coobybook Chapter 107: Bloody Battle and Heavy Losses
Chapter 107: Bloody Battle and Heavy Losses
"This is clearly aimed at us. There is no intelligence coming from the direction of Qinglongchang, which means the enemy is deliberately concealing something. Immediately order the guard team to return to Luojiaba, and all other squadrons to assemble in the Luojiaba area immediately. They must arrive as quickly as possible, otherwise they will be subject to military law," Du Chenyu said to Lei Jianqin.
In 10 minutes, all the guards were on the road, running at full speed towards the Luojiaba area. Less than an hour after running, they received news that the Yang family militiamen had quietly joined forces with the Gaocheng militiamen and were heading towards their defense of Jinxigou at full speed, and were expected to arrive in half an hour.
"Report, at 7 o'clock in the morning, more than 800 people from the Yang family besieged our Jinxigou defense position from three directions. Heavy machine guns and mortars attacked our positions together. The 1st Squadron suffered heavy losses. The reconnaissance team and Captain Xue have arrived with their men to provide support," another scout said on horseback.
"Damn it, I was so careless," Du Chenyu cursed at Lei Jianqin on his back.
It was obvious that the attack on the checkpoint inspectors that night triggered a joint encirclement of them from nearby areas. Fortunately, they had the 1st, 3rd, and 7th Squadrons, an independent squadron, a reconnaissance team, a guard team, and some special service members in the Luojiaba area, totaling more than 600 regular troops. There were also about 200 garrison members trained in the past two months. 200 garrison personnel could be mobilized from the Dashuliang area. If they wanted to go further, they could only mobilize from Lijiahe and other areas. Otherwise, they would be surrounded on three sides, or they could only continue to retreat into the mountains.
"Send the order, Li Haoran will lead the team to attack Gaochengbao directly from the mountain, let He Chaowu lead the Lijiahe area garrison to meet up with 200 garrisons from surrounding areas to directly attack Gaochengbao. All people must arrive at the designated location at 12:1 tomorrow morning, launch the attack at :, and collect information from the Baizhang area." Du Chenyu was thinking about countermeasures against the enemy on the way, and finally he could only think of this point, which was relatively quick. As long as they took Gaocheng, cut off the reinforcements, and launched a counter-encirclement, they could repel the attack of the Yang family coalition forces.
There was a battle report almost every half hour. They had basically stabilized their defense line, but the enemy's early surprise attack caused more than half of a squadron to be killed or wounded, which was also the heaviest casualties since the establishment of their army.
After a three-hour forced march, they arrived at the Jinxigou defense line. They could hear the sound of artillery fire from afar. The "beep, beep..." sound of the heavy machine guns was particularly harsh, as if it was tearing the air apart.
At a pass on a small hill, they set up defensive fortifications, with an attack width of 1 kilometer extending to the mountains and forests on both sides. Du Chenyu took out a telescope to observe as usual. The enemy, in groups of about 10 people, climbed up to the pass in a scattered manner, with 4 light machine guns at the back and a heavy machine gun position in the middle on a small ridge, suppressing firepower. They sent out 7-8 teams to launch test attacks continuously.
"Swish... swish... swish...", the shells are coming, lie down, three-round mortar explodes directly near the position "Boom boom...", several team members are directly blown away, and the enemy machine guns begin to concentrate on suppressing the area hit by the shells.
"Quick, quick, counterattack, the enemy is approaching," Hu Laosi's voice was already hoarse, but he still picked up the machine gun and started firing. "With a whoosh," a bullet hit his arm. The team member next to him pulled him back to the trench, grabbed the machine gun and started firing. "Da da da da da," he used up a line of bullets, "whoosh..." A shell exploded not far from him, raising dust and shrapnel that scatter everywhere. He threw the machine gun back and fell sideways on the position, using his body to help block the incoming bullets. Sounds were still moving in his mouth as he gradually closed his eyes.
"Quick...quick...Brother Lei, bring all your troops forward and replace the 1st Squadron. You must bring Brother Hu back." Du Chenyu looked at the tragic battlefield and tears instantly flowed out of his eyes. "Give the telescope to Brother Xue Chen and let him command the blocking." Du Chenyu handed over the guard team and the hundreds of garrisons who came back with them to Lei Jianqin.
"Yes, I will ensure that the task is completed," he turned and left.
For safety reasons, he could only return to the camp at the bottom of the valley and wait for news. He had no preparations at hand. In case a small group of the enemy attacked him, it would be very unsafe outside.
Arriving at the camp, he reviewed all the situations. At present, the Baizhang intelligence has also been received. The Yangjia Joint Defense Brigade in the county has not been dispatched, but has only increased inspections at various intersections. The other side launched the first round of attack at 7 o'clock and ended at 9 o'clock. More than 70 people were killed and wounded on our side. The second round of attack was launched at 10 o'clock and lasted for 40 minutes. Preliminary statistics show that more than 30 people were killed and wounded on our side, and the enemy also had about 200 casualties. In the first round of assault, the other side had already rushed into the position. If it were not for the desperate resistance of the 1st Squadron and the timely arrival of the reconnaissance team, the entire line would have been broken. There was a room full of sacrificed brothers covered with white cloth, 16-20 years old teenagers, many of whom could be called out by name. Du Chenyu walked over silently and wiped his tears quietly.
"Report, Captain Hu insists on not retreating and wants to continue fighting," a communicator reported at the door, pulling me back from my sadness. "The dead are gone, the living are here." The dead are over, and the survivors have to continue living and keep fighting.
"Pass my order. If you disobey orders on the battlefield, you will be subject to military law. The 1st Squadron must retreat and correct your mistakes. I am responsible for dozens of brothers. Hu Haisheng was attacked due to carelessness and must be demoted to acting squadron leader. Execute the order immediately," Du Chenyu gave a direct order.
As the guard team joined the counterattack, the enemy saw that reinforcements had arrived and stopped their attack. The sound of artillery fire on the position gradually decreased.
"Report, there is urgent information," a special forces member reported at the door.
"Come in"
"This is the latest information from Tongping," he handed the information to Du Chenyu.
According to the joint efforts of Tongping special service personnel and intelligence personnel, the current commander-in-chief of the raid is Captain Yang Chong, who originally commanded the county garrison to suppress bandits in the Xiguanbao area. He was promoted to the garrison in Baoning Prefecture for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits. Now he is the battalion commander and a graduate of the Chengdu Speed Training School. Last month after the New Year, he returned to Tongping in disguise with more than 150 people without anyone knowing, and then quietly organized this raid.
The camera turned to the Yang family coalition camp, where a handsome young man was pondering over the battle map, sometimes banging his fists on the table, sometimes frowning.
"Battalion commander, let me lead the team to charge again. The enemy is already at the end of its strength," a young man next to him said to Yang Chong.
"Brother Zou, you have been following me and know the combat effectiveness of our 1st Company. I built it myself. You also followed me in the bandit suppression in Huaying Mountain and Shunqing, and there has never been such heavy casualties. The combat effectiveness of the Du Family Army is indeed beyond our expectations. In the beginning, they were still a small militia and were afraid to move forward in every battle. Last time I heard that they had broken into the Yang Family's ancestral home, I didn't believe it, but as the saying goes, "No matter how important a battle is, it's important to do it.", I have always looked up to them. Now it seems that we still underestimated their combat effectiveness," Yang Chong answered, supporting himself on the table.
"How many brothers are left in our guard?" Yang asked, standing up.
"Battalion commander, among the 162 people we brought back, 113 are still able to fight. The main casualties occurred in the first round of attack, where we engaged in short-range hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. The enemy is indeed strong in close combat, especially the dozens of people who came in as support, whose combat effectiveness was even stronger," the young officer reported.