Chapter 401 The first sleepless night
The sudden sound of artillery bombardment in the south of the city undoubtedly deepened the concerns of the defenders stationed in the city. Nowadays, the scale and strength of the rebellious armed forces that can possess artillery will not be too weak. This also means that someone has set his sights on Luzhou City.
Fortunately, there are not many people living in the city. In addition to the few local tyrants and evil gentry who surrendered to the Japanese, there are also families of the puppet army. For the task force that launched the shelling, they don’t have to worry too much about accidental injuries.
After several rounds of artillery attacks, many buildings in the southern part of the city were also blown up. Although not many Japanese soldiers were killed, many Japanese and puppet troops were still injured. Only when the artillery squadrons in the city counterattacked, the Japanese soldiers had the time to treat the wounded.
Compared with the injured Japanese, all the Japanese can be properly treated. Most of the injured puppet soldiers can only accept their fate and find ways to treat them themselves. Under normal circumstances, the Japanese are reluctant to waste precious medicines on the treatment of ordinary puppet soldiers.
Perhaps this is why many puppet troops are unwilling to work hard during battles. Because these puppet troops know that once they are injured on the battlefield, their lives will be over. Not only will they not be treated, they may be kicked out of the puppet army.
The Japanese will not want people who have no value!
Seeing the wounded Japanese soldiers being carried away, the same injured puppet army, the Japanese soldiers responsible for abolition of wounded soldiers pretended not to see them. Many puppet soldiers couldn't help complaining: "M, they really don't treat us as human beings!"
"When did they treat us as humans? Forget it! Be patient! When we fight again, we should stay away. If we really want to be beaten to death, then it would be better. If we are beaten to death for half of our lives, that would be a disaster!"
The difference in treatment may lead to complaints from the puppet army, and the Japanese commanders must also know about this. But in the eyes of the Japanese army, their original intention of forming the Imperial Army was to let these Imperial Army act as thugs and cannon fodder for them.
As long as the officers of the Imperial Army are well won, ordinary soldiers don’t care at all. In the final analysis, many Japanese soldiers also look down on these Imperial Army soldiers who are recruited, and think that these soldiers have no backbone.
Usually, ordinary Japanese soldiers can insult the officers of the Imperial Army at will. This difference in rank also makes the status of the Imperial Army even more embarrassing. This may be why the puppet army often rebels and uprisings.
When he learned that the shelling outside the city had stopped, the Japanese garrison commander stationed in Luzhou City also said seriously: "You guys, what do you think of the previous shelling? What do you think you need to do in response to the current situation?"
As the commander of a city garrison, the Japanese colonel had a great power. However, when it comes to combat analysis, the colonel was still willing to discuss and analyze with his subordinates. The colonel still knew the reason why one person was short of intelligence.
What's more, after this day, the situation in Anhui Province became extremely strange. The Japanese colonel always felt that a big storm was about to sweep the entire Anhui Province. But if you think about it carefully, he felt it was unlikely. There was no main force of the national army in Anhui Province.
Where the main force of the National Army exists, there are also the main divisions of the Japanese army. In Anhui Province, the Japanese army deployed a lot of troops. However, there are frequent chaos in Chucheng and Luzhou are not peaceful, which is indeed worthy of vigilance.
Facing the colonel's inquiry, the captain of the Central Corps soon said: "Grand Colonel, our guards have checked the enemy situation on the periphery of the city defense before, and have not found any signs of large troops siege. Can we send troops out of the city to reconnaissance?"
"The situation outside the city is unknown, and you will be rashly dispatched troops out of the city to reconnaise, and you will likely be ambushed!"
The colonel still chose to refuse the suggestion of sending troops out of the city to reconnaissance. In the colonel's opinion, no matter whether there are ambushes outside the city, as long as he guards Luzhou City, there will be no big mistake.
Besides, he had just lost the strength of two squadrons in the afternoon, and now the city was bombarded again. This shows that the attacker lurking outside the city has the ability to wipe out one of his squadrons. He can't send a brigade out to send troops to reconnaissance, right?
There are many troops sent, and the enemies hiding in the dark will not come out at all. There are few troops sent, and they are likely to be ambushed by unknown armed forces outside the city. For this concern, it is also a very wise choice for the Japanese colonel to refuse to send reconnaissance troops.
When discussing whether troops need to be sent to reinforce Chucheng, an officer soon said: "Your Excellency Colonel, if you want to stabilize the situation in Chucheng, you must send at least one infantry brigade of troops. Too few reinforcements will not play any role at all."
There are too few troops sent and they will not play any role at all. To stabilize the chaotic situation in Chucheng, at least one infantry brigade needs to be sent. At this moment, there is only one infantry registrar in Luzhou City.
After the infantry brigade is drawn, what should we do if the safety of Luzhou is done? If the territory of Luzhou is safe, it would be fine to draw an infantry brigade in a short time. The problem is that there are enemies outside Luzhou City, so how dare the defenders in the city divide their troops?
"Can we send troops to reinforce Chucheng in the Soviet Union?"
"This is a report from the higher level! After the superiors pursue it, who will bear the responsibility? Forget it! Regarding the situation in Chucheng, we will temporarily order the defenders in Chucheng to guard the enemy strictly and not attack without permission.
After the special high school class investigates the situation clearly, we will find ways to suppress those rebel armed forces. The most important thing is to find out the rebel armed forces in the territory. If these rebel armed forces are not eliminated, our controlled area will continue to be in chaos!"
The power of the Japanese colonel could not be used to dispatch reinforcements from the Soviet province. Even if reinforcements were needed, they could only be reported to the division commander, and the division commander reported to the dispatching army headquarters. The colonel reported directly, which would be a step further!
Although the situation is complicated at this stage, the Japanese colonel still feels that it is not time to alarm the front line troops. If they fail to control the local situation and affect the battle of the main front line troops, then the responsibility he needs to bear will be even greater.
When the Japanese colonel summoned his subordinates to discuss matters, Hu Biao, who was staying in the temporary camp outside the city, ordered the team members who had no combat mission to start resting. As for the combat plan to harass Luzhou City, Hu Biao believed that Xu Sandao would complete it well.
The main force of the task force began to rest and wait for subsequent combat missions. However, the reconnaissance team and sniper team lurking outside Luzhou City were still active. After the shelling in the south of the city, the reconnaissance team moved to the east of the city.
After firing the position of setting up artillery, Xu Sandao looked at the time and said, "There are all, rest for two hours! After two hours, continue to launch the shelling. You can rest with peace of mind, and there is a sniper team to guard us!"
"Yes, squadron leader!"
For the soldiers of the reconnaissance team, they are used to rest anytime and anywhere. This kind of gap-like rest can also ensure that they still maintain sufficient physical strength and energy when performing reconnaissance missions.
When the reconnaissance team started to rest, the snipers of the sniper team began to become active. Bullets in guns were fired from time to time around Luzhou City. In most cases, a Japanese devil was shot dead when the gunshots sounded.
Listening to the cold gunfire sounds coming from time to time outside the city, the Japanese and puppet troops who were staying in the city naturally did not dare to rest with confidence. Many Japanese Japanese who were guarding the city tower were even more nervously watching the night outside the city wall.
"Baga! How many sharpshooters are there outside the city? They don't attack and specialize in shooting cold guns. What are their intentions?"
Faced with the sniper team's cold guns, the Japanese who were on duty on the city wall were also very troubled. Compared to the sniper team hiding in the dark, the officers and soldiers who were guarding were in the open and high places, and they would be killed if they were not careful.
Even though there were not much casualties, the threat hidden under his nose still made the Japanese feel uncomfortable. Some Japanese machine gunners couldn't help but pull the trigger of the heavy machine gun in their hands towards the corner where the fire was coming out of the city.
Most of the snipers who were hiding in the dark to hunt down the Japanese on the city wall were not worried about the counterattack of the city wall. Although the range of heavy machine guns is relatively long, the Japanese machine gunners also shoot blindly when the lights are dark.
Most of the sniper team members who participated in the sniper tonight would fire one shot and change the place. When the heavy machine guns fired, there would be no one in the place where the sniper team members lurked. The bullets that hit that nearby would naturally be wasted.
Even when facing these angry heavy machine gunners, the snipers who were hiding outside the city were responsible for sniping, they would also lock in the heavy machine gunners who were shooting. In the eyes of the snipers, the Japanese who shot outside the city clearly wanted to be a living target!
Listening to the messy gunfire sounds coming from near the city wall, how could the Japanese and puppet troops staying in the city rest with peace of mind! Even though they knew that the attackers outside the city were only using cold guns, the defenders in the city still did not dare to open the city gate casually and go out.
"Bageya Road! After dawn, you must pull out these damn guys and kill them all!"
Perhaps we knew that the searchlights on the city wall provided lighting references for attackers outside the city. Even the Japanese who were responsible for defending the city did not dare to stand under the light easily. In this way, the sniper team also found that there were fewer targets that could be shot.
Taking this opportunity, the captain of the sniper team also said in time: "Sleep in groups! While guarding the movements of the Japanese on the city wall, if the team members on duty see a chance, they will shoot! Let the Japanese know that we are still outside the city!"
"Yes, team leader!"
When the sniper team reduced the number of sniper kills, the Japanese and puppet troops guarding in the city breathed a little relieved. Just when they felt that they could finally take the opportunity to rest, the reconnaissance team, which had been resting for two hours, started the operation again.
Looking at Luzhou City shrouded in the quiet night, Xu Sandao woke up with a smile and said, "The old rules are that each person has a box of shells, and they will be transferred after they are shot. Go to the next place and let's continue to rest!"
"Yes, squadron leader!"
When mortar shells fell on the city wall in the east, the Japanese and puppet troops guarding the city wall were instantly awakened and even ran away quickly. Countless sounds of "enemy attacks" sounded among the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall.
Chapter completed!