The new regiment's tanks soon arrived within 100 meters of the Japanese and puppet troops' forward positions.
At the back, the soldiers always maintained the formation of the three-three combat attack.
At this time, the heavy artillery group and the mountain artillery group had stopped firing, because it was easy to accidentally injure one's own people.
However, the 8mm mortars and 60mm mortars of the first battalion continued to pour shells towards the Japanese and puppet army positions.
The Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the tunnels had emerged from the tunnels one after another, shooting at the soldiers of the Third Company despite the dense explosions.
Da da da…
In the smoke of continuous artillery fire, against the shrapnel sweeping over at any time, and listening to the deafening explosions, the Japanese machine gunners rained barrage after barrage on the soldiers of the Third Company of the New Regiment.
Japs were constantly being hit by artillery shells, but the Japs seemed not to be afraid of death. The Japs and puppet soldiers were shooting with their guns.
The marksmanship of the Japanese soldiers of the 10th Division was demonstrated at this moment. From a distance of about 100 meters, the marksmanship of the Japanese soldiers was frighteningly accurate.
Two Panther tanks opened fire on the Japanese firepower position.
With a muffled sound, the tank body shook slightly, a ball of fireworks burst out from the tank's gun barrel, and a shell hit a Japanese heavy machine gun fire point directly.
boom!
At the targeted firepower point, several Japanese soldiers and Type 92 heavy machine guns suddenly flew into the sky.
The Japanese's 0mm anti-tank guns and 37mm anti-tank guns were also firing, but unfortunately, the hits on the Panther tanks were not painful or itchy.
The tank's machine gun was also firing at the Japanese position 100 meters away. Occasionally, a machine gun bullet hit the head of a Japanese puppet soldier and exploded like a watermelon.
At this time, as the smoke bombs gradually dissipated, the Japs machine gunners in the turrets and bunkers had a clear view, so they joined in shooting at the soldiers of the third company.
at the same time.
The Japanese mountain artillery in the distance opened fire. Under the guidance of the Japanese observer, the target was an attacking tank.
Explosions continued around the tank. The turret was the weakest part of the tank. The armor on the top of the turret was only 16 mm thick. If a 7-shell shell hit the top of the turret, it would be very dangerous.
Coupled with the continuous firing of Japanese anti-slope mortars and infantry artillery, the attack of the third company was suppressed.
In the first battalion headquarters, Li Yunlong, who saw this scene, immediately said to Zhang Dabiao: "Stop the attack immediately and withdraw the third company and tanks!"
"yes!"
Zhang Dabiao picked up the walkie-talkie and called: "Hello, Sanlian?"
"This is the battalion headquarters. I am Zhang Dabiao. I am ordering your company to stop attacking and retreat immediately!"
As the order from the battalion headquarters was issued, the attacking third company retreated under Yang Chuanlin's order and withdrew from the attack area under the cover of two tanks.
The New Regiment's two attacks were frustrated. If there were no tank cover, the Japanese and puppet troops might launch a counterattack.
Then, the two tanks also withdrew and were not hit by the Japanese mountain artillery.
The 10th Division was an artillery regiment, and it was divided into two parts to fight, half on the Lijia Town side and half on the Dagu Town side.
Although the Third Company failed to capture the position, the Japanese and puppet troops also felt uncomfortable.
The first battalion had nearly 30 8mm mortars and 60mm mortars in total. With full firepower, about half of the Japanese and puppet troops on the position had their teeth filled with shells.
Looking at the retreating Third Company, Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes slightly, and the thing he was most worried about happened.
As expected, the 10th Division used the tactics of the New Regiment to deal with the New Regiment.
The tunnels, reverse slopes, thickened bunkers and gun towers, as well as the artillery support from the mountain artillery group in the distance, are exactly the same as the new regiment resisting the attack of the 10th Division.
The difference is that the 10th tunnel is not as stable as the tunnels of the New Regiment. The thickened bunkers and gun towers are single and not as dense as the bunkers of the New Regiment. The Japanese artillery firepower is far less powerful than that of the New Regiment.
In the attack that lasted just over ten minutes, the three companies suffered casualties of nearly one-third of their troops.
If the Japanese had a new group of bunkers, artillery firepower and powerful infantry firepower, it would not be surprising that the third company would suffer two-thirds casualties.
The combat effectiveness of the third company is ranked a few ahead of the new regiment. If the enemy is a second-line division and there is no tunnel, the artillery group can attack the Japanese position without tank cover and can capture the position with only one wave of attacks.
Currently, the third company is equipped with 8 flamethrowers, one for each row.
If you can rush to the Japs' position, even if the Japs and puppet soldiers are hiding in the tunnels, they will be roasted into pigs by the flames shot by the flamethrowers.
Li Yunlong knew very well that in the short time of most of the night, the Japs' tunnels must not have been dug very deep, and the flamethrowers could completely burn the Japs and puppet troops hiding inside.
The Japanese in bunkers and gun towers would also be burned into roast pigs.
The problem now is that the Japanese have built a lot of civil fortifications around the gun towers and bunkers. If the flamethrowers and infantry want to approach the tunnel entrance and the bunker towers, they must first seize the positions.
If you want to win the position, you have to pay at least two-thirds of the soldiers of a company.
If there were Japanese infantry hidden on the reverse slope, and the Japanese counterattacked, not only would they not be able to capture the position, but even No. 00 would have to be wiped out.
Although there was tank cover, the tanks could not protect the infantry from the Japanese artillery in the anti-slope position, as well as the Japanese machine guns in the thickened bunkers and turrets.
Although the Japanese and puppet troops of the 10th Division did suffer greater casualties than the New Regiment in this fight, there were more than 30 such thickened bunkers and artillery towers from here to Heyuan County.
Even if there is no place for thickened bunkers and gun towers, the Japanese engineers can find a hilltop beside the road to build civil fortifications and dig tunnels.
If we fight like this, we will probably have to fight through half of the new group before we can break out, and it will take more than ten days.
But what the New Regiment lacks most now is time. The New Regiment must defeat the 10th Division as soon as possible and open a gap to cover the retreat of the people. Otherwise, when the Japs from the other four divisions encircle them, the situation will be very bad.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Captain Li, who has always been full of clever ideas, suddenly ran out of better ideas.
"Da Biao, suspend the attack until the order is given!"
"Let's go back to the regiment headquarters!"
Li Yunlong first said something to Zhang Dabiao, and then asked Chen Feng and Xing Zhiguo to get on the jeep and return to the regiment headquarters.
He came to the battlefield to take a look, just to see if the Japanese used that kind of tactic, and to think about ways to see if he could think of counter-tactics.
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More than 0 minutes later.
Li Yunlong, Chen Feng and Xing Zhiguo returned to the Youth League Headquarters of Dagu Town.
The three of them discussed tactics while walking towards the regiment headquarters.
As soon as he walked into the regiment headquarters, Wang Dehou came up to him and said to Li Yunlong and others: "We just received a call from the headquarters. The 11th Independent Infantry Regiment of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army in Datong has set out from Datong to reinforce the 10th Division."
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"This is really not good news." Li Yunlong frowned slightly.
The 10th Division actually received reinforcements from an infantry regiment, which made the already unfavorable battle situation for the new regiment even worse.
"How's the battle going over there with the First Battalion?"
Looking at the expressions of Li Yunlong and Xing Zhiguo, Wang Dehou couldn't help but feel a little in his heart, and then asked.
"The situation in the battle is not good." Xing Zhiguo said, "The Japanese used our tactics and the position was really damn difficult to defeat. They attacked three times in three consecutive attacks and suffered two third casualties, but they failed to capture the position."
"That's not a good situation." Wang Dehou frowned, "Several other battalions and several battalions in the division have just reported that they are in the same situation as the first battalion, and the attack is not going well."
His tactics of tunnels and reverse slopes were indeed powerful, making it difficult for the 10th Division to advance, and causing heavy casualties to the four Japanese divisions attacking the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment.
Now the Japs of the 10th Division are using this tactic to deal with the new regiment, and they can't think of a good counter-tactic.
Suddenly, Wang Dehou seemed to have thought of something and looked at Chen Feng aside: "Counselor Chen invented the tunnel and anti-slope tactics. Does Consultant Chen have any countermeasures?"
Li Yunlong and Xing Zhiguo also looked at Chen Feng.
"I don't have any counter-tactics, but I have a weapon that can greatly reduce casualties and increase the speed of attack." Chen Feng glanced at everyone and said.
If the tunnel and anti-slope tactics were really so easy to crack, the U.S. military would not be beaten to the point of crying by the volunteers.
Unless there are weapons of mass destruction such as thermobaric bombs, cloud burst bombs and earth-penetrating bombs.
However, it was also the first time for the Japs to use this tactic. After exploring and studying it in battle, they had not yet understood the essence of tunnel tactics.
"What weapon?" Li Yunlong asked hurriedly.
…
noon.
Heyuan County, 10th Division Regiment Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Asada Ryoichi reported the combat reports submitted by each brigade to Tanabe Moritake and Ishikawa Jiro:
"This morning, the 8th Brigade repelled 6 attacks from the Eighth Route Army, and the 33rd Brigade repelled 8 attacks from the Eighth Route Army, killing at least 00 Eighth Route Army soldiers and causing more than 800 casualties among the Locust Army soldiers."
In addition to the first battalion that was attacking, troops from other battalions were also attacking the Japanese, and the fight turned into a mess.
"Yoshi!"
"Yoshi!"
Hearing this, Ishikawa Jiro and Tanabe Moritake said almost at the same time, with long-lost smiles on their faces.
Although the Japanese soldiers suffered more casualties than the New Regiment, the casualties of our own soldiers were several times that of the Eighth Route Army soldiers during the attack a few days ago, which was much smaller.
"The tunnel and reverse slope tactics are really great!"
Tanabe Moritake said with emotion, if it weren't for the tunnel and anti-slope tactics, the new group would have been overwhelming.
"This is called taking the enemy's path and leaving the enemy with no way to go."
Ishikawa Jiro's expression regained his confidence: "The 11th Independent Infantry Regiment of the 6th Division will be added to the 10th Division. The strength of the 10th Division far exceeds that of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The 10th Division can fully afford the energy consumption.
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Tanabe Moritake nodded, his expression extremely satisfied:
"It seems that Li Yunlong has no way to deal with this kind of tactics, otherwise he wouldn't have fought so hard."
Then, Moritake Tanabe looked at the chief of staff and said: "Asada-kun, immediately send this battle report to Commander Okamura."
"Hi!"
Ryoichi Asada paused, turned around and walked towards the division communications team.
About 0 minutes later, Okamura Neji, who was far away in Peiping, received a telegram from the frontline headquarters.
After listening to the communications staff read the contents of the telegram, Okamura Neji let out a long sigh of relief.