I'm killing enemies with my sword and exploding equipment

Chapter 924 There are still ten thousand people!

With just one telegram from Li Yunlong, all the regiments in northwestern Shanxi took prompt action. Of course, the Special Forces Regiment was unaware of this.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the battalion commanders of each battalion gathered at Yang Yuanshan's temporary command post.

After two days of fighting, everyone's faces were covered in gunpowder, their hair was tangled up, and it was so dirty that it was unbearable to look at.

But when everyone met, they couldn't stop smiling.

The battle went much more smoothly than they expected!
Now that they met, they naturally started bragging to each other.

One said that he killed 800 Japanese soldiers casually, and the other said that he accidentally defeated an entire regiment.

Let this small command center become bustling with activity.

……

At about 7:5, Yang Yuanshan saw that everyone was present. He coughed twice to make them shut up, and then reminded them loudly:

"Comrades, the battle is not over yet, so don't be too happy too soon!

If anyone capsizes in the gutter, I will kill him!"

"Yes! Captain!"

Everyone's faces turned grim and they immediately stood at attention to answer.

……

After giving these arrogant soldiers a warning, Yang Yuanshan continued:
"I don't have a place to sit here, so everyone should stand and report the situation of each battalion. Battalion 1 goes first."

"Yes!"

First Battalion Commander Xu Wei stood up.

Then he spoke:
"In the past two days, our first battalion has lost a total of 535 soldiers and 672 were seriously injured."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he dropped a bombshell, which instantly made Han Yang, the former battalion commander and regiment chief of staff, angry.

A battalion originally had a total of 1500 people, but now more than 1200 of them are gone. This is no different from a complete annihilation, right?
What about playing? ! !
He quickly asked:
"Xu Wei, you are right, right?
How could there be so many casualties?
Didn't you lose more than 300 people yesterday and seriously injure more than 500 people?"

Xu Wei also knew that his data was outrageous, and his face turned red, but he could only bite the bullet and explain:

"Chief of Staff, this morning we were bombed by Japanese planes and suffered heavy losses.

In addition, Tang Changmao's Third Company blocked the Japanese outside the East City Gate and suffered heavy casualties. "

After hearing what he said, Han Yang suddenly fell silent.

Second Battalion Commander He Yunfu asked worriedly:

"Old Xu, doesn't that mean there are only two or three hundred people left in your camp?
Can we still defend Xigang Mountain?"

As the only commanding height in the north of Qubei County, everyone present was well aware of the importance of Xigang Mountain.

That's why He Yunfu had this question.

Xu Wei quickly replied:

“It’s okay.

The team leader gave us 500 more people early this morning.

Now there are still seven or eight hundred people in our entire battalion!
Still able to fight! "

The situation of the first battalion also shocked Yang Yuanshan.

He didn't expect that in this battle, the battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness would suffer the greatest losses.

Arrangements immediately:
"Xu Wei, I will add another 500 men to your battalion tomorrow. Your battalion will stay on Xigang Mountain. When you are free, dig trenches and anti-gun holes to prepare for the next major battle."

"Yes!"

Xu Wei agreed immediately.

Zhan Haishan asked quickly:

"Captain, are you worried that the Japanese will have a large number of reinforcements coming out of Jinyang City?"

"Hard to say."

Yang Yuanshan shook his head.

Then explained:
“However, the location of Xigang Mountain is not only a key place to block the Japanese reinforcements from Jinyang City, but also the key to protecting our eastward retreat to Qixia Town.

We must hold it firmly, and never let it go, even if we die!"

After hearing what he said, everyone nodded.

I secretly admire Yang Yuanshan for preparing to retreat before the battle was even over.

……

After arranging the first battalion, Yang Yuanshan looked at the second battalion.

He Yunfu immediately stepped forward to report:

"Commander, our Second Battalion lost 355 soldiers and 473 were seriously injured."

"My goodness, this loss is not small, more than half of them were killed or wounded."

Yang Yuanshan sighed.

"The main reason is that Xu Erfei from the Third Company suffered heavy casualties. Also, when the Japanese planes came to bomb today, the Japanese soldiers at the south gate rushed out frantically, causing us some trouble."

He Yunfu explained.

Yang Yuanshan nodded and looked at the third battalion commander Wang Quanfa.

"In our third battalion, 293 were killed and 252 were seriously injured."

The Third Battalion still had 70% of its combat power, and Yang Yuanshan was still very satisfied. He nodded and signaled to the Fourth Battalion Commander Li Dahe.

Li Dahe's face didn't look good, but he still came out to report:

"Commander, our Fourth Battalion has 461 casualties and 537 serious injuries."

This was another incident where 70 to 80 percent of the casualties were suffered, and some were almost disabled. Everyone present felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Li Dahe added:
"With the addition of 500 men this morning, our battalion now has more than 900 men.

We can still keep fighting!"

Yang Yuanshan was well aware that the Fourth Battalion encountered an attack from more than two regiments of Japanese troops, which was why it suffered such heavy losses.

He nodded slightly, said nothing, and looked at the fifth battalion commander Zhao Tietou.

……

After understanding the situation of each camp, Yang Yuanshan was basically satisfied. After two days of fierce fighting, the original 2000-man special forces regiment suffered heavy losses, with more than 3000 people killed and more than seriously injured.

But even if the entire group is added together, there are still more than 10,000 people!

Mountain artillery, infantry guns, anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, guns and ammunition, etc., after being replenished by Yang Yuanshan during the battle, were not much less than before the war.

After going through bloody battles, many recruits became veterans and their combat effectiveness was even improved a lot.

All in all, the current special forces regiment has at least 80% to 90% of the combat effectiveness of the special forces regiment before the war!

So he immediately arranged:
"Comrades, I have decided to eat up all the Japanese in Qubei County tomorrow!
Completely capture this county and make the 33rd Division’s number disappear completely!

At that time, I want to see how the old devil Okamura never withdraws his troops from central Hebei!"

Hearing his words, the battalion commanders present couldn't help but become very excited, their eyes full of anticipation and fighting spirit.

However, the Third Battalion Commander Wang Quanfa was not as optimistic as the others. He frowned and reminded:

"Captain, there are at least several thousand Japanese soldiers in the city!

We want to eat them all in one day, but I'm afraid it will be difficult.

Although we have a huge firepower advantage, if the Japanese are hiding in the house, we can only clear them out bit by bit, which will take a long time.

If we have to resolve the battle within one day, our losses will be huge!"

“This is the main reason why I called you all here today.

Let’s plan how to fight tomorrow’s battle!
I want to take over the county quickly, but at the same time, we want to minimize our losses!"

Yang Yuanshan admired Wang Quanfa's calmness very much.

He felt that among the several infantry battalion commanders under his command, He Yunfu and Wang Quanfa were unique in their abilities.

Li Dahe and Xu Wei are in the next tier.

As for Zhao Tietou, his qualifications are unique.

……

Seeing that Yang Yuanshan wanted both, Wang Quanfa understood instantly that Yang Yuanshan was already confident enough, so he stopped talking and waited quietly for him to speak.

Of course, Yang Yuanshan couldn't waste time procrastinating, so he continued:
“My idea is this:
First: Our machine guns were deployed on the city walls, with a range of up to four or five thousand meters to destroy all visible Japanese barricades.

As long as a large group of Japanese dare to show up, Guo Youqing, your gunners must open fire immediately and scatter them!"

"Yes!"

Guo Youqing already knew what he was thinking and had already deployed his own artillery, so he nodded immediately.

"Second: Tomorrow, each battalion will advance into the city from the four city gates simultaneously, clearing out the Japanese invaders house by house and alley by alley.

Every time they captured a house, they would set up heavy machine guns on the rooftops, walls and other commanding heights to control the situation.

As long as any Japanese dare to show up, shoot them without regard for the loss of ammunition!
Our general-purpose machine guns are light enough and there are enough of them. It won't be a problem to control the whole city little by little!"

Yang Yuanshan continued.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Haishan hurriedly asked:

"Captain, the Japanese are very accurate with their guns. If they attack from a distance of several hundred meters, our casualties will be huge."

“That brings me to my third point.”

Yang Yuanshan signaled him to stay calm.

Then he looked at the tank company commander Kong Dacheng:

"Dacheng, your tank company has completed its mission beautifully over the past two days, and I am very satisfied.

But tomorrow will be your life-and-death test.

Tanks are not only useful in field raids, you also have to stand up in urban street fighting!"

Kong Dacheng was naturally very happy to hear Yang Yuanshan's praise, and he immediately patted his chest and promised:

"Captain, tell me, what do you want us to do?
We guarantee we’ll get the job done! "

"Tomorrow, your company will be divided into four groups, with two tanks in each group. You will enter the city from the four city gates and serve as shields and mobile fire points for our infantry, covering them in clearing out the Japanese invaders!

This time, you must do a good job of infantry-tank coordination.

On the one hand, we must stop the Japanese sneak attacks on the infantry.

On the other hand, you must also have your infantry protect your tanks to prevent the Japanese from getting close with explosive packs and blowing up your tracks."

"Understood! Our tank company will never give the Japanese any chance!"

"it is good!"

Yang Yuanshan nodded, and then arranged for the guard battalion commander Wang Ye:
"Wang Ye, send Xizi's sniper company out tomorrow and have them ambush at various commanding heights to suppress the Japanese's counterattack!

Anyone who dares to show his head will be beaten!"

"Yes!"

Wang Ye quickly agreed.

"Do you have any questions, guys?"

Yang Yuanshan looked around at everyone and asked.

"no!"

Everyone shouted in unison, rubbing their hands, eager to take action immediately.

They all felt that Yang Yuanshan's arrangements were very appropriate and thorough.

The Japanese devils have absolutely no way to survive under this multi-level and three-dimensional attack!
After all, no matter how strong their fighting will is, they cannot compete with artillery fire, tanks and bullets!

……

Seeing the high morale of the cadres, Yang Yuanshan was naturally very satisfied, and finally emphasized:
"In tomorrow's operation, I ask you to eliminate the Japanese as quickly as possible while minimizing casualties!

To avoid other accidents!
In addition, tonight, arrange sentries to prevent the Japanese from counterattacking!"

"understand!"

"Then let's adjourn the meeting. I'll be waiting for your victory report tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

……

(End of this chapter)