In the Guanci Civil War, during the anti-rebellion war in North China, although there were a lot of Hanyang-made rifles seized, there was not much ammunition. Compared with the revenue and expenditure of each battle, the surplus was not much. After all, the National Government now has a year's Even the Central Army can barely maintain its output of equipment and arms. The main ammunition output needs to be supplied to several major war zones.
As for those miscellaneous troops who are active behind enemy lines and do not dare to fight the Japanese army. It is very dangerous for the national army to compete with the 18th Army for territory. Although they are not without any supplies, the amount of supplies they can obtain is really not much. If Except for the Eighteenth Group Army and the newly formed Fourth Army, all the ammunition required by the troops in the country is supplied on demand. Even if the National Government is exhausted, it will not be able to produce so much ammunition. With limited production capacity, it can still Priority will be given to elite troops and the central army.
The amount of ammunition reserves of these troops is not much better than that of the 18th Army. Although it is more generous, it is definitely not much more. For these miscellaneous troops, each theater has always given some if they are willing to give it, and if they are not willing to give one You can't even get a dime, 10% of the supplies, and it's already pretty good to get three achievements.
In addition, these troops that can be left behind the enemy lines in a severe situation are almost all miscellaneous. Many of them are even mixed troops. The variety of their weapons is as messy as that of the 18th Army. After the first battle, they are not considered expired. , I don’t know what arsenal produces bullets that don’t fit at all, but the bullets that can be used, overall, the seizures are very limited.
It is very rare to have more bullets than consumed. Even such a small amount of bullets were captured, but with the changes in the war environment, they were gradually consumed. Made in Hanyang, among the various types of rifles currently used by the Chinese army, the number The largest number of domestically produced rifles has become the smallest type of original ammunition available to the 18th Army.
Although the two major military regions have put a lot of effort into it, they still need to leave some ammunition for the troops left behind to ensure that the troops left behind will not be unable to use a considerable part of their weapons due to a severe shortage of ammunition, so they changed their equipment to The batch of Hanyang-made rifles of the Guard Corps does not have much original ammunition. As for the reloaded bullets, forget it.
Although this batch of Hanyang-made rifles were originally selected when the two military regions were refitting, they were all selected in the best condition, but most of them have been used for too long and the guns have seriously aged. After all, this kind of weapon has been produced since the late Qing Dynasty. It is more than fifty years old, and even if it is a new gun, the quality is not very good.
The quality of the gun itself is average, and can only be described as barely usable. Coupled with China's years of warlord melee, weak military industry capabilities, and the quality limitations of the troops themselves, this batch of guns is essentially a quality for the 18th Army. Second-hand weapons are even more poorly maintained.
Although the batch in the hands of the Guard Regiment is the best batch of similar rifles in the 18th Army, but these batches fell into the hands of the 18th Army. Among the weapons, most of the guns did not have bayonets and the parts were missing. Many of them are incomplete. If 20 out of 100 guns have purges, that’s pretty good. The so-called good condition is just different from those old guns that can’t even pull the bolt and have no rifling. Just comparison.
Most of these guns, even if they use original factory bullets, have an effective range of only one to two hundred meters. The propellant and warhead quality are mixed with water. Neither the range nor the power can be compared with the original bullets. Even If reloading bullets need to be chambered before using them, wouldn't it be even more difficult to ensure the safety of the headquarters?
This is not an ambush where you shoot from a distance of fifty meters and charge after three shots. This is a major matter related to the safety of the headquarters and the entire advancing army. However, the range of the bullets in the hands of the soldiers is only more than a hundred meters, or even dozens of meters. Mi, this is not a joke about the security of the headquarters. When the logistics ministers of the two military regions met, no one dared to equip the guard regiment with their own reloaded bullets.
After doing this, the entire guard regiment has 20,000 rounds of spare ammunition on hand in addition to the regiment headquarters. In addition to supplementing when necessary, all the troops in the entire guard regiment are only issued 20 rounds of ammunition for ordinary soldier rifles. Czech-style Light machine guns generally only have three magazines of ammunition.
At present, this guard regiment, which is responsible for the last line of defense of the most important brain of the entire advancing army, has actually become the one with the worst equipment and the least ammunition among all the troops of the entire advancing army. If it is like the Japanese army's previous offensive, If we come here three times, I'm afraid the limited ammunition on hand by the defenders defending the north of the village will be exhausted.
Twenty rounds of ammunition, in the absence of automatic weapons, can only increase the firepower density as much as possible, and cannot easily use bayonets. No matter how carefully calculated the use is, it cannot last for too long. After all, no one can bear it. I can't bear the consequences of letting these guys break into the village.
The attack distance is too close and the time does not allow the defenders to accurately aim. The only way to stop the enemy's offensive is to increase the firepower density as much as possible. Because even machine guns are lacking, the only way to increase the firepower of the rifle is to increase the firepower of the rifle as much as possible. Under the condition of high speed, there is basically not much possibility to save ammunition.
When the equipment in hand is poor, the density of firepower should be increased as much as possible. This is also one of the main reasons why the defenders consume ammunition quickly. After three attacks, even those veterans who are experienced and calculated to fire will at least fire out of their hands. The amount of ammunition is half, and some people have even used up all the ammunition on hand except for a magazine in the chamber.
It turned out that considering the security of the headquarters, various troops, including some heads of the headquarters, also requested that the guard regiment be re-dressed as soon as possible. However, these requests were rejected by the commander and political commissar who gave priority to the front-line combat troops, and the two military and political chiefs Considering that the headquarters has been following the operations of the combat troops, safety is still guaranteed, and there is no coordination of ammunition before departure.
The average number of bullets in the hands of the defenders was twenty. Even if they were careful, they would not last too long. In fact, when the third attack was launched, Yasuhiro Takada had already discovered that the opponent's salvo firepower was higher than the original rhythm. It was a bit slower, and the density of firepower was incomparable to the first two attacks.
Under such an important situation of defending the target, if this situation still occurs, there is only one explanation, that is, the defenders have run out of ammunition, and there are not many rifle bullets left. As the main firepower of the defenders, grenades, no matter how many, will How long can it last? With the configuration of a general army, no matter how many grenades there are, there are not enough bullets.
It was precisely for this reason that the troops who launched the attack reached the place closest to the opponent's position during the third attack. Although they were finally hit by a rain of grenades from the defenders and failed, Takada was also disappointed. Taihong thought he had found his opponent's weakness.
If Yang Zhen had not mobilized his troops to take over the defense, then the defense line in the north of the village, under the almost non-stop attack intensity of the Japanese army, would have lasted for another half hour at most, and all the ammunition of the defenders would have been exhausted. As the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive in the east became more fierce and their troops were larger, the commander of the guard regiment could only concentrate most of the limited ammunition to the east of the village.
When the ammunition is exhausted, the defenders of the north of the village can only fight hand-to-hand combat with their opponents no matter how reluctant they are. However, when it comes to the ability of hand-to-hand combat, let alone the amount of troops invested by both sides. For hand-to-hand combat alone, the defenders must at least three Against one, you may be able to barely gain a certain advantage, but you have to have an absolute advantage in military strength to achieve this result.
If the troops are invested one-on-one, and the strength of both sides is equal, then even if the defenders advancing here are veterans, it will be difficult to win in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army that is currently at its peak, and there are not many in the north of the village. As far as the defenders are concerned, even a draw means a loss.
In Yasuhiro Takada's opinion, by that time, will the defenders under the suppression of their powerful firepower still have so many troops to fight hand-to-hand combat with themselves? Even if they still have a large number of grenades in their hands, the grenades alone will not be enough to fight with them. Trying to stop his offensive in the north of the village is almost a fool's errand.
At that time, as soon as the fighting starts in the west of the village, the main force of the defenders in the village will definitely not be able to take care of this side. By then, they will be attacked on three sides, and what will the defenders in the north of the village do with no reinforcements or ammunition? Stop your own attack. Even if the attack at the east of the village fails, you will definitely win this battle.
Yasuhiro Takada's move was very vicious. He used the plainclothes team to consume the limited ammunition in the opponent's hands. Once the plainclothes team used as a blockade was exhausted, the defenders probably had very little ammunition left. In this way, his casualties were greatly reduced, and he also got rid of a thorn in his side in disguise. Why wouldn't Takada Yasuhiro do this kind of thing that kills two birds with one stone?
It's just that the prerequisite for his choice to succeed is that the anti-alliance troops in the village do not participate in the war, but with Yang Zhen's consistent character, he will never sit idly by at this time, even though the troops brought by Yang Zhen are not as powerful as The Japanese and puppet troops were in front of us, but in terms of equipment, they were far superior.
The automatic rifle, which has now become the standard equipment of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, can give full play to its maximum firepower advantage at this distance. Even if they are the same company, the density of its firepower is far from the firepower of the same company. Comparatively.
Although Yang Zhen's intervention could not make Takada Yasuhiro's plan to use others as human shields and consume the defenders' ammunition, then lead the Japanese army into the village and establish victory in one fell swoop, the possibility of success became extremely slim. , but I am afraid that the hope of success will only make him farther and farther away. I am afraid that he can only be happy in vain. If he can save his own life by then, it will be considered a fluke.
Because the infantry company in Yang Zhen's hands is equipped with not only automatic rifles, but also squad light machine guns and platoon general-purpose machine guns, as well as a strengthened 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun. , there is also a new type of weapon that only a few troops are currently undergoing battlefield testing. Compared with the grenades equipped by the Japanese army, it is far more powerful.
In fact, the Japanese and puppet troops in the north of the village were not completely aware of the change of opponent. The first person to notice the change of opponent was none other than Cui Sihu, who was driven off by Yasuhiro Takada and personally supervised the battle. It cannot be said that this guy's experience It is quite rich and the sense of smell is extremely sensitive.
Although the anti-alliance forces here were trying their best to use the opened houses in the north of the village as cover when handing over positions with the guard regiment, and were as secretive as possible to prevent the enemy from noticing, no shots were fired yet. , I still felt something strange from this guy.
What made this guy realize that something was wrong was the occasional flash of light behind the wall that looked calm in front of him, as if the defenders had fled. Seeing this very different light, Cui Sihu immediately felt... Something was wrong, and the reason was nothing else. He could tell at a glance that this glimmer of light was the light reflected from the sun shining on the helmet.