In Yang Zhen's view, Zhu Shijian focused his encirclement and annihilation on the two Japanese squads in front. This focus was quite accurate, and with the cooperation of the advancing army that had launched a counterattack from the front, they were annihilated in a short period of time. It should be said that he was quite confident about these two Japanese squads.
However, whether the subsequent battle can be as Zhu Shijian expected depends on how they fight. The Japanese army is not the kind of force that fights, fights, and flees when the situation is not good, abandoning friendly forces who are still fighting to the death. , although the follow-up troops of the Japanese army have been disrupted, but according to the character of the Japanese army, they have not lost so much that they even lost their pants, and they will not give up easily.
Even when the whole line collapses, there are not many times when the troops lose their command. Unless all their officers are killed in the battle and most of the commanders are killed, the Japanese army will rarely suffer losses based on its consistent resilience and performance. Ignore the friendly forces who are still fighting in a bloody battle and just run away on your own.
How to fight in the follow-up battles and whether he can achieve his goal still depends on his battlefield adaptability. At least the Japanese army in front of him will never let him achieve his goal so easily. But so far, Yang Zhen has The performance of this company commander is still very satisfactory. As a company commander, it is quite rare for him to quickly adjust tactics according to changes in the situation in such a short period of time.
After all, he is just a company commander, not a battalion commander or a regiment commander. It is impossible to ask him to take a long-term view. With limited troops at hand, he can try his best to give full play to his few advantages without fighting to the death. Fighting head-on is already pretty good for a company commander. At least judging from his current performance, this person should be able to lead more soldiers.
Putting down the telescope in his hand, Yang Zhen smiled at Li Mingbo and Zhang Zixiong, who were following him closely: "This company commander has performed well and has strong adaptability. I think he can definitely be a battalion commander. Please remind me if you think about it." Wait, wait until we get back to where Lin Xi and Li Mingfeng are, and ask this guy to come to the headquarters."
Yang Zhen's words stunned the two people behind him who were closely observing the battlefield and surrounding developments. Didn't No. 1 say that he could be the battalion commander? Why did he think of transferring him to the headquarters again? He was a lieutenant and company commander. What the headquarters can do is not to transfer the headquarters security troops to serve as battalion commanders.
That would be worse than being a company commander in the field army. At least there are still battles to fight. When we arrived at the headquarters, the chance of charging into the front line was very slim. However, in response to Yang Zhen's words, the two of them were smart enough not to express their opinions, but just nodded slightly. He nodded to show that he remembered.
Zhu Shijian, who is several hundred meters away from Yang Zhen, still doesn't know his future fate. Because the scale of this battle is really not that big, and it is only a battalion-level battle to the death, there will be a huge change. Zhu Shijian, who put all his attention on the battle, did not have much thought about other issues.
He did not deliberately show it in front of Yang Zhen. For him, how to resolve the battle in the village as soon as possible and ensure the safety of the leaders of the headquarters and the safety of the headquarters were the most important. As for whether he could gain access to No. 1's discernment, It's not something he can imagine or have time to think about yet.
Although he did not have an advantage in terms of troop strength, he adopted front-to-back splitting and a little bit of squeezing tactics. He even had certain disadvantages because of the division of troops. Facing the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, the progress was not very smooth. However, with the assistance of superior firepower, At least it was partially successful. Although the Japanese army did not necessarily take advantage of the opportunity and flee, it does not mean that the nerves of the puppet troops such as plainclothes troops were as tough as theirs.
Facing the suddenly opened gap, the Puppet Manchukuo Army and the plainclothes team, which fell into chaos first, could not hold their breath. These plainclothes teams either abandoned their already stable positions and desperately retreated towards the village entrance, or desperately wanted to fight with the Japanese army. Staying together, perhaps for these guys who rely on the enemy's army to dominate, they have a greater chance of saving their lives and are safer.
For those plainclothes teams that ran wildly toward the outside of the village, Zhu Shijian only conducted a certain amount of fire interception, and did not put too much energy into these plainclothes teams, which were not strong in combat effectiveness, and their presence did not increase them much. Trouble, without them there would not be much trouble saved by the armed agents. For him, the Japanese army that was still facing the gap he had opened was the one who should pay more attention.
Compared with those plainclothes teams who put life-saving first, although Zhu Shijian had already given way to the entrance of the village, the Japanese troops in the follow-up troops of the Japanese and puppet troops in the west of the village and the so-called iron-blooded troops of the puppet Manchukuo troops participating in the war were faced with absolute firepower. The superior anti-alliance troops fought to the death, relying on the few courtyards they occupied, and tightly entangled a platoon and a half of troops led by Zhu Shijian, but refused to retreat.
Even though Zhu Shijian had withdrawn the troops that had originally divided them, the Japanese army themselves did not take the initiative to join together. Instead, they relied on the several courtyards they had previously occupied to compete with Zhu Shijian, occupying an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength. Zhu Shijian, facing the Japanese army that was fighting to the death, could not be said to be helpless, but he could only rely on his advantage in firepower and rate of fire to squeeze out the enemy little by little.
The guy who commanded the follow-up troops of the Japanese and puppet troops, at least for now, seems to be very clear-headed, and was not confused by Zhu Shijian's actions to make way for the gap. And judging from the tactics he adopted after the situation changed, he may be I have seen through Zhu Shijian's plan.
This guy clearly knows that if he is squeezed out of the village, he will be in a hard fight at the front, and with no follow-up support, the two teams will attack from both sides and have an absolute disadvantage in firepower. Almost no one can survive. possible.
If these two teams are completely wiped out, it means that the assault from the west of the village has completely failed. Once I gather my troops in one place, I will probably suffer a more serious attack due to the disadvantage of firepower. Loss and concentration of troops are one of the most important principles on the battlefield, but the current situation is different.
When the firepower is at a disadvantage, bringing the troops together will only allow the enemy to take advantage of its high firepower density. Not only will it be unable to support the operations of the two teams in front, but it will also be unable to protect itself from those rushing behind. Man, the weapon in hand fires too fast.
Not to mention the 38-type rifle in your hand that fires one bullet and pulls the bolt once, even if you have a crooked machine gun in your hand, it is difficult to take advantage of the rifles in their hands under fire. Under the current situation The reason why he gathered his troops together was because he felt that he had too many troops, and it would only be more conducive to the enemy's advantage in firepower.
Instead of forcing each other to move closer to each other at a high cost under the enemy's firepower network, it is better to use the Japanese army's consistent individual and group combat capabilities to tightly entangle the enemy in front of them, and inflict the most deadly attack on the front who are desperately trying to launch the most deadly attack. Two squads of one strike relieve some of the pressure.
Therefore, even though Zhu Shijian gave way to the retreat route to the entrance of the village and withdrew the force that originally divided the Japanese army's follow-up forces, this guy did not take the opportunity to retreat, nor did he forcefully get closer. Instead, he used several courtyards that he had previously occupied. The power that tightly entangled Zhu Shijian's hand.
It prevents him from investing his limited troops in other places and trying his best to buy time for the two teams in front to complete the mission. Perhaps in his opinion, as long as he can entangle the well-equipped troops in front of him, then the two infantrymen in front can There is still some hope that the team can complete the mission.
Although the defenders in front have two armored vehicles cooperating in the battle, the cooperation between them is obviously unfamiliar. Moreover, in such a village with narrow roads, two armored vehicles cannot change the situation of the battle, and with the strength of the Imperial Japanese Army, In terms of bravery, not to mention two armored vehicles, just two tanks, so this guy made up his mind and would not retreat as long as the battle ahead continued.
This guy's ability to remain unchanged in response to all changes gave Zhu Shijian a bit of a headache. Although he had already foreseen this situation, his expectation was that after the Japanese troops gathered in one place, they would occupy a certain courtyard and fight stubbornly. , and held back his troops, but he did not expect that the Japanese troops in front of him would not take the initiative to join forces, but dispersed on the spot to block his squeezing action.
At the same time, the several courtyards it occupies form a corner. No matter which one he attacks, he will be attacked by the firepower of the others. Now after dividing the troops, the troops on hand are obviously not enough. If he only attacks one of them, he will be attacked again. Came under fire from two other places.
Looking at the situation of the Japanese army, Zhu Shijian hesitated several times but finally did not bring back the grenade machine gun. His responsibility this time was to escort No. 1 south to Jehol to negotiate with the head of the advancing army. The equipment in his hand was mainly used to face the Japanese. The stragglers of the puppet army were not prepared to fight such a tough battle at all. They did not carry any direct-aimed weapons such as rocket launchers and recoilless rifles.
In addition to the original squad weapons and equipment, as well as the two 12.7mm machine guns used for air defense operations when necessary, only the grenade machine gun, which is still in the testing phase, is brought. As for other equipment , in order to reduce the load, I did not carry it at all, but carried as much spare ammunition as possible.
Because before setting off, no one would have thought that their company, which is currently mainly responsible for security work, would fight a difficult battle that is basically unlikely to happen. As a company responsible for security, what they need to face more is the possible dangers on the road. emergencies encountered.
In fact, with his existing equipment, it would not be a problem to engage in street fighting with the Japanese and puppet troops who were also lightly armed. It was just that the Japanese and puppet troops huddled in a few yards and did not attack even if they retreated, unable to defend. The situation gave him a bit of a headache. The battle situation changed from a chaotic battle to a tough battle. This was something that no one with a weak military force wanted to see.
Of course, it is not impossible. As long as the grenade machine gun is transferred over, there will be no problem in driving out the Japanese troops who cannot retreat. However, the war ahead has entered a critical moment. At this time, except for the two armored vehicles, there will be no problem. Apart from the 37mm artillery, it was very inappropriate to bring back the only heavy firepower.
Looking at the courtyard walls in front of him that were spewing fire everywhere, Zhu Shijian gritted his teeth and decided to take a solution one by one from east to west. First, he took advantage of his own firepower and mobilized part of the firepower to suppress the Japanese troops in the other two courtyards. At the same time, concentrate your forces to capture the largest courtyard.
Although he lacks direct firepower and several light machine guns were captured in the north of the village, he currently has a sufficient number of machine guns. In addition to sufficient ammunition, the number of grenades is also sufficient. In addition to various light weapons, he has There is also a large-caliber machine gun on hand at the moment.
Even if we really can't defeat them and suppress their firepower so that they can't stretch their heads out, there is no problem on the other side of the courtyard wall where they can only retreat. If it doesn't work, just approach them and greet them with grenades, and use the grenade tactics of the advancing army. Zhu Shijian still liked it very much.