Chapter 34: A Battle That Could End in a Moment
"What?" Staff Officer Li hurried over to stop Chen Xiao: " What did you just say? Are there Japanese troops heading straight to Daxia Bay?"
"Um!"
Chen Xiao was checking his equipment, a mortar. Others would disassemble the mortar and install or carry it, but he did not. He directly assembled the mortar and carried it on his shoulders since he was strong enough.
This happened during an attack on a Japanese transport vehicle, during which we captured a Type 97 indirect-fire infantry gun, which was actually an 81mm mortar.
There were originally two guns, but one of them was pushed by a dying Japanese soldier, and it fell into a ravine and could not be found.
There were some shells left, quite a lot, more than a hundred.
The power of an 81mm caliber mortar shell is so powerful that it makes me happy just thinking about it.
It's just a bit heavy, at least 140 pounds for the entire mortar including the base plate.
But this beast Chen Xiao, while carrying the mortar, he also carried two boxes of shells on his other shoulder.
Staff Officer Li wanted to stop him and ask for details, but Chen Xiao pushed him out : "Let's talk about it after the battle. If you go too late, these bastards will get away!"
As soon as he dealt with Staff Officer Li, he ran out with the soldiers from the school, preparing to march straight to Yangcun, the independent regiment's base.
If we rush there this time, we will definitely not be able to catch up with the battle between Yamamoto's Special Battalion and the Independent Regiment, but we can block Yamamoto's retreat route.
Although he asked the trainees to take up all their machine guns, he never thought of engaging in a face-to-face battle with this unit.
You know, the independent regiment led by Kong Jie is the main force regiment, and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.
However, in the original plot, the score was 200:0. He thought he had killed one opponent, so the score was 200:1.
Who knew that in the later plot, when Yamamoto Ikki introduced the special forces to his superiors, he said 200:0, and the wounded soldier also appeared on the training ground.
And Kong Jie also said that the opponent's automatic weapons were aimed at the face, and every shot hit the flesh, and the shooting skills were very accurate.
Although Li Yunlong later picked up two eggshells and said that they were American-made submachine guns, Li Yunlong knew nothing about them. They were made in Germany, the latest MP38. After all, the American military grease gun in the TV series was not finalized until 1942 and it was impossible for it to appear in the hands of the Japanese army.
But no matter what submachine gun it is, strong firepower, high rate of fire and long magazine are standard features.
If it were a face-to-face encounter , the bolt-fire rifle would definitely not be able to beat the submachine gun. This is why the independent regiment was not weak in combat and still managed to win 200:0.
Since Brigade Commander Chen and Ding Wei have already notified the headquarters, they should be prepared this time and I believe the losses will not be too great.
Yamamoto Ikki's special operations concept is to conduct operations quietly, retreat quickly once discovered, and come back next time.
He definitely didn't want to fight a decisive battle, nor could he fight it.
So Chen Xiao’s choice was to set an ambush on Yamamoto’s path and kill him.
Just as he was leaving the school gate, the brigade commander rode up in a hurry and asked, "What's going on? What kind of troops are going to invade Daxia Bay?"
"We'll talk as we go."
Chen Xiao tightened the things on his back, and then said: "The Japanese army has a small unit of less than 100 people, but its combat capability is strong, stronger than the scouts in our school, and most of them are personnel who have learned special operations from Germany.
Moreover, they all used automatic firearms, German-made MP38s, with fierce firepower.
The concept of special operations is currently only taken seriously in Germany in Europe. It is about picking out the best soldiers to form a sharp knife.
Like an assassin, he would go straight for the enemy's leader and never get entangled with large troops. It's a bit like what Li Bai said in "Song of the Knight-errant": "Kill one person in every ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles. When the task is done, he will leave, hiding his body and name."
A few days ago, when I went to the city for reconnaissance, I seemed to have seen one of the people who studied special operations when I met in Europe, and I guessed that their target was definitely the headquarters.
That’s why we have people guarding the road out of the city. Just now we received a report that they have left the city. According to their route, their target should be the Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Daxiawan.”
When Brigade Commander Chen heard that the small force had less than 100 people, he felt relieved: "Are you sure this small force of less than 100 people is going to attack the Eighth Route Army headquarters guarded by three regiments?"
What I mean is, three regiments, at least 5,000 to 8,000 people, can't stop a small force of less than 100 people?
"This is a special forces unit of less than 100 people, not an ordinary force." Chen Xiao reminded him.
"Just like our Eighth Route Army's new recruit from Xingtai, Captain Lu, who stabbed 17 Japanese soldiers to death in hand-to-hand combat. It is said that he was also a very accurate shooter, and during the Hundred Regiments Campaign, he killed countless Japanese soldiers.
If we gather 100 people like this, give them all automatic weapons, and have enough ammunition, can we kill Shinozuka Yoshio's headquarters in a surprise attack?"
After he said this, Brigade Commander Chen instantly realized the danger of the situation. He immediately rode back to Ding Wei's regiment headquarters, notified the brigade headquarters by phone, and then asked the brigade headquarters to notify the headquarters to prepare special operations to deal with this kind of sneak attack by a small force.
Soon, he came back: “This place is too far from the headquarters, you can’t catch up.
And I have informed the headquarters to prepare for the response. A few dozen more of you won't make much difference, but a few less of you won't make much either.
Although your special operations tactics are extremely powerful, its weakness is that you have too few people.
If it is a sneak attack, decapitation tactics can indeed be used, but once others are prepared, this tactic will be meaningless.
What awaits them is only destruction, and you will not be able to catch up with them."
Who is Brigade Commander Chen?
As someone who has fought in many battles, this tactic was new to him before he had heard of it, but once he heard of it, he could quickly calculate the pros and cons in his mind.
This is the way to deal with this tactic.
“I had no intention of going to the rescue headquarters. Since I’ve found him and asked you to notify the headquarters, we’ll be fine as long as we’re prepared.
But the essence of special operations is to escape thousands of miles away when you see something is impossible to do.
In other words, once they are discovered, they will immediately turn around and run away. They will never attack by force.
What I have to do is to set up an ambush on the route they must take to retreat.
Crush this budding special operations force of the Japanese army to death!"
Upon hearing this, Brigade Commander Chen stretched out his hand to the guard and said, "Map..."
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At night, the independent regiment and the other two regiments, which had received notification from the headquarters, were on high alert and ready to fight.
Kong Jie was smoking in the house. The number of sentries and covert sentries increased a lot, and many soldiers were holding guns in the house waiting for orders.
Or hide in fortifications and wait for the enemy to arrive.
But unexpectedly, the enemy came!
But the way they came was different from what they thought. They did not come from the front, but climbed up from the cliff on the back mountain.
The people of the independent regiment never thought that there would be enemies able to climb up from the cliffs on the back mountain, so all the fortifications were built forward without defending the rear, and they were caught off guard all of a sudden.
But they were prepared after all. Shouts and screams rang out, and waves of people rushed out of the houses and fortifications, but they were greeted by fierce flames.
The battle lasted a very short time and they separated as soon as they made contact. Seeing that the battle started early, Yamamoto Ikki knew that the opportunity to fight was gone, so he immediately ordered a retreat, disengaged from the battle, and fled far away.
Kong Jie was left looking at the sacrificed soldiers, feeling sad. What was even more sad was that not a single soldier was left alive.
It was a pity for Yamamoto Ikki that he lost the fighter plane and the operation failed.
But he didn't know that an even greater failure was waiting for him ahead.
