bookrandom Chapter 658: Hit me hard, and take down the outer position of Niangziguan at all costs
Chapter 658: Hit me hard, and take down the outer position of Niangziguan at all costs
When the Japanese in Taiyuan city began to evacuate secretly, Lin Zhenhua was still fighting with the Japanese on the outskirts of Taiyuan city. In order to prevent the Japanese from getting enough rest even at night, Lin Zhenhua sent out two battalions of troops and launched dozens of night attacks. Aoki Jun'ichi was so angry that his face was crazy, but he had no other choice but to abandon some unimportant positions in order to hold on for a longer time.
"General, the enemy's attacks are too frequent. We have lost half of our positions. If we keep giving up like this, by daybreak, there will be only a few positions left that we can truly defend. By then, the enemy will only need one or two charges to take down all our positions." Ichiro Okahara persuaded anxiously.
Jun'ichi Aoki put down the telegram in his hand and replied coldly, "Mr. Okahara, we have no choice now. The commander just sent me a stern telegram, requiring us to hold out for ten days no matter what. With our current strength, we can hold out for three to five days, but ten days is really too much to ask."
"I appealed to the commander, but all I got was a reprimand. The two divisions in the city also refused to provide us with support. We are now truly isolated and helpless."
"I originally planned to ask for help from the defenders of Niangzi Pass, but Li Yunlong divided his troops to attack Niangzi Pass, which put the defenders of Niangzi Pass under great pressure and they were unable to provide us with any support at all!"
"We have no choice now. We can only fight the enemy to the death. Pass on my order. All squadrons must leave their positions immediately and launch a night attack on the enemy's positions. We must spare no effort to consume the enemy's manpower and offset the gap in weapons between us."
Junichi Aoki was forced into a desperate situation. In order to give an explanation to Yoshio Shinozuka, he could only order his troops to launch a full-scale night attack in an attempt to change the current unfavorable battle situation.
Under the order of Jun'ichi Aoki, the Japanese launched a large-scale counterattack, which was exactly what Lin Zhenhua wanted.
"Order the armored forces to immediately begin to retreat. The anti-aircraft battalion should increase its firepower and hit hard. We must beat back the Japanese's night raid tonight no matter what!"
"Captain Chu, tell your infantry to retreat immediately. Don't engage in close combat with the Japanese. If you do, the casualties will be too great. Just like what Lao Li often says, we won't do a business that will lose money. Human life is much more valuable than ammunition. Tell your soldiers to fight as hard as they can. Don't save ammunition!"
Chu Yunfei was not polite. He immediately ordered the 358th Regiment to launch a full-line counterattack. The entire front line was a battle of fighting and retreating, and it was not until the temporary defense line that they fought a positional war with the Japanese. The temporary front line dug out by the bulldozer inflicted huge casualties on the Japanese, forcing the Japanese night attack to stop.
"General, our enemy is too cunning. They have dug trenches in advance and deployed a large number of firepower points. With the help of flares, the enemy repelled our three rounds of night attacks. Our casualties are very heavy. There is no point in fighting any further. I request to stop the attack and withdraw from the battle!" Ichiro Okahara requested anxiously.
Jun'ichi Aoki was very unwilling, but he had to give the order to retreat. He knew very well that it was unnecessary to continue fighting and it would only increase casualties.
"Order the remaining troops to retreat immediately, leaving only six main positions to continue defending, and abandon all other positions."
In order to hold out for a few more days, Jun'ichi Aoki had to abandon most of the unimportant positions to increase the defensive strength of the last six main positions.
Three hours passed quickly. After daybreak, the air force launched another bombing operation against the Japanese positions, which caused the remaining Japanese and puppet soldiers to fall to the ground. The continuous bombing caused huge casualties to the puppet army. A large number of puppet soldiers secretly left the positions under the cover of darkness, which made Jun'ichi Aoki's troops even more stretched. In total, there were less than 3000 people.
After breakfast, Chu Yunfei went directly to the front line to observe the situation of the Japanese positions. After he understood the situation of the Japanese, he returned to the command center with peace of mind.
"College student, the situation is better than we expected. The Japanese now only have six positions left that have not been breached by us. We just need to work harder today and we can capture all the positions in the hands of the Japanese."
Lin Zhenhua put down the telescope in his hand, turned his head and replied: "Captain Chu, the Japanese troops defending the outer positions of Taiyuan City are not many, and we will have no problem taking them down in two days. I am not worried about the outer positions now, but Taiyuan City. Once the Japanese are determined to fight us in street battles, we are really no match for them."
"I was indeed a little too optimistic before. I didn't expect the Japanese to be so patient. If there is still no change in Taiyuan City in two days, we must prepare to evacuate in advance!"
"No matter whether Lao Li can take Niangzi Pass or not, we cannot continue to stalemate with the Japanese in Taiyuan City. Once the Japanese come to our senses, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to retreat!"
Chu Yunfei nodded in agreement and said, "College student, your judgment is not wrong. The Japanese are using Taiyuan City as bait. They want to take this opportunity to lure out our main force, and then attack from the center and eat us up in one bite. Their intentions are extremely vicious."
"If your fake plague plan can succeed, then the problems we are facing can be easily solved. But if it fails, we can only abandon Taiyuan City, otherwise we may be completely wiped out here!"
While the two were talking, the battle of Niangzi Pass was at a critical moment. Li Yunlong had not planned to launch a general offensive today, but the battle in Taiyuan City had been unclear, which made Li Yunlong feel under great pressure. He had to launch a general offensive in advance to change the current unfavorable situation.
"Hit me hard. Take down all the outer positions of Niangzi Pass at all costs!"
Under Li Yunlong's command, two bomber squadrons and one fighter squadron were all deployed in the attack on the defenders of Niangzi Pass. The enemy and our side started a fierce fight at Niangzi Pass, and the battle became white-hot as soon as it started.
The defenders stationed at Niangzi Pass used the terrain advantage to resist step by step, defeating Li Yunlong so much that he had no choice but to ask Lin Zhenhua for help again!