The reconnaissance platoon leader leading the team is a veteran, and being able to be selected by Su Yingqi as the vanguard of this interspersed operation shows that at least his military quality is quite high. He can quickly identify the situation and solve it quietly.
After the driver who stayed behind in the car, he led his team into the courtyard from the back wall, trying to find out what was going on inside and get rid of the Japanese troops in the courtyard.
But what he didn't expect was that when he carefully entered the yard with a squad, he found that more than a dozen Japanese soldiers in the car were killing the hostess of the house and her daughter-in-law and daughter inside the house.
The three male owners of the courtyard, along with several children, were stabbed to death by Japanese soldiers with bayonets in the courtyard. The two young men were tied to a tree in the courtyard.
Seeing this scene, how can a bloody Chinese still control it? Although the experienced platoon leader who led the team tried his best to avoid shooting when dealing with these Japanese soldiers, and took advantage of these guys to put their minds at ease.
Taking advantage of the few Chinese women who were ravaged by them, he used bayonets to kill a dozen Japanese soldiers and captured two alive within a few minutes.
But it happened that at this time, an accident happened. A Japanese soldier, Captain Cao, whose pants were still hanging on his legs when he was stabbed, was wearing a Southern-style pistol when he fell.
The collision caused the gunshot to go off on the spot. Although no one was hit, the sound of the gunshot woke up even the ghost.
However, the first thing to react was not the Japanese troops in the Mandetang stronghold, but the Japanese troops in the Japanese field fortifications on a small hill less than 500 meters away from the yard. Before the gunfire fell completely, the machine gun bullets over there had already
Sweeping over, several shells landed around the yard.
As for the Japanese troops in Mandetang, they may have been stationed in one place for too long and are accustomed to the tranquility of the past. However, their reaction speed is surprisingly slow. The machine guns and artillery here are firing with passion and enthusiasm.
There was no response from the other side.
The reaction speed and way of the Japanese army were beyond the expectations of Su Yingqi, who was also five hundred meters away with the main force. But this guy was a veteran who had fought guerrillas in the pass for several years, and his psychological quality was quite impressive. On the top of the mountain
Japanese machine guns and artillery fire came, but he suppressed the troops and refused to fight back. He hid in the ravine on the spot and was not allowed to move.
Although the combat staff around him carefully reminded him that it was already less than ten minutes before the launch of the attack required by his superiors. He was still nearly two kilometers away from Mandetang, and it was already too late. If he continued to delay here,
, I'm afraid it will delay even more time.
Now the Japanese army is shooting blindly. There is no danger. The troops should pass quickly. At least seize the Mandetang stronghold as quickly as possible before the Japanese and puppet troops react. Otherwise, the sound of gunshots will not be alarmed.
Mandetang is a Japanese stronghold, and once the action to seize Mandetang is delayed, it will affect the progress of the entire operation.
But Su Yingqi didn't seem to hear the urging of the staff around him at all. He just held up his telescope and used the flares fired by the Japanese army to carefully observe the suddenly exposed Japanese firepower point, which could not be seen without firing, and the Japanese army.
The situation around the location of the firepower point.
Some of the Japanese soldiers who had been fighting before clearly discovered that the gunshot fired from the Japanese standard pistol just now was probably just a misfire. Or they contacted some parties and found out the possible cause of the gunfire. After a violent meal
After shooting, he found that there was no reaction from the mountain, so he stopped shooting.
However, the Japanese troops on the hills had obviously received the order. They only fired and conducted fire reconnaissance or fire suppression for suspicious movements, but they did not send anyone down the mountain to see what was going on. Even though the distance was only 500 meters.
, but no one was sent down at all.
Later, after interrogating the two prisoners who were captured alive, Su Yingqi understood that the Japanese troops inside and outside Kangbao City were independently formed into the Ninth Brigade, which was only responsible for fighting against the coalition. As for the surrounding security, the Japanese troops who were originally stationed here were still responsible. As long as
Unless it is an attack by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the independent mixed ninth brigade dedicated to defense will not leave its position.
This is why the Japanese troops on the mountain only used machine guns and artillery to carry out fire strikes after hearing the gunshots, without conducting any reconnaissance or counterattack. Because there was only one gunshot, which was the sound of the Japanese Nanbu Type 14 pistol.
There was no sign of a large force, maybe it was just a security case.
When the light brought by the flare finally disappeared, the entire area in front of him returned to calm and darkness. He turned the telescope to the direction of Mandetang, and after observing it carefully, he turned to the commander of the first reconnaissance company next to him and said: "This way
, you divide your three platoons into three parts, and you lead one platoon to remove the machine gun fortification just now."
"Try to use a bayonet when touching, and don't shoot unless it is absolutely necessary. And judging from the situation during the day today, this machine gun fortification is definitely not alone. If you look at the two connected hills on the left and right, there is no fire just now.
Guns, but there must be Japanese fortifications. You have your other two platoons, one on each side, to touch them both."
"After completing the mission, have them sweep along the ridge towards your position one by one and then regroup. After your mission is completed, cough slightly for three seconds on the walkie-talkie as a signal. But remember, don't commit all the platoons. So.
The squad is organized and forms a triangular formation to touch."
"Although these hills are not high, you still have to be careful. I'm worried that the Japanese army will probably hollow out the hills in this area. They have other fortifications on the entire mountain. Let me tell you.
The troops must be more careful when going up the mountain."
"If you find a fortification, touch it. When you go up the mountain, pay attention to your steps. Maybe the Japanese army has laid mines in this hilly area. Don't step on the mines carelessly and expose our tactical intentions. Still the same sentence
If you can, don’t shoot as much as possible.”
Su Yingqi's deployment made the reconnaissance company commander stunned. But he scratched his head a little and didn't understand what he meant. Forcibly restraining the impatience caused by his addiction to cigarettes, Su Yingqi said: "This is only two kilometers away from Mandetang. Start from here.
There is not much difference between an assault and an attack at Mandetang."
"Besides, the target of daytime reconnaissance does not mean that some changes will not occur. The Japanese machine gun fortification just exposed was not identified by the daytime reconnaissance force. Also, time no longer allows us to rush to the Mandetang front line.
.Now that you are here, launch the attack from here. I will give you three minutes to prepare, and your troops will set off immediately after three minutes."
"After you open the passage, leave one platoon of troops to control this place. Then the rest of the troops will immediately continue to penetrate deeper. If you can kill the Japanese troops on these three hills without firing a shot, then after entering the depth
, intersect towards the southeast."
"But if your actions are discovered, after opening the gap, expand to the east and west wings. At the same time, the main force will immediately use the attack channel you have opened to penetrate deep into the Japanese position from here and cross it from north to south. In this battle, I have no
I leave the detailed plan to you. Because I don’t know what the enemy situation is like in front of me, so I can only wait and see.”
After explaining the reconnaissance company commander impatiently, Su Yingqi turned to the combat staff behind him and said: "Tell the troops to prepare for battle. If the reconnaissance company screws up, we will have no choice but to attack by force. Tell the troops, except for the third company, as
In addition to the reserve team, the first company and the second company dispersed into battle formation."
Listening to Su Yingqi's somewhat irritable voice, the combat staff did not dare to say anything and hurriedly went down to make arrangements. After the combat staff left, Su Yingqi raised the telescope. Although he knew that he could not see anything in the darkness, he kept on
He didn't put down the telescope in his hand.
Time passed by minute by second, but there was still no signal of breakthrough from the mountain. There was silence in the entire valley. Faced with this situation, Su Yingqi was very calm. That is, he did not give in to talk to the crew.
He urged, but did not order the troops behind him who were ready for battle to press forward.
Looking at the time on the watch, the combat staff beside him asked a little uncomfortably: "Captain, half an hour has passed, why hasn't the signal been sent back? Should we ask here? We are now as far away from the designated by superiors as
More than 20 minutes have passed since the attack was launched."
In response to the urging of the combat staff, Su Yingqi did not even put down the telescope in his hand, but said lightly: "Have our superiors urged us to take action? If not, why are you anxious? We can launch an attack within an hour at night, and it will not delay any major events, and the sky will fall."
If you don’t come down, you won’t be able to calm down. What can you do in the future?”
"They must have encountered a large-scale minefield. I know the capabilities of my own unit's reconnaissance company very well. Unless there is any unexpected situation, these machine gun fortifications will definitely be solved within fifteen minutes. I won't let them open.
Guns, minefields are not allowed to be discharged bit by bit?"
The combat staff officer was blushing at Su Yingqi's mild criticism, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart. It has been almost half an hour since the time required by his superiors to launch the attack. If it continues to be delayed like this, dawn will
Before, no matter what, I could not reach the attack termination line required by my superiors.
With such slow actions, the sky will not fall. But failure to complete the tasks assigned by superiors will delay important events. A battle requires the cooperation of all parties, not just one's own side. This attack involves three parties.
The two sides jointly acted. The feint movement over there has already started, but the main attack side here is still grinding away. What is going on?
It's just that although the staff officer was very disapproving, he had already been criticized, but he didn't dare to touch the leader's bad luck no matter what. Since the leader was not in a hurry, it was useless no matter how anxious he was.
.I am only a combat staff officer, not a political commissar or chief of staff.
It is the tradition of the army that a staff officer will not even fart if he does not have a chief. The staff officer is responsible for providing suggestions for the military chief to consider, or formulating action plans based on the military chief's strategic intentions. As for what the military chief thinks, it does not matter.
It was within the scope of his authority. The staff officer behind him shut his mouth, and Su Yingqi naturally would not say anything more.
Su Yingqi didn't want to explain this matter, it was his usual style. And the most important thing was that he had no way to explain it. The enemy situation in front of him was unknown, but nothing could be seen from the surface. How should this battle be fought?
, he had no idea in his mind. Looking at it, it was not just his words. In the current situation, this is the only way to deal with it.
If you understand some things, you can understand them. If you don't understand him, don't force him. When the battle starts, he will naturally find out his true intentions. But if the combat staff cannot understand his current intentions after the battle starts, then he will