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"Immediately order the artillery unit to fire smoke bombs at the forward position of the Sixth Battalion!"
"Tuan Zuo, launch smoke bombs?"
Zheng Tietou was a little perplexed, why did Tuan Zuo order the firing of smoke bombs instead of high-explosive bombs?
Chapter 692 Battle in Gucheng County ([-])
The officers next to them were also very confused and did not understand what was going on in the group's mind.
Although Zheng Tietou couldn't figure out what tactics Li Hong had in mind, he didn't ask any further questions, so he had to give orders to the artillery unit.
Not long after, the artillery unit of the security regiment fired smoke bombs at the forefront positions on the central street.
"Tom, tom, tom!!!"
Violent shelling sounded, and I saw that smoke bombs flew to the position and exploded one after another.
A large area of smoke bombs fell on the forward positions, and soon thick smoke rose, and the smoke surrounded the streets. ,
At this time, neither of the two sides exchanging fire on the ground could clearly see the target, and they were all shooting indiscriminately.
Li Hong saw that the front position on the central street was covered by smoke, and immediately he gave the Sixth Battalion an order to abandon the front position.
The commander of the Sixth Battalion, Wang Desheng, received the retreat order from the communications soldier, which was really unexpected.
The officers and soldiers of the Sixth Battalion fought fiercely with the little devil, and neither side took advantage of it. The officers and soldiers of the Sixth Battalion were naturally puzzled by the sudden withdrawal of the Sixth Battalion.
Wang Desheng hurriedly called the regiment headquarters and personally asked Li Hong why he retreated.
"Regiment, although the Sixth Battalion suffered a lot of casualties, the position is still in our hands. Our officers and soldiers of the Sixth Battalion will live and die with the position!"
"Stop talking nonsense, quickly execute my order and let the troops withdraw!"
Wang Desheng, the commander of the Sixth Battalion, insisted on his own opinion, and continued: "But the regiment, our Sixth Battalion suffered so many casualties in order to hold the position, and now we voluntarily give up the forward position and the second line of defense, so the blood of the brothers will be in vain..."
Li Hong yelled at the commander of the Sixth Battalion on the phone: "Wang Desheng, listen up, I repeat it again, order the troops to retreat!"
Wang Desheng's ears were "buzzed" by Li Hong's loud voice, but instead, he put down the phone and immediately went to carry out the order of the group seat.
The communications and order soldiers of the Sixth Battalion notified the officers of each company and platoon to transfer and retreat.
After receiving the order to retreat, the officers fighting on the front line also couldn't figure out why they had to abandon their positions and retreat.
Unknown officers ran to the battalion headquarters one after another.
"Battalion Commander, the position is still in our hands, why retreat?"
Seven or eight officers surrounded the Sixth Battalion Commander Wang Desheng, asking the reason for the retreat.
"Don't ask why, this is an order from the group seat. If you can't figure it out, I can't figure it out either!"
The commander of the Sixth Battalion severely reprimanded his subordinates a few words, and then he led the officers and men of the Sixth Battalion to quickly transfer from the position and evacuate the neighborhood where the firefight was fought.
"The second company is responsible for the fire cover, and the rest of the companies are evacuated!!!"
"Quick, quick, brothers!!!"
The officers and soldiers of the sixth battalion and each company left the position in an orderly formation and retreated to the third line of defense behind the block.
"Da da da!!!"
"Thumbs up!!!"
The officers and soldiers of the Second Company who stayed in the position continued to exchange fire with the devil soldiers on the street.
Bullets flew in all directions, and grenades exploded on both positions.
The officers and soldiers of the second company lowered their bodies and used the cover on the street to retreat while fighting, fighting against the attacking little devils.
The streets were surrounded by smoke, and the soldiers on both sides were 300 meters away from each other. No one could see the target clearly. Wherever the firepower was dense, they poured firepower to attack.
The two sides fired at each other across the street, countless bullets shuttled and splashed in the smoke, and grenades exploded from time to time.
"Ah, ah, ah..."
Many devils were hit by the stray bullets flying across the street, and their bodies fell in disorder on the side of the street.
Few of the devil's chariots were damaged, and the devil's infantry lost the cover of the chariots and slowed down their attack.
The little devil has not yet noticed that the officers and soldiers of the sixth battalion and each company have withdrawn from their positions, and the enemy is slowly moving forward through the cover.
"Crack, crack, crack!!!"
"Da da da, chug!!!"
The devil soldiers rushing to the front suppressed it with firepower, but the little devils behind couldn't use their firepower at all.
The smoke screen blocked the front position, and the devils behind couldn't see clearly, and the enemy didn't dare to shoot indiscriminately.
When the officers and soldiers of each company of the sixth battalion withdrew to the third defensive position, the officers and soldiers of the second company also received orders, and the officers and soldiers quickly withdrew from the battle and retreated to the rear.
After more than ten minutes, the officers and soldiers of the second company also withdrew to the third line of defense.
All the troops of the Sixth Battalion withdrew from the front-line positions, and the companies of the Sixth Battalion relied on the favorable terrain of the street to shrink their troops and redeployed firepower points for defense.
The third defensive position guarded by the Sixth Battalion is 600 meters away from the little devils. There are no buildings and houses in the street in front of the position, which is very suitable for attacking the little devils' attacking troops.
Li Hong asked the Sixth Battalion to withdraw, mainly because the Sixth Battalion defended multiple defensive positions, so that the troops were too scattered, and it was difficult to resist the attack of the devil's armored troops.
As soon as the devil's ground troops started to attack, they had a slight advantage. The frontline troops of the Sixth Battalion and the devil's troops fought in close combat, and the heavy firepower of the security regiment could not exert their advantage at all.
In order to take advantage of firepower, Li Hong could only let the troops abandon their positions and withdraw, so that the Sixth Battalion could receive sufficient artillery support and have more time to redeploy for operations.
According to Li Hong's instructions, the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Battalion all hid under the fortifications, creating the illusion that the position was unguarded.
After the Sixth Battalion withdrew its position, the smoke screen on the street gradually dissipated, and the visibility was much clearer than before.
Soon, the devil soldiers attacking from the center and the left joined together and occupied the frontline positions.
The devil soldiers who rushed to the position found that there was no sign of an officer and soldier of the security regiment on the position.
The devil soldiers searched the position, and immediately, the devil soldiers reported the situation to the commander.
"Report to the captain, the security regiment troops in the center and left wing have all evacuated!"
After listening to the report of his subordinates, the devil commander picked up the binoculars and observed the situation on the street ahead through the smoke screen.
"Why did the security regiment voluntarily abandon their position?" The devil commander was full of confusion.