Chapter 813 Prepare for the counterattack (two chapters in one)
The enemy changed and we changed. When Zhou Cheng secretly planned the next blocking battle, Colonel Ishida did not know that the style of the National Salvation Army had changed, and was still immersed in the joy of the Second Battalion killing more than 300 National Salvation Army.
After learning that the two squadrons of the Fourth Battalion had arrived at the Second Battalion to report, they immediately issued an order to "attack".
"Boom..." The battlefield, which was quiet for less than ten minutes, was again covered by the sound of cannons.
The fourth line of defense of the first battalion of Shouyang garrison was quickly blown up and the smoke filled the sky, and the smoke filled the position quickly enveloped.
After ten minutes of artillery fire coverage, the mortar cluster replaced mountain artillery and heavy artillery to continue to attack the blocking positions. The Japanese and puppet troops, whose total strength was restored to one thousand, immediately entered the battle.
More than a hundred puppet troops rushed to the front of the team, eight or nine hundred Japanese followed closely behind, and quickly rushed towards the blocking position.
Colonel Ishida stood on the third day's defense line and kept a close eye on the battlefield, hoping that the offensive troops would kill more national-savior troops in the next battle.
"Da da da da... rumble..."
The sound of guns and cannons on the blocking position sounded on time, and the mountain artillery troops and heavy artillery troops behind also joined the battle at this moment.
Faced with these expected surprises, although the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy losses, their offensive was not only not affected, but was even more fierce. They were yelling and continued to attack forward with a rain of bullets fired from the blocking positions and shells that could hit their side at any time.
In less than a minute, the sound of gunfire on the blocking position began to weaken, the National Salvation Army defending there began to retreat, and the pressure of the offensive troops dropped sharply, so I seized the opportunity to attack quickly.
After the Japanese and puppet troops threw out grenades and grenades to hit the blocking positions, the mountain artillery troops and heavy artillery troops stopped shooting and completely transferred the initiative on the battlefield to the offensive troops.
They did not disappoint Colonel Ishida. They took down the fourth line of defense of the National Salvation Army with one assault, and then continued to attack forward, chasing the National Salvation Army's retreating troops.
Under his gaze, the retreating national rescue army was constantly being beaten to death.
If you continue to fight according to the current situation, the offensive troops will definitely achieve more results in this battle than in the previous battle.
Colonel Ishida's mouth unknowingly raised, thinking that he would definitely win the next battle and would win a great victory.
The chief of staff and the two captains on the side were all smiling, feeling that the offensive troops were in control.
"Da da da da...Da da da...Boom..."
The sudden and dense sound of firefighting on the battlefield brought them back to reality from their dreams.
Because the attacking troops were separated from the third line of defense, the fourth line of defense was built on a mountain. Although it was only twenty or thirty meters high, it still blocked Colonel Ishida's vision tightly, and he could not see the situation in the attacking troops at all. I don't know whether the sudden firefighting sound was whether the attacking troops were chasing the National Rescue Army or the National Rescue Army blocking the Attacking troops...
The more I looked at the few people, the more anxious they became, especially Colonel Ishida.
Although the result of taking down the third line of defense of the National Salvation Army was very great, it took a lot of time. In addition, the time it took just to attack the fourth line of defense, almost an hour had passed. As expected, the escort plane was about to leave in more than half an hour. At the current offensive speed, the troops in front of the plane retreating could still take down a line of defense of the National Salvation Army, blocking the remaining National Salvation Army in the last line of defense, and then attacking them from the front tomorrow.
But it all is based on the offense that nothing unexpected happens.
In case of an accident, the offensive of the offensive troops was blocked. In the case of a limited time, they were likely to not even be able to take down the fifth line of defense of the National Salvation Army, let alone the National Salvation Army that severely damaged the National Salvation Army before dark.
Colonel Ishida knew the situation in front of him more than anyone else. As soon as the sudden fire exchange sounded, he ordered the reconnaissance troops to find out the situation, and ordered the artillery troops to prepare for supporting the offensive troops.
Two minutes later, the fire exchange that made him nervously finally stopped.
Then I saw countless attacking troops retreating from the other side of the mountain to the fourth line of defense of the National Salvation Army.
Many soldiers were wounded, and some were carried by their comrades, which was very embarrassed.
At the same time, a lieutenant hurriedly ran towards him and looked at him with a serious report: "Sir, the National Salvation Army has set up a temporary line of defense behind the fourth line of defense."
"When we were chasing the National Rescue Army, we ran into this temporary defense line. The troops were caught off guard, with heavy casualties, and had to retreat to the fourth line of defense. We asked the artillery troops to immediately cover artillery fire at a 100-meter-long rear of the defense line to attack the troops lurking there!"
Colonel Ishida's face suddenly became ugly, his eyes were filled with fire, he clenched his fists, and ordered: "The artillery fired immediately, and all the troops lurking a hundred meters behind the defense line of the National Rescue Army were hiding all over!"
"Boom..." When the violent gunfire sounds once again covered the battlefield, the losses of the offensive troops were finally counted, and the person who came to report was a second lieutenant.
Seeing Colonel Ishida's face was angry, the lieutenant was very scared, worried that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would become a target for the brigade commander to vent his anger.
But the situation he wants to report next is very important. The military situation is urgent, so no matter how bold he is, he dare not delay it. He can only speak with a tough bullet: "Sir, the losses of the offensive troops have been counted!"
"We were attacked by the National Salvation Army twice, and both raids included large-caliber mortar units of the National Salvation Army participating in the battle. The troops suffered great losses! A total of 415 Imperial Army and Imperial Army were killed in battle, of which 328 were Imperial Army, and nearly 50 people lost their combat effectiveness due to injuries!"
"Our captain asked whether the troops should continue to attack the fifth line of defense of the National Salvation Army!"
The damage to the war was greater than Colonel Ishida expected. Although he was very angry, Colonel Ishida quickly figured out the reason.
He ordered the attacking troops to attack the national rescue army's defense line at any cost, and then beat the water dogs to chase and kill the national rescue army's retreating troops, killing more than half of their troops in one battle.
Facing such a result, everyone will be angry.
The National Salvation Army immediately changed its tactics: first use the tricks, make yourself mistakenly believe that the attacking troops can seriously damage the National Salvation Army, and then have the idea of underestimating the enemy, and then take the pursuit troops head-on through a temporary defense line and catch them off guard!
This just proves that the battlefield is fair to either side.
I just killed most of the battalions of the National Savior Army.
They then severely damaged their offensive troops through a temporary line of defense, killing two infantry squadrons and one company's Imperial Army in one battle.
Thinking of this, Colonel Ishida couldn't help but sigh: "The National Salvation Army reacted too quickly. We just took a small advantage from them and changed the tactics. We gave us a wake-up call and didn't lose at all."
"We all underestimate our opponents too much. Since the National Salvation Army did not make two mistakes on the same issue, we must not fall twice on one issue!"
"Order the artillery and aviation to cover the offensive forces and continue to assault the fifth line of defense of the National Salvation Army, and be sure to take it down before the aircraft evacuates the battlefield!"
"After seizing the fifth line of defense, the troops immediately stop attacking, establish a line of defense on the spot, and wait for the command headquarters to order!"
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese plaster flag was successfully inserted into the fifth line of defense of the National Salvation Army.
At this moment, the three aircraft escorted from the sky also threw the remaining aviation bombs of the fighter into the sixth line of defense of the National Salvation Army, and then cruised around the battlefield for two laps.
Colonel Ishida was rushing to the fifth line of defense to observe the remaining national-savior troops on the Zhujiazhuang battlefield at close range.
Although the troops did not kill much of the National Salvation Army during the attack just now, Colonel Ishida was still very happy and walked with wind.
According to his own analysis, the attacking troops killed at least 1,500 national rescue troops in the five blocking battles this afternoon. In addition to the minor and serious wounded soldiers, the national rescue troops must have suffered losses of more than 2,000 people.
The losses of the offensive troops were less than 1,600 soldiers in time because the Imperial Army participated in the war in time, which was far lower than that of the National Salvation Army.
The national-salvation army's strength in Zhujiazhuang is already weaker than itself, and their strength is definitely worse now.
As long as nothing unexpected happens tonight and successfully block the remnants of the National Savior Army on the sixth line of defense, tomorrow will be the end of these National Savior Army.
What he is doing now is to immediately arrive at the fifth line of defense, observe the situation of the remnants of the National Salvation Army at close range, and formulate a plan of encirclement before dark to prevent the National Salvation Army from breaking through at night.
As for the artillery troops behind him, he has not yet considered it.
The main force of the National Salvation Army has been eliminated in Jinzhong City, with only four garrisons left in the defense area, two of which were dragged on other battlefields by the attacking troops. Colonel Ishida had to face the National Salvation Army with only the Punishment Guard and Shouyang Guard, with a total strength of less than 4,000 people.
Judging from the afternoon battle, the two garrisons were all in front of them, and there were no enemies around that could threaten the safety of artillery.
In addition to nearly two thousand gunners, the artillery positions also sent two infantry squadrons and half a baggage team of guards."
Even if they are attacked by a main battalion of the National Salvation Army, they can still hold on to the aid and persevere until they send troops."
Therefore, from the beginning of this blocking battle to the present, Colonel Ishida's most reassured thing is the safety of the artillery troops.
At the front command of the National Salvation Army, Zhou Chengzheng looked at the fifth line of defense that the Japanese army had just occupied.
The smoke that filled the position had not yet dissipated, so he could only look at a rough look.
In this case, he could only observe by himself while waiting for the frontier troops to send the enemy situation they saw!
"Captain, the plane in the sky has indeed left. This is the news that the cavalry company has been sent from five kilometers away!" Chief of Staff Chen Zhengyu reported in a low voice, but from the expression on his face, he was very excited at this moment.
Watching Zhou Cheng continue to analyze: "It will be dark in less than half an hour. Even if we launch a counterattack against the Japanese and puppet troops now, they will immediately send planes to reinforce the battlefield, and there is no time left, so we don't have to worry about the Japanese planes in the next battle, and fight whatever we want!"
After hearing this, Zhou Cheng made a decision: "Contact the main force of the regiment and the cavalry units immediately to prepare for assaulting the Japanese and puppet army artillery positions!"
"The artillery battalion, the artillery companies and artillery platoons of each garrison are all aimed at the fifth line of defense that the Japanese army had just occupied."
After saying that, he continued to stare at the Japanese and puppet troops on the fifth line of defense.
After Chen Zhengyu made arrangements, he also raised his telescope and looked at it, frowned, not knowing what the commander was waiting for.
A "report" suddenly sounded at the command department's entrance. Chen Zhengyu turned around and saw a correspondent running in hurriedly.
"Report to the Chief of Staff, the Japanese and puppet army's offensive forces have completely occupied the fifth line of defense. With the follow-up troops that have just entered the position, the defense line has exceeded 1,500 troops!"
"Enough!" Zhou Cheng, who had been staying in the command center as a guard, suddenly turned around and shouted excitedly as he looked at the correspondent.
The counterattack was about to begin. Even if the Japanese and puppet troops knew they were still alive, they would not have the chance to retreat.
And now let the entire army know that they are alive, they can boost the morale of the army to a certain extent, improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, and defeat the enemy at the lowest cost.
Seeing the correspondent staring at him with a stunned face, Zhou Cheng did not explain and began to give an order: "Go back and tell your captain, the Shouyang Guard and the Pingding Guard are ready for counterattack immediately. Once we stop the artillery fire coverage of the fifth line of defense, the troops will immediately go out, and drag the Japanese and puppet troops on the defense line at all costs and prevent them from returning to the aid artillery position!"
"Although the Japanese and puppet troops attacking us claimed to have more than 10,000 people, they lost artillery, baggage, and cavalry units, and the infantry could actually go to the battlefield. "
"We killed nearly 2,000 people in the blocking battle. There were more than 1,000 people on the fifth defense line, four hundred people in the artillery position, and there were still one thousand people scattered in other parts of the battlefield. As long as we dragged more than 1,000 Japanese on the defense line, the main force of the regiment could easily capture the Japanese artillery position!"
"The artillery troops fired artillery in five minutes. As soon as the artillery sounded, the main force of the regiment and the cavalry units launched an attack on the Japanese artillery positions at the same time!"
"After the Japanese artillery positions are attacked, their cavalry brigade will definitely reinforce the battlefield as soon as possible."
"After entering the artillery position, do not have a melee with the Japanese on the position. Assault all the way forward, quickly penetrate between the artillery position and the battlefield, and intercept the Japanese cavalry brigade at all costs until the main force first battalion reinforces the battlefield."
"When the mobile camp heard the sound of cannons, it quickly penetrated behind the Japanese offensive troops. It should cooperate with two garrisons to encircle the Japanese on the fifth line of defense. The speed must be fast!"
"In the next counterattack, I will not only repel the Japanese and puppet troops' sweep, but also severely damage all the Japanese and puppet troops entering our defense zone. If God opens his eyes and gives us a chance, it would be best if he can wipe them out."
"As long as we win this battle, the Japanese and puppet troops will not launch any attacks on our defense zone in the next three months, so no matter how much the price it costs, winning this battle will be very cost-effective!"
"Chief of Staff, please come here to watch. I will go to the Japanese artillery position in person. As long as we fight quickly and quickly take down the Japanese artillery position, we will definitely win this battle!"
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