Chapter 297 Blooming in the Center 3 A New Month Begins Seeking Red
Chapter 297: Flowering in the Center 3 (A new month has begun, please ask for red flowers!)
To be honest, the Japanese army's 75mm mountain artillery is still not very deployable in urban street fighting, and it may not be as useful as the 60mm gun. The reason why the National Defense Force wants to knock it off is mainly because it is a threat. If the Japanese artillery does not care
After firing recklessly, the National Defense Forces really had no choice but to give in. After all, the National Defense Forces had only just arrived in this city, and there were no permanent fortifications or anything like that to stay in.
The sky gradually became brighter.
The 1st Battalion of the Wartime Reconnaissance Regiment led by Hu Changjin finally arrived near the Japanese artillery position at dawn.
"Observer, quickly determine the location of the Japanese artillery!"
"All mortars, arrange artillery positions immediately!"
"1st Company and 1st Platoon, quickly identify the nearby Japanese troops and eliminate them!"
Time waits for no one, so Hu Changjin quickly assigned the task. In the distance, the Japanese artillery took advantage of the dawn, and the rumbling sound of the artillery became even louder.
"Report, the location of the Japanese artillery has been determined!" The observer quickly drew on the ground. The Japanese artillery positions were spread out widely, and it was difficult to take them down in a short time with only the mortars of a light infantry battalion of the National Defense Forces.
"Order: 18 mortars from the whole battalion will shell the guard infantry outside the Japanese artillery position in 5 minutes! Pay attention to the advance of the barrage. Each company and row of machine guns and submachine guns will set off immediately to the front of the Japanese artillery position and wait for us to force them.
After the artillery fire started, immediately launch an attack on the Japanese army from the front and left and right sides of the Japanese artillery position!"
At this time, what is needed is the decisive command style of the commander.
"Yes." After each company and platoon accepted the mission, they immediately turned around to lead the troops and groped along the street corners and bushes toward the Japanese artillery positions.
The Japanese's direct artillery battalion has the same number of people as the Marine Battalion of the National Defense Forces, and is slightly larger than the number of light infantry battalions such as the reconnaissance battalion. However, the artillery has never been good at close combat. When the artillery is really in close combat, the artillery is often beaten.
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Because of this, countries around the world attach great importance to the protection of artillery and deploy some small artillery in heavy artillery units to destroy approaching attacking enemies.
In addition to six to seven hundred artillerymen, the Japanese's direct artillery brigade also had about a squadron of infantry scattered at the rear and left and right sides of the position to guard against possible attacks.
"Report to the battalion commander, a new situation has been discovered." When Hu Changjin and others were about to lurk under the eyes of the Japanese army, a scout came to report.
"What's the situation?" Hu Changjin looked at the other party coldly. Are these guys still called scouts? Why didn't they conduct a clear reconnaissance just now?
"In a residential building, we found Japanese troops coming in and out. After observation, we thought it was a command post of the Japanese army." The scout was unmoved.
"Command post? What level? How many people are there?" For Hu Changjin, one should never judge the commander of any brigade or squadron.
"It is estimated that this is the command post of the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression of our army. There are about a hundred people!" said the scout.
"Okay! Order the nearby 3rd company to immediately eliminate the Japanese command post with all their strength, and the gaps left by it will be filled by the reserve team!" Hu Changjin immediately made a decision. As the saying goes, the opportunity cannot be lost, and it will never come back. As long as the opponent is higher than the brigade-level command
Officer, this attack is valuable.
"Boom, boom, boom..." As soon as five minutes passed, the mortars of the National Defense Force began to fire violently at the Japanese army!
"Da da da..." Almost at the same time, the operation against the Japanese command post started simultaneously.
"Brothers, come on!" Hu Changjin waved his hand, and together with the direct reconnaissance and security squad beside him, he rushed towards the Japanese.
The main point of this type of attack is to be fast and fierce. You must beat, stun, and disrupt the enemy before he can react. You must make sure that he cannot organize defense or attack.
"Da da, da da..." In this kind of urban street fighting and close combat, the National Defense Force is the well-deserved king. Their firepower is very fierce, but also very light and agile. The burst fire must be burst, and the three-round burst should be fired.
They will definitely not fire five rounds in a row. A tactical team of three people and an attack group per squad will rush towards the Japanese in a rolling manner!
"Boom, boom, boom..." The 60 troops began to extend deeper into the Japanese position.
The assault on the Japanese artillery positions went very smoothly, and the various reactions of the Japanese were all expected. However, the 3rd company's attack on the Japanese command post encountered strong resistance.
The Japanese army first seized the top floor of a residential building and placed a crooked machine gun on it, blocking most of the attack route of the National Defense Forces. However, the remaining half of the path was blocked by another crooked machine gun and several submachine guns.
Defended.
The commander of the 3rd company, Zhou Qilong, organized three charges, but was beaten down in each of them, at the cost of sacrificing five soldiers.
"Damn it, that little devil has turned into a spirit! Liu Xinghua, go call a mortar. I don't believe it. One of my dignified National Defense Forces reconnaissance companies can't take down a small building!"
"Yes." Correspondent Liu Xinghua immediately ran to the rear of the position.
"Bing Gou!" At this moment, a Japanese sharpshooter fired at Liu Xinghua.
"Liu Xinghua——" Zhou Qilong watched Liu Xinghua fall to the ground and shouted angrily.
"Company commander, I have an idea." At this time, 1st platoon leader Sun Dechang pointed to a two-story building on the side of the Japanese command post.
"What's the use? It's only two stories high." Zhou Qilong also noticed the small building, but felt that it was of little use.
"Company Commander, with just one squad, I can eliminate the Japanese's crooked weapons and a few traps." Sun Dechang said, patting his chest.
"Okay. What do you want to do?" Zhou Qilong looked at the battlefield situation and asked.
"Later, as long as the entire company's machine guns and submachine guns can block the Japanese machine guns and submachine guns beside the corridor for 30 seconds, a squad can pass through the open space in front and then reach the downstairs of the two-story building. We
Once you get to the second floor, it's just higher than the Japanese sniper position downstairs, and the distance between the second floor of the small building and the Japanese sniper position downstairs is only about 40 meters, which is just within the attack range of the grenade!"
"Okay, okay, okay! Take action immediately!" Zhou Qilong said "Okay" three times in a row. This matter was indeed a short-circuit in his mind, because the National Defense Forces generally fought with favorable winds, and most of them had a few grenades per person.
Rarely used out.
Needless to say, this Japanese command post was the temporary command post of the Japanese commander Colonel Terauchi Castle. Ever since he led the regiment out of Hongkou to attack the Chinese attackers, he had been asking each group to attack steadily and try his best to find out the number and equipment of the attackers.
From the perspective of Terauchi Castle, the number of Chinese attackers who could hold on to a squadron of the Imperial Japanese Army and eventually crush a squadron must be at least five hundred or thousands. An attacker of this size, coupled with the number of people in the city
The street terrain is complex, and it is very unrealistic to think of solving it with a single charge. If not done well, it will be a waste of money.
Not to mention, this tactic of Terenaicheng really caused certain difficulties for the National Defense Forces. The National Defense Forces were not afraid of the Japanese troops charging inward, because most of the best offensive and defensive points in those neighborhoods were occupied by the National Defense Forces.
However, once the Japanese adopted the tactics of steady advancement, the National Defense Forces became a little anxious, because the Japanese army only confronted the National Defense Forces at the street entrance. In such areas, the strength of the National Defense Forces was always limited, but the Japanese army
The firepower of a squad or even a squadron or a brigade can be concentrated to fight against the National Defense Forces. In this way, the Japanese army will have a local advantage.
However, just when Temple City was satisfied, fierce gunshots suddenly came from outside the residential building where he was. If it weren't for the effective arrangement of his men, the attackers would have almost rushed in. At this time, he was not far away.
The sound of mortars coming from the distant artillery position made Temple City feel that the attackers were not a small force. Considering that the attackers were contained by three infantry brigades, the total scale of the Chinese people was evident!
"Send a report to the Marine Corps Headquarters: The size of the China attackers is no less than a regiment. Judging from the sound of gunfire and artillery, the attackers are elite troops of the China National Defense Force!" Terauchi stated the telegram calmly.
Although the command post of Colonel Terauchi was attacked by the National Defense Forces, he did not call other brigades for reinforcements. From Terauchi's point of view, it would be difficult to capture the residential building where he was located with only machine guns and submachine guns.
Even if they use mortars, they may not be able to break in. As long as the Chinese attack fails within an hour, then these despicable attackers will be waiting to be surrounded.
The analysis of Temple City is correct, because after all, the city is still under the control of the Japanese army. Although the Chinese army fought fiercely on the outskirts of the city, and there seemed to be a lot of Chinese people sneaking into the city, you don't have to think about it.
The Chinese army coming into the city cannot have all kinds of heavy weapons like the Chinese army in the suburbs. It is inevitable that they will not have enough attack power. And as long as the Chinese attackers cannot achieve a quick victory, what awaits them is failure.
Surrender or be annihilated.
In fact, it is not only the Temple City that analyzes it this way, but also the National Defense Forces themselves. Don't they analyze it this way? The purpose of breaking into the city and engaging in street fighting is to create chaos for the Japanese army and make the Japanese completely lose the so-called front and rear.
Terenauchi Castle had its sights set on the beginning, but not on the end. The Wehrmacht had insufficient attack power, but the Wehrmacht was not here to attack the fortress; the Wehrmacht as a whole was unable to achieve a quick victory, but that did not mean that the Wehrmacht would definitely be eliminated.
Xu Shangqian and Ma Changling carefully analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy and ourselves. Since the entire East China Japanese Army (except for Kenji Doihara of the 4th Army) had almost no heavy firepower above 75mm field guns, the Japanese army wanted to attack the urban area
It is simply impossible to kill two "wartime reconnaissance regiments" without dispatching three or four times our own strength.
The real problem now is: it is not the National Defense Force who needs a quick victory, but the Japanese army who needs a quick victory!
The Wehrmacht's ability to make quick decisions immediately taught Commander Terauchi a lesson.
"Da da da, da da da..." Suddenly, the sound of machine guns and submachine guns from the Chinese attackers exploded outside the residential building. Did China think that this would allow them to break into their command post?
However, the sound of Chinese machine gunfire only lasted for less than a minute and ended. This situation gave rise to new doubts in Terauchi Castle: Could the Chinese people have any new conspiracy?