Chapter 146: Attacking the Old East Slope
The 5th Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the various artillery pieces of the 88th Division opened fire on the Japanese troops, covering the entire forest of several square kilometers, and the woods were like hell, with fireballs rising into the air and gunsmoke rising in the sound of a huge explosion. The whole battalion gathered behind Zhang Hao, one by one like little tigers, ready to pounce on the Japanese army.
The shelling stopped, and after Zhang Hao observed with a telescope for a while, he said to Zhao Dagao, the commander of the first battalion behind: "Attack!" ”
Zhao Dagao jumped on the high ground and shouted: "All the battalions, rush me!" ”
A battalion of infantry rushed first, followed by a heavy machine-gun company, then a mortar company.
Zhang Hao said to Deputy Regiment Commander Li Kangshi: "You must maintain good contact with all battalions and regimental headquarters. ”
Deputy Head Li Kangshi nodded.
After the infantry battalion rushed down, the heavy machine gun company occupied small high ground and launched a blow against the Japanese army, covering the infantry charge, and the mortar company was behind the heavy machine gun company and opened fire on the Japanese army.
After the infantry had moved forward some distance, the heavy machine gun and mortar batteries also moved forward. It seems to be very chaotic, but in fact, the attack of the first battalion is orderly and steady. The infantry did not charge indiscriminately, but in squads, which in turn formed battle groups and advanced step by step in the form of group leaps. It's not a crowd tactic like in the movie, everyone is holding a gun and rushing forward like a swarm.
In fact, the fighters on the charging side are scattered, and the charging surface of a squad is tens of meters wide. A combat group has a light machine gun, the machine gun fires, the infantry jumps down and the machine gun moves to the infantry, the infantry jumps again, and the machine gun takes cover. And so on, and the team moved forward quickly. As the infantry advanced, the mortars destroyed important Japanese targets in their path, such as fortifications and heavy machine-gun positions, and attacked the assembled Japanese troops. Heavy machine guns suppressed the Japanese fire, preventing the Japanese fire from causing heavy casualties to the infantry.
The attack pattern of each battalion is the same as that of the first battalion, and this style of play has been used very skillfully after a long period of training and actual combat running-in.
As soon as Zhang Hao's two battalions were dispatched, the Japanese army suffered a major blow and panicked. Suicide attacks on human flesh ** did not get close to the advance of the independent regiment, and most of the human flesh of the Japanese army ** was exploded by machine guns and exploded in the Japanese army, which could only blow up the Japanese army itself.
Shojiro Iida was indeed in the predicament of running out of shells, and under the attack of such a powerful medium force, he was able to disassemble and bury heavy weapons, which can also be seen from this calmness.
Seeing that the Japanese guarding Sanguanpo were no longer able to return to the sky, they immediately ordered them to retreat one by one, and the Japanese troops on the main peak could only retreat.
The battle of Sanguanpo was reversed, and Zhang Hao's Independent Regiment and the 88th Regiment of the 3rd Division were in hot pursuit.
Late at night, Zhang Hao's independent regiment pressed towards the north of Longling City.
The contingent of more than 5,000 people of the independent regiment is now only about 2,000 people.
All the officers and men were so exhausted that they could not even walk.
The next morning, the Independent Regiment was stationed in a barracks north of Longling City.
Zhang Hao said to everyone: "Our independent regiment has suffered more than half of the casualties, but fortunately, there are no casualties among officers above the company commander level, and as long as our independent regiment is replenished, it will still be a strong team." This time, our independent regiment gloriously completed the combat mission, and at the same time was praised by General Song. All officers and men have made meritorious contributions and must be commended, and after the war, I will apply to my superiors for commendations for you. Chief of Staff Dong will see if we still have any money, and if so, pay the officers and men and give them some bonuses so that everyone will be happy. By the way, I also bought some personal items to improve my life. ”
Although the battle of Sanguanpo was fiercely fought, it was won in the end. And the old Dongpo is even more difficult.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the attacking troops of the 262nd Regiment approached the Japanese positions from the left and right sides of the old eastern slope. The second group of soldiers rushed forward again, and was again attacked by the Japanese rolling mines. Commander Ouyang Wu organized a death squad again, took advantage of the dark night to touch the devil's position, and finally occupied the top of No. 6 Mountain.
However, the Japanese army was not resigned to defeat. An insidious plan is ready to be implemented.
Night raids, the most frequent type of attack in thousands of years of warfare, are easier to achieve results because of the limited visibility at night and the exhaustion of the troops.
After all, Ouyang Wu's troops were too few, and defending such a kilometer-long fortification would be very weak, after all, the devil knew that it was impossible for the Huaxia people to deploy all their troops in the first layer of trenches.
Therefore, they were prepared to take advantage of their numerical superiority to try to break through or destroy the first layer of fortifications in the dark of night.
The devil is completely wrong about this, the soldiers in Ouyang Wu's hands who can fight are very sufficient, and when it is time to deploy defense, Ouyang Wu pays attention to firepower coverage, so that the troops can rotate and rest, and also reduce casualties.
In the attack, the captain of the old Dongpo garrison of the Japanese army, Sanhu Cheng, also felt that this place was very strange now, and they could see the lights of the Chinese troops in the distance, but the more they walked in, the more dark and hazy the front became, and they couldn't see anything at all.
And they didn't dare to light torches or lights, because they didn't want the Chinese troops to be vigilant.
However, when they moved, they did not appear, and with the faint sound of the wind between heaven and earth, the weapons around them were also slowly shaking.
The smoke was very strange, like a living thing slowly expanding, and if the devil showed this, he would be terrified.
In the fortifications, Regiment Commander Ouyang Wu was observing the situation outside through the shooting hole, and beside him were the troops who had been resting for a long time in the first half of the night, although he was not sure if the devils would carry out a night attack.
But as the commander of a force, he must take into account all the possible actions of the devils, and the enemy's night attack is the greatest threat.
Of course, he would not rely only on his own sight, in order to prevent the attack of the devil, Ouyang Wu not only sent troops to arrange the battlefield at night, but also prepared to respond.
The heavily armed soldiers around him were ready for battle, and at night it was the advantage of the Chinese troops, and the devils' reflexes in the dark were simply incomparable to theirs.
Besides, now that they still have the help of these black mists, the devils will definitely suffer by then.
A cold light flashed in Ouyang Wu's eyes, and he felt a murderous aura, it was obvious that the devil's troops had arrived.
"Let's go!"
Ouyang Wu waved his arm, and a group of soldiers rushed out of the gap towards the black fog outside, and the troops who rushed out were more than two hundred people, and these troops would become a nightmare for devils.