The so-called Maoerdong fortification is a type of culvert dug horizontally along the side wall of the trench.
This Maoerdong defense fortification has a simple structure and a long and narrow interior, which is very suitable for individual soldiers to use as a bunker. In addition, the stable structure makes it highly resistant to artillery bombardment.
The Japanese army was quite skilled in the construction and use of Maoerdong defense fortifications.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army paid heavy casualties and after taking down the positions occupied by the Japanese, they discovered the fortifications built by the Japanese army that were very suitable for avoiding artillery bombardment.
Later, I learned, improved, and used it to defend the Japanese artillery.
At the end of last year, during the battle at Lijiapo, Monk led the soldiers of the guard company, relying on the high ground of Lijiapo, to forcefully hold back the Yamazaki Battalion and withstand the continuous bombardment of the Yamazaki Battalion's artillery squadron. This was exactly what he used.
Plant cat ear holes for artillery protection.
This is also the reason why Kong Jie never considered using artillery fire to attack the Ishii Regiment.
With this kind of cat-ear hole anti-artillery fortifications, you can use artillery fire to plow the enemy's position back and forth several times, and the little devils can still jump around on the fortifications.
Even if the independent group has a rich family, they cannot spend money like this.
That’s why we have the current lurking tactics, combined with the bombardment.
Night, eleven o'clock sharp.
The Independence Regiment launched a bombardment of the Japanese Ishii Regiment's position.
The artillery company led by Wang Chengchengzhu was responsible for this artillery bombardment, with three Type 92 infantry guns, two 82mm mortars, one 81mm mortar, and two 70
The five-millimeter mortars, in the continuous bombardment, submerged the third-line fortifications of the Ishii Regiment in the artillery fire.
Hiding in the temporary headquarters under the strongest anti-artillery fortifications, the Japanese captain Ishii Haraichi and the chief of staff listened to the crazy sound of artillery on the position, and they also looked horrified.
Since the battle with the Independent Regiment, this is the first time that the Ishii Regiment has been attacked by concentrated artillery fire from the Independent Regiment's artillery company.
It is simply appalling that a regiment-level combat unit in the Eighth Route Military Region possesses such intensity of artillery fire.
Ishii Haraichi didn't even dare to imagine what would have happened to his Ishii Regiment after suffering such artillery fire without the fortifications arranged in advance.
The strength of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment once again refreshed the perceptions of these old devils.
Of course, although he was frightened by the artillery fire that broke out from the independent regiment, Ishii Haraichi was not panicked.
Regarding the current three-line artillery defense fortification built with the help of mountains, Ishii Haraichi is very confident that even if the independent regiment's artillery fire is powerful, it is just a waste of artillery shells.
The perimeter of the fortifications has long been blocked by imperial soldiers with firepower. Once the bombardment is over, the imperial soldiers will quickly leave the anti-gun fortifications and rush to the side of the trenches to fight again.
All the firepower points are commanding, and a large area of fire has been cleared around the fortifications. The offensive troops of the independent regiment are still at the foot of the mountain. It will take at least five minutes to rush to the forward fortifications.
Five minutes were enough for the Japanese army to rebuild effective defenses from the remnants of the bombardment, and to prepare for the arrival of the Eighth Route Attack Force.
Thinking of this, Ishiihara was determined. He looked at his watch and then at the sky. In six or seven hours, it would be daybreak.
Bastards of the independent group, hurry up and enjoy your last arrogance!
Boom——
At 11:04:30, artillery shells continued to fall on the Japanese third-line fortifications.
The monk who led the soldiers of the guard company to crawl in the weeds immediately made an immediate decision and made a bold decision:
Get in twenty seconds early!
The advantage of this is that after the artillery shells stop, the soldiers of the guard company can enter the battle in a shorter time.
The disadvantage is that one's own artillery is likely to accidentally damage the guard company without knowing it.
But the monk was sure that the pillar knew the area where the guard company was lurking, and would be extra cautious when the shells hit the surrounding weeds.
So as long as you don't get too close, you shouldn't be accidentally injured by the shells.
In this way, after leading the soldiers of the guard company to set off twenty seconds earlier, the time it takes for the guard company to enter the battle can be shortened by twenty seconds.
Perhaps in less than twenty seconds, the soldiers will be able to attack the Japanese fortifications.
The monk who had made up his mind no longer hesitated, crouched down, and gradually left the front area of the weedy field. With the help of the mountain, he moved toward the right side of the Japanese army's forward fortifications.
The soldiers lurking behind him followed without hesitation and continued to remain hidden and quiet along the way.
The shelling on the fortifications was intense.
The few forward reconnaissance posts left by the Japanese on the third line of fortifications also continued to suffer casualties. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, the scouts left behind by the Japanese were forced to retreat back to the trenches under fierce artillery fire.
Judging from common sense, under this level of bombardment, it is impossible for the Eighth Route Army to risk a sudden advance.
Coupled with the concealed march, the Japanese army was unaware of the guard company moving forward through the night on the right wing.
As they continued to march, artillery shells even exploded less than a hundred meters away.
As the seconds turned, time came to the fifty-fourth second of four minutes.
There was no time to look at the watch. The monk kept track of the seconds in his mind and suddenly raised his right hand. The tactics behind him continued to convey sign language, and the whole team quickly lowered their bodies.
The inaudible ticking sound rang six more times.
At exactly 11:05 at night, the artillery company commander Wang Chengzhu issued the order to cease fire. The watch Zhuzhu wore was out of date with the monk's watch.
The error between the two watches will never exceed one second in three hours.
After counting six seconds silently in his mind, the monk no longer even looked at his watch or to see if the bombardment was still continuing. He immediately waved his hand and issued the combat order.
The guard company was divided into three groups according to the previous divisions. One group was led by the monk, the first platoon leader, and the second platoon leader. Each group had about fifty people.
Each large group consists of fifteen combat teams coordinated by bombardiers, pistolers, and shotgunners.
Each two combat groups will be equipped with a fire support group, consisting of machine gunners and grenadiers.
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Three large groups ran from the far right side of the Japanese fortifications to the third-line trench fortifications built by the Japanese.
Thanks to the monks leading the soldiers of the guard company, they rushed forward twenty seconds in advance. After the artillery shells stopped, it would have taken more than forty seconds to reach the Japanese frontline fortifications at a distance of more than 300 meters.
It only took about fifteen seconds.
In such a short period of time, the Japanese who had been bombarded a moment ago were still immersed in the fierce artillery fire of the independent regiment. The echo of the artillery fire seemed to still be echoing in the mountains and forests. They even subconsciously thought that the bombardment was not over yet. p>
The trenches used by the Japanese army in the third line of defenses built on the mountain were each about thirty meters apart. They were almost circular trenches with a curve length of more than two hundred meters. They were also surrounded by some foxholes, semi-underground machine gun fortifications, and interconnected trenches.
tunnel.
Among the three combat groups, the first combat group led by Monk is responsible for the frontline defenses of the Japanese's key defenses.
The second combat group led by a platoon leader was responsible for the Japanese army's second line of defense.
The third combat group led by the second platoon leader is responsible for the last line of defense of the Japanese.
According to the combat arrangements issued by the monk before the battle, considering that the Japanese army's third-line fortifications were the farthest away, the third combat team had to rush to the third-line fortifications. There was a time lag.
Therefore, when the gunfire of the third combat group rang out, the second combat group and the first combat group could launch the attack immediately.
In the short period before this, the soldiers of the first and second combat groups would straighten their tails like a long dragon, and separate the tactical groups and arrange them on the periphery of the Japanese trenches.
To ensure that the sudden attack on the Japanese in the trenches can be carried out comprehensively and simultaneously.
Night, eleven minutes, five minutes and forty-six seconds.
Under the leadership of the second platoon leader, the third combat group of the guard company quickly arrived at the outside of the trench of the third-line defense fortification built by the Japanese.
After each tactical combat team was quickly in place, the battle was about to begin.
The bombardier of the tactical combat team was the first to tear off the fuse of the incendiary bomb, and then threw the incendiary bomb into the trench.
This incendiary bomb is naturally a masterpiece of the independent regiment's armory. It uses the principle of the incendiary bottle, a small amount of explosives plus a large amount of incendiary agent, plus a simple fuse. After the incendiary bomb is thrown, the explosive explodes and scatters the incendiary agent.
In all directions, fires started.
In addition, these combustion agents have high combustion temperatures and strong adhesion capabilities.
Whether it is soil, firearms or the human body, it will catch fire if it sticks to it. After the explosives are thrown, a large area will be burned.
The bombardiers who quickly took up their positions dropped fifteen or six incendiary bombs at once. After they exploded in the circular trench of more than 200 meters, the incendiary bombs burned quickly.
The sudden attack and the rapidly burning flames quickly spread to some Japanese soldiers in the trenches.
These flames alone cannot kill the devil immediately. If the devil has time, he can even use the surrounding soil to extinguish the flames on his body.
But what the soldiers want is just to use the flames of incendiary bombs to quickly detect the location of the Japanese in the trenches at night.
A dozen flames burned quickly, dispersing the darkness in the trench.
The soldiers glanced over and saw that these Japanese soldiers had just recovered from the roar of the shells, crawling out of the Maoer hole fortifications, and were about to crawl to the side of the trench!
The large swath of Japs that quickly came into view directly stimulated the nerves of the soldiers. How could the shotgunners hesitate? The flames of incendiary bombs illuminated the trenches, and the soldiers holding double-barreled shotguns opened fire directly under the dark shadows. Bang——
Bang——
Compared with the sound of rifles, this was a particularly violent sound of gunfire.
It was like a small-caliber bomb exploding at the muzzle.
When the shotgun was first developed, the military engineers at the repair shop said that the loading efficiency of the shotgun was too low. After one shot in close combat, there was no time to replace the second projectile, so this was invented.
The double-barreled shotgun can be regarded as increasing the ammunition capacity of the shotgun.
The number of Japs appearing in the trenches was relatively dense, so it was perfect to use a shotgun fired at close range. The shotgunner suddenly opened fire, spraying out a large number of projectiles, like splashing ink.
Regardless of whether the Japanese are one or two, three or four, or even seven or eight, they will be hit when they hear the sound, and they will fall when they hear the sound.
The projectiles fired at high speed were densely embedded in the bodies of the Japanese who were hit, some on the facade, some on the chest, and some on the abdomen. At first glance, they looked like a human-shaped hornet's nest.
The Japanese who were hit by the shotgun did not die immediately after falling down, but the pain they suffered was more terrifying than immediate death.
Feeling the parts of the body that were beaten into honeycombs by the projectiles, the severe pain that came one after another will soon deprive the Japanese of his last chance of life.
Even if they are not dead, the Japanese have basically lost the ability to continue fighting.
This is where the horror of the shotgun as the king of melee combat lies.
In close combat, projectiles cover a large area, have a high hit rate, and have a high fatality rate.
Such a close-range splash-ink attack can directly level the gap in military literacy between the soldiers and the Japanese.
Even a militiaman who has just been trained can still kill four or five Japanese with one shot.
Especially in the current combat environment, there is simply no situation more applicable than this.
The Japs were hiding in the trenches before crawling out of the artillery-proof fortifications in various places. Under the illumination of the incendiary bombs, the distribution of the Japs in the trenches was clearly visible.
For a close attack, the shotgun shooter stood at the top of the trench and would never be more than five meters away from the Japanese in the trench.
Once the shot is sprayed down, no enemy who is covered by the scattering area of the shotgun's projectiles will be spared.
There are more than one shotguns spraying one after another. Each double-barreled shotgun has two rounds of ammunition and can fire two shots in a row. There are fifteen tactical teams responsible for dealing with each line of Japanese trench fortifications, with a total of fifteen shotguns.
Gun, this is thirty rounds of shotgun ammunition.
Bang bang——
When the shotgun warriors of the tactical team used shotguns to spray the Japanese in the trenches at close range, the other team members were not idle yet. The bombardiers who threw incendiary bombs then began to throw the bombs hanging from their waists.
Grenade.
After quickly throwing the grenade, he directly pulled out the shell gun from his waist and acted as a pistol hand.
The pistolists holding a shell gun in each hand use continuous shooting to supplement the firepower and eliminate the Japanese in the trenches.
After the two rounds of ammunition in the shotgun were empty, the shotgun shooter did not hesitate to temporarily abandon the shotgun, directly pulled out the two shell guns from his waist that had crushed the bullets in advance, and took advantage of the situation to open the safety.
Pulling out two pistols from the waist, using the belt and the corner of the clothes to open the safety at the same time, this is a unique training stunt of the soldiers of the guard company.
In the words of the guard company commander Wei Monk, if the elite soldiers of the guard company, nicknamed the Pistol Company, can't even play with pistols, how can we still be called a pistol company?
Then, the shell guns fired in unison, some with a single shot, and some soldiers even fired two guns at the same time, hitting two Japanese soldiers in the trench at the same time.
The soldiers of the tactical team fought together, cooperated tacitly, attacked quickly, and fired fiercely.
In an instant, the Japanese in the trench were stunned by this sudden attack.
According to the judgment of the Japanese from Ishii Regiment, the Eighth Route Army is still at the foot of the mountain!
Even if there is no obstruction, it will take at least three to five minutes to attack the forward fortifications.
But now that the artillery fire has just stopped, where did this Eighth Route Army suddenly appear from? Is it possible for the magic weapon to descend from the sky?
The Japanese in the trenches had only been shelled for five minutes. Even though they were hiding in the anti-aircraft holes and feeling the loud noise of the shells so close to them, their heads were still buzzing, and now they were rushing into battle. p>
Before many of the Japs came to their senses, they were mowed down by the firepower of shotguns, grenades, incendiary bombs, and light gunners who were subsequently added by the tactical team.
Moreover, three lines of trench fortifications were attacked simultaneously.
Under the intensive fire attack, the trenches that were originally used as bunkers now seemed to have become a cemetery where the Japanese were buried.
The narrow trenches are more suitable for the soldiers of the guard company to vent their firepower with grenades, incendiary bombs, light machine guns, shotguns and other weapons.
In less than a minute of hastily responding to the battle, some of the Japanese in the trenches were scorched by the flames of incendiary agents; some were beaten into a hornet's nest by shotgun pellets; and some were directly blown to pieces by grenades.