The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 54: Oblique Cutting Position
After the agreement was completed, He Wei and company commander Fu Chen returned to their positions. The two returned to the company command post and sent messengers to summon the other two platoon leaders and the accompanying commanders of the combat artillery and mortar platoons. The company's nursing soldiers went to the front line to rush and bandage a row of lightly and seriously injured soldiers. The company's cooks also carried the meals prepared in the village and sent them to the position.

In the battle just now, the other two platoons of the Sixth Company did not enter the battle, and only one platoon repelled the Japanese attack. On the way back to the main position in the communication trench, He Wei could see people in the concealed part peeking out from time to time. The other two rows of soldiers no longer looked panicked and frightened before the battle because they were attacked by Japanese tanks early the morning before. The entire position became stable and orderly because of the victory of this battle.

In the hidden part of the command post, He Wei sat on the ammunition box, waiting quietly with Fu Chen. He Wei lowered his head, thinking about the next defensive strategy. The first Japanese attack was hit by a sap by himself. .

But then, it was not so cheap. The rumbling sound of artillery could be heard from the front of Xinkou and the high ground on the left wing. If this artillery bombardment hits one's own position twice, it would be enough to drink a pot.

"He Wei, how do you plan to strengthen the defense? The sound of artillery over there has not stopped, and it will not be comfortable for us. Among other things, they have done several rounds of damage to the barbed wire fence, deer camp and booby traps we set up in front of the position. If it is shot, it will probably explode to pieces."

Company Commander Fu Chen asked, in fact, although they talk about reinforcement, what can be done now is very limited. At most, they can repair the fortifications damaged in the battle, and then continue to strengthen them. There is no qualitative change.

He Wei thought about it for a long time. Now, there is no use in manipulating the obstacles in front of the position. He worked hard for a long time, and after a few rounds of artillery, it was all gone. After the Japanese army destroyed and fired, the infantry would break through. At this time, this position will be difficult to defend.

Holding the position to the death cannot become a defense to the death. After thinking for a moment, another bold idea suddenly appeared in He Wei's mind.

He said to Fu Chen: "Company Commander, if you can't hold on, why don't we just stop holding on!"

Fu Chen said anxiously: "What do you mean if I don't hold on anymore?"

He Wei then waved his hand: "That's not what I meant, company commander. What I meant is that we build a new position. When the Japanese attack next time, we can use a countercharge to attack instead of defend!"

"Company Commander, this is what I think. On both sides of the main position, urgently build two concealed diagonal positions to form a trapezoid with the main position. Send people in and hide them until the next round of Japanese attacks. On a large scale, After the destruction and shooting, the obstacles we arranged will definitely be severely damaged, and the Japanese army will inevitably open up several attack paths in the obstacles. The anti-tank trenches can stop the tanks, but they cannot stop the infantry."

"When these infantrymen come over, the Japanese have infantry artillery and grenade launchers, and we only have rifles and light machine guns. It's not possible to just defend blindly, but we can use the concealed slanted positions built on the two wings to further kill them with firepower on the flanks. , Of course, what’s more important is that as long as they get close, we will kill them with firepower first, then rush out of the trenches, let the brothers organize a counterattack, get involved with them, and kill them!”

Countercharge?Diagonal position?Just as Fu Chen was savoring it, two other infantry platoon leaders and combat artillery platoon leader Chen Xinsheng and No. [-] mortar platoon leader Huang Yanwang walked into the concealment department.

"Company Commander Fu, Platoon Commander He, you did a good job! I heard that we even captured a few prisoners." Chen Xinsheng walked into the concealment department excitedly and said.

Fu Chen said: "You also did a good job with anti-aircraft artillery and mortars, and you deserve a lot of credit."

Huang Decai, leader of the [-]nd Mortar Platoon of the battalion, smiled with big yellow teeth and fiddled with a row of watches on his arms. Fang Jing and Hu Zhaowu looked at He Wei with admiration.Then, the company commander Fu Chen asked several people about the casualties of each platoon under his command. The two infantry platoons of Fang Jing and Hu Zhaowu had been hiding in the concealment and did not attack during the previous battle, so there were no casualties. The August [-]nd Mortar The same goes for the artillery platoon, which only opened fire at the last moment. Only the battle defense artillery platoon suffered casualties, including several ammunition soldiers and observers.

Then, Fu Chen shifted his focus to defense again and said to He Wei: "He Wei, tell me what you think."

He Wei nodded, glanced at everyone, and said: "Everyone, the Japanese attack was repelled by us this time, but they did not use all their strength. The next attack will most likely carry out violent shelling of our position, so in front of our position The laid booby traps, deer villages and other obstacles will definitely cause great damage, so I have an idea, which is to build an oblique position 500 meters away on both sides of the main position."

"Once the Japanese infantry assaults the main position, the oblique positions on both sides and the main position can surprise the enemy with firepower and meet the enemy from three directions! Of course, when setting up this oblique position, you cannot fight the Japanese with firepower alone. Once the Japanese infantry artillery and grenades are pushed up, our light and heavy machine guns will not be able to exert their firepower at all. I think we can launch a counterattack against the Japanese army in a timely manner, add two oblique positions on the front, and form a semi-encirclement from three directions at the same time counterattack, the Japanese infantry artillery and grenade firepower advantage will be greatly reduced."

As soon as He Wei finished speaking, Fu Chen said: "I also learned about diagonal positions when I was training in the military academy, but they are usually constructed between the first and second line positions. If it is in front of the first line position, If the Japanese infantry directly separates and outflanks our diagonal positions on both wings during an assault, wouldn't the troops on both sides of the diagonal positions be in danger?"

Fang Jing also said: "Platoon Leader He, there is another point. If we start construction right away, it is already afternoon. Once the troops go out to build positions, they will be discovered by the Japanese army. What will happen if the Japanese army launches an artillery attack? Just send a few skirmishers. If you come here and shoot us coldly, you won't be able to do that fortification."

He Wei nodded: "What the company commander and platoon leader Fang said is absolutely true. Therefore, I plan to personally lead my platoon to defend the diagonal positions on both sides. To defend the diagonal positions, first of all, the requirements for the defenders are extremely high, just like The company commander said that the diagonal position itself faces the risk of being penetrated and outflanked, and the Japanese army must also have flanking security forces during the attack."

"Therefore, in order to ensure the surprise, we must ensure the concealment of the oblique position. Our platoon has just won a new victory and the morale is high, so I plan to lead my platoon to guard the oblique position. In addition, in order not to be observed by the enemy , it needs to be concealed when building a diagonal position, and it also needs to be covered after the position is constructed.”

"Then how do you hide when you build a position?" Fu Chen asked the key point.

At this time, Chen Xinsheng, leader of the tank defense artillery platoon, said: "Captain Fu, our platoon has used a lot of camouflage nets from Nanjing to Shanxi. You can give them to Platoon Leader He to use for concealment after the position is built. As for the construction time, If it’s hidden, there’s nothing you can do.”

He Wei cast a grateful look at Chen Xinsheng, gritted his teeth after a moment and said: "Company Commander, I plan to use the equipment left by the Japanese army. The grenade is the standard equipment of the Japanese army. There should be a lot of ammunition on the Japanese corpses in front of the position. The Japanese army The grenade can shoot smoke grenades, and they also have special smoke canisters. I want to take a risk and search for Japanese corpses, and then use the smoke to cover the operation! I hope the company commander will allow it!"

Company Commander Fu Chen thought for a while, and finally looked at He Wei, who had brought him all kinds of shocks and surprises, and left four words.

'Okay, be careful! '

(End of this chapter)