However, although Mr. Major was actually a little less courageous, he was a graduate of the Army University and his military quality was quite strong. After his mood stabilized, he transferred two railway police infantry squadrons and a heavy machine gun
The entire squadron was thrown into the counterattack.
He adopted a two-sided attack tactic, with one squadron attacking from the front and another infantry squadron attacking from the flank. At the same time, the cavalry squadron of the police escort in Taolaizhao was used as a reserve. Once the infantry broke through the resistance blockade, the cavalry squadron was immediately deployed.
Expanding the results.
In order to achieve results in the shortest possible time, he deployed all the artillery on hand, whether it was a mortar squadron deployed by the Railway Police Guards in Taolaizhao, or the artillery squadron and brigade artillery squadron of the 28th Division left behind in Taolaizhao.
All were devoted to fire cover, including four 90mm mortars, two Type 92 infantry guns, one Type 38 field gun and two Type 94 mountain guns.
Even the two 88-type 75mm anti-aircraft guns protecting the Songhua River Railway Bridge were diverted by him, using his authority and the threat of his saber to bombard the ground. Although doing so would wear out the barrels of the anti-aircraft guns.
The probability is very high, which will reduce the hit rate of anti-aircraft guns, but he doesn't care.
For him, as long as he can eat up the audacious Resistance Alliance in front of him, it doesn't matter even if all the artillery is turned into scrap metal? In his opinion, the charm of the medal is far greater than the loss of equipment. Let alone the equipment.
If this resistance force can be eaten up, even if Tao Laizhao and other squadrons of Puppet Manchukuo police escort squadrons are wiped out, what's the problem?
After a lot of hard work, this guy actually managed to put together a pretty good artillery lineup, with more than ten artillery pieces of various sizes. This lineup was quite luxurious for a battalion-level battle at best.
Yes. He did this because he was determined to make a difference in one fell swoop.
Seeing Tao Laizhao's Japanese and puppet troops launching a counterattack, He Fangren, instead of panicking, looked happy. The large-scale counterattack by the Japanese and puppet troops, separated from their own fortifications, fell into his trap. Not to mention the two squadrons of puppet policemen.
If Tao Laizhao's defenders all attack, he will only be happier.
His real intention to attack Tao Laizhao with the only reinforced company at hand was to take advantage of Tao Laizhao's defenders' psychological state of having superior strength and firepower, to lure them out and use his own superiority in individual firepower to defeat them in the wild and avoid
The subsequent battle.
Otherwise, although he is a bit arrogant, he is not so arrogant as to use a strengthened company to attack the troops. He has an absolute advantage in firepower and has strong fortifications to rely on the Tao Laizhao garrison. Even if he
If you have confidence in the combat effectiveness of your subordinates, doing so is tantamount to courting death.
Attracting the Japanese and puppet troops in Taolaizhao and annihilating them in the field was a combat plan that He Fanggang came up with in a short time after learning the details of the enemy forces on the front line in Taolaizhao. His main target was the Japanese army among the puppet troops in Taolaizhao.
Squadron, he believed that only by eliminating this Japanese squadron could Tao Laizhao be captured.
As for the railway security forces belonging to the puppet Manchukuo system, although their strength accounts for 60% of Taolaizhao's defenders, they also have cavalry, mortars, heavy machine guns and other heavy weapons. But just like his subordinates in Xinyuan, for these puppet troops
The Manchurian military police don't take He Fangren seriously now.
If we say that the original Anti-Japanese Alliance had insufficient ammunition and limited strength, even if they fought against the Puppet Manchukuo police, they could only avoid it as much as possible when several squadrons came up. There was no way for the original Anti-Japanese Alliance to have more than one division.
One hundred and eighty people, and ammunition was often in short supply.
Even if you encounter the Puppet Manchukuo police, which has the lowest combat effectiveness among the Puppet Manchukuo military and police, as long as they do not have an advantage in strength, they can only take measures to avoid fighting as much as possible. Otherwise, once the casualties are too large, it will be extremely difficult to replenish them. And during the battle,
Once you are bitten by these local snakes and the Puppet Manchukuo police, the losses will be even greater.
In many cases, police systems such as the Puppet Manchukuo Forest Police and Railway Police often cause greater losses to the Anti-Japanese Alliance than the regular Kwantung Army or the Puppet Manchukuo Army because of their familiarity with the terrain. Moreover, although these Puppet Manchukuo police are not as well equipped as the regular
The puppet army has much more ammunition and supplies than the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
The most important thing is that there are many Anti-League traitors among these puppet Manchukuo police. These people are familiar with the Anti-League tactics and whereabouts, and they are more ferocious and brutal when dealing with the Anti-League. Therefore, once several squadrons are gathered together,
Even one of the main divisions of the Anti-Japanese Alliance should avoid it as much as possible.
But for the Anti-Japanese Alliance that now has a solid base and a stable source of supplies. In terms of weapons and equipment and the quality of the troops, it has far exceeded the Puppet Manchukuo military and police, and is even as good as the Kwantung Army.
Even if the police have an advantage in terms of strength, it is not enough to cover their teeth.
Moreover, in last year's battle, he, who was the deputy commander at the time, had fought against the railway security forces of the Puppet Manchukuo Army. In his eyes, the combat effectiveness of these Puppet Manchukuo police forces was not as good as that of the Puppet Manchukuo Army. At best, it was
They are just a little stronger than those forest police.
The reinforced company he has on hand is enough to defeat a squadron of the Kwantung Army. It is impossible to completely encircle and annihilate these puppet Manchukuo policemen. But it is easy to defeat them. As long as these puppet policemen, who are the main force of Taolaizhao's defenders, are defeated.
The remaining Japanese squadron of the Manchurian Railway Guard Corps was not yet in his sight.
But after the troops exchanged fire with the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Police, who in his eyes were not worth mentioning, he discovered that the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Guards in front of him were different from those he encountered last year. Although the military uniforms on his body had not changed,
The weapons in his hands are much more sophisticated.
Moreover, although the tenacity of the fighting force cannot be compared with the Kwantung Army, it is much stronger than the puppet Manchukuo military police in my original impression. Its marksmanship and military technology are also compared with the previous puppet Manchukuo military police.
, there was a huge difference. After the battle started, He Fangren could hardly believe his eyes: "Is this still the original Puppet Manchukuo Railway Police Guard Army?"
Perhaps it was because of the Eastern Army supervising the formation behind him. The offensive of these Puppet Manchukuo railway security forces almost never stopped. After one wave of attacks, another wave came up. If it were not for the different military uniforms on his body, He Fangren thought he had encountered
It was not the puppet Manchukuo military police, but the authentic Japanese Kwantung Army.
He made a mistake in judging the enemy's situation, which made He Fangren somewhat passive. Especially the squadron that launched the attack from the flank was a great threat to He Fangren's current position. Moreover, He Fangren bet that as soon as his defense was broken through, Tao Laizhao would still be there.
Inside, the cavalry squadron that did not appear on the battlefield will definitely come over as quickly as possible.
After quickly analyzing his situation, He Fangren decided to concentrate his forces on the squadron on his flank first. As long as he defeated the squadron on the flank, which was the greatest threat to him, and left the squadron on the front, even if Tao Laizhaonei's Japanese and puppet troops reinforced him,
, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
He Fangren called the platoon leader over and said directly: "I will strengthen you with a 60-gun, a recoilless rifle and a large-caliber machine gun. From now on, if your entire platoon goes into battle, you will fight to the death for me.
Nailed on the frontal position. Even if Tao Laizhao's cavalry rushes over, they are not allowed to retreat even half a step."
"But you should pay attention to spreading out your troops during the battle. The Japanese artillery firepower is very fierce now, and the fortifications we have hastily built have basically been razed to the ground by the Japanese artillery fire. If your troops are concentrated together,
It won't take long before all of your platoon will be wiped out by the enemy's artillery fire."
"In addition, you should make more use of the advantages of the fast firing speed and fierce firepower of the automatic rifles in our hands, and engage in close combat with them. The effective range of the automatic rifles in our hands is four hundred meters. Try to fight them within three hundred meters. Also
Take advantage of the long range of large-caliber machine guns to hit their mortar and infantry artillery positions and suppress their machine gun firepower."
The platoon leader's head turned quickly, and He Fangren immediately understood the commander's meaning as soon as he spoke: "Captain, do you mean to attack the puppet troops on the flank first? Don't worry, it's our platoon that will do it."
I will do my best to protect the main force's battle."
"But Commander, I don't need recoilless guns. We are blocking attacks, not attacking fortresses. The terrain here is flat and flat, so that thing is of little use. To deal with the Japs' heavy machine gun positions, the range of the 60-gun cannon is sufficient.
Now. Can you give me two people from the sniper squad you have that is equipped with a Soviet-made water rifle? Also, how many directional mines are you carrying?"
"Captain, the biggest threat to us now is not the Japanese artillery. The soldiers in our platoon are basically veterans who participated in last year's battle. They have considerable experience in dealing with Japanese artillery fire. As for their heavy machine guns, they have large calibers.
It’s enough to take care of the machine guns and 60-guns.”
"The biggest threat to us now is the Japs' grenades. During our previous battles, many of the machine gun positions were destroyed by the Japs' grenades. If our general machine guns and large-caliber machine guns were thrown by the Japs
Once the cartridges are destroyed, it will be difficult for us to deal with their cavalry."
"Originally, according to our tactics, the 60-guns in the organization were specifically used to suppress their grenades and heavy machine guns. But we only brought a few 60-guns and an 82-inch mortar. If
If I strengthen it too much, your firepower will be weakened. With just one 60-gun, it is not enough to suppress the Japanese heavy machine gun positions and the Japanese grenade launchers."
"I want to use snipers to attack the Japanese grenades, and free up the 60 mortars to attack the Japanese heavy machine gun positions. As for the Japanese mortar positions, I want to let them be dealt with by large-caliber machine guns. Our battalion belongs to the 12mm
Although the machine gun is not as long range and powerful as the regiment's fourteenth machine gun, there is still no problem in dealing with their mortar positions at a distance of one thousand meters."
"As for the general-purpose machine gun, I want to keep the second echelon that will fight him. Since you proposed to use close combat to deal with them as much as possible, I have to obey the order, right? For the first echelon, we will use close combat to deal with them. But we can't let go of the second echelon either.
No? Our general-purpose machine guns have a long range and a fast rate of fire. The crossfire formed by the two general-purpose machine guns is enough to cut off the connection between the two echelons before and after them."