as soon as the Japanese army came up, they dispatched twice as many attacking troops, and if they didn't know how to do it, a battalion would be handed over here.

Wang Ping's brows also furrowed, he was not without confidence to repel the Japanese attack. Rather, it was the fear and heartache that the first battalion had to face heavy casualties after this attack.

Looking behind him and confirming that Cheng Xiao had not sent someone over to inform him of his retreat, Wang Ping directly took over the command and ordered: "All the artillery should be fired, and the devil attack troops should be killed and injured as much as possible!" ”

"Order the three companies, the troops directly under the first battalion, to go to the battlefield immediately, and prepare to fight with the little devils!"