Chapter 1004 Blood-sucking mosquitoes are more than just annoying!
People with diarrhea cannot die, but diarrhea requires rehydration.
But the frontline commander also said that water from the mountains should not be taken unless necessary.
Then you said that people are going to collapse. Is this necessary or unnecessary?
Therefore, getting water is imperative.
But at this time, the Chinese hiding in the mountains changed their tactics. Instead of poisoning, they started dropping bombs.
They hid on the mountain ridge in twos and threes, fired a few shots and ran away. What was terrible was that the shots were extremely accurate. The hit rate was as high as 80% at a distance of more than 400 meters, which even Japanese veterans could not achieve.
level.
In one afternoon, the Japanese troops sent out to fetch water and supplies suffered more than 90 casualties. What is this? The main force of the 108th Division defeated the Chinese defenders on the first line of defense, and this was the number of casualties.
Faced with this kind of attack that was more about harassment, they had also made corresponding counterattacks. Those who fetched water were often not a small team, but dozens of people, and even regular infantry regiment infantry, but no matter it was
A small team was dispatched, or a squadron was dispatched, and machine guns and grenade launchers were spared ammunition, but there was no result at all. The enemies all ran away.
If we compare them to an elephant, the Chinese soldiers hiding in the mountains are like mosquitoes flying around. The elephant's flapping ears and tail are almost symbolic resistance to the mosquitoes that keep coming to take a mouthful of blood. But
The blood that mosquitoes suck is real.
Dozens of casualties were suffered in one day. For two armies with a strength of tens of thousands each, although it was not a serious injury, it was extremely annoying.
Moreover, at night, the harassment became more frequent.
Take the 25th Infantry Brigade stationed in Wuxiang as an example. The brigade has two infantry regiments, plus a divisional artillery regiment and a baggage regiment. The total strength is as high as 12,000. Such a large force naturally cannot
We'll all sleep together.
Under the orders of the then Major General Nakano Kozo of the 25th Infantry Brigade, two infantry regiments were placed on the outside, one on the left and one on the right. Inside were the brigade headquarters and the directly affiliated escort squadron, as well as the artillery regiment and the baggage regiment.
The formation of the infantry regiment uses the infantry battalion as a unit to form a semi-arc to protect its own regiment headquarters. Since this is a mountainous area, the infantry battalion basically sets up a defense line in the open space below the mountain along the mountain.
The field camps of an infantry regiment are often protected by trenches up to 3,000 meters long. At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the field camps, there are usually barbed wire fences dozens of meters outside the trenches, and there are also human patrols.
Because after the cold gun incident in the afternoon, Nakano Xiaosan once again increased the intensity of the alert. Under the protection of the barbed wire, there were as many as 40 patrol teams patrolling in accordance with regulations. The patrol teams were basically organized into small units, which meant that an infantry unit
The team has as many as 600 personnel participating in night patrols.
One round every two hours. According to this intensity, almost every regular infantryman in the infantry brigade needs to participate in a patrol.
Such a strict and high-intensity patrol mechanism is extremely rare for both the Japanese and Chinese troops.
Because people are not steel machines, they need to use sleep to repair the fatigue of the body. Not to mention staying up for days and nights, even if you don't sleep for one night, you will feel pale when you wake up the next morning.
Ensuring necessary rest for soldiers is something that all commanders must consider.
People like Nakano Xiaosan can almost be called "drinking poison to quench thirst".
But Nakano, who was under pressure from both top and bottom, was probably the kind of person who said, "The baby is in pain, but the baby doesn't say anything." No matter who persuaded him, he issued strict military orders.
But even so, the Chinese attacks still came.
In order to ensure visibility, the Japanese army lit bonfires outside the barbed wire fence and set up searchlights at some key locations. As a result, the Japanese infantry exposed to the bright light became a living target for the Chinese soldiers hundreds of meters away.
The enemy is in darkness and we are clear. Of course, the Japanese would not be so stupid. When the gunfire rang out, they quickly fell down and blew out the bonfire with grenades. They used the searchlight lamppost to find the enemy hiding in the darkness. Unfortunately, the enemy took advantage of their own magic.
Accurate marksmanship is all hidden 400 meters away. This kind of field searchlight has limited power and cannot shine that far.
The night in the mountainous area was so dark that it made one's heart palpitate, but the Japanese army was still brave enough. Seeing that there were not many Chinese people who liked to hide these thieves, but they also liked to play and harass, they could not bear it and sent out nearly three groups in succession.
The infantry squadron-sized Japanese army went to the mountains with wolves and green dogs to pursue them.
An infantry formation of 200 people is already the limit for small-scale battles. If a few cold shots can stimulate an infantry group to fight, then the army will not need to sleep tonight. They have been unable to sleep for several days in a row, and many people have diarrhea.
, they can’t eat well, many soldiers are depressed, and if they stay up all night, how much combat effectiveness do they still have?
The commanders of the Japanese army are clever little guys. They have long concluded that this is the maximum amount of harassment the Chinese can do, and they must not be easily fooled.
As for the 200-man force, even if the Chinese hid hundreds of them in the vast mountains, no matter how they tried to ambush them, they would not be able to swallow them up in one gulp. As long as they persisted for a few minutes, the army would arrive and defeat the daring dogs.
The Chinese army crushed them to the point where not even a scrap was left.
If it were in the normal combat mode, it would be okay for the Japanese commanders to think this way, but now it is special operations.
Although most of the current 200 people in the reconnaissance company are 'newcomers', even these newcomers are selected from the best of each battalion and company of the Four Lines Regiment. They are all considered elite soldiers after a month of theory.
With actual combat training, both individual soldier combat effectiveness and combat experience far exceed that of the second-line soldiers of the 108th Division.
This is one of the main reasons why Tang Dao brought the reconnaissance company to trouble the 108th Division.
Don’t you have to pick the soft persimmons and pinch them?
If it were the 2nd Mixed Brigade or the 16th Division, Tang Tuanzuo's special harassment mode would not necessarily be like this.
The Wolf Blue Dog, which the Japanese spent a lot of effort to cultivate, is indeed an excellent search dog with a very good sense of smell. It ran blindly towards the area where the special forces were hiding. An infantry squadron followed behind and pounced on it menacingly.
It only takes four or five minutes to walk 400 meters on a flat road, even if fully armed. But in the mountains, it takes a lot of effort, but it is not a problem for the brave and strong officers and soldiers of the Japanese Empire.
Panting and running wildly, under the light of the flares, the traces of broken bushes could be clearly seen, which meant that the Chinese had been hiding in this area just now, and if they chased them, they would definitely be able to catch up.
As everyone knows, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company have all acquired a "bad habit" under the guidance of a certain regiment commander, that is, whenever they hide and snipe, they will plant booby traps twenty meters around their hiding place.
Firstly, it is to prevent oneself from being attacked by enemies from behind, and secondly, it is to have an extra barrier to block the enemy when retreating.
The German long-handled grenade has the function of delaying for five seconds after pulling the fuse. Therefore, in order to meet the special needs of the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance company, the explosives expert who was bought by Tang Dao from Linfen at a cost of 10,000 oceans wanted to show that he had value.
Well, the first thing I did was to modify the special grenade and change its delay to 2.5 seconds.
If this kind of grenade is used in field combat, it must be thrown out immediately once the fuse is triggered. Most grenades will not fall to the ground and explode again, but will explode in the air, which is slightly less practical.
But this kind of grenade is perfect for setting up booby traps. When you kick the pull cord, blue smoke comes out. Most people go through a process of surprise, reaction, and avoidance. After 2.5 seconds, the shrapnel fan formed by the explosion is enough to wrap up the person who triggered it.
in it.
The lethality of booby traps is greatly enhanced.
Therefore, the first one to bear the brunt was a small detachment of Japanese troops following Lang Qingu.
Because the first booby trap was triggered by the wolf green dog that was dragging the dog handler and running wildly.
The dog is very smart, but it doesn't know what trouble it will get if it hits that thin vine.
The sky was pitch black, and the afterglow of the flares could not easily see the slowly rising blue smoke in the grass. The hissing sound of burning fuses was drowned out by the footsteps of heavy military boots embedded with iron sheets.
The ignorant wolfdog and the dog handler were still striding forward, and an infantry squad striding behind them happened to step into the explosive point of the trip mine.
A bright fire flashed out from a thick bush. After a huge roar, the Japanese infantry squad soldiers who were more than ten meters across fell to the ground. Although there were wailing sounds, there were not many.
That's not to say that the Japanese soldiers were all tough guys who could endure shrapnel without screaming, but they really had no chance to scream again.
The reconnaissance company participated in the attack this time. The main participants are several reconnaissance squads. A reconnaissance squad has 16 people. They are basically divided into 4 groups. Each group has 3 people. The sniper is a Czech semi-automatic rifle and the firepower is a submachine gun.
The other one is the ammunition hand, who is responsible for laying booby traps and carrying ammunition. The remaining two Type 96 light machine guns and grenade launchers are at a high point 200 meters away from the four attack groups.
The attack team was responsible for covering fire when they were bitten by the Japanese army.
The number of booby traps laid here was obviously a bit large, especially when one or two hundred Japanese troops were clearly looking at them charging towards them with great force.
The ammunition hand who sent the "Black Egg" actually left half of the 10 grenades he carried in this one booby trap.
Five grenades don't matter. They are clearly cluster bombs. Not to mention the fragile human body, even the pure steel tracks of the Type 89 tank can be blown apart.
You said, there are 15 people in this Japanese squad, and the farthest distance from the cluster bomb is only about 10 meters. How many people can survive?
Under the loud noise, even the wolf and green dog, who were accustomed to hearing the sound of explosive explosions, were frightened and clamped their tails tightly, howling in fear.
The Japanese troops in other positions were so frightened by the sudden thunder that they all fell to the ground. It was not until 2 minutes later that they were sure that it was caused by the tripping thunder left by the enemy instead of being attacked by artillery, and then they got up to check on their companions over there.
their situation.
This didn't matter, and the Japanese infantry captain almost broke his molars in anger.
Together with the sergeant, 15 soldiers found a total of 21 pieces, mainly because there were two people who were close together, and their thighs and arms were blown off. These two alone found 8 pieces, not more than 20 pieces.
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Seven people died on the spot, and the other eight were either seriously injured and unconscious, or were bleeding from their bodies and howling like their dead parents.
If we stop here, the Japanese infantry squadron may have only lost one infantry squad, and the battle loss rate is less than 10%, which is a routine operation.
But "Died before leaving the army, making the hero burst into tears." Even Mr. Kong Ming, the smart top student representative, couldn't get over this hurdle, let alone a little Japanese army captain?
"Send an infantry squad to carry the wounded back. Leave the dead alone for now. The rest of the group will continue chasing after me." The Japanese Army captain stared at his big eyes and continued his mistakes.
In any case, he didn't know that on a hillock 600 meters away, a certain regiment had dug a grave for this Japanese infantry squadron, whose strength had been reduced sharply to more than 160 people.
There, all the heavy firepower of the entire reconnaissance company and more than 100 elite infantry were gathered.
It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them!
Tang Dao had already predicted that the Japanese army would not give in, and would send at least infantry squadron-level infantry to search and attack once they were attacked.
Even if you know that you may not be able to catch up, you must make this gesture, otherwise how will you write it in the battle report in the future?
"The enemy sent a small group of troops to attack and harass at night. In order to prevent accidents, our troops could not stand out. In the end, we lost more than ten patrol officers and soldiers?"
If this battle report were to spread, not to mention the entire 108th Division would be humiliated, not even the Chinese would even notice it.
The main force of the 108th Division was there. Even if it was divided into two, each division would have tens of thousands of people. As a result, it was attacked by a small group of Chinese troops and was beaten passively. What a noob you must be!
Perhaps even the biggest joke among the Japanese army, the famous "Hawker Division" would not do this!
To put it bluntly, the real purpose of sending troops to search and pursue was not to kill the Chinese, but to protect the honor of the division.
Therefore, it was inevitable to attack, and it was also inevitable that Tang Dao would take the opportunity to hit him hard.
The reconnaissance company is not like the hastily formed special squadrons in the past. It basically conducts reconnaissance, harassment, and assassination of the enemy in a squad or group mode.
The current reconnaissance company can not only complete the previous special squadron functions with three reconnaissance platoons and nine reconnaissance squads, but also has an additional machine gun platoon, one 82mm mortar, two MG34 machine guns, and a Maxim heavy machine gun
There are 3 Type 96 light machine guns, up to 18. In addition, the total light firepower of the entire crew is 45 Czech semi-automatic rifles, and more than 60 submachine guns. Regardless of the light or heavy firepower, they can be used in serious field battles.
Moreover, with this firepower configuration, if you attack a Japanese infantry squadron and do not stun them instantly, it is simply trampling on the so-called "elite" word.
Tang Dao sent out two reconnaissance platoons and six reconnaissance squads to harass the huge Japanese camp, but left one reconnaissance platoon and three reconnaissance squads plus a machine gun platoon and a guard squad, plus a guard platoon beside him.
, with a total strength of 150 people.
But the firepower intensity is almost comparable to that of an ordinary 600-man infantry battalion.
The ambush position set up by Tang Dao was about 1,200 meters away from the main Japanese camp. It looked very close, especially for the 6,500-meter range of the Japanese Type 41 mountain gun, which was almost equivalent to snatching food from the tiger's mouth. I am afraid that even the Japanese themselves
I never expected that someone would be so bold as to dig a grave for their own search team at such a close distance.
However, the terrain is slightly special. There is a hill in front of it, which just blocks the trajectory of the Japanese artillery fire, forcing the trajectory of the Japanese artillery fire to be raised. In the end, most of it will fall on the mountains behind the hill.
Based on this geographical feature, Tang Dao distributed its troops under the mountainside to avoid the threat of mountain artillery.
The 150 troops formed a Z-shaped distribution according to the terrain. On the main position, Lu Sanjiang's reconnaissance platoon was in the front, with Lu Sanjiang as the commander. The heavy firepower of the machine gun platoon was hidden on the flanks, led by the reconnaissance company elder.
Hei personally took command, while Tang Dao himself led the guard platoon and reconnaissance company guard squad on the other side.
Just waiting for the Japanese search team to chase into this death trap.
In order for the Japanese to come, Tang Daoke also made full preparations. On the way, he asked the retreating scouts to sprinkle some fresh blood cut from the captured pheasants on the road, so as to show the direction to the Japanese wolf green dog who was responsible for leading the way.
The soldiers were also ordered not to plant landmines near the blood, lest they kill the little baby.
But for other places to lay mines, it depends on the scouts' own wishes.
This time, Tang Dao purchased a large quantity of infantry mines from Linfen that made the scalps of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Line Regiment go numb. The Jin-made infantry mines were all imitated from Germany and were not too big. They also benefited from the 'Kaizhi dynamite' and were very powerful.
But not small.
One shot can't make the infantry's soul enter the soul, but it can also make the infantry's legs fly into the sky.
On the battlefield, there is no such thing as mercy, and there is no long-term thought that the mountain people will lose their arms and legs if they step on a landmine.
However, at a distance of several hundred meters, Heidan's fellows planted five infantry mines on the way back. That was already the limit of the infantry mines their reconnaissance team could carry.
After burying them all, I guess the mentality is "if there are dates but no dates, shoot two shots first".
He succeeded, because the Japanese army captain whose team was almost wiped out had a bit of a mental breakdown, and he had to hold on to his head even if he was caught by a booby trap.
Therefore, when the Japanese infantry squadron, which relied on its human legs to survive five explosive mines along the way, stepped into the shape of death, its strength was actually less than 140 people.
The infantry mine is really bad. It doesn't have as much explosive as a grenade. It basically only explodes the legs of people. Judging from the wounds, they are basically dead. But if they are not dead for a while, the wounded soldier will have to send 2
Even three people were sent back, five wounded soldiers were sent back, almost fifteen people were sent back, and 20 people were lost again.
However, this Japanese Army captain who has been completely overtaken is lucky. Otherwise, his infantry squadron would not even have more than 30 people, and the organization might be cancelled.
"Boom! Boom!" Two muffled sounds came from the two grenades on the opposite hill.
However, what was fired was not a grenade, but a flare.
The two flares were like two small suns that suddenly jumped into the sky, illuminating the figures of more than a hundred Japanese infantrymen who were trudging through the bushes at the foot of the mountain clearly and vividly.
300 meters away, I could almost see clearly the face of the Japanese second lieutenant at the front who was extremely stiff due to great fear, and the neatly trimmed mustache that was trembling because of the involuntary movement of his lips.
