At this point in World War II, the major participating countries have basically shown off their own automatic weapons. Regardless of whether the Japanese admit it or not, the Wei Qing assault rifle and the disease-causing general-purpose machine gun have a place in it. Japan now also has automatic weapons.
, for example, the Type 15 semi-automatic rifle, but compared with the Wei Qing assault rifle, even Koizumi Toshiichiro, the inventor of the Type 15, had to admit that the Type 15 was inferior in performance and stability. The emergence of automatic weapons
It makes the superiority of troops no longer so important, and at the same time, it also increases the advantage of the side that strikes first. If Luan Qingming and the others are still using the Chinese formal or 38-level cover, then what will appear in front of Tajima at this moment is definitely a different scene.
The Tajima Brigade would not have suffered so many casualties in the first round of strikes.
"Lie down." "Kill." The middle and lower-level officers of the Japanese army were still very capable. Their timely tactical adjustments prevented greater casualties. However, like Tajima, they began to doubt themselves in the face of the enemy's powerful firepower.
Are we encountering guerrilla troops or regular armed forces of the cadet army? When did the guerrillas begin to possess all automatic weapons?
The shock didn't stop there. An armored vehicle was ordered by Tajima to take a detour from the left to eliminate an enemy machine gun position there. As a result, it had just broken through the hail of bullets when a rocket flew out from behind a tree.
, accurately hit the armor on the left side of the armored vehicle, and then got into the armored vehicle. A ball of fire exploded, and with a "rumbling" explosion, the armored vehicle and the crew inside were immediately torn into pieces.
This scene made all the little devils who witnessed it shocked and frightened. This Zero armored vehicle is a new type of combat vehicle recently developed by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. According to the information Tajima has, he knows the front and rear faces of this armored vehicle.
The side armor can withstand almost all bullets within a distance of fifty meters, and can also withstand 37 mm caliber combat artillery at a distance of one hundred meters. At this time, the armored vehicle is at least two hundred meters away from the hidden firepower point of the China Army.
So, what kind of weapons did the Chinese use that could actually destroy the Zero armored vehicle at such a long distance?
There are only three armored vehicles in the Tajima brigade. One was overturned by an anti-tank mine and burned into scrap metal, and another was destroyed by the new weapons of the China Army. Now the only one left intact is the one used by Tajima as a command vehicle.
Tajima originally wanted to rely on the thick and durable armor of the Zero armored vehicle to move closer to the front line and use vehicle-mounted rapid-fire cannons to suppress the enemy's heavy firepower. But at this time, he did not dare to move lightly. "Yuteng, take your people."
Detour from the left, the firepower of the Chinese Army is relatively weak." He ordered a squadron leader under his command through the walkie-talkie, and then ordered the communications staff to ask for help from the 13th Aviation Division, requesting the aviation force to provide emergency tactical guidance: "Tell them,
We encountered the main force of the Chinese."
About five minutes into the battle, the Daqiao guerrillas, who were the main force in the ambush, wiped out at least more than a hundred Japanese. This made Luan Qingming's heart drop steadily, "The little Japanese are no good." He thought in his heart.
, took the microphone from the communications soldier and called Ma Chenghua, the squadron leader of the Xi Ma Guerrilla Squadron, and asked him to immediately lead reinforcements. For the sake of safety, Luan Qingming did not put all his troops into the ambush when formulating his tactics.
He set up a second ambush point about two kilometers behind the first ambush point to ensure the safe withdrawal of the troops in the event of an unfavorable ambush. Facts have proved that he was overly cautious, and the Japanese army did not
It was as powerful as they imagined, so he did not hesitate to put the reserve troops into battle and began to strive for combat efficiency.
The weak point of firepower that Tajima Masuhyo saw was located in the ambush direction of the Hisma Guerrilla Squadron. Therefore, the Japanese army was led by squadron leader You Teng Tottori, and the Xuebing Army was commanded by squadron leader Ma Chenghua. There were more than 300 Japanese troops. , more than 500 soldiers from the Xuebing Army, both sides rushed towards a field to the north of the main battlefield at the same time.
The ambush battle had just begun and achieved good results. This not only gave Commander Luan Qingming a sense of confidence, but also provided a real incentive to the guerrilla students. No matter how loud the slogans were at the pre-war mobilization meeting, there was no denying that Yes, because they have been "white dog legs" for a long time, they have a congenital fear of "Taijun", and as one after another Japs fell wailing under their guns, their confidence continued to increase. It was built up bit by bit,
"Brothers, you played well." Luan Qingming shouted from time to time, his voice loud and clear, revealing strong self-confidence.
His emotions infected the soldiers around him, and the tense and solemn atmosphere in the army suddenly relaxed. Everyone was nervously aiming and shooting while asking each other who had killed so many Japanese. Feng Taixue was a sniper, and he had At this time, he had already collected three heads, including a sergeant. This made him so excited that he could not contain himself. After hearing many people announcing in a proud tone that they had killed a Japanese, he couldn't help but poke out his head. The bunker set up according to local conditions shouted: "I only killed one, I have killed three."
Just after he finished shouting, there was a bang on the helmet. He thought he had been shot. He couldn't help but trembled all over. He subconsciously shrank back, and the next moment, a bullet grazed his helmet and flew past. He broke out in a cold sweat. He thought he had been shot at twice in a row, and couldn't help shouting that he was lucky. At this time, a loud shout made him understand that it was not a fluke that he survived, but because of the instructor's timely reminder. ,
"'Feng Taijun', you want to die, what are the key points for snipers, you bastard." The one who shouted angrily was Zhang Shaoyong, the sniper instructor assigned to the Jiangdu Guerrilla Brigade by Fox Thirteen. He was also the only one who could directly address Feng. Taixue was nicknamed and Feng Taixue did not dare to refute it. The Japanese army gained wisdom every time they suffered. After suffering enough from sniper tactics in the confrontation with the Xuebing Army, they also began to develop sniper units. For example, in the Tajima Battalion, The Japanese army has a sniper squad. The development of sniper tactics among our and enemy troops has made confrontations between snipers more frequent. As a result, the role of snipers has been redefined. In addition to shooting valuable enemies, they target, and then find and kill the opponent's snipers to protect our own important military targets.
It started well. Both Luan Qingming and his subordinates from the former Jiangdu Security Group felt that they had done well. Many people felt complacent because of this, thinking that they already had the strength to compete with the Japanese army, but they didn't know , in Zhang Shaoyong's eyes, they were still far behind. The ambush battle was a proactive attack. After getting a good start, they should launch a charge to expand the results. However, after Luan Qingming got a good start, he went on the defensive, which was actually equivalent to giving up. Zhang Shaoyong shook his head and felt very dissatisfied. However, he was only a second lieutenant, while Luan Qingming was the brigade commander, so he could not express his dissatisfaction directly to Luan Qingming. Feng Taixue happened to make an illegal move under his nose at this time, and became the target of his venting.
About ten minutes into the battle, Tajima Masuyo also saw the weakness of the enemy's lack of actual combat experience. The enemy missed the best opportunity to charge, which was equivalent to giving him time to recover. After this period of time, After adjusting, Tajima's brigade had recovered from the initial panic. Seeing this, Tajima felt ashamed to request emergency tactical guidance from the 13th Flying Division. While he ordered the troops to prepare for counterattack, waiting for You Teng After the squadron achieved a breakthrough, they immediately pressed forward with heavy troops. At the same time, they told the adjutant beside them: "It seems that the Chinese army opposite is really a guerrilla force."
What he said stems from this understanding: guerrillas, they just wander without attacking. The Chinese army on the opposite side obviously lacks experience in positional warfare, and their purpose of ambushing their own troops is just to ambush them.
Because of Luan Qingming's "humility", at least in the eyes of the little devil, the battle began to become orderly. At this time, the role of Zhang Shaoyong and the sniper unit led by him became prominent. Each side started shooting at one side. This best reflects the tactical literacy and training intensity of the soldiers. The tactical literacy and training intensity of Luan Qingming's department is obviously not as good as that of the Japanese army. After all, they have only joined the Santai Guerrilla Column for less than two months, and even if they train for more than ten hours a day, their results are limited. , so the casualties on his side increased in vain. From time to time, people fell around him, and each time they were shot in the head. This gradually caused panic to permeate the army again. Seeing this scene, Luan Qingming couldn't help but feel anxious. He was suddenly embarrassed. I discovered that my previous assertion that "the Japanese army was nothing but mediocre" was too early.
He began to think that it was due to insufficient troops. After all, the Japanese army was a large group, and he only had more than 700 people here, so he shouted loudly: "Brothers, hold on, the Heima Guerrilla Corps has come up with support." The shouting helped stabilize the morale of the troops to some extent, but it was far from enough to reverse the situation, because the Youteng Squadron had already reached the weak firepower point of the ambush circle first, and formed fire suppression on dozens of guerrilla soldiers there.
At the critical moment, Zhang Shaoyong took action. He first knocked down You Teng with one shot, and then killed a squad leader of You Teng's squadron. This suddenly caused chaos in the command of the Japanese soldiers in the unit and won precious ten minutes for our side. , Ten minutes later, when Youteng Squadron reorganized their offensive, Ma Chenghua led the Xi Ma Guerrilla Squadron to successfully support them.
At this point, the battle began to enter a stalemate, and the confrontation between the snipers on both sides suddenly became full of sparks, and began to attract the collective attention of the officers and soldiers from both sides of the war.