In the deep and vast mountainous area, after the Japanese army adjusted their tactics, opened up the skirmisher line, and advanced in the forest.
On the Independence Regiment side, it became increasingly difficult for the soldiers to concentrate on inflicting trauma on the Japanese and puppet troops.
The initial confrontation can be said to be a confrontation with the Japanese army with all kinds of booby traps and traps arranged in advance by the soldiers of the independent regiment.
There were not many soldiers left in the front of the mountainous area to block the Japanese army.
As for the reason, these booby traps and various landmines are not very eye-catching. If the enemy tripped them, they would be injured at worst or die at worst.
The same is true for the soldiers of the independent regiment.
Even if there are some mines that can be marked in advance for the soldiers to understand each other, there are too many bullet mines scattered everywhere, and this mark cannot be made at all.
Therefore, in order to avoid accidental damage to our own troops, only less than a quarter of the independent regiment's strength was blocked in the first half of the mountainous area.
As time went by, the Japanese and puppet troops finally cleared most of the mountainous areas outside West Village and Zhangjiazhuang after paying heavy casualties.
At this time, the confrontation between the two sides turned into a battle between the independent regiment soldiers in the mountains and jungles, using some mines and traps to block the Japanese army.
The confrontation between the two sides has lasted for more than three hours since dawn.
At the beginning, the two sides could clearly delineate their combat positions, with the Japanese and puppet troops on the periphery. The soldiers of the Independent Regiment were in the inner circle and continued to block the Japanese and puppet troops as they gradually retreated.
As time went by, the battle progress in various parts of the several-kilometer-long front line varied.
The Japanese captains of the Provisional Joint Command even tried to use this method to cause inconsistency in the advancement pace of the various mopping up troops, thereby making it easier to encircle and eliminate small groups of Eighth Route Army troops in the forest.
In addition, the Japanese army captains believed that once the two sides got entangled and fought hand-to-hand, the Empire could use its strength advantage to crush the Eighth Route Army, and the Eighth Route Army's rear artillery attack methods using signal guns and combinations would not be effective.
As a result, the battle in the entire mountainous area became increasingly chaotic.
Sometimes the forces of both sides are entangled and mixed together, and they are far apart and cannot be distinguished at all.
The Japanese's treacherous plan succeeded. Due to the close confrontation between the two sides in a local area, the two artillery batteries of the independent regiment were temporarily unable to provide artillery support.
By the same token, due to the chaos of the situation, the Japanese army was unable to use aviation support.
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Under the leadership of platoon leader Huang Baiyang, the members of the sniper platoon continued to serve as snipers on the entire battlefield, and implemented the orders issued by regiment leader Kong Jie, constantly sniping and shooting Japanese officers, gunners, machine gunners and other valuable personnel. Special arms.
Three hours of high-intensity sniper combat, for the soldiers of the sniper platoon, was really exhausting but also mixed with great excitement.
Feeling the decreasing number of bullets in the bullet box, the members of the sniper platoon regrouped in a partially hidden area. Whether they were snipers or observers, their faces were filled with pride.
"This battle was so exciting. The Japanese and puppet troops all over the mountains and plains are waiting for us to fight. I wish I could grow two more hands and two more eyes."
The first squad leader said proudly: "Platoon leader, I fired nearly half of the 120 rounds of ammunition. Not many bullets were fired. The hit rate is at least over 90%."
The second squad leader said happily: "What's there to brag about? In these more than three hours, although I only used twenty-three bullets, not a single bullet was empty. One bullet killed an enemy. This is not something I am bragging about.”
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The members were all talking about it. Anyone with some impressive achievements would be low-key.
Huang Baiyang said with a smile: "Comrades, it seems that everyone's performance is good. However, we have to work harder. The commando team has penetrated into the enemy's rear. If we can knock out all the Japanese artillery, that will be a great achievement." Not small.
If we don't hold on tighter, we will be outmatched by other commandos. "
"This can't be done, platoon leader, you just have to wait and see!" the squad leader replied.
After telling the soldiers to pay attention to safety and plan the evacuation route in advance, Huang Baiyang waved his hand, and the members of the sniper platoon dispersed and continued to fight.
On the other side, the Japanese captains of the temporary joint command also gathered nine brigades of full-time infantry snipers in order to deal with the snipers of the independent regiment.
What is a full-time infantry sniper?
It turns out that in the Japanese army's establishment, each infantry squadron has fifteen full-time rifle snipers, and each infantry squad has five people.
In total, there are about fifty people in one brigade, and nine brigade must not have more than four hundred snipers.
But in fact, the full-time rifle snipers in the Japanese army are not the same as snipers in the usual sense.
In other words, they are very different from the snipers of the independent regiment's sniper platoon.
They are excellent rifle shooters selected by the Japanese during military training and serve as precision snipers in combat troops.
The name does not mean that they are full-time rifle snipers. The Japs are designated as special marksmen, that is, the group of infantrymen who have excellent marksmanship, and are a higher level than ordinary infantry marksmen.
One thing to mention here:
The biggest enemy is the best teacher. The outstanding shooters selected by the Eighth Route Army in large-scale military training are also called special shooters.
In fact, the Japanese army did not have a special sniper establishment.
Long before the start of the Anti-Japanese War in China, the Japanese army had formed a complete military service recruitment and training system, and the training of army infantry was extremely strict.
The shooting link is regarded as the most important part by the Japanese.
The initial requirement for Japanese soldiers in shooting is that all five bullets must hit an ambush target with a range of 300 meters, and three bullets must be concentrated on an area as large as a fist.
After passing this level, there is a stricter time limit for shooting.
Within two to four seconds, infantry shooters need to hit targets that appear randomly up and down three hundred meters.
Under this strict training, the shooting skills of the Japanese soldiers are quite amazing. Even the most ordinary soldiers will subconsciously aim at the target's head when shooting.
Hit people only on the head!
From this perspective, almost all the elite infantry and veterans of the Japs are "snipers."
In addition, the Japanese's special marksmen usually fight together with the troops.
Unlike snipers, or sniper platoons, they are not divided into separate groups to perform small-scale, highly independent sniper missions.
The reason is easy to understand. The little devils during this period did not have a clear understanding of the combat and tactical role of snipers.
At the operational level, most Japanese troops also did not know the special operations nature of snipers, and did not realize that snipers could be used to penetrate behind enemy lines and kill high-value targets.
This is not surprising.
Until now, the little devil has basically been a blank slate in terms of special operations.
In the traditional concept of the Japanese army, the spirit of Bushido is promoted, and the awareness of face-to-face and hearty combat is promoted.
There are not many Japanese military officers with long-term vision who are aware of the charm of advanced tactics such as special operations.
Yoshio Shinozuka is considered one, so he strongly supports Kazuki Yamamoto's special operations.
Although for more than a year, Yamamoto's special agent team has suffered many defeats at the hands of independent groups.
This is why, as the founder of Japan's special operations theory, Kazuki Yamamoto had a bumpy and difficult journey when he wanted to promote special operations theory among the army's combat forces.
The traditions of the Japanese Army are so ingrained in their bones that they are almost ingrained in their bones.
At the tactical level, the Japanese army believes that so-called snipers, or special shooters, are used to be assigned to detachments on the battlefield to block enemy attacks.
In addition, the Japanese special shooters are equipped with the so-called sniper rifle, which is the Type 97 sniper rifle, plus a 2.5x optical sight.
But in fact, this so-called Type 97 sniper rifle is modified based on the original Type 38 rifle, and there is not much difference in performance between the two.
The magnification of the scope is low, and the sniper rifle itself does not even use long-range sniper parameters such as wind speed and temperature.
Beyond a distance of four hundred meters, even the Japs' special marksmen cannot guarantee their hit rate, and there is not much difference between them and ordinary Japs infantry armed with Type 38 rifles.
In addition, they are fighting with the troops and facing Chinese soldiers with backward equipment and insufficient military literacy. On the battlefield, even ordinary Japanese infantry may not perform worse than the Japanese special shooters.
Under such circumstances, how could the Japanese's special shooter stand out?
This is why, in the entire anti-Japanese battlefield, I have never heard of any decent ace snipers among the Japanese army.
At present, it was because of the sudden appearance of the sniper platoon of the Independent Regiment, which caused serious casualties to Japanese officers, that the Japanese command alerted them and attempted to use the special shooters in the establishment to deal with the snipers of the Independent Regiment.
The contest between the two sides soon began.
In the continuation of the confrontation, the Japanese special shooters who followed the Japanese squads, squadrons, and brigades, ingeniously hid themselves in the trunks of some relatively thick trees, and then waited for opportunities to take action secretly.
In this regard, the Japanese special shooters are quite crazy.
After selecting the tree trunk where they were hiding, they declared it as their sniper position, and they would live and die with the position until they died in battle to serve the Emperor.
It's quite a bit like killing one to get enough money, killing two to earn one.
As for the effect of the shot, it seems to have some effect.
In the mountains and forests, as the Japanese army advanced, the soldiers of the independent regiment gradually adjusted their tactics as they fought against the Japanese.
The blocking battle in the dense forest became the main theme.
Within a distance of 150 meters, the soldiers took out copper-yuan's special red-tipped bullets.
With every shot of this kind of bullet, it always brings more fear to the little devils. Some of the devils scream something like "dum bullet".
Once hit by a red-tipped bullet, the little devil will always experience more pain and the injury will be much more serious.
After a distance of more than 100 meters, when the distance is 200 meters or even 300 meters, the soldiers will use 6.5 mm caliber bullets without reducing the charge.
As a result, the soldiers' precise marksmanship caused the Japanese to fall down one by one as they swept forward from two to three hundred meters away.
The special Japanese shooters hiding on a tree trunk not far away were immediately stunned.
Good guy, this independent group actually has so many snipers?
Don't blame the Japanese special shooters for admitting the wrong person.
The news from the Japanese temporary headquarters was that there were many snipers in the Eighth Route Army, specifically targeting imperial officers.
So let their special shooters attack and kill the snipers on the eighth route.
But no Japanese had ever seen what the Eighth Route Army snipers looked like.
Coupled with the fact that the Tubalu who don't have enough live ammunition practice every day, their marksmanship, to be honest, are not very good at all.
At present, the soldiers of the independent regiment suddenly appeared, two to three hundred meters away, almost all of them were bullets and enemies.
The special Japanese shooters hiding in the tree trunks no longer thought about it. They immediately turned their guns, set up their Type 97 sniper rifles, locked the Eighth Route Army soldiers hiding in the dense forest through the scope, and pulled the trigger.
Bang bang——
In the sudden attack on the tree trunk, each of the special Japanese shooters was very confident and aimed specifically at the head. Two to three hundred meters away, some independent regiment soldiers hiding behind the tree trunk, in the bushes, and among the grass fell down in response.
The 11th Company Commander, who was leading the team to block the attack, saw the surrounding soldiers fall down one by one, and most of them were hit directly on the head. He was shocked and angry, and quickly ordered the soldiers to take cover.
"Hide, hide quickly, they are the sharpshooters among the Japs, find their location for me!"
The Type 97 sniper rifle used by the Japanese special shooters does not have any silencer, and the sound of the gunfire is similar to that of the Type 38 rifle, so it is easily exposed.
A voice came from not far away: "Company commander, it seems like a bullet was shot from a tree trunk."
The commander of the Eleventh Company scolded: "Damn it, this little devil could have turned into a monkey and can even climb trees!
Machine gunners, aim at the surrounding tree trunks, shoot them all for me wherever they can hide people, and shoot down these ghost monkeys. "
"yes!"
Machine gunners hidden everywhere quickly turned their guns and fired towards the trunks of some nearby big trees.
There was a clicking sound of shooting.
Soon, the soldiers heard screams from some nearby tree trunks, and then a figure fell out of the tree, but it didn't hit the ground yet. It seemed to be hung by a rope, hanging between the trunk and the tree. The ground was shaking back and forth.
This scene stunned the eleventh company commander and others.
I have to say, this little devil is really good at playing, and he even hung himself on a tree trunk.
Seeing that the counterattack with machine gun fire was effective, the 11th Company Commander quickly recovered and shouted: "Good fight, just fight like this. First platoon leader, quickly send someone to inform other surrounding teams that there are many Japanese." The sharpshooters hid in the tree trunks and were careful not to get in the way of the Japanese."
"yes!"
At the same time, other Eighth Route Army troops in the surrounding areas who were blocking the Japanese army also encountered this kind of thing.
The reaction of the cadres of the Independent Regiment was exactly the same as that of the 11th Company Commander.
The key point is that this kid is really funny. As a sniper, he is fixed in one place and shoots for a long time, for fear that he will not be exposed. Some even tie themselves to a tree. Even if they are injured by the bullet, they still hold on and shoot again. Take a few shots, it's a blast.
In the exact words of the first company commander who commanded the soldiers and successfully killed more than twenty Japanese special shooters:
This is the spirit of a little devil, he would rather have fun, even if it means losing his life, we still have to admire him!
In this way, at the beginning, the special shooters who were hiding in the tree trunks were still able to achieve some results with the unexpected first shot.
Those who are fast can land the second and third shots, and then be quickly dealt with.
When they arrived at the back, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment fired in advance at the areas where people could hide in the tree trunks. Many special Japanese shooters who were hiding there met their emperor directly before they had a chance to shoot.
The Japanese army's attempt to use their special marksmen to deal with the sniper platoon's purpose was aborted before it had time to achieve results.
The Japanese special shooters who fought to die one after another really made the soldiers of the independent regiment see the so-called stupidity and madness of Japanese snipers.
A little devil like this is still trying to deal with a sniper team equipped with observers?
In the end, more than half of the special shooters sent by the Japanese were killed or injured.
As a result, I don’t even know what the snipers of the Independent Regiment look like...
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