Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 234 Zhao Gang made great contributions!

"Commander, there is a squadron of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet troops blocking our way."

The scouts were the first to discover the Japanese puppet army. After a brief exploratory attack, Zhang Dabiao calculated the strength of the Japanese puppet army based on its firepower.

Li Yunlong lay behind a small hill and observed for a while with an eight-fold high-definition telescope.

The Japanese and puppet troops were deployed on the hills on both sides of Liujia Village on the highway.

There was no time to build trenches and foxholes, but the hills on both sides served as a support for each other and could provide fire support to each other.

There is no other way around here. Even if there is a way around, it is a small road. The three regiments are carrying a large amount of combat supplies, so it is not easy to take a detour.

"These spineless guys really make me mad."

Li Yunlong cursed.

It would be bad enough if the Japanese attacked the Chinese, but this group of puppet soldiers also helped the Japanese attack the Chinese. It is simply outrageous to both humans and gods.

"Give me your orders. Set up the 82mm and 60mm mortars and blow that son of a bitch to pieces."

The Japanese puppet army's troop strength and tactical deployment could definitely hold off the attack of an Eighth Route Army regiment for at least half a day.

But the Japanese puppet army encountered three regiments from the Jinzhong Military Region and was destined to hit a wall.

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao turned around and quickly conveyed the order to the artillery.

As Li Yunlong's order was issued, 60mm and 82mm mortars were set up, with their muzzles pointing towards the positions of the Japanese and puppet troops.

Everyone recognized that the 1st Battalion of the New 1st Regiment had the strongest combat effectiveness and the best equipment, so Zhang Dabiao led the 1st Battalion of the New 1st Regiment to open the way for the main force.

"Captain, I'll bring snipers to provide support."

Zhao Gang walked up to Li Yunlong and said.

Today, the new regiment is equipped with more than 150 Mauser sniper rifles. Each squad is equipped with a sniper rifle, and elite veterans with good marksmanship serve as snipers.

Zhao Gang then suggested gathering together some snipers with good marksmanship to play a role at critical moments.

Li Yunlong agreed with Zhao Gang's suggestion, and selected 40 snipers with good marksmanship to form a temporary team, and let Zhao Gang serve as the captain of this sniper team.

"Alright." Li Yunlong nodded. "When the battle starts, your sniper team will focus on targeting the Japanese machine gunners and officers."

"Yes!"

Zhao Gang turned around and walked towards the sniper team.

Each member of the sniper team carried a Mauser sniper rifle on his shoulder, wore a grass wreath on his head, and wore a ghillie suit made of vines and weeds on his body. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle.

"Comrades, the regimental commander has agreed that we can join the battle."

Arriving at the sniper team's location, Zhao Gang said to the sniper team members:

"Now, let me assign the combat mission. Liang Gang, lead the first sniper team to the hilltop on the left side of the road to establish a sniper position."

"Wang Tieshan, your second sniper team and I will set up a sniper position on the hilltop to the right of the road."

"Our mission is to specifically target the machine gunners and officers of the Japanese puppet army to reduce casualties among the attacking forces."

Liang Gang and Wang Tieshan shouted in unison: "Yes!"

Both of them are platoon leaders, with very sharp marksmanship, and both are ranked among the top 15 sharpshooters in the new regiment.

Zhao Gang's expression turned serious: "Let's go. Be careful to hide and don't let the devils find us."

Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang's back as he led the sniper team to the top of the mountain to set up a sniper position, and a satisfied smile like an old father appeared on his face.

This young scholar, commanding a team of dozens of people, looks quite capable...

At this moment, the mortar unit of the new regiment was ready and could fire at any time.

As Li Yunlong gave the order to fire, after a few test shots, the three mortar artillery positions began rapid firing.

One shell after another flew into the air and hit the hill defended by the Japanese and puppet troops.

Amidst the rumbling sounds, explosions continued to rise, and the hilltop defended by the Japanese and puppet troops was suddenly shrouded in smoke and fire.

"First Company, Second Company, get into attack position, machine gun company provide cover fire."

Seeing that the artillery fire preparation had begun, Zhang Dabiao quickly gave the order.

The first company attacked from the left, the second company attacked from the right, and the machine gun company equipped with 20mm machine guns and bazookas also followed to provide cover.

After 10 minutes of artillery preparation, the positions of the Japanese and puppet troops were riddled with holes.

This was the case when the New 120st Regiment did not use mountain artillery and mm mortars.

But the Japanese puppet troops were not fools either. Almost all of them hid on the reverse slope of the mountain.

Because of the angle of fire of the indirect fire artillery, it was difficult to hit the Japanese and puppet army positions on the reverse slope, so the casualties of the Japanese and puppet army were not great.

However, Li Yunlong did not expect the mortar to kill many Japanese and puppet troops.

The main purpose of artillery preparation is to allow infantry and sniper teams to reach the attack position smoothly.

The two infantry companies of the New 1st Regiment began to attack. The Japanese and puppet troops emerged from the reverse slope again, with rifles and light and heavy machine guns raised, ready to open fire when the Eighth Route Army approached.

Li Yunlong was lying on a hilltop about a kilometer away. Kong Jie and Ding Wei came to his side and together they held binoculars to observe the battle situation.

"Old Li, how's the situation? Can we win this attack?"

Ding Wei observed with the telescope for a while and asked.

Li Yunlong: "It's a sure thing."

"I think it's a bit difficult." Kong Jie observed for a while and said, "The Japs and puppet troops are hiding on the reverse slope. Your artillery shells didn't hit the enemy. I think the firepower of this group of Japs and puppet troops is not weak." Li Yunlong didn't say anything. If the troops couldn't capture the hilltop, the three regiments of the Jinzhong Military Region would be blocked here, and they would probably be surrounded by the large group of Japs and puppet troops.

This attack is related to the life and death of the Jinzhong Military Region troops.

During their 10-year military career, the three brothers Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie have faced life-and-death situations many times.

But no matter how difficult and desperate the situation was, they managed to get through it. One enemy after another fell under their swords and guns, and the grass on their graves grew tall.

This time, the enemy could not stop them from breaking out.

At worst, we can order the troops to break out in small groups along small paths.

While Ding Wei and Kong Jie were thinking, the soldiers of the two companies of the New 100st Regiment had already arrived more than meters away from the Japanese position.

Because it was a feint attack, the terrain was very unfavorable for the attacking force of the New 1st Regiment.

"Da da da…"

The Japanese puppet army opened fire, and more than a dozen soldiers fell in a pool of blood. The remaining soldiers looked for cover to avoid the attack while firing back with their guns.

The five or six hundred Japanese puppet troops actually had dozens of machine gun fire points, which spewed out flames and suppressed the attack of the New 1st Regiment.

suddenly.

A large number of the Japanese puppet army's machine gun fire points went silent.

"what's the situation?"

Ding Wei and Kong Jie looked at each other.

Li Yunlong raised the corners of his mouth slightly, said nothing, and continued to observe the battle situation.

at the same time.

Zhao Gang and the snipers set up their sniper rifles and opened fire at the Japanese puppet army machine gunners on the hilltop more than 400 meters away from the Japanese puppet army positions.

The advantage of building a machine gun position here is that the Japanese puppet army's position is within the sniper's accurate shooting range, and it will not hurt comrades attacking from the front.

Setting up a machine gun and firing here will naturally be able to reach the Japanese machine gun's firepower points, but at most it can only suppress the Japanese puppet army's firepower points.

It is impossible to achieve such precise sniping, and the machine gunners of the Japanese puppet army can also carry out counter-suppression.

Zhao Gang, holding a large-caliber sniper rifle, had just killed a Japanese machine gunner by blowing his head off.

After re-aiming, in the field of view of the telescope, the Japanese assistant gunner pushed away the main gunner, set up the Type 92 heavy machine gun and was about to fire.

The Japanese soldier's head coincided with the crosshairs of the scope. Zhao Gang slightly adjusted the crosshairs according to the wind direction and speed, and then pulled the trigger.

For sniping, a miss of a millimeter means a miss of a hundred meters.

This distance is almost a sure hit for Zhao Gang now.

With a sudden shock to his right shoulder, Zhao Gang saw through the scope that the Japanese assistant gunner's head had been blown apart.

It shattered like a 12.7mm bullet hitting a watermelon.

After the assistant gunner was killed, the Japanese ammunition handler's face was filled with horror. He gritted his teeth, mustered up the courage, pushed the assistant gunner away and got into the shooting position.

The next moment, a 12.7mm bullet hit him between the eyebrows, smashing his entire crown and helmet into pieces. The powerful impact caused him to fall backwards.

Seeing that no Japanese dared to come up to this heavy machine gun fire point, Zhao Gang aimed at another Japanese fire point.

Other snipers were also working, hunting down the machine gunners and officers of the Japanese puppet army.

At a distance of more than 400 meters, if using machine aiming, only the most elite sharpshooters can do it. For example, there are many such powerful Japanese sharpshooters in the Type A division of the th Division.

Even in the New 1st Regiment, there are not many sharpshooters like this one.

However, the snipers of the New 6st Regiment used Mauser sniper rifles equipped with x optical sights. Even with the ammunition they usually had, this distance was not enough for them.

Moreover, Li Yunlong has not yet dispatched snipers from the first echelon of the New 1st Regiment, such as Wang Xikui and Liu Shouren.

Under the precise shooting of Zhao Gang and the snipers, the machine gun fire of the Japanese puppet army continued to be silenced.

Zhao Gang and the snipers were all wearing homemade ghillie suits, and even their sniper rifles were camouflaged with cloth strips and weeds. The Japanese and puppet troops knew they were being sniped, but they couldn't find the location of the Eighth Route Army snipers at all.

Zhao Gang learned this tactic from the book "How Special Forces Are Trained".

"Kill!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers of the first battalion launched a charge. Dozens of submachine guns fired by the vanguard caused smoke and dust to rise from the positions of the Japanese and puppet troops.

"Da da da…"

The machine guns of the Japanese and puppet troops started to fire.

But wherever there are tongues of fire, the machine gunner there will be accurately killed by the sniper on the opposite hill.

Under the cover of Zhao Gang and the sniper team, the two companies of the first battalion quickly captured the hilltop. The red flag of the Yangquan Special Forces Regiment was raised over the enemy position.

Kong Jie was surprised and said, "Old Li, your tactics are amazing. You must have ambushed a lot of snipers on that hill over there, right?"

Ding Wei's expression was as if he had opened the door to a new world: "Sniper targeted killing is indeed more effective than machine gun fire suppression."

"That's right." Li Yunlong nodded, his tone somewhat proud. "This is the tactic that our regiment's staff officer Zhao came up with."

"Staff Officer Zhao," Ding Wei asked, "that university student Zhao Gang?"

Kong Jie said, "Old Li, you're really lucky. This college student is quite capable."

"Nonsense!" Li Yunlong said, "That's because I trained him well. I taught him how to shoot, step by step. Otherwise, how could he have such good marksmanship?"

(End of this chapter)