Chapter 291: The First Battle of Counterattack (II)

The infantry artillery of the Japanese brigade was killed by the Chinese Expeditionary Force and could only rely on the grenade launcher. The effective distance of the grenade launcher was about 100 meters. The powerful firepower of the search company of the New 38th Division guarding the high ground was impossible for the Japanese to drive within 100 meters.

The charge of the Japanese soldiers was suppressed, and the Chinese soldiers began to counterattack. The automatic fire carbine was modified with a magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds, which could be shared with the magazine with a capacity of 15. When the carbine in the hands of the Chinese soldiers fiercely spit out flames, the dense rain of bullets immediately enveloped the Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers holding the 38-large guns had no time to pull the bolt again. After one meeting, more than 40 Japanese soldiers were knocked down. The Japanese soldiers who charged were almost chased by the Chinese soldiers and rushed back.

Depressed! Hold your breath! This is the true psychology of the Japanese brigade leader Heida. When did the Japanese army be so cowardly? The ruthless Major ordered his three infantry squadrons to dig tunnels around the high ground. First, to prevent Chinese soldiers from breaking through and trapping Chinese soldiers to death; second, to facilitate their own troops and shorten the attack distance based on the tunnel.

Under the command of company commander Zhong Ruilin, the Chinese soldiers on the high ground repaired fortifications based on the terrain. Half the waist of the hill, the Chinese soldiers first dug individual bunkers, and then dug the individual bunkers horizontally to connect them into a trench. The anti-aircraft holes were dug at the back of the trench. The top of the hill was the upper part of the anti-aircraft holes, and a machine gun bunker was built with sandbags to set up a machine gun.

The Japanese tunnel gradually extended to the hills. The Chinese soldiers on the hills kept sneering. When the Japanese tunnel was 200 meters away from the trench at the waist of the hills, the ** mortars could see clearly on it. The "bang" mortars accurately smashed into the tunnel. The explosion shrapnel flew across the narrow space, and the air waves rolled up smoke and dust. The Japanese soldiers gathered in the tunnel were blown to tears.

The Japanese soldiers who rushed out of the tunnel had to attack the trenches on the mountainside. The Chinese soldiers in the trench adjusted the carbine to a single-shot design state, pulled the trigger continuously, and shot one bullet after another out of the muzzle. The light and heavy machine guns in the machine gun positions fired together, and dense bullets flew out in arcs, forming a wide fan surface. The Japanese soldiers on the fan surface were stained with a hole on their body.

From the encounter to 4 pm, the Japanese army became more and more difficult to fight. The Chinese soldiers seemed to have bullets that could never be fired. How could they know that the Chinese soldiers had sufficient bullets. The most important thing was that the Chinese soldiers also used 6.5mm bullets, which could replenish ammunition from the Japanese corpses. Moreover, the Chinese team with practical experience had a semi-automatic single-shot state in the trenches, and the charge was adjusted to an automatic continuous shooting state, which well controlled the consumption speed of the bullets.

After Company Commander Zhong Ruilin was surrounded, he used a radio station to ask for help from the division commander. At 5 pm, another Chinese soldier from the company arrived and informed the radio station of the radio station. Zhong Ruilin decided to attack on both sides and defeat the Japanese encirclement.

When the Japanese army launched another attack and rushed towards the hill, a company of reinforcements arrived behind the Japanese army. Company Commander Zhong Ruilin immediately drew out his Browning pistol, "Brothers, follow me!" He jumped out of the trench first and rushed towards the Japanese army under the hill.

** was a fan impact, and the rifle in his hand shot out flames, throwing several grenades from time to time. The Japanese army retreated step by step under the powerful firepower counterattack. At this moment, the Japanese suddenly remembered the fierce gunshots behind them. The crisp and rapid shooting of Browning light machine gun shattered the Japanese army's will to resist.

The two companies of Chinese soldiers attacked each other, and their powerful firepower far exceeded that of the Japanese army. Although the Japanese 92-heavy machine guns were stubbornly spitting out flames, they were gradually suppressed by the large number of ** machine gun firepower. The Japanese 92-heavy machine guns, which the Japanese proud of, had no chance to speak. The machine gun shooters had been replaced several times, and there were shot dead shooters next to the machine guns, and no one dared to touch the machine gun again. Usually, the Japanese soldiers wanted to enjoy the machine guns, feel the joy of continuous shooting, and witness the pleasure of machine gun bullets killing the enemy with their own eyes. Now, no one dared to touch it again because it is synonymous with death.

The standard infantry brigade of 1,100 people was beaten by the nearly 400 Chinese team without the ability to fight back. Major Hirata suddenly realized that the Chinese team in front of him was no longer the army on the Chinese battlefield that could be ravaged by the Japanese army at will. Regardless of the quality of soldiers, tactical qualities, weapon and equipment quality, quantity, and firepower density, they were not something that their own troops could withstand.

The Major could not swallow this, but the bachelor did not suffer the loss before his eyes. If he continued to resist, he would be wiped out. The Major ordered his retreat helplessly, with a hint of sadness, disappointment, and unwillingness in his voice.

The Japanese army withdrew to Xinbo and discarded all heavy machine guns, a large amount of ammunition, food, and the bodies and wounded soldiers of more than 300 Japanese soldiers. The Chinese soldiers rushed forward, and Japanese prisoners and wounded soldiers were not allowed. After entering Myanmar, the division commander Sun Liren also issued an order to the soldiers, arresting the Japanese prisoners and asking him if he had been to China or kill them if he had been to China.

Therefore, the soldiers of the New 38th Division, who had understood the spirit, would use bayonets to send the Japanese prisoners and wounded soldiers back to their hometowns after the battle. In this regard, several famous generals of the Chinese Expeditionary Force were tacitly aware of this. Du Yuming let the soldiers deal with it and pretended that he had not seen it. Yue Hanping, Sun Liren and others publicly expressed their wish for Japanese prisoners of war.

Sun Liren was also shocked by the combat effectiveness of his troops. He was afraid that the officers would falsely report their military achievements and affect his judgment of the combat effectiveness of the troops. He personally asked Zhong Ruilin for verification and asked some soldiers who participated in the war, and the answers were consistent. Two Chinese and ** defeated a brigade of the Japanese army! Sun Liren could not suppress his joy and sent a telegram to Yue Hanping to report the results of the outpost battle.

Mei Miao, Expeditionary Force Headquarters, Yue Hanping received a telegram from Sun Liren and happily handed it to Du Yuming and others for circulating it. "That's great, the combat effectiveness of the Expeditionary Force after the training has been tested. Our same number of troops can fight head-on with the Japanese army and will never suffer any losses. It seems that our plan needs to be modified!" Yue Hanping said excitedly.

Du Yuming had no expression on his face, and he received the telegram coldly. As he looked, his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his brows jumped twice. This mature and serious deputy commander of the Expeditionary Force also served as the commander of the 5th Army. His command ability, no one disliked his military achievements. No one did not envy him. The key battles in the entry into Myanmar, the Battle of Guards, the Battle of Mandalay, the Battle of His 96th Division and the 200th Division showed strong combat power. But those were defensive battles and encounter battles, Du Yuming did not have the courage to think that his troops could withstand it.

The telegram was circulated one by one in the hands of several generals in the headquarters, and there was silence in the headquarters. They all knew Sun Liren's style, and generals who were engineers were rigorous and pragmatic. Sun Liren would not tell lies.

Zhao Zili coughed gently, breaking the silence. Everyone returned to reality from being distracted, Du Yuming nodded, "I see, Sun Liren's battle report is true and credible. I believe him, but he did not expect that after a lot of training, our troops' combat power reached such a strong level."

Chief of Staff Zhao Zili took over the conversation, "Our five armies in Myanmar have been trained. In addition to the young army, the other four armies have also been equipped with fully automatic carbines, machine guns, and artillery. Moreover, we are also equipped with grenades, anti-tank guns, and flamethrowers. Judging from the combat effectiveness of the New 38th Division, even the weakest New 28th Division and other divisions can still be equal to the Japanese army."

Yue Hanping breathed a long sigh, "We still have a force in northern Myanmar. Now it seems that we have a force to counterattack in northern Myanmar and still have the opportunity to concentrate our forces to fight an annihilation war. Have you forgotten? We have three divisions in Mengyin who are training. Although these three divisions are not established, only nine regiment commanders lead their troops to be trained. After all, these are the forces of the three divisions."

After Yue Hanping reminded everyone, they remembered that indeed, Meng Yin had nine regiments in training.

Zhao Zili rushed to the large map hanging on the wall with joy, staring at the enemy-to-me situation map in northern Myanmar, and fell into deep thought. Du Yuming looked at Yue Hanping, "Brother, I have an immature idea. You can take a look at it together."

Yue Hanping smiled at Du Yuming modestly, "Please speak with General Du."

Du Yuming held a pencil in his hand and rotated gently, "We assembled four armies on the Mandalay line, and two newly formed armored divisions. We defended completely, were too resistant and too weak. I think when the Japanese offensive just started, we used two armored divisions as assault forces, and suddenly attacked Magui like Germany attacked Poland. Disrupted the Japanese plan, mobilized the Japanese troops, created fighter jets, and seized part of the Japanese army to fight a war of annihilation."

Yue Hanping looked at Du Yuming's silent face and said softly: "General Du, look at the two armored divisions that directly attacked Tonggu, how about Bogu?"

Du Yuming was slightly stunned and understood in a flash. He looked at Yue Hanping in surprise, with a rare smile on his face, "Okay, Yue Hanping, don't say hello if you have an idea. Your plan is more bold and direct, and the soldiers are pointing straight to Yangon."

Yue Hanping waved his hand, "Don't praise me, I also listened to your thoughts and inspired me, what I just thought of."
Chapter completed!