Zhou Weiguo looked helplessly at the rainy sky and the wet mud under his feet. Historically, the Japanese also delayed their attack because of the rain for a whole month.
"Teacher, there is a Japanese stronghold in front of us." Yang Dali ran back and said, wearing a raincoat.
"What is the configuration of the troops?"
"A Japanese squad, plus more than two hundred Japanese soldiers." Yang Dali replied.
Zhou Weiguo nodded and said, "Long Zhi!"
"Here!" Long Zhi came up quickly and said.
"Take your regiment and overthrow the Japanese stronghold." Zhou Weiguo said. There are not many real veterans in Long Zhi's regiment. However, most of them are well-trained recruits. They have never seen blood.
New recruits are not called soldiers. If they happen to encounter a Japanese stronghold, they will be used as training soldiers.
"Yes!" Long Zhi accepted the order, and then went back to find his regiment chief of staff.
"Third brother, you will help me later. Most of them are new soldiers, so don't lose a few people here." Zhou Weiguo said to Liu San.
"Don't worry, I know." Liu San replied with a smile, "They are all young juniors."
"I'm just afraid that these young people have never seen a Japs." Zhou Weiguo sighed. In most cases during the Anti-Japanese War, a squadron of any Japanese army could easily face a regiment of the Chinese army. In fact, the Japanese army's assessment was
Calculated based on the fact that the combat strength of a Japanese regiment exceeds that of a Chinese division. The extreme situation is not small. In the Battle of Hengyang, a Japanese brigade first defeated a Chinese regiment that relied on existing positions for defense, and then attacked
After defeating the all-out counterattack of the Fourth Army of the National Army, there was an encounter in Yiwu during the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi. A dozen Japanese troops who went out for reconnaissance encountered troops of nine divisions of the National Army who were marching in formation. As a result, nearly ten thousand Japanese troops collapsed.
; In the Battle of Songshan, more than 20 Japanese troops attacked and defeated four regiments of the National Army at night; in the first battle into Myanmar, when Du Yuming led his troops to retreat, nearly 100,000 National Army expeditionary troops were cut off from their retreat and dispersed.
The four Japanese brigades in several places did not dare to fight and fled into Savage Mountain, resulting in the death of more than 40,000 people from starvation. In fact, if it were not for the desperate blockade of the 254th Independent Armored Brigade of the British and Indian Army, the Chinese army would not even have a chance to escape into Savage Mountain.
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, there were more such situations. For example, when the Japanese army occupied the entire province of Rehe, they nominally used two divisions and three brigades, but the actual combat strength was less than half, and they defeated the four national army defenders of Rehe.
The other two divisions, dozens of brigades and other units of the individual army totaled more than 200,000 people. In the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army of 300,000 troops defeated the Chinese army of 1.1 million. However, this situation was mostly due to insufficient training of the soldiers.
Or there is insufficient equipment.
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"Old Chen, this time, the commander asked us to attack a Japanese stronghold as a group." Long Zhi said to his chief of staff.
"Master, you probably want to train your troops. After all, many of our soldiers have never seen blood." Chen Yiwen replied. Chen Yiwen, a graduate of Huangpu.
"I know, but if our group of more than 3,000 people swarms up, we can directly demolish the Japanese stronghold." Long Zhi said helplessly, "But there is nothing we can do."
"Regiment leader, you have to know that except for our independent division, in China, there is no way that other troops can compare with the Japanese in terms of combat effectiveness." Chen Yiwen replied, "The division leader allows you to join a regiment, not only for training, but also for
It is to let the soldiers understand the combat effectiveness of the Japs. The combat effectiveness of the Japs on the Jiujiang front is different from that of the Japs near Laiyang."
Long Zhi was silent for a moment, because he thought too simply, and said, "Old Chen, what do you think we should do?"
"Find out the location, besiege from all sides, and ignore the enemy head and tail." Chen Yiwen said, "Let the firearms company shell first, and then let the soldiers charge. It is safer."
Long Zhi rolled his eyes, "That's fine."
At this time, the establishment of the independent division was based on the establishment of the US military. Normally, each infantry regiment included 3 infantry battalions, but because the number of people in each regiment exceeded the standard, each regiment had 6 infantry battalions and 1 service
company and 1 machine gun company (the regiment headquarters company is missing and the anti-tank company is changed to a machine gun company); each infantry battalion includes 3 infantry companies, 1 firearms company and 1 battalion headquarters company; the battalion headquarters company is equipped with 3 anti-tank guns
Tank guns, 4 machine guns, and 8 rocket launchers; the firearms company has 162 officers and soldiers, equipped with 6 81mm mortars, 11 heavy machine guns, and 7 rocket launchers; the infantry company includes 3 infantry platoons and 1 weapons platoon; weapons platoon
There are 3 60mm mortars, 3 machine guns, and 3 rocket launchers; the infantry platoon includes three 12-man squads (each has a rifle or automatic rifle). In terms of firepower and equipment, it will definitely crush the current Japanese army. So
The troops of the Independent Division were not under much pressure when facing the Japanese troops in the Laiyang area. In fact, they were not under much pressure when facing the Japanese troops on the front line. After all, the training of the soldiers of the Independent Division was like a bullet.
Fed with a bullet.
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By noon, the rain had almost stopped.
In the end, Long Zhi still didn't let all six battalions go up. They were besieged from all sides, and only four battalions were enough. The six battalion commanders could only draw lots.
"Be careful!" Ryuji said to the soldiers in the trenches. Because it was rainy, trenches were easy to dig, but they were also easily flooded.
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"Yalu? How come there are so many that army?" A Japanese second lieutenant put down his telescope and murmured, "Send a report to the coalition headquarters immediately!"
"Hey!" But before the soldier could take a few steps, the cannonball fell.
…
It turned out that the rain was too heavy, directly blocking the sight of the Japanese scouts. Moreover, the Japanese were confident enough that it was impossible for the Chinese army to appear here in large numbers. Similarly, the trenches dug by the 5th Regiment were also very simple and temporary.
After all, they didn't think about how long the Japs could hold out. (I couldn't find any information on whether mortars from World War II could attack in the rain. Just assume he could.)
"Boom!" As the explosion spread, cannonballs fell one after another.
Long Zhi wiped the rain off his face and said, "Be good, if this continues, why do we need to fight? Quickly, let the firearms company stop attacking!"
"yes!"
Chen Yiwen looked at the scene in front of him and felt a little dumbfounded. The Japanese must have been too arrogant. Then he sighed, as if, in comparison, the firepower of their independent division troops was too strong. He was very glad that he left the National Army and joined the army.
Although Zhou Weiguo was still a general of the national army, he was different from other generals of the national army. With his own efforts, he raised a hundred thousand soldiers. The weapons and equipment were stronger than other troops of the national army. Moreover, he only defended the territory and the territory, without any
Other thoughts similar to those of politicians. The most important thing is that in the independent division, there are no inexplicable free wages and unspoken rules. What he sees is an upward vitality. Even if several county magistrates in Laiyang area are now Communists,
However, when it comes to governance, they really do their best. It’s not like the Kuomintang, which can’t get things done despite being stuck at the top and bottom.
