There is a team hiding on the hills in the wilderness.
Minister Zhang took a guard, changed into the uniforms of the national army, went down the hill, and went straight to the national army defense area.
After arriving at the outer checkpoint, I got directly into a car that had been waiting there. The car started immediately and headed east soon.
Below the hill is the Fifth Army Defense Area. No one knows what Minister Zhang is doing at the National Army position.
Dagou and Luo Fugui had been on guard duty at the entrance of the village all night and were lying on the hill in the lee of the wind with their heads covered to catch up on their sleep.
Luo Fugui lazily put bullets into the magazine one after another, and then lay on the hill in boredom and looked up at the sky.
Li Huanzhang came to Hu Yi's side: "Brother Hu, after crossing the blockade tonight, we will go back to our original troops and go our separate ways. If anything happens to your independent regiment, ask the traffic officer to bring a message when the time comes. I promise to be on call." Coming soon!"
Hu Yi looked at the criss-crossing friendly trenches under the hill. He was a little upset and replied casually: "Yeah."
Li Huanzhang followed Hu Yi's gaze and looked at the position at the foot of the mountain: "Hey, last time you talked about artillery strikes and firepower arrangements, can you tell me how to fight positional battles?"
Hu Yi came back to his senses and glanced at him: "Can't you wait and listen to the instructor after school starts?"
"Hehe, this time I will fight with the enemy to the death. It is a rare opportunity, so let me talk about it first..."
Hu Yi couldn't stop Li Huanzhang's eager eyes. He looked back at the foot of the mountain twice and thought for a while: "In positional warfare or urban street fighting, as the defender, you have the right to choose the battlefield. When setting up the position, it should be based on the terrain and its own weapons and equipment. Reasonable arrangement!”
"Don't think we are poor, one day we will also have cannons and machine guns!" Li Huanzhang stayed with Hu Yi for a long time. He would ask for advice whenever he had time, and he immediately understood the meaning of Hu Yi's words.
Hu Yi nodded: "Weapons are indeed very important. Aircraft cannons, light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles are divided into different levels according to the enemy's distance. When defending positions, against long-distance enemies, aircraft or rifles are generally used. Artillery for coverage.”
"With so many guns and artillery, how come the Chinese army can't defeat the Japanese?"
Hu Yi was immersed in the memories of the past: “During position defense, when the enemy is one kilometer away, the commander should arrange for artillery observers to sneak into the vicinity of the enemy position and report the firing parameters through the radio for artillery bombardment;
When the enemy attacks to about 800 meters, the heavy machine gun will fire to stop the enemy;
When the enemy rushes within a range of 400 to 800 meters, the light machine gun fires to attack the enemy;
If the enemy comes within 200 to 400 meters, the rifle fires;
After the enemy charges to about 100 to 150 meters, it's the submachine gun's turn to fire;
To deal with enemies within thirty meters, we first throw grenades or shoot with automatic pistols. "
Hu Yi said a lot in one breath, but the content was not complicated. Li Huanzhang was stunned for a moment: "I understand, when the enemy rushes into the trench, it's time to use the bayonet, right?"
Hu Yi shook his head: "Unless absolutely necessary, try to avoid bayonet fights with the enemy..."
No bayonet? Li Huanzhang disagreed and was stunned for a moment: "This conflicts with our usual training. We soldiers are all practicing hard..."
"There are rules on the battlefield. If we only have three bullets in our guns, we don't even have to think about fighting the enemy in a positional battle..."
"You just said defense, what about offense?"
"As the offensive side, the main thing is to deal with the defense just mentioned. First, use aircraft and artillery to attack the enemy's position. Light and heavy machine guns and mortars will follow the charging team. After finding a suitable place, set up a position and attack the enemy's position. Use the heavy fire points to suppress fire or conduct fire interdiction during retreat..."
"What is fire interdiction?"
"When the attack does not go well, the attacking troops have to retreat temporarily to prevent the enemy from counterattacking. At this time, the parabolic trajectory of continuous machine gun fire is used to provide cover for the retreating personnel. Well... By the way, there is also interception shooting during defense. If Occupying a hillside, you can take advantage of the terrain to set up two lines of fire. On the second line of defense, use heavy machine gun fire to intercept and shoot at the enemies who have reached the front of the position. At this time, the heavy machine gun fire is not intended to kill the enemy, but only to kill the enemy. A horizontal barrage needs to be formed to suppress the offensive force of the attacker’s subsequent forces.”
"I think submachine guns are useless. They can't shoot as far as machine guns, and they waste bullets. We... don't have that many bullets to waste."
Hu Yi glanced at the surrounding platoon leaders and nodded: "Submachine guns mainly use dense bullets to deal with enemies near the position, so the range is not considered when designing submachine guns. Our current battle with the Japanese is Most of it is guerrilla warfare, basically long-range shooting. At this time, submachine guns are really not of much use to us, but when charging in an ambush, the role of submachine guns can be maximized."
"I understand, if we had submachine guns now, we would definitely beat the crap out of the Japanese."
"Counsel Hu, can you tell us more about street fighting?" A student suddenly asked.
Hu Yi even forgot that his current position was as a staff officer, and was stunned for a moment: "The street fighting we currently encounter, mainly city street fighting and village street fighting, is actually a special case of positional warfare. In fact, you should know that no matter what kind of In the battle, the defensive side has a favorable advantage."
"Such as the terrain, the battlefield, and the starting time, right?" A student came next to him.
Hu Yi glanced at the student: "What you said is a bit one-sided. Generally speaking, whoever is more familiar with the terrain will have the advantage. As a guerrilla war, we can choose the start time of the battle, but as a positional war, the start time of the battle is determined by The attacker decided that in street fighting, the defender could only set up positions in advance according to the layout of urban houses, and had no choice in the time of engagement."
"Hey, we are used to fighting guerrillas, we haven't turned this corner for a while..."
“In street fighting, the attacker can only use the streets as the main direction of attack. Although there are many places for cover for both sides, the attacker must advance and is obviously at a disadvantage. Under normal circumstances, as the attacker, either If you have a firepower advantage, or a troop advantage, if you have a firepower advantage, you will first carry out artillery bombardment to remove the defender's high ground and other firepower points, and use tanks and armored vehicles as mobile firepower points when advancing..."
"One thing I don't quite understand is that we often ambush the enemy in the village. Even if we have more people, we often can't defeat the Japanese?"
"Whether it is a village or a city, it is most advantageous to attack in squad units. If there are too many people and they are too crowded to get up, the opponent can damage a large area with a grenade or a grenade in the dark..."
The man who was talking about the weather suddenly said, "If we were the national army down there, how do you think we should fight the Japanese?"
Hu Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking that I am not the commander of the theater, and besides, I am not an instructor. I know nothing about a battle of this kind!
Minister Zhang’s voice came: “In a battle of this scale, whether it is offensive or defensive, heavy firepower is very important. Therefore, the battlefield situation below, with the current equipment of our Eighth Route Army, there are no cannons, few heavy machine guns, and ammunition. Without enough, let alone aircraft, we simply cannot afford this kind of positional war of attrition, do you understand?"
"Hello, instructor Zhang!"
"Why are you back so soon?" Hu Yi looked back at Minister Zhang.
The exchange of experience in positional warfare has been terminated.
Minister Zhang greeted the students and pulled Hu Yi aside: "The situation is not optimistic. Things are a bit tricky. I have to leave for Shandong tonight."
"What happened?" Hu Yi asked.
Minister Zhang said with sadness on his face: "Another commander of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region lost his life."
"ah?"
"Since the beginning of the enemy's sweep at the beginning of last year, our Eighth Route Army has sacrificed three commanders and deputy commanders every month on average... When you are operating behind enemy lines, in addition to attacking the enemy, you must also protect yourselves."
"I see."
Minister Zhang said with a dark face: "Sun Dianying's surrender to the enemy is a foregone conclusion. The Independent Regiment is about to be on the front line of the battle. You must be prepared in advance. The friendly forces confronting the Japanese may turn their guns and point at us at any time... "
"I understand." Hu Yi nodded.
Minister Zhang hesitated for a while: "You are a proven comrade. I don't have time to go back to the division now. There are our people among Sun's troops. The intelligence department will arrange for contact with the enemy's engineering department. When you return, you will immediately inform the independent regiment's troops entering the plains." , we must protect and make good use of this line at all costs.”
Hu Yi took the letter, put it away carefully, and nodded.
