As the night fades, a faint ray of dawn has slowly appeared from the eastern horizon!
In this season, the sun rises very early. It’s only four or five o’clock in the morning, and it’s already dawn!
Lijianao Village, a small village with only a few dozen households, is now nothing but ruins. Strictly speaking, this originally inconspicuous small village can be removed from the map!
In the five-hour battle, the Japanese dropped a large number of artillery shells in an area with a radius of several miles, and launched one wave after another, leaving almost no chance for Lei Jiandong to breathe!
Lei Jiandong could see that the Japanese were going crazy this time and were quite desperate. This suddenly increased his defensive pressure a lot, and the number of casualties among his troops also greatly increased!
Although they have an advantage in terms of weapons and equipment, after all, the opponent's troops have a large number of people. Even if they use human sea tactics, they cannot be easily dealt with!
What's more, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is also relatively strong, which cannot be matched by those warlord troops!
At dawn, the Japanese attack finally stopped. It seemed that the enemy was tired and needed a rest!
After the gunfire subsided, Lei Jiandong slowly raised his extremely tired eyelids from behind the fortifications and looked outside the position!
On the battlefield about more than 200 meters away, there were dead bodies everywhere, including those of Japanese soldiers and those of the Second Squadron of Longyi Squadron. They were densely packed all over the battlefield. In some places where the battle was fierce, even corpses were found.
Stacked together, they formed a hill of flesh and blood!
The blood flowed down the corpses and gathered on the ground toward low-lying areas along the terrain. The blood of many corpses gathered into small lakes, and the area expanded as more blood was added.
The air is filled with the burnt smell of burning wood. Of course, it is also filled with the special smell of burnt human bodies. Smelling it makes people feel like their stomachs are churning. If it weren't for the fact that they had already burned their stomachs since last night
It’s hard to vomit out the contents after digestion, so many people will probably squat on the ground and vomit happily!
In addition to the burnt smell, the most profound thing is the sweet smell of blood. It is a very special feeling, as if it is sticky and greasy. When it is floating in the air, everything it encounters will immediately
Surround it and cling tightly to it!
This smell has long been attached to people's clothes, and it feels sticky and uncomfortable when worn. If it is paired with broken human flesh, those who can safely finish a meal in the next few days will definitely be eaten by soldiers.
We respect him as a master!
The soil on the ground is warm, exudes a pungent smell of gunpowder smoke, and is mixed with metal debris!
The Japanese have dumped a large number of artillery shells on this land. Naturally, they have to behave in this soil. Grab a handful of soil and you will find that you can find dozens of shrapnel in the soil without picking it up. If this scene were seen by a blacksmith,
Seeing this, it’s strange that I fainted because I wasn’t happy!
However, Lei Jiandong's heart was very heavy!
From the beginning of the blocking battle to now, it has lasted for five hours. There is only half an hour left from the five and a half hours finally determined by Captain Duan Ying. It is said that the hope of victory in the mission has been seen.
In fact, Lei Jiandong understands that his team has reached its limit. Whether it is ammunition consumption or the physical strength of the personnel, they have all been consumed in the first five hours. The remaining half hour will be the most difficult. Suffered.
In comparison, the Japanese 16th Regiment is much better. Their large number of troops can attack in rotation. When a troop is seriously attrited, it will be withdrawn to rest, and then a well-prepared troop will be sent up to continue the fierce attack. In this way, Come, you can get a good rest, thus ensuring a strong combat effectiveness.
Under the circumstances, Lei Jiandong and the others had obviously accelerated their reduction in numbers from half an hour ago, and now they have suffered more than 160 casualties!
Lei Jiandong believes that in the next battle, the Japanese attack will be even more crazy, and the casualties of his team will continue to increase, and the battle will become more and more difficult!
However, he has no intention of backing down. Even if the team is wiped out, he will still complete the mission!
"I, Lei Jiandong, have said what I have said, and I will definitely do it!" Secretly making up his mind, Lei Jiandong had already walked around the trench and returned to his position.
After turning this circle, Lei Jiandong discovered that the first line of defense had basically been filled by the Japanese, and more than half of the soldiers in the first unit had been killed or injured, and they didn't have much energy left. The second line of defense also had Some damage, but not serious!
He is now thinking whether he should give up the first line of defense and then retreat to the second line of defense to defend. In this way, with the advantage of the fortifications, the retreating first detachment can join forces with the second detachment to enhance the defensive strength of the defense line!
However, there are disadvantages in doing so, that is, after abandoning the defense line, the Japanese can quickly occupy the first line of defense and then build fortifications. At the same time, the cross-section of the attack will also increase, and the pressure on the second line of defense will be much greater than before. few.
Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, which made Lei Jiandong unable to choose for a while!
After thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons, Lei Jiandong finally adopted the tactic of shrinking the defense line and concentrated his efforts on defense!
Sure enough, with the contraction of Lei Jiandong's front, the Japanese quickly occupied the first line of defense they had just defended, built temporary fortifications on the basis of the long-destroyed fortifications, and then prepared to launch an attack based on them!
Faced with the Japanese aggression, Lei Jiandong ordered the fourth detachment as a reserve to sneak in from the left and right wings to harass and destroy the Japanese troops, so that the Japanese could not concentrate on preparations and win for the troops. time!
Because of Lei Jiandong's order, the third detachment was divided into four combat groups, and they were ordered to work in teams of two to move freely and harass the Japanese!
Suddenly, chaotic gunshots rang out from all around the Japanese troops. The team members relied on their newly learned tactics to harass the Japanese soldiers. From time to time, they made sneak attacks and then retreated, causing the Japanese soldiers to become chaotic for a while!
Looking at the chaotic Japs troops, Lei Jiandong was moved several times and wanted to lead a team to attack, but he held back later. He understood that the chance of success if he rushed out like that was too low!
Just like in the TV series "Bright Sword", the chance of being lucky enough to kill the Japanese leader in a head-on breakout is one in 10,000, and you will wake up laughing when you fall asleep.
The harassment by the scouts caused the Japs to be confused for a while, but soon they stabilized themselves and sent out their own reconnaissance troops to start a tit-for-tat battle with the second brigade of the Dragon Wings.
In this way, the effect of the harassment is gradually weakened, but this has achieved Lei Jiandong's purpose of delaying time!
At this time, there were less than twenty minutes left before the five and a half hours required by the mission.