Chapter 081 The powerful gun company (seeking follow-up reading!)
At the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment, Huang Yu saw Shen Quan complaining to him with a dissatisfied look on his face before Huang Yu could speak: "Platoon Commander Huang, you are so boring. You have so many benefits and you don't want me, Shen Quan!"
"The Second Battalion, with the cooperation of the assault platoon, ate up half of the Japanese infantry squadron in one go, and captured sixty or seventy pieces of 38 pieces of Gai... so that among the three main battalions, only the 2nd Battalion's recruit company was equipped with all the equipment of 38 pieces of Gai, which makes me envious. I can’t even sleep!”
"Every time I meet Lao Xiao, he sneers in front of me. It's so annoying!"
Huang Yu knew as soon as he heard that Shen Quan was talking about an ambush battle two months ago.
He hurriedly explained: "Battle Commander Shen...it's not that I don't want to find you, it's just that the opportunity is waiting for no one!"
"The action team sent by the Second Battalion to the enemy-occupied area is the closest to the battlefield. I can only look for them... I can't stay close and look far away, just watch the fighter planes disappear!"
"Okay, I'm joking with you, I'll make you anxious!" Shen Quan patted Huang Yu on the shoulder and said.
"I heard the regimental commander said that you are a clever kid and have many ways to defeat the Japanese in your mind. If there is such a good opportunity next time, don't forget the first battalion..."
Huang Yu nodded quickly: "The first battalion is stationed with the assault platoon. If there is a war, I will be the first to ask for help from you!"
After saying that, he got back to business: "Batalion Commander Shen, I'm here to borrow the heavy machine gun squad today!"
"I want the assault platoon to learn how to use heavy machine guns, and let them feel the pressure of being suppressed and strafed by heavy machine guns, and practice how to break through and hide under the suppression of heavy machine guns!"
"I heard about this from the chief of staff!" Shen Quan replied readily!
"The assault platoon is the firefighters of our independent regiment. Maybe one day I will need you to save my life!"
"The First Battalion will definitely support your training unconditionally. As long as Platoon Leader Huang likes it, I can borrow it!"
"I have arranged the two heavy machine gun squads and can report to the assault platoon station at any time!"
"Each heavy machine gun comes with 500 rounds of ammunition, which should be enough for you to train your troops!"
Huang Yu was embarrassed to answer: "Can I get 500 more bullets..."
"Don't worry, Battalion Commander Shen, no matter how many bullets I use during training, I will definitely give back a thousand bullets when I return the gun in the future, no less!"
"No problem!" Shen Quan was as cheerful as ever.
"I will definitely take it as fart when others say this. I believe what you say, Platoon Commander Huang!"
"We can get heavy machine guns and mortars, and it's no problem to get one or two thousand rounds of heavy machine gun bullets. I'll give them!"
When Huang Yu arrived at the artillery company station, he saw Chen Daliang coming out with a smile on his face as soon as he arrived at the door. He paid more attention to it than the regimental commander came to inspect the artillery company.
"Platoon Leader Huang, I heard from the Chief of Staff that you want to second the mortar platoon!"
"You are the benefactor of our artillery company. When I was the leader of the cannon platoon, you helped get almost all the equipment in the platoon."
"I've been looking for an opportunity to express my gratitude, but during this period, either you have a mission or I have a mission, so it's hard to bump into each other!"
"You finally came to the artillery company today. As the company commander, I must thank you very much!"
"Be sure to stay in the artillery company for lunch at noon. I made some canned beef that the regiment leader rewarded last time into a stew, and we'll have some meat too!"
"After dinner, I will personally follow you to the assault platoon station. The artillery company's training is on track. The infantry artillery platoon no longer needs to keep an eye on it. I just happen to bring two mortar platoons to help you!"
Huang Yu felt excited. He didn't expect that Chen Daliang had prepared such a big surprise for him.
Mortars are the key to defeating Yamamoto's special forces.
Chen Daliang's artillery skills were very good and he was experienced in artillery command.
If he were allowed to personally command six mortars to attack the special team, Yamamoto Kazuki would never be able to get into Yangcun no matter how talented he was.
At the entrance of Yangcun, Huang Yuzheng took two heavy machine gun squad leaders to observe the terrain and pointed at the entrance of the village to introduce.
"Squad Leader Li, Squad Leader Zhou, in the next few days I plan to train the assault platoon's sentinel detection and night attack capabilities!"
"The assault platoon enters the village from the village entrance. Your task is to find the best shooting position to ensure that heavy machine gun fire can block the entire village entrance and lurk secretly!"
"If the assault platoon does not find you in advance and destroy the heavy machine gun position during the night attack on Yangcun, then you will win!"
"Tell me after you choose your position. I won't tell anyone until the exercise is over, unless something unexpected happens!"
Leave professional matters to professionals.
The two squad leaders are both experienced machine gunners, and position selection is their most basic ability. Huang Yu believes that they can find two machine gun positions that are enough to block the entire entrance to the village.
In a yard more than 300 meters away from the village entrance, Chen Daliang and his two mortar platoons were practicing dismantling and assembling mortars.
This is the key to his ability to quickly transfer artillery positions.
In the face of the Japanese who had an absolute advantage in artillery fire, the Eighth Route Army could only increase its survival rate by continuously shifting positions, and the artillery was no exception.
The faster the gunner can move the gun, the slimmer the enemy's chance of targeting him, and the greater the chance the troops have to escape the attack.
"Company Commander Chen, I have a question I want to discuss with you!" As soon as Chen Daliang was free, Huang Yu pulled him to the entrance of the village to ask.
"If our Yang Village is attacked by the enemy, can the two mortar platoons immediately cover the village entrance with artillery fire and defeat the enemy's offensive!"
Chen Daliang didn't know why Huang Yu asked this question, but he still answered it readily!
"It's certainly okay to cover the village entrance with artillery fire...but it will take time!"
"After the mortar is set up, it is first tested based on the calculated firing crews, then the firing crews are readjusted based on the test firing results, and finally a salvo is fired to cover the village entrance with artillery fire!"
"It takes about a minute and a half, back and forth!"
Huang Yu shook his head and asked: "The time is too long. One and a half minutes is enough for the enemy to quickly evacuate the village entrance... Can the time be controlled to within half a minute?"
"No..." Chen Daliang replied firmly.
"Set up the artillery, adjust the firing crews, and test fire... none of these steps can be missed. One and a half minutes is our fastest time!"
"What if the mortar is set up in advance and does not need to be reassembled?" Huang Yu continued to ask.
"The artillery firing time can be shortened by half a minute. Fire a salvo at the enemy within one minute and cover the entrance to the village with artillery fire!" Chen Daliang thought for a moment and answered.
"Knowing in advance how to accurately shoot each member, there is no need for test firing, and there is no need to debug the artillery twice... How long does it take for the artillery battery to cover the village entrance with artillery fire!" Huang Yu was still not satisfied with Chen Daliang's answer, and raised another possibility.
Keep asking.
"This is impossible!" Chen Daliang objected as soon as he heard this.
"The enemy is constantly moving, and our shooters need to constantly adjust to hit the target. Test firing and secondary adjustments to the shooters are absolutely indispensable!"
