Chapter 256 The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry
The Japanese army fired more than ten rounds of grenades from four grenade tubes, but still achieved results.
A machine gunner in the second platoon was a recruit, but in the recruit training camp, his machine gun shooting skills were among the best in the company, so he replaced the veteran as a machine gun shooter. Just now, he knocked down at least three Japanese soldiers with one shot.
Perhaps because the adrenaline secretion was too strong, the red-eyed recruit machine gun shooter just kept pulling the trigger to shoot at the Japanese machine gun in the distance and successfully suppressed it. However, he ignored that his opponent not only had machine guns but also had hundreds of ranges.
grenade launcher.
A grenade exploded less than half a meter away from him. The huge shock wave not only blew the machine gun into parts, but also threw his body high and out of the trench.
Judging from the weird twists of his hands and feet, the shock wave had already taken away his life before he landed.
Witnessing all this, Xiang Qian punched the ground hard. Of course he knew that machine gunner. He was one of the best recruits he had brought out in the recruit company. He didn't expect that this was only the first battle, and he would be killed.
Here it is.
Liu Lang's face was calm and unmoved. He had increasingly entered the role of regimental leader. Any recruit who had not survived the war could not be called an elite. Only those who had survived the war were qualified.
This is a necessary experience for all soldiers of the independent regiment. To live is to pass the assessment.
"Where are the snipers? Target their grenadiers for me and kill them." Qiang Qian shouted angrily.
In fact, there are several 60-meter mortars in the company to deal with the Japanese grenadiers, but Liu Lang has given a death order. In this small confrontation, all heavy weapons are not allowed to fire, and only light machine guns can be used to shoot. Moreover,
The entire company's three platoons and nine infantry squads could only use half of the light machine guns, only four, and the rest were still hidden.
The configuration of having one precision shooter in each squad worked. Some Japanese grenadiers who were arrogant and thought that the enemy was a group of farmers carrying guns to the battlefield and did not hide their whereabouts were finally punished. Although they were hiding among more than 300
A few feet away, but they had been targeted by seven or eight shooters who had hit targets 400 feet away during training. After a burst of gunfire, five of them fell down.
One of them was shot three times at the same time. The hole the size of a baby's fist was left on his body by the special round-headed bullets made by Hanyang instantly made the unlucky man lose the need to rescue him.
The few surviving Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they dragged their grenades and lay down on the spot, losing their previous arrogance.
This is the lesson. If the squad and platoon leaders of the first company had ordered their shooters to find the enemy that poses the greatest threat to themselves on the battlefield before opening fire, perhaps that outstanding recruit would not have died.
But it never happens on the battlefield.
Only bloody lessons will enable them to learn how to master the rhythm of the battlefield. Everyone in the independent group must pass this level.
All this fell into the eyes of Major Yanagawa Kazuo, the captain of the Yanagawa Brigade, who was observing carefully with a telescope 800 feet away.
"The equipment of the Chinese troops is quite good! The training level is also good. They can hit targets from 300 feet away. No wonder they are called the Central Army by the Chinese." Yanagawa Kazuo turned a blind eye to his own casualties, nodded slightly, and said to his opponent
evaluated.
So far, the dozen or so soldiers who have been injured or killed are somewhat beyond his expectation, but they are still within an acceptable range. The important thing is that he has basically found the enemy's firepower point. A company has 4 light machine guns.
It is already stronger than the Chinese army we encountered before.
However, that's all. Although the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower has not yet appeared, based on Yanagawa Kazuo's understanding of the Chinese army, this position will not exceed 3. As long as they dare to take the lead, the 4-gun Type 92 equipped by the brigade will
Infantry artillery can turn them into fireworks.
After testing the attack until now, there is no need to test it further. His brave soldiers should not waste their lives in such an attack of little significance.
Yanagawa Kazuo waved his hand and decisively gave the order to retreat.
Hearing the sharp whistle from behind, Yanagawa's heavy machine guns deployed six hundred feet away began roaring to suppress the fire of a company of defenders on the ground, covering the retreat of the prostrate Japanese troops who were shooting at the defenders.
Seeing that the Japanese troops were retreating and had no intention of attacking, they ordered everyone to hide in the trenches, leaving only two observation posts lurking to observe the movements of the Japanese troops.
The Japanese troops retreated not only quickly but also in a disciplined manner, and even took away the bodies of the Japanese dead and wounded soldiers.
The eyes of the two Japanese team captains who retreated were red. In just ten minutes of fighting, they suffered heavy losses of ten soldiers killed and thirteen soldiers wounded, especially three of the five grenadiers.
The death of two people and serious injuries made the two team captains bleed, which meant that their team's long-range strike firepower was weakened by more than half.
Going forward, I took stock of the trenches, and my heart was bleeding. There were complete defenses, but three recruits still died and five soldiers were injured. One of them was hit in the arm by a Japanese machine gun, and his bones were exposed.
It was chilling to watch. Even if he could be rescued, he would basically say goodbye to the army. In other words, he directly lost four soldiers.
The lower-level commanders on both sides felt uncomfortable, but the senior commanders remained calm and silently waited for the other side to take action.
After listening to Yanagawa Kazuo's report, Major General Suzuki Mimitsu showed a smile of victory. The Central Army is the most elite army in China. It is normal to have such equipment and strength. Otherwise, they would not dare to garrison this area with a mere regiment.
Important pass.
However, this was not in the eyes of Mito Suzuki, who owned more than 20 heavy artillery pieces and 30 infantry artillery pieces. He believed that under the bombardment of his heavy artillery, the simple fortifications of the Chinese people would become their graves.
Only one brigade was left as a reserve team. The arrogant Suzuki Mitichi sent out all six brigade under his command, with a total of more than 6,000 people, to attack the three independent regiment defense areas of Shanzhao Valley, Qianzhangzi and Luowen Valley.
approaching.
The two regiment commanders of the temporary 2nd Division of the 29th Army, which was five miles away and were responsible for defending Hei Guoding, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when they saw this situation. The Japanese aggressors were trying to finish their attack in one battle!
"Captain Liu, our 228th Regiment and the 224th Regiment have sent three battalions to Luo Wenyu to assist your army. Commander Liu, please take advantage of the situation..." Qi Guangyuan, the commander of the 228th Regiment, sounded anxious on the phone.
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It's impossible not to be anxious. There are more than 6,000 people against 2,000 people. If they think about it, they also know that the Independent Group is in danger. It doesn't matter if the Independent Group is finished. There are nearly 5,000 people in the two groups and they can't escape.
But soon, Qi Guangyuan finally understood what it meant that the emperor was not anxious but the eunuch was.
The Captain Liu he was looking for was actually not at the regimental headquarters, but had gone to wander around the front lines.
This is such nonsense!
Qi Guangyuan almost shed tears. The fat guy next door to Mala is at best a platoon leader.