Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

"Idea safety"

"Yes, Commander."

Chu Yunfei repeated the same words countless times, but he never got tired of it.

Such a people-friendly commander makes the newly joined Taiwanese soldiers feel warm.

The troops that came this time were very different from the ones they had seen before. They did not bully them or look down on them, but quickly integrated into the group.

Everyone's goal has always been to defeat Japan.

Soon, the messenger came running over.

"Report to the commander, the Japanese army is less than five miles away from here, you should leave the front line"

Chu Yunfei shook his head and said, "No, I want to see the Japanese army's battle with my own eyes."

"Commander, we are here to help."

"Yes, Commander, it's too dangerous."

"What if something happens to you?"

Facing the urgency of the crowd, Chu Yunfei remained calm and said: "As a soldier, it is normal to die on the battlefield.

I don't want to see with my own eyes the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army and how they deploy their troops. Okay, instead of advising me here, you might as well do a pre-war mobilization so that everyone won't be nervous."

Seeing that persuasion was fruitless, everyone could only nod and agree helplessly.

"Yes, Commander."

After about half an hour, Chu Yunfei finally saw the shadow of the Japanese army through the telescope.

Chu Yunfei immediately gave the order:

"Be on alert, prepare for battle"

"Yes, Commander."

"Ready to fight!"

"Ready to fight!"

There were bursts of shouting in the trenches, and all the drowsy soldiers suddenly perked up.

Everyone is ready.

Mitsui Tomita, commander of the 18th Army Division of the Japanese Army, also observed the enemy's position through a telescope.

Instead of attacking rashly, he looked carefully through the telescope and found that the enemy had only about two thousand people, just one regiment.

And there were no artillery pieces either. Seeing this, Mitsui Tomita was very excited.

"Artillery fire first, then attack"

"Hai"

Following Mitsui Tomita's order, the Japanese heavy artillery battalion immediately set up mortars, mountain cannons, and field artillery. As for the heavy howitzers, they were still one kilometer away and had not caught up yet, but even so, Mitsui Tomita thought they were enough.

There was a loud bang.

Chu Yunfei immediately ordered everyone to hide in the trenches and start avoiding the artillery shells.

This method was also taught by Shen Hao in the militia training manual he gave them.

As the saying goes, old soldiers are afraid of machine guns, and young soldiers are afraid of cannons.

The "three magic weapons" for positional defense during the War of Resistance: one is to avoid artillery fire, two is close combat, and three is to counterattack!

Therefore, these front-line positions have observation posts, tunnels, shelters, deep positions, and foxholes.

The best way to avoid flying debris is to dig a foxhole and hide in it, which can reduce the probability of being killed by at least 70%.

Foxholes are generally circular in shape, about 1.2 meters deep and 80 centimeters wide, which can meet the soldiers' minimum defense requirements.

Foxholes are generally not dug that deep.

When soldiers are shooting face to face, the protective effect of the pit is most obvious. At least the lower body is in the shelter, which can avoid being shot.

Of course, you will also be injured if you encounter a high-destructive shell.

But today's artillery shells are not the howitzers of the World War II era, and foxholes are enough.

During World War II, a howitzer was even more powerful, and one shell could wipe out an entire football field of enemies.

In World War II, the Soviet Union's powerful Katyusha rocket could cause damage within a radius of about 30 meters.

As long as you can survive the first round of bombardment, you'll be fine.

The key is that it can disrupt the enemy's offensive rhythm and increase the difficulty of organizing an offense, thereby helping the defense.

Looking at the continuous artillery fire from the opposite position, the commander of the 18th Army Division of the Japanese Army, Mitsui Tomita, was very proud.

How long can a mere few thousand people hold out under such fierce bombardment? (Zhao Zhao)

After bombing for half an hour, all the shells in the artillery battalion were used up. Mitsui Tomita was satisfied and said, "Very good, the next step is for the infantry, you retreat."

"Hayi" the artillery battalion commander saluted;

Immediately, Mitsui Tomita drew his command knife and issued an order: "The Third Regiment will attack as the vanguard. The troops will advance in a line, with an attack area of ​​one kilometer. The Second and First Regiments will follow closely behind."

"Hai"

"Attack!" With Mitsui Tomita's order, the soldiers of the Third Regiment began to attack slowly.

Nearly two thousand people walked slowly forward.

After dodging a round of bombardment, the soldiers seemed to have gained confidence.

It turns out that fighting a war can be like this.

Chu Yunfei saw through the telescope that the enemy had actually launched an attack with an attack area of ​​one kilometer, and it was obvious that they wanted to disperse his firepower.

"Heavy machine gun, don't be in a hurry, wait until you are 200 meters away before using the heavy machine gun, and then open fire when the enemy enters within meters."

"Yes, Commander."

412. The Japanese Army collapsed and the bodies piled up like a mountain

When the Japanese infantry entered the 200-meter range, Chu Yunfei picked up a Mauser rifle and shouted, "Shoot!"

After saying that, he raised his gun and shot a Japanese major.

Direct headshot, very accurate shooting.

After Chu Yunfei opened fire, other soldiers also climbed out of the trenches and started shooting.

boom! boom! boom!

Gunshots rang out one after another and flames were everywhere.

In an instant, dozens of unprepared Japanese soldiers fell.

The Japanese army originally thought that after a round of bombardment, the other side would suffer heavy casualties. However, the gunfire was so dense that it was obvious that the other side had not suffered serious injuries.

The commander of the 18th Army Division of the Japanese Army, Mitsui Tomita, had a gloomy face. He looked through a telescope and found that the number of people on the opposite side had not decreased much. In other words, all his efforts were in vain.

Seeing this, Mitsui Tomita was furious and said: "Let the cavalry charge and directly destroy their camp!"

"Hai!"

Today, the world's mainstream armies are still dominated by infantry and cavalry.

It is also known as the glorious era of cavalry.

Before World War I, European countries still retained large cavalry forces, and it was generally believed that cavalry would continue to play an important role in the war.

But at this time, the cavalry tactical thinking in Europe had changed. Because the infantry firepower was greatly enhanced, launching a hand-to-hand charge against the infantry was no longer the core of cavalry tactics.

The main role of the cavalry became large-scale strategic reconnaissance.

By suppressing the enemy's cavalry, one-way information transparency is achieved, and opportunities are sought to find and break through loopholes in the enemy's defense line and destroy the enemy's rear.

At this time, the cavalry played a more rapid and mobile role, and it can be said that the cavalry was the only reliable rapid and mobile 077 force at that time.

After the outbreak of World War I, all countries expanded their cavalry units. Russia had the largest number of cavalry divisions, with 29 divisions, Germany had 11 divisions, while Britain and France had 10 and 1 cavalry division respectively.

Japan naturally followed closely behind with a division of cavalry.

This time he brought a cavalry regiment of about a thousand people.

Generally speaking, it can be said to be a sweep.

As the command flags were waved, there were bursts of horse neighing and deafening horse hooves, as if the earth was shaking as if it was swallowing up mountains and rivers.

Chu Yunfei looked through the telescope and saw a group of cavalrymen, with thousands of people, riding their horses like the wind and raising thick smoke.

Chu Yunfei sneered and ordered: "Prepare the heavy machine guns. Cavalry will cross fire immediately if they enter the 200-meter range."

"Yes"

When the Japanese cavalry showed a cruel smile, it seemed that they saw the enemy trembling in front of them.

But when they just entered the range of 200 meters, countless bullets suddenly sprayed out from the enemy trenches.

Da da da···

The sound of the Maxim heavy machine gun was like a death song.

The heavy machine gun fires over 500 rounds per minute on average, and its firepower is extremely strong. Not only that, the bullets are as dense as a rainstorm.

The Japanese cavalry fell down one after another like wheat waves blown by the wind.

With the support of Maxim's firepower, not only did the cavalry fall in large numbers, but even a regiment of infantry that had charged previously fell in large numbers.

There is absolutely no room for defense.

The advantages of this type of suppressive shooting by heavy machine guns are not only high firepower density, but also long range.

The range of a heavy machine gun can reach 800 meters, or even 2000 meters.

The range of this type of weapon far exceeds that of individual infantry firearms at the time, so the heavy machine gun is very powerful and has almost become a weapon of mass destruction in defensive operations.

If a unit does not have heavy machine guns, it will be difficult to defend against a group charge by the enemy and the defense line will be easily breached.

More importantly, Chu Yunfei had hidden the Maxim heavy machine gun very well before, but now it has shown its fangs. On average, there is a heavy machine gun every fifty meters. Such a dense arrangement is terrifying.

Even when the German and British armies were fighting, the German army deployed an average of one Maxim heavy machine gun every hundred meters.

Under the tremendous destructive power of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the entire battlefield was filled with the smell of blood. Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in large numbers, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed like a river.

It's like becoming a human meat grinder.

The Japanese army collapsed directly.

The large amount of efficient killing power made the Japanese army truly realize the tremendous power of this automatic heavy machine gun.

Each of their regiments had only 6 Japanese Type heavy machine guns.

In this era, only Shen Hao knows the power of heavy machine guns.

I also have a better understanding of the power of heavy machine guns.

Before the Maxim was invented, Gatling was the battlefield harvester, but the hand-cranked ones were a bit slow.

As the saying goes, Gatling guns can save the dying and Maxim guns can bring the dying back to life.

Two magical weapons that killed people all over Europe.

But when Maxim came along, he killed 600 million soldiers during World War I alone, so it was a miracle that brought rejuvenation to the army that had him.

Today, even in Britain, which invented the Maxim heavy machine gun, each battalion of its army is only equipped with two Maxim heavy machine guns. It is not that they cannot produce them, but that they think it is a waste.

According to traditional perception, one bullet can kill a person, so the Maxim rifle, which fired 600 rounds per minute, was considered a waste of bullets.

Not enough attention is paid to heavy machine guns.

Of course, it is not just the UK that does not attach importance to it. Other countries are similar, and Japan certainly does not take it too seriously either.

What really made the Maxim heavy machine gun the main force on the battlefield was the Battle of the Somme in World War I.

The Battle of the Somme was the largest battle in World War I.

时间发生在1916年6月24日到11月18日间。

In order to break through the German defenses and push them back to the Franco-German border, the British and French forces fought in the Somme River area in northern France.

The total casualties on both sides were 130 million. It was the most brutal trench battle in World War I and the first time in human history that tanks were used in actual combat.