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    Coupled with the threat of Japanese grenade launchers, Li Mingqing, who was short of troops, fell into a bitter battle almost as soon as the encounter began. Almost from the beginning, the Japanese army planned to attack all at once.  Machine guns and grenade launchers hit Li Mingqing like a storm.

    At the same time, under the cover of machine guns and grenade launchers, the Japanese infantry pressed forward almost across the line, launching assaults one after another.  When the frontal attack was repulsed, they attacked in a roundabout way from the flanks.  The first wave of offensives was defeated, and the second wave of offensives followed.  The continuous wave-like sudden attack tactics put great pressure on Li Mingqing.

    And Li Mingqing, who was short of ammunition, did not even dare to fire a machine gun.  In order to save ammunition as much as possible, he could only place the Japanese troops within a hundred meters.  But this situation is what he least wants to happen.  At a distance of one hundred meters, Japanese grenade launchers were simply too great a threat to machine guns.

    Even in a night battle, the Japanese grenades at this distance were almost always successful.  Especially when the muzzle flame of the machine gun is so obvious, the threat posed by the Japanese grenadier's machine gun to his subordinates can be said to be quite fatal.  A Japanese squad was equipped with two grenades.

    It was obvious that the Japanese troops in front of them used these grenades as mortars without artillery support, and they divided their labor in an orderly manner.  Some specialize in suppressing machine guns, while others are responsible for infantry groups.  The concentrated use of grenades by the infantry squadrons of the 28th Regiment in the battle brought Li Mingqing a danger that was almost more fatal than the cluster attack launched by the Japanese army from the front.

    "Compared with the previous melee, this became the most intense and the only head-on battle on the northern battlefield of Aruhorqin Banner tonight, and it was quite cruel.  Facing the attack of a Japanese brigade and four infantry squadrons, Li Mingqing commanded the five organic platoons in his hands to resist desperately under the cover of only three heavy machine guns.

    As for the two 60-gun cannons with only six shells in his hands, he could not use them before he thought they were at the most dangerous moment.  There are only 3,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets. Once all three heavy machine guns are fired, they will become a pile of scrap metal.  If all these six shells are consumed in a hurry, all the few support weapons in hand will be scrapped.  With insufficient troops, can we still hold the position after losing all supporting firepower?

    The absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, as well as the fact that the Japanese army devoted all its forces to attack almost regardless of the priority of the group, made Li Mingqing fall into a situation of supporting left and right from the beginning of the battle, and the battle was extremely difficult.  As soon as they fought, Li Mingqing felt extremely pressured.

    The only thing that made him somewhat relieved was that although the Japanese army was a little crazy, except for a few heavy machine guns and a larger number of new light machine guns and grenade launchers, there was almost no artillery support.  Li Mingqing, who has three heavy machine guns and two 60-gun cannons, seems to have a slight advantage in firepower.

    But this advantage is not easy to take advantage of in front of veterans of the 28th Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment affiliated with an established division of the Japanese army.  Less than ten minutes into the battle, one heavy machine gun and two light machine guns were knocked out by the Japanese grenade launchers, which were extremely accurate even at night.

    There are many new recruits in the army, and they enter the battle in a hurry.  Before the battle started, there were almost no protective positions for light and heavy machine guns to use, and there was no time to build positions.  When this battle began, light and heavy machine guns could only use the terrain to set up positions.  Even just a foxhole was hastily dug as a machine gun position.

    ??And there are a lot of new recruits in the army, and they lack the experience to deal with when the Japanese army has the advantage, especially the experience of dealing with grenades.  Real battlefield experience can only be obtained through the battlefield.  But fighting this kind of battle for the first time was indeed a bit overwhelming for this regiment.

    ??From eating meat to gnawing bones all of a sudden, it is quite a test for a newly formed army with a large proportion of recruits.  Especially when the comparison of military strength is quite disparate.  At the beginning, Wang Guangyu put these two regiments on the front line of the Alukorqin Banner, which meant that they could learn warfare under the cover of heavy artillery and aviation.

    As a result, Wang Deyao's move turned a relatively relaxed defensive battle under the cover of superior artillery fire into a downright bloody battle.  This kind of test is quite good for a new army if it doesn't collapse on the spot.  This kind of pressure would be difficult even for veteran troops to bear.

    Although before the battle started, cadres at all levels, including Li Mingqing, repeatedly emphasized that light machine guns must pay attention to shifting positions during battles. Although heavy machine guns repeatedly warned not to fire continuous rounds and save bullets as much as possible, the deployment of machine gun positions must be certain.  Set up alternating coverage.  Move as many positions as possible and don't get targeted by the Japanese grenadiers.

    If he has enough 60 shells, heOf course there is no need to worry.  The 60-gun is the most tit-for-tat weapon of the Japanese grenades and the weapon that poses the greatest threat to them.  Compared to the grenade canister which is only 50 mm, the range and lethality of the 60 gun are far beyond what the grenade can can match.

    If he has the main force in hand, he doesn't have to worry about anti-aircraft machine guns that can be used both high and low.  The firepower density and distance of this machine gun's flat fire were enough to drive the Japanese grenadier out of his firing range.  Even if there were more veterans in the army, he wouldn't have much to worry about.

    But now he can only tell the new machine gunners to move as many positions as possible.  Machine gun fire must form mutual cover.  Despite repeated warnings and giving the machine guns to veterans as much as possible, the result was that they still encountered poisonous hands shortly after the battle started.

    A heavy machine gun that had not moved its position since the battle began was accurately hit by three grenades fired by two Japanese grenadiers without any correction even at night.  After the same fight, they ignored everything and forgot to move their positions. The two light machine guns were also destroyed by grenade launchers.

    ? If we talk about the previous melee, it still cannot reflect the impact of too many new recruits in the army.  But once the real head-to-head fight begins, the gap in quality between recruits and veterans is revealed.  The two heavy machine guns in the hands of the veterans formed a crossfire that was accurate and brutal.  Not only did it effectively avoid the threat of grenade launchers, it also accurately covered the Japanese attack group with precise bursts of fire with almost no flares.

    ??????????????????? And under the cover of the light machine gun, we will immediately move our position after firing a bomb platoon, and never stay in the same place for more than five minutes.  Although this resulted in frequent interruptions in fire suppression, the most important suppression weapon was preserved after all.  Moreover, these heavy machine guns can be placed in the hands of veterans, who can master the rhythm of shooting and transfer.  Even if the firepower is temporarily interrupted, as long as they move to a new position, they can immediately suppress the Japanese offensive again.

    Before the battle started, Li Mingqing ignored the pressure from the front and equipped each heavy machine gun with two soldiers.  In addition to using rifles to cover the heavy machine guns, these two soldiers were specifically designed to help the heavier heavy machine guns move their positions.  Experienced veterans will naturally have no problem preserving the machine gun.

    The light machine guns used by veterans only fired in one place for a few minutes. After even emptying one magazine, they immediately moved their positions to guard against the Japanese grenade launchers.  The machine gun has a fast rate of fire and a clear muzzle flame, making it easy to find the target even at night.

    The grenadiers of the Japanese army are all veterans.  Even when fighting at night, it is not difficult to find machine gun positions.  This thing doesn't require any position to launch, and it can be fired together.  Usually you don't know it's coming until the grenade hits the top of your head.  Changing positions more frequently is the best way to deal with this damn thing.  Veterans have the experience of dealing with grenades on the battlefield with blood.

    In contrast, recruits are not good enough, even though they have undergone similar training before.  But basically when fighting, I don¡¯t care about anything.  Two light machine guns and one heavy machine gun operated by new recruits were knocked out by Japanese grenades less than ten minutes after the battle started.

    Li Mingqing, who had lost one-third of his firepower within ten minutes, suddenly felt a huge increase in pressure.  Opposite him, Ichiki Qingzhi had such a sophisticated eye. A few minutes after the battle started, it was obvious that the defenders in front of him did not have many troops on the front line.  The biggest fire support is these three heavy machine guns.

    As long as these three heavy machine guns are knocked out, the temporary defense line constructed by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in front of us can be easily defeated.  So he immediately gathered nearly ten of the grenade launchers on hand, half of which he had on hand, and transferred them to specifically suppress the machine gun firepower of the Anti-Japanese Alliance.  Although this tactic is a little underhanded, it is in line with the Japanese personality and it also plays a significant role.

    Not only did it reduce Li Mingqing's firepower by one-third, but it also caused the remaining two heavy machine guns to move their positions more frequently.  The number of firepower interruptions increased a lot, and even the body position had to be moved within three or two minutes of shooting, which greatly reduced the firepower to suppress the Japanese attack group.

    The other half of the ten grenades, which were dedicated to providing fire cover, once drove Li Mingrui's men into fighting as a combat group.  The 28th Japanese Regiment participating in the war were all veterans with extremely rich battlefield experience.  Without relying on flares, just relying on the gunshots and ballistics of the defenders on the opposite side, you can clearly judge that there are many people there.  Its grenade hits accurately and hard, and it will explode wherever the defenders are more numerous.

    The Japanese army's new light machine gun burst fire, coupled with the tactics used by the grenade group, and repeated attacks with the squadron as the organization regardless of the cost of casualties.  In less than an hour, he broke through Li Mingqing's defense multiple times.  Twice, it almost didn't happenLi Mingqing's defense lines collapsed.

    Ichiki Qingnao, who was stunned from behind, didn¡¯t care about the number of casualties at all.  One squadron was disabled, and another squadron was replaced to continue the attack.  Attack from the front, cooperate with the flanks in a roundabout way, and squeeze hard.  The front is less than 500 meters wide, and a squadron of troops is invested at a time.  After an hour of fighting, the attack power never dropped.

    "If it weren't for Li Mingqing gathering some of the veterans in the army and adjusting some of the submachine guns and pistols as much as possible to form a firefighting team with a strengthened class, commanded by a platoon leader specifically to plug loopholes.  They acted decisively and shot two recruits on the spot who were shaken and retreated when a small number of Japanese troops rushed into the position, thus stopping the recruits' panic.  His defense probably collapsed within half an hour.

    Li Mingqing ensured that his position would not be lost at the expense of all the casualties in this reinforced class and his own violation of discipline.  But the few veterans he had were basically used up.  Without the backbone support of veterans, and with the increasing casualties of company and platoon cadres, his position became even more precarious.
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