After Zhou Wen got the information that the Japs were repairing the road, he immediately judged that the Japs were probably sending out big guns this time, which meant they had large-caliber heavy artillery.
Zhou Wen knew well that the Japs' greatest reliance on being invincible on the Chinese battlefield, in addition to the quality of well-trained individual soldiers, was the sharpness of their artillery.
Since Japan's Meiji Restoration, its military's biggest imaginary enemy has always been China.
Therefore, the Japanese army's military construction and tactical ideas, as well as all supporting weapons and equipment, were based on China's mountainous terrain and targeted the weak links of the Chinese army.
Most of its artillery are mountain guns and field guns that can adapt to mountainous terrain, are easy to disassemble, and can be transported by mules, horses and manpower.
For example, grenades and 92 infantry guns are powerful weapons in mountain warfare that can keep up with the speed of front-line infantry and provide timely fire support.
In addition, based on the lack of artillery in the Chinese army, 2 92 infantry guns and 18 grenade launchers are deployed at the brigade level. In terms of the number of artillery, it is more than enough to deal with a regiment of the Chinese army. The number of machine guns is even more
Occupied an overwhelming advantage.
At the division level, an artillery regiment is equipped with 4-6 105mm field guns, and more than 40 other mountain guns with calibers of 75mm and below. The corresponding Chinese
There are only a few 75mm mountain guns and field guns in the army, let alone 105mm caliber artillery.
In addition, the quality of individual soldiers of the Japanese army and the ability of grassroots officers are far superior to that of the Chinese army. Naturally, there will be a period of the Anti-Japanese War. One army or even several armies of the Republic of China army cannot defeat a Japanese army division, and they are chased like a rabbit.
The situation of running all over the mountain.
However, the artillery configuration of the Japanese army is just bullying. The current industrial level is not even comparable to the Republic of China army in the late Qing Dynasty. If their configuration of only a few 105mm artillery in one division is compared with the armies of those Western powers, then they
It's not enough to watch.
Not to mention the artillery-oriented Maozi army, it is now an ordinary infantry division in Germany. Each infantry regiment will be equipped with an artillery company and an anti-tank company. The total heavy firepower of a division is 18 150mm artillery, 36 105mm artillery, and 72
37mm anti-tank gun.
One infantry regiment alone is equipped with 2 150mm howitzers, 6 75mm infantry guns, 18 81mm mortars, 27 50mm mortars, 12 37mm anti-tank guns. There are also 26 heavy machine guns and 85 light machine guns.
. You can imagine how powerful the weapons and equipment of an infantry division (three infantry regiments) of the German Army must be.
Therefore, the current equipment level of the Republic of China army is indeed far behind that of the Japanese army, and it is even more incomparable with other Western powers.
In this regard, Zhou Wen, who has lived in two generations, still has a relatively clear understanding, so after he guessed that the Japanese army had large-caliber heavy artillery, he became highly vigilant.
You must know that the power of heavy artillery with a caliber of 105 or above is not comparable to that of 75mm mountain guns and infantry guns. For the officers and soldiers of the model brigade who stick to the tunnels and trenches, it is like a sharp sword hanging above their heads. Once the explosion is accurate,
No fortifications can withstand it. Even if the people in the fortifications are not killed by the explosion, they will be directly shocked to death.
If the artillery shell happened to land in the trench and explode, it might turn the entire row or even the entire company of defenders into ashes in an instant.
And the most important thing is that this kind of heavy artillery will put huge pressure on the morale and psychology of the defenders. Without strong will and resilience, ordinary troops are likely to be blown away by a few cannons and flee.
Although the officers and soldiers of the Model Brigade have undergone several months of training and the training of grassroots officers, it is still unknown whether they can withstand this test. After all, most of these soldiers are soldiers because they can support their families and have little idea of national justice.
With feelings about his family and country, and without a firm belief as his spiritual pillar, Zhou Wen didn't dare to feel completely at ease.
Although Zhou Wen and Zhao Changshu had already made sufficient preparations in terms of back-slope fortifications and deep tunnel digging, being beaten passively was not an option.
Zhou Wen considered using the vast space of the Yanshan Mountains to see if he could find a suitable opportunity to raid a Japanese artillery position. Not to mention destroying all the Japanese artillery, as long as he could completely silence a few heavy artillery, it would be a success.
To this end, Meng Yuting and Chen Wanli went through many sand table deductions and simulations and formulated two tactical plans for Zhou Wen to make decisions.
One is a relatively safe artillery suppression tactic, which is to use the only two German-made 105mm howitzers in the mercenary group to make a fuss.
As mentioned before, the characteristics of the German Le.FH18M 105mm howitzer are its accuracy and long range. Compared with the current little devils, whether it is a 105mm or 150mm howitzer, the longest range is about 10 kilometers, while the German 105mm howitzer has
It can hit 12 kilometers away, which brings opportunities for artillery countermeasures.
In other words, as long as the Japanese heavy artillery can hit Lengkou Pass, it means that our howitzers can easily hit the Japanese heavy artillery position.
Especially now that the mercenary regiment has obtained military maps of the Japanese brigade and regiment levels after two battles. Referring to the detailed maps they surveyed and marked before, the artillery commanders have already captured the area within ten kilometers north of Lengkou Pass.
Areas suitable for setting up heavy artillery positions have been marked with shelling marks and basic parameters have been set.
As long as we can find the Japanese heavy artillery positions and don't make too many preparations, our artillery shells will explode on the Japanese artillery positions within a few minutes.
The key to this plan is to detect the Japanese artillery positions and quickly report the precise position.
You must know that the little devils are not rookies on the battlefield. Although they know that the Chinese army lacks artillery countermeasures, they still will not stay in an artillery position for too long. This is not a matter of caution, but any artillery unit.
Operating instructions that must be followed during combat.
Several artillery reserve positions must be built in advance for every battle. During the battle, the artillery fire is constantly changed, so that the enemy cannot figure out the location of the artillery positions. Only by ensuring your own safety can you attack the enemy more effectively. This is a mercenary
The consensus reached by many artillery officers in the regiment was that the factors of the Japanese army's continuous transfer of artillery positions must be taken into account.
Of course it's better if you don't move. If you move, I can still beat you.
The second plan formulated by Meng Yuting and the others was of course the same as the first team of the mercenary regiment, which was to use penetration and lurking to find and raid the Japanese artillery positions, then blow up the artillery and run away.