At the station of the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment, before Kong Jie's stool got hot, news came that the Japanese and puppet troops were dispatching troops.
"Chen Quan, have the blocking troops been arranged?" Kong Jie first looked at the commander of the first battalion.
"Don't worry, Captain!" Shen Quan replied confidently.
"The three main companies were arranged in echelons based on favorable terrain, blocking the invading Japanese and puppet troops layer by layer... causing a large number of casualties to the Japanese and puppet troops and then voluntarily withdrawing from the battle... Each main company deployed at least one reinforced platoon to harass the Japanese and puppet troops along the way. …”
"I specifically told them to keep an eye on their artillery and heavy machine gun units when attacking the Japanese..."
"I'm not boasting. If the losses of the Japanese and puppet troops on the road had not exceeded 300 people, the battalion would have been deprived of such good equipment, and the training of the soldiers during this period would have been in vain..."
Like him, Shen Quan was very steady in battle. He always spoke the truth on the battlefield and never boasted...
Kong Jie was convinced of this. After hearing this, the worries on his face disappeared and he answered with a relaxed expression.
"Then I'll wait and see!"
"The place for our decisive battle with the Japanese has been chosen. The fourth battalion and the artillery company have entered the battlefield and are digging trenches and building positions!"
"As long as everything goes well on your side and the Japanese and puppet troops are successfully brought into the pocket formation, the Japanese and puppet troops will be finished all the way!"
Chu Yunfei sat next to him and was dumbfounded.
More than a thousand Japanese and puppet troops came in force. Kong Jie only had two battalions and an artillery company beside him. The total strength was smaller than that of the Japanese and puppet troops.
If this battle were assigned to the 358th Regiment, the entire regiment would be mobilized, and he would become particularly nervous because of the enemy's heavy attack, and he would not dare to neglect it at all.
Kong Jie seemed to be handling this battle very calmly and with ease, as if he had everything figured out...
It was as if the invading Japanese and puppet troops only had one or two hundred people, not more than a thousand, and they did not take their opponents seriously at all.
I don't know if Kong Jie is too arrogant, or if the independent regiment really has the confidence not to take the more than a thousand puppet troops seriously. The more Chu Yunfei thought about it, the more curious he became, and he immediately proposed the idea of going to the battlefield in person.
Only in this way can he solve the doubts in his mind, see clearly what the independent group's confidence is, and then apply what he has learned.
"Brother Kong... just now Battalion Commander Shen said that your army's blockade along the way can kill at least 300 Japanese... I'm a little skeptical. I wonder if I can go to the battlefield and have a look?"
After saying that, Chu Yunfei stared at him expectantly, which made Kong Jie unable to say no even if he wanted to refuse. He could only nod: "It's okay to take a look, but I must ensure your safety, Brother Yunfei."
"We can't enter the position directly, we can only go to the high ground near the battlefield and watch from a distance!"
"Da da da... bang bang... bang bang..."
The Japanese and puppet troops were still three or four kilometers away from the second company's blocking position, and the chaotic gunshots had been continuously reaching Chu Yunfei's ears. Hearing it made him feel itchy in his heart, and he wished he could go to the battlefield to see what happened in person!
Chen Quan pointed to the blocking position one kilometer away and introduced: "Commander, Commander Chu...that's the Second Company's position..."
"Built against the mountains, in order to reduce the casualties caused by shelling, the troops built several simple anti-gun caves and machine gun bunkers using wooden planks and logs..."
"Unless three or four mortar shells hit the bunker and the anti-blast hole in succession, there will be no safety problems for the soldiers hiding inside!"
"Can it protect against mountain artillery and infantry artillery?" Chu Yunfei suddenly interrupted.
Chen Quan shook his head: "They are all purely civil fortifications. They cannot protect against mountain artillery and infantry artillery!"
A flash of disappointment suddenly flashed across Chu Yunfei's face: "What's the use!"
"The Japanese and puppet troops attacking you brought four mountain artillery pieces and two infantry artillery pieces... Your bunker cannot protect against the mountain artillery pieces and infantry artillery pieces. Once exposed, wouldn't it become a living target for the Japanese artillery?"
"Brother Kong, I am not a brother but I look down upon the blocking positions you built. The Japanese and puppet troops are really too powerful..."
"I have a hunch that you will definitely suffer big losses in the next blockade!"
Shen Quan looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer the call...
Kong Jie smiled at him and waved his hand to indicate that he didn't care...
"The Japanese and puppet troops have appeared..." an observation post not far away suddenly reminded.
Kong Jie, Chu Yunfei, Shen Quan... raised their binoculars at the same time and looked toward the end of the road.
A company of puppet troops walked at the front of the team, followed by a Japanese infantry squad to supervise the battle...
More than five hundred meters behind is the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops, with a mountain artillery squadron, an infantry artillery squadron, a mortar squadron, and a heavy machine gun squadron walking in the middle...
The team of more than a thousand people was photographed in two formations, stretching for more than a thousand meters, and was majestic.
"Da da da……"
The familiar sound of machine gun fire reached their ears again...
The gunshots came and ended quickly. The gunshots stopped before Chu Yunfei could find the point of fire.
But I was still keenly aware of a trace of chaos in the Japanese heavy machine gun squadron...
The two Japs fell to the ground, but were quickly carried to the roadside by other Japs... The Japs marching team was not affected in any way and continued to move forward.
Chu Yunfei shook his head, a flash of disdain quickly flashed in his eyes, obviously he looked down on this style of play.
Kong Jie had no reaction after seeing it.
Show him everything that should be shown to him. Whether Chu Yunfei learns it or not is his own business.
Guerrilla warfare was the Eighth Route Army's magic weapon in fighting the Japanese. Even though a sneak attack could only kill one or two Japanese, it was better than nothing!
However, this style of fighting cannot withstand frequent sneak attacks, and the results will add up to little results.
The Japs would die two people when they marched one kilometer, and nearly a hundred people would be killed or injured when they marched dozens of kilometers, which would also shake their military morale and morale.
The Eighth Route Army carried out sneak attacks along the way, hit and run, and did not engage in direct confrontation with the Japanese. Their own casualties were almost zero. Apart from consuming some bullets, they did not pay any price.
If the Eighth Route Army wanted to eliminate more than a hundred Japanese on a frontal battlefield, it would at least have to pay the same number of casualties.
The familiarity of the two playing methods is better than the inferiority of the two, and the results will come out after a little comparison.
Kong Jie will not tell these words to Chu Yunfei. As for how much he can understand it, that is his own business.
But from the fleeting look of disdain in his eyes, it can be seen that Chu Yunfei not only failed to see the power of guerrilla warfare, but also looked down on this style of fighting...
"Da da da... bang bang bang..." Ten minutes later, the Second Company sneak-attacked the little devil again...
This time not only machine guns participated in the battle, but more than ten riflemen also shot together. However, because the sneak attack troops did not dare to get too close to the road and the shooting distance was too far, they only killed and wounded three little Japs!
Seeing this scene, Chu Yunfei looked down upon guerrilla warfare more and more, feeling that this style of fighting was just playing house and would not cause any substantial losses to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Kong Jie still had no reaction...
The forward troops of the Japanese and puppet troops have reached the front of the blocking position.
More than thirty puppet troops fearfully rushed towards the blocking position, and a dozen Japanese soldiers followed behind to supervise the battle and test the strength of the blocking position...
The two sides were one hundred meters apart, and there was no movement from the blocking position...
The Japanese and puppet troops had reached a position six to seventy meters in front of the formation, and no gunshots were heard from the blocking position. Chu Yunfei's heart was already in his throat.
If this were in the 358th Regiment, the troops would shoot the Japs at most a hundred meters away...
This can only be achieved by well-trained troops with strong psychological quality.
If there are too many recruits in the team and cannot meet the elite standard, the Japanese will not be able to help but shoot as soon as they reach 150 meters...
Facing this scene, the disdain in Chu Yunfei's eyes was replaced by admiration again.
Although he still disdained the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare, he was impressed by the calmness and well-trained performance of the blocking troops, and began to look forward to their next performance.
The distance between the two sides has been shortened to fifty meters, and there is no movement in the blocking position...
In this case, the Japanese and puppet troops can rush into the blocking position with a quick assault...
A kid with stronger arms can throw the grenade into the blocking position by rushing forward ten or twenty meters. If he doesn't fight back, it will be too late!
The more Chu Yunfei watched, the more anxious he became, and he even a little doubted whether the Eighth Route Army in the blocking position had escaped.
A quick glance at Kong Jie and Shen Quan beside them revealed that they were not in a hurry at all, as if the scene in front of them was all expected, and their expressions were very calm.
When the Japanese and puppet troops were still 40 meters away from the blocking position, Chu Yunfei had already clenched his fists nervously and even saw the puppet troops taking out grenades, ready to attack the blocking position at any time.
"Boom boom boom..."
Just when Chu Yunfei felt that the blocking position was about to be occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops, dozens of black smoke suddenly rose among the Japanese and puppet troops. It took two seconds before a violent explosion reached their ears.
"Bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."
The sound of rifle shooting was also heard together. It sounded very messy, but the shooting distance was close and the accuracy was high. The Japanese and puppet troops suffered particularly heavy casualties...
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the fifty or so Japanese and puppet troops suffered casualties under the joint attack of grenades and rifles. Even the five or six little Japanese who were supervising the battle behind them were killed.
"Boom boom boom..."
The second round of grenades fell from the sky very quickly, and a dozen puppet troops who luckily escaped the first round of attacks were submerged in the smoke...
The little devils supervising the battle began to retreat when they saw that the situation was not good...
But the fifty or sixty rifles on the blocking position are not just for free, there are many sharpshooters among them...
Amidst the chaotic gunfire, four more Japanese soldiers fell on the retreat road...
More than fifty Japanese and puppet troops launched a test attack. Without the use of machine guns by the blocking troops, more than forty people were killed, leaving less than ten Japanese soldiers who fled the battlefield...
This scene was something Chu Yunfei never expected. He was both shocked and admired...
He decided to practice this style of play after returning to the army.
Otherwise, every time we fight against the Japanese, the 358th Regiment's light and heavy firepower will be exposed before the opponent's main force takes action!
When the Japanese and puppet troops begin their general offensive, the previously exposed light and heavy firepower points will be knocked out by grenade launchers like living targets.
Without the cover of light and heavy machine guns, the blocking troops would be suppressed by the Japanese and puppet troops, unable to move at all, and suffer heavy casualties... In the end, they had to retreat...
If you learn this style of fighting, the light and heavy firepower points in the team will be exposed for a while, and you will naturally kill many more Japanese on the battlefield.
