Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 237 Superior Firepower + Human Sea Assault Doctrine

Time goes back ten minutes to Dongfeng Mountain in Zhongtiao Mountain.

"Captain, please leave Highland 1337 to our battalion! Give me ten minutes and I promise to complete the mission!"

After finally catching up with a large-scale battle, all the commanders and soldiers were in high spirits, and no one wanted to miss the opportunity to fight the first battle.

"Why do all the good things have to go to your first battalion? Are our second and third battalions just stepmothers? It's our turn for the main attack mission this time!"

The noise beside him made Ding Wei frown. The new group's hiding place was not too far from the enemy's position. Any louder sound might expose the target.

After thinking for a moment, he put down the telescope in his hand and said seriously:

"Okay, okay! Stop arguing! Let the 1st Battalion attack Highland 1337, but I will only give you ten minutes. If the attack does not go well, I will replace you immediately!"

"Highland 1349 is in charge of the Second Battalion, and the Third Battalion serves as a reserve team and is ready to enter the battlefield at any time!"

"You all bring your portable communicators and keep in touch with me throughout the battle. The artillery battery will provide you with fire support."

Although the war on the northeast side of Zhongtiao Mountain has not yet officially begun, the two Japanese divisions have stepped into the trap set by the 129th Division without realizing it.

This is due to the fact that the First Air Division provides a large amount of intelligence to the ground forces. The pilots are not only immersed in licking the ground, but also often serve as reconnaissance aircraft during ground attacks.

Our side has opened the entire map, but the enemy is still in the fog of war. I really don’t know how to lose.

In the plan of the deputy commander-in-chief and division commander, the units of the 129th Division needed to occupy the high ground around Dongfeng as soon as the battle started.

In this way, it can not only cut off the enemy's escape route, but also occupy favorable terrain during the attack. After all, this is a famous saying that applies to any battlefield.

The two highlands of 1337 and 1349 are Ding Wei's mission targets.

Among them, the former only has one squadron of Japanese soldiers stationed there, which is not a problem at all for the strong new regiment. The latter has a total of 300 people, and the terrain is more favorable to the defender, making it more difficult to attack.

After looking at his watch and the information in his hand, Ding Wei issued the final order:

"Comrades of the 1st Air Division will be in position immediately! Get ready for action!"

"The first and second battalions attack at the same time! We can't give the enemy any time to react! Once the two highland Japs join forces, we will be in big trouble."

"Don't be reluctant to use 50. We must give full play to our advantages in firepower and military strength to catch the enemy by surprise!"

"good!"

"receive!"

After receiving the order, the first battalion commander and three company commanders successfully found the enemy's forward position based on the intelligence provided by the brigade headquarters and the results of the recent investigation.

The Japs were very vigilant at this time. After all, they had never thought about the possibility of being raided. They had to thank the Army Aviation reconnaissance planes and T\u0026G for their help.

It's breakfast time now, and the enemies on the high ground are actually making a fire to cook. Black smoke from burning wood shot straight into the sky and could be faintly seen from a kilometer away.

Just when the battalion commander was about to give the order for action, a Japanese soldier suddenly stood up and walked towards their hiding place. Everyone held their breath for fear of exposing their position.

"Onuma-kun, eat more."

"Our division will be heading south soon, and we will definitely not be able to eat anything serious by then. Cherish the hot food in front of you."

Fortunately, the little devil who spoke was just here to throw away food scraps and did not discover the Eighth Route Army lurking outside the position.

Facing such an unbearable enemy, the face of the first battalion commander was full of disdain. He waved behind him, signaling the soldiers of the Third Company to take a detour from the enemy's blind spot and move around to the side and rear of the high ground to wait.

Three minutes later, the scheduled attack time arrived.

"rush!"

Charge is a technical job. After the 129th Division underwent a round of reorganization, the combat team has replaced the squad and become the smallest combat unit in the army.

The first battalion commander divided the combat areas of each group based on the intelligence and reconnaissance results, achieving micro-management in the true sense.

Following the order, each combat group rushed into the enemy's position without hesitation with submachine guns, and then the soldiers rushed towards their respective targets in groups of three.

Facing the sudden and wolf-like Eighth Route Army soldiers, the Japanese who were still eating hot pot and singing were instantly confused.

They subconsciously wanted to pick up the Sanba Gai beside them, but unfortunately, the violent bullets crushed all the enemies who tried to struggle, and the turbulent sea of ​​people quickly flooded the main position on the hilltop.

These dozen Japanese soldiers never figured out one thing until they died: Where did the Eighth Route Army in front of them come from, and how did so many enemies get here silently?

But these little days are not in vain. After all, a pair of underwear and toilet paper have their uses. They used their lives to send an early warning to their comrades around them.

At this time, the individual quality and fighting will of the grassroots soldiers of the B Division were fully demonstrated.

A group of squad captains and team captains organized a counterattack as soon as they were attacked. The infantrymen entered combat positions under the leadership of their respective commanders, forming a defensive position with heavy machine guns and grenade launchers as the core.

It's a pity that the devil is as high as one foot and the road is as high as one foot.

When the enemy's attention is all attracted by the successive battles on the frontal battlefield. The roundabout third company of divine soldiers descended from the sky and attacked from behind with terrifying momentum.

The comrades had a clear division of labor. Soldiers from two platoons used their submachine guns to attack, while soldiers from one platoon used offensive grenades to clear the way.

Under the double-sided attack with the soldiers of the Third Company, the counterattack force that the Japanese had finally organized became fragmented again in an instant.

Since their captain demanded that the battle be resolved within ten minutes, everyone jumped into the enemy formation without any hesitation. The next step was for the two sides to compete in firepower.

Da da da!

At a distance of fifty meters, the submachine gun with a high rate of fire is invincible. Without any accidents, the 1st Battalion successfully captured Hill 1337.

"Leave one squad to clean the battlefield, and the rest will follow me! Go support the second battalion!"

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If the first battle for the high ground tested tactics, micro-operation command, and the tacit understanding of comrades, then the subsequent battles fully demonstrated what the theory of superior firepower is.

After the soldiers of the first battalion exchanged fire with the enemy, Ding Wei personally directed the second battalion and the artillery battery to launch the attack.

Unlike the small area of ​​Highland 1337, Highland 1349 is wider and can accommodate more soldiers to defend the position.

However, the Japs did not dare to all gather on the top of the mountain. After all, they had lost air control. At a time when enemy fighter planes may appear at any time, a target that is too large will definitely lead to fatal disaster.

With the above-mentioned restrictions, the Japanese only retained a small group of troops on the highlands to perform tasks.

In order to prevent enemy surprise attacks, they arranged a reserve team of fifty people to be on standby behind the high ground, ready to support the front line at any time in case of war.

The large troops are dispersed and hidden in the woods further back. As long as the main peak is held for ten minutes, all the soldiers can enter the battlefield to participate in the battle.

This arrangement is very reasonable and exquisite, but it is a pity that the new group is more skilled.

Before the attack began, Ding Wei took off the telescope hanging around his neck. He carefully observed the Japanese position, and then waved to the rear to signal the artillerymen to act according to the original plan.

"See the hilltop in front, and the reverse slope behind it."

"Mark those two points with signal flares and call for support from the comrades of the 1st Air Division. Let's also do a coordinated air-ground operation!"

"yes!"

As several mortar shells fell into the designated area, the Second Battalion concentrated its superior forces and attacked the high ground occupied by the enemy. Before the infantry could reach the main position, the artillery company directly under the regiment continued to fire suppressively.

The range of firepower covers not only the high ground where the enemy is located, but also the counter slopes and the woods behind.

Among them, the intensity of the shelling against the anti-slope reached a frenzied level. One 81mm Brand and five 60mm guns maintained high-intensity rapid fire, and the gunner's arm was ghosted.

Boom boom boom!

Amid the screams of the Japanese, stumps and pieces of flesh were flying all over the sky, and the red blood mist and the splashing loess seemed to interweave a layer of gauze.

The purpose of shelling the anti-slope is to block the road for enemy reserve reinforcements and completely isolate the highland defense forces so that the Second Battalion can maintain its numerical advantage.

Over the battlefield, fighters, hurricanes and spitfires pierced the sky again and again. Every dive of the fighters would take away a large number of enemy lives.

Seeing the red smoke rising from the west, a Hurricane numbered 192 broke away from its formation and changed its course and flew towards Highland 1349.

Nowadays, the First Air Division has two fighters that are particularly famous. The first one is naturally Captain Wang Hai's Spitfire numbered 079. The Army Aviation members of the North China Front Army and the Kwantung Army have been psychologically shadowed by him.

The Japanese pilots even reached an internal consensus that if they see 079 during a solo mission, they can voluntarily abandon the mission and leave the battlefield.

If we send it further, the Spitfire fighter jet will have four stars on its fuselage.

The other fighter was Fang Ziyi's Hurricane. The Japs in the entire Zhongtiao Mountain battlefield would subconsciously run away when they saw the 192, as if it had become a memory engraved in their bones.

Although there are not many downed records, there are only four so far. But it's not because of a lack of ability, it's because most of his energy is spent on ground attacks.

With ultra-high efficiency, Fang Ziyi had already killed a 105 heavy grenade position, 7 Type 95 light tanks and 11 armored vehicles of various types in just six days.

Countless infantry and cavalry died under his command, and the Japanese privately called him the Eagle of North China.

Perhaps in the days to come, it is not technology that limits Fang Ziyi's performance, but the sluggish military industrial production capacity.

After reaching the sky above Highland 1349, the Hurricane fighter jets began to dive towards the hilltop position. 12 7.62 mm Browning machine guns set off a bloody storm among the Japanese crowd.

After throwing the last 227-kilogram bomb into the enemy's reinforcements, he arrogantly fired at low altitude with an aircraft machine gun, clearly bullying the Japanese for not having reliable anti-aircraft weapons.

In a sense, the little people on Highland 1349 are really lucky.

Not only did these infantry have no support, they also had no guarantee of ammunition supplies.

Throughout the battle, they had to face bombardments from the New Regiment Artillery Battery and Fang Ziyi. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, there would still be rounds of infantry attacks waiting for them.

When the second battalion commander led the commando team to the high ground, the enemy's main position was full of craters and corpses. Such a shocking scene even stunned these veterans for half a second.

The number of enemies alive and stubbornly resisting did not exceed one detachment, and there were not enough people for each commando to fire a shuttle of submachine gun bullets.

A minute later, the flag representing the Eighth Route Army was planted on the high ground.

At the same time, Ding Wei also took out his portable communicator: "Report to the brigade commander! The new regiment has completed its mission! Please give instructions!"

From the other end of the communicator came first the sound of killing and the sound of artillery being ejected, followed by the brigade commander's angry voice.

"Good job, boy."

"Hurry up and take your regiment to the frontal battlefield. Once you are in position, contact the chief of staff directly! By the way, you are number five."

Only fifteen minutes had passed since the battle began, and all the high ground in Dong Feng had been captured by the Eighth Route Army.

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"Qingshui Lord, it seems that you and I will be loyal to His Majesty Tian Locust today."

"What a pity. I had the opportunity to return to my hometown in April this year to see the cherry blossoms in my hometown."

Hearing Shozo Sakurai's muttering like his last words, Shimizu clenched his fists. The old devil gave orders while admonishing his colleagues not to give up.

Due to the reasonable scheduling of the two Japanese lieutenant generals, coupled with the traditional force fighting and ice effects of the army.

The 33rd Division and the 41st Division, after paying the price of less than 2,000 casualties, set up a circular defensive position based on the original position of the preserved fruit.

This kind of position consists of four circles, the outermost circle of which is a defensive fortification with a nature of denial.

The best choice for obstacles is mines and barbed wire. If necessary, anti-tank trenches and flares can be added.

When the attacking team attempts to take the outermost position, it must first clear obstacles. But once the infantry stops moving, they will become stationary targets and be shot one by one by the defenders.

However, the Japanese did not have the conditions to make it so elaborate, so they could only use the preserved fruit defenders' positions to temporarily transform. Barbed wire only covered 70% of the area, and there were not even a single landmine.

The second layer is the infantry defense zone. The position is composed of many sandbags left by the preserved fruit defenders. The Japanese who have the conditions also dug deep square pits.

In conjunction with the houses in Dongfeng Village, a position consisting of thousands of people was constructed.

Originally, our army occupied the high ground and could attack from a commanding position. But facing two divisions bent on defending, the infantry had to come down the hillside.

The Japs had a small exposed area due to the bonus of the position, while the soldiers of the 129th Division had a large exposed area. As a result, the original advantage immediately turned into a disadvantage.

In the gaps between infantry positions, the enemy will also deploy mobile armor forces within a certain distance, forming a crossfire consisting of tanks, armored vehicles, three-armed vehicles and infantry.

The third level is composed of several tank squadrons and vehicle-mounted mobile firepower. These highly mobile troops will constantly patrol the position and support infantry positions in need at any time.

The innermost layer is the Japanese artillery position and command center. The two lieutenant generals gathered all artillery of all calibers and types here.

This kind of position is commonly known as the Bastard Formation. If the attacker is the Eighth Route Army that has just crossed the Yellow River eastward and entered Shanxi, there is a high probability that even three divisions cannot attack it together.

When the Yamazaki Brigade broke into the logistics department in southeastern Shanxi last year, their remnants used this trick. The troops without heavy firepower had almost no way to deal with it.

The two of them had their own reasons for daring to make such an arrangement. The Eighth Route Army's air force in front of them had consumed all their ammunition, and no enemy planes could be seen on the battlefield.

The opponent's artillery did not fire for a long time, and it must be because of insufficient shells.

Although they didn't understand where this Eighth Route Army came from, they firmly believed that the enemy had no logistical support! Once the shells are used up, they are used up, and there will never be any refills.

In addition, Okamura Neiji assured them that supporting troops were arriving quickly.

As long as they are not defeated by the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, the two divisions on the eastern front plus the Army Air Forces in North and Central China might really have a chance to compete with the enemy.

Once all the forces are combined, a counter-insurgency trend will be formed, and then the classic central flower will bloom!

"Sakurai-kun! Don't give up!"

"We still have reinforcements! As long as we hold on, there will be a way! If we hold on, there will be hope!"

After all the peripheral highlands were occupied, the units of the 129th Division began to attack the main forces of the 33rd Division and the 41st Division trapped in Dongfeng.

Facts have proved that the devil's arrangement is indeed something.

Facing the position of the 386th Brigade, Cheng Xiazi's 772nd Regiment was responsible for the main attack. The soldiers finally cleared the outermost barbed wire fence, but they encountered a counterattack from the infantry defense belt.

The combined attack of the Type 92 heavy machine gun and grenade, coupled with the crossfire of the Japanese armored troops and infantry, caused a sudden surge in casualties among the soldiers of the first battalion.

Moreover, the third and fourth floors of the ring formation are not for free.

While the infantry of both sides were fighting, the tanks and artillery positions concentrated fire on the rear path of the 1st Battalion of the 772nd Regiment. Divide the attacking force into two parts, so that the head and tail cannot see each other.

Under the command of the first battalion commander, the soldiers finally broke up the enemy's infantry defense circle.

But the artillery in the inner layer turned directly to bombard the original infantry position. While having a killing effect, only a small number of Eighth Route Army troops were allowed to enter the inner layer.

The first battalion of the 772nd Regiment instantly became a lone troops deep into the protrusion, and the roving tank troops saw the opportunity and immediately rushed to carry out a counterattack.

Even if the soldiers are equipped with 40mm guns, it is still difficult for light infantry to fight armored troops on open terrain.

The soldiers could only retreat while fighting, and retreated to the starting point at the foot of the mountain at the cost of one-third of their casualties.

The 772nd Regiment is the main regiment of the 386th Brigade and has now grown to 3,300 people. One-third of the casualties in the first battalion was not a small number, and Cheng Xiazi was so angry that he cursed his mother.

"Are you stupid? I ask you, what year are you in 19 now? Do you still think we are the Tubal Road with only 6 mortars in the division in 1937?"

"It's been almost a year, why are you still so stupid!"

"Why don't you call for artillery support if you have a hard fight! Why go head-to-head with Tigada with your flesh and blood body!"

Despite the scolding, Cheng Xiazi was not idle and had already figured out a way to break the situation.

The 772nd Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the New Regiment are all under the 386th Brigade combat order. The three regiment commanders Cheng, Kong and Ding will learn from each other as long as they have time.

As a master of defensive warfare, Kong Jie has his own unique insights into various defensive positions.

Although he has not yet entered the military academy, nor has he written his graduation thesis "Strategic Encirclement and Centripetal Assault", he has long expressed his opinions on how to crack the ring defense position.

The first method of cracking requires plenty of firepower.

The center of a circular formation is both the strongest point and the most vulnerable point.

There are sufficient artillery there, and the range of the artillery positions can cover the entire field.

But the center of the circle is also where ammunition supplies and materials are stored. As long as sufficient artillery is used to concentrate firepower on the center of the circle, the outer positions will lose their most powerful support.

The second method of cracking requires sufficient troops.

The circular defense position is essentially a defense system built on firepower, which means that the enemy's strength is likely to be insufficient, and the second layer of infantry defense belts can often barely fill the front.

The previous attack of the 772nd Regiment also proved this. It is not difficult to penetrate the infantry defense line.

That's why the Japanese have to deploy armored mobile forces on the third level. These tanks, armored vehicles and Sanbengzi are actually firefighting teams. Which part of the infantry can't withstand it is up to them to make up for it, in order to maintain the shaky defense line.

If there are sufficient troops, then breakthroughs can be made directly at multiple points. Let the enemy step on the grid and make the devil focus on one thing and lose another.

The third method is to kill the enemy, but Kong Jie himself does not recommend it.

The Eighth Route Army now has no shortage of weapons, logistics, and soldiers. Why should it use the old methods, which are time-consuming and laborious and may even delay the enemy's reinforcements?

As the most stable leader of the 386th Brigade, Lao Kong often emphasized that command ideas must keep up with the trend of the times. What he is currently studying is how to make full use of the mobility and coordinated strike capabilities of land and air forces in defensive warfare.

The 772nd Group is fully capable of achieving the three cracking methods given above. In order not to give the Japanese a breather, Cheng Xiazi immediately used a portable communicator to contact the brigade headquarters.

"Brigadier, let me give you the coordinates! Let the artillery regiment help me fire a few shots! We must destroy the Japanese artillery positions first, otherwise the troops will be too passive!"

As a famous hexagonal warrior in our army, the brigade commander naturally knows everything. Even if Cheng Xiazi didn't take the initiative, he would order the artillery regiment to help the 772 regiment break through the enemy's defense line.

After a very perfunctory test firing, shell after shell plowed the ground.

Obviously, the commander of the artillery regiment is also a person who wins by quantity. As long as he hits more, he will definitely win.

The hard work paid off. After the tenth round of shelling, the Second Artillery Regiment directly destroyed the Japanese ammunition depot, destroying the entire artillery position and half of the third-level armored troops.

It's a pity that the 105 heavy grenades and the two Japanese lieutenant generals, the former were damaged in the explosion, and the latter were torn into pieces as the ammunition exploded.

After losing the most threatening inner circle, Cheng Xiazi immediately issued an attack order.

In order to reduce losses, he first sent out multiple combat groups to repeatedly pull and detect areas where the enemy's defenses were relatively weak, and then concentrated his troops to attack the weak points.

Coupled with a large number of mortars to support the front-line breakthrough, the shells were used to forcefully knock out a hole.

An hour later, the 33rd Division and the 41st Division were completely wiped out!

Superior Fire Doctrine: Focuses on well-equipped army divisions with large support batteries and artillery, with additional bonuses for operating where you have air superiority.

Human Sea Assault Doctrine: Using a large amount of manpower, it improves morale and reinforcement rate, reduces the combat width of dismounted infantry, and allows more soldiers to fight at the same time to suppress large enemy divisions.

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