I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 139 Turning Defense into Offense, Annihilating Two Wings
For the convenience of commanding troops and supervising battles.

The commander of the 23rd Regiment, Okamoto Zhenchen, took several accompanying adjutants and guards, and directly moved his command post forward to a forest less than 500 meters away from the southern gate of Moling Pass.

Here, they can clearly see the situation of the two warring parties.

When he saw that his own attacking troops were intercepted and struck by the strong firepower of the defenders, their casualties increased sharply.

A second lieutenant and adjutant standing on the left of Okamoto Town Minister Colonel couldn't help but exclaimed: "Captain, it seems that the firepower of the defenders has been greatly enhanced than before."

Colonel Okamoto's face became very serious, obviously he had already noticed this.

"Order the 6th Brigade to dispatch quickly to reinforce the 4th Infantry Brigade. We must break through the South Pass again and capture Moling Pass!"

After pondering for a moment, Lord Okamoto gritted his teeth and ordered to the adjutant beside him.

The firepower of the defenders was greatly increased, but he couldn't stop there.

They can only continue to increase their troops in an attempt to capture Moling Pass with a fierce attack regardless of the cost of casualties.

"Hay!" The adjutant nodded heavily, and after a reply, he quickly turned around and took the order to leave.

On the wall, Xu Qingfeng had already finished shooting the magazine of a Czech light machine gun. No fewer than 15 Japs had died under his gun. The efficiency of killing enemies was frighteningly high.

Just as he was changing the magazine, a soldier not far away suddenly exclaimed: "Tuan Zuo, the little devil has increased his troops again."

When Xu Qingfeng heard the words, he looked up and saw hundreds more devils, led by some Japanese officers, shouting and holding bayonets, scrambling to rush over from behind.

He quickly joined the first group of devils whose attack was blocked, and joined the fierce exchange of fire with the soldiers of the Huben regiment on the wall.

Xu Qingfeng's men did not stop. He quickly replaced the Czech with a new magazine that was full of ammunition, pulled the bolt, and continued to shoot outside the pass while holding the Czech.

He fired in alternating bursts of long and short bursts.

The bullets seemed to have eyes. Everywhere they hit, there were almost no bullets missing. The Japanese who were charging or shooting one after another were shot and fell down one after another.

The officers and soldiers of the Guard Company and the [-]st Company of the [-]th Battalion also poured bullets towards the outside of the wall to their heart's content.

Although the Japs had more troops after the increase, the density of the attacking crowd also increased.

Under the continuous attack of intensive firepower by Xu Qingfeng and other defenders of the Huben Regiment, the casualty rate increased instead of falling.

But although the Japanese suffered heavy losses, their offensive showed no sign of stagnating.

It seemed that the sacrifice of his companions had stimulated the other Japs.

Often when one Japanese soldier falls, several more Japanese soldiers rush up behind him, holding bayonets to take over.

Just as the Japanese charged forward one after another regardless of the cost of casualties.

Finally, a group of more than 40 devils rushed to the bottom of the wall.

Before they had time to blast the wall and the entrance of the city gate, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Regiment on the top of the city followed Xu Qingfeng's instructions in advance.

The grenades were fired one after another, and they were thrown down in one go.

Boom, boom, boom... a series of violent explosions burst out.

The Japs below were immediately bombarded with flesh and blood flying everywhere, and some machine guns and submachine gunners on the city wall fired at them crosswise.

More than 40 Japanese soldiers were quickly shot to death, and they all died under the city walls.

These more than 40 devils were able to rush under the wall despite the intensive firepower of the defenders at the top of the city, which shows that they are all very brave.

They were regarded as the core elite of this group of Japanese attacking troops. They were completely wiped out, and it was conceivable that they would hit the remaining Japanese troops.

Therefore, when these more than 40 Japanese soldiers all fell to the grenade bombing, machine gun fire, and submachine gun fire from the Tiger Regiment soldiers.

The attack momentum of the remaining devils was immediately frustrated, and when Xu Qingfeng finished firing the third machine gun magazine.

The Japanese attack had completely failed, and the remaining hundreds of Japanese soldiers all retreated in panic.

As soon as the Japs started to retreat, Xu Qingfeng immediately stopped shooting, and at the same time gave a stern order: "Everyone, stop shooting. Guard Company [-]rd Platoon and [-]th Squadron, stay on guard.

Others took weapons, ammunition and the wounded, and quickly moved down to hide. "

After saying that, he picked up the Czech light machine gun, held his belt and ran towards the bottom of the wall.

Chen Qifeng and several company and platoon leaders hurriedly directed the surrounding soldiers to follow up.

The battle situation at Ximen was similar. Under the tenacious resistance of Sun Kui and the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Battalion, the devils paid a heavy price in casualties.

But they couldn't even get close to the wall. In the end, they could only leave hundreds of corpses and retreat in a hurry.

Outside the south gate, this is the Japanese position.

Looking at the attacking troops of nearly a thousand people in his two infantry brigades, only less than 600 people withdrew.

Moreover, many people were so panicked that they even lost their helmets and weapons.

Okamoto Town Minister was so angry that his mouth twisted, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "Baga Road! Baga Road!"

"The captain calmed down, the defenders have obviously been strengthened, it seems that we should ask the division headquarters for reinforcements.

At the very least, we need to call in the aviation force to provide air support before we have a chance to break through Moling Pass! "The adjutant next to him was shocked and anxious and quickly tried to persuade him.

Okamoto Town Minister Colonel snorted with a livid face: "If our two regiments can't win a mere Moling Pass, how can we meet the division and brigade commanders?"

After speaking, he turned his head and returned to his headquarters not far away.

Not long after, the two captains responsible for leading the attack came in from the outside dejectedly.

As soon as they saw Okamoto, the two of them lowered their heads in unison and said, "Captain, our attack is unfavorable, please punish us."

Before Lord Okamoto could speak, the sound of footsteps came again.

When he looked up, it was Colonel Masatori Notomi of the 55th Regiment, who also came in from the outside with two entourage on his face with a solemn expression.

As soon as he saw Masatori Notomi, Mayor Okamoto asked: "Notomi-san, how is the progress of the battle at Ximen?"

Ye Fuchangde said angrily: "The defenders have completely changed their group, and their firepower is many times stronger than that of the previous Chinese army.

I invested two brigades one after the other, attacked with thousands of troops, but still failed. "

After speaking, he asked Lord Okamoto: "Okamoto-kun, where are you here?"

Okamoto said with a gloomy face: "Absolutely the same as you."

"Then what should we do next? Should we ask our superiors for reinforcements?" Ye Fuchang said.

"You and I together have more than 4000 troops. How can we ask for help at this time?"

Okamoto Town Minister Colonel said with an unruly look: "How can we meet our colleagues from other divisions?"

Ye Fuchangde listened deeply, and nodded again and again: "Okamoto-kun is right, so how should we continue to attack next, do you have any good ideas?"

Okamoto Jinchen snorted coldly and said: "First of all, use your artillery and mine together to maximize the power of the artillery fire."

"What else?" Notomi Changde nodded in agreement and continued to ask.

"The other thing is to concentrate our forces, choose one direction as the main attack, and the other direction as a feint attack, so as to contain the defenders in the pass."

Okamoto Town Minister Dazuo said confidently: "In this way, we can concentrate our absolute superior artillery fire and troops to break through the defense line of the defenders in the pass in one fell swoop, thereby capturing Moling Pass."

Poor Lord Okamoto still thinks that as long as the heavy weapons and troops of their 23rd and 55th regiments are concentrated and used.

can regain the advantage in troops and firepower.

Little did they realize how powerful the firepower and equipment of this new force to reinforce Moling Pass would be.

Masatori Notomi deeply agreed with Okamoto's suggestion, and immediately turned around and ordered an accompanying adjutant next to him: "Go back immediately and transfer all the main forces of the regiment. Only one or two squadrons will be left at Xiguankou. Used as a feint attack."

"Hay!" The devil's adjutant who was accompanying him hurriedly nodded, and immediately took orders to leave.

After the adjutant left, Nofu Changtoku ordered Okamoto Zhenchen again: "Okamoto-kun, how should we attack next? Let's discuss it."

Okamoto Town Minister had no objection and immediately started serious discussions with Notomi Masatori and several staff adjutants present.

As for asking for help from their respective division headquarters or brigade superiors.

Okamoto Jinchen and Notomi Masatori didn't even think about it, because they firmly believed that with the strength of the two regiments in their hands, they would be able to break Moling Pass.

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Inside Moling Pass.

While Okamoto Jinchen, Notomi Masatori and others were discussing the next round of attack.

On the Huben Regiment's side, Liang Shan, Zhang Zhijian, Zhang Tianfu, Liu Yong, Wang Tiezhu and others finally arrived at Moling Pass with the main forces such as the Seventh Battalion, the Eighth Battalion and the Artillery Battalion.

Under the leadership of Zhang Tianyou's troops, they entered the pass and successfully merged with the leading troops led by Xu Qingfeng.

After joining forces, Xu Qingfeng ordered Chen Qifeng to take his place at the South Pass to prevent devils from attacking.

He himself held the first emergency meeting with Liang Shan and others in a private house 300 meters away from the South Pass.

After all, the few of them still don't know the situation of the enemy and ourselves inside and outside Moling Pass.

A meeting must be held and briefed before tasks can be assigned and troops deployed to deal with the upcoming battle.

Zhang Tianyou, as the person who took the lead in fighting the Japanese troops outside the Pass and fought for the longest time, was also invited by Xu Qingfeng to attend the meeting.

After everyone arrived, Xu Qingfeng was the first to speak to Zhang Tianyou and said, "Regimental Commander Zhang, please tell me about the specific situation of the Japanese army outside the pass."

Zhang Tianyou nodded quickly: "According to the information I have, the Japanese attacking us came from the 6th Division and the 18th Division. There are two regiments in total.

Before Commander Xu arrived, we had fought with him for 6 hours and killed more than 300 enemies. "

After speaking, he turned to look at Xu Qingfeng. Xu Qingfeng added with understanding: "Just now our vanguard troops killed and eliminated more than 700 Japanese outside the South Gate and West Gate respectively."

Zhang Tian continued: "Then, if we do the math, we have wiped out a total of at least 1000 devils from the two regiments."

"Based on the size of a Japanese regiment of about 3000 people, we are no longer at a disadvantage in terms of military strength."

Chief of Staff Liang Shan asked at this moment: "How is the enemy's firepower? Are there any heavy weapons?"

"Judging from the enemy's initial bombardment, this group of Japanese troops did not carry large-caliber heavy artillery, nor dispatched tanks and armored vehicles, so it can be judged that they did not carry too many heavy weapons!" Xu Qingfeng said.

"If Tuan Zuo wants to say that, then our equipment and firepower will be stronger than the devils in this battle." Liang Shan said excitedly.

"That's right, judging by the number of our light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns, at least in terms of light weapons, we are far ahead of the Japanese army." Xu Qingfeng nodded.

"Captain Xu, I'm a little confused about how many light and heavy machine guns your unit has? It's said to be more than the Japanese army's!" Zhang Tianyou asked with a suspicious look on his face.

Xu Qingfeng, Liang Shan and the others looked at each other and smiled.

He held out two fingers and said with a smile: "It's not much, just less than 200."

Zhang Tianyou was shocked when he heard this, "What? 200 light and heavy machine guns, you are just one regiment."

Zhang Tianyou couldn't help but be surprised, because at that time, even the Central Army's German Arms Division could not have 200 heavy machine guns in one division.

Xu Qingfeng smiled disapprovingly: "Yes, we are a group, but there are more than 3000 people in our group."

Zhang Tianyou couldn't help but said in surprise, "That's too many. Oh my god, where did you get so many light and heavy machine guns? Our division doesn't even have that many."

Lei Xiong, the former commander of the machine gun company and now the commander of the reconnaissance company, said quite proudly: "There is no way, who made us the Tiger and Ben regiment."

Xu Qingfeng smiled and said: "Now is not the time to discuss the number of machine guns. Anyway, with this batch of equipment, the firepower of our Tiger and Ben regiment will be greatly enhanced, and with our Tiger and Ben regiment, we will definitely be able to defend Moling Pass for two days."

Zhang Tianyou nodded approvingly: "Commander Xu is right. Your regiment has such powerful firepower and there are more than 3000 people. This time, we will definitely be able to hold the Moling Pass and complete the mission assigned to us by our superiors!"

"Tuan Zuo, since the enemy's situation has been figured out, then you can assign tasks to us!" Eighth Battalion Commander Zhang Zhijian couldn't help urging at this moment.

Liu Yong, commander of the 7th Battalion, also nodded at the side, and said in agreement: "Regimental Commander, Battalion Commander Zhang is right, you can assign tasks to us."

"It was unfavorable for the enemy to attack West Pass and South Pass at the same time just now, and they suffered heavy losses. I judge that they will definitely concentrate their forces to attack one of them next."

Xu Qingfeng analyzed in a deep voice: "From the perspective of the terrain, the terrain of the West Pass is narrow and dangerous, which is not conducive to the deployment of the enemy's troops. Therefore, I conclude that the devil's main attack direction will most likely be the South Pass."

"Tuan Zuo, since that's the case, let's deploy the main force at the South Pass to fight. With our equipment and firepower, we can definitely beat the little devil back!"

Artillery battalion commander Wang Tiezhu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

It was obvious that he had great confidence in his current artillery battalion, and believed that as long as he set up a battle at the South Pass, he would definitely be able to kill a large number of devils.

Liang Shan, Liu Yong, Zhang Zhijian and the others also nodded in agreement, looking eager to try. It seemed that they all wanted to fight the devil with real swords and guns as soon as possible.

After all, this is the first battle since the expansion of the Huben Regiment, and these veterans are already so excited that their blood is boiling.

Facing everyone's invitations, Xu Qingfeng changed the topic and said unexpectedly: "We cannot put the main force at the South Pass."

"What? Not at South Pass? Where will the main force be deployed?" Liang Shan, Zhang Zhijian and others looked at each other.

"As you said, with our troops and firepower, if we set up a battle array to meet the enemy at the South Pass, we will definitely be able to block the enemy's attack!
But it can't annihilate them all! "

As soon as Xu Qingfeng said these words, everyone's expressions changed.

"Tuanzuo, do you mean to completely annihilate the two Japanese regiments outside the pass?" Liu Yong, commander of the seventh battalion, was shocked.

"That's right, the enemy only has two regiments at the moment, and we have killed more than 1000 of them. If we can take advantage of it before the enemy's follow-up troops arrive.

Eliminating them all will not only annihilate thousands of the enemy's effective forces, but also effectively destroy the enemy's morale and boost the military prestige of our army.

It is more conducive to our defense of Moling Pass! "

Xu Qingfeng patiently analyzed the pros and cons.

Zhang Tianyou, who was in shock, finally came back to his senses at this time and couldn't help but said to Xu Qingfeng: "Commander Xu, but the enemy is attacking now!

Although you and I are not far behind in terms of military strength, is it a bit far-fetched to attack with force and eat two enemy regiments? "

"Maybe if we fail to defeat the enemy, and then we get caught in it, then things will be very bad!"

Zhang Tianyou's words obviously resonated with Liang Shan and others.

Eighth Battalion Commander Zhang Zhijian was the first to speak: "Tuan Zhang, what Zhang Commander said makes sense.

With our current strength, it is not a problem to hold Moling Pass for two days, but if we attack rashly, the situation may be different!

If we can't eat the devils and are bitten by the enemy again, we may even lose Moling Pass. "

Seeing Liang Shan and the others, Xu Qingfeng nodded in agreement, obviously agreeing with what Zhang Zhijian and Zhang Tianyou said.

He couldn't help but shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "If every department of the Nanjing garrison has your conservative thinking, then the city of Nanjing will definitely not be able to defend!"

Zhang Tianyou was shocked and couldn't help but said: "Why did Captain Xu say this? Brother, I am willing to hear the details."

Xu Qingfeng said mercilessly: "The reason is very simple, because you all lack the spirit of taking the initiative to attack, blindly passive and passive defense will only make us fall into greater passiveness in strategy.

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about ourselves right now, you and I have nearly 4000 people together.

The soldiers are well-prepared, the ammunition is abundant, and they have far more light and heavy firepower than the enemy.

And the most important thing is the enemy, who still doesn't know our specific situation.

Even more unexpectedly, we will take the initiative to attack them and carry out anti-encirclement and counter-offensive against them.

Under so many favorable conditions, they still dare not take the initiative to attack, but choose to defend.

After the enemy's continuous follow-up troops arrive, we will inevitably fall into a more difficult defensive battle and will only become more passive. "

Zhang Tianyou was obviously overwhelmed by Xu Qingfeng's words. After listening to it, he fell silent first, and then said solemnly: "Commander Xu, what you said makes sense, so what are your plans? Please tell me clearly!
As long as the plan is feasible, brother, I will try my best to cooperate! "

　I overestimated myself. I thought I could write [-] words today.

　　Unexpectedly, I only wrote 5000 in the end, and I will treat the rest as something I owe everyone, and I will try to make up for it tomorrow.

　　Don’t look for reasons or excuses, just keep writing hard tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)