Although these two companies did not have many troops, their blow to the Japanese defense line in Jinzhou was fatal.
The Japanese adopted the tactic of retreating layer by layer to trade space for time, so their main force was concentrated in the front several layers of defense, and only a few small groups of cover troops and artillery were deployed in the rear defense line... The artillery had a far longer range and did not need to be deployed at the front.
Most of the Japs' other artillery did not have much room to function, because once they opened fire they would be immediately suppressed by the Eighth Route Army artillery. It was almost a matter of fire and death. Only the 92 infantry cannon could still be used.
The reason why the 92 infantry gun can survive on the battlefield is that it is highly maneuverable and can be pushed by people.
Of course, the Japanese did not use people to push them on the battlefield, but used horses to pull them. The horses waited nearby. After firing a shell, they immediately hooked up the traction rope and moved their positions. Even if the Eighth Route Army had artillery detection radar, it could accurately calculate its position.
, but it’s not as fast as its method of firing one shot and changing its location.
Another reason is that the 92 infantry gun can be used as a large mortar for deflection shooting.
The mortar's direct fire means that it can fire while hiding in fortifications. As long as the artillery position is dug deep enough and strong enough, there will be no big problem even if the position is discovered by the Eighth Route Army.
Colonel Yamagishi had already obtained the information or experience of the Eighth Route Army from other troops, so he brought nothing except ten 92 infantry cannons to this battle. These infantry cannons did play some role in the battle.
The Eighth Route Army caused some trouble.
However, what Yamagishi did not expect was that the greater trouble caused by these infantry cannons was directed at themselves. Even Yamagishi himself was killed by the 92 infantry cannon...
The scouts from two companies of the Eighth Route Army attacked from the rear. The first thing they did was eliminate the Japanese artillery. Eight of the ten 92 infantry guns fell into the hands of the scouts.
The reason for such a high capture rate is that the scouts were equipped with repeating rifles. When they rushed into the enemy's artillery position, they were swept away with a "click, click, click" sound. The Japanese artillerymen all fell to the ground before they had time to react.
Then the scouts continued to fire with these infantry guns, and the shells even hit the Eighth Route Army's charge line.
This does not mean that the scouts cannot use artillery. Each of the scouts is carefully selected from the army, and the "ghost cannon" of the Eighth Route Army is a copy of the Japanese 92 infantry cannon. As scouts, of course they will use it.
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The reason why the artillery shells must be continued to the Eighth Route Army's charge line is that these artillery positions are still some distance away from the Japanese trenches. If the scouts adjust their positions at this time to fire the artillery shells at the Japanese, then the Japanese will immediately realize that the artillery
Lose ground and react.
At that time, it would be difficult for the two companies of scouts to seize the Japanese trenches or they would have to pay a heavy price, even if they attacked from the rear.
As for whether these shells will hit friendly troops and cause accidental damage... I can only say that in order to win on the battlefield and minimize casualties, it is inevitable to pay some price. The battlefield is not a place where we can talk about the Holy Mother.
Because the artillery shells were still hitting the Eighth Route Army's charge line one after another, the Japanese did not realize that the artillery positions behind them had been occupied.
This is also related to the poor communication of the army that the Japanese put together temporarily. Otherwise, the headquarters will know that there is a problem after just one call and no one responds.
The Japanese defense lines were built in a hurry. In many places, they didn't even have time to lay telephone lines. Communication basically relied on semaphores, so the scouts took advantage of the loopholes.
As a result, the scouts silently entered the last trench of the Japs. There was only one squadron of more than a hundred Japs there. They were Japs with no combat experience and were used to support logistics and ammunition. A considerable number of them did not even wear military uniforms.
I didn't have time to change, so I was wearing a variety of civilian clothes and the black student uniforms that were very popular among the Japanese.
Their task is to prepare for the "retreat" of other troops, that is, to arrange machine guns and ammunition, and to provide some necessary fire cover for the troops to "retreat" when necessary.
It is necessary to mention the supplies of Yamagishi's troops: Yamagishi's troops are not short of supplies, and it can even be said that there are so many supplies that they can't use them all.
The reason is that it manages the Port of Lushun, and this port is one of the routes used by the Japanese to transport weapons and ammunition to the southern front and even to the battlefields in Southeast Asia. In addition, many food and resources plundered from the Northeast are transported back to the mainland.
Therefore, Yamagishi ordered that each line of defense be covered with machine guns and reserve enough ammunition... This is also one of the reasons why the Eighth Route Army's frontal attack is difficult. Although the overall quality of the Japanese is not high, they all hold machine guns and shoot the bullets.
The density is also very scary.
The Eighth Route Army scouts did not give these Japs much time to survive. They spread out before rushing into the trenches. They sneaked up from behind and threw out a batch of grenades. Then they charged with repeating rifles... and the trenches changed hands.
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When I took down the trench and took a look, my dear, there was a machine gun in the entire trench every dozen steps, and it was a relatively reliable Type 99 machine gun, and there was a Type 97 heavy machine gun every 100 steps. Every machine gun was ready.
Loaded with piles of bullets arranged like a hill, the firepower is even better than that of Yingjiang.
The scouts could not be polite to the Japanese, so they immediately put away their repeating rifles and picked up their machine guns. Then they called back with a semaphore, and the 92 infantry artillery in the rear dropped shells into the Japanese trenches one after another.
At first, Colonel Yamagishi thought that the artillerymen had miscalculated, and he cursed and asked the communications trooper to wave the flag back. However, the communications trooper had just waved the flag twice when he was knocked down in a pool of blood by a row of bullets from behind, so Colonel Yamagishi immediately
Realizing that something was wrong...it was likely that not only the artillery positions were lost in the rear, but also the last line of defense.
Realizing this, Colonel Yamagishi felt like a thunderbolt had struck his head and he felt that a disaster was imminent: there was the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the front, and the trenches in the rear had fallen into the hands of the enemy. This meant that the Imperial Army had been surrounded by the enemy, and it was still airtight.
The other Japs also understood this and immediately became chaotic the next second... This group of Japs was originally a mob. The reason why they were able to survive until now was firstly because of the trench fortifications and secondly because they had sufficient ammunition and well-equipped equipment.
Now that we are surrounded by enemies and our lives are at risk, there is no longer any reason to hold on.
Colonel Yamagishi hesitated for a moment and then shouted loudly: "Everyone, there are our warships in the port. If we rush there, we will get fire cover from the warships. That is our only way to survive. Rush!"
As he spoke, Colonel Yamagishi waved the command sword in his hand and took the lead in rushing towards the scouts' defense line...