Xie Tian and Tang Hao'er had been chatting for more than an hour without knowing it. At this time, Li Changshun bumped in and saw Tang Hao'er lowering his head and crying. Xie Tian was standing next to Tang Hao'er, patting her on the shoulder. He was stunned and turned around to leave.
Xie Tian glared and shouted: "Get back here."
"Oh", Li Changshun walked back obediently.
Xie Tian looked at Li Changshun and asked, "What's the matter? Tell me."
Li Changshun said hurriedly: "Captain, the Japanese bunkers on both sides of the railway have been cleared. The Japs from Pingyuan County are expected to arrive soon. Commander, do you think we should send two tanks from our tank battalion to support the second battalion?"
The infantry of the First Battalion and the Tank Battalion were seizing the time to dig tunnels. The Second Battalion was ordered to ambush the reinforcements coming from Pingyuan County in Matianyu, north of Zhangzhuang. Xie Tian was indeed worried about the combat effectiveness of the Second Battalion.
Xie Tian was not sure how many reinforcements Pingyuan County would send, but he knew that the Second Battalion actually only had more than 300 people, and most of them had surrendered from the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Although we had a great victory with the Japs in the Second Battalion of Dagu Town today, it was not a head-to-head battle with real swords and guns. In addition to the advantages of tanks, we also had the advantage of tunnels. Many of the Japs who were killed did not know it until they died. Where did the bullet come from?
This kind of battle is a battle of tricks.
It's completely different from calling for support.
Although calling for reinforcements can give you a certain advantage, if the first round of attacks cannot severely damage the enemy, the subsequent battle will be very difficult.
Xie Tian originally planned to personally command this ambush battle, but he had just taken Zhangzhuang and needed to be personally in charge. Wu Wenhua took the initiative to ask for orders. After careful consideration, Xie Tian gave this combat task to Wu Wenhua.
Xie Tian frowned and considered for a moment, looked at Li Changshun and said, "You can arrange for two tanks to be mobilized in Wulitun and be on standby. You have to contact Battalion Commander Wu in advance and wait for his deployment."
"Mobile on standby?" Li Changshun was a little disappointed. He had not had enough of the day's battle from last night to tonight. Otherwise, why would he have personally led people to clear the bunkers along the railway line.
Xie Tian glared at Li Changshun and said: "Tanks are not invincible, and the Japanese Type 89 tank is a piece of shit. I only have a few tanks, and they must be used on the cutting edge. I asked you to hoist some sandbags on the tank. Have you hoisted them? ?”
Li Changshun shrank his neck: "It's not too late."
Xie Tian raised his foot and kicked it, glared and cursed: "Not yet? How long does it take to hoist the sandbags? Do you have to have the enemy penetrate the tank armor before you have time?"
Li Changshun turned around and ran away: "I'm going to arrange the sandbags now."
"Damn it," Xie Tian took his foot back and cursed.
The armor of the Type 89 tank is too thin. Not to mention the Japanese aerial bombs, even a decent shell falling on the tank can penetrate the armor of the Type 89 tank.
Xie Tian feels sorry for the tank, and even more for the soldiers in the tank.
They are all the elites in his team. If they lose a Xie Tian, they will jump up and scold them.
Li Changshun ran away. Tiedan glanced into the room and was about to close the door.
Xie Tian shouted with a straight face: "Get in."
"Uh," Tiedan walked in honestly, looked at Xie Tian and said, "I know you want to steal my things again. There's nothing good anyway. If you want it, I'll give it to you."
Xie Tian was very angry at Tiedan: "Little bastard, when did I steal your things?"
"Hey, that gun of yours was taken from me, and the one you gave to Miss Gao was also taken from me. I don't even bother to argue with you. I got another good one, and you still want me to give it to you. "
Xie Tian's eyes widened: "Little bastard, I'm going out for a walk to see how well they dug the tunnel. You stay here with your godmother, and you're not allowed to leave even one step. Do you hear me?"
Tiedan beamed: "Go ahead, go ahead, as long as you don't steal my things."
Xie Tian snorted and walked out of the office and took two soldiers to inspect the progress of tunnel digging. Time was too short. Let's see what kind of tunnel can be dug.
At midnight, fierce gunfire rang out from the direction of Matianyu, north of Zhangzhuang, and the Second Battalion got into a fight with the Japs who had arrived from Pingyuan County for reinforcements.
This kind of fighting devils rarely lead the Imperial Association Army to fight together. They also know the combat capabilities of the Imperial Association Army. Bringing them along will reduce the combat effectiveness.
Pingyuan County sent a reinforced squadron of more than 300 Japanese soldiers to support the Zhangzhuang stronghold, as well as an armored personnel carrier.
Half of the more than 70 miles of road was in mountainous areas, and part of it was an intersecting area with the Shanxi-Sui Army. It took more than three hours of rapid marching.
After fighting several battles with Xie Tian, Wu Wenhua also figured out Xie Tian's fighting routines.
This kind of routine is not found in textbooks. In a simple sentence, you can only take advantage and not suffer losses. You will never confront the enemy head-on until it is absolutely necessary.
Although this style of play is a bit rogue, it is effective. It is a bit like the guerrilla warfare of the Eighth Route Army, but it is specious.
Because the Eighth Route Army did not have the weapons and equipment that Xie Baoqing had to dominate the battlefield.
However, Wu Wenhua also added his own understanding of tactics based on Xie Tian's combat philosophy, and did not just imitate Xie Tian's style of play.
There is a big difference between group warfare and small-unit guerrilla tactics.
After setting up an ambush on the hillsides on both sides of Matianyu, Wu Wenhua ordered the gunners to calibrate and shoot at Zhu Yuan.
Six grenade launchers, two 60-guns, two Jin-made Type 38 heavy machine guns, twelve light machine guns, and more than two hundred rifles formed a three-dimensional crossfire, and they were used for ambush, which was enough for a little devil to drink.
Wu Wenhua has been in the Jinsui Army for many years. Although he has always lost battles, he can be regarded as rich in combat experience.
After lying in wait for half the night, the Japanese reinforcements finally appeared in sight.
The first thing that appeared in the field of vision was the dim lights of two sidecar motorcycles, which were particularly conspicuous in the night.
In the light of the Japanese motorcycle passing by, you can see a machine gun mounted on the motorcycle, and you can also vaguely see a lot of Japanese running behind the car.
Third Company Commander Gu Ye crawled to Wu Wenhua's side and asked in a low voice: "Batalion Commander, the Japs are coming, do you want to fight them?"
Wu Wenhua couldn't help but raised his hand and slapped Gu Ye on the head and cursed in a low voice: "Why are you beating me? Can't you see that this is the vanguard of the Japs? After following me for so long, you are not as good as those recruited by the regiment commander. Soldiers. Go down and take care of your soldiers. No one is allowed to shoot unless I shoot."
After following Xie Tian for a few days, Wu Wenhua's speech became rude.
Well, it's quite pleasant to teach people this way.
This Gu Ye was Wu Wenhua's old subordinate. He used to be the platoon leader and is now the company commander. Although he was a bit stupid, he was obedient, so Wu Wenhua recommended him to Xie Tian when the army was reorganized, but now Wu Wenhua regrets it a bit.
After fighting several battles with Xie Tian, he knew that Xie Tian was serious about fighting the Japanese, and he was easy to get along with, and he was very flexible in employing people. If he had known that this was the case, he would not have casually recommended people to Xie Tian when he was reorganized.
Now he hopes that these people he recommended at the beginning can help him grow.
Of course Wu Wenhua would not expose his firepower to these small fish and shrimps. Two motorcycles and a small group of Japanese soldiers passed by in front of them.
Sure enough, seven or eight minutes later, car lights appeared on the road again.
From the rear vehicle lights, you can see that the leader is an armored personnel carrier, and behind the armored personnel carrier are two trucks. Behind the trucks is a dark group of Japanese infantry. You can hear the footsteps and there are a lot of Japanese soldiers.
The enemy queue has spread out, and this ambush is difficult to fight.
Wu Wenhua ordered to the 60 mortar gunner beside him: "If you see that the Japanese armored personnel carrier is not there, you will knock it out when the vehicle enters the predetermined position."
The two gunners took the order, took the shells and stuffed them into the barrels to prepare for firing.
After Zhang Xingsheng's words and deeds in the past two days, the gunners' shooting level has also improved significantly, which was already shown when they attacked Zhangzhuang just now.
Seeing so many Japanese soldiers on the road, the soldiers in the ambush of the Second Battalion also began to become nervous.
We fought two battles with the regiment leader today, one in Dagu Town and one in Zhangzhuang. They were all fought too easily.
Now that Xie Tian is not here, they feel a little unsure.
Soon, the Japanese entered the preset ambush circle.
The 60 mortar fired first, and two shells came out with a loud bang, flying towards the Japanese with a piercing scream.
Wu Wenhua raised his hand and fired a signal flare. Suddenly there was a loud sound of gunfire, and light and heavy machine gun grenade launchers fired at the same time. The Japanese were suddenly attacked and were immediately confused.
Those two gunners were really powerful. The first round of artillery fire killed the armored personnel carrier that was the biggest threat to the Japs. Seven or eight Japs ran out of the armored personnel carrier, covered in fire, howling like ghosts and rolling around on the ground. Several Japs nearby He hurriedly stepped forward to rescue him, but was knocked to the ground by a hail of bullets from the company commander Guo Kaiming.
Guo Kaiming shouted: "Don't kill the Japanese who are on fire, kill the ones who rescue them."
Soldiers who have been with Xie Tian for a long time have learned to fight with their brains. Whether you say I am shameless or you say I have no martial ethics, as long as I can win, I can do whatever it takes, especially when facing the Japanese.
As soon as Guo Kaiming finished speaking, Gu Ye, the third company commander on the opposite hillside, held a machine gun and fired at the Japs who were on fire. Not to mention, this guy's marksmanship was quite accurate, and he sent those seven or eight Japs away with one shot. When he returned to his hometown in Japan, he was so angry that Guo Kaiming, who was on the opposite hillside, cursed his mother.
The Japs who caught fire rushed out of the armored personnel carriers. Among them must be the commander of the Japs' unit. The Japs were willing to risk their lives to save us. You don't want to take such a huge advantage in the rescue. Are you being heartless? ah?
He was beaten to death, and it is useless to talk about it now.
Guo Kaiming yelled: "The machine gun squad has been suppressed and beaten by me. Don't let the Japanese take the lead. Platoon leader, take your people to fight the Japanese vanguard. Let me use the grenade freely. Wherever the Japanese have more people, let me go." Where to fight?"
The Japs who reacted down the hillside began to counterattack. There were ambushes on both sides of the hillsides. The ambushing enemies also had long-range fire support. The Japs' counterattack seemed feeble.
