The soldiers of the Second Company of the Independent Battalion used the battlefield to demonstrate a cruel and vivid teaching lesson to the Sichuan troops who were hiding in the second-line trenches and watching the battle.
Instead of spending a lot of submachine gun and shell gun bullets to suppress the Japanese advance, it was the most accurate rifle single-shot cold fire.
With the heavy machine gun bullets whizzing above their heads and at the front of the trenches, the veteran shooters who had returned from the bloody battlefield were as cold as machines. They lay on the battlefield, pulled the bolt of the gun, fired, and then pulled the bolt of the gun again and fired.
Until he emptied a magazine, he retracted into the trench, ran in the trench with his waist bent, and then continued to aim at the target of his choice at another battle position that had been selected, waiting for the prey to take the bait, and then kill it.
Ordinary infantrymen did not fire and waste bullets, but if the Jingan Army tried to move forward, when they were about 40 meters away from the position, the dense fire net formed by submachine guns and shell guns would crush the moving Jingan Army infantry.
On the ground, if there is not enough cover or if you accidentally raise your buttocks too high, congratulations, you are no longer qualified to raise your buttocks.
Jing'anjun has actually exerted all his strength to feed himself.
Not to mention almost all the heavy machine guns, the four mountain cannons, which had always been hidden, were exposed and the area where the mortar position was located was blown into a sea of flames.
The reorganized firepower of more than ten heavy machine guns is not unyielding. There is a temporary bunker two to three hundred meters behind, and the ten light machine guns are not working hard enough. The grenade launchers are hiding 400 meters away, sparing no effort to attack.
Grenades were thrown in the trenches. Not to mention that the first-line trenches were blown up by bullets and grenades and the soil flew everywhere. Even in the second-line trenches, not many people dared to show their heads boldly to observe the battlefield.
Several Sichuan soldiers were so absorbed in watching that they were injured by stray bullets and shrapnel from explosive grenades. In the end, in order to avoid unnecessary battle losses, the battalion commander had to order that no one should be allowed to do anything without receiving a battle order.
Get down in the fighting position.
But even so, they could not stop the cold shots fired from all over the trenches. In a quarter of an hour, not many bodies and wounded were dragged back, but the number of soldiers who fell on the battlefield was twice the number of 'recovered' soldiers.
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The frontline commander of the Jing'an Army was not a fool. After discovering this situation, he immediately understood that this was not caused accidentally by the opposing defenders, but that it was a conspiracy and a trap.
If he continues to fight according to this tactic, it will not take half an hour for the two additional infantry companies he invested to be exhausted by the well-equipped Sichuan army defenders on the opposite side who have changeable tactics.
It was obviously difficult to change the current battlefield situation with machine gun suppression alone. He wanted to ask Li Shoushan in the rear to temporarily stop the attack and withdraw the front-line troops 200 meters away, and then use artillery to bombard them first, and then organize an attack.
But what pained him was that in the previous wave of attacks, at least hundreds of wounded soldiers were still lying scattered on the battlefield. If the four mountain cannons were used, it is estimated that those wounded soldiers would not need to waste medicine.
His own soldiers turned out to be the talismans of the Chinese. This ending is really surprising.
Since artillery cannot be counted on for the time being, the main attack direction must be willing to pay huge casualties and play the Japanese Long Live Charge. But obviously, Li Shoushan will never agree to this iron-headed approach, otherwise he will have to think of other ways. The Jing'an Army
The major commander ordered the front-line troops to retreat slowly while setting his sights a thousand meters away.
If the infantry companies attacking in a roundabout way from the left and right wings could break through and gain a firm foothold on the mountains, the extremely embarrassing battle situation might be improved.
This kind of thinking is normal thinking on the battlefield. If the central breakthrough cannot be achieved, it must rely on the two wings. The Chinese army only has so many troops, and the defense line guarding nearly a kilometer is already stretched. How many troops can they deploy on the two wings?
The reason why the Japanese Army has written roundabout attacks on both wings into its army drills is because they have repeatedly taken advantage of the roundabout attack in position offensive and defensive battles against the Chinese army. The main force of the defenders was firmly held back by the central offensive.
Although circumventing the two wings is time-consuming and laborious, as long as a breakthrough is opened, the entire defense line will collapse like soup and snow.
The Jingan Army, which was trained under the Japanese Army, of course followed the same tactics. In the battles to suppress the anti-Japanese guerrillas in the three eastern provinces, this tactic was often successful due to the complete asymmetry in equipment and strength.
But this time, the opponents the Jing'an Army encountered were not comparable to the guerrillas armed only with box cannons.
What they encountered were not only regular troops, but also veterans with street fighting experience in the Battle of Songjiang, Chinese veterans with sufficient experience and sophisticated equipment.
Even though the guard platoon was divided into two, the intense firepower formed instantly by the twenty submachine guns alone was enough to make any company or battalion level troops frightened.
The leader of the security platoon of the special agent company was none other than Lao Hei, one of the three infantry squad leaders who first followed Tang Dao.
Of the three infantry squad leaders under Tang Dao at the time, Li Jijin was a bit cunning, but his rich battlefield experience was unparalleled. He also became more and more determined as the battle progressed, so he was the most valued by Tang Dao and was promoted along the way.
Became a company commander;
Liu Datou had the strongest overall ability, but he died early in the battle at Sihang Warehouse, which made Tang Dao extremely regretful. As the second squad leader, Hei's progress was slightly slower, and he was promoted to level one at Sihang Warehouse.
From a sergeant to a second lieutenant and deputy platoon leader, and then from a second lieutenant to a lieutenant in Jiaxing, he was almost on the same level as Niu Er, Yang Xiaoshan and others who were originally just little carrot heads.
However, after Jiaxing was reorganized into an independent battalion, no one dared to look down upon him as a lieutenant. Instead of becoming the infantry platoon leader or deputy company commander, Tang Dao directly promoted him to the rank of guard platoon leader.
The importance of being the platoon leader of the security platoon that protects the battalion headquarters is self-evident. The several officers who come into contact with the battalion headquarters every day pave the way for promotion.
The previous guard platoon leader Zhao Daqiang was promoted to the commander of the fourth company in just half a month. Not to mention an old man like Lao Hei who originally followed Tang Dao. Once the independent battalion expands again, a captain company
You can't run away if you are long.
However, whether in Baihe Port or Jiaxing, Lao Hei, who is best at throwing grenades, has not performed very well. Many people subconsciously believe that Lao Hei can serve as Tang Dao's guard platoon leader mainly because he is an old man and trusts him.
is the most critical factor.
This roundabout battle between the left and right wings to defend against the Jing'an Army was Lao Hei's proof to himself that he relied on more than just Tang Dao's trust in him.
After several bloody battles, Lao Hei was no longer as reckless as when he first met Tang Dao. The successive departures of his cousin and comrades-in-arms made him silent and reserved. His fighting style was no longer as sharp as before. His tactical arrangements were very complicated.
steady.
He directly divided the guard platoon into three squads, with 18 people led by him, and 20 people led by the deputy platoon leader and first squad leader on the other side, each leading a Sichuan Army infantry platoon.
Instead of blindly looking for the Jingan Army infantry company in the mountains and forests, and then deploying the defense line according to the enemy's movements, they instead used a one-to-two ratio of four submachine gunners and eight Sichuan troops based on the undulating mountainous terrain.
, set up defenses on high ground.
The straight-line distance between each highland will not exceed 150 meters, which ensures that the two highlands can support each other.
The defensible area of the four highlands that are almost lined up in this mountain forest is 600 meters long, and the observation distance is 1,000 meters. Even if the Jingan Army is more patient and would rather trek through the farther mountains and forests, these four
High ground also provides adequate flank protection.
The same is true on the other side. On the mountains on both sides nearly a kilometer away from the central main position, more than 100 soldiers used small highlands to firmly guard the two wings of the main position.
Lao Hei faithfully implemented Tang Dao's strategic intention. The central position was the main position for attacking the Jing'an Army. The function of the two wings was only protection. As long as it could block the enemy's troops, it was secondary. How many people could be killed was secondary.
All tactics must ultimately serve strategy.
Lao Hei did a good job in this regard. He did not seek more fighter planes to annihilate the enemy for the sake of so-called military exploits.
Holding the left and right wings of the main position is a military achievement.
As for whether the Japanese artillery would pose a threat to these small positions, that would be unless the infantry companies of the Jing'an Army on both sides carried long-range walkie-talkies with them, which could provide coordinates at any time to call their own artillery for strikes.
This configuration is nothing new in the future. Not to mention calling for artillery bombardment, helicopters, fighter jets, missiles, and laser-guided bombs can all be called through satellite positioning.
But for the Japanese at this period, they may have never dreamed of such an awesome tactic.
At this time, the Japanese army and their servants were also relying on their physical strength to resist. The reason why the Chinese army was forced to retreat was just because the artillery, aircraft and ships were much stronger than China at this time. It really pulled them to the west.
On the battlefield, their army, which is semi-mechanized and equipped with mules and horses, is just like a bird.
In the next few years, will the Chinese army, equipped with American standard equipment, fuck the shit out of the Japanese in the tropical rain forests of the southwest?
After setting up the position, Lao Hei himself, along with two guard platoon soldiers and four Sichuan soldiers, lay down in an area he chose to observe the entire dense forest from a high position.
His responsibility is not to block the attack, but to provide support to various highlands according to the battle situation.
Don't underestimate the seven people he led. The seven people owned three submachine guns and four rifles. The most important thing was that each of them also carried several grenades.
The Chinese soldiers were basically on top of the mountains, while the Jingan Army worked from bottom to top, condescendingly throwing the grenades they carried, which were equivalent to more than twenty small artillery shells.
However, the dense forest blocked the sight of the telescope, and the more than 100 Jingan troops entering the dense forest were like water spilled into the desert, unable to be seen at all.
500 meters away from Lao Hei, gunfire suddenly rang out.
The expected battle broke out!...
PS: I have to rewrite the paper in the afternoon, and there is still one chapter left. I will update it around 9pm.