Captain Liu felt a little numb when he saw it.
In his original thinking, he believed that the infantry was almost unbeatable when the cavalry charged.
But now he discovered that he had never encountered infantry like Gao Jianwu's men before. The firepower of hundreds of machine guns was definitely a death zone for the cavalry!
Commander Liu suddenly recalled the scene when Gao Jianwu's commando was fighting cavalry with automatic fire. At this moment, compared with the array of hundreds of machine guns, it was really nothing.
The machine gun jungle is the biggest natural enemy of the cavalry charge!
If machine guns could not show their power against cavalry in the past, it was because they did not have enough machine guns. Once the number of machine guns reached the number of infantrymen under Gao Jianwu, it would be a joke to say that the cavalry was invincible in charging. For this kind of machine gun The array is completely direct delivery of food!
Captain Liu looked a little distracted for a while.
The end of the cavalry era came sooner than he imagined.
"Captain Liu, Commander Liu! I leave it to you now!" Gao Jianwu kept staring at the situation on the field. He saw that after Zhao Dalei and the others successfully thwarted Kojima Youchi's charge, the remaining two or three hundred little Japs The cavalry began to flee in all directions and turned to Commander Liu.
"Cavalry regiment! Charge!" Commander Liu woke up from a dream and was pleasantly surprised by Gao Jianwu's shout. He pulled out his sword and slashed forward with all his strength. He shouted loudly and rushed out first!
"Kill!" All the officers and soldiers of the cavalry regiment roared suddenly, drawing their swords and galloping on their horses. Although their queues were not neat enough, and even the specifications of their weapons and swords were not uniform, but at this moment they drew their swords and attacked, a kind of "I" feeling immediately broke out. Invincible fighting spirit!
They don't even bother to use guns to deal with their opponents, but choose to use swords to have a cold weapon duel with the little devil!
Gao Jianwu has no solution for these problems of the cavalry. In his eyes, of course, the most effective way to deal with the enemy is to effectively deal with the enemy. The best situation is for the cavalry regiment to have a submachine gun and a twenty-gun, so that these sword-wielding men can The little devil didn't even have a chance to get close and was dealt with.
But the cavalry has their own cavalry tradition and persistence, so Gao Jianwu can only let them go for the time being.
Looking away from the cavalry battle, he returned to the entire battlefield. A three-dimensional map emerged again. General Gao Jian anchored the enemy's positions on the map one by one, and quickly determined the area where the best position of the mountain artillery battalion was.
In that area, Gao Jianwu began to choose a suitable position for the mountain artillery battalion, and soon found an open space behind a building complex.
Gao Jianwu commanded the mountain artillery battalion to occupy the area behind the building complex. There were buildings there, so the Japs could not observe directly. However, Gao Jianwu or the artillery reconnaissance commander could observe the enemy's situation in other places and accurately target the artillery fire.
The infantry artillery battalion continues to advance with the infantry. It is now more than 3 kilometers away from the Little Japanese position, and the range of the 92 Infantry Artillery is not enough.
Only the following infantry bear forward support firepower.
Gao Jianwu glanced around a few times, looked at a house next to him, and asked Song Tiecheng and the others to use a human wall to lift him up to the roof. They slowly climbed to the highest point, where they could see all the kilometers ahead. As a commander, , there is no better point than here to have a better overview of the overall situation. Today he is here to take command.
Song Tiecheng and the others then sent up the walkie-talkie correspondents one by one, following Gao Jianwu.
From this position, you can see most of the battlefields of the Little Devils, but the remaining weapons of the Little Devils, whether they are 92 infantry guns or heavy machine guns, are all somewhat out of reach. For Gao Jianwu, this is really An excellent observation point.
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The chief of staff of the liaison officer thought that Gao Jianwu and the others did not have mountain artillery, so when the general offensive started, they acted more anxiously and went all out at the beginning.
Wu Ge's mountain artillery battalion was in the middle of a main regiment. They drove their mules and horses to stop and spread out their positions near the edge of the mountain forest. This was almost 5 kilometers away from the main battlefield. It was the best place for the mountain artillery to exert its strength.
The remaining five main regiments sent out charging formations and charged directly towards the little devil's position.
They arrived at just the right time. The Japs' cavalry regiment had just been slaughtered by Zhao Dalei and the cavalry regiment, leaving the only Japs ground force that could threaten the Mountain Artillery Battalion.
The distance of 5 kilometers may take half an hour for ordinary people, but for the Eighth Route Army soldiers with iron feet, even if they are fully armed, it only takes more than 20 minutes. At about 2 kilometers, the regiment's small steel artillery battery begins to spread out in an orderly manner. , each regiment is now equipped with 12 90mm small steel cannons and more than 200 rounds of artillery shells. This is the first time for them to fight such a rich battle.
Now the equipment in everyone's hands is not inferior to that of the Japanese field troops. Whether they are veterans or newcomers, they are all holding back their energy. Artillery positions and heavy machine gun positions are deployed one after another. The main offensive battalion and assault company begin to advance. After going step by step, The mortars were first directed by the forward artillery to clear the ground. After knocking out the heavy machine gun fire points of the Little Japanese position, and then shelling the front cover once more, the assault company began the assault.
The first echelon advanced alternately, and the second echelon used machine gun fire to cover it. It was the first time that the defending little Japanese encountered such fierce artillery fire on the Eighth Route Army, and they huddled in the trenches and shivered.
Those little Japs who were mixed in from the Engineer Regiment and the Baggage Regiment felt as if the end was coming. They were holding guns and their heads were blank.
Only those squadron leaders and squad leaders dared to quietly observe the movement. The hidden grenade launchers were also a group of veterans. They stared at the opponent's machine gun and quietly aimed it in the trench.
Compared with throwing grenades, the range and accuracy of grenades are much higher in the hands of veterans.
The assault company's actions soon suffered losses. Several grenades landed next to the machine gunners of the first and second echelons of the Jinsui Assault Company. However, the artillery observers of the Xiaogang Cannon immediately saw these emerging firepower points. Guide the bombardment and send the 90mm mortar shells to the trenches, taking away all the little Japs within several meters of you in one wave!
The positional battle on the northern front started with bloody fighting as soon as the battle started.
But as the artillery positions of the Shanpao Battalion were laid out and the artillery observers sent to the front began to indicate targets, the little Japanese's position began to collapse at an accelerated rate.
Originally, it was very difficult to deal with the regiment's 90mm mortars. The artillery brigade collected by the little devils focused on the mortar company on the Eighth Route and carried out bombardment. However, once the mountain artillery battalion was deployed, the artillery position of the little devils was the first target. , even if the gap between the new artillery observer and Gao Jianwu is a bit big, after two or three rounds of test firing, it is still not a problem to find the target.
To make matters worse, the little Japanese soon discovered that in addition to the northern and southern fronts, they were also faced with overwhelming mortars, and there were also mountain artillery battalions and the 92nd Infantry Artillery Battalion to clear the ground!
In Xiangcheng Kenji's telescope, the battlefield is full of artillery launched by opponents!
Gumon Ikki apparently also discovered the same problem. The two of them observed it for a while, then opened the telescope and saw the despair in each other's eyes!
At least more than a hundred artillery pieces of various types were used on the Eighth Route Army. What would be used to defend the field positions outside the city?
As long as the opponent's artillery shells are not gone after a few rounds, this battle has entered a countdown, and even the 41st Division cannot save it.
what to do?
What should we do now?
The two top brass felt the gloom of life for the first time.
"Is it time to send a farewell message?" Kenji Kojo asked. "How much time do we have to send this telegram?"
Surrender was impossible, and Kenji Kojo didn't even think about escaping at this moment.
He had lost too much on the battlefield. Regardless of whether he escaped or not, his fate was actually determined. If he died on the battlefield, he was still qualified to write his name on the divine toilet.
"No, we still have the last glimmer of hope." The last flame burst out in Gumen Yihui's eyes, looking at the north.
"Our fighter planes should be coming soon. As long as they discover and destroy the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, there is still a chance of holding on until the 41st Division arrives!"
As if to confirm Ikki's words, several small black spots appeared in the sky in the far north dozens of kilometers away!
"It's our air force fighter planes coming! Mr. Xiangcheng, we can still rescue him a little bit more!" Ikki Gumon said excitedly after observing with a telescope for a while.
Gao Jianwu was also always paying attention to the movements in the sky. It was too frustrating to have no air superiority and no anti-aircraft weapons.
As soon as the Little Japanese fighter plane appeared, Gao Jianwu immediately called the Mountain Artillery Battalion and the 92nd Infantry Artillery Battalion to start battlefield camouflage! The mortar companies of each regiment are all required to disperse, move and hide!
They have been hit by the Japs' fighter planes many times. Whether it is the Ping An Cluster, the main regiment of Jinsui District, or even the cavalry regiment, they are now very experienced and have begun to disperse the troops, not giving the Japs aerial artillery shells a chance!
"Counterattack! Use this opportunity to counterattack immediately!" Ikki Gumon heard the sound of artillery fire on the battlefield suddenly muted, and immediately suggested to Kenji Kojo. "Concentrate our efforts on the north and south fronts to counterattack and strive for victory!"
If it is a regular field infantry brigade, Ikki's suggestion at this moment is extremely correct. It can completely use this opportunity of the opponent's artillery fire to launch a beautiful counterattack to kill a large number of the opponent's effective forces.
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"Gumon-kun, we are no longer able to fight back." Kenji Xiangcheng said with a wry smile, "I estimate that the wave of shelling just now reduced the number of troops by at least a quarter. Now most of the soldiers are from the engineering regiment and the baggage team. Whether it is the technical and tactical level or the combat will of the troops supplemented by the regiment, they are still far behind the field infantry brigade."
Gumon Yihui slapped his forehead and immediately realized that he hadn't rested in the past two days and his brain was already a little hard to use. Gao Jianwu's fatigue battle, unexpectedly, the first person to be brought down was their division chief of staff!
However, the little devils on the front line took advantage of this opportunity and were not completely idle. Under the supervision of the basic squadron leader and squad leader, they began to repair and improve the fortifications to a certain extent, and added partitions to avoid shells.
In this way, they can better survive under the shell bombardment in the new round of attacks.
