You must know that Katase Yuya's team only has about 50 people. It seems vulnerable when meeting the mercenary group in the dark, but that is because the military quality and equipment of the brothers in the mercenary group far exceed the Japanese army.
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But if this force is placed in a bunker on the top of the mountain for defense, even if a detachment of the mercenary group's warrior kings are allowed to attack in such a steep and narrow area of the mountain, it will not be possible to easily eliminate them, and
You also have to pay the price of unpredictable casualties. This is the benefit of occupying a geographical advantage.
And when Heizui Mountain is completely surrounded, not to mention the strength of one more squad, but one more detachment, is a precious strength for Ozawa Yuzhi.
Sure enough, the violent gunshots coming from the bottom of the mountain made his regret a little heavier.
This is the sound of gunfire coming from the east and north, indicating that the Chinese army has launched probing attacks in these two areas.
You must know that he currently has more than 400 defensive troops, but most of them are artillerymen without rifles. Excluding the Yuya Katase squad whose future is uncertain, his own squadron now only has two squads left6
The strength of a detachment.
Moreover, he separated a detachment and two machine guns in the north and east, and also placed half a detachment and a machine gun in the west. At the same time, he also left a detachment and a machine gun as a reserve, ready at any time.
Supports both east and north directions.
Then the number of troops defending the southern position is only 3 and a half squadrons and a dozen or so logistics troops from the squadron headquarters, totaling less than 60 people. However, the area defended is about 200 meters wide, and is deployed in two positions at the front and rear.
, in terms of military strength, it is somewhat stretched.
Soon, the messenger came to report the situation, which aggravated his worries.
The Chinese troops attacking in the north and east also took advantage of the cookie-cutter nature of the mountain. They used the strange-shaped rocks halfway up the mountain as bunkers and exchanged fire with the defenders on the mountain.
According to the notification from the messenger, the strength of the Chinese troops attacking from the two directions is only one platoon each. This is also determined by the narrow mountains in the east and north. Even if you want to send more troops, you will not be able to do so.
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Moreover, it was dark now, and the Japanese army had a limited number of flares, so it was impossible to fire them endlessly in all directions.
Therefore, their advantage of accurate shooting could not be used at all. They could only shoot when they heard the noise, and the Chinese troops at the foot of the mountain also poked their heads out from behind the rocks and fired at random.
Both sides were blind men and elephants, shooting at each other randomly.
But please don't forget that the Japanese army only has half a detachment of 6 people, and there are also two crooked machine guns that are dedicated to loading ammunition. The only ones that can participate in the shooting are one machine gun and four rifles.
The Chinese army has a platoon, which is also deployed with one squad in front and two squads in the back. Even if most of the 30 rifles are old Hanyang-made, a salvo from a distance of 100 meters can kill 6 soldiers.
The little devil's heart beat violently.
As the old saying goes, if you often walk by the river, your shoes will not get wet.
About 30 rounds of bullets were fired countless times in one direction. Even if you were blind, you could cover it once or twice, right?
So, first there was a battle to the east, with people on both sides getting shot.
Of course, the little devil's results will be better, the exchange ratio is 1:2, the two little devils are injured, and the Chinese side has 1 dead and 3 injuries.
However, don't forget that there are only 6 little devils. One of the two injured was shot in the arm and suffered a fracture, and the other was shot in the shoulder and was bleeding. Although they were not fatal injuries, it was impossible to participate in the battle.
The Chinese army has no such worries. Anyway, I have more than 30 people, so I will trade with you. Sooner or later, I will replace you as a bastard, and I will not lose.
The situation in the north was even worse for Yushi Ozawa, because one of the Japanese soldiers was dead, and he was also a machine gunner.
Of course he knew that this was a diversionary attack by the Chinese army, and his tactics were quite clever. He seemed to have figured out the weakness of the Japanese army's lack of strength, and was not in a hurry to attack. He stuck to the defenders like brown candy and would neither advance nor retreat.
I'll play blind man versus elephant with you.
If I hit you, I will make a profit, and if I miss you, I will not lose.
But for Ozawa Yuzhi, it was a bit difficult to handle.
The Chinese commander opposite was obviously an expert and knew how to make the most of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.
The main reason is that our own troops are too small. If our own troops are continuously weakened during the confrontation, who knows whether these Chinese troops will turn a diversionary attack into a forcible attack.
The current direct fire of the 92 infantry cannon has limited effect on mountains that are too steep. It mainly suppresses the opponent's mortar firepower, but it poses a limited threat to the attacking infantry.
What can really exert its power are 4 heavy machine guns and 4 grenade launchers of two squads. (At this period, one squad of the Japanese army was only equipped with 2 grenadiers. After the Songhu Anti-Japanese War and the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army realized that grenades
The role of the grenades in mountain warfare was so considerable that a few years later the squad's grenade launchers were increased to 3.)
The heavy machine gun certainly cannot be used, so the only option is to send out grenade launchers.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ozawa Yushi sent a grenade group and a detachment of heavy equipment belonging to the artillery squadron to the east and north directions respectively.
This is already the greatest support he can give to these two directions.
Of course, the effect was great. Shortly after the support troops were dispatched, the messenger came to report that the enemies at the foot of the mountain had been suppressed by grenade launchers. They were just hiding in hiding places and stealing shots, and did not dare to start any more shooting.
But at this moment, the Chinese army in the south finally launched its second attack.
It is also a configuration of one person in front and two people in the back, but this time their actions are faster and more determined.
The old gun barrel led an artillery crew of 10 people and followed closely behind the 2nd Platoon of the 1st Company.
Yes, this attack is also undertaken by the 1st Company, because they have been here once before, have an intuitive understanding of the Japanese firepower and gun lines, and are beginning to become familiar with the terrain. At least they know where they were before.
If you are shot, which position is relatively safe?
However, in order to expose the enemy's firepower, people still need to attract them.
The 1st Platoon, which had suffered casualties of more than a dozen of its men before, once again stood up to serve as the vanguard of the entire company.
I saw the platoon leader waving his hand forward, and five soldiers bent forward to touch it.
Suddenly, a flare rose above their heads again, and the figures of these five soldiers were instantly exposed to the sight of the Japanese army.
At the same time as the enemy's machine gun exploded, several soldiers quickly fell to the ground and rolled towards the rocks where they could hide.
In fact, these veterans who have been in the army for several years have reacted quickly enough, but they are still not faster than the bullets of the Japanese machine guns.