Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 258 There is a big fish here!
In Hu Zi's vision, the Japanese machine gunner's helmet and head were blown off.

Li Yunlong's current combat record is killing a squadron leader and a machine gunner.

Zhao Gang's combat record was 2 Japanese machine gunners and 1 Japanese squad leader.

The two have similar records.

Li Yunlong remained calm and continued to snipe the Japanese with the assistance of Huang Erhu.

Although Li Yunlong's sniper skills are not as good as Zhao Gang's.

But Li Yunlong is a veteran after all, and has been through many battles, so his marksmanship is naturally good.

During this period, Li Yunlong went to the sniper class to learn sniping techniques whenever he had nothing to do. Now he can achieve a high hit rate within 1000 meters.

The farther the distance, the lower the hit rate.

At a distance of about 500 meters, using this large-caliber sniper rifle, the gap between Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang cannot be revealed.

After each of them killed several Japanese puppet army machine gunners and officers.

A bang sound was heard from behind. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang both knew that it must be the mortar position conducting a test firing.

A shell landed in the middle of the Japanese formation, sending up a cloud of explosive mud. Based on the power, Li Yunlong instantly determined that it was an 82mm mortar shell.

Boom boom…

A series of short gunshots rang out, and more than a dozen shells suddenly flew into the air and landed in the offensive formation of the Japanese puppet army.

boom boom boom…

Accompanied by deafening explosions, one explosion after another rose in the Japanese formation, taking the lives of the Japanese soldiers and traitors and puppet soldiers one by one.

The smoke from the explosion obscured the sniper's vision, so Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang stopped firing.

The first wave of formal attack by the Japanese and puppet troops after the heavy bombs and artillery fire was repelled after 15 minutes.

A large number of corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers were left on the battlefield. The squadron leader and the team leader were all killed, and the Japanese machine gunners also suffered heavy losses.

After the Japanese retreated, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang quickly returned to the reverse slope and hid in the tunnel with the artillerymen.

The soldiers on the main slope left behind a few observers and quickly returned to the tunnel with weapons, ammunition and the wounded.

Before all the soldiers returned to the tunnel, the Japanese field artillery battalion's artillery shells fell, covering the New 1st Regiment's front slope position in artillery fire and smoke.

Some soldiers who did not have time to enter the tunnel were hit by artillery shells.

On the other side of the hill, a militia captain held up a telescope and summarized what he saw to the militia and villagers.

"The enemy suffered at least 150 casualties in this attack, and they fled without even taking the wounded with them."

"Our casualties are about 50."

"Big victory."

The militia captain had participated in battles and estimated the casualties on both sides based on the battlefield situation.

The estimated results are similar to the actual situation.

If the troops on the main slope had retreated faster, the casualties of the Eighth Route Army would have been smaller.

"it is good!!!"

Cheers suddenly broke out among the militia and villagers.

This record is already very good!
During the Battle of Taiyuan, the casualty ratio between the Nationalist Army and the Japanese was 5 to 1, which means that 5 Nationalist soldiers had to be sacrificed to kill 1 Japanese soldier.

In this battle, the casualty ratio between the New 1st Regiment and the Japanese puppet troops was 3 to 3, which means that 1 Japanese puppet soldiers were killed and soldier was sacrificed or injured.

This battle loss ratio is much better than that of the National Army.

ding ding ding-

The phone rang, and the militia captain answered it, his expression immediately becoming serious: "Yes!"

"Comrades, fellow villagers."

"Come with me and carry the wounded."

Immediately, a stretcher team composed of militiamen and fellow villagers ran towards the tunnel with great enthusiasm.

……

The Japanese field artillery battalion bombarded for 3 minutes, and then Colonel Haruhige Matsuo ordered the bombardment to stop.

There were no Eighth Route Army troops on the position at all, so continuing the shelling would be a waste of ammunition.

In the Japanese front-line command center, Matsuo Harushige learned that more than half of the 3rd Squadron had suffered casualties and the squadron leader had died in battle. His face suddenly became gloomy and he felt like he had hit a wall.

The adjutant and the Japanese staff officers no longer had the initial enthusiasm on their faces, but were replaced by a solemn expression.

Matsuo Harushige had never expected that the heavy aerial bombs could not destroy the Eighth Route Army's tunnels.

The brigade commander's order was that he must not only capture the Eighth Route Army position in Wangjiawan today.

They also had to advance straight ahead and capture Mengxian County in one fell swoop, and the troops stayed overnight in Mengxian County.

According to the reconnaissance of the aviation unit, there was no main force of the Eighth Route Army in Mengxian County.

The latter task is not difficult...but the prerequisite is to capture the Wangjiawan position of the Eighth Route Army, which seems difficult given the current situation.

Because the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties in the first wave of attack, while the casualties of the Eighth Route Army must have been much smaller.

"The locust army's heavy aerial bombs and field artillery are ineffective?"

Matsuo Harushige suddenly began to sweat profusely.

He has fought in quite a few battles, so what kind of situation has he not seen?
I have never seen such a situation before.

A field artillery battalion, plus aerial bombs carried by more than ten aircraft, the firepower is amazing.

but!

The Eighth Route Army infantry hid in the tunnel, and the Eighth Route Army's mortars hid on the reverse slope and fired. However, due to the angle of the curved fire, the Japanese field artillery battalion could not hit the artillery positions on the reverse slope.

This is very embarrassing.

"idiot!"

"The locust army is invincible. I don't believe we can't capture this small position!"

"Orders: The 3rd and 4th Squadrons, and one infantry battalion of the Locust Alliance, prepare for attack!" "The field artillery battalion will prepare artillery fire in 5 minutes. As soon as the artillery stops, the attacking forces will attack immediately!"

In this attack, Matsuo Harushige planned to go to the front to observe in person and find tactics to break the Eighth Route Army's tunnel tactics.

Adjutant: "Hi Yi!"

……

at the same time.

New regiment frontline headquarters.

Xing Zhiguo and the battalion commander and company commanders of the New Fourth Battalion were also reviewing and summarizing this attack.

Just then, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, wearing ghillie suits, walked in.

"Captain."

Everyone immediately looked at Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong asked, "Which company of the New Fourth Battalion was on the battlefield just now? Who was the company commander?"

A capable and resolute man stood up and reported: "Report to the regiment commander, this is our 12th Company, and I am the company commander."

"Meng Liang?" Li Yunlong said with satisfaction, "I remember you were a new recruit a year ago, and this year you became a company commander. Not bad!"

Meng Liang was flattered: "Captain, do you still remember my name?"

"Of course I remember." Li Yunlong said with relief, "You were a soldier I, Li Yunlong, personally recruited in northern Shaanxi. When we ambushed the Japanese officer training team on Zhengtai Road last November, you were already an elite veteran."

After that battle, Meng Liang was promoted to squad leader. Later, Meng Liang took the initiative to attend Zhao Gang's night school, and continued to learn various knowledge including military and cultural knowledge. Now he has grown into a company commander.

Meng Liang's expression suddenly darkened. "Captain, we didn't fight well in the battle just now. One-third of our company was killed or wounded. Please punish me..."

Li Yunlong said, "Why should I punish you? Your company fought well in the battle just now. The only shortcoming is that we retreated too slowly, and some soldiers and wounded were hit by the Japanese artillery shells. But it's not a big problem. Take the soldiers down to rest. Each squad should hold a meeting to learn from the experience and summarize the lessons. Your company will definitely become an ironclad main force."

The 20th Division is a Type A division after all, and the Japanese are good at shooting.

The Fourth Battalion is a newly formed battalion, and most of its members are new recruits who have been the main force for three months.

Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that the tunnels blocked the Japanese's air superiority and artillery advantage. At least half of the Japanese puppet troops were killed by artillery shells, and Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang sniped the Japanese machine gunners and officers.

However, it was already very good that the newly formed company was able to achieve a casualty ratio of 1 to 3 with the Japanese puppet army.

Meng Liang was moved and straightened his body: "Yes!"

According to military regulations, if one-third of the troops suffer casualties, they must withdraw for rest.

Li Yunlong looked at his watch, then looked at Xing Zhiguo and said, "Old Xing, it's time to switch to the Special Forces Battalion. The New Fourth Battalion will conduct a battle summary."

From yesterday till now, it has been the New Fourth Battalion that has been fighting against the Japanese and puppet troops. Not only have they not suffered any losses, but they have made some gains.

Li Yunlong divides the levels of profit into small profit, medium profit and big profit.

"Yes!" Xing Zhiguo turned to look at the eager commander of the special forces battalion, Wei Qiang. "Commander Wei, the next time the enemy attacks, it's your turn to send out a company from the special forces battalion to show the enemy how powerful we are and set an example for the comrades in the New Fourth Battalion."

Although the special forces battalion had just been expanded, the original special forces company was composed entirely of veteran elite soldiers, and many of the newly recruited soldiers were militiamen.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Special Service Battalion cannot compare with the old main battalions such as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, but it is definitely much stronger than the newly formed battalions.

"Yes!"

"Please rest assured, Commander, Deputy Commander, and the other battalions. We will leave the position to our Special Forces Battalion. We will ensure that the Japanese and puppet troops will come here standing upright and go back lying down!"

Wei Qiang is a man of medium build, but his eyes are bright and determined, and his tone is confident. He can't wait any longer.

After 5 minutes of artillery preparation, half a squadron of the Japanese, a full squadron, and a battalion of puppet troops, a total of more than 600 people, began to attack.

This time the enemy's attack was very powerful, and the puppet troops were still cannon fodder, blocking bullets for the Japs in the front.

The vanguard of the puppet army was 50 meters away from the position of the New st Regiment, and the soldiers of the st Company of the Special Service Battalion and the machine gun company of the New st Regiment suddenly opened fire.

The cunning Japanese soldiers crawled behind the puppet army, set up light and heavy machine guns and rifles, and opened fire on the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment.

The Japanese were very good at shooting, with a high hit rate at a distance of 200 meters.

However, the Eighth Route Army infantry's submachine guns and machine guns had strong firepower, making it difficult for the Japanese to exert their strength. Although the Japanese grenade throwers could hit almost anywhere they pointed, when more than ten mortars on the reverse slope position of the New 1st Regiment and mountain artillery several kilometers away began to provide artillery support to the infantry on the front slope.

In addition, Wei Qiang deployed more than a dozen snipers on the top of the mountain, who worked together with Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang to kill the Japanese officers and machine gunners. The Japanese puppet troops were directly suppressed and could not raise their heads.

This made it difficult for the Japanese infantry and grenade throwers to fully display their strength.

The battle is in full swing.

Hu Zi, who was searching for the Japanese's key targets, planned to see the movements of the Japanese's large force in the distance.

Suddenly I noticed a figure shaking in the upper left corner of the telescope's field of view, so I quickly focused the telescope and looked over there.

"Commander, at 11 o'clock, 1.5 kilometers away, there seems to be a Japanese officer."

Li Yunlong's expression changed, and he immediately turned the muzzle of his gun towards the direction reported by Hu Zi, and the telescope also turned accordingly.

Hu Zi used the 8x telescope provided by Boss Lin, and Li Yunlong adjusted the sniper scope to the maximum 16x.

Although the 8x scope provided by Mr. Lin has a clear field of view and a scale for calculating distance, it is still far behind the 16x telescope.

For example, when watching birds with a telescope, an 8x telescope can see a bird on a tree, while a 16x telescope can see the bird's feathers.

However, the larger the magnification, the smaller the field of view, the unstable image and the easy shaking. However, the sniper scope in front of Li Yunlong is mounted on a tripod and is very stable.

Li Yunlong looked through the 16x sniper scope and saw several sneaky Japanese officers lying at the position Hu Zi mentioned.

Li Yunlong could clearly see the epaulettes on the Japanese officers' shoulders.

A colonel, a lieutenant colonel, three majors, and some guards.

"A big fish in the net! God is making me rich."

But at a distance of 1.5 kilometers, Li Yunlong estimated that he was not sure, so he shouted to Zhao Gang: "Xiao Zhao!"

"Captain?"

Zhao Gang was hunting enthusiastically. When he heard Li Yunlong's call, he responded in confusion.

"Xiao Zhao!" Li Yunlong shouted angrily, "Stop killing the little fish and shrimp! Come here! There are big fish here!"

(End of this chapter)