Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 18 Use me in the first battle

"Yes, sir!"

Since he had figured out the lieutenant colonel's thoughts, Tang Dao would not shirk the situation, so he stood up and shouted yes.

"My subordinates believe that heavy weapons such as mortars and machine guns should all be assigned to the machine gun company. Except for 900 grenades, the rest should be distributed to three infantry companies. All nine light machine guns should also be distributed to With 9 infantry platoons, this can just achieve the firepower intensity supported by one light machine gun for each infantry squad. In addition, 30 of the 150 medium-sized formal rifles will be distributed to each infantry company first, leaving 60 in reserve."

 “Well! Keep talking!” The Army Lieutenant Colonel’s face was as calm as water.

Tang Dao's current distribution plan is basically that the three infantry companies are evenly divided and have a reserve for the battalion headquarters. It is the most regular division and there is nothing surprising about it.

  But from the extremely eager eyes of the three infantry company captains looking at Tang Dao, we can know that these are not what they want most. What really makes them jealous is the 50 MP28 submachine guns.

 The German-made MP28 submachine gun produced in the 1920s is also called a flower machine in China, and China may be the country that uses this type of gun the most besides Germany.

Why is this kind of gun so beloved by Chinese soldiers? Its performance is really outstanding.

The long magazine of 32 rounds can ensure a sufficient supply of bullets, the maximum rate of fire of 400 rounds per minute ensures firepower output, and the effective range of more than 150 meters can also ensure a far enough killing distance.

At short range, the MP28 submachine gun can fully make up for the weak firepower output caused by the lack of light machine guns and heavy machine guns on the front-line battlefield.

 This was especially true in the Songhu battle against Japan.

  The Japanese army is not strong because of how good their light weapons are. Regardless of factors such as well-trained training, the Japanese army is stronger than the Chinese army mainly because of its advantage in heavy firepower.

Take an infantry regiment of 3,800 people as an example. Not counting the additional artillery regiments assigned to them by the division, the infantry regiment itself is equipped with 10 Type 92 infantry cannons and 4 Type 41 mountain guns plus forced There are 2 cannons, and some infantry regiments are even equipped with 37mm rapid-fire cannons.

Correspondingly, a Chinese infantry brigade with a strength of about 5,000 would be good if it could have seven or eight mortars, but forget about mountain cannons. Even if it is an infantry division, it would be useless if it could have several mountain cannons. It's elite.

This is why the Japanese army has more than 20,000 people in one division, but the Chinese side has to dispatch two infantry corps and four to five divisions to fight against it.

 There is really a big difference in terms of heavy firepower, and they can only use their flesh and blood to compete with the enemy's artillery fire.

 It’s tragic, but it’s reality.

 What was the war about?

 Just the determination to defend the country and the courage to sacrifice?

  No, industrial strength is social wealth, and this will be more obvious in future wars.

The MP28 submachine gun can very well make up for the lack of light firepower in the front line in the absence of heavy firepower. Even if the firepower points of the light and heavy machine guns are killed by the opponent with artillery, the submachine gun can still provide sufficient close-range firepower output.

Unless the Japanese artillery can kill all the submachine gunners, the moment they launch a charge, the MP28 submachine gun will knock the self-proclaimed brave Japanese infantry to their knees with a hail of bullets.

Because the Japanese high-level officials are obsessed with peeing, all the Japanese infantry are equipped with single-shot guns, and there is no submachine gun at all.

The Type 38 rifle has a long range and is so accurate that it can almost be used as a sniper rifle. It is undoubtedly an excellent rifle, but its firepower output is seriously insufficient, which means that it is just fine against the Chinese army, which also uses a large number of single-shot guns. European and American countries that began to equip semi-automatic rifles were blind.

 That is to say, the Chinese army currently does not equip enough MP28 submachine guns, so it has not attracted the attention of the Japanese military's top brass.

When the Pacific War broke out a few years later, when American cowboys holding Garand automatic rifles pressed Japanese divisions to the ground on small islands in the Pacific and rubbed them against each other, the Japanese army finally came to their senses and developed a weapon called the "Hundred-Shiki". The submachine gun, it's just that nothing can keep up with the heat.

Tang Dao naturally knew that for the three infantry company commanders currently in the Sixing Warehouse, these 50 MP28 submachine guns were the most important weapon to ensure the firepower output of their infantry companies. His immediate superior, Shangguan Yun, included, looked at him His little eyes almost melted him.

"These are 50 submachine guns!" Tang Dao said in thought, and at the moment when the three infantry company commanders were scratching their hearts, he made the final decision.

“Except for leaving 10 submachine guns for the security squad directly under the battalion headquarters, the remaining 40 have been given to the first company.”

Not to mention the three infantry company commanders who were stunned, even the calm army lieutenant colonel couldn't help but be stunned.

 What does it mean to eat and look ugly?

 This is the most typical.

As a member of the first company, it is normal for Tang Dao to allocate two or three submachine guns to his infantry company, but if he swallows it all in one mouthful, the other two infantrymen will not be able to even drink soup. , it’s really rare.

  No, it should be considered unheard of and never seen in ancient times. To put it more generally, it is the kind of shamelessness, especially to the extreme.

Even Shangguan Yun felt a little embarrassed and coughed lightly:

“Ahem! Platoon Commander Tang, I think it’s better to give two brothers of the second and third companies two shots each! No matter how strong the first company is, it doesn’t mean that all the soldiers can use submachine guns.”

Tang Dao, a shameless man, was in front, Shangguan Yun, a guy who was not a good bird, was behind, and the other two captains were immediately blown away.

“What the hell, is there such an allocation? How about I leave this battle to your first company, and the other brothers lie down in the warehouse and sleep?” Deng Ying, the commander of the second company, slammed the table and got angry.

Third company commander Shi Hao didn't say anything, but his eyes turned cold when he looked at Tang Dao, and his displeasure was palpable.

But the Army Lieutenant Colonel sitting opposite Tang Dao paused for a moment, then looked at Tang Dao with a glimmer of light in his eyes, and said softly: "Tang Dao, you have thought about it, but before you make a decision, don't ask Shangguan Lian Any comments?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the headquarters. Both Shangguan Yun, who was delighted, and the other two captains, who were furious, all thought carefully about the lieutenant colonel's statement.

 When the distribution plan was handed over to Tang Dao before, there was no need to ask anyone for their opinion, but now he suddenly asked, what does it mean?

Based on their understanding of the deputy commander of their regiment, they would naturally not do anything superfluous.

“Although I have only been with Captain Shangguan for less than 20 minutes, I know what kind of soldier Shangguan Company Commander is.” Tang Dao shook his head slightly, stood upright, and said loudly:

“I don’t know the slogan of the 88th Division, but the slogan of my old army was: Use me in the first battle, and you will win if you use me!”

The lieutenant colonel of the Army looked at the upright Tang Dao, with endless admiration in his eyes, and whispered softly: "If you use me in the first battle, you will win with me!"

Determination flashed in his eyes, and he turned to look at Shangguan Yun, who had already realized something. "Captain Shangguan, your third platoon leader has made up his mind. I wonder if you are willing to lead your company to stand on the first floor in front of the Sihang Warehouse." Positions on the second and third floors!”

"Sir, unless all the brothers in my company are killed, the Japanese invaders will not be allowed to step into my company's position." Shangguan Yun stood up and received the military order with a serious face.

At this moment, the other two captains finally realized the meaning of Tang Dao assigning almost all submachine guns to the first company. That was because he decided to defend the most dangerous position in the entire warehouse.

The four-row warehouse is 64 meters wide, 54 meters deep and 25 meters high. It looks like a large square box standing on the north bank of the Suzhou River.

The side facing the river is the Suzhou River and the concession. No matter how powerful the Japanese are, they cannot go to the concession and shoot here. They can only attack the Sihang Warehouse from the north, east and west.

In these three directions, there are 0.6-meter-thick side walls on the east and west sides. The defenders only need to shoot outward from the roof and shooting holes. It is undoubtedly much easier to defend.

As for the front of the warehouse due to the north, it not only has a wide impact surface, but also has doors and windows that are somewhat less bulletproof, making it much more difficult to defend.

As long as the Japanese commander is not particularly stupid, the first choice for a breakthrough point must be the warehouse gate.

By then, the company may face a barrage of machine gun bullets and crazy direct shells from the 92 infantry cannon, and there will not be as much cover left for them as the walls on both sides.

 If the Four Lines Warehouse is a place of death, then the front position of the Four Lines Warehouse is undoubtedly the place where death is inevitable.

Although Tang Dao's move was to obtain 40 submachine guns for the First Company, it also put himself and the entire First Company at the tip of the Japanese army's sword.

 The two captains and company commanders looked at each other with bitterness on their faces.

They knew that no one could blame the young platoon leader in front of them.

 Even more, it’s admiration.

In this battle, although everyone is determined to fight to the death. But as the saying goes: The only way to survive through the ages is to die. No one is willing to sacrifice lightly until the last moment.

None of them are saints, and they represent not only themselves, but also more than a hundred brothers under them. Ask yourself, they can never make a decision easily like Tang Dao.

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