Chapter 245: Confrontation
"First reactionary and tentative attack!" Sakata Nobusawa can't retreat now, they have been exposed, and they must take this place as soon as possible, otherwise the surprise attack will become pointless.
"Concentrate all the artillery, after the enemy's firepower is exposed, immediately take artillery bombardment, and then the 3rd Infantry Brigade will attack the main peak position on the left with all its might, and the 4th Infantry Brigade will divide into two squadrons and attack the other two main peaks!"
"Hey!"
The enemy began a tentative attack, and the 4th Infantry Brigade sent three squads to launch a tentative attack on the three main peaks at the same time!
Zhang Dabiao was in the camp headquarters, looking down with a telescope, "Order the machine gun fortifications and rifles to open fire when the enemy is close to about 200 meters!" ”
"Grenadier canisters and light machine guns are all hidden!"
"Yes!" The telephone lines pulled from the battalion headquarters led directly to the three main peak positions, and the new regiment had hoarded quite a few telephone lines.
Convenient for a battalion to conduct defensive battles!
The enemy approached, and at a position of about two hundred meters, the three main peak positions opened fire at the same time, and this time only heavy machine guns and rifles were involved.
Sakata Nobuzawa observed with a telescope, "Youxi, the Eighth Route Army really deployed its position early in the morning, and looking at their machine gun fortifications, it was obviously not built in a hurry. ”
"Although we have revealed our position, the enemy is also caught off guard!"
"As long as you quickly occupy here, then the passage of Liao County will be opened, and the artillery will be ordered to calculate immediately and knock out their firepower points for me!"
"Hey!"
The three squads that tried to attack lost nearly half, after all, their positions were cleared, there was no cover, and with crossfire and accurate rifle fire, they suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Fortunately, they only tried to attack, and then immediately retreated.
And Zhang Dabiao knew that the enemy's shelling was coming, "immediately let the soldiers enter the anti-artillery hole!" ”
The "......" fighters quickly entered the anti-artillery holes, and the top of the machine-gun fortifications, covered with railroad tracks, was covered with thick soil, so they did not need to worry about the enemy's infantry guns.
Infantry artillery was limited in power and not enough to destroy fortifications.
"All ......"
The enemy's twelve Type 92 infantry guns began to shell the firing point, focusing on the main peak on the left, but they also shelled the other two main peaks.
Zhang Dabiao observed for a while, and then listened to the voice, "The little devil is so cunning, but this method is of no use to us!" ”
"After the shelling stops, do not immediately enter the position and wait for the enemy's infantry to move!"
Zhang Dabiao kept an eye on the enemy to prevent the second round of shelling.
The shelling lasted ten minutes, and Sakata Nobuzawa nodded with satisfaction, "Order the troops to attack!" ”
On the starting position of the infantry, the 3rd Brigade went directly to the main peak on the left, and the two squadrons of the 4th Brigade immediately dispersed and headed towards the other two main peaks.
The difference in strength is very obvious!
"Order to enter the position, the No. 1 and No. 3 main peaks retain firepower, and the No. 2 main peak will go all out to destroy the enemy!" Zhang Dabiao led the way.
The main peak position in the middle is the No. 1 position, the right position is the No. 3 position, and the enemy's main position is the No. 2 position.
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He Jiaming had already led the troops to find a blocking position at this time, and it was about three kilometers away from the enemy, "The first company is in the middle, the second company is deployed on the left and the third company on the right!" ”
"The guard platoon is used as a reserve, and the artillery platoon is deployed at that commanding height!"
"Liao Gensheng, you are in charge here, I'll go to the enemy's artillery position to have a look!"
"Yes!"
"Qian Ming reported our position to the head of the regiment and see what instructions the head of the regiment has!" He Jiaming turned his head and said to Qian Ming.
"Yes!"
After a simple deployment, He Jiaming directly advanced alone, and went directly to the enemy's artillery position.
When he arrived, he observed the enemy's position, which numbered about two hundred men, six Type 92 infantry guns in one artillery squadron, plus six in three infantry battalions.
The twelve Type 92 infantry guns were relatively concentrated, and in their rear was ammunition, which had to be kept at a distance from the artillery and could not be piled up around the artillery.
The ammunition hand is used to continuously transport the shells, and the rear is still the person who constantly opens the ammunition box, and then opens the safety and hands it to the ammunition hand to send it to the artillery position.
The little devils operate in strict accordance with the artillery discipline, and there are not many guards around them.
It was all the strength of the artillery squadron, and the enemy's infantry was all concentrated forward, and it seemed that the Sakata wing wanted to break through quickly.
Sakata Nobuzawa is not stupid, now is the time to race against time, encountering the defensive position of the Eighth Route Army, he can only achieve the effect of a surprise attack by breaking through quickly.
So as soon as he came up, he directly deployed a half-infantry brigade to attack, and at this time, on the three main peaks, the gunfire rang out, especially the No. 2 main peak position.
Light machine guns and grenadiers have joined in!
Moreover, the light machine guns constantly changed positions, and the main firepower was still machine gun fortifications.
"Yaga...... The enemy's machine-gun fortifications were not even knocked out! Sakata Nobusawa was a little incredulous, "How did they build it, isn't it a permanent fortification?" ”
"Your Excellency Dazuo, how could the Eighth Route Army build permanent fortifications? Do they want to defend Liao County? The adjutant asked.
"If that's the case, then we're going to have to take it faster!" Sakata Nobusawa said: "In addition, send a telegram to the headquarters...... No, wait! ”
"Order the attacking troops to retreat, and the artillery will concentrate their firepower and see if they can knock out the machine-gun fortifications on the main peak on the left!"
"Hey!"
The enemy's attack was in vain, and then the artillery fire smashed more fiercely on the position of the No. 2 main peak.
Sakata Nobusawa had been using the telescope to observe, and he didn't see the fortifications being lifted, "Order the 3rd Brigade and make a tentative attack!" ”
"Hey!"
The third brigade launched a tentative attack, Zhang Dabiao touched his chin when he saw this, "Order the machine gun fortifications to cease fire, let the soldiers fight lightly!" ”
"Yes!"
The firepower on the position of the No. 2 main peak was significantly weakened, only light machine guns and rifles, plus grenadiers for firing, and the fire of light machine guns was intermittent.
Sakata Nobuzawa narrowed his eyes slightly, this is a good situation, but did the enemy do it on purpose?
He did not give the order to retreat, but let the troops who were tentatively attacking shoot at the Eighth Route Army on the position.
The grenadier of the little devil is not a vegetarian, and Zhang Dabiao is not given for nothing, the machine gun is constantly changing positions, and the rifle is not a strong fight.
Because only one company was on the position, and some of the machine gunners entered the fortifications, the density of personnel on the position was extremely low.