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Text Chapter 66: Overestimating the Enemy

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    Hearing the platoon leader's request, He Fangren patted his shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Okay, it turns out you have a plan in mind. I think you can be the company commander. Okay, I'll follow your request.  IĄŻll give you three snipers, and IĄŻll give you the more than twenty directional mines we brought this time.Ą±

    "That thing is not useful for offensive combat. It is too heavy to carry. As for the next step of the battle, our superiors will replenish it for us if we use it up anyway. But you have to be careful. Use snacks when you bury it. Don't let the Japanese use artillery fire.  They were all wiped out. This thing is a powerful weapon against group attacks. It would be a pity if the Japanese used artillery fire to wipe them out."

    In response to He Fangren's instructions, the platoon leader just smiled honestly and said: "Captain, don't worry. We are all veterans and know what to do. Please don't worry, Commander, we will definitely follow your request and die."  Hold back the enemies in front of you to prevent them from taking a step beyond their reach."

    He Fangren nodded to the platoon leader's assurance, but didn't say anything else. Now he didn't have much time to talk nonsense. How could he defeat the enemies on his flanks in the shortest time and seize the initiative on the battlefield?  What should be done most now.

    After leaving behind the equipment and personnel requested by the platoon leader, He Fangren himself led the remaining troops into two groups and detoured towards the two wings of the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Police Guards Squadron that was attacking his flanks, preparing to cooperate with them.  The blocking platoon defeated the squadron first.

    He Fangren's plan of concentrating the limited forces at hand to first defeat the enemies on the flanks, and then counterattack the enemies in front of them, to take advantage of Tao Laizhao's defenders to break away from the fortifications and annihilate them as much as possible in the field is a good and more consistent plan.  The current comparison of enemy and enemy forces.

    But at this time, He Fangren, who was eager to defeat the enemy who was outflanking him, made a mistake that he shouldn't have made. Although the puppet Manchukuo railway police guards in front of him were very different from what he had remembered, but in the  In He Fangren's eyes, he still didn't take them too seriously.

    Because the prisoners of war have not yet been captured, he does not yet know that the Puppet Manchukuo railway police escort in front of him is very different from before. For him, these Puppet Manchukuo policemen are different from the Puppet Manchukuo army he has encountered before.  Compared with the military and police, their combat effectiveness has only been enhanced and the number of machine guns equipped has increased.

    In his opinion, these Puppet Manchukuo military and police forces, no matter how strong their combat effectiveness is, the reason why they fight so tenaciously is probably the result of the Japanese troops supervising the battle behind them, and the Japanese troops behind them supporting them. As long as he is in the shortest time,  Within the time required to complete the counter-siege, it was only a matter of time before the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Police collapsed.

    In a word, He Fangren underestimated the enemy in this battle. When he discovered that the number of Japanese and puppet troops in Tao Laizhao exceeded his total strength, he did not concentrate the troops that were scattered to seize various strongholds east of Tao Laizhao, but he ignored the strength and strength of both the enemy and ourselves.  There was a gap in firepower, but they took the lead in attacking.

    What he should do most at this time is to gather the troops scattered east of Tao Laizhao who are seizing various key points, instead of concentrating all his forces to attack the enemies on the flanks first.  Two squadrons of the Railway Police Guards, it was a pretty good choice for him to do so.

    But the defenders here are not just these two railway police squadrons. Although the Japanese and puppet troops like Tao Laizhao do not need a reinforced regiment to deal with them, at least one battalion of troops must be concentrated. After all, where is the actual strength of the Japanese and puppet troops?  , before the artillery arrived, the difference between heavy equipment was also huge.

    He used a reinforced company to attack Tao Laizhao, who had three and a half squadrons and artillery cover. It can only be said that it was too much. Almost all the defenders on Tao Laizhao's front line were concentrated in Tao Laizhao, but other troops on the east and west sides were concentrated.  There are not many Japanese and puppet troops in each stronghold combined.

    As long as the Japanese and puppet troops in Taolaizhao Nei are defeated, the remaining enemy forces will not be feared at all. They can be dealt with slowly. Even if the remaining small forces are not dealt with, the few remaining troops will be left with two or three.  Ten, a Puppet Manchukuo police force of at least ten people is no big deal.

    In his opinion, he should concentrate his forces at the moment and launch a counterattack against the Puppet Manchukuo police escort squadron on his flank first, trying to concentrate his forces first to defeat one of them, and then concentrate the remaining forces to eat up the enemy in front and defeat these two squadrons.  With the Puppet Manchukuo police escort, two-thirds of Tao Laizhao's main garrison force had been removed, and the remaining one and a half squadrons of Japanese troops were no longer in his eyes. It would be a matter of course to capture Tao Laizhao by then.

    But he ignored the combat effectiveness of the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Guards in front of him. Will he be able to easily succeed under the cover of artillery fire? Even if he could deal with the Puppet Manchukuo Railway Guards squadron, his casualties would still be high.  Can numbers allow him to realize his plan.

      And his opponent in front of him is not the kind of guy who is hot-headed and doesn't care about anything. The middle and lower-level officers of the Japanese army are quite capable of commanding and grasping the situation of this small-scale battle, especially the combat staff officers.  , although he is a bit arrogant, his tactical analysis ability is at least average.

    The most important thing is that He Fangren also had some deficiencies in adjusting deployment on the battlefield and encountering difficulties. Although he had foreseen the difficulties in adjusting deployment under Japanese artillery fire, he did not take it too seriously. In his opinion,  Adjusting the deployment under the artillery fire of the Japanese and puppet troops will indeed cause certain casualties, but these casualties are still somewhat insignificant compared with the results obtained after the adjustment and deployment is completed.

    He Fangren thought that his plan was perfect, but Major Keiji Seto in front of him was not an idiot. On the contrary, after calming down, he reacted very quickly. Through the telescope, he found that the Anti-Japanese Alliance in front of them had adjusted their deployment and troops, and was concentrating on eating him.  After the troops launched the attack from the flank, they immediately adjusted their deployment.

    Major Seto Keiji immediately put half of his infantry squadron and the cavalry squadron of the police escort into the flanks to strengthen the troops on the flanks. At the same time, except for two mortars and a nine-gun  The second infantry artillery continued to provide fire support for the front, and transferred the main artillery fire from the front to the flanks.

    The reason why he did not take advantage of He Fangren's opportunity to concentrate his main forces on the flanks was to continue to invest troops on the front in order to break through the front in the shortest possible time, complete the division of the resistance forces facing them, and cooperate with the attacking troops on the flanks to flank the enemy.  The reason why the flank attacking troops launched a counterattack was because he knew that if he continued to invest troops on the front, he would definitely encounter a tenacious blockage from the defenders on the front.

    Once the roundabout troops on the flanks are under siege by the opponent's main force and cannot support a frontal breakthrough, the troops invested from the front will not only be unable to change the situation, but may also be bitten by the Anti-Union forces who have turned around.  He had experienced the rate of fire of a short rifle that was even shorter than the medium-sized rifles used by the Chinese government forces last night.

    Moreover, this kind of weapon not only has a fast rate of fire, but also has high accuracy. Within 400 meters, it can almost hit anywhere. Once within 400 meters, not to mention the 38-type rifle in your hand is like a fire stick.  Likewise, they are no match at all in a shootout. Even the Taisho 11-year-old light machine gun in their hands is no match for them. In addition, their two terrifying machine guns can be carried all over the ground by one person.  Roiling artillery pieces.

    Once the flanking attack troops are completely surrounded by them, it is almost difficult to hold on for too long in this situation where the opponent consciously creates a close combat situation. They might collapse before a frontal breakthrough, and for Seto Kei  For Second Major, he knows the background of these railway police guards very well.

    These railway police guards were reorganized by Koreans, veterans of the Kwantung Army in the Northeast, and Japanese police officers from various parts of Manchuria. Compared with the previous railway police guards composed of Manchurians, they were much more loyal.  A big improvement, but it is still far incomparable to the regular Kwantung Army. When the battle situation has the upper hand, it will certainly fight to the death.

    But if the battle situation is at a disadvantage or goes against him, only God knows how it will behave. He cannot use this police squadron as the fulcrum of the entire battlefield, nor dare to really trap these people.  A desperate situation.

    And in his opinion, since the main force of the Anti-Alliance forces facing them is concentrated on the flanks, if the superior forces are concentrated to defeat the Anti-Alliance forces on the flanks, the remaining enemy forces on the front will not be afraid.  You can fight them however you want, even with just cannonballs, you can consume them bit by bit.

    The most important thing is that Major Seto Keiji, like He Fangren, doesn't like to put the main effective forces on the frontal attack. In his view, since the opponent has adjusted its deployment and put the main effective forces on the flanks in an attempt to attack him with all his strength.  An attack from the flanks would be a rare opportunity for him to gather his strength and encircle and annihilate them in a short period of time, especially before the Anti-Resistance Alliance reinforcements arrive.

    So when Major Keiji Seto saw that the Anti-Japanese Alliance had withdrawn most of its troops from the front and moved them to the flanks, he adjusted his deployment almost at the same time. In addition to leaving a squadron of the regular Kwantung Army, he would  All the effective forces were thrown into the flank of the enemy in front of them.

    Of course, he himself would never rush to the front line to command in person. As the supreme commander of Tao Laizhao's front-line defenders, he did not have the habit of holding a saber and personally charging on the front line. Since the Manchukuo Railway Police Guards were in Tao Laizhao  Isn't there a regimental commander who is equivalent to a third-class police sergeant with the rank of major? It just so happens that he can replace him and command the battle on the front line.

    Although this major commander is alsoThe ancestral Japanese is still a retired captain of the Kwantung Army, but to the Kwantung Army, the military and police ranks of the Puppet Manchuria are useless. Even a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army saw the so-called Manchukuo Army.  The colonel is also a third-level official.

    Major Seto Keiji would not admit that the regiment commander was equivalent to the actual police rank of major. For him, that guy's real military rank was a captain. Since his military rank was major, that person's military rank before retirement was  Captain, naturally his rank is higher than his, and it is only natural to obey his command.

    Not to mention that he is a small retired captain, but he is also a serious major captain in the division. He can only choose to obey his status as a combat staff officer. Doesn't he know that the Kwantung Army's combat staff officer?  Has it always been the case that people get promoted by one level when the wind blows? It's the same for regular serving majors, not to mention that he is a small captain and he is retired.
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