"Report to the brigade commander, chief of staff, commander Ding of the new regiment, urgent call!" Ten minutes later, the operator appeared in front of the brigade commander again and reported with a smile.
"They took the initiative in the Zhoujiazhuang area southeast of the base area, luring the enemy deep, severely damaging a Japanese infantry regiment, killing more than 2,100 Japanese, and capturing eight mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, and 15 mortars... A large number of light and heavy machine guns followed the mortars. The cannon fire resulted in less than 500 casualties!”
The chief of staff was delighted when he heard this. He looked through the three victory reports and analyzed: "All three regiments won the first battle, which gave the Japanese mopping up troops a heads-up... Brigadier, this must be what Kong Jie, Li Yunlong, and Ding Wei have discussed. Act in unison. Judging from the results, their goal is obviously achieved?"
The brigade commander looked deeper and stared at the map for a long time before answering: "The three regiments must have prepared a big surprise for the Japanese in the base area!"
"After the big sweep begins, the more the Japanese are provoked by them, the more severe the offensive will be, and the greater the losses will be in the face of surprises!"
"A blocking position that can withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese planes and heavy artillery!" the chief of staff blurted out.
"Kong Jie likes to fight positional warfare with the Japanese the most. He used positional warfare to severely injure the enemy during several counter-mops!"
"If they really have such a blocking position, the more angry the Japanese commander will be and the fiercer the troops' offensive, the harder they will hit the blocking position, and the greater the losses will be!"
The brigade commander nodded: "This is the only reason that can explain this matter!"
"I just don't know how they let the blocking position withstand the indiscriminate bombardment from aircraft and heavy artillery!"
"Is it possible that they had a large amount of cement and built permanent firepower points on the position two months in advance?"
The chief of staff shook his head and asked, "How about I send them a telegram and ask?"
"Forget it!" The brigade commander waved his hand and refused.
"Kong Jie and the others are facing much greater pressure than us. Sending a telegram now is tantamount to increasing pressure on them. We don't believe in their command ability!"
"When the battle is over, we will naturally understand all this... don't be in a hurry!"
Duanjiabao blocking position, looking down from the air, the houses in the village have not changed at all, and the mountains behind the village are still covered by wasteland, and there is also no change.
There is absolutely no sign that the Independent Regiment is preparing to fight a big battle with the Sato Division here.
The former enemy headquarters where Kong Jie is located is located on the top of Houshan Mountain, where he can overlook the entire battlefield from a high position.
Chen Quan, Xiao Yuanchang, and Guan Dashan are all gathered here. No one is convinced by anyone, and they all want to stay here to fight the first positional battle with the Japanese.
"Stop arguing!" Kong Jie suddenly interrupted.
"This is our first major battle against the mopping up, and it is also a test to test the independent regiment's positional warfare!"
"The 789th Battalion is our new battalion and has never fought such a high-intensity positional battle."
"The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions are our old main battalions and have very rich experience in positional warfare."
"Actual combat is the best training method to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops!"
"I decided to use veterans to lead new recruits and let all the 1st, 23rd and 789th Battalions join the battle!"
"The 1st Battalion and the 7th Battalion defend the first line of defense. The mortar companies of the battalions are deployed and used by you yourself. Not only will the regiment not intervene, but two more mortars will be added to each artillery company!"
"The Second and Eighth Battalions defend the second line of defense, and the Third and Ninth Battalions defend the third line of defense!"
"I will hand over the remaining line of defense to the 789th Battalion based on everyone's previous performance!"
"You three battalion commanders must not only defend your position and kill as many Japs as possible at the minimum cost, but you must also teach the three new battalions how to fight positional warfare!"
After saying that, he turned his attention to Chen Daliang: "Is the heavy artillery battalion ready?"
After the battle in Longgong Village, Chen Daliang was so happy that he could hardly close his mouth. No matter who he saw, he was cheerful and had no temper at all.
In the battle of Longgong Village, the heavy artillery battalion won the first battle. It not only suppressed 2,000 Japanese elite soldiers on the road, bought enough time for the infantry to attack, but also killed nearly 1,000 Japanese imps.
In terms of results, the heavy artillery battalion surpassed all the main battalions participating in the war. This was something that Chen Daliang could not imagine before.
Other than that.
The troops also seized eight mountain cannons in Longgong Village, all of which were equipped with heavy artillery battalions by the regiment commander.
The already overstaffed heavy artillery battalion suddenly received two more mountain artillery batteries, almost becoming an artillery regiment.
Kong Jie looked happy and replied: "Commander, please rest assured that the heavy artillery battalion has arranged concealed positions in company units as planned, and has designed a retreat route in advance."
"All artillery positions are well camouflaged. Unless they are actively exposed, there is no way we can find them even if the Japanese planes fly above our heads for low-altitude reconnaissance."
"Each artillery company has established telephone contact with the battalion headquarters, and there are two lines to ensure that they can receive orders from the battalion headquarters at any time!"
"I have inspected all the places in front of the formation that may be used as artillery positions by the Japanese army, and determined the shooting personnel in advance. As long as the Japanese dare to set up artillery in these places, I guarantee that they will not even have a chance to fire!"
"But the range of the 105-caliber mountain gun is limited after all, which is much lower than the 120-mm caliber howitzer equipped by the Japanese Heavy Artillery Brigade!"
"They know that we have heavy artillery, and they will probably shoot the heavy artillery positions beyond the effective range of our artillery!"
"In this case, we will have to be beaten by them!"
"But the heavy artillery battalion will disperse their artillery fire at all costs and reduce the defensive pressure on the infantry!"
Kong Jie nodded and said seriously: "Although we killed one Japanese mountain artillery brigade in Longgong Village, they still have one heavy artillery brigade, one field artillery brigade, one mountain artillery brigade, eight or nine infantry artillery squads... a total of fifty Multiple direct-firing artillery pieces.”
"Both caliber and quantity, they far exceed us!"
"After the battle begins, you must be cautious!"
"Don't take action easily. Once you take action, you must severely damage the Japanese artillery troops, and try to remove the artillery from the heavy artillery battalion participating in the battle as much as possible!"
"Our family is weak and has no replenishment. If we can lose one less artillery, we will lose one less."
"Never fight against the Japanese unless absolutely necessary!"
Chen Daliang replied seriously: "Captain, please rest assured, I, Chen Daliang, will definitely not engage in loss-making business!"
"If we really fight hard, one artillery piece from the heavy artillery battalion will have to kill at least two Japanese artillery pieces!"
Chen Daliang is an old gunner.
When Kong Jie was the company commander, he was a soldier.
When Kong Jie was the battalion commander, Chen Daliang started to get in touch with artillery and became a gunner.
After Kong Jie became the regiment commander, Chen Daliang grew step by step from an ordinary gunner to the current artillery battalion commander. Kong Jie saw the difficult journey and had no doubts about his commanding ability.
Then he turned his attention to Huang Yu: "Xiao Huang, do you have anything to add?"
Huang Yu shook his head: "You have arranged it very well!"
"For this kind of blocking battle, Commander, you have more experience than me and you have considered it more comprehensively. I didn't expect any loopholes!"
"But Battalion Commander Chen's analysis just now gave me an inspiration!"
"If the Japanese copy the heavy artillery brigade beyond the effective range of the 105-caliber mountain cannon, then their artillery positions will be at least five kilometers away from the battlefield!"
"Although the Sato division and the puppet troops cooperating with the operation have a small number of 20,000, their main force must be gathered in front of the blocking position!"
"No matter how tightly the remaining troops are defended, it is impossible to ensure that there are no loopholes in the five or six kilometers of defense behind them!"
"If we have a troop moving behind them, waiting for opportunities, we might be able to give them a fatal attack at a critical moment!"
"If you are lucky enough, you might be able to knock out their heavy artillery brigade, and then the Sato Division's most threatening force to us will be gone!"
"If that doesn't work, just give them a beating to support their supply troops!"
"A small army of 20,000 will eat 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms of grain in one meal."
"If half of the ammunition supplies they carry can be destroyed, Sato's division will definitely do everything possible to speed up the attack!"
"The more anxious the Japanese are and the faster they attack, the more opportunities we will face..."
"Maybe we can end this sweep early!"
Kong Jie is very familiar with this style of play.
In the past, during counter-mopping operations, the troops basically used this method to win.
Divide some troops to stay in the base area to hold back the Japanese and mop up the troops.
The main force got behind the Japanese and puppet troops, and either sneak-attacked their transport troops, or cut off their supply depots, or even more ruthlessly, attacked their rear areas to force the Japs back.
After the independent group became stronger and stronger, Kong Jie had not used this style of play for a long time, but he had not forgotten this style of play.
In his eyes: If this method of warfare is used well, the results and influence will be no worse than those of frontal combat troops, and it may be able to turn defeat into victory.
After Huang Yu said this, he agreed in his heart, hoping that Huang Yu could create another miracle behind the Japanese's side.
Immediately ask: "What do you want?"
"Be sure to bring enough ammunition!" Huang Yu replied after thinking for a while.
"We also need to bring more explosive bags, especially those used for thunder cannons!"
"It seems that the rifle machine guns captured in the Longgong Village battle have not been divided yet. I want to get twenty light machine guns and twenty grenade launchers..."
"Use your firepower advantage as much as possible when fighting the Japanese and puppet troops, and use machine guns and grenade launchers to end the battle!"
"I also want to bring the regiment's special operations team with me!"
"They are good at sneak attacks and detecting sentries. With their help, the assault battalion will definitely be even more powerful!"
Kong Jie continued to ask: "Do you want to bring more mortars?"
Huang Yu shook his head: "We mainly focus on sneak attacks behind the enemy's flanks, and often run away. Although the power of the mortar is far greater than that of the grenade, it is too heavy to move quickly!"
"It's too wasteful to use a disposable artillery. It's not as cost-effective as a flying thunder cannon!"
"Commander, you might as well give me a few more flying thunder cannons!"
"After a round of shelling is over, if you have time, take the flying thunder cannon and move. If you don't have time, leave the flying thunder cannon and move. Make sure that the little devils can't find our traces!"
Kong Jie immediately agreed: "Then I will give you ten more flying thunder cannons..."
"I also agree to all other requests!"
"If you need any weapons and ammunition, go directly to the Chief of Staff to get them!"
