The reaction of the Japanese squadron leader was not unpleasant, and the defensive deployment ordered was also quite appropriate.
Unfortunately, he overestimated the combat effectiveness of his own side and underestimated the firepower of Ding Wei and his party.
After all, they were only Japanese soldiers No. 60 or 70.
What these Japanese and puppet troops are facing is not some trivial force.
It is a new regiment with strong soldiers and horses and well-equipped equipment.
Ding Wei's tactics of concentrating his forces, advancing frontally, and detouring on both sides were clearly displayed in front of him.
He didn't expect to be able to hide it from the little devil's investigation.
The terrain in front of us was too open, and the circuitous teams on both sides could not escape the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops.
Then proceed openly.
Just to tell you little devil, I will surround you and then eat you in one bite.
In terms of tactical command, Ding Wei has always been a bold leader.
After the firepower exchange between the two sides began, the advantages of the frontal assault troops deployed by Ding Wei and the team assault tactics based on the three-by-three system were immediately revealed.
The applicable environment of this three-three system team assault tactics is exactly the assault tactics carried out under the premise that the enemy's firepower point is known.
From a partial small triangle offensive formation.
When attacking in a triangle shape.
The temporary commander, also known as the squad leader or team leader, is located at the rear of the triangle, and the two soldiers are located in the front of the triangle.
Three such small triangle formations form a large offensive echelon.
In other words, a team of nine people, less than one squad of soldiers, can use this triangular squad assault formation to cover an offensive front of nearly a hundred meters.
If there are twenty-seven warriors and three people form an attacking group, a total of nine attacking groups can be formed, that is, nine small fighting groups.
Once fully deployed, it can even cover an eight hundred meter wide offensive front.
Although the number of people is small, once the offensive formation is formed, it can suppress the enemy simply from the momentum.
In addition, each three-person combat team has a well-organized division of labor among its members.
Attack, cover, support.
Just like how Kong Jie, Ding Wei and Li Yunlong proposed an independent regiment, the new first regiment and the new second regiment jointly formed a triangular defense system.
There are similarities and differences with the present one.
Between battle groups, and between triangle attack groups and triangle attack groups, if they can achieve orderly steps, coordinate attacks, cover each other, and support each other.
Even though the assault team was deployed, the overall number was not large.
The combat effectiveness it can display is something that the enemy cannot ignore.
Dispersed formation, orderly attack.
If the Japanese and puppet troops do not stop them, they will let the leading triangular attack group reach the shooting range.
The offensive team can immediately engage in firepower exchanges with the Japanese and puppet troops and cover the follow-up troops to continue their advance.
The fully launched offensive of hundreds of meters covered them in one fell swoop, and the Japanese and puppet troops, who were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, simply could not withstand it.
Once surrounded by a new group of people, the little devil is completely done.
But if the Japanese and puppet troops want to use artillery fire to block the 33-system team from the New Regiment from breaking into the group.
Nor is it easy.
The reason is simple and crude.
The three-and-three team offensive tactics are on this open offensive line.
The warriors are quite scattered among individuals.
Coupled with the three-person team of the new regiment that rushed forward, observers were always alert to the Japanese artillery strikes.
Once the Japanese artillery shells were thrown, the team members immediately scattered and took cover. When the Japanese artillery fire stopped, they continued to move forward.
To use a vivid metaphor, the new group of soldiers faced by the Japanese and puppet troops at this moment is like a group of mosquitoes with a small number but a very domineering formation.
The only thing that the Japanese and puppet troops can threaten these mosquitoes now is the artillery on hand.
Hitting mosquitoes with a cannon may not be effective, but if you don't hit them, the mosquitoes will bite you.
Will you fight or not?
Although the Japanese squadron leader was hesitant, he did not want to escape before the battle, return to the county town, and be punished by military law, so he finally made the decision to start fighting.
A squad leader said: "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the Eighth Route Army has already begun to take action. It is obvious that they are trying to attract our firepower from the front and encircle our troops from both wings."
"It's just that the distance between the two sides is too far now. According to visual inspection, it is still about 800 meters, which is completely beyond the effective range of machine guns, rifles, and grenade launchers."
"I suggest you try firing two rounds from the captured mountain cannon."
The Japanese squadron leader nodded and said: "Yo Xi, just attack the soldiers like this. First aim at the attacking Eighth Route Army troops and fire two shots."
"Hi!"
Boom boom——
The Japanese squadron leader gave the order, and two 75mm mountain cannon shells exploded directly on the open flat ground in the distance.
The distance between the two sides was too far. The two artillery shells were fired by the Japanese artillery scouts after observing them through the ranging telescope.
At such a long distance, the viewing angle is very small. Even if the Japanese squadron leader wants to see clearly the specific situation of the new regiment after being bombarded, he has to raise his telescope to observe.
After a while, the Japanese squadron leader put down the telescope and looked a little ugly: "Baga, you wasted two shells in vain, and you didn't even kill an enemy!"
The adjutant said helplessly: "Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the distance is too far, and the hit rate of the artillery shells is very low. In addition, the offensive formation used by these Eighth Route Army is really weird. The teams are quite scattered, and the distance between individuals is even more than 20 meters."
Let’s move the enemy a little closer and then fight! "
The Japanese squadron leader nodded and calculated carefully based on the effective range of the Type 89 grenade, Type 38 rifle, and crooked light machine gun:
"That's all we can do. Order the artillery observers to continue measuring distances to control the distance between the attacking Eighth Route Army and us."
“After bringing the Eighth Route Army forward and on both wings closer to a distance of 600 meters, light machine gun fire can attempt to fire bursts; after bringing it to a distance of 500 meters, grenade fire can be used to block them.
After entering 400 meters, all rifle firepower can be fired together to stop the Eighth Route Army's attack.
Let these hateful Eighth Route Army soldiers fall on me one by one on the way to charge. "
"Hi!"
At this moment, the Japanese squadron leader did not dare to shout any more. After bringing the new team closer, the two sides began to fight head-on in a positional battle.
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However, this Japanese squadron leader probably ignored one issue.
His kid has a grenade, and the new regiment also has a grenade. His kid has a crooked target and a mountain cannon. The new regiment also has a crooked handle and a Czech style, plus the captured seven-gun. Fifteen millimeter mountain gun.
This means that when the Japanese and puppet troops use firepower to block the new regiment, the new regiment can also attack the Japanese and puppet troops with firepower.
Why didn't the Japanese squadron leader consider this issue?
On the one hand, it was because he believed that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army was backward according to his inherent concept.
It is not even as good as the fleeing national army in front of them, and its firepower is definitely not as good as the imperial troops.
On the other hand, it is a small trick used by Ding Wei secretly.
When letting the soldiers move forward, try to hide some grenades and light machine guns with their bodies and carry them behind their backs.
In addition, some weapon configurations were deliberately revealed for the little devils to see.
So what was observed from the Japanese military's telescope.
The attacking Eighth Route Army troops had few light machine guns on hand, and also very few grenades.
The mountain cannon seized from the national army was temporarily hidden by the soldiers of the new regiment behind a higher gentle slope somewhere to avoid the sight of the Japanese detectives.
Ding Wei also ordered to retain a squad of soldiers, plus several artillerymen, to operate the mountain cannon and provide long-range fire strikes.
Because the range of this mountain cannon is far enough, even if it is hidden behind this gentle slope, when it needs to be used, it can drop the shells at any time in the area where the Japanese and puppet troops are located.
In addition, the new group has a huge advantage.
When both sides arrived within each other's fire range, the two sides launched a firefight.
On the New Regiment's side, it was because of the 3-3 team assault tactics.
The soldiers are quite dispersed among themselves, which can effectively avoid the concentrated firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops.
As for the Japanese and puppet troops, they were not as powerful as the New Regiment.
Therefore, the Japanese squadron leader gathered the forces of the Japanese and puppet troops and conducted defensive operations in a relatively concentrated area.
In this way, once the two sides begin to exchange firepower, the situation will be quite clear.
The same artillery fire and bullet fire.
The Japanese and puppet troops were fighting a new group of attacking troops that were on the move and relatively scattered.
On the New Regiment's side, those who concentrated their firepower to attack were relatively concentrated Japanese and puppet troops.
It can even provide concentrated fire coverage to the Japanese and puppet troops.
This is naturally a considerable advantage.
Ding Wei, who was commanding from the rear, realized that the Japanese and puppet troops had temporarily ceased fire, and seemed to want to put the new regiment of soldiers within shooting range and then conduct fire blocking.
A smile immediately appeared on his lips, and the little devil was indeed fooled.
In order to form the ultimate firepower advantage.
Ding Wei pulled out the shell gun from his waist and fired two shots in the air. He used the sound of the gunshots as a signal to urge the soldiers on both sides to turn around and advance forward faster.
We must launch an attack before the Japanese and puppet troops see through their own strategy.
Time passed bit by bit, and the commanders on both sides frowned.
It didn't take long after Ding Wei issued the order with the sound of gunshots.
The soldiers of the new regiment were completely within the effective range of the Japanese and puppet troops' firepower.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, the Eighth Route Army is less than 600 meters away from our army, and our machine guns can fire." The adjutant said.
The Japanese squadron leader nodded, "Xingxi, fire!"
The Japanese and puppet troops immediately launched a machine gun offensive.
In the front direction, more than a dozen light machine guns were lined up.
The Japanese machine gunner was lying on the ground, tilting his head and pressing his cheek to aim and shoot.
It's just that the distance is too far, and the light machine gun with a crooked handle is used to hit the target nearly 600 meters away.
Even the Japanese machine gunners who are proficient in machine gun shooting are a little unable to handle it.
Each one can only attack through long point shots in an attempt to increase the hit rate.
On the new regiment side, the soldiers followed the instructions of the squad and platoon leaders and rushed forward quickly.
At this time, it is basically a race against time.
Because they are far enough away and the soldiers are fast enough to avoid being exposed for too long, they can reduce casualties as much as possible.
Not long after, the soldiers broke into the formation in a three-by-three formation and quickly jumped forward two hundred meters.
During the charge of nearly 200 meters, the Japanese and puppet troops initially fired with machine guns, followed by grenade fire.
There are also some Japanese who still try to fire even if the distance between the two sides exceeds the effective range of the Type 38 rifle in their hands.
It's a pity that because the distance between the two sides is too long, coupled with the sudden advance of the new group of soldiers, the tactics are clever, the personnel are dispersed, and the operation is fast.
The offensive of the Japanese and puppet troops had little effect.
The casualties on the New Regiment's side were extremely small, even negligible.
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"Captain, it's less than 400 meters away, give the order!"
First Battalion Commander Sun Zhenguo observed the situation with a telescope and said through gritted teeth.
In order to seize the final offensive advantage, from the beginning of the attack to the present, the Japanese side has been firing, and the New Regiment has been beaten unilaterally.
The battalion commander had already been holding back his anger.
Ding Wei, with a calm face, looked in the direction of the Japanese and puppet troops, nodded, and said: "It's time, give the order, the attack begins!"
"yes!"
Sun Zhenguo was immediately overjoyed. He quickly pulled out the gun from his waist and fired three shots in mid-air, signaling the final attack.
As soon as the gunfire fell, the attack of the new group of soldiers who were detouring from both wings and advancing forward changed immediately.
In the previous attack, even the Japanese and puppet troops discovered problems.
The Eighth Route Army in front of them seemed to be bent on advancing, and they did not even fight back in the face of the fire resistance of the imperial troops.
Just continue to maintain the weird formation in front of you and move forward quickly.
After Ding Wei's order was issued, the soldiers of the new group, who had also been frustrated all the way, had no hesitation and immediately launched a firepower attack on the Japanese and puppet troops.
The grenade launchers that had been carried on the backs of the soldiers to avoid the sight of the Japanese and puppet troops were quickly removed by the soldiers and the grenade launchers were built on the spot.
The light machine guns that were also carried on the backs were also removed by the soldiers and set up in appropriate positions to cover the infantry charge.
The machine gun and grenade positions are being constructed at the same time.
The other soldiers responsible for the assault continued to maintain the replenished three-three team assault formation and moved forward.
Continue to oppress the living space of the Japanese and puppet troops.
The soldiers on both wings continued to circle forward until the extended battle line was enough to completely surround the Japanese and puppet troops after closing.
The exchange of firepower between the two sides instantly entered a white-hot stage.
When the new regiment fired a volley of firepower, more than a dozen artillery shells were directed towards the area where the Japanese and puppet troops were concentrated, covering them intensively.
The Japanese squadron leader was completely stunned.
During the previous advance of the Eighth Route Army, the imperial troops only discovered five or six grenadiers and four or five light machine guns from the advancing Eighth Route Army.
How did the dozen or so shells in front of me come at them all at once?
A dozen or so shells would naturally not kill all the Japanese and puppet soldiers in front of them.
But these dozen or so shells came at once, and the firepower covered an area, not a single point.
If the Japanese and puppet troops are deployed as dispersed as a new offensive group, these artillery shells will naturally not have much effect.
But the Japanese and puppet troops in front of them were relatively concentrated in one area for fighting.
The results can be imagined.
Although half of the dozen or so shells exploded slightly.
The other half of the shells that successfully landed in the area where the Japanese and puppet troops were located successfully took away the lives of three Japanese soldiers and two puppet troops.
However, this was just the beginning. The platoon leader who directed the grenade fire at the front saw that the bombardment had achieved results and shouted excitedly:
"Continue to fire, cover the firepower, pick up the enemy's grenade position for me to attack first, knock off the enemy's grenade, and our grenade will be safe!"
On the New Regiment's side, there are two grenade launchers in a group, and the positions of each grenade launcher team are relatively dispersed to avoid being destroyed by Japanese artillery fire at once.
As for the method of shelling, in the words of the commanding platoon leader, just shoot with your eyes closed.
Anyway, the Japanese and puppet troops are all staying there!
Even a blind cat can encounter two dead mice.
The mountain cannon at the rear of the New Regiment was also pushed out from behind the gentle slope by the soldiers after the frontline fire offensive was launched, and bombarded the area where the Japanese and puppet troops were located.
In addition, the new group of attacking troops suddenly launched light machine gun fire.
Although the locations of each light machine gun are relatively scattered.
At a glance, this empty area was filled with the sound of machine guns almost everywhere.
The situation on the battlefield reversed instantly, and the new regiment had an absolute advantage in firepower.
The Japanese commanders were in a panic at this moment.
Facing the artillery bombardment of the new regiment, plus the fire attack, the team was relatively concentrated due to the Japanese and puppet troops.
Even the bullets fired by the Eighth Route Army with their eyes closed could easily hit the target.
In addition, the sudden burst of firepower from the Eighth Route Army in front of them really shocked the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese squadron leader realized that he had been deceived by the Eighth Route Army commander on the opposite side.
The opponent definitely hid their firepower.
Faced with a new group of artillery attacks.
The best way for the Japanese army is to counterattack with artillery fire.
But the new group of assault troops was also right in front of them.
The detouring teams on both sides were even more unstoppable.
Once there is no artillery fire to block it...
The Japanese squadron leader is not stupid. If the two wings of the Eighth Route Army succeed in detouring and surround the imperial army, the imperial army may not be far from destruction.
The Japanese artillery fire was a bit overwhelming for a while.
In the exchange of firepower between the two sides, the Japanese and puppet troops were at an absolute disadvantage, and casualties continued to spread.
In less than five minutes, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops once again lost more than one-third of their strength.
The injured Japanese adjutant looked anxious: "Your Excellency, squadron leader, the situation is not good, we are afraid we cannot withstand it any longer! Please immediately request tactical guidance from the headquarters!"
The Japanese squadron leader nodded quickly.
At this moment, how could he dare to take into account his previous arrogance and even think that there was no need to ask for help from the headquarters?
"Which Eighth Route Army team is in front of us? The opponent's commander's tactics are really impressive, and the overall combat effectiveness of the team is even more powerful."
The Japanese squadron leader couldn't help but sigh.
The Eighth Route Army team that was attacking rapidly in front of them was different from the National Army team that was on the verge of collapse. A sharp contrast.
After the Japanese squadron leader gave the order, the communications troops immediately contacted the Japanese command headquarters in the Taigu direction through the radio.
After a while, the communications troop came to report: "Sir, the command headquarters has learned about our department's situation and ordered our department to try to make a strategic transfer. Reinforcements will be sent immediately from the county seat to support our department."
"Transfer?"
Looking at the new group of troops pressing in from all directions not far away, the Japanese squadron leader smiled bitterly and said: "Move now, once we leave our backs to these Eighth Route Army, we will be defeated faster.
Tell the headquarters that our unit will hold on with determination and wait for reinforcements to arrive. "
"Hi!"
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