Rise From Eight Hundred

The Jing'an Army, which had a decisive battle mentality, retreated much earlier than they thought.

The damage to the Chinese defenders from the bombardment that lasted for nearly an hour was obviously not as great as they thought. The firepower of the opponents who survived the artillery fire was much stronger than they thought, even though they were very careful.

The smoke that still shrouded the battlefield blocked the sight of the Chinese defenders and also blocked the eyes of the Japanese army. It was not until the 300 Jing'an Army rushed to more than 50 meters away from the main position that both sides began to shoot.

The distance of hand-to-hand combat was almost within a few seconds, so the artillery of both China and Japan could only watch from the sidelines for the time being.

At this time, the advantages of the 10 submachine guns and Mauser pistols that Tang Dao transferred to the two infantry companies of Wei Donglai and Cai Yongguan were perfectly demonstrated.

The terrifying firing rate far exceeded that of the Type 38 rifle, which suppressed the 300 Jing'an Army 50 meters away and made them unable to move.

The Type 92 heavy machine guns on the opposite hill did not dare to use the previous firepower coverage method to cover their own infantry at this distance. At most, the firepower intensity of a quarter of the heavy machine guns was not enough to suppress all the submachine gun firepower points, and the grenade launcher team that had been prepared more than 200 meters away could only blindly throw grenades into the positions in the smoke. Naturally, the shooting that wanted to catch a dead mouse would not have much effect.

It is estimated that the infantry of the Jing'an Army was extremely regretful that they ran too fast and too close to the Chinese defenders' positions.

The geographical location of the Chinese defenders was itself high and commanding. The distance of 50 meters was enough for several burly soldiers to throw long-handled grenades that were easier to throw from the two-meter-deep trench.

Especially Cai Yongguan, who called himself Cai Dadao, let Wei Donglai see the bandit spirit that was about to burst out of this company commander who was called the "bandit leader".

He was both desperate and strong and jaw-dropping.

The broad and thick body like a door panel, one can tell at a glance that it must contain strength that ordinary people can't reach. Maybe the thick-backed machete behind him can really do what he said, anything can be cut in half by his knife, even a piece of iron.

But the ability that allows him to throw more than a dozen grenades over 60 meters in a row with both hands is not entirely based on strength. The coordinated power of the waist, shoulders and back shows a very high level of training.

This is not the ability value that an infantry company commander should have at all.

Perhaps, if it is replaced with a Tang sword, it may not be better than him, including Lao Hei who once won a good place in the Imperial Guards Bomb Throwing Competition, I am afraid he can only be behind.

And if Wei Donglai knew that in the era when the caravan was cut off and lacked sources of supplies, the young Cai Yongguan used to kill pheasants, rabbits, foxes, wolves and other wild animals with his bare hands to feed more than a dozen half-grown boys, he might not be so surprised by his ability.

Any creature that cannot change with the changes in the environment will be eliminated.

Proficient in throwing, and with a 2-meter-deep trench as cover, it is simply a human mortar.

Cai Yongguan, who lived up to his parents' expectations of the three armies, was very powerful, and the Jing'an Army was naturally in trouble.

The dozen grenades thrown by Cai Yongguan in one breath were equivalent to a dozen mortar shells. Although they were not very accurate under the threat of the army's infantry rifles and would not be thrown directly on the army's head, the No. 3 highland was not large, and the other side was under the fire coverage of the No. 1 highland. The Jing'an Army could only launch an attack from two of the curved slopes. 300 people were lined up on a battle line of no more than 500 or 600 meters, so the formation was naturally more dense.

The distance between each individual soldier would never exceed four meters.

No matter where Cai Yongguan threw, as long as the approximate position was in the Jing'an Army's attack formation, the probability was much higher than a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

More than a dozen grenades exploded in the infantry formation of the Jing'an Army. After more than a dozen lying Jing'an Army soldiers were blown up, the major battalion commander of the Jing'an Army, who was more than 100 meters behind the position, issued a retreat signal.

The Jing'an Army dragged the wounded and dead, and retreated in an orderly manner to 300 meters away under the cover of their own machine guns and grenade launchers.

This is obviously also a tactical arrangement.

Although the firepower of the Chinese defenders was very strong and the casualties caused to their own side were not small, the Jing'an Army was definitely not tofu. As the highest commander of the front line, the battalion commander-level officer would never easily choose to retreat after only a few minutes of attack, especially after Li Shoushan issued an order for a desperate attack.

This attack was not even a firepower reconnaissance to find light and heavy firepower points on the enemy's position, but to see how many troops the Chinese defenders could still put into battle after an hour of shelling.

As the first-line commander, the experienced major officer estimated through these few minutes of observation that the Chinese defenders on the position were about one infantry company, and even with the reserve, it would not exceed 300 people.

This estimate of the force has strategic guiding significance for the subsequent deployment of the Jing'an Army, which has nearly 2,000 infantry combat power in front of the No. 3 position.

In other words, this is what Li Shoushan needs to know, although his head hurts a little.

If the 300 defenders fight like the battle of Jiebei Village, his already half-crippled infantry brigade can be called the first battalion of the Jing'an Army from now on.

But it has to fight, who let the master Kuniaki Zheng's head be "gently" stroked! As long as the Japanese master recognizes it, this brigade is gone, and he can always go back to Manchuria to form another one.

Naturally, he would not sacrifice his troops in this attack that did not have much significance.

Wei Donglai did not order a counterattack. After the Battle of Jiepai, he was no longer the infantry platoon leader who led an infantry platoon to confront a regiment of the Jing'an Army with his blood and courage.

In actual combat, under the guidance of Tang Dao, he also had a clear enough understanding of the Japanese army's tactics.

Although the Jing'an Army was aggressive, they were still conducting fire reconnaissance. After they observed the Chinese positions closely, more accurate artillery bombardment would come soon.

His judgment was very accurate.

Otherwise, Tang Dao would not easily let an officer with only courage serve as the commander of a high ground, which was related to the life and death of hundreds of people.

Leaving two observation posts again, the soldiers on the position quickly retreated into the trenches behind the mountain through the broken communication trenches.

As expected, within two minutes, the Japanese artillery group, which received the report from the front, opened fire again. However, this time, the shelling lasted only ten minutes and ended. There were no mountain artillery or howitzers, and basically all the infantry artillery of the direct-aiming type was firing.

What was even more different from the previous time was that the infantry of the Jing'an Army actually entered the attack state when the artillery fire started. As the artillery fire burst on the top of the mountain, they began to move up the hillside.

Typical infantry-artillery coordination.

The infantry of the Jing'an Army running at the front was only 150 meters away from the top of the mountain where the artillery burst.

This was almost equivalent to having to use a knife to resist with a gun muzzle on the forehead.

The Japanese "dogs" used the spirit of fearlessness of life and death to not only break the limit of the Western world's infantry-artillery coordination of not less than 200 meters at this time, but also walked in the forefront of their Japanese masters in the use of this tactic.

"Gentlemen, congratulations to the Jing'an Army for this move!" Kunizaki Zheng in the distance looked at all this through a telescope, and couldn't help but applaud the bravery of the loyal dog of the empire with his white-gloved hands.

This almost exaggerated bravery is naturally bad news for the Chinese defenders!