Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Chapter 575: The Strongest Shield of the New Second Regiment

Kong Jie saw through the telescope that the Japanese were mobilizing troops out of the city, and that the main force of the Shuitian Regiment was heading straight for his central army. He immediately became extremely excited. It seemed that the Japanese in Ping'an County had been fooled.

There were only one thousand men defending each of the other two city gates, while there were as many as three thousand men at the East Gate. In addition, all artillery was concentrated there, waiting for the Japanese to take the initiative to attack, to eliminate the enemy's manpower in the wild and clear the obstacles for the subsequent siege.

When Li Yunlong and the other two made this plan, they were worried that the Japanese did not understand their intentions. Now it seems that there are experts among the puppet troops in the city who are giving them advice, allowing the Japanese to successfully fall into the trap.

At this time, the first company of the first battalion of the new second regiment was responsible for the forefront position. As the spearhead company of the entire battalion, the first company had its own capital to be proud of.

Compared with the Independent Regiment's strongest attacking battalion, the New Second Regiment's First Battalion is known for its ability to defend positions and is known as the New Second Regiment's strongest shield.

In fact, if you really think about it, the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment has a close relationship with the Independent Regiment. When Li Yunlong and Kong Jie separated, they took away the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment and the newly formed Sixth Battalion. The First Battalion of the New First Regiment was expanded from the strongest company of the Third Battalion of the Independent Regiment.

Everyone knows that the first battalion of the independent regiment is good at attacking, the second battalion is good at defending, and the third battalion is good at both attacking and defending.

The troops that can rank among the top three in strength in the independent regiment are not easy to deal with, otherwise they would have been surpassed by the battalions behind them.

Captain Jiang of the First Battalion of the New Second Regiment said to Captain Fan of the First Company: "Old Fan, the regiment commander has given the defense mission to our First Battalion this time. We must perform well from now on."

"This is a joint operation of three regiments, especially Captain Li's independent regiment has also joined in. We must not take it lightly, and we must not be outdone by others and let our old brothers laugh at us."

"Back then, our independent regiment was still led by Captain Kong. Because we lost a battle, we were laughed at by other brother troops as dough. Although no one dares to mention it now, it was all thanks to Captain Li."

"As a veteran of the independent regiment, I can understand the bitterness of Commander Kong. Our new Second Regiment must fight a brilliant comeback this time to bring honor to the old commander and let the military district leaders see the strength of our new Second Regiment."

After hearing this, Captain Fan did not say anything, but just nodded in agreement. He himself was not good at speaking, but he was extremely fierce in fighting and was definitely a fierce commander.

"By the way, Lao Fan, our battalion's mortar platoon is right behind your company's position and is ready to provide you with artillery support at any time."

"Go tell the comrades in the first company later to fight hard and not be reluctant to use ammunition. We have the arsenal to fully support us. We have never encountered such a rich battle in our eight lifetimes. If we fail to fight well, it will be a disgrace."

Captain Fan patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Battalion Commander. As long as our First Company is here, the Japanese on the other side won't be able to get through at all."

"That's encouraging. OK, I'll go check out the other companies."

The first battalion had a total of 1,000 people, including five infantry companies and one machine gun company. This time, Captain Jiang deployed three companies in front of the position, and the remaining two companies were used as reserves, ready to support the frontline at any time.

Kong Jie gave the first battalion the task of holding the position until dark. The third battalion would take over the position tomorrow afternoon. The third battalion would hold the position for a day, and then the first battalion would take over.

Anyway, the mission of the New Second Regiment now is to destroy the effective forces of the Ping'an County defenders as much as possible. We cannot inflict heavy damage on the enemy all at once, but we must always let the Japanese feel that as long as they try harder, they can break through our defensive positions.

As for night attacks in close combat, this has gradually been removed from the consideration of our front-line commanders. For a unit with sufficient ammunition, this kind of tactic of killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of one's own should not be used if possible.

Even our favorite tactic of counterattacking at the front line and seizing a large amount of weapons and ammunition after repelling the enemy is rarely used now.

The main reason was that the Japanese had only a few shabby weapons and equipment, which the soldiers didn't want, and the ammunition was not interchangeable. It was a completely thankless task.

Now, except for grenade launchers and various artillery pieces, all other equipment captured from the enemy has basically been handed over to the local guerrillas for use. Even the melon-shaped grenades that were extremely rare before have gradually become less popular as our base's arsenal has produced large quantities of high-explosive grenades.

In view of the fact that our troops currently have sufficient ammunition, the tactics used by our troops are much more flexible. Unlike before, in order to seize more weapons and ammunition, the soldiers had to take huge risks.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese Paddy Field Regiment finally gathered together, and then marched out of the city gate in a swagger, ready to compete with the New Second Regiment.

Another half an hour later, the 1st Battalion of the Shuitian Regiment arrived at the position of the 1st Battalion as the vanguard, and after a short rest, it was ready to launch an attack.

Because this was a fishing plan, the position Kong Jie chose was a flat area, which was the kind of terrain that was easy to attack but difficult to defend, and he did not take advantage of the Japanese.

Of course, Kong Jie is not stupid. It’s mainly because we are completely different now than before.

For example, the equipment used for digging trenches was basically second-hand equipment captured from the Japanese. Basically, they were shovels, pickaxes, spades, baskets, etc., and it was not even possible for each person to have one.

But now our arsenal has been able to develop various sophisticated tools for digging trenches according to the needs of the battlefield, especially the multi-functional engineer shovel designed by Kong Hao, which is made of high-quality steel and is perfect for repairing trenches.

Moreover, if the Japanese come close to you and you don't have any hard weapons at hand, you can just pick up the engineer shovel in your hand and attack them, which is sometimes more useful than a bayonet.

Units like the New Second Regiment, which are relatively close to the industrial zone, even formed a special engineering company with more than 200 people, which is specifically used to lay mines and build trenches. This also made our troops more regular and professional.

The captain of the mountain observed carefully with a telescope and immediately laughed:

"Adjutant, look at the troops on the other side. Do you think they are stupid? They actually built fortifications on flat ground. How can these hastily dug trenches stop the attack of our invincible soldiers?"

"And I just made a special observation. The enemy has only dug three trenches and has not formed a deep defense system. This position is like paper and will be broken by a single charge."

"Captain, this is also what I find strange. You know, generally speaking, fortifications are built based on the terrain, especially in high-altitude terrain, where the defenders will have a great advantage."

"Our army has fought against the Chinese army for so many years, but this is the first time we have encountered such an arrogant opponent who actually wants to compete with us on the plains. I can only say that the opponent is very courageous."

Captain Shanbian nodded. This was something that puzzled him, but now was not the time to think about it. He gave the order decisively:

"Order the artillery squad to quickly set up the artillery, and the three infantry squadrons to attack the three opposing positions respectively. I hope the battle can be over in two hours, so we still have time to go back for dinner."