"Our company suffered 51 casualties, of which 21 were killed and 30 were wounded."
In the tunnel of Baozi Mountain, the commander of the Thirteenth Company, leaning on a 40mm submachine gun, reported the casualties and enemy deaths to the battalion commander Chen Dugu:
"Crushed the little Japs 3 times and killed more than 1,000 Japs."
"Nice job!"
Chen Dugu patted the Thirteenth Company Commander on the shoulder and sounded satisfied.
With the strength of one company, they defeated three Japanese attacks, the second of which was a brigade-level attack, killing more than 1,000 Japanese.
Looking at the entire Chinese *** team, only one company has achieved such a record.
The regiment leader must invite the soldiers of our fourth battalion to drink!
The fourth battalion has 4 infantry companies, 1 artillery company, and a heavy machine gun platoon directly under the battalion, equipped with 8 heavy machine guns.
Each infantry company has about 250 men, and including the directly affiliated heavy machine gun platoon, the number exceeds 300 men.
It was the 6 heavy machine guns of the 13th company and the heavy machine gun platoon that smashed the three attacks of the Japanese 3rd Brigade. The other two Maxim heavy machine guns were not mounted.
In addition, there were 4 large-caliber heavy machine guns and more than 10 machine guns as trump cards, but Chen Dugu did not show them either.
Of course, this is the number of casualties calculated during the war. There are also some soldiers with minor injuries who were not able to leave the firing line and were not included in the statistics.
When the other company commanders heard this, they immediately showed envious expressions on their faces. The thirteenth company could not escape with a second-class collective performance.
"Reducing the number of troops by 51, why don't we replace the Thirteenth Company and let us have the Fourteenth Company?"
The 14th company commander shook the sniper rifle in his hand and suggested to Chen Dugu eagerly.
The casualties of more than 50 people were more than one-third of the original company of about 140 people.
The current casualties are almost one-fifth of the entire company, which is no longer a small number. According to army regulations, if one-third of the casualties are suffered, the company must withdraw from the battlefield to rest.
"Okay, for the next wave of Japanese attacks, your fourteenth company will be there!"
Chen Dugu nodded and agreed to the suggestion of the 14th company commander.
"Our Thirteenth Company can still fight, and we will have no problem repelling three Japanese attacks!"
The Thirteenth Company Commander protested. If they continued to fight according to this tactic, he felt that they would not have any problem killing another 1,000 Japanese.
"Execute the order!" Chen Dugu glanced sharply at the Thirteenth Company Commander.
"Yes!" The commander of the Thirteenth Company straightened his body and expressed his stance, "I will execute the order and let the Fourteenth Company come up."
Chen Dugu then said: "The 3rd Brigade has more than 5,000 Japs. No one company can handle them. Our four infantry companies take turns to attack. When the fight is almost done, we will launch a counterattack and defeat the 3rd Brigade."
Brigade!"
The eyes of several company commanders suddenly sparkled, and their gazes were hot.
It turned out that the battalion commander was playing a big game to completely defeat the 3rd Brigade.
The regiment commander sent our fourth battalion to block the attack. We defeated the enemy. Didn’t we complete the blockade mission?
The mission of the 4th Battalion is to block the 3rd Brigade for 3 days. It may only take 1 day to complete the mission.
"This tunnel tactic is really easy to use. I don't know which genius came up with it."
The instructor said with emotion.
The Thirteenth Company was able to achieve such great results this time, and most of the credit was due to this tunnel tactic.
The existence of tunnels makes the effect of Japanese artillery fire almost zero, and the soldiers can rely on their weapons and firepower advantages to kill and injure a large number of Japanese soldiers.
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"This tunnel tactic must be promoted throughout the army. The combination of tunnel tactics and reverse slope is very suitable for mountain position warfare." Chen Dugu nodded and said.
Learning war in war is a fine tradition of our army.
On the one hand, our army's military commanders are brave and tenacious, and will win if they dare to fight. At the same time, they are also good at learning war in war, fully promoting military democracy, and learning from the strengths of others.
Chen Dugu took out his pocket watch and looked at it.
Half an hour has passed since the last time the Japs launched an attack.
"The Japs must have called for air support."
Chen Dugu himself was a commander who liked to use dirty tricks, and he instantly guessed what that old devil Miyazaki was thinking.
He put his pocket watch into his pocket and said loudly: "Send my order and the artillery battery will withdraw into the tunnel immediately."
If you can't defeat them, just use the enemy or the air force. The enemy is just doing the same thing.
The tunnels dug into the mountain are relatively strong. Unless the Japanese drop a large number of heavy aerial bombs on the top of the mountain, it will be difficult to blow up the tunnels.
"Battal Commander, how about we pull out the anti-aircraft cannon and shoot down a few planes!" the instructor suggested in a stern tone.
"That's not necessary. We still have a few machine guns." Chen Dugu shook his head. "Anyway, the Japanese planes are bombing unmanned positions. Let them bomb them."
Under Chen Dugu's order, the artillery company left some dummies and fake cannons, and then entered the tunnel carrying mortars, infantry guns and shell boxes.
About half an hour later, there was a buzzing sound in the sky, and the plane called by Masao Miyazaki arrived.
First, a reconnaissance plane flew over at low altitude.
Then, a dozen fighter jets and a dozen bombers appeared, roaring from the clouds and swooping down towards Baozi Mountain.
At a mid-altitude position, the Japanese plane swooped down, and aerial bombs fell toward the position like dumplings.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The huge sound of the explosion of aerial bombs filled the sky, turning the entire front and back slope positions into a sea of fire, leaving not a single blade of grass alive.
At first, the Japanese pilots were still a little nervous. Yesterday's ground-to-air battle was unforgettable for the Japanese pilots. More than 110 aircraft were shot down in one day.
However, after the first wave of dives did not encounter any attacks from anti-aircraft weapons, the Japanese pilots became bolder.
They started low-altitude dive bombing and dropped all the aerial bombs under the aircraft onto the Eighth Route Army's front and rear slope positions in Baozi Mountain before all the Japanese planes flew away.
"The little devil dropped quite a lot of aerial bombs."
In the tunnel, Chen Dugu breathed a sigh of relief. When the Japanese aerial bombs exploded just now, the soil on the top of the tunnel kept falling.
Everyone's heart was in their throats, fearing that the tunnels would collapse. Fortunately, the Japanese aerial bombs only destroyed a few trenches and a few exits connecting the tunnels.
Chen Dugu ordered: "The 14th Company, Artillery Battery, enter the position immediately!"
At this time, the Japanese aerial bombs blew up the front and back slope positions. The Japanese would definitely not fire again.
"Members of Company 14, follow me!"
The 14th company commander walked to the soldiers' position, led the soldiers holding weapons and ammunition boxes, and headed for the exit of the tunnel that had not yet collapsed.
The artillery battery also moved towards the anti-slope position and quickly built a mortar position in the place where the aerial bomb had bombed.
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"Yoshi!"
In the field of view of the artillery mirror, Major General Masao Miyazaki watched the Eighth Route Army position turn into scorched earth, and nodded with satisfaction.
First there were three rounds of artillery bombardment, and then there was one round of aerial bomb blasts. It was estimated that all the snakes and rats in the field were dead.
Even if Eighth Road built bunker-type reinforced concrete fortifications, they would never be able to withstand the bombing of aerial bombs.
Miyazaki Masao said coldly: "Order the Sato Regiment to attack and capture the Eighth Route Army position!"
The 3rd Brigade was delayed here for almost 2 hours, and Miyazaki Masao no longer had any patience.
"Hi!" Chief of Staff Toda Yoshiji lowered his head, and then quickly asked the flag soldiers to pass the order to the Sato Regiment in front in a flag language.
"Kill me!"
Captain Zuotou pulled out his command sword with a swipe and pointed forward.
Three squadrons of about 600 Japs, which had been prepared for a long time, attacked the Eighth Route Army position under the guidance of two Type 95 tanks and two Type 97 tanks.
Four tanks lined up in a battle formation and advanced towards the Eighth Route Army position. The tough Japanese soldiers took off their shirts and wore hangings on their naked bodies.
The hand grenade was holding a 38-inch cap with a bayonet on it. Hundreds of bright bayonets shone in the sunlight.
The Eighth Route Army position seemed to be dead and silent.
The attacking Japanese tank was only 30 meters away from the Eighth Route Army's forward position, and was about to be finished. Miyazaki Masao's mouth curved upward.
Under the baptism of artillery and aerial bombs, the Eighth Route Army's position was about to melt even if it was a piece of iron.
Suddenly, the battlefield of the Eighth Route Army seemed to come to life. Amidst the continuous explosions of landslides and ground cracks, four tanks were the first to burst into flames.
However, the attacking Japanese troops did not retreat. They fired and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army's position.
The machine guns and submachine guns of the Eighth Route Army were spitting out tongues of fire, and dense bullets were pouring out. The attacking Japanese soldiers fell one by one...
Ten minutes later, the battle ended. The Eighth Route Army lying on the ground and shooting disappeared. The Eighth Route Army's position fell silent again, as quiet as death. No Japanese attacking troops survived.
Masao Miyazaki, who saw this scene in the artillery mirror's field of view, was completely stunned, his face full of disbelief.
He felt cold sweat slowly oozing out from behind, and couldn't help but said to himself: "Baga, what kind of army is this?"
Miyazaki Masao remained motionless as if he had been struck by lightning, and even forgot to order the artillery to bombard the Eighth Route Position.
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358th Regiment Headquarters.
After Fang Ligong answered the call from the forward position, he put the phone back on the phone with a look of disbelief on his face.
Then, he looked at Chu Yunfei and reported: "Reporting to the team, we just received a call from the forward position. The Eighth Route Army repelled another Japanese attack, destroyed 4 Japanese tanks, and killed more than 600 Japanese soldiers."
"What did you say?"
Chu Yunfei's tone was unbelievable: "Destroyed 4 more Japanese tanks and killed more than 600 Japanese soldiers?"
"Yes!" Fang Ligong nodded.
"How did Eighth Route Army do it?"
Chu Yunfei looked thoughtful and murmured to himself.
Chu Yunfei also saw the movement of more than 20 Japanese aircraft bombing Baozi Mountain just now.
Under this level of aerial bombardment, it would be no problem to kill most of the Eighth Route Army soldiers, not just all of them.
However, even so, the Eighth Route Army still killed 4 Japanese tanks and more than 600 Japanese soldiers.
The Baozishan position is still firmly in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
Eight routes and one camp, why?
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