The army was defeated like a mountain. The Japanese soldiers retreated in the middle and did not stop until they met up with the group headquarters. Major Miyamoto was so angry that he slapped Captain Osawa twice and cursed:
"Baggeya Road, the imperial army's face has been wiped out by you, what kind of work? Where is Captain Kikuchi?"
Captain Osawa finally came to his senses after being slapped twice. When he saw Major Miyamoto who wanted to stab him with a knife, he stammered:
"The Chinese have heavy artillery! There are at least three or four of them, which can fire shells as big as rocks. There are almost no people alive within a hundred meters. Kikuchi-kun—"
Osawa's words were slapped twice by Miyamoto again. Miyamoto's nose was almost crooked by him. In order to cover up his incompetence, this bastard actually even programmed a heavy artillery with a killing range of 100 meters, and cursed angrily. :
"Bagh Yalu, is your military academy in vain? Or do you think I'm an idiot? The killing radius of the Imperial Army's 150 heavy artillery is only a hundred meters. Our Thirteenth Division doesn't even have equipment at the division level. Do you think China has a brigade level? Will there be troops?"
Osawa was frightened by Major Miyamoto and realized that he seemed to have exaggerated, so he quickly corrected:
"It should be fifty meters, you can ask the soldiers!"
Miyamoto was not going to ask. He believed that Osawa was not lying this time, because he also heard several huge explosions from behind, and even felt the vibrations from hundreds of meters away. The killing path of this powerful force was at least fifty meters. above.
The killing radius is fifty meters. Those effects can only be achieved by at least 105mm heavy artillery. It is impossible for the Lone Brigade to have such a large-caliber cannon. Their few people can't handle it at all. Now he finally knows that the rumors are true. The Lone Brigade has A large-caliber mortar with a short range but great lethality;
If this is the case, this is easy to explain. This is very important information. He must let the brigade commander report it, otherwise he will not be able to explain it to the brigade commander with so many casualties.
Thinking of this, his face looked a little better, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and continued to ask Captain Osawa:
"How many people are left in the first and second squadrons?"
Osawa replied weakly:
"There are about a hundred people left, the Chinese cannons are too——"
Major Miyamoto interrupted him dissatisfied and said impatiently:
"Okay, don't put all the blame on the Chinese cannon. That is not a heavy artillery at all, but a mortar similar to the one that was eliminated by the empire in the last century. This kind of cannon has appeared several times. Well, it didn’t attract the attention of the imperial army before. Luo Ying’s troops were able to achieve so many victories, most likely because of this kind of mortar, which struck a few times when the imperial army was not paying attention.”
After being reminded by Major Miyamoto, Osawa finally remembered and quickly echoed:
"Your Excellency, the captain, has analyzed too much. The shells of this kind of cannon are shaped like big rocks, and the range will not exceed 100 meters. They should be thrown out by a piece of equipment similar to the ancient Chinese trebuchet. Not only the range is very short, but the hit The rate is also very low. The technical difficulty of this gun is not high, and the imperial army can completely imitate it. "
Miyamoto's heart moved, and then he said angrily:
"Bagyalu, this kind of mortar was mass-produced by the empire three hundred years ago and used in actual combat. It was eliminated by the empire two hundred years ago. The empire has a complete modern military industry and can produce 150 Millimeter heavy howitzer, with a range, accuracy and lethality a hundred times that of this mortar. Do you think the empire will go back and produce such artillery that is hundreds of years behind the world?
The Chinese did not have the ability to produce modern artillery, so they had no choice but to use mortars that had been eliminated hundreds of years ago to fight the imperial army. This reflects that the Chinese are at the end of their rope;
The use of this kind of cannon is restricted by various objective conditions. Once exposed, the threat to the imperial army will not be that great. As long as they are not allowed to come within a hundred meters, this kind of mortar will be useless. Let's study it carefully after going down. Countermeasures.
The remaining members of the 1st and 4th Squadrons were merged into one squadron. You will continue to command and switch to defense on the spot. Wait for the 2nd and 3rd Squadrons to break through the Chinese blockade, and then advance together. If we guessed correctly, the Huaxia After the people defeated the imperial army in the squadron, the blocking troops on both wings would also retreat in large strides;
I will send someone to inform them to give up the pursuit and wait for the brigade to adjust its strength before continuing the attack. "
"Osawa-kun, this time it was because of your hasty attack that you fell into the trap of the Chinese. You must take this as a warning and not make the same mistake again in the future. The three squadrons must advance at the same time, and the Chinese will be unable to do anything."
Osawa also realized that it was his eagerness to advance that gave him the opportunity for the Chinese to defeat them, so he bowed deeply to Major Miyamoto with great conviction, and then left with a guilty look on his face.
"BaGeYaLu! Luo Ying is really cunning and cunning. I still underestimated you. You are indeed a true warrior despite your reputation. You are as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a wolf. This time, I will let you win a small victory. I, Miyamoto, Will come back!”
Major Miyamoto glanced ahead with a vicious look, then turned and left. He wanted to report the newly discovered situation to Major General Yamada over the radio and wait for new instructions from the brigade commander.
Miyamoto guessed the beginning of the battle on both wings, but not the end. After hearing the order from the rear, the troops responsible for blocking the enemy decisively withdrew from the blocking position, and the leader of the Japanese squadron of the third squadron on the left wing was beaten out. anger;
They did not intend to easily let go of the small group of troops blocking them, and pursued the retreating defenders with all their strength. After chasing a few hundred meters, they ran into the muzzles of the first and second platoons of the third company that had retreated to the flank, killing and wounding three people. There were more than ten people. Seeing that the Japanese could not take advantage and were afraid of being ambushed, they took turns to cover and retreated several hundred meters.
The third company did not pursue the pursuit, but just joined the third platoon and the fire platoon, and was responsible for the defense of the left wing;
Similarly, the first and second platoons of the second company also joined the third platoon and fire platoon that were blocking the enemy, and were responsible for the defense of the right wing. The center was left to the first company, the machine gun company, and the battalion headquarters.
The Japanese Second Squadron was very lucky that they did not pursue and escaped. They also retreated a few hundred meters. After the first confrontation, the two sides broke away from contact, leaving a few hundred meters of space.
In the first battle between the two sides, due to Captain Osawa's sudden attack, he was ambushed by the lone brigade and suffered a lot of losses. The first and fourth squadrons were almost crippled, and the two squadrons were beaten to 200 in total. There were more than a dozen wounded people, and there were dozens of wounded. The third squadron was hit by another sap during the pursuit, losing dozens of people. In addition to the dozen people lost in the previous battle, the casualties of the third squadron also exceeded that of a small squadron. Only The second team suffered the least losses, with 12 casualties, including 7 killed and 5 seriously injured.
The lone brigade invested two companies and a machine gun company. The machine gun company only fired a few shots and consumed 4 explosive packets, with no casualties;
The second company suffered 32 casualties, and the third company suffered 27 casualties. Fortunately, the battlefield was under the control of the lone brigade, and all the wounded were rescued. The absolute loss was only 22 people who died and 11 people who were seriously injured and disabled, that is, 33 people. , the other 26 lightly injured people can recover with a little treatment.
The Japs were different. They did not have control of the battlefield. Except for the lightly wounded who could escape, the large number of wounded lying on the ground were finally replenished by the lone brigade soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield. Therefore, with the overwhelming force The enemy's losses are much greater. This is the advantage of having control of the battlefield.
The lone brigade is on the defensive side and has an advantage in this aspect. Therefore, in such an evenly matched offensive and defensive battle, the ratio of the offensive and defensive forces must be at least three to one for the two sides to be tied.
"Bagaya Road, Miyamoto is looking for excuses for his incompetence, telling him that the 65th Regiment has no way out!
They are now dead soldiers and do not enjoy the power of the normal imperial army. They must either eliminate Luo Ying or - die! "
