While Liu Yihu was bickering with Feng Haishan, he did not give up carefully observing the enemy's situation. He waited until the skirmisher line charging the Japanese army was close to the fire strike range prescribed by him, then he stopped bickering with Feng Haishan and picked up the microphone neatly. The order to fire was given.
Regarding Liu Yihu's tactical arrangements, Feng Haishan, who had had a fierce quarrel with him before, did not interfere. Although Feng Haishan was a bit hot-tempered, he was very shrewd after rushing out of the sea of blood and corpses.
During the Ma Jiajun's rigorous manhunt, he traveled from the Qilian Mountains at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor through the entire Hexi Corridor with wounds that looked like a saber strike and spoke in Sichuan dialect. Although he was begging for food all the way back to Yan'an, the wound Not to mention that he has been raised well and has not suffered too many sins, but it also shows that this guy is a bit evil.
It is true that his previous quarrel was for himself, but he did not deny one thing. He knew that the equipment had changed and the situation had changed. The tactics he was used to in the Eighteenth Group Army may not be applicable anymore. There is still room for learning, and he is very self-aware of this.
So after the battle started, Liu Yihu forcefully arranged the tactics according to his own wishes without asking for his opinion. He did not object as strongly as before because he wanted to learn. In fact, he saw Liu Yihu deploying firepower. When he was there, he could tell at a glance that although these machine guns were not many in number, their firepower was designed to be extremely tricky.
Not only were the limited machine guns arranged to form a crossfire, but the firing range almost covered the entire front, leaving almost no blind spots for shooting. If they had been stationed here for a few days and had a certain understanding of the terrain, they could arrange the firepower points into This is not surprising.
However, it has been less than three hours since I came here from Baoqing County. I can actually see the terrain so carefully while arguing with myself, and complete such an almost perfect deployment in the shortest time. It will definitely not work if you don’t have certain abilities.
After Feng Haishan arrived in the Northeast, after watching the documentary, he realized that he was about to come into contact with a brand new combat model. The combat model he used in the 18th Army was obviously not suitable for the current situation. If he did not want to be eliminated, , we can only seize the time to learn and integrate into this force as soon as possible according to changes in the situation and environment.
To be honest, Feng Haishan had mixed feelings after watching the documentary about last autumn's campaign. He had been short of guns and ammunition for many years, so he could only use guerrilla tactics to fight the Japanese army. There was insufficient ammunition, so the army training could only compress live ammunition training as much as possible. Mainly hand-to-hand combat.
In order to eliminate a Japanese army, you have to pay double or even several times the price. Three shots at Tubal Road, which is the Japanese army's contemptuous name for the 18th Army. In a battle, they are only issued five rounds of ammunition. If you fire three shots, you will launch a charge. If the battle cannot be resolved as soon as possible, it will have to retreat. Ammunition and equipment are seriously lacking. This is why the 18th Army rarely fought major battles except in the first two years.
But after the Anti-Japanese War, Feng Haishan, who originally thought that the Anti-Japanese War, which was isolated in Northeast China and had no rear, would be more difficult than the 18th Army, the situation was even worse, and the equipment was even worse. Only then did Feng Haishan realize that the situation here was completely different from what he had imagined. The difference between the two places is that the troops inside the pass are short of guns and ammunition. Not only are they sufficient in ammunition and equipment, their firepower configuration is almost the same as that of the Japanese army. Except for the lack of tanks and aircraft, it is even better in some aspects.
If he could not master the tactics of using these advanced equipment as soon as possible, he would be eliminated sooner or later, so when Liu Yihu laid out the tactics, he listened very carefully, especially judging from the development of the war, Liu Yihu's tactics Even when it was quite effective, he took it very seriously. In Feng Haishan's view, a quarrel was a quarrel, but one should still be modest in learning.
Having made up his mind, Feng Haishan didn't bother to worry about Liu Yihu's bold words anymore. He simply said nothing and patiently raised his telescope to observe the battle situation.
Liu Yihu's deception tactics were very effective. He had previously thought that they only had about a hundred men and no light or heavy machine guns. Especially when he saw that the Japanese troops who had rushed to 100 meters without firing a shot were a little too relaxed. They were hit by crossfire. The machine gun knocked down a large area.
At a distance of one hundred meters, six heavy machine guns and more than a dozen light machine guns formed a crossfire and suddenly opened fire. The lethality was extremely shocking. A Japanese squadron that launched the charge was knocked down in pieces. In addition, neat rifles were added. After a volley of fire, as soon as the battle began, the entire attacking squadron was killed and wounded, while the rest were pinned to the ground and unable to lift their heads.
At a distance of one hundred meters and sudden firing, those light and heavy machine guns almost don’t need to be aimed. Even if the bullets fired with eyes closed, one or two unlucky people will be caught. No matter what shortcomings the Japanese light and heavy machine guns have, They all have an advantage that similar weapons from other countries do not have, that is, high accuracy. At such a short distance, the lethality can be imagined.
Seeing that more than half of the leading squadron had suffered casualties, and the remaining troops were suppressed by the opponent's machine guns, Asakawa Teiji was very well-mannered. He just lowered his head and smiled: "The cunning Manchus really have a trick. Only such an opponent is worthy." Be my opponent, Teiji Asakawa."
Colonel Asakawa, who was indifferent to the casualties of his men, regardless of the limited number of artillery shells he had on hand, and whether firing all the artillery shells would have any impact on subsequent operations, he only had Baoqing County in mind, and ordered the artillery squad leader to immediately suppress the opponent's machine gun fire.
At the same time, Major Qingchuan was ordered to deploy two squads to attack, and must work together to destroy the opponent's resistance as soon as possible.
Although there were only two infantry cannons, due to the well-trained Japanese artillery, the accuracy of the artillery fire was quite high. The two Type 92 infantry cannons still made Liu Yihu disgraced and frequently moved their firing positions, which not only had a great impact It blocked the machine gun fire network and caused certain casualties to the machine gunner.
Less than five minutes after the bombardment started, a Type 92 heavy machine gun was blown into the sky, and two Vickers heavy machine guns with a much faster rate of fire were all destroyed because they were too bulky and had a slightly slow transfer speed. Three heavy machine guns were destroyed, suddenly opening a gap in the fire network on the position.
Fortunately, the number of artillery shells carried by the Japanese army this time was not large. They were used to suppress artillery fire and clear minefields, and most of the artillery shells were consumed. There were only a few remaining artillery shells. Otherwise, Liu Yihu's few would have been estimated. It's a heavy machine gun, not even a single one left.
Watching three heavy machine guns being blown up, it was impossible for Liu Yihu not to feel distressed. There were no mortars and there were not enough light machine guns. These heavy machine guns were the most powerful weapons he had at hand, so he almost threw them away. The firepower on the forward position, which was not strong enough, suddenly appeared a large gap, and the suppressive firepower was reduced by half. This battle has just begun, how can we continue to fight.
Seeing that the three heavy machine guns that were destroyed were all operated by reserve soldiers and troops reorganized from the Baoqing County Brigade, and those operated by veterans were all transferred smoothly without any loss, Liu Yihu smashed them with his fist. On the edge of the trench, he said angrily: "Recruits are recruits. If this were my old army, they could knock out three of my heavy machine guns with just a dozen rounds from these two infantry guns. Let them just dream."
"Grandma, if word gets out now, others will laugh at me to death. With more than twenty rounds, I knocked out three of my heavy machine guns. This fucking efficiency is not ordinary. These new recruits are really stupid to me. It's shameful. If I can survive this time, I will train you hard when I go back and let you try what is called hell training method."
While scolding the recruits, Liu Yihu grabbed the mobile phone and ordered to the two company commanders: "Put the Japanese closer, use grenades and directional mines to greet them, pay attention to the use of light machine guns and rifle volleys to coordinate, tell the stormtroopers to give me Be prepared, pay attention to using them intensively, strictly follow the training requirements, and make good tactical coordination."
"If the Japs rush up, focus on submachine guns and speed machines to greet them, and I stress again, no one is allowed to engage in hand-to-hand combat for me. If the Japs break through the fire network of grenades and directional mines, retreat to the second-line position. Do you understand? , no one is allowed to make any trouble for me, everything must be strictly followed according to the plan, tell these new recruits, stop fucking embarrassing me, and be smarter."
The Japanese army knocked out three of his heavy machine guns with more than twenty rounds of artillery shells. The Japanese only launched two charges, and his front-line position was in danger. Liu Yihu was very dissatisfied, but he was still dissatisfied. The battle was still going on. As the fight continued, perhaps they could hear the dissatisfaction in the battalion commander's tone, and the two company commanders did not dare to be careless.
Liu Yihu here was very dissatisfied with the performance of the troops, but the Japanese troops there were not slow in their actions. Taking advantage of the weakening of the opponent's machine gun firepower, they immediately invested new troops and strengthened the offensive, seventy meters, fifty meters, thirty meters Mi, seeing that the troops were getting closer and closer to the opponent's position, Colonel Asakawa rubbed the snot under his nose out of habit and nodded slightly.
He broke through the opponent's blocking position in just two charges. This is undoubtedly a very proud thing for Colonel Asakawa, given the current situation of almost a disastrous defeat in all battlefields, even though he fought with an integrated brigade. The opponent is armed in a place that seems to be poorly equipped and poorly trained. This is somewhat suspected of relying on the strong to bully the weak.
After breaking through the front line of Jiaxinzi, Baoqing County, which is no longer safe in the southwest direction, is almost an easy prey in the eyes of Colonel Asakawa. If he can capture Baoqing County before the main force of the division arrives, he will open up the door. The road leading to Jiamusi made the first contribution to the division's breakthrough across the board. This temptation is still quite big for Colonel Asakawa. The distance is tens of meters. In Colonel Asakawa's view, breaking through is just a piece of cake. things.
Watching the attacking troops getting closer and closer to the opponent's main position, Colonel Asakawa believed that as long as he could break into the opponent's defensive position and rely on the ferocious Imperial Army's hand-to-hand combat capabilities, which could be said to be unrivaled in the world, it would be just a matter of effort to completely destroy the opponent's blockade.