Chapter 271: Tongdeng Meat Grinder (10)
Hurst. Corporal Webb was a squad leader in the second platoon of the 1st Infantry Company of the Guards Brigade, leading a standard squad of 10 infantry. As the most basic combat unit of the German army, although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, and as a link with the higher command organization, the squad leader has great authority in the squad.
There were some differences between the SS and the regular army, as their leaders had political privileges and therefore often had priority over other units in terms of equipment and supplies. For example, this specially organized guard brigade has won the attention of His Excellency the Führer, so it is beyond the regulations of normal troops in terms of both personnel and equipment.
The Guard Brigade retains the characteristics of the SS only in some titles and logos, but both the organization of the troops and the armament are all modeled after the Wehrmacht. However, due to the special nature of the task, some necessary changes were made when the unit was organized. Because the Tomahawk Brigade was responsible for the security of the German missions and embassies, and was ultimately to be stationed in the Chinese government's capital, the heavy firepower units were not only not necessary, but also bound to stimulate the nerves of a large number of Chinese government officials, and with the character of the president, this was also something he absolutely could not tolerate, so the guard brigade was not equipped with the regular artillery units that an independent infantry battalion should have, but at the same time a small caliber anti-aircraft artillery company was added as a supplement to the anti-aircraft fire of the troops. This change will surely be welcomed by the officials and citizens of the capital who are having a headache with the lack of anti-aircraft firepower.
Moreover, although the guard brigade has reduced the infantry long-range support firepower on the surface, it has added two 81 mm mortars to each infantry company, so that the infantry company also has the ability to strike artillery fire within a range of two kilometers. And on the battlefield, the enemy of the guard brigade will quickly find out that this is not a simple addition and subtraction equation.
"It's right ahead, he can't run away!" Corporal Webb carried his MP40 submachine gun, flew over a bush, and then got down on one knee and quickly raised his gun to shoot over the Japanese soldier Cao who was sitting on the ground and panicked to reload the pistol.
"Go to hell, fool." Webb lifted the flap of the canvas magazine bag around his waist. A fully loaded submachine gun magazine was drawn.
"Squad leader, we seem to have rushed over." The Heavy followed Webb over the bushes, panting and looking around with the MG34.
"The first shift is on the left, the second shift is behind us, and the order is to go along the road." Loaded with a new magazine, Webb inserted the empty magazine back into the magazine bag and re-fastened the flap.
"Let's go occupy that mound and set up a firing point on the north side." The German corporal pointed to a dirt slope beside the road, in a lush area everywhere. The slope is sparsely covered with low weeds, and the top of the slope is bare with only yellow-brown soil.
"Remember, don't believe any surrender from the other side, shoot at all enemies who can still move, and never approach the other side easily unless you can prove that the other side has indeed lost the ability to fight."
"Don't believe the lies of these Japanese, they are all liars with no credibility, these madmen will not hesitate to take your life and their own lives."
These rumors are spreading rapidly in the Tomahawk Brigade. The initiators were several wounded soldiers of the Tajima squad, who were fired upon by armored vehicles while eating. Fortunately, he did not die on the spot, but he has also lost the ability to act autonomously. At first, they were able to fight back, but when the squad leader retreated with the surviving soldiers, the wounded were abandoned.
As mentioned earlier, these soldiers of the Tajima squad are all veterans who have participated in Chinese battlefield battles, and they are the most vicious and stubborn group of the Japanese army. These people knew that they could not be spared, and they were taught that they would not be captured by the other party if they swore to die, otherwise they would lose the glory of a soldier, and their families would be humiliated by their capture, and only death was the best fate for a samurai. If you can bring one or two more enemy heads, they will become heroes.
Wounded wolves become more cunning, these are old devils who have learned a lot of tricks and tricks on the battlefield. They first lay down in the pile of corpses on the side of the road and pretended to be dead, and managed to hide from the armored vehicles that passed by, but fortunately these infantry were not equipped with weapons such as explosive packs, otherwise the armored reconnaissance platoon might have suffered a big loss here.
When they found that the enemy's follow-up infantry appeared, they were all excited to feel that the opportunity to sacrifice their lives for the sky and black card had come, especially when they saw that these enemies were all foreign faces, these Japanese soldiers were even more full of anger, it turned out to be the Southern Barbarian ghost animal, and they shamelessly pretended to be the Chinese army, it was these Southern Barbarian powers who have been suppressing the great Japanese Empire internationally, and this time they even openly attacked the Imperial Army and killed so many of their comrades. It's time to show these bastards a taste of Japanese masculinity, and let these ghost animals see what the real Yamato soul is.
If you want to use the power of the grenade, of course, the closer the better, and one of the senior soldiers took out a white towel from his satchel and began to shake it back and forth at the enemy soldiers.
"Saranda, Saranda!" No matter how you say it, he graduated from junior high school, and he can still speak a sentence or two in English.
The rest of the story goes without further ado, three SS officers and soldiers were killed and two wounded, including a sergeant, who was originally scheduled to be promoted to midshipman platoon commander next month. The actions of the Japanese soldiers once again refreshed the SS's perception of them, and it turned out that there were still such shameless troops in the world, openly trampling on the laws of war, and without any bottom line of soldiers.
After suffering two losses in a row, Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig was finally completely enraged, and the captain ordered that no more requests for surrender from the enemy army be accepted, that any form of communication with the opposing force should be refused, that search and annihilate the opposing force, that this was the final order given to the officers and men of each brigade, and that the guard brigade would not be left alive in the future.
The few Japanese soldiers who generously died for the sake of the troubles did not expect that the first person to die in their so-called heroic behavior was their squad leader, and then the officers and soldiers of the entire brigade would suffer because of it.
Morimoto Nakasa was stunned by the news that Tajima's squad had encountered an enemy, which signaled that the 12th Squadron's defense had been breached. And judging from the fact that the Kuno squadron did not issue any warning, it is very likely that the 12th squadron has even been completely annihilated by the enemy, otherwise how could only three frightened privates run back.
Where did the Shina Army train such a strong army, and it was impossible to defeat a squadron of imperial troops in such a short period of time, although the strength and equipment of the Kuno squadron were somewhat lacking, but no matter how to say it, there were two squads of soldiers, and they had just transferred a heavy machine gun, and it was impossible for them to be wiped out by the enemy in just ten minutes.
"Is there something wrong with it, for example, that the enemy bypassed the position of the 12th squadron from the path." Lieutenant Nobi reminded from the side.
"Yes, it's very likely, our map only shows the road, maybe there are some trails here that we don't know about, these French must have mastered this, and they gave the Chinese army a detailed map, which is really hateful." Morimoto slapped the top of the folding table vigorously, and a simple traffic map of the Tongden area was laid on it.
"Second Lieutenant Iijima, you immediately take your squad to support the Tajima squad, Ensign Tajima's troops are insufficient, you go with a machine gun squad, you must find a way to contain the enemy's attack." Morimoto ordered to Second Lieutenant Iijima, who was standing aside.
"Hah!" Iijima gave Morimoto a respectful salute, then turned and ran towards his team.
"The third squad assembles, Sugiyama, you go and order the third machine gun squad to assemble, I will set off with the squad first, and you will follow with the third machine gun team."
Second Lieutenant Iijima is a very capable young officer, with a resolute and resolute personality, and never drags his feet in doing things, not to mention that now it is like fighting a fire, he knows what the strength of the Tajima squad is, and God knows how long those twenty or so people can hold out, so less than two minutes after receiving the order, the Iijima squad all set off in full gear and hurried along the road to support Tajima.
As soon as they crossed a steep slope on the road, the Iijima team, who was in a hurry, ran into the top soldiers of the first company of the guard brigade who were rushing forward, and a bloody close contact battle broke out.
Today is riddled with trivial matters, so the number of words is a little less, and I will find a way to make up for it tomorrow, thank you for your support. (To be continued.) )