475 Shocking This is the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment (Part 1)
This battle to ambush the Japanese transport team on the mountain road is destined to be a classic ambush.
Shen Quan, the second battalion commander in charge of the ambush operation, said this during an on-site interview with Shen Wenyue.
"When our independent regiment was first formed, its combat effectiveness had not yet been formed. Nearly 80% of the regiment were new recruits and had no experience in fighting against the Japs. In addition, the equipment was backward. Only two or three people could carry a gun. These are still some old-fashioned broken guns. Only God knows if they will be useless after a few shots on the battlefield.
As for grenades and heavy machine guns, don't even think about them.
There are light machine guns, but there are only two or three in the whole regiment. Each light machine gun has no more than 200 rounds of spare ammunition.
After the battle breaks out, it will be empty in less than two minutes.
Ammunition is sadly scarce, with less than five bullets per person. Even in an ambush battle, the battle can only be fought quickly.
After firing the bullets in one minute, everyone mounted their bayonets and fought hand-to-hand with the little Japanese.
After a little delay, the little Japs will react. We soldiers can only use our flesh and blood to fight with human lives until we have a hand-to-hand fight with the Japs. We will use the swords and spears at hand to replace the empty bullets and kill the Japs. Hacked to death.
So at that time, even if it was an ambush battle, we would have to use at least three to five times more troops than the Japanese to win.
What do you mean? We estimate that it will take a battalion of troops to defeat a small group of Japs No. 50 and 60.
If there are nearly 200 Japs in a squadron, we will probably have to pull out the main force of the entire regiment.
That's it, this has to be an ambush battle. If it's a head-to-head positional battle, our entire regiment may not be able to defeat a squadron of Japanese soldiers.
What does it mean to compare with the same troop establishment? Our regiment may not be able to defeat a Japanese company.
It’s embarrassing to say it, but that’s the truth.”
Shen Wenyue expressed particular surprise at this, "Battle Commander Shen, but I think your independent regiment's current equipment is pretty good."
This time it was an ambush operation, and the enemy's transport team was being beaten. In Shen Quan's opinion, there was no need to engage in a big fight. In addition, Shen Wenyue was present, so the firepower configuration of the soldiers was even deliberately weakened.
But in Shen Wenyue's eyes, this kind of firepower configuration is much better than the firepower configuration of some local national army units she has seen.
Shen Quan said: "That's the right time for you, Reporter Shen, to come. After these two years of hard work, our independent group has finally developed a bit."
"If Reporter Shen had come here two years ago, let alone a squadron of Japanese soldiers, we would have had to hide in the mountains with you."
"As for what you see now, the development of our independent regiment, the rifles in the hands of the soldiers, and the weapons used, it can be said that they were basically taken from the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops."
"All of this was achieved through the sacrifice of the soldiers regardless of their lives. Reporter Shen, do you know how many of our soldiers sacrificed their precious lives during this period?"
Shen Wenyue naturally couldn't answer Shen Quan's question. She was confused about this, "Battle Commander Shen, won't the Nationalist Government provide you with weapons?"
What a cute question. Shen Quan sneered and said: "Reporter Shen, regarding your question, I will answer it with a sentence said by our team leader."
"If the Central Army is the son of the mother-in-law, then the Shanxi-Sui Army is the son of the stepmother, and the local miscellaneous national troops are the son of the stepmother. As for our Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army, they probably jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. Why? , there is no mother at all!”
"How can anyone care for a child without a mother? Let alone helping us, it would be good if they don't bully us."
Shen Wenyue was silent. She was naturally aware of the disputes between political factions.
She knew better that what Shen Quan said was indeed true.
Not long ago, the events in southern Anhui were still vivid in our minds.
As a reporter for Jinnan Newspaper, Shen Wenyue also reported extensively on this matter, and also criticized the stupid behavior of the national army that caused pain to relatives and pleasure to enemies.
But as a little reporter, what can she change in the political game?
On the other side, seeing Shen Wenyue's silence, Shen Quan said with a smile, "Reporter Shen, do you know that a few years ago our Eighth Route Army fought with the Japanese behind enemy lines? Why did each unit never report casualties in advance every time we fought?"< /p>
Shen Wenyue was startled and shook her head.
Shen Quan said: "The reason is very simple. Our Eighth Route Army's equipment is far inferior to that of the little devils. When we fight, we all rely on the belief that we are not afraid of death."
"Because we are not afraid of death, most of the casualties during combat are not optimistic. If we report the casualties in advance, it will only shake the morale of the military and damage morale."
"So, our Eighth Route Army troops later formed this tradition. As long as the battle is not over, each unit must not report casualties in advance, no matter how heavy the casualties are."
Shen Wenyue nodded. She remembered that during the counter-mopping operation a week ago, it was after the battle that the battalion commanders of the independent regiment reported the casualties to regiment commander Kong Jie.
Then the conversation changed, and Shen Quan smiled again: "But it's different now. The situation of our independent regiment is much better, and the equipment of the surrounding Eighth Route Army units has also made certain progress.
Now if our independent regiment were to stage an ambush again, even if we had fewer troops than the Japanese, we would still dare to beat them to pieces.
Speaking of which, we have to thank the little Japs! Why? Because the little Japs come to raid our Eighth Route Army base areas from time to time, we can continue to fight the Japs, win battles, make seizures, and develop equipment.
Our regiment leader said it well, when do we soldiers eat meat? That is when there are Japs to kill us. What are Japs? Japs are the arsenals that deliver weapons to us and the granaries that deliver rations to us."
As the interview progressed, Shen Wenyue sighed more and more.
"It is really unimaginable that the Eighth Route Army, located in the most difficult and dangerous battlefield behind enemy lines, surrounded by powerful enemies on all sides, could still persist in resisting Japan until it developed to the current situation."
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Her words became a little indignant: "The idea of wandering around without attacking and passively resisting Japan, now it seems, are just groundless rumors spread by people with good intentions."
"If such troops can be regarded as loitering but not fighting, then what other troops can be regarded as anti-Japanese troops?"
Seeing Shen Wenyue's awe-inspiring words, Shen Quan held back the smile in his heart and asked tentatively: "Reporter Shen, what do you want to do?"
Shen Wenyue said without any hesitation: "Of course, after returning to the newspaper office, I will report what I saw and heard in detail and truthfully. The responsibility of our reporters is to be the conscience of society and dare to expose everything. Injustice, dare to criticize all evils."
"A great force like the Eighth Route Army persisted in resisting the Japanese in such a difficult and dangerous environment behind enemy lines. One by one, they sacrificed their lives and shed blood for the anti-Japanese heroes. If such heroic deeds were not known to the public, they would even be vilified by the counterattacks. , isn’t it the regret and sorrow of the nation?”
"I only hate that I am a girl and cannot serve the country and kill the enemy on the battlefield like you men. Since I have witnessed the heroic resistance of your Eighth Route Army troops, I have the responsibility to report what I saw with my own eyes. , let the people know."
"Those people who enjoy a little peace in the Kuomintang-controlled areas should at least know that even in the occupied areas, there is still a force like the Eighth Route Army that continues to fight the Japanese invaders tenaciously."
Shen Wenyue's decisive words made Shen Quan even more impressed.
Chen Quan suddenly thought and said: "Women may not be unable to resist Japan. There are also lesbians in our Eighth Route Army. In our Eighth Route Army, not only are officers and soldiers equal, but men and women are also equal."
"In addition, public opinion propaganda has always been a shortcoming of our Eighth Route Army. If talents like Reporter Shen are willing to join our Eighth Route Army, we will definitely open the door to welcome them."
Shen Wenyue smiled and said: "Battle Commander Shen, are you going to invite me to join your Eighth Route Army?"
Chen Quan said: "Why not?"
"Does Captain Kong also have this intention?" Shen Wenyue asked.
Shen Quan smiled and said: "Then I don't know, but if Reporter Shen is willing to stay, our team leader will definitely be happy."
Shen Wenyue thought for a while and said seriously: "I will consider it."
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Back to the present, as Shen Quan said, it will no longer be as difficult for the independent regiment to deal with the Japanese as it was a year or two ago.
The equipment is no longer what it used to be, and the ammunition is so abundant that it is astonishing to say the least. The current firepower configuration of the main force of the Independent Regiment is definitely the ceiling of the entire Eighth Route Army in the Taihang region.
The combat effectiveness of the army, except for some new recruit companies in the regiment, has already been formed.
In addition, for more than a year, the soldiers have accumulated experience in fighting against the Japs.
Especially after Kong Jie promoted the concept of "know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. Your biggest opponent is our best teacher" throughout the group.
Each company of the independent regiment will be led by company commanders and instructors to conduct some military teaching courses. One of the courses is dedicated to introducing and studying the characteristics of all aspects of the Japanese army, including the combat characteristics of each unit of the Japanese army.
Let the soldiers fundamentally understand their opponents - the little devils.
As the soldiers gained a deeper understanding of the Japs, many newly recruited soldiers even said: It turns out that the little Japs are just like that. The more they understand, the more they feel they have nothing to be afraid of.
This series of special military education was carried out in the independent regiment.
As Kong Jie said:
"If in terms of equipment, our independent regiment is not inferior to the Japanese army, and the quality of the soldiers is not inferior to the Japanese army, in this case, what matters is the right time, the right place and the right people, and what matters is the military quality and command ability of the commander. What is most important is the belief and willpower in the heart of an army."
"And in these, our Eighth Route Army troops are confident that they will be far better than the little devils."
"We are more familiar with the terrain and features around the base area, such as deep mountains and old forests. When fighting in the base area, we have a popular base, which the Japanese do not have. In addition, we have so many years of experience in fighting the Japanese. If that little Japanese sticks his butt out, we will You should know what fart he is farting; under such conditions, it is not difficult to defeat the Japanese with a righteous army against the invading invaders, and it is not necessarily unusual to defeat the Japanese with a small number or a large number."
Regarding Kong Jie's words, all the cadres of the Independent Regiment deeply agreed.
Shen Quan and other generals even patted their chests and said that with today's elite combat troops of the independent regiment, even in positional warfare, with the same strength, they can go head-to-head with the Japanese, let alone on the basis of the territory, using the terrain and features. Ambush combat.
This is why Kong Jie is so confident that after launching a partial attack on the Japanese stronghold, he also strictly ordered that the scale of the operation must not exceed one company.
With the current organizational size of the Independent Regiment, one company corresponds to one squadron of the Japanese army. This kind of combat scale is completely sufficient.
This also explains why Shen Quan remained calm even though he knew that the Japanese army was coming from a transport squadron with nearly 200 Japanese soldiers.
There is no other reason than this self-confidence.
Even with the same troop strength, they can still eat up little devils.
Although the main force of this company brought by Shen Quan is only about 160 people, they are all elites of the independent regiment, and their combat effectiveness is by no means an exaggeration.
After the battle deployment was completed, Shen Wenyue, who was interviewing with the army, heard Shen Quan's final explanation to the cadres, and there was only one sentence:
"There is only one request. After the battle begins, fight quickly and deal with the Japs quickly. After cleaning the battlefield, evacuate the place. The Japanese reinforcements will arrive soon. In addition, the casualties of each unit must be strictly controlled. For each platoon, I will give at most If any of your five sacrifice indicators exceeds the standard, I will ask your platoon leader."
Shen Wenyue on the side heard this and was secretly shocked. One platoon, five sacrifice targets, a total of four platoons. In other words, in this battle, Shen Quan set the goal for the platoon leaders: the number of sacrifices must not exceed 20 people. .
Is it possible to replace nearly 200 Japanese soldiers with the sacrifice of no more than 20 people, a death ratio of nearly 1:10?
Naturally, Shen Quan would not have time to explain to Shen Wenyue.
After quickly arranging the ambush deployment, there was nothing surprising about the other instructions. We adhered to our consistent combat habits and divided the work efficiently:
The enemy's grenades and light and heavy machine guns are the most likely to cause casualties to soldiers. We must always have means to deal with them.
Special-class shooters, quasi-special-class shooters, rear-mounted 50 cannons, grenadiers... In short, we must ensure that all Japanese artillery and machine guns are destroyed as soon as the battle begins.
Then there is the condescending fire strike method deployed in echelons during ambush operations.
There are the first echelon of grenade throwing teams, the second echelon of rifle grenadiers, which can be used to supplement firepower at any time, and the third echelon of infantry shooting, which is equipped with concealed fortifications built in advance and dispersedly arranged light and heavy machine gun firepower. It's a 50 gun.
There is almost no blank zone for firepower. While making perfect use of the sloping soil slope and dense forest terrain, it ensures that the firepower is tilted down so that enemy troops within the range of zero to 600 meters have nowhere to escape.
In fact, Shen Quan's operational explanations to the platoon leader and squad leader are a bit cliché.
After experiencing a lot of training and learning in the Independent Regiment's reform-style combination of actual combat and teaching theory, even the old squad leaders of the Independent Regiment, not to mention taking charge of their own affairs, in terms of the ambush battle in front of them, it is no exaggeration to say that even if they are in In Shen Quan's position, it may not be impossible for him to make correct commands.
The old squad leaders and platoon leaders even felt that the battalion commander was a bit verbose.
Of course, no one dares to say this.
In addition, the idea of "strategically despising the enemy and tactically paying attention to the opponent" has penetrated deeply into the hearts of the independent regiment cadres.
Therefore, it is a cliché to say that in the pre-war deployment preparation stage, everyone still needs to be cautious before being cautious.
The more you prepare before the war, the less you will sacrifice when the battle breaks out. Everyone knows this truth...