He Shuya braved the scorching midday sun and climbed to the position of the 1st Company of the Independent Battalion.
This time Wang Husheng brought four battalions to Heifengkou for defense. On the issue of how to deploy defenses, Wang Husheng fully adopted He Shuya's advice and divided the four infantry battalions in his hands into four echelons, and deployed them one by one.
The 10th Division is on the only way to enter Damei Mountain.
If the Japs wanted to enter the mountains, they would either have to push all the way through the positions of the four infantry battalions of the Independent Regiment, or they would have to build bridges across mountains and rivers, and forcibly clear a passage through the barren mountains and ridges. However, if the Japs chose
Without the latter, the amount of work is not as large as usual, and the war is bound to be protracted.
He Shuya judged that the Japanese would definitely choose the former.
So He Shuya took the initiative to ask for help from Wang Husheng and placed his independent battalion at the front. Behind the independent battalion was Yao Lei's Preliminary 1st Battalion. Behind the Preliminary 1st Battalion was Zhu Chen's Preliminary 2nd Battalion. Sun Changhe's guard battalion was
He Shuya was placed at the end, as the last line of defense and also the strongest line of defense.
It can be said that He Shuya took great pains to deploy his troops in this way.
Because among the four infantry battalions, his independent battalion is actually the most powerful in combat. Although the independent battalion was almost crippled in the Feicheng defense battle, after that, almost all the people who joined the independent battalion were veterans. Because of this,
More than a dozen battalion commanders headed by He Guangming complained behind their backs about Xu Rui's favoritism.
Xu Rui is indeed partial, he wants to build the Independent Battalion into a model unit for the Independent Regiment!
The Independent Battalion not only gives priority to recruiting veterans who have recovered from injuries, but also has the best equipment in the entire regiment. The other infantry battalions are all equipped with Type 92 heavy machine guns, crooked light machine guns and 38-type guns. Only the Independent Battalion is equipped with,
They are Maxim heavy machine guns, imitation Czech light machine guns and Mauser 98k rifles or medium-sized ones.
Although Sun Changhe was unwilling to admit it, He Shuya knew that the independent battalion's combat effectiveness was definitely superior to that of the guard battalion.
Therefore, He Shuya placed the Independent Battalion as the first line of defense. The purpose was to give the Japanese a powerful blow, so that the Japanese would instinctively think that the four lines of defense at Heifengkou were all of the same level, thus creating a fear of war. Even if the Japanese were not afraid
Fighting can at least psychologically frighten the Japanese and weaken their morale.
He Shuya placed the independent battalion in the front, which could also give the 1st and 2nd Preliminary Battalions more time to adapt to the battlefield atmosphere.
As for placing Sun Changhe's guard camp at the end of the defense line, it is to have a reliable counter-attack force when necessary. He Shuya has learned Xu Rui's military habits thoroughly, no matter at any time or on any occasion.
, Xu Rui will not use the full force of his troops, but will leave a reliable counter-attack force.
He Shuya learned all about Xu Rui's military habits, so He Shuya also took great pains to build the independent battalion's defensive position.
The independent battalion has three infantry companies, a heavy machine gun platoon, and a guard platoon.
Three infantry companies, two of which were arranged in echelons, the heavy machine gun platoons were assigned to two companies respectively, and the remaining company plus the guard platoon were firmly held in He Shuya's hand, acting as a reserve team and leaving a reserve.
The purpose of the team is to counterattack when necessary and regain positions that may have been lost.
He Shuya regarded this battle as a standard positional battle and was preparing for it.
Whether this battle can be fought successfully or not, the 1st company at the forefront of the defense can be said to be crucial.
Therefore, even at noon when the temperature was the highest of the day, He Shuya still insisted on going to the 1st company's position to personally supervise the construction of fortifications.
In daily training, He Shuya often taught fortification construction.
Therefore, the independent camp's fortifications are actually quite good.
However, after a round of inspection, He Shuya still found a fatal flaw in the position, which made Zhang Dake, the commander of the 1st company, feel very embarrassed. Zhang Dake was also an old man in the independent battalion.
He came from the Commander's Department of the Third War Zone, and he was also an officer cadet who graduated from the Central Military Academy.
Zhang Dake immediately started arguing with He Shuya.
The focus of the dispute between the two was whether the defense line should be built on the ridge of the mountain.
The defensive position He Shuya chose for the 1st Company was a hilltop with a flat top. The flat land on this hilltop was about three hundred meters in radius. He Shuya had told Zhang Dake in advance to dig the trench a hundred meters away from the ridge of the mountain.
After 3 meters, Zhang Dake insisted on digging the trench on the ridge of the mountain.
"It's wrong for you to build the fortifications like that." Zhang Dake frowned and said excitedly, "You built the fortifications a hundred meters away from the mountain ridge. Because they were blocked by the mountains, you couldn't see clearly the movements of the Japanese at the bottom of the mountain."
He Shuya was not annoyed and said calmly: "But the Japanese can't see our movements clearly."
Zhang Dake went on to say: "If the fortifications are built a hundred meters away from the mountain ridge, the range of machine gun fire will be severely restricted, and the Japanese at the foot of the mountain will not be able to be hit at all."
He Shuya said calmly: "But in this case, the Japanese grenades and mortars will become decorations."
Zhang Dake was speechless by He Shuya's refutation, so he stiffened his neck and argued: "In short, what you did is wrong."
He Shuya has never been a domineering person and said: "When the Japanese start attacking, you will know the benefits of building fortifications like this."
He Shuya was still very confident about the construction of the fortifications on the top of the mountain.
Because in the class of the youth training team, Xu Rui once told a classic battle example. The defender relied on the fortifications a hundred meters behind the mountain ridge and with less than 500 troops, was able to withstand more than two enemy troops.
Continuous fierce attacks by tens of thousands of people finally forced the enemy to withdraw sadly.
Xu Rui just didn't tell the youth training team students that this battle was the Battle of Guanjianao in real history, and it was also the prototype of the Battle of Lijiapo in "Liang Sword". However, the difference from the TV series "Liang Sword" is that in real history, the Guan family
However, the Eighth Route Army lost the Battle of Dun and failed to completely annihilate the Japanese army in the end.
Zhang Dake said: "When the time comes when the position cannot be defended, don't blame me."
He Shuya said confidently: "As long as you do what I say, there will be no problem. Unless the Japs call in aviation troops to bomb our positions indiscriminately, the Japs will never get over."
"Okay, that's it." Zhang Dake turned around and left in a depressed tone.
He Shuya was not idle either. He personally picked up a pickaxe and started building fortifications.
After more than two hours, the fortifications on the top platform were almost completed.
Seeing that it was almost time, He Shuya was about to return to the battalion headquarters. When he walked back to the ridge of the mountain, he happened to encounter two soldiers carrying stones up. When they saw the battalion commander, the two soldiers quickly stood at attention and saluted.
Just as He Shuya was about to return the gift, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed a flash of cold light in front of him.
Although He Shuya is young, he is already a veteran with more than six years of military service. He has experienced countless fierce battles. The moment he noticed this cold light, He Shuya instinctively took a step forward, and when he fell to the ground, he also took that
The two soldiers who were standing at attention were brought to the ground.
Almost at the same time, a piercing scream almost passed over He Shuya's head.
But it was a bullet. The high-speed rotating bullet knocked He Shuya's hat off in one go. With only a slight difference, He Shuya was almost shot in the head by a Japanese sniper.
After He Shuya fell to the ground, he quickly shrank back to the top of the mountain.
"The Japs are about to launch an artillery attack, hurry up and defend against the artillery!" He Shuya gave the order, and more than a hundred veterans from the 1st Company of the Independent Battalion quickly dropped their hoes and pickaxes, picked up their guns, and rushed into each of the artillery defense holes.
He Shuya's early warning was still too late. Before the officers and soldiers of the 1st Company could hide in the artillery holes, the enemy's artillery shells came over.
Fortunately, the enemy's shelling focused on the mountain ridge line, and only a few shells landed on the mountain top platform due to shooting errors. Obviously, the Japanese also took it for granted that the independent battalion would build defensive positions on the mountain ridge line.
Unexpectedly, the Independence Battalion actually built the fortifications behind the mountain ridge.
As soon as He Shuya retreated to the 1st company's position, Zhang Dake came over in disgrace.
Although only a small number of artillery shells landed on the position just now, Zhang Dake was still almost directly hit by the artillery shells.
Zhang Dake cursed and said: "What does squad leader 1 do for a living? He doesn't even know how to stand guard. He's a fucking veteran. The kid didn't even know it when he reached the bottom of the mountain. I have to shoot him when he comes back."
"He can't come back." He Shuya shook his head and said solemnly, "On the opposite side is Xiaoluyuan's special operations brigade. The 1st squad leader and others were killed before they could give a warning."
"Xiaoluyuan Brigade?" Zhang Dake looked solemn when he heard this.
He Shuya said coldly: "Captain Zhang, are you still insisting that the fortifications should be built on the ridge of the mountain?"
Zhang Dake immediately fell silent. Although he refused to admit it, he was already convinced by He Shuya. He Shuya insisted on building the fortifications behind the ridge, which seemed to be right. Otherwise, if they really put the defenses
The fortifications were built on the ridge of the mountain, so the enemy's shelling was enough for them.
What's more, there are snipers from the Oluhara Brigade.
Facing the snipers of the Oluhara Special Forces Brigade, the machine gunners of their company had no chance to show their faces. Once they showed their heads, they would definitely be called upon by the opponent. There were often confrontation exercises within the independent regiment, and Langya was often arranged as part of the drill.
The Blue Army in the center defeated the battalions and companies serving as the Red Army.
At this time, the observation posts placed on the ridge of the mountain sent back the news: the Japs had begun to attack.
"Everyone is here, prepare to fight!" Zhang Dake gave the order. More than a hundred veterans came out of the anti-gun holes and poured into the defensive position. Then they began to sort out the guns and ammunition. The safety of the rifle was opened, and the bullets on the bullet bag were
After being removed, they are pressed into the bridge clamps one by one to install them, and then the bridge clamps are pressed into the gun bore.
After all, he is a veteran, everything is in order and there is no panic at all.
