In Yang Zhen's view, Zhu Shijian focused his encirclement and annihilation on the two Japanese squads in front. This focus was quite accurate. Moreover, with the cooperation of the advancing army who had launched a counterattack from the front, they were annihilated in a short 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 army that fights, fights, and flees when the situation is not good, abandoning friendly forces who are still fighting to the death.
.Although the Japanese follow-up troops have been disrupted, given the character of the Japanese army, they have not yet lost so much that they even lost their pants, and they will not give in 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 also killed. Otherwise, given the consistent resilience and performance of the Japanese army, there will be very few losses.
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 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.
To fight head-on. This is already very 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. You guys think about reminding me
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 can the headquarters do? Shouldn't it be 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 chances of charging into the front line were very slim. But in response to Yang Zhen's words, both of them were smart enough not to express their opinions. They 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 not that big to be honest, it is only a battalion-level battle. It is going to undergo a huge change.
Zhu Shijian, who put all his attention on the battle, did not have much thought about other issues.
He also 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 is the most important thing. As for whether he can gain access to the No. 1 Dharma Eyes,
It's not something he can imagine or have time to think about yet.
He adopted the tactics of dividing the front and rear and squeezing bit by bit. Although he did not have an advantage in terms of troop strength, 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. But 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 teams were as tough as theirs.
Facing the sudden opening, 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.
Stay together. Perhaps for these guys who rely on the enemy's army to dominate, staying together with the Japanese army has a greater chance of saving their lives, and it will also be safer.
For those plainclothes teams that ran wildly towards the outside of the village, Zhu Shijian only conducted a certain amount of fire interception. He did not put too much energy into these teams, which were not very powerful in combat, 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 standing in the face of the gap he had opened was the one that should be more concerned about.
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, they tightly entangled a platoon and a half of troops led by Zhu Shijian and refused to retreat.
Even though Zhu Shijian had withdrawn the troops that 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. They had 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, then the two teams who are already in a bitter battle at the front and have no follow-up support will be attacked 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. And 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. Those who are rushing behind them
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 the crooked machine gun in your hand will be difficult to take advantage of when shooting against the rifles in their hands. In 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.
This prevents him from investing his limited troops elsewhere, trying to buy as much time as possible for the two teams in front to complete their tasks. Perhaps in his opinion, as long as he can entangle the well-equipped troops in front of him, 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, what if there were two tanks, not to mention two armored vehicles? So this guy made up his mind and would not retreat as long as the battle ahead continued.
This guy's ability to cope with all changes by staying the same 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. However, 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 are like horns. No matter which one you attack, you will be attacked by the firepower of the others. Now after dividing your troops, the troops you have on hand are obviously insufficient. If you only attack one of them, you 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 move the grenade machine gun back. 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. 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 themselves.
The situation gave him a bit of a headache. The situation of the battle 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 fire-spouting courtyard walls in front of him, 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 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
There is also a large-caliber machine gun on hand at the moment.
Even if you really can't defeat them, suppress their firepower so that they can't stretch their heads out, but there is no problem on the other side of the courtyard wall where they can only retreat. If it doesn't work, just approach and greet them with grenades. The grenade tactics of the advancing army,