The father of the sword is Kong Jie

Chapter 454 Famous in North China—Iron Triangle in Northwest Shanxi ([-])
The monk was suddenly frenzied, and even trembled with excitement, "Commander, you haven't seen it with your own eyes. The power of that shotgun is really amazing. One shot, as long as the devils in the trench are covered by bullets , don’t care how many there are, just knock them down.”

"We have fifteen tactical combat teams, a row of shotguns sprayed down, and the devils in the trenches directly suffered [-]% of the casualties."

"The little devil hasn't recovered yet. Our follow-up bombardiers and pistolmen will soon replenish their firepower."

"The little devil was attacked by us, and he was beaten to the point of crying."

Kong Jie said with a smile: "Every weapon always has a specific environment in which it can exert its advantages, which is why I advocate that the types of weapons in our independent regiment should be diversified.

Just like the shotgun at present, it can exert far more power than a rifle in close-range combat and combat in mountains and jungles, and it also requires lower military literacy for soldiers. "

"By the way, how about the casualties of the guard company?"

The monk, who was still in high spirits, looked a little lonely when he said this: "More than 40 brothers were sacrificed."

As he spoke, his eye sockets became moist, and even tears swirled on them.

Kong Jie nodded, patted the monk on the shoulder, and said with relief: "Once a war breaks out, sacrifices are inevitable. Human lives are like worthless. These sacrificed comrades are all good, and their sacrifices are valuable. , Meaningful, don’t all of us alive also hold this awareness of sacrifice at any time to compete with the Japanese invaders?”

"Monk, no matter what time, morale can't be lost. You are the company commander of the guard company. No matter how much suffering and tears you have, you have to grit your teeth and hold on. The more than 100 comrades in the guard company are all Look at you!"

The monk nodded emphatically, wiped away his tears, and smiled suddenly: "Commander, it's even more difficult for you, the thousands of soldiers in the regiment are all looking at you!"

"Stinky boy!" Kong Jie cursed, then spoke in a three-point low voice, and said, "Monk, since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, countless martyrs have followed suit and sacrificed their most precious lives without hesitation."

"They never ask for anything in return, but we must not silence them, at least in our independent regiment. I absolutely cannot tolerate the sacrifice of our soldiers, they can only be reduced to a string of numbers."

"So I ordered that every company, even every platoon, be equipped with clerks, or soldiers who can write."

"The soldiers sacrificed, there is not much we can do, remember their names, remember their images, remember their heroic deeds of resistance, as the company's greatest glory, the most glorious history, to remember, constantly Encourage the young fighters to continue to march forward courageously for the great cause of the anti-Japanese revolution.”

"So you, the company commander, have to take responsibility. The soldiers of the guard company who died make arrangements for the funeral, and those who can contact the family members should inform the family members, and record the brave deeds of the soldiers."

"Yes!"

The monk responded loudly, and the emotions that he could not hold back broke down, his nose was sore again, and he said in a crying voice:
"Leader, you don't know, when I led my brothers to lurk in the weeds, the devils conducted fire reconnaissance, and the bullet pierced Xiaotao's abdomen."

"The situation was urgent at the time, and any unnecessary movements might lead to exposure. Xiaotao endured the pain, covered his mouth and kept silent. When he moved later, he was bleeding out and lay quietly on the ground. The one who sacrificed, if Wang Xiaohu hadn't followed behind, no one would even have noticed his sacrifice."

"Captain, that kid is only 17 years old—"

Tears rolled down from the monk's eyes...

"During the devil's reconnaissance, Erxi was shot in the leg and Dahai was shot in the right arm."

"But neither of the two comrades made a sound, and they continued to charge and kill at the beginning of the raid. It wasn't until the end of the battle that the soldiers found Hai Hai and Er Xi who had lost too much blood and passed out."

"Er Xi was hurriedly sent back to the health center by the soldiers, but because of excessive blood loss, unfortunately died halfway..."

"The condition of Dahai is a little better. After being sent to the health center, he was finally rescued."

"Head, why can't comrades be more selfish, why doesn't anyone take their own lives seriously?"

"When I was in the Central Army, when the gunshots rang out, when did the officials hide behind and let the soldiers rush forward? Seeing that something was wrong, I ran away."

Kong Jie thought for a while and said, "Because we have a common belief, which is enough to arouse the iron will of the soldiers. This belief is greater than our lives and everything else."

"What the hell is that?" the monk asked with tears in his eyes.

Kong Jie said: "The country is peaceful and the people are prosperous. The future generations will never experience wars and bloodshed."

"We have fought all the battles we could, shed all the blood that should be shed, and won the victory for our children and grandchildren, that's all."

The monk wiped away his tears and nodded thoughtfully.

Kong Jie continued: "It stands to reason that your guard company has just fought a hard battle and should have a good rest, but now that the military is urgent, I have to be ruthless and let the soldiers suffer more."

"Next, our troops will turn from offense to defense, blocking the Japanese army layer by layer, especially in mountainous areas, which is suitable for elite troops like guard companies to fight."

"Next, your guard company is free to choose in terms of equipment. Shotguns, pistols, rifle grenades, and [-] small guns are all available. I will provide you with whatever you want."

"There is only one requirement. While trying to avoid casualties on our own side, we should try our best to block and traumatize the Japanese army's mopping up troops. How about it? Do you have confidence?"

The monk responded immediately: "Don't worry, the leader, I promise to complete the task!"

"Go!"

"Yes!"

After arranging the guard company, Kong Jie asked for two artillery company commanders, Wang Chengzhu and the howitzer.

"Captain!"

Seeing the two of them, Kong Jie asked straight to the point: "How is the matter that was told to you?"

Howitzer and Wang Chengzhu laughed together, their smiles were full of confidence.

The howitzer said: "Hey, Captain, everything is done. Dong San has equipped each of our two artillery companies with ten flare guns, plus two hundred rounds of flare gun bullets."

"The specific tactics have already been discussed. This time we will use the flare gun to cooperate with a rifle."

"Each signal gun was handed over to the artillery scouts of our artillery company, and then these scouts were assigned to each company that blocked the Japanese army. Once they encountered the enemy, they would use the signal gun as a signal to quickly send the Japanese troops to the artillery company. The location of the troops."

"Based on the position fired by the flare gun, the artillery battery's firepower extends forward to strike, which can not only attack the pursuing Japanese army, but also cover the retreat of our troops."

Speaking of the flare gun, it is naturally produced by the repair shop.

Regarding this point, Kong Jie has always had a headache because of the inability to communicate in a timely manner among the various troops on the battlefield and to carry out coordinated operations.

Especially the coordination of the infantry, the artillery placed at the rear is sometimes nearly a kilometer away from the forward troops. Such a long distance cannot allow the signal soldiers to toss back and forth.

But if the artillery company cannot receive the signal from the front-line combat troops, how can it carry out artillery support and strike?

The independent regiment also has no conditions now to equip each company and battalion with radio equipment that can communicate with each other.

Companies can use radio equipment to communicate with each other, and even the little devils may not be able to meet this requirement.

Later, Kong Jiesi thought about it and thought of this signal flare.

The production process and working principle of signal flares are not complicated. The national army has produced military signal guns.

As for the luminous signal flares that can be used at night, the repair shop does not have this production process yet, so naturally it will not be considered.

So Kong Jie gave an order to have the Weaponry Institute develop a smoke flare pistol.

The projectile of this smoke signal flare is nitrocellulose powder wrapped in linen cloth mixed with colored dyes. The gunpowder burns after being discharged from the chamber. Due to the mixed dyes, it can present smoke of different colors.

It's just that the smoke flares can only be used during the day, and they can't see anything at night.

Right now, the repair shop provides [-] smoke-flare signal guns for the two artillery companies. After the signal flares are launched into the air and explode, they will emit eye-catching red smoke to quickly transmit communication.

"It's just that the smoke signal flare has a short smoke time, and the smoke is not easy to observe. In order to ensure communication, tell the soldiers that when using it, two bullets can be fired."

Kong Jie reminded, and then ordered: "This time the howitzer is responsible for the fire support in the West Village area, Zhuzi, you will be in charge of the fire support along the way in Zhangjiazhuang.

In addition, I emphasize that although our artillery is placed at the rear, we also use the communication conveyed by signal flares for fire support.

But you still have to beware of the scouts infiltrated by the Japanese army observing the position. The positions where your two artillery companies are located must be shifted every 10 minutes. "

"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu and the howitzer responded in unison.

After the battle arrangements for the two artillery companies were completed, Kong Jie then called Ye Min, the deputy captain of the commando team, and Huang Baiyang, the leader of the sniper platoon.

"Once the reinforcements of the Japanese army advance forward, since the battlefield is in a deep and extensive mountainous area, the light infantry of the devils must go first. The artillery of the devils cannot keep up with the speed of the infantry, and they will definitely be left behind as fire support.

Ye Min, the task of your commando this time is to infiltrate the enemy's rear, wait for the opportunity to find an opportunity, and destroy the devil's artillery for me. "

"Yes, don't worry, the commander, the commando team promises to complete the mission!"

Ye Min responded, raised his head and glanced at Huang Baiyang, the implication was self-evident:

see?This is our commando, the most elite team of the Independent Regiment. Only our commando can do such a difficult task as infiltrating the enemy's rear.

Not to be outdone, Huang Baiyang immediately looked at Kong Jie and said, "Commander, what is the mission of our sniper platoon?"

Kong Jiele said: "Old Huang, why are you in a hurry? This time the devils surrounded Niukou Village with a force several times that of our Independence Regiment, trying to wipe out our Independence Regiment in one fell swoop.

This time we are participating in the battle with the whole regiment, and not a single comrade is left behind.

As for your sniper platoon, the task is very clear, to assist each company, and use the mountains to block and mop up the advancing Japanese troops.

Your focus is on the more valuable devil arms such as officers, machine gunners, and gunners.

If you fight this battle well, the devil will lose the commanding officer, gunner and machine gunner, and the combat effectiveness of the entire team will be directly weakened by [-]%.

This feat is not small! "

When Huang Baiyang heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, he turned his head and looked at Ye Min triumphantly, then closed his heels, saluted Kong Jie, and replied: "Yes, please don't worry, commander, our sniper platoon will definitely Let's play it!"

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Night, around three o'clock.

In the mountains outside Xicun Village, the first battalion commander Wang Leihu met with the fourth battalion commander Lei Dasheng, and Wang Leihu conveyed Kong Jie's latest instructions.

Then, the two battalion commanders found Ding Wei and Li Yunlong.

And conveyed Kong Jie's meaning, the independent regiment will block the Japanese army layer by layer and turn from offense to defense.

The current defense of the mountainous area will be taken over by the [-]st Battalion and the [-]th Battalion.

"Captain Li, Commander Ding, the devils seem determined to deal with our independent regiment this time.

When the devils launch an attack, your two regiments will be affected to some extent.

The meaning of the regiment leader is that our independent regiment will enter the stage of full defense next. Please, the two regiment leaders, prepare for the joint defense. "Wang Leihu said.

Ding Wei said: "Okay, Battalion Commander Wang, tell Lao Kong on behalf of Lao Li and me, we have received the general information about the current situation.

Next, we will enter the defensive stage according to the plan we have previously planned, and combine the strength of our Iron Triangle to defend together with triangular fortifications.

Subsequent combat cooperation and mutual reinforcement can be carried out through troop transport channels. "

"Yes!" Wang Leihu replied.

Li Yunlong on the side was still a little reluctant to evacuate, "Damn it, we have been guarding most of the night, Lao Kong, doesn't he mean to get some hot food and good wine all the time, so he will drive people away?"

Wang Leihu was dumbfounded, secretly admired the foresight of his head, and said: "Please rest assured, head Li, our head said that after repelling the devils this time, he will hold a banquet at the head of the regiment, and he will make a special trip to entertain him at that time, thank you head Li And Captain Ding."

"It's almost there."

Li Yunlong immediately smiled, and then bid farewell to Ding Wei, the commander of the first battalion and others, and led the troops of the new second regiment to return to the station of the new second regiment through a more shortcut channel for transporting troops.

Facing the menacing attack of the Japanese army, the new second regiment also needs to make preparations in advance.

After Li Yunlong, Ding Wei bid farewell to the first and fourth battalion commanders, and led the new regiment to leave.

The commanders of the fourth battalion and the first battalion immediately summoned the military cadres of the fourth battalion and the first battalion to discuss the next step of combat deployment.

The company commanders gathered together and reported to the fourth and fifth battalion commanders:

"Report to the battalion commander. After switching defenses with the comrades of the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment, the soldiers have already launched defensive deployments on the spot. They are currently setting traps and various mines everywhere under the moonlight."

"Battalion Commander, in order to avoid being exposed by too many troops, each of our companies is divided into multiple combat teams. Relying on the depth of the mountains and forests, we set up traps and ambushes along the way to constantly block the Japanese army. In addition, we have planned the evacuation route in advance."

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(End of this chapter)