Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"boom

"The Eighth Route Army's close combat methods have been very well summarized and promoted among all troops.

Let the enemy in and suddenly open fire, causing casualties to the Japanese. The Japanese react quickly and will quickly lie down and look for cover to counterattack.

At this time, the Eighth Route Army troops used the grenades in their hands.

Hundreds of grenades will be thrown out in an instant.

This is a close combat method, the best way to injure the Japanese army in a short period of time.

Especially because of the lack of width, the Japanese troops were quite dense. Even if the Japanese troops dispersed and tried to find cover, they still suffered many casualties from the grenade explosions. The grenade explosions killed three Japanese soldiers on the spot and injured five.

In just this one move, 10 Japanese soldiers were killed and 12 were injured.

Don't think that the Japanese casualties were few. Fortunately, this was the close combat style that the Eighth Route Army was best at. If they had really fought the Japanese army head-on like the Nationalist Army, they would have suffered at least a company of casualties in order to inflict such heavy casualties on the Japanese.

The Japanese casualties were still too high.

A fifty-man attacking squad suffered 22 casualties.

Besides, this Japanese army was just testing the waters, so they did not choose to continue attacking, but chose to retreat.

"Pah—

"Snapped"

"Da da da"

The soldiers in the company were very excited.

Because they had repelled the Japanese army, and the Japanese army had left many bodies. This feeling of repelling the Japanese army head-on was simply too exciting for them. So they watched the Japanese army retreat and excitedly kept firing. The combat effectiveness of a unit can be seen from this.

Can't control my emotions.

Ning Hai saw the soldiers excited and immediately shouted, "Stop shooting! Get down! Get down! Move the machine guns to another position."

But it's still a little late.

After the Japanese troops evacuated the first battalion's position, they immediately began firing artillery.

This independent battalion, though small in number, had only about 17 men, but it was equipped with two infantry guns and grenade launchers.

"Boom boom boom"

Xiao Yongshi was at the command center in the back, looking at the situation and shaking his head.

Many officers and soldiers of the 35th Regiment had never fought a direct, positional battle with the Japanese, and therefore had never experienced Japanese artillery bombardment. They had just fought a successful close combat, but due to poor preparations by their subordinates, they suffered numerous casualties. The Japanese infantry artillery and cannons, in addition to bombing positions, also destroyed light machine gun emplacements.

In particular, the grenade launcher destroyed a light machine gun of a company with just one round.

"This is a unit with little combat experience."

After observing the battle just now, Chang Xi Xinwei gave his evaluation.

Although the first exploratory attack resulted in 22 casualties, Naganishi Shin'ei wasn't concerned. He had already judged the 35th Regiment's combat effectiveness to be average. He surveyed the Qianmen Gorge and began issuing orders: "First Squadron, attack. Equip you with two flat-firing cannons. Capture the opposing position."

"Yes.

Chapter 293 Things are different now

Chang Xi Xinwei is still very confident.

The First Squadron consisted of 140 men, equipped with two heavy machine guns, five light machine guns, and six ammunition cannons. Changxi Xinwei now equipped them with two flat-firing cannons, bringing the total to around 150 men. Changxi Xinwei believed this firepower could destroy the positions of an entire Eighth Route Army regiment.

The Japanese army has very mature offensive tactics.

The First Squadron deployed its forces, with one squad leading the way, followed by two squads. These squads, numbering 41 men, were smaller than the specialized mission squads. However, behind them were positions for flat-fire artillery, heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers. With the support of these heavy weapons, this squad's firepower was many times greater than that of the specialized offensive squads.

Chang Xi Xinwei believed that with such firepower, he could directly suppress the opposing position.

The Japanese army approached step by step.

Once within 30 meters, the First Company once again resorted to close combat. After the first round of fighting, everyone had gained experience and understood how to engage the Japanese. Therefore, Ning Hai didn't need to fire this time. Observers reported that once the Japanese approached within 30 meters, everyone stood up and fired in unison. However, the Japanese reacted quickly, and as soon as the First Company opened fire, they immediately lay down.

"Da da da

“Boom boom boom! This time all the heavy machine guns on this side opened fire.

The effect is there.

Three Japanese soldiers were killed and six were injured.

The effect was much worse than the first time. It was as if the first company had gained experience in blocking the Japanese from the first battle. The Japanese reacted quickly and were already prepared after the previous battle. So the moment the first company opened fire, they quickly lay down. Then the flat-fire artillery, heavy machine guns, and Zheng ammunition cannons behind opened fire. Especially the Japanese flat-fire artillery. The Japanese flat-fire artillery had a range of about one thousand meters, and it specifically targeted the machine gun positions.

When the National Army troops were fighting against the Japanese Army, they were very wary of the Japanese Army's flat-fire cannons and grenade launchers.

Because when the Japanese troops attacked, their flat-fire cannons and grenade launchers were specifically aimed at machine gun positions. Every time they fought, the Nationalist machine gun positions were destroyed by the Japanese flat-fire cannons and mortars. The flat-fire cannons weren't very powerful, but their accuracy was far superior to that of the grenade launchers.

Basically, as long as the machine gun position is targeted by the flat-fire cannon, it will not be able to escape.

Of course, flat-fire cannons are not without their shortcomings.

That's because of its limited range. Furthermore, it wasn't a curved artillery piece like an infantry gun, but rather a flat-firing cannon, requiring it to be positioned forward. However, if it were positioned forward, it would easily expose its position and become a target for enemy attacks. However, at this point, facing the Eighth Route Army, the flat-firing cannon was truly a formidable weapon for destroying machine gun positions.

"Hide, hide."

This round of attacks by the Japanese army made the first company of the first battalion realize the powerful firepower of the Japanese army and their strong ability to attack and conquer.

It's really too strong.

Fortunately, the troops dug trenches.

But with just these two strikes, the company's casualties skyrocketed. The heavy machine gun position that had just opened fire was destroyed by the Japanese flat-fire artillery.

"吆西."

Chang Xixinwei was observing the battlefield with a telescope in the back. He was overjoyed to see that the troops had suppressed the Eighth Route Army positions with firepower and destroyed the Eighth Route Army machine gun positions.

He immediately shouted, "Attack!"

The Japanese soldiers lying down immediately stood up and began to speed up. Not only the Japanese soldiers in the front, but also the two squads following them.

A troop of more than one hundred people spread out and rushed forward.

The Japanese army wanted to attack in one go and capture the company's defensive positions.

Ning Hai saw that his troops were suppressed by the Japanese heavy machine guns, so he took out a grenade and said, "Throw a grenade.

"Boom boom boom" grenades caused some casualties to the Japanese army.

But the Japanese attack only paused before continuing forward. The frontline Japanese troops were within 20 meters of the position. As the Japanese troops drew closer, their flat-fire artillery, heavy machine guns, and grenade launchers all stopped firing.

Because there was no open ground ahead, after the Japanese charged, there was almost no space left for flat-fire artillery and heavy machine guns to use. If they continued to use them, they might hit their own people.

This gave the team an opportunity to fight back.

They quickly emerged from the trenches and opened fire. But the Japanese were no longer concerned with casualties. They knew that if they rushed forward faster, they would have a chance to break through the company's defensive positions.

"Bang

"Bang

"Da da da"

The closer the Japanese troops got, the denser the crowd became.

At this moment, columns of fire suddenly erupted from the high points on both wings. It was the two companies of the Second Battalion, which had been hiding there, who opened fire. They faced the swarming Japanese First Squadron, then launched a barrage of grenades.

More than a hundred people were killed by this round of attacks.

They were already very close to the 1st Battalion's position, with the foremost men already there, but suddenly over 200 men emerged from two high points and opened fire, essentially crippling the squadron.

Because they also have light machine guns.

Moreover, Song Zhiyuan was above, and he not only attacked the attacking squadron below, but also concentrated his heavy machine guns to attack the flat-fire artillery, heavy machine guns and grenade launcher positions behind. The heavy machine guns were high above, and in a few seconds the flat-fire artillery, grenade launchers and heavy machine gun positions were completely silenced, causing heavy casualties.

"kill-"

After the second battalion opened fire, the Japanese attacking squadron fell into chaos. Ning Hai saw this good opportunity and immediately rushed out of the trench with his gun in hand.

The other soldiers followed suit. Combat was truly a training exercise. In less than an hour of fighting, the officers and soldiers of the first company were growing stronger and stronger, their courage growing. The Japanese First Squadron suffered heavy casualties from the sudden attack and had no choice but to retreat.

"Pack up guns and ammunition and retreat."

The speed of cleaning the battlefield is still very fast.

This time everyone had experience. After returning to the trench, they immediately lay down. Sure enough, the sound of Japanese infantry artillery soon followed.

"Colonel, only 47 people returned from the First Squadron, 12 of whom were wounded.

"Only eight people?"

"Yes."

"idiot."

Changxi Xinwei was furious.

The First Squadron consisted of 140 men, equipped with flat-firing cannons and Zheng-style shells. So, a full 150 men went out on the attack, but only 47 returned? In other words, the casualties from this attack were over 100 men?

Including the previous 22 casualties, our brigade fought here for only one hour, with more than 130 casualties.

All his troops combined only had more than 600 people.

The casualties were too great.

Changxi Xinwei once again observed the situation at Qianmen Gorge. He realized that he had indeed been somewhat careless. The Eighth Route Army had even deployed troops at the high points on both wings. Now that so many casualties had occurred, he could not let it end like this.

He must break through here.

Xiao Yongshi was watching the battle in the observation room and nodded.

The 35th Regiment's combat effectiveness was indeed improving rapidly. More importantly, the 35th Regiment didn't transfer many military commanders from other units. Yet, these military cadres were growing rapidly. This made Xiao Yongshi increasingly appreciate Song Zhiyuan.

This person is a talent.

There was no major commotion, but the 35th Regiment's character was being subtly altered. Its combat effectiveness was truly incomparable to what it had been. It simply lacked some combat experience; with a few more battles, the 35th Regiment would surely become another true mainstay of the Eighth Column.

The previous transfer of cadres to the column for training was done quietly by the 35th Regiment. Each battalion was assigned cadres, which seemed fair. But watching the current battle, Xiao Yongshi understood that Song Zhiyuan had not failed to remove some unqualified military cadres.

But he did it quietly, and it was obvious that he had the support of Feng Linqi, the political commissar of the 35th Regiment.

Without Feng Linqi's support, his work in the 35th Regiment would not have been so smooth.

After Song Zhiyuan arrived at the 35th Regiment, he must have been observing the situation there. Then, without much fanfare, he began to reshuffle the troops within the 35th Regiment. He truly was an outstanding military leader. As the Japanese army prepared to reorganize their offensive, the First Battalion also began to reshuffle its personnel. The First Company went down, and the Second Company took over.

The battle lasted for six hours.