1035. Chapter 1035 You need to be hard on yourself
"Hit... bang bang bang..."
The battalion commander held a box cannon in his hand and fired five shots in a row. He rushed towards the two Japanese soldiers at the front without saying a word and threw them to the ground.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
Light and heavy machine guns and rifles were fired at the same time, and bullets flew towards the Japanese like a rain of bullets.
The Japanese soldiers, who were completely exposed to the gunfire, were caught off guard and were swept away in large numbers in an instant.
But their reaction was also very fast. After a brief confusion, they quickly lay down on the ground and formed a group of several people around the machine gun to fight back.
Precise marksmanship caused the ambush troops to begin to suffer casualties.
"The artillery fires and blasts in crowded places. Don't let the little devils gather." the battalion commander ordered.
Pick up the rifle of a fallen soldier next to you, hold the flat end in your hand, put a Japs machine gun glove into the front sight, and then pull the trigger.
"Bang..." "Boom, boom, boom..."
Just as gunfire rang in my ears, three explosions also rang out.
Three balls of fire burst out in the darkness more than a hundred meters away, thick smoke filled the air, and the blown-up soil, corpses of Japanese soldiers, broken limbs, and broken arms were flying everywhere like a goddess scattering flowers.
The two light machine guns that were screaming Zhenghuan misfired on the spot and lost all movement.
"Boom, boom..." explosions continued to sound, and more than half of the few little Japs were quickly blown up. Although the remaining twenty dozen Japs were still alive, they were scattered everywhere.
For war.
Two fists are no match for four hands.
No matter how powerful the little devil was, he could not stop a dozen Eighth Route Army troops from attacking at the same time. Soon the gunfire on the battlefield stopped.
"Artillery cover, we continue to attack the stronghold!" After two Japanese squads were killed, the first battalion commander became more confident in taking the stronghold and ordered with excitement.
"Each mortar first fires twenty rounds of shells, staring at the little Japanese gun towers and bunkers and blowing them up to stun all the Japanese and puppet troops inside. Then we attack again and catch them off guard."
"The artillery fired..."
There were more than 3,000 mules, horses and horses, five in a row, led by two warriors one behind the other.
The mighty team of mules and horses stretched for two kilometers and hurried forward along the road.
Li Hao and Commander Chen were walking in the middle of the team. They could clearly see the flames rising from the battlefield not far away, and heard the intensive gunfire coming from the battlefield.
While walking, a cavalry correspondent suddenly caught up with me.
"Chief, our battalion commander asked me to report that the troops successfully captured the Dongzhuang stronghold, and all the Japanese and puppet troops inside were wiped out, and 53 puppet troops were captured."
"The battalion commander is rushing behind with the prisoners and captures, chasing the leader and the transport team."
Commander Chen was unfazed, as if he had anticipated this outcome, and immediately ordered: "Tell your battalion commanders to detach a company to escort the prisoners and trophies to chase the transport team, and the others will stay five kilometers behind the transport team."
"Yes, Chief..."
It wasn't until the cavalry correspondent left that Li Hao realized the shock the news had brought to him.
In his opinion, the battle ended a little too quickly.
You must know that the 1st Battalion is not the main battalion of the garrison. It has only more than 300 people at full strength. The light and heavy machine guns are only half of the main battalion of the garrison, and it is not equipped with mortars.
Letting a main battalion of the garrison attack the strongholds defended by the puppet troops for more than 300 days would not necessarily end the battle so quickly, but the first battalion did it.
This shows that the combat effectiveness of the first battalion is very strong. Even if there is a shortage of weapons and ammunition, it will not affect their ability to fight the Japanese.
Li Hao's first reaction was to be impressed and wanted to see how they did it.
Then he couldn't help but ask: "Chief, is it true that every main battalion in the base area has one battalion that is so powerful?"
Commander Chen shook his head: "The first battalion is an old unit. Most of the soldiers in it crawled out from the dead and have rich combat experience. Each division of this unit has only one regiment, and the other main units are newly expanded.
The equipment is poor, there are few veterans, and the combat effectiveness is at most half that of the old troops."
At this point, Commander Chen obviously sighed, and then continued: "It's just that the equipment is too poor, the ammunition is too little, and the troops lack heavy weapons."
"In normal times, if the First Battalion wanted to capture the Dongzhuang stronghold, they would have to risk their lives and blow it up with explosives."
"After a battle, even if the troops are all veterans, more than half of them will be killed or injured."
"The reason why the battle went so smoothly just now is because they were reinforced by three heavy mortars and the ammunition you brought back."
"If there is enough ammunition, the combat effectiveness of several main groups can be increased by at least 20%. Even if we encounter the same number of little devils face to face, we can still fight."
Li Hao looked thoughtful.
It can be seen from this battle that the combat effectiveness of these old units of the Eighth Route Army is definitely better than that of the garrison.
The reason why the garrison was able to defeat the Japs time and time again relied on sophisticated equipment, sufficient ammunition, and a sufficient number of heavy weapons.
If these relies are gone, the overall combat effectiveness of the garrison will definitely be greatly reduced.
Sometimes equipment gets damaged, sometimes ammunition runs out, sometimes heavy weapons can't keep up with the battle...
If these problems come together on the battlefield, can the garrison still go head-to-head with the Japanese?
Thinking of this, Li Hao decided to train a few old eight-year-olds like Xiang Yiying after he returned.
The situation that the Eighth Route Army will face will become increasingly severe. If all its combat effectiveness is pinned on weapons and ammunition, once the Japanese and puppet troops increase the blockade of the base area and the arsenal cannot obtain raw materials, the army's weapons and ammunition will definitely be in short supply.
You will suffer a big loss.
Forging iron requires one's own hard work. Only when the combat effectiveness is improved, like a battalion, even if it does not have sophisticated equipment, it will still dare to confront the Japs head-on. In this way, the troops will not suffer any loss no matter what the circumstances, and will persevere until victory in the end.
In the Taiyue base area, the chief of staff looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally brought Commander Chen back.
As soon as Li Hao and Commander Chen entered the war room, the chief of staff hurriedly reported: "Commander, if you don't come back, the Japanese will come to our headquarters."
"The kid in the middle has the strongest offensive, breaking through three lines of defense in the second division in a row. We are less than thirty kilometers away from the headquarters. We will be able to reach here tomorrow night at the latest."
"Where are the other two little devils?" Commander Chen quickly got into the mood and asked, staring at the map.
"The kid on the left is still sixty kilometers away from us..." the chief of staff replied, pointing to the map.
"The little devil on the right is still fifty kilometers away from us."
Commander Chen looked at the map and asked with a puzzled expression.
"It's a taboo for military strategists to go deep alone. The distance between the little Japanese in the middle and the attacking troops on both wings has been reduced to fifty kilometers, so they are not afraid of us pulling out our teeth and eating them."
The chief of staff replied helplessly: "They are not afraid."
"The reason why they dare to go deep alone is because they are strong enough."
"Three brigades of infantry, one brigades of artillery, one squadron of tanks, more than 300 cavalry, and more than 1,000 Imperial Army troops cooperated in the battle, with a total strength of more than 5,000 people."
"The Second Division fought three battles with them and only killed less than 500 Japs. However, they lost more than one regiment. The five and six regiments were almost crippled."
"That's it." Commander Chen replied with sudden realization, and his frown deepened.