After receiving a big slap in the face, his face was swollen but he did not dare to cover it, and he was even called a pig by Colonel Shoji Tatsumi. In fact, Major Hojo was in trouble. [..., although the opponent's defense force is not many, but
The front of the attack was narrow, which limited the number of troops that could be deployed at one time. It was said that the attack was launched in the form of a squadron, but in fact only one squad could be placed on the front.
The opponent was extremely cunning and did not open fire until the attacking troops were fifty meters away. The opponent was equipped with a large number of close-combat automatic firearms, coupled with grenades, which caused the Japanese army, which was only equipped with single-shot rifles, to suffer a great loss in close combat. And among other things, the opponent was extremely cunning.
The two heavy machine guns deployed at the back cooperated with the five light machine guns on the front line, forming cross fire and dividing the following troops.
The opponent's two mortars also suppressed the grenadiers and light and heavy machine guns. Half an hour later, the third brigade had suffered more than 100 losses under the opponent's accurate and tricky mortar fire.
A dozen grenadiers and a third of light and heavy machine guns.
As for the two Type 92 infantry cannons of the brigade artillery squad, because the opponent frequently changed positions, they almost changed positions after firing one shot, but they were never able to deal with these two mortars. Not to mention the two mortars of the brigade artillery squad.
The Type 92 infantry artillery, even several covering shots from the division's artillery, could not knock out these two mortars that were extremely threatening.
Although half an hour of fierce fighting finally knocked out one of the opponent's heavy machine guns, two of the three squadrons of the first attacking squadron were disabled by the opponent's dense rain of grenades and accurate light machine gun fire.
Almost all the light and heavy machine guns of a squadron were lost.
Major Hojo, whose face was swollen from being slapped, had no choice but to intensify his offensive. In order to suppress the opponent's machine gun fire and find opportunities to knock out those two hateful mortars, he also fired two Type 92 guns from the artillery squadron.
The infantry artillery was advanced to a place less than 500 meters away from the enemy's fortifications and used as a flat-fire artillery.
In addition to strengthening the offensive and firepower, Major Hojo Kaiji also adjusted his tactics. Although Colonel Shoji Tatsumi only gave him half an hour, he still adjusted his previous tactics. He changed his previous tactics of fierce fighting and rushing.
, a tactic that can even be described as a rampage.
Instead, he advanced inch by inch and ran in small steps. He also used the tactics of multi-directional penetration with the help of each rifle group of the team. Major Hojo made up his mind that even if his new offensive was still repelled, he would still defeat his opponent.
Some nails were left in the so-called fifty-meter fire strike line.
At the same time, the light and heavy machine guns of the entire brigade were concentrated, relying on their numerical advantage to suppress the enemy's defensive positions with firepower. The cover grenade launchers deployed to knock out the few light and heavy machine guns that posed a great threat to the enemy. In Major Hojo's opinion, as long as
Those light and heavy machine guns that can knock out the opponent will make the Kong family's shack fall into his arms like a ripe fruit in the ensuing battle.
Because he didn't believe that after losing the main support firepower, he could still stop his own infantry and artillery coordinated offensive with his opponent's rifles and their small force? And in the eyes of Major Hojo, the combat quality of his men was far better.
Higher than the rebels on the opposite side.
Major Hojo was miserable, but after half an hour of fierce fighting, the pressure on Gou Zaiquan opposite him was also extremely great. Although the half-hour of fierce fighting failed to allow the Japanese army to break through the front-line position, a platoon on the defensive perimeter was also surrounded by dense opponents.
Casualties arose from artillery strikes and extremely accurate rifle fire.
Every time the Japanese attack was repelled, they always used artillery fire to retaliate. During the exchange of fire, the Japanese infantry's accurate shooting skills also caused a lot of casualties to the troops. If it were not for themselves,
Putting only one platoon of troops on the periphery, no matter how fierce the battle is, it is just a supplement to the front-line troops one squad at a time. According to the strength of the Japanese army's attack, I am afraid that there will only be a few men left in the company at hand.
Although he also knew that this refueling tactic was harmful to the development of the entire war situation, Gou Zaiquan, who only had one reinforcement company at hand and had no retreat, could only do this, adding the troops at hand to the front bit by bit. He did this
The purpose is very simple: to gain the longest time and buy time for the main force to develop later.
There is a fierce battle on the front line of the Kong family's shack, and there is also a fierce battle on the front line of the Sui family's shack across the Zhongchang Railway on their right. However, they are facing the remnants of the 14th Regiment there, and the pressure is much smaller than here. Gou Zaiquan is not the same.
We did not want to send Japanese troops into the village to fight in the streets.
When entering street fighting, you can take advantage of the close distance between the enemy and ourselves to render the Japanese artillery useless. At least it won't be covered by fire at every turn like it is now. Not only can it greatly reduce the probability of troops being killed by Japanese artillery, but you can also use the equipment you have on hand.
A large number of automatic firearms can effectively kill and injure Japanese troops on a large scale.
But in his opinion, it is not the time to engage in street fighting yet. The village is not big, and the enemy is outnumbered. Once entering the street fighting, the entire position can easily be completely divided by the Japanese army, and there is a danger of defeating them individually. What he has on hand
With too few troops, street fighting cannot easily be fought until it is at its most dangerous.
Gou Zaiquan was not a cadre promoted from the frontline company platoon leader, but was sent to the grassroots unit from the former fifth brigade combat staff. He was originally planning to train as the deputy battalion commander for a few months and then be transferred to the newly formed unit as the battalion commander.
Because he was a combat staff officer, he considered many things in great detail, from the terrain to the comparison of the enemy's and our own forces. Although he cannot say that he is watertight, he is definitely much more detailed than ordinary cadres.
Although the Japanese army adjusted its tactics and faced increasing pressure from the front, even the company commander Li Zhaoshou and the instructor Liu Zhizhi rushed forward several times to bayonet. But Gou Zaiquan still held a platoon tightly in his hand.
The reserve team did not move.
But after receiving the report of Li Zhaoshou's sacrifice, Gou Zaiquan hesitated, and finally made the decision he least wanted to make. Withdrew the remaining troops from the front line and entered the village to prepare for street fighting. With this determination, Gou Zaiquan was probably
It was the most difficult decision since the military. But now, he had no choice.
After an hour of fierce fighting, except for one platoon under his control, the entire company has been disabled. Company commander Li Zhaoshou died, and instructor Liu Zhi was seriously injured. Two heavy machine guns were lost, and three light machine guns were lost.
Two-thirds. Of the three platoons that were deployed to the front one after another, less than one platoon is now left. Among them, one-third are lightly wounded.
With an already incomplete platoon, without its main fire cover, it would be impossible to hold out for even twenty minutes against a Japanese army with several times its strength. Once the entire platoon is destroyed, only the remaining
The last platoon in my hand was unable to reach the minimum time limit of two hours before we could go to the brigade to give an explanation no matter what.
After giving the order to abandon the outer positions and all the remaining troops to shrink into the village and prepare for street fighting, Gou Zaiquan hesitated for a moment and finally picked up the radio unit that was specially strengthened in the regiment to directly contact the brigade headquarters before departure.
Using the radio, he called the brigade headquarters and said straight to the point: "Brigadier Commander, this is Gou Zaiquan. Now the outer positions have been lost, the Japanese army has broken into the village, and two-thirds of the troops have been killed or injured."
"All two heavy machine guns were lost, and two-thirds of the light machine guns were lost. The two 60 mortars ran out of shells and had to be demolished and buried. The entire Kong family shack has been completely destroyed by Japanese artillery fire and has almost been razed.
Now our army can only rely on the ruins of the ruins to fight the Japanese army. The most important thing is that after two hours of fierce fighting, we don’t have much ammunition anymore. We urgently need ammunition, reinforcements, especially grenades.”
"The Japanese army is now attacking in waves. The offensive is extremely fierce. Our effective strength has been exhausted. If we cannot mobilize at least one company of reinforcements within half an hour, based on the strength we have on hand, it may be difficult to complete the transfer of the brigade headquarters.
My defense mission is four to six hours."
Over there, Ma Fengqi heard Gou Zaiquan's report and the heavy sound of gunfire coming from the walkie-talkie, and immediately said without any hesitation: "Okay, within fifteen minutes I will give you another reinforced company and some additional ammunition. But.
You must ensure that you hold on for two hours to ensure that the main force is deployed."
Ma Fengqi understood Gou Zaiquan's character. He understood that Gou Zaiquan's character would not directly ask for reinforcements unless it was the most critical moment. With the strength of a reinforced company, it would take four to six hours to fight against a Japanese regiment.
attack. Although limited by terrain restrictions, the Japanese attack front was very narrow, but this was still an almost impossible task.
At the cost of a reinforced company's casualties, Gou Zaiquan was able to hold off a Japanese regiment's attack for two hours under the cover of four squadrons of artillery and brigade artillery. It was extremely commendable. It was Gou Zaiquan who fought for these two
Within hours, the remaining two regiments of the Second Independent Brigade arrived in Shuangcheng in time. Although they had not yet had time to set up defenses, the arrival of the main force still gave Ma Fengqi a lot of confidence.
Therefore, Ma Fengqi readily agreed to Gou Zaiquan's request for reinforcements. Putting down the phone in his hand, Ma Fengqi directly called Wang Deyao, the leader of the Thirteenth Regiment, who was organizing troops to build fortifications, and said directly without any hesitation:
"Old Wang, you immediately deploy the company with the strongest combat effectiveness from the two battalions deployed in Zhang Zheng's shack, and then transfer a reinforced platoon from other companies to form a reinforced company to quickly reinforce the Kong family shack."
"Now I can only give you another hour to complete the construction of the fortifications. The fighting at the Kong family shack was very hard, and the Japanese Army's 40th Regiment pressed down almost all their forces. With the strength of a reinforced company, they were able to
It is very rare to hold off the Japanese 40th Regiment for two hours."
"Even if you are reinforcing a company, I'm afraid it won't last for too long. You must complete the construction of the fortifications and prepare for battle within an hour. At the same time, you must pay close attention to the fighting situation in the Kong family's shack. Don't you have two
The 75th field artillery of the 14th regiment, the 120mm heavy mortar battery of the regiment, and the Type 92 infantry artillery battery were captured?"
"Judging from the distance between Zhang Zheng's shack and the Kong family's shack, you can definitely provide partial artillery support to the Kong family's shack. Although it may not necessarily have any effect, it can at least reduce their pressure in disguised form. In this way,
I will transfer the 107th Rocket Artillery Battalion attached to the column to a company of you. You must make good use of the artillery and use artillery fire as much as possible to provide fire support to the defenders of the Kong family shack."
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