Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 918

Chapter 918 has no overture!

The 769 regiment is very difficult!

From the beginning, the Japanese army regarded the frontal battlefield as the main breakthrough!

Although Chinese soldiers also appeared on the high ground on both wings, after several trials, it was discovered that a large amount of troops would be needed. Colonel Goto, then captain of the 108th Infantry Regiment, immediately adjusted his combat ideas.

The central flat land in the Beiganling area is relatively wide and is the main farming land for the mountain people in this area. There are still small hills for cover and concealment. In addition to the heavy machine guns on both wings of the high ground, which can pose a slight threat to the infantry who are completely exposed in the wilderness, the light machine guns and Rifles are basically useless.

As for artillery, does the Chinese army have it?

　　'It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of them! ' The Japanese Army Colonel, who knew that he might be besieged by Chinese soldiers, made a wise decision.

In fact, at the high-level military meeting of the 108th Division in the future, few people criticized the Japanese Army Colonel's early tactical command, even if they wanted to make him bear the responsibility for the defeat of this battle.

As long as the unit can break through the Chinese frontal defense at noon or even throughout the afternoon, even if there are more Chinese on the two wings with sufficient distance, the unit with enough heavy firepower and infantry will not encounter subsequent disaster!

They also have this strength!

After all, in terms of artillery alone, they have 8 infantry guns and 4 mountain guns, as well as 10 94 light tanks. Not to mention attacking the mountainous areas where a Chinese has no time to dig many trenches, it is just a strong city protected by city walls. enough.

You know, in Teng County over Xuzhou, China's Sichuan Army has more than 4,000 troops stationed, but there is only one infantry brigade attacking the city. In addition, they are equipped with 4 mountain cannons and 2 92 infantry cannons. China's 4,000 Sichuan Army It was extremely difficult!

When neither side has an air force to participate in the battle, artillery is the key to dominating the battlefield!

Although the infantry artillery and mountain artillery equipped by the Japanese army can only be regarded as small-caliber artillery in this era, in the barren mountains of China, they are well-deserved No. 1.

Especially the 75mm howitzer with a killing radius of 10 meters. In the Taihang Mountains, a place with many rocks and little soil, the killing power is even more enhanced because of the rocks stimulated by the air waves. In future terms, it is a superimposed BUFF.

The commander of the 769th Regiment was smart enough and did not choose to fight the Japanese army head-on. Each of his two infantry battalions sent out two infantry companies to form a 1,000-meter-wide defense line along the mountain, leaving one infantry company in reserve. team, but this does not mean that nearly 600 officers and soldiers were directly exposed to the threat of Japanese artillery fire.

In fact, most of the people were still hiding behind the mountains, leaving only a few observation posts in each company. They only waited for the Japanese infantry to come up, and then returned from behind the mountains to the simple positions that had been built with stones.

This is also the advantage of Stone Mountain. If you don't have time to dig trenches, you can just move big rocks and place them in front. They can't block the shells, but they are enough to withstand the bullets. It is helpless, but it has a certain effect.

However, in the face of the fierce artillery fire of more than 300 artillery shells poured out by the Japanese army for 20 minutes, this simple fortification built in a hurry with stones was basically a failure.

To put it bluntly, the protection provided by this kind of fortification actually depends on personal luck!

Since it will take some time to move from the back of the mountain to the position, in order to ensure that the impact of the Japanese infantry can be sufficiently suppressed, the four infantry companies placed four infantry squads on their respective positions.

The end result is that in such a bombardment, only one-half of the people can survive in the end.

There were nearly 30 people who were torn to pieces by the cannon fire before they had a chance to fire a shot at the Japanese invaders.

At this time, the 921st Division had not yet developed and summarized any anti-slope tunnel tactics, but the rich combat experience still allowed the general of the 769th Regiment to have the prototype of this famous tactic in the ice field battle in the future, and at least hundreds of Seventy percent effect.

The most important tactical point of the anti-slope tunnel tactic is not to stick to the ridge of the mountain top, but to withdraw the camera to the tunnel on the back of the mountain, and then cover the ridge position with own artillery fire before recapturing it.

To put it bluntly, if you want to successfully fight this kind of mountain defense battle based on reverse **** tunnels, first of all, the defender must have a large number of artillery, enough artillery to cover the ridge position.

But the current 769th Regiment does not have these. They have only a few small-caliber mortars and no other artillery. Moreover, they have no time to build any tunnels, and all the soldiers are exposed behind the ridge.

If the Japanese army had an air force to participate in the war at this time, this battle would almost not have to be fought. The bombs dropped from the sky alone would be enough to bury more than 1,000 Chinese infantrymen in this mountain.

A strong will can defeat the fear of death, but the blazing artillery fire brings death!

The reason why a miracle is called a miracle means that it is an extremely rare probability and does not mean that it will happen every moment.

Fortunately, the Japanese army has not yet reached the point where the land and air are integrated. The battle in Xuzhou, nearly a thousand kilometers away, is in full swing. Most of the air power has gone to the theater there. The battlefield here is only a battlefield of 10,000 people at most, which is not enough to defeat Japan in North China. The front army headquarters sets its sights here.

Except for Xiong Yuan's request for support from the Army Aviation in the morning and the indoor shroud sitting in Pingcheng glanced at the request for help telegram from the ad hoc division, the entire Japanese North China Front Army Command did not pay much attention to the Jindong battlefield.

This is completely understandable. A front army headquarters commands an army of 300,000 people. If a battlefield with only a few thousand people needs an army general to keep an eye on it at all times, how can the army general be exhausted to death?

Therefore, in summary, although the Japanese bomber formation composed of six bombers more than an hour ago caused considerable losses to the main force of the 769th Regiment, it was still on the march after all, and the formation stretched to three or four kilometers long. If they were concentrated on a battlefield less than a kilometer away like now, and those dozen heavy-weight aerial bombs were dropped, the losses would probably be more than double.

The Japanese Army Aviation actually missed the best fighter opportunity!

Besides, the current battlefield does not have enough artillery or complete fortifications. For the general of the 769th Regiment, the position on the top of the mountain must not be lost. He can only harden his heart and fill the battlefield with more than half of his elite soldiers. .

But that's not all. Looking through the telescope at the battlefield where the smoke was about to clear, many Chinese soldiers rushed down from the top of the mountain and carried the wounded to the rear of the position. A cold look appeared on the corner of the Japanese Army Colonel's mouth.

“Order! After each artillery team stops shelling for three minutes, it will continue shelling for 10 minutes!”

“Your Excellency, Captain, what are you?” a major standing beside Goto asked cautiously.

As one of the two majors who accompanied the captain of the Colonel's regiment on the expedition, Nobita Nobita was much luckier than the unlucky guy Komura Hiro. He brought three infantry squadrons and a heavy machine gun squadron belonging to his infantry brigade with him. , you don't have to trek on the narrow mountain road, there is even a 94 armored vehicle that you can ride on, although the smell of diesel inside makes you want to vomit.

However, Major Nobita Nobita is very smart and knows that the reason why he can follow Colonel Goto closely is not because he is so handsome, but because he is well versed in the art of courting horses. He has photographed the boss very well in several military meetings. Comfortable, at this time, the boss suddenly changed his tactics and did not let the frontline infantry launch a tentative charge, but let the artillery continue the bombardment. He must have deep meaning.

Especially, after issuing the military order, His Excellency Colonel looked into the distance with a deep look in his eyes. Do you still not know what he was thinking?

They were obviously waiting for him to ask questions, so that they could pretend to be intimidating in the makeshift command post set up by His Excellency Xiong Yuan, the commander of the division.

Of course, this is not to say that the Colonel is a pretender, but it is a common behavior for commanders to establish their prestige in the army.

Who told this joint force to be temporarily drawn from all the armies in Lucheng? Among the more than 2,000 Japanese troops, there were only 400 direct descendants under the captain.

“Nobi-kun, you should have seen the color of the military uniforms worn by the Chinese on the battlefield!” The Japanese Army Colonel lowered the corners of his mouth, revealing a look of solemnity. "Hi! I saw it, it's dark gray, it should belong to the Chinese 921st Division!" Nobita Nobita nodded heavily, with a bitter look on his face as well.

China has a lot of troops in Jin Province, which does not mean a lot of soldiers, but factions. They include the Central Army of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, the Northwest Army, and the Sichuan Army. There is also the 80th Group Army. The connections between the armies of each faction are complicated. , not to mention confusing the Japanese, even the Chinese theater command wanted to scratch their heads!

But as the war situation in Jin Province deepened, the Japanese army, which had been fighting on this land for half a year, finally made its own judgment.

The Jinsui Army and the Central Army have the best equipment, but their fighting will is slightly poor. It is normal to fight if they can win, and to withdraw if they can't, as long as they are not forced into a desperate situation.

The Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army are slightly inferior in equipment, but they are tenacious. Once real fire is fired, it will be a death-defying rhythm. Fighting them will give every department of the Japanese army a headache.

However, no matter how stubborn these two are, they will not be afraid of the Japanese army that has the upper hand. If you want to die, I will give you death.

Finally, let's talk about the 80th Group Army. This should be the most troublesome unit for the Japanese army in the entire Jin Province.

The strength of this unit cannot be said to be large. It is only two infantry divisions with more than 20,000 troops. It is similar to the strength of a special division of the Japanese army. Not to mention the equipment, it is said that they are the worst equipped in China in the entire Shanxi Province. One of the armies, they probably all looked up to them. Perhaps only China's most famous 'beggar' army from Sichuan Province could rival them!

But it took them just half a year to successfully become the most troublesome army for the Japanese army.

With their considerable strength and tenacious fighting will, they can be called a strong army and are fully qualified to go head-to-head with an infantry brigade-level unit, but they are not.

There was never a large-scale head-on confrontation, and the battlefield was divided into parts. The battlefield revolved around long lines of communication. The mysterious tactics such as sap attacks, encirclement of points for reinforcements, and luring snakes out of holes made the Japanese divisions as big as a fight.

Because of the existence of this force, the transportation and marching efficiency of the communication lines that have been fully grasped is less than half of the theoretical level, and the losses of soldiers, materials, etc. are even greater than on the regular battlefield.

The key is that you have no way to exterminate them, because they will always hide in the mountains, leaving no one helpless.

Even as opponents, we have to admire them a little. The mountains can serve as a barrier to protect them, but there is no way to get enough supplies, and it is impossible to produce military necessities such as food, salt, ammunition, and clothing.

Judging from the inspection of the clothes of the soldiers who died in the battle, they only had one shirt and quilted military uniform in the middle of winter. The temperature at night in Taihang Mountain in winter can be minus 10 degrees, with water dripping into ice. God knows how they survived by relying on this. Arrived.

Their most obvious symbol is the gray military uniform. This is because their military uniforms do not have enough dye and use the color of the cheesecloth itself.

Moreover, don't think that they are only good at raids and ambushes. They are equally good at fighting tough battles. Two months ago, there was an example of two infantry squadrons besieging a mountain village.

In order to cover the evacuation of Chinese civilians in the mountain village, an infantry company defended the village. In the absence of any solid fortifications, two infantry squadrons and an infantry artillery attacked the mountain village for a whole day, paying nearly a hundred casualties before conquering the village. .

The total strength of the infantry company was only 125. After inspection afterwards, it was found that the reason why the two infantry squadrons were able to finally conquer the position was not because they were able to crush the position, but because all the ammunition of the infantry company was completely consumed. After a detailed inventory of the remains on the ground Cartridges concluded that the infantry company had no more than 15 bullets per person!

That was a number that would make any Japanese commander's hair stand on end. They could not imagine how many infantry attacks they could withstand if the Chinese soldiers were given the same 120 rounds of bullets as the individual Japanese infantry soldiers.

Anyway, two infantry squadrons are definitely not enough.

Firm will to fight and difficult tactics are the hallmarks of this unit!

Now, this Chinese army, which causes headaches, liver pain, and kidney pain, is right opposite them.

"Yes! It's that difficult Chinese army. If nothing else happens, the battle in Licheng is just a cover for them. In fact, the real intention of the war is on the 1,500 people of our unit in Shentou Ridge!" The Japanese Army Colonel sighed slightly. "It's a classic encirclement of a point to call for reinforcements, but even if our army knew it, they would still fall for it, because no one, including the division commander, can give up more than 1,000 imperial officers and soldiers so easily!"

"Then they are here." Nobi Nobita actually felt like a mirror in his heart, but he still had to pretend to be ignorant.

Because, here, the army commander in front of us is the protagonist!

"Naturally, it is to prevent our troops from reinforcing Shentou Ridge. The battle pattern is the same as that of the Battle of Parallel Pass half a year ago. The Chinese used half of the main force to besiege the fifth division's baggage convoy, and the other half of the main force used all their strength to block the fifth division on the periphery. Reinforcements!" The Japanese Army Colonel's eyes showed a cold light. "It's just that this time they are too confident. The imperial officers and soldiers surrounded by Shentou Ridge are not heavy troops, and our troops are not those idiots in the Fifth Division who can't advance 10 miles even if they spend a whole day!"

"Just like now, the Chinese have to put their main force behind the ridge to avoid our artillery fire, but they dare not leave any people behind on the front line for fear that the imperial infantry will advance quickly under the cover of artillery fire! Their commander is very smart , also very cold!

Then, I'll let him try what it means to be cold!

They claim not to be stingy with sacrifices! Then let them watch their colleagues wailing and dying under our artillery fire!

Their soldiers have a strong will to fight, which is good. Our unit carried nearly 2,000 rounds of various types of artillery shells when we set off this time! They consume lives, we consume shells! "

“Your Excellency, the captain, is wise!” Nobita Nobita's face was filled with joy. "But that side of Shentou Ridge?"

“You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, Nobi-kun, you must have enough confidence in the imperial officers and soldiers!” The Japanese Army Colonel waved his hand and spoke firmly.

“Hi! I understand!” Nobita Nobita nodded heavily.

The 769th Regiment on the frontal position also had to make a choice when faced with another artillery bombardment from the Japanese army!

The young general hardened his heart and once again sent soldiers into the battlefield where the mortality rate was as high as 50%.

And soldiers, execute firmly!

In terms of executing military orders, the 921st Division is completely comparable to, or even stronger than, the Four Lines Regiment. All sergeants who received military orders did not hesitate to lead the soldiers under their command into the battlefield where people could be shattered at any time.

This battle actually had no prelude and went directly to the decisive battle.

The Japanese army was wreaking havoc with artillery fire, but the Chinese soldiers chose to hold on with their flesh and blood!

(End of this chapter)

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