Chen Quan’s words are very true, even though he doesn’t want to gain Japanese ambitions and destroy his prestige.
But the facts are before us, even a squadron of Japanese soldiers is not easy to mess with.
Especially in the case of reinforcements, the two sides are engaged in positional warfare, and the enemy's artillery advantage can be fully utilized.
In front of us was the Independent Regiment, which had gone through Xiao'an Town, arrived at Qu County, and conducted raids. With the seizures made along the way, the regiment had plenty of ammunition. Only then did Shen Quan dare to put down his words and say that the reinforcement mission was not difficult.
Not to mention it was far away, but if we pushed it forward six months, Shen Quan would not even dare to boast about the rescue mission in front of him.
Even Wang Leihu, the commander of the first battalion beside him, had always looked down on the little devil, but at this moment he still chose to agree with Shen Quan's analysis.
Kong Jie said: "I know what you are worried about. If we carry out conventional operations, even if we ambush midway and the little devil successfully falls into the ambush circle, this rescue mission will still be difficult."
"But don't think about it carefully. If we use conventional combat methods, can I have the confidence to tell you three battalion commanders to wipe out three Japanese and puppet reinforcements?"
"Captain, do you have another idea?" Shen Quan came back to his senses.
Kong Jie said: "The method is actually very simple. You three battalions are responsible for providing reinforcements and blocking the Japanese and puppet troops supporting the stronghold. The biggest difficulty is that during the battle, you cannot avoid the bombardment of the Japanese machine guns and grenade fire, right? This situation?"
Shen Quan said: "Yes, this is almost unsolvable. When fighting in the wild, it is difficult for both sides to find bunkers. The Japanese have the advantage of artillery fire, and we are very passive."
Wang Leihu agreed: "After these seizures during this period, the firepower of our three battalions has been greatly improved, and it is not even weaker than that of the little devil.
But once the two sides encounter each other, even if we can repel the Japs, the casualties on our side will definitely be unavoidable. The Japs’ marksmanship and artillery hit rate are quite powerful.”
Kong Jie said with a smile: "So I said the solution this time is very simple. The Japanese artillery fire and machine guns are powerful, we just block them."
"Captain, how do you stop this?"
Kong Jie said: "The bunker group hides our machine gunners and soldiers who are fighting for reinforcements, and then fights with the Japs. What do you think?"
The three battalion commanders were dumbfounded again.
"Why, you forgot? I told you about the raids for more than half a month. After pulling out the Japanese turrets, I carried back a brick, a bag of sand, and a bag of cement from the Japanese turrets. These can be They are all excellent materials for building fortifications."
"Once the Yangquan stronghold is attacked, the Japs from three directions will immediately reinforce it, but their route to the Yangquan stronghold is fixed."
"The enemy's turrets are only masonry structures. We don't have certain attack artillery, and we can't even blow them up."
"We have enough materials right now, and we can build concrete bunker fortifications on the roads that the Japanese must pass by. The initial solidification of concrete takes less than an hour, and the final solidification does not take more than ten hours."
"In addition, during this period, our troops have been fighting everywhere, and the little devils are overwhelmed. How can we have extra troops to deal with it?"
"We can build a certain number of concrete bunkers and various machine gun fortifications on the roads where the Japanese reinforcements must pass before the Japanese can react."
"Don't the little devils like to build strongholds on the highway to act as roadblocks and blockade our base areas? This is what we call treating others in their own way."
"When Li Yunlong attacks the big stronghold, the Japanese reinforcements will arrive and they will be dumbfounded. There are many Eighth Route Army bunkers and fortifications on the road, acting as roadblocks."
"There is only one road. If the Japs want to go to support the stronghold, they can only storm the bunkers we built. As for the firepower of the Japs, conventional grenades and machine guns cannot threaten our concrete bunkers. Infantry artillery, on the other hand, can
Yes, but that is an artillery piece that is usually assigned to a Japanese brigade. It is just a squadron of Japanese reinforcements. It comes with rapid support and requires great mobility, so the possibility of equipping it with infantry artillery is very small."
"Don't be afraid even if there are infantry artillery. I will arrange firepower to destroy it as soon as possible."
"As for tanks, there are no tanks at all in these three small counties."
"The possibility of the Japanese using the air force is not high. After all, it is still dark at the main time of our battle."
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After Kong Jie finished his analysis, the three battalion commanders were all impressed.
How can we still play like this in a support battle?
Kong Jie said: "During this period, our troops in various places are conducting raids. The Japs in strongholds and county towns will not be dispatched under normal circumstances. In addition, the location where we chose to use concrete to build fortifications is relatively remote, so it should not be possible."
Easily noticed by the Japanese."
"But just in case, when the three battalions of you are building fortifications, the reconnaissance troops must be smart. If they encounter Japs, they will fight back the Japs as soon as possible. We must not let the Japs notice our intentions." "Either we don't take action, or if we do, we have to catch the little devil off guard, and the battle will be shocking!"
"Yes." The three battalion commanders responded.
Kong Jie arranged: "I'm still thinking about the specific time of action. In the past few days, the three of you will seize the time to train. Mix the sand, cement, and gravel in the warehouse to prepare concrete that adapts to the mix ratio.
We need to train in advance. Some soldiers in our regiment have worked as masons. We can send them over to help."
"Once the operation starts, nothing can go wrong in the middle. Sand, gravel, cement, and water must be prepared in advance. The bunkers we build must be able to withstand Japanese grenade bombardments and machine gun fire.
, when necessary, it is also possible to add an appropriate amount of steel bars to the prepared concrete to build a reinforced concrete structure to improve the impact resistance of the defense fortifications."
Seeing that the three battalion commanders were in a daze, Kong Jie finally came to his senses and said with a smile:
"I will arrange these myself, so you don't have to worry."
"After you go back, the task is very simple. Now, each of you will dispatch a team to conduct concrete bunker construction training."
"In addition, the terrain and terrain halfway from the Yangquan stronghold to the three county towns, as well as the Japanese and puppet conditions, have been fully investigated."
"Yes!"
Kong Jie finally found the artillery company commander Wang Chengzhu and the deputy company commander Howitzer.
"You should have heard about the situation, so I won't repeat it to you. Our independent regiment is preparing to attack the big stronghold in Yangquan. The person responsible for attacking the stronghold this time is Li Yunlong. I will lead the other three battalions to provide reinforcements. Your artillery company will
The mission is to assist Li Yunlong's fourth battalion in attacking the stronghold and try to avoid casualties of the fourth battalion."
"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu responded and asked: "Commander, do you want to use infantry artillery and mortars?"
Kong Jie said: "Good steel should be used on the blade, just to build a stronghold, and not to use such a big battle."
"The grenades are enough. In addition, I asked the repair shop to build ten projectiles for your artillery battery. They can throw large explosive bags and cluster grenades a distance of about two hundred meters.
This is the main firepower of your artillery company to assist the fourth battalion in attacking the stronghold this time."
"Of course, to be prepared, two infantry artillery pieces are also brought over to provide timely fire support in case of an unexpected situation."
"Anyway, our deputy commander agreed to support our artillery company this time, and he paid for it afterwards. So how many explosive packs, how many grenades, how many shells, and even every bullet were consumed tonight, please remember clearly for me.
I will have to settle the score with Li Yunlong later!"
"Yes!" Wang Chengzhu and Howitzer responded with a smile...