under fire

Chapter 668

On the hills in the wilderness, there is a team hidden.

Minister Zhang took a guard, changed into the military uniform of the national army, went down the hill, and went straight to the national army defense area.

After arriving at the outer checkpoint, I got into a car that had been waiting there for a long time. The car started immediately and headed east in a short while.

Below the hill is the Fifth Army defense area. No one knows what Minister Zhang is doing in the National Army position.

Dagou and Luo Fugui had been guarding at the entrance of the village all night, and they were lying on the lee of the hill with their heads covered to catch up on sleep.

Luo Fugui lazily pressed the bullets into the magazine one by one, then lay down on the hill boredly and looked up at the sky.

Li Huanzhang went to Hu Yi's side: "Brother Hu, after passing the blockade tonight, we will go back to the original army and go our separate ways. If something happens to your independent regiment, let the traffic officer send a message, and we promise to call you immediately." Arrive!"

Hu Yi looked at the friendly trenches criss-crossing under the hill, and was a little annoyed, so he replied casually: "Yes."

Li Huanzhang followed Hu Yi's eyes and looked at the position at the foot of the mountain: "Hey, last time you talked about shelling and firepower deployment, can you tell me about the method of positional warfare?"

Hu Yi came back to his senses and glanced at him: "Can't you wait to listen to the instructor after school starts?"

"Hey, I will fight the enemy to the death when I go back this time. It's rare to have this opportunity, let's talk about it first."

Hu Yi couldn't stand Li Huanzhang's eager eyes, looked back at the foot of the mountain twice, and thought for a while: "During positional warfare or urban street warfare, as the defensive side, you have the right to choose the battlefield. Reasonable arrangement!"

"Don't look at us as poor, one day we will have cannons and machine guns!" Li Huanzhang stayed with Hu Yi for a long time, and he would ask for advice whenever he had time, and immediately understood the meaning of Hu Yi's words.

Hu Yi nodded: "Weapons are indeed very important. Aircraft cannons, light and heavy machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles are divided into different levels of shooting according to the distance of the enemy. When defending a position, for long-distance enemies, generally aircraft or Artillery cover."

"With so many guns in the national army, why can't they beat the devils?"

Hu Yi was immersed in the memories of the past: "When the position is defending, when the enemy is one kilometer away, the commander should arrange artillery observers to sneak into the vicinity of the enemy's position and report the shooting parameters through the radio to conduct shelling;

When the enemy's attack reaches about 800 meters, the heavy machine gun will fire to stop the enemy;

When the enemy rushes to the range of 800 to [-] meters, the light machine gun fires to attack the enemy;
If the enemy enters within 400 to [-] meters, then the rifle fires;
After waiting for the enemy to charge to about 150 to [-] meters, it is the turn of the submachine gun to fire;
To hedge against enemies within 30 meters, we first throw grenades or use automatic pistols to shoot. "

Hu Yi said a lot in one breath, but the content was not complicated. Li Huanzhang was stunned for a moment: "I know, when the enemy rushes into the trenches, they will fight with bayonets, right?"

Hu Yi shook his head: "Unless it is a last resort, try to avoid fighting the enemy with bayonets."

Don't fight the bayonet?Li Huanzhang disagreed, and was taken aback for a moment: "This conflicts with our usual training. Our soldiers are all practicing hard."

"There are rules on the battlefield. If we only have three bullets in our guns, we don't have to think about fighting the enemy."

"You just said defense, what about offense?"

"As the offensive side, the main thing is to deal with the defense just mentioned. First, use planes and artillery to attack the enemy's position first. Suppress firepower at the heavy firepower point of the blockade or intercept firepower when retreating."

"What is interdiction fire?"

"When the attack is not going well, the attacking troops have to retreat temporarily to prevent the enemy from counter-charging. At this time, the parabolic trajectory of the continuous shooting of the machine gun is used to provide cover for the retreating personnel. Yes, there are also intercepting shots when defending. If they occupy a hillside In this category, you can take advantage of the terrain to set up two lines of firepower, and use the firepower of heavy machine guns on the second line of defense to intercept and shoot the enemies who have attacked the front of the position. At this time, the firepower of heavy machineguns is not aimed at killing the enemy, but only needs to form a horizontal Barrage, suppressing the offensive of the attacker's follow-up troops."

"I think submachine guns are useless. They can't hit as far as machine guns, and they waste bullets. We don't have so many bullets to waste."

Hu Yi glanced at the platoon leaders who came around and nodded: "The submachine gun mainly uses dense bullets to deal with the enemies near the position, so the submachine gun was designed without considering the issue of range. We are now fighting with devils. Most of it is guerrilla warfare, basically long-range shooting, and submachine guns are really not very useful to us at this time, but the role of submachine guns can be maximized when charging in ambushes."

"I understand, if we have submachine guns now, we will be able to beat the devils to the ground."

"Staff Hu, can you tell us more about the street fighting?" A student suddenly asked.

Hu Yi even forgot that his current position is a staff officer, and he was stunned for a moment: "The street warfare we have encountered so far, the street warfare in major cities and the street warfare in villages, are actually a special case of positional warfare. In fact, you should know that no matter what kind of In the battle, as the defensive side, they have a favorable advantage."

"Such as terrain, battlefield and starting time selection, right?" A student joined by.

Hu Yi glanced at the student: "What you said is a bit one-sided. Generally speaking, whoever is more familiar with the terrain will have the upper hand. For guerrilla warfare, we can choose the starting time of the battle, but for positional warfare, the starting time of the battle is determined by The offensive side decided that in street fighting, the defensive side could only set up positions in advance according to the layout of urban houses, and had no choice in the timing of the battle."

"Hey, we're used to fighting guerrillas, so we haven't turned this corner for a while."

"In street fighting, the attacker can only use the street as the main direction of attack. Although there are many places to cover for both sides, the attacker must advance and is obviously at a disadvantage. Generally speaking, the attacker must either If you have a superiority in firepower, or superiority in troops, if you have a superiority in firepower, you will first conduct shelling to remove the defensive highlands and other firepower points, and use tanks and armored vehicles as mobile firepower points when advancing..."

"One thing I don't quite understand. We also often ambushe the enemy in the village. Even if we have a large number of people, we often can't beat the devils?"

"Whether it's a village or a city, it's most beneficial to attack in units of squads. If there are too many people and you can't go up, a grenade or a grenade in the dark can injure a large area."

The person who was talking about the weather just now suddenly said, "If we were the national army down below, how do you think we should fight the devils?"

Hu Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking that I am not the commander of the war zone, and besides, I am not an instructor. I know nothing about this kind of battle!
The voice of Minister Zhang came: "In a battle of this scale, whether it is offensive or defensive, heavy firepower is very important. Therefore, in the battlefield situation below, with the current equipment of our Eighth Route Army, there are no artillery, few heavy machine guns, and ammunition. Insufficient, let alone aircraft, simply cannot afford this kind of positional attrition war, do you understand?"

"Hello, Instructor Zhang!"

"Why did you come back so soon?" Hu Yi looked back at Minister Zhang.

The exchange of experience in positional warfare was terminated.

Minister Zhang greeted the students and pulled Hu Yi aside: "The situation is not very optimistic, and things are a little tricky. I have to set off to Shandong tonight."

"What happened?" Hu Yi asked.

Minister Zhang said with sadness on his face, "Another commander of the Hebei-Shandong Border Military Region has been sacrificed."

"what?"

"Since the enemy raids began at the beginning of last year, our Eighth Route Army has sacrificed three commanders and deputy commanders every month on average. You are operating behind the enemy lines. In addition to attacking the enemy, you must also protect yourself."

"I see."

Minister Zhang said with a dark face: "Sun Dianying's defection to the enemy is a foregone conclusion. The position of the independent regiment is about to be on the front line of the battle. You must be prepared in advance. The friendly forces confronting the devils may turn their guns on us at any time."

"I see." Hu Yi nodded.

Minister Zhang hesitated for a while: "You are a proven comrade. I don't have time to go back to the division right now. There are people from us in Sun's department. The intelligence department will arrange for contact with the enemy's engineering department. After you go back, immediately tell the independent regiment to enter the plains. We must protect and make good use of this line at all costs."

Hu Yi took the letter, put it away carefully, and nodded.

　八路军四二年牺牲的高级将领：军分区级司令7人、副司令4人、八路军总参谋长1人、八路军总秘书长1人、参谋长2人、政委10人、政治部主任9人.总数达到34名，那些说八路军只打游击的可以闭嘴了.
　　
　
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