At the critical moment of the battle, the 369th Regiment once again demonstrated excellent tactical knowledge. After receiving the order from the regiment headquarters, they immediately brought weapons and ammunition supplies up the mountain to set up an ambush.
In the battlefields of China, the mountainous regions had always been the most common place for ambushes. The island army's combat troops had always been extremely careful when they passed by, and they even had the habit of searching the mountains.
As a result, the Chinese army could only successfully ambush the second-line troops and even the supply troops with poor quality of personnel and weapons. Even so, they had to have several times the advantage in numbers before they dared to set up an ambush.
If they encountered a cautious island army, a mountain search could easily turn into a chaotic situation.
This was especially so when the island army was sweeping through the area with unprecedented strength. Some of the island soldiers who had been tortured to the point of being mentally weak even suspected that the Chinese army was hiding in the bushes.
The 369th Regiment had over 10,000 people. Although the best main battle force only had about 7,000 people, they still had the absolute advantage in numbers and firepower when facing the island army with only 1,000 people.
The biggest hindrance was that the mountainous terrain limited the number of people in the 369th Regiment who could fire at the island army at the same time, weakening their numerical advantage.
In order to ensure the success of the ambush, the troops in the rear were moving some of their grenade launchers and mortars to the front according to the orders of the regiment headquarters. They were trying to concentrate their firepower advantage when the front line was not enough to fully deploy the troops.
"Regiment Commander, the Japanese are here. They don't look like second-rate troops.”
On a high vantage point, some officers of the regiment headquarters were using binoculars to observe the island army that was about to enter the mountain.
In order to prevent the entire regiment from being wiped out by a sudden cannonball, the 369th Regiment would usually disperse their command structure to reduce the risk and ensure their combat effectiveness in the event of an accident.
Liu Rui, who was in the limelight, rushed Gu Xun to the backup command center on the other side. Su Liancheng, the company commander of the guards, was now accompanying Gu Xun.
The commander and personal guards of the guards were the trusted aides of the military leaders.
Although Su Liancheng's presence in the regiment headquarters was not strong, no one dared to underestimate him whenever he showed his face. Everyone knew that he was conveying Gu Xun's intentions.
Gu Xun agreed." There are armored vehicles, along with the Type 92 heavy machine guns and infantry cannons. The main battle force must be here. They've just arrived in northwestern Shanxi, and they've already served a big dish."”
A brigade of the island army usually had 800 to 1500 people.
36 light machine guns, 48 grenade launchers, 12 heavy machine guns, and 2 70mm infantry cannons.
Among them, the light machine guns were usually crooked, while the heavy machine guns were usually Type 92.
To the Chinese army, this was a nightmare. The only thing that could compare was the number of rifles.
However, considering the logistics ability of the Chinese army, which had less than five bullets per gun, this advantage could be ignored.
In the 1940s, the Chinese army still had a lot of light machine guns, but there were almost no heavy machine guns left. The grenade launchers were all seized, and the large-caliber artillery was imported. They were usually used as military-level firepower, and ordinary troops could not even think about it.
As a regiment commander with better conditions, Li Yunlong could almost say " What a good heavy machine gun, I can't bear to part with it " to a Type 92. It was easy to imagine the overall situation of the Chinese army.
A single island army unit could even defeat a Chinese army of 7,000 to 10,000 soldiers. This was an absolute advantage in terms of firepower and quality.
"Oh my, the Japanese are quite cautious. They're searching the mountains while clearing the mines.”Gu Xun clicked his tongue.
The island troops who had just entered the mountain road maintained their strict wartime style. The engineers at the front kept sweeping the mines on the mountain road, followed by two armored vehicles. At the back of the brigade, there was an armored vehicle to bring up the rear.
Three armored vehicles, no matter how one looked at it, it was the treatment of the main force.
Some of the island army soldiers were also searching the mountain with the troops, checking if there were any Chinese troops lying in ambush.
Of course, the 369th Regiment had mines. Not only did the Soviets purchase them first, but there were also a lot of them.
However, it was also to avoid alerting the enemy that Gu Xun stopped some of the army's suggestions to lay mines.
As Gu Xun was in a tight spot, Regiment 369 was still wearing the grayish-blue military uniform that was the standard standard of the Chinese army. It was quite good to hide in the middle of summer.
"Regiment Commander, the Japanese are about to find our ambush troops at the front.”Su Liancheng reminded him softly.
Setting up an ambush in a mountainous area could not be too high or too low. If it was too low, the effect of concealment would be poor and it would be very easy to be discovered. A higher shooting range might be limited by the terrain, and the accuracy of the shots would be too low. At the same time, it would not be beneficial for the troops on the mountain to charge down the mountain.
"They're letting it go too easily." Gu Xun cursed in his heart.
He picked up the military walkie-talkie beside him. This was also the standard equipment for every company. Even in the US army, it was only the initial deployment. It was the most advanced technical equipment.
"Mortars, prepare to knock out those three armored vehicles!”Gu Xun ordered into the walkie-talkie.
As for the grenade launchers of each company, they knew that their focus had always been on the island's infantry.
After receiving Gu Xun's order through the walkie-talkie, the mortar team that had gathered at the last minute entered the strangest state of silence before the battle.
The loading hand held the 80mm mortar shell tightly, ready to load it into the muzzle at any time.
The two men operating the mortars observed the target they had chosen and constantly corrected the results of the ranging.
The observer held the binoculars tightly and stared at the moving armored vehicle.
Seeing that the infantry of the island army was about to come into contact with the ambush of the 369th Regiment, Gu Xun said in a low voice,"
"Fire permitted!"
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