Chapter 40: Not Afraid of Being Besieged
Just when Jin Tao wanted to return to the south bank of the Yangtze River, the battle on Tangshan had reached a white-hot level.
After two days of rest and reinforcements, the Japanese army under Yuyama began to attack again. This time the attacking force reached the number of three brigades, and the two brigades that had been disabled in the battle two days earlier were adequately replenished.
The three fully manned brigades numbered 3,000. You must know that at this time, the Japanese army was in the limelight, and even at the beginning of the Pacific War, a Japanese infantry brigade dared to run away with the British and Indian troops or a division of the United States and the Philippines.
Here, however, 3 infantry battalions have been gathered, equipped with an artillery squadron and 6 Type 92 rifle guns. Compared to the few Chiyou soldiers on the mountain, this strength can be said to be unprecedentedly powerful.
And this time, the tactics they used were no longer ordinary infantry attacks.
Takahashi Taiichisa's troops reached 3,000, which gave him a sense of complacency, so he admired Matsui Teru Daisaku a little. He thought that if it weren't for Matsui Teruosa returning to the headquarters and explaining the key to the problem to the commander, Lieutenant General and Division Commander Toshio Tani, he would not have been able to get reinforcements so easily.
Therefore, he put away the field commanders, and the contemptuous gaze of the captain of the gendarmerie became more discussable.
"Matsui-kun, this time our attack, I think it will be successful. If that's what you expect, you'll be our biggest contributor! β
Matsui Terudai kept a graceful smile on his face, knowing that this time he would be successful. But he didn't have anything to be proud of, he was still very respectful.
"Takahashi-kun, please, these guys must be caught."
Matsui Teru Daisa still posed, and he was just an assistant. As he spoke, his eyes looked up the hill, wondering what the other might do to react to his side's tactics.
This time, the new tactic was conceived by Matsui Teru Daisa. And because of the needs of tactics, there is a need for sufficient soldiers and weapons and equipment.
"We're going to push it step by step, until we take the whole mountain!"
Now that the troops have already begun to move, they are not attacking at the same time in three directions as before. Rather, it is to put on the appearance of building a solid one.
The timber was cut into planks or squares, and the baggage team of the cameo sappers was carrying them to where they were going. In the case of continuous fire suppression, the trenches connected the pillbox group, and then the heavy machine-gun positions moved forward. At this time, the sappers continued to work within the range of heavy machine guns with the help of forced labor. Heavy bunkers connected by trenches and garrisoned by sufficient garrisons will complete a complete, networked structure.
The soldiers found their tools and moved slowly up the hill, with the infantry opening the way in front. And this time, the Japanese officer will no longer carry a command knife and ask his men to rush forward. It's a different kind of battle, and they're dealing with enemies they haven't encountered before.
They have both stubborn frontal fronts and elusive attacks. And their methods are so cruel that people feel fear, and when it comes to fear, this is the first time that a Japanese army has felt fear of another army.
Every officer could smell the fear of the soldiers, and despite the spirit of bushido, they could still say brave words. But when it comes to the enemy in the mountains, they tend to bend their necks and look around, and then see if they are safe enough to cover.
"Yes, we're going to beat them, and we're going to beat them. This is what the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army must do, and we will make China a country that is friendly to Japan, and this is the result that must be achieved! β
Everyone knows that Sino-Japanese goodwill is a clichΓ©. And the soldier who spoke, his movements already said it all. Those silent devils are destroying the confidence of the Japanese soldiers in the victory of the Chinese army. If that state of affairs occurs, then the Great Japanese Empire's China strategy will not be so smooth in the subsequent war.
These are the results of Matsui's private conversations with the soldiers. He changed into civilian clothes, and most people here didn't know him. As a result, he was able to hear the true feelings of some of the soldiers, and he was once again worried about the tactics of the Chiyou Army.
Nail mines, "hail personnel anti-personnel bullets", silent snipers, this is their magic weapon. Especially in the last one, the silent snipers have prevented the troops from sending out patrols. Because the attack was silent, the patrol did not know where the attack came from after being attacked.
As we all know, in World War II, during the Pacific War, the US military often complained about the ubiquitous snipers of the Japanese army. But it is worth knowing that there are quite few real snipers in the Japanese army, and they pull out a veteran at random, and almost all of them have the ability to attack from a distance.
However, according to Jin Tao's understanding, snipers are not just a matter of accurate guns. The study of sniper operations is closely related to special operations. Concealment, reconnaissance, ranged attacks, movement, camouflage, etc., are not easy for a veteran to achieve.
At this time, the snipers of the Chiyou Army, of course, cannot be compared with the snipers of the future Chinese Marine Corps. They were just beginner sharpshooters, and all they could do was wear gilly suits and lurk near the Japanese army.
The reason why the Battle of Tangshan gave the Japanese army a certain shadow in their hearts was that it was not to blame the Chiyou army. Just because of their way of attacking, as well as their silent sniper rifles, they are really the nemesis of the Japanese army.
Moreover, the Japanese army was not very strong in individual combat, and their strength lay in the fanaticism of their group charge, as well as their bravery in battle. However, the nail mine and the "hail personnel personnel anti-personnel bomb" deal with the brave swarm charge, and in the face of these two cheap and unguardable things, the swarm charge is to seek death.
Teruosa Matsui, who reminisced about talking to the soldiers, knew that this was the origin of the soldiers' fears. Although they don't say it, this language can be ridiculous. But the way the soldiers shrank their heads speaks for themselves.
"Chiyou Army, it must be defeated, otherwise the Chinese strategy of the Great Japanese Empire will inevitably fail!"
Looking at Yuyama, which gives people a sense of mystery even though it is in the daytime, Matsui Teru Daisa told himself in his heart.
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Again, this is a gesture, and the sniper team does not make a sound when performing "urgent reconnaissance". The rifle was painted in camouflage, and it was not wrapped in sack pieces. When thrown into the ground, it looks more like a dead branch.
Yao Jinsuo slightly transferred the rifle in his hand, his eyes looking ahead through the scope. Unlike him, the observers around him. His surname is Yao, a young man who is not yet 17 years old, his name is Yao Guangtian, and their group code name is "21".
At the moment he was observing the movements of the Japanese soldiers, and he installed a strange-shaped object in front of the helmet. The hair is so that people who recognize it will laugh dumbly when they see it.
"What age is this, how can there be night vision devices. Even if it appears, can it be done by relying on those people in the red village? β
This is of course not the case, but this gadget holds the gadget on the front of the helmet by a sturdy rubber-coated canvas strap that tightens the clips on the back edge of the helmet with the clips on the front edge.
It was a retractable cylinder that was not long, and it was retractable. It was nothing else, it was a periscope scope. That allows them to hide their heads in the bunker and observe the outside environment, and the camouflaged viewing glasses make it difficult for them to be spotted by others.
Of course, this is the "Red Famous Village Arsenal", and there are many unbelievable small devices made according to Jin Tao's orders. The number of successful matches of this kind of small equipment with helmets in front of me is still very small, and it is only the sniper team that can be equipped.
Everyone heard that in the future, all soldiers will need to be equipped with such equipment.
Correspondingly, Chi Youjun's helmet was tightly fastened to his head. The frenulum on the chin is no longer a loose strap, but is firmly fastened to the chin. This periscope scope can be easily aimed at the human eye. The lens of a retractable periscope with the ability to rotate left and right. Even if you are motionless, you can observe things within a 230-degree range.
"Captain Huo, it seems that the devil wants to repair the bunker, and there are a lot of them!"
Huo Yuanshan, who was on the other end of the radio, frowned suspiciously when he heard Yao Jinsuo's report. Of course, he hadn't heard of the term "iron wall", and the battle situation in front of him was not too worrying.
"Are the devils trying to trap us?"
Huo Yuanshan's judgment was because of the attack of the Japanese army in front. Under the tactics of the Chiyou army, which is flexible and mixed with a large number of special attacks, it often pays a lot of casualties but makes no progress at all. Then from Huo Yuanshan's point of view, the devil has no better way to attack than the siege.
As for trapping Chi Youjun, it was not an easy task, because the project had already started before Jin Tao left!