The Japanese army's first attack failed. At this time, it can actually be said that the Japanese army's brown sugar tactics have met their nemesis, but they have not realized it yet, so there will inevitably be a second or even third time.
It may be a coincidence, or it may be that Shimomoto Xiongmi, the commander of the Japanese 24th Brigade, met his destined nemesis. Anyway, he carefully planned two tactics that others thought were extremely exquisite, and they were all coincidental by Zhou Wen. It was resolved easily and at a considerable price.
In the last Yunzaobang landing sneak attack, the tactics of substituting elements and cleverly deploying troops, etc., had actually completely deceived the 19th Route Army Headquarters. Unexpectedly, the volunteers were mobilized to the temple to set up defenses, and they happened to be in the temple. Miao Xing captured two Japanese spies. Through some information provided by the Japanese prisoners' oral confessions and the deduction and judgment of several outstanding officers under his command, Zhou Wen actually noticed the Japanese army's intentions.
What's even more strange is that although Zhou Wen's volunteer army is nominally under the command of the 19th Route Army, due to its special status and not subject to the military law of the 19th Route Army, it can dare to attack without orders from the headquarters. Take the initiative to mobilize troops and go to Zhaojiaqiao to set up an ambush in the middle of the night.
The most important thing is that Zhou Wen's volunteer army has the strength to fully compete with a Japanese brigade or even better in terms of number of people, officer command level, weapons and equipment level, and individual soldier skills. This is how the victory of Yunzaohama was achieved. Rich achievements.
If you were another commander of the Chinese army, you would generally not dare to mobilize troops without orders from the headquarters, especially during wartime. And to take a step back, even if there are such daring people, they may not be able to win this battle due to the limited combat effectiveness of the troops.
And this time, the brown sugar tactic that Shimomoto Xiongmi came up with happened to seize the weakness of the Chinese army, that is, the lack of effective suppression methods beyond a distance of 200 meters.
You must know that even if the domestic Hanyang-made rifles are well maintained, due to manufacturing process problems, it is very difficult to hit the target 200 meters away. Unless a master like Zhou Wen is very familiar with firearms, few people can do it. . Only later domestically produced mid-level rifles (imitations of the German G98 standard rifle) can maintain stable ballistics at 300 meters or even 400 meters.
The number of light machine guns equipped to the platoons of the 19th Route Army is too small (only one per platoon). Secondly, it requires experienced and skilled veterans to fire accurately at a distance of 200 meters, and it is easy to be fired. The Japanese grenade was restrained. For example, the machine gun master of the 1st Regiment was killed by the Japanese grenade after hitting only two enemies.
As for heavy machine guns, there are even fewer. No company is guaranteed to have one, and no one is willing to deploy it in the front line. Moreover, during this period, the Chinese army's equipment was basically imitation of the Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun, which weighed more than 60 kilograms, and a bucket filled with clean water is required for cooling. It is quite inconvenient to move. It is usually deployed in a machine gun bunker with thick protection as suppressive firepower.
Therefore, the brown sugar tactic invented by Shimomoto Xiongmi later developed into the period of the All-out Anti-Japanese War and became a magic weapon tactic for the Japanese army to deal with the Chinese anti-Japanese army.
This is also the reason why the Chinese army, especially the anti-Japanese armed forces behind enemy lines led by our red organization, often uses close combat and night battles to attack Japanese devils and puppet troops.
In fact, these are tactics of last resort. Of course, there is also the factor of saving bullets. After all, the anti-Japanese troops behind enemy lines have no logistical supplies and most of them rely on capture. But the main reason is that we lack effective means of attack from a long distance.
The Japanese army's tactics became very passive in front of Zhou Wen's mercenary group. The current fact is that the Japanese army was suppressed at a distance of 250 meters to 300 meters. This distance was also suppressed by the Japanese army's Taisho ten-year throw. The range of the cartridge was also outside the habitual range of most Japanese soldiers. If you don't care about your life and want to launch a charge, there are countless automatic firepower waiting for you to die.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhou Wen is Shimomoto Xiongmi's nemesis.
Now for Li Hu and his team, the only thing they need to worry about is the Japanese heavy machine guns and the 92nd Infantry Artillery.
At this time, after Captain Cai received calls from Commander Zhong and the 2nd Company Commander at the regiment headquarters, he could not close his jaw for a long time and was speechless for a long time.
The battle reports reported were too unbelievable. The Japanese army retreated. The Japanese army was forced to retreat after a total of dozens of casualties in the two positions. In just ten minutes, they were forced to abandon several wounded soldiers and a dozen corpses lying on the field.
According to the military regulations of the Japanese army, the wounded and corpses were not allowed to be abandoned in the retreat. However, the corpses and wounded were all in open areas without shelters, and two more soldiers who wanted to rescue the wounded were shot dead by Li Hu, a fishing law enforcement officer. After the Japanese army was defeated, the Japanese squadron leader had no choice but to ruthlessly order a retreat at the risk of going back and being punished.
This gun is so damn accurate, okay? If they don't retreat, the Japanese squadron leader doesn't know how many people can go back today. It's not that he and his men are not brave enough, but that these Chinese gunmen are too cunning. He has witnessed with his own eyes that several veterans with good marksmanship have no chance to fight back. 300 meters Shooting at a distance is not just about raising your hand, it requires precise aim, but where is the chance to be precise?
As long as you dare to show your head, the bullets from the opposite side will come one after another, hitting you so hard that you can't raise your head, and they keep changing positions. Both of you can only shoot quickly in the opposite direction. Only Amaterasu can hit or miss. Just found out.
Moreover, the machine gun on the opposite side can shoot accurately, and Baga's rifle can also shoot accurately, and the shooting speed is super fast. Doesn't your Baga's rifle need to be loaded with a bolt? It was obvious that the other party only had a dozen rifles and five machine guns, and it was so overwhelming that over a hundred of his men could not hold their heads up.
On the way back, the Japanese squadron leader was annoyed for a while. He blamed himself for being careless. Yesterday, he specifically requested two heavy machine guns from the squadron leader. However, yesterday the Chinese army was weak in fighting back, and the heavy machine guns were basically useless. Why did the Chinese army on the other side face them today? Just the pheasant turned into a phoenix?
No, I will immediately ask the captain to strengthen two... no, four heavy machine guns when I get back. I want to come back to avenge my shame and let the Chinese army on the opposite side know that our Empire of Japan also has Lord Ma.
At this time, Captain Cai no longer had any doubts about the combat effectiveness of this unit. He was only surprised and impressed. He just ordered the two company commanders to inform them to pay attention to the Japanese artillery shelling. He knew that the Japanese army had suffered such a big loss and would definitely try to retaliate. After returning, the only means of retaliation were shelling and aircraft bombing.
What Captain Cai didn't know was that this small unit was not only powerful in combat, but also extremely courageous.
When Li Hu saw Zhao Da running towards the trench with a mean smile on his face, he knew that this kid must be trying to stir up trouble. Because he didn't hear Zhao Da's mortar just now, he knew that he must be hiding something evil.
Sure enough, Zhao Da's first words were: "Dahu, do you want to take down Little Japan's infantry cannon?"
