"Bangdang..."
The heavy iron door of the stuffy tank carriage was suddenly opened.
There were no mountains of ammunition and supplies inside, only a few bunkers made of sandbags. Light and heavy machine guns were set up behind the bunkers, firing at the oncoming Eighth Route Army.
There are exactly ten stuffy tank cars, and each stuffy tank car is equipped with two heavy machine guns and four light machine guns.
A total of sixty light and heavy machine guns fired together, firing five to six hundred rounds of ammunition in a few seconds.
The soldiers of the only regiment launched a head-on attack with almost no vigilance.
The soldiers in the first two rows were caught off guard and were all beaten into pieces.
It wasn't until the soldiers in the third row were shot and fell to the ground one after another that the soldiers behind them reacted and threw themselves on the ground to fight back with guns raised.
But the Japanese placed light and heavy machine guns in the carriage and fired from a high position. It was useless for the soldiers to lie on the ground.
Taking advantage of this moment, a steady stream of Japs had already poured out from both sides of the carriage, formed a battle formation under the cover of light and heavy machine guns, and launched a counterattack towards the Solitary Regiment.
"This is a trap..." Li Yunlong's expression suddenly changed, and he said with a look of shock.
"The artillery will fire immediately. Knock out the firepower of the Japs' heavy machine guns and cover the retreat of the attacking troops."
"The offensive troops will retreat immediately. Cover with light and heavy machine guns to block the Japanese counterattack troops. Quickly..."
"We are also preparing to withdraw..."
The Japanese counterattack force did not pursue the Duer Regiment in depth.
It was night now, and no one knew if there were ambushes around. They broke away from the battle one kilometer away from the railway and retreated to the military ranks.
Under the light of the fire, a single group of soldier corpses were everywhere on both sides of the railway.
Especially at a location fifty or sixty meters away from the railway, the corpses were placed next to each other, without even a place to stand.
More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns were scattered on both sides of the railway, all left behind when the Solitary Regiment retreated.
The attacking troops suffered heavy losses and had no one in their hands. No matter how heartbroken Li Yunlong was, he could not take them away, so he could only reluctantly part with them and leave them on the battlefield.
A little further away, a mountain cannon and three mortars were lost.
The remains of dozens of soldiers were scattered around the artillery piece.
The Japanese mortar squadron also hid in the stuffy tank car. As soon as the counterattack started, they rushed out to establish a temporary position and shelled the artillery position of the only regiment.
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"Captain..."
The commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment caught up with Li Yunlong and reported.
"The Japanese counterattack troops chased for one kilometer and stopped..."
"We have withdrawn all the troops we can."
"The soldiers who did not withdraw should have been... sacrificed..."
"You stupid little devil..." Li Yunlong's eyes were red with anger, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"I didn't expect that I, Li Yunlong, would be plotted by them."
"I will get back the loss we suffered tonight, sooner or later."
"Let's talk about the losses of each battalion and company first..."
The chief of staff reported solemnly: "The first battalion was the main attack battalion and suffered the greatest losses. A total of 148 people were sacrificed and 21 were seriously injured... More than one company was lost."
"We also lost four light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, and a mortar."
"The Second Battalion sacrificed 91 people and seriously injured 11 people... lost three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, and one mortar..."
"The third battalion sacrificed 88 people, seriously injured 9 people, and lost three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, and one mortar."
"Twenty-six people from the artillery battery were killed, three were seriously injured, and one infantry gun and one mountain cannon were lost..."
"The troops stop advancing..." Li Yunlong suddenly ordered, his entire face replaced by anger.
The chief of staff became anxious upon hearing this: "Commander, this place is too close to the battlefield."
"The devils may come after you at any time."
"I suggest that the troops withdraw for another hour and stop for repairs."
Li Yunlong shook his head: "Who told you that I wanted the troops to stop for repairs."
"Then what do you want?" The chief of staff heard Hu Tu and asked quickly.
"We suffered such a big loss tonight and left in such a disgraceful state. This is not my style, Li Yunlong."
"Even if I lose the battle, I still have to find a way to break off one or two of the Japanese's teeth."
The chief of staff was shocked by Li Yunlong's bold idea and asked with disbelief: "Commander..."
"You don't want to kill the Japanese with a counterattack..."
Li Yunlong did not hide his thoughts and said bluntly: "You really guessed it right."
"The Japanese just won a great victory and killed us so much that we fled in disgrace."
"The vigilance must be very low now, and maybe even people are celebrating."
"If we fight back now, even if we can't turn defeat into victory, we can still tear off a piece of fat from them."
The shocked expression on the chief of staff's face was immediately replaced by a heartbeat. He thought for a few seconds and then replied: "Now is really the best time to fight back against the little devil."
"Judging from the sound of the firefight just now."
"The Japs on the military column are only one reinforcement group."
"We killed one or two hundred people, and at most there are eight or nine hundred left."
"After the war is won, we must not only divide our troops to clean the battlefield, but also divide our troops to repair the railways and rescue the wounded..."
"It would be good if there are two hundred little devils responsible for the security mission."
"We will fight back quietly."
"A sudden attack will definitely catch them off guard."
Li Yunlong shook his head: "The idea is good, but you are too young and think of the Japanese too simply."
After saying that, he recruited several battalion commanders to his side; "The first battalion suffered the most losses."
"The next carbine will take on the task of attacking the sheep."
"Take all the mortars and heavy machine guns and go around to the other side of the military column. Concentrate all the firepower to launch a sheep attack. The louder the better, to attract the attention of the Japanese."
"We attack from the front."
"Infantry artillery, mountain artillery, artillery and machine guns, all participate in the battle."
"The enemy bombarded the tank-filled compartment."
"A sudden artillery attack will at least knock out half of the machine gun's firepower."
"The artillery is dispersedly arranged. Each gun fires three shells. After firing, it moves to the reserve position."
"Heavy machine guns and grenade grenades provide fire cover, and the infantry, in company units, conducts dispersed assaults, approaches the military columns, and launches attacks with grenades."
"Blow up the little Japs hiding in the military column."
"If the Japanese are heavily defended and the troops' attack is not going smoothly, we will retreat after taking advantage and will never fight with them."
"If we can't defeat the military columns, we can still attack the railway Yanxia gun towers and outposts."
"You must not lose your life here because of your own impulse."
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On the battlefield, several squadron captains were reporting the results to the captain.
"Captain..." the adjutant reported with a beaming face.
"The enemy left more than 350 corpses on the battlefield, plus the seriously wounded they took away. In the battle just now, we destroyed at least one reinforced battalion of the Eighth Route Army."
"Our army suffered more than 160 casualties during the counterattack, mostly caused by shelling."
"The Eighth Route Army was killed by us and fled in embarrassment, like a group of bereaved dogs."
"If the headquarters had not strictly ordered us not to stray too far from the railway, our troops could have eliminated one or two hundred more Eighth Route Army soldiers."
