The old commander led a viewing group from the advancing army headquarters and watched the battle with great interest. However, Yang Zhen was frightened by the actions of his two old superiors. From Zhu Shijian's report, he It is known that two infantry guns deployed by the Japanese army in the north of the village were destroyed.
The two mortars of the Japanese and puppet troops in the east of the village were also destroyed not long ago by the 37mm direct-aiming artillery of two Soviet-made armored vehicles deployed in the east of the village. It is only the four Japanese artillery that have appeared. , have all been destroyed, but who can guarantee that the Japanese and puppet troops only have these few infantry guns and mortars. If the Japanese and puppet troops still have hidden artillery, not even one more can be enough to cause the most deadly danger. .
Although the west side of the village is currently in the middle of street fighting, the observation point shows that the straight-line distance from the front line of the fierce fighting is less than 200 meters. As long as you pay attention, you can find these two people hiding behind a courtyard wall and a group of people behind him with hanging It's not too difficult if you have a telescope and a group of guards with shell guns behind you.
Even if there is no artillery, with the effective range of the Japanese grenade, it is not a big problem to hit here. But Yang Zhen, who really couldn't persuade him, had no choice but to move all his guard platoons. Come, two snipers are responsible for suppressing the light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers of the Japanese and puppet troops in front. Yang Zhen gave Li Mingbo a death order, and he must not let the Japanese grenade launchers fire a single grenade.
At the same time, all the remaining armored vehicles used as reserves were mobilized, and a solid bunker was formed fifty meters in front of the observation point selected by the old commander, which placed the two old commanders and the field observation group led by them under strict surveillance. They were surrounded, but he tried his best to surround the two veterans and provided the best security protection he could at the moment. However, he himself was holding a telescope and carefully observing the battlefield.
Unlike the two veterans who were constantly evaluating the tactics of the two troops, Yang Zhen was constantly evaluating in his mind what shortcomings and shortcomings his troops had in their tactics that needed to be made up for and improved in this kind of village and street fighting. , considering his current position, where he is surrounded by a group of staff officers and guards wherever he goes, it can be said that it is almost impossible to be able to watch the battle at such a close distance.
It was a rare opportunity for him to observe village street fighting at such a close distance this time. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, he could just consider the tactics, equipment, and firepower of the troops in this situation. Configuration, and those that need to be adjusted.
The two veterans and Yang Zhen were observing the battle thoughtfully. Zhu Shijian, who was watching the battle less than 200 meters away from the battlefield on the 1st after receiving the report from the guard platoon leader Yang Zhen, blushed. His face was red, and No. 1 was actually watching the battle less than 200 meters away from the front line. How amazing was this? If there was even the slightest danger to No. 1 there, he would become the sinner of the entire army.
But worries are worries, but he also knows that no one around No. 1 has persuaded No. 1, and he certainly doesn't have to think about it. He can't persuade No. 1 either. The only thing he can do now is to resolve the battle as soon as possible and bring the village to its knees. The Japanese and puppet troops should be annihilated or surrounded as soon as possible to minimize the danger that No. 1 may encounter.
Looking at the Japanese and puppet troops in front of him who had been completely scattered and divided by his troops, Zhu Shijian gritted his teeth and said to the correspondent beside him: "Order the troops to change tactics and let a platoon leader lead two squads. Forcibly detour from the right wing to the forward positions of the Japanese puppet troops and the advancing army, blockade the two Japanese squadrons at the front from the right wing, continue to attack the defenders' front-line positions, and cooperate with the advancing army troops who are launching a counterattack from the front, striving to defeat them in the shortest possible time. Those two Japanese squads were completely wiped out."
"Tell the platoon leader to concentrate all the machine gun firepower to separate the two Japanese squads from their follow-up troops, and tell the grenade gunners to focus their firepower on me and hit the front Japanese troops regardless of ammunition. Behind the two squads of puppet troops, drive the two Japanese squads out of the house where they are entrenched."
"Order the rest of the troops to concentrate all their forces and shrink their forces, press them from east to west, press the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in one place, and squeeze them out of the village as much as possible. As long as they are driven out of the village, I will have Find a way to deal with them, grandma, it would be great if you could give me another platoon at this time, so I don't have to be so constrained in the use of troops."
When the correspondent rushed to convey his order, Zhu Shijian and the second platoon first relied on the firepower in their hands to clear the way. On the territory occupied by the Japanese and puppet troops, they made a complete 90-degree turn and concentrated all their forces. Under the cover of the squad's machine gun, they turned around little by little and began to circle back the scattered Japanese and puppet troops. At the same time, they also withdrew the squad that remained at the entrance of the village and threw it into the flank.
Zhu Shijian's move not only confused the Japanese and puppet troops, but also Gao Shijie beside him. Gao Shijie grabbed his shoulders and said: "Old Zhu, what are you going to do? Confuse the Japanese and puppet troops." Isn't it convenient for our army to encircle and annihilate our army by dividing them up? Why are you going the other way and compressing them together?"
"You don't know the combat power of the Japanese army. Once they gather together, it will be difficult for us to annihilate them all. If they are compressed together, won't it increase the difficulty of our next battle? And you get out of the way of the village. You are like this You didn't mean to let the Japanese and puppet troops out of the village, you were just giving a blind command."
Hearing Gao Shijie's rhetorical question, Zhu Shijian smiled helplessly, put the telescope in his hand, pointed to the southeast of the entire battlefield and said: "Why did I change my tactics? You can see for yourself. If it's over there, If someone is harmed in the slightest, you and I will become the sinners of our two armies."
Gao Shijie took Zhu Shijian's telescope and followed the direction of his finger and couldn't help but gasped. When he saw in the telescope, there was a simple fortification consisting of two armored vehicles, holding the telescope. Those who observed the battlefield could only smile bitterly and remain speechless.
He finally understood why Zhu Shijian gave up his previous tactics of annihilating the Japanese and puppet troops by using his superior firepower. Among the people observing the battlefield with telescopes, there were not only the commanders and political commissars of the advancing army , as well as the combat staff at the headquarters, there are also a dozen regiment and battalion cadres who are studying at the party school at the headquarters.
If any of these people were even slightly injured, he would not be able to make up for the loss even if he handed over his head. Looking at the familiar pair of glasses appearing in the telescope, Gao Shijie simply complained secretly in his heart about why the security guards around the leader did not Although I tried to dissuade him, I felt somewhat dumbfounded.
Putting down the telescope in his hand, he knew that he could not comment on the nonsense of the head of the headquarters. He could only smile silently and bitterly at Zhu Shijian in front of him. At this time, he finally knew why the man in front of him changed his previous tactics and changed to The tactics were adopted to concentrate troops and squeeze the Japanese and puppet troops out of the village.
As long as all the Japanese and puppet troops in the village are squeezed out of the village, the leaders at the headquarters are curious, and the danger will be eliminated. But if the melee continues like this, without one more grenade fired from the grenade, it can The brains of the advancing army were knocked out, and at a distance of more than 200 meters, for the Japanese grenade launchers, the hit accuracy was at least 70%.
The drastic change in the situation forced Gao Shijie to acquiesce to Zhu Shijian's tactical adjustments and squeeze the Japanese and puppet troops out of the village, which meant that the Japanese and puppet troops could no longer be completely annihilated. This made him somewhat unwilling, but If you are not willing to do anything, let these enemy troops stay in the village for one more minute, and the danger to the leaders who are watching the battle will be greater.
On the battlefield, no matter how safe the place is, it cannot be said to be 100% safe. What's more, the straight-line distance from the observation point to the battlefield is only 200 meters, which is only the distance of a grenade. If the battle situation continues to be entangled, , even if all the Japanese and puppet troops in the village can be wiped out, if the leader is harmed, what's the point.
Gao Shijie was silent, and Zhu Shijian did not take the telescope he handed back but said: "Old Gao, let's take command separately. You go and cooperate with my platoon leader to coordinate their fight with the advancing troops in front. My This is the first time for our troops to coordinate with the advancing army, and I am worried that unfavorable coordination may occur, which will affect the current battle situation."
"Where are you going to coordinate the command and solve the problem of cooperation between the two armies? I will command the other troops here to squeeze the Japanese and puppet troops outside the village. We will divide the work and cooperate with each other, and strive to defeat all the troops in the village in the shortest possible time. Clear out the Japanese and puppet troops and ensure the safety of several leaders."
Hearing Zhu Shijian's request, Gao Shijie nodded slightly, took the only two soldiers around him, and took advantage of the familiar terrain to rush towards the back of the platoon. After Gao Shijie left, he looked at his back, Zhu Shijian shook his head slightly and organized his troops to move faster.
Zhu Shijian adjusted his tactics and adopted the tactic of dividing the Japanese and puppet troops from head to tail, suppressing them while fighting, and used part of his troops to cooperate with the frontline counterattack troops, striving to wipe out the two frontmost Japanese squads in the shortest possible time. He commanded the remaining troops and used concentrated firepower to squeeze the remaining Japanese and puppet troops out of the village little by little.
His tactical changes here did not escape the eyes of Yang Zhen, who was carefully observing the battle situation over there. Behind him, Li Mingbo explained his whereabouts to Zhu Shijian through the walkie-talkie. It was not that Yang Zhen did not hear it, but he wanted to see Zhu Shijian. What did Shi Jian do? Could it be because he was watching his instructions from the side, but Yang Zhen, who was in a panic, did not interfere.
As soon as Zhu Shijian changed his tactics over there, Yang Zhen understood his intentions and was very satisfied with Zhu Shijian's performance at this time. What he considered was not that Zhu Shijian changed his original tactics for his own safety, but that Quite satisfied with this guy's adaptability.
For Yang Zhen, he believes that a cadre, especially a military cadre, whether you are a regiment battalion commander or a company platoon commander, in addition to the overall situation on the battlefield, you must also pay attention to the ability to adapt, especially when you are separated from the superior command. , when he was solely responsible for commanding the battle, he had the ability to grasp the entire battle situation while considering the overall situation. At present, Yang Zhen was quite satisfied with Zhu Shijian's performance.
Although according to the tactics he adopted at this time, it would be difficult to wipe out all the Japanese and puppet troops in the village, but the tactics he adopted were the most suitable for the current situation in the village. There were still a large number of non-combatants in the village. Next, completely separate it, isolate some of the Japanese troops in front, and squeeze out the remaining Japanese and puppet troops who have rushed into the village. At least it is a pretty good choice at the moment.
The real core of this Japanese and puppet army is the two Japanese squads in front. As long as those two Japanese squads are destroyed, the core force of this Japanese and puppet army will be eliminated. The remaining Japanese and puppet troops will Even if there are still a lot of troops, they will not be able to create too big a storm. The Japanese and puppets cooperate in fighting, and the backbone has always been the Japanese army. If the Japanese troops are eliminated, the remaining puppet troops will basically have no fighting capacity.