NCCnovel Chapter 115: Battle of Dian Shang Town
Chapter 115: Battle of Dian Shang Town
The Japanese air force "completed" its mission, patted its butt and left, and now it is the army's turn to perform.
After marching for dozens of miles, the independent column's reconnaissance battalion entered the Dianshang Town position as a whole.
Monk Wei handed over the grenades to the New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment respectively, and then went to the position of Ding Wei of the New 1st Regiment.
"Captain Ding, Commander Li asked me to bring a message to you and Captain Kong. He said that the Japanese will definitely launch a general attack and will be even more brutal. Don't be reluctant to use your grenades. Throw them away when necessary. Since they are assisting our independent column, destroy them all!"
Ding Wei slammed the table and almost flew up.
Since it's for reimbursement, we have to talk about it nicely.
So the Type 92 infantry gun that could have been captured was blown up, so does it have to be written off?
Then the mortars and grenade launchers that could have been seized disappeared out of thin air. Do they have to be written off?
So the bullets and grenades that could have been seized were taken by the Japanese. Do they have to be written off?
All in all, it should be at least doubled!
The corners of Ding Wei's mouth were like a Type 99 light machine gun, no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't suppress it, it kept rising wildly!
"Monk, since your Commander Li is so sensible, we can't lose his face. We can talk about reimbursement later. Let's talk about what to do now first."
Monk Wei revealed all the battle plans that Wang Meng had planned.
The overall idea is to give full play to the firepower advantage of the reconnaissance battalion, kill the enemy's middle and senior officers through precision shooters, and suppress the enemy with the light and heavy mortars they carry, disrupting the enemy's offensive formation.
Finally, we will launch a surprise counterattack and try to defeat the Japanese in one fell swoop!
"Captain Ding, Chief of Staff Wang has told us that the specific combat plan should be decided based on the situation on the scene. We will all follow your and Captain Kong's orders!"
Ding Wei pondered for a while. What Wang Meng said made sense. If they destroyed the enemy's command system and made them leaderless, and then used mortars to attack them, it would be strange if the enemy did not panic.
That final counter-charge was the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Japanese.
"Okay, let's do it this way!"
Kong Jie was a political cadre, and he was indeed not as good as Ding Wei, Li Yunlong and Wang Meng in commanding battles.
In addition, they agreed to Wang Meng's battle strategy because they were reluctant to take advantage of others and were reluctant to eat their food. They also agreed to use the enemy's charge as a signal to start the battle!
The reconnaissance battalion reinforced the position of Kong Jie of the weaker New Second Regiment, preparing to deal with the Japanese attack.
After his last meal, Kei Miura Tadajiro assembled the 82nd Infantry Battalion as the main force for the first wave of attack.
Kenjiro Keiichiro discovered that the combat effectiveness of the New Second Regiment was weak, so he chose to focus on breaking through the New Second Regiment's position.
Kong Jie looked through the telescope and saw the Japanese deploying their troops right under his nose, and he was furious.
"Damn it, the Japanese really treat us as a soft persimmon. Pass on my order. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. Give me all the bullets and grenades. If anyone is stingy, don't blame me for sending him to the kitchen team!"
Following an order from the captain of the 82nd Infantry Battalion, Nakajitaro, the Japanese Type infantry guns and mortars began bombarding the positions of the New Second Regiment, blowing up Monk Wei's face with dirt.
Monk Wei spat.
"Damn it, if I hadn't thought it was too heavy and asked Captain Wang to borrow a few howitzers, would you guys have the right to show off with your shabby mountain cannons?"
That being said, the Japanese's ten-minute artillery bombardment caused some casualties to the New 2nd Regiment and the Reconnaissance Battalion.
Fortunately, the civil engineering work of the New Second Regiment was solid, and the anti-artillery holes were dug many and deep, so no one was injured.
Old routine, artillery bombardment, infantry charge.
Nakajitaro drew his command knife and pointed at the small hill where the New Second Regiment was defending.
"Kill him!"
The remaining 82 Japanese soldiers of the 1000nd Infantry Battalion marched slowly up the hillside in neat formation.
The 83rd Infantry Battalion followed closely behind.
Monk Wei looked through the telescope and saw that the Japanese had entered the 81-meter range of the 2400mm mortar, so he waved his hand.
The reconnaissance battalion carried eight 81mm heavy mortars, after correcting their positions with a calibration shot, they poured ammunition at the enemy at an extremely fast rate of 20 per minute.
The 81mm mortars had holes in the Japanese infantry formation one after another, but the Japanese, who were overwhelmed by the fanaticism, quickly took the lead and formed a new line again.
The Japanese entered the range of 750 meters, the 50mm light mortar.
The reconnaissance battalion carried twenty-four light mortars, firing shells at the Japanese at a rate of 10 rounds per minute per mortar.
The Japanese artillery also began to fight back, and the artillery of both sides started an artillery battle.
The rapid-fire method of the light mortar brought by Wang Meng made it impossible for the Japanese to capture their location.
Therefore, they could only start dealing with heavy mortars.
The 50mm light mortar constantly seeks opportunities to annihilate the enemy's manpower.
Finally, half of the Japanese 82nd Battalion suffered casualties. The remaining 82-plus people of the 500nd Battalion and the 83-plus people of the 1200rd Battalion advanced to within meters, ready to attack at any time.
Monk Wei called Wang Xikui over.
"Lao Wang, it's up to you later. Send out all the sniper teams to specifically target the Japanese grenade launchers, machine gunners, and officers!"
Wang Xikui chuckled.
"Just watch it!"
Wang Xikui led seven or eight sniper teams and dispersed to other areas outside the front position. They occupied various commanding heights and prepared to give the Japanese devils a roll call after lunch.
Chujitaro, who was lying on the ground, saw the Eighth Route Army's light mortars constantly exploding around him, and he couldn't help wondering: Why did the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire suddenly increase in intensity? Could there be reinforcements?
There was no time to think, the scheduled charge time had already arrived.
Chuujitaro stood up, half-knelt on the ground, and slashed the air with his command knife.
"Warriors of the Empire, the enemy is nothing but a bunch of guerrillas. Take down the position and establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Belt! Kill them!"
The stupid Japanese soldiers seemed to be possessed and began to charge towards the hill at a very fast speed, starting the "board charge".
The light and heavy machine guns, Mauser rifles and 95 rifles on the position of the New Second Regiment opened fire one after another, and rows of bullets swept towards the Japanese.
A stupid onboard charge is like a fool putting his own neck on the chopping block in the face of powerful firepower.
Nakajitaro was about to stand up, but when he saw the Japanese soldiers in front of him falling down one after another, he just squatted there and waved his command knife.
Wang Xikui locked his scope on Chuujitaro, who was posing with a command knife, and pulled the trigger.
But the Japanese soldiers were too dense, and the bullet was blocked by a Japanese soldier who passed by Nakajitaro.
Chujitaro looked at the fallen Japanese soldier beside him and couldn't help but feel terrified: Damn, how come the firepower of the Eighth Route Army is stronger than that of the Imperial Army? It looks like they have hundreds of machine guns?
"damn it!"
Wang Xikui hammered the ground, cursed, and locked his sights on Nakajitaro again.