Rise from the sword

Chapter 453 Fierce Firepower!

"Follow your squad leader closely, don't fall behind."

"Keep a large distance, at least three and a half meters away from your front, back, left, and right teammates."

"Pay attention to your feet, don't step on the ground that the front team has not stepped on, keep your eyes on the nearby terrain, and remember the nearby bunkers you can hide from."

In order to make this group of blind and arrogant idiots more vigilant, the captain of the devil squadron who led the team deliberately drew out a samurai sword, and with a particularly dignified expression, told the previous experience summed up through blood and tears.

Finally, the squadron leader exhaled fiercely:

"Also, put away your bayonets, they won't be used here."

As soon as these words came out, the recruits were immediately noisy and angry.

To actually let them give up the bayonets that the imperial army is so proud of, and treat them as cowards?

For the recruits here, the longest period of training is five months, and the shortest period is one month. During this period of time, the most training for recruits is fighting and stabbing training, as well as bushido comprehension.

According to regulations, bayonets should be armed during the march to show the might of the Imperial Army.

"Set off."

Without giving this group of rookies time to write ink, the squadron leader who led the team waved his samurai sword in his hand and touched the distant mountain.

He didn't bother to explain that in the face of the fierce firepower of the independent regiment, the bayonet could only be a burden. The opponent had a lot of submachine guns, and unless he was an elite veteran, he had no chance of getting close to the bayonet.

and!

Even if they got close, they couldn't fight a bayonet battle. Although these recruits had good bayonet training, training and actual combat were two different things. The bayonet level of the Eighth Route Army was no worse than that of the elite imperial army.

Under the night, the newly formed squadron also began to follow the squadron leader. Even the recruits who were surprised in their hearts suppressed the strange feeling in their hearts and set off.

During the march, it was quiet at first, but gradually some devil recruits started discussing it.

"Baga, the disgrace of the empire, the shame of the emperor's grace, should commit seppuku."

Some recruits who had been completely brainwashed were very angry at their captain, and tightened the [-] cover in their hands, wishing to rush up to clear the dregs for the imperial army, and there were quite a few of them.

Especially those young recruits who are more likely to be brainwashed.

It's a pity that after all, they are a bunch of stunned rookies, with no courage, only daring to shout in their hearts.

"How is this going?"

If you have a hot head, you will naturally have a cool head. The older recruits have been beaten in reality, and they are not easily confused by the Bushido spirit, so they quickly discovered that something was wrong.

Things seem to be different from what the Empire advertises.

They looked at the veterans in the squadron.

As the team gradually penetrated into the mountainous area, these veterans became more and more nervous. They put away their bayonets long ago, each of them was bent over, and their steps were very light, as if hesitating at every step.

Reminiscent of what the squadron leader said before.

A thought came to their minds—couldn't the empire have triumphantly triumphed all the way as advertised in the country, but the situation is very bad?The enemies you face are also very powerful?

Otherwise, why are these veterans so nervous?
Regarding the thoughts of the new recruits, the veteran devils and officers who lead the team don't know, and they don't have time to talk to them.

The squadron leader, squad leader, and sergeants carefully controlled the formation to prevent the recruits from getting scattered and avoid the formation from being too concentrated. At the same time, they had to constantly send people to scout around to avoid being suddenly surrounded by the independent regiment.

With rich combat experience, they knew very well that if they got into the encirclement of the independent regiment in this complex mountainous area, more than half of them might not be able to return.

10:30 at night.

The leader of the devil squadron who led the team waved his hand to stop the team to rest, and then ordered the team leaders to come over for a meeting.

"The front is close to the control area of ​​the independent regiment."

The squadron leader's tone was dignified.

"This time, our purpose is to have two."

"The first is to train nighttime penetration and sneak attack on the positions of the independent regiment. The second is to let this group of idiot recruits see the world, let them know that the reality is different from the domestic propaganda, and let them know that the imperial army is not invincible. .”

If before the start of the war, the squadron leader's remarks would be labeled as lack of courage, and even bewitch the morale of the army, and be punished by military law.

But after experiencing so many beatings, the devils sitting around the meeting nodded in agreement.

The imperial army is invincible?

Bushido is invincible?
Pull it down!

"After contacting the enemy, pay attention to controlling the respective teams to avoid collapse."

The squadron leader continued to exhort.

The surrounding squad leader and deputy squad leader nodded.

Facing the ferocious artillery fire from the Independent Regiment, these rookies who had no experience in actual combat but were proud and proud, were likely to be blown up and fled as soon as they came into contact.

"The battle time is controlled at thirty..."

After hesitating for a while, the squadron leader said:

"Two ten minutes."

"Retreat immediately in 10 minutes. I will notify you with a signal flare if you retreat in advance."

"Hi."

A group of small captains nodded in unison.

"Imperium of Japan onboard."

Finally, the squadron leader suddenly shouted the slogan in a fanatical tone.

"Imperium of Japan onboard."

The rest of the captains responded enthusiastically.

In the minds of this group of people, although the imperial jihad has encountered difficulties, it is only temporary. His Majesty Tian Locust will lead the Imperial Japanese Army to break through the predicament and finally complete the goal of the jihad.

After the meeting, the Devil Squadron left the road and continued along the mountains.

Although the mountains in the northwest of Shanxi are rugged, unlike the south or Southeast Asia, they are almost impassable without roads.

At the same time, within tens of kilometers from Ping'an County to Ge Village, more than a dozen devil squadrons took advantage of the night to infiltrate the Independent Regiment's position.

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Ping An County.

Inside the headquarters.

Yoshimoto and Yamamoto looked at the map on the table inside,

This is a map covering the surrounding area of ​​Ping'an County. There are more than a dozen red-lined arrows pointing in the direction of Gecun. These arrows represent the squadrons that will be interspersed tonight.

"There are fifteen squadrons dispatched today, with a total of 500 people."

Koza Shinji pointed to the map and said to Yamamoto:
"The main purpose of this mission is to train new recruits. The new recruits have too little experience, and many of them have not completed the recruit training, and some have even just completed the initial shooting training after only one month of training."

Speaking of this, Jia Zuo sighed slightly.

"We're all getting second-class soldiers, which is normal."

Yamamoto's tone remained unchanged.

Imperial recruits are divided into three classes: A, B, and C. Class A is a service-age young man who is healthy and strong, quick to respond, and has no other diseases. He has to undergo training for at least half a year.Class B's physical age has been relaxed, and the physical condition has also been appropriately relaxed. The training time ranges from four months to half a year.As for Class C, they are the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, all in their 40s or even older, and the training is only to complete the most basic shooting, digging bunkers, concealment, etc.

In fact, strictly speaking, the recruits received by the First Army can only be regarded as relatively good C grades during the war.

The war has been going on for a long time, and the empire's soldiers and resources have been exhausted, but almost no one discusses this issue, because there is no solution at all, and everyone can only continue to fight fanatically as if it does not exist.

"The other thing is to hone the ability of the various teams to intersperse at night."

Kazuo continued:

"In terms of firepower, we will not be able to catch up with Li Yunlong and his independent regiment in a short time. Whether it is light weapons or infantry support artillery, they are far stronger than us and have more troops than us."

Yamamoto was silent.

Very helpless, very angry, but this is reality.

Kazuo continued:

"The firepower is weak, and the opponent still has a solid group of positions. Even if the regiment of the Mongolian Army arrives, even if the long-range cannon group arrives, we will not be able to break through the independent regiment's position head-on."

"But we're not without opportunities."

Koza Shinji pointed to the base of the independent regiment on the map:

"The positions of the independent regiment are all mountainous, with complex terrain and a defensive circle of hundreds of kilometers. It is absolutely impossible to complete a complete blockade. As long as a few brigades can penetrate into the core of its base, destroy the base of the independent regiment, and destroy the logistics supply channel, from Attack from behind and we'll have a chance."

"Yo Xi."

Yamamoto couldn't help but nod.

The empire's classic light infantry penetration tactics. In Southeast Asia, General Yamashita played a classic light infantry penetration. Facing the European and American powers with superior firepower, he established the victory in one fell swoop.

This trick is very suitable for Li Yunlong.

"but."

Shinji Kozawa hesitated for a moment before saying:
"The casualties will be high, very high, especially among recruits."

"Interspersed tactics not only have very high requirements on commanders, but also on soldiers. These recruits will suffer a lot of casualties during the process of maturity."

"We just need to win."

Yamamoto's tone was indifferent.

Through General Gibbon's lobbying, he got a lot of recruits, but they were all second-class soldiers, and they were relatively poor among them. These soldiers were not needed by the first-class divisions at all, and naturally not many people would care about casualties.

"Hi."

Koza Shinji bowed his head and said yes.

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Eleven o'clock at night.

On the independent regiment's position.

"Fucking little devil."

Xu Husheng leaned behind the position, touched the submachine gun in his hand, and cursed.

In Xu Husheng's view, it's the most boring thing to stay in this position. It's a waste of time. It's better to launch an attack, either change with the devils, or go back to the regiment to learn cultural knowledge.

"Hey··"

Xu Husheng sighed again.

However, he could only think about it.

Now in his company, more than half of the nearly 600 people are new soldiers, and the training time is only more than three months. Although some of the recruits were militiamen before, they have a little military background. Although the three-month training is also very solid, they have basic military skills. They are all proficient, and even have a live ammunition shooting.

But with these new fighters to attack, the casualties will definitely be huge.

Therefore, we can only use the position first to train troops in actual combat, but after the soldiers have grown up, they can attack.

It is especially important for the regiment to judge that the devils will come out to activities at night, so as the company commander, he will come to the battlefield to watch at night to deal with unexpected situations and sum up experience.

boom····

At this moment, suddenly, several explosions rose from the mountains in the distance.

"You little devil."

Seeing the location of the explosion, Xu Husheng was startled.

The location of the explosion was less than 300 meters away from his position. It was a small hillside on the left side, where a warning mine was set up. Unexpectedly, the devil sneaked up to a position less than 300 meters in front of his position.

"There is a problem with the layout of the secret post."

Xu Husheng realized the problem immediately.

According to the regulations of the army, for the "company" size positions at night, the warning range in front of the secret sentry is 500 meters.Obviously, because of the massive expansion of the army, something went wrong all of a sudden.

"Ready to fight."

The platoon leader of the first row also reacted quickly and directed the soldiers to prepare for battle.

The explosion woke up all the soldiers in the row, and they all clenched their weapons tightly.

"Artillery squad."

"Flare, 300 meters to the left."

A row of long roared:

"Light and heavy machine guns are ready, the left side of the target, the first squad leader, you lead people to pay attention to the two wings, to prevent the devils from outflanking from the side, and also send people to look at the rear."

More than 100 people acted quickly. Although most of them were recruits, they were all in an orderly manner.

Xu Husheng watched from the sidelines and did not give orders. He would not intervene in command unless necessary. The regiment needed new soldiers and officers to grow up quickly.

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"idiot."

Seeing that they were about to reach the independent regiment's position, they suddenly encountered an explosion, and several grenades exploded together. The two devils who were exploring the way ahead were killed on the spot, and the leader of the devil squadron who led the team was so angry that he cursed.

This is a veteran, a veteran who has survived battles with the Independence Regiment again and again.

Two people died at once, which made him feel distressed and wanted to kill people.

And these explosions, as well as the death of two living people, finally made the recruits collectively silent, and all the thoughts in their hearts were swept away, leaving only the loyalty to the empire, the excitement of being loyal to the locust, and the excitement of death. of fear.

"spread."

The leader of the devil squadron gave the order.

As soon as the words fell, before the devils had time to move, three small suns lit up in the sky, illuminating the hillside where the devils were.

There are few dense forests in the mountainous areas of Northwest Shanxi, but mostly rugged mountains and dwarf shrubs. In addition, the independent group conducted a survey of the surrounding terrain shelters, and the three flares illuminated more than 100 devils at a glance.

"hidden."

The leader of the Devil Squadron almost screamed as he threw himself down.

hiss...

Boom boom boom...

As the voice fell, ten general-purpose machine guns and two large-caliber heavy machine guns opened fire on a row of positions, and a dense rain of bullets poured towards the devils. Afterwards, dozens of Mauser rifles and three mortars also fired together. open fire.

Debris of shrubs and rocks flew across, and a large number of devils who were not able to escape in time were killed on the spot.

Even those devils who hid behind rock bunkers and earth slopes in time, but large-caliber heavy machine guns at this distance can easily break rocks and penetrate mounds, and some were killed on the spot.

Especially the 60mm mortar, it can even hit those hiding behind the slope.

"Retreat, retreat."

"Grenade, cover."

The leader of the Devil Squadron reacted quickly and knew that he had to retreat immediately.

The old devils were familiar with everything. The grenadiers fired at the opposite position, and then retreated quickly while the opposite firepower was suppressed, while the recruits were completely lost in excitement.

Surrounded by raindrops of bullets and densely falling cannonballs, they had long forgotten the emperor.Especially those bullets that can shatter even stones, so these new devils can only pray for the blessing of God Amaterasu, so that they will not be hit.

The platoon leader saw that the devils were about to run, and at the same time knew that there were only these devils here. He immediately ordered the two squads to launch an attack, outflanking the enemy from both wings, and at the same time ordered the artillery squad to increase their firepower and open fire at full speed.

The battle ended quickly, and everything was calm within half an hour. The soldiers in a row could only hear the sound of explosions in the distance, indicating that there was still fighting elsewhere.

"Humph."

Came to the hillside on the left, looked at the few ghost corpses on the ground, counted them initially, at most [-], and the leader of the row groaned very dissatisfied:

"The little devil runs really fast."

"The formation of these devils is very open, more than 100 people almost have half a brigade's position, and the retreat is also very decisive."

The accompanying deputy platoon leader said:

"We didn't ask for emergency support from the 82nd company. Our soldiers have little actual combat experience. It's not bad to be able to kill these."

"really."

"Calculate the casualties and ammunition consumption."

After nodding, the platoon leader's tone suddenly became unfriendly:

"Also, who set up the secret whistle today? Tell him to come and see me!"

Being able to serve as a platoon leader is naturally full of experience, and he also discovered the problem. He was actually not found within 300 meters before being touched by the devil.

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at the same time.

Back to the mountain road in Ping'an County.

"21 missing, [-] injured."

"Most of them are recruits."

The leader of Devil Squadron also got the casualty statistics, he nodded expressionlessly, and then looked around.

At this time, his squadron was very quiet, and the recruits were very honest, with their heads lowered, retreating towards Ping'an County, some of them even had trembling calves.

Seeing this, the corners of the Devil Squadron Leader's mouth suddenly twitched slightly.

(End of this chapter)