Chapter 191: Battle of Anqing (5)

In fact, Xue Ru is taking risks, the armies of both sides are fighting, neither side is a fool, the Japanese army is not what is shown in literary works and film and television dramas, can become officers and generals, where does the straw bag come from? The Japanese army is only backward in terms of tactical concepts, not that they are stupid.

For some basic tactics and strategies, the two sides are the same, especially in terms of basics, a location is dangerous, a strategic location is important, you can see it, of course the other side can also see it, you have scouts, the other side also has intelligence personnel, every move is actually only a time gap, there is no substantial permanent gap.

Just like Xue Ru's mobilization and combat intentions, King Dongjiugong Tsugahiko could see it at once, and he also reacted at the same time, but he was too anxious, and ordered to stop the attack in advance and make adjustments to the troops, so that Zhang Dongxiong and Li Zhipeng could see it and report to Xue Ru in time. At the same time, the change in the direction of Anqing and Shucheng also made Xue Ru understand the devil's thoughts.

The officers and men below are fighting for physical strength and combat skills, and the high-level commanders are comparing their brains and wisdom. Xue Ru's tactics were based on the degree of belief in the combat effectiveness of his own troops, and the Japanese army also built on this basis.

In the end, the competition is still the real strength, 1,000 enemy wounded, 800 self-inflicted, there is no zero casualty battle in the world, unless it is a high-tech long-range strike, ordinary conventional offensive and defensive warfare on the ground, it is impossible to have no casualties.

Could it be that the Japanese army is a fool and does not fight back? Don't their guns have bullets? Therefore, Xue Ru has been implementing the ideas and practices brought by later generations, trying his best to use sneak attacks and long-distance strikes to give full play to the concentrated effect of weapon firepower and avoid fighting hard with the Japanese army.

But there is no room for this in today's battle, if Snow Fox retreats, Major General Sakai Naoji of the 19th Brigade will not not not attack, if Xue Ru continues to fight, he will be surrounded by devils, Snow Fox only has one way out, give up Qianshan Taihu Lake, Huaiding, and even Tongcheng and Shucheng can't be saved. In this way, the area around Hefei outside the Dabie Mountains will fall again, and the situation opened by the snow fox will be paid to the water.

After listening to Wei Ming's report, she closed her eyes, not thinking, but making up her mind. In order to win, you can only fight hard at the cost of blood, although you believe in the combat effectiveness of the snow fox, but you also know that casualties are inevitable.

The battlefield opportunity was fleeting, and Xue Ru had no choice but to give an order to the two troops to encircle and annihilate, hoping to defeat the Japanese 19th Brigade overnight, jump out of the Japanese encirclement, and reflexively kill back against the 27th Division, so that the devil dragged the snow fox in Taochong, and the plan to destroy the snow fox was frustrated.

After the order was issued, Xue Ru felt tired, after the last battle in Ye Jiaji, she didn't dare to go to the battlefield with Song Xilian and them, because Xue Ru knew very well that it was the corpses of more than 30,000 people, and within a distance of more than 20 kilometers of more than ten square kilometers, there would be corpses, which she couldn't bear.

A battle sent tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers to their deaths, and the results of a one-to-one battle with the Japanese army made her feel a little dazed for several days. But it's only been a few days, and Snow Fox has to fight such a battle.

It was only at this time that Xue Ru deeply realized why those people became military strategists and politicians, and how much courage and calm thinking did it take? Once the success is done, it is full of poetry when it is said, but the heaviness in it is not something that outsiders can understand.

Time passed little by little, and the sound of the staff officer's report made Xue Ru's heart heavy, and the snow fox entered the position in the evening, surrounded the 19th Brigade, and launched an attack at 8 o'clock in the evening.

Then there was no news, it was the commanders of two divisions, and there was no time to report any more. Xue Ru could only wait anxiously, and she couldn't understand the battlefield situation.

The snow fox is 20,000 people, the Japanese army is more than 10,000 people, two to one troops, the snow fox is bound to win, there is no need to worry at all, but there is no time and conditions for the snow fox to prepare, has been quickly rushed to fight, all the body is light weapons, ammunition is also limited, and has to carry out strong attack tactics.

Just when Xue Ru was extremely worried, seven miles to the northeast of Tao Chong, the Chinese and Japanese troops began a big battle. This was the first time since Snow Fox formed the army that it did not use any strange tactics, and it was completely normal to fight the Japanese army.

When Sakai Naoji received the report, he wasn't too worried, Snow Fox did have a reputation, the defeat of the Imperial Army in their hands was not a force, every time Snow Fox used some strange tactics and weapons, but unfortunately this time they were too late, and they could only fight against the Imperial Army.

If Xue Ru thinks of any tricks, the 30th Brigade behind the Japanese Army and the 27th Division in the south will all be encircled, and at that time, the 19th Brigade will be in the center, and the inside and outside will defeat the Snow Fox and achieve victory, after all, the Imperial Army will have planes to help fight during the day.

The operation of tens of thousands of people cannot be a small area, and the aircraft can fully exert their power. Major General Naoji Sakai stopped the attack on the orders of King Tsukihiko of Higashikunomiya and built a defensive position in the shortest possible time in the area of Nanorichi, taking advantage of the surrounding terrain.

It was his actions that made Zhang Dongxiong and Li Zhipeng immediately judge that the devil knew the snow fox's combat intentions.

According to Sakai Naoji, instead of leading troops back, but defending on the spot, Xue Ru can also know that the devil wants to drag the snow fox. The movement of the 30th Brigade confirms that the devil wants to fight against the snow fox, and only one of the two sides can stand, and the one who falls must be the loser.

At this time, if Snow Fox does not attack, but retreats, then the strength of the 16th Division and two brigades can capture Taochong and press to Yuexi, so that all areas of Tongcheng and Shucheng fall into the hands of the Japanese army, and the Chinese army can only hide in the Dabie Mountains, and as soon as the Battle of Wuhan is over, these areas will still be Japanese.

The calculation of King Tsugahiko of Dongkunomiya is not unclever, but what he encountered was a snow fox, Xue Ru would not let the devil get his wish, and in terms of the overall combat effectiveness of individual soldiers, the snow fox was no worse than the Japanese army, not to mention that at this time, before the 30th brigade did not come up, the Japanese army's strength was less than twice that of the snow fox.

At 8 o'clock that night, four directions, the 106th Brigade in the south, the 108th Brigade in the north, the 1st Snow Fox Brigade in the east, and the 2nd Brigade in the west, with more than 20,000 men from the four brigades, launched an attack on the Japanese position. This time there are no tricks to think of, just a normal fight.

The Japanese have the advantage of weapons in this area, but they are not good at defensive operations, they have always been offensive troops, and this is a temporary position, lacking corresponding fortifications, but the Snow Fox also lacks offensive heavy weapons.

However, the 1st and 2nd Brigades had good tactical movements, skilled skills, accurate shooting, and all the attacking units, equipped with sharpshooters and death commandos, and the attacks were extremely sharp. To the north and south was the 36th Division, which was armed with German armament divisions, heavy machine guns, mortars, and some anti-aircraft guns.

Chen Ruihe was able to replace Zhong Bin as the division commander, and he was Song Xilian's subordinate, so he knew the battlefield situation better, and took out a desperate posture, which was to attack.

What Sakai Naoji didn't expect the most was that the Chinese army's attack was different from the Japanese army, and this attack was also different from previous attacks.

This is not called an attack, it is called a charge, it is a battalion unit, and in each direction there are several battalions attacking the Japanese army. As soon as you get started, it is a desperate charge that leaves no room for error, and it is simply a suicidal attack. If you don't succeed, you will fail.

This is precisely the fatal weakness of the Japanese army, because their strength is less than the Chinese army, the snow fox has twice as many troops as them, the snow fox is not lower than the Japanese army in individual combat, and at the same time slightly stronger than the Japanese army in light weapons, coupled with the large number of troops, Sakai Naoji's defense line was defeated and captured in a very short time, and he had to retreat and arrange a second line of defense.

The prepared first line of defense is not good, the second line of defense that has been prepared temporarily is even more fragile, and this is a full-scale attack, the smaller the area controlled by the Japanese army, the more concentrated the troops, and the same four brigades are also concentrating together, forming a circular encirclement.

The four brigade commanders came to the front line in person and commanded their soldiers to launch a fierce attack, which was not one or two attacks at all, but all pressed at one time, and the reason for the strength of the troops, the Japanese army finally broke through several points before midnight, first of all, the 106th Brigade with anti-aircraft guns and heavy machine guns broke through the Japanese position and entered the defensive circle.

A little loss will inevitably lead to the loosening of the Japanese defense line, Sakai Naoji wants to transfer troops to block, but unfortunately he can't withstand the strong attack from all sides, where to transfer troops, he has never seen such a battle as Snow Fox.

"Report, the eastern position was also broken through, report, the western side was killed by the Chinese army, report ......"

Sakai Naoji was a little blindsided, and the troops from all sides broke through the Japanese defense encirclement one after another, causing a complete collapse of the defense line, and the two armies finally fought together.

If such a melee is carried out, the advantages of the snow fox are immediately apparent, whether it is a stab or a close combat, the addition of pistols, the Japanese army in the encounter in the dark is very disadvantaged, they are not used to night battles they do not have a night identification method, how can so many troops distinguish? Snow Fox, who was accustomed to night combat, had a set of methods for distinguishing by himself, and once the attack was successful, Wu Yuzhao immediately shouted: "The operator reports to the commander and asks the 36th Division to withdraw." ”

Li Wenxiu, the headquarters of the Yuexi Snow Fox Corps, ran over with some excitement: "Miss, Division Commander Wu asked the 36th Division to withdraw." ”

Xue Ru breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and achieved her combat purpose. It was only midnight, okay, the four brigades were not slow to attack, and I hoped that the casualties would be smaller. This is a well-formulated battle plan, at this time there are many people, but it is an obstacle, the 36th Division cannot cooperate with the Snow Fox, once the troops on all sides are killed together, there may be a problem of self-attack, after all, the 36th Division has joined for too short a time, and their weapons are not suitable for such a battle.

Chen Ruihe looked at the telegram in his hand, shook his head and smiled bitterly, he really didn't think about the combat command of Snow Fox, no wonder after the Japanese army occupied a place, it was difficult for the national army's counteroffensive to recapture it, what was lacking was this indomitable spirit.

The infantry had only five bullets, and it was impossible to press bullets into the guns on the way to attack, so if the bullets ran out in an attack and the machine guns stopped firing, they would have to retreat and organize another attack, but also give the defender time.

The Japanese army relied on aircraft and artillery to attack, and their infantry was equipped with a large number of mortars and grenadiers, which was also the reason for the huge casualties of the national army.

This is also the reason why the Japanese army invented the pig assault tactic, attacking with one squadron, after being suppressed at a certain distance, does not retreat, but presses the bullet to lie down and shoot to cover the attack of the second squadron, and then rushes forward for dozens of meters, and then the third squadron attacks, so that the continuous attack, it is difficult to hold with the rate of fire of the rifle, and it requires strong firepower to hold. Therefore, the units of the national army are fond of machine guns, especially heavy machine guns, which can be effectively defended by their constant fire.

But the Japanese army also has a way, that is, the grenadier can destroy the heavy machine gun position, after all, it is not easy for the heavy machine gun to change the position, generally on the battlefield, a heavy gun is protected by at least four or five light machine guns.

When Xue Ru didn't want a heavy machine gun for the first time, it made the quartermaster very strange.

Snow Fox is an offensive force, Xue Ru is opposed to fighting positional warfare, so she thinks that the heavy machine gun is not very useful, and it also affects the rapid action of the army, today's attack is not even the Japanese army's pig attack tactics, as soon as it comes up, it is all pressed up, machine guns, rifles and pistols, that is, strong attacks, with a strong number than the Japanese army's pig attack tactics.

Once the bullets in the soldier's gun are gone, they simply press the bullets into the gun and then attack.

This kind of offensive method is related to the snow fox's shooting in batches, not all the shots are fired indiscriminately, and the shooting implements the principle of the first shot, plus there are more people than devils, so Sakai Naoji can't hold it at all, and he is broken through the position. The pressure on both sides was too great, so Sakai Naoji had to transfer his troops to both sides to block the Snow Fox, so that Zhang Dongxiong, who was on the front, commanded the 106th Brigade to enter the defensive circle.

This side was in chaos, so that the 1st and 2nd Brigades of Snow Fox on both sides also broke through their positions and fought in, and the Japanese defense line collapsed.

Chen Ruihe couldn't help but admire, even he thought that Xue Ru's tactics were cunning, and victories were tactical victories, and this kind of hard-fought battle might not be possible, but he didn't expect Xue Ru to be not only a resourceful general, but also an iron-blooded general, and he was not bad at all in a tough battle.

Impressed in his heart, he gave the order to attack, and the 108th Brigade of the 36th Division immediately retreated outward, assembled at Gaopingling, and then moved in the direction of Anqing.

Li Zhipeng, who received the order, also commanded the 106th Brigade to retreat in the direction of Gaopingling, and they left the place where the gunfire was constantly sounding and moved towards Gaopingling.

Chen Ruihe understood that the battle was not over, so he left the wounded soldiers to move in the direction of Yuexi, and the troops of the entire division advanced in the direction of Anqing despite fatigue.

With the withdrawal of the 36th Division from the battle, Wu Yuzhao issued an order to the brigade commanders and regiment commanders to annihilate everything, and at the same time ordered to withdraw from the battle and turn to the direction of Anqing four hours before dawn.