Chapter 447: Lack of spirituality
Picking up the walkie-talkie, Yang Jicai first called out the 100mm howitzer company. After measuring the coordinates in the fast newspaper, he ordered them to shoot four sharp shots directly at the Japanese troops less than 500 meters in front of him...... At the same time, the 75th Field Artillery Company, which was equipped with four Type 38 field guns, was ordered to fire 10 rapid shots 50 meters behind the Japanese troops to the rear of the forward position.
The field artillery company behind him was ordered to go in this direction, and the reason for firing ten rapid shots was simple. If this Japanese army really broke through from a certain point in the front and penetrated into the depth of its own defensive line. With the breach already opened, then its follow-up forces must follow the assault in order to widen the breach and finally break the resistance of the defenders, and disrupt their entire defensive disposition.
Regardless of whether the situation is the same as I imagined, whether the Japanese army has follow-up troops or not, with these dozens of shells may not necessarily change the situation of the war. However, at least in a short period of time, it is possible to block the follow-up forces of the Japanese army that may or will inevitably have zài, and give the follow-up troops of the Japanese army that may have zài the greatest damage.
In the absence of a clear understanding of where this Japanese army came from, this kind of interdictive artillery bombardment can at least buy some time for the troops in the forward positions who are still insisting on defensive warfare to re-plug the gap. Or disrupt the overall deployment of the Japanese army, come up with a solution to the problem for yourself, and buy some time.
Of course, Yang Jicai, who is now only determined by judgment, does not know how much effect his order has played. It wasn't until after this battle that Yang Jicai knew that if he hadn't ordered the field artillery company to fire these ten rapid shots, the Japanese troops who rushed in after him would have tightly covered the strength of nearly a brigade, and the troops around him would not be able to resist the Japanese offensive even if they had three heads and six arms.
I can't figure out that he, the current supreme military commander of the Alu Horqin Banner, has really become a prisoner. Or in order to avoid being captured, shoot yourself in the head and break the net with a fish. And if something really happens to the headquarters on his side, then the battlefield of the Alukorqin Banner, which is already empty, will be in danger of collapsing on the whole front.
Of course, these things are not what Yang Jicai wants at present. But afterwards, looking at the place where the Japanese army had broken through, until 500 meters in front of his right, there were scattered Japanese corpses that had been blown up by shells, Rao was always bold, and his back couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
I'm afraid to go back, but this is an afterthought. For Yang Jicai, these are not considered for the time being. As for whether the forward troops have now been routed by the Japanese, although it has not yet had time to find out. But the still dense gunfire that came from there clearly told Yang Jicai, even if this Japanese army really broke through and rushed in. It was also only broken through one point, not the whole line.
Yang Jicai's side reacted quickly, and the artillery behind him, who had already been ready for a long time, was not slow to react. Yang Jicai's coordinates were reported, and in less than two minutes, the first round of artillery fire with 400 mm shells had accurately hit the Japanese squadron in front of the right of his position.
More than 20 shells fell in just a few minutes, although they did not completely defeat the Japanese army, but the intensity of the Japanese attack was instantly reduced. The heavy machine gun that blocked the gap between the headquarters and the shelter where the radio station was located was also fired dumb at the first time. The heavy machine gun, along with the machine gunner, was blown to pieces.
The communications staff officer was also very clever, and saw that the Japanese machine gun was dumbfounded by shells. I don't care if I temporarily dodged the artillery fire and stopped shooting, or if I was really completely dumbfounded. With the remaining half of the class, he crawled into the shelter where the radio station was located. Cooperate with the staff to quickly withdraw the radio station and transfer it to the reserve command post.
And this Japanese army, which rushed into the depth of the Balachrud line and had been trying to fight in close combat, originally thought that the distance of thirty meters was still safe. They did not expect at all that the artillery of the Anti-Japanese Union would dare to open fire to cover the stragglers of the enemy and us at a distance of less than 30 meters, and they were killed and wounded at once.
The four rushed down, and the momentum of the Japanese army's original desperate attack at any cost slowed down all of a sudden. Although it did not stop completely, it became weak. It can be seen that the unexpected artillery fire of the Japanese army covered it for a while, and brought casualties to it. The intensity of the Japanese attack decreased, giving the troops blocking the front time to redeploy their forces and firepower.
Due to the fact that this force was touched less than 500 meters away from the location of the headquarters, it was encountered by the Japanese army in a hurry. The haste to respond to the battle made the deployment of the strength and firepower of the blocking force quite unreasonable. In particular, the machine-gun firepower was rather unreasonably configured. Even as soon as they came up, a considerable part of them were suppressed by the Japanese grenadiers. Only then did the twelve machine guns appear, which did not suppress the fire of the Japanese army.
Moreover, the number of grenadiers carried by this Japanese army was far greater than that of ordinary Japanese troops. The configuration of its grenadier canisters is more than twice that of an average Japanese squadron. In addition, the distance between the enemy and our armies was less than 30 meters, which was the best distance for the Japanese to swing the fire of the grenadiers.
During the encounter, the Japanese used a large number of grenadiers and light machine guns to suppress the defenders' machine gun fire, which also brought a serious threat to the defenders' machine guns. The platoon that Yang Jicai used to serve as a guard at the command post was equipped with three French light machine guns, all of which were destroyed in just a few minutes.
If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese army had some unrealistic ideas and a distance of 500 meters, it would have had a great impact on the accuracy and range of the grenadier canister, a weapon that can only be fought by experience and vision, when the sky has not yet brightened. I am afraid that Yang Jicai's headquarters and the hidden part where the radio station is located also escaped the bombardment of the Japanese grenadiers.
However, despite the heavy losses of the machine guns, fortunately, the company brought by Yi Jianping was all equipped with 40-type automatic rifles, relying on intensive firepower to suppress the first three charges of the Japanese army. Even relied on fighting bayonets to repel the first attack of the Japanese army, buying himself time to arm his defenses.
Otherwise, in the case of a hasty response, there was only a half-man deep trench that could be used by the guard troops, and the weak defensive line set up in a hurry would have been torn apart by the repeated onslaught of the Japanese troops under the full cover of machine guns and grenadiers. Yang Jicai, and even Yi Jianping, became prisoners.
The Japanese army, who was afraid of being blown up, was ready to engage in close combat with the troops they might encounter. No matter how the blocking force responded, it was always stuck within thirty meters of the current situation. No matter how heavy the casualties are, they will not take a step back to adjust the attacking force.
According to the tactics of the Japanese army, unless the fighting method of the same end is adopted, it will not be covered by artillery fire within 30 meters. Because at this distance, shells kill and injure not only enemy troops, but also their own people. Yang Jicai's hand of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, covered by firepower within 30 meters, really hit the Japanese army unexpectedly. More than a dozen artillery shells accurately hit the Japanese attack group, and its subsequent offensive was basically disintegrated.
Watching the Japanese offensive was disintegrated by their own artillery fire. The follow-up offensive of the Japanese army was also slowed down, and Yang Jicai didn't bother to ask if his blocking troops had been injured by mistake. grabbed the microphone of the walkie-talkie, and found a regiment commander Gou Zaihe to inquire about the front-line battle situation.
Now that the momentum of the Japanese attack has been contained. So the most important thing for the moment is to find out where the Japanese army in front of you came from. If the Japanese made a breakthrough on the front, then there were no follow-up troops behind them.
Although his heart was full of anger, Yang Jicai was not angry on the walkie-talkie. The tone was flat, as if it was not himself but someone else who almost didn't get out of command. Yang Jicai's calm tone made the walkers on the side feel unusually surprised. If he didn't dare, he wanted to ask the chief of staff if he was confused. changed to the usual other longs, and I would have started scolding a long time ago.
Yang Jicai's expression was very calm, but Gou Zaihe on the walkie-talkie side seemed a little impatient, but his answer was a little incompatible. Listening to Gou Zaihe's report, Yang Jicai's brows furrowed. Originally, after the start of the first line of Balaqirude, Yang Jicai was very dissatisfied with the head of the regiment.
Of course, in the middle of the battle, the table is still quite decent. Whether it is arranging troops in formation or conducting defensive operations, they all adopt typical defensive tactics of the anti-United Nations defense. It can be said that there is no trace of deviance, and the rules are like ordinary training. But Yang Jicai always felt that the regiment commander lacked something when he was fighting.
Yes, spirituality. The kind of spirituality that is tempered on the battlefield, as well as the spirituality that grasps and judges the entire battle situation. The deployment and requirements of the superiors are certainly meticulously implemented. However, he lacks his own judgment and mastery, and is extremely rigid and stubborn. In my heart, there is still some inexplicable taste of lonely self-appreciation.
In Yang Jicai's view, this person is more suitable to be a political worker. Even if he is a military commander, he is more suitable to go to a certain reserve unit and be a position that is no higher than that of a regimental commander. But it is really not very suitable to go to the front line to serve as a military commander.
Although he didn't have much contact, Yang Jicai thought that he was really not suitable for leading troops on the front line or in the rear. As a military commander, his personality will affect a considerable number of grassroots cadres. In fact, Yang Jicai felt that he was more suitable for a job like being an academic director in a military academy. Compared with leading soldiers, leading cadets is the most suitable job for him.
Whether it is defensive deployment or fighting in combat, it is too rigid, and basically does not know how to adapt. He asked him to deploy it fully, and he deployed all his troops evenly on various points like pepper noodles, with almost no focus.
His deployment, in Yang Jicai's view, even has a feeling of losing sight of one or the other. As for Yang Jicai's repeated emphasis on troop and firepower deployment, and the requirement to form a key point, he ignored it. In the entire front line of defense, except for the two key points of Balaqirude and Ao Han Yingzi, which also pay relative attention to some, the rest are basically evenly divided on the first line.
This time the Japanese army broke through because his defense on the stone table line was broken through by the Japanese army. Because there are many frontal points and a wide area of defense, although the stone table is also a key point of frontal flank cover for Balachrude, its tactical position is far inferior to its frontal position of Balachrude is unconsciously neglected.
Although after the loss of Zhangjiayingzi, Yang Jicai asked Gou Zaihe to increase the defenders on the first line of Shitable to two platoons, at least two heavy machine guns and one 60 guns, and at the same time send a company commander to command. But Yang Jicai's request was not implemented by him. Refuse to draw any troops and firepower from the front line of Balachrud.
He strengthened the main living forces and firepower to the front line of Balachrud. Because in his opinion, as long as the two key points of Balaqirude and Ao Han Yingzi are held, they will inevitably be the main attack direction of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army will not be able to break through its own defense line at all.
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