Chapter two hundred and seventy-one with the meat grinder (ten)
Corporal Hurst Webber was a squad leader of the second platoon of the first platoon of the infantry company of the Guard Brigade, leading a standard ten-man infantry squad. As the most basic combat unit of the German army, the sparrow was small and had all the internal organs. As a link to contact the superior command organization, the squad leader had great power in the squad.
There are still some differences between the SS armed forces and regular troops. Because their leaders have political privileges, they can often be preferred over other units in terms of equipment and supplies. For example, this specially organized guard brigade, because it has received the attention of the head of state, all of them exceed the regulations of normal troops in terms of troops and equipment.
The Guard Brigade only retains the characteristics of the SS in certain titles and logos, but whether the troops are organized and weapons and equipment are all based on the German Wehrmacht Forces. However, due to the special nature of the mission, some necessary modifications were made when the troops were organized. Because the Tomahawk Brigade's responsibility is to be responsible for the security guards of the German mission and the embassy, it will ultimately be stationed in the capital of the Chinese government. The heavy firepower unit is not only not necessary, but will inevitably stimulate the nerves of a large number of Chinese government officials. With the character of the president, this is something he absolutely cannot tolerate. Therefore, the Guard Brigade does not have the conventional artillery units that should be available to independent infantry battalions, but also has added a small-caliber air defense and anti-aircraft artillery company. As a supplement to the troops' air defense firepower, this change will surely be welcomed by the officials and civilians of the capital who are having headaches for the lack of air defense firepower.
Moreover, although the guard brigade has reduced the long-range support firepower of infantry on the surface, it has added two 81mm mortars to each infantry company, so that the infantry company has artillery fire strike capabilities within a range of two thousand meters. Don’t underestimate the difference of only two. The addition of all three infantry companies is equivalent to the brigade having an additional mortar platoon. Moreover, on the battlefield, the enemy of the guard brigade will soon find that this is not a simple addition and subtraction equation.
"Just ahead, he can't escape!" Corporal Webber held his mp40 submachine gun and flew over a bush of low shrubs. Then he knelt on one knee and quickly raised his gun and shot the Japanese sergeant who was sitting on the ground in a panic loading the pistol.
"Go to hell, idiot." Webber lifted the flap of the canvas magazine bag around his waist and pulled out a full submachine gun magazine.
"Squad leader, we seem to have rushed over." The machine gunner followed Weber over and over the bushes. He panted and looked around with the straight mg34.
"Squad 1 is on the left, and Squad 2 is on our side. The order is to follow the road." After loading the new magazine, Webber inserted the empty magazine back into the magazine bag and re-tightened the flip cover.
"Let's go and occupy that mound. Establish a fire point on the north side." The German corporal pointed at a dirt slope next to the highway. In this lush place, there were only some low weeds growing sparsely on this dirt slope, and the top of the slope was even more bare and only yellow-brown soil.
"Remember, don't believe in any surrender of the other party and shoot at all enemies that can still move. Unless you can prove that the other party has indeed lost the ability to fight, you must not approach the other party easily."
"Don't believe these Japanese lies. They are all liars with no faith. These lunatics will take you and their own lives without hesitation."
These rumors were spreading rapidly in the Tomahawk brigade. The initiator was several injured soldiers from Tajima Squad. They were shot by armored vehicles while dining. Fortunately, they were not killed on the spot, but they had lost the ability to act independently. At first, they could fight back tenaciously, but when the team leader retreated with the surviving soldiers, the wounded were abandoned.
As mentioned earlier, the soldiers of Tajima Squad are veterans who have participated in Chinese battlefield operations and are the most vicious and stubborn group of the Japanese army. These people know that they are no longer immune. The education they received in the past is that they will not be captured by the other party even if they are killed. Otherwise, they will lose the glory of a soldier, and their families will be shamed because of their capture. Only death is the best destination for the warrior. If they can bring one or two enemies' heads, then they will become heroes.
The injured evil wolf will become even more cunning. These are all old Japanese devils who have long learned a lot of tricks and tricks on the battlefield. They first lay in the pile of corpses on the side of the road to pretend to be dead, but they actually successfully concealed the armored vehicles passing by. Fortunately, these infantry soldiers were not equipped with weapons such as explosives, otherwise the armored reconnaissance platoon would suffer a big loss here.
When they found that the enemy's subsequent infantry appeared, they were excited to feel that the opportunity to sacrifice for the sky-no-heika was coming, especially when they saw that these enemies were all foreign faces, these Japanese soldiers were even more angry. It turned out that they were the Southern Barbarian ghosts and animals, who shamelessly pretended to be the Chinese army. It was these Southern Barbarian powers who had been suppressing the great Japanese Empire internationally. This time, they even openly attacked the Imperial Army and killed so many of their comrades. It was time for these bastards to see the Japanese manliness, and let these ghosts and animals see what the real Yamato Soul is.
If you want to exert the power of the grenade, of course, the closer the distance, the better. One of the top soldiers had an idea and took out a white towel from his bag and began to shake back and forth at the enemy.
"Saranda, Saranda!" He was all graduated from junior high school, and he could still say one or two English words.
There is no need to tell the story of the next story. Three soldiers of the SS were killed and two injured, and one of them was also a sergeant. He was originally scheduled to be promoted to platoon leader next month. The actions of the Japanese soldiers once again refreshed the SS's perception of him. It turned out that there was such a shameless army in the world that openly trampled on the laws of war and had no bottom line for soldiers.
After suffering two consecutive losses, Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig was finally completely angered. The captain ordered that no longer accept any requests for surrender from the enemy, and refused to communicate with the opposite army in any form, search and annihilate. This was the final order issued to every brigade of officers and soldiers, indicating that the guard brigade will not leave any living mouths in the future.
Those Japanese soldiers who were willing to die for the sake of the sky, did not expect that the first person to kill their so-called heroic behavior was their own team leader, and the officers and soldiers of the entire brigade would suffer.
Morimoto Nakasa was shocked by the news brought by the first messenger sent by Tashima. The Tashima team encountered the enemy, which indicates that the defense line of the 12th Squadron had been broken. Moreover, from the fact that the Kuno Squadron did not issue any warning, the 12th Squadron may have even been completely wiped out by the enemy. Otherwise, how could only three frightened second-class privates run back?
Where did the Chinese army train such a strong army that it defeated a squadron's Imperial Army in such a short time. Although the strength and equipment of the Kuno Squadron were lacking, it was no matter how many soldiers there were, and he had just transferred a heavy machine gun to it. It was impossible for the enemy to be wiped out in just ten minutes.
"Is there something wrong with it? For example, the enemy bypassed the 12th Squadron's position from a small path?" Lieutenant Nobi reminded him.
"Yes, it's very likely that our map only has highways. Perhaps there are some trails here that we don't know. These French people must have mastered these. They gave the Chinese army a detailed map. It's really hateful." Morimoto slapped the tabletop of the folding table with a simple Tongdeng area traffic map.
"Lieutenant Iijima, you immediately take your squad to support the Tajima Squad. Lieutenant Tajima is insufficient. If you take a machine gun squad, you must find a way to curb the enemy's attack." Morimoto ordered to Lieutenant Iijima who was standing beside him.
"Ha!" Iijima saluted Morimoto respectfully, then turned around and ran to his team.
"The third team gathers, Sugiyama, go and order the third machine gun team to assemble. I will take the team to set off first, and you will follow with the third machine gun team."
Second Lieutenant Iijima is a very capable young officer with a strong and courageous personality and never dragged his mind when doing things. Moreover, he is a rescuer now, like putting out a fire. He knows how strong the Tajima team is. God knows how long the twenty or so people can last. So less than two minutes after receiving the order, the Iijima team all set off and quickly rushes along the road to support Tajima.
As soon as he crossed a steep slope on the road, the Iijima team, who was in a hurry to go, collided head-on with the vanguard of the first company of the Guard Brigade who was rushing straight in. A bloody close-up contact battle broke out.
Today I have been tedious, so I have a little less word count. I will find a way to make up for it tomorrow. Thank you for your support. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!