march to victory

They rushed all the way, but before seeing the main force of the assault regiment, they were harassed by the Sanqiao County guerrilla brigade along the way.

Suppressing his anger, he rushed to the pigeon's mouth, and finally saw the figure of the guerrilla brigade. This is really the envy of the enemy!Without hesitation, I ordered the cavalry to rush up and kill them all.

As a result, these cavalrymen, who were usually extremely proud, were blown up and maimed by landmines without even showing the enemy's face.

This time, everyone in the Yamaguchi detachment was furious, and naturally they were eager to save face-once the arrogant were attacked, they would be extremely angry.Coupled with their sharp weapons and consecutive victories on the front line, they naturally don't take their opponents seriously.

Thus, the Battle of Gezikou, the first head-to-head battle between the assault regiment and the main force of the little devils, began!

However, it has to be said that, as the supreme commander of the Yamaguchi detachment, Yamaguchi Naoi is still very talented and experienced in commanding operations.

Although the anger in his heart was about to burst out and burn his hair, he still restrained himself forcefully.He didn't send troops to rescue the cavalry right away, because he knew that going to rescue the cavalry at this time was tantamount to a big taboo for military strategists-refueling tactics.It is tantamount to sending soldiers into the enemy's pockets. Not only will not many cavalry be rescued, but it is very likely that the entire Yamaguchi detachment will be sent in little by little and buried here.

Therefore, his first order was to defend on the spot and prepare to attack the hillside on the left side of Gezikou—in this way, it played a tactical role in besieging Wei and saving Zhao!Not only can it attract the attention of the assault regiment and reduce the massacre of cavalry, but also, once the hillside on the left side of Pigeonkou is occupied, it can break the enemy's ambush circle, and even attack from the left to the right, thus eliminating the assault regiment in one fell swoop main force.

Of course, all of this is based on his self-confidence: weapons, troops, tactical arrangements, he is very confident that his side will never lose to the assault group.

Still follow the most common and favorite attack tactics used by the Japanese army: after the formation of troops is completed, the artillery placed behind the formation first conducts a blanket artillery attack on the enemy, and then the infantry charges.If the charge is blocked, armored vehicles will be sent into battle to coordinate with the infantry to attack the enemy's position—anyway, in the eyes of the little devil, the national army doesn't have any good weapons, let alone the Eighth Route Army, which has less than half of the national army's weapons and equipment.

After completing the formation of troops, Yamaguchi ordered the attack in an orderly manner.

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"The little devil is going to shoot, hurry up and hide in the bunker!"

There is no doubt about the role of veterans on the battlefield. Among them, there are two most prominent points: one is the power of role models; the other is the ability to survive and kill the enemy on the battlefield.

No, as the company commander yelled, the recruits were either running in a panic, or they hadn't come to their senses yet.However, the veterans carried their guns and ran along the trenches to the nearest bunker.When they ran, they set an example for the recruits. No matter how they performed before, they all followed the veterans now.

Relatively speaking, the reason why the veterans seem calm is that some veterans saw that there were many people behind them, and guessed that they could not hide so many people in the bunker, so they immediately pointed to the places where there were bullet holes in the passing places, and let the recruits hide in. .

And this is why Zhang Qingshan arranged the second battalion and the first company on the first line of defense at the forefront: the second battalion and the first company not only have a machine gun platoon, but also have three light machine guns and one heavy machine gun, with strong firepower.More importantly, compared to the other two companies, there are relatively more veterans in the first company... At this time, the role of the veterans leading the recruits is revealed.Not only to set an example for the recruits, but also to calm the flustered emotions of the recruits, which is conducive to the next battle.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Sure enough, thanks to the instructions from the high lookout, they took refuge in advance.

At this time, I heard the roar of shells coming from outside, rumbling on the position, the earth trembled slightly, and the dust was flying, like the end of the world.

"These bastards are really rich, and the shells are falling on me like they don't want money."

"That's right, they are all rich and have a lot of shells, but the problem is that they are all idiots. Don't they know that I have long been hiding in the bunker and watching the show safely..."

"That's right! When these bastards finish shooting the cannonballs, it's my turn to clean them up."

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"You said, the little devils are so rich, if we kill them all later, how much money will we confiscate from them?"

"Money is nothing! They have occupied our Northeast for so long, and invaded us for so long, and have harmed so many of our compatriots. Let alone money, I guess they must have gold..."

"How could there be gold? The old man who brought money to war has experienced it himself, but I haven't heard of anyone who brought gold to war."

"Do you believe it or not, bet?"

"Just bet!"

"Come on! Everyone, stop squatting here and counting shells, and come to bet."

So, led by the two of them, the veterans led the recruits to place bets one after another. You bet one cigarette, I bet two cigarettes, and he kept the bill... The platoon leader on the side just glanced over and showed a smile to them. After the approving look, he turned a blind eye and continued to close his eyes to rest.

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"Squad leader, what kind of cannon is this, so powerful?"

The squad leader doesn't know either!But I didn't want to lose face in front of the soldiers, so I had to say vaguely: "The little devil's mountain cannon."

"Squad leader, what caliber mountain cannon is this?"

"I don't know. However, after killing these little devils, we seized these mountain cannons. Let's go and have a look together, won't it be clear?"

The veterans in the bunker saw that the recruits felt the tremendous power of the explosion outside, and all of them looked terrified and extremely nervous.So, no need to be reminded, the veterans started to joke with each other, or remind the recruits what to do, anyway, no matter what method is used, as long as it can make the recruits less nervous at this time.Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army is not allowed to gamble, and if you dare to gamble, you will be punished, but at this time the platoon leader turned a blind eye and acquiesced, because this way, the recruits' attention was diverted, and they were not nervous.

And in the bunker on the top of the mountain, Zhang Qingshan took a telescope to search carefully, and saw that the soldiers below had already hid in the bunker, and there was no one in the trench, so he was relieved immediately.

However, before he could show a smile, Tian Guozhong on the side touched him, pointed at the little devil's camp, and said solemnly: "Old Zhang, look at the formation of the little devil's troops. The previous information was wrong. There are definitely more than 1000 little devils, but about 600."

Otherwise, the little devil's military appearance is neat.

I couldn't find them when I looked at them head-on, but I only felt that they were neat and murderous. To be precise, almost the entire army was wiped out because of the cavalry's self-inflicted snares, which made the little devils feel ashamed and angry at this time.

However, Zhang Qingshan and the others looked down from a high place, and found that the little devils' formations were really regular, between infantry and infantry, between artillery and infantry, and the infantry cordon behind the artillery, etc., were in order.Even the second devils on their left were probably infected by the little devils, and they stood relatively neatly at this time.

In this way, looking down, one can see at a glance that the total number of little devils can be confirmed according to each square team.

The assault regiment invested three battalions here, plus an assault company and an artillery company, with a number of more than 300 people.Including the county guerrilla brigade now serving as a reserve, the total number is around 550.

Previously, I thought that the combined number of the little devil and the second devil was only about 700 people, so Zhang Qingshan dared to set up an ambush here because of the large number of people.But looking at it now, the total number of opponents has reached two thousand, and the advantage of this number basically does not exist.Moreover, this still wiped out the little devil cavalry, otherwise, the advantage in numbers would be completely gone.

Both Zhang Qingshan and Tian Guozhong came from the Long March, so they can be regarded as old partners. After observing the little devil's formation, he knew what Lao Tian meant.Frowning and thinking for a while, he asked, "Old Tian, ​​what do you mean..."

"Old Zhang, we used to rely on the advantages of numbers and geographical advantages to counter the little devil's weapon advantage. But now it seems that the number advantage basically does not exist, and the geographical advantage is under such high-intensity artillery attacks by the little devil. Not much of an advantage either. Right now, the only huge advantage we have is the assault company..."

"Originally we wanted to kill the little devil's artillery position. In this way, this group of little devils would lose their greatest advantage in weapons. Absolute disadvantage. But now you look over there..."

Speaking of this, Tian Guozhong pointed to the two man-made cordon lines and defense lines behind the little devil's artillery position (the outermost one is called the cordon line, which is used for vigilance; defending against sneak attackers.), said: "The little devil obviously attaches great importance to its artillery positions, and also guessed that we might sneak attack their artillery positions, so they put heavy troops there to defend against sneak attacks."

"Old Tian, ​​what do you mean, let the first battalion go to reinforce the assault company, and forcibly break through the cordon and defense line behind their artillery positions?"

Tian Guozhong thought for a while, and said: "What you just said is just one of the tactics, and the other is to let the assault company break through..."

Speaking of this, Tian Guozhong glanced at Zhang Qingshan, because he knew that with such an arrangement, he had placed two extremely difficult choices in front of Zhang Qingshan.

It can be seen that Zhang Qingshan did not make a sound, so he could only explain: "If we follow the style of play you mentioned, our right wing will have no soldiers to defend, and it will definitely be exposed to the little devils. The devil's artillery positions, or the impediment of the attack and let the little devil recover, our entire blocking battle is bound to be over... and the second method, although the overall casualty rate will be greatly reduced, but the assault company is bound to pay a heavy price, and , with a hundred of them, it's hard to say whether they can break through the little devil's line of defense..."

Once you choose the second option, I'm afraid the assault company will be in danger of being wiped out, and Zhang Qingshan's love for the assault company is known to the whole regiment.However, the casualties to be paid for the first type are bound to be greater.

Zhang Qingshan nodded, frowning, and asked after a long time: "Old Tian, ​​do you support that style of play?"

"What I mean is, either you don't invest, or you have to take risks if you want to invest, and you have to be prepared to pay huge casualties... So, I choose the first style of play, not for anything else, just to maximize Guaranteed to break through the defense line of the little devil's artillery position and destroy their artillery position!"

Originally thought that Tian Guozhong would choose the second option, but unexpectedly he chose the first option, Zhang Qingshan looked at him in surprise...