After the Japs' assembly whistle was blown three times, only a dozen Japs came back sparsely. Behind them was Takeda, who was looking forward to seeing what was going on, but no more Japs came back.
The two squadrons plus Captain Takeda successively supported the two squadrons that went in, but only 17 people came back. His squadron had been disabled!
"Bagaya road! Eighth road is cunning and cunning, turn in!"
This was a probing attack in itself. Unexpectedly, the entire squadron was almost carried in. After returning, Takeda didn't know how to explain it to the captain, but he had to go back!
After the Takeda Squadron withdrew from the city, Nirvana returned to peace.
When the Japs set out to take position, Captain Takeda reported the battle that took place in the city to Major Seto Shichiro of the Second Battalion. He summarized it in one sentence -
It's not that the imperial army is incompetent, but that the Eighth Route Army is too cunning!
Major Seto was not that easy to fool. Unfortunately, Captain Takeda was the brother-in-law of His Excellency the commander, and he could only resist the urge to slap Takeda twice and cursed:
"Bagaya road!"
"Takeda-kun, the Eighth Route Army is cunning and cunning. If the imperial army's investment of one squadron after another plays into the Eighth Route Army's will, it will become a fueling tactic;
Since the Eighth Route Army wants to fight the Imperial Army in the city, then it's up to them. You should lead two squadrons to continue the attack and stay in one group. Once the Eighth Route Army is discovered, use infantry artillery to destroy them all. Do you understand? "
When Takeda heard that the captain had strengthened two more squadrons for him and asked him to unify the command, he felt happy. This time he wanted to change his tactics and teach the Eighth Route Army in the city a lesson.
"Hey, Captain, Takeda will definitely fulfill his mission!"
Ten minutes later, Takeda, with nearly two and a half squadrons of more than 400 Japs, continued to launch a new round of attack.
This time, Captain Takeda learned his lesson and no longer divided his troops. Instead, several hundred people formed a large attack formation, thus avoiding being defeated individually by the Eighth Route Army.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Hundreds of Japanese soldiers entered the city. They formed a formation, marching step by step, using infantry cannons and mortars to clear the way. Whenever they encountered suspicious buildings, they used artillery fire and pushed them all the way!
After the Japanese changed their tactics, although the method was a little crude, the effect was still very obvious. They were no longer ambushed by a small group of Eighth Route Army, and the casualties were greatly reduced. This made Takeda very satisfied.
A few hundred meters away, Qin Feng, chief of staff and commander of the first battalion, was observing the Japanese with a telescope. After the Japanese changed their tactics, he decided to change accordingly. As the saying goes, when the enemy changes, I change too!
"Order the first company to continue to retreat two hundred meters, place the Japanese troops in the open area in front, and notify the artillery battalion to prepare. Each Wei Yixiao cannon will fire two explosive packets at the fastest speed. After firing, they will quickly Evacuate, at least a few hundred meters away to prevent the Japanese from retaliating with artillery fire."
Qin Feng ordered the first battalion, the first company and the artillery battalion to adjust their tactics. Since the Japanese were attacking in groups, they would use the artillery battalion's Wei Yixiao artillery group to break the defense.
Following Qin Feng's order, the company deliberately exposed itself, fought and retreated, and led the Japanese troops to the open area. The area was almost flattened by the Japanese heavy artillery, and the ruins...
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
After going several hundred meters into the city, they finally found many Eighth Route Army troops. After a fierce exchange of fire and under the fierce attack of the Japanese, the Eighth Route Army was defeated and was fleeing.
"Fujii-kun, quickly drive the Eighth Route Army to the ruins area in front. The view there is wide, just in time to eliminate them!"
There was no need for Captain Takeda to urge him. The eager Captain Fujii led his squadron to take the lead and chased and fought the defeated Eighth Route Army. The Obara squadron followed closely, and Takeda dragged the infantry artillery squad at the back.
At the artillery camp position, 16 Wei Yixiao artillery were lined up in two rows. Company Commander Wang, no, it should be called Battalion Commander Wang now, still had the old habit of debugging each gun to ensure that not a single explosive pack was wasted.
Before joining the independent brigade battle order, the 881st Regiment had always lived a miserable life. Artillery commanders like Battalion Commander Wang counted the shells they fired in every battle;
One regiment only had 5 mortars, 1 captured infantry gun, and even fewer artillery shells. Therefore, Battalion Commander Wang has always been careful about budgeting, and he still hasn't gotten rid of this habit.
"Comrades, listen to my order and light the fire at the same time. Please invite the Japanese to fly in the airplane."
After Battalion Commander Wang finished speaking, he continued to observe the Japanese with his telescope. Everything was ready, all he needed was the east wind!
A few minutes later, the Japanese battalion pursued the feigned defeat into an open area. Battalion Commander Wang decisively gave the order to fire:
"fire!"
The main gunners excitedly lit the fuse
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
The 16 explosive packets were thrown out almost at the same time and smashed into the group of Japs. The Japs' nightmare was coming!
"Boom boom boom..."
More than a dozen explosive packets exploded in the crowd of Japs, and some even exploded in the air. Thousands of explosive fragments flew everywhere, with almost no blind spots. The Japs next to them were either dead or injured, and the huge shock wave made the explosion even more intense. There was not a single living thing to be found within 20 to 30 meters of the center, and the power was comparable to the killing radius of the Japanese 105mm heavy artillery shells!
The reputation of being a heartless cannon is not in vain!
Captain Takeda, who was trailing behind, was completely dumbfounded and watched helplessly as the warriors were massacred by the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire;
That's right, it's massacre!
One shot is a bunch of devils!
"Boom boom boom..."
Another round of coverage, Takeda closed his eyes in pain.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Kill!"
The company that was still escaping before took the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the Japanese after the artillery fire stopped;
The Japanese, who were dizzy and dizzy after being bombed, let go the moment they launched a series of counterattacks and ran back.
At this time, all Bushido is bullshit, and whoever has the longest legs is the king!
The remaining more than a hundred Japs fled, and the Takeda troops were dispersed. The infantry team no longer cared about the artillery, and ran back with the inertia.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
More and more Japanese are being mopped up!
"Boom boom boom..."
More than a dozen mortar shells hit them, and the company suffered a hidden loss during the pursuit. They did not expect that the Japanese would attack with such force that they would also bomb their own people, and more than a dozen people would be injured or killed.
In order to avoid greater casualties, the first company commander issued an order to stop the pursuit and quickly evacuate the open area.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The Japanese's mortar bombs chased and exploded for free, causing the company to injure and kill more than a dozen people until they hid in the building complex.
Due to the timely retreat of the artillery battalion, no losses were suffered. However, the company pursued them too fiercely and suffered more than 20 casualties, including 11 sacrifices and 15 injuries. This also taught the company a profound lesson!
The Japanese will not care about the lives of their own people when they are ruthless. When pursuing in the future, we must pay attention to guard against the Japanese's indiscriminate artillery fire.
In the end, only about 120 Japanese soldiers escaped, leaving behind more than 300 corpses and two infantry guns!
The Japanese's third round of attack was repelled again. After this battle, the second brigade of the 219th Wing was crippled, with most of the casualties.
