The soldiers of the Fifth Regiment and the Independent Regiment continued to pursue the retreating Japanese brigade.
Under the pursuit of the independent regiment's cavalry company, two legs could not outrun four legs.
From God's perspective, the soldiers of the cavalry company are like a pack of wolves, constantly chasing the prey, taking two bites, letting the prey run a certain distance, and then chasing it again and continuing to take two bites.
It is not fatal once and for all, but like boiling a frog in warm water, it continues to eat away at the Japanese army's strength.
"Your Excellency, Captain, if this continues, our casualties will become greater and greater, and we may even be wiped out by this Eighth Route Army. Please make a decision immediately!"
The Japanese adjutant panicked. In less than twenty minutes, with the frantic pursuit of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese brigade once again lost nearly a hundred and ten soldiers.
The entire Japanese brigade, including the Japanese squadrons that were destroyed by the Independent Regiment and the Fifth Regiment on the western slope, had suffered more than half casualties at this time.
The Japanese captain also realized that it was a matter of life and death.
The Imperial Brigade has shown signs of defeat, and has fallen into a disadvantage in both artillery and military strength.
He nodded and immediately ordered: "Let the uninjured soldiers of Guye Squadron stay behind to block the Eighth Route Army cavalry pursuing from the flanks and the Eighth Route Army troops pursuing from the rear."
The Japanese captain is trying to survive with a broken arm. It is better to sacrifice one squadron than to destroy the entire army.
"Hi!"
The Japanese adjutant responded and turned around to make arrangements. The Japanese army quickly divided into two groups. The remaining Japanese squadron leader Tan Ye divided the remaining No. 100 soldiers of his squadron into two groups to block the pursuing Eighth Route Army from the flanks and back.<
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The Japs Captain led the remaining 200 or so Japs and continued to flee in panic.
At this moment, all the bullshit strategic shifts have been thrown into the Java Kingdom.
The Japs Captain has only one thought: escape, the Empire Brigade must not be destroyed here!
The Yanye Squadron, which was cut off from the rear, quickly started a confrontation with the Independent Regiment Cavalry Company and the Fifth Regiment.
Captain Guye of the Japanese squadron knew his mission very well. When blocking the pursuing Eighth Route Army, he chose a life-threatening strategy.
A two-way defensive offensive on the flanks and back was constructed on the spot.
Then they concentrated the light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers left behind by the brigade to launch a blockade against the pursuing Eighth Route Army.
Tanano Squadron still has four heavy machine guns in hand, which are the last remaining heavy weapons of the entire Japanese brigade.
Originally, the entire Japanese brigade had a total of twelve heavy machine guns, but the two previously carried by the squadron on the west slope were captured by the Fifth Regiment.
The Type 92 heavy machine gun in the hands of the Japanese army weighs nearly 30 kilograms when empty, and the gun frame also weighs nearly 30 kilograms, with a total weight of more than 110 kilograms.
In addition, in tense battles, most transportation relies on manpower. It is often difficult for two soldiers to lift it, and the transportation speed is even slower. This kind of bulky heavy weapon can even hinder the mobility of the entire team.
In the previous pursuit of the Fifth Regiment and the Cavalry Company, the Japanese army lost several heavy machine guns, and several more were blown up by the Independent Regiment's 50 cannon, leaving only the last four at this moment.
The Japanese brigade was in a hurry to evacuate, so naturally they would not bring these heavy machine guns, so they left them to the Tanye Squadron, just to use them to break up the rear and block the pursuing Eighth Route Army.
Tan Ye ordered four heavy machine guns to be built at four separated positions based on gentle slope fortifications, forming a crossfire with no blind spots in the direction to block the Eighth Route Army troops.
The sudden appearance of the Tanye Squadron launched a strong counterattack, and the ferocious firepower indeed halted the pursuit of the Fifth Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
Kong Jie and Captain Feng, who were leading the team, quickly ordered to stop the charge.
The soldiers moved around to hide.
"The Japanese machine gun firepower was fierce, and they built fortifications with the help of gentle slopes. The dozens of meters of charging area before the gentle slopes were flat, with almost no blind spots for shooting. If you rush up rashly, casualties will definitely be inevitable."
"Old Feng, let's continue the pursuit after the small cannon knocks out the Japanese heavy machine gun," Kong Jie said.
Commander Feng nodded, looking through the telescope at the Japanese troops blocking the gentle slope and the Japanese troops still retreating further behind, he frowned and said:
"Lao Kong, the little devil is driven to panic. He left this army behind, apparently he wants to survive with his arms cut off."
Kong Jie said with a smile: "There is nothing you can do. Don't chase after the enemy. Most of the Japanese who can escape are light infantry. The troops left to block the attack have a lot of heavy weapons on hand. They can eat up this team. Let's fight this battle."
The fight was not in vain."
"How can it be so easy to annihilate the entire Japanese army?"
Commander Feng agreed, "That's the reason. We can't let the Japanese in front of us escape again. I took the opportunity to lead two teams to go around."
Kong Jie responded: "Okay!"
"Monk, are the artillery in place?"
"Report to the regimental commander, the small artillery platoon is already in place." The monk responded.
Kong Jie said: "Order the small artillery platoon to immediately suppress the Japanese positions with firepower, knock out the Japanese heavy machine guns for me, and use firepower to cover the comrades of the fifth regiment in their detour."
"Yes!"
Then, Kong Jie turned around and shouted: "Comrades, listen up, the Japs' machine gun shooting skills are not bad. As long as the Japs' light and heavy machine gun points are not destroyed, no one is allowed to show their heads to me, which will increase casualties in vain."
, we can’t do this loss-making business.”
"First battalion commander."
"Here!" the battalion commander of the fifth regiment responded and ran over quickly.
When Commander Feng led his men to detour from both sides, he told Commander Kong that the command of the remaining troops would be given to Commander Kong.
Kong Jie said: "The Japanese's light and heavy machine gun fire blockade, we can't launch an attack now. Under such firepower, we can't guarantee the safety of the infantry.
There is no need to shoot at long-distance infantry, it is just a waste of bullets.
So, how many special shooters do you have in the fifth regiment?"
The Eighth Route Army troops will conduct military training while fighting.
According to the training regulations issued by the Eighth Route Army Headquarters, those who can shoot while lying down at a distance of 150 meters and hit the sixteenth ring or above in two shots will be designated as special shooters.
But in fact, due to the lack of ammunition, these special shooters born among the Eighth Route Army soldiers have not experienced much live ammunition training.
The soldiers learned shooting aiming, firing inspection and simple shooting theory, as well as carried out field preview and implemented daily aiming system.
What is targeting?
Hold the gun and aim at the bullseye. There are no bullets in the shotgun. Just aim and feel it, and practice the stability of the gun.
It will not be until the second half of the year that the soldiers will usher in a live-fire shooting with only two bullets.
I feel that I have almost practiced, and then I will take the special shooter shooting assessment.
To put it simply, for the Eighth Route Army where ammunition is scarce, it would be good if the soldiers could practice with two live rounds a year.
As for this shabby and helpless training method, when can soldiers be able to shoot targets from a distance of 150 meters and hit the sixteenth ring or more with two bullets? It will mostly depend on talent.
A special shooter who can stand out under such circumstances is definitely talented.
"Special marksman..." the first battalion commander said with a bitter smile: "Captain Kong, our fifth regiment has just been established. Although the regiment leader has insisted on leading the entire regiment in training since the establishment of the army, until now, there are not many special marksmen.
, there are only twelve people in the whole group."
We don’t have the opportunity to shoot in actual combat even once a year, so it would be great to have twelve special shooters.
In Kong Jie's view, these special shooters are absolutely extremely talented. The only thing they lack is training and stage performance.
Thinking of this, Kong Jie smiled and said: "It's quite a lot. In this way, the battalion commander will lend me these twelve special shooters from your regiment."
"Don't worry, your fifth regiment will never suffer. These comrades can just come here empty-handed. I will prepare guns and bullets for them."
"I will return them to you after the battle is over."
The first battalion commander responded without thinking too much: "Yes".
Soon, twelve people were brought to Kong Jie.
Looking at the twelve special shooters of the fifth regiment standing in front of Kong Jie, looking at their waists, the first battalion commander also had pride on his face.
"Captain Kong, these were the rare sharpshooters in our company at the beginning. Every one of them was held dear by our company commander in the company, and we never dared to let them charge into the battle. So until now, in this battle,
Look at them, they are all intact, I will leave them to you."
Kong Jie smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will return a lot of them to your fifth regiment."
With that, Kong Jie said to the twelve special shooters: "Follow me."
The twelve special shooters were brought to the left wing, to a remote and hidden slope. After waiting for a while, the monk came over with some soldiers, who carried guns on their backs.
"Captain, the rifle you want!" the monk said.
Kong Jie nodded, looked at the twelve special shooters with expectant faces, and said with a smile: "Give the guns to the comrades."
"Yes!" the monk responded, and led the soldiers to fire guns at the twelve special shooters, each with a standard rifle.
After receiving the gun, the twelve special shooters were all happy when they looked at the almost brand-new rifles in their hands. Looking at the rifles in their hands, they were neither made in Hanyang nor 38-year-old.
Then, without explaining anything, Kong Jie led twelve special shooters from the flank of the battlefield toward a gentle slope with higher ground not far away.
On the way, Kong Jie asked: "Do you know what kind of gun this is?"
One person replied: "Commander Kong, I know, this is the little devil's Type 44 rifle."
"How is this gun?" Kong Jie asked again.
"Absolutely a good gun. It is a standard rifle specially used by the Japanese cavalry. Its performance is better than the Japanese 38-meter Gaier."
Kong Jie said with a smile: "You are right. The barrel length of the Type 44 rifle is nearly 300 mm shorter than the barrel length of the Type 38 rifle, but its effective range is not only no longer than that of the Type 38 rifle.
The Type-8 rifle is smaller, but its effective range is forty meters farther than the Type-38 rifle."
"This Type 44 rifle is the best rifle the Japanese have built for their cavalry."
"The attached folding bayonet is a performance that very few rifles on the battlefield can possess. Just press the button here and the bayonet can pop out quickly, allowing the user to use the bayonet in the shortest possible time on the battlefield." "This allows the cavalry to take advantage of high-speed maneuverability and conduct rapid close combat."
"Not only that, this rifle body is more stable when shooting and is more suitable for long-distance shooting. In addition, the barrel is shorter, which is suitable for shooters to hide."
"How about it, do you like it?"
"I like——" the special shooters responded in unison.
Kong Jie said: "Come here, if you like it, I won't give it to you for free."
Special shooters: "..."
"Who wouldn't want such a good gun? It's not impossible to give it to you, but it depends on your own abilities. We have this rule in our independent group. Those who are capable eat meat, and those who are not capable don't even think about soup.
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In this way, after the battle begins, if you kill two Japanese officers or more, or artillerymen, or machine gunners, I will give this gun to you.
If you fail to complete the mission, don’t think that I am stingy as a group leader. If I leave, you have to keep this gun for me."
Kong Jie used the method of motivating generals, "How about it, do you have the ambition?"
One person replied: "Commander Kong, I didn't say this, I'm going to order your lance!"
"Good boy, what's your name?" Kong Jie asked, and the young man who answered was the soldier who was the first to recognize the Type 44 rifle.
"Huang Baiyang." The young soldier replied.
Kong Jie said: "A sharpshooter who cuts through poplars with a hundred steps and an enemy with one bullet. This is a good name. What a yellow baiyang."
While admiring, Kong Jie said to the accompanying monk: "Monk, give everyone bullets."
"Yes!" the monk replied.
"Comrades, you are the best shooters of the Fifth Regiment. Now I am lending you from the Fifth Regiment. Until the combat mission is over, you will be my soldiers, Kong Jie.
I, Kong Jie, will never be stingy with my soldiers. If I have a gun, I will naturally have no shortage of bullets. Do you know how many bullets I will distribute to each of you?"
Huang Baiyang and his party shook their heads and looked at Kong Jie expectantly.
With a calm look on his face, Kong Jie first raised two fingers, and then extended two more fingers.
One "two" and one "four".
"Twenty-four bullets! That's a lot!" Special shooter Huang Baiyang said.
Kong Jie shook his head.
Su Zhengqiang, a veteran among the special shooters, was stunned, "Is it possible that there are only six bullets? Commander Kong, is this too few?"
The monk on the side couldn't stand it anymore and laughed and cursed: "Who do you think our regiment leader is? After all, he is also a special shooter, six bullets? Let me tell you, the soldiers of our independent regiment have no less than three bullets per capita.
Ten pills, even the brothers in the cooking class still have ten or twenty pills in their pockets when nothing happens!"
Kong Jie didn't have the nerve to speak, because the monk started bragging all the time.
"Thirty bullets, that's still the number of bullets per person!!!"
The special shooters of the fifth regiment were all stunned for a moment.
Veteran Su Zhengqiang said: "Captain Wei, I heard that your independent regiment now has nearly 3,000 troops. If the average bullet per person is 30, how many bullets will it cost?"
The monk said happily: "Three thousand troops, are you an old man? I'm not afraid of scaring you to death. Our independent regiment is now almost at 5,000 troops."
Hearing this, Huang Baiyang and his party were even more shocked.
Huang Baiyang came to his senses and asked, "Captain Wei, how many bullets can each of us get this time?"
The monk picked his nose and said casually: "Didn't my regiment leader say, two hundred and forty rounds of ammunition?"
Huang Baiyang's line: "..."
The breathing of the twelve people became a little rapid. This is really because poverty limits imagination.
Who would have thought that Captain Kong first raised two fingers and then raised four fingers to mean this?
Two hundred and forty rounds of ammunition!
You don’t even dare to think like this if you want to kill them. The number of bullets issued to the machine guns in the regiment is about the same, right?