Chapter 439: Lieutenant General Sato: We tested our loneliness
I could only meet their gazes and ask, "Do you think that old devil Sato is a stupid pig?"
"After suffering such a big loss at the Duanjiabao blocking position, we will suffer from the same problem at the Dongshangang blocking position!"
"If I were Sato, I would definitely dispatch a large number of puppet troops when attacking the Dongshan Gang blocking position to reduce the Japanese army's own battle losses..."
"So the problem Zhang Tiezhu is worried about will definitely not happen..."
"There will definitely be a large number of Japanese in the Sato Division waiting for us to kill!"
"As long as the fighter plane is suitable, I will definitely lead everyone to kill on the battlefield!"
"After I return, please help me stabilize the troops and tell my comrades not to be anxious. You can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient!"
"Either our assault battalion doesn't take action, or we take action, we will definitely severely damage Sato's division..."
After several company commanders were dismissed by Huang Yu, Zhong Chengjun, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Batalion Commander, who is the target you want to attack?"
Huang Yu thought for a moment and replied: "The Japanese heavy artillery brigade...all the ammunition and ammunition...and their tank brigade...choose one of the three, or capture two attack targets at the same time!"
"In this way, we can provide maximum support to the main force of the regiment... and our lurking will be more meaningful!"
A wry smile flashed across Zhong Chengjun's face when he heard this. After recalling how heavily defended the three targets were during the day, he shook his head and said, "It's too difficult!"
"The three attack targets you selected complement each other...the tank brigade protects the heavy artillery brigade and the transport troops...the heavy artillery brigade protects the tank brigade to a certain extent...and at least two infantry brigade's little devils work together...
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"Our total strength is less than a thousand men. We are inferior to them in both military strength and firepower. The chance of winning by force is almost zero!"
"The possibility of a sneak attack is also very low..."
"In order to protect the heavy artillery brigade and the chariot brigade...the Japanese infantry sent out guard posts in circles around them. They were watertight and didn't give us a chance to get close to them!"
"I specifically asked Duan Peng... Even if we let the special forces go to the front to clear the way, it would be difficult to quietly reach the heavy artillery brigade, let alone other troops!"
"How about we change the target?"
Huang Yu shook his head: "Just beat them..."
"Only by killing them can we defeat Sato's division's determination and trump card to continue to attack us..."
"The Dongshanggang blocking position is different from Duanjiabao!"
"The terrain there is relatively flat, which is very suitable for tanks and armored vehicles to launch attacks!"
"If Sato mobilizes the chariot brigade to participate in the war, and then deploys two regiments of puppet troops to serve as cannon fodder on the front line, our surprise pressure will definitely be reduced by half, and our chances of winning will be doubled!"
"Order the reconnaissance troops and special forces to continue to monitor every move of the Sato division!"
"There was no word of complaint in the telegram sent to us by the regiment leader, which shows that the casualties of the regiment's main force are still within control!"
"The troops don't have to worry about the situation at the head of the regiment!"
"Continue to lurk and wait for a suitable fighter to appear..."
At ten o'clock in the morning on the third day, Sato's division finally reached the blocking position at Dongshan Hill.
Yesterday's pursuit made Sato Chuo slowly realize a fact.
The Independent Regiment did not seem to have a breaking point as he analyzed. It still maintained a strong fighting power and fighting will, otherwise it would have been overtaken by him long ago.
The Dongshan Hill blocking position in front of him further confirmed his judgment.
If the independent group is really on the verge of collapse, it will never have the strength to fight another blocking battle with itself.
Lieutenant General Sato looked very heavy when he saw the blocking position with only trenches in front of him but not a single figure in sight.
"Division commander, maybe there are really no troops in the blocking position in front, why don't I send an infantry squadron over to test it out!" the chief of staff reminded tentatively.
"Shut up!" Lieutenant General Sato scolded with a stern face.
"If there are troops on the position and you only send an infantry squadron to attack, isn't that a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"
"We have already suffered enough losses in the Duanjiapu battle, and you don't think it's enough?"
"Immediately deploy a company from the Imperial Alliance Army to launch a tentative attack. Go faster. We can't waste too much time here!"
"If there are troops on the position to block us, the Imperial Army will be involved in every subsequent attack to reduce the Imperial Army's losses."
Twenty minutes later, more than a hundred Imperial Army troops who launched a probing attack disappeared from Sato's sight.
The independent regiment stationed at the position dispatched only six seriously wounded troops to attack the attacking troops with crossfire. In less than two minutes, more than a hundred puppet troops fell in front of the blocking position.
There may be many living puppet soldiers inside, but under the threat of heavy machine guns, they only dare to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, not even daring to move...
Lieutenant General Sato looked very frustrated, like a punch on cotton, without any effect.
Before the puppet troops were dispatched, the mountain field artillery battalion, infantry artillery squad, and heavy artillery battalion under their command were all aimed at the blocking position, preparing to wait for the independent regiment to enter the surface position. When attacking the puppet troops, they suddenly fired artillery, using a company of puppet troops as bait to raid the position with artillery fire.
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As a result, they were not fooled, and not a single rifleman showed up. They defeated their plan with only six heavy machine guns, causing dozens of artillery pieces to fire without a target.
Some people would say that shelling heavy machine gun firepower points is not more cost-effective than shelling ordinary infantry. The independent regiment dispatched six heavy machine guns, which could just take the opportunity to knock them out.
This style of play may be useful on other battlefields, but it has no use at all here!
The terrain of Duanjiabao is steep, and the bunker can be built underground based on the mountain. As long as the independent regiment does not take the initiative to expose the target, the Japanese will not know their existence.
The terrain of Dongshan Hill is gentle. If we want to provide a higher shooting range for heavy machine guns, we can only build half of the bunker underground and half on the ground, and then transport soil to cover it to form an outer protective layer...
Looking from afar, each bunker is a giant mound three meters high...
After Lieutenant General Sato rushed to the forward position, he judged at a glance that these dirt bunkers were machine gun bunkers temporarily built by the independent regiment.
Therefore, whether the six heavy machine guns that just fired were exposed or not will not affect the enemy's firing...
Based on this calculation, the probing attack just now was undoubtedly a lonely one.
Apart from proving that the blocking position in front of me was defended by an independent group, no other effect was achieved.
Lieutenant General Sato looked aggrieved and frustrated...
Clenching his fists, he began to give orders: "All artillerymen, fire..."
"Concentrate all artillery fire and destroy all the mounds on the blocking position..."
"Contact the aviation force and ask them to use incendiary bombs to attack the blocking position at Dongshan Hill..."
"Every mound there needs to be burned with firebombs!"
"Organize the troops immediately. According to what I just said, two infantry squadrons plus one battalion of puppet troops will launch an attack on the position after the shelling..."
"This time the independent regiment has built a bunker in front of us. Unless all the artillery is blinded, we will definitely win this attack!"
