"Captain, what else are you missing?" The Sixth Company Commander thought for a while.

"You only noticed the shortcomings in your command, and did not summarize what your company did well this time." Zhao Zhiguo said.

The troops lacked experience in sieges and street fighting.

As the first force to break into the city, the Sixth Company was naturally considered the main company in attacking the city. There must be battles that other companies had not experienced.

"I...the leader..."

"What? Did the battle in Pingcheng take away your courage?" Zhao Zhiguo's eyes slowly became sharp.

When the commander of the sixth company heard this, he stood up quickly and said: "Report to the commander, as long as you give the order to attack Jinyang, our company is willing to take the lead."

"Come here, just these words make me feel at ease!"

"After the army is reorganized, some company commanders will be promoted to battalion commanders. Your sixth company commander will be leading troops for a long time. But this time, although ability to fight was a criterion in the past, it will not be the same in the future.

It’s also important to be able to play as well as before.”

Some officers in the army had to retire early because they couldn't stand the excitement of the battlefield.

But no one would look at them strangely.

Only those who have experienced it can understand the brutality on the battlefield.

Zhao Zhiguo did not want the sixth company commander to have to leave the army because he could not bear it mentally.

"Captain, in the first half of this siege, we mainly relied on our mortars and grenade launchers to suppress the firepower on the city wall. In the second half, it was the chaos created by the puppet troops that successfully covered our climb up the city wall.

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During the Sixth Company's attack on the city wall, only five men were killed, and six others withdrew from the battle due to injuries.

"On the city wall, the Japanese army set up firepower points, and then we used ropes to hoist the heavy weapons of the machine gun battery to the city wall."

The Sixth Company Commander recalled that the first half of the battle went smoothly and the casualties among the troops were very small.

But since entering Pingcheng, the Japs have set up fire points in every house and every street.

"We checked the ruins and thought they were deserted. However, those little devils came out of nowhere and suddenly shot us from behind. Several soldiers were knocked down because they were unprepared!"

"When the street fighting started, the soldiers didn't use the three-by-three tactics?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"Use it. If it weren't for the cooperation of three and three, our company's casualties would probably be even greater. Those little devils would even disguise themselves as the corpses of ordinary people."

After the Japanese army lost their command system, they fought alone.

The soldiers of the Japs are making a last ditch effort to deal with the attacking Chinese army with the idea of ​​​​perish together.

"I didn't see you write this in the report. You have to know that if I don't ask about it today, when our troops attack Jinyang again in the future, if the little Japanese still uses this method, we will sacrifice more soldiers.

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"Captain, I was wrong!" said the sixth company commander.

"I'm not here to pursue your mistakes this time. Continue to write a report. Write down in detail how every soldier you saw died and send it to the Chief of Staff."

Every experience of death becomes a soldier's experience of survival.

"Our rocket launchers played a big role in this street battle. Eighty-nine percent of the Japanese firepower points at high altitudes were knocked out by rocket launchers."

In street fighting, without the cover of artillery fire, the machine gun firepower at high points is too lethal.

If you rely on soldiers to blast, often even a platoon of soldiers may not be effective, and it will also delay the attack time.

Rocket launchers are easier to carry than mortars and can quickly destroy fire points so that soldiers can continue to advance.

"Our arsenal is already working hard. When we attack Jinyang, although we can't do it one squad at a time, I will try my best to do it one platoon at a time."

When attacking cities occupied by Japanese troops, their requirements for individual firepower are getting higher and higher.

In order to reduce troop casualties, they must step up the production of rocket launchers.

"That would be great. If we can do it one platoon at a time, when we fight in street battles, we can at least reduce the number of casualties by half."

"Let me ask you, if you were given a battalion of soldiers to lead, would you still dare to charge with them?" Zhao Zhiguo asked.

"Commander, treat me as a soldier. When I arrive on the battlefield, if necessary, I will take the lead."

"You don't need to give me a statement. I only look at performance. However... not all battles require the battalion commander to charge. You have to distinguish clearly."

Of course, Zhao Zhiguo did not require every officer to hold a gun to block the little Japs' bullet holes.

It costs a lot to train a company commander who can fight, and Zhao Zhiguo had no capital to waste the lives of officers.

"Yes, leader!"

"I will stay at your station tonight. You should continue training according to the original training plan. There will be an emergency gathering at 1:30." Zhao Zhiguo said, "You are not allowed to inform anyone in advance. Only you, the company commander, know."

The sixth company commander nodded: "Captain, I'll prepare a room for you."

"Captain, why do I feel that the Sixth Company Commander has lost some energy!"

"How would you feel if two-thirds of the special forces team was killed?"

The two of them stayed in the room, with Zhao Zhiguo lying on the bed with his back stretched out.

"Well... don't say two-thirds, one-third of the casualties. I feel like I can't bear it."

Yao Pengju shook his head. He couldn't imagine what it would be like to have the brothers who lived together day and night disappear.

"Time will heal the wounds. Give the Sixth Company Commander some time. He will still be the company commander who can fight."

The battle in Pingcheng ended not long ago, and some soldiers were still immersed in the pain of losing their comrades.

Everyone's ability to digest pain is different, otherwise war syndrome would not occur.

"Hey...if Dianhou hadn't sacrificed his life back then, he would have been a battalion commander, right?"

Yao Pengju thought of Dian Hou, who once enlivened the atmosphere of the troops on the battlefield and could bring laughter to the soldiers even in the most difficult battles.

The room suddenly became quiet, and Zhao Zhiguo's breathing became different when he heard Dianhou's name.

"Go and keep an eye on the emergency gathering tonight!" Zhao Zhiguo said suddenly.

"Ah? Captain, what does this have to do with me?"

"Who told you to talk too much!"

Zhao Zhiguo's mood obviously became bad.

"Okay, I get it!" Yao Pengju curled his lips.

That night, the emergency rally whistle sounded, and the troops responded very quickly, with no soldier left behind.

"This is much better than our early troops." Yao Pengju said.

When Zhao Zhiguo first took over as commander, during the emergency gathering of troops at night, almost half of the soldiers failed to meet the requirements.
Chapter completed!