Chapter Ninety-Two: Artillery Positions
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When the reconnaissance company of the 1601st Battalion of the 16th Special Service Regiment advanced in battle formation for about 15 minutes, the temporary camp of the Houjin Army could already be seen far ahead.
Because the forward battalion of the Houjin Tartars suddenly broke up when they were camped at night, they lost a large number of baggage, tools, weapons and equipment. So, now the enemy's camp looks like a makeshift thing.
It is not easy to see clearly from a distance, but when it reaches the range that can be seen by the naked eye, through the sparse and almost indiscernible so-called "fences" and "antlers" and other defensive measures, in the huge gap in the middle, in a chaotic and disorderly state of burying the pot and cooking, it can be seen that the enemy in front of him has definitely not recovered his combat effectiveness from last night's panic.
The platoon commander, who was originally commanding at the front of the team as an officer, was slightly relieved when he saw the situation in front of him.
It turns out that there is a real chance.
The murderous arrival of about 50 people with twenty or thirty war horses also aroused the vigilance of the Houjin army.
A generation son quickly reported to the Jiala's Mako, who was still sleeping, "Master, there are about 50 people coming this way. โ
This Jia Lama didn't dare to sleep all night last night when he collected the remnants, and now he is making up for sleep, and after being disturbed, he was furious, picked up a boot and smashed it out, "Dog minion, what is there to worry about with only 50 people." You'll be done with it yourself. โ
Daiko didn't dare to dodge, and was smashed on the door by the boots, and a footprint was clearly imprinted.
This person originally wanted to ask for a favor, but he didn't expect his master to be in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to say more, quietly retreated, and went to find his own boss.
"Leader, there is a wave of about 50 people approaching rapidly."
The leader was quite mild, but he was not interested in the so-called 50-man team, and casually asked, "What kind of banner is that guy fighting?" โ
"Master, the slave door didn't even see the flag."
The leader has some suspicions, in this era, any team going out is to play the flag, this is not only to distinguish between the enemy and me, but also for the convenience of command, under normal circumstances, as long as the flag can be ordered to the team, there is no flag, then how to command the team.
However, the leader didn't pay much attention to it, and then asked, "Then what does the person look like?" โ
"Master, everyone who came was wearing dark yellow clothes, and their bodies were quite bloated."
In Asia in this era, yellow is clearly restricted and is not allowed to be worn by ordinary people, so the leader asked again, "Dark yellow clothes?" โ
"That's right."
The face of the leader is a little unsightly, this place meets a person in yellow clothes, basically, eighty percent can be sure that it is the army of Huaxia Kingdom.
Then he remembered the appearance of the main force of the Xuan army when he was an ordinary infantry soldier with Sukh Saha the year before, and it seemed that they were all wearing bloated cloth armor?
He reaffirmed this characteristic of the visitors: "All the people who come are bloated on their upper bodies? โ
"Uh-huh."
Then I didn't run, it's still late autumn, it's not winter yet, I am bloated at this time, and I am wearing yellow clothes, regardless of whether it is bright yellow or dark yellow, it is definitely that the enemy has not run.
The leader suddenly lost the calm appearance just now, and scolded angrily, "Bastard, it's the army of Huaxia Kingdom, hurry up and beat the drums, gather the team, and prepare for the battle." โ
"But, my lord, there are only about 50 enemies. Now that the drum is beating, will the master of Jiala be unhappy? โ
The leader was silent for a moment, and he also felt a little strange, "Only 50 people, running in front of the pioneer battalion of nearly 1,000 people, what do you want to do?" What can you do? โ
I couldn't think about it, and I thought about it, what if the enemy didn't do anything but came over and shook a shot? It's not good to disturb your own master.
So he had no choice but to change the order, "Then don't beat the drum to warn, go, gather all the men and horses of our Niu Lu, and take firearms to the side of the camp to assemble." Keep an eye on that wave of people and don't let them take advantage of it. โ
"The slave has to be ordered, master, you can see."
The Daiko quickly went out, and with a burst of shouting and scolding, the Houjin army in the enemy camp, which was close to the north of the leaky "fence", was urgently summoned.
This group of Houjin soldiers with money rattail pigtails, carrying all kinds of firearms, kept running, messy, and failed to complete the defensive deployment for a long time.
There were only a few small Franco cannons operated by the veterans, which were originally arranged in several advantageous firing positions, as long as this group of veterans rushed to the position as quickly as possible.
As the first team to prepare, the gunners began to wait and see from the side of the second reconnaissance company.
On the side of the second reconnaissance company, when the soldiers of the whole company were quickly approaching the enemy, the top soldiers had already started their own task - surveying and mapping.
The soldiers carefully measured the distance between the enemy and us, and made the first mark about 400 meters away from the Houjin army.
This is outside the range of all weapons in the forward battalion of the Houjin Army, so it can be used by your own side as a starting point for attacks before launching an attack.
Then continue to measure forward, and that's 350 meters.
This position is exactly the distance where you can give full play to the power of your grenade launcher, and in this position, with the power and accuracy of the enemy's small cannons, it is basically not lethal.
Further on, it is the top shooter firing position at a distance of 300 meters, this position begins to be dangerous, the enemy's small-caliber artillery can basically threaten this place, so the top soldiers are crawling forward, marking the distance, planting small flags, but also specially used red danger warning signs to remind comrades to pay attention to safety.
Then, the spearheads crawled to a distance of 200 meters, marked the last marked distance, and then, slowly, began to dig up individual bunkers at that distance.
Seeing the people of Huaxia Kingdom digging something in front of their camp, even if the Houjin army had no fighting spirit, they felt that it was too embarrassing.
However, all of the people present were old oilmen who were drawn from the local separatist forces of the Joseon Kingdom, and although they felt uncomfortable, few of them were willing to really come forward to solve the problem.
The old men of the Jurchen tribe didn't speak, so why are these "minions" in a hurry.
In this state of mind of the Houjin Army, the three-door grenade launchers directly under the company headquarters have already determined the targets they need to eliminate under the instructions of their respective observers, and are ready to enter the position located at a distance of 350 meters.
Although in more than half a month of reconnaissance, it has been confirmed that the effective killing distance of the enemy's small-caliber artillery is about 300 meters - about 200 meters (even if the weapons of the manual era are of the same type, the maximum firing distance is different, especially the Furlong cannon, which has serious air leakage in the rear, the gap is even greater).
However, it is stipulated in the military regulations of the Chinese Army that grenade launchers, which are close-range support weapons, cannot be gathered together in order to prevent them from being attacked by the enemy.
Therefore, before preparing for the final attack, grenade launchers also need to find their own favorable firing position, preferably a good view and good protection.
After all, after a moment of war, the entire reconnaissance company needs their support.