Chapter 1207 The battle between crazy people and crazy bullets
"Order all the light and heavy machine guns of the fire platoon of the infantry company to put them on the top of the hill for me. All the remaining mortars that have not been attacked by the Japanese army will point their muzzles at the fifty-meter area in front of positions No. 1 and No. 6. Once received,
Order to empty all inventories. Except for the third platoon and the fire platoon of the third company, the remaining two infantry platoons will reinforce positions 1 and 6 respectively. Tell the two infantry platoon leaders of the third company that support cannot be in place within 10 minutes.
, engage in military law." On the other side, Ye Zifei, who was hiding in the camouflaged field fortifications and watching the gathering of Japanese troops through binoculars, also gave a serious and quick order on his face.
Ten minutes ago, he received a telegram that the entire 772 regiment had rushed to the road 5 miles away. The entire regiment was assembled and ready to enter the mountains. In 30 minutes at most, they would arrive at the predetermined area to launch an attack on the Japanese army.
As long as another 20 minutes were delayed, the Japanese army, which was attacked from both sides, would no longer be able to launch a large-scale assault.
Yes, from the beginning, Ye Zifei did not want to fight the Japanese army to the death. He only hoped that the Japanese army would find another strategy after being bruised and swollen on the defense line, so that he could delay the arrival of the main force.
It's not that he doesn't want military exploits, but if the military exploits are stained with the blood of his brothers, then he would rather not have them.
The first battalion's defense line is well laid out, but the 600-man strength of three infantry companies is still too small, and the defense line is too long. The number of troops assigned to the important supporting points connecting the defense line is no more than one infantry platoon at most. The strength is too high
If they were too dispersed, if the Japanese army found a weak point, the defenders on the commanding heights would be completely wiped out.
But facing the long defense line, Ye Zifei could only do this if he wanted to block the Japanese army's escape route into the mountains. If instead the entire independent regiment came, the troops would be sufficient, not to mention the more than a thousand Japanese troops.
Even two complete infantry regiments cannot hope to break this line of defense.
However, Ye Zifei was disappointed. The Japanese troops who were quietly gathering in the forest on the mountain road had already stated that they had also received intelligence that the main Chinese force was coming. They were going to make a desperate charge, even more desperate than the previous desperate charge of more than a hundred people.
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The Japanese commanders were also very sharp. The No. 1 and No. 6 positions they found were the weakest defensive points on the entire defense line. In addition to the mortars that could give them the greatest support, the other infantry platoons only
They could stare blankly at several other mountains, or even just listen. The mountains and mountains not only blocked their sight, but also blocked their bullets, and also blocked their pace. Even if Ye Zifei ignored the Japanese army
The threat of attacking in the east ordered them to deploy troops to support positions 1 and 6, and it would take more than ten minutes.
And by then, is it still too late?
Through the telescope, densely packed Japanese soldiers had already wrapped menstrual belts on their heads, symbolizing their determination to fight to the death. Some even took off their military uniforms and went shirtless in the cold wind of late autumn. They began to line up and enter the position like a group of lunatics.
On the two positions, the Japanese troops facing each other numbered at least six to seven hundred people, and their strength was more than ten times that of the infantry platoons in the two positions.
Can they hold on until reinforcements arrive?
Not only was the commander Ye Zifei nervous, but Cen Changqing, the top commander on position 6, was also nervous.
When the Japanese army began to gather, the entire platoon was ordered to enter combat positions, and the two heavy machine gun "MG42" supported by the fire platoon were placed in the most concealed and strongest shooting positions.
As a veteran who has experienced the Battle of the Great Wall, Cen Changqing is absolutely amazed by the lethality of high-rate machine guns such as the "MG42". Thousands of people charged by the 4th Infantry Brigade of the 8th Division were all killed by this terrifying machine gun.
The sweep was a huge defeat.
However, this is not Luo Wenyu. The "MG42" does not have a bunker to withstand the 75-meter mountain gun, nor does it form a three-dimensional firepower network that crisscrosses up and down without leaving any dead ends. The grenade launchers hidden in the back of the Japanese army will definitely react to this terrible heavy weapon.
The machine gun firepower focused on the attack. This time, the Japanese grenade launchers, who were ready to risk their lives, may not be so easy to stop the grenade attack just to avoid the mortar attack.
The "MG42" that has lost its continuous fire suppression obviously can no longer provide sufficient fire support as before.
In the field of vision, the Japanese army has begun to duck into the position 350 meters away. The soldiers on the top of the mountain quietly pulled the bolts of their guns. As long as they go 100 meters further, they can perform target practice on the khaki gophers. Although
At which distance they aim with the naked eye, the entire human body structure is slightly larger than the crosshair. However, long-term training and the bloody battles they have experienced in Jiuguan have given them enough confidence. At a distance of 250 meters, they can have at least half of the hits.
rate. If you can kill one more Japanese soldier early, there will be one less threat on the defensive position.
But Cen Changqing obviously doesn't think so.
"Everyone, please pay attention to me. No shooting is allowed within 100 meters. Please keep them close before shooting. If you get closer, I will blow them up, son of a bitch, with a grenade." Cen Changqing spit it out and chewed it up in his mouth.
Qingye continued to yell: "If the Japs don't charge as close as 50 meters, all mortars in the fire squad and fire platoon are prohibited from supporting the position, leaving the shells to the Japs' machine guns and grenade launchers. I want to see if that's the case."
If they have more people, I still have more bullets."
As the top commander here, Cen Changqing's move was obviously not to save bullets as before, but to let the Japanese army enter the hillside, and the open space of more than 100 meters from the hillside to the valley would be better.
Use the firepower from the hilltop position.
There, it would become a place of death and sadness for the Japanese army.
He wanted the Japanese invaders to understand that the so-called "Long Live Charge" was nothing but suicide in the face of crazier bullets.
The Japanese army's bugle also sounded. Following the skirmisher line, holding the Sanba Gaigai with bayonets already fixed, the Japanese soldiers, who were only two meters apart from each other, began to run at a snail's pace. Behind them, more than ten meters behind,
It's the second wave, and after that, it's the third wave, the fourth wave, the fifth wave...
Because of the mountainous area, the Japanese army's formation was not spread out. The strength of each wave should not exceed one infantry squad, but there were more than ten waves. The first wave of Japanese troops had already advanced to 50 meters away from the foot of the mountain.
The Japanese troops behind are still following up. Looking from above, they look like countless ant colonies, with streaks of earthy yellow almost covering the green in the eyes.
Seven or eight light machine guns mounted widely spread out on the rocks on the hillsides and valleys 400 meters away began to fire bursts at the Chinese garrison position on the top of the mountain that they had observed for a long time. This was when the machine guns were correcting their trajectory and waited until their own soldiers were close to the position.
When the area is 100 meters or closer, these firepower points will start firing continuously at full speed to cover the infantry charge.
They are also waiting for the Chinese to fire. As soon as the Chinese fire and reveal their position, not only the light machine guns will fire at full speed to suppress them, but also the grenade launchers hidden 450 meters away will also fire.
However, under Cen Changqing's order, the position on the top of the mountain was silent, and not a single shot was fired.
It was as if they turned a blind eye to the hundreds of Japanese soldiers who were gradually accelerating their pace.
A Japanese major who was standing at the rear and responsible for commanding this Long Live Charge had beads of sweat on his forehead. He stared at the silent mountain top 500 meters away, sweating like rain in the cold autumn wind of Taihang Mountain.
As the last remaining infantry captain of the 77th Regiment, Takeuchi Kurasuke certainly knew that the Chinese did not shoot when their own soldiers entered the 300-meter or even 200-meter shooting area, not because they were scared, timid, and slipped away.
It's gone, but brewing, like a volcano about to erupt. Once it erupts, it will burn the soldiers at the forefront to ashes.
The coming casualties will far exceed his imagination. The first few waves of Imperial warriors who have entered the charge are no longer cannon fodder, but the most elite 1st Infantry Squadron under his command.
But, can he retreat? Of course he can't. Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, has issued a military order. Even if everyone including him, the major captain, is killed in battle, they will die on the way to charge. Those who retreat will be killed.
Subsequently, in addition to another infantry squadron, there were also engineers, artillery, and various civilian personnel from the group and wing headquarters. It can be said that except for the two squadrons directly under the wing that stayed with the wing leader, here
, the last personnel of the 77th Infantry Regiment.
As the supreme commander of the first battalion, Ye Zifei, who was 800 meters away, was also covered in cold sweat, his lips were tightly pursed, and the veins in his white hands holding the telescope were exposed. If the telescope hadn't been strong enough, he would probably have pinched it.
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The crazy Japanese invaders invested no less than 700 troops, which was more than 12 times the strength of Position 6. Can they hold on?
"Hold on, hold on for me." Cen Changqing lay down behind a sandbag, looking through the shooting hole at the densely packed Japanese troops swarming towards us like ants, and roared loudly, "No shooting is allowed without my order."
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Everyone on the top of the mountain was breathing much heavier.
Although there are no new recruits who can be here. After several days of bloody battles in Jiuguan, veterans have become elite soldiers and recruits have become veterans. However, at least four-fifths of them have never experienced the near-suicide of the Japanese army.
It was a desperate charge, and its troop strength was more than ten times that of our own. It was even more disparate than when the death-defying company faced a Japanese infantry brigade on the ancient mountain.
To say I'm not nervous would be a lie.
"Onboard!" The first wave of Japanese troops that had arrived at the foot of the mountain roared heart-breakingly when a leading Japanese lieutenant pulled out his command sword and waved it towards the top of the mountain.
"Onboard!" the first group of Japanese soldiers roared collectively, raised their guns, and entered the final charge.
"Onboard!" The Japanese troops behind also began to roar and speed up.
The roars of hundreds of people, at one moment, even overwhelmed the sound of machine gun fire.
What broke the self-encouraging slogans of the Japanese army was the sound of a gunshot from the top of the mountain.
Just after wielding the command sword, the Japanese lieutenant who had not even had time to move his legs was shot by Cen Changqing. He staggered a few times and fell unwillingly on the hillside.
No one came to rescue or even dodge. Then the Japanese roared and charged at full speed, stepping over the squadron leader who was still alive and charging towards the top of the mountain.
In order not to be criticized by the majority of book friends, I have omitted the 6,000-word description of the power of various firearms and only described the gunshots of four types of firearms. I wonder if it can be used to offset the two updates I owe for taking leave on Friday?
With the Japanese army roaring completely wildly and bullets flying, a 50VS700 mountain offensive and defensive battle officially kicked off.
This battle, for the Chinese and Japanese sides in front of Niangzi Pass, was the last battle in which both sides invested the largest amount of troops. It was also...