Chapter Ninety-Eight: Attack and Defense
Ambition moved. He was not a fool, so he naturally heard the meaning behind Tu Feiyuan's words. However, the only place bordering the Huabeitun garrison and the Renqiu government was this Wen'an, and if you wanted to attack places other than Wen'an, you had to pass through the territory controlled by other national armies. He looked at Tu Feiyuan and asked softly, "Listen to the head of the agency, can we attack the Renqiu government from other directions?" ”
Tu Feiyuan smiled, he tried his best not to get out of such a situation, in fact, it was for this moment. And the tenacity of the cadet also added weight to his layout - in a trance, it was as if he was wearing a Confucian shirt, a scarf on his head, and a feather fan in his hand, he waved his right hand lightly, and pretended to be profound: "After my own efforts, Feng Zhi'an of the 29th Army has agreed to borrow the road." ”
"Xiongxian or!?" Nakano suddenly became agitated. The self-proclaimed general hates the battle the most, because although the battle can best test a general's ability to lead troops, it also restricts the use of tactics, so even if he can win, it will be too mediocre.
"It's Xiongxian."
"Your Excellency, Director! I ask for your forgiveness for the rudeness before," Nakano suddenly changed as if he were a person, and suddenly became extremely respectful of Tsuchihara.
Tu Feiyuan waved his hand, completely in the style of a general: "Everything is for the martial arts of the empire......" Then, he said his arrangement.
Nakano nodded again and again when he heard this, and his gaze on Tu Feiyuan was different. When he finished speaking, Nakano said: "In this way, Xiongxian should be the main direction of attack of our army. Your Excellency, the 104th Brigade of Major General on the fourth floor of Natamomechi can also be moved. ”
"Otherwise, I just came out of Tianjin City, and that Zhang Zizhong is training the army under the pretense of acting. Zhang Zizhong's 38th Division and the Cadet Division have always been very close, just in case, it is better to let the 104th Brigade stay in place, so that even if Zhang Zizhong makes trouble, we can also ensure that we have no worries. ”
"It's time to say yes," Nakano seemed to be a different person at this time, and began to speak completely with the tone and demeanor of his subordinates to his superiors.
"Although Xiongxian is the main direction of attack, Wen'an still has to take it down if he can take it. In order to cover the actions of the riverside department, Major General Nakano, the offensive of your department must not stop. ”
"Hello! I'll order Gao Shujia to attack. ”
In the headquarters of the third regiment, Li Tieshu went back to the front, and Zhang Zhen and Ji Xingwen returned to Wen'an County. Zhang and Ji proposed that after the war, they should each transfer a battalion of veterans to the Third Brigade as seeds, which somewhat eased Li Tieshu's mood and also fulfilled Ouyang Yun's thoughts. Breaking up the establishment was what he had always wanted to do, but at the moment of the war, he was afraid that doing so would arouse the suspicion of some people, so he held back. Now it is better for Zhang and Ji to take the initiative.
The four of them analyzed the enemy situation, redivided the work, and then went their separate ways. The 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade have already been readjusted, and in addition to each reorganizing a regiment to strengthen the defense of Wen'an, the other units of the 1st Brigade will be transferred to the direction of Xiongxian and will be under the personal command of Zhang Zhen. So far, Ouyang Yun still doesn't know what agreement has been reached between Feng Zhi'an and the Japanese, but just in case, the direction of Xiongxian must strengthen the garrison. The remaining troops of the 2nd Brigade were to move in the direction of Ayutthaya except for one regiment that remained at Renqiu. If the perimeter of Wen'an could not be defended, then the regiment would take advantage of the periphery of Tianjin to move to the border between Wen'an and Tianjin, in an attempt to encircle the attacking troops......
Ouyang Yun lay on the bullet box, lit a cigarette and smoked without a puff. The war has been completely detached from the simple concept of war, the relationship with the 29th Army, the attitude of the central government, and even the attitude of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union -- these factors are entangled, and he has a sense of inability to sort them out.
Suddenly, there was a gunshot outside, he was taken aback, and asked Liu Zheliang, who was at the door: "The little devil has started attacking again?" ”
"Yes." As soon as Liu Zheliang finished saying this, a staff officer of the Third Regiment hurriedly ran in, shouting loudly: "Master, the little devil has launched an attack on our second line of defense. ”
"Help me up, binoculars!"
"Master, beware of stray bullets."
"Give me the steel helmet!"
"Teacher's ......"
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll be fine!"
In the binoculars, the yellow-pressed devil soldiers followed behind a dozen "bean chariots" and launched an attack on the second line of defense of the third regiment. It is a bit strange that this time, Gao Shujia did not call for artillery assistance.
"The Japanese dare to call the army second in the world, this is really not covered," Ouyang Yun said as he observed.
Liu Zheliang and Liu Dakai and others, you look at me, I look at you, and I wonder if I heard it wrong. After staying with Ouyang Yun for a long time, they were used to hearing that he didn't take the little devil seriously, and now this sentence suddenly came out of his mouth, no wonder they were surprised.
Liu Dakai asked: "Master, haven't you always looked down on the little devil, what's wrong today?" ”
Ouyang Yun handed him the binoculars: "Take a look for yourself." ”
Liu Dakai took it, climbed and looked at it, speechless.
More than a dozen "bean chariots" took the lead, and more than 300 little devils relied on their cover, lined up in a neat formation and followed in three groups, and before they advanced more than ten meters, the first group of people and horses would half-crouch down and aim ahead, and put a shot to cover the last two groups of people to go immediately; On either side of the team, a heavy machine gun was mounted, and next to the heavy machine gun, there were four light machine guns each. Ten machine guns roared angrily, so that the soldiers of the Cadet Division on the opposite side did not dare to raise their heads at all; On the edge of the first trench, twenty or thirty devils were methodically setting up mortars......
The Akita Wing took the lead in attacking the two disabled squadrons of the Takashu Jia Brigade (the 108th Division, as a newly formed division formed by the reserve force of the Eighth Division, was not fully equipped, so the Akita Wing did not have its own artillery platoon and machine gun squadron), when selecting the first offensive unit, Gao Shujia asked his generals: "Ouyang Yun said that we have no planes, tanks, and artillery and nothing, do you think so?" ”
The two squadron leaders under the Akita Wing stood up, because they were at the forefront in the previous battle, so when Li Tieshu organized a platoon of guns to shoot, he suffered the greatest casualties, and his heart was itching with hatred, and he said in unison: "Your Excellency Nakasa, we don't need planes, tanks, or artillery, we can still defeat the Chinese people!" ”
Gao Shujia nodded, praised the style of the two of them who took the initiative to fight, and then said to all the generals: "Today we are going to let the people on the opposite side see what is the real strong army, do you have confidence?" ”
"Yes!"
Later, Gao Shujia asked the two squadrons that took the initiative to ask for battle to be the vanguard, and did not ask for artillery support, and directly issued an attack order.
When Li Tieshu returned to the second trench, Xiao Zhikun was arranging for the anti-tank gunners to retreat to the third trench. It makes sense that if the range is too close, the bullets of the anti-tank guns will not be able to penetrate the armor without sufficient acceleration. The second trench was only 150 meters away from the first trench, and at a maximum speed of 40 kilometers from the "bean chariot", it rushed over in a few seconds. In this case, the transfer of anti-tank gunners to three trenches would undoubtedly make it more useful.
Nearly 600 people were now gathered in the second trench, and after Li Tieshu returned, he divided the 600 people into two, with 300 people from the original second battalion used for defense, and the soldiers of the first battalion and the remaining second battalion and the regimental guard platoon personnel were ready to take the opportunity to counterattack.
When the little devil attacked, except for the observation post hidden in the fortification, the other personnel under Li Tieshu's strict order all shrank their heads under the fortifications, holding the loaded guns, or holding the grenades that had been unscrewed, and waited quietly.
Compared with Ouyang Yun, Li Tieshu, as a veteran who has been fighting with little devils for many years, has a clearer understanding of the strength of the devil soldiers. He thinks that Ouyang Yun's evaluation of the little devil is overly optimistic, not to mention anything else, let's just say that the little devil's stabbing skills, during the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, although the 29th Army's broadsword once cut the devil had to customize the "iron neck ring", a ridiculous object to resist, but in other troops, a devil soldier dared to single-handedly take on two national troops, or even three or four national troops. Since Guo Biao came, the broadsword has become a must-have equipment, and the broadsword slashing technique is also a must-learn, even so, Li Tieshu is still a little worried, because the battlefield is really fighting to the end of the battle, and in this era of hot weapons, it is impossible to rely on cold weapons to decide the winner. This depends on the basic quality of the soldiers on both sides, as far as shooting is concerned, Ouyang Yun may not be very clear, but he Li Tieshu understands very well, although the Cadet Division never feels sorry for ammunition in order to quickly improve the shooting level of the soldiers, but the distance between the two sides is there, and it cannot be compared in a short period of time. Because of this, at the most critical moment of defending the first line of defense, he will resort to tactics such as group bombing and group shooting.
The quality of the individual soldiers of the Japanese is indeed good, and this is due to their sound reserve system and some perverted training methods, and the training results that complement them are: the general momentum of the devil soldiers is more than enough, but the response is insufficient. Watching the three groups of devils methodically exchange cover and advance, and the formation is neat and densely gathered, Li Tieshu knew that it was not without a chance.