The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1451 Don’t repeat the same mistakes

After finally holding on until dawn in fear and trembling, the air force made low-altitude reconnaissance and confirmed that there were no main forces of the Eighth Route Army nearby. Only then did the wing commander, Colonel Kitamura, dare to send out the two reinforced squadrons that had been prepared last night.

Then I stayed at the brigade headquarters and waited for news.

Last night, the main force of the First Battle Regiment not only lost one and a half battalions, but also lost the heavy mortar squadron that was reinforced by the division.

Such a big thing happened in the army, and Colonel Kitamura would not dare to conceal it no matter how brave he was.

He had to immediately find out the latest situation on the battlefield, and it would be best to find out how one and a half battalions of soldiers under his command were wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, so that he could report to the division headquarters.

Otherwise, if the division commander asked him one or two questions and he looked confused, he would definitely think that he was unqualified as the regiment commander.

Half an hour later, the team leader returned to the headquarters with a serious face.

"Captain..."

"Have you checked everything out?"

"What heavy weapons did the Eighth Route Army use in last night's surprise attack?" Colonel Kitamura, the regiment commander, asked directly with an anxious expression.

"How did they carry such powerful heavy weapons into the mountains?"

He felt that an important reason why the one and a half battalions he sent out last night were completely wiped out outside the base by the Eighth Route Army was the heavy weapons whose names he did not know.

It was simply the turning point of the entire battle.

With two rounds of salvos, the attacking forces of the two reinforced squadrons were completely wiped out.

Without the attacking troops blocking the way ahead, the Eighth Route Army's counterattack troops were able to advance with unstoppable force, directly attack the artillery positions and capture the heavy mortar squadron.

"It's the Flying Thunder Cannon..." the captain replied with a serious face.

"This weapon was specifically mentioned in the enemy situation report given to us by the division headquarters."

"The barrel is made of a gasoline barrel, which is very light. Two people can carry it anywhere they want."

"By detonating the propellant, the explosive pack will be thrown two to three hundred meters away."

"Although the range is short and the accuracy is poor, the lethality is amazing..."

"In two rounds of shooting, the Eighth Route Army threw a total of 40 explosive packs. Based on the ten-jin charge, the lethality of these 40 explosive packs was no less than that of 100 large-caliber mortar shells."

Colonel Kitamura quickly looked through the telegrams on the table and soon found the one that Lieutenant General Fujita forwarded to him.

The above not only describes the battle process in which the Koike Regiment was completely annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, but also focuses on the fact that the Eighth Route Army was equipped with flying thunder cannons.

He saw it at the time, but didn't take it too seriously.

Because the telegram clearly introduced the tactics and methods for countering the Eighth Route Army's Flying Thunder Cannon.

I thought it was simple at the time.

Since the division headquarters has already found the loophole in the Flying Thunder Cannon and even figured out the countermeasures for everyone, there is no need to worry too much. All you have to do is report these methods to the captains and squadron leaders below.

So Colonel Kitamura didn't take this matter to heart.

I didn't expect that the Flying Thunder Cannon with all its shortcomings could play such a big role in a battle, and it directly became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the attacking troops.

If we had known this, we should have provided the attacking troops with more mortars and grenade launchers.

Even if the Eighth Route Army secretly deployed flying thunder cannons on the battlefield, they would be countered by mortars and grenade launchers after launching at most one round of explosive packs, and would have no chance to launch a second round of explosive packs, so the attacking forces would suffer much fewer casualties.

They would not be completely defenseless in the face of the Eighth Route Army's counterattack forces.

As long as they can hold back the Eighth Route Army's counterattack force for a few minutes, the heavy mortar squadron will have enough time to withdraw from the battlefield, or even directly launch an artillery attack on the Eighth Route Army's counterattack force...

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.

Faced with the bad news brought by his subordinates, Colonel Kitamura had to swallow it no matter how bitter it was.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and continued to ask: "What's the situation with the heavy mortar squadron..." "They must have been killed by the Eighth Route Army..."

"My biggest worry now is that their mortars and shells will be snatched away by the Eighth Route Army."

Seeing that the captain had a sullen face and did not respond, Colonel Kitamura's heart skipped a beat and he realized that the problem he was most worried about had happened.

Not only was the heavy mortar squadron wiped out on the battlefield, but its equipment was also lost. It did not destroy all its equipment and ammunition before dying.

Meaning that the sweep is to continue.

Not only did the Beicun Regiment lose the support of heavy mortars, but its opponent, the Eighth Route Army, instead had more than a dozen large-caliber mortars and a large number of artillery shells.

The strength of both sides is increasing and decreasing.

If they are not careful, the Kitamura Unit will follow in the footsteps of the Koike Unit.

Colonel Kitamura was afraid, or to be more precise, he felt guilty.

He continued to ask: "Judging from the traces of fighting left on the battlefield, how many Eighth Route Army troops besieged our attacking force last night?"

"At least one thousand people..." This time the captain did not hide the results of his investigation and answered readily.

Hearing this, Colonel Kitamura became even more frightened.

The Eighth Route Army was able to defeat one and a half battalions of the Kwantung Army with just one thousand troops and twenty thunder cannons.

Now they have more than a dozen large-caliber mortars and a large number of other equipment, and their firepower is several times stronger than last night.

Reflect on yourself.

There are only one and a half battalions of available troops left, and there is no heavy mortar squadron to support them.

If the Eighth Route Army intended to continue besieging him, Colonel Kitamura could not guarantee that he could evacuate the mountains alive.

He waved his hand to signal the captain to leave and ordered the chief of staff beside him: "Send a telegram to the division headquarters immediately..."

"I said, you record..."

…………

In a ravine about three kilometers away from the Beicun Brigade’s base, Duan Peng was counting the spoils that the troops brought back last night.

I was very excited and felt like I had gotten revenge.

Before Huang Yu arrived, he commanded a battalion to simultaneously launch a surprise attack on three reinforced regiments of the Kwantung Army, and could only resort to guerrilla warfare on a small scale.

The equipment and ammunition brought by the troops were only consumed without any gain.

As a result, the weapons and ammunition seized by the troops in the battle last night made up for all the previous losses, and they also obtained twelve large-caliber mortars and several hundred artillery shells.

With these equipment and ammunition as a basis, Duan Peng suddenly felt that he had the confidence to fight the Japanese again.

At the same time, he believed that the Kwantung Army mopping-up forces in the mountains were just that.

Although there are a large number of troops, as long as we use the right tactics and equipment, we can kill more than a thousand of them in one battle.

When he found Huang Yu, he asked expectantly, "Captain..."

"I've asked the troops to take a rest... This is the list of spoils we just compiled. It's enough for us to form another reinforced battalion..."

"The soldiers should be well rested by the time it gets dark... Where should we fight tonight?"

Huang Yu smiled bitterly and asked angrily: "Do you think the Japanese are pigs? If you want to fight, just fight..."

"But based on my understanding of the enemy, your dream of continuing to fight the Japanese tonight will be shattered."