The Shanling position is condescending and can cover a battlefield sector of 180° to the left and right. Zhao Zhangcheng's requirements for the four artillery batteries are very simple. No heavy firepower unit of the Japanese army can survive for more than three minutes.
Soon, the four mortar companies executed the order, each entered a free-fire state, and fired in accordance with the provisions of the free-fire shooting law.
The so-called free fire shooting method is very simple. With three mortars as the basic unit, the company-level observers independently search for high-value targets through optical telescopes. After determining the target, the position and distance are handed over to the computer to calculate the shooting elements. According to Shooting Zhuyuan adjusts the angle and density of the three mortars to carry out concentrated fire strikes on the target.
The advantages and disadvantages of this artillery shooting tactic are very obvious. The disadvantage is that the rate of fire is reduced, and the intensity and range of battlefield fire suppression are reduced. The advantage is that it can attack multiple high-value targets at once, and the hit rate is significantly improved.
Three cannons can fire on one target, and four mortars can fire on eight targets at the same time. In this way, the casualty rate of one's own troops can be greatly reduced.
It is the destiny of artillery to dominate the battlefield.
It is the duty of the artillery to support the infantry.
In about half a minute, eight mortar groups successively locked onto high-value Japanese targets in their respective attack sectors. There were a total of three crooked light machine guns, one Type 92 heavy machine gun, and four grenade groups.
Aim and fire.
"Bang bang bang!" Accompanied by the roar of three 60mm mortars, three shells flew out almost at the same time, cutting through the sky along flight trajectories at different angles, as if they were running towards a target together like lovers, exuding a unique feeling. Such a military romance.
Four seconds later, three artillery shells flew several hundred meters across the entire ravine, entered a near-vertical, steep-angle accelerated dive stage, and accurately landed on top of the Type 92 heavy machine gun that was firing below.
Impartial, direct hit.
"Boom!" Three artillery shells hit the ground and exploded, emitting an extremely loud and powerful roar. The terrible power of the explosion instantly shredded the Japanese machine gunners who were controlling the Type 92 heavy machine gun, and metal prefabricated fragments were thrown into the surrounding space. Laser, turning a radius of five meters into a death zone.
The leader of the heavy machine gun unit who was squatting nearby to give command and the three ammunition soldiers carrying bullets were all attacked by a group of metal fragments and died suddenly on the spot. The entire heavy machine gun unit
One concentrated fire destroyed a heavy machine gun unit of the Japanese army. This is an intuitive reflection of the effect of the three-gun, six-zero forced concentrated fire.
Again, don’t mistake the 60 mortars for artillery. When mortars carry out concentrated fire strikes in clusters, their battlefield strike effects and area-killing effectiveness are no less than the current mainstream 75mm artillery.
On the battlefield, when the divisional mortar battalion adopted free fire tactics, the pressure on the infantry units of the Japanese road troops decreased rapidly, but the pressure on various heavy firepower units and long-range firepower units suddenly increased. The number of casualties increased by orders of magnitude. The machine gun squadron of the Third Battalion alone lost four Type 92 heavy machine guns in just a quarter of an hour, and the organization of three heavy machine gun units was destroyed.
In addition to the heavy machine gun units, the Taisho 11-year-old light machine gun and grenade groups also suffered heavy losses.
The survival time of a heavy machine gun on the battlefield is only three to five minutes, while the survival time of a light machine gun and grenade team is even worse, usually only about two minutes. Beyond this time, there will be devastating artillery strikes. In addition, they not only have to
Faced with the threat of concentrated mortar fire, they were also attacked by light and heavy machine guns and sharpshooters from the high ground on the right side of the road.
The 686th Regiment's style of play made the Third Battalion extremely uncomfortable. The reason was simple. In the past, they had only focused on attacking the national army's light and heavy machine guns and mortars. I had never experienced this feeling.
"Report to the captain, the enemy is now concentrating artillery fire to attack our light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. The machine gun squadron has lost a machine gun squad. Do you want to use the Type 92 infantry cannon to counterattack? The enemy artillery position is in the mountain ridge area."
At the temporary command post of the Third Brigade, a Japanese captain observed the changes in the battlefield situation and immediately reported to Cangshan Wilderness.
"Baga! Stupid command! The enemy can observe the overall situation of the battlefield from a high position, and mobilizing the Type 92 infantry artillery will be discovered immediately by the opponent!" Captain Cangshan Yuanye heard this suggestion and immediately cursed: "Order the machine gun squadron to suspend counterattack, save
Heavy machine guns, light machine guns and grenade launchers used the movement of car wreckage to return fire."
The two Type 92 infantry guns are the only heavy firepower of the Third Battalion. Once lost, it means that the Third Battalion no longer has the long-range firepower to counter the opponent.
A relatively safe environment must be established before infantry artillery can be used.
"Hi!" The Japanese captain nodded quickly.
"Report to the brigade leader, the First Squadron reports that there are a large number of mines on both sides of the road, and the troops cannot deploy their formations." The Japanese communications soldiers crawled on the muddy ground, crossed the fire network blockade, and came to the Cangshan wilderness.
Report the latest ascertained situation.
Are there a lot of landmines on both sides of the road?
Cangshan Yuanye's eyelids jumped wildly, and a cold sweat broke out on his back. He couldn't help but look back at the open space behind him. This latest discovered situation meant that the third brigade could only stay in the open and uninhabited area until the mines were cleared.
The road area of the bunker was passively attacked, and it was impossible to organize troops to attack the opponent's position, or to form a formation to build a defensive position.
"Baga! The insidious and terrifying Chinese ordered the First Squadron to immediately use smoke bombs to cover the battlefield, and dispatched engineers to use grenades to quickly clear a deep space. The infantry used car cover to dig trenches and bunkers on the spot!" Cangshan Wilderness forced himself.
Stay calm, think about it, and issue various orders in an orderly manner.
Quickly clearing minefields with grenades and digging trenches with the help of car cover are not very effective, but they can at least reduce the casualties of the imperial warriors.
As for retreat...if nothing goes wrong, both the front and back roads will be blocked.
Also, the Chinese army opposite has about 3,000 troops and well-equipped weapons and equipment. It is useless to organize an evacuation in front of such a powerful Chinese army.
Fortunately, with the road minefield, our side cannot organize an attack, and the opponent cannot organize a charge. The two sides are at a relatively safe distance.
The top priority is to quickly establish a defense line based on the highway, preserve the manpower, get in touch with the leading troops as soon as possible, and send a report to the division for help.
As for why he didn't ask for help from the contact division, the reason is simple, no.
The minimum requirement for radio stations is at the wing level. Groups and below usually use field telephones for communication. However, how can there be time for him to lay out field telephones now?
"Hi!" The Japanese communications soldier left immediately, crawled in the mud, and crawled towards the No. 1 Squadron.
Shortly after the signal soldier left, two signal soldiers from the vanguard and rear troops respectively brought the expected battlefield information in Cangshan Field.
"Report to the captain of the brigade that the baggage train was attacked by enemy armed forces with about 3,000 troops. Our army's retreat to Lingqiu has been blocked."
"Reporting to the captain, the Kurokawa Battalion was attacked by another enemy force with a total strength of about 3,000 troops. Unfortunately, Major Kurokawa Ishige stepped on a landmine and was seriously injured and fell into coma. The Kurokawa Battalion is now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hashimoto Junmasa. Accompanying communications
The team has sent a report to the division for help."
Two signal soldiers reported the status of their respective teams.
An expected bad news, a timely good news.
Hearing that he had sent a request for reinforcements to the division, Cangshan Yuanye finally breathed a sigh of relief. The nearest reinforcements were located in Laiyuan and Hunyuan, especially in Laiyuan County, where the headquarters' 11th Regiment was stationed.
It takes four hours of urgent marching from Laiyuan County to get here.
The current battlefield situation of both sides is basically clear. The attackers have a total strength of about 10,000, occupying the surrounding favorable terrain and strength advantages. Our own troops have 4,000. The main force is basically crowded in the highway area and is in a narrow valley. It can only be attacked unilaterally. The terrain
and military strength are at a disadvantage.
Now, all he has to do is lead the third group to hold on for four hours.
Can it be done?
Of course not!
As the middle section of the marching team, the Third Battalion not only had to face the enemy's infantry, but also withstood the firepower from the enemy's artillery. It was completely out of control.
As the casualties of each squadron continue to increase, it will only be a matter of time before the war situation completely collapses.
Breakout.
Must break through.
Where is the direction to break out?
"Boom!" Just as Cangshan Yuanye was thinking about countermeasures, an extremely loud explosion suddenly came from a hundred meters away, making his ears ring instantly. He saw a ball of flames wrapped in black smoke rising into the sky, shaped like a mushroom.
Generally, the high-energy shock wave spreads to the surroundings, and thousands of highly brittle iron beads fly at extremely fast speeds, almost covering the entire space.
This is the sound of a five-kilogram Changjian-1 high-explosive landmine exploding, with a sound that is completely comparable to that of a 105mm high-explosive bomb.
In an instant, five engineers from the nearby Japanese engineering unit were killed on the spot. The remaining engineers were not attacked by the shock wave and the highly brittle iron beads because they were far away and crawling on the ground. However, all Japanese soldiers within a radius of 50 meters were unharmed.
But the soldiers suffered a disaster. Hundreds of highly brittle iron beads easily penetrated the barriers of clothing and skin and entered the body. Due to the high brittleness of their own materials, some of the iron beads hit the bones and broke into smaller parts.
Cause irreversible fatal trauma and make the victim die in an extremely painful way.
Extreme pain in the true sense!
In just a short moment, more than 20 Japanese soldiers who were digging trenches fell down like wheat, letting out extremely miserable screams. Their bodies were already covered with iron beads. Some people were lucky, and their bodies were filled with iron beads.
There are more than a hundred iron beads. Some people are unlucky and may have as many as five or six hundred iron beads in their bodies.
Hearing the screams of their companions in their ears, several Japanese engineers tried to raise their dull and dizzy heads and looked at the place where the explosion had just occurred, not knowing what happened.
They only remembered that they threw out a row of grenades according to the grenade clearance method, and then... something exploded.
"They actually used anti-tank mines to fight infantry. It's too despicable. It's too despicable. Break through. You must break out. This is a terrible force..." Staring at the miserable and painful appearance of more than 20 imperial soldiers,
Cangshan Yuanye's lips trembled slightly, and his eyes were full of fear. Others didn't know what was happening, but he could see it clearly.
It was a huge landmine, weighing at least five kilograms and with a charge of at least two kilograms. Normally, such a mine was used to counteract combat vehicles or tanks, but Cangshan Yuanye did not expect that the opponent's target would be infantry.
Why let the opponent taste the price of attacking the imperial army, and why the glory of the fifth division has completely disappeared. Now, Cangshan Yuanye only has one thought in his heart, to survive.
Cangshan Wilderness looked around, and soon, a small hill two or three kilometers away came into view. Compared with the highway, the commanding height of this small hill is undoubtedly a better place.
I've decided, let's go here.
"Order the 1st and 2nd Squadrons to attack the high ground ahead with all their strength, the 3rd Squadron and the Machine Gun Squadron to provide fire cover, and the grenade squad to throw smoke grenades at the enemy positions to obscure the view, and give up demining and digging trenches!" Cangshan Yuanye gritted his teeth and issued the order.
new command.
The importance of the commanding heights is self-evident. Only by seizing this commanding heights at all costs can the third brigade have a chance of survival.
The order was issued and all units of the Third Battalion quickly implemented it. The troops of the two squadrons used cars as bunkers to move to the high ground ahead. The Third Squadron and the machine gun squadron opened fire with all their strength to cover the transfer of the main force.
In a bush on the edge of the road, special shooter Masaizumi Sakai was hiding here, holding a Type 38 rifle with a scope, locking on the Czech machine gunner more than 400 meters away, and was about to pull the trigger, but the opponent suddenly
Ceasefire transfer.
Falling short of success.
"The tactical quality of this group of opponents is quite high. I need to move my position." Masaizumi Sakai shook his head, suddenly feeling a hint of danger, and did not continue shooting. Instead, he chose to close his gun and use the grass half a man high to move the shooting point.
A smart special shooter will never shoot at the same position three times, which is one of the reasons why he won the first place in the special shooter competition.
Masaizumi Sakai did not die. On the contrary, when the first wave of mortar fire hit, he jumped out of his car and hid, using the terrain to accurately shoot the Chinese soldiers on the opposite position. However, due to the opponent's sports shooting method and the ten minutes of dawn,
The visual field conditions were very poor, and the shooting results were not many, only three.
"The target Japanese sharpshooter is 850 meters away, moving to the left at 0.5 meters per second, the coordinates are..." At the Shanling artillery position, observer Li Rong of the first company held the telescope tightly with both hands, and his eyes like an eagle's eye were already locked on the grass on the edge of the road.
The computer officer gave the shooting information as quickly as possible and passed it to the three 60mm mortar groups, and the gunners quickly adjusted the position and angle.
"Report, one group is ready!" In less than five seconds, three mortars completed their preparations.
"Let go!" Li Rong gave the order without hesitation.
The Japanese sharpshooters must be treated with respect by a concentrated mortar fire.
As for the showdown between the Japanese sharpshooters and the Eighth Route Army sharpshooters...
Sorry, there is no such scene in the real battlefield.
Showdown?
Who the hell is right with you?
When a suspected target was discovered, it was immediately bombarded with artillery fire.