Chapter 770 Counterattack
Kawazuki Chi still insists on his own ideas.
Encircling Anyang Town would be of great benefit to the Japanese army without any harm.
Their troops could slowly advance from all directions, and when Zhao Zhiguo's troops were compressed into a certain space, all that was left was a desperate struggle.
Another morning passed, and the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.
Now their soldiers are distributed chaotically in the town, and there is almost no coordination between each unit. This also allows the Chinese soldiers to sneak through their defense lines and get behind them.
Under this situation, the Japanese army had to divide its troops and garrison some areas to prevent the Chinese army from emerging from behind again.
It is precisely because of this that as the Japanese army penetrates deeper, their available troops will gradually decrease.
Tsutani Kazuo has a regiment of troops in his hands, but this style of play has resulted in fewer and fewer mobile troops in his hands.
Yesterday, nearly a brigade of troops was injured and killed. Yao Pengju's special forces contained the strength of three squadrons of the Japanese army plus the artillery unit.
The mobile forces that Tsutani Kazuo can bring out are already very few.
Now to readjust our deployment, we need to make great determination and even give up some of the positions we captured.
You must know that every time they capture an inch of position, they must pay a large number of casualties.
After readjusting the deployment, no one can say whether the results will be better than now.
Tsutani Kazuo was caught in a dilemma. With superior troops and artillery fire, he was unable to dismount from the town of Anyang.
"Your Excellency, Captain, please make up your mind as soon as possible. The longer the delay, the greater our casualties will be." Kawazuki Chi said.
If they change their tactics before dark, they may still have a chance to block Zhao Zhiguo's path.
Otherwise, in the evening, their situation was still not open, and the fighting was still as chaotic as it is now. Zhao Zhiguo's troops could withdraw if they wanted to, and they could stay if they wanted to.
In other words, so far, with so many soldiers dead, the Japanese army still has not taken the initiative in the battle.
Just like two people fighting, the one with the initiative will not be beaten.
In this battle, although Tsutani Kazuo's troops had the upper hand, they were always led by Zhao Zhiguo's style of play.
"After the order is passed, all troops will stop attacking and switch to defense. The frontline troops will mobilize their troops to surround Anyang Town."
Tsutani Kazuo made the final determination to readjust the combat deployment and never continue fighting like this.
After receiving the order, the Japanese troops responded quickly. The Japanese troops who were still mixed on the battlefield quickly found their squad leaders or squadron leaders to complete the return of the troops.
With the coordination of the commander, the Japanese army's combat efficiency began to improve. Which team was responsible for defending which area, and how the two teams should cooperate. There were rules.
The Japanese army no longer fights around like before. During the melee, one Chinese soldier can mobilize a dozen Japanese soldiers to chase them around.
As a result, after the Chinese soldiers found a place to hide, the dozen or so Japanese soldiers lost their target and were like headless flies on the battlefield. They could only gather wherever they heard the sound of gunfire.
In the end, the Japanese army had a surplus of troops on local battlefields because they were all attracted by the sound of gunfire. Often, when the gunfire rang out, almost all Japanese soldiers ran to the same place.
This kind of fighting method can improve the efficiency.
After changing their tactics, the little devil discovered that they actually had so many troops in this small town.
The Japanese squadrons began to mobilize their troops, and followed Kazuo Tsutani's deployment to seal the final gap in Anyang Town.
"Captain, the Japanese army has blocked all the ways out, and the outermost courtyards have also been occupied by the Japanese army."
"Kazuo Tsutani finally knows where he suffered the loss!"
After fighting for so long, Tsutani Kazuo finally knew what to do, but Zhao Zhiguo didn't panic, and their retreat was still there.
"What should we do now? The Japanese army will definitely attack steadily next."
"Since the little devil has adjusted his deployment, we must also adjust our deployment. Let's take the initiative to launch a counterattack to see how the little devil's adaptability is."
As long as the tunnel in Pang's compound remained, Zhao Zhiguo knew that the Japanese army could not trap him.
However, it was too early to retreat from the tunnel at this time. In broad daylight, the Japs had defenders on the bridge. If they followed the tunnel to the river, they would definitely be discovered by the Japs.
If you want to retreat, you can only do so at night.
This afternoon, they must stop the Japanese army from advancing step by step, or break the Japanese army's siege.
The Japanese troops rearranged their deployment and used each ruin as a stronghold. After taking control of this ruin, they set up machine guns to cover their infantry in attacking the next ruin.
There is cover, there is attack, and the organization is orderly. The combat quality of the Japanese troops is also reflected at this time.
The little devils are the same old turtles that have not changed for thousands of years. They still use their offensive triangle formation when fighting in street battles.
Zhao Zhiguo and the others had fought with the Japanese army for so long, so they naturally knew how to defeat the Japanese attack.
As long as the machine guns in the rear are killed, the attacking Japanese troops lose the fire cover from the rear, and the infantry can handle the rest.
Zhao Zhiguo and Qin Dongsheng gathered two platoons of soldiers and brought grenades.
"Did you see the Japs' machine guns? The grenade fire covered them and destroyed their machine guns!"
The Japs' machine guns were knocked out, and the Japanese army's triangle offensive formation lost its core firepower support, and could only rely on the attacking infantry to charge forward.
At this time, the little devils did not realize that Zhao Zhiguo had already set their sights on them.
"Boom boom boom"
The grenadier soldiers fired several rounds in succession, and they all landed next to the Japanese machine guns. The Japanese machine guns did not even have a chance to replace the secondary shooter.
"Da da da"
As soon as the Japanese machine guns were knocked out, Zhao Zhiguo's machine guns came into use immediately, swiping at the Japanese soldiers on the flanks.
The little Japanese soldiers reacted quickly. They immediately looked for bunkers in the ruins and began to fire back at Zhao Zhiguo and his machine gunners.
With the heavy firepower of the machine guns, some Japanese troops were suppressed, but the Japanese troops had an advantage in strength and were able to counterattack their machine guns.
However, Zhao Zhiguo will definitely not give the Japanese army more opportunities. This is the best time to counterattack!
"Come on!"
Zhao Zhiguo took the lead in jumping out of the bunker and launched a counterattack against the Japanese army.
The little Japanese did not expect that at this time, the Chinese army would be able to charge against them.
Soldiers from both sides fought face to face at close range. They met on a narrow road and their bayonets were red.
Chapter completed!