Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 972

Chapter 972 Men are also fickle!

The face of Gu Teng Changjie, who looked stiff and iron-blooded, soon changed.

It's just that it has become quite weird and complicated.

The guard troops stationed at the rear of his army received news: An unknown number of Chinese troops appeared in the mountains behind them!

The Chinese are actually resorting to the trick of "surrounding a point to call for reinforcements" again? Are you trying to surround him?

Are you really thinking that the Imperial soldiers are so stupid? In anger, Gu Teng was stiff but instead of getting angry, he smiled.

“Order the rear security troops to quickly find out the approximate strength of the invading enemy troops from the rear!” Gu Tengchang firmly focused his gaze on the map. "At the same time, send two infantry artillery squads to the rear to standby!"

“Hi!” A major staff officer received the order and turned around to start.

“Wait a minute, and then order the artillery brigade and security troops to shrink their positions to avoid being taken advantage of by enemy troops coming from the rear!”

“Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the artillery brigade is already very far forward. If it shrinks its position again, it will be retaliated by the Chinese artillery group.” The Army Chief Sasaki Xiaoyong on the side showed hesitation on his face.

“The Chinese 82-caliber mortars are indeed a big trouble, but their effective range is up to 2,500 meters!” Gu Teng Changjiang squinted his eyes and looked at the mountain forest where gunpowder smoke was already rising, his face filled with gloom.

Just ten minutes ago, the Chinese 82 mortars launched a retaliatory bombardment on various infantry artillery positions, causing one of the infantry cannons to be damaged and a dozen artillerymen injured. The other 9 infantry cannons had to be tactically relocated. , it is no longer difficult to maintain concentrated artillery fire on the Chinese artillery positions hidden on that **** high ground.

Moreover, judging from the density of artillery fire, the Chinese have no less than 12 82-caliber mortars hidden behind their positions.

Forget about the 12 mortars that can deal a heavy blow to the infantry array. The key is that this type of artillery is a large-angle cannon, which is hidden on the sloping back of the mountain. Not to mention the infantry artillery, even the mountain artillery is difficult to bypass. The mountains sent shells over their heads.

To attack these hateful small-caliber cannons, the only way is to rely on Army Air Force fighter planes, but the **** fleet has not arrived yet, and I don't know if they are lost in the sky or what.

You are really not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but you are afraid of teammates who are like pigs! The Japanese Army Major General has never been so disappointed with friendly forces.

"Our army's artillery position is nearly 2,800 meters away from here. Even if it shrinks its position, its 82-caliber mortar will be helpless against our artillery. Moreover, even if its range can reach it, how can it attack our position based on the caliber of its artillery? "A hint of disdain flashed at the corner of Gu Teng's long mouth.

The Japanese Army Major General's disdain for the mortar, the most widely equipped Chinese army, is not without reason.

Mortars are artillery that can kill infantry and are flexible. The biggest reason why the Imperial Army has so few equipment is because its power is too small and cannot be the key to determining victory or defeat on the battlefield.

The grenades assigned to the infantry squad level can accomplish 50% of its role, and the 70-caliber infantry cannon equipped at the brigade level has excellent fortification capabilities. Although the 75-caliber mountain gun is A bit bulkier, but far superior to mortars in terms of range and power, the Imperial Army naturally abandoned this type of artillery.

The Chinese were defeated like a mountain on the battlefields of North China and East China, which fully proved the gap in artillery selection and combat effectiveness between China and Japan.

"That's what your brigade commander said!" Xiaoyong Sasaki understood the explanation after hearing it.

No matter how hard they shrink their positions, the Imperial Artillery will adhere to the Army Code of Conduct that stipulates that the distance between each mountain gun position must exceed 30 meters. With the power of the 82-caliber mortar, unless 20 or more are gathered at one time, it will be absolutely impossible. Cause fatal harm to artillery positions.

Compared to the possibility of being attacked by the Chinese army from behind, the harm between the two powers is the lesser. This level of harm is completely an affordable price.

I have to say that Gu Teng's computational brain is quite powerful, and his choice proved to be an extremely wise decision after 20 minutes.

Gu Xishui led six special forces including Heizi and Niu Er to lie in ambush 3,000 meters away, keeping an eye on the Japanese artillery brigade in search of fighters.

Half an hour ago, I contacted the 967th Group through the regiment headquarters, which had basically arrived.

Therefore, under the arrangement of Commander Chen, a special forces team divided into three groups served as the leader, each with an infantry platoon, and lurked to the front of the Japanese artillery brigade position from three directions.

Based on previous observations, the 12 artillery positions located in five mountain valleys are so wide that 400 Japanese infantrymen from two infantry squadrons cannot take care of them. Three infantry platoons can at least attack one of them.

Unfortunately, when the three infantry platoons were already in position, they found that the Japanese artillery positions had already been shrunk, and all 12 artillery pieces were placed in a large mountain col.

With 400 Japanese infantrymen constructing barbed wire and digging trenches in front of the artillery emplacements, a surprise and fatal blow was a thing of the past.

“Vice-Commander Gu, the Japanese are wise, let's withdraw!” A second lieutenant platoon leader of the 967th Regiment looked helplessly at the Japanese infantrymen laying barbed wire in the distance and could only suggest.

Although the three infantry platoons that followed the scouts of the Fourth Line Regiment were all fully armed infantry platoons, they were also reinforced infantry platoons. Each infantry squad could have one light machine gun and grenades, and each soldier was equipped with a Japanese rifle. Style steel helmet and issued with 60 rounds of ammunition, the firepower is not weak compared with the Japanese army, but with three infantry platoons to attack the defense line built by 400 Japanese troops, and there are 12 mountain cannons behind the infantry, even this man climbed the snow-capped mountains and walked across The veterans on the lawn thought it was an extremely crazy thing.

In his opinion, the best way now is for everyone to retreat temporarily and wait for the regiment headquarters to send out large troops before fighting this wave of Japanese invaders.

However, although this veteran is the platoon leader, he is not the highest commander here. Not only is his second lieutenant rank not as high as Gu Xishui's lieutenant rank, but before departure, the regiment headquarters has appointed this commander of the Four Lines Regiment. The deputy commander of the reconnaissance company served as the overall commander of the attack on the Japanese artillery position and asked the three infantry platoons to follow the command of the young lieutenant.

"No, we finally walked over mountains and ridges and got here in mud and water. How can we not teach the little devil a lesson?" Gu Xishui, who was looking at the Japanese position with a telescope in the distance, did not look back, but refused directly.

"Deputy Company Commander Gu, don't be too impetuous. Look, the Japanese infantry has gradually completed the fortifications, and there are more than a dozen mountain cannons behind them. Our officers and men of the 80th Group Army are not afraid of death, but we can't touch eggs like this pointlessly. Stone! No, I can't let you do whatever you want." The second lieutenant platoon leader couldn't help but became a little anxious when he heard this, and his tone became a little more serious.

Even though his military rank was second lieutenant, this man had commanded an infantry battalion before and was a battalion commander-level officer. Naturally, he didn't have much respect for Gu Xishui, a young man who was only 20 years old.

"Platoon Leader Tu, you have misunderstood me. I am not trying to storm the Japanese positions! Nor will I take the lives of my brothers lightly." Gu Xishui put down his binoculars and looked at the twenty-five-year-old man behind him. The six-year-old brother smiled gently and explained.

"Look, Chief Tutu, this place is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The width on the left and right sides is more than a thousand meters, and the middle is slightly narrower, but it is also three or four hundred meters long. If we launch an attack from three sides at the same time, what do you think the Japanese army will do?" Gu Xishui said Zhu Junxi drew a simple map on the dirt.

"They will definitely defend according to the current fortifications, and will try their best to place artillery behind all infantry defense lines to avoid being attacked by us." The platoon leader Tu was not stubborn. Seeing that Gu Xishui wanted to discuss it with him, he frowned After looking at the simple map drawn by Gu Xishui, he expressed his judgment.

"That's it. When did I say that when we attack, we must capture their position and blow up all the artillery? We just need to mobilize the Japanese artillery and let them get closer. "Gu Xishui smiled even brighter.

“I understand, brother Gu, you want to scare the little devil.” Platoon leader Tu patted his thigh and understood what Gu Xishui meant.

But soon, the platoon leader frowned again, "But even if it is a feint attack, the Japanese artillery will definitely fire, and our losses will not be small. It always feels a little bit to use the lives of comrades in exchange for scaring the Japanese." It's not worth it!”

“Platoon Leader Tu, first of all, this area is wide enough. Our army can completely distribute an infantry squad in an area of nearly 200 meters to minimize the threat of artillery to our army.

Secondly, the Japanese mountain artillery shells were not blown by strong winds. They would certainly not carry out covering artillery fire on a small number of infantry at such a close range. If we go all out to bombard, it is just that our small force is used for testing, and the main force is in the rear.

It's not like you have never dealt with the little devil. With their stingy nature, as long as the opponent does not use heavy firepower, they will definitely prefer the grenade in the hands of the infantry.

In addition, the most important thing is that we are not just scaring the Japanese artillery. We have not only scouts here this time, but also two old artillery observers."

“You mean?” Platoon leader Tu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what he was saying. Although he expressed his objection just now because of different opinions on tactics, he still remained polite in the end. It was not just for the sake of friendly troops, because the young man in front of him was from the Four Lines Regiment.

If someone had told him half a month ago how elite the Four Elements Regiment was, this veteran who fought his way from Gan Province and fought hundreds of battles across thousands of mountains and rivers in more than a year would never have taken it too seriously. .

What elite? It's just that I fought a few battles and gained a bit of an upper hand. I fought through an army of millions and didn't even boast about this, okay?

The Battle of Beiganling allowed him to see with his own eyes the real elite of the Four Lines Regiment. Not to mention their skilled tactics and excellent individual weapons, the most impressive thing was their heavy firepower.

Previously, there were only a hundred or so Japanese troops forming the final blocking position below the battlefield, and more than a thousand infantrymen in the entire army were in charge mode. According to this veteran's estimate, it would take at least a hundred troops from the entire army to defeat this blocking position. The above casualties.

But he was wrong. The infantry were still preparing to attack. Five consecutive rounds of shelling from six 150-weight mortars belonging to the artillery company of the Fourth Row Regiment had already reduced the Japanese army's last blocking position to rubble.

In the end, with less than ten casualties, the Japanese army captured the last desperate position. After the war, a count showed that no more than 20 Japanese soldiers died from bullets, which means that more than 80% of the Japanese infantry were killed by large-caliber mortars.

If the two regiments had matched up that day, he dared to pat his chest and say that his 769 regiment's fighting will and skills and tactics were not inferior to those of the Four Elements Regiment. But faced with such an unmatched gap in equipment, he could only say that they really had to fight. , the probability of his infantry regiment losing is more than 99%.

The young lieutenant in front of him seems to want to use the cannon to make a cannon.

"Hey, Platoon Leader Tu, don't think this is my tactic. This is one of several tactics our regimental commander formulated before the war. I'm just the executor." Gu Xishui said with a smile.

At this moment, there was a buzzing sound in the sky. As the Chinese soldiers in the forest raised their heads in shock, the roar became louder and louder, and more than a dozen black spots in the sky rushed toward the mountainous area.

The platoon leader named Tu's face was full of bitterness and helplessness, “The Japanese plane is coming!”

Fighter planes are the most important back-up tool for the Japanese army to determine the outcome of the battlefield. They are also the most powerless for the Chinese army, which lacks sufficient air defense weapons.

In addition to being hidden, it is hidden and has no ability to fight back.

"Our regiment has said that if the Japanese fighter planes arrive, we must first rescue their baggage convoy, and we will never waste bombs on the battlefield." Gu Xishui looked up at the sky. "How should we fight, or how we fight!"

“That commander of yours, Tang, is really the one!” Platoon leader Tu gave a heartfelt thumbs up.

What the platoon leader surnamed Tu praised was not only the fact that the Four Lines Regiment had enough artillery to compete with the Japanese army, but also Tang Dao's wisdom and the courage to use the artillery with all his strength in the face of Japanese fighter planes.

For his Eightyth Army, the biggest disadvantage in fighting the Japanese army was not the lack of ammunition or insufficient supplies.

If there is little ammunition, then fight hand-to-hand. If you can't win one, then use two or three. The Eightyth Army is never afraid of this;

If the provisions are insufficient, then eat cornmeal with wild vegetables, as long as it can keep your stomach from growling all the time.

But in the face of the Japanese army's various artillery, the officers and soldiers of the Eightyth Group Army, which had no more than six mountain guns, could only be described as powerless. Often after a battle, far more officers and soldiers died under the shells than died. Under the bullet.

Moreover, the heavy machine guns that are usually reluctant to be used must suffer the most losses. Maybe the heavy weapons of an infantry regiment can be blown up by artillery.

Otherwise, the current strategy formulated by the leaders of the 921 Division is to avoid the main force of the Japanese army and focus on the Japanese baggage trains and small groups of troops. To put it nicely, it is to avoid the reality and ignore the fiction. Know the tactics and strategies. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is Can't defeat the main force of the Japanese army!

Otherwise, the 80th Group Army has always been tough and capable of fighting, and it would have started fighting with the Japanese infantry division long ago.

However, when it comes to heavy firepower alone, the Chinese army is not as poor as the Eightyth Army. For example, the Shanxi-Sui Army does not have many heavy artillery, but its 75-caliber mountain artillery is no less than the Japanese army.

But except for the battle at Xinkou, which determined the life and death of Jin Province, they brought out ten artillery regiments to fight the Japanese in a decent showdown. The rest of the time, they did not fight a decent battle because they were worried about the Japanese aircraft.

It can be seen that it is not easy to possess heavy weapons, but it is even more difficult to have the courage to use them to challenge the Japanese army with air superiority.

Tang Dao, on the other hand, possesses both. How could this veteran not express his admiration?

Sure enough, Tang Dao's judgment was correct.

The Japanese aircraft fleet in the sky did not stop at the battlefield between the two armies at all, and still maintained high speed and flew towards the ambush battlefield of the 771st Regiment several kilometers away.

However, the Japanese aircraft fleet had no intention of lowering their altitude to enter the battlefield.

Confusion flashed in the eyes of Gu Teng, who was looking high into the sky with a telescope!

What do these stupid Imperial Air Forces want to do?

He could understand that he would go to support the 14th Division's baggage convoy first, but a distance of several kilometers could only be reached in minutes for fighter planes. If we did not lower our altitude and enter the battlefield, would we be able to drop bombs at high altitude?

Do you really think you all have clairvoyance?

Don't forget that the baggage regiment was not killed by the Chinese, but was killed by you.

Major General Fudo Nagago's worries were not unfounded. The fleet of aircraft flying over his head was at least 2,000 meters high.

However, perhaps this was a tactic that had been formulated by the Army Air Force a long time ago, and Gu Teng did not take it too seriously.

His thoughts were attracted by the battle reports from the rear.

Three small groups of Chinese troops launched an attack on the artillery position!

Although the number of troops currently revealed is not large, no one can guarantee whether there will be a larger number of Chinese hiding behind.

“Then order the artillery brigade to bombard the rear area where the Chinese appear, and tell them with blood that this is the price of playing hide-and-seek with the empire.” Gu Teng's long, hard lips were cold.

The Chinese like to play tricks, so this time he will fight back with force to let them understand that all calculations are in vain in the face of real strength.

The Japanese Army Major General, who has always believed that brains are more important than anything else, learned to change after being hit with a sap and was so battered that he no longer competed with hard power.

Men seem to be no worse than women in terms of fickleness.

“Brother, you are really amazing!” The platoon leader named Tu, who was hiding behind a big rock, stared dumbly at the rising smoke five or six hundred meters behind him, and sincerely praised Xishui.

He finally understood why the regiment appointed this young lieutenant from the friendly army as the commander-in-chief instead of him, a veteran who had been in the army for 8 years.

That was because he was so capable, and the Japanese army's reaction was entirely within the calculations of this young lieutenant.

(End of this chapter)

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