The Japanese army, which was attacking with all its strength, finally showed its powerful combat effectiveness.
The Eighth Division, which may lack heavy weapons, cannot defeat the Great Wall Regiment, which is stronger than them in light weapons, but they are not only more than capable of defeating a group of Chinese peasants with similar weapons and equipment to them, but they can suppress them almost comprehensively.
Although Liu Dazhu's three infantry platoons were divided into three directions to help Sun Yongqin's three regiments desperately resist, the peasant soldiers under Sun Yongqin still suffered heavy losses in the face of the Japanese army with superb shooting skills.
Although the Japanese army's first charge was repelled by eight mortars from the rear, a full three hundred soldiers of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army fell in a pool of blood.
Hearing the commander yelling to shoot desperately, the peasant soldiers with no combat experience would be hit by bullets from 300 meters away as long as they raised their bodies a little higher.
Darkness can no longer be used as a protective color. The Japanese army's flares make the sky as bright as day. If the Japanese army does not like to fight at night, it depends on the time. The Japanese army without aircraft to support the battle is indeed weaker in combat effectiveness, but this does not mean that they are capable of fighting at night.
They were so weak that in the future, when the flesh-and-blood mill on Guadalcanal competed with the American soldiers, there would be no Japanese troops in the sea and air to engage in night battles. The Japanese with Type 38 caps would also beat the American soldiers with automatic rifles.
I have to look for teeth all over the place.
Only now did Sun Yongqin know why Li Stutter said he was scared. The Japanese's marksmanship was ridiculously accurate. In the same shooting, the casualty rate of the Japanese army lying in the field was actually lower than that of the National Salvation Army with trenches. Every time
After the gunfire, it was unknown how many National Salvation Army soldiers fell in the trenches, but not many Japanese invaders.
Moreover, even if there were, Sun Yongqin, who was scanning the battlefield with a telescope and looking bitter, knew in his heart that most of the results were the result of Liu Dazhu's company. Among his three thousand people, he didn't know if any blind cat encountered a dead mouse.
You must know that this group of attacking Japanese troops are not yet regular Japanese infantry. Most of them are auxiliary arms such as baggage troops and artillery.
Indeed, in several fierce battles with the Great Wall Regiment, the regular infantry of the Eighth Division had been almost exhausted. They either went to see Amaterasu or lay in the field hospital just humming. Those who are now incorporated into the infantry brigade are all
It was a former auxiliary unit.
Otherwise, the casualties of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army would have been even more severe.
In other words, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Division at this time is not at all the previous Eighth Division. At most, it is equivalent to the combat effectiveness of a second-line division.
This is not to say that it was because the equipment of Sun Yongqin's unit was not good. A big explosion in Lutonggou buried 2,000 people from the Fengtian Independent Brigade. However, the seizure was huge, with more than a thousand intact rifles and a dozen more.
Machine guns, plus the 2,500 rifles, 20 light machine guns, and three heavy machine guns that Liu Lang allocated to Sun Yongqin in Chengde, almost all of them were brought to the battlefield by Sun Yongqin this time. The bullets were enough, so he could carry them at least.
Three hundred thousand rounds.
It is enough to arm the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army to the teeth. This is basically the equipment of a regular national army brigade, and even more.
It can be said that Sun Yongqin, who received the task of luring the snake out of the cave deployed by Liu Lang, was still full of confidence before. With these treasures, he could deal with a toothless 8th Division, no matter how weak the peasant army under his command was, he could hold on for an hour or two.
It’s still not a problem!
Not only did he think so, but the anti-Japanese and national salvation officers and soldiers holding brand-new rifles probably also thought so.
However, wait until the real battlefield comes.
Only then did I realize that they really thought too much.
On the battlefield, equipment is important, but the combat literacy of soldiers is even more important.
Even if they were holding the same guns, it took the peasant army ten seconds to pull the bolt and aim and fire without knowing where the bullets went. However, the Japanese invaders on the opposite side only needed two seconds, and they shot extremely accurately. Even if they didn't
It hits you, and the shots are placed near your fighting position so that you don’t dare to raise your head or even take aim. Think about it, how can you fight that battle?
Even with the firepower of more than thirty light and heavy machine guns, plus five MG42s to help, it is not weaker than the opponent, or even a bit stronger. The five MG42s that can be divided into three directions and whose firepower is greatly weakened are not enough to support the entire attack.
battlefield.
Moreover, the grenade launchers of the Japanese army are so terrifying. The Japanese troops attacking from the three brigades on the left, center and right possess more than 70 grenade launchers. The grenade launchers hidden 600 meters away are like fifty or sixty small mortars.
Cannons and light machine guns often have to move within a minute or two of firing, otherwise the position they stay in will be targeted by two or three grenades. The explosive power of two or three rounds is not less than that of two or three grenades.
It will blow up the place into a sea of fire.
Those who can serve as machine gun shooters are already considered to be the soldiers with the best military qualities among the short dwarves of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. However, five or six light machine guns and the machine gun shooters were still blown to pieces.
You know, this is only a battle lasting less than ten minutes.
If the firepower point of the heavy machine gun hadn't been located far back, sixty or seventy meters away from the front line, and a more complete fortification protection had been specially excavated, it is estimated that the heavy machine gun with less maneuverability would not have been able to escape the bad luck of being destroyed.
On the other hand, the Japanese army had no trenches or mortars, but their machine gunners were extremely cunning. Every time they fired, they would move within thirty seconds, even if they were chasing after the mortars that were waiting to destroy them.
It is often impossible to chase them away.
In fact, this is also the experience that the Eighth Division, which lost its artillery, learned during the fierce battle of the Great Wall Regiment. Otherwise, when the machine gun firepower point is destroyed by the Great Wall Regiment and only the rifles are left, it will be a waste!
Weak people must learn. Those who know they are weak but do not learn will be eliminated in the long river of history.
The Eighth Division, which is still alive and kicking now, has proved that although they are weak, they can still learn.
Therefore, after the first round of fighting, the Japanese army, which had thoroughly tested the strength of the "Chinese bandits", began the next round of attack without stopping.
Not to mention that Terube Tanibe was so angry that his eyes turned blue when he was bullied by a group of Chinese peasant soldiers. Even ordinary Japanese soldiers were also excited at this moment.
It’s okay to be bullied by a group of Chinese people who are skilled in mountain artillery and mortar shooting and have a strong will. Who can let them be powerful? But for a bunch of farmers like you, you dare not use bean bags as dry food. It is simply intolerable.
The remnants of the Eighth Division now took a deep breath and unleashed the powerful fighting power of the Eighth Division's second-line soldiers.
The battle directly entered a fever pitch.
Only twenty minutes later, on the left wing of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army's position, an infantry squadron invaded an area of 30 meters of the trench. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army soldiers could even clearly see the Japanese yellow teeth.
However, as Sun Yongqin said, although the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army were incompetent and had only picked up guns a few days ago, their courage cannot be denied.
They are not "bandits", but a group of people who want to take revenge on the Japanese.
If it were a bandit, at this distance, his will to fight would have collapsed long ago. The result of turning around and running away would be that he would be shot mercilessly by bullets from behind.
Li Stutter, who was on the front line, was sweating profusely and his whole body was stiff. He didn't know how much courage it took to restrain himself from turning around and running away. At this time, if there was someone around him who took the lead in running away, he, the company commander, might not be able to escape.
Faster than everyone.
But the new soldiers under his command showed unexpected bravery.
Facing the muzzles of the Japanese army's sharp bayonets, the soldiers stood up straight. Even if bullets penetrated their chests, they still firmly threw out the grenades in their hands.
"Boom, boom"
There were grenades exploding everywhere in front of and on the position. Some were thrown in by the Japanese, some were thrown out, and some were hit in the arm by bullets and fell into the trench before they could throw them.
Outside the trenches and in the trenches, there were many casualties.
Extraordinary courage defeated the steel balls and fragments of grenades flying everywhere.
The Japanese infantry squadron was driven back by the bombing, and the trenches were not in good condition. In just two or three minutes, at least fifty people in Li Stuttering's recruit company were injured and killed.
In a hand-to-hand battle in which grenades were thrown at each other, a group of Chinese farmers miraculously won.
Captain Li Stuttered, biting his cheek and throwing at least three grenades without caring, finally understood the truth. In a war, it's all about who dares to risk their lives.
Those who dare to risk their lives may die, but those who dare not will definitely die.
At least, he, who had just learned how to risk his life, was still alive. Although only 60% of his recruit company was left, they were still alive.
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