Sun Desheng, commander of the cavalry company, went from initial excitement to solemnity to silence at this moment after receiving the specific combat mission assigned to him by Kong Jie.
Lao Sun has a headache now.
He originally thought that the task assigned to his cavalry company by the regiment commander this time was to assist the main ambush force in harassing the Japanese and puppet troops from the flanks or back.
The result was good. The regiment commander actually selected the location of the ambush directly on this plain terrain, and placed the key point on whether the more than 3,000 Japanese puppet troops could be destroyed this time on his cavalry company.<
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When setting off, Kong Jie, who arranged tasks for the cavalry company, spoke calmly:
"At the previous military meeting, I proposed that the operation to annihilate the two invading Japanese army groups and the puppet army should be placed in the middle plain area.
Several battalion commanders all expressed doubts, believing that in fighting the Japanese in this place, the Japanese army would most likely take advantage of artillery fire and use the dozen or so artillery they carry to engage in positional warfare with us. The situation would be unfavorable to us."
"But I said, only in this place can we hope to completely wipe out the Japanese and puppet reinforcements."
"What you are worried about is the Japanese artillery squadron. Don't worry, after the battle begins, you don't have to worry about the artillery squadron. I will leave it to Sun Desheng. Their cavalry company can handle it and knock out the Japanese artillery for you as soon as possible." At this point, Kong Jie paused, "But if we fail to destroy it immediately, even if we build fortifications in advance, the first and second battalions will surely fall into the ensuing positional battle.
Not to mention the elimination of the Japanese and puppet troops at that time, after the two sides fell into a fierce battle, the Japanese army took advantage of its absolute artillery superiority and manpower advantage, and the first and second battalions even risked being severely damaged."
"In the final analysis, Old Sun, the outcome of this battle depends on your cavalry company, or rather your semi-mechanized heavy-arms unit."
There are some things Kong Jie didn’t say.
Didn’t you, Sun Desheng, clamor for war all day long?
Right now I will fight for you, and I will fight the most important battle for you.
"I won't tell you how to command specifically. Old Sun, you and Chen Dalian can discuss it yourself. I think you two are more familiar with the tactical command of the cavalry than I am."
"I have only one request. After the battle begins, your cavalry troops must destroy the Japanese artillery positions for me before the first and second battalions are attacked by Japanese artillery fire."
"Yes!"
Sun Desheng, who has always been fearless, bravely accepted the decision this time.
After returning to the company, Sun Desheng looked anxiously at Chen Dalian, the instructor of the cavalry company.
After explaining the matter, Sun Desheng said helplessly: "Old Chen, that's what happened. Our cavalry company has a heavier burden this time."
Chen Dalian smiled and said: "Old Sun, you are the one who has been clamoring to lead your comrades to fight every day. Now that the regiment leader has assigned the task, why are you afraid in the end?"
Sun Desheng touched his half-baked head and said with emotion: "Afraid? I, Sun Desheng, am not afraid of death! I am just afraid that if our cavalry company cannot destroy the Japanese artillery positions immediately, the comrades of the first and second battalions will suffer heavy casualties.
It’s unavoidable.”
"If I can't complete the mission this time, I won't have the shame to continue working in the cavalry company in the future."
Chen Dalian said: "Old Sun, it's useless to say anything now. We can only fight. After our cavalry company merged with the motorized troops in the regiment, we have been training for a long time. This is our first battle.
, it must be done well."
"Let's plan carefully and see how we can fight this battle."
Sun Desheng nodded. He couldn't think of so much when the situation came to pass. Whatever bad situation happened, let it go to hell. At worst, I, Old Sun, would be the first to die on the battlefield.
So, after Shen Quan and Wang Leihu set off with two battalions of soldiers.
The cavalry company has faster legs and takes the first step.
Sun Desheng and Chen Dalian hurried to the middle plain area. Although they were already familiar with this area, they still surveyed the surrounding terrain and features again.
After the investigation was completed, Chen Dalian and Sun Desheng discussed countermeasures.
Chen Dalian said: "Old Sun, the Japanese and puppet troops are rushing from Yangquan to Ping'an County this time. They pass through the plain area in the middle section and are probably heading southwest."
"Assaulting an infantry position with powerful firepower, well-equipped equipment, and well-prepared formations from the front is simply seeking death."
"The old rule is that our cavalry company still has to attack from both sides and back."
"Since the focus of this battle is whether our cavalry company can take the lead in destroying the Japanese artillery positions, then the troops of the first and second battalion commanders can fully cooperate with the actions of our cavalry company.
I suggest that the blocking fortifications of the 1st and 2nd Battalions be placed in the front section of this plain area."
"That is to say, soon after the Japanese army enters this plain terrain from the mouth of this valley, they will engage in a firefight with the first and second battalions."
"In this way, we can go back to the valley entrance from both wings and directly reach the back and side of the Japanese and puppet troops. At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops are not too far away from the valley entrance, about seven or eight hundred meters away. Based on our
The light cavalry's short-term burst of charging speed can sprint over in a matter of seconds."
Sun Desheng nodded and signaled Chen Dalian to continue. In terms of tactical command, Sun Desheng knew that he was not as good as the instructor Chen Dalian.
What he is better at is urging all the soldiers of the cavalry company to execute the combat plan perfectly.
Chen Dalian continued: "According to the combination of our cavalry company and the motorized force, which is what the regiment leader said, it will be the prototype of a semi-mechanized heavy-armed force. Just like the usual training, this time it will be divided into four teams, the stormtroopers.
, Clamp Team, Fire Team, Reserve Team."
Sun Desheng intervened and said: "Old Chen, once this battle starts, we must destroy the Japanese artillery positions in the shortest possible time. If we don't have time to make preparations, just cancel the reserve team!"
Chen Dalian nodded and said: "That's right, then just cancel the reserve team and divide it into three teams."
"Old Sun, this is what I think. According to our battle plan this time, the 1st and 2nd Battalions will engage in firepower exchanges with the Japanese army in the first half of this plain terrain. The Japanese and puppet troops will be trapped here.
The middle area of the first half of the plain terrain."
"The Japanese are also worried about being ambushed if they are too close to the mountains on both sides, so they will probably place their fortifications in the middle of this gentle terrain, so that they can engage in positional warfare and use their firepower advantage to either repel the enemy or hold on until reinforcements arrive.
Arrival."
"What we have to do is, after the Japanese and puppet troops exchange fire with the first and second battalions, take advantage of the Japanese and puppet troops' attention to be attracted in the forward direction."
"The stormtroopers are composed of light cavalry from our cavalry company. They can explode at extremely fast speeds within a short distance. They are used to break through the Japanese fortifications placed at the rear and guarding the rear artillery."
"After the stormtroopers launched the attack, the clamping team followed up from both sides at the same time, covering the stormtroopers' attack with machine gun fire and 50 cannons."
"At this time, the Japanese army's attention will be divided into two parts, one in the direction of the first and second battalions, and one in the direction of our stormtroopers."
"This plain is generally rectangular, and the distance between the two sides is much smaller. Our firepower troops will ambush in the valleys on both sides of the plain in advance, and then divide it into two parts. From the left and right sides of the Japanese and puppet troops, we will use horse machines to
Tactics, attack the Japanese artillery positions."
"In this way, if the troops of the first and second battalions are combined to form a pincer attack from all sides, the Japanese army's formation will definitely be in chaos. At this time, if the first and second battalion commanders cooperate with the actions of our cavalry company, they will be able to attack on the wide plain terrain
, it may not be impossible to open up the skirmishing line, launch a general offensive, and destroy the Japanese and puppet troops in one fell swoop."
Compared with Chen Dalian, Sun Desheng is not good at formulating tactics, but he can still distinguish the good and bad of the tactics themselves.
After Chen Dalian finished speaking, Sun Desheng immediately agreed: "No need to say, Old Chen, this tactic is good and can mobilize all our troops. I also want to see the cavalry and mechanized troops we have trained for so long.
Combat power after combination."
"There is no time to delay. We will discuss the specific tactical cooperation plan with the first and second battalion commanders."
"Okay!"
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It is surrounded by peaks and valleys on almost all sides. The blocked strong wind blows into this gentle area through the gaps between the mountains. There is not much residual power left, and it spreads across this plain terrain, blowing
The green grass is swaying back and forth.
Considering the critical situation of the war in Ping'an County, the Japanese and puppet troops who came from Yangquan to support them worked hard all the way.
At around 9 a.m., we finally arrived at this rare mountainous plain between Ping'an County and Yangquan.
Two Japanese captains, Hideo Murai and Nobuyoshi Mishima, led the troops forward.
As mentioned earlier, before completely entering this plain area between mountains, the two Japanese captains also swore that the Eighth Route Army would never dare to ambush in this plain area.
However, out of caution, after entering the valley entrance, the two old devils scanned the entire plain terrain under the protection of the guards.
Except for the grass swaying in the wind that has grown crazily after several spring rains in the summer and can submerge ankles, there is no other thing to see.
"Xinxi, keep moving forward." Mishima Xinyi gave the order.
And just six or seven hundred meters away, there is a gently undulating slope on the right wing.
Close to the back side of the gentle slope, Shen Quan led the Second Battalion to arrive in advance and quickly dug a shallower and wider trench. The soldiers crawled in the trench one by one, lowering their bodies and using the grass covering their backs.
Covering up, he successfully avoided the detection of the Japanese army.
On the left wing, the first battalion commander also led the main force of the first battalion to ambush.
As time passed, the Japanese and puppet troops who were eager to support Ping'an County were not slow. The puppet troops were at the front and soon approached the position set up by Shen Quan and Wang Leihu, less than three hundred meters away.
The distance of three hundred meters is actually not that close. Looking at a standing person from a distance, due to the narrowing of the angle of view, it is only as big as a palm.
The Japanese and puppet troops were still unaware of the Eighth Route Army soldiers lurking in secret.
Until the two sides are close to less than 150 meters.
Shen Quan and Wang Leihu knew that they could not wait any longer. If they moved forward, they would be easily noticed by the Japanese scouts. At present, the first and second battalions did not bring all the troops. Each battalion only had about 500 troops. This was also
Considering there are too many people, it is easier to be exposed if you lurk.
If the contact distance between the two sides is too close, the fire blocking distance left for the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions will be too close.
If the Japanese and puppet troops use their superior strength to forcefully launch a charge, they will easily break through the defensive positions of the 1st and 2nd Battalions. When the two sides engage in hand-to-hand combat, all plans will be ruined.
Even if the Japanese and puppet troops can be repulsed, it will probably be a miserable victory, with one thousand enemies killed and eight hundred losses suffered.
"Hit——"
The first and second battalion commanders made the same judgment, and the order to fire came almost at the same time.
The soldiers who had been ambushing on the left and right flanks for a long time and were ready to fire immediately opened fire. The bullets they fired formed a dense cross-fire network, shooting towards the Japanese and puppet troops from the flanks with a small deflection angle.
The sudden ambush caught the puppet troops in the front row by surprise. Who would have thought that there would be such a large number of Eighth Route Army troops lurking in this flat plain?
The soldiers covered with green grass mounted machine guns, rifles suddenly fired, and bullets flew past. The Japanese and puppet troops did not even notice the Eighth Route Army soldiers for the first time.
Intense bullets were fired, and the puppet soldiers in the van fell to pieces.
The firepower striking from the flanks also caused certain casualties to the Japanese troops marching behind the puppet troops.
"Enemy attack, lie down, fight back!"
Mishima Nobuyoshi and Murai Hideo were the first to lie down on the ground amid the roar, raised their arms, raised their command swords and issued orders.
In this flat terrain, where bullets can fly almost from beginning to end, only by completely crawling on the ground and firing prone can you save your life to the greatest extent.
The Japs from the two brigades reacted extremely quickly. The well-trained Japs quickly opened a certain distance and crawled on the grass in unison. They also set up formations and staggered their positions so that all bullets could be fired in the direction of the enemy.
In the past, we will not accidentally hurt our own people.
The puppet soldiers who were suddenly hit were a little panicked and immediately fled to the left and right wings. When they recovered, they also crawled on the ground.
It was just that the battle broke out suddenly, and the puppet soldiers were in an awkward position, just caught between the firepower of the Japanese army and the Eighth Route Army.
Murai Hideo and Mishima Nobuyoshi looked at each other, both of them were shocked. These Tubal Road dared to block the attack in this gentle area. It was really extremely arrogant.
As soon as the two sides fought, Mishima Nobuyoshi and Murai Hideo immediately judged that the Eighth Route Army's strength was not as large as they imagined.
Hideo Murai ordered: "Prepare the grenades, drop smoke grenades, and cover the infantry counterattack. The artillery will use the machine to build artillery positions and wipe out all the Eighth Route Army without leaving a single one behind."
Murai Hideo's words were very cold. He was both annoyed and contemptuous of the Eighth Route Army who dared to ambush here.
Murai Hideo and Mishima Nobuyoshi originally thought that if the Eighth Route Army ambushed midway, common sense would judge that it must be in a mountainous area.
Now it actually appears here.
I don’t know whether I’m going to live or die on Tubal Road. I’m just blocking the car with my arms.
Since you dare to foolishly ambush here, you should be prepared to be destroyed...