Chapter 110: The Bitter Battle of the Eight Pine Ridges (1)
And obviously didn't know the real situation of Li Ziyuan's department, and regarded them as the Japanese army squad armed in the counties and districts of the Eighth Route Army in other regions. ััั.(vii) (ix) x.S.ัะพะผ The update is so fast. Although he dared to attack with a small team, he exuded the meaning of underestimating the enemy from his bones. However, it does not mean that in terms of tactics, they will also really underestimate the enemy, which is not in line with the consistent practice of the Japanese army.
When this Japanese squad launched an attack, it used typical Japanese infantry offensive tactics to form a squad into several tactical groups and attack continuously from two directions. The two 'strong' machine guns behind him are also 'shooting' at the same time as 'fine' and accurate, constantly covering the attacking forces in front. Under the cover of the riflemen, the grenadiers also kept making trouble for Li Ziyuan's machine gun.
The direction of use of this kind of grenade under Li Ziyuan's department, and the tactics of being too concentrated in this kind of battle, are slightly insufficient to deal with such troops as the Japanese army. The earth-shattering bombing in one direction, the trees and grass flying, and the shrapnel flying in all directions formed an impermeable wall, and the losses of the Japanese troops in this direction were not light.
And the Japanese troops in the other direction were the opposite, almost unimpeded, and almost not a single grenade fell on their heads. When this scene appeared, not only did the Japanese army 'touch' their heads go, but even Li Ziyuan almost vomited blood without being angry. It's already been two battles, and these recruits who have been training for more than a month are still so confused.
If it weren't for the 'Ting' light machine gun commanded by Li Ziyuan, it cooperated with the fast and slow machine in his hand to constantly adjust the 'shooting' boundary, and stubbornly suppressed the Japanese army in another direction of attack. His temporary defense line was probably overwhelmed by the Japanese army, which formed multiple tactical groups and launched an attack with the typical mountain infantry tactics of the Japanese army.
At present, there are too many recruits in the army who have not completed training and lack experience, and the number of veterans who have actually completed full training and participated in many battles is too small, which is still a rather fatal weakness of Li Ziyuan's department. And this situation is okay when there is enough ammunition and 'medicine' and concentrated firepower to fight a close-range ambush battle. However, in the face of the 'elite' troops of the Japanese army, when it was necessary to face the tough ones, the shortcomings were exposed.
Although the number of troops is much more than that of the Japanese army in front of him, the military quality is too poor, which also gives Li Ziyuan an advantage in strength and a relative advantage in firepower, but he can't solve this small group of Japanese troops in front of him for a long time.
As for those armed forces that are Chinese, they serve the Japanese. Li Ziyuan paid a certain amount of attention, but he didn't even consider it on a par with the regular puppet army. After all, people's common item is to inquire about the gossip, and a sneak attack operation may also investigate a war. As for this kind of hard-fought regular warfare, it is difficult for a strongman.
And the Japanese army in front of them obviously did not count these guys in their combat effectiveness. Even the Japanese army, which has always been accustomed to taking the lead with the puppet army, only let these guys play flank cover in previous battles. or to divert the attention of Li Ziyuan's troops on the mountain, and they were not used as troops that could be used at all.
Li Ziyuan's unit fought extremely fiercely with the Japanese army in front of him, but the plainclothes team became a bystander. Of course, these plainclothes armed men didn't dare to really sit there and watch, and they didn't have any strength at all. Although it cooperated with the Japanese attack, it was clearly a bluff.
Basically, as soon as it encountered a fire block, it immediately stalled, but at least it also played a role in distracting Li Ziyuan's attention. At least Li Ziyuan didn't put them in his eyes, after all, this is also a well-equipped army. The combat effectiveness may be a little worse, but if they sneak attack, it will be too much of a loss. So even if Li Ziyuan doesn't take them seriously, he can also allocate part of his 'essence' to deal with them.
Although Li Ziyuan tried desperately to solve the Japanese squad in front of him in the shortest possible time. But the gap in real combat effectiveness made him unable to succeed in his many efforts. And the Japanese troops in front of them also gradually felt powerless because of the increasing casualties.
Although the combat effectiveness is a little worse, after all, Li Ziyuan's department is not holding a burning stick in his hand. And the rain of grenades, plus the machine guns that the veterans '', and the grenadiers that He Huizhang pointed to and did. It also brought a lot of threats and casualties to the Japanese army, which served as the main force of the attack.
After more than a dozen casualties, plus two 'Ting' machine guns were blown up by He Huizhang's grenadiers, the Japanese troops in front of them were forced to stop attacking. After all, they only have the strength of a squad, and although it is a full squad, it is more than thirty people at best. There were more than a dozen casualties, which is equivalent to a third of the casualties.
The rain of grenades blown up by Li Ziyuan's subordinates, although there are certain problems. The number of people who can be too concentrated is the main reason for the largest casualties of the Japanese army. The Japanese army divided into two tactical groups to attack, and the rain of bullets smashed in one of the directions inflicted heavy casualties on the charging Japanese troops. These half-new recruits, although their marksmanship can only be described as really bad.
But the use of grenades is quite skillful. In addition to two consecutive ambush battles, a certain amount of experience in use was obtained. Although there are still some tactical problems, the accuracy of this grenade throwing is not bad. The most critical thing is that so many grenades smashed in one direction, the number is absolutely enough.
Nearly 100 grenades were concentrated in one direction and exploded almost at the same time, so that even if the Japanese army had good tactics and high accuracy of shooting, they had no way to display their tactics. The shrapnel flying everywhere directly crippled a tactical group of Japanese troops attacking in that direction.
If it weren't for the Japanese-made grenades, these fighters would still be very unfamiliar, and it is estimated that the tactical group composed of more than ten people would not be able to go back. But even so, there are only a few people who run back from this tactical group by surprise. Although it was not able to directly and completely disintegrate the first charge of the Japanese army, it also inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army.
These dense rain of grenades were intercepted by Li Ziyuan's own hands, and an infantry tactical group that continued to infiltrate Li Ziyuan's flank was completely defeated by an infantry tactical group that adopted an infiltration attack method in the other direction.
Although the performance of these new fighters made Li Ziyuan very dissatisfied. However, the mistakes of these new fighters also inadvertently gave Li Ziyuan a hint. In mountain defensive warfare, the best weapon is not a light machine gun, nor a platoon gun, but a grenade. Although the marksmanship of his own troops is far inferior to that of the Japanese army, everyone is half a pound to eight taels in the use of grenades.
Although the Japanese army's tactics were 'sophisticated', their numbers were still too small. These dense rains of grenades form surface kills, which are far more effective than a 'strong' unskilled machine gunner using a light machine gun to kill a point. Instead of wasting bullets in vain, it is better to use a rain of grenades concentrated in one direction and machine guns in the other direction to hold the position first, just like repelling the first round of Japanese attacks.
In the second attack launched by the Japanese army in front of him, regardless of casualties, Li Ziyuan continued the tactics used the first time, and this time it was still very effective. After being blown out in one direction of attack, the Japanese army was left in another direction of attack. Even if he was reluctant, he retreated because he was alone.
At the same time, Li Ziyuan's 'Ting' machine gun transferred to the flank was also under the command of He Huizhang. In conjunction with the frontal machine-gun fire, it inflicted great casualties on the Japanese flanks. After the two attacks, the Japanese squad, which had suffered nearly half of its casualties, had a tactical advantage, but under the defense of Li Ziyuan's subordinates who did not hesitate to use grenades, they could not attack, and could only 'shoot' at the foot of the mountain with Li Ziyuan's subordinates.
However, the temporary cessation of the offensive did not mean that the Japanese army had completely given up. Although the Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain said that they had stopped attacking, they continued to drive the plainclothes team, and under the cover of their extremely accurate platoon guns, they launched a 'riotous' and 'sexual' attack on the mountain.
Although all the two 'Ting' crooked machine guns were lost, it did not mean that within a distance of more than 100 meters, with the Japanese army's individual military qualities, relying on platoon guns alone would suffer too much loss in 'shooting'. Li Ziyuan concentrated all five 'Ting' machine guns, and he was not even able to completely suppress the rifle fire of the Japanese army.
Even in the 'shooting', Li Ziyuan's department suffered a big loss. Two machine gunners were killed by Japanese rifle bullets, and one machine gun with a crooked handle was damaged by a Japanese grenadier canister. And among the new and veteran soldiers who participated in the war, there were also casualty figures. Even the Japanese army consciously aimed at non-lethal places and added wounded to Li Ziyuan's department.
One wounded person needs four people to carry, and ten wounded people need forty people to carry. Inflicting as many casualties as possible on this Dirt Eighth Road in front of them will not only weaken their forces, but also create considerable problems for their next move. It is difficult to attack or retreat quickly with the wounded.
After the defeat of the attack, the purpose of this Japanese army was quite obvious. It is to make Li Ziyuan temporarily unable to take a full-scale counterattack, in order to drag Li Ziyuan's troops away, strive for the arrival of reinforcements and consume the ammunition 'medicine' of Li Ziyuan's department, and knock out the machine guns of Li Ziyuan's department as much as possible.
Because in the eyes of these Japanese soldiers, although it is both the dirt and the old eight roads, they are quite cunning. However, there is a fatal weakness, that is, the firepower is weak and the ammunition is generally insufficient. The old Eighth Road is better, and the situation of those dirt Eighth Road bombs 'medicine' is basically worse. Among the dirt eight roads that have 'fought' with them, there are not a few who are only allocated three bullets for each battle.
Now let the plainclothes team be a substitute for the dead, and consume as much as possible these dirt and roads, quite limited ammunition 'medicine'. For this Japanese squad leader, under the situation of limited troops, it can almost be said that he kills two birds with one stone. Although the number of these dirt eight road bomb 'medicine' is somewhat unexpected to him, in his opinion, even if there are more bomb 'medicine', it will not be more than the dirt eight road that he has encountered.
Especially this Tubalu, which has been fighting in Hubei for a long time, even if the bullet 'medicine' in his hand was once richer, there will not be too much left now. In addition, although they failed in continuous attacks, they also consumed a lot of their limited ammunition.
The tactical literacy of this Tubalu army is not high, as long as they consume their limited ammunition 'medicine', and create a large number of wounded for them, holding them back. No matter when reinforcements arrive in the next step, there will be no chance of escaping from this Tubalu.
This has always been stationed in Ludong and did not participate in the sweeping of the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Hubei. At this moment, he was temporarily 'drawn' to take up the task of blocking the highway from Hubei to Ludong, and he was not aware of the Japanese squad leader of the war in Hubei. is still stubbornly using his old eyes to look at emerging problems.