When Fujiuro Ryosuke learned that the two infantry battalions had been stopped at the small temple, he quickly rushed over with his troops.
However, he did not expect that his two elite infantry squads would not only lose more than 600 people when they encountered the enemy, but they also did not advance a single step.
Even a mortar squadron had suffered heavy losses.
Fujiuro Ryosuke did not blame his two captains immediately because he knew that this was not the responsibility of the two captains. The enemy's strength was indeed unexpected.
"Colonel, the enemy has at least a regiment of firepower, and their marksmanship is superb. They also have the firepower of an artillery company.”
One of the infantry brigade's Lieutenant Colonel reported the situation to Fujiuro Ryosuke.
The firepower of a regiment was determined by the number of machine guns in the two infantry companies and the density of the enemy's rifle fire.
In their impression, a regiment of the Chinese army only had five or six machine guns at most, while the one in the small temple had eight machine guns.
Another analysis was based on the intensity of the enemy's gunshots. This was also the best basis for analyzing the number of troops on the other side.
What they didn't know was that there were only two infantry companies blocking the small temple. However, these two infantry companies each had a machine gun platoon, and each machine gun platoon had four heavy machine guns. The frequency of the gunfire was due to the fact that the rifles in the soldiers 'hands could shoot continuously.
This was a mistake made based on experience. Although most of the time, the analysis of experience would not go wrong, a single mistake could lead to fatal consequences.
Fujiuro Ryosuke did not doubt his subordinate's judgment. Instead, he rubbed his chin and said,"This place only has Li Yunfei's 337th Regiment. According to the latest intelligence from the Special High Tech, there are no traces of the other Chinese troops in the surrounding area. In other words, the one in the fifteen mile small temple should be Li Yunfei's main force?”
"Colonel, we think so.”The two captains said at the same time.
"Order the troops to immediately set up camp. The artillery unit will immediately set up an artillery position. I want to meet this Li Yunfei and see if he really has three heads and six arms.”Ryosuke ordered decisively.
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In the command center of the 337th Regiment, the main force of the 77th Regiment arrived. Li Yunfei immediately received a report from the special forces who were wandering around the Japanese troops.
The Japanese didn't attack immediately because of the arrival of the main force.
Instead, they were building a base.
"This is a permanent division. No matter what the situation is, even if they are defeated, once they stop, they will set up a formation. This is something we should learn from.”Li Yunfei put down the infrared telescope in his hand and said to Huang Qidong beside him.
The fighting power of the 17 permanent divisions of the Gui Zi could not be underestimated. This could be seen from the many details of the permanent divisions.
No matter where they went, the soldiers of the permanent division would immediately set up a trench defense line. This was something that the other Japanese troops did not have.
"Regimental Commander, didn't you always ask us to do this? You even gave every infantry soldier a foldable shovel.”Huang Qidong said.
"No, I'm saying that the Japanese's combat awareness that has penetrated deep into every soldier at the grassroots level is not as simple as building a position.”Li Yunfei said.
"Regiment Commander, should we take advantage of the fact that the enemy has yet to stabilize their footing and launch a full-scale attack?”Huang Qidong nodded and asked.
"No, we have to find the Japanese artillery position first.”Li Yunfei said.
In fact, the Japanese were also waiting for the artillery unit to finish building the artillery position. The Japanese's artillery was not slow either. They quickly chose a more suitable place to set up the artillery position.
A huge balloon slowly rose into the air. It was the Japanese's artillery reconnaissance balloon. Under the balloon was a basket with two artillery observers inside. There was a rope below to fix the observation balloon and control the altitude. There was also a telephone line connected to the basket. It could directly communicate with the artillery position, correct the impact point of the artillery, or find the enemy's artillery position immediately.
There was no such thing in the entire Chinese army.
Of course, Li Yunfei didn't envy the Japanese. Compared to the observation balloons that burned kerosene, the Japanese's observation of the Earth was filled with flammable and explosive hydrogen.
Therefore, in Li Yunfei's eyes, this thing was like a bomb.
However, this thing was like a nightmare for the other Chinese armies. The people on this balloon could quickly guide the Japanese's artillery to shoot accurately. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese army suffered a huge loss.
Moreover, the observation balloon was guarded by the Japanese infantry. It was extremely difficult to get close and destroy it.
It was also because the Chinese army did not have any effective means of destroying observation balloons that the Japanese still used such simple hydrogen balloons.
However, at this time, Li Yunfei was not in a hurry. He was still waiting for the special forces to accurately locate the Japanese artillery position. One had to know that the 18 cannons of the Heavy Artillery Battalion were already starving. He was thirsty.
The special forces that were scouting behind the enemy did not disappoint Li Yunfei's expectations. They quickly sent the detailed coordinates of the Japanese artillery positions.
"Send the coordinates to the Heavy Artillery Battalion. The firing signal is the moment the Japanese observation balloon is destroyed.”Li Yunfei quickly gave the order, then called Tyrant over and picked up his Barrett.
"Guild Leader, what are you doing?" Huang Qidong asked in confusion when he saw Li Yunfei holding a sniper rifle and directly lying on the high ground of the command center.
"The balloon is 4000 meters away from here in a straight line. I don't have much confidence in beating a person at 4000 meters, but it's such a huge balloon.”Li Yunfei curled his lips and placed an armor-piercing incendiary bullet into the barrel. The effective range of the Barrett was more than 6,500 meters.
" Regiment Commander, you're not joking..." Huang Qidong had just opened his mouth when he heard a loud gunshot. Two or three seconds later, he saw a dazzling ball of fire suddenly explode in the sky in the dark night. He was instantly stunned and shut his mouth.
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