After hesitating for a moment, Li He said firmly: "Judging from the deployment of the Japanese army in front of us, although the street opposite us is not wide, it should be a key defense area for the Japanese army. Staying behind us is a hidden danger."
He said that the troops attacking our army along the main road in the south are also a threat. We must deal with the Japanese troops facing us before we penetrate in depth."
"Remember, when placing heavy weapons on the roof, you must move gently. We are moving under the noses of the Japanese. Once we make any noise, our tactical intentions will be exposed. When you set up fire points, look for them as much as possible.
Go to a house with a big tree in the yard."
"After the rocket launchers and recoilless rifles have completed their tasks, quickly disengage. As for your machine guns, after the troops rush over, I will arrange for the troops to cover your follow-up. When each squad rushes out of the alley, they must give me a shot first.
rounds of grenades. There is no need to deliberately look for targets, just use the explosion to provide partial cover."
"After the machine gun has found its location, evacuate all the people in the yard. Those who have cellars in the yard rush into the cellars. Those who don't have them, arrange for them to hide at the base of the wall. You are all veterans.
I don’t need to say more about how to find cover. The people must be settled first without alerting the enemy in front of them."
"In addition, when setting up machine gun fire points, you must find an escape route in advance. Don't be so trapped that you can't get up and down the house. Even if you shrink back a little, you must be able to move forward and retreat freely. Start taking action now. I can only give you ten minutes.
time, and must not alert any enemy troops."
After several company and platoon cadres in front of him arranged their arrangements, Li He gave in and told the instructor about his plan. After repeatedly urging him to start fighting on his side, the instructor used the gunfire here as a cover to rush from the northeast as quickly as possible.
We bypassed the Japanese positions and quickly followed the North Market and the newly opened alleys to North Street.
As long as the instructor's side reaches the starting area, he will take action immediately. To put it bluntly, his plan is actually just one sentence, that is, he, Li He, will eat the frontal enemy, while the instructor's side will develop in depth. The two of them are working with each other at the moment.
A hundred meters away, the brother troops who launched a frontal attack were intersecting and cooperating.
Although he was very worried about whether his instructor, who was a pure scholar, could command the troops well, Li He had no choice at the moment. The deputy company commander of the third company stepped on a landmine and died when he broke through the first line of the city wall, and the company commander was entering
In this alley area, during a fierce battle with a small group of Japanese troops, he was shot in the chest and died.
Among the company-level cadres of the entire third company, there is only one instructor left. You can't let a platoon leader command the battle when the instructor is present. According to the latest regulations of the Anti-Japanese League, this is not allowed. Although the instructor is
He is a political cadre, but his rank of captain is the highest in the whole battalion besides himself.
According to the doctrine that if the commander dies or withdraws from front-line command for some other reason, the highest-ranking officer acts as the commander. The instructor is the most natural acting commander of the third company at the moment. Although Li He thinks that the commander who once served as the platoon leader
The instructor is more suitable for commanding the third company.
Compared with other instructors who were promoted from the grassroots level, even the instructors of the third company, I, who had only been promoted from the position of head of the propaganda section of the regiment political office before the war, succeeded his predecessor who was transferred to the 21st division as deputy political commissar of the regiment.
, he was sent to the battalion to serve as the political instructor of the battalion.
Not to mention in the Anti-Japanese League, even before he was transferred to the Northeast to work, he was just an ordinary serving officer of the Political Department of the Taihang Military Region and had never engaged in any military work. From inside the Guan to outside the Guan, this Shanxi First Normal School
He was born as a top student, wore a pair of glasses, was elegant, and was gifted with a good eloquence. Li He always felt that he was born to be a political instructor with a talent for political work, and his resume did not include any mention of military issues.
Letting this instructor, who had never been involved in military affairs, to independently command a company to fight, made Li He a little worried. But there was no way, he couldn't send the only deputy company commander around him. First,
Not only is it too late in terms of time, but it is more important in terms of combat missions.
After the first company commander died in Kongjiawo Fort, and the instructor was shot and killed while passing through the Japanese artillery fire blockade in Bangtongwo Fort, of the three company-level cadres of the first company, only one deputy company commander was left who was slightly injured and could not leave the firing line.
The Jiandao Battalion of the 54th Regiment has been fighting on the front line since the battle of Kongjiawo Fort. Cadres at all levels suffered heavy casualties.
The first battalion plus the machine gun company has a total of twelve company commanders, deputy commanders, and instructors. Except for the commander and instructor of the second company in the frontal assault, the remaining two infantry companies together now have only one instructor and one instructor.
Deputy company commander. Although the cadres of the machine gun company are still intact, there are only one squad each of 12mm machine guns and recoilless rifles following him.
The 82nd mortar platoon and ammunition platoon, as well as the other two squads of the recoilless gun platoon and the anti-aircraft machine gun platoon, were all cooperating with the second company in the attack. After receiving the news of the death of the third company commander, he wanted to adjust the machine guns.
The company commander came over to take over the command, but it was already too late.
As for the platoon-level cadres, including the firepower platoons of each company, half of the twenty platoon commanders before the battle of Kongjiawo Fort began. In fact, among the three companies, except for the second company, which is still intact, the remaining one company
And the third company, in fact, now including the fire platoon, it can only manage to form two platoons.
In the battle of Kongjiawo Fort, the 54th Regiment fought brilliantly and wiped out many enemies. However, its own casualties were not light. In particular, the first battalion, which was responsible for the main front-line garrison duty, suffered one-third casualties.
Coupled with the subsequent pursuit battle, which went all the way to Tongliao City without any rest and recuperation, there was no time to replace the casualty cadres.
This has also caused Li He, the battalion commander, to temporarily adjust the cadres, but there is no way at the moment. Although some are worried about instructors who have no actual combat experience, this can only be done temporarily. Fortunately, the acting third company commander is currently
The company instructor is the oldest instructor in the first battalion.
Although he has been unable to be promoted due to too many shortcomings, in terms of actual combat experience, he is far from being comparable to instructors who have never been on the battlefield. With him assisting instructors in commanding, the situation may not be as bad as he imagined.
Oops.
After the deployment was completed and waiting for the instructor and his troops to move into place, Li He did not continue to observe the enemy's situation. Instead, he sat in the corner and replaced his Anti-Union imitation Tokarev pistol with a
Then he inserted the new magazine into the belt around his waist. Then he held a submachine gun and sat patiently waiting for the instructor's reply that the movement was in place.
As for the soldiers around him, except for the machine gunners, rocket launchers and recoilless rifles who were looking for their own positions and aiming at the Japanese fortifications on the opposite side, the rest of them were carefully replenishing ammunition for the weapons in their hands, or putting grenades on them.
Unscrew the safety cover and expose the match rope, ready for battle.
Just when everyone was waiting for Li He's departure order, suddenly there was a burst of gunfire less than forty-five meters to the north of them, right and left of where they and the instructor planned to launch the attack.
Hearing the gunfire, Li He raised his head suddenly, but saw the walkie-talkie next to him, shaking his head to indicate to the instructor that the signal for arrival had not yet been sent.
The instructor has not yet returned to his position. What is the sound of gunfire over there? Li He has no time to think about it. Because he can tell that the firepower of the Japanese army on the other side of the street is obviously the firepower of the anti-alliance team. Seven automatic guns
A rifle and a squad machine gun were exactly two-thirds of the firepower of an organized squad of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
And in that direction, it was not the place where Li He planned to set off. Hearing the gunfire, he knew that there was probably one of the two classes that he had not yet contacted.
If it's in place, I can't wait any longer.
The sound of gunfire at this time must have attracted the attention of the Japanese army. If his subordinates control their emotions, as long as a gun is fired, it means that their entire latent attempt will be exposed. And if the Japanese army's deep artillery fire covers this private house, then not only
The latent troops are going to be destroyed, and even the people here don't know how many casualties they will suffer from the artillery fire.
Without any hesitation, Li He directly issued combat orders to the people around him, then pulled out his flare gun and fired a green flare required for communication. After receiving his order, the troops quickly fired recoilless rifles, rocket launchers and rocket launchers on the roof.
Under the cover of the battalion and company machine guns, they rushed out of their hidden alleys and threw the grenades in their hands at the Japanese position on the opposite side. Using the tactics of three groups and one team, they divided into multiple combat groups and quickly rushed through this several-meter-wide road.
street.
The recoilless gunners, rocket launchers, and battalion company machine gunners on the roofs, after knocking off the Japanese heavy machine gun fortifications on the opposite roofs, quickly withdrew under the cover of the squad machine guns that were left at the entrance of the alley to suppress the Japanese firepower on the opposite side.
Come down and quickly follow up under the cover of automatic rifle fire that has rushed through the street.
However, even when these people were retreating from the roof, they moved very quickly, and the troops who had already rushed across the street were desperately covering and coordinating. However, under the attack of the extremely fast-response grenades deployed by the Japanese troops in depth, the losses
A 12mm machine gun and a rocket launcher.
Although the sudden appearance of the troops disrupted Li He's plan, it undoubtedly distracted the Japanese army's attention. Coupled with Li He's sudden movements, he rushed through the street in front of him with almost no losses.
, closely intertwined with the Japanese troops across the street.
It was only when he rushed through the street that he discovered that the number of Japanese troops on the opposite side exceeded his judgment. There were three to four hundred regular Japanese troops here plus armed expatriates. When he discovered that the number of Japanese troops facing him was far more than
After making his own judgment, Li He not only did not retreat because of the disparity in military strength.
On the contrary, because this discovery further confirmed his judgment that the huge courtyard in front of him, consisting of three fairly large courtyards, was an important stronghold of the Japanese army in Tongliao City, he became even more excited. For him
For us, the number of troops is not a problem, the key is whether your opponent is worthy of your attention.
Previously, he had fought piecemeal in the alley area opposite and eliminated many small Japanese troops. However, those scattered Japanese troops, which together only numbered more than a hundred people, were just small fish and shrimps to him. What he saw in front of him was just small fish and shrimps.
For him, hundreds of Japanese troops were a real and worthy opponent.
As for the total strength of all the troops close together around him, which currently totals less than a hundred, he doesn't care about the gap between the numerous opponents. In his opinion, as long as the instructor leads the team to charge over, he doesn't care.
, knock out the Japanese troops on its flanks and rear, then even if there is a disparity in strength, there is basically no problem in eating this Japanese army yourself.