Chapter six hundred and fortieth chapters can not change the petty family
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Out of self-preservation, the 448th Regiment withdrew behind the 119th Regiment, which was eager to reinforce Madu Bridge. It was tantamount to taking the initiative to give way to the front, creating an excellent opportunity for Yang Zhen who stayed behind in Xingtan. Yang Zhen, who was originally prepared to fight a tough battle, easily broke out without any effort.
After protruding out of Xingtan, Yang Zhen led the guard company and a battalion that stayed in Xingtan. At full count, it was no more than a reinforced battalion. Without any pause, he followed the 448th Regiment's retreat route and rushed directly. The front line of Madu Bridge. No matter where the sound of gunfire came from, the front line of Madu Bridge was the last way for the troops remaining in Xingtan at this time.
Although most of the 119th Regiment of the Forty Division and the two battalions of the 448th Regiment that followed the retreat of the 119th Regiment were gathered on the front line of Madu Bridge at this time. However, they were not able to compete with the main force of the 52nd Division to the north and the troops over there. Compared with the main force of the Forty Division, Yang Zhen would rather choose this enemy who has been exposed to the public.
By the time Yang Zhen used intensive machine gun and mortar firepower and a sufficient amount of grenades to defeat the retreat, he had eliminated 30% of his vacant positions. In addition to the previous casualties in Xingtan, the actual number of soldiers was less than five. After the hundred-man 448th Regiment blocked the attack, it was discovered that the southern front troops who were fighting fiercely with the 119th Regiment of the 40th Division of the Maduqiao Front Line turned out to be the missing southern troops.
Faced with the Southern Front troop commanders who wanted to report why they did not evacuate to Xingtan as ordered by the military headquarters. Instead, they appeared on the line of Madu Bridge east of Xingtan. Yang Zhen did not listen to their explanations. He just ordered them to do whatever it took. The price is to prepare to go straight to the northeast of Jingxian County and look for the military headquarters and the main force.
Although Maduqiao is an inconspicuous spot on the road from Langqiao to Sanxi on the 1:50,000 map, this small village located on the narrow plain of the Huihe River is actually a A very critical strategic point. As long as we break through here, it means breaking through the encirclement circle built by the 40th Division after it was broken through at the Xingtan line.
As long as they enter the mountainous area east of Huihe River before the main force of the 52nd Division, which is probably heading south, arrives, even if the pursuers arrive in time, there may be nothing they can do. But for Yang Zhen and the men he leads. This small section of plain, located east of the Huihe River and before entering the mountains, is only a few miles wide. However, it is an extremely difficult terrain to pass through.
Especially when the main force has been transferred and the attention of the surrounding enemy divisions is attracted by this small group of troops led by Yang Zhen. How to pass this last step before escaping at the fastest speed and at the lowest cost? The natural chasm has become an urgent problem that Yang Zhen must solve.
Although the resistance of the Forty Division's troops on the front line of Madu Bridge has been defeated, due to a serious shortage of troops, the troops deployed by the Forty Division on the front line of Madu Bridge were not so much defeated as they were led by Yang Zhen. After the troops arrived, they took the initiative to retreat to the Zhexi Bridge line in the south because they could not figure out the actual situation and were attacked from both sides.
As for the 448th Regiment, although it was completely defeated. More and faster chapters are available. But this severely lacking regiment is not the main force of the entire battlefield. What we really need to face next is that we have not gone far. The 40th Division troops on the Zhexi Bridge line in the south. At this time, the enemy troops retreating to the Zhexi Bridge line were using firepower to try to block this narrow mountainous plain.
Yang Zhen knew that he had no time to delay here anymore. After the front line of Madu Bridge was broken through, the 40th Division, which had completed its adjustment and deployment, would definitely try every means to blockade this place again. And now the sky was gradually starting to lighten up. The surrounding enemy forces We must speed up and get here.
If you continue to stay, once you are blocked on this small mountainous plain with a width of only a few miles, there is no depth and no danger to defend. Under the situation of huge disparity in military strength and firepower, everyone will wait for the result. There was only a dead end. Taking advantage of the time difference to rush into the mountains before the Forty Division completed its adjustments and deployments almost became Yang Zhen's only choice.
He raised the telescope and carefully observed the surrounding situation, especially in the north and south directions. Yang Zhen pointed at the map and said to Feng Dafei, Ye Chao, and the spy leader Liu Biesheng beside him: "There is no time. Tell the troops not to care. The enemy's artillery fire blockade in the south passed through the Hedong Plain and into the mountains as quickly as possible. The enemy on the Zhexi Crossing line in the south only had two mortars. Even if it posed a certain threat to us, the impact would not be big."
"The marching procession starts with the special agent group at the front. The teaching team protects the wounded in the middle. Ye Chaoyou commands the guard battalion to serve as the general guard of the entire army. Lee Myung-bak commands the military guard company plus the mortar platoon. More and faster chapters Please come and deploy on the spot to serve as flank cover. Use firepower to cover the passage of the troops."
"Tell Li Mingbo. I will give him both mortars and the remaining thirty or so shells. I don't care what method he uses. When the troops pass through this open area, I will line up the Zhexi Bridge. Knock out the two 82 mortars of the 118th Regiment. Even if they cannot be completely destroyed, I have to shut them up."
"Also give him the two heavy machine guns and all the heavy machine gun bullets that I brought out. At any cost, before the troops pass through this plain, I will stop the enemy on the front line of Zhexi Crossing. If the enemy Counterattack. Use your firepower to speak. After completing the mission, blow up all the heavy machine guns and mortars that cannot be taken away."
Speaking of this, the first update Yang Zhen turned around and said to Liu Biesheng, the leader of the special agent group next to him: "It's better for your special agent group to take the front station. All troops put their bayonets on, unscrew the grenade caps, and gather all the light machine guns and submachine guns. The first echelon, if encounter an interception, do whatever it takes. Use the most intense firepower to defeat him in the shortest time. Tell the troops, don’t be afraid of fatigue. Don’t be afraid of sacrifice. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win.”
Hearing Yang Zhen's order, Liu Biesheng was a little confused: "Political commissar, we are not afraid of tough battles. But except for the battalion that serves as the general defender, I currently have less than four companies in total. The entire regiment can still be used. The total number of light machine guns is only four, portable machine guns, and the submachine guns you mentioned are less than twenty."
"The key is that ammunition is now insufficient. On average, these four light machine guns only have more than ten rounds of ammunition each. The grenades have basically been consumed. Each rifle has less than five rounds of ammunition. The first-line blocking battle at Niulanling. Due to The difference in strength is quite large. We mainly rely on firepower to block the attack. We and the 79th Division fought hard for nearly a day. The ammunition consumption was too much."
"In addition, the movement to the front line of Niulanling was too hasty. The additional ammunition was still in the hands of the military department. The logistics department had not had time to send it. The army itself hardly carried any spare ammunition. When we set off, one of our soldiers only carried Two grenades, fifty rounds of ammunition."
"When we set out, we carried six light machine guns and one heavy machine gun. In the first update, we only carried an average of one base amount of ammunition. After nearly a day and night of fierce fighting, the ammunition in the hands of the soldiers was almost exhausted. Since the battle with the enemy Since the encounter, we have fought another blockade and basically nothing has been captured."
"The only ammunition left on hand was when we were evacuating from Niulanling. Deputy Commander Feng asked the teaching corps to give us part of it, as well as the ones just captured at the Madu Bridge line. Otherwise, all the weapons of our regiment will be lost. With no cooking supplies and insufficient bayonets, the weapons in our hands really turned into fire sticks."
"If the rearguard hadn't arrived in time, we would have had no choice but to use our rifle butts to fight the enemy, let alone capture them. In addition, our regiment's rifles. More and faster chapters. Please come. Less than half of them have bayonets. Also, all the cadres and soldiers of the regiment have only eaten a few mouthfuls of dry food from the time they arrived at Niulanling to the present."
Liu Biesheng's words made Yang Zhen frown tightly. When he set off from Yunling, he repeatedly emphasized that each soldier must be equipped with 200 rounds of ammunition and four grenades. Each regiment must be in motion. Sometimes a company is assigned to serve as a baggage company, specifically to carry supplementary ammunition.
And according to their own requirements, when each regiment is fighting, in addition to the ammunition carried by the soldiers, they must bring at least 50,000 rounds of ammunition and 2,000 grenades to use as backup ammunition. They are worried about the complicated terrain of fighting in mountains. The movement of troops is changeable and it is difficult to replenish them during the battle. Once ammunition is insufficient, the fighter opportunity will be delayed.
Given the huge disparity in military strength and the fact that he had brought a large amount of additional ammunition, Yang Zhen did not advocate easy hand-to-hand combat with the enemy whenever possible. In Yang Zhen's view, the vast majority of the troops in southern Anhui, especially the cadres, were An old man who has experienced the test of three years of guerrilla warfare. It is not worthwhile to fight the enemy with bayonets when there is sufficient ammunition.
Unexpectedly, as the fist force of the southern Anhui army, the special agent team was sent to such a critical position on the Niulanling front line. Each person was actually issued fifty rounds of ammunition and two grenades. The light machine gun was only given a basic amount of ammunition. Temporarily The attached heavy machine gun also gets the same treatment.
To fight with a well-equipped central elite such as the 79th Division, they actually gave such a small amount of ammunition. It was simply nonsense. I brought a large amount of ammunition from Yan'an and did not keep it for future generations. There was insufficient ammunition at the front and hoarding at the back. A large amount of ammunition cannot be delivered due to the complicated terrain. But now the military headquarters and the main force have broken out of the encirclement. Even if they want to replenish it, there is no place to replenish it.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Before setting off, why didn't he go down to the troops to check the distribution of ammunition? He just thought that with enough ammunition, the troops would not have to tie their hands when fighting. Even if they encounter danger, the troops would Don't be afraid to use firepower because of lack of ammunition.
But I didn't expect that the logistics department, which was used to suffering, did not spend lavishly because it suddenly became a nouveau riche. It was used to being poor before. Before going to the battlefield, bullets were replenished according to the number. On average, each soldier had twenty rounds of bullets. It is considered a wealthy household. Although the family is now much richer, the petty mentality cannot be changed in a short time.
When issuing ammunition, although it was much more generous, it was still too economical. Like the special agent group, which is mainly responsible for covering the military headquarters and has no combat mission. Except for the battalion serving as the general defender, it was ordered by Yang Zhen in accordance with Yang Zhen's requirements. Standard.Except ammunition issued.
The rest of the troops were only given fifty rounds of ammunition each. As for replenishing ammunition, because according to the prescribed marching sequence, the special agent group tasked with covering the military headquarters was with the military headquarters during the march. It seemed that it would be easy to replenish ammunition. .So it was not issued at all.
This standard is much worse than that of other regiments. It is even worse than the teaching corps, which was responsible for the general reserve team and each of them fired 120 rounds of ammunition before setting off. When the submachine guns brought by Yang Zhen were released, the entire secret service group was given only sixty.