"Isn't this good? Before, we were afraid that the Japanese would use their weapons to attack them, so we didn't dare to attack with all our strength. Now we don't even need to show off, and we can just fight them head-on."
Xu Zhiqin said worriedly: "But the 1st company deployed in the first position is under great pressure."
Zhao Changshu's defensive position in Fenghuang Mountain adopted a light-in-the-front and heavy-in-the-back deployment. He only sent one company to defend the first line of position. The purpose was to give the Japanese army the impression that the defenders' defensive power was not very strong, and to tempt the Japanese army to attack with all their strength. .
Even in Meng Yuting's plan, part of the positions could be abandoned in the early stage, so that the Japanese army could see hope and then use all their strength to achieve a large-scale melee between the two sides.
This can offset part of the Japanese army's long-range firepower advantage, especially the advantage of the Japanese aviation force.
Think about it, if both sides control part of the position and the enemy and our forces are intertwined, will the Japanese aircraft still dare to drop bombs?
Now the model brigade is not actually worried about the Japanese artillery. The power of the Type 38 field gun with a caliber of 75 mm is just that. As long as the fortifications are deep enough and important firepower points are reinforced with thickened templates and part of the steel, it is very difficult for the Japanese artillery shells. Destroyed.
But the Japanese bombs are different. Not to mention the 500-pound bombs carried by heavy bombers, even the 100-pound bombs that ordinary fighter jets can carry cannot be tolerated by ordinary defenses. 100 pounds is equivalent to 45 kilograms, which is equivalent to one A 155mm howitzer shell is powerful enough to destroy a reinforced concrete fortress.
Therefore, Meng Yuting's ultimate goal is to give up part of the position and compete with the Japs repeatedly, so that the Japs can continue to increase their troops to the mountain.
But now it seems that there is no need to give in. The Japs' posture is to attack with all their strength as soon as they arrive, because Zhao Changshu observed that behind the two Japs squadrons, there are more Japs entering the offensive position.
But this way, the 1st company in the first position is in danger. If they don't repel the Japanese attack, they can't withdraw even if they want to.
Zhao Changshu stood up straight and said: "There are no immutable tactics in this world. Since the Japanese are not playing tricks with us, there is no need for us to hide them and treat the first position as the first battle between the two sides." On the battlefield, order the 2nd and 3rd companies of the 1st Battalion to be ready for support at any time."
Xu Zhiqin said: "The first position is 200 meters away from the top of the mountain. If we are afraid of the enemy's artillery blockade, the losses of the 2nd and 3rd companies during the movement will increase!"
There is some truth to Xu Zhiqin's worries. At the beginning, the first position was just a bait to lure the Japanese. Sooner or later, it would have to be abandoned. Therefore, the traffic trenches between the position on the top of the mountain were only two narrow passages for people to pass through. This was to prevent the Japanese from using the trenches to attack after occupying the position. .
Now Xu Zhiqin observed that both communication trenches were blown to pieces by Japanese artillery. The supporting troops were inevitably exposed to the threat of Japanese artillery.
Zhao Changshu looked at Xu Zhiqin's mother-in-law worried about this and that, and sighed in his heart. This general was still too rigid and did not realize that this was a national war, a life-and-death war. It was a taboo for a general to look forward and backward. The reason why I personally went to the forward position to take command was because of this fear.
He raised his voice and said: "Don't you dare to fight if there are losses? Since it is a war, and we are fighting against the most vicious little devils, our model brigade is going down from itself, and everyone must be prepared to sacrifice."
"Besides, Zhiqin, have you forgotten the soil work we have been training for a long time? Let the 2nd and 3rd companies dig on the spot immediately. Is it difficult to build a 200-meter traffic trench?"
When Xu Zhiqin heard this, he slapped his forehead in shame, and how could he forget about it.
At first, he didn't think much of the soil work training arranged by Zhou Wen, but now it was time for him to use it.
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When Meng Yuting deployed the first defensive position, he considered that even if he planned to give up, it must be done in strict accordance with geotechnical standards. One is to protect the safety of the troops, and the other is to confuse the Japanese troops and prevent them from becoming suspicious.
Therefore, even after half an hour of Japanese artillery bombardment, and the front-line positions were still the focus of Japanese artillery, the losses of the 1st Company stationed on the positions were not significant.
After the Japanese artillery fire stopped, Pan Rengui, the 1st company commander who was hiding in the artillery cave, shook off the dust all over his body, bent down and ran out, loudly ordering: "Others, don't move, to prevent the little Japs from shelling again." "
And he himself looked down the mountain through the gaps in the sandbags that were scattered around by the bombing at the edge of the trench.
I was shocked when I saw it. I saw shit-yellow figures shaking at the foot of the mountain. They formed three skirmishing lines and were driving towards the mountain at a leisurely pace, although they were obscured by the smoke coming from everywhere. Part of the sight was blocked, but Pan Rengui could still basically judge the strength of the Japanese army.
Damn, this little devil is working hard when he comes up. At first glance, there are 400 people, that's two squadrons.
Due to his obstructed vision, what he didn't see was that there were densely packed bayonets and helmets shaking in the trenches dug by the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain. This was where the Japanese army was preparing for a follow-up attack.
"Everyone is ready to fight, the little devil is coming up." Pan Rengui's voice became a little hoarse due to nervousness.
Even a veteran like him who had participated in countless civil wars felt his scalp tingle when he looked at the gleaming bayonets of Little Japan and the locust-like formation.
You must know that the person opposite is a kid. There have been a lot of rumors about the kid in recent years, but most of them are talking about how tough and cruel the kid is, even though the instructors from the teaching corps have repeatedly taught them how to deal with the kid. Tactics, but when I actually came to the battlefield and saw these little Japs hunched over and slowly moving forward, I could see their eyes and expressions, and I felt relaxed and a little scared.
This is the first time these Shanxi men have fought against the Japs. Can they beat them? No one has any confidence.
At this time, I saw people emerging from the anti-gun holes on one side of the trench and lying on the edge of the trench.
Pan Rengui became anxious and ran along the trench while shouting: "Don't lie down, don't show your head, the observer hand reports the distance, don't expose the heavy machine guns and mortars."
At this time, the commanders of the 2nd and 3rd platoons were also loudly reminding their soldiers.
"No one is allowed to show his head. The rifleman observes and the others check the weapons. Don't let the chain fall at the critical moment."
"What about you, Jia Laoer, why are you standing so high? Do you want to get shot?"
These officers were carefully selected by Zhao Changshu and Zhou Wenjing, and they still remembered the instructions formulated by the instructors during the training.
