Chapter 118 Where Are the Civilians in This Village?

Time goes back half an hour. When Li Banzhu just came on stage, Huang Yourong had quietly led his second battalion to ambush in the cornfield outside Wangcun.

Summer corn basically reaches its peak growth period after entering July. This green tent provides natural cover for the soldiers of the 772nd Regiment.

This era is not like the later generations. There is no condition for artillery coverage when things are in doubt. For enemy-occupied villages like Wangcun, which are in an important strategic position, the Eighth Route Army needs to send infantry to go deep into them for cleaning.

This process is quite tricky. The commander needs to master the corresponding infantry tactics to make the village cleaning operation safer and more efficient.

As a leader of the main regiment with excellent character and learning, Cheng Xiazi has received professional training in this regard. Before the operation began, he formulated a detailed combat plan for the second battalion based on the actual combat environment of Wangcun.

This village was built along a dirt road. A main road runs through the center of the village, and there are buildings on both sides of the main road.

Because Wang Taizhong, the old dog, relied on the power of others, the area of ​​the village has expanded rapidly in recent years. To facilitate the villagers' travel, a secondary road was built, which made the cleaning task more difficult.

According to Cheng Xiazi's arrangement, the troops needed to be divided into four parts for this operation. Considering the width of the battlefield, only one company of soldiers could attack and clean up the village at the same time.

The first part was the ambush group, which was mainly responsible for cutting off the retreat route of the devils through firepower, and preventing the enemy from establishing firepower points in favorable terrain outside the village.

The size of the ambush group should not be too large, and usually a platoon of soldiers was enough.

But considering that the strongholds and artillery towers near Wangcun might send reinforcements when the battle started, Cheng Xiazi simply let the second company of the second battalion ambush there.

The second part was the firepower group, which was the tactical core of implementing firepower blockade.

These soldiers were to make each house isolated and helpless and difficult to support each other, and to make it difficult for the devils to move quickly in the village.

After the firepower group took control of the overall situation, it sent infantry to clean up these buildings one by one.

Because the task of this group was heavier, Cheng Xiazi arranged a platoon of soldiers. In addition to the basic MAS-36, ten light machine guns and fifteen precision shooters were assigned to ensure firepower.

The third part is the assault group, who need to undertake the dangerous work of entering the building to clear the devils.

Originally, the most suitable equipment for this kind of close combat situation is a submachine gun. Unfortunately, the 772nd Regiment does not have this equipment, so it can only use a Mauser pistol instead.

Because Wangcun is relatively large, this group is assigned two platoons of soldiers.

The fourth part is the command center. Before the battle began, Cheng Xiazi told Huang Yourong to keep a company of soldiers around him as a reserve, ready to fight when necessary.

"Total reserve! Don't move!"

According to the plan, the command center should follow the firepower group during combat and cover the side and rear of the firepower group.

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When Huang Yourong saw the devils who were originally patrolling outside the village retreat to the temporary sentry post, he knew that Li Banzhu was going to start the final performance.

The battalion commander first gathered a group of company and platoon leaders around him. He repeated the battle plan for tonight, and then the various units began to act.

First, the second company commander led the ambush team to advance in a concealed manner, occupying the favorable terrain opposite to the attack direction and waiting in concealment.

Because the devils came in a hurry, and they did not expect that someone would attack Wangcun on the first day, there was not even a searchlight on the temporary sentry post.

The soldiers of the second company took advantage of the cover of the cornfield and came to the ambush site selected in advance very safely.

After arriving at the location, they even built some simple bunkers. While ensuring that the shooting position was concealed enough and could cover the enemy's retreat route, the comrades also cleared the shooting range.

The next step was waiting time. When Huang Yourong heard the explosion in Wangcun, it meant that tonight's action officially began.

After a round of rapid mortar firing, Guan Weimin led the firepower group to rush towards the devil's outer position.

It has to be said that this group of devils is indeed quite capable. The subordinate units of the Class D Division should have been responsible for maintaining public order. But under the training of Katsuhisa Muramoto, these little days have exploded with the combat effectiveness of Class C.

After being baptized by the first wave of shells, the surviving Japanese soldiers immediately fired flares. Under the illumination of white light, the Type 92 machine guns on the machine gun positions made a woodpecker-like shooting sound.

Coupled with two Type 92 rifles and a small number of Type 38 rifles, this offensive temporarily delayed Guan Weimin and his men's attack.

But the number of Japanese soldiers who could fight was too small. Katsuhisa Muramoto took most of the young people to listen to operas, resulting in only a few scattered people on the position.

There were not many defenders to begin with, and less than ten people were left after the mortar bombing. At the first moment the Japanese opened fire, the precision shooters of the firepower group targeted the enemy.

This outer defense position, which took an afternoon to build, only stopped the Eighth Route Army outside the village for five minutes, but these Japanese soldiers used their lives to buy precious time for their companions in the village.

Although those young people who were farther away were not seriously injured, they were still shocked by the detonators. They took a brief breath and immediately ran to the barracks to get weapons when they heard the sound of mortars and guns.

Now the Japanese soldiers hated their lieutenant colonel in their hearts. If the Eighth Route Army had not started the attack, they would have pieced the bodies together and whipped them first. What kind of show would they listen to!

In their current state, they would definitely be in danger against the Eighth Route Army, which had been planning for a long time. But it was not their character to sit and wait for death. Everyone was ready to fight to the death.

"The lower ones overthrow the upper ones!"

The Japanese soldiers who got their weapons were ready to attack under the leadership of a squadron leader. Although the situation was not favorable for them, they were confident in their combat effectiveness these days.

But reality slapped them hard, and the firepower group had occupied a favorable position. The Japanese soldiers were suppressed by the firepower network composed of FM-24/29 and MAS-36 as soon as they showed up, and they could only be forced to get into the house next to them.

At this time, the assault team would start to clean up the building. With the cover of the firepower group, the Japanese soldiers were no different from lambs to be slaughtered.

The hasty battle resulted in most people only bringing rifles, lacking grenades and light machine guns, and their resistance was weak.

When clearing the building, the soldiers of the assault team were divided into two groups: the support team and the assault team.

The soldiers of the assault team were divided into groups of four. After the first soldier kicked the door open, the second soldier immediately threw an offensive grenade in with force.

The reason for the force was to allow the grenade to bounce back and forth in the house to prevent it from being easily thrown back by the enemy.

After the grenade exploded, you can enter the door. Indoor combat means that the soldiers have no time to discuss tactics after entering the door, and this is when everyone's tacit understanding will be tested.

Fortunately, one grenade can basically solve all problems.

The support team stayed outside the building, providing necessary fire support to the assault team while further blocking the building. If anyone wants to jump off the wall, they will inevitably die under the Mauser pistol.

The main road in the center of Wangcun is not a straight avenue. In addition, the buildings are blocked from each other, so the firepower team can often only cover a limited area in one location.

Cheng Xiazi had already considered this point, after all, Huang Yourong and Guan Weimin had come here to inspect in person. When discussing tactics, the far-sighted commander arranged multiple firepower points.

Therefore, during the cleanup of Wangcun, the firepower group continued to advance to new favorable terrain to set up guns. The two groups cooperated with each other, and continued to advance in this way, steadily eliminating the devils in one house after another.

At this time, their daily life had almost collapsed. The enemies from outside were not only numerous, but also had very clear tactics. They were like turtles in a jar, and their fate had long been doomed.

They couldn't fight, couldn't run, and surrender was even more impossible. They could only stay in the room and wait for death. Only a few lucky people could escape to another exit of the village under the rain of bullets before the assault team arrived.

The fate waiting for them was naturally only the word death, because there was an ambush of a whole company of fresh troops there.

Half an hour later, the battle ended smoothly. The Second Battalion of the 772nd Regiment wiped out all the devils in Wang Village at the cost of 27 soldiers being slightly injured and two soldiers being sacrificed.

As for civilians? Don't be ridiculous, there are no civilians in this village. Moreover, those who don't evacuate honestly before the battle can be regarded as enemies, and traitors will have the fate of traitors.

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