Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 260: Invasion (3)

The Japanese infantry tactics were learned from France in the early days. At that time, the strong Japanese army was almost an Asian replica of the French army. But when France was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War, Japanese talents discovered that the French tactics seemed to be outdated. , And then quickly turned to learn from the German Empire on the side of the winner. ▲∴▲∴, during the First World War, Germany faced a bunch of great powers in two-line battles, but still fought you and we had each other's victory and defeat. The Japanese Army agreed that Germany’s final defeat was due to the country’s internal reasons, not the army’s tactics. Because of his fault, the German Army’s infantry tactics are still highly respected, and after years of experimentation, a unique tactic suitable for the Japanese Army’s conditions has finally been developed on this basis.

The imaginary enemies of the Japanese army have always been Russia and China. They have never learned how to fight against European countries. So when the battle started, the Kato Squadron suffered a lot.

The Fifth Division was invincible in the Chinese battlefield Lien Chan Lian Jie, the upper and lower officers and soldiers of the division had always been full of confidence in their combat effectiveness. Perhaps the soldiers had some vague fears of the French army at the beginning, but the appearance of Sergeant Ruan dispelled it. This kind of concern for them. Because Nguyen Phuc Uu was also accompanied by a Vietnamese soldier, which resulted in Captain Kato’s misjudgment. He thought that the bunker opposite was also full of Vietnamese soldiers in French uniforms like Nguyen Phuc Uu, like the shameless subjugated slaves. It can't be an opponent of the Japanese army. In the face of the imperial army's mighty power, these foxes and fake tigers will surely collapse.

So Kato Squadron launched an infantry assault against the French bunker in accordance with the usual tactics used on the Chinese battlefield. As mentioned above, the Japanese tactics have many shadows of the Germans in World War I, and they pay attention to the configuration and use of machine gun firepower, as well as the infiltration and circuitous attacks of small-scale troops. The Iio team and Takeda team relied on the rocks and drains on both sides of the road to open the formation, and launched a containment attack on the bunker from the front. The remaining Tajima team sent a rifle team to try to approach the enemy fortress from the side.

The Japanese army is now facing very difficult combat operations, and the culprit responsible for all this is Morimoto's stupid plan. The soldiers were told that this was an ordinary marching training, so the soldiers did not carry any fortification equipment at all, and they often encountered obstacles from the enemy’s fortification. The usual method of the Japanese army was to use engineers or infantry to blast under the cover of heavy firepower. Attack, but now the Japanese soldiers only have lunch on the day besides their weapons and ammunition.

Furthermore, a large machine gun fort like this. You must use a large dose of drug packs or blasting tubes to destroy them. The Morimoto Brigade did not carry any heavy squadrons this time. The infantry now has no bags on hand, let alone the Japanese special version of the "Bangalore Torpedo (large blasting tube)."

So faced the concrete bunker of the French army. Japanese infantry can only use hand grenades. The grenadier in the team used the grenadier to make several consecutive exploratory attacks against the bunker. This small-caliber cast iron grenade is not even scratching the half-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall. The only thing here is The effect is that explosions and smoke can temporarily block the sight of the shooter in the bunker.

But the problem is that this bunker doesn't only have a shooting window. What's more troublesome is that it has two floors above and below. The observer on the upper floor has a very good view. Every move of the Japanese army could not escape the sight of the observer. Unsurprisingly, the actions of the Tadao team were noticed by the French watchmen at the very beginning, and Nguyen Phuc Uu hurriedly mobilized a fortress machine gun to take care of this roundabout team.

The so-called fortress machine gun equipped by the French army is the famous Hatch case m30, a frenzied 132 mm heavy automatic weapon. This thing is actually designed for the Maginot line of defense. It is called a fortress machine gun, which actually means This thing is not easy to move, only suitable for use as a fixed weapon in fortresses and bunkers. This expensive large-caliber weapon was originally used to fight cavalry and armored vehicles, and the Tokyo regiment only deployed more than twenty. Two of them were placed in Machine Gun Fort No. 1 on the side of Highway 4. Because this weapon can destroy light vehicles, it is very useful when the road needs to be blocked.

As a result, in front of this terrifying weapon with a rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute, Tajima's first squadron was torn to pieces by bullets under the expectant gaze of the officers and soldiers of Kato Squadron. In particular, Sergeant Tsukamoto, the team leader, was hit by two large-caliber machine gun bullets in his lower abdomen. He was almost beaten in two at the waist. The extremely powerful sergeant scratched the ground and wailed for half a minute. Captain Tajima who couldn't stand it was shot and killed himself.

The first attack was severely frustrated. Soldiers from one unit died in front of everyone in this way. Japanese soldiers were not afraid of death. But the death was so miserable that they couldn't help feeling a little bit shy. The location of Machine Gun Fort No. 1 is very tricky. It was originally an uphill section of Highway No. 4. On both sides of the top of the **** are hills over ninety meters high. Bunker No. 1 is set on the side of the road on the top side of the slope. If the Japanese want to get around here, they must climb the two hills under the firepower of the bunker machine guns. This is simply a natural killing trap. It can be seen that the French are setting up. This bunker is indeed a waste of painstaking efforts.

"Assault! Take out the spirit of a Japanese man, and rush forward with me!" The second team of the Iio team was under the cover of rifle and grenadier. Jumped out of the hidden place and began to move forward quickly, the team leader Guize wore a turban on his head, and led the team members to launch a decisive assault. One of the Japanese infantry tactics is that when encountering a strong enemy, when unable to find the enemy’s weakness, it should continuously launch a continuous trial attack, disrupt the defensive rhythm of the defender, and find out the enemy’s front line. Weaknesses.

Just as the Onizawa unit was making a courageous assault under the French army's machine guns, Lieutenant Nobi, the adjutant of Morimoto Takuji, came to Kato Sosuke with orders from the captain. Morimoto was very dissatisfied with the combat progress of the Kato Squadron. He believed that the first battle was done like this, which would really undermine the majesty of the Imperial Japanese Army. However, he considered that the conditions available in Kato's hands were really limited, so he was not prepared to criticize the opponent too much Performance. But it is impossible for the entire brigade to be blocked on the road by a small bunker, and this action by the Morimoto brigade would become a big joke.

Don't look at Morimoto who has a lot of faults and defects, but when it comes to fighting, he can be regarded as a battle-hardened fighter. He has accumulated a wealth of combat experience in the Chinese battlefield, so when the offensive was blocked, he immediately made a corresponding plan. He ordered Kato Squadron to restrain the attention of the bunker, and cover the two squadrons Hasegawa and Okubo from the two wings. The two squadrons will bypass the hills on both sides and rush directly to the enemy's rear, hitting the enemy by surprise. Morimoto judged that this should be the main line of defense of the French army on the periphery. As long as it breaks through this point, Tong Dengcheng, who has no defensive ability, is completely exposed to the Japanese army.

This point can’t really blame Morimoto for being too simplistic. This is actually a manifestation of the Japanese army’s lack of intelligence information on French Indochina. Morimoto's map only marked the external traffic in the Tongdeng area and the distribution of urban roads, except for the French army's construction of a fort on the flat top mountain in the southwest of the city. Other military arrangements are completely blank.

At that time, the total number of Japanese expatriates in the entire French Indochina was less than 500. Most of them lived in Haiphong, Hanoi and Saigon. Before 39 years, no Japanese intelligence personnel had come to Tongdeng. . The map in the hands of the Japanese army was bought by a Japanese spy from a French bookstore, and it only showed various civilian roads and facilities. As for marking the distribution of military units on the map, the French are not so stupid.

In French Indochina, the usual intelligence collection methods used by the Japanese army in the past are not very effective. The nature of the French colonists was destined to not easily trust the locals, such as the construction of the Tongdeng Fort and the workers sought by France. They were all hired from the areas where they were hired from Cochin China, and did not recruit any local people in Tongdeng to participate, just to ensure that the fort structure would not be leaked. At the same time, because of the French background, the Japanese army cannot use aircraft to scout the terrain as unscrupulously as in China. This is a serious violation of airspace. It is bound to cause international disputes. In Japan's current harsh diplomatic environment, it is best not to engage in such things that make the Ministry of Foreign Affairs crazy.

So, Takuji Morimoto actually didn't know much about the situation on the other side of the border, but out of confidence in the past brilliant record of the Japanese army, he still gave the order to push the entire group into the abyss.

"The brigade moves forward! Destroy all the enemies we encounter. We will spend the night in Tongdeng tonight!"

The advance of the roundabout troops did not go as smoothly as Morimoto thought. The Hasegawa squadron climbed from the left side of the road to the hillside covered with artemisia and shrubs. After climbing for a long time, they found that the front was a cliff of almost 70 degrees. , After a few turns on the top of the slope, no other passable roads were found. In the end, he could only return from the same way, and wasted more than twenty minutes.

Okubo Squadron managed to bypass the mountain from the right and successfully moved to the side of Machine Gun Fort No. 1, when the officers and men of the Squadron happily drilled out of the Qinghao bush and rushed to Highway 4. But found that just under the hillside diagonally across the road, there was a French stronghold standing impressively, and the bright yellow Indochina Federal Flag was flying high on the flagpole of the stronghold watchtower.

The Okubo Squadron was in a hurry to hurry~IndoMTL.com~ It didn't pay attention to the reconnaissance and the concealment of the troops at all. A whole squadron of officers and soldiers appeared rashly in front of Lieutenant Domier.

Suddenly hundreds of Japanese soldiers emerged from the grass beside the highway. Lieutenant Domière was really scared. The company commander was setting up a defense on the wall of the stronghold at the time. He was also preparing to organize some soldiers to support Nguyen Phu Quoc, who was struggling to resist, to transport ammunition supplies and to remove the wounded soldiers.

Domier was surprised to find that the Japanese army had climbed a wild **** with no road at all. At the end of the dry season, the Artemisia annua generally grew to more than 1.5 meters, and these Japanese soldiers threw them in. They couldn't see the top of their heads at all, and God knew how they knew the direction and found their way down the mountain. However, it was unnecessary to think about anything at this time. The French lieutenant reacted extremely quickly. He immediately ordered the machine gun and infantry on the fence to shoot at the Japanese officers and soldiers by the road. In an instant, the soldiers of Okubo Squadron were shrouded in a rain of bullets.

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