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.    Chapter 297 The King of Infantry

    Phoenix Mountain north of Jiulian City.

    This place has ushered in the third rumble of cannon fire in twenty years.  The first episode was the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese soldiers who broke through Jiulian City crushed the Qing army from here to Fengtian, causing countless casualties and losing the Northeast.  The second time was between Japan and Russia. The Japanese soldiers still gathered from the Baima Mountain in Sinuiju on the other side. They braved the fierce artillery fire blockade and forcibly crossed the river. Kuroki Weizhen led 30,000 elite troops to capture Jiuliancheng Hushan Fortress again, and then again  He was running wildly after the Russian army.

    Both times, it was from south to north, and Japan was the one attacking. But this time, it was from north to south, and Japan was the one defending.

    After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan never repeated the same mistake as last time and abandoned the strategic location of Jiuliancheng. Not only did it illegally occupy it for a long time, it also transported 120 and 150 mm heavy artillery purchased from Germany from China.  Because the 38 series of guns were successfully copied based on these guns and were more suitable for the country, most of these guns were used for the defense of fixed fortresses. In addition to the captured Russian supplies, the entire Jiulian City Hushan Fort already had two guns left by the Qing government.  240 heavy artillery and nearly a dozen other caliber artillery pieces. After Japan improved its defense, it compared this place to an iron hammer at the mouth of the Yalu River. Controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the entire Yalu River, which will suppress other countries that are eyeing North Korea and Northeast China.  Blocked outside.

    Now the 37th Brigade of the 12th Division is not blocked on the river, but on Fenghuang Mountain to the north of Jiulian City.

    ChirpTwo stray bullets grazed Chen Yushi's helmet. Although it was uncomfortable to have a big pot on his head, it was life-saving. There have been several stray bullets in the army. In the past, it was the head.  Flowering, but now with any luck surviving.

    He is from Hubei. After graduating as a Japanese military officer, he went to serve in the Gui Army in Guangxi. After 1911, he went to Nanjing with the reinforcements as a Kuomintang general and was incorporated into the Eighth Division of the Republic of China as a brigade commander.  Now that the Eighth Division is gone, the three Jiangsu Divisions have been merged into the 12th and 13th Infantry Divisions of the National Defense Forces.  After the Northern Expedition ended last year, the 12th Division was ordered to station in Changchun. To be honest, none of the soldiers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the army were willing to come so far, especially during the unbearable winter. Dozens of people died and countless people became sick. If it weren't for the army,  The treatment here is good and the military orders are strict, so most of them have probably fled long ago.  Since the beginning of the year, many unsatisfied soldiers have retired one after another. The Ministry of National Defense has recruited many former Beiyang recruits. Compared with the pampered Southern Army, the former Beiyang soldiers who joined after half a year of training are very good. Although they read little, they are very good.  He is serious and meticulous in doing things, and it can be seen from this that if it were not for the sudden rise of the National Defense Forces, the ten democratic parties would not be able to stop Beiyang.

    After realizing the inherent shortcomings of the Democratic Party, he was completely disappointed, so he joined the National Society after being introduced.  Compared with the Democratic Party, which has obvious gang characteristics in its organization, the organizational structure of the National Society is extremely strict. Party members in the army are not allowed to interfere in politics and local construction.  In fact, this is fine. Without the distraction of miscellaneous things, you can focus more on the military aspect. Unlike the Democratic Party, the military and government did not distinguish between who has the biggest fist and who has the final say. Although at the national level now, the KMT and the socialist group have the biggest say, but the military matters the most in internal affairs.  There are very few things that Fang has intervened in.

    However, even if he focused on military affairs, his 39th Brigade did not perform well. The entire division was supplemented with hundreds of light machine guns, grenade launchers, and a full 36 75mm guns. The firepower was several times that of the previous Eighth Division, but the team  The Southern and Northern armies were obviously not yet united. They could not face a large group of Japanese soldiers, and they fought for a whole day without a breakthrough Thinking of killing the entire 1st Division of the 38th Regiment in a few days, this was already considered.  Big slap in the face!

    "Go, let the Third Regiment go up! If we can't take it down, our 39th Brigade will be completely humiliated!" The staff officer also blushed after being scolded, and immediately ran to deliver the order.  A moment later, the two battalions of the 3rd Regiment launched their fifth charge towards Phoenix Mountain. The brigade's six 70mm infantry guns rested for a moment and then began roaring again. The shells fell one after another and instantly blew up Phoenix Mountain in front of them, filling it with smoke. However,  After the 3rd Regiment rushed up, those Japanese soldiers unexpectedly came out of nowhere. The 3rd Regiment, which was under the pressure of 4 heavy machine guns and 4 75mm cannons, could not even lift its head. Although the grenade launchers kept firing back,  But these little things are obviously not accurate enough at 500 meters away.

    "Go ahead! Don't be stunned!"

    Seeing people from the 3rd group falling down one after another, Chen Yushi jumped up and down anxiously.

    "Brigadier Commander, someone from the 101st Division is here."

    Chen Yushi turned around and saw only a dozen ore transport ships of more than 100 tons coming up the river. The first few ships were full of infantry, while the last few ships were all cannons with barrels pointed upward.  When he saw these cannons, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that he should be able to kill the Japanese soldiers this time.

    After a while, a short and stocky lieutenant walked to the door and saluted: "Sir, Yang Liehu of the 101st Division has been ordered to lead the protective artillery battalion to come for support."

    "Yang Liehu!" After hearing this name, Chen Yushi remembered that it was he who ordered the timely entry into the Forbidden City in the Xihuamen incident not long ago to avoid causingIt was a huge loss. For this reason, the Presidential Office and the Prime Minister sent messages to praise him. The Ministry of National Defense also specially sent a message to the entire army to praise and call for learning. Unexpectedly, this person actually came here.  But now was not the time to chat. I saw the artillerymen unloading the cannon with the help of civilian husbands, and asked, "That's great. How long will it take to set up the cannon?"

    Yang Liehu glanced at the three regiments fighting in the distance and saw that their formations were scattered and disorganized. He couldn't help frowning: "The river beach will be uneven for at least an hour. The headquarters ordered us to occupy Fenghuang Mountain and pave the ground before the artillery set up the cannons."  The phone lineI wonder how long it will take Brigadier Chen?"

    "An hour? I've been detained here for a whole day! I don't know what kind of medicine those Japanese soldiers took. Even if they fight to the death and don't give back, they all look like mice. After being hit by a shell, they look no different than dead, but they rush up.  You see, that's it."

    When Chen Yushi pointed at the three groups and smiled bitterly, Yang Liehu saw some clues.

    Although the third regiment also has tactics, they use old-fashioned infantry linear tactics, which are Japanese infantry tactics.  This tactic requires the infantry to be divided into several rows and launch a charge. This lacks depth and will definitely kill everyone if not a single artillery shell. It is even more miserable when encountering a heavy machine gun blockade.  I remember that this tactic was almost wiped out by the Japanese army during the Japan-Russia period. I didn't expect these people are still using it now. I couldn't help but ask: "The infantry tactics Brigadier Chen learned in Japan?"

    "My brother used to be a soldier in the Industrial Defense Battalion of the Hanyang Factory, and was later selected to graduate from the Hubei Military Academy. Five years ago, Zhang Zhidong sent me to study in Japan and study infantry at the Army Noncommissioned Officer School." Chen Yushi didn't recognize him.  There was a hint of pride in his words. Of course, he concealed the fact that he was expelled for promoting revolutionary ideas during his studies.

    "No wonder." Yang Liehu murmured in his heart and asked: "Haven't you practiced the three-three tactics? The distance of the grenade is too far, it has exceeded 500. At this distance, let alone the old guys from the 1st Division, we can't hit it.  allow."

    Three-three tactics?  Chen Yushi remembered the new infantry tactics that had been promoted throughout the army since last year, but he had always thought that it was useless, so the 39th Brigade spent most of its time practicing Japanese infantry linear tactics. When asked now, it was hard to say that he had not practiced it, so he quickly said  : "I practiced, but everyone thought it was useless, so"

    Yang Liehu completely understood why a brigade was blocked by a brigade for a day and a night!  No wonder the commander and principal Jiang Baili both said that the most stupid thing about these old officers is that they learned infantry tactics from the Japanese but did not know how to adapt them. They just knew how to charge to the death. When encountering such complex mountainous terrain blocked by heavy machine guns, it is strange that they can get by.  !  However, since he was a low-ranking man, it was hard to tell others, so he simply rolled up his sleeves and said, "Brigadier Chen, if you think it's okay, why not let your brother try it."

    Chen Yushi was eager to see what was wrong with these "personal guards" who were nicknamed Yang Qiu. It was said that he was responsible for everything from infantry tactics to commanding. He created an "army within an army" by himself, so he quickly ordered the third regiment to withdraw.  On call.

    "Line up! Check the equipment!"

    After receiving the offensive mission, the entire battalion immediately lined up to inspect the equipment under the shouts of the officers. Seeing that the soldiers of the guard division were all holding guns with their muzzles pointed down, and lined up like a line, Chen Yushi and the officers of the 39th Brigade who were watching also secretly  commend.  "Tell every soldier to remember his position when charging. If anyone runs away, I will kill him first!" After several company and platoon leaders reported that the preparations were completed, Yang Liehu repeated the instructions several times before turning his head: "  Brigadier Chen, my brother¡¯s artillery has not arrived yet, so we have to rely on you to provide artillery cover this time.¡±

    Chen Yushi nodded, although he had the intention of testing the security division's skills, but after all, it was Paoze, so the 39th Brigade did not skimp on artillery shells, but was more fierce than the previous cover. During the artillery cover, Yang Liehu personally led the entire battalion to attack Phoenix Mountain.  .

    Before Yang Liehu ran very far, the entire battalion suddenly spread in all directions. Upon seeing this, a sharp-eyed staff officer of the 39th Brigade immediately shouted: "Brigade Commander, it's a three-three tactic."

    "Three-three tactics, Yang Qiu taught them this tactic from the beginning of the guard company, and last year it was extended to the entire army.  Needless to say the source, the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, the Korean War, Vietnam¡¯s self-defense counterattack, etc. have all proven the advanced nature of this tactic. The various platoon and company tactics with it as its core are the real way for the parallel world war and the national army to dominate the world.  capital.  The world's number one army is no nonsense. The "advanced infantry tactics" that countries around the world began to study in the 1980s are just a variant of the 33 tactics.

    The infantry advance staggered at a distance of 3-5 meters. The overall view is an inverted triangle in front, with a triangle on the left and right, and the three triangles form a large triangle. The distance between each point is about 30 meters, and the margins are tilted at 45¡ã. The squad leader and machine gunner  The auxiliary machine gunner and the grenadier are in a straight line in the center of the triangle.  This is the basic formation of the three-three tactics, and it is also the new three-three tactics improved after the machine guns of the Republic became rich in later generations. Its core not only maintains the flexibility and multi-layered nature of the three-three tactics, but also ensures the core of the team's firepower and all offensive and defensive capabilities.They are all centered around the firepower group, which seems to be somewhat similar to the German machine gun squad tactics during World War II, but it maintains the flexibility of the infantry.

    This is a perfect offensive and defensive formation with clear firepower distribution and mutual coordination. It does not have the disadvantage of Western skirmishers having difficulty in exerting firepower when advancing in multiple layers. Each combat group is kept at a reasonable distance to avoid encountering artillery fire.  The problem of excessive loss during coverage.  According to calculations, a 60mm mortar shell falling into the attack formation can only cause 1 casualty, and a 105mm howitzer shell can only knock out 2 groups at most. Even if it encounters the most terrifying machine gun side fire, there will be no casualties.  There are more than two groups, and under the same circumstances in ordinary lines, the casualties will reach dozens of people.  Because the core firepower group of this tactic has always been kept in the center of the three triangles, unless it is suddenly hit by three to four consecutive 105 shells, the machine gunner or grenadier can always be retained, allowing the team to reduce the number of people and focus on firepower.  It will not be completely destroyed.

    Of course, this tactic also requires a material basis. Currently, only 4 guard divisions have light machine guns and grenade equipment on duty. The five main divisions currently have a platoon of 4 guns/door. In addition, all infantry tactics of the guard divisions come from Yang  The Hand of Qiu's youth officers who are loyal to him are its core strength, so their discipline is even stricter than that of the other five main divisions. If anything, it is probably due to lack of actual combat experience.

    Chen Yushi didn't think this tactic was any good at first. It just looked wider but a bit messy (when the three-and-three tactic attacks and charges, the layers will look messy when viewed from behind), but the distance between those infantrymen was maintained very well.  , there has been no random rush.  But as the Japanese artillery shells fell, his eyes and those of the officers suddenly went straight!  In the past, when my troops used Japan's linear tactics, a shell would always kill and injure several people. But now, at most two people would be killed each time. If you were lucky, you would get scratched and start running again. And when the Japanese heavy machine guns fired, the casualties were only  Most of the first few were able to lie down and crawl forward in time after the sound of gunfire, and even if they were crawling, the infantry of the 101st Division maintained this formation.

    Such rigorous and disciplined tactical movement brought more than just shock to Chen Yushi and the officers of the 39th Brigade!  Through the telescopes, the officers could clearly see that these soldiers were not the veterans of the 1st and 2nd Divisions who had been fighting for several years. They had immature faces. Many of them were so nervous that their faces were stiff, but they clenched their teeth and followed the instructions.  Training run!  Climb in formation!

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????? Are you dazzled?  Could this be an elite Japanese army brigade disguised as one of its own?  !

    As these soldiers crawled closer and closer, the formation began to change. First, the machine gunners set up their machine guns and concentrated their firepower on the 400-meter heavy machine gun fire point. Then the grenadiers quickly ran past the machine gunners and used cover to follow the machine gun fire.  After running a hundred meters through the passage, he set up a grenade and pointed it at the enemy.

    A battalion has three companies, a company has three platoons, a platoon has three squads, and each squad has one machine gun and one grenade launcher!  The entire battalion had 27 light machine guns and 27 grenade launchers. Counting the losses during the charge, it still exceeded 50 strong firepower points!  In the blink of an eye, the grenade accurately threw the 50mm grenade around the Japanese heavy machine gun fire bunker. The area around the Japanese heavy machine gun bunker, which was so fierce just now, was full of fireballs like firecrackers exploding during the Spring Festival!  Within a few minutes, the heavy machine gun misfired and fell to one side.

    After the machine guns were eliminated, firepower began to ravage the Japanese infantry.  At this time, the tactics suddenly changed. The three triangles continued to alternate cover and advanced in waves, but the triangle never changed. The rapid-fire machine gunners with the help of grenades also quickly moved forward more than a hundred meters, and then spread out again.  The second wave suppresses the infantry.  After the machine gun was in place, the grenade launcher and the infantry continued to advance. After 50 meters, the grenade launcher covered the machine gunner again. The cycle started over and over again. Within ten minutes, the Japanese brigade, which had blocked the 39th Brigade for a whole day due to its geographical advantage, was beaten to death seven times.  After all, only the four field artillery pieces farther away can still show off their majesty, but without the cover of their own infantry, the artillery is just a mess!

    When the infantry of the Guard Division at the front were about to rush into the trenches, and the few remaining Japanese soldiers howled and drew their bayonets, preparing for hand-to-hand combat, something even more dumbfounding happened to the soldiers of the 39th Brigade. Only the soldiers at the front were seen leaving the trenches.  He picked up the rifle, picked up the engineer shovel, twisted it, and then slashed hard at the Japanese soldier!  The sharp, wide, short, and easy-to-use engineer shovel is almost the ultimate weapon in hand-to-hand combat. In order to maximize the effectiveness of this weapon, Yang Qiu compiled the combat skills of the engineer shovel he learned in his previous life into a book and gave it to the guard division.  Practice day and night.

    In the telescope, an engineer shovel blocked the bayonet first, then sharply chopped it into pieces before the Japanese soldier could withdraw it and continue to exert force. After the blood was gone, half of the Japanese soldier's head was gone!

    The battle was over in less than an hour. Yang Liehu's entire battalion annihilated the Japanese brigade at the cost of more than 50 casualties (everyone always regarded the casualties written by Hippo as deaths, and the number of casualties actually included those who were injured and could recover), and also captured  Four machine guns and several nearly intact 75mm?Field artillery, strong squad firepower, world-class infantry tactics a hundred years later, coupled with the will and teamwork tactics honed in the most arduous training of the entire army, facing an infantry company that has never experienced the baptism of World War I  The Japanese army, which had few tactics, achieved an almost perfect victory!

    "I'm so stupid! You have to practice three-three tactics for me when you go back! You can't practice military law!" Chen Yushi swallowed, and then slapped himself hard!  Before, he thought that Yang Qiu was overestimating his capabilities in starting a war with Japan, but after watching the "performance" of Yang Liehu and the guard division, he realized that if it weren't for the motley crew like himself holding them back, Japan would have been destroyed long ago without any discussion!

    What is an elite soldier?  What are infantry tactics?  This is what the fuck is!  Compared with othersthe so-called "first-class infantry tactics of the Japanese Empire" that I learned before are completely useless!  You know, this is my first time on the battlefield!  If the 39th Brigade and the 12th Division all train at this level, let alone a brigade, even a Japanese division standing in front will be a loser!

    "I'm so blind!"

    ¡°Damn, is this too easy?¡±

    ¡°Practice, if I can¡¯t train myself, I¡¯ll shoot myself!¡±

    No wonder Chen Yushi and the officers of the 39th Brigade were stupid. In addition to the firepower of the guard division that already exceeded the Japanese team five times, how could the infantry tactics that had been honed by millions of martyrs of the Republic be child's play?  !  On the contrary, Yang Liehu himself did not feel that the fight was very good. With the strength of the troops and the firepower more than five times greater, the casualties of more than 50 people were already huge for a battalion. Instead, he waited for the 39th Brigade to take over Fenghuang Mountain and scolded the squad company commanders one by one.  After a while, he said that their positioning was still poor and they did not fully understand the nervousness of the soldiers. These remarks directly drove the officers of the 39th Brigade crazy, wishing they could find a hole to drill into and get into trouble.

    Before Chen Yushi and the soldiers of the 39th Brigade could wake up from the dazzling infantry performance just now, the 12 Warhammer 14B 105mm long-range cannons had slowly raised their barrels. Since this place was outside the range of the Hushan Fort, there was Phoenix in front.  The mountains blocked the enemy's artillery sight, so the artillerymen spread out on the flat ground without even digging bunkers.

    "My mother, what kind of cannon is this? It's so long" Before an infantryman from the 39th Brigade could get the answer, an observation balloon rose from the ship behind. After the balloon dragged the spider plant into the air,  , the artillery battalion commander slowly raised the red command flag.

    "Arson bombsprepare!"

    !#.

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