Chapter 598 The Greater the Risk, the Higher the Return
Peishan Mountain is the only way for the Japanese to reinforce Yi County.
The mountains here are not particularly high, more like rolling hills. There are not even a big tree, and there are low bushes everywhere.
For Huang Yu and Kong Jie, this kind of terrain is enough for the pocket formation.
Soon after dark, the Mancheng garrison closest to Beishan was pulled here to build a blocking position.
Relying on the strength of the people, it only took half a night to dig out a blocking position based on the mountains. The only shortcoming was that there were no anti-artillery holes in the position.
Huang Yu didn't have much choice. The terrain and soil here were very suitable for digging anti-bombing holes, but it would take time. What he lacked the most was time, so he could only give up this unrealistic idea.
Although Kong Jie agreed with Huang Yu's plan to encircle the enemy to support him, a look of worry quickly appeared on his face after looking at the blocking position at his feet.
Except for a few commandos, the proportion of recruits in other combat units exceeded 70%.
Veterans are afraid of machine guns, recruits are afraid of artillery...
This is an eternal truth. There is not even an artillery hole in the blocking position. If the troops rely on such a position to confront the Japanese head-on and fight under artillery fire, the casualties will definitely be very high.
If the new recruits cannot bear the pressure and the battlefield collapses, the entire blocking position will be lost, and Huang Yu's planned encirclement and reinforcement will fail.
It rained continuously all night, and Kong Jie frowned and worried about blocking the troops. The cavalry company commander suddenly ran over with a solemn look on his face: "Captain, troops have been sent out from Baoding City, but there are just too many little Japs?"
A bad premonition flashed through Kong Jie's mind, and he asked anxiously: "How many people are there? Please tell me clearly."
The cavalry company commander took a deep breath and said: "They dispatched three infantry brigades and a field artillery battalion... plus the mountain artillery squadron, engineers, and cavalry that cooperated with the operation, the total strength exceeded 3,800 people."
"Let's form a battle formation and charge towards Pei Shan in a mighty manner. We can get here in two hours at most."
Kong Jie's face was more worried than before, and he immediately turned his gaze to Huang Yu: "Xiao Huang, the Japs have probably figured out our purpose of encircling the area for reinforcements, so they sent so many troops to reinforce Yixian County at once."
"These little devils are far beyond our appetite. I suggest that the troops withdraw from the battle immediately and abandon encirclement for reinforcements."
"There are too many new recruits in the team, and the Japanese are too strong. If we fight head-on, we are no match for them."
"I'm afraid that when the Japanese come down with artillery fire, the new recruits in the team won't even see the Japanese, and the battlefield will collapse."
"Not only is it embarrassing, but you may also be chased and beaten by the Japanese at the opportunity, turning you into a bunch of lost dogs. That would really mean losing your wife and losing your troops."
Huang Yu was also frightened by Colonel Kawasaki's generosity, and followed Kong Jie's wishes and said: "The devil will take advantage of his plan."
"We encircled the point to call for reinforcements, and they used the encirclement to call for reinforcements to attack us in turn, severely damaging the ambush troops, and even annihilating the ambush troops."
"If we continue to fight, it is indeed possible that the Japanese will backfire and lose our wives and troops."
"But if we win, it will not be simply killing more than a thousand little Japs, but severely injuring three to four thousand Japs."
"The Baoding mixed brigade that has just returned to full strength will be crippled by us again and lose its combat effectiveness."
"Even if the reinforcements sent by SJZ and Dezhou successfully reach Baoding, Colonel Kawasaki would not dare to continue to sweep us away."
Although Kong Jie is more adventurous than before, he still focuses on being steady.
When I thought about the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, my head shook like a rattle: "No, this battle is too risky, and there is almost no chance of winning."
"In case of failure, all participating troops may be wiped out by the little devils here."
"Our family has a small financial background and cannot afford to lose anything."
Huang Yu was a little moved by Kong Jie.
But in the end he still said firmly: "Commander, I think the army should fight this battle."
"Although it is full of risks, there are too many benefits after winning."
"The danger is indeed there. As long as we plan carefully, we are at least 70% sure of winning."
"If we really can't win, I'm 80% sure that the troops will be able to escape intact and minimize the losses."
The reason Kong Jie insisted on retreating was that he saw no chance of winning in this ambush battle. If Huang Yu really had a 60-70% chance of winning, he would definitely not insist on retreating.
But the odds of victory cannot be said with words, it must be supported by a complete battle plan.
The worry on Kong Jie's face was immediately replaced by expectation, and he asked anxiously: "How do you want to fight?"
"If there is more than a 70% chance of winning, I will support you in fighting this battle. I will give you whatever you want. Is it okay if I go to the battlefield in person?"
Huang Yu looked embarrassed and said: "Captain, I really want you to go to the battlefield in person."
"The previous ambush plan only required the troops to rely on their positions to block the Japanese for half an hour, which was very stressful."
"The new combat plan requires the troops to rely on their positions to block the Japanese for one hour. The number of opponents has more than doubled, and the combat pressure on the blocking troops has increased by at least four times."
"As long as there are no problems in the blocking battle, I will have the confidence to severely inflict heavy damage on the more than 3,000 Japs from Baoding and defeat them."
"Only if you personally block the position can the participating troops withstand the pressure and hold their position."
Kong Jie shook his head again: "Let a group of new soldiers carry on a reinforced Japanese regiment and hold them back for an hour. Even if I go to the battlefield in person, I can't do it."
"I'm not a god, Xiao Huang, you think too highly of me..."
"The mountain artillery and mortars brought by the Japanese are not decorations. A single blast of artillery fire can level the blocking position."
"There is no position, and the combat effectiveness of the new recruits is there. Even if I go to the battlefield in person, I can't defend it."
Huang Yu did not give up the idea of an ambush because of Kong Jie's objection. He stared at the regiment leader and asked: "What if I help the blocking force share the general artillery pressure, and then set up a mortar company to provide artillery cover for the blocking force, and specifically attack the Japanese attacking troops?"
Woolen cloth?"
Kong Jie did not immediately shake his head to detach his troops. Instead, he looked up at the blocking position not far away that he had walked several times. He thought about it for a full two minutes before speaking: "Are you sure you can really help the blocking force take away half of the artillery fire pressure?"
"I'm sure..." Huang Yu replied firmly.
Kong Jie stopped talking nonsense and accepted the task on the spot: "Then I will help you guard it for an hour."
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At one o'clock in the morning, more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers came into Huang Yu's field of vision.
More than a thousand torches were connected into a living dragon, which quickly rushed towards Pei Shan.
Huang Yu took a serious look at the blocking position on another hill. Almost all the pressure of the entire ambush battle was there. As long as the blocking troops held their position and successfully completed their mission, this battle would be won by 70% to 80%.
Unfortunately, it was too dark now, and no matter how hard he opened his eyes, he couldn't see what was going on there.
Concerned, Huang Yu quickly turned his attention to the battalion commanders in front of him.
The blocking position was guarded by the regiment commander, who was famous for his ability to fight hard.
He said if you can watch for an hour, you can definitely watch for an hour.
To put it bluntly, even if an accident occurs in the blocking position, I will not be able to quench my thirst, so I might as well concentrate on completing my mission.
"Comrades, the main force of the regiment and all the elites of the three garrison regiments are in our hands. We can only win this battle before us, but we cannot lose, otherwise all of us will become criminals in the base area."
"But don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"As long as each battalion company fights according to my orders, you can raid wherever the headquarters tells you. If you are not afraid of fighting or sacrifice, if you raid quickly enough, the final winner will definitely belong to us."
"Order: The Wangdu garrison is responsible for raiding the Japanese field artillery positions. The first battalion is responsible for the main attack, and the second and third battalions are responsible for expanding the results."
"When you see three red signal flares rising into the sky, the artillery unit under the garrison must fire artillery shells at the Japanese field artillery position as quickly as possible. When will the attacking troops enter the artillery position and when will the artillery fire coverage stop? Don't be reluctant to part with the artillery shells, and don't worry.
All the field artillery equipped by the Japanese were blown up, and only by annihilating them all in a preemptive strike can we defeat the Japanese reinforcements."
"Report to Deputy Chief of Staff Huang: What if the Japanese artillery positions are next to the main force?" Deng Jingye, the leader of the Wangdu Garrison Regiment, asked with a worried look on his face.
Huang Yu answered confidently: "Don't worry, no matter how bold the little devil is, he won't dare to do this."
"They have field artillery, and so do we."
"If their field artillery positions stay with the main force, the mortars we equip can threaten the safety of their field artillery."
"If their field artillery position is knocked out by us with mortars, our field artillery battalion will dominate the battlefield, overwhelming the little Japanese infantry."
"In order to avoid such an accident, they must place their field artillery positions outside the effective range of our mortars and away from the front-line battlefield."
"The Japanese want to seize our blocking position as soon as possible. The main force must send troops to join the battle at any time. They must not be too far away from the front line positions. Then their main force can only be deployed separately from the field artillery brigade."
"I estimate that the Japanese army will arrange an infantry brigade to protect the field artillery brigade."
"But as the battle continues, a brigade will definitely be reduced to half a brigade. You have an elite main battalion, two recruit battalions, and more than ten artillery pieces of various types. If you launch a sudden attack, you will definitely be able to attack with lightning power.
We can't seize the field artillery position without concealing our ears."
Deng Jingye quickly calculated the strength at hand in his mind, and replied after half a minute: "Deputy Chief of Staff, please rest assured, as long as the Japanese infantry protecting the field artillery brigade does not exceed half a brigade, I am 100% sure of taking it down."
Kong Jie then turned his attention to the remaining battalion commanders: "Your mission is to raid the main force of the Japanese."
"While the Japanese army cannot attack our blocking position for a long time, concentrate all the artillery in the base area to attack the main force of the Japanese army. Each battalion and company will take the opportunity to launch an attack. Use all the light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers you are equipped with. Fight as hard as the offensive firepower can.
Putting the main battalion into the main group posture and the main company into the main battalion posture will make the little devils in the pocket formation think that we have thousands of troops. If they stay here for one more minute, they will be wiped out by us, forcing them to retreat.
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"The assault troops followed closely and beat up the drowned dogs."
"When encountering the rear troops, a part of the troops surrounded them but refused to fight. The other troops continued to chase the remaining Japs. They had to chase them ten kilometers away before they could stop. Then they turned around and eliminated the Japs' rear troops."
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