Many front-line officers are already familiar with the tricks of the Japs. But sometimes there is nothing we can do even though we know it.
The little Japanese's good marksmanship, tacit cooperation, complete combat system and absolute firepower advantage made some front-line officers sigh in despair.
When the Japanese artillery set up artillery positions, they ordered the soldiers to avoid the artillery immediately.
Of course, if they have artillery, they will definitely choose to fire a few shots at the enemy first.
But like the local tyrants like the Dragon Boat Festival, the Chinese army does not have many troops. What's more, they broke through the enemy's blockade this time, only carrying enough ammunition, and almost no heavy weapons.
Heavy weapons will slow down their attack speed, so once they carry heavy weapons, they may not have the chance to pass through the enemy's line of fire.
But relatively speaking, insufficient firepower has become a big problem.
The whole regiment had only eight grenades and not even a mortar. Therefore, facing the bombardment of the Japs, Wang Gang and Shen Mogan could only choose to avoid the edge temporarily.
At the same time, the Chaoxian Army seemed to be extremely wealthy, with mountain artillery, mortars, and everything else.
Of course, there is no way to compare with the Japs. An artillery brigade only has four mountain cannons, eighteen mortars of various types, and two old-fashioned rapid-fire cannons, which look like they were removed from some ship. . And the caliber is only 60 mm.
But even so, compared with the Chinese army which has no firepower configuration, it is still a few steps behind the opponent.
At the same time, Zhang Guangsan also arrived at the temporary headquarters less than 800 meters away from Dongping Town.
A huge military tent was propped up opposite Dongping County.
And if Duanwu sees it, he will definitely send it away with one shot.
But it is a pity that Duanwu still has at least a day and a half to arrive, and he still has to successfully defeat at least two infantry regiments of the Fifth Division.
This time, Banheng Seishiro invested almost all his troops in order to annihilate the Dragon Boat Festival Supervision Corps. Except for an infantry brigade and his guards to guard Tai'an, only a few defensive troops were left in each original defense area. The rest of the troops All of them were used to cut off the southward route of the Dragon Boat Festival, and then encircled the Japanese troops on the western front.
And at the same time, the Japanese Fourth Division was also actively advancing towards Dongping County, Feicheng, Pingyin, and Ningyang.
Some people from the Japanese Fourth Division are going to the front line to support the battle against the 55th Army and the 56th Army. And part of it is to reinforce the Fifth Division.
So this time, the Japs attacking the Dragon Boat Festival Supervisory Corps from the north and the south will far exceed the two infantry regiments.
And there are many Imperial Association troops among them, assisting the Fifth Division in fighting.
Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival's journey south is not easy, and this is why Dragon Boat Festival said that Li Zhongren deceived people a lot.
However, in order for the 55th Army and the 56th Army not to sacrifice so many people in vain, Duanwu finally decided to break out towards Dongping County.
At this time, Duanwu was leading the supervision team on a rapid march, hoping to reach Dongping County before the Japanese and puppet troops completely converged.
A total of two infantry regiments of the Japanese Fifth Division entered a position more than ten kilometers north of Dongping County, and then advanced in tandem to the north.
This was the news Ma Pingan received, and several comrades were sacrificed as a result.
And this is something that can't be helped. As mentioned before, the Japanese spies made a big move. In order to stop the Japanese spies, the underground party engaged in a fierce secret battle.
While the underground party assassinated Japanese spies, they also exposed a lot. As a result, the little devils launched another purge of the underground party.
Both sides suffered losses, but information continued to be delivered to Duanwu.
This includes the news that the Chaoxian Division is approaching Dongping County.
Of course, this news is an approach, not an attack.
Although the underground party is indeed good at collecting information, they still cannot do it to deliver news all the time.
Therefore, the news received by Duanwu was slightly delayed, because at this time, the battle in Dongping Town had already begun.
Zhang Guangsan ordered the artillery to open full fire, targeting the position of the 55th Army in Dongping County with an indiscriminate bombardment.
The positions outside the Dongcheng Gate of Dongping County, including the city walls, and even within the Dongcheng City were all subjected to fierce shelling.
The soldiers of the 55th Army hid in the trenches and did not dare to raise their heads.
Although the trenches outside Dongping County have been reinforced, they still appear to be somewhat powerless under enemy fire.
And especially mortars, this kind of artillery is very lethal to enemies in the trenches.
Many soldiers were killed in the trenches.
But even so, the trenches were their best cover. Otherwise, if there were not deep enough trenches, they might have suffered even greater casualties at this time.
After a while, the entire position outside Dongcheng felt as if it had been passed over by a pig.
The soldiers slowly raised their heads and looked at the approaching enemy.
Not only the officers were familiar with the tricks of the Japs, but so were the soldiers.
After the artillery attack, they quickly entered the front-line position, set up their machine guns and heavy machine guns, and waited for the enemy to approach.
In other words, during the Dragon Boat Festival trip to the Fifty-fifth Army and the Fifty-sixth Army, both armies gained something, especially the tactical adjustments that were most urgently needed by front-line soldiers.
Previously, the Chinese army had a habit of wanting to shoot when it saw an enemy. Because if you kill the enemy at a long distance, then the enemy will not be able to rush over.
This was the common thought of almost every Chinese soldier at that time, and they would not think about whether their marksmanship could kill the enemy a hundred meters away.
To put it bluntly, I just don’t want to fight hand-to-hand combat. Because the cruelty of hand-to-hand combat is simply unimaginable.
Even if a veteran has experienced it once, he doesn't want to have it a second time.
As a result, he gradually developed this traditional tactic of shooting casually without thinking about his own shooting skills.
Of course, in the era of warlord rule, the shooting levels of the Chinese army were not very different, so they didn't feel anything. Even if two warlords fought for a day a hundred meters away, not many people would die.
But the little devils are different. The little devils have a complete shooting training system, and they have a Type 38 rifle with excellent accuracy tailor-made for them.
So when the Chinese army encountered the attack of the Japs, they were immediately blinded. Shooting at a distance of 100 to 200 meters, the Japs were completely victorious.
Sometimes, when the little devils rushed to the Chinese position, they found that no one was there.
And why is there no one? It is because the marksmanship of Chinese soldiers is so poor. It is basically impossible to hit an enemy from a hundred meters away.
But the little devil had a hit rate of 89 out of 10 shots.
So no matter how you fight, if you are undefeated then there will be trouble.
The Dragon Boat Festival's tactics were designed to make up for this shortcoming, that is, to put the Japanese within the average shooting level of the Chinese army before fighting.
In this way, he can at least be evenly matched with the little devil.
But in this way, the chance of hand-to-hand combat will be greatly increased. And the little devil's stabbing is also very powerful.
But even so, it's better than when the little devil rushes into the position and there's no one on the position, right?
So the two have the best of both worlds. Now the Fifty-fifth Army and the Fifty-sixth Army have made tactical adjustments. That is, when the little devil is fifty meters away, no one is allowed to shoot. When the little devil enters fifty meters away, Within a meter range, open fire in full force. If the little Japs are not repulsed, jump out of the trenches and fight with the Japs with bayonets! .
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