Chapter 190 Commander, Assault Company Requests to Join the War
"Can the brigade headquarters help them?" Chief of Staff Zhou asked with a worried look.
"The sooner the independent regiment raids Jinzhong, the sooner our counter-mopping up will turn from defense to offense as the Japanese troops return to Jinzhong to support Jinzhong, and the losses of the participating troops in the base area will be much smaller!"
"If they are blocked by the Japanese at the edge of the base area, our goal of forcing the Japanese to divide their forces through the independent regiment will not be achieved. Even if we win the anti-mopping up in the end, the base area will suffer heavy losses."
The brigade commander shook his head and replied: "Each regiment in our brigade has its own combat mission and breakout direction. It is impossible to give up its own mission and go to help the independent regiment!"
"Most of the main regiments are not equipped with radios. By the time our communications troops find them, the day lilies will be cold!"
"They can only rely on themselves to fight this battle!"
"Call Kong Jie right away: Try to severely damage the Japanese roadblocks within an hour, break through the blockade, and continue the raid on Jinzhong!"
"If there is any situation, report it to the brigade headquarters as soon as possible."
There were "rumbling..." explosions everywhere in the Japanese blocking position, and the splashing firelight illuminated the area as if it were daytime.
Time was short, and the Japanese army only had time to repair three trenches and did not have time to build any anti-artillery positions.
After the artillery bombardment by the Independence Regiment began, the Japanese soldiers could only squat in the trenches with their heads in their hands to avoid the bombardment.
As long as the shells hit the trenches, they would still be killed...
Japanese soldiers were constantly blown away by artillery shells and fell to the ground without any movement.
The independent regiment originally had five mortar platoons and fifteen mortars.
The counterattack on the Kagawa Brigade captured a large number of heavy weapons that had not been destroyed. The artillery company commander Chen Daliang was reluctant to throw them away and added a mortar and a heavy machine gun to each of the four main battalions' machine gun companies.
Two intact mountain guns directly strengthened the artillery battery, and all the captured artillery shells were brought...
After the battle, the artillery strength of the independent regiment was not only not weakened, but actually enhanced a lot.
When attacking the Kurokawa Brigade, Chen Daliang deployed two artillery platoons of eight mortars to attack the blocking position and cover the infantry attack. The remaining three artillery platoons and eleven mortars were on standby to counterattack the Japanese artillery units.
The No. 4 and No. 5 companies had reached a position eighty meters in front of the Japanese formation. Second Battalion Commander Xiao Yuanchang personally led the team. If they went any further, they would be accidentally injured by artillery shells fired by their own people.
However, in order to shorten the attack distance as much as possible and increase the chance of victory, Xiao Yuanchang still urged the troops to continue to advance, and did not stop until they reached a position more than 40 meters in front of the formation.
"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of heavy machine gun fire suddenly sounded from the flanks of the attacking troops and behind them. The rain of bullets flew over the heads of the attacking troops and all flew into the Japanese blocking position. The roaring sound of artillery also stopped abruptly at this moment...
"Comrades, charge...kill the little Japs in front, break through the defense line, and kill them all with me..." Second Battalion Commander Xiao Yuanchang jumped up from the ground, giving orders as he rushed, holding the crooked handle in his arms
Gunshots were heard at the same time.
This crooked trick was used to capture the Japanese Kagawa Brigade.
In order not to affect the marching speed of the troops and to avoid waste, the independent regiment dispersed and hid most of the loot near the battlefield and marched with only a small part of the weapons and ammunition.
The crooked handle is light to carry, easy to use, and has strong firepower... It is the most popular weapon in the army.
Of course, the little devils hiding in the trenches are also very powerful...
The mortar damage to the position was very limited, and most of the Japanese hiding in the trenches survived.
As soon as the artillery fire stopped, these Japanese soldiers were ready to fight.
The moment Xiao Yuanchang led the attack, the Japanese also opened fire.
The dense rain of bullets hit the attacking troops head-on, killing them in pieces and falling into a pool of blood.
"Rumble..."
The Japanese artillery squadron participated in the battle at the same time, and all twelve one-round artillery shells hit the attacking troops, instantly destroying an infantry platoon.
Major Kurokawa was very cunning. He not only had to block the breakout troops of the Independent Regiment, but also used blocking warfare to kill and injure a large number of the breakout troops of the Independent Regiment.
When the Independent Regiment bombarded the blocking position, he kept the artillery squadron hidden in order to wait for the Independent Regiment to start attacking and use artillery fire to surprise the attacking troops, killing and injuring a large number of the Independent Regiment's troops...
Excluding the soldiers killed by the blocking troops with light and heavy machine guns, half of the two main attack companies were wiped out in the first confrontation with the Japanese. Their losses can be described as "heavy".
"The artillery will counterattack immediately and kill the Japanese artillery squadron, otherwise the fourth and fifth companies will definitely be blown up completely!" Kong Jie ordered with a telescope in one hand and a fist in the other, a look of pain on his face.
"Rumble..." After the Japanese's fifth round of artillery shells hit the attacking troops, Chen Daliang's counterattack finally sounded. Eleven shells roared into the sky, and most of the shells smashed into the artillery positions, setting off seas of fire...
The pressure from the top of the attacking troops suddenly disappeared, but the firepower blocking them from the front was still very fierce. The rain of bullets intertwined with an airtight fire net, and the attacking troops had to pay a huge price for every step forward.
After finally fighting their way to the enemy's first trench, I threw hundreds of grenades and hand grenades into it, preparing to occupy the first trench in one go.
As a result, the Japs guarding the second trench suddenly came out with two infantry squads, marched quickly along the communication trench to reinforce the first trench, and forced the attacking troops back with fierce firepower.
Now or never……
Once the opportunity to capture the first trench is missed, it will definitely become more difficult for the attacking troops to capture it again.
Moreover, the Japanese reinforcements have already entered the position, and the attacking troops have lost more than half, leaving less than 40% of their combat effectiveness.
Continuing to fight will only increase casualties and is meaningless.
Kong Jie was very reluctant, but in order to avoid these meaningless losses, he could only bite the bullet and give the order.
"retreat……"
"Artillery, heavy machine gun cover, all offensive troops retreat..."
"The troops reorganized their offensive firepower and prepared to launch the second round of attack!"
"Captain, the assault company requested to launch a second attack. I am confident that we can break through the Japanese blocking position in one attack without using armored platoons, but we need the artillery to cooperate with us unconditionally!" Huang Yu suddenly stood up and asked for a fight.
The assault company is Kong Jie's trump card, and he will not let them go to the battlefield easily.
The current independent regiment has indeed reached a critical juncture of life and death. If it cannot quickly kill the obstacles in front of it, the troops will probably be surrounded and annihilated by the Japanese army here, and will be unable to continue the raid on Jinzhong.
Staring at Huang Yu, he asked seriously: "Are you sure the assault company can break through the Japanese blocking position in one attack?"
"I'm sure!" Huang Yu replied confidently.
"As long as you let the artillery company commander Chen cooperate with us unconditionally, the assault company will ensure that it will be unstoppable all the way and break through the Japanese blocking positions as quickly as possible!"
"Besides the unconditional cooperation of the artillery battery, if you have any other requests, just ask!" Kong Jie decided to accept Huang Yu's request to fight.
The little devil on the opposite side is a veteran in defense. It is difficult to make a breakthrough in a short time with conventional offensive methods, so he can only use some strange moves.
Huang Yu is the one who likes to make unexpected moves in the independent group, so maybe there will be some unexpected gains if you let him join.
"If possible, arrange for two companies to follow the assault company to expand the results..." Huang Yu thought about the proposal for a moment.
"Equip them with more submachine guns and light machine guns..."
"After we tore apart the Japanese blocking position, they took advantage of the chaos to rush into the blocking position and engage in close combat and melee combat with the Japanese. Submachine guns and light machine guns can kill the enemy to the greatest extent."
"Okay!" Kong Jie nodded in agreement!
"I will transfer the first and second companies of the guard battalion to you, and then give them all the crooked handles and submachine guns equipped by the fourth battalion!"
"In addition to the assault company and artillery unit, they are all under your command. I will not interfere!"
On the blocking position, the troops are light in front and heavy in the rear, and the firepower is heavy in the front and light in the rear. Although the advantages of the blocking force can be brought into full play and the firepower and artillery advantages of the attacking force can be weakened as much as possible, this is all for conventional offensive methods.
In the face of infantry and artillery coordination, this defensive method is scum.
What Huang Yu has to do next is to use infantry coordination to divide the Japanese defensive position into two pieces, and the assault company eats the enemy one by one, gradually eating away at their blocking position, and finally breaks through the blocking position.
"Commander Huang, from now on, all the artillery of the Independent Regiment will be under your command. Please give the order!" Chen Daliang might show off his reputation as an artillery company commander in front of others, but in front of Huang Yu, he acted like a student.
Seeing the teacher's attitude, he is very well-behaved.
The artillery company was able to severely injure the Japanese again and again in battles, and Huang Yu taught them how to predict and shoot their members in advance, which played a big role.
As a result, Chen Daliang wanted to take something out of Huang Yu's mind every time he saw him, and this time was no exception.
"Company Commander Chen, time is tight and the task is heavy, so I won't talk nonsense to you!" Huang Yu said directly without any greetings.
"In a while, I want the artillery to cooperate with the assault company to launch an infantry and artillery coordinated operation!"
"Infantry and artillery coordination?" Chen Daliang asked with a confused look on his face.
He is an excellent native-born gunner. His experience in artillery command has been accumulated in actual combats over and over again. He has never experienced systematic learning, so he has never heard of this term.
"Wherever the infantry rushes, the artillery fires the artillery shells, and assists the infantry in destroying all blocking fire points. This is simple infantry-artillery coordination!" Huang Yu explained...
"When the artillery is preparing for artillery fire, the assault company moves directly to a position 40 meters in front of the blocking position and is on standby!"
"After the attack begins, your artillery fire cannot stop. Concentrate the artillery fire to continue covering the two trenches behind the Japanese army. You must also draw out a few mortars to blast at the traffic trenches connecting the front trenches to prevent the little Japanese behind from reinforcing the first trench.
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"After the assault company captured the first trench, the artillery concentrated fire to cover the Japanese's third trench, and the assault company continued to attack the Japanese's second trench!"
"Your artillery shells always land thirty or forty meters in front of the attacking troops, helping the assault company clear all offensive obstacles!"
Chen Daliang understood, but did not answer immediately.
Although the style of play proposed by Huang Yu is good, it is also extremely dangerous.
In addition to seamless cooperation, the artillery company must be able to hit wherever it points, otherwise any negligence may hit the artillery shells on one's own head.
