In fact, compared to his current proportion of casualties, which accounted for half of the troops before the battle started, the Japanese casualties in person were even more shocking. In close-range fierce battles at night, accuracy is not a decisive issue. Who has the weapon in his hand, and the rate of fire per unit time?
Quickly, whoever takes advantage will take advantage.
Moreover, Li He, who is quite self-aware, does not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army, which is what they are best at. He knows that although his automatic rifle has a fast rate of fire, the gun body is much shorter than the Japanese army's Type 38 rifle. Moreover,
He was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength. If he fought the Japanese army in hand-to-hand combat, which they were good at, he would only suffer the loss. Therefore, during the battle, he would rather retreat slightly than engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army.
As long as the Japanese army approached, they would be treated with a dense rain of bullets. With the cooperation of the superior infantry crossfire of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the more than 300 Japanese troops participating in the battle suffered more than 200 casualties in half a night. Especially due to the restrictions of the terrain,
The three-way battle for the yard, which could only be fought with fuel tactics, resulted in hundreds of casualties in one fell swoop.
It can be said that it is equivalent to a regular field squadron. For the entire Tongliao County, the small courtyard was crippled. At this time, whether it was the Japanese army in front of them or Li He who was clinging to the courtyard that had become ruins,
They were all at the end of their rope due to excessive blood loss.
The blood is about to drain, and the strength has been exhausted. Both sides are just relying on their own tenacious willpower to hold on, just staring across two small streets that are not very wide.
They are facing each other. Although they all know that their opponent's strength is running low, no one has the ability to completely defeat the opponent.
In addition to occasional rifle and machine gun fire, coupled with the explosion of grenades occasionally fired by the Japanese army, all offensive and defensive battles have stopped at Li He's location. Except for the still dense gunfire from other directions,
Apart from the noise, this place is relatively the calmest among all the battlefields in Tongliao County.
And after dawn, Li He's instructor, who had not heard from him since his departure, and the third company he led finally appeared, but the location was not right. The main force of the third company he led did not use Li He.
The opportunity created for him was to penetrate the Puppet Manchukuo County Government from behind, but hit the Puppet Manchukuo Tongliao Post Office farther to the southwest.
In other words, the third company led by this instructor went a little too far, not to mention too far. This is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that they encountered a mobile force of the Japanese army at the post office. Although
The Japanese troops encountered were not many, but they were entangled by this Japanese army and were unable to continue the in-depth assault or return to the target set by Li He.
After receiving the notification, Li He wanted to give himself a big mouth when faced with this situation. The problem he had been worried about finally appeared. This man actually led the troops astray. The Puppet Manchukuo County Government and the
Although Tongliao Post Office is not far away in terms of distance, it is in the southwest. In other words, the crossing distance is a bit too far.
Not only could they not give themselves any support, but they might have to coordinate the support of neighboring troops for him because they were too busy to take care of themselves. The location of the Tongliao County Government of the Puppet Manchuria was not far to the southwest of him. I asked him to make a direct detour.
Interleaved there is to have two points supporting each other.
Even with the Second Company advancing along the North Street of Tongliao County, they attacked the Puppet Manchukuo County Government from the north and east. At the same time, the three parties can support and coordinate with each other in operations that are not far apart.
As well as distracting the attention of the Japanese troops facing them so that they could not figure out the direction of their main attack.
At the same time, they dispersed the enemy's defensive forces and created opportunities for each other's neighbors. As a result, such a situation was now created. All the plans that I had painstakingly formulated before were completely in vain. In disguise, I and the remaining troops of the Second Company were
Forced to fight alone.
For Li He, who is now under great pressure, this is really not good news. The only thing that gives him some comfort now is the battle situation report just given by the division chief of staff. The troops of the 53rd Regiment in the north have fully broken through the Japanese defenses towards the north gate. They have already advanced.
By the time he reached Beishuncheng Street, he was already within easy reach of his original target, the Puppet Manchuria County Government.
Another company of about one company has already reached the Taishan Palace area not far from me. Although it is temporarily unable to coordinate its own operations because it does not know its direction, it still has some relief for its embarrassing situation.
of.
To the south, the main force of the Second Battalion, which had been strengthened by one engineer and one reconnaissance company from the division, had successively broken through the Japanese blockade. They advanced along the Central Street and South Street and had already reached the Huichang Shengyang Company in the center line of Tongliao County.
position. And compressed a considerable part of the Japanese army step by step towards the west city wall.
The most critical thing is that he launched an attack along North Street. It is also the second company with the most complete organization among the three companies in his hands. Now it has reached a distance of less than 200 meters from the Tongliao County Government of the Puppet Manchuria. And this news is undoubtedly
This is the best news he has received so far.
It's just that even when the attack was launched, the second company was fully equipped and supported by recoilless rifles and 12mm machine guns. After all, there was only one company, and they were responsible for the most concentrated and complete fortifications of the Japanese army.
The main direction of the attack was in the fierce battle last night. The casualties were not light, and the current strength of the troops was seriously insufficient. Under the desperate blocking of the Japanese army, follow-up attacks were already weak.
In fact, if Li He hadn't taken the opportunity to do this, he would have attracted all the main Japanese troops in the eastern half of North Street to his side. The second company of only one company would not have been able to reach this position anyway. One company
The troops were so capable that they could achieve such great results in one night under the full force of the Japanese army.
Originally, according to Li He's idea, the Second Company was actually responsible for a feint attack, attracting the attention of the Japanese defenders on the eastern half of North Street, so that he could lead the rest of his troops to penetrate behind the Japanese army. However, he did not expect that due to the execution,
Some of his mistakes actually caused the Second Company, which was originally a feint attack, to make the biggest progress.
It's just that although the Second Company made rapid progress, due to the limitations of its troops, it was not possible to completely eliminate the small group of Japanese troops behind it. Behind the Second Company, there were still a large number of small groups of Japanese troops remaining. And these remained in large numbers behind them.
The small group of Japanese troops still posed a considerable threat to the Second Company.
After hesitating for a long time, Li He finally picked up the walkie-talkie and asked the instructor in an extremely tough tone to get rid of the entanglement of the Japanese troops at all costs and move closer to the Second Company. At all costs, Li He emphasized three words:
All over. As for the instructor's feelings over there, he didn't care to think about it.
What he now knows is that if he doesn't think of ways to increase the strength of the Second Company, the Second Company, which has already suffered more than half of its casualties after a hard battle all night, may even be in danger of being outflanked by the Japanese troops regrouping behind them. If it weren't for the brother troops in the north, they would have also defeated the Puppet Manchukuo.
The area near the Tongliao County Government distracted the Japanese army's attention and strength.
If the small group of Japanese troops that had been dispersed had not been able to gather because they were too scattered. In addition, the subsequent troops from the division had successively entered Tongliao City to participate in the battle, which also attracted the attention of this part of the Japanese army. Then the Second Company is now
Not only could they not gain the upper hand, they were already in a critical situation.
Once the second company was surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army, he had previously made a plan to use the first company under his command to attract the attention of the surrounding Japanese troops. The second company and the third company would intersperse the north and south and penetrate directly into the puppet Manchuria County government, the core of the Japanese defense in the entire Tongliao city.
Not to mention turning everything over.
Even the impact on the entire battle situation in Tongliao City is quite fatal. The Japanese troops who are no longer threatening the front line of North Street can fully meet the brother troops coming from the north. In this way, the entire battle situation north of Central Street will be in a stalemate.
This will undoubtedly greatly delay the time and process of capturing Tongliao.
So when Li He said these words, his tone was quite strong. It made people feel that he was not communicating with his instructor, but reprimanding his subordinates. If he hadn't maintained a trace of calmness in his mind, he even wanted to
Directly remove the instructor's command authority.
Although Li He was very reluctant to do this, he still knew the reason why fighter planes are fleeting. The most critical Second Company, which suffered more than half of its casualties, would be under siege by the superior Japanese army if reinforcements could not be received within a short period of time.
He might even be unable to protect himself. As the commander of a battalion, it was impossible for him to accept that his entire company would be destroyed in the current battle situation.
Putting down the microphone in his hand, Li He almost felt regretful. Even though he knew that the instructor had no actual front-line combat command experience, he still agreed to his idea of following the Third Company. If after the sacrifice of the Third Company Commander, even the general
If the third company was handed over to the company's instructor, the current situation would not have arisen.
Experience, this is the price of lack of practical experience and emergency response experience. This instructor is too dogmatic. He has told him that no matter what means he takes, he must find a reliable guide. Because even if the girl in front of him performs well, after all, he still has
Without strict political review, it was impossible for him to disclose the entire interleaving plan according to discipline.
And even if it can provide so-called route guidance, when there is no map and you are fighting at night in an unfamiliar area, there will be deviations of one kind or another, and the results are unreliable. When you are actually taking action, find a reliable guide.
Leading the way is the best choice. Not only can you avoid a lot of unnecessary mistakes, but you will also avoid such deviations when executing the plan.
Although the instructor there did not tell the reason for the deviation, Li He still roughly guessed it. He believed that this situation must be because his instructor was too dogmatic and was unwilling to violate mass discipline. He would rather go around in the dark.
He is not willing to touch randomly, and he is not willing to temporarily force a common person to lead the way for him.
I, a veteran, got lost in a maze-like alley. If I hadn't found a guide, I'm afraid I'd still be wandering there and unable to gather my troops. What's more, the instructor who has no actual combat experience and is a pure battlefield novice? I'm afraid it's better than
I will be even more embarrassed.
I just regret that it is too late now. The problem is how to make up for the mistakes and make up for the lost time. But now that he has died with no troops to send, all he can do now is to order the third company to get rid of the enemy at all costs.
The Japanese army was trying its best to move closer to the Second Company. This was the only solution I could think of and the only measure I could take.
But what will be the result of the execution there? With the previous lessons, Li He is not sure whether his deployment can be successful. Fortunately, the brother troops in the north have also reached the vicinity of the Puppet Manchukuo County Government. The Second Company
The possibility of being surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army is extremely slim. This is probably the most fortunate thing for Li He right now.