Chapter 263: Infantry and Artillery Coordination
Under the guidance of Dai Cunxiang, the people of the company were like a group of tigers descending the mountain, and everywhere they went, the corpses of devils were everywhere.
It was also a loss to the dozens of shells of the 48th Army Artillery Battalion, which dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army that captured Foziling. Although there are not many cannons, and there are not many shells fired, but the victory is sudden, the 125mm caliber howitzer is not vegetarian, a shell down, it is impossible to survive any creatures around the impact point for ten meters, and the unsuspecting devil soldiers were stunned by this sudden shelling. When a company rushed in, in fact, most of the devil's living force had been blown up by two rounds of artillery bombardment, especially the heavy machine gun firepower, which basically did not play the power it should have, and the MP38 of the company can be said to be one of the most superior firearms in this era, and the fully automatic firepower makes the few remaining devil soldiers how to resist.
If it weren't for the firepower of several heavy machine guns and light machine guns set up by more than 100 dying and struggling devil soldiers in the Wang family's mansion, Sun Yumin probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to shoot. He was blocked behind by Huang Wei and a platoon commander of the first company, he couldn't be fast, and these two people were not greedy for military exploits, they only blocked Sun Yumin with one mind, but they didn't let him speed up, which made him angry, but he was helpless. It is impossible for him to be angry with the subordinates who are protecting him, if Li Tianxi and Wu Linsheng are like this, who will let these people treat him as a big brother.
"Boss, what should I do? The devils relied on a few heavy machine guns in the house to defend it, and if the brothers attacked by force, the losses would be great. ”
Dai Cunxiang was a little angry and anxious, and his mouth was full of anger.
Sun Yumin took a look at the Wang family's mansion from a distance, although the courtyard wall had fallen, but the courtyard gate stood there like a memorial arch.
All the doors and windows are tightly closed, no one knows what the situation is inside, but at least one thing Sun Yumin knows, there must have been an attack just now, the reason why Dai Cunxiang is anxious is because of the loss of some brothers.
"You are the commander of the first company, you ask me what to do?" Sun Yumin had the heart to pluck this arrogant and heavenly rooster on the battlefield, and he continued: "Anyway, he is also a person who has been the head of the regiment, and it will be so difficult to pull out a small nail, what do you let me think of you." ”
"Boss, I'm ......"
Dai Cunxiang was choked by Sun Yumin's words and didn't know how to answer, his eyes were red, and he was about to rush to the house with a submachine gun.
"Isn't it a long life?"
Sun Yumin grabbed him and scolded angrily, which would make him really annoyed.
"You remember to me that at any time, you can't just rely on a heroic force to fight, try to use your own brain."
Sun Yumin's tone when he said this was completely hating iron and steel, and he pointed to a burning house not far away and said, "Since the devil can't come out of the turtle shell, then let's take the turtle shell and burn it together." ”
The soldiers around him were amused by this sentence, and even Dai Cunxiang and Huang Wei grinned, and the somewhat serious atmosphere just now disappeared at once.
Firewood is naturally indispensable in the towns near the mountains, and although many of them are lit by artillery fire, the soldiers of the first company still found a lot of them after a little search.
Sun Yumin asked the soldiers of the first company to throw a round of grenades, and then set fire again, feintmed, and covered the two or three soldiers with firewood to touch through the blind spot of the devil on the side.
After that, he lit these dry firewood, and soon a huge flame was raised, and after a while, he burned most of the wooden house, where can this burning be contained, the smoke and fire in the sky are terrifying, not to mention the devil soldiers in it, no one wants to be burned alive, they don't want to run out as if they want to die, and they are naturally greeted by rain of bullets and grenades.
Dong Wenbin was very worried when he saw that the gunfire in the town had stopped, if he hadn't kept Sun Yumin's words in mind and prepared a road for his brothers on the battlefield, he would have wanted to lead his troops to rush in a long time ago. Fortunately, after a while, he heard the sound of a submachine gun again, and then he put his heart down.
"Company commander, there's a fire in the town."
A soldier with good eyesight suddenly shouted, looking in the direction of the soldier's finger, Dong Wenbin saw a large amount of smoke coming out of a house in the center of the town, and after a while, the flames rushed out.
"This fire burns well."
An unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded not far behind Dong Wenbin, and he turned his head to see that a middle-aged man without a military rank was coming to him surrounded by more than a dozen officers and soldiers.
Dong Wenbin is also a person who has seen the scene, although he doesn't know the people who came, but he can let the officers guarding this position follow behind him, and the one who can make them respectful must be the commander of this unit, and he didn't have to go up to the position for a while, and he knew that they belonged to the 176th Division, and the division commander was called Ou Shounian.
Then now this person, without introducing Dong Wenbin, can be sure that he is the commander of the 176th Division.
Dong Wenbin was originally lying in the trench, and when he saw them coming, he stood up, but he didn't salute, just stood there, waiting to see what they were coming for.
"This is our district governor."
The ** battalion commander who had had a brief communication with Dong Wenbin before introduced the person to him, and then introduced him to Ou Shounian, saying: "Sir, he is the commander of the third company of the Yangshupu Volunteer Regiment, Dong ......."
"Dong Wenbin!" He saw that the ** battalion commander was stuck, and knew that he had forgotten his name, so he simply said it himself to avoid the embarrassment of the man.
"Aren't you worried about your sir? He only brought in a combo. Ou Shounian looked domineering, although he was not an arrogant person, but in front of the junior officers of other troops, he naturally had to hold his identity. How did he know that the company commander in front of him was also a regiment commander who led two or three thousand soldiers, and he was an elite who retreated from the bloody battle in Nanjing City.
"Of course I'm worried, District Chief, if you lead troops to kill it, I'm sure everyone around you will also be worried."
Dong Wenbin's words were neither humble nor arrogant, even if he put a high hat on him, he did not deliberately belittle himself.
The appropriate answer made Ou Shounian very appreciative, and he continued: "Company Commander Dong, it seems that you have a lot of confidence in your commander personally leading the troops to assault. ”
"Yes, not to mention the devils who have been bombarded, even if they are uninjured and ready for battle, our Chief Sun will eat them up."
Dong Wenbin's words are a bit exaggerated, but it is this slightly exaggerated sentence that Ou Shounian is convinced. A person who is known as the god of war by the outside world will take the lead in leading the soldiers to kill the enemy's heart, and this courage alone has already embarrassed many ** generals.
Nanjing City to Jining to Lanfeng and then to Ruichang, which of these big battles fought by this surnamed Sun was not shocking, and which one did not excite the Chinese people and amaze his colleagues.
Now, Ou Shounian can be regarded as having seen it with his own eyes, and he can be regarded as having learned why this person can make devils tremble just by his name; Why would the devil offer a reward of 100,000 oceans for his head; Why did the devil hear the news of his death and excitedly take Wuhan in one fell swoop.
The sound of fried bean-like gunfire rang out again, right on the other side of the fire in the center of the town, Ou Shounian might not be able to imagine what was happening there, but Dong Wenbin knew very well that this was a company cleaning up the enemy who had escaped from the fire.
This shock battle should have been over, but it was a pity that his third company, in order to hold this road that could make the company retreat, he didn't even drink a soup, which not only made him a little frustrated.
Ou Shounian couldn't figure it out, the company commander Dong in front of him was first happy and proud when he heard the gunshot, and then quickly showed a disappointed look, what could be the reason, but his identity was not easy to inquire, so he had to change the topic and said: "Company Commander Dong, can you show me your gun?" ”
"Absolutely." Although Dong Wenbin was a little disappointed in his heart, he did not lose his sense of proportion. He snapped the bolt into the safety slot and handed the submachine gun with both hands.
"Is this a flower trap?"
Submachine guns at this stage, the first troops are very rare, except for the guard troops and military police units in Chongqing, only the military commanders and the central commanders are equipped, and the soldiers all call this kind of gun a flower organ. Although Ou Shounian had seen this kind of gun, it was the first time he had seen this kind of gun used in actual combat, and he couldn't help but be a little curious.
"Yes, district chief, this gun is called a submachine gun, and our chief bought it at a high price." Dong Wenbin has heard about the origin of these guns, so naturally he will not tell outsiders in detail, but only said that spending a lot of money to buy them can block other people's mouths at once, as for where they bought it, who they bought it, and how much money they spent, no one had the courage to interrogate Sun Yumin.
Ou Shounian couldn't put it down, and even pulled the bolt out of the safety card slot, and when he was about to pull the bolt, he was stopped by Dong Wenbin and said: "District Chief, it's not good to test the gun now, there will be unnecessary misunderstandings, and when our chief comes back, you can shoot a few more bullets." ”
These words immediately made Ou Shounian understand, and he dared to put a company on his own position, because he was not at ease with himself. But then Ou Shounian thought that he would do the same if he were to do the same, not only preparing a reserve team on the position, but also leaving a way for himself to retreat. This subtle matter can be regarded as a lesson for Ou Shounian.
But Ou Shounian never expected that there was another thing in this trench that made him almost feel incredible, and deepened his respect and admiration for Sun Yumin.
"Report to Company Commander Dong."
A voice interrupted the conversation between Dong Wenbin and Ou Shounian, and the person who came was the observer of the artillery squad who had reported to Wu Linsheng earlier that Sun Yumin had personally rushed into the town.
"What's the matter? Say! ”
Dong Wenbin just took advantage of this to divert the topic of Ou Shounian, if the gunfire of the submachine gun really sounded here, it is estimated that Sun Yumin will immediately lead a company to counterattack back, and the misunderstanding caused will be big.
"Company Commander Wu asked you to inform you that he withdrew first with artillery."
The soldier replied, and then he said, "Do you have any other orders?" If not, I'll rush back to the team. ”
How could Dong Wenbin have anything to explain to Wu Linsheng, the two companies were secretly competing, and usually several of their chief officers would even fight each other-for-tat, unconvinced by each other.
He was about to signal the soldier to let him go, but Ou Shounian asked, and in that tone of extreme surprise.
"Could it be that you deliberately did the shelling just now?"
"Sort of."
The soldier was stunned for a moment, not daring to answer, his eyes looked at Dong Wenbin, waiting for his signal. Of course, Dong Wenbin would not let the people under him go to talk directly to the chief of the other people, and after answering for him, he made a gesture for him to leave.
"What do you mean?" Ou Shounian didn't understand, so he asked again.
"This is a tactic of our Chief Sun, but this tactic did not dare to let the artillerymen know, and he was also worried that the gunners would be weak."
Dong Wenbin explained, he didn't say it, in fact, Sun Yumin's tactic, even he didn't know, if he knew in advance that he would do this, Dai Sao Jigong didn't know what would happen, anyway, he would definitely stop it, even if he was slapped a few times, it was impossible for him to take this risk.
"On purpose? Why? ”
Ou Shounian asked casually, and as soon as the words came out, he immediately regretted it. As a major general and division commander, in fact, he knew better than everyone present that if he could achieve the seamless connection between artillery and infantry, then the role he played could not be shown by the operational staff on the map and sand table.
The reason why Sun Yumin used this tactic rashly without practicing it was mature was to overcome the gunner's fear of accidentally injuring his brothers, but in Ou Shounian's eyes, this was already a mature tactic that he could use at any time.
Not to mention this tactic, even the troops of the GCD, and even the devil troops, have never used it. Therefore, the shock that brought Ou Shounian was unprecedented, and Sun Yumin's image in his mind was sublimated from being able to fight well before, and now he was sublimated to a high god, a high god of war.
"This is Commander Sun's basic requirement for each of our companies, if you don't dare to charge against the fire of your own artillery, then it is not his Sun Yumin's soldiers." Dong Wenbin's words shocked Ou Shounian again, and he now understands why Sun Yumin dared to rush into the heart of the enemy under artillery fire; Why do you dare to do it with the devil every time, this is because he has a group of backbones who follow him with an iron heart, and a group of brothers who can hold him up in the back, these people, like him, have a special strength and a special courage, so that he dares to show his sword to the enemy at any time, and the sword is invincible.
When a company of soldiers ran out of the town and waved their hands towards the position, Ou Shounian knew that the battle had been over, and it was originally the great credit of his 176th Division, but it was taken away by the legendary god of war, and he was convinced, without any resentment.