337 Commander’s Contest Captain Ding Defeated the Japanese Invaders
The reaction of the Japanese squadron leader was not unpleasant, and the defensive deployment issued was also quite appropriate.
Unfortunately, he overestimated the combat effectiveness of his own side and underestimated the firepower of Ding Wei and his party.
After all, they are just Japanese soldiers No. 60 and 70.
What these Japanese and puppet troops are facing is not some trivial force.
It is a new regiment with strong soldiers and well-equipped equipment.
Ding Wei's tactics of concentrating his forces, advancing frontally, and detouring on both sides were clearly displayed in front of him.
He didn't expect to be able to hide it from the little devil's investigation.
The terrain in front of us is too open, and the circuitous teams on both sides cannot escape the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Then proceed openly.
I just want to tell you little devil, I will surround you and then eat you in one bite.
In terms of tactical command, Ding Wei has always been a bold leader.
After the firepower exchange between the two sides began, the advantages of the frontal assault troops deployed by Ding Wei and the team assault tactics based on the three-by-three system were immediately revealed.
The applicable environment of this three-three system team assault tactics is exactly the assault tactics carried out under the premise that the enemy's firepower point is known.
From a partial small triangle offensive formation.
When attacking in a triangle shape.
The temporary commander, also known as the squad leader or team leader, is located behind the triangle, and the two soldiers are located in front of the triangle.
Three such small triangle formations form a large offensive echelon.
In other words, a team of nine people, with less than one squad of soldiers, can use this triangular squad assault formation to cover an offensive front of nearly a hundred meters.
If there are twenty-seven warriors and three people form an attacking group, a total of nine attacking groups can be formed, that is, nine small fighting groups.
Once fully deployed, it can even cover an 800-meter-wide offensive front.
Although the number of people is small, once the offensive formation is formed, it can suppress the enemy simply from the momentum.
In addition, each three-person combat team has a well-organized division of labor.
Attack, cover, support.
Just like how Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Li Yunlong proposed independent regiments, the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment jointly formed a triangular defense system.
There are similarities and differences with what we see before us.
Between battle groups and between battle groups, and between triangle attack groups and triangle attack groups, if they can achieve orderly steps, coordinate attacks, cover each other, and support each other.
Even if the assault team is deployed, the overall number of people is not large.
The combat power it can display is something that the enemy cannot ignore.
Dispersed formation, orderly attack.
If the Japanese and puppet troops do not stop them, once the leading triangular attack group reaches the shooting range.
The offensive team can immediately engage in firepower exchanges with the Japanese and puppet troops and cover the follow-up troops to continue their advance.
The fully launched offensive of hundreds of meters covered them in one fell swoop, and the Japanese and puppet troops, who were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, simply could not withstand it.
Once trapped in a new group of encirclement, the little devil will be completely done.
But if the Japanese and puppet troops want to use artillery fire to block the three-thirds team of the New Regiment from breaking into the group.
It’s by no means easy.
The reason is simple and crude.
The team's offensive tactics of the three-three system are on this open offensive line.
The warriors are quite scattered among individuals.
Coupled with the three-person team of the New Regiment rushing forward, observers are always on guard against Japanese artillery strikes.
Once the Japanese artillery shells were thrown, the team members immediately scattered and took cover. When the Japanese artillery fire stopped, they continued to move forward.
To use a vivid metaphor, the new group of soldiers faced by the Japanese and puppet troops at this moment is like a group of mosquitoes with a small number but a very domineering formation.
The only thing that the Japanese and puppet troops can threaten these mosquitoes now is the artillery on hand.
Shooting mosquitoes with a cannon may not be effective, but if you don't hit them, the mosquitoes will bite you.
Do you want to fight or not?
Although the Japanese squadron leader was hesitant, he did not want to escape before the battle, return to the county seat, and be punished by military law, so he finally made the decision to start the war.
A squad leader said: "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the Eighth Route Army has already begun to take action. It is obvious that they are trying to attract our firepower from the front, detour from both wings, and surround our troops."
"It's just that the distance between the two sides is too far now. According to visual inspection, it is still about 800 meters, which is completely beyond the effective range of machine guns, rifles, and grenades."
"I suggest you try firing two rounds from the captured mountain cannon."
The Japanese squadron leader nodded and said: "Yo Xi, just do it like this. Artillery, first aim at the attacking Eighth Route Army troops and fire two shots."
"Hi!"
Boom boom——
The Japanese squadron leader gave the order, and two 75mm mountain cannon shells exploded directly on the open flat ground in the distance.
The distance between the two sides was too far. The two shells were fired by the Japanese artillery scouts after observing them through the ranging telescope.
At such a long distance, the viewing angle is very small. Even if the Japanese squadron leader wants to see clearly the specific situation of the new regiment after being bombarded, he has to raise his telescope and observe.
After a while, the Japanese squadron leader put down his telescope and looked a little ugly: "Baga, you wasted two shells in vain, but you didn't even kill an enemy!"
The adjutant said helplessly: "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the distance is too far, and the hit rate of the artillery shells is very low. In addition, the offensive formation used by these Eighth Route Army is really weird. The teams are quite scattered, and the distance between individuals is even more than 20 meters. p>
Let’s move the enemy a little closer and then fight!”
The Japanese squadron leader nodded and calculated carefully based on the effective range of the Type 89 grenade, Type 38 rifle, and crooked light machine gun:
"That's all we can do. Order the artillery observers to continue measuring distances to control the distance between the attacking Eighth Route Army and us."
"After bringing the Eighth Route Army forward and on both wings closer to a distance of 600 meters, light machine gun fire can attempt to fire bursts. After bringing it to a distance of 500 meters, grenade fire can block them.
After entering 400 meters, all rifle firepower can be fired together to stop the Eighth Route Army's offensive pace.
Let these hateful Eighth Route Army soldiers fall on my charge one by one."
"Hi!"
At this moment, the Japanese squadron leader did not dare to shout any more. After bringing the new team closer, the two sides began to fight head-on in a positional battle.
……
However, this Japanese squadron leader probably ignored one issue.
His kid has a grenade, and the new regiment also has a grenade. His kid has a crooked target and a mountain cannon. The new regiment also has a crooked handle and a Czech style, plus the captured seven-gun.
15mm mountain gun.
This means that when the Japanese and puppet troops use firepower to block the new regiment, the new regiment can also use firepower to attack the Japanese and puppet troops.
Why didn’t the Japanese squadron leader consider this issue?
On the one hand, it was because he believed that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army was backward according to his inherent concept.
It's not even as good as the fleeing national army in front of you, and its firepower is definitely not as good as the imperial troops.
On the other hand, it is a small trick used by Ding Wei secretly.
When letting the soldiers move forward, try to hide some grenades and light machine guns with your body and carry them behind your back.
In addition, some weapon configurations were deliberately revealed for the little devils to see.
So what was observed from the Japanese military’s telescope.
The attacking Eighth Route Army troops had few light machine guns and very few grenade launchers.
The mountain cannon seized from the national army was temporarily hidden by the soldiers of the new regiment behind a higher gentle slope somewhere to avoid the sight of the Japanese detectives.
Ding Wei also ordered to retain a squad of soldiers, plus several artillerymen, to operate the mountain cannon and provide long-range fire strikes.
Because the range of this mountain cannon is far enough, even if it is hidden behind this gentle slope, when it needs to be used, it can drop the shells at any time where the Japanese and puppet troops are.
In addition, Xinyi Tuan also has a huge advantage.
When both sides arrived within each other's fire range, the two sides started a firefight.
On the New Regiment's side, this is because the three-three system team assault tactics have been launched.
The soldiers are quite dispersed among themselves, which can effectively avoid the concentrated firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops.
As for the Japanese and puppet troops, they are not as powerful as the New Regiment.
Therefore, the Japanese squadron leader gathered the forces of the Japanese and puppet troops and conducted defensive operations in a relatively concentrated area.
In this way, once the two sides begin to exchange firepower, the situation will be quite clear.
The same artillery fire and bullet shooting.
The Japanese and puppet troops are fighting a new group of attacking troops that are on the move and relatively dispersed.
On the New Regiment's side, those who concentrated their firepower to attack were relatively concentrated Japanese and puppet troops.
It can even provide concentrated firepower coverage to the Japanese and puppet troops.
This is naturally a considerable advantage.
Ding Wei, who was commanding from the rear, realized that the Japanese and puppet troops had temporarily ceased fire, and seemed to want to put the new regiment of soldiers within shooting range and then conduct fire blocking.
A smile immediately appeared on his lips, and the little devil was indeed fooled.
In order to form the ultimate firepower advantage.
Ding Wei pulled out the shell gun from his waist and fired two shots in the air. He used the sound of the gunshots as a signal to urge the soldiers on both sides to take detours and advance forward faster.
We must launch an attack before the Japanese and puppet troops see through their own strategy.
Time passed bit by bit, and the commanders on both sides frowned.
It didn’t take long after Ding Wei issued the order with the sound of gunshots.
The soldiers of the new regiment were completely within the effective range of the Japanese and puppet troops' firepower.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the Eighth Route Army is less than 600 meters away from our army, and our machine guns can fire." The adjutant said.
The Japanese squadron leader nodded, "Xingxi, fire!"
The Japanese and puppet troops immediately launched a machine gun offensive.
From the front, more than a dozen light machine guns are lined up.
The Japanese machine gunner was lying on the ground, tilting his head and pressing his cheek to aim and shoot.
It's just that the distance is too far, so I used a crooked light machine gun to hit a target nearly 600 meters away.
Even the Japs machine gunners who are proficient in machine gun shooting are a little unable to control themselves.
Each one can only attack with long point shots in an attempt to increase the hit rate.
On the New Regiment side, the soldiers followed the instructions of the squad and platoon leaders and rushed forward quickly.
At this time, it is basically a race against time.
Because they are far enough away and the soldiers are fast enough to avoid being exposed for too long, they can reduce casualties as much as possible.
Not long after, the soldiers broke into the formation in a three-by-three formation and quickly jumped forward two hundred meters.
During the charge of nearly 200 meters, the Japanese and puppet troops initially fired with machine guns, followed by grenade fire.
There are also some Japanese who, even if the distance between the two sides exceeds the effective range of the 38-type rifles in their hands, they still try to open fire.
It's a pity that because the distance between the two sides is too long, coupled with the sudden advance of the new group of soldiers, the tactics are clever, the personnel are dispersed, and the operation is fast.
The offensive of the Japanese and puppet troops had little effect.
The casualties on the New Regiment's side were extremely small, even negligible.
……
"Captain, it's less than 400 meters away, give the order!"
First Battalion Commander Sun Zhenguo observed the situation with a telescope and said through gritted teeth.
In order to gain the final offensive advantage, from the beginning of the attack to the present, the Japanese side has been firing, and the New Regiment has been beaten unilaterally.
The battalion commander had already been holding back his anger.
Ding Wei, with a calm face, looked in the direction of the Japanese and puppet troops, nodded, and said: "It's time, give the order, the attack begins!"
"Yes!"
Sun Zhenguo was immediately overjoyed. He quickly pulled out the gun from his waist and fired three shots into the air, signaling the final attack.
As soon as the gunfire fell, the attack of the new group of soldiers who were detouring from both wings and advancing forward changed immediately.
In the previous attack, even the Japanese and puppet troops discovered problems.
The Eighth Route Army in front of them seemed to be bent on advancing. Facing the fire resistance of the imperial troops, they did not even fight back.
Just continue to maintain the weird formation in front of you and move forward quickly.
After Ding Wei's order was issued, the soldiers of the new group, who had also been frustrated all the way, had no hesitation and immediately launched a firepower attack on the Japanese and puppet troops.
The grenade that had been carried on the backs of the soldiers to avoid the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops was quickly taken off by the soldiers and the grenade positions were built on the spot.
A series of light machine guns that were also carried on the backs were also removed by the soldiers and set up in appropriate positions to cover the infantry charge.
While constructing the machine gun and grenade positions.
The other soldiers responsible for the assault continued to maintain the replenished three-three team assault formation and moved forward.
Continue to oppress the living space of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The soldiers on both wings continued to circle forward until the extended battle line was enough to completely surround the Japanese and puppet troops after closing.
The exchange of firepower between the two sides instantly entered a white-hot stage.
When the new regiment fired a volley of firepower, more than a dozen artillery shells were directed toward the area of the Japanese and puppet troops, covering them in a concentrated manner.
The Japanese squadron leader was completely stunned.
During the previous advance of the Eighth Route Army, the imperial troops only discovered five or six grenadiers and four or five light machine guns from the advancing Eighth Route Army.
How did the dozen or so shells in front of me come at them all at once?
Naturally, more than a dozen artillery shells could not kill all the Japanese and puppet soldiers in front of us.
But these dozen artillery shells came at once, and the firepower covered an area, not a single point.
If the Japanese and puppet troops are deployed as dispersed as a new offensive group, these artillery shells will naturally not have much effect.
But the Japanese and puppet troops in front of us were relatively concentrated in one area for fighting.
The results can be imagined.
Although half of the dozen or so shells exploded slightly.
The other half of the shells that successfully landed in the area where the Japanese and puppet troops were located successfully took away the lives of three Japanese soldiers and two puppet troops.
However, this was just the beginning. The platoon leader who directed the grenade fire at the front saw that the bombardment was effective and shouted excitedly:
"Continue to fire and cover the fire. First, let me take the enemy's grenade position and knock it off. Our grenade will be safe!"
On the New Regiment's side, there are two grenade launchers in a group, and the positions of each grenade launcher team are relatively dispersed to avoid being destroyed by Japanese artillery fire at once.
As for the method of shelling, in the words of the commanding platoon leader, just shoot with your eyes closed.
Anyway, the Japanese and puppet troops are all staying there!
Even a blind cat can encounter two dead mice.
The mountain cannon at the rear of the New Regiment was also pushed out from behind the gentle slope by the soldiers after the frontline fire offensive was launched, and bombarded the area where the Japanese and puppet troops were.
In addition, the new group of attacking troops suddenly launched light machine gun fire.
Although the locations of each light machine gun are relatively scattered.
At a glance, this empty area is filled with the sound of machine guns almost everywhere.
The situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed, and the new regiment had an absolute advantage in firepower.
The Japanese commanders were in a state of panic at this moment.
Facing the artillery bombardment of the new regiment, plus the fire attack, the team was relatively concentrated due to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Even the bullets fired by the Eighth Route Army with their eyes closed can easily hit the target.
In addition, the sudden burst of firepower from the Eighth Route Army in front of them really shocked the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese squadron leader realized that he had been deceived by the Eighth Route Army commander on the opposite side.
The opponent definitely hid their firepower.
Facing a new group of artillery attacks.
The best way for the Japanese army is to counterattack with artillery fire.
But the new group of assault troops is also right in front of us.
The detouring team on both sides is even more unstoppable.
Once there is no artillery fire to block it...
The Japanese squadron leader is not stupid. If the two wings of the Eighth Route Army succeed in detouring and encircling the imperial troops, the imperial troops may not be far from destruction.
The enemy's artillery fire was a little overwhelming for a while.
In the exchange of firepower between the two sides, the Japanese and puppet troops were at an absolute disadvantage, and casualties continued to spread.
In less than five minutes, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops once again lost more than one-third of their strength.
The injured Japanese adjutant looked anxious: "Your Excellency, squadron leader, the situation is not good, we are afraid we cannot withstand it any longer! Please immediately request tactical guidance from the headquarters!"
The Japanese squadron leader nodded quickly.
At this moment, how could he still dare to take into account his previous arrogance and even think that there was no need to ask for help from the headquarters?
"Which Eighth Route Army team is in front of us? The opponent's commander's tactics are really impressive, and the overall combat effectiveness of the team is even more powerful."
The Japanese squadron leader couldn't help but sigh.
The rapidly attacking Eighth Route Army team in front of us is in sharp contrast to the previous National Army team that was on the verge of collapse.
After the Japanese squadron leader gave the order, the communications troops immediately contacted the Japanese command headquarters in the Taigu direction through the radio.
A moment later, the communications troop came to report: "Sir, the headquarters has learned about the situation of our department and ordered our department to try to make a strategic transfer. Reinforcements will be sent immediately from the county seat to support our department."
"Transfer?"
Looking at the new group of troops pressing in from all directions not far away, the Japanese squadron leader gave a bitter smile and said: "Move now. Once we leave our backs to these Eighth Route Army, we will be defeated faster.
Tell the headquarters that our department will hold on with determination and wait for reinforcements to arrive."