In the independent battalion defense zone, the First Battalion, which Colonel Liangjiao thought about so much, all lay on the Chinese soil, turning into cold corpses;
After a day of fierce fighting, the Independent Battalion took advantage of the Japanese's underestimation of the enemy and used the tactics of luring the enemy deep into the enemy's territory, dividing and encircling them, and annihilated more than 900 Japanese who broke into the defense zone, without any escape.
At the independent battalion headquarters, Li Shuo, who had completed the task of annihilating the enemy, strode in with cheerful steps like stepping on a pair of springs, and reported to Luo Ying at the top of his voice:
"Battal Commander, it's so fun. It feels so good to pierce your pockets. All the Japanese soldiers who broke out were wiped out by us. There were almost no casualties. We wiped out 961 Japanese soldiers and no one escaped;
One 92 infantry gun, 3 90mm mortars, 6 92 heavy machine guns, a radio station, 65 light machine guns, more than 500 rifles, more than 30 grenades, and various ammunition items were seized. , get rich!
Now I have a deep understanding of the importance of fighting a war of annihilation. If it is a war of annihilation, almost no equipment will be captured. In this war of annihilation, even radio stations can be seized. You must keep your word. This time the radio stations will be allocated to us. One company. "
As soon as Li Shuo finished speaking, the entire headquarters burst into cheers. One battalion wiped out a Japanese field brigade. This was definitely a great victory that could shock the whole country. Previous victories were reported in the name of the entire 88th Division, so independent The reputation of the battalion has always been low, and this time they thought that it would not be shared by other troops, because they were the only independent battalion in this defense zone;
The main force of the division was confronting other Japanese regiments, and the independent battalion was the first unit to engage in combat with the Japanese.
Luo Ying was in a very good mood after annihilating a brigade of the Beast Alliance. He came from a later generation and knew about the 65th Regiment. Among the units at the first level, the 65th Regiment was the one that massacred the most Chinese people. , their commander, the two-horned colonel, is simply a beast. If he has the chance, he will destroy this beast even if he kills all the independent battalions.
"Commander Huang, hurry up and report the victory to the division headquarters. Change the total annihilation to a heavy damage. Just report larger casualties and report the seizures in a mountain."
Luo Ying made an ambush out of habit, and Li Shuo immediately understood how his radio station could stay if he didn't report it like this;
As for changing the total annihilation to heavy damage, it is easier to understand. The true strength of the independent battalion still needs to be hidden. It is not a good thing if the Japanese are targeting them.
Just as Luo Ying and others were celebrating their victory in the headquarters, intensive gunshots were heard in the distance. Luo Ying immediately rushed out and observed the enemy's situation with a telescope;
After a while, reconnaissance platoon leader Gao Tianshu ran over and reported to him:
"In the camp, a large number of Japs are attacking our defense area. At least one brigade has already engaged the Second Company. The Second Company is blocking the attack at the echelon. The first and second defensive companies have already sent reinforcements. Captain Zhou asked for instructions on the response plan."
When Luo Ying heard that another group of Japanese soldiers had arrived, he frowned, thought for a moment and said:
"Tell Company Commander Zhou that their three companies will be arranged in echelons to block attacks layer by layer. When retreating, they must withdraw to both wings and let the Japanese in. Let them see the piles of corpses of the First Brigade. I believe he will know what to do. "
Platoon leader Gao took the order and left. Luo Ying buried his head and dived into the map. Li Shuo also stretched his head over, but he didn't speak for fear of interrupting Luo Ying's train of thought.
After a few minutes, he seemed to have made up his mind, raised his head and said:
“Our independent battalion has just experienced a fierce battle, with huge ammunition consumption, officers and soldiers are generally very tired, and the Japanese are a new force, so it is not appropriate to fight against them;
First, let Lao Zhou and the others sharpen the spirit of the Japanese. The Third Company suffered heavy casualties this time, so let them serve as the reserve team. The First Company and the baggage company will hold the core position, and the machine gun company will be ready for battle.
I guess they came here to rescue the annihilated Japs this time, otherwise they wouldn't have sent just one brigade. In this case, let them take back the corpses, knock the mountains to shake the tigers, and see how they respond. "
Li Shuo nodded and left. They had just experienced a fierce battle. It was indeed not the time to go head-to-head with a large group of Japanese with high morale. They had to destroy the enemy while preserving themselves.
Major Torao Umezawa of the 65th Regiment's Second Battalion became more and more frightened as he fought. He was tasked with responding to the First Battalion that penetrated deep into the Chinese positions. The block defended by the Chinese had become a ruin, and the houses on both sides of the block were in ruins. Most of them were destroyed by the bombing, and only some of the stronger houses remained intact, and the surrounding areas of these houses were defended by scattered Chinese troops;
They planted a large number of bombs on both sides of the road, and from time to time they would detonate a few, killing and injuring several or even a dozen Japanese soldiers. The first squadron, which was the vanguard, had already suffered casualties of close to a squadron, but the number of Chinese killed was limited.
They always lurked in the ruins and left after fighting. They never fought with them, and they didn't care how many of them were killed. It seemed that three or five of them were satisfied.
A small group of soldiers was nothing to the second group of thousands of people, but he smelled danger in it;
He worriedly said to the second squadron leader Sakamoto Shiro:
"Sakamoto-kun, before we launched the attack, there was no gunfire in the Chinese defense area, indicating that the battle was over. But now a large number of Chinese soldiers appeared along the way. Their combat effectiveness seems to be strong. This can only mean one result. The First Brigade Everyone is shattered!"
Captain Sakamoto took a breath and said:
"That is a field brigade of the Imperial Army. Doesn't the intelligence show that the Chinese only have a one-man battalion? Are the Chinese so powerful that one battalion can completely wipe out a brigade of the Imperial Army?"
Major Umezawa did not believe that the Chinese had such fighting power, otherwise they would not have lost the entire North China not long after the war started. He shook his head and said:
"Sakamoto-kun, there may be errors in the intelligence. Although I don't know what happened yet, one thing is certain. The Nishikawa Brigade has been completely destroyed. After all, this is the territory of the Chinese people, and intelligence personnel do not dare to Guarantee whether you will be deceived by the Chinese;
If the Chinese hide a powerful force, our Second Brigade will be in danger. If they can annihilate the First Brigade, they will be able to inflict heavy losses on our Second Brigade. "
Captain Sakamoto's expression also became serious. Mistakes in intelligence were common on the battlefield, so he suggested:
"Your Excellency, Captain, no matter what, we need to deal with it carefully. I suggest that the First Squadron only attack along the main street. The main force of our battalion keeps a certain distance from the First Battalion and supports the First Battalion at any time;
There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of the imperial army. I suspect that the first brigade fell into the trap of the Chinese and was defeated by them one by one.
As long as a large group of the Imperial Army is united, the Chinese can't do anything to us even if they hide a division. "
"Yo Xi, what Sakamoto-kun said is true. Inform the 3rd Squadron and the 4th Squadron to guard on both wings. The 2nd Squadron and the Machine Gun Squadron are in the center to provide support, and always keep a distance of two to three hundred meters from the 1st Squadron.
When attacking the Chinese, I only repel them, not pursue them. I want to see what kind of medicine the Chinese sell in their gourds! "
After sensing the danger, Major Umezawa chose the safest way to advance. Four infantry squadrons and a machine gun squadron formed a group. The independent battalion really had no way to deal with them.
After the Japanese adjusted their tactics, the independent battalion no longer took advantage of the harassment, and could not prevent them from continuing to advance into the deep positions. This situation was quickly reported to the headquarters. Luo Ying's response plan was to let them in, first Let them collect the bodies of the first group of Japanese soldiers and see their reaction.
Since the Umezawa Battalion formed a group, they have received much less harassment, and they have slowly moved deeper into the area where the Independent Battalion surrounded and annihilated the Japanese First Battalion;
When the Independent Battalion was cleaning the battlefield, they collected all the corpses of the Japanese. They originally wanted to bury them after the division headquarters sent people to verify the results of the battle. However, they did not expect that the Japanese came again, so they did not deal with them and piled them on the main street. , there are more than a dozen piles densely packed.
When the Second Battalion arrived, they were immediately shocked. This situation was quickly reported to Major Umezawa. When Major Umezawa saw the densely packed corpses of the First Battalion, he took a deep breath;
Although he was mentally prepared for the entire first brigade, he was still frightened when he saw it. This was a whole brigade. In their consciousness, if the Chinese wanted to annihilate one of their brigade, they would have to concentrate at least one division.
"Sakamoto-kun, we have been fooled by the Chinese. There are definitely more than one Chinese battalion around. Inform the first squadron to switch to defense on the spot. You can lead the second squadron to dispose of the remains of the warriors and just take some ashes back. We can’t take away so many bodies, and I suspect this is a Chinese conspiracy.”
