It was in such a cruel attack that the two infantry platoons on the front line on China lost 20 soldiers, 8 of whom were killed on the spot, half of the 12 wounded soldiers were seriously injured, and 6 soldiers who were slightly injured but not off the line of fire helped hand grenades in the trenches and put bullets in magazines.

In addition to the previous battle damage, the three infantry platoons on the entire hillside position plus the fire support platoon totaled 180 people, with more than 50 casualties, and the casualties rate was as high as more than 20%.

At this time, it was just the second round of attacks by the Jing'an Army.

If the damage continued like this, perhaps they would not last until evening, and the two infantry companies on the No. 3 Highland plus a fire support platoon would be exhausted.

"Company Commander of the Guard, we need fire support. If not, let the reserve team go on!" Cai Yongguan yelled while pulling the trigger fiercely at the Japanese army.

Wei Donglai's face twitched, but he still shook his head firmly.

Although he had never experienced the study of a regular military academy, he learned about when to use the reserve team in Jiepai Village from the division commander and Tang Dao. He must not use the reserve team until the morale of the front-line troops collapsed.

That is the last force used for resistance on the high ground. Pull them up and it is the time for a decisive battle.

But now, the Jing'an Army has just launched the second round of attack and has used the reserve team. Even if it can repel this attack, what about the next time?

"Sir! Please ask the command center for mortar support! Brothers have suffered too much losses!" A lieutenant platoon leader who was responsible for carrying the wounded and carrying the bodies of the wounded almost cried.

The soldiers who fought bravely were suffering, but for the reserve teams responsible for bandaging the wounded, the psychological pressure was also huge.

Death is just a matter of a moment, and all pain and concerns disappear.

But for the living, what they need to face is the bloody wounds caused by shrapnel and bullets, and the confused soldiers begging for a shot to give themselves a happy or strong survival.

No matter which one is, it is an unparalleled torment for a person with a normal mentality.

Most of the medicines carried in the army are hemostatic powder purchased from Yunnan, but those with a little bit of battlefield experience know that what is the use of just stopping bleeding?

The vast majority of seriously injured people, even if they do not die of excessive blood loss, will basically die one by one within three days.

Because of this era, there are no antibiotics.

Bacterial infection is the biggest killer of the wounded.

The second lieutenant who had been in the army for several years was considered a veteran, but he rarely experienced such a bloody battlefield. His hard nerves were almost broken by dozens of bloody bodies.

"No, the second Japanese are too close to us now. Do you think our mortar really has eyes? It's not that time for both sides to suffer." Wei Donglai's cheeks were bulging high, and he also refused the second lieutenant's request.

As the commander, Wei Donglai was also suffering from great pain due to the damage to the war, but reason reminded him that he must remain calm enough.

The battlefield tests the strong will of the soldiers and the commander's mind.

Just as Tang Dao talked to them after the war: "No matter how brave one person is, he is only ten enemies! The mind is what you who lead the troops need the most."

He lifted a rifle anxiously, rushed to the battle position, aimed at the foot of the mountain and fired a shot. Jing'an Jun, who was hiding behind the bushes and secretly firing at the side, collapsed limply.

Although the unburned bushes blocked Jing'an Jun's figure, the smoke rising after the gunfire was too obvious, and the bushes could not block bullets.

Perhaps it was the shooting of the enemy that aroused some inspiration from Wei Donglai, and a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind: "Company Commander Cai, order the brothers to hold on for another five minutes, and then abandon the No. 1 position and retreat to the No. 2 position in five minutes."

"Company Commander Wei, this was exchanged for the lives of dozens of brothers." Cai Yongguan glared habitually.

The blood of dozens of brothers was scattered on this position, so how could they be easily discarded? The red-eyed Cai Yongguan's behavior was not surprising at all.

If it weren't for Wei Donglai's magical 20 minutes ago that the Japanese artillery would have attacked and convinced Cai Yongguan, the irritable Cai Yongguan might not have questioned this way, but cursed.

"When you went to the high ground, did you Company Commander Cai specifically ask Commander Tang to apply for explosives? Now is the time for you Company Commander Cai to show off your skills. Let these two Japanese devils know that even if you don't have any cannons, you can still send bombs to their heads."

Wei Donglai also stared at Cai Yongguan, and a light called danger jumped in his pupils, like the green light shining in the darkness of a wolf.

That kind of danger, even Cai Yongguan, who had chopped a man into two pieces without frowning, had a cold frown on his vest.

Then, it was a joy!

His old business comes in handy.

In the telescope of Colonel Yunshan Takeuchi, although the soldiers of the First Brigade of the Jing'an Army suffered a lot of losses, they were still tenaciously approaching the Chinese position little by little.

On the other hand, although the Chinese defenders on the defensive positions still have heavy machine gun fire points, the broken fortifications that were ravaged by artillery twice before, could no longer provide them with sufficient protection.

Several grenade launchers teams had already found their place and launched continuous attacks. The continuous explosions prevented their firepower from being continuous, and they could not suppress the infantry scattered in front of the wide positions.

The reason why Chinese positions can support them until now is because they are equipped with a lot of mausoleum guns and submachine guns.

To be honest, if the Chinese had not replaced the flat and open area of ​​the North China Plain because of their terrain advantages, Takeuchi Yunshan would not care about German submachine guns that could shoot continuously but had a range of only a hundred meters at most and had a very unstable ballistic trajectory.

His subordinates could easily suppress them on the position with light and heavy machine guns, and then kill them with rifles 200 meters away, without having to worry about their bullets being fired.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is actually the idea of ​​most Japanese officers. A short-range weapon like a submachine gun is completely useless. Not only is the range not far enough, it also wastes bullets. You can fight dozens of bullets for most of the day with a rifle, but maybe it can only be used for more than ten minutes on this kind of gun.

But now the Chinese have a geographical advantage. They are condescending without aiming. They sweep over and make a fan. The probability of hitting their opponents is very high.

But the Jing'an army from bottom to top was a bit difficult. Although it was only forty or fifty meters, if they were fully armed, they would take two to three times the time on the flat ground to rush up. The power of this continuous firearm was magnified again.

However, the current battlefield situation made Takeuchi Yunshan, who had a smile on his face, still satisfied. The Jing'an army showed that it was no less than the regular army of the empire. Even if more than a hundred people were killed or injured, they still fought with the enemy on the front line without retreating.

It seems that Li Shoushan is still worthy of his merit. Although he is a Chinese, the empire needs such an "alliance" who will die for the empire in a wholehearted manner. Maybe when the Manchu major general will climb to a high position.

Li Shoushan didn't know that he had "conquered" a Japanese colonel at this time. Facing the friendly gazes from the colonel, his face almost subconsciously filled with a smile. He was not as good as a major general in the army, and the other party was just a reserved lower than his first-level army colonel.

However, this kind of unrestrainedness is obviously more in line with the aesthetic point of Takeuchi Yunshan.

"General Li, here we wish you a success in your battle! You will definitely be valued by the empire because of your bravery!" Takeuchi Yunshan congratulated with a smile.

"Haha, thanks to the Yoshinori of Colonel Takeuchi! If Li is rich in the future, he must not forget the kindness of the Lord Guozaki and Takeuchi!" Li Shoushan's face was filled with joy.

"However, General Li, although the war is going well, I still recommend that you order the nobles in front of you not to advance after occupying the opponent's front-line trenches. You should first turn off attack as defense, and wait until all the support firepower is in place before continuing to attack to prevent the Chinese from playing tricks."

"Please Takeno, I personally think that the first brigade of my Jing'an Army can completely wipe out the enemy as it fled. The Chinese army, which lost the cover of fortifications, was just a group of frightened rabbits in front of the Imperial Army, vulnerable." Li Shoushan's eyes moved, but he said a completely opposite plan to Takeno Yunshan.

"No, no, General Li, you are wrong. It's not that I am determined by others to destroy my own prestige. This Chinese army is different from the Chinese army we have seen in the past. They are not only brave, but also cunning enough.

Although they are equipped with very good light weapons firepower, their troops are much less than our army. We have infantry artillery, mountain cannons, and howitzers to participate in the war, but they have no heavy firearms to participate in the war so far. No matter whether there is any conspiracy or not, we still have the advantage of heavy firepower.

But they still blocked hundreds of our soldiers in front of the position for up to half a time.

Even if I will kill them one by one after the war, I still think that this is an army with a fighting will not be inferior to the Imperial Army and deserves your and my respect.

But bravery alone cannot stop them for so long. They are very cunning. I ordered the artillery troops to fight a time difference and hope to kill the enemy. However, judging from the number of people they participated in the defense, it was obviously not the effect I wanted.

Facing such a tenacious and cunning opponent, we can't be too cautious." Takeuchi Yunshan shook his head and explained patiently.

"I'm beaten to death! Yours is yours!" Li Shoushan, who was deeply convinced, gave a thumbs up to Takeuchi Yunshan.

A smile on his face, but the pride in his eyes flashed.

This kind of trick of hiding the front is very common in Chinese officialdom, but it should not be too practical for this occasion.

The Japanese colonel, who was more excited by the attack, stood with his belly and leaned on the command knife handle that poked on the ground, and stood with a golden sword with his eyes slightly squinted to look at the distant position, saying, "General Li, don't you think that it is far more pleasant to completely annihilate such a tenacious and cunning opponent than to annihilate a group of cowards?"

In later generations, only the word "full of a scent" can be described.

"Haha, I believe that after conquering Jinling, you and I will be more happy, Colonel Takeuchi." Li Shoushan smiled very presumptuously.

It seemed that the entire high ground in front of me was already in my pocket.

In the jokes between the two Japanese commanders, the five-minute time limit set by Wei Donglai has arrived.

Wei Donglai personally led an infantry platoon to continue to block the enemy, and Cai Yongguan led the others to retreat to the No. 2 position on the top of the mountain, and also took away all the equipment that could be taken away.

Cai Yongguan even took his few remaining old brothers to the back of the mountain.
Chapter completed!