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Chapter 237 Superior Firepower + Human Sea Assault Doctrine
Back to 10 minutes ago, Zhongtiao Mountain Dongfeng Mountain.

"Leader, leave the 1337 highland to our first battalion! Give me 10 minutes, and I promise to complete the task!"

After finally catching up with the big battle, all commanders and fighters are full of fighting spirit, and no one wants to miss the opportunity to fight the first battle.

"Why do you have to give all the good things to your first battalion? Could it be that our second and third battalions were raised by stepmothers? It's our turn to attack the main task this time!"

The noise around him made Ding Wei frowned. Xinyituan's hiding place was not too far from the enemy's position, but any louder noise might expose the target.

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

"Okay, okay! Don't make any noise! ​​1337 Heights will be handed over to the first battalion to fight, but I will only give you 10 minutes. If the attack fails, I will immediately replace it!"

"Highland 1349 is in charge of the second battalion, and the third battalion is a reserve team ready to enter the battlefield at any time!"

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

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

This is due to the large amount of intelligence provided by the First Air Division to the ground forces. The pilots are not only immersed in licking the ground, but also often serve as guest reconnaissance aircraft during the ground attack.

One side has opened up the whole map, but the enemy is still in the fog of war. I really don't know how to lose.

In the predetermined plan of the deputy commander-in-chief and the division commander, the units of the 129th Division need to occupy the high ground around Dong Feng as soon as the battle starts.

In this way, it can not only cut off the devils' way of breaking through, but also occupy a favorable terrain when attacking.After all, fighting high and fighting low is stupid, this sentence is a famous saying that can be applied to any battlefield.

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

Among them, there is only one squadron of devils stationed in the former, which is not a problem at all for the strong Xinyi regiment.The latter has a full 300 people, and the terrain is more favorable to the defender, and it will be relatively tricky to attack.

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

"The comrades of the Air Division [-] will be in place immediately! Ready to move!"

"The first battalion and the second battalion attack at the same time! We can't give the enemy any time to react! Once the two highland devils join forces, then 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, and catch the enemy by surprise!"

"it is good!"

"Roger that!"

After receiving the order, the first battalion commander and three company commanders successfully reached the enemy's forward position according to the information provided by the brigade headquarters and the results of the investigation just now.

At this time, the vigilance of the devils was very poor. After all, they had never imagined the possibility of being raided. Thanks to the Army Aviation reconnaissance plane and Tegao for their help.

It's breakfast time, and the enemies on the high ground are actually lighting a fire and cooking.Black smoke from burning wood rose straight into the sky and could be faintly seen a kilometer away.

Just when the first battalion commander was about to order an action, a devil suddenly got up and walked towards their hiding place.Everyone held their breath for fear of revealing their positions.

"Konuma-kun, eat more."

"Our division is about to head south, and we will definitely not be able to eat any serious meals by then, so cherish the hot food in front of us."

Fortunately, the little devil who spoke only came to throw food scraps, and did not discover the Eighth Route Army lurking outside the position.

Facing such an unbearable enemy, the first battalion commander's face was full of disdain.He beckoned behind him, signaling the soldiers of the third company to turn around from the blind spot of the enemy's vision, and go around to the side and rear of the high ground to stand by.

Three minutes later, the scheduled attack time came.

"rush!"

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

The commander of the first battalion divided the combat areas of each team based on intelligence and investigation results, and achieved micro-management in the true sense.

Following an order, each combat team rushed into the enemy's position without hesitation, carrying 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 devils who were still eating hot pot and singing were instantly stunned.

They subconsciously wanted to pick up the Sanba Dagai beside them, but it was a pity that the stormy bullets crushed all the enemies trying to struggle, and the turbulent sea of ​​people quickly flooded the main position on the top of the hill.

These dozen or so devils never figured out one thing until their death: where did the Eighth Route Army come from, and how did so many enemies come here so quietly?
But these days are not in vain. After all, a pair of underwear and a piece of toilet paper have their uses. They used their lives to send an early warning to the comrades around them.

At this time, the individual quality and fighting will of the grassroots soldiers of the second division were fully reflected.

A group of sub-captains and sub-captains organized a counterattack as soon as they were attacked.Under the leadership of their respective commanders, the infantry entered the combat position, and formed a defensive position with heavy machine guns and grenades as the core.

It's a pity that the devil is one foot tall and the road is ten feet taller.

When the enemy's attention is all attracted by the series of battles on the frontal battlefield.The devious three consecutive magic soldiers descended from the sky, attacking from the rear with a terrifying momentum.

Comrades have a clear division of labor. Soldiers in two platoons assault with submachine guns in their hands, and soldiers in one platoon use offensive grenades to clear the way.

Under the two-sided attack of the soldiers of the third company, the counterattack force that the devils managed to organize became fragmented again in an instant.

Since the team leader requested that the battle be resolved within 10 minutes, everyone jumped into the enemy line without the slightest hesitation, and then it was time for the two sides to compete in firepower.

Da da da!
At a distance of 50 meters, a submachine gun with a high rate of fire is invincible.Without the slightest accident, the 1337st Battalion successfully captured the [-] Heights.

"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 high ground was a test of tactics, micro-control command and the tacit understanding of comrades, then the subsequent battle fully explained what is called superior firepower theory.

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

Unlike the narrow area of ​​the 1337 highland, the 1349 highland is wider and can accommodate more soldiers to defend on the position.

But the devils didn't dare to concentrate all on the top of the mountain, after all, they had lost the air supremacy.At the moment when enemy fighter planes may appear on the scene at any time, if the target is too large, it will definitely bring disaster.

With the limitations of the above conditions, the devils only kept a small group of troops on the high ground to carry out their tasks.

In order to prevent enemy raids, they arranged a reserve team of 50 people to stand by behind the high ground, ready to support the front line at any time if there is a war.

The large troops are scattered and hidden in the woods farther back. As long as the main peak persists for 10 minutes, all soldiers can enter the battlefield to participate in the battle.

This arrangement is very reasonable and ingenious, but it's a pity that Xinyituan is superior.

Before the attack began, Ding Wei took off the binoculars hanging around his neck.He carefully observed the devil's position, and then waved to the rear to signal the artillery to act according to the original plan.

"See the hill ahead, and the reverse slope behind it."

"Mark the two points with signal flares, and call the comrades of the First Air Division for support. Let's also come back to the air and ground to fight together!"

"Yes!"

As several mortar shells fell into the designated area, the second battalion concentrated its superior forces and went straight to the high ground occupied by the enemy.Before the infantry reached the main position, the artillery battery directly under the regiment headquarters continued to suppress and shoot.

The scope of fire coverage is not only the high ground where the enemy is located, but also the reverse slope and the rear woods.

Among them, the intensity of shelling against the reverse slope has reached a frenzied level. One 81mm Brand and five 60mm guns have always maintained high-intensity rapid fire, and the gunner's arms are doubled.

Boom boom boom!
Amidst the screams of the devils, stumped limbs and broken flesh flew 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 was to completely isolate the highland defense forces in order to block the reinforcement road of the enemy's reserve forces, so that the second battalion could maintain its superiority in numbers.

Over the battlefield, fighters, hurricanes, and flames cut through the sky again and again, and every dive of fighter jets will take away the lives of a large number of enemies.

Seeing clouds of red smoke rising from the west, a Hurricane No. 192 broke away from its formation, changed its course and flew towards 1349 Heights.

Nowadays, there are two fighters in the First Air Division that are particularly famous. The first is naturally Captain Wang Hai’s No. 079 Spitfire.

The Devil pilots even reached a consensus internally that if they see 079 during a mission alone, they can voluntarily abandon the mission and leave the battlefield.

If it goes any further, the fuselage of the Spitfire will have four stars on it.

The other fighter is Fang Ziyi's Hurricane. The devils in the Zhongtiaoshan battlefield will subconsciously flee when they see 192, as if it has become a memory engraved in their bones.

Although there are not many shooting down records, there are only four so far.But it's not because of lack of ability, but most of his energy is on ground attack.

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

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

Perhaps in the days to come, what will limit Fang Ziyi's record is not technology, but the unstoppable military industrial production capacity of the notebook.

After reaching the sky above the 1349 Heights, the Hurricane fighters began to dive towards the hilltop position, and 12 7.62mm Browning machine guns set off a bloody storm among the devil crowd.

After throwing the last 227kg bomb into the queue of enemy reinforcements, he arrogantly fired at low altitude with an aviation machine gun, clearly bullying the devils without reliable air defense weapons.

In a sense, the little days on the 1349 Heights are really lucky.

Not only did these infantry have no support, but even ammunition supplies were not guaranteed.

Throughout the battle, they had to face the bombardment of the new regiment artillery company and Fang Ziyi. Even if they survived, there were still rounds of infantry attacks waiting for them.

When the Second Battalion Commander came to the high ground with the commando, the devil's main position was full of bomb craters and corpses. The shocking scene made these veterans stunned for half a second.

The number of enemies alive and stubbornly resisting the corner does not exceed one squad, and that few people are not enough for each commando to shoot a shuttle of submachine gun bullets.

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

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

On the other end of the communicator, there were shouts of killing and the sound of the cannon being fired, followed by the brigade commander's angry voice.

"Good boy, well done."

"Hurry up and take your regiment to the frontal battlefield, and contact the chief of staff directly after you are in position! By the way, you are No.5."

Only 15 minutes after the start of the battle, all the high grounds of Dong Feng were captured by the Eighth Route Army.

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"Mr. Qingshui, it seems that you and I are going to be loyal to His Majesty the Locust today."

"It's a pity. I had the opportunity to go back to my hometown in April this year to see the cherry blossoms in my hometown."

Hearing Shozo Sakurai's mumble like last words, Shimizu Riji clenched his fists tightly.While giving the order, the old devil advised his colleagues not to give up.

Due to the reasonable dispatch of the two devil lieutenant generals, coupled with the effect of the army's traditional big fight and ice.

The 33rd Division and the 41st Division, after paying the price of 2000 people killed in battle, set up a circular defensive position on the basis of the original position of Guofu.

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

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

When the attacker attempts the outermost positions, the obstacles must be cleared first.But once the infantry stopped moving, they would become stationary targets and be shot and killed one by one by the defenders.

But the devils don't have the conditions to make it so fine, they can only use the position of the Guofu defenders to temporarily transform it.The barbed wire only covered [-]% of the area, and there were not even a single mine.

The second layer is the infantry defense belt. The position is composed of many sandbags left by the Guokui defenders. The devils who have the conditions also dug square deep pits.

Cooperating with the houses in Dongfeng Village, a position consisting of thousands of people was built.

Originally, our army occupied the high ground and could attack from above.But in the face of the two divisions who were dedicated to defending, the infantry had to come down from the hillside.

Under the addition of the position, the devils exposed a small area, while the soldiers of the 129th division exposed a large area, so the original advantage immediately became a disadvantage.

In the gaps between the infantry positions, the enemy will also deploy mobile armor forces within a certain distance to form a crossfire composed of tanks, armored vehicles, three jumpers and infantry.

The third layer is composed of several tank squadrons and vehicle-mounted mobile firepower. These highly mobile units will constantly patrol and cruise the positions, supporting infantry positions in need at any time.

The innermost layer is the devil's artillery position and command center. The two lieutenant generals concentrated all types of guns of all calibers here.

This kind of position is commonly known as the king's eight formation. If the attacker is the Eighth Route Army that has just crossed the Yellow River and entered Shanxi, even three divisions will most likely not be able to attack it together.

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

The two have their own reasons for daring to arrange this way. The air force of the Eighth Route Army has exhausted all the ammunition in front of them, and there is no sign of any enemy plane on the battlefield.

The opponent's artillery has not fired for a long time, it must be insufficient shells.

Although they didn't understand how the Eighth Route Army came here, they firmly believed that the enemy had no logistical support!When the shells are used up, they are used up, and there will be absolutely no replenishment.

In addition, Okamura Ningji assured them that the support troops were coming quickly.

As long as it is not defeated by the Eighth Route Army in one go, the two divisions on the Eastern Front plus the Army Aviation in North China and Central China may really have a chance to fight the enemy.

Once all the forces converge, it will form a turn-around trend, and then the classic center will bloom!
"Sakurai-kun! Don't give up!"

"We still have reinforcements! As long as we hold on, there is a solution! If we hold on, there is hope!"

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

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

Facing the position of the 386 brigade, Cheng Xiazi's 772 regiment is responsible for the main attack.After the soldiers finally cleared the outermost barbed wire, they were counterattacked by the infantry defense belt.

The joint attack of the [-]-type heavy machine gun and the grenadier, coupled with the crossfire of the Devils' armored forces and infantry, caused a sudden increase in the casualties of the soldiers of the first battalion.

Moreover, the third and fourth floors of the circular position are not for dry food.

While the infantry of the two sides was fighting, the tank and artillery positions concentrated their firepower to bombard the rear of the 772st Battalion of the [-]nd Regiment.Divide the attacking force into two parts, so that the head and the tail cannot look at each other.

Under the command of the first battalion commander, the soldiers managed to break up the enemy's infantry defense circle.

But the artillery on the inner layer directly turned to bombard the original infantry position.While playing a lethal role, only a small part of the Eighth Route Army was released into the inner layer.

The 772st Battalion of the [-]nd Regiment instantly became a lone army's deep salient, and the cruising tank troops immediately rushed to counterattack when they saw the opportunity.

Even if the soldiers are equipped with 40 fire, it is still difficult for light infantry to fight against armored units in open terrain.

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

The 772 regiment is the main force of the 386 brigade, and it has now grown to 3300 people.One-third of the first battalion's casualties were not a small number, and Cheng Xiazi was so angry that he scolded his mother.

"Are you stupid, boy! Let me ask you how many years are you now? Do you think we are the Tuba Road in 19 with only 1937 mortars in the whole division?"

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

"Why don't you call for artillery support if there is a hard stubble! Why use flesh and blood to head-to-head with Tie Gada!"

Cursing, scolding, Cheng Xiazi has not been idle, he has already figured out a way to break the situation.

The 772 Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the Xinyi Regiment are all units under the 386 Brigade's combat order. The three regiment leaders 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, let alone wrote the graduation thesis "Strategic Encirclement and Centripetal Assault", he has long expressed his views on how to crack the defensive ring.

The first cracking method requires sufficient firepower.

The center of the circle is the strongest point and the weakest point
There are sufficient artillery, and the strike range of the artillery positions can cover the whole field.

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

The second cracking method requires sufficient troops.

The circular defensive position is essentially a defense system built by firepower, which means that the enemy's troops are likely not to be sufficient, and the second-tier infantry defense belt is often barely able to fill the front line.

The previous attack of the 772 regiment also proved this point. It is not difficult to penetrate the infantry line of defense at all.

That's why the devils have to deploy armored mobile forces on the third floor. These tanks and armored vehicles and three jumpers are actually fire brigades.Which part of the infantry can't stand it depends on them to remedy it, in order to maintain the crumbling line of defense.

If there are sufficient troops, then directly form breakthroughs at multiple points.Let the enemy step on the grid and make the devil lose sight of the other.

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

Now that the Eighth Route Army has no shortage of weapons, logistics and soldiers, why use the old method, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive and may drag the enemy to reinforce it.

As the most stable head of the [-]th Brigade, Lao Kong often emphasized that the command thinking should keep up with the trend of the times.What he is now studying is how to make full use of the mobility and coordinated strike capabilities of the land and air forces in defensive warfare.

The 772 regiment is fully capable of doing the three cracking methods given above.In order not to give the devils time to breathe, Cheng Xiazi immediately contacted the brigade with a portable communicator.

"Brigade Commander, I'll give you a coordinate! Let the artillery regiment fire a few shots for me! You have to destroy the devil's artillery position first, or the troops will be too passive!"

As a well-known hexagonal fighter in our army, the brigade commander naturally knows everything.Even if Cheng Xiazi didn't take the initiative to ask, he would order the artillery regiment to help the 772 regiment break through the enemy's defenses.

After a very perfunctory test firing, the shells plowed the ground directly.

Obviously, the commander of the artillery regiment is also a person who wins by quantity, as long as he fights a lot, he can definitely hit.

Hard work paid off, after the tenth round of shelling, the Second Artillery Regiment directly blew up the devil's ammunition depot, destroying the entire artillery position and half of the third-floor armored troops.

It's a pity that those 105 heavy grenades and the two devil lieutenant generals, the former had been damaged in the explosion, and the latter had been torn to pieces as the ammunition exploded.

After losing the most threatening inner circle, Cheng Xiazi immediately gave the order to attack.

In order to reduce losses, he first sent several combat teams 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 first-line breakthrough, a hole was made with shells abruptly.

An hour later, the 33rd Division and the 41st Division were all wiped out!
　Superior fires theory: Focuses on well-armed divisions with large support companies and artillery, with bonuses for fighting where you have air supremacy.

　　Human Sea Assault Doctrine: Use a large amount of manpower, improve morale and reinforcement rate, reduce the combat width of infantry on foot, so that more soldiers can fight at the same time to suppress large-scale enemy divisions.

　　I am trash theory: 500 words per hour

　　
　
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