Chapter 38
Outside Hailin County, the 8th and 11th division headquarters.
"Regiment Commander, the 17th regiment has sent news that the Chinese army has retreated outside the city!”
At this moment, a military officer hurriedly ran in and said.
Xi Yi looked at them one by one. They were his people.
"Why are you so flustered? Have you forgotten everything you learned in the military academy? Remember, do not panic at any time.”
Xi Yi cursed in a deep voice.
"You mean the Chinese people have already left the city?"”
"Yes, I am! Regiment Commander, they have already retreated!”
The officer looked at Xi Yiyi fearfully and said. Xi Yiyi's scolding just now made him react.
"It shouldn't be! The Chinese people shouldn't have retreated so quickly! This was completely unnecessary. From the data we have, the casualties of the Chinese people and our army are almost the same. Why did they retreat? Could it be that they couldn't stand such casualties?”
Xi Yi frowned and muttered in confusion.
"Xiyi-kun, this is nothing strange! Compared to our army, the Chinese have the advantage in artillery fire. Last night, because it was dark, the accuracy of the artillery was very poor. In addition, speed is the most important thing in war. They wanted to take down Hailin County before we could react and chase us out of the county. However, they didn't expect our troops to arrive earlier than they expected.
That's why they braced themselves and fought with us all night. The sky is already bright, so there's no need for them to fight with us.
I think they're trying to lure us out of the city and fight in the wild!”
At this moment, Harada Keiichi walked up and said softly.
"Harada-kun, do you think we should chase after them?”
Nishii looked at Harada Keiichi and hesitated. To be honest, he was really unwilling to let the Chinese army go just like that.
"Our troops have also suffered heavy losses! In just one night, my 12th regiment lost over a thousand soldiers. I believe that your 17th Regiment will still be the same. With such heavy losses, there was no need to pursue. Moreover, once they left the city, the Chinese would definitely bombard them. We might as well stay in the city. The Chinese army will not dare to fire because they are worried about the people in the city. In the end, they will still choose to enter the city to fight with our army.”
Although Harada Keiichi said this, he felt helpless. He had thought that he was the one attacking, but who knew that the Chinese army had artillery? Moreover, there were quite a number of them. In total, there were more than 300 of them. With so many cannons, going out of the city to fight the Chinese army was like sending food to the wolves.
"Yuxi! Harada-kun's words made sense. Since that's the case, we won't pursue them for the time being and let those Chinese people live a little longer!”
Xi Yiyi said hatefully.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of cannons on the battlefield in the distance suddenly increased by three times.
Nishi Ichiichi and Harada Keiichi were stunned. They rushed out of the temporary command post and took out their binoculars to look at the front.
"The Chinese people's artillery suddenly became three times stronger! It seemed that the Chinese people were about to launch an attack on the battlefield!”
After a long time, Xi Yiyi put down his binoculars and said in a deep voice.
"Right now, our army doesn't have any artillery, so we can only watch as the Chinese's artillery becomes arrogant. Defensive! He ordered the troops to defend with all their might and only launch a counter-charge when the Chinese people were about to approach the position!”
Harada Keiichi also put down his binoculars. Without the cannons, they were in a passive position in this battle. The initiative was in the hands of the Chinese army. Zhao Wenbin held the initiative in this war.
Before Harada and Nishi knew it, the 1st, 2nd, and 6th Infantry Regiment had already sent them to a distance of about 100 meters from the Japanese camp under the cover of all the artillery of the three infantry regiments.
This was a relatively safe distance, and they would not be injured by the artillery.
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Li Ergou crawled on the ground and looked at his watch from time to time.
"Three minutes left!"
When Li Ergou saw that it was already 9:27 pm, he thought to himself.
Three minutes later, the artillery would stop firing. The artillery had been fighting for an entire night, and they were very tired. They could no longer extend their artillery coverage, because if they continued to do so, it was very likely that they would cause a lot of accidental injuries.
"Everyone, prepare to attack! The moment the bombardment stopped, everyone immediately rushed to the Japanese positions! Remember, the light machine gunners are in front, the riflemen are at the back. After charging into the Japanese position, slow down the attack speed. Try to use bullets to deal with the enemy. If it is not necessary, do not fight with the Japanese!”
There was no other way. There were many new recruits. Under such circumstances, Li Ergou had learned his lesson from the last time. He no longer rushed up to fight with the Japanese. He could slow down his attack speed after charging into the position.
Although this would allow the Japanese army to react and even form a tug-of-war, it could also reduce the damage. At least they had rushed into the position. With their firepower, they could completely suppress the Japanese army!
Three minutes had passed. When the last shell landed on the Japanese position, Li Ergou immediately led his troops to charge.
This time, there was no knee-deep snow because the artillery had blown up all the snow on the ground last night. What was exposed now was fresh soil that was emitting smoke.
Therefore, Li Ergou and his three infantry regiments charged very quickly. The first soldier only took about ten seconds to rush into the Japanese camp. Then, countless soldiers from the first and second regiments jumped into the Japanese camp.
The Japanese army was an army that respected the Japanese army. Their positions were naturally not well built. Therefore, after Li Ergou and the others charged in, they could clearly see the Japanese army that was still in the midst of being deceived.
After nearly ten hours of bombardment, the Japanese army had only stopped firing for less than a minute. Do you think they could react in time?
Right now, their ears were still buzzing, and their minds were still in a daze, so their ending could be imagined.
The soldiers of the three infantry regiments were not in a hurry to rush up and fight the Japanese soldiers. Instead, they took advantage of the time when the Japanese soldiers did not react and kept firing bullets at them.
At this moment, the Japanese soldiers were like live targets, and they were motionless live targets.
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