Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 1117

Chapter 1117 A German weapon master appears unexpectedly! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Most of the Japanese infantry artillery stayed 1,500 meters away. Even through the gun scope, the machine gun bunker on the position could not be clearly seen. Even though several guns fired at the same time, the thunder was loud and the rain was light.

Although the two MG34 machine guns were not hidden in the machine gun bunker, due to the small weight of the machine guns themselves, they were often carried and moved by the machine gunners after firing a hundred rounds of bullets. Their flexible positioning made the Japanese army grind their teeth with hatred, but they were helpless!

The three mortars are hidden in the exclusive anti-slope mortar emplacement specially dug behind the mountain. Not to mention the direct-aiming artillery such as infantry artillery, they don't have a goal. Even mountain artillery and howitzers are not bombarded from the side. And it has to be extremely accurate, otherwise it will make the artillery listen!

The artillery observer on the top of the mountain was constantly reporting parameters with a telephone, while the mortar crewmen below were just throwing shells into the barrel. The commander's request was: Don't stop!

That feeling really doesn't feel too good!

"Baga! All the Chinese are dead!" Lieutenant Colonel Yin Tangxiuer, who was standing in the shade of the tree, cursed angrily.

As the captain of the 1st Infantry Group of the 83rd Infantry Regiment, if the 83rd Infantry Regiment is the forward of the entire division, then his 1st Infantry Group is the forward among the forwards.

After receiving the military order from the regiment commander forwarded by the wing headquarters, no, it should be the acting division commander His Excellency Nagano, Yin Tangxiuer's smart little head began to spin at the speed of light.

The news that His Excellency Lieutenant General Washitsu Matsudaira is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor is certainly sad, and the entire division's generals are likely to bear the price, but from another perspective, this frees up an extremely important position, doesn't it?

Major General Nagano is now an agent, and there is an 80% chance that he will be removed from the agency in the future. Then the three infantry regiment captains will have the opportunity to be promoted to the position of major general commander. What about the vacant colonel-level captains?

Who else could I be? Yoon Tang Sooul's confidence did not come out of thin air.

He is the only lieutenant colonel-level captain in the 21st Division. Although he does not hold the position of deputy captain, within the 83rd Infantry Regiment, the other two major captains must take the initiative to salute when they see him. Colonel Matsuura, the captain of the regiment, He was also polite to him, not an ordinary subordinate.

In fact, let alone B divisions like the 21st Division, even in permanent divisions, there are not many infantry captains who are lieutenants.

This actually has something to do with the composition of the 21st Division. The composition of the newly formed 21st Division, which was established three months ago, is: one-quarter of the three-year soldiers recruited in 1935, and one-quarter of the two-year soldiers recruited in 1937. One-fourth, and one-half in reserve. That is to say, the proportion of veterans is only one-quarter, and the remaining 75% are scumbags. Officers at all levels are naturally from reserve forces.

Yin Tangxiuer, a veteran officer who has been in the reserve force all year round, has average abilities, but he relies on years of experience to gain seniority. His military rank is not low, but his position in the army is limited, so in the end he has to "high rank and low match"!

Originally, Yin Tangxiuer's ambition was to rise to the rank of captain of the infantry regiment on the Chinese battlefield, but he never dreamed that the legendary pie would fall from the sky before the war started, although it had not yet hit his head. .

Amaterasu has given him a chance. Whether he can win this position or not, the rest depends on his own efforts.

So, when he received the military order from the Acting Division Commander, Yin Tangxiuer, who was eager for success, came and moved the front line trenches to 600 meters away from the Chinese army's defense line!

In his understanding, even if the Chinese army does not lack ammunition, it is also a frugal army and will certainly not make unnecessary waste!

As it turned out, the reality was very different from what he imagined, and the Chinese showed off their face!

Not only were heavy machine guns fired, several mortars did not even stop. In less than 20 minutes, at least 200 rounds of artillery shells were fired!

That's 200 rounds of artillery shells, not 200 rounds of ammunition!

Thinking of seeing gunpowder smoke rising in the mountains and fields, he looked calm and smiled contemptuously at the officers around him: "Poor Chinese, don't you know that their efforts are in vain? The heroic imperial infantry are not afraid of this. Such harassment! I believe it won't take long for the poor and stupid Chinese to give up!”

Happy laughter rang out in the woods!

　　The laughter was so cheerful that the Japanese Lieutenant Colonel felt how painful his face was from being beaten by the Chinese!

Without looking at the casualty reports that have not yet been reported from the front line, dozens of people who fell within the field of view of his telescope were carried to the rear.

The Chinese used their almost "prodigal" style of waste to teach Yin Tangxiuer a lesson when he first arrived on the battlefield.

This battle is by no means as easy as he imagined.

Fortunately, half an hour later, the confidence of the Japanese lieutenant colonel, who was beaten black and blue by the Chinese, was once again saved by the surging artillery fire from his own artillery group.

Under the strict orders of the infuriated Kameichiro Nagano, the 36 75mm mountain guns of the Japanese artillery regiment moved the artillery position forward 2,000 meters, nearly 5,000 meters away from the Niangziguan front line!

This is the distance that the Japanese artillery still feels is safe!

Because the Chinese army in North China has no heavy artillery at all. The most common equipment is the imitation Type 41 75mm mountain gun, which has a range of only 6,000 meters.

And artillery will never be placed on the front line. It is at least 2,000 meters away from the infantry defense line. Even if the Chinese estimate the general area of the artillery position based on ballistics, their artillery can only be disappointed!

The Japanese are very precise in their calculations, but if you don't know your opponent well, don't make any calculations next time.

The artillery group of the Fourth Line Regiment is indeed at least 2,000 meters away from the front line, but the mountain artillery company is not equipped with imitation 41-type mountain artillery, but the Swedish Bofors 75 mountain artillery. The longest range is as high as 9,300 meters, directly chasing the 105 equipped by the Japanese army. Howitzer!

It is a pity that the Japanese army is not aware of this fact!

So, they happily opened up their firepower. The 36 75mm mountain guns raised their muzzles and outputted them at full power!

　　Mountain positions over 1,500 meters were all shrouded in gunpowder smoke!

Although the 105mm heavy artillery was not used this time, the Japanese army used 36 artillery pieces this time. One concentrated fire was 36 rounds of 6-kilogram shells, which could cover nearly 10,000 square meters of damage!

From Yin Tangxiuer's perspective, the damage caused by the previous four 105 grenades was much more terrifying.

“Yoshi! Hurry up and blow them up!” The Japanese Army Lieutenant Colonel just slapped his thigh to help his own artillerymen.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant Colonel, are you ordering the front line to dig more trenches as soon as possible?" The staff officer on the side gently reminded his boss who quickly got out of the embarrassment.

It would be really embarrassing if our own shelling ends and the trenches are not dug deep enough, and the Chinese continue to harass us like they did before without hesitation in spending artillery shells.

"Baga! Need I say this? The heroic imperial infantry will never waste time like the stupid and hateful Chinese!" Yin Tangxiuer glared at his subordinates with dissatisfaction.

This is also reality. There are many people who flatter and flatter others, but there will always be blind subordinates who will disturb the good mood of the leader!

But that being said, Yin Tangxiuer is not a fool after all. He knows that there must be people with real skills among his subordinates. He listens to the opinions of others and issues military orders to hundreds of Japanese soldiers on the front line to hurry up and dig trenches.

This kind of trench is not used for defense, but it is an important area that can be used as a short-term rest area for front-line infantry to attack unfavorably.

After all, this kind of offensive and defensive battle never succeeds once, and there will always be repeated iterations.

At the Four Elements Regiment, Pang Panghai is also asking for a fight!

“Director Night, the Artillery Battalion Mountain Artillery Battery requested a counterattack. The frontline scouts have determined the general area of the Japanese artillery positions through ballistics and gunpowder smoke!”

"No! All units of the artillery battalion remain on standby. If you fire back artillery without permission from superiors, military law is ruthless!" Ye Chenghuan decisively rejected Peng Dahai's request for a fight.

"Director Ye, the Japanese artillery fire was fierce, but they misjudged the range of our artillery, and the scouts helped correct the trajectory. It was a rare moment to fight back. Why did they refuse Deputy Battalion Commander Pang's request to fight?" A captain and staff officer was curious. asked Ye Chenghuan.

"Hey, Captain Yang, help me tell Staff Officer Gao my reasons and see if you are right!" At this time of the battle, Ye Chenghuan changed his previous harshness and used the advice of his staff officers with great interest. The question arises from Yang Xiaoshan, commander of the communications company who works jointly with the staff department.

As soon as he came to the Sixings Regiment, he heard about some of the young men Tang Tuanzuo admired the most. Qian Dazhu, Zhao Daqiang, Wei Donglai, and Gu Xishui were either infantry company commanders or reconnaissance company deputy commanders. He had outstanding achievements in several battles and was worthy of the appreciation of Tang Tuanzuo.

The only exception is Yang Xiaoshan. He was promoted very quickly. He was promoted from a small private to an army lieutenant through several ranks. His position was also from the commander of the special agent company to the commander of the communications company, but he had never held this position in the internal affairs force. The experience of the combat commander of the front-line troops seems to be appreciated by Tang Tuanzuo, but it is more like the legendary one when Tang Tuanzuo broke into Sihang Warehouse alone, he was the only person who helped Tang Tuanzuo. Tuanzuo means repaying kindness. In the past few months of contact with Yang Xiaoshan, Yang Xiaoshan has also behaved very calmly, with a maturity far beyond his peers, but he has not shown any sharpness! Even Ye Chenghuan, who has read countless people, has some subordinates that he cannot see through.

"Director Ye did not allow the artillery battalion to counterattack, perhaps not because he was afraid that the fire of our 12 Bofors mountain guns was not sharp enough, but because the Japanese Type 41 mountain guns actually did not cause much damage to our positions. If the battle had just begun, Just beat him half of his life. Given the characteristics of the Japanese army, they will definitely ask the rear to replenish their artillery before they dare to fight again.

And after the Japanese army discovered that they had misjudged the range of our artillery, they would definitely reflect on it. Maybe all they sent were heavy artillery like 105 howitzers, which would be troublesome for our army, so they might as well send the Japanese The 75 cannons were kept, making them think it was quite lively!

In addition, good steel should be used on the blade. The 12 Bofors Mountain Cannons are one of the trump cards of our regiment. If they are not shown, they will be used. Once they are shown, they must let the Japanese know how many eyes Lord Ma has! Yang Xiaoshan thought about it for a moment and said calmly.

"Good guy, there are really no weak soldiers under a strong general. The elites who followed the regiment leader from the Sixings Warehouse are different. They have almost seen through all my little calculations!" After hearing this, Ye Chenghuan's eyes were filled with admiration. .

"Director Ye, I have learned this from you and Chief Gong during this period. Just don't dislike me as a student." Yang Xiaoshan's somewhat honest face turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly.

Even though Yang Xiaoshan now has nearly a hundred people with him, he is actually only 20 years old, which is about the same age as most soldiers.

His honest and shy nature did not change much with his promotion in the military.

No wonder Tang Dao wanted Yang Xiaoshan to train in the special agent, communications and other companies first. On the one hand, he still had many shortcomings, but more importantly, he wanted him to continue to learn and improve with people like himself! The key is that he really has this potential. It seems that in the future, this person will be more likely to lead Qian Dazhu and others to become the commander of the battalion. Ye Chenghuan suddenly realized in his heart.

Ye Chenghuan certainly didn't know Tang Dao's future plans for the Si Xing Regiment. With a sufficiently stable rear area and the North China battlefield turning from a Japanese attack to a stalemate, the main force of the Si Xing Regiment would not stand still in one corner. Sometimes they will be deployed in units of battalions and companies to a wider battlefield behind enemy lines.

If your infantry company can develop into an infantry battalion, that is your ability, then become the battalion commander!

As long as the overseas market for penicillin is not cut off and blood transfusions can continue to be made domestically, the Fourth Army Regiment Headquarters can afford no matter how many soldiers there are.

Of course, compared with the larger-scale expansion of the Eightyth Army in the future, Tang Dao still insists on the route of elite soldiers. All new recruits must go through a three-month recruitment period before they can go to the battlefield. Otherwise, it will be a meaningless waste of young people in the base area. !

China has a large population base, but all 18-year-olds are raised by their mothers and fathers. The loss of a life is a family's eternal sorrow. Even if it is used as a consumable, it must be consumed meaningfully.

There are up to 9 infantry battalions, which Tang Dao can accept, and they can provide all standard weapons and military pay. Yang Xiaoshan can only be regarded as one of the new battalion commander-level candidates. Whether he can do it depends on him. Have the officers around them really improved?

But obviously, Yang Xiaoshan at this time has grown a lot compared to when he fought out of the Guangde battlefield, and he can guess the tactics that Ye Chenghuan and Tang Dao discussed.

As Yang Xiaoshan said, Tang Dao believes that with the current level of anti-slope fortifications on the front line, the damage that the 75 mountain artillery can cause is limited. It is better to keep them first to avoid the Japanese army from reinforcing larger-caliber artillery. Anyway, their The location will always be in the sight of the scouts lurking in the corners of the battlefield. When you find the right time, kill them in one fell swoop.

However, the several 105 howitzers that were fired earlier are really a nuisance. We must find an opportunity to kill them first. Leaving the 12 Bofors Mountain Cannons unfired is actually waiting for them to take the bait!

It was also under the guidance of this tactical concept that within an hour of the Japanese army's crazy bombardment with 36 75 mountain guns, the entire Chinese side only used 4 Bofors mountain guns and 10 82 mortars. area to retaliate with shelling.

It was this intensity of artillery fire that gave Yin Tangxiuer a rough idea of the artillery possessed by China. This should be most of the artillery that a normal Chinese infantry division can possess. The jade fragments of the former division commander also have a provenance.

The 82mm caliber mortars used by China are extremely annoying artillery, especially in this kind of mountain warfare. There are almost no shooting dead spots, but the power of the shells is still too small, especially when the battle line is stretched long enough, it cannot The damage that more than double-digit mortars can cause to infantry cannot at least determine the direction of the battlefield.

In other words, the casualties caused by mortars are completely acceptable to the division.

After all, the frontal hill alone that the First Infantry Group was to attack was nearly 800 meters wide.

The 83rd Infantry Regiment has three infantry brigades. Even if one is used as a reserve and the two infantry brigades are deployed, it will be a large battlefield of nearly 2,000 meters.

As the Japanese army continued their crazy bombardment, the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 83rd Infantry Regiment also arrived on its battlefield.

This infantry brigade turned out to be even more ferocious. It only took less than half an hour to dig hundreds of meters of simple trenches that could hide people. The depth was no more than 50 centimeters, and then deployed heavy machine gun squadrons on both wings, posing as if they were going to attack by force. situation.

This approach did not irritate the 1st Battalion of the Sixth Regiment as the defender, but it deeply irritated Lieutenant Colonel Yin Tangxiuer.

"Baga! Does the 2nd Infantry Battalion want to earn merit? Pass our military order, the 3rd Infantry Squadron will act as an arrow and launch an attack on the enemy. The 2nd Infantry Squadron will be 300 meters behind to cover it! The 1st and 4th Infantry Squadrons are temporarily Stand by and tell them to keep a distance between individual soldiers to avoid being injured by Chinese mortars. The heavy machine gun squadron and infantry artillery squadron of the brigade will provide fire cover for them!" Yin Tangxiuer couldn't wait to issue the attack order.

Of course, Yun Tangxiu Er graduated from the non-commissioned officer school after all. After issuing the military order, he immediately sent a message to the division and regiment headquarters. Since the infantry was about to launch an attack, he requested the artillery regiment to extend artillery fire behind the enemy's defense line for 20 minutes.

This is not only for fear of accidentally injuring one's own soldiers, but also for the hope that the extended artillery fire can suppress the Chinese artillery.

There are artillery shells constantly exploding around you. Even if the artillery belongs to Xia Jiba and is hundreds of meters away from the real target, it can cause a certain amount of psychological pressure to people. Under the psychological pressure of being torn into pieces by artillery fire at any time, It would be good if its gunnery level can be half of that in normal training.

The Japanese army consisted of nearly 200 infantrymen and three infantry squads. The individual soldiers were separated by at least seven or eight meters. They were scattered on the wide hillside and were not obvious at all.

But anyone with some knowledge of the battlefield knows that it would be terrible if these 200 Japanese troops were allowed to invade the first trench on the mountainside.

Due to the mountain topography, the second trench which is very close to the top of the mountain is less than 150 meters!

After the two trenches, there is a reverse **** tunnel behind the ridge used to store military supplies and hide people.

Therefore, when the Japanese artillery fire began to extend backwards, more than a hundred people rushed from the communication ditch to the first line of defense.

The dark blue military uniforms of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment and the pure German-style steel helmets they wore on their heads that had been transported back from the Krupp arms warehouse were also very clearly reflected in the eyes of the Japanese commander holding a telescope.

For example, the "Asahi Shimbun" reporter who just arrived at the front line and followed the 2nd Infantry Squadron of the 1st Infantry Battalion advanced. When he saw this scene through the telescope, he was very excited and wrote the title of today's battlefield experience in his mind. .

“Chinese German armorers suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and the imperial infantry marched forward boldly! Forward!”

(End of this chapter)

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