But what Okajima Shigetoshi didn't expect was that this battalion was hiding and waiting for him to advance here. Although its strength was roughly equal to that of the Japanese troops they cut off, the battalion commander who led the team was not timid at all, except for leaving one behind. In addition to the rescue operation led by the instructor to block his possible appearance.
He led his three main companies, rifles with bayonets fixed, and rushed towards the opponent. He was completely entangled with the enemy troops and stuck together with the Japanese troops he had cut off, without any intention of doing so. The separated troops behind him were given a chance to break out. In his words, even if he died, he would take these devils with him to hell. He must not be looked down upon by his brother troops.
Although the original order given by the superiors to the battalion commander was to let go of the Japanese vanguard and keep as much of the enemy's tail as possible. If the Japanese army was divided, it would be dealt with directly if it was less than one and a half squadrons. If the number of enemy troops cut off was If there are too many, then hold them back first, wait for the brother troops behind to catch up, and then completely encircle and annihilate them.
It's just that the battalion commander didn't expect that the stuffing in the buns he made was a bit too much. The Japanese troops he cut off were almost equal to his strength. In this case, according to the intention of his superiors, he first contained the enemy in front of him. This group of Japanese troops could actually wait until the troops behind them rushed up before launching an attack.
But as early as when I received this order, I had been holding back a feeling of anger in my heart. I was completely dissatisfied with the overall deployment of my superiors, but I did not follow the instructions of my superiors at all, because he knew very well that You know, the so-called brother troops who rushed up later are all anti-alliance troops.
The main force of his unit had either withdrawn from the battlefield to rest and recuperate due to heavy casualties during the bitter battle in the Wei family shack, or was in the process of continuous retreat and deployment in order to complete the predetermined blocking plan, or was being attacked in the front without being attacked. The part of the Japanese army that I intercepted set up a new encirclement, or it was on the front line of Tangzhangzi as the last barrier on the entire battlefield.
With his own troops already exhausted, the so-called brother troops rushing up from behind will not have any other troops except the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Although they are brother troops, it is difficult for the battalion commander to accept the rice in his bowl. , but was given a share of the pie by fraternal troops other than fraternal troops.
If the brother troops coming up behind were from his own regiment, he might be able to accept it, but the follow-up troops were all anti-alliance troops, which made this guy feel angry. Why should he, the old Eighth Route Army, be in this group? On the battlefield, we can only attack them.
In his eyes, although the brother troops are well equipped and have strong combat effectiveness, these old Eighth Route Army soldiers are not cowards, and they can fight the Japanese with no ambiguity. Why should they come to join in the business that he has won? Why should they be the main force? The troops have always been playing supporting roles, so why should I have to wait until they catch up before launching a general attack?
When it comes to stopping all the Japanese troops who break through, a reinforced battalion of our own troops does not have that much courage, but the combat target set by their superiors is to intercept the Japanese troops they intercepted, but how many can be intercepted? Then it's up to you to decide, so why do you have to have them come to finally solve the problem?
In addition, during the previous battle in the Wei family shack, his battalion had been serving as a brigade reserve. Although it had traveled a lot of mistakes, it had never won a battle. It could only watch other troops and repeatedly fight with them in front. Fighting in front of the Japanese soldiers was enough to make him suffocate.
When his battalion was in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei, it was the first-class main battalion among the troops directly under the military region. It was always used in the most critical moments and in the most critical places. The ace troops also had the arrogance of the ace troops. This time, they actually If he was asked to wait for the Anti-Japanese Alliance forces behind to rush over and then completely deal with the enemy in front of him, he would not be able to swallow this breath.
People fight for a breath, and Buddha fights for a stick of incense. The battalion commander, who was holding a breath of anger in his heart, did not follow the intentions of his superiors at all. Not to mention that the enemy force in front of him was equal to his strength, that is, it exceeded the strength of his troops. He will not just wait for the follow-up troops to come up and fight this battle. As a soldier, he still has the pride.
In fact, the three troops participating in this battle, except for the Anti-Japanese Alliance who participated in the battle in an organized manner, the two brigades that advanced, one was from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei military region, and the other was from the Taihang and Hebei-Shandong-Henan military regions. It can be said that The three troops participating in the war came from three different places.
In addition to the advancing army and the anti-alliance forces being dissatisfied with each other and determined to compete on the battlefield, there is also the advancing army itself, because each army comes from major strategic areas in North China and competes with each other. Even if they are not convinced, they are all vying for the position of the first-class main force.
Troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei and Taihang Military Regions, as well as those from the Taihang Military Region and the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region, also secretly shouted at each other and were incorporated into the advancing troops. It turned out that they were almost all the first-class main forces in the major strategic areas. In later words, He said, even if they are all aces and aces, they all have the arrogance of an ace. How can I stand it if I feel inferior to others?
The old troops and the newly upgraded troops are all competing for who is the real main force. The columns are competing for the position of the top ace column in the army. The brigades are competing for the top main force of their own columns. brigade, or even the position of the first-class main brigade in the entire army.
At the regiment level, the regiments are all vying to be the main force of the column and brigade. However, at the battalion level, the competition is actually even more fierce. Not only is it the main force of the entire brigade, but they are even secretly competing. Who is the first ace battalion to march forward? Although there is no problem in obeying the order, there is private competition between the various units.
On the battlefield in western Liaoning, this time they cooperated with the anti-alliance forces. This competition has escalated to a competition between two brother armies. They have to compete on the battlefield to see who is the real ace army, especially this time. In this battle, the two brigades of the advancing army were assigned to the command of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which made the two brigades participating in the war feel more energetic.
This kind of competition is not only on the exercise ground and in training, but also throughout the entire battle. Of course, this kind of private competition is not about secretly trying to undermine each other on the battlefield, but about being unconvinced by each other and seeing who can be eliminated on the battlefield. The greater the number of enemy troops, the more weapons will be captured.
Especially now, they are both part of the advancing army, but they are from another brigade from the Taihang Military Region. On the Jianping West Battlefield, they have already defeated a strengthened infantry brigade of the Japanese army. However, they have been unable to win the battle against the Wei family shack. The comparison of the results was so huge that the whole brigade, formed by the old troops from Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Province, was greatly stimulated.
The whole army was screaming, clamoring to fight a tough battle to show the brothers who is the first-class main brigade to advance. At this time, let this battalion commander who is the first-class main brigade in Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei , wait for the anti-alliance troops from behind to rush over and then resolve the battle. Not to mention that the battalion commander will not do it, I am afraid that his subordinates will not agree.
However, he was still unconvinced, but he was still very clear-headed. He knew that in terms of basic military quality, although his troops had been training in the Northeast for several months, there was still a certain distance from the Japanese army. Although the current troops The equipment has also arrived, and the ammunition is sufficient. However, in terms of equipment, it is at most the same as the Japanese army in front of them.
As there is still a certain gap in the military quality of the troops, it is not easy to deal with the Japanese troops intercepted by you. You must know that this is the Kwantung Army, which is also an elite unit among the Japanese army. In terms of military quality, I The troops still need to train more. In terms of weapons and equipment, everyone is basically the same.
Even if the Japanese army only intercepted two squadrons, if we talk about an honest attack and encirclement, then it can only be a fishing net with an oversized mesh, and nothing can be caught. Not to mention resolving the battle before coming here, the Japanese army would probably bite us back.
So from the very beginning, he had no intention of fighting an upright mountain offensive and defensive battle with the Japanese army in front of him. In order to fight this battle well, he had painstakingly planned for a long time. After arriving at the front line of Shijiazi, he sent all his troops Lying in ambush in the ditch at the foot of the mountain on both sides of the mountain road, the top Japanese soldiers stepped on their heads and refused to move.
After the breakout Japanese army arrived at the Shijiazi front line and conducted fire reconnaissance, he and his troops gritted their teeth and persisted in the blind fire test of the Japanese army, not letting the enemy who was already close at hand The Japanese army had no idea and almost perfectly achieved the suddenness of the battle.
And his troops are after all the time-tested Lao Eighth Route Army. Their battlefield discipline is absolutely excellent. Practice makes perfect when fighting this kind of close-range ambush battle. Their battlefield concealment ability can be said to be quite superb. The choice of ambush location, It was also beyond the expectations of the Japanese army.
Even when the leading soldiers of the Japanese army marched to the closest distance of only two or three meters from the ambush site, they did not find the ambush troops hidden in the ditches at the foot of the mountains on both sides, nor did they find the ambush troops hidden on the mountainside on both sides instead of on the ridges where they should be. The machine gun and grenade positions, coupled with the fleeing Japanese troops, were too hasty during the reconnaissance and did not conduct detailed reconnaissance, so they did not discover that the enemy troops were lurking under their noses.
During the test of Japanese firepower, a few cadres and soldiers who were hit by stray bullets gritted their teeth and persisted until their superiors gave the order to attack. Some soldiers were even tested by the Japanese army to see if there was an ambush nearby, and the grenade fired directly hit half of them. Even though the leg was bleeding dry and sacrificed, it didn't make any sound.
It is also the strict battlefield discipline that ensures the suddenness of the battle and the fastest speed. When the Japanese army retreats, in order to prevent an ambush on both wings, the only spacing between the marching sequences is consciously opened, which can almost be achieved. It was said that it was only a fleeting gap, and the division of the Japanese army was completed in the shortest possible time.
After completing the division of the Japanese army, although he was a little surprised by the large number of Japanese troops that he had cut off, the battalion commander, who had been holding a breath of anger in his heart and wanted to fight for a life and death, did not hesitate to lead the troops directly Stick it up and mix it up with the Japanese army.
His idea is very simple. Although the basic military quality of his troops is still far behind the Japanese army, the level of bayonet fighting is not much different from that of the Japanese army. Using bayonets and submachine guns, he can fight with the Japanese army in close combat. Let's face it, I can't compare to you in marksmanship, but I'm not far behind you in hand-to-hand combat with dedicated hard work.
The original Laoba Army attached great importance to hand-to-hand combat because of their weapons, equipment and ammunition. After years of hard work, they even did not hesitate to become teachers of the enemy and learn from Japanese prisoners of war. In terms of bayonet fighting skills alone, they were not much different from the Japanese army. , Three Guns Tubal Road, that is just a generalization. Due to the lack of ammunition, let alone local troops such as Tubal Road.
Even the main force composed of the Laobao Army, when fighting an ambush, basically rushes forward and starts fighting with bayonets after three shots. No matter what firepower and tactics, they can only be thrown aside when fighting an ambush. Bayonets and When you see real skills with a broadsword, that's what you should do.