" Brothers, charge!!"
" Kill!!"
"Da da da-!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In Nan 'an, the 3rd Battalion and 772nd Regiment of the New Regiment were defending against the wave after wave of Japanese and puppet attacks.
The two puppet companies, under the threat of the Japanese army and the shouting of their officers, dragged their feet and launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army's position. As a result, the Eighth Route Army placed the puppet army only 80 meters away from the front of the position. Then, the light and heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time. Coupled with the bombardment of the grenade launcher, the two puppet soldiers were beaten up and quickly retreated.
The Japanese army's supervision team shot several puppet deserters in succession, but it still did not stop the defeat of the two puppet troops.
"Baka Yalu ~!"
Seeing the puppet army make a fool of themselves, several Japanese squadron leaders who were watching the battle on a small hill immediately cursed (their captain was called to Fenyang to drink and play with geisha).
"Haha, why are you all so angry?”
Just as the Japanese officers were furious at the puppet army's poor performance, a Japanese senior captain suddenly laughed and said with disdain,
"Don't you know what kind of people these Imperial Association soldiers are? It was better to hope that Shan Xi Yan would surrender to the imperial army tomorrow than to hope that they could defeat Tu Ba.”
"Hahaha ~ Furuta-kun is right.”
Hearing the persuasion of their colleagues, these Japanese officers immediately calmed down and looked at the distant Eighth Route Army position with a sneer.
"These soldiers of the Imperial Association can still fight with ease, but once they encounter a setback, they will only run away without any sense of honor. Such an army could only cooperate with the imperial army to suppress those stubborn Chinese people.”
"Moreover, the death of these Imperial Association soldiers is not completely useless to the Imperial Army.”
A Company Leader said with a serious expression,
"Judging from the firepower that the 8th Route Army just revealed, this 8th Route Army unit is extremely well-equipped compared to the average 8th Route Army. Their light and heavy firepower was also very reasonable. They had boldly placed the Imperial Association Army within a hundred meters of the position before firing, but in the end, not a single soldier of the Imperial Association Army managed to advance within fifty meters of the position.”
"With the standards of the Chinese army, this 8th Route Army is already considered elite.”
The other Company Leader praised the combat strength of the new 1st and 772nd regiments, but in the blink of an eye, he revealed an arrogant expression and said,
"But compared to the imperial army, it's still far from it.”
"This elite troop of the Eighth Route Army, faced with the attack of the Imperial Association Army, actually exposed their own firepower deployment. Everyone, it's time for us to give this elite 8th Route Army a good lesson on offensive warfare.”
"Hahaha ~ Suga-kun is right. The Imperial Army of Japan is invincible. Why would we care about a mere elite unit of the Eighth Route Army?”
Shozo Furuda laughed contemptuously. Then, he waved his hand, and the signal soldier on standby immediately shot a signal flare into the sky. In the next second, the two squadrons of Japanese soldiers who were already on standby suddenly moved.
The Chinese of the New Era were influenced by those anti-war movies and Hollywood blockbusters. Their first impression of the Japanese infantry tactics in World War II was that they only knew how to advance brainlessly and advocated hand-to-hand combat.
In fact, this was a completely wrong impression. In other words, at the end of World War II, the Japanese soldiers who had almost all died were as dull and brainless as the war movies and Hollywood blockbusters. However, in 1940, the Japanese infantry tactics were not world-class, but they were definitely not bad.
The Japanese were a nation that advocated Bushido, and Bushido advocated offense, so the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War advocated offense. The tactics of the infantry platoon were based on attack, emphasizing the speed and method of the troops to engage the enemy while advancing.
The Japanese Type 92 infantry cannons and mortars fired flares into the sky. With the illumination of the flares, the artillery immediately fired at the 8th Route Army position. Through the previous probing of the Imperial Association Army, these Japanese artillery had already memorized many of the 8th Route Army's firing points. They immediately bombarded the firing points that the 8th Route Army had exposed according to their memories and notes.
Along with the artillery bombardment, the two Japanese infantry squadrons infiltrated the Eighth Route Army positions from the two wings.
The two infantry squadrons were divided into teams (equivalent to squads). Under the leadership of the commander and the sergeant, they gathered and grouped from a position about 600 meters away from the Eighth Route Army's position. They were clear about the direction of attack and the terrain and objects that could be used. Then, they divided into groups to launch a wedge-shaped offensive formation.
The first shooting position of the machine gun group was about 400 meters away from the Eighth Route Army position. Each group quickly entered the cover point. The machine gunner took the lead in suppressing the Eighth Route Army on the position and firing at the fixed point. The grenade thrower also fired shells to cooperate with the machine gunner.
After a period of time, when the firepower on the Eighth Route Army's position weakened, the riflemen once again covered part of the machine gun group and the grenade launcher group to move forward. Then, they once again suppressed the Eighth Route Army's position with fire and fixed-point fire. The cycle repeated until they reached a position 200 meters away from the Eighth Route Army's position.
At this time, the Japanese artillery began to extend backward, and the riflemen installed their bayonet. When the artillery stopped firing, the machine gunners and cannoneers would use all their suppressive fire to cover the infantry's attack.
The Japanese squadron leaders who were watching the battle on the hill nodded in satisfaction as they watched the smooth offensive of their own troops with binoculars.
"Yosh, it seems that the soldiers of the imperial army haven't forgotten the infantry tactics of the imperial army because of the long period of public security.”
"Hehe, this is the style that an imperial soldier should display. I've almost forgotten how to fight the regular Chinese army.”
"Gutian, do you want to bet on how long it will take for the Imperial Army to destroy this elite troop of the Eighth Route Army?”
"Suga-kun, I guess…About an hour should be enough, right? Hahaha ~~"
Several Japanese officers laughed proudly, as if the Eighth Route Army's position in front of them was already ripe persimmon, waiting to be picked.
In fact, if they were facing the national army, the development of the battle might be as smooth as they imagined. After all, most of the national army's positional warfare was famous for being dull. In the face of the Japanese infantry's offensive tactics, coupled with the excellent shooting skills of the Japanese soldiers, most of the firing points at the front line of the national army would be destroyed before the Japanese soldiers could charge into the national army's position. If the remaining Chinese soldiers at the front line tried to fight back, they would often be killed by the attacking Japanese army, which would easily damage the troops at the front line.
However, if it was the new regiment commanded by Ding Wei and the 772nd regiment commanded by Cheng Kang, things would not be as simple as the Japanese army's junior officers imagined.
"Damn it, the Japanese's offensive tactics are really sharp.”
Ding Wei, who had already retreated to the rear, was now using binoculars to spy on the attacking Japanese troops. Looking at the few soldiers left at the front line being beaten by the Japanese army, they could only use blind shooting to show their presence. Ding Wei could not help but sigh at the gap in strength between the enemy and himself.
Cheng Kang nodded and said,"
"Because of this, we must learn the Japanese infantry tactics and improve the combat effectiveness of our troops. After all, an army that only knew how to fight guerrilla warfare would not be able to achieve anything.”
"We'll talk about learning the Japanese's techniques later. Old Cheng, it's time for us to counterattack!”
Ding Wei spat, then turned to Wang Chengzhu and said loudly,"
"Company Commander Wang, the Japanese are coming up. It's your turn to perform!”
"Commander Ding, leave it to me!”
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