Taking out his binoculars and looking in the direction of the Japanese attack, Liu Gen could see that this Japanese army was not that large in strength, it was probably just a small Japanese infantry team.
It is simply impossible for a Japanese infantry team to capture Nuanquan Town. Even if there are only soldiers from the artillery battalion, they will definitely be able to successfully defend Nuanquan. What's more, Nuanquan Town also has Battalion Commander Zhang and
Xue Bing et al.
"Captain Wang, ask all the comrades in the artillery battalion to hide in their positions. Unless the Japanese attack on their own initiative, we should not take the initiative to fire."
"In addition, let a comrade go find Xue Bing and the others. For this kind of battle, let Xue Bing and the others fight." Liu Gen put down the telescope and gave the order seriously.
Compared with the artillery battalion, the guards led by Xue Bing naturally have richer combat experience, and their marksmanship is comparable to that of the Japanese soldiers. With Xue Bing and others here, plus the existence of defensive positions, the Japanese want to
It's impossible to rush up.
There was obvious helplessness on the face of Battalion Commander Wang. He knew that Liu Gen would not let the artillery battalion easily participate in such a battle, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. As soldiers, after going to the battlefield, they do
Be prepared to sacrifice at any time.
Now, Liu Gen will try his best to protect their lives because of their status as artillerymen.
By doing this, Liu Gen did reduce the casualties of the artillery battalion to a certain extent, but to the soldiers of the artillery battalion, Liu Gen's protection was a shame. Only the weak needed protection.
The soldiers of the artillery battalion did not want to be considered weak by Liu Gen. They did not want to be protected by Liu Gen all the time. They were not afraid of sacrifice, but they were afraid that they would not have a chance to participate in the battle.
"Captain Wang, don't think too much, I understand what you are thinking."
"You are not allowed to participate in the battle now because you need to hide temporarily and cause more damage to the Japanese."
"Besides, the Japanese are not stupid. This Japanese infantry team must have discovered our defensive position. At most, they will only try to attack and will not easily attack with all their strength."
"..."
Battalion Commander Wang breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his frown. He knew that Liu Gen was right. The chance of the Japanese attacking directly with all his strength was very small, and there were still many opportunities for the artillery battalion to fight. Battalion Commander Wang no longer wanted to
After hesitation, Liu Gen's order was quickly laid out. The soldiers of the artillery battalion were a little confused, but they still hid directly in the position and no one showed up.
Xue Bing and others quickly rushed to the position. After learning that this was Liu Gen's order, Xue Bing and the soldiers of the guard company came directly to the position without any hesitation. When they arrived at Nuanquan Town, Xue Bing
The others wanted to fight the Japs, but now that they had a chance to fight, Xue Bing and the others couldn't wait.
After entering the position, Xue Bing looked directly in the direction of the Japanese attack. When he found that it was just a Japanese infantry team, he was a little disappointed. Xue Bing thought that there would be so many Japanese attacks that Liu Gen would be directly attacked.
Using their guard company, who knew it was just a Japanese infantry squad.
A Japanese infantry team, Xue Bing has not taken it seriously yet. He clearly knows that the battle of the guard company, even if it is a head-on confrontation, the Japanese infantry team will not be much of a threat. Now there is a strong enough defensive position, Xue Bing
It will naturally be easier for others to deal with this Japanese infantry squad.
Liu Gen looked at the soldiers of the guard company who had entered the position. He could see that these soldiers had serious expressions and were not slacking off or careless because the Japanese were just an infantry squad.
"Xue Bing, please get serious! Don't be careless!" Liu Gen yelled at Xue Bing.
From Xue Bing's performance in the position, Liu Gen could tell that Xue Bing did not take this Japanese infantry team seriously. Xue Bing was good at everything, but he was a little too easy to be proud. In battle, pride is not advisable.
Yes, if you are too proud, you can easily lose your life in battle.
"Yes!" Xue Bing looked serious and did not dare to continue to be proud.
Xue Bing did not look back, but he was sure that Liu Gen was watching his every move. If there was a problem, he would definitely be punished by Liu Gen immediately.
The Japanese infantry team was approaching quickly. When they were still three hundred meters away from Nuanquan Town, the Japanese infantry team stopped. The Japanese infantry team was very cautious. They discovered the changes in Nuanquan Town and also discovered the outside of Nuanquan Town.
defensive position.
After briefly observing the defensive positions outside Nuanquan Town, the Japanese team leader decisively ordered other Japanese soldiers to stay where they were and wait for the arrival of other troops.
"It seems that this Japanese team is a bit smart and has no idea of exploring the attack." Liu Gen saw a smile in his eyes when he saw that the Japanese soldiers chose to stay.
Battalion Commander Wang nodded. Judging from the performance of this Japs squad, they were indeed quite smart. Battalion Commander Wang knew very well what the reinforced defensive positions were like. It was fundamental for a Japs infantry squad to capture the defensive positions.
Impossible things will only result in worthless casualties.
"Xue Bing, your boy's chance to show off has come. I want to see how much combat effectiveness the guard company can exert in your hands!" Liu Gen looked at Xue Bing and said with some expectation.
Needless to say, Xue Bing's personal strength, among the people present, there were not many people who could defeat Xue Bing with confidence. Now, Liu Gen wanted to see Xue Bing's commanding ability, and based on the situation of the guard company, take the initiative to attack the Japanese infantry squad
Attacking still requires a certain level of command.
A truly capable commander needs to inflict as much damage to the enemy as possible while reducing his own casualties with limited troops. Only in this way can he be called a capable commander. Liu Gen hopes that Xue Bing will
Such a commander.
In the position, Xue Bing was slightly stunned. He didn't react at first. It wasn't until he did that he glanced at Liu Gen excitedly and then quickly arranged for the next guard company to take the initiative to attack.
Xue Bing didn't understand why Liu Gen asked the guard company to take the initiative, but since Liu Gen gave such an order, Xue Bing naturally wanted to do his best and let Liu Gen see his ability. He was not directly led by Liu Gen.
In order to participate in the battle, Xue Bing knew that it was dangerous for him to continue to stay with Liu Gen as a guard.
Otherwise, as a guard of Liu Gen, how could I not be taken by Liu Gen?
Xue Bing also knew why Liu Gen was dissatisfied with him. This time he brought the guard company to Nuanquan Town just to make up for his impression in Liu Gen's eyes. He needed to let Liu Gen see his abilities.
Only in this way can he stay.
With Xue Bing's ability, as long as he wants to, there will be no problem in joining any unit of the 120th Division. But Xue Bing knows that only by following Liu Gen can he learn more and get more improvements.
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The military worships strong men. In Xue Bing's eyes, Liu Gen is a strong man, a strong man that he cannot surpass in a short period of time!
After a simple arrangement, Xue Bing directly led some soldiers from the guard company towards the position of the Japanese infantry team. The remaining soldiers from the guard company held machine guns, ready to shoot at any time and provide fire support to Xue Bing.
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Seeing Xue Bing's arrangement, Liu Gen was quite satisfied. It could be seen that Xue Bing was not a reckless man, and he also knew that some soldiers from the guard company were left behind.
When they were still two hundred meters away from the Japanese infantry team, Xue Bing and others stopped. They took out the 38 rifles they carried with them, quickly took aim, and chose to shoot.
There was a loud sound of gunfire. The gunfire was not dense, and anyone could tell that there were not many people shooting.
"Retreat! Retreat!" The Japanese team leader immediately issued the order to retreat. From the sound of gunshots, he could tell the direction of Xue Bing and others, but the Japanese team leader had no idea of counterattack.
After leaving behind twenty or thirty corpses, the Japanese infantry team completed its retreat. In a short period of time, the Japanese infantry team lost nearly half.
The marksmanship exposed by Xue Bing and others was so accurate that the Japanese team leader had no idea of counterattacking on the spot. He knew that staying and shooting might cause some casualties to Xue Bing and others.
But staying would also keep his infantry squad intact.
Withdrawing to a relatively open area, the Captain of the Japanese team looked particularly ugly and did not attempt to attack. He was indeed smart. However, the subsequent attack made the Captain of the Japanese team realize his own shortcomings. He had underestimated Nuanquan.
Eighth Route Army troops defending the town.
The Japanese team leader did not think that the Eighth Route Army troops in Nuanquan Town would take the initiative to launch an attack. In his impression, the Eighth Route Army troops would not have any courage to fight head-on with the Imperial Japanese Army. But who knew that this Eighth Route Army troops would actually choose to take the initiative?
Attack.
"Ask for help again! Ask the headquarters to send an infantry brigade to come for support. There is likely to be the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Nuanquan Town!" the leader of the Japanese squad ordered angrily.
The Japanese Communications Corps seized the time to send out the telegram requesting help. Judging from the Eighth Route Army that had just opened fire, there should not be many Eighth Route Army troops in Nuanquan Town. But the Japanese Communications Corps knew that he only needed to do his part.
As for whether there are main forces of the Eighth Route Army in Nuanquan Town, the answer will naturally come after the Imperial Japanese Army captures Nuanquan Town.
The Japanese team leader once again ordered the Japanese soldiers to stay and rest. However, this time, the Japanese team leader was much more cautious. Even if they were resting, they would also arrange for a certain amount of Japanese soldiers to be on guard to avoid being touched by Xue Bing and others again.
Seeing that there was no chance to continue the attack, Xue Bing led the soldiers to retreat to the position. Due to the constant stare of the Japanese, Xue Bing and the others were unable to clean the battlefield smoothly. The good things from the killed Japanese soldiers were also very good.
Difficult to get over.
Xue Bing did not take any risks. He was very satisfied with being able to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and successfully kill twenty or thirty Japanese.