Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

Chapter 21 A different kind of ambush

In the other direction of the Weizhuang gun tower, there is a group of people hiding in the bunker, observing the gun tower with binoculars.It's just that this location is far away, more than 500 meters away, which is not suitable for shooting.

This group of people is the important figures of the new regiment and the district squadron, as well as the guards of a squad.Li Yunlong and Meng Zhige each held a telescope for observation, while Hu Sheng and Captain Zhang looked with their naked eyes.

The new regiment in this operation would also like to thank the District Squadron. The location, troop strength, and defense deployment of more than a dozen surrounding strongholds were almost entirely supported by the intelligence information provided by the District Squadron.They are a local army and the local leader here. Although their equipment and combat effectiveness are a bit inferior, they still have advantages that the New Regiment does not have.

"How's it going? Let me just say that this guy's marksmanship is good, right? He shot two to three hundred meters in a short burst and hit the target!" Li Yunlong smiled and handed the binoculars in his hand to Hu Sheng who was standing aside.

Hu Sheng took the telescope and looked at the black smoke that had not dispersed by the gun tower. He also smiled: "Yang Chuanzong is the best marksman in the second battalion. He is also senior and has been a soldier for four years. He used to be a formal soldier. He was able to shoot accurately, so I asked him to be the machine gunner. Unexpectedly, he was also good at shooting machine guns. He could hit wherever he wanted with a crooked handle. In every battle, he could suppress two or three fire points on the opposite side by himself. beat."

"Isn't it a waste to be a four-year veteran and just be a machine gunner?" Meng Zhige also put down the telescope and returned it to Li Yunlong.

"There's nothing I can do about it. This kid doesn't care about anything when fighting. He only has a machine gun in his hand and only sees the enemy. I had him serve as the squad leader for a while. During the charge, he rushed to the front with the machine gun and used He chopped down two Japs with his machete and seized a crutch to take credit for." Hu Sheng sighed.

"and then?"

"Then I asked him where his squad was. The kid was confused on the spot. According to post-war statistics, his squad suffered seven casualties." Hu Sheng shook his head: "The squad leader is responsible for the tactical command of a squad and needs to observe the battlefield and make decisions. He should not be a reckless man who rushes around with his head down. If he were allowed to continue, he would be irresponsible for the lives of the soldiers. So after that battle, I withdrew him and let him go back. Machine gunner."

"After that, even if I ask him to be the squad leader, he won't do it anymore."

Meng Zhige nodded to express understanding.Some people are indeed good at individual combat, but are not suitable for combat command, and there is nothing we can do about it.

Li Yunlong picked up the telescope again and observed the turret.Only a burst of gunfire was heard, and it was probably the Japanese who were shooting randomly in the direction from which the gunfire came.After that, there was no movement.

"This group of little Japs are really calm. Now they are clearly in the sweep and have the upper hand, yet they don't dare to come out." Li Yunlong cursed, hoping that these Japs would boldly chase them out.If you don’t come out, you won’t have any fun.

"It's normal not to come out. Usually they only dare to move around tens or hundreds of meters around the gun tower, or they go to Wei Village to grab things, water or food. Not to mention your large army, our district squadron all You dare to come here to shoot a fool! Sometimes in the middle of the night, we even throw excrement on the edge of the gun tower." Captain Zhang also laughed.

Hu Sheng also added: "Although the Japs' raids are not over yet, we have jumped out of the encirclement and fought two battles in Yuncu and Shixi, killing hundreds of Japs. The Japs who participated in the siege also need to replenish supplies." . If the Japs in this blockhouse might have dared to come out ten days ago, it’s a pity that things weren’t that good. At that time, we were still in dire straits.”

"That's true." Li Yunlong put down the telescope and handed it to Captain Zhang who didn't have a telescope.

While several people were talking, a correspondent ran over from a distance: "Report to the captain, the Third Battalion exchanged fire with the Japanese in the Wangjiazhuang stronghold."

"Wangjiazhuang? How many people did the Japs chase?" Li Yunlong and others immediately became alert. It was one of the larger strongholds nearby. A small team of Japs was stationed south of Wei Village.

"The Japs dispatched two reinforced units, relying on their powerful firepower, to head directly towards our shooter group. If nothing goes wrong, they will be ambushed by the Seventh Company near the ditch." The correspondent replied. "Two reinforcement teams?" Li Yunlong frowned.

In terms of firepower, Seventh Company has no advantage.The Seventh Company was not equipped with grenade launchers, and the machine guns used were Czech-style. The bullets were not compatible with the 30mm, so they might not be willing to shoot them.Even though the Japanese only have two reinforced detachments, barely [-] people, the suppressive power of two machine guns and two grenade launchers is much stronger than the Type [-].

In Li Yunlong's imagination, it would be ideal for the Japanese to send a detachment out to chase them. An ambush might cause few casualties.But once the two detachments react to the enemy and the machine guns and grenade launchers fire, they will definitely suffer some hardships.

"What about the third battalion commander?"

"The battalion commander personally led the Ninth Company and said that if there is a chance, we can capture the stronghold together. We can't let the supplementary regiment laugh at us."

"What the hell, it's broad daylight. You can't even get close to a heavy machine gun. Moreover, the phone line didn't have time to be cut off. The Japanese reinforcements arrived just after beating half the enemy." Li Yunlong's voice suddenly became louder: "Go, tell the third battalion commander, let's He needs to stay calm, reduce the casualties of the soldiers, and just fight the Japanese who come out, but don’t worry about the strongholds for now.”

The correspondent was ordered to return.Li Yunlong lowered his head and thought for a few seconds: "Lao Hu, you keep an eye on the second camp. I'll take Brother Meng and Captain Zhang to the third camp."

After that, Li Yunlong left with a few people, leaving only Hu Sheng, the second battalion commander.
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Near the ditch, the Seventh Company was lying in ambush on both sides of the mountain road. Two observation posts were lying on the hillside, monitoring the Japanese's movements.

"Company commander, the Japanese are only 500 meters away from us. When do we open fire?" the platoon leader asked.

"When will we fire?" the seventh company commander repeated the platoon leader's question.

The commander of the Seventh Company of the Third Battalion is Sun Desheng, an acquaintance of Meng Zhige.He fought bravely and was not afraid of death. His reputation was well-known throughout the battalion and the entire regiment.According to past experience, the closer the enemy is ambushed, the better, preferably within 100 meters, or even 50 meters.

When launching an attack, the machine gun opened fire first, and volleys of guns and grenades were launched. Then the soldiers rushed out of the position, marched on both sides and fired, holding a sword in the middle and rushed directly into the face of the Japanese, making it impossible for the Japanese to use machine guns and grenades.

Then a few soldiers came close to form a bayonet formation, relying on their numerical advantage to defeat the larger number and gradually eat away at the enemy.During this process, you must pay attention to the position of the formation to prevent the enemy from finding an opportunity to shoot; at the same time, you must seize the opportunity to make a cold shot of the enemy.In short, kill the enemy as quickly as possible.

This set of tactics greatly reduced the enemy's firepower advantage, but the casualties were not small.

Before setting off this time, the regiment leader said not to worry about bullet consumption and to do his best to reduce personnel losses. This time he came out to practice shooting with Japanese soldiers.If he still plays according to the previous style, then the team leader will definitely train him later.

"Fire at 150 meters, let the soldiers use up all five bullets in their guns, and then retreat! Give me suppressive fire from the machine guns during the retreat!" Sun Desheng made the decision.

Although there are not many special shooters in the company, there are still more than 100 people, and they can fire hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a time, so there are still a few Japanese who are unlucky.

(End of this chapter)