When they were still in Yingya Mountain, the Yingya Mountain guerrillas led by Chu Tiange had never fought a serious positional battle with the Japanese army. Even if they fought a positional battle, it would definitely be them ambushing a small group of Japanese soldiers and going to Fujian and Zhejiang. At the junction, the terrain there is more complicated than that of Yingya Mountain. With the advantage of the home field, the most common tactics used by the guerrilla forces are sneak attacks and attacks from the east to the west. Therefore, there are not many opportunities to defend the enemy head-on.
Fortunately, there is Zhang Quanyou. You must know that he is a regular soldier of the army, and he also attended the night military academy for nearly half a year.
Chang Ning and other "old bandits" have always looked down upon this airborne brigade commander, but Zhang Quanyou's performance today made Chang Ning and others couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Officers who came from guerrilla bandits basically have the same moral character and are good at fighting. In order to have fun, when they become interested or irritated, they often forget their identity and change from a commander to a vanguard.
When bandits fight positional warfare, most of them ambush small groups of enemies. The first lesson in fighting such ambush warfare is to prepare the position. Over time, the "bandits" have formed a habit. The first thing they do when they get to the position is to repair it. Position, hide yourself first. Habits are contagious. This is the origin of the tradition of an army. Of course, this time and the other time, not all traditions are suitable for every occasion.
Sometimes the "bandits" are very sensitive to the battlefield situation, and sometimes they are very careless. If Zhang Quanyou hadn't personally gone to the front line to suppress the pressure, the third brigade and the first regiment would have been hit by a mortar salvo just now. There will definitely not be just a few people killed, and their next instinctive reaction will definitely be to retaliate and avenge their dead brothers.
If Chang Ning can become the leader, he will definitely not lack tactical acumen. He and Wang Raptor were pulled behind the stone by Zhang Quanyou. Looking from both sides, they found that the brothers had already entered the fighting state. Recalling the chaotic scene when the war just started, the old face was full of anger. Hong, said to Zhang Quanyou: "Traveler, I am convinced by Old Chang."
Zhang Quanyou didn't notice this sentence. He pricked up his ears and listened intently to the various sounds on the battlefield. He suddenly shouted: "First battalion, prepare for hand-to-hand combat. Second and third battalions, throw grenades as hard as you can. Pay attention." Rhythm.”
Landmines, grenades, and grenades are the three favorite weapons of the guerrilla troops of the Xuebing Army. Not to mention grenades, after all, they were invented by the Japanese first. Grenades and landmines can often be used in the hands of "bandits" It has twice the power of regular troops, and has accumulated too much experience in the use of landmines and grenades. Now, these two weapons are the most consumed by guerrilla troops.
Naturally, Iida Masao didn't know this. Although Shunroku Hata specially published a pamphlet introducing its military strength, fighting methods, and conventional weapons after the Japanese army was repeatedly hit hard by the cadet army to warn them not to underestimate the cadet army, the First Division retreated. The "embarrassment" he showed at the time made him feel that Commander-in-Chief Hatatoshi was exaggerating. Moreover, he had no idea that those who were attacking him were not the regular troops of the Xuebing Army, but those who were attacking him with their tricky and brutal and unreasonable tactics. The famous Xuebingjun guerrillas,
The initial attack by the Japanese army went very smoothly. Dozens of cadets were killed by mortar salvos. The subsequent collective charge was also decent. Although they suffered a tenacious sniper attack when they were about thirty meters away from the enemy position, There are still more than a hundred people rushing to the top of the mountain. As long as these more than a hundred people can persist for even five minutes, then the large troops behind will continue to drive up.
The Lion Gate is a natural checkpoint leading to Xinjian County and even Nanchang. As long as this checkpoint is broken through, there will be no terrain that can be used by the defenders along the eastward journey except the Ganjiang River. Iida is very proud of his His subordinates were proud, and he said loudly: "Xingxi, that's it." Then he prepared to send the remaining brigade into battle.
However, at this moment, swarms of grenades flew out from the positions of the 1st Division, 3rd Brigade and 1st Regiment.
Iida was not surprised by this. The booklet edited by Shunroku Hata mentioned this. The Academy Army has excellent weapons and is fully equipped with hand grenades and other standard weapons. It is fully equipped, that is, each soldier is equipped with Four, but he didn't know that among the bandit-turned-students on the mountain, at least eight grenades were hung on their bodies, and the more perverted ones would stuff their backpacks full of grenades. What's the number? , at least twelve, and as many as sixteen. The reason why the "bandits" carry so many grenades is because in their consciousness, grenades are not just grenades, they are also landmines and "explosives" that can be used for blasting. Bag",
Zhang Quanyou made timely adjustments to his tactics. The first battalion engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the oncoming Japs. The second and third battalions continued to throw grenades wildly. This not only prevented the more than a hundred Japs from overwhelming the position, but also hindered the following. The Japs continued to charge forward. There were more than 600 cadets in two battalions. Except for those who had to keep shooting or had to fight the Japs at close quarters, at least one entire battalion of cadets could keep up the pace and throw grenades downwards.
The longitudinal width of the Lion Gate that could be used by the Japanese army to attack was only about 150 meters. However, after the soldiers of the third brigade and the first regiment spread out, they could maintain an attack line of 200 meters or even wider. There are many trees growing naturally on the surface. As natural bunkers, these trees can enhance the survivability of the Japanese soldiers, but they cannot withstand the continuous grenade bombardment of the cadets.
The explosions of grenades came one after another, and many Japanese fell into the fireworks. Some of the unlucky ones were lifted directly into the air, and then rolled down the mountain like bones.
Although this scene made Iida feel heartbroken, it was not enough for him to order to stop the attack. He shouted loudly to the Japanese on the hillside: "Soldiers, hold on, the Chinese grenades cannot be endless. Their grenades When the throw is over, that’s when we win.”
There were many low-level and middle-level Japs officers who had the same idea as him. Under their instigation, the Japs some distance away from the top of the mountain lay on the ground, enduring the terror threat of being directly hit by grenades or being hit by shrapnel. Beginning to look forward to that moment, many "smart" Japs began to divert their attention and concentrate on counting the grenades falling around them, "One, two, three..."
At the same time, on the student army position on the top of the mountain, shouts and screams could be heard endlessly. Among them, there were Japanese styles they were familiar with, which strengthened their belief in persisting.
The Japs who were relatively close to the top of the mountain were still charging at this time. Of course, in the face of the Wei Qing-style assault rifles that were bursting with fire and flying bullets, the vast majority of them failed to get within ten meters of the position. He was thrown to the ground, and then, the dozens of Japs behind him finally learned their lesson. They quickly found a place to hide or lay down directly on the ground, and began to wait.