Most of the Japanese infantry artillery stayed 1,500 meters away. Even through the gun scope, the machine gun bunkers on the position could not be clearly seen. Even though several guns fired at the same time, the thunder was loud and the rain was light.
Although the two MG34 machine guns were not hidden in the machine gun bunker, due to the small weight of the machine guns themselves, they were often carried and moved by the machine gunners after firing a hundred rounds of bullets. Their flexible movement made the Japanese army grind their teeth with hatred, but they were helpless!
The three mortars are hidden in the exclusive anti-slope mortar emplacement specially dug behind the mountain. Not to mention the direct-aiming artillery such as infantry artillery, they don’t have a goal. Even mountain artillery and howitzers are not bombarded from the side.
And it has to be hit with extreme accuracy, otherwise it will just make the artillerymen listen!
The artillery observer was holding a telephone on the top of the mountain and constantly reporting parameters, while the mortar crewmen below were just throwing shells into the barrel, and the commanders' request was: don't stop!
That feeling is really not too good!
"Baga! The Chinese are all dead!" Yin Tangxiuer, standing in the shade of the tree, scolded angrily on the left side of his face.
As the captain of the 1st Infantry Group of the 83rd Infantry Regiment, if the 83rd Infantry Regiment is the forward of the entire division, then his 1st Infantry Group is the forward among the forwards.
After receiving the military order from the regiment commander, no, it should be the acting division commander Nagano, Yoon Tang Sooul's smart little head began to spin at the speed of light.
The news that His Excellency Lieutenant General Washizu Matsudaira is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor is certainly sad, and the entire division's generals are likely to bear the price for this, but if you think about it from another perspective, this has freed up an extremely important position, isn't it?
Major General Nagano is now an agent, and there is an 80% chance that he will be removed from the agency in the future. Then the three infantry commanders will have the opportunity to be promoted to the position of major general commander. What about the vacant left-level commander?
Who else could he give me? Yin Tangxiuer’s self-confidence did not come out of thin air.
He is the only left-level army captain in the 21st Division. Although he does not hold the position of deputy captain, within the 83rd Infantry Regiment, the other two left-wing captains must take the initiative to salute when they see him.
Matsuura Daizuo was also polite to him, and he was not an ordinary subordinate.
In fact, let alone B divisions such as the 21st Division, even in permanent divisions, there are not many infantry battalions with center-left captains.
This actually has something to do with the composition of the 21st Division. The composition of the soldiers of the newly formed 21st Division, which was established three months ago, is: one-quarter of the three-year soldiers recruited in 1935, and one-quarter of the two-year soldiers recruited in 1937.
One-fourth, reserve troops are one-half. That is to say, the proportion of veterans is only one-quarter, and the remaining 75% are scumbags. Officers at all levels are naturally from reserve forces.
A veteran officer like Yoon Tang Soo-ul, who has been in the reserve force all year round, has average abilities, but he relies on years of experience to gain seniority. His military rank is not low, but his position in the army is limited, so in the end he has to "high rank, low match"!
Originally, Yin Tangxiuer's ambition was to rise to the rank of captain of the infantry regiment on the Chinese battlefield, but he never dreamed that the legendary pie would fall from the sky before the war started, although it had not yet hit his head.
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Amaterasu has given him a chance. Whether he can win this position or not, the rest depends on his own efforts.
Therefore, when he received the military order from the acting division commander, Yin Tangxiuer, who was eager for success, came and moved the front line trenches to 600 meters away from the Chinese army's defense line!
In his opinion, even if the Chinese army does not lack ammunition, it is also a frugal army and will certainly not make unnecessary waste!
As a result, the reality was completely different from what he imagined, and the Chinese showed off his face!
Not only were heavy machine guns firing, several mortars didn't even stop. In less than 20 minutes, they fired at least 200 rounds of artillery shells!
That's 200 rounds of artillery shells, not 200 rounds of ammunition!
When he remembered that he had seen gunpowder smoke rising in the mountains and fields before, he looked calm and smiled contemptuously at the officers around him: "Poor Chinese, don't you know that their efforts are in vain? The heroic imperial infantry has no fear.
This kind of harassment! I believe it won’t be long before the poor and stupid Chinese people will give up on their own initiative!”
A cheerful laughter sounded in the woods!
The laughter was so cheerful at the beginning that the Japanese soldier, center left, felt how painful his face was from being beaten by the Chinese!
There was no need to look at the casualty reports that had not yet been reported from the front line. Just those who fell within the field of view of his telescope, dozens of people were carried to the rear.
The Chinese used their almost "prodigal" style of waste to teach Yin Tangxiuer a lesson when he first arrived on the battlefield.
This battle was by no means as easy as he imagined.
Fortunately, half an hour later, the confidence of the Japanese center and left, which had been bruised and swollen by the Chinese, was once again saved by the incoming artillery fire from its own artillery group.
Under the strict orders of the infuriated Kameichiro Nagano, the 36 75mm mountain guns of the Japanese artillery regiment moved the artillery position forward 2,000 meters, nearly 5,000 meters away from the Niangziguan front line!
This is the distance that Japanese artillery still feels is safe!
Because the Chinese army in North China has no heavy artillery at all. The most common equipment is the imitation 41-type 75mm mountain cannon, which has a range of only 6,000 meters.
And artillery will never be placed on the front line, at least 2,000 meters away from the infantry defense line. Even if the Chinese estimate the approximate area of the artillery position based on ballistics, their artillery can only be disappointed!
The Japanese's calculations are very precise, but if you don't know your opponent well, don't make any calculations next time.
The artillery group of the Fourth Line Regiment is indeed at least 2,000 meters away from the front line, but the mountain artillery company is not equipped with imitation 41-type mountain artillery, but the Swedish Bofors 75 mountain artillery. The longest range is as high as 9,300 meters, directly chasing the 105 equipped by the Japanese army.
Howitzer!
It is a pity that the Japanese army does not know this fact!
Therefore, they were very happy to use all their firepower. The 36 75mm mountain guns raised their muzzles and output them with all their strength!
All the mountain positions over 1,500 meters were shrouded in gunpowder smoke!
Although the 105mm heavy artillery was not used this time, the Japanese army used 36 artillery pieces this time. One concentrated fire was 36 rounds of 6-kilogram shells, which could cover nearly 10,000 square meters of damage!
From Yin Tangxiuer's perspective, the damage caused by the previous four 105 grenades was much more terrifying.
"Yo Xi! Hurry up, blow them up!" the Japanese Army center left patted his thigh to support his own artillery.
"Your Excellency, Zhongzuo, are you ordering the front line to hurry up and dig trenches?" The staff officer on the side gently reminded his boss who quickly got out of the embarrassment.
It would be really embarrassing if our own shelling ends and the trenches are not dug deep enough, and the Chinese come back to harass us like they did before without spending any money on shells.
"Baga! Need I say this? The heroic imperial infantry will never waste time like the stupid and hateful Chinese!" Yin Tangxiuer glared at his subordinates with dissatisfaction.
This is also reality. There are many people who flatter and flatter others, but there will always be blind subordinates who will disturb the good mood of the leader!
But that being said, Yoon Tang Sooul was not a fool after all. He knew that there must be people with real abilities among his subordinates. He listened to the opinions of others and issued military orders to hundreds of Japanese troops on the front line to hurry up and dig frontline trenches.
This kind of trench is not used for defense, but it is an important area that can be used by front-line infantry to take a short break when attacking.
After all, this kind of offensive and defensive battle never succeeds once, and will always be repeated many times.
On the other side of the Four Elements Group, Pang Dahai is also asking for a fight!
"Director Night, the Artillery Battalion Mountain Artillery Battery requested a counterattack. The frontline scouts have determined the general area of the Japanese artillery positions through ballistics and gunpowder smoke!"
"No! All units of the artillery battalion remain on standby. If you fire back artillery without permission from superiors, military law is ruthless!" Ye Chenghuan decisively rejected Pang Panghai's request for a fight.
"Director Ye, the Japanese artillery fire was fierce, but they misjudged the range of our artillery, and the scouts helped correct the trajectory. It was a rare moment to fight back. Why did they refuse Deputy Battalion Commander Pang's request to fight?" A staff captain said with some confusion.
Ye Chenghuan asked curiously.
"Hey, Captain Yang, help me tell Staff Officer Gao my reasons and see if you are right!" At this time of the battle, Ye Chenghuan changed his previous harshness and used the advice of his staff officers with great interest.
The question arises from the communication company commander Yang Xiaoshan, who works jointly with the staff department.
As soon as he came to the Sixings Regiment, he heard about some of the young men Tang Tuanzuo admired the most, Qian Dazhu, Zhao Daqiang, Wei Donglai, and Gu Xishui, who were either infantry company commanders or reconnaissance company deputy commanders, or
He had outstanding achievements in several battles and was worthy of the appreciation of Tang Tuanzuo.
The only exception is Yang Xiaoshan. He was promoted very quickly. He was promoted from a small upper class soldier to an army lieutenant by several levels. His position was also from the commander of the special agent company to the commander of the communications company, but he had never held this position in the internal affairs force.
The experience of the combat commander of the front-line troops seems to be appreciated by Tang Tuanzuo, but it is more like the legendary one when Tang Tuanzuo broke into Sihang Warehouse alone, he was the only person who helped Tang Tuanzuo.
Tuanzuo means repaying kindness.
In the past few months of contact with Yang Xiaoshan, Yang Xiaoshan has also behaved very calmly, with a maturity far beyond his peers, but he has not shown any edge! Even Ye Chenghuan, who has read countless people, can't see through it.
subordinate.
"Director Ye did not allow the artillery battalion to counterattack, perhaps not because he was afraid that the fire of our 12 Bofors mountain guns was not sharp enough, but because the Japanese Type 41 mountain guns actually did not cause much damage to our positions. If the battle had just started,
Just beat him half of his life. Given the characteristics of the Japanese army, they will definitely ask their rear to replenish their artillery before they dare to fight again.
And after the Japanese army discovered that they had misjudged the range of our artillery, they would definitely reflect on it. Maybe all they sent were heavy artillery like 105 howitzers, which would be troublesome for our army, so they might as well send the Japanese
I kept the 75 cannon, so they thought it was quite lively!
In addition, good steel should be used on the blade. The 12 Bofors Mountain Cannons are one of the trump cards of our regiment. If they are not shown, once they are shown, the Japanese must know how many eyes Lord Ma has!" Yang Xiaoshan
After thinking about it for a moment, he said with a calm expression.
"Good guy, it's true that a strong general has no weak soldiers. The elites who followed the regiment commander from the Sixing Warehouse are different. They have almost seen through all my little calculations!" After Ye Chenghuan heard this, his eyes were filled with admiration.
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"Director Ye, I have learned this from the group leader, you and Chief of Staff Gong during this period. Just don't dislike me as a student." Yang Xiaoshan's somewhat honest face turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly.
Even though Yang Xiaoshan now has nearly a hundred people with him, he is actually only 20 years old, which is about the same age as most soldiers.
His honest and shy nature did not change much as his military career improved.
No wonder Tang Dao wanted Yang Xiaoshan to practice in the special agent, communications and other companies first. On the one hand, he still had many shortcomings, but more importantly, he wanted him to continue to learn and improve with people like him! The key is, he really
With this kind of potential, it seems that this person is more likely to lead Qian Dazhu and others to become the commander of the first battalion in the future. Ye Chenghuan suddenly understood in his heart.
Ye Chenghuan certainly didn't know Tang Dao's future plans for the Si Xing Regiment. With a sufficiently stable rear and the North China battlefield turning from a Japanese attack to a stalemate, the main force of the Si Xing Regiment would not stand still in one corner.
At times, battalions and companies will be deployed to a wider battlefield behind enemy lines.
If your infantry company can develop into an infantry battalion, that is your ability, then become the battalion commander!
As long as the overseas market for penicillin is not cut off and blood transfusions can continue to be made domestically, no matter how many soldiers there are, the Fourth Army Regiment Headquarters can handle them.
Of course, compared with the larger-scale expansion of the Eightyth Army in the future, Tang Dao still insists on the route of elite troops. All new recruits must go through a three-month recruitment period before they can go to the battlefield. Otherwise, it will be a meaningless waste of young people in the base area.
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China has a large population base, but all 18-year-olds are raised by their mother and father. The loss of a life is a family’s eternal sorrow. Even if it is used as a consumable, it must be consumed meaningfully.
There are up to 9 infantry battalions, which Tang Dao can accept, and they can provide all standard weapons and military pay. Yang Xiaoshan can only be regarded as one of the new battalion commander-level candidates. Whether he can do it depends on him.
Have the officers around them really improved?
But it is obvious that Yang Xiaoshan has grown a lot at this time compared to when he fought out of the Guangde battlefield, and he can guess the tactics discussed by Ye Chenghuan and Tang Dao very closely.
As Yang Xiaoshan said, Tang Dao believes that with the current level of anti-slope fortifications on the front line, the damage that the 75 mountain artillery can cause is limited. It is better to keep them first to avoid the Japanese army from reinforcing larger-caliber artillery. Anyway, their
The location will always be in the sight of the scouts lurking in the corners of the battlefield. When you find the right time, kill them in one fell swoop.
However, the several 105 howitzers that had been fired earlier were really a nuisance, and we had to find an opportunity to kill them first. Leaving the 12 Bofors Mountain Cannons unfired was actually just waiting for them to take the bait!
It was also under the guidance of this tactical concept that within an hour of the Japanese army's crazy bombardment with 36 75 mountain guns, the entire Chinese side only used 4 Bofors mountain guns and 10 82 mortars to attack the Japanese troops on the front line.
area and carry out artillery retaliation.
It was this intensity of artillery fire that gave Yin Tangxiuer a rough idea of the artillery possessed by the Chinese side. This should be most of the artillery that a normal Chinese infantry division could possess. His Excellency the former division commander's jade fragments also have provenance.
The 82mm caliber mortars used by China are extremely annoying artillery, especially in this kind of mountain warfare. There are almost no shooting dead spots, but the power of the shells is still too small, especially when the front is stretched long enough, it cannot be fired.
The damage that more than double-digit mortars can cause to infantry cannot at least determine the direction of the battlefield.
In other words, the casualties caused by mortars are completely acceptable to the division.
After all, the frontal hill alone that the First Infantry Group wanted to attack was nearly 800 meters wide.
The 83rd Infantry Regiment has three infantry brigades. Even if one is used as a reserve and the two infantry brigades are deployed, it will be a large battlefield of nearly 2,000 meters.
As the Japanese army continued their crazy bombardment, the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 83rd Infantry Regiment also arrived on its battlefield.
This infantry brigade turned out to be even more ferocious. It only took less than half an hour to dig hundreds of meters of simple trenches that could hide people. The depth was never more than 50 centimeters, and then deployed heavy machine gun squadrons on both wings, posing as if they were going to attack by force.
situation.
This approach did not irritate the 1st Battalion of the Four-Hong Regiment as the defender, but it deeply irritated Yin Tangxiuer's center left.
"Baga! Does the 2nd Infantry Battalion want to gain merit? Pass our military order, the 3rd Infantry Squadron will act as an arrow and launch an attack on the enemy. The 2nd Infantry Squadron will be 300 meters behind to cover it! The 1st and 4th Squadrons are temporarily
Stand by and tell them to keep a distance between individual soldiers to avoid being injured by Chinese mortars. The heavy machine gun squadron and infantry artillery squadron of the brigade will provide fire cover for them!" Yin Tangxiuer couldn't wait to issue the attack order.
Of course, Yun Tangxiu Er graduated from the sergeant school after all. After issuing the military order, he immediately sent a message to the division headquarters, asking the artillery regiment to extend the artillery fire behind the enemy's defense line for 20 minutes because the infantry was about to launch an attack.
This was not only for fear of accidentally injuring one's own soldiers, but also for the hope that the extended artillery fire would suppress the Chinese artillery.
There are artillery shells constantly exploding around you. Even if the artillery belongs to Xia Jiba and is hundreds of meters away from the real target, it can cause a certain amount of psychological pressure to people. Under the psychological pressure of being torn into pieces by artillery fire at any time,
It would be good if the gunnery level can be half of that in normal training.
The Japanese army consisted of nearly 200 infantrymen and three infantry squads. The individual soldiers were separated by at least seven or eight meters. They were scattered on the wide hillside and were not noticeable at all.
But anyone with some knowledge of the battlefield knows that it would be terrible if these 200 Japanese troops were allowed to invade the first trench on the mountainside.
Because of the mountain top, the second trench which is very close to the top of the mountain is less than 150 meters!
After the two trenches, there is a reverse slope tunnel behind the mountain ridge used to store military supplies and hide people.
Therefore, when the Japanese artillery fire began to extend backwards, more than a hundred people rushed from the communication trenches to the first line of defense.
The dark blue military uniforms of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment and the pure German-style steel helmets they wore on their heads that had been transported back from the Krupp arms warehouse were also very clearly reflected in the eyes of the Japanese commander holding a telescope.
For example, the "Asahi Shimbun" reporter who just arrived at the front line and followed the 2nd Infantry Squadron of the 1st Infantry Battalion advanced. After seeing this scene through the telescope, he was very excited and wrote the title of today's battlefield experience in his mind.
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"Chinese German armorers suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and the imperial infantry marched forward proudly! Forward!"
This chapter has been completed!