By the time Liu Dazhu of the Bayonet Battalion led nearly 400 people along the path on the mountain ridge to report to the frontline headquarters on the west side of the mountain road, an hour and a half had passed.
When Liu Dazhu said that all the ammunition and baggage had been seized, Liu Lang couldn't help but feel happy. Hundreds of thousands of 6.5-caliber rifle bullets were distributed among the tens of thousands of troops here, but only a few dozen rounds per person were not many.
But it was a lifeline for the independent regiment, which was currently short on supplies.
The rich man Liu Tuanzuo is in the shopping mall, not on the battlefield. Even if he has money on hand, he can't change his bullets. Even if the military supplies department has the help of the Huashang Group Transportation Group, the independent regiment has too many supplies and the transportation capacity
It's only that big, and it's impossible to transport all the tens of millions of rounds of ammunition that the Independent Regiment has worked hard to produce and save over the past few years.
Even Liu Lang did not expect that the MG42 with full firepower in this battle would be a bullet-eating monster. When setting off from the base of the Independent Regiment, the 4,000 people of the Independent Regiment prepared up to 3 million rounds of various bullets, but just
After the two battles at Jiuguan and here, the munitions department and the baggage company came to him for help.
Not counting the consumption of other military services, the 2,000 troops of the four infantry battalions alone consumed more than 1.4 million rounds of bullets for various machine rifles and submachine guns, of which the heavy machine gun type MG42 and the MG42 used as an anti-aircraft machine gun accounted for one-third
There are more. The 70-round drum Somi submachine gun has enough firepower, but it is also terrible to consume. No wonder the Japanese military leaders are reluctant to vigorously develop submachine guns. The bullets cannot be used! In addition, nearly 600,000 rounds have been sent out, so far.
There are still 1 million rounds left before a battle. If we continue to fight at this rate, at most two battles will be fought, and the bullets will be empty.
However, 20 trucks with 2 million rounds of ammunition urgently replenished from the base by the Military Supplies Department are still on the way from Shaanxi to Shanxi Province, and will not arrive until two days at the earliest.
Liu Lang generously donated the more than one million rounds of ammunition previously seized to the 129th Division because he wanted to hold the thighs of those two men. Lieutenant Colonel Liang, who was in charge of all military supplies for the independent regiment, almost fainted. Even now, seeing Liu Tuanzuo, he was stunned.
Not a good look.
It can be said that the 600,000 rounds of 6.5-caliber bullets seized have played a big role. Liu Tuanzuo, who knew he was in the wrong, did not need to look at Lieutenant Colonel Liang's face this time to supplement the three infantry battalions and the strong men battalion here with enough opportunities.
The rifle is out of bullets.
"Haha, okay, this time, your bayonet battalion will be counted as the leader. All the seizures will be calculated by the Munitions Department and counted as a quarter of your bayonet battalion." Liu Lang laughed.
Liu Dazhu was also happy, but his smile affected the injury on his back, and he gritted his teeth in pain. With Liu Tuanzu's words, he didn't need to be whipped anymore, and the reward was sufficient.
"Sir, Lao Liu here is full of meat. Let me give the rest to Panshiying to drink some soup!" Ling Hong, who was standing on the side, said with envy and eagerness in his eyes.
Both the Death Battalion and the Bayonet Battalion have received combat missions, but the Rock Battalion is still squatting here and has no work to do?
"Go away, Ling Hong, are you embarrassed? Would you believe it if Lao Zhou was here to make fun of you? Why didn't you say that your belly is full in front of you?" Liu Dazhu glared and retorted angrily.
The "job-grabbing" Battalion Commander Ling apparently selectively forgot that his Panshi Battalion killed 300 Japanese invaders and captured a 94 tank in the battle at the entrance of Qigen Village.
Just because of that small tank, Liu Lang rewarded the entire Panshi Camp with 100 oceans for each of the school-level officers, 50 oceans for each of the lieutenant-level officers, and 20 oceans for everyone else. He also announced that Panshi Camp had won the third-class collective merit once.
That's a "brave" medal for each person! The eyes of the officers and soldiers of the other two battalions glowed green, which was almost unexciting.
Liu Tuanzuo has never advocated patriotism and placed equal emphasis on material and spiritual rewards. Everyone's military merits are recorded, and even if they die in battle, they will be distributed to their families by the base after the war. No one is worried about this.
Therefore, the commanders of the three major infantry battalions took whatever jobs they could and never considered combat missions a chore.
"Hey, isn't that digestion finished? You, Old Liu, were holding on just now, so you should digest your food first and leave the stuttering to me!" With Ling Hong's two-skinned personality, Liu Dazhu would roar like this without any pain.
Take it seriously?
"I'm going to eat for a while, I'm..." Liu Dazhu, who has a kind-hearted personality, was so angry that his eyes bulged.
"Shut up for me, mother-in-law. How about doing business? I'm sorry for you. Anyway, it's still some time for you two to appear. Why don't you go run three kilometers for me to eat for food first?" Liu Lang said as he looked at these two people.
The more outrageous it was, the two chief officers of the 129th Division Guard Battalion next to them were dumbfounded, their faces were serious, and the dignity of the regiment commander was fully displayed.
Only then did the two people stop.
The two chief officers of the 129th Division Guard Battalion couldn't help but wiped their sweat secretly. This independent regiment was different from other troops! Even they usually listen to their superiors to arrange combat tasks before starting to fight. It's better for these two,
Before he could do anything, he started grabbing it, making the little devil a dish on the plate, and he could eat whatever he wanted.
The little devil is really no good. Otherwise, this battle would not have lasted for so long without seeing the outcome. As a guard camp temporarily assigned to Liu Lang's command, these two have been accompanying him for an hour.
Liu Lang observed the surrounded Japanese troops in the valley from the position.
The two battalion-level cadres of the red army who were experienced in many battles had to admit that the Japanese army was really strong.
Surrounded by more than three times their number of troops, and the terrain was completely disadvantageous, they were still able to organize an effective defense and even counterattack.
The 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade on the west side of the mountain road at the head of the valley had to deal with the Japanese invaders for the first time. By accident, the Japanese army gathered 6 light machine guns, 6 grenades and nearly two infantry squads to attack a position.
Caught off guard, an infantry company defending the position suffered heavy losses and was even attacked by the Japanese. However, the regiment quickly mobilized a reserve company for reinforcements. In a fierce hand-to-hand battle, 50 of its own soldiers were killed and more than 40 were seriously injured.
Only then did the more than 60 Japanese troops who rushed to the position be wiped out. The artillery battalion responded and organized more than ten mortars to chase and kill almost all their machine gun fire points. Only then did these Japanese troops stop.
There is no force left to counterattack.
Moreover, this time, it cannot be said that the equipment is inferior to the people. The two infantry regiments on both sides of the mountain have supplemented the captured Japanese light and heavy machine guns. The number is not large, but it is definitely not inferior. There are also four mountain cannons and three infantry guns.
Cannons and more than twenty mortars were distributed throughout the battlefield to assist.
Even though they were unable to fight back, they still relied on the mountain's shape and hid at the foot of the mountain and in the bushes to resist tenaciously. They did not see the familiar chaos of their surrounded opponents panicking and completely losing command as soon as they fought an ambush.
His fighting will is also extremely strong.
It can be said that through this hour, the two red regiment-level cadres had a completely new understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army: it was extremely powerful, and all domestic enemies they had ever encountered could not be compared with these Japanese invaders.
Although it was not difficult to win against thousands of enemies, they had no confidence at all that the battle would be resolved within three hours as Liu Tuanzuo said before.
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense. No one can escape in this battle. If we want to completely wipe out the enemy troops according to the time of the battle plan, you three battalions will have to fight bravely to kill the enemy without fear of sacrifice..." Liu Lang said fiercely.
He drew a few lines on the map and looked over the faces of the people standing in front of him. "I order."
The four of them stood at attention one after another.
"Five minutes later, I will order the engineer company's mine cannons to empty all the stocks. The artillery battalion's mountain artillery and mortars will cover the enemy with firepower for 20 minutes. Then the two infantry regiments of the 129th Division at the head and end of the river valley will meet.
Launch a feint attack at the foot of the mountain to attract the remaining Japanese troops."
"Ling Hong!"
"arrive"
"Your Panshi Camp will rush down the mountain from a position 900 meters away from the river valley. There are huge rocks and natural ravines on the river beach there. Your troops will establish two blocking positions at the front and rear there."
"yes!"
"Deputy Battalion Commander Cao, you will lead the 1st Company of the Guard Battalion to assist the Panshi Battalion in blocking the Japanese counterattack."
"yes!"
"Liu Dazhu!"
"arrive"
"Your bayonet battalion will rush down the mountain from 2,200 meters above the valley and rush into the valley to establish a blocking position."
"yes!"
"Captain Huang, you will lead the 2nd and 3rd companies of the Guard Battalion to assist the Bayonet Battalion in blocking Japanese counterattacks on both sides."
"yes!"
"The combat mission of your third battalion is to divide the Japanese aggressors in the valley into three sections so that they cannot form a unified command. Then our army will divide them and annihilate them. All the mortars, mountain artillery and
All light and heavy firepower on both wings will fire at a distance of 200 meters to the left and right of your unit to provide cover." After Liu Lang issued the military order, he asked: "How is it? Do you have any questions?"
"Make sure to complete the mission." The four of them were very unified in this regard. They all looked at each other and answered in unison.
"Captain Ling, if you fart, hurry up. If you miss this point, I won't give you another chance to make demands." How smart Liu Lang is. From the moment Ling Hong's eyes started to move around, he knew he had something.
Something to say.
"Hey, sir, can you give me some thunder cannons?" Ling Hong laughed.
"The explosive packs are all gone. What do you want with that stuff?"
"Use the waste, fill it with sand and gravel, roll it down the mountain, and kill each one. Even if you can't kill the little devil, you can use it as a bunker for my troops, right?"
"Give me 50 seats." Although Liu Dazhu remained silent and didn't ask any questions, he immediately spoke up.
"Oh my god, can you please stop being so unreasonable, Old Liu? But this is just what I want." Ling Hong couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
"My bayonet battalion and the 2nd and 3rd companies of the guard battalion have to face more little Japanese." Liu Dazhu did not distinguish, but simply stated the reason.
...
It seems to be true, otherwise Liu Tuanzuo would not have replenished the two companies of the guard battalion to them.
So, the flexible-minded Battalion Commander Ling sadly divided them into 30.
It can be seen that honest children also have spring.