Since the end of the air battle, the fate of the 40th Infantry Brigade has been determined.
Just as Liu Lang ordered, all the troops participating in the battle, with battalions, companies and platoons as units, mainly independent regiments, supplemented by red troops, attacked with superior firepower, gradually compressing the Japanese army's living space.
Not only were the high-rate "Hitler Chainsaws" and mortars that could cover 80% of blind spots a nightmare for the Japanese army, but the individual rocket launchers actually played a greater role.
The individual rocket launcher, which was supposed to be a weapon in street fighting, actually played an unimaginable role in this kind of mountain fighting where the two sides were not far apart and were competing for favorable terrain.
In particular, incendiary bombs and steel ball bombs are not intended to destroy fortifications, and Japanese military fortifications with mountains and rocks as shelters cannot be hit by a single rocket launcher, but to kill and injure effective forces. Under the cover of infantry shooters, they can
A personal rocket launcher that can be launched from any position and has a range of 150 meters can hit more than 90% of the Japanese army's hiding places with incendiary bombs and steel ball bombs carrying the "smile of death".
The independent regiment finally participated in the attack with three infantry battalions. Although it was not a large battalion, it still had six infantry companies and twelve infantry platoons. In other words, it had 24 individual rocket launcher groups.
On a 2,500-meter-long battlefield, an average of one rocket launcher can be allocated every 100 meters. Isn’t it unlucky for the Japanese army in the encirclement? Especially when it is discovered that the incendiary bombs fired by individual rocket launchers are particularly effective against Japanese troops hiding in nooks and crannies or even caves.
After it worked, the commanders of each company and platoon even sent precision shooters and at least four infantrymen to protect the rocket launcher team, using incendiary bombs as the main ammunition to carry out devastating damage to Japanese troops everywhere.
The incendiary bomb developed by Xiong Zhen's scientific research team under Liu Tuanzuo's creativity is so powerful that even if it sticks to a stone, it will burn for five or six minutes before it goes out. The entire battlefield will eventually turn into a giant
The stove and the entire stone mountain were almost burning.
Nearly three-quarters of the 500 incendiary rockets stored in the baggage company were used by them. Almost all the ammunition soldiers had to carry more than five rockets on their backs before they were willing to leave.
Because of the heat, during the nearly three hours of fighting, the soldiers of the independent regiment who participated in the battle almost drank one kilogram of water in the individual water bags they carried with them.
These are the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment who have not yet understood that the sea of fire mainly fights at the commanding heights. Then, the suffering of the Japanese army in the sea of fire can be imagined.
Not only do you have to be attacked by mortar shells falling from the sky, but you also have to withstand cold shots coming from nowhere. From time to time, there will be volley explosions above your head that explode into a sea of fire. As long as it is touched by flames, even water cannot extinguish it.
Terrorist incendiary bombs definitely destroyed the mentality of the Japanese army.
However, even if they completely gained the upper hand, it was not like people imagined. The Japanese army with a broken mentality was completely defeated, and the Chinese officers and soldiers were allowed to chop up Chinese cabbage like they would show in future TV series.
Just as easy to kill them all.
The tenacity of the Japanese army even exceeded Liu Lang's imagination.
Although they could never attack any commanding heights again. After more than an hour, they formed a death squad no less than twenty times. They took off their shirts and wrapped "menstrual belts" on their heads, holding rifles with shining bayonets and screaming toward the Chinese army.
They launched a charge from the commanding heights, but in the end, after the group was wiped out by the crossfire of submachine guns, semi-automatic rifles and squad light machine guns, they stopped attacking and focused on defense.
Groups of small and large groups hid behind rocks, in ravines, in caves, anywhere they could avoid bullets, and fought back tenaciously. Even if they were forced again and again by the company and platoon leader of the independent regiment.
They were covered with artillery fire and suffered heavy casualties during the clearing of the bazooka apex, but they still appeared like immortal little warriors, popping up from time to time to fire one or two shots.
Don't underestimate the one or two shots fired by the Japanese infantry. Their marksmanship is extremely accurate, especially on this intertwined battlefield where the distance between the two sides will never exceed 150 meters. You risk being blown up by artillery shells and incendiary bombs.
The risk of becoming a roasted pig, the bullets they fired were all targeted.
At least forty people died as a result of the Japanese army's desperate counterattack, and as for the injured, the number was several times higher.
During the three-hour siege, before launching the final charge, the 771st regiment killed 68 people and injured 207 people, with a casualty rate as high as 15%. Although it was the first time to fight the Japanese army, as a veteran of the Battle of the Great Wall,
The situation of the three battalions of the independent regiment, two companies and one platoon composed of the backbone was slightly better, but 25 people were killed and more than 90 were injured.
Yan Qiguan, the guard platoon leader of the Independent Regiment, was shot by the Japanese because of his eagerness to kill the enemy. If he had not been rigorously trained and had developed enough battlefield intuition to roll and dodge before the Japanese opened fire, I am afraid that not just his arm would have been shot.
It was as simple as being punched with a transparent hole. He became the highest-ranking officer of the Independent Regiment who was injured before the battle was completely over.
Lieutenant Yan, who ran to the field hospital to bandage himself and insisted on going to the front line despite the obstruction, was almost kicked away by Liu Tuanzuo who happened to see him. If Liu Tuanzuo hadn't been accompanied by a beautiful reporter who helped him.
A few kind words.
Liu Tuanzuo, who came to inspect the field hospital hidden in the mountains, was of course very angry and sacrifice was inevitable. However, he had already issued an order that all military units should not advance rashly. He used superior firepower to suppress the Japanese army and gradually reduced their survival.
Space will be annihilated again.
In this battle, he not only had the advantage of being able to predict the future, but also had the assistance of more than two thousand elite soldiers of the 386 Brigade. He had been preparing for half a month. He also had the crushing help of the Air Force to eliminate the biggest henchman.
The greatest victory must be achieved at the least cost.
However, on the ground on one side of the field hospital, the bodies of officers and soldiers covered with white cloths were lined up in rows. Gently lifting a white cloth revealed faces that should have been full of life but were now as pale as paper.
The young future! I lost it on this autumn morning.
Many of them could have survived, but it was not only the commanders of the Red Army who were making mistakes, but also the grassroots commanders of the Independent Regiment who had fought fiercely with the Japanese at the Great Wall. They were anxious,
They were afraid of the arrival of Japanese reinforcements and the coming of Japanese planes, so they all wanted to end the battle in the shortest possible time.
As a result, a heavy price was paid. Most of the wounded and dead who were brought down were not killed or injured in the suppression of fire, but were killed and wounded when the commander believed that victory was in hand and ordered the soldiers to go down the mountain and occupy the position in an attempt to launch an annihilation attack on the Japanese army.
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However, the Japanese army is far more tenacious than imagined. They hid in every corner they could and shot at Chinese soldiers, proving why they have the strength to become soldiers of Japan's standing divisions.
Indeed, the adventure of the grassroots commanders was successful. In three hours, they not only occupied enough commanding heights, but also occupied many valleys. On the entire battlefield, the current activity area of the Japanese army increased from the previous 2 square kilometers to now
Less than 1 square kilometer.
The encirclement is becoming more and more entrenched. The 40th Infantry Brigade has become a turtle in the urn and can no longer escape. If possible, Liu Lang can issue a general attack order at any time to annihilate all the Japanese troops in the encirclement that are less than half of the previous strength.
However, the casualties could not have been so large! You know, Liu Lang had previously planned to spend a whole day grinding the little devils here to death bit by bit.
Of course, there are people to deal with the Japanese reinforcements. The man who will be called the God of War in the future is now heading towards Qigen Village with nearly four infantry regiments. Although the three thousand Japanese troops are strong enough, as long as they can be stopped,
In the last hour or two, the five thousand troops here will circle back to the battlefield and deliver a fatal blow.
When Liu Lang came to eastern Shanxi, he had already designated the Taihang Mountains with a radius of 20 kilometers as the burial ground of the Japanese invaders.
Especially when he saw Yan Qiguan following him every day without learning to be calm, but instead learning to be hot-blooded and head-heated and personally leading his troops to attack the guy who almost lost his life, Liu Lang was naturally even more angry.
If it wasn't for Liu Xueyuan's sake, Lang Tuanzuo would have definitely kicked him to the ground even if he was hanging his arms.
"Look at that! Don't be too harsh on Platoon Leader Yan. Not to mention that they are eager to wipe out all the little Japs. Even I can't help but swallow this big piece of meat! After all, the overall strength of the Japanese army is still
Those who are stronger than our army will avoid long nights and many dreams, right?" Seeing Yan Qiguan running away with his head in his arms under Liu Lang's anger, the future general sighed softly and advised Liu Lang.
Although the casualties were not small, this was a fight with an infantry brigade! The future general did not expect that the two regiments combined had only killed more than a hundred people and injured hundreds more. This was a big deal for him who even carried his own coffin to the battlefield.
To me, this is a miracle!
The young man in front of me is very brave in killing and killing, but he only pursues perfection. This is not very good for a leading general. He must learn to bear the necessary sacrifices.
Liu Lang shook his head gently, "No, I'm not sad about the casualties of your and our armies, but I'm sad that they shouldn't have suffered such casualties. If we follow the pre-war deployment, our casualties will be reduced by one-third. Little devil, this
They are foreign invaders who uphold the spirit of Bushido and have extremely strong willpower. However, as we imagined, they would lose their fighting power as soon as they gain the upper hand. The battle of Shigen Village is proof of this, and we must take this as a lesson in the future."
In fact, Liu Lang also took this opportunity to remind the future general. In the past, the Red Army suffered several losses before they paid attention to the Japanese army's stubborn bushido spirit and no longer regarded the Japanese as their former domestic enemies.
People always need to fall into a pit before they can get up. Liu Lang must fill this pit in advance.
The future general will have a slight amount of money.
"When will the general offensive be launched?"
"Do you have any news about Mr. Liu and the others?"
"The field radio was shut down for confidentiality, but it has been 11 hours since we set off from the station. We should have arrived nearby, at most ten miles away."
"What do you think after 20 minutes?"
"Okay, then in 20 minutes, with three red flares, the entire army will launch a charge and wipe out the 40th Brigade." The future general nodded heavily.