The combat effectiveness of the Japanese is very strong. This is a fact recognized by the Chinese people in this era, because many officers have the experience of studying in Japan, or have been trained by Japanese military consultants!
And many of the tactics of the Chinese army are inherited from the Japanese army, so it is normal for many officers to be afraid of Japan.
But this does not mean that the Chinese army is afraid of fighting the Japanese army. Dongkang fought hundreds of battles with the Japanese army, winning more and losing less. They have long lost their psychological fear of the Japanese army, so their combat effectiveness is naturally much stronger!
In an army, fighting spirit comes first, followed by weapons and equipment. At this stage, people operate weapons, so the role of people is still first. With the same equipment, most of the current domestic armies are probably Not necessarily the enemy's opponent!
But the Eastern Resistance is different. Even though the quality of the Eastern Resistance soldiers is much weaker than that of the Japanese army, they are no worse than the Japanese army in other aspects, especially their fighting purpose and belief are just, to protect their wives, children, and children, and to defend this country. nationality!
Although the Thirty-sixth Division is a reorganized unit, its combat effectiveness is one or two levels lower than that of the direct troops of Dongkang, but Du Xinwu's directly affiliated reconnaissance battalion is the top unit of the Thirty-sixth Division, and it is also an iron and fierce force. The meat, equipment and personnel are all the best. After intensive training, the combat effectiveness will naturally increase quickly!
That¡¯s why Du Xinwu had the confidence to fight against the elite cavalry squadron of the Little Devils with infantry against the cavalry!
"Sir, the heavy machine gun of the China Army is beyond the range of the grenade" the grenadier reported helplessly.
"Damn it, where's the mortar?"
"Mortars. We carry small-caliber mortars. They are also out of reach"
"Asshole. Order Yano-kun to organize a charge and knock out that man's heavy machine gun, otherwise we will all have to answer here!"
"Hai!"
"Qiuqiu"
"Be careful, the enemy's shells are coming, get down!"
The Japanese were able to organize a counterattack in the panic, which showed that they were indeed an elite force. Dozens of artillery shells fell on the advancing position of the reconnaissance battalion. There was a violent explosion, and the entire position was shrouded in smoke!
"Damn it, mortar platoon, fight back and knock out the Japanese artillery positions!" When he looked up and saw many comrades who had lost signs of life around his position, Du Xinwu felt that all the blood in his body rushed to his forehead!
"yes!"
"Da da¡¡"
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Du Xinwu's expression immediately changed, it was the sound of horse hooves, the little devil had organized his troops to launch a counter-attack after the shelling!
On flat ground. Infantry versus cavalry, the result can be imagined!
"Quick. Form a skirmishing formation and fight each other, focusing on shooting the Japanese war horses!" Du Xinwu quickly got up from behind the bunker and shouted!
Gunshots rang out again, and Du Xinwu led two soldiers directly to the hills on both sides of the road.
The Japanese army gathered about a small group and launched a counterattack against the reconnaissance camp. Behind the shining sabers, there were ferocious and cruel faces. Within a distance of less than two or three hundred meters, the war horses arrived in front of them in one sprint!
The soldiers who did not have time to retreat to the hillsides on both sides were quickly overwhelmed by the Japanese cavalry. Obviously, their chances of survival were slim!
"Fight me!" Du Xinwu roared angrily and started to fight back against the Japanese cavalry. There was gunfire all around!
The battle is extremely fierce. This Japanese army is an experienced veteran. They have served in the army for more than three years. Their reactions and combat qualities are first-rate. Moreover, they are deeply influenced by the spirit of Bushido and are not afraid of life or death!
Du Xinwu had some contact with the Japanese army before, but in most cases the fighting was relatively small, and the Japanese army did not have many troops. It was basically not a battle of the same scale. But now, a Japanese cavalry squadron is as strong as a reconnaissance battalion. , the weapons and equipment are similar. Except for the fact that the opponent is cavalry, the Japanese army does not actually have an advantage in other aspects!
Gaodong Sataro was also surprised. The combat effectiveness of the Chinese army that ambushed him was beyond his expectation. It was obvious that this was an elite unit of the Chinese army!
At this time, he is not in a hurry to return to Longhua. If he can eliminate an elite unit of the China Army, it will be a great military achievement. On the contrary, if he goes back with the current losses, not only will there be no benefit, but he may also be killed by the superiors. rebuke!
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Being able to quickly adjust to our attack, stabilize the front, and even fight back!
??In the Japanese Cavalry Squadron and led by Du XinwuWhen the reconnaissance battalion was exchanging fire, Zhou Xuyang led two special operations teams to escort the prisoners and rushed to the edge of the battlefield.
"Boss, Commander Du seems to have underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japs. He was beaten back by the Japs. The battle is a bit stalemate?" Liangzi observed with a telescope.
"Everyone has a first time. Du Xinwu's performance is much better than that of ordinary people!" Zhou Xuyang commented calmly and objectively.
¡°Boss, look, the kid used the cavalry charge to counterattack and secretly moved the mortar position forward three hundred meters!¡±
"Oh?" Zhou Xuyang was surprised.
"The Japs are eyeing the heavy machine gun position of the reconnaissance camp. Quick, inform Battalion Commander Du immediately to be careful of the heavy machine gun position!"
Although Zhou Xuyang¡¯s warning was timely, he still used a counterattack and the cover of gunpowder smoke to move the mortar position forward three hundred meters, just within the range of the heavy machine gun position of the reconnaissance battalion.
"Dong dong"
"Lie down, lie down"
"Damn it, move the heavy machine gun quickly, the little Japs are too damn insidious" After eating a mouthful of sand, Du Xinwu almost lost his breath. He finally understood in his heart that he had been too arrogant before. So proud, even though he thought he had let go, in fact, he had not done enough!
¡°Battal Commander, our heavy machine guns are all lined up, and only one of the four heavy machine guns has been rescued!¡±
"What, just grab one?" Du Xinwu shuddered, heavy machine guns are not popular goods, this kind of gun is not easy to produce, one heavy machine gun can be replaced by thirty rifles!
"Where are the people?"
"Not many people died. Seven or eight were injured. Platoon Leader Wang was also seriously injured!"
"Asshole. Immediately organize the soldiers with good marksmanship in the camp to kill the Japanese artillery for me. Go quickly!" Du Xinwu kicked his communications squad leader far away!
"Boss, Du Xinwu seems to have suffered a big loss. He seems to have only one of the four heavy machine guns left. Should we help him?"
"It's not necessary for the time being. We are just here to raid the formation, not to help." Zhou Xuyang said. "We can't always follow them as babysitters every time they fight in the future?"
"However, with just these people, if they want to deal with this Japanese cavalry, even if they win, there will probably be a lot of casualties!"
"This is the price a force must pay to mature. Do you still remember how we got here?" Zhou Xuyang said, "There are rumors outside that our ghost troops are so powerful, but how do they know? For this reason, how many of our comrades have learned from us?" Left behind!"
"One general's success will lead to ten thousand bones drying up. Boss, do you think this is the truth?" A trace of sadness flashed in Liangzi's eyes. Some of the people who sacrificed were close friends with him. Now that we are separated forever, this feeling is really uncomfortable.
"Someone will come to help them!" Zhou Xuyang said.
"who?"
"You forgot that the Thirty-sixth Division also has an independent cavalry regiment. It must be on its way here. Attacked from both sides. The fate of this Japanese cavalry squadron has been determined. If it escapes now, there may be a trace of it. There is no hope of escape, but we will eventually destroy it!" Zhou Xuyang laughed.
"Yes, why did I forget this!"
"Boss, the Thirty-sixth Division Cavalry Regiment called to ask how the battle is going?" the communications soldier asked.
"Where is the cavalry regiment?"
¡°We¡¯ve already passed the second hurdle, and we expect to arrive in twenty minutes!¡±
"Tell Commander Dong that he only has a quarter of an hour. After a quarter of an hour, I want to see the cavalry regiment attack from behind the Japanese!" Zhou Xuyang ordered calmly.
"yes!"
"Batalion Commander, Commander Zhou sent someone to inform us that a general attack will be launched in a quarter of an hour!"
"General attack, what kid is he kidding? We can only fight a stalemate with the Japanese army now. Let alone a quarter of an hour, we may not be able to switch to a counterattack in half an hour!" Du Xinwu suddenly felt annoyed when he heard this.
"This is Commander Zhou's order. We must be ready for a counterattack in a quarter of an hour!"
"Asshole, he can stand and talk without hurting his back. The devil is not a fool. I can chop him as much as I want?"
"Batalion Commander, will Commander Zhou personally help us?"
Du Xinwu¡¯s eyes flickered. This obviously meant that you will give your reconnaissance camp another quarter of an hour. If it doesn¡¯t work, we will come. But this is obviously not a good idea, so we can only find an excuse first.
"Damn, this guy named Zhou is so bullying!" Du Xinwu is not the only one who is smart. There are many veterans in the reconnaissance camp, so naturally there are many smart people!
"Batalion Commander, what should we do? If we can't take down the Japs' cavalry squadron, what can we do?Let the person named Zhou take advantage. If the teacher finds out, he will kill us! "Several company platoon leaders felt a sense of being insulted, with unwillingness and anger on their faces!
"Damn it, the Japs still have at least half of their troops. They built a simple circular position in the counterattack just now. The Japs also have cavalry. They can protrude out at any time. Our existing troops cannot defend them, so we want to It is too difficult to completely eliminate them!" Hu Shouzheng, the first company commander, analyzed.
"We only have one heavy machine gun left, but the artillery platoon is still there, and we still have fire support to attack the enemy."
"If the whole battalion switches to a strong attack after a quarter of an hour, even if we can capture the Japanese army, our casualties will be very high" Li Quanyou, the second company commander, worried.
"Batalion Commander, this is the first battle since the establishment of our reconnaissance battalion. Can't we just give the credit to others?"
"What's the first battle? Haven't we already fought against the Japs before?"
¡°Then the entire battalion acted together in the previous operations?¡±
"The order for this operation was personally issued by General Lu. Let us all obey Commander Zhou's orders. No matter what the purpose of his order is, our battalion will switch to counterattack in a quarter of an hour. Please listen to me. Whoever dares to disobey orders, don't blame me, Du Xinwu, for being ruthless and enforcing battlefield discipline!" Du Xinwu said slowly.