At the end of the battle, the Japanese and puppet troops successfully captured the third blocking position of the assault battalion, but Ando Zuo was not happy at all.
There were more than fifty corpses and a dozen seriously injured people lying at their feet, which meant that the mopping up force had once again lost more than one squad.
"Bageya Road, when the Eighth Route Army that blocked us just now is surrounded in the future, I will definitely cut them into pieces... No, I will chop them with my own hands, so that I can get rid of the hatred in my heart!" Ando Daizuo passed through again Swearing to vent your anger.
"Pass my order. If you encounter the Eighth Route Army's blocking position next time, no one can underestimate the enemy and directly bombard it with heavy artillery..."
"The heavy artillery shells have been used up, and we can still get supplies from the rear. As for wasting the shells, the worst is that we will be criticized by the military department and ridiculed by our colleagues. It is better than letting the warriors die like this!"
Two days have passed since this fight!
Due to the sluggishness of landmines, guerrilla warfare, and blockade warfare, the central sweep troops only advanced 30 kilometers in two days.
However, under the attack of Ando Daizuo's indiscriminate artillery fire, the mopping up troops almost never suffered any serious losses.
Ando Daizuo was very satisfied with this result. Every day before dark, he asked the troops to find favorable terrain to set up camp and establish warning positions, so as not to give the assault battalion a chance to sneak attack on them...
If we continue the sweep at this pace, in five days at most, the sweep troops will be able to reach Baipogou and capture the independent regiment headquarters.
It will take another three days to sweep across the entire independent regiment's base area, drive them into the mountains, and then they can be gathered together and annihilated...
Even if we can't fight a battle of annihilation, we can still block them in the mountains and trap them to death.
The Japanese and puppet troops set up camp at the temporary base of the assault camp, and they also stopped.
Several company and platoon leaders gathered at the headquarters to discuss countermeasures. Each one of them was like a defeated rooster, with their heads lowered and without any enthusiasm.
In the past two days, although they had slowed down the speed of the Japanese and puppet troops' raids, the results achieved by the troops were getting smaller and smaller.
When the Japanese and puppet troops took action, they used heavy artillery to bombard the positions. As a result, many positions were useless before a single Japanese was killed and had to be abandoned.
Yesterday, through blockade warfare, mine warfare, and guerrilla warfare, a total of more than 400 Japanese and puppet troops were killed...
Today's results have dropped sharply to more than 200 people.
If the fight continues at this pace, the assault battalion's results tomorrow are likely to drop sharply to more than a hundred people.
They all knew that the influence had placed a military order on the regimental commander to annihilate two thousand enemies. If it failed, the battalion commander would definitely be punished, and the assault battalion would be embarrassed...
Everyone looked at Huang Yu with worry, fearing that the battalion commander would not be able to complete his mission.
"Batalion Commander... we can't hide any longer..." Wei Dayong took the lead in breaking the oppressive atmosphere in the tent.
"Today we lost four blocking positions, and not a single shot was fired from two blocking positions. What a waste!"
"I know the Japanese artillery fire is fierce, and the artillery holes cannot withstand the continuous attacks of heavy artillery, but it is impossible for all the artillery holes to be destroyed!"
"I arrange an infantry platoon to defend the position. Even if 60 to 70% of the anti-gun holes are destroyed, one squad can still survive..."
"Let's get the enemy closer and use grenades to greet them. One infantry squad can kill at least thirty Japanese and puppet troops!"
"No!" Huang Yu objected without hesitation.
"According to your plan of attack, the most we can do is trade lives with the Japanese and puppet soldiers. What a loss!"
"I promised the commander to kill the 2,000-day puppet army. If we fight like you said, the entire assault battalion will not be able to complete the mission!"
Wei Dayong also lost his temper and couldn't help complaining: "Then we just retreat again and again and watch the Japanese take over the blocking position. The troops can't do anything but stare!"
"This is too frustrating!"
"I've been fighting the little devil for so long, and I've never been as aggrieved as I have been in the past two days!"
"What's the rush?" Huang Yu suddenly interrupted.
"It's only been two days. We'll have plenty of time to fight the Japanese in the future. We're afraid we won't be able to fight!"
"Besides, we have been using regular play these two days, and the real killer has never been on the field!"
"Tomorrow during the day, I will definitely take you to kill hundreds more little devils!"
"With any luck, none of our soldiers will die in this battle!"
When Wei Dayong heard this, he became excited and immediately stood up to ask for a fight. He was afraid that the combat mission would be taken away by others: "Battalion Commander... How to fight specifically... Everyone in Tuyi Company is ready to go to the battlefield at any time!"
The commander of the second company, Wang Tiezhu, was unwilling to lag behind and said: "Why do I let you go to the first company every time there is a benefit... The combat effectiveness of the second company is no worse than that of the first company... Battalion commander, it will be our second company's turn to fight the Japanese tomorrow!"
When Wei Dayong was about to give some reasons to increase his chances of winning, Huang Yu interrupted again: "Okay, I have already thought about who will go and who won't. It's useless for you to tell me more reasons to fight now! "
After saying that, he turned his attention to the platoon leader of the Flying Thunder Cannon Platoon who had been silent at the end of the tent.
"Platoon Commander Wang..."
In addition to large-caliber mortars, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery, the regimental artillery battalion also has a company of torpedo cannons. It has four torpedo cannon platoons, each platoon equipped with six torpedo cannons.
To maintain confidentiality, this unit has not been made public.
Before dividing the troops, Huang Yu asked Kong Jie for a platoon of six flying thunder cannons.
In the eyes of many people, thunder cannons are most suitable for field battles and critical battles. Assault battalions are all about blocking and mobile warfare, and thunder cannons are definitely rarely used.
As a result, after the flying thunder artillery was sent to the assault camp, it did not attract much attention.
Platoon Leader Wang happens to be a person who doesn't like to deal with people. Seeing that not many people in the assault camp pay attention to him, he happens to have a leisurely life.
In the past two days, every meeting was held at the back. Unless Huang Yu called someone by name, he would never say a word, just like a transparent person.
He didn't expect that Huang Yu would target him tonight.
When Huang Yu called his name, it took him a while to realize: "Here..."
Huang Yu didn't say a word nonsense and asked bluntly: "If six flying thunder cannons are mounted two hundred meters behind the position and throw explosive packets at the same time, you have a 10% chance of hitting the blocking position!"
"Forty percent hit rate!" Platoon Leader Wang didn't know Huang Yu's purpose in asking this question, but he still answered professionally.
"That's enough!" Huang Yu said with satisfaction.
"Tomorrow we will fight against the Japanese. The thunder artillery platoon will be the main force, and other troops will cooperate..."
After speaking, he pointed to a hand-drawn sketch and said: "This is the first blocking position we will defend tomorrow..."
"One hundred meters behind the blocking position is the top of the mountain ridge. The Japanese may have guessed that we were hiding behind the top of the mountain ridge, but they would never have guessed that we were hiding one hundred meters behind the top of the mountain ridge and crossed the mountain ridge to attack them!"
"Six flying thunder cannons are mounted one hundred meters behind the ridge... all aimed at the blocking position and fired at the same time. Can the explosive package be driven over the ridge and hit the blocking position?"
Speaking of this, Huang Yu once again turned his attention to Platoon Leader Wang...
"As long as the mountain ridge is no more than thirty meters high, there will be no problem!" Platoon Leader Wang thought for a moment and replied!
"Not thirty meters...the mountain ridge is at most twenty meters high!" Huang Yu replied.
Platoon Leader Wang immediately showed a firm expression: "That's no problem..."
"Six explosive charges, at least two hits..."
"The more shots, the higher the hit rate!"
Huang Yu pointed to the map and continued: "As usual, after the Japanese artillery fire coverage ends, an infantry squadron will be sent to attack the blocking position!"
"At the beginning, some Japanese soldiers were also selected as cannon fodder... After we voluntarily gave up several blocking positions, they didn't even want the cannon fodder and directly sent Japanese soldiers to attack, for fear that the credit would be shared by the Japanese soldiers!"
"After the Japanese take over the position, they will definitely relax their vigilance and have no defense at all!"
"Six explosive packets fell from the sky and smashed into the position..."
"Some exploded when they hit the ground, and some exploded in the air. It will definitely give them a huge surprise!"
"With luck, all six explosive charges hit the blocking position... It's possible to kill an infantry squad at once!"
"Even if you are not lucky, with the power of the explosive pack, you should have no problem killing twenty or thirty Japs!"
"But you must remember..."
"After receiving the firing order, the six thunder cannons must fire in a salvo..."
"The more sudden the blow is to the Japanese, the greater the result..."
"After a round of shooting, the thunder artillery platoon immediately retreats...the faster the better..."
"Before firing, all gunners and thunder cannons must be disguised. They can only be exposed after receiving the order to fire..."
"Try to kill dozens of little devils without hurting anyone!"
Wei Dayong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he really wanted to pry Huang Yu's head open to see what was inside...
But a question soon occurred to me.
